A terrorist with 5 pounds of C4 surgically implanted in his abdomen can do far more damage than I could with the liter water bottle that TSA just made me throw away.
But there is no effective screening method for that, so we'll pretend that little problem doesn't exist.
They're not out to stop every single possible threat. Its all about risk vs reward
I think you just have major OCD. There is nothing unsanitary about walking a few feet without shoes, especially on a dry, hard surface. You can't spread any diseases that way. If you are so concerned, wear socks or something. People walk barefoot all the time at the beach, which is far more unsanitary -- you could step on something sharp, for instance. And I've never been at an airport where the screening area was not perfectly clean.
Are you serious?
Hard, flat surfaces are a breeding ground for athletes foot, plantar warts and other lovely fungii that would love to accompany you on your destination. The likelihood of contracting one these issues is magnified when the surface is wet which happens when your feet are sweat or someone elses were
Will kids in the states also be eligible for these? Think WV, Kentucky, or any poor state in central US. Or is it limited to just 3rd world countries like Mexico, Africa, etc
But how did the FBI get the spyware activated and past anti-virus defenses? Two obvious ways are for the Feds to find and exploit their own operating system backdoors, or to compromise security vendors...
My guess is that nothing quite so sophisticated was necessary since the user downloaded and ran an unknown attachment from an email message
Go with Computer Science. Theory trumps practical knowledge nearly every time. If you understand the fundamentals of computing, you can use that knowledge and apply it elsewhere with great success.
Apple did a hostile takeover of CUPS. In general apple paid for the primary developer to give up his rights to the code and sell it to Apple Computer.
Just to nitpick, they are no longer known as Apple Computer, they are just Apple now. This reflects their shift away from computers and into the consumer electronics market.
Because what works for you should obviously work for everyone else.
Who is smarter? The guy who blows all his cash on a sofa? Or the guy who lets his available cash earn interest while he pays off the sofa interest free for a year?
So what you're saying is, if I break into your house and write down the combination for your safe, I haven't stolen the combination? I think the popular use of the word "theft" would cover such a case. I've stolen the secrecy, which is the value in a secret combination.
I don't follow you. Can you try again with a car analogy?
I mentioned the Head First book because it lays a necessary and solid foundation in XHTML and CSS and then leaves it up to the reader to explore the obscure corners of each
Was anyone else (I'm talking to you Slashdot) put off by the reviewers writing style (you know what I'm talking about)? I found it hard to read (especially considering the length of the post) when he kept deviating (yes, deviating!) from his review by interjecting his comments (and numerous they were) into the post.
On topic, I found that the Head First XTHML book to be a great introduction to CSS as well as XHTML.
Nice editing in the summary. The actual article says that the Queen's name was on the box, not on the tooth.
Sheesh.
I do love that Egyptian stuff, however.
I recently finished listening to a lecture series on the history of ancient Egypt. Fascinating stuff. As I recall, Queen Hatshepsut was kind of erased from history by a later pharaoh.
Lots of ancient Egyptians had bad teeth. Flour tended to have lots of sand in it thanks to the grinding process, and chewing wore away tooth enamel very efficiently.
Interesting. Did the Egyptians do that after she died or when she was alive? I feel kind of silly asking if it was done while she was alive but they did some other bizarre stuff, at least by todays standards.
In terms of money, what career would you pursue coming out of college right now with a math or science degree?
The one you're most interested in. Seriously, if all you care about is money, go be an investment banker or a money whore somewhere else. Our field is littered with people like you who get a job hoping for big bucks but end up circling the drain for a few years while producing horrible work.
However, software engineers at the various consultancies pay fairly well. Perhaps the R&D arm of a pharmaceutical company as well.
Because he doesn't want to start out at the bottom of the pay scale?
Teaching pay scales are not based on merit, but on time served. He would be making the same as the aforementioned dipshit but with much larger bills to pay, regardless of much the kids might benefit.
Sorry, I should have clarified my assumptions. I assumed that he was retiring and looking for a job that would be rewarding (debatable I suppose) and beneficial. If he is just old and looking for a new job, then teaching probably isn't it.
High resolution is a solution in search of a problem. The best proof is, nobody in the 25-or-so years I've been hearing about HDTV coming "real soon now" is really clamoring for a better image quality. Most people are happy enough with TV the way it is. That's the reality.
Spoken like someone who hasn't watched sports in high def vs standard def. Believe me, people are clamoring for new tvs if only to watch football
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They're not out to stop every single possible threat. Its all about risk vs reward
Are you serious?
Hard, flat surfaces are a breeding ground for athletes foot, plantar warts and other lovely fungii that would love to accompany you on your destination. The likelihood of contracting one these issues is magnified when the surface is wet which happens when your feet are sweat or someone elses were
Africa is not a country.
Mexico is not 3rd world
To answer your question, somewhat
My guess is that nothing quite so sophisticated was necessary since the user downloaded and ran an unknown attachment from an email message
What if they have a court order? Do you not have a phone either?
This whole article smells like FUD against the government. If they have a court order (with proper oversight), I don't see a problem with this
Go with Computer Science. Theory trumps practical knowledge nearly every time. If you understand the fundamentals of computing, you can use that knowledge and apply it elsewhere with great success.
Just to nitpick, they are no longer known as Apple Computer, they are just Apple now. This reflects their shift away from computers and into the consumer electronics market.
Why target one platform or another except in very specific cases? Use Java, Python or Perl (as a last resort! :)) and make it cross platform.
Because what works for you should obviously work for everyone else.
Who is smarter? The guy who blows all his cash on a sofa? Or the guy who lets his available cash earn interest while he pays off the sofa interest free for a year?
I don't follow you. Can you try again with a car analogy?
Sorry if I came off snarky.
I mentioned the Head First book because it lays a necessary and solid foundation in XHTML and CSS and then leaves it up to the reader to explore the obscure corners of each
Was anyone else (I'm talking to you Slashdot) put off by the reviewers writing style (you know what I'm talking about)? I found it hard to read (especially considering the length of the post) when he kept deviating (yes, deviating!) from his review by interjecting his comments (and numerous they were) into the post.
On topic, I found that the Head First XTHML book to be a great introduction to CSS as well as XHTML.
Thanks, I missed that in the article.
The TFA mentions that it might have been her son
Lots of ancient Egyptians had bad teeth. Flour tended to have lots of sand in it thanks to the grinding process, and chewing wore away tooth enamel very efficiently.Just like modern day meth heads
Interesting. Did the Egyptians do that after she died or when she was alive? I feel kind of silly asking if it was done while she was alive but they did some other bizarre stuff, at least by todays standards.
Who decides what is important? I generally avoid hardware stories like the plague but some electrical engineer might consider them gangbusters.
and "time effect" rating (from "it was announced to happen in somewhere the next 100 years" to "it just happened now!")Most of the time, I think that type of information is irrelevant or only interesting to a minute portion of the users.
Honestly, most of what you want seems to take the place of actually reading TFA and forming opinions on it yourself
How so? By shooting the thief in the back as she ran away?
Life isn't a TV show and yelling "FREEZE!" at criminals usually doesn't work.
I'm more concerned about the letter (or worse, a check) falling out.
The one you're most interested in. Seriously, if all you care about is money, go be an investment banker or a money whore somewhere else. Our field is littered with people like you who get a job hoping for big bucks but end up circling the drain for a few years while producing horrible work.
However, software engineers at the various consultancies pay fairly well. Perhaps the R&D arm of a pharmaceutical company as well.
Sorry, I should have clarified my assumptions. I assumed that he was retiring and looking for a job that would be rewarding (debatable I suppose) and beneficial. If he is just old and looking for a new job, then teaching probably isn't it.
Why not become a teacher? A lot of kids could benefit from a teacher with life experience, not someone fresh out of college with a teaching degree.
The name of the software is Direct Web Remoting
How can we take this seriously if they don't know the name of the software they are evaluating?
Spoken like someone who hasn't watched sports in high def vs standard def. Believe me, people are clamoring for new tvs if only to watch football
Interested java developers should check out pnuts as an alternative.
Try DWR. We use it in all sorts of places and it works beautifully (logged in now).