I'm sure there's a Nigerian scammer out there who is as dumb as this lady. Problem is, he almost certainly doesn't have any money to be scammed out of. I mean you might be able to get one to hang a laptop from his penis or pose with a fish while wearing a bra (they're both in there somewhere) but a financial gain seems very unlikely.
In contrast, I've been to casinos about 4 times, and I'm up about $200 overall. That's not all that unusual.
What? Nigerian scams are lies. Casinos post the rules, and play by them. And you can actually win a little in a casino. No one ever won by sending money to a Nigerian.
This is a Technology story? Why? Because the scam happened via email? Pretty tenuous link there. Also a pretty weak story. I guess it's amusing that she was unashamed enough to admit her stupidity and greed, but other than that I'm not sure why I should care. She and the scammer both should face charges, but I'm not sure how this is "news for nerds" or "stuff that matters."
You should see someone about that anger issue. I said that "moral" is not "evil" which is obvious. But that doesn't mean than "immoral" isn't similar to "evil." Which was my point. That you missed. Because the froth from your mouth and the pounding of your fists and the steam from your nose generated by yout impotent rage blinded you.
Oh, we're well below the diameter of human hair, which is ~20um even for the finest flaxen hair:)
Maybe it's because I do nanometer-scale semiconductor design, but claiming something is 1um when it's really "as low as 2um" is significant to me. (Especially when the "as low as 2um" is as specified by the LEGO company itself, in a list of trivia designed to show how awesome LEGO are.)
Of course "moral" and "evil" aren't the same. If anything, they're close to opposites. I never claimed otherwise -- what an odd thing for you to say. Did you reply to the correct post?
As overused as "nuance" is thanks to this election season, perhaps you could cultivate enough nuance yourself to understand that what is "evil" or "moral" is subjective, and not really something that one could say is "stupid and wrong" as you so pompously did?
Chunghwa makes panels for Vizio, Syntax, and even Samsung and many others you would expect to have their own panels inside. Even Sony and Sharp have shipped products with Chunghwa panels inside, simply because they're cheaper.
It's not digital in his case. Check the jpg in the summary -- it's one of those 5 clock-face things with 0-10 clocks for 10, 100, 1e4, 1e5, etc. decimal positions.
Your power company is probably already looking into standards like Homeplug (main org site) (wiki link) that provide meter data much more accurately than a webcam and image analysis software. This allows them to save money on paying sneaker-net meter readers, and real-time usage data for load balancing and prediction.
Whether or not they'll specifically give you access to the data is somewhat moot, since it's network-over-powerline and there are already consumer devices that can access the same network and (eventually if not already) be hacked to reveal the data being sent from your meter.
It's an exploding industry (like 20-30% CAGR in the US alone, higher in other less-developed areas where the first power meters will be homeplug-capable) so I wouldn't suggest putting too much effort into your image-analysis idea at least for a few months to see what happens in homeplug-world.
Alas, now pointing out an error of 2x magnitude is now being a cunt, is it? Sounds like my post was the straw that broke the exaggerator's back. If you're so tired of being corrected, perhaps you should be more careful with your claims?
You may also find yourself further insulated from the corrections that you find so painful by resisting the fallacy of the excluded middle. That is, there is a happy land of accuracy between "it's got 1um tolerance" and "it's totally shitty and unimpressive." In this case, this happy middle-land is known as "as low as 2um tolerance."
Or you can carry on with the hurling of invectives and names and whining like a baby when corrected. It's up to you, champ!
To work properly, Lego bricks must be made to a tolerance of one micron, otherwise models would fall apart or the bricks be too hard to separate.
Source? Sorry, no one in their right mind will believe this without more data than some random/.'er claiming it. I mean, sure, there's a tolerance, and according to LEGO company (Warning: PDF, see page 18) it's "as small as 2um" (twice a loose tolerance as your claim.) To me, the "as small as" bit means "no smaller than, and often larger than" so please share why you think it's always twice as accurate as LEGO claims it sometimes is.
I made fairly reasonable assumptions that apparently quite a few other people have made, thus the need to have a diagram like that and publicize it. Let me break it down for you:
Have you neever noticed that just about every consumer electronics product includes such a labeled diagram? What makes you think the iphone is special in the regard?
There's a speaker on one end. To most people, that's a clear indicator that you hold that part to your ear. That means your mouth is next to the slit at the opposite end of the phone. Meaning that another perfectly reasonable assumption is that that slit would be the microphone. Having the microphone and the speaker right next to each other is completely non-intuitive but apparently is the product having, according to you, two different speakers, both mono, one for phone calls only.
You're still confused: there are two speakers! So "the speaker" is ambiguous. One (called the "receiver" in the diagram) is for listening to your psychiatrist with the phone held to your head old-school style. The other, which is next to the mic, is for speakerphone and playing music. What "slit?" The USB/docking port? Yes, your mouth goes near that end when you hold the phone to your head. I don't see how it's non-intuitive to have one of the two speakers near the mic. Why is this a challenge for you?
Fine. Whatever. You can act like those were stupid assumptions but they seem to be on VERY solid logical footing to me.
It's not acting.
What is not rational, however, is your ability to take *personal* offense that I would dare suggest anything which might *potentially* contradict your notion that Apple is perfect in every conceivable way and that the original article, as partial proof of that, must be defended against all "attacks".
Neither did I never make any assertion of the notion you mention nor did I take "*personal*" offense.
And just FYI, a significant portion of iPhone owners are not under contract. The contract is ridiculously over-priced and many people bought their phones second-hand off ebay by people who were under contract but transferred their contract over to their new phone OR simply paid the ETF in order to use the cheaper 20 dollar a month data-only prepaid option.
Not in the US there isn't (which is the only area this warranty company operates.) You can't transfer an iphone contract (without paying for or returning the phone.) And there are no unlocked 3G iphones on ebay. Original iphone, yes, or maybe you're confusing "Jailbroken" with "Unlocked" (they are not the same thing.
A quick Google search shows that Squaretrade does not service unlocked phones, unless they are "officially" unlocked -- this may well be because they, for the first year, expect to hand the problem off to Applecare. Many warranty companies will do that: Take your phone, immediately give you a replacement, send your phone to the manufacturer, then use your phone, once serviced or replaced, as a replacement phone for the next guy to have a problem. I don't know if this is what Squaretrade does or not, but it seems probable to me.
So?
So while they will cover accidental damage to your phone out of their pocket, I expect they want your phone to be covered by Apple's warranty for any non-accidental damage they cover. Whether or not they would have serviced my phone still seems questionable to me. In my experience, warranty companies will use any excuse to avoid it.
So?
At any rate, the point of my post was simply that we shouldn't be so quick to accept one study which is actually an EXPECTED PROJECTION of the future to be gospel. It's entirely possible that the iPhone isn't any more reliable, hardware wise, than
So? ATI's "solution" isn't comparable in ease or performance, and CUDA on an ATI card is like quake3 on a nintendo DS -- yeah, it's neat that you could do it, but it's useless.
I reckon you don't really know what you're talking about. Do you know what the "mono" in "monopoly" means? I think not, so shut up, sit down, and prepare for a schoolin'
Main Entry: monopoly
Pronunciation: \m-nä-p(-)l\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural monopolies
Etymology: Latin monopolium, from Greek monoplion, from mon- + plein to sell
Date: 1534
1 : exclusive ownership through legal privilege, command of supply, or concerted action
2 : exclusive possession or control
3 : a commodity controlled by one party 4 : one that has a monopoly
Also:
Monopoly, n.:
1. (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price
2. exclusive control or possession of something
Moreover, you seem to contradict yourself: "An actor that has significantly more market power than anyone else is a monopoly" != "the nicest possible single provider of a product or service is still a monopoly." So which is it -- must one have "significantly more market power than anyone else" or be a "single provider?" (Hint: it's the latter.)
Does it what? (and while you're at it, what's the antecedent for your "it"?) You thought there was something wrong because you made a (ridiculous) assumption (seriously? you thought apple set stereo speakers one inch apart?) There is no design problem, there is only a problem with your understanding and the fact that you assume your assumptions are reasonable or valid. The speaker near the mic is only used when playing music or speakerphone mode. Close proximity to the mic allows for excellent noise/feedback cancellation in speakerphone mode. There is another speaker, the "slit" you thought was a microphone (for some inconceivable reason) that is positioned so that it is next to your ear when you hold the iphone like a, well, a phone. If you are still confused please study the diagram/pic you were linked previously and/or consult a special education teacher.
Regardless, your anecdote is irrelevant. You could have sought assistance for your (imagined) problem, but since you're not using the warranty service mentioned in TFA, it wouldn't affect a damn thing either way. And, to answer your question: zero "others have problems but do not seek service because they don't pay $70 a month for the iphone plan and can't get it" because you can't get a 3G iphone in the US without a 2-year contract.
Why would it? Must it also take into account how many BBerries are sent back to RIM or other repair shops? DO you not understand the concept of percentage?
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I'm sure there's a Nigerian scammer out there who is as dumb as this lady. Problem is, he almost certainly doesn't have any money to be scammed out of. I mean you might be able to get one to hang a laptop from his penis or pose with a fish while wearing a bra (they're both in there somewhere) but a financial gain seems very unlikely.
In contrast, I've been to casinos about 4 times, and I'm up about $200 overall. That's not all that unusual.
What? The person who got the $400k from that woman didn't "send money to a Nigerian." That person is a Nigerian, to whom the dumb woman sent $400k.
You seriously think it's anything other than zero?
RTFA: it explicitly points out that the answer to your query is no.
What? Nigerian scams are lies. Casinos post the rules, and play by them. And you can actually win a little in a casino. No one ever won by sending money to a Nigerian.
This is a Technology story? Why? Because the scam happened via email? Pretty tenuous link there. Also a pretty weak story. I guess it's amusing that she was unashamed enough to admit her stupidity and greed, but other than that I'm not sure why I should care. She and the scammer both should face charges, but I'm not sure how this is "news for nerds" or "stuff that matters."
You should see someone about that anger issue. I said that "moral" is not "evil" which is obvious. But that doesn't mean than "immoral" isn't similar to "evil." Which was my point. That you missed. Because the froth from your mouth and the pounding of your fists and the steam from your nose generated by yout impotent rage blinded you.
Better luck next time!
Oh, we're well below the diameter of human hair, which is ~20um even for the finest flaxen hair :)
Maybe it's because I do nanometer-scale semiconductor design, but claiming something is 1um when it's really "as low as 2um" is significant to me. (Especially when the "as low as 2um" is as specified by the LEGO company itself, in a list of trivia designed to show how awesome LEGO are.)
Of course "moral" and "evil" aren't the same. If anything, they're close to opposites. I never claimed otherwise -- what an odd thing for you to say. Did you reply to the correct post?
As overused as "nuance" is thanks to this election season, perhaps you could cultivate enough nuance yourself to understand that what is "evil" or "moral" is subjective, and not really something that one could say is "stupid and wrong" as you so pompously did?
Chunghwa makes panels for Vizio, Syntax, and even Samsung and many others you would expect to have their own panels inside. Even Sony and Sharp have shipped products with Chunghwa panels inside, simply because they're cheaper.
Cool. Which one of those can decode the five 10-position analog dials (like clock faces) that he shows in the jog in the summary?
It's not digital in his case. Check the jpg in the summary -- it's one of those 5 clock-face things with 0-10 clocks for 10, 100, 1e4, 1e5, etc. decimal positions.
Where did he say "current" reading? "Currently,..." is not a unit in this usage, and even his image shows kWh. Or were you being "funny?"
Your power company is probably already looking into standards like Homeplug (main org site) (wiki link) that provide meter data much more accurately than a webcam and image analysis software. This allows them to save money on paying sneaker-net meter readers, and real-time usage data for load balancing and prediction.
Whether or not they'll specifically give you access to the data is somewhat moot, since it's network-over-powerline and there are already consumer devices that can access the same network and (eventually if not already) be hacked to reveal the data being sent from your meter.
It's an exploding industry (like 20-30% CAGR in the US alone, higher in other less-developed areas where the first power meters will be homeplug-capable) so I wouldn't suggest putting too much effort into your image-analysis idea at least for a few months to see what happens in homeplug-world.
Alas, now pointing out an error of 2x magnitude is now being a cunt, is it? Sounds like my post was the straw that broke the exaggerator's back. If you're so tired of being corrected, perhaps you should be more careful with your claims?
You may also find yourself further insulated from the corrections that you find so painful by resisting the fallacy of the excluded middle. That is, there is a happy land of accuracy between "it's got 1um tolerance" and "it's totally shitty and unimpressive." In this case, this happy middle-land is known as "as low as 2um tolerance."
Or you can carry on with the hurling of invectives and names and whining like a baby when corrected. It's up to you, champ!
Hello Mr. AC, how is following an immoral law not evil?
Source? Sorry, no one in their right mind will believe this without more data than some random /.'er claiming it. I mean, sure, there's a tolerance, and according to LEGO company (Warning: PDF, see page 18) it's "as small as 2um" (twice a loose tolerance as your claim.) To me, the "as small as" bit means "no smaller than, and often larger than" so please share why you think it's always twice as accurate as LEGO claims it sometimes is.
I'm trying to be like you, but I keep falling short!
Have you neever noticed that just about every consumer electronics product includes such a labeled diagram? What makes you think the iphone is special in the regard?
You're still confused: there are two speakers! So "the speaker" is ambiguous. One (called the "receiver" in the diagram) is for listening to your psychiatrist with the phone held to your head old-school style. The other, which is next to the mic, is for speakerphone and playing music. What "slit?" The USB/docking port? Yes, your mouth goes near that end when you hold the phone to your head. I don't see how it's non-intuitive to have one of the two speakers near the mic. Why is this a challenge for you?
It's not acting.
Neither did I never make any assertion of the notion you mention nor did I take "*personal*" offense.
Not in the US there isn't (which is the only area this warranty company operates.) You can't transfer an iphone contract (without paying for or returning the phone.) And there are no unlocked 3G iphones on ebay. Original iphone, yes, or maybe you're confusing "Jailbroken" with "Unlocked" (they are not the same thing.
So?
So?
So? ATI's "solution" isn't comparable in ease or performance, and CUDA on an ATI card is like quake3 on a nintendo DS -- yeah, it's neat that you could do it, but it's useless.
Just because you've heard some idiot say something (wrong) doesn't make it right. Look up Aesop and prevent future embarassment.
I reckon you don't really know what you're talking about. Do you know what the "mono" in "monopoly" means? I think not, so shut up, sit down, and prepare for a schoolin'
Main Entry: monopoly
Pronunciation: \m-nä-p(-)l\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural monopolies
Etymology: Latin monopolium, from Greek monoplion, from mon- + plein to sell
Date: 1534
1 : exclusive ownership through legal privilege, command of supply, or concerted action
2 : exclusive possession or control
3 : a commodity controlled by one party 4 : one that has a monopoly
Also:
Monopoly, n.:
1. (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price
2. exclusive control or possession of something
Moreover, you seem to contradict yourself: "An actor that has significantly more market power than anyone else is a monopoly" != "the nicest possible single provider of a product or service is still a monopoly." So which is it -- must one have "significantly more market power than anyone else" or be a "single provider?" (Hint: it's the latter.)
Does it what? (and while you're at it, what's the antecedent for your "it"?) You thought there was something wrong because you made a (ridiculous) assumption (seriously? you thought apple set stereo speakers one inch apart?) There is no design problem, there is only a problem with your understanding and the fact that you assume your assumptions are reasonable or valid. The speaker near the mic is only used when playing music or speakerphone mode. Close proximity to the mic allows for excellent noise/feedback cancellation in speakerphone mode. There is another speaker, the "slit" you thought was a microphone (for some inconceivable reason) that is positioned so that it is next to your ear when you hold the iphone like a, well, a phone. If you are still confused please study the diagram/pic you were linked previously and/or consult a special education teacher.
Regardless, your anecdote is irrelevant. You could have sought assistance for your (imagined) problem, but since you're not using the warranty service mentioned in TFA, it wouldn't affect a damn thing either way. And, to answer your question: zero "others have problems but do not seek service because they don't pay $70 a month for the iphone plan and can't get it" because you can't get a 3G iphone in the US without a 2-year contract.
Such as?
Why would it? Must it also take into account how many BBerries are sent back to RIM or other repair shops? DO you not understand the concept of percentage?