So what they're looking for is "alien life according to our preconceived notions"?
We have no idea how to detect other forms of life, therefore it makes more sense to look for life as we know it than to not look at all. If we find something, we know there's (probably) life up there. If we find nothing, we at least know that if there is life on those planets, it's not the type of life we know about.
Well, the term is "nuclear power plant" (unless you only speak of the reactor itself, then it's "nuclear reactor", without "power"). "Atomic" instead of "nuclear" will not make people less afraid of them, but will give you the anger of atomic physicists who don't want to be confused with nuclear physicists (not because nuclear physicists are doing something evil, but because atomic physicists don't like it if they get to feel the negative emotions for something they don't even work on). "steam generator" instead of "power" is nonsense, because the fear isn't about the "power" part (few people fear a solar power plant, for example).
Retail revenue lost from consumers who will forever link one of the greatest breaches in history with the Amazon brand: Priceless
You mean, just like the customers are fleeing the Windows platform in droves?
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I assume eps is the threshold difference. That's "red cunt hair" in which language?
"eps" is short for "epsilon", the Greek letter commonly used in mathematics, especially in calculus, to represent a small positive quantity. Therefore I'd say it's "red cunt hair" in the language of mathematics.
The question was not about the age of the reactors, the question was about who can do it safely. Indeed, if you manage to blow up a brand new reactor, it even sheds more bad light on your ability to run it safely.
3x your annual income? This sounds wrong to me, in two ways. First, if your annual income is very low, 3x the annual income may be too much already. OTOH if you earn very much, you can easily afford more than 3x the annual income.
You shouldn't base your decision on annual income, but on annual expendable income. That is, how much can you actual afford to pay?
Those not living in their parent's basement know that a window is a piece of glass in a frame, fitted into a hole in the wall, which is used to illuminate the room during the day, to allow watching the near surrounding, and usually also to let fresh air in.
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Yeah, I remember when I first read that, about ten years ago, I considered it completely unrealistic. Unfortunately today it doesn't seem unrealistic any more.
At some time they'll tax your mouth because you might use it to read books aloud, or to sing a copyrighted song. And your ears and eyes because you can use them for consuming copyrighted content. And since Braille exists, also for your fingers. Doesn't matter if you don't know Braille; they also don't ask if you actually have the ability to play music from your SD cards (you might just own a camera and a photo printer with SD slot, after all).
Why does George W. Bush have standing among Americans? He was a terrorist
I don't think that word means what you think it means.
who invaded Iraq
Invasion of a country is an act of war, often an unjustified one, but no act of terrorism.
based on the lie that Saddam had WMDs
Lies are not an act of terrorism (otherwise we would have to arrest all politicians as terrorists;-))
resulting in the deaths of 150,000 to 600,000 Iraqis (and the deaths of 4,000 Americans, if you don't care about Iraqis).
The number of deaths also does not define terrorism.
Now if Bush had given the explicit command to intentionally kill random civilians in Iraq (as opposed to "just" accepting their death as collateral damage), then the term "terrorist" would be justified. But I don't think he did.
Actually it's impossible to tell what amount of analysis the Star Trek tricorder does, because it's always the doctor who uses it. There's no way to say how much of the analysis is done by the tricorder, and how much by the doctor using it.
The key issue is: Putting your data in the hands of those you don't know is a uniformly bad idea. So is giving control of your computer's execution to those you don't know. There is no remedy for this kind of error, either -- once you hand your data over, you have lost control of it, and in turn, you have lost control over the consequences of random third parties misusing your information.
Well, I have bad news for you. As soon as you start up your computer, even before the operating system starts up, your computer is running code from someone you don't know (unless you know all the people writing processor microcode, your computer's BIOS, and all sorts of firmware for devices in your computer. Then your computer reads and executes the master boot record, which most robably is written by someone you don't know, which then goes on to load an operating system, generally also written in most parts by people you don't know (and yes, that's true even if you run Linux or BSD). Then the operating system loads drivers from authors you don't know, running in ring 0, and starts programs from authors you don't know, running as root. And at some time, it starts a login process, probably also written by someone you don't know. That is, already before you even get to your user account, you rely on code written by thousands of people you don't know, executing in security-critical contexts. And any program you run from your user account will also execute such code.
Indeed, running software from the browser is in principle more secure than running it directly on the computer, because there's another barrier the application has to overcome: The security model of the browser. After it breaks that, it has exactly the same possibilities as normal software.
Now, I don't want to say that browser-based software isn't a security issue at all. It is, but for a completely different reason. The problem is not that you are executing code from someone you don't know; you do that also with software installed on your computer. The problem is rather that you don't know which code you actually execute. With installed programs, you know that the program you execute today is the same program you executed yesterday (unless you installed a new version, of course). So if you have convinced yourself that a program you installed is trustworthy, it remains trustworthy. Web applications OTOH are loaded anew each time you run them. If someone manages to manipulate them, or to redirect you elsewhere, then the code you execute is not the code you think you execute. It's the equivalent of mounting a file system from somewhere on the internet and directly running the executable found there; something nobody in their right mind would do.
Even with stuff like tracking, it makes sense to track your paid users above all others - those who pay tend to be the heaviest users with the most disposable income.
Not only that. They are even easier to track than others, because without revealing your identity you cannot use the paid-for service.
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So what they're looking for is "alien life according to our preconceived notions"?
We have no idea how to detect other forms of life, therefore it makes more sense to look for life as we know it than to not look at all. If we find something, we know there's (probably) life up there. If we find nothing, we at least know that if there is life on those planets, it's not the type of life we know about.
If they are intelligent lifeforms then is there any purpose to argue with them of who was first?
No. The one who has interstellar travel first will win. Any further arguments are unnecessary.
The crop cycles started long before the Iraq war.
Well, the term is "nuclear power plant" (unless you only speak of the reactor itself, then it's "nuclear reactor", without "power"). "Atomic" instead of "nuclear" will not make people less afraid of them, but will give you the anger of atomic physicists who don't want to be confused with nuclear physicists (not because nuclear physicists are doing something evil, but because atomic physicists don't like it if they get to feel the negative emotions for something they don't even work on). "steam generator" instead of "power" is nonsense, because the fear isn't about the "power" part (few people fear a solar power plant, for example).
Or maybe Sony fought back? :-)
Revenue from cloud services: 1.5%
Retail revenue lost from consumers who will forever link one of the greatest breaches in history with the Amazon brand: Priceless
You mean, just like the customers are fleeing the Windows platform in droves?
I assume eps is the threshold difference. That's "red cunt hair" in which language?
"eps" is short for "epsilon", the Greek letter commonly used in mathematics, especially in calculus, to represent a small positive quantity. Therefore I'd say it's "red cunt hair" in the language of mathematics.
So what makes you think the western companies operating nuclear power plants are any better?
The question was not about the age of the reactors, the question was about who can do it safely. Indeed, if you manage to blow up a brand new reactor, it even sheds more bad light on your ability to run it safely.
Anyone else apparently, that plant was due for replacement/shutdown many years ago.
Anyone else? Including those who ran the reactor in Chernobyl?
If you have more money than you can reasonably spend, then you have an effectively infinite amount of memory.
3x your annual income? This sounds wrong to me, in two ways. First, if your annual income is very low, 3x the annual income may be too much already. OTOH if you earn very much, you can easily afford more than 3x the annual income.
You shouldn't base your decision on annual income, but on annual expendable income. That is, how much can you actual afford to pay?
Those not living in their parent's basement know that a window is a piece of glass in a frame, fitted into a hole in the wall, which is used to illuminate the room during the day, to allow watching the near surrounding, and usually also to let fresh air in.
What about a =[ eps ]= b?
Yeah, I remember when I first read that, about ten years ago, I considered it completely unrealistic. Unfortunately today it doesn't seem unrealistic any more.
Actually the name of the reader should already have told you that they are going to kindle books!
At some time they'll tax your mouth because you might use it to read books aloud, or to sing a copyrighted song.
And your ears and eyes because you can use them for consuming copyrighted content.
And since Braille exists, also for your fingers. Doesn't matter if you don't know Braille; they also don't ask if you actually have the ability to play music from your SD cards (you might just own a camera and a photo printer with SD slot, after all).
I don't think that word means what you think it means.
Invasion of a country is an act of war, often an unjustified one, but no act of terrorism.
Lies are not an act of terrorism (otherwise we would have to arrest all politicians as terrorists ;-))
The number of deaths also does not define terrorism.
Now if Bush had given the explicit command to intentionally kill random civilians in Iraq (as opposed to "just" accepting their death as collateral damage), then the term "terrorist" would be justified. But I don't think he did.
It's intended for the catholic church? :-)
Actually it's impossible to tell what amount of analysis the Star Trek tricorder does, because it's always the doctor who uses it. There's no way to say how much of the analysis is done by the tricorder, and how much by the doctor using it.
That too is from Star Trek. I think they were called... The Borg.
No, they were called nanosonds. The Borg were those applying them.
Well, I have bad news for you. As soon as you start up your computer, even before the operating system starts up, your computer is running code from someone you don't know (unless you know all the people writing processor microcode, your computer's BIOS, and all sorts of firmware for devices in your computer. Then your computer reads and executes the master boot record, which most robably is written by someone you don't know, which then goes on to load an operating system, generally also written in most parts by people you don't know (and yes, that's true even if you run Linux or BSD). Then the operating system loads drivers from authors you don't know, running in ring 0, and starts programs from authors you don't know, running as root. And at some time, it starts a login process, probably also written by someone you don't know. That is, already before you even get to your user account, you rely on code written by thousands of people you don't know, executing in security-critical contexts. And any program you run from your user account will also execute such code.
Indeed, running software from the browser is in principle more secure than running it directly on the computer, because there's another barrier the application has to overcome: The security model of the browser. After it breaks that, it has exactly the same possibilities as normal software.
Now, I don't want to say that browser-based software isn't a security issue at all. It is, but for a completely different reason. The problem is not that you are executing code from someone you don't know; you do that also with software installed on your computer. The problem is rather that you don't know which code you actually execute. With installed programs, you know that the program you execute today is the same program you executed yesterday (unless you installed a new version, of course). So if you have convinced yourself that a program you installed is trustworthy, it remains trustworthy. Web applications OTOH are loaded anew each time you run them. If someone manages to manipulate them, or to redirect you elsewhere, then the code you execute is not the code you think you execute. It's the equivalent of mounting a file system from somewhere on the internet and directly running the executable found there; something nobody in their right mind would do.
https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/betterprivacy/
do you use it?
NoScript: Yes.
Motherfuckers: No.
Not only that. They are even easier to track than others, because without revealing your identity you cannot use the paid-for service.