You kidding? People are going to buy this nonsense rag just for the novelty alone. They'll make a killing on sales and be able to charge more for other ads at the same time.
I'd be even more impressed if it said "Sure thing, I'll get right on it!" and then pretended to work while surfing the web.
Hey! That's my job.
They make a machine to take every job. Before I know it they'll have a machine loafing at the corner bar, smoking cigarettes and downing Jim Beam and Coke like it was water.
Question for the mathematicians... Can it really be proven that Pi is irrational or did it just get that reputation since it is a number that has no known end? I understand that from the laws and proofs of maths certain numbers can't exist as rational numbers (the sqr root of a negative) but Pi, in my limited knowledge of math, doesn't seem to fit into that. Is there an easy way to determine if a number is irrational?
Ever stopped to think that throwing more computing power at a problem is about as productive as throwing more money at a problem or more man power? You can only do so much before an effort becomes either redundant or the return on investment is as dismal as the stock market has been this past year.
I don't honestly know what the practical value of knowing Pi to the 2.5 trillionth digit is but I'd like to think that there are enough resources in play that the fight for cancer isn't going to miss this one.
No, I don't believe the RIAA would be involved in most of this. I was bringing it up only as an general example. I think most of this kind of thing would fall on ASCAP but I'm not sure if ASCAP and the RIAA has a relationship or not.
Let's be honest here. If the RIAA was sueing a company for using music in an unauthorized fashion at their place of business most people would shrug. When you're using a product to make money you normally get much less sympathy than if you were using it for private use. And even when a company follows the rules the public still doesn't normally feel too bad about them getting the screws.
And, AFAIK, the BSA isn't busting kids downloading Grand Theft Auto.
I know of one more that has opened since. I don't keep a close eye on it but I still think that the vast majority around here don't. And the US is big so I can accept that where ever you may be may have a higher diesel population.
For various reasons the industry in the US has shunned diesel for private vehicles.
Maybe because the public has shunned it?
Let's be honest here, the industry will do what the public wants when the public votes with their dollars. Diesel could be the answer to the problem but it's also perceived as a problem in and of itself with the public. For the industry it will take less for them to build a technology than to dispel the FUD around an old technology.
And even above the FUD it's hard. At least in my case. I was looking into diesel over a decade ago and good information was hard to get. It was a scary beast when I heard the stories of the fuel gelling, the cost of diesel and engine block heaters. Even with all of this what ended up killing it off for me was that I could only find one service station within 5 miles of my house that had diesel. It made me wonder just how hard it would be to fuel my car in a pinch.
Today I would be less apprehensive but given that I have a newish vehicle and in expect to see a swing in the market before I need a new one I guess it's a moot point.
It's not a matter of capitalism. If you're happy with your 900k that's fantastic. But if you're asking others to invest (stockholders, money loaners) they want to invest where they get the most bang for their buck.
Believe me, if every business had to show a continuous profit increase there wouldn't be many that would last. Small businesses do what you're talking about and one of the reasons they can do it and survive the dry times is because they knew enough to invest in themselves. They don't need to go asking others for money the second they become unprofitable. Business owners who ride the edge of reserve capital are the ones who falter in difficult times.
It's pocket change in the face of billion dollar bailouts.
This may be true but if we can't trust them with this what can we trust them with?
I would like to think that the federal government could be charged with building a website without any kind of funny work. What happens when it comes to real projects with lobby groups, corporate interests and real tax payer money involved?
If a kid is willing to steal a dollar he'll be more than willing to steal ten.
Burning Man isn't a sacred rite. It's a bunch of people who get together and decide to be goofs for a week. Nothing is stopping you from doing the same. I might even join you.
How would you go about enforcing something like this?
On the surface you really wouldn't have to. I'm guessing that they're going to use this as an attempt to curtail a crime before it happens. By bringing additional charge against a suspect for using a social site as a tool of exploitation they're hoping these kinds of hard-to-monitor venues become a liability for criminals.
It's like charging someone with armed robbery. The robbery is still the same regardless if you use a handgun or not but by making criminals think twice about the circumstances they're hoping more criminals opt out of using a weapon making the crime safer for the victim.
I know it's sounds crazy at first but there is a small chunk of logic to it.
If you have the cheddar to drop $40k on a commuter car, you probably don't think twice about the price at the pump.
Don't fool yourself. People with the kind of cash to afford 40k on a car are probably more honest about their finances. There's a reason the rich remain rich; they're not idiots about their money.
It brings me to my own situation: I recently got a CPAP machine with a smartcard for data storage. Unfortunately the card reader is about 130 dollars online and it requires a proprietary software. If my MD wants to see the data he needs for me to remove the card and send it in.
Wouldn't it be great to have these kinds of home devices just "phone it in"? Real data that my MD can look over at his discretion as well as having a copy of it available to me for my own edification. It could be set up to red flag certain data that, because it could be detected as it happens, could prevent minor issues from becoming major issues. This is the kind of technology that is cheap to employ, automated systems could look for abnormalities and could lead to saving lives as well as curbing the cost of health care by making sure that small issues don't become major issues.
More and more people are doing home monitoring of medical conditions without being able to make sense of all the data. This is a great resource and one I can agree to using stimulus money for to take to the next level.
How many people do you really know who use Outlook outside of the corporate environment?
For what OO does offer Outlook was the last thing it needed. Maybe now would be a good time to include it but overall it seems that most home users are using web mail.
Hell, I have Outlook on my machines and I still don't use it.
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You kidding? People are going to buy this nonsense rag just for the novelty alone. They'll make a killing on sales and be able to charge more for other ads at the same time.
I'd be even more impressed if it said "Sure thing, I'll get right on it!" and then pretended to work while surfing the web.
Hey! That's my job.
They make a machine to take every job. Before I know it they'll have a machine loafing at the corner bar, smoking cigarettes and downing Jim Beam and Coke like it was water.
Question for the mathematicians... Can it really be proven that Pi is irrational or did it just get that reputation since it is a number that has no known end? I understand that from the laws and proofs of maths certain numbers can't exist as rational numbers (the sqr root of a negative) but Pi, in my limited knowledge of math, doesn't seem to fit into that. Is there an easy way to determine if a number is irrational?
I'm glad there is more than one computer.
Ever stopped to think that throwing more computing power at a problem is about as productive as throwing more money at a problem or more man power? You can only do so much before an effort becomes either redundant or the return on investment is as dismal as the stock market has been this past year.
I don't honestly know what the practical value of knowing Pi to the 2.5 trillionth digit is but I'd like to think that there are enough resources in play that the fight for cancer isn't going to miss this one.
No, I don't believe the RIAA would be involved in most of this. I was bringing it up only as an general example. I think most of this kind of thing would fall on ASCAP but I'm not sure if ASCAP and the RIAA has a relationship or not.
Let's be honest here. If the RIAA was sueing a company for using music in an unauthorized fashion at their place of business most people would shrug. When you're using a product to make money you normally get much less sympathy than if you were using it for private use. And even when a company follows the rules the public still doesn't normally feel too bad about them getting the screws.
And, AFAIK, the BSA isn't busting kids downloading Grand Theft Auto.
The words of the Verizon tech before the attack was supposedly "Mister, if you don't shut up I'm gonna kick one hundred percent of your ass!"
I'm about 20 miles north of Pittsburgh.
I know of one more that has opened since. I don't keep a close eye on it but I still think that the vast majority around here don't. And the US is big so I can accept that where ever you may be may have a higher diesel population.
For various reasons the industry in the US has shunned diesel for private vehicles.
Maybe because the public has shunned it?
Let's be honest here, the industry will do what the public wants when the public votes with their dollars. Diesel could be the answer to the problem but it's also perceived as a problem in and of itself with the public. For the industry it will take less for them to build a technology than to dispel the FUD around an old technology.
And even above the FUD it's hard. At least in my case. I was looking into diesel over a decade ago and good information was hard to get. It was a scary beast when I heard the stories of the fuel gelling, the cost of diesel and engine block heaters. Even with all of this what ended up killing it off for me was that I could only find one service station within 5 miles of my house that had diesel. It made me wonder just how hard it would be to fuel my car in a pinch.
Today I would be less apprehensive but given that I have a newish vehicle and in expect to see a swing in the market before I need a new one I guess it's a moot point.
The real question is can their ships be brought down by a computer virus writen on a Mac? If not it's not the worst movie ever made.
Someone explain capitalism to me.
It's not a matter of capitalism. If you're happy with your 900k that's fantastic. But if you're asking others to invest (stockholders, money loaners) they want to invest where they get the most bang for their buck.
Believe me, if every business had to show a continuous profit increase there wouldn't be many that would last. Small businesses do what you're talking about and one of the reasons they can do it and survive the dry times is because they knew enough to invest in themselves. They don't need to go asking others for money the second they become unprofitable. Business owners who ride the edge of reserve capital are the ones who falter in difficult times.
Now we're only mildly fased by a planet whose orbit is probably one in a million.
Speak for yourself. This has been on my mind since I read about it this morning.
There is just so many possibilities and, for me, each one is amazing.
But don't worry. It's football season!
It's pocket change in the face of billion dollar bailouts.
This may be true but if we can't trust them with this what can we trust them with?
I would like to think that the federal government could be charged with building a website without any kind of funny work. What happens when it comes to real projects with lobby groups, corporate interests and real tax payer money involved?
If a kid is willing to steal a dollar he'll be more than willing to steal ten.
That was fun!
What? Being dead wrong?
I would be very humbled if he were.
That's because when Burning Man started it was just goofs in a desert that no one cared about. Today it's a recognizable brand.
Just start your own Burning Man.
Burning Man isn't a sacred rite. It's a bunch of people who get together and decide to be goofs for a week. Nothing is stopping you from doing the same. I might even join you.
LOL. Good way of putting it.
A lot of places don't see devs as IT. They see anything hardware as IT. In your environment it may be screwy, in another it's accepted.
How would you go about enforcing something like this?
On the surface you really wouldn't have to. I'm guessing that they're going to use this as an attempt to curtail a crime before it happens. By bringing additional charge against a suspect for using a social site as a tool of exploitation they're hoping these kinds of hard-to-monitor venues become a liability for criminals.
It's like charging someone with armed robbery. The robbery is still the same regardless if you use a handgun or not but by making criminals think twice about the circumstances they're hoping more criminals opt out of using a weapon making the crime safer for the victim.
I know it's sounds crazy at first but there is a small chunk of logic to it.
If you have the cheddar to drop $40k on a commuter car, you probably don't think twice about the price at the pump.
Don't fool yourself. People with the kind of cash to afford 40k on a car are probably more honest about their finances. There's a reason the rich remain rich; they're not idiots about their money.
Look at the testing yourself and see the potential loopholes. There's no reason to guess here. The information is available.
I think this is great.
It brings me to my own situation: I recently got a CPAP machine with a smartcard for data storage. Unfortunately the card reader is about 130 dollars online and it requires a proprietary software. If my MD wants to see the data he needs for me to remove the card and send it in.
Wouldn't it be great to have these kinds of home devices just "phone it in"? Real data that my MD can look over at his discretion as well as having a copy of it available to me for my own edification. It could be set up to red flag certain data that, because it could be detected as it happens, could prevent minor issues from becoming major issues. This is the kind of technology that is cheap to employ, automated systems could look for abnormalities and could lead to saving lives as well as curbing the cost of health care by making sure that small issues don't become major issues.
More and more people are doing home monitoring of medical conditions without being able to make sense of all the data. This is a great resource and one I can agree to using stimulus money for to take to the next level.
How many people do you really know who use Outlook outside of the corporate environment?
For what OO does offer Outlook was the last thing it needed. Maybe now would be a good time to include it but overall it seems that most home users are using web mail.
Hell, I have Outlook on my machines and I still don't use it.