Drones at most might be able to match two of those criteria that make fireworks cool, probably more like one. What *could* be cool, though, is fireworks fired *from* drones, which gives you more height and the ability to do cool things that might not be possible from land-launched fireworks.
About once a month I install Windows 7 on a VM to test out my application on that OS. I wonder if such activity taints the analysis
It probably depends on how they determine what a "new install" is. The most reliable stat would probably be based on the product key, but not sure how they'd come by that information unless they are getting it from a source at MS.
I may use google to look things up about a given product, but I can't recall ever buying one from them. Usually I find some tech site reviews etc and then either buy it in-store, from Amazon, eBay, or a trusted retailer/eTailer.
I'd trade more front-of-bezel real-estate for more bezel thickness. Hopefully one would offset the other in terms of fingers toggling the touchscreen, with the bonus of the phone not being too bendy and allowing a thicker battery etc.
Honestly, if I were to setup a newer Linux laptop, I'd probably be going with something from Asus. If you like aesthetics, the *Zenbook line both look nice and come with good hardware.
I've had Dell's, HP's, Toshiba, Acer, and an MBP, but thus far the Asus laptops have been the most reliable. Heck, they even give a "first accident is on us" warranty, where the only cost for repair is the shipping to send it in. My biggest complaint used to be the 1366x768 screens but nowadays they have models with gorgeous QHD+ resolution.
These Oryx things look pretty large and not particularly appealing, especially for people who are used to sleeker Mac models.
*Note: I have not owned a Zenbook, though I've had various other Asus models. It's on my list for the next upgrade though.
On mobile phones this isn't a big deal, since anyone in your contact lists is automatically matched up with the number. Heck, it's on things I give Kudos to Apple for, since apparently in IOS the answer "button" is different for recognised/non-recognised callers.
The seemed to find a way to nail people under the "IRS scam" that was going around. I'd imagine that they could do something about this if they were so inclined.
My first thought is that a non-local-originating caller should not be able to display a local number. If they want a North American # then they should have at least a local satellite office.
Traditionally, the problem with male pills has not been that they lack effectiveness, but that they have side effects that are considered unacceptable. One of the more common side-effects is that the damn things are too effective, as in - for some cases - they cause long-term of possibly permanent sterility
It's funny because a *lot* of people criticised his appointment due to his previous industry appointment. It looks like he turned out to be a pretty good pick after all. If anything, his background probably comes with a lot of knowledge about the skeletons various industry players have hiding in their closets.
And so long as you're either not *expected* to be permanently available, that's not a problem. The issue is that some companies do not have staff/compensation for a 24/7/365 availability, but expect that their regular staff be available outside work hours as such. That means if you're in a movie, at the pool, on the road, drinking, etc and the server goes down for several hours, you get written up for it or even fired. It's extremely detrimental to the social lives and well-being of IT workers.
It doesn't mean that they need to have extra staff just for the off-hours. A common way in many industries is to have an adequately staffed department for the daylight hours, and then a rotating daily/weekly "pager" for the off-hours. The person with the pager is expected to be available and respond within a reasonable time. This isn't just an IT solution. I have relatives that work in various industries that offer "disaster recovery" services (think: broken furnace, floods, etc) that also do on-call pager duty.
The problem there again is that this role is in many companies uncompensated. That essentially means employees are "on-the-clock" for free, as they are not able to carry on with their normal lives outside work.
It's fine if you're on pager, properly compensated for such, and not given an unreasonable amount of on-call time outside regular hours. The problem is that *many* companies are cheap and don't do it that way, putting all the onus on the employee. It is *NOT* an unreasonable expense to compensate your employees for giving up *their* personal lives/time, that's a cost of doing business. If you can't afford it, you shouldn't be doing business.
A lot of times where "suddenly" we find a lot of cases of a particular disease/disorder/etc is not because it sprang out of nowhere, but because testing that recognised it and/or confirmed it became more established.
It's kinda like various things that can affect your mental state (Alzheimer's etc). We've getting a lot more data and starting to learn more about it, and it seems like suddenly it's a big deal but reality is back in the day it was just "crazy aunt Doris" etc etc.
One good reason for the user-base different might be that while anyone *can* use OkCupid, there exist alternatives specifically for people who are gay etc that might appeal more than thus attract users away from that particular site.
Or when food fails, coupons/cards that can be redeemed for free food. McDonalds give out stickers cards which - when you get enough stickers - get you a free coffee, etc. I generally keep those around for anyone asking for "change for a coffee".
When it comes to food, it's not a big deal to buy some guy a sandwich (although the one guy I saw buying a shopping cart of beer right after kinda irked me). Often I just grab some no-face-value food cards, throw some cash on them, and hand those out. The no-face-value cards are better because they're harder to trade some for drugs/alcohol (hey buddy, I'll trade you this $40 card for $25 cash).
Netflix's "original" content has improved greatly over time. In contrast - while they do have some good stuff - the available non-original offerings have gone down in quality.
So really, this is kinda like saying "people love our house special more than anything else" when in reality it's partly because you've eliminated the other dishes that were popular.
Not that this is all Netflix's fault, as much of the lack of content is likely due to licensing issues with Big Media.
Unless they're sending access codes or something sensitive like that, what's the issue? You get a page that valve #2 or tower #3 is malfunctioning, so go in and fix it. Is that really overly useful information to third parties?
Perhaps they're worried that attackers will be able to use these to verify their attacks are working? Sorry, but if an attacker is able to remotely access systems to cause a "reactor leak" then he/she can probably see any internal statuses beyond the pagers.
There's a trade-off between response time and security. If you have to go through ten layers of security, a TSA pat-down, a body scan, and a cavity search before you can get in to fix a critical issue then the problem is going to be a lot worse by the time you get to address it. Notifications are similar. Sometimes simple: easy to read and reliable is better than uber-secure but complex/unreliable. Sometimes complexity just adds to the potential points of failure.
If a manufacturer made a device that connected to the public phone system, that could be compromised and made to call thousands of people at random, they'd soon find themselves facing product recalls, fines, import bans, and liability for the disruption caused.
You've pretty much described modern smartphones and the various bits of the malware etc they pick up (some of which may be due to unpatched vulnerabilities). No mobile companies, Google, nor Apple have been fined yet to my knowledge. There have definitely been cases of dialers being inserted to call up various #'s, including for-profit/toll #'s, and I believe in one case 9-1-1
The problem I see is that to comply with a radio signal/spectrum requirement, you can do all that work during initial R&D. For security of Internet connected devices, you need to challenge that ahead of time but also post-release depending on which vulnerabilities emerge.
Facebook keeps asking me to confirm my phone # is correct. Of course it's a random "555" number I gave them, along with incorrect address etc because there's no f***ing way I want them to have that information...
I think it's better described as "I don't care what else is on, I want to watch xyz now!"
It used to be that most people watched TV as a leisure activity, and so long as what was on was even semi-entertaining they might go for it. Nowadays most people I know don't schedule a time to watch TV, they make time to watch a particular show/movie when they want. It might seem like nitpicking, but it's basically the difference between "Hey, it's 6:00pm, let's sit down and see if there's something we want on" vs "Hey, Jan and Craig are over, let's hang out and watch the latest episode of Game of Thrones together" or "I bet Jan and Craig might want to check out 'Luke Cage' with us"
On demand, any time, the shows we want (and no f***ing commercials)
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Drones at most might be able to match two of those criteria that make fireworks cool, probably more like one. What *could* be cool, though, is fireworks fired *from* drones, which gives you more height and the ability to do cool things that might not be possible from land-launched fireworks.
If I had the money, I'd go for a nice Asus Zenbook and install Linux on it...
About once a month I install Windows 7 on a VM to test out my application on that OS. I wonder if such activity taints the analysis
It probably depends on how they determine what a "new install" is. The most reliable stat would probably be based on the product key, but not sure how they'd come by that information unless they are getting it from a source at MS.
I may use google to look things up about a given product, but I can't recall ever buying one from them. Usually I find some tech site reviews etc and then either buy it in-store, from Amazon, eBay, or a trusted retailer/eTailer.
I'd trade more front-of-bezel real-estate for more bezel thickness. Hopefully one would offset the other in terms of fingers toggling the touchscreen, with the bonus of the phone not being too bendy and allowing a thicker battery etc.
Honestly, if I were to setup a newer Linux laptop, I'd probably be going with something from Asus. If you like aesthetics, the *Zenbook line both look nice and come with good hardware.
I've had Dell's, HP's, Toshiba, Acer, and an MBP, but thus far the Asus laptops have been the most reliable. Heck, they even give a "first accident is on us" warranty, where the only cost for repair is the shipping to send it in. My biggest complaint used to be the 1366x768 screens but nowadays they have models with gorgeous QHD+ resolution.
These Oryx things look pretty large and not particularly appealing, especially for people who are used to sleeker Mac models.
*Note: I have not owned a Zenbook, though I've had various other Asus models. It's on my list for the next upgrade though.
On mobile phones this isn't a big deal, since anyone in your contact lists is automatically matched up with the number. Heck, it's on things I give Kudos to Apple for, since apparently in IOS the answer "button" is different for recognised/non-recognised callers.
The seemed to find a way to nail people under the "IRS scam" that was going around. I'd imagine that they could do something about this if they were so inclined.
My first thought is that a non-local-originating caller should not be able to display a local number. If they want a North American # then they should have at least a local satellite office.
Traditionally, the problem with male pills has not been that they lack effectiveness, but that they have side effects that are considered unacceptable. One of the more common side-effects is that the damn things are too effective, as in - for some cases - they cause long-term of possibly permanent sterility
It's funny because a *lot* of people criticised his appointment due to his previous industry appointment. It looks like he turned out to be a pretty good pick after all. If anything, his background probably comes with a lot of knowledge about the skeletons various industry players have hiding in their closets.
And so long as you're either not *expected* to be permanently available, that's not a problem. The issue is that some companies do not have staff/compensation for a 24/7/365 availability, but expect that their regular staff be available outside work hours as such. That means if you're in a movie, at the pool, on the road, drinking, etc and the server goes down for several hours, you get written up for it or even fired. It's extremely detrimental to the social lives and well-being of IT workers.
It doesn't mean that they need to have extra staff just for the off-hours. A common way in many industries is to have an adequately staffed department for the daylight hours, and then a rotating daily/weekly "pager" for the off-hours. The person with the pager is expected to be available and respond within a reasonable time. This isn't just an IT solution. I have relatives that work in various industries that offer "disaster recovery" services (think: broken furnace, floods, etc) that also do on-call pager duty.
The problem there again is that this role is in many companies uncompensated. That essentially means employees are "on-the-clock" for free, as they are not able to carry on with their normal lives outside work.
It's fine if you're on pager, properly compensated for such, and not given an unreasonable amount of on-call time outside regular hours. The problem is that *many* companies are cheap and don't do it that way, putting all the onus on the employee. It is *NOT* an unreasonable expense to compensate your employees for giving up *their* personal lives/time, that's a cost of doing business. If you can't afford it, you shouldn't be doing business.
A lot of times where "suddenly" we find a lot of cases of a particular disease/disorder/etc is not because it sprang out of nowhere, but because testing that recognised it and/or confirmed it became more established.
It's kinda like various things that can affect your mental state (Alzheimer's etc). We've getting a lot more data and starting to learn more about it, and it seems like suddenly it's a big deal but reality is back in the day it was just "crazy aunt Doris" etc etc.
Actually I kinda like "garbage-people" better. Troll sounds comical, but garbage pretty much describes the worth of these individuals.
One good reason for the user-base different might be that while anyone *can* use OkCupid, there exist alternatives specifically for people who are gay etc that might appeal more than thus attract users away from that particular site.
Or when food fails, coupons/cards that can be redeemed for free food.
McDonalds give out stickers cards which - when you get enough stickers - get you a free coffee, etc. I generally keep those around for anyone asking for "change for a coffee".
When it comes to food, it's not a big deal to buy some guy a sandwich (although the one guy I saw buying a shopping cart of beer right after kinda irked me). Often I just grab some no-face-value food cards, throw some cash on them, and hand those out. The no-face-value cards are better because they're harder to trade some for drugs/alcohol (hey buddy, I'll trade you this $40 card for $25 cash).
Especially if they say they're a government body/authority, given the number of scams posing as the police/RCMP, tax agency, etc.
Heck, a lot of the providers in Canada not only have free incoming text, but allow free international texts.
Netflix's "original" content has improved greatly over time. In contrast - while they do have some good stuff - the available non-original offerings have gone down in quality.
So really, this is kinda like saying "people love our house special more than anything else" when in reality it's partly because you've eliminated the other dishes that were popular.
Not that this is all Netflix's fault, as much of the lack of content is likely due to licensing issues with Big Media.
Unless they're sending access codes or something sensitive like that, what's the issue? You get a page that valve #2 or tower #3 is malfunctioning, so go in and fix it. Is that really overly useful information to third parties?
Perhaps they're worried that attackers will be able to use these to verify their attacks are working? Sorry, but if an attacker is able to remotely access systems to cause a "reactor leak" then he/she can probably see any internal statuses beyond the pagers.
There's a trade-off between response time and security. If you have to go through ten layers of security, a TSA pat-down, a body scan, and a cavity search before you can get in to fix a critical issue then the problem is going to be a lot worse by the time you get to address it. Notifications are similar. Sometimes simple: easy to read and reliable is better than uber-secure but complex/unreliable. Sometimes complexity just adds to the potential points of failure.
If a manufacturer made a device that connected to the public phone system, that could be compromised and made to call thousands of people at random, they'd soon find themselves facing product recalls, fines, import bans, and liability for the disruption caused.
You've pretty much described modern smartphones and the various bits of the malware etc they pick up (some of which may be due to unpatched vulnerabilities). No mobile companies, Google, nor Apple have been fined yet to my knowledge. There have definitely been cases of dialers being inserted to call up various #'s, including for-profit/toll #'s, and I believe in one case 9-1-1
The problem I see is that to comply with a radio signal/spectrum requirement, you can do all that work during initial R&D. For security of Internet connected devices, you need to challenge that ahead of time but also post-release depending on which vulnerabilities emerge.
Now, it's on the back of the CPU, so I decide to connect it to front USB ports -- just to make testing easier.
If you're plugging your mouse into the back of your CPU, I can see a problem right there. That's not going to work well in any OS.
Well, not yet it doesn't...
Facebook keeps asking me to confirm my phone # is correct. Of course it's a random "555" number I gave them, along with incorrect address etc because there's no f***ing way I want them to have that information...
I think it's better described as "I don't care what else is on, I want to watch xyz now!"
It used to be that most people watched TV as a leisure activity, and so long as what was on was even semi-entertaining they might go for it. Nowadays most people I know don't schedule a time to watch TV, they make time to watch a particular show/movie when they want. It might seem like nitpicking, but it's basically the difference between
"Hey, it's 6:00pm, let's sit down and see if there's something we want on"
vs
"Hey, Jan and Craig are over, let's hang out and watch the latest episode of Game of Thrones together" or "I bet Jan and Craig might want to check out 'Luke Cage' with us"
On demand, any time, the shows we want (and no f***ing commercials)