A private place is one where a person may reasonably expect to be safe from unauthorized surveillance.
The guy had signs posted. I wouldn't reasonably expect to be "safe" from surveillance in a place where there were actually signs stating surveillance was used...
Except that just because you don't run WGA doesn't mean you're not legit. Yes, in many cases you wouldn't use it because you don't have a licensed copy, but in other cases maybe people just don't want software that calls home or does other suspicious things on their computer. Legit or no, I'd rather avoid having WGA snooping around my machine.
The answer is rather simple. Don't ban the blogs, networking, etc sites... do ban the activity or have expulsion rules for illegal activities. When student X is dumb enough to post pictures of him and his friends drinking underage and doing stupid shit that's enough evidence to kick 'em out... but don't ban the students who just have a normal page up without said activities.
While I would just as easily request such support for an open-source OS, depending on age, I wouldn't expect that somebody would dedicate so much of their own time resources without being paid (and MS has been paid for windows, they're not so rich for nothin'). If they did, fine, if not I'd have to look at alternatives, possibly making an update or patch myself, which I have done on occasion. If DirectX 10 was a module available for linux and somebody decided it would only be available for say, the future kernel 2.8, and adoption of 2.8 was hampered for some reason, then given its popularity it would be likely backported by some other party... which doesn't happen in closed-source, of course. If possibly, I'd do my best to assist such efforts as well.
Now moving back to windows. While games don't necessarily 'scale back' to support old hardware, many do allow you to pick'n'mix features to allow more broad compatability. Thus, I could play the game at a decent speed with my older card, while getting a better visual experience with my newer one. DirectX can break this loop, as it seems that if DX10 is so radically different from DX9 it would be harder to support both, and as game shops migrate to DX10, windows XP will quickly drop into the dustbin for gaming. Not to mention the direct and possibly intentional impact this would have upon software such as Cedega, etc, and truely... if I can run my windows/DirectX9 games at close-to-par (or sometimes better) in an OS as different as linux, then I have serious doubts that it is that difficult to allow for them to run in XP and not just Vista (especially when one owns the source to both).
First, compatability. Let's say you're a desktop user with a 2.4 kernel. Why would you not switch to a 2.6 kernel. Hmmm, well maybe you have some legacy hardware that only works on 2.4. But hold on a second, if your machine is using such legacy hardware, then what are the chances that it's going to have/need a new skookum video card. Hmmm.... not very
So in most cases, your newer kernel is going to work with the hardware. Cue in Vista... well it might work with your hardware, but chances are pretty good that not all older software, let alone hardware, are going to work with the new OS... hmmm, not good, but then we run into...
Secondly, performance. Well, chances are that (again, if you can fit a newer video card) your processor won't need any upgrades to run 2.6. In fact, in many cases you'll see better performance using 2.6 with the same resources, provided you don't bloat your kernel.
Now let's check with Vista: Oooops, nope it looks like the hardware requirements are a little steeper for that one, aren't they? Moving on
Third, modularity+environment. While some parts of the kernel definately affect userland, the two are different. The desktop environment, such as KDE, doesn't really care if you're running 2.6 or 2.4.
Modularity of windows.... buzzzz. Nope, sorry. Chances are that with that shiney new system core you will also be seeing lots of UI and interface changes. You can't get a "kernel upgrade" in the windows world in quite the same way.
And lastly, the big deciding factor for many: cost. Windows XP Pro has it's "end of life" listed in (I believe) 2009. However, directX 10 basically forces a few issues here:
- Hardware vendors don't get newer capabilities from DX9. Therefore, they develop for DX10. Consequently, your games are rather suckish or possibly playable in DX9. Microsoft might still be patching XP, but they'll happily blame the vendors for not releasing compatible products when Vista rolls around. So for all those that want your stuff to still work... it's time for an upgrade. In the case of businesses (not everyone needs directX10, but I'll be betting that some graphics software might), that can be a hefty chunk of change.
Somehow, it seems one has a lot less alterior motives when saying "we won't suppose this, but if you update for free we will" versus "we won't support this, but if you hand us another wad of cash we'll try"
My mail was delivered, but by delivered I mean dumped on my doorstep without notification. There was somebody home, but nobody noticed the package until I got home several hours after delivery. So here we are, with several hundred dollars worth of electronics just sitting on the freakin' porch waiting to be stolen (though luckily I live in a good neighbourhood)
Sorry, but delivery means that I received the item. Dropping it on the porch doesn't count, and buyers should be wary of this. I believe the shipper in this instance was purolator, but unfortunately it's often up to the buyer what shipper is used. In this case, you should rip a strip out of the shipper, and go after them for damages. Ask them where *your* signature is ensuring that your package wasn't mis-delivered to Bob and Jane down the road, dropped on the porch for the neighbourhood hoodlums to pick up, or "delivered" by the mailman to decorate his own living room.
At one of my prior jobs we had an NT server running that a contractor (not sure why admin ever hired the guy, but hey) left the anon FTP open. Yes, he used anon FTP rather than making a proper account.... but I digress.
After a weekend of being left open, the box was filled to the brim with shit. Warez files, cracks, and tons of images. I intentionally avoided looking at the images, because I'm sure that if not something illegal, there was probably at least something nasty in there.
We wiped the drives and rebuilt from backup... once you've got a machine badly compromised it no longer belongs to you, and you can't trust that it's safe. Think of it like a bad ant problem, no matter how many traps you set the little bastards always come back and bring their friends too.
Newsgroups tend to come and go for trashiness, but as of lately I've found them to be an absolute cesspool. It probably wouldn't be hard to setup a bunch of hashes on known illegal pics and then:
a) Check the hash after an upload of an entry with image attachment
b) Trawl the lists for attachments matching the hash of illegals, and remove them
In the end, you might catch some of the pervs doing the upload (match the sending IP and trace back), and for people that actually like to use newsgroups for what they are intended (conversation, or perhaps legal pr0n) it means there's a whole lot less disgusting sh*t out there. Of course, there are ways around this such as minutely altering a few pixels on the image before upload, or changing contrasts, etc, which would change the hash. And worse:
a) Somebody has to go around classifying these things (can you say worst job ever!? maybe a "submit for review" button on newgroups would be useful or some site where you could plug in a url)
b) It hasn't worked for drugs or anything else yet, they'll just get better at hiding (the plus to this being again that it's less likely you'll run into such crap if not looking for it)
c) They'll produce more of such things in an effect to create material that hasn't been classified for the filters...
As for the comment about matching TCP/IP packets... that isn't all that likely or feasible. If you have a database of 100,000+ images, videos, etc (or even hashes on such) it would be very very expensive and cumbersome to packet-match each and every one without some major performance impact.
If you consistently win the auction, that means you paid too much money for the item.
Or you're into stuff that not a lot of people are. I've snapped a few items where there were few other bidders, and sometimes the item would have a fairly substantial store/street price. Due to lack of popularity, the stores charge more (less sales=more wasted shelf-space stocking), and there are less people to outbid you.
The mis-spelled items concept is rather good, as is the idea of searching by category or generic term rather than name. There are some dumb buyers out there, but a lot of sellers who can't spell (not first-language english, not familiar with the particular product brand, etc). Search the category you want, and maybe enter "video card" rather than "GeForce 7200" and you might find that "GeeForce" or "G-Force" video card with a mispelled title. Of course, in that case you want to be on the watch for knock-off brands, otherwise you might end up with a Sorny or Magnetbox:-)
I'm Canadian, so I can comment that while some dishes were "accepted" they were not really legal. It was somewhat of a grey market for a long time, similar in a way to how cops will look the other way on a lot of marijuana offences (they don't want to legalize it because it would, most likely, piss off the USA, but they've got better things to do than go around hunting pot smokers down and busting them).
Now, as for the illegal cable etc, why would cable have a dollar value and internet not? For cable, the value would depend on your programming, etc, whereas with internet the monthly value would be equivilent to that of your internet package. The issue at hand here is that it doesn't require a physical violation to tap the internet connection, and the owner was making it available to paying customers, etc, which doesn't usually happen with cable.
In fact, I wonder how this would work if somebody continuously came to a sports bar, etc, never ordered anything, but happily watched ESPN. He would most likely be told to leave (as in this case, from my understanding) and if he didn't comply then he would be guilty of tresspass. Theft of services I'm still not sure about, but again if the guy was told to not access the service then - whether it was available to other clients or not - he was therefore barred and should not have been using it.
I've found similar cases in housing law, in fact. If you have a place but "rent" to a roomate in shared accomodations, then the normal housing laws do not seem to apply. If you end up with a non-paying roomate, your recourse is to kick him out and either charge him with trespassing upon returnining or get a court restraining order for him to stay off the premesis.
In the case of the store, if the parking lot belonged to the store then the tresspass charge would be valid, and certainly the shop could and/or should have looked at restraining orders.
I'd imagine that this would be along the same laws that could apply if you tied yourself into 'free cable' or phone service by tapping somebody else's account... or by bypassing the meter and stealing power.
Actually, I will partially agree with that. One of the very few times I bought extended warranty was on a subwoofer from FS. When the woofer cracked during install (pinched), I brought it back and it was as simple as an over-the-counter exchange, no questions, no problems.
However, I have had many friends purchase computers/laptops from FS, and when they had hardware issues they were always shipped halfway across the country for fixing, and rarely came back fixed (but usually came back with lost data since they were re-imaged). They do seem to have a three-strikes policy though, as on the third return for a defective CD-ROM dock the laptop dock was replaced outright... though I did have to raise somewhat of a stink on behalf of my friend.
I thought it was because the green-filled coffeecups and general geeky bo malaise tended to keep the co-workers (sick and healthy alike) out of virus transmission range... somewhat like a personal quarantine:-)
I've heard numerous complaints about most of the places around here in relation to returns (Future Shop, Radio Shack, London Drugs, etc). In particular, I've yet to see somebody manage to return a digital camera that has decided to die an untimely death...even with warranty
However, with Costco, you bring in your item and you get a replacement. Sometimes even when the warranty has already passed. For that reason I highly recommend them for such things as digital cameras, etc, simply because when it comes to returns, they don't treat customers like potential cons.
I remember the first space-flight sim that allowed me to use a tilt-joystick... effectively adding another dimension to the gameplay. It's a case of gameplay mechanics+physical mechanics... and actually makes a significant difference in gameplay (many of those who play BF2 as chopper pilots would likely also agree).
Not sure what the first game to come out with this, or the first joystick for that matter... but definately a bit step for control of virtual aircraft/spacecraft.
Well the smart thing then would be to have an account that doesn't allow overdraft. For all the banks I've dealt with it's an option. In many it's a privilege (e.g. people with bad credit cannot get an overdraft account, as it is a form of credit itself).
Plenty of people I know don't have an overdraft account. Attempt to go $0.01 above what they're holding as a balance and the transaction is rejected.
Seems to me that the perfect time for the gov't to get away with passing stupid laws is when people are preoccupied with other more important things. Warn on terror, immigration, etc. Wait until the general pop is too busy dealing with more important shit and then stuff a few dumbass laws through the backdoor, while passing feelgood through the front.
More recently, I've noticed increasing coverage on "internet predators" being caught, coupled with "what are your kids doing online?" which seem to nicely coincide with the gov't violations of privacy and enactment of similar stupid laws.
For the broadcomm chipset (Wireless B) on my HP laptop, I've been using ndiswrapper up to this point. It's better than nothing, free ($$$ wise), and works for me.
Of course if the native driver now work I'll probably be switching, but you could at least get away from Driverloader's pay system if it doesn't.
It does roll downhill in terms that those higher up will blame those lower, but when it comes to public opionion and visibility it's more likely those at the top (or at least high-up and in the public eye) will be the ones taking the bad publicity and opinion.
I can think of lots of advantages with this, in hearts the big ones would be the lack of issues that ye ol' metallic pacemakers possibly have with strong electrical fields, really big magnets, etc.
And in other fields, if we can do this as an "add-on" for hearts, we could probably further the study and production of organic structures that would assist (or replace) other organs, without the nasty issues of rejection etc.
Heck, it might even be useful for guys with major impotency problems, perhaps a little section of implanted cells that sends a "wake up" signal... that's science that would likely sell, giving funding for further research into other more crtical (life saving) uses.
After reading the article, I just downloaded 2.6.17 from kernel.org (AMD64 processor desktop and a laptop with the a Broadcomm BCM4301 wifi card) I see neither a broadcomm driver in the kernel "Wireless LAN drivers" section, nor any scheduler other than:
Anticipatory
Deadline
Default I/O scheduler: Anticipatory, Deadline, CFQ, or No-Op
Am I missing something here? So are the mentioned changes part of a release-candidate (unstable is at RC-2) or am I missing something?
While it's true that a battery-only car is still fossil fuel powered in the end
While your statement applies to much of the US, here in BC, Canada we use mostly Hydroelectric power... which isn't really consumed in use. And of course, many places use other power sources such as nuclear, tidepool generators, etc.
One of the first things I do on a new debian system is:
apt-get install vim links-ssl curl-ssl wget finger bzip2 tar aptitude ssh
Hopefully you weren't stirring the old Vi/Emacs debate, because though plain ol "vi" is a real pain, "vim" is much nicer than "vi"
(oh, and for those using Debian, the newer versions come with aptitude already installed, which is generally preferable to 'apt-get' and can be used with the same syntaxes, except there is no 'aptitude moo' command)
For others, what are the first apps you install on a fresh linux distro?
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A private place is one where a person may reasonably expect to be safe from unauthorized surveillance.
The guy had signs posted. I wouldn't reasonably expect to be "safe" from surveillance in a place where there were actually signs stating surveillance was used...
Except that just because you don't run WGA doesn't mean you're not legit. Yes, in many cases you wouldn't use it because you don't have a licensed copy, but in other cases maybe people just don't want software that calls home or does other suspicious things on their computer. Legit or no, I'd rather avoid having WGA snooping around my machine.
The answer is rather simple. Don't ban the blogs, networking, etc sites... do ban the activity or have expulsion rules for illegal activities. When student X is dumb enough to post pictures of him and his friends drinking underage and doing stupid shit that's enough evidence to kick 'em out... but don't ban the students who just have a normal page up without said activities.
While I would just as easily request such support for an open-source OS, depending on age, I wouldn't expect that somebody would dedicate so much of their own time resources without being paid (and MS has been paid for windows, they're not so rich for nothin'). If they did, fine, if not I'd have to look at alternatives, possibly making an update or patch myself, which I have done on occasion. If DirectX 10 was a module available for linux and somebody decided it would only be available for say, the future kernel 2.8, and adoption of 2.8 was hampered for some reason, then given its popularity it would be likely backported by some other party... which doesn't happen in closed-source, of course. If possibly, I'd do my best to assist such efforts as well.
Now moving back to windows. While games don't necessarily 'scale back' to support old hardware, many do allow you to pick'n'mix features to allow more broad compatability. Thus, I could play the game at a decent speed with my older card, while getting a better visual experience with my newer one. DirectX can break this loop, as it seems that if DX10 is so radically different from DX9 it would be harder to support both, and as game shops migrate to DX10, windows XP will quickly drop into the dustbin for gaming. Not to mention the direct and possibly intentional impact this would have upon software such as Cedega, etc, and truely... if I can run my windows/DirectX9 games at close-to-par (or sometimes better) in an OS as different as linux, then I have serious doubts that it is that difficult to allow for them to run in XP and not just Vista (especially when one owns the source to both).
OK, I'll bite on this one.
First, compatability. Let's say you're a desktop user with a 2.4 kernel. Why would you not switch to a 2.6 kernel. Hmmm, well maybe you have some legacy hardware that only works on 2.4. But hold on a second, if your machine is using such legacy hardware, then what are the chances that it's going to have/need a new skookum video card. Hmmm.... not very
So in most cases, your newer kernel is going to work with the hardware. Cue in Vista... well it might work with your hardware, but chances are pretty good that not all older software, let alone hardware, are going to work with the new OS... hmmm, not good, but then we run into...
Secondly, performance. Well, chances are that (again, if you can fit a newer video card) your processor won't need any upgrades to run 2.6. In fact, in many cases you'll see better performance using 2.6 with the same resources, provided you don't bloat your kernel.
Now let's check with Vista: Oooops, nope it looks like the hardware requirements are a little steeper for that one, aren't they? Moving on
Third, modularity+environment. While some parts of the kernel definately affect userland, the two are different. The desktop environment, such as KDE, doesn't really care if you're running 2.6 or 2.4.
Modularity of windows.... buzzzz. Nope, sorry. Chances are that with that shiney new system core you will also be seeing lots of UI and interface changes. You can't get a "kernel upgrade" in the windows world in quite the same way.
And lastly, the big deciding factor for many: cost. Windows XP Pro has it's "end of life" listed in (I believe) 2009. However, directX 10 basically forces a few issues here:
- Hardware vendors don't get newer capabilities from DX9. Therefore, they develop for DX10. Consequently, your games are rather suckish or possibly playable in DX9. Microsoft might still be patching XP, but they'll happily blame the vendors for not releasing compatible products when Vista rolls around. So for all those that want your stuff to still work... it's time for an upgrade. In the case of businesses (not everyone needs directX10, but I'll be betting that some graphics software might), that can be a hefty chunk of change.
Somehow, it seems one has a lot less alterior motives when saying "we won't suppose this, but if you update for free we will" versus "we won't support this, but if you hand us another wad of cash we'll try"
My mail was delivered, but by delivered I mean dumped on my doorstep without notification. There was somebody home, but nobody noticed the package until I got home several hours after delivery. So here we are, with several hundred dollars worth of electronics just sitting on the freakin' porch waiting to be stolen (though luckily I live in a good neighbourhood)
Sorry, but delivery means that I received the item. Dropping it on the porch doesn't count, and buyers should be wary of this. I believe the shipper in this instance was purolator, but unfortunately it's often up to the buyer what shipper is used. In this case, you should rip a strip out of the shipper, and go after them for damages. Ask them where *your* signature is ensuring that your package wasn't mis-delivered to Bob and Jane down the road, dropped on the porch for the neighbourhood hoodlums to pick up, or "delivered" by the mailman to decorate his own living room.
At one of my prior jobs we had an NT server running that a contractor (not sure why admin ever hired the guy, but hey) left the anon FTP open. Yes, he used anon FTP rather than making a proper account.... but I digress.
After a weekend of being left open, the box was filled to the brim with shit. Warez files, cracks, and tons of images. I intentionally avoided looking at the images, because I'm sure that if not something illegal, there was probably at least something nasty in there.
We wiped the drives and rebuilt from backup... once you've got a machine badly compromised it no longer belongs to you, and you can't trust that it's safe. Think of it like a bad ant problem, no matter how many traps you set the little bastards always come back and bring their friends too.
Newsgroups tend to come and go for trashiness, but as of lately I've found them to be an absolute cesspool. It probably wouldn't be hard to setup a bunch of hashes on known illegal pics and then:
a) Check the hash after an upload of an entry with image attachment
b) Trawl the lists for attachments matching the hash of illegals, and remove them
In the end, you might catch some of the pervs doing the upload (match the sending IP and trace back), and for people that actually like to use newsgroups for what they are intended (conversation, or perhaps legal pr0n) it means there's a whole lot less disgusting sh*t out there. Of course, there are ways around this such as minutely altering a few pixels on the image before upload, or changing contrasts, etc, which would change the hash. And worse:
a) Somebody has to go around classifying these things (can you say worst job ever!? maybe a "submit for review" button on newgroups would be useful or some site where you could plug in a url)
b) It hasn't worked for drugs or anything else yet, they'll just get better at hiding (the plus to this being again that it's less likely you'll run into such crap if not looking for it)
c) They'll produce more of such things in an effect to create material that hasn't been classified for the filters...
As for the comment about matching TCP/IP packets... that isn't all that likely or feasible. If you have a database of 100,000+ images, videos, etc (or even hashes on such) it would be very very expensive and cumbersome to packet-match each and every one without some major performance impact.
If you consistently win the auction, that means you paid too much money for the item.
:-)
Or you're into stuff that not a lot of people are. I've snapped a few items where there were few other bidders, and sometimes the item would have a fairly substantial store/street price. Due to lack of popularity, the stores charge more (less sales=more wasted shelf-space stocking), and there are less people to outbid you.
The mis-spelled items concept is rather good, as is the idea of searching by category or generic term rather than name. There are some dumb buyers out there, but a lot of sellers who can't spell (not first-language english, not familiar with the particular product brand, etc). Search the category you want, and maybe enter "video card" rather than "GeForce 7200" and you might find that "GeeForce" or "G-Force" video card with a mispelled title. Of course, in that case you want to be on the watch for knock-off brands, otherwise you might end up with a Sorny or Magnetbox
I'm Canadian, so I can comment that while some dishes were "accepted" they were not really legal. It was somewhat of a grey market for a long time, similar in a way to how cops will look the other way on a lot of marijuana offences (they don't want to legalize it because it would, most likely, piss off the USA, but they've got better things to do than go around hunting pot smokers down and busting them).
Now, as for the illegal cable etc, why would cable have a dollar value and internet not? For cable, the value would depend on your programming, etc, whereas with internet the monthly value would be equivilent to that of your internet package. The issue at hand here is that it doesn't require a physical violation to tap the internet connection, and the owner was making it available to paying customers, etc, which doesn't usually happen with cable.
In fact, I wonder how this would work if somebody continuously came to a sports bar, etc, never ordered anything, but happily watched ESPN. He would most likely be told to leave (as in this case, from my understanding) and if he didn't comply then he would be guilty of tresspass. Theft of services I'm still not sure about, but again if the guy was told to not access the service then - whether it was available to other clients or not - he was therefore barred and should not have been using it.
I've found similar cases in housing law, in fact. If you have a place but "rent" to a roomate in shared accomodations, then the normal housing laws do not seem to apply. If you end up with a non-paying roomate, your recourse is to kick him out and either charge him with trespassing upon returnining or get a court restraining order for him to stay off the premesis.
In the case of the store, if the parking lot belonged to the store then the tresspass charge would be valid, and certainly the shop could and/or should have looked at restraining orders.
I'd imagine that this would be along the same laws that could apply if you tied yourself into 'free cable' or phone service by tapping somebody else's account... or by bypassing the meter and stealing power.
Actually, I will partially agree with that. One of the very few times I bought extended warranty was on a subwoofer from FS. When the woofer cracked during install (pinched), I brought it back and it was as simple as an over-the-counter exchange, no questions, no problems.
However, I have had many friends purchase computers/laptops from FS, and when they had hardware issues they were always shipped halfway across the country for fixing, and rarely came back fixed (but usually came back with lost data since they were re-imaged). They do seem to have a three-strikes policy though, as on the third return for a defective CD-ROM dock the laptop dock was replaced outright... though I did have to raise somewhat of a stink on behalf of my friend.
I thought it was because the green-filled coffeecups and general geeky bo malaise tended to keep the co-workers (sick and healthy alike) out of virus transmission range... somewhat like a personal quarantine :-)
I've heard numerous complaints about most of the places around here in relation to returns (Future Shop, Radio Shack, London Drugs, etc). In particular, I've yet to see somebody manage to return a digital camera that has decided to die an untimely death...even with warranty
However, with Costco, you bring in your item and you get a replacement. Sometimes even when the warranty has already passed. For that reason I highly recommend them for such things as digital cameras, etc, simply because when it comes to returns, they don't treat customers like potential cons.
I remember the first space-flight sim that allowed me to use a tilt-joystick... effectively adding another dimension to the gameplay. It's a case of gameplay mechanics+physical mechanics... and actually makes a significant difference in gameplay (many of those who play BF2 as chopper pilots would likely also agree).
Not sure what the first game to come out with this, or the first joystick for that matter... but definately a bit step for control of virtual aircraft/spacecraft.
Well the smart thing then would be to have an account that doesn't allow overdraft. For all the banks I've dealt with it's an option. In many it's a privilege (e.g. people with bad credit cannot get an overdraft account, as it is a form of credit itself).
Plenty of people I know don't have an overdraft account. Attempt to go $0.01 above what they're holding as a balance and the transaction is rejected.
Seems to me that the perfect time for the gov't to get away with passing stupid laws is when people are preoccupied with other more important things. Warn on terror, immigration, etc. Wait until the general pop is too busy dealing with more important shit and then stuff a few dumbass laws through the backdoor, while passing feelgood through the front.
More recently, I've noticed increasing coverage on "internet predators" being caught, coupled with "what are your kids doing online?" which seem to nicely coincide with the gov't violations of privacy and enactment of similar stupid laws.
For the broadcomm chipset (Wireless B) on my HP laptop, I've been using ndiswrapper up to this point. It's better than nothing, free ($$$ wise), and works for me.
Of course if the native driver now work I'll probably be switching, but you could at least get away from Driverloader's pay system if it doesn't.
It does roll downhill in terms that those higher up will blame those lower, but when it comes to public opionion and visibility it's more likely those at the top (or at least high-up and in the public eye) will be the ones taking the bad publicity and opinion.
I can think of lots of advantages with this, in hearts the big ones would be the lack of issues that ye ol' metallic pacemakers possibly have with strong electrical fields, really big magnets, etc.
And in other fields, if we can do this as an "add-on" for hearts, we could probably further the study and production of organic structures that would assist (or replace) other organs, without the nasty issues of rejection etc.
Heck, it might even be useful for guys with major impotency problems, perhaps a little section of implanted cells that sends a "wake up" signal... that's science that would likely sell, giving funding for further research into other more crtical (life saving) uses.
Am I missing something here? So are the mentioned changes part of a release-candidate (unstable is at RC-2) or am I missing something?
But if that were the case, they should just be shutting the "mobsters'" websites down, not doing so and then trying to cash in on a reactivation fee.
While it's true that a battery-only car is still fossil fuel powered in the end
While your statement applies to much of the US, here in BC, Canada we use mostly Hydroelectric power... which isn't really consumed in use. And of course, many places use other power sources such as nuclear, tidepool generators, etc.
No, but if I remember the cost of anime correctly, it'll probably cost more than either of those...
One of the first things I do on a new debian system is:
apt-get install vim links-ssl curl-ssl wget finger bzip2 tar aptitude ssh
Hopefully you weren't stirring the old Vi/Emacs debate, because though plain ol "vi" is a real pain, "vim" is much nicer than "vi"
(oh, and for those using Debian, the newer versions come with aptitude already installed, which is generally preferable to 'apt-get' and can be used with the same syntaxes, except there is no 'aptitude moo' command)
For others, what are the first apps you install on a fresh linux distro?