Tires actually give lots of warning before this happens and the primary cause is underinflation (which is why warnings systems are now mandatory in many areas) Primary cause, but not the only cause for sure. Around here we tend to have lots of punctures due to continual road maintenance etc and nice bits of shrapnel (nail, construction materials) left by road crews etc.
You talk about "pressing on regardless" a lot, but frankly sometimes there's little choice. Maybe you've got nicer weather than around here, but having been caught in freak storms - both snow and rain etc - before I'd say that "press on" is often a better often than "stay and be buried" on some lonely stretch of highway/road. It can go from a light pitter-patter to crazy flooding in under 10 minutes. Add to that cyclists, skateboarders and pedestrians who couldn't give a f*** about road rules and signage and there's no magic algorithm or formula which can account for it all short of a full AI. I've love to call my car Kitt but I doubt that's coming anytime soon.
Yes, if you could eliminate all the stupid people it might help reduce insurance rates (more likely it will only do so slightly and increase profits), but that's realistically not going to happen any time in the near future, and even if somebody else's stupidity is at fault when it's some once-beautiful little teenager who's now a mangled wreck the courts will often award some compensation due to sympathy.
Anyone, including a bank, can be DDOS'ed. It's just a matter of firepower, and is's not particularly complicated.
I might get upset if my bank got *hacked* due to some poor security practice - especially if money was last - but I wouldn't be that upset at the bank itself for a 1h DDOS due to self botnet loser.
In either case the guy doing the attacks needs to face some consequences though.
Tires can blow, parts can break down unexpectedly. If you live in Quebec, Canada then your vehicle might fall into a giant pothole. There's also incline weather, animals, falling trees, power poles, etc etc etc.
Basically, you're ruling out the driver, but ending up in a situation similar to home insurance covering sudden disasters to your property, or lawsuits from others injured on your property regardless of whether you were an active participant (i.e. in the above situations).
What do you "thinks yum is still one of the package managers?" Not on debian-based systems (which use dpkg, apt-get, aptitude, synaptic, etc) but on RHEL and related systems I assure you that yum is still the primary package manager. Or, if you want to hash semantics, yum is a package-management utility for the RPM package manager, but... close enough.
So in other words, now in addition to all your Facebook messages, contacts, pictures, and other data, they'll give you the option of sending all your text-message data to their servers for analytics as well...
I've been doing a bit of GL coding lately, and actually something like this would be nice.
This seems not too big, but (presumably) has enough power for both running a lot of recent extensions as well enough CPU/RAM coupled with an SSD to make quick work of compile jobs. If I were doing the dev as my main job (and not as a side-hobby) then I'd probably be shopping for something with a GPU that supports Vulkan etc, as my existing "big" laptop does decent with GL but the GPU is a bit old for Vulkan. Having a good screen resolution is also *very* nice for coding as you tend to use up a lot of space with IDE, debugger, reference materials, and rendering window all competing for real estate. I'd guess that the Thunderbolt is nice at running external monitors as well.
Most of my code-on-the-road is actually done with a smaller system which has a piddly GPU but manages to compile so I can test stuff that doesn't use the newer extensions.
Sadly, a new laptop isn't currently in my budget but this seems to strike a nice balance. I'm not sure about Alienware post-Dell though, as I'm fairly partial to Asus laptops myself, and the Zenbooks have balanced size with some nice QHD+ resolutions for awhile now.
How about the part where it appears the guy was pretty much closet himself, but likely couldn't come out because the believe system he was raised under basically meant that he would go to hell if he was homosexual?
Which is great, except the chances of having a sober, well-trained, designated CCW in an alcoholic dance establishment, versus a bunch of guys who are well into their cups and not so responsible nor so well trained with their firearms is...
Even the old XB360 had various generations though. The early ones had component video out,while later generations added HDMI (and supposedly more reliable motherboards)
That must have been a long time ago, because I haven't had to do the majority of those things for a *long* time. The most annoyance I had when when I bought an APU and had to wait a few weeks before AMD had a proper driver to support it, or possibly when trying to get surround from a HDMI on a specific device that had a weird integrated chipset.
Indeed, I've seen items for sale at a B&M store where - combined with a manufacturer's rebate coupon - I've actually profited. (e.g. item on sale for $9.99 but there's still a $20 rebate coupon valid for the sale date).
It's not common, but it's pretty awesome when it happens.
Yeah, I don't know how good it will do in the field, but it would be great to setup a honeypot of some sort. I kinda wonder why they don't do that already, like "to catch a predator" except for f***'ed up would-be terrorists (or perhaps they do and don't mention it much)
Pretty much. Around here it would cost a lot more to rent my house than the mortgage does (although I would have to worry less about repairs and property tax etc). It's pretty sad, really.
Most bluetooth devices I know are used for streaming rather than file transfer. You might get better quality audio with higher speeds (or be able to use the devices farther apart), but you're not going to have more sleep cycles with a continuous 128mbps audio stream to a set of bluetooth headphones, etc.
In cases where data is transferred in large chunks and/or buffered that might work ok, but I don't personally know many things that do this other than when I'm doing an OTA update of a tethered device such as my Pebble.
It wasn't even posting the material that probably did them in, but their entirely unrepentant attitude about doing so (I believe there was even something about a court-order being ignored).
Twice the range and quadruple the speed are great, but how about the power consumption. If it also takes 2-4x the power (or even 1.5x), that's not going to be very useful as many BT devices are battery-powered.
Not likely as the financial institutions wouldn't let you do that, but perhaps a card that isn't a real bank-card, but rather something which infects or otherwise screws up the machine used to steal your cash.
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Tires actually give lots of warning before this happens and the primary cause is underinflation (which is why warnings systems are now mandatory in many areas)
Primary cause, but not the only cause for sure. Around here we tend to have lots of punctures due to continual road maintenance etc and nice bits of shrapnel (nail, construction materials) left by road crews etc.
You talk about "pressing on regardless" a lot, but frankly sometimes there's little choice. Maybe you've got nicer weather than around here, but having been caught in freak storms - both snow and rain etc - before I'd say that "press on" is often a better often than "stay and be buried" on some lonely stretch of highway/road. It can go from a light pitter-patter to crazy flooding in under 10 minutes. Add to that cyclists, skateboarders and pedestrians who couldn't give a f*** about road rules and signage and there's no magic algorithm or formula which can account for it all short of a full AI. I've love to call my car Kitt but I doubt that's coming anytime soon.
Yes, if you could eliminate all the stupid people it might help reduce insurance rates (more likely it will only do so slightly and increase profits), but that's realistically not going to happen any time in the near future, and even if somebody else's stupidity is at fault when it's some once-beautiful little teenager who's now a mangled wreck the courts will often award some compensation due to sympathy.
Anyone, including a bank, can be DDOS'ed. It's just a matter of firepower, and is's not particularly complicated.
I might get upset if my bank got *hacked* due to some poor security practice - especially if money was last - but I wouldn't be that upset at the bank itself for a 1h DDOS due to self botnet loser.
In either case the guy doing the attacks needs to face some consequences though.
Tires can blow, parts can break down unexpectedly. If you live in Quebec, Canada then your vehicle might fall into a giant pothole. There's also incline weather, animals, falling trees, power poles, etc etc etc.
Basically, you're ruling out the driver, but ending up in a situation similar to home insurance covering sudden disasters to your property, or lawsuits from others injured on your property regardless of whether you were an active participant (i.e. in the above situations).
Can somebody please get on with making HL2Ep3, since Valve doesn't seem to give a f*** about it?
(then again, it's not like you need the source for this. Just get the team that remade HL1 as "Black Mesa")
More like
"repeatedly burning your software tissue and causes regeneration that may lead to defects and cancer"
Also applies to hot anything, including water!
RHEL - used in many corporate environments - still uses yum, however.
What do you "thinks yum is still one of the package managers?" Not on debian-based systems (which use dpkg, apt-get, aptitude, synaptic, etc) but on RHEL and related systems I assure you that yum is still the primary package manager. Or, if you want to hash semantics, yum is a package-management utility for the RPM package manager, but ... close enough.
TFS does a crappy job of describing that, as certainly no such system is going to replace the primary package manage (apt/yum).
So in other words, now in addition to all your Facebook messages, contacts, pictures, and other data, they'll give you the option of sending all your text-message data to their servers for analytics as well...
Adios to tried and true package managers, hello dependency and network/firewall hell as you try to resolve conflicts between the different sources?
"He wants to give the FBI leverage over what is probably the next president, and he thinks that's a GOOD thing?"
Oh he just doesn't want a criminal who has been known to circumvent laws, checks, and balances for her own convenience/gain.
I've been doing a bit of GL coding lately, and actually something like this would be nice.
This seems not too big, but (presumably) has enough power for both running a lot of recent extensions as well enough CPU/RAM coupled with an SSD to make quick work of compile jobs. If I were doing the dev as my main job (and not as a side-hobby) then I'd probably be shopping for something with a GPU that supports Vulkan etc, as my existing "big" laptop does decent with GL but the GPU is a bit old for Vulkan. Having a good screen resolution is also *very* nice for coding as you tend to use up a lot of space with IDE, debugger, reference materials, and rendering window all competing for real estate. I'd guess that the Thunderbolt is nice at running external monitors as well.
Most of my code-on-the-road is actually done with a smaller system which has a piddly GPU but manages to compile so I can test stuff that doesn't use the newer extensions.
Sadly, a new laptop isn't currently in my budget but this seems to strike a nice balance. I'm not sure about Alienware post-Dell though, as I'm fairly partial to Asus laptops myself, and the Zenbooks have balanced size with some nice QHD+ resolutions for awhile now.
How about the part where it appears the guy was pretty much closet himself, but likely couldn't come out because the believe system he was raised under basically meant that he would go to hell if he was homosexual?
Which is great, except the chances of having a sober, well-trained, designated CCW in an alcoholic dance establishment, versus a bunch of guys who are well into their cups and not so responsible nor so well trained with their firearms is...
Even the old XB360 had various generations though. The early ones had component video out,while later generations added HDMI (and supposedly more reliable motherboards)
That must have been a long time ago, because I haven't had to do the majority of those things for a *long* time. The most annoyance I had when when I bought an APU and had to wait a few weeks before AMD had a proper driver to support it, or possibly when trying to get surround from a HDMI on a specific device that had a weird integrated chipset.
Adding in SWAT guys (more guns) to the situation, didn't create more stupid shit, it *ended* it.
You mean the trained professionals whose job it is to take out scumbags like this (versus the average drunken idiots found in a bar/club)?
Indeed, I've seen items for sale at a B&M store where - combined with a manufacturer's rebate coupon - I've actually profited.
(e.g. item on sale for $9.99 but there's still a $20 rebate coupon valid for the sale date).
It's not common, but it's pretty awesome when it happens.
Yeah, I don't know how good it will do in the field, but it would be great to setup a honeypot of some sort. I kinda wonder why they don't do that already, like "to catch a predator" except for f***'ed up would-be terrorists (or perhaps they do and don't mention it much)
Pretty much. Around here it would cost a lot more to rent my house than the mortgage does (although I would have to worry less about repairs and property tax etc). It's pretty sad, really.
Most bluetooth devices I know are used for streaming rather than file transfer. You might get better quality audio with higher speeds (or be able to use the devices farther apart), but you're not going to have more sleep cycles with a continuous 128mbps audio stream to a set of bluetooth headphones, etc.
In cases where data is transferred in large chunks and/or buffered that might work ok, but I don't personally know many things that do this other than when I'm doing an OTA update of a tethered device such as my Pebble.
Funded by a billionaire, but there was that whole public contempt of court aspect and what-not as well that tended to make the case against them.
It wasn't even posting the material that probably did them in, but their entirely unrepentant attitude about doing so (I believe there was even something about a court-order being ignored).
Twice the range and quadruple the speed are great, but how about the power consumption. If it also takes 2-4x the power (or even 1.5x), that's not going to be very useful as many BT devices are battery-powered.
Not likely as the financial institutions wouldn't let you do that, but perhaps a card that isn't a real bank-card, but rather something which infects or otherwise screws up the machine used to steal your cash.