Are people having a huge problem with SMS spam yet, or is this sort of action more pre-emptive?
I'm an Australian. This has been reported in local news as well as on-line news. It is entirely pre-emptive. They are moving now to prevent the problems that people face with e-mail spam from crossing into a new domain.
Another potential problem with the new crop of mobile phones (those with inbuilt cameras) is also recieving attention, with likely bans from carrying them in some places. An example of this would be the change rooms at the local public pools. I'll leave it to the imagination as to why.
There are a lot of assumptions made about Australians, and our country, by those outside of it. In fact, many of us like to help things along, just for a laugh.
...even this one has a couple of dead subpixels...
It may differ from country to country, but in Australia Samsung will not offer warranty on dead pixels unless you have at least 8. Mine has none. Having previously used crappy 15' CRT, this thing just rocks.
I also made a firm agreement with my supplier at purchase time, that if any pixels were dead on arrival they would relace it immediately.
A lot of systems I maintain have NFS-mounted home dirs -/home/ is on another machine.
So this approach might be good for my mom's desktop then? She would find it much simpler to comprehend than decades of wisdom that really don't apply to her.
It's to be expected that 'Linux for the masses' should be different. This could be a step in the right direction.
From an engineering perspective, I like your thinking.
Build multiple space vehicles where each one serves a specific purpose and serves it well, as opposed to building a single multi-purpose vehicle which does many things but does none of them particularly well.
Too many trade-offs are required in the case of the later.
No. "Begs the question" means "the answer to the implied question is assumed". So "talk about genetically superior people" begs the questions "genes can make people superior", "superior people can exist", and "superior is defined".
I try not to bite when AC's are fishing, but...
Whilst "begs the question" most certainly does assert that the answer to the implied question *was* assumed, it is also an assertion that the answer to the implied question *cannot* be assumed and must therefore be addressed.
As such, "begs the question" means exactly what is says. Talk of a subject requires that questions be asked so that context may be established. This is required as the context of the reader is likely not the same as that of the writer.
By the way, you don't appear to understand the very simple difference between a statement and a question. This suggests that your quite clearly inferior to those who do. Which in turn begs the question...
... that's about half the IQ difference between Blacks and Whites (avg. 85 and 100 respectively).
I'm sorry, but given your asserted (and not backed up by reference) averages of 85 and 100, you cannot possibly arrive at an average of 100 for the entire population, as is required?
It's interesting how an IQ test can be meaningless and racist...
Timing belt failures are bad on regular engines too.
Not always. As a mechanic by trade, I can offer the following...
It actually comes down to how they designed the engine. Generally, an overhead valve engine is either free-running, or it is not. If it is free running, then the pistons can rise to top dead center without contacting any valve which is fully open. This is, as already stated, by design. In this case, a cam belt breakage will still leave you stranded, but the cost of repair will be limited to the cost of a timing belt replacement. If an engine is not free running, then yes, repairs will be very costly indeed.
In my experience, when a timing belt breaks it usually means the owner didn't replace it when they should have. It's amazing how small savings now can cost more in the long run.
They are talking about 2010. Not great at all! It is too
far into the future...
Actually, that will be about 2 years after I finish my degree studies. A fine time for things to improve if ever there was one. Yeah, I know that doesn't help some, but it is good to hear for people like myself who have watched the tech sector take the battering it has, at a time when they have their sights set firmly on it.
It's actually very reasonable to expect things to turn around again. Everything moves in cycles. That's why I'm not the least bit worried about any uncertainty that might lie ahead.
Two of the heads to the left of the soldiers knees (heads visible only) can also be seen to the right of the soldiers knees (heads visible only).
The guy kneeling down to the left the soldier (full body shot) wearing the white robe can be seen a second time just to the left of the soldiers legs (partial body shot which shows no head).
In other words *everybody* visible to the left of the soldier is also visible to the right. Cut the picture down the middle and the half on the left contains all the duplications.
Isn't that a bit like complaining that a programmers code is too efficient?
Hubble pictures are crisp and clear, no matter the distance to the object. And that, say two separate teams of researchers, might mean there are flaws in quantum theory.
Now I'm confused. Are there actually people who believe our understanding is that good that there wouldn't be flaws in such theories?
It's like someone once told me that the laws of physics break down as we approach the singularity of a black hole. I answered that by suggesting that the only thing to break down might well be our understanding.
What kind of stupid-ass criminal would buy one of these when he could steal a gun without this?
One of the most common reasons I see given for handgun ownership is the right to self defence. Myself, I would rather see the community in which I live totally devoid of such weapons (in fact, mine almost is). But with something like this, I might just change my anti-handgun-ownership stance.
Think about it. The prospective gun owner can feel safe knowing that they have their firearm for protection, and I can feel safe knowing that nobody but my neighbour can use their gun. To be more specific, nobody can take my neighbours gun off them and use it against them or me.
The only people unhappy with this would be the criminal elements.
Over time, the pool of alternative weapons that the criminals can draw from (consider these weapons becoming a legal requirement for gun ownership) will diminish. You can't fight the math here (Or do you really have *that many* handguns in your community). Sure, it might not make the community safer for you or I right now, but it could make the community safer for our children, or their children...
I'm sorry, but calling the idea pointless is anything but insightful. If I didn't feel the urge to reply to your post, I would be using my mod points accordingly.
My local media (not in America) has been doing a number of features (like every other media outlet on the planet) on what might happen in Iraq post war (everyone assumes it will happen now). Amongst other things, they make two interesting points.
Firstly, American companies are already being awarded contracts to help build post war Iraq (do you need any more proof that war is almost guarenteed).
Secondly, the American government is making big noises as to who should pay for the rebuilding. It is said that Iraqi oil cannot be expected to pay for it all, and that America should not be expected to foot the bill for their destruction (is it any wonder that very few countries want any part in it). Rather, it is suggested (based on the words of your president) that the money to pay for the rebuilding should be an international responsibility.
So lets put that together shall we. America (the government, not the people) wants the international community to take on a substantial part of the financial burden to pay for contracts that are already being handed out to American companies.
Is it any wonder that much of the world see's your country (the polititians and corporate entities, not the people) as being out of touch with the rest of the world? Self centered and self serving, not to put to fine a point on it.
Of course this is probably really because you have to opt out of the extra point manually each time you think it unjustified instead of going to the trouble of adding it if you think it justified.
That can be changed in your/. preferences. Opt-out is the default preference.
Smells like vapor...looks like vapor...maybe it is vapor!
Maybe increasing sales of the X-Box have induced Sony to start playing games with the minds of consumers.
On the other hand, an extra competitor taking away market share might induce Sony to ramp up developement efforts for a surprise early release. Nobody *really* knows what they have under development and for how long it has been progressing.
Without any 'official' advice from Sony, it's conjecture either way, whether it be vapour or not.
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Are people having a huge problem with SMS spam yet, or is this sort of action more pre-emptive?
I'm an Australian. This has been reported in local news as well as on-line news. It is entirely pre-emptive. They are moving now to prevent the problems that people face with e-mail spam from crossing into a new domain.
Another potential problem with the new crop of mobile phones (those with inbuilt cameras) is also recieving attention, with likely bans from carrying them in some places. An example of this would be the change rooms at the local public pools. I'll leave it to the imagination as to why.
I'd let anyone make a perfect copy of my car and drive away with it if they'd like, I still have my car.
I'm sure the people who make and sell the cars would be a little bit pissed though. And rightfully so.
There are a lot of assumptions made about Australians, and our country, by those outside of it. In fact, many of us like to help things along, just for a laugh.
:-)
Your friend would be one such person
Please. That is totally deserving of it.
...even this one has a couple of dead subpixels...
It may differ from country to country, but in Australia Samsung will not offer warranty on dead pixels unless you have at least 8. Mine has none. Having previously used crappy 15' CRT, this thing just rocks.
I also made a firm agreement with my supplier at purchase time, that if any pixels were dead on arrival they would relace it immediately.
The two chapters of the article make for an insightful and interesting read. It's well worth the time, even for those who don't normally bother.
If you need a summary, there's a good one at the top of this page.
The parent should be modded funny, not flamebait.
Mechanical and electrical watts must be equivalent.
A lot of systems I maintain have NFS-mounted home dirs - /home/ is on another machine.
So this approach might be good for my mom's desktop then? She would find it much simpler to comprehend than decades of wisdom that really don't apply to her.
It's to be expected that 'Linux for the masses' should be different. This could be a step in the right direction.
With respect to the two parent posts, if we just took the warning labels off everything, the problem would sort itself out.
From an engineering perspective, I like your thinking.
Build multiple space vehicles where each one serves a specific purpose and serves it well, as opposed to building a single multi-purpose vehicle which does many things but does none of them particularly well.
Too many trade-offs are required in the case of the later.
I think you meant before, not after. Either way, its not accurate.
No. "Begs the question" means "the answer to the implied question is assumed". So "talk about genetically superior people" begs the questions "genes can make people superior", "superior people can exist", and "superior is defined".
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I try not to bite when AC's are fishing, but
Whilst "begs the question" most certainly does assert that the answer to the implied question *was* assumed, it is also an assertion that the answer to the implied question *cannot* be assumed and must therefore be addressed.
As such, "begs the question" means exactly what is says. Talk of a subject requires that questions be asked so that context may be established. This is required as the context of the reader is likely not the same as that of the writer.
By the way, you don't appear to understand the very simple difference between a statement and a question. This suggests that your quite clearly inferior to those who do. Which in turn begs the question
... that's about half the IQ difference between Blacks and Whites (avg. 85 and 100 respectively).
...
I'm sorry, but given your asserted (and not backed up by reference) averages of 85 and 100, you cannot possibly arrive at an average of 100 for the entire population, as is required?
It's interesting how an IQ test can be meaningless and racist
IQ tests are never racist. Only people are.
Timing belt failures are bad on regular engines too.
Not always. As a mechanic by trade, I can offer the following...
It actually comes down to how they designed the engine. Generally, an overhead valve engine is either free-running, or it is not. If it is free running, then the pistons can rise to top dead center without contacting any valve which is fully open. This is, as already stated, by design. In this case, a cam belt breakage will still leave you stranded, but the cost of repair will be limited to the cost of a timing belt replacement. If an engine is not free running, then yes, repairs will be very costly indeed.
In my experience, when a timing belt breaks it usually means the owner didn't replace it when they should have. It's amazing how small savings now can cost more in the long run.
They are talking about 2010. Not great at all! It is too far into the future ...
Actually, that will be about 2 years after I finish my degree studies. A fine time for things to improve if ever there was one. Yeah, I know that doesn't help some, but it is good to hear for people like myself who have watched the tech sector take the battering it has, at a time when they have their sights set firmly on it.
It's actually very reasonable to expect things to turn around again. Everything moves in cycles. That's why I'm not the least bit worried about any uncertainty that might lie ahead.
Before the lawsuit: MS is treating us like fulltime employees when we're not!
After the lawsuit: MS isn't treating us like fulltime employees anymore!
You forgot one.
Those not involved in the lawsuit: They really screwed it for the rest of us!
Two of the heads to the left of the soldiers knees (heads visible only) can also be seen to the right of the soldiers knees (heads visible only).
The guy kneeling down to the left the soldier (full body shot) wearing the white robe can be seen a second time just to the left of the soldiers legs (partial body shot which shows no head).
In other words *everybody* visible to the left of the soldier is also visible to the right. Cut the picture down the middle and the half on the left contains all the duplications.
A killer squid seen attacking fish in the Ross Sea last week may mark the first sighting of the world's largest and most aggressive squid species.
The squid was one of several caught on Antarctic longlines this season.
Somebody appears to be confused. Is it me?
Hubble space telescope's pictures are too sharp
Isn't that a bit like complaining that a programmers code is too efficient?
Hubble pictures are crisp and clear, no matter the distance to the object. And that, say two separate teams of researchers, might mean there are flaws in quantum theory.
Now I'm confused. Are there actually people who believe our understanding is that good that there wouldn't be flaws in such theories?
It's like someone once told me that the laws of physics break down as we approach the singularity of a black hole. I answered that by suggesting that the only thing to break down might well be our understanding.
What kind of stupid-ass criminal would buy one of these when he could steal a gun without this?
...
One of the most common reasons I see given for handgun ownership is the right to self defence. Myself, I would rather see the community in which I live totally devoid of such weapons (in fact, mine almost is). But with something like this, I might just change my anti-handgun-ownership stance.
Think about it. The prospective gun owner can feel safe knowing that they have their firearm for protection, and I can feel safe knowing that nobody but my neighbour can use their gun. To be more specific, nobody can take my neighbours gun off them and use it against them or me.
The only people unhappy with this would be the criminal elements.
Over time, the pool of alternative weapons that the criminals can draw from (consider these weapons becoming a legal requirement for gun ownership) will diminish. You can't fight the math here (Or do you really have *that many* handguns in your community). Sure, it might not make the community safer for you or I right now, but it could make the community safer for our children, or their children
I'm sorry, but calling the idea pointless is anything but insightful. If I didn't feel the urge to reply to your post, I would be using my mod points accordingly.
You bring up an interesting one here.
My local media (not in America) has been doing a number of features (like every other media outlet on the planet) on what might happen in Iraq post war (everyone assumes it will happen now). Amongst other things, they make two interesting points.
Firstly, American companies are already being awarded contracts to help build post war Iraq (do you need any more proof that war is almost guarenteed).
Secondly, the American government is making big noises as to who should pay for the rebuilding. It is said that Iraqi oil cannot be expected to pay for it all, and that America should not be expected to foot the bill for their destruction (is it any wonder that very few countries want any part in it). Rather, it is suggested (based on the words of your president) that the money to pay for the rebuilding should be an international responsibility.
So lets put that together shall we. America (the government, not the people) wants the international community to take on a substantial part of the financial burden to pay for contracts that are already being handed out to American companies.
Is it any wonder that much of the world see's your country (the polititians and corporate entities, not the people) as being out of touch with the rest of the world? Self centered and self serving, not to put to fine a point on it.
[Risking my karma by using my bonus for once]
Of course this is probably really because you have to opt out of the extra point manually each time you think it unjustified instead of going to the trouble of adding it if you think it justified.
/. preferences. Opt-out is the default preference.
That can be changed in your
But, what will the Third Place be for PS3?
The fourth dimension?
Smells like vapor...looks like vapor...maybe it is vapor!
Maybe increasing sales of the X-Box have induced Sony to start playing games with the minds of consumers.
On the other hand, an extra competitor taking away market share might induce Sony to ramp up developement efforts for a surprise early release. Nobody *really* knows what they have under development and for how long it has been progressing.
Without any 'official' advice from Sony, it's conjecture either way, whether it be vapour or not.