If you have a fever, and are travelling from a SARS-affected country, you are automatically quarantined. In fact, the official policy in Singapore is that if you're sick, don't travel/report to work/do nothing. The body's immune system is weakened, and apparently, you stand a greater risk of getting infected with SARS.
OT, and yes, this sounds suspciously like the old Stephen King troll, but there are reports that the guy committed suicide. Not that he's necessarily a good guy like his son says, because he apparently threatened to slash a Jordanian journo's hands off if he reported the truth.
Sorry, this has no business to be in a thread talking about MS, or (the lack of) Tablet PC's. Just thought I'd point this out before we continue to make al Sahaf jokes.
... we chuckled at the attempted brainwashing.
Despite MS evil intentions to force yet another PDA device into our lives, these looked actually useful, because of the advanced handwriting recongnition software.
Ah, but the difference is in pointing stuff out. I'd feel great if a book says, "Look, here's a code snippet that's supposed to do X, but doesn't. Why? (Answers at page 123)". It's a sort of exercise really, and as you pointed out, a good learning technique as well.
That's not what the poster is talking about here. That said, I've rarely found technical problems that weren't fixed by a quick Google search, especially in the Google Groups section.
Clearly, the reason for that is you're a South African.
Seriously though, I both agree and disagree. I agree that programmers and others need to get a healthy life out there, but disagree in that I believe you're confusing a real 'buddy' with an IM buddy. As others have pointed out, IM's are a great, in many cases, only, way of keeping in contact with friends spread over the globe.
Heck, one of my current projects would be zilch if it hadn't been for Yahoo IM.
Actually, the RIAA has done some pretty interesting research on downturns and entertainment. A few days back, I was at a seminar by a media tech professor who was also a Bertelsmann consultant, and he told us this:- industry research suggests that music-buying goes down just as the economy is getting out of a recession.
Which, technically, should be good news for people like you and me. Just that, important to remember that the RIAA isn't complaining a decrease in sales; it's complaining of a decrease in growth of sales. Similar sounding, but entirely different.
First of all, great new term, fuddites. Really, love the way folks here invent new words; I know for a fact that my lexicon is changing.
Second, about Linux-only desktops. I've been dual-booting myself for the last two years, and quite honestly, prefer Linux to Windows. But the fact remains that virtually all workshops/conferences these days demand presentations be done in ppt format only. (You can get away with pdf for documents). Yes, I have been looking at non-MS alternatives; I have OpenOffice on both Windows and Linux, I have tried OperaShow, Flash, Director and others as alternatives, but no, I still can't get away from ppt's hegemony. Fact of life, I guess, no use being religious about it.
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I know, I know, don't feed the troll bla bla bla, but heck, you have a +5 rating, so might as well reply.
Point #1: I've made this point elsewhere on this site, but stuff about pan-Arabic (Islamic) brotherhood - forget about it. Never existed, never will.
Point #2: The so-called Arabic law you speak of actually talks about chopping your hands off. I mean, physically. In public view. The state-sponsored butcher asks you to stretch your hand, raises his sword, and splat, wipes your blood off his stained clothes. US/EU doesn't have anything physical like that.
What you're suggesting then, is only metaphorical. While I hate the idea of tax as much the next person, it's quite crucial to understand this difference, especially if you want to call regimes brutal. I know everyone here is perturbed by DMCA and its clones, but there are less sensational, and more effective, ways of bringing your points across.
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You raise a very curious point.
I'm from (South) Asia, and quite honestly, have always marvelled at European multi-lateralism; for instance, it always struck me curious that Brussels, Paris, and Amsterdam, cities in different countries, are easily accessible by train from any German smalltown. Something that's definitely not possible in South Asia. The point really, is that you seem to sound as if you're given to the idea that lobbying against draconian IPR laws has to be done at an international -pan-European- level. Would you then say that this is the end result of years of multilateralism, that you debate on the subject first, and nationalism next?
From my limited reading on this subject, I know I would have first argued for my country's rights to impose its own laws on itself, rather than lobby internationally.
One under-reported feature in Opera that's been there since version 5:- OperaShow. Granted, works only in pages specifically written for that, but still, a compelling feature for me.
And, you have a brand name that, though seemingly cheesy, kinda gets to you!
Seriously, mouthing "cee-dee-baabee" is waaay more cool than pronouncing studgy, long-winded, "yoo-ni-ver-sal" (and not necessarily for the latter's monopolistic practices).
Correct me if I'm is wrong, but isn't that the reason why it's an Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line? That is to say, the download capacity is asymmetric to the upload capacity.
A very good point. I was speaking with my research sup earlier in the day and he was complaining about the same thing. You see, broadly speaking, my sup is into the general area of what's known as 'complexity'. Apparently, there are many MBA-types who take terms such as "emergence", "small-world", "scale-free network", terms which have a specific scientific meaning, and twist them to suit their own theses. The end result is basically FUD; managers who pay thousands of $$$ think they're learning a mixture of management and science, while the reality is that the crap they get is only metaphorically related to science.
Dissappointing, I tell you. Sadly, I can offer no solutions.
True, although I wouldn't call it a democratic 'dictatorship'. More like, 'democratic patriarchy'. Always thought Singapore was one of those places that couldn't decide whether it was in the East or whether it was in the West (as in, western liberal society).
Just to clarify, chewing gum is not banned per se, but sale of chewing gum is. Also, mainly because some retards jammed the doors of the subway system with spit chewing gum.
A better example of Singapore's obession with cleanliness would be the S$2000 fine for not flushing public toilets after use.
Sorry, but that's a very American response. In Europe, it is cheaper to fly than to take trains, if you plan your journey sufficiently in advance.
Flying is cheaper in a different sense in Asia as well. You see, on a per kilometre basis, it's cheaper to fly than to take, say, an auto-rickshaw in any Indian city. Has been like that for quite sometime now, really; if anything, SARS/911/Iraq has only added to the effect.
Point well taken. I'm pretty sure that the Chinese government officials thought it was the right thing to not let out on the details.
However, I'm rather unconvinced about the point you raised about social chaos vis-a-vis SARS. For one, I remember reading a report (on BBC I think; can't find the link now, sorry about that) that suggested that people in Guandong are acutely unaware of the problem. For another, Singapore, Vietnam and Hong Kong are also in the thick of an epidemic; but their governments have been both forthright and, at least in the case of Singapore, have been pro-active in their raising awareness about SARS. Yet, there's no social panic per se in any of these countries/ administrative regions. Indeed, the most logical way, one would think, to counter rumours is to educate the masses about the disease, not by restricting information.
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If you have a fever, and are travelling from a SARS-affected country, you are automatically quarantined. In fact, the official policy in Singapore is that if you're sick, don't travel/report to work/do nothing. The body's immune system is weakened, and apparently, you stand a greater risk of getting infected with SARS.
OT, and yes, this sounds suspciously like the old Stephen King troll, but there are reports that the guy committed suicide. Not that he's necessarily a good guy like his son says, because he apparently threatened to slash a Jordanian journo's hands off if he reported the truth.
Sorry, this has no business to be in a thread talking about MS, or (the lack of) Tablet PC's. Just thought I'd point this out before we continue to make al Sahaf jokes.
Which is to say, the brainwashing worked? :-)
Ah, but the difference is in pointing stuff out. I'd feel great if a book says, "Look, here's a code snippet that's supposed to do X, but doesn't. Why? (Answers at page 123)". It's a sort of exercise really, and as you pointed out, a good learning technique as well.
That's not what the poster is talking about here. That said, I've rarely found technical problems that weren't fixed by a quick Google search, especially in the Google Groups section.
Chill dude, I'm sure the comment was in jest.
As in, you are responding to the shorter paras comment aren't you?
Clearly, the reason for that is you're a South African.
Seriously though, I both agree and disagree. I agree that programmers and others need to get a healthy life out there, but disagree in that I believe you're confusing a real 'buddy' with an IM buddy. As others have pointed out, IM's are a great, in many cases, only, way of keeping in contact with friends spread over the globe.
Heck, one of my current projects would be zilch if it hadn't been for Yahoo IM.
Actually, the RIAA has done some pretty interesting research on downturns and entertainment. A few days back, I was at a seminar by a media tech professor who was also a Bertelsmann consultant, and he told us this:- industry research suggests that music-buying goes down just as the economy is getting out of a recession.
Which, technically, should be good news for people like you and me. Just that, important to remember that the RIAA isn't complaining a decrease in sales; it's complaining of a decrease in growth of sales. Similar sounding, but entirely different.
First of all, great new term, fuddites. Really, love the way folks here invent new words; I know for a fact that my lexicon is changing.
Second, about Linux-only desktops. I've been dual-booting myself for the last two years, and quite honestly, prefer Linux to Windows. But the fact remains that virtually all workshops/conferences these days demand presentations be done in ppt format only. (You can get away with pdf for documents). Yes, I have been looking at non-MS alternatives; I have OpenOffice on both Windows and Linux, I have tried OperaShow, Flash, Director and others as alternatives, but no, I still can't get away from ppt's hegemony. Fact of life, I guess, no use being religious about it.
I know, I know, don't feed the troll bla bla bla, but heck, you have a +5 rating, so might as well reply.
Point #1: I've made this point elsewhere on this site, but stuff about pan-Arabic (Islamic) brotherhood - forget about it. Never existed, never will.
Point #2: The so-called Arabic law you speak of actually talks about chopping your hands off. I mean, physically. In public view. The state-sponsored butcher asks you to stretch your hand, raises his sword, and splat, wipes your blood off his stained clothes. US/EU doesn't have anything physical like that.
What you're suggesting then, is only metaphorical. While I hate the idea of tax as much the next person, it's quite crucial to understand this difference, especially if you want to call regimes brutal. I know everyone here is perturbed by DMCA and its clones, but there are less sensational, and more effective, ways of bringing your points across.
You raise a very curious point.
I'm from (South) Asia, and quite honestly, have always marvelled at European multi-lateralism; for instance, it always struck me curious that Brussels, Paris, and Amsterdam, cities in different countries, are easily accessible by train from any German smalltown. Something that's definitely not possible in South Asia. The point really, is that you seem to sound as if you're given to the idea that lobbying against draconian IPR laws has to be done at an international -pan-European- level. Would you then say that this is the end result of years of multilateralism, that you debate on the subject first, and nationalism next?
From my limited reading on this subject, I know I would have first argued for my country's rights to impose its own laws on itself, rather than lobby internationally.
And in any case, as a poster pointed out earlier, you have Alltheweb.com. I usually switch between both to get better results.
...except for Google News and that Google Groups, invaluable for technical troubleshooting.
That's the biggest dice with Opera really, most bank websites don't render properly.
That, and oh, MSN.com of course.
One under-reported feature in Opera that's been there since version 5:- OperaShow. Granted, works only in pages specifically written for that, but still, a compelling feature for me.
Oh, don't mis-underestimate Rumsfeld, who apparently gives press releases in modern poetry. Appropriate, I suppose.
On topic, this notes feature sounds promising; any experiences anybody would like to share?
Seriously, mouthing "cee-dee-baabee" is waaay more cool than pronouncing studgy, long-winded, "yoo-ni-ver-sal" (and not necessarily for the latter's monopolistic practices).
Correct me if I'm is wrong, but isn't that the reason why it's an Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line? That is to say, the download capacity is asymmetric to the upload capacity.
A very good point. I was speaking with my research sup earlier in the day and he was complaining about the same thing. You see, broadly speaking, my sup is into the general area of what's known as 'complexity'. Apparently, there are many MBA-types who take terms such as "emergence", "small-world", "scale-free network", terms which have a specific scientific meaning, and twist them to suit their own theses. The end result is basically FUD; managers who pay thousands of $$$ think they're learning a mixture of management and science, while the reality is that the crap they get is only metaphorically related to science.
Dissappointing, I tell you. Sadly, I can offer no solutions.
True, although I wouldn't call it a democratic 'dictatorship'. More like, 'democratic patriarchy'. Always thought Singapore was one of those places that couldn't decide whether it was in the East or whether it was in the West (as in, western liberal society).
He's not alone. A friend of mine once pointed to an MIT paper that quoted one of its sources as "National University of Singapore, Singapore, China".
Yup, you read that right. A paper from MIT.
From the back of my head, I think the fine is S$10,000. But yes, I agree; gov.sg's response has been rather timely.
Just to clarify, chewing gum is not banned per se, but sale of chewing gum is. Also, mainly because some retards jammed the doors of the subway system with spit chewing gum.
A better example of Singapore's obession with cleanliness would be the S$2000 fine for not flushing public toilets after use.
Do all our dreams have to focus on big metal thingies that soar up in the sky?
Well, I'll admit it; it's a heady feeling when your journey turns three-dimensional from the usual two-dimensional routine.
Sorry, but that's a very American response. In Europe, it is cheaper to fly than to take trains, if you plan your journey sufficiently in advance.
Flying is cheaper in a different sense in Asia as well. You see, on a per kilometre basis, it's cheaper to fly than to take, say, an auto-rickshaw in any Indian city. Has been like that for quite sometime now, really; if anything, SARS/911/Iraq has only added to the effect.
Point well taken. I'm pretty sure that the Chinese government officials thought it was the right thing to not let out on the details.
However, I'm rather unconvinced about the point you raised about social chaos vis-a-vis SARS. For one, I remember reading a report (on BBC I think; can't find the link now, sorry about that) that suggested that people in Guandong are acutely unaware of the problem. For another, Singapore, Vietnam and Hong Kong are also in the thick of an epidemic; but their governments have been both forthright and, at least in the case of Singapore, have been pro-active in their raising awareness about SARS. Yet, there's no social panic per se in any of these countries/ administrative regions. Indeed, the most logical way, one would think, to counter rumours is to educate the masses about the disease, not by restricting information.