In linguistics, the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis (SWH) states that there is a systematic relationship between the grammatical categories of the language a person speaks and how that person both understands the world and behaves in it. There are conceptually related, but technically quite different, controversies about programming languages....
Oh, yes. An "insightful" post that is completely wrong. This is not taxpayer funded. It is funded by TengoInternet.
I think you're probably right, and deserve +Informative modding.
However, the article is not entirely clear about funding:
"The service will be free in the five Texas parks for three months; then TengoInternet, the wireless provider, will charge about $15 a day."
I take this to mean that the service will be free to all park visitors for the next three months: presumably Tengo is giving away service in order to build name recognition.
I further presume that after three months, Tengo will charge all users $15 a day, presumably via credit card.
But the article is vague about the details -- for example, one might presume that each user gets a three month free trial, followed by pay-to-use. Furthermore, there's no statement whatever about the use or non-use of tax monies -- I take this to mean that taxes aren't involved, but this could easily be faulty assumption, who knows what deals Tengo made with park service?
you completely missed the AC's point: the problem is not that there are FBI agent outside of the US, the problem is that FBI agent conduct searches outside of the US!
No, I didn't miss the AC's point. Perhaps you didn't read my post clearly, or failed to grasp the implications:
"Legats not only help international police agencies with training activities, they facilitate resolution of the FBI's domestic investigations which have international leads. The Legat program focuses on deterring crime that threatens America such as drug trafficking, international terrorism, and economic espionage."
Seems to me that "facilitating resolution of the FBI's domestic investigations" and "deterring crime that threatens America" might reasonably include FBI searches outside the US.
The FBI has a long and sorry history of conducting illegal searches inside the US -- why would the agency use lesser capabilities abroad?
Why the bloody fuck are FBI agents able to conduct searches in forgein [sic] countries? They have nothing to say outside of the US!
The FBI has a considerable presence outside the United States:
"The Federal Bureau of Investigation is working every day not only in the United States, but in 52 countries outside our borders. The FBI has a Legal Attache Program which was created to help foster good will and gain greater cooperation with international police partners in support of the FBI's domestic mission. The goal is to link law enforcement resources and other officials outside the U.S. with law enforcement in this country to better ensure the safety of the American public here and abroad.
"Presently, there are 45 Legal Attache (Legat) offices and four Legat sub-offices. The FBI's Special Agent representatives abroad carry the titles of Legal Attache, Deputy Legal Attache, or Assistant Legal Attache. The FBI believes it is essential to station highly skilled Special Agents in other countries to help prevent terrorism and crime from reaching across borders and harming Americans in their homes and workplaces.
"Legats not only help international police agencies with training activities, they facilitate resolution of the FBI's domestic investigations which have international leads. The Legat program focuses on deterring crime that threatens America such as drug trafficking, international terrorism, and economic espionage."
"No one should scandalize the presence of FBI agents at the Mexico City International Airport, as the presence of intelligence agents at airports is common. Yes there are agents from the FBI (at airports), like our agents are in the U.S., like the Spanish police as well as carabineers (military or state police) from Chile and Italy are here. They are information agents, conduits for the intelligence systems of their countries to obtain confidential and verifiable information."
Perhaps a revert war is should be viewed as information itself. So for each article, there's a volatility index useful for identifying contraversial subjects. If you notice that an article has high volatility and are interested in examining it, you can see a history of the article over time.
you want to develop for a new vertical industry that you're not familiar with, you're not sure about your dev platform and you came to/. seeking objective analysis on a platform involving MS?? Well, you certainly deserve all the "PHP rocks!" and "11 lines of Perl are all u need" answers you'll be getting...
Very true.
But let's put the blame where it belongs -- on Cliff, for posting the post.
Games that have large social structures like "guilds" tend to gravitate towards a more stable setup because "player enforced penalities" start to come into play. When leaders start worrying about their group being left out (everyone agrees GuildA55 are jerks and therefore will not share events with them) they are far more likely to be nice and seek comprise than to try and grief and punish everyone against them. Situations like these probably mimic some early human societies and social structures.
Why do you need a calendar, I was under the impression Outlook was used 99% of the time as a mail client.
My main clients are architects. They are all heavily dependant on Outlook as their primary project management tool -- email, calendar, etc.
I tried to convince them that Outlook is the world's worst spreader of viral mayhem. They agreed in principle, but were unwilling to give up Outlook. Reason: they're already heavily invested in knowing and using Outlook -- switching would be too much work, too disruptive.
However, the point of using DNA as a scaffold for the assembly of information is not in its stability per se. It's in its ability, per its repetitive structure with lots of nice modifiable side chains available, to direct assembly of other molecules.
... chemically, DNA is almost heroically unchanging. It is among the most unreactive, inert molecules in the biological world. That means data integrity, a Good Thing.
Good point.
When DNA does go bad, typically what happens is that the telomeres wear out, leading to cell death.
An Access-like program?... I remember when those were called "databases."
Access is more than a database per se -- it incorporates the front-end development tool for the database proper.
In my experience, Access is good for power users, who have enough experience/motivation to write modest apps in Access, but not enough to, say, develop web-based front ends for SQL Server.
That said, I will admit -- when I saw the phrase "Access-Like Program", I felt a dread chill run down my spine....
I believe the Luxor hotel (the one shaped like a Pyramid) is covered in Solar Cells to power the beam of light that shoots into the sky they have on at night.
Vegas itself is a monument to excess, but Luxor is synonymous with pure luxury. Those Pharaohs sure know how to live!
I live in Minnesota, our sunlight situation is not so, um, bright. We're making some headway with agrofuel and wind, but relatively little, and there are problems.
"I look foreward to a time when countries that whose only natural resourse is large amounts of scourching hot desert and they are considered energy rich."
Okay, I mis-read his statement. Easy to do, let's read it again:
"... only natural resourse is large amounts of scourching hot desert and they are considered energy rich..."
This fits Saudi Arabia perfectly: Scorching desert, considered energy rich.
But of course, the kicker is Matt's preface: "I look foreward to a time..."
So the "energy rich" refers to the future, not the present.
There was no irony intended.
If a country has oil then desert isn't the only natural resource it has. Clearly, Saudi doesnt meet my criteria. I was thinking of countries in Africa.
Got it, makes sense.
I was thinking of Saudi Arabia, after the oil runs out.
Right, we should suspend ALL technological devellopments and scientific research, lest the boogyman, I mean, terrorist use it. Also, let's scrap all the tech we have and go live in caves.
Sorry, no can do.
All the good caves are already taken, by guys in robes with long beards, whose names I can't pronounce.
Slashdot Mirror
Next On Ask Slashdot: How do you go to the bathroom?
... must I think about that question?
O dear sweet Jesus, and saints preserve us
-kgj
We spend less time watching TV ....
....
Thank God! Maybe there's home for mankind after all
-kgj
I think you're probably right, and deserve +Informative modding.
However, the article is not entirely clear about funding: I take this to mean that the service will be free to all park visitors for the next three months: presumably Tengo is giving away service in order to build name recognition.
I further presume that after three months, Tengo will charge all users $15 a day, presumably via credit card.
But the article is vague about the details -- for example, one might presume that each user gets a three month free trial, followed by pay-to-use. Furthermore, there's no statement whatever about the use or non-use of tax monies -- I take this to mean that taxes aren't involved, but this could easily be faulty assumption, who knows what deals Tengo made with park service?
-kgj
I suppose you could look at it that way.
When I think of "One World Goverment", what comes to mind is: Coca-Cola; Nike; Wal-Mart; etc.
-kgj
you completely missed the AC's point: the problem is not that there are FBI agent outside of the US, the problem is that FBI agent conduct searches outside of the US!
No, I didn't miss the AC's point. Perhaps you didn't read my post clearly, or failed to grasp the implications:
"Legats not only help international police agencies with training activities, they facilitate resolution of the FBI's domestic investigations which have international leads. The Legat program focuses on deterring crime that threatens America such as drug trafficking, international terrorism, and economic espionage."
Seems to me that "facilitating resolution of the FBI's domestic investigations" and "deterring crime that threatens America" might reasonably include FBI searches outside the US.
The FBI has a long and sorry history of conducting illegal searches inside the US -- why would the agency use lesser capabilities abroad?
-kgj
The FBI has a considerable presence outside the United States: And: -kgj
AC, whoever you are, you've done outstanding research, and I salute you.
I'd make you a Friend, if I knew your ID.
-kgj
I for one congratulate Canadian Prime Minister Tim Horton for running a great campaign and his wife Wendy for her fantastic chain of restaurants!
... he's related to the Horton of "Horton Hears a Hoo" fame, right?
Prime Minister Horton
-kgj
Accurate, but not accurate enough for my taste.
The post should actually read: -kgj
think of how dumb the average person is...
Now realize thay 1/2 the world is even dumber than that.
No, that's not how dumbness works.
Visualize a bell curve. The "average person" occupies the middle section of this curve -- the main central zone of the bell.
To one side of the central zone, that's the really smart people.
To the other side of the central zone, that's the really dumb people.
-kgj
Perhaps a revert war is should be viewed as information itself. So for each article, there's a volatility index useful for identifying contraversial subjects. If you notice that an article has high volatility and are interested in examining it, you can see a history of the article over time.
Smart idea, I like it a lot.
-kgj
you want to develop for a new vertical industry that you're not familiar with, you're not sure about your dev platform and you came to /. seeking objective analysis on a platform involving MS?? Well, you certainly deserve all the "PHP rocks!" and "11 lines of Perl are all u need" answers you'll be getting...
Very true.
But let's put the blame where it belongs -- on Cliff, for posting the post.
-kgj
Games that have large social structures like "guilds" tend to gravitate towards a more stable setup because "player enforced penalities" start to come into play. When leaders start worrying about their group being left out (everyone agrees GuildA55 are jerks and therefore will not share events with them) they are far more likely to be nice and seek comprise than to try and grief and punish everyone against them. Situations like these probably mimic some early human societies and social structures.
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Well put. Wish I had mod points
-kgj
Why do you need a calendar, I was under the impression Outlook was used 99% of the time as a mail client.
My main clients are architects. They are all heavily dependant on Outlook as their primary project management tool -- email, calendar, etc.
I tried to convince them that Outlook is the world's worst spreader of viral mayhem. They agreed in principle, but were unwilling to give up Outlook. Reason: they're already heavily invested in knowing and using Outlook -- switching would be too much work, too disruptive.
Grr.
- kgj
However, the point of using DNA as a scaffold for the assembly of information is not in its stability per se. It's in its ability, per its repetitive structure with lots of nice modifiable side chains available, to direct assembly of other molecules.
Thanks for the clarification.
-kgj
Good point.
When DNA does go bad, typically what happens is that the telomeres wear out, leading to cell death.
-kgj
An Access-like program? ... I remember when those were called "databases."
....
Access is more than a database per se -- it incorporates the front-end development tool for the database proper.
In my experience, Access is good for power users, who have enough experience/motivation to write modest apps in Access, but not enough to, say, develop web-based front ends for SQL Server.
That said, I will admit -- when I saw the phrase "Access-Like Program", I felt a dread chill run down my spine
-kgj
How about the Mojave dessert here in the US?
I believe the Luxor hotel (the one shaped like a Pyramid) is covered in Solar Cells to power the beam of light that shoots into the sky they have on at night.
Vegas itself is a monument to excess, but Luxor is synonymous with pure luxury. Those Pharaohs sure know how to live!
I live in Minnesota, our sunlight situation is not so, um, bright. We're making some headway with agrofuel and wind, but relatively little, and there are problems.
-kgj
You should read matt's message.
... only natural resourse is large amounts of scourching hot desert and they are considered energy rich..."
..."
It reads:
"I look foreward to a time when countries that whose only natural resourse is large amounts of scourching hot desert and they are considered energy rich."
Okay, I mis-read his statement. Easy to do, let's read it again:
"
This fits Saudi Arabia perfectly: Scorching desert, considered energy rich.
But of course, the kicker is Matt's preface: "I look foreward to a time
So the "energy rich" refers to the future, not the present.
My mistake.
-kgj
"It would be like clearing a sidewalk full of spectators with a fire hose so you can walk through it," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Nyhus.
Which is fine, as long as Uncle Sam is holding the fire hose, and rioting citizens are taking the splash -- and not the other way around.
-kgj
There was no irony intended. If a country has oil then desert isn't the only natural resource it has. Clearly, Saudi doesnt meet my criteria. I was thinking of countries in Africa.
Got it, makes sense.
I was thinking of Saudi Arabia, after the oil runs out.
-kgj
You might be forgetting their huge amounts of oil.
No, I'm not forgetting the oil -- I refer to it implicitly:
"Saudi Arabia, scorching hot desert, energy rich, no other resources."
-kgj
www.oksolar.com/roof/ You can start there :-)
Thanks!
-kgj
Right, we should suspend ALL technological devellopments and scientific research, lest the boogyman, I mean, terrorist use it. Also, let's scrap all the tech we have and go live in caves.
Sorry, no can do.
All the good caves are already taken, by guys in robes with long beards, whose names I can't pronounce.
-kgj