I'm reasonably certain that being dead will stop your existence from being a living anything. This coming from someone named "Elvis Parsley". Oh, the irony.
Maybe we should just make the registry a system that needs to pay for itself, and we can increase the registration fee by $500 per gun owner. Then there will be no operating cost to the average non-gun-owning taxpayer. <sarcasm>That sounds like an excellent idea. But we should apply the same principle to other areas as well. For example, how about charging $500 per call to 911? Then there will be no operating cost to the average non-emergency-services-needing taxpayer.</sarcasm>
Based on your statement, I am led to assume that only gun owners are victims of gun-related crimes. After all, as you so aptly put, such a gun registry system is about investigating gun crime, and so is effectively meant only to help victims (and investigators) of gun-related crimes. It is my firm belief that if the group paying for a system is going to be limited to a select number, then it should be limited to the ones benefiting from said system. Unless, of course, there is some way to charge the group creating the need for the system, in this case, the criminals. But I think it's safe to say that the average criminal would not be able to afford such costs, thereby eliminating this as a feasible option.
Now I may be mistaken, but unfortunately, I don't think anyone has come up with a way of predetermining who is going to be a victim of a gun-related crime as of yet. Which means that there is no way of fairly placing the burden of cost on a limited group of people. It's the exact same concept as paying for law enforcement or any other "public service".
If non-volatile, what kind of endurance can be expected? What about data retention? It doesn't matter how small the memory is if the data only lasts 5 minutes. (Yes, I'm sure there would be applications even for that, but you get the point.)
What are the write and read times?
If volatile, does the data need to be refreshed continuously, or will it hold its value as long as power is applied?
How much power is required for different operation?
Okay, so maybe I was expecting too much. But they could've at least given some of the most basic details, like word size (damned marketing dept!).
It's just like ricer cars. The "modifications" do nothing good for the car (or in this case, page), but they are quite obviously noticeable. And, they make the individual feel as though they have performed some great feat, as the person (typically) would not have otherwise known how to do anything like that.
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So, if you have a memory leak, do you need to call a plumber?
Of course it won't work! Those hamsters and tubes are needed for sending the internets!
Come on now, this is Slashdot. You really should know this already.
Based on your statement, I am led to assume that only gun owners are victims of gun-related crimes. After all, as you so aptly put, such a gun registry system is about investigating gun crime, and so is effectively meant only to help victims (and investigators) of gun-related crimes. It is my firm belief that if the group paying for a system is going to be limited to a select number, then it should be limited to the ones benefiting from said system. Unless, of course, there is some way to charge the group creating the need for the system, in this case, the criminals. But I think it's safe to say that the average criminal would not be able to afford such costs, thereby eliminating this as a feasible option.
Now I may be mistaken, but unfortunately, I don't think anyone has come up with a way of predetermining who is going to be a victim of a gun-related crime as of yet. Which means that there is no way of fairly placing the burden of cost on a limited group of people. It's the exact same concept as paying for law enforcement or any other "public service".
Not necessarily. Maybe this particular joke likes to hover above people and telekinetically remove their legs from the rest of their body.
Languages are only a small minor part of the problem. Clearly languages are a larger problem than you realize.
Are^H^H^HWere you married?
- Is this volatile or non-volatile memory?
- What size word are they using?
- If non-volatile, what kind of endurance can be expected? What about data retention? It doesn't matter how small the memory is if the data only lasts 5 minutes. (Yes, I'm sure there would be applications even for that, but you get the point.)
- What are the write and read times?
- If volatile, does the data need to be refreshed continuously, or will it hold its value as long as power is applied?
- How much power is required for different operation?
Okay, so maybe I was expecting too much. But they could've at least given some of the most basic details, like word size (damned marketing dept!).So, does this mean Morgan Spurlock now needs to film a documentary in which he lives in the suburbs for a month?
Personally, I would've gone with 8,000,000,000,000,000 nHz.
"On how to prevent breast cancer by giving women more information about 'the importance of keeping the lymph system clear and unclogged'"
Remember kids, you should always change your lymph filter once every 3,000 miles.
I thought the FAA already took care of the whole pilots and alcohol consumption problem. I'm certainly not going to be flying for a while.
You forgot the "mmm'kay?".
Great, how long before they start using similar robots to check your prostate?
(Ha! You thought this was going to be another reference to The Matrix/Terminator, didn't you?)
Coming next summer: "Cellphones On A Plane!"
Man, once I read the title I got really excited. I mean, who wouldn't love to have some frickin' lasers for "detecting" tailgaters?
And most people don't have sex EVERY DAY from puberty till marriage.Does it have to be with someone else?
Gee, thanks! You just filled in step #2 of the RIAA's business model...
1. Buy off legislature
2. Create new version of sales tax on everything ever made
3. PROFIT!!!
If you had just stayed quiet, they never would've figured it out.
Brings new meaning to free as in speech.
Even better! Combine the following: Induction-powered flashlight and Fleshlight.
More like "Always low prices...or else".
I can see it now: "Ipods on a Plane"!
But what about Powerator?
It's just like ricer cars. The "modifications" do nothing good for the car (or in this case, page), but they are quite obviously noticeable. And, they make the individual feel as though they have performed some great feat, as the person (typically) would not have otherwise known how to do anything like that.