You're absolutely right, but pre-announcement should have been preceded by some kind of risk assessment. I'm sure that was a line item and I'm sure it got crossed off, but clearly it was inadequate.
The snarky side of me wants to say, it's Oracle -- what did you expect? But I won't say that. Except I just did. That's the problem with meta-conversations.
Dear microsoft. We use XP because it works, and it has a better, more consistent interface than your latest abortion of an operating system. If you want us to give you money to switch, give us something reasonable to switch to. Just nagging us isn't working.
Let me repeat that so you get it: You are suggesting that we pay money for a new OS, in many cases also paying money for new hardware, for an environment that doesn't work as well as what we have now. What are you smoking?
The "slipped on ice" story is what Atkins' widow wants to promulgate to hide the fact that he died of heart disease. It would be bad for her income stream.
Food Scientists: OK, you guys, we admit it, we really don't have a freaking clue. Sorry. Just go eat whatever seems sensible.
In a perfect world, that's what would be said. But in a world where money is on the line, we'll get the same old mix of conflicting recommendations based on how and by whom the various organizations get paid.
I'm pretty sure the Atkin's diet was ruled out by anyone with any knowledge of actual human health. The man died a fat, bloated fuck and doomed many of his blind followers to live the same.
Um, I'm not an Atkins proponent (been vegetarian since the seventies) but part of that was marketing by Atkins detractors. He slipped on ice and suffered a severe blow to the head. In the hospital, he contracted another condition (which escapes me at the moment) which caused bloating. There is an urban legend that militant vegetarians (which always struck me as an oxymoron, but never mind...) snuck in and got photos of Atkins on his deathbed as rather disingenious "proof" that his diet killed him.
So let me get this straight. The federal government is concerned enough about the theft of consumer personal electronics, that they want a mandated kill switch installed in each device.
So as far as I remember, the feds want kill switches in three basic areas -- cell phones, cars, and the internet. Does anyone see a pattern here?
And the feeblest excuse by far is the one justifying a cell phone kill switch. Not a tablet kill switch (because they already have that functionality with an internet kill switch, perhaps) but very specifically a cell phone kill switch for the fairly feeble justification of "reducing theft", something it's hard for me to believe the federal government has any concern about.
I believe that one factor (don't have any idea how significant) may be that recent revelations entirely unrelated to vaccines have caused an increased suspicion amongst the population about anything the government tells us. It's become almost a meme that whatever the government says, the opposite is likely to be true.
(I'm not saying that's actually the case, just saying that may be what people are feeling.)
Agreed, and this is the only way I would use it, as I select and grind my own beans. But as I said earlier, how does a reusable filter make sense in a future unit where DRM locks you into only using the company's pods? Why would they allow a reusable filter in that arrangement?
I use the refillable pod. I buy coffee in bulk and have no waste.
So I wonder about this. The next version will purportedly have DRM that will only allow the use of matching pods. If you're going to go to that kind of arrangement, what would be the point in having a refillable pod? If the intention is to require people to buy their coffee from the manufacturer, why would they let us use a refillable pod at all? We could fill it with anything, including a competing product.
Use a reusable pod and fill it with the coffee of your choice. Ground yourself or pre-ground. It takes a little more time. And, there are some tricks. Like since the water flows fairly quickly through small cup a fine grind is a good idea.
But could you do that if the coffee pot maker used DRM to insure that you only use recommended pods? How could they allow reusable pods? I mean geeze, you could put anything in there. (Specifically, a competing product.)
Downside : a normal coffee brew process generates 6-12 cups of Joe.
I guess we could all switch to a press... but that's a bit messy and requires a stand alone heating method (I've not the space to keep a proper tea kettle on my office desk)
Keurig provides a clean single-cup solution
It creates a lot of waste, though. Trendy, but not very green. Kind of like the personal electronics industry.
Yep, nesting on the ground requires a predator free environment. Same thing with the Megapode which is having a hard time in multiple habitats... (No not just from the hunts by the senior staff at The Unseen University...)
"Skilled at running away". There's a lot to be said for that.
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You're absolutely right, but pre-announcement should have been preceded by some kind of risk assessment. I'm sure that was a line item and I'm sure it got crossed off, but clearly it was inadequate.
The snarky side of me wants to say, it's Oracle -- what did you expect? But I won't say that. Except I just did. That's the problem with meta-conversations.
Yeah, methinks they should have checked to see if the website actually worked first.
Dear microsoft. We use XP because it works, and it has a better, more consistent interface than your latest abortion of an operating system. If you want us to give you money to switch, give us something reasonable to switch to. Just nagging us isn't working.
Let me repeat that so you get it: You are suggesting that we pay money for a new OS, in many cases also paying money for new hardware, for an environment that doesn't work as well as what we have now. What are you smoking?
Don't forget to send off for your Buzzy the Hummingbird doll.
Get back to us when you hit 40.
Obviously, the malware is so well written that nobody has found it yet.
But seriously, malware tends to target the top player in the market (by numbers). Nothing really to see here.
The "slipped on ice" story is what Atkins' widow wants to promulgate to hide the fact that he died of heart disease. It would be bad for her income stream.
Citation needed.
I remember the "carbo-loading" fad. Man, that was a bad idea.
I think what he's saying is that it's not the calories, it's where they're coming from.
Why leave off the onions?
Food Scientists: OK, you guys, we admit it, we really don't have a freaking clue. Sorry. Just go eat whatever seems sensible.
In a perfect world, that's what would be said. But in a world where money is on the line, we'll get the same old mix of conflicting recommendations based on how and by whom the various organizations get paid.
If you're trying to get kids interested in the concepts of higher math, Vi Hart has some fascinating videos.
I'm pretty sure the Atkin's diet was ruled out by anyone with any knowledge of actual human health. The man died a fat, bloated fuck and doomed many of his blind followers to live the same.
Um, I'm not an Atkins proponent (been vegetarian since the seventies) but part of that was marketing by Atkins detractors. He slipped on ice and suffered a severe blow to the head. In the hospital, he contracted another condition (which escapes me at the moment) which caused bloating. There is an urban legend that militant vegetarians (which always struck me as an oxymoron, but never mind...) snuck in and got photos of Atkins on his deathbed as rather disingenious "proof" that his diet killed him.
So let me get this straight. The federal government is concerned enough about the theft of consumer personal electronics, that they want a mandated kill switch installed in each device.
So as far as I remember, the feds want kill switches in three basic areas -- cell phones, cars, and the internet. Does anyone see a pattern here?
And the feeblest excuse by far is the one justifying a cell phone kill switch. Not a tablet kill switch (because they already have that functionality with an internet kill switch, perhaps) but very specifically a cell phone kill switch for the fairly feeble justification of "reducing theft", something it's hard for me to believe the federal government has any concern about.
Just curious, is anyone buying this?
I believe that one factor (don't have any idea how significant) may be that recent revelations entirely unrelated to vaccines have caused an increased suspicion amongst the population about anything the government tells us. It's become almost a meme that whatever the government says, the opposite is likely to be true.
(I'm not saying that's actually the case, just saying that may be what people are feeling.)
Agreed, and this is the only way I would use it, as I select and grind my own beans. But as I said earlier, how does a reusable filter make sense in a future unit where DRM locks you into only using the company's pods? Why would they allow a reusable filter in that arrangement?
I use the refillable pod. I buy coffee in bulk and have no waste.
So I wonder about this. The next version will purportedly have DRM that will only allow the use of matching pods. If you're going to go to that kind of arrangement, what would be the point in having a refillable pod? If the intention is to require people to buy their coffee from the manufacturer, why would they let us use a refillable pod at all? We could fill it with anything, including a competing product.
Use a reusable pod and fill it with the coffee of your choice. Ground yourself or pre-ground. It takes a little more time. And, there are some tricks. Like since the water flows fairly quickly through small cup a fine grind is a good idea.
But could you do that if the coffee pot maker used DRM to insure that you only use recommended pods? How could they allow reusable pods? I mean geeze, you could put anything in there. (Specifically, a competing product.)
Unless you personally witnessed the beans being ground, its not proper coffee :)
Very true. And grinding your own beans adds maybe 30 seconds to the process.
Daisy... Daaaiiissyyyy
Downside : a normal coffee brew process generates 6-12 cups of Joe.
I guess we could all switch to a press ... but that's a bit messy and requires a stand alone heating method (I've not the space to keep a proper tea kettle on my office desk)
Keurig provides a clean single-cup solution
It creates a lot of waste, though. Trendy, but not very green. Kind of like the personal electronics industry.
> We know where our food comes from.
And that's a good thing! But I suspect your community is the exact opposite of that of the common urbanite.
"You eat meat, right? Welcome to meat."
Yep, nesting on the ground requires a predator free environment.
Same thing with the Megapode which is having a hard time in multiple habitats... (No not just from the hunts by the senior staff at The Unseen University...)
"Skilled at running away". There's a lot to be said for that.