Totally, because the story of a mechanics geek who builds a flying robotic suit with an AI interface has absolutely nothing to do with engineering, IT, or physics. I mean, it's obviously only the sort of fiction that an unintelligent company like Raytheon would work on.
When will these losers stop reading "news for nerds" anyway?
Selling drugs definitely is not a crime, you just have to be in the pharmaceutical, alcohol, tobacco, or coffee business. Selling drugs is big business, pretty much everywhere.
"Illegal" drugs, on the other hand...
A contributes more to the production of future albums than B
That depends on the usage. The vast majority of music that I've downloaded has been stuff that I had never heard before, and which has consequently led me to attend shows and buy albums that I otherwise never would have heard. So when this particular person B downloads them, it's more likely to lead to a sale than if they hadn't.
"The reality is that an artist has to have a record go gold, before they are even going to see a dime. Bands put out 3 or 4 records on a label and never see a dime from record sales. So, it is not like people who are downloading would be putting a dollar in my pocket if they would have bought the record. The industry is set up so that the record company will immediately get paid from record sales."
Based on my year-plus experience with a Win Mobile 5 phone, I would say that while the APIs may certainly handle backgrounding applications, the phones and the OS, perhaps not. Every few days, my phone would lock up-- usually when I went to answer the phone-- and would need to have the battery physically removed to reboot it once, followed by a second reboot to get things back in order. I can't even get reserved memory for the basic function of the phone?
Now, sometimes I would catch it in time to see in the Task Manager that WMP (usually activated accidentally by a "hot button" in the middle of the fucking phone) was sitting idly in the background, suspend mode be damned, taking up the lion's share of my available memory.
How about applications that can remember their state and if you navigate away from it, ooh, voila, it's still in its previous state! Safari on the iPhone does this. It's not like I'm compiling code in the background on my phone or something.
"There are currently no patches or workarounds available except the advice to stay clear of 'untrusted' sites."
So, just stop using the internet, basically? Honestly, if you're worried about someone exploiting vulnerabilities of your web browser in any scenario, you're probably careful of where you're browsing or you've got some protection (A/V, HIPS, or whatever). Abstinence is always safest, but if you're going to browse the torrents, use protection.
The ^u functionality is present everywhere I've tried it (so far) in KDE and I just cannot understand why Gnome, owing its heritage to the CLI, does not incorporate that functionality.
That's one of the things I like about OS X, too; at least in the Apple-developed apps where I've tried it, the CLI shortcuts work.
On a related note, if you're an individual in the Portland area, you can opt to help pay the extra yourself (to the tune of roughly $7/month) and Portland General Electric will help ensure that your electricity use is offset with renewable sources (wind and biomass): http://www.portlandgeneral.com/home/products/power_options/renewable.asp
There seems to be too much order in the small and larger details for that to be considered a "random" accident of the universe. On the other hand it coule be random which also seems possible as well.
Perhaps because it's not randomness, but chaos!
I was with B of A for many years until this happened to me (when I switched to WaMU:\ ):
I had a check stolen out of my mailbox and, being a college student, they stole all $40 out of my account. After spending the requisite bazillion years on the phone with several shell companies to get the fraud itself straightened out, I visited my friendly B of A.
"I recently had fraud on my checking account," I told them. "Here's the paperwork proving that this is what happened." "Okay," they said, "we first recommend that you close this account since it's been compromised." "That sounds great, let's do that." Since most of my money had been siphoned out already, they gave me the remaining $12 or so back in cash. "Okay," they said, "now would you like to open a new account?" "Sure thing," I said. "Alright, you're going to need a minimum balance of $100 to start a new account." Seriously? Obviously I didn't have it; if I had, it would have been stolen already. I walked out.
However, reality means that Apple does have to stop flagrant activity designed to facilitate theft.
So because I can use a hammer to smash open a window, we should stop selling people hammers?
Hammers aren't designed specifically to smash open windows. Sales of lockpick kits are restricted, however, and in some U.S. states and the U.K., merely possessing them without the appropriate licenses can indicate "intent to commit a crime" and is illegal. That would be a better analog to software whose sole purpose to unlock something that would otherwise be locked.
I've seen at least three at work, and can think of two I've seen in the wild. I've thought about getting one to unlock for T-Mobile, but I like having a phone that I'm not going to worry too much about.
Are you high? Don't buy first-rev hardware, and don't buy add-ons for "next-gen" video formats that are (a.) only marginally better than current-gen offerings and (b.) are in the middle of a format war. Problems solved. The 360, a gaming console, sold itself to the crowds because it has good fucking games.
And while I do know people that are MS-exclusive fans, I honestly have never met anyone who has said-- of virtually any product-- "I will buy a product from any random manufacturer as long as it's not X, Inc." Anyone who's that concerned about who the "Evil Manufacturer" is isn't going to just blindly choose any secondary option, especially not from Microsoft. They're not exactly a "warm fuzzies" megacorp.
As well as the Shop at the End of the Universe, a few blocks down, but I don't know if that place is ever actually open. I'm two blocks down from that pub, though, it's got a lot of nice quiet nooks to do some writing in and an ever-changing selection of good ales.
This was the sort of scenario my few surviving G.I. Joe figures would always end up in-- the world had been blown to hell, and Snake Eyes and the Crimson Guard were left fighting it out to see which one of them would get to live the rest of their lives in the insanely well-stocked Antarctic base/my bedroom floor... Ah, good times.
I would add gaming consoles, as well, since the Wii, PS3, and 360 all use IBM processors. Plus, given the longevity of a console, they don't have to worry about the GHz race.
The four months I spent telecommuting was the most productive four months of programming in my life. Unfortunately, it was too productive-- after I finished up the project and it worked without any major flaws, they decided they didn't need me anymore (probably due to the oft-cited factors such as visibility, with a dash of nepotism).
"When I get to a real bookstore, you might as well leave me there all day, and I'm going to spend some serious money.
I love Powell's Technical, but this is a reason against; I just can't afford to go there very often (and I shudder to think of moving all of my books again...)
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Totally, because the story of a mechanics geek who builds a flying robotic suit with an AI interface has absolutely nothing to do with engineering, IT, or physics. I mean, it's obviously only the sort of fiction that an unintelligent company like Raytheon would work on.
When will these losers stop reading "news for nerds" anyway?
Selling drugs definitely is not a crime, you just have to be in the pharmaceutical, alcohol, tobacco, or coffee business. Selling drugs is big business, pretty much everywhere. "Illegal" drugs, on the other hand...
A contributes more to the production of future albums than B
That depends on the usage. The vast majority of music that I've downloaded has been stuff that I had never heard before, and which has consequently led me to attend shows and buy albums that I otherwise never would have heard. So when this particular person B downloads them, it's more likely to lead to a sale than if they hadn't.
To quote Clutch's drummer, Jean-Paul Gaster:
"The reality is that an artist has to have a record go gold, before they are even going to see a dime. Bands put out 3 or 4 records on a label and never see a dime from record sales. So, it is not like people who are downloading would be putting a dollar in my pocket if they would have bought the record. The industry is set up so that the record company will immediately get paid from record sales."
Unfortunately, the similar restore for the iPod Touch still didn't restore my non-working wifi data connection, though...
Based on my year-plus experience with a Win Mobile 5 phone, I would say that while the APIs may certainly handle backgrounding applications, the phones and the OS, perhaps not. Every few days, my phone would lock up-- usually when I went to answer the phone-- and would need to have the battery physically removed to reboot it once, followed by a second reboot to get things back in order. I can't even get reserved memory for the basic function of the phone?
Now, sometimes I would catch it in time to see in the Task Manager that WMP (usually activated accidentally by a "hot button" in the middle of the fucking phone) was sitting idly in the background, suspend mode be damned, taking up the lion's share of my available memory.
How about applications that can remember their state and if you navigate away from it, ooh, voila, it's still in its previous state! Safari on the iPhone does this. It's not like I'm compiling code in the background on my phone or something.
"There are currently no patches or workarounds available except the advice to stay clear of 'untrusted' sites."
So, just stop using the internet, basically? Honestly, if you're worried about someone exploiting vulnerabilities of your web browser in any scenario, you're probably careful of where you're browsing or you've got some protection (A/V, HIPS, or whatever). Abstinence is always safest, but if you're going to browse the torrents, use protection.
The ^u functionality is present everywhere I've tried it (so far) in KDE and I just cannot understand why Gnome, owing its heritage to the CLI, does not incorporate that functionality.
That's one of the things I like about OS X, too; at least in the Apple-developed apps where I've tried it, the CLI shortcuts work.
On a related note, if you're an individual in the Portland area, you can opt to help pay the extra yourself (to the tune of roughly $7/month) and Portland General Electric will help ensure that your electricity use is offset with renewable sources (wind and biomass): http://www.portlandgeneral.com/home/products/power_options/renewable.asp
There seems to be too much order in the small and larger details for that to be considered a "random" accident of the universe. On the other hand it coule be random which also seems possible as well.
Perhaps because it's not randomness, but chaos!
I was with B of A for many years until this happened to me (when I switched to WaMU :\ ):
I had a check stolen out of my mailbox and, being a college student, they stole all $40 out of my account. After spending the requisite bazillion years on the phone with several shell companies to get the fraud itself straightened out, I visited my friendly B of A.
"I recently had fraud on my checking account," I told them. "Here's the paperwork proving that this is what happened."
"Okay," they said, "we first recommend that you close this account since it's been compromised."
"That sounds great, let's do that." Since most of my money had been siphoned out already, they gave me the remaining $12 or so back in cash.
"Okay," they said, "now would you like to open a new account?"
"Sure thing," I said.
"Alright, you're going to need a minimum balance of $100 to start a new account."
Seriously? Obviously I didn't have it; if I had, it would have been stolen already. I walked out.
However, reality means that Apple does have to stop flagrant activity designed to facilitate theft.
So because I can use a hammer to smash open a window, we should stop selling people hammers?
Hammers aren't designed specifically to smash open windows. Sales of lockpick kits are restricted, however, and in some U.S. states and the U.K., merely possessing them without the appropriate licenses can indicate "intent to commit a crime" and is illegal. That would be a better analog to software whose sole purpose to unlock something that would otherwise be locked.
"But what about us lazy slobs?"
"You'll be given cushy jobs!"
"The ring came off my pudding can!"
"Use my pen knife, my good man!"
{sarcasm}
But Apple only makes niche market products! The real threat is clearly Windows Mobile...
{/sarcasm}
I've seen at least three at work, and can think of two I've seen in the wild. I've thought about getting one to unlock for T-Mobile, but I like having a phone that I'm not going to worry too much about.
Are you high? Don't buy first-rev hardware, and don't buy add-ons for "next-gen" video formats that are (a.) only marginally better than current-gen offerings and (b.) are in the middle of a format war. Problems solved. The 360, a gaming console, sold itself to the crowds because it has good fucking games.
And while I do know people that are MS-exclusive fans, I honestly have never met anyone who has said-- of virtually any product-- "I will buy a product from any random manufacturer as long as it's not X, Inc." Anyone who's that concerned about who the "Evil Manufacturer" is isn't going to just blindly choose any secondary option, especially not from Microsoft. They're not exactly a "warm fuzzies" megacorp.
Tops my list :)
7. Guitar Hero 3
6. Puzzle Quest
5. Assassin's Creed
4. Super Mario Galaxy
3. Skate
2. Mass Effect
1. Rock Band
Or keep it around to loan to people to help spread your enlightenment...
As well as the Shop at the End of the Universe, a few blocks down, but I don't know if that place is ever actually open. I'm two blocks down from that pub, though, it's got a lot of nice quiet nooks to do some writing in and an ever-changing selection of good ales.
7.) Final layer: Profit!
This was the sort of scenario my few surviving G.I. Joe figures would always end up in-- the world had been blown to hell, and Snake Eyes and the Crimson Guard were left fighting it out to see which one of them would get to live the rest of their lives in the insanely well-stocked Antarctic base/my bedroom floor... Ah, good times.
Way to alienate the rest of the /. crowd in one fell swoop!
I would add gaming consoles, as well, since the Wii, PS3, and 360 all use IBM processors. Plus, given the longevity of a console, they don't have to worry about the GHz race.
The four months I spent telecommuting was the most productive four months of programming in my life. Unfortunately, it was too productive-- after I finished up the project and it worked without any major flaws, they decided they didn't need me anymore (probably due to the oft-cited factors such as visibility, with a dash of nepotism).
What, like heroin addiction?
"When I get to a real bookstore, you might as well leave me there all day, and I'm going to spend some serious money.
I love Powell's Technical, but this is a reason against; I just can't afford to go there very often (and I shudder to think of moving all of my books again...)
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