Maybe it's like a fake alarm permit or the blinking light people put in their cars. If you get an NRA sticker and slap it in your window maybe a would be criminal will think twice about hitting your house and move on to the neighbours.
Canadian here. The way our cameras work is that they only issue a fine to the registered owner of the vehicle. It is the owners responsibility since they are the ones registered and paying insurance. If the car was speeding or ran a red light, then the owner consented to allow the driver to use the car, and so is responsible for any infractions while driving. If the owner knows who was driving at the time, then they can try and collect the fee from the person driving (visible in the photo), or they can choose to not let that person use their car in the future.
That being said, since it does not prove the owner was driving, it does not affect the owners driving record (ie, no demerits, no effect on future insurance rates, etc..).
The owner is allowed to plead that the driver did not have consent, in which case the car was considered stolen and proper police work can be done to determine if the car is in fact stolen, or if the owner is lying. If it was indeed stolen, I believe the owner is not responsible for the fees resulting from infractions.
I find it very annoying that they are banning traditional bulbs. Especially in Canada, where I am. First off, there are many situations in which the CFL bulbs simply don't work. For example, outdoor lights. Sure, they work fine most of the year, but when winter hits they either take forever to turn on, and when they do are incredibly dim.
LED bulbs are also not generally available yet in Canada, and if you do find them, they are ~$30 each. This leaves good old incandescent bulbs. And in the spring, fall, and winter months, the heat given off by the bulbs is hardly wasted. It helps heat the house; any heat given off by the light bulbs is less energy the furnace has to expend.
Given these issues, I would much prefer the nice warm glow of an incandescent bulb to the harsh colour of the CFL (although they are improving). I do have some CFLs in my house for general purpose lighting, but there are many specialty bulbs that really just cant be replaced by CFL.
I agree.. I even sometimes wear my sunglasses while working on the old crappy CRT they have me on at work. I find that the biggest problem, though, is the glare from the florescent light thats behind me.
I'm afraid thats not exactly how it would work. Global Warming doesn't neccessarily mean that everyone on the world gets warmer climate. It actually causes more extreme weather. This means larger and more frequent hurricanes, freak blizards, etc.. One of the more dangerous threats is the melting of the ice caps. If these were to melt entirely, there could be massive flooding around the world, displacing (or killing?) millions of people.
Even just a few more degrees increase in the average temperature could be disasterous.
As we all know, the one-ness of a one is direclty proportional to the coldness. Nothing beats a cold one, but on a warm summers day, a cool one can be quite refreshing. A warm one is hardly a one at all...
Nah... the trick is to make something that would ring up as $100,000 and slap it on to 25 random products on the shelves. Then you get to hang around and watch some customers blow their lid when they ring it in.
Or... you could setup your OWN server and have unlimited freedom. This is what I have done.
I can access my files from anywhere, read my email from anywhere, ssh in from anywhere, use webmail... etc...
Although, I can understand the niche google is going for, most people either dont have the means or know how to setup their own server. But man, it is nice.
Am I the only person who thought of how a basic microprocessor handles interupts (single level interupts that is) as a possible solution to being swamped?
In order to prevent greedy devices from hogging all the CPU time, it will always return to the "main task" before servicing another interrupt. Not sure if this would apply to real life, but I think it could prevent you from queuing up a huge stack of work (pun intended).
Are you sure that they used cables and not wireless? Maybe they didnt even have provisions on the ship for connecting all the computers so wireless was the only way. I remember seeing cables plugged into a big console on the bridge, but maybe that was just connecting a bunch of wireless routers or something...
I particularly liked the monitor they had on that episode of a series of firewalls turning red when they have been infiltrated.
Perhaps they didnt use wireless in the Matrix for the same reason that they dont on Battlestar Gallactica.
If you thought that it was bad here and now with people leaching bandwidth via a can-tenna, imagine how efficient a sentient machine race could hack that.
Especially if your transmitting something essential, like, I dont know, your own consciousness over the signal. Seems to me that all the machines would have to do to KILL you would be to fire up a microwave.
I will admit that for most people, its not the best OS to use because it requires alot more configuration and setup than a windows OS.
But, if you want more flexibility, more control over how things work, more options (ie serving) then Linux is WAY better than windows.
Out of the box linux may be a bit difficult to use, but once your in for a month or so and have it configured to your liking, it is better.
Alot of the stuff that you complained about are simply issues with installing software.
For example, web browser rendering (I havent had a problem with Konq personally) you can install Firefox or Opera and they both render every website I have ever used perfectly fine. Its especially great when you install mozPlugger (for video plugins) and the flash player.
Your complaints about mp3 and mpeg problems sounds like another software installation that needs to be done. For video, just go download mplayer with the codec packs and install, xmms should handle mp3s fine.
All the other stuff sounds like configuration problems. The video especially. People can spend a long time configuring their video for the first time.
Anywho, to make a long story short, as I said earlier, Linux is awesome if you know what your doing and are willing to spend some time to get it right. I would also recommend running the latest version of SuSE Pro, it does a pretty good job of autodetecting things right out of the box. Video should work fine by default, but you will have to mess around if you want 3D to work well.
Perhaps the fact that when the moon is on the horizon you are viewing it through more atmosphere than when it is directly above.
Because of this, the atmosphere acts as a lens for whatever reason (perhaps because of the spherical shape of the atmosphere itself?) thus making the view of the moon and/or sun larger.
Nobody should need to have pop up ads. If you need to annoyingly throw yourself in front of a user to get attention, then perhaps you should consider making a better product or advertising to the right people (or both).
If anything, people are going to purposely avoid brands/companies that give them annoying popups (I know I would). Its almost as bad as unsolicited telemarketing; interupting you in the middle of something completely unrelated.
If you have a product or service that is actually worth marketing, then you should stick to either unobtrusive banner ads (preferably ones that dont shake or flash like hell) or use text ads like google ad words. These ads need to be highly targeted to people already looking for your service/product.
The times of just throwing your product in front of millions of people on the slim chance that a few of them might actually be interested is comming to an end, NOT free internet. Advertisers will need to diversify or get out of the way, but stop complaining about it.
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Maybe it's like a fake alarm permit or the blinking light people put in their cars. If you get an NRA sticker and slap it in your window maybe a would be criminal will think twice about hitting your house and move on to the neighbours.
Please estimate the size of the strongly worded memo in libraries of congress so that it makes sense to the lay person. Thank you.
Canadian here. The way our cameras work is that they only issue a fine to the registered owner of the vehicle. It is the owners responsibility since they are the ones registered and paying insurance. If the car was speeding or ran a red light, then the owner consented to allow the driver to use the car, and so is responsible for any infractions while driving. If the owner knows who was driving at the time, then they can try and collect the fee from the person driving (visible in the photo), or they can choose to not let that person use their car in the future. That being said, since it does not prove the owner was driving, it does not affect the owners driving record (ie, no demerits, no effect on future insurance rates, etc..). The owner is allowed to plead that the driver did not have consent, in which case the car was considered stolen and proper police work can be done to determine if the car is in fact stolen, or if the owner is lying. If it was indeed stolen, I believe the owner is not responsible for the fees resulting from infractions.
I find it very annoying that they are banning traditional bulbs. Especially in Canada, where I am. First off, there are many situations in which the CFL bulbs simply don't work. For example, outdoor lights. Sure, they work fine most of the year, but when winter hits they either take forever to turn on, and when they do are incredibly dim. LED bulbs are also not generally available yet in Canada, and if you do find them, they are ~$30 each. This leaves good old incandescent bulbs. And in the spring, fall, and winter months, the heat given off by the bulbs is hardly wasted. It helps heat the house; any heat given off by the light bulbs is less energy the furnace has to expend. Given these issues, I would much prefer the nice warm glow of an incandescent bulb to the harsh colour of the CFL (although they are improving). I do have some CFLs in my house for general purpose lighting, but there are many specialty bulbs that really just cant be replaced by CFL.
Agreed. Purchased a new Nikola Tesla coffee mug for my desk at work. Great guy, great comics, shitty thieves.
Actually, the earth is an oblate spheroid. Not a perfect sphere.
I agree.. I even sometimes wear my sunglasses while working on the old crappy CRT they have me on at work. I find that the biggest problem, though, is the glare from the florescent light thats behind me.
I'm afraid thats not exactly how it would work. Global Warming doesn't neccessarily mean that everyone on the world gets warmer climate. It actually causes more extreme weather. This means larger and more frequent hurricanes, freak blizards, etc.. One of the more dangerous threats is the melting of the ice caps. If these were to melt entirely, there could be massive flooding around the world, displacing (or killing?) millions of people.
Even just a few more degrees increase in the average temperature could be disasterous.
As we all know, the one-ness of a one is direclty proportional to the coldness. Nothing beats a cold one, but on a warm summers day, a cool one can be quite refreshing. A warm one is hardly a one at all...
Speaking of flying toasters, does anybody know the average airspeed velocity of a flying toaster? African or European..
The point is how do you get those parameters to the other party secretly?
Pffft.... isn't it obvious? Encrpyt the parameters using a quasar. oh wait...
Nah... the trick is to make something that would ring up as $100,000 and slap it on to 25 random products on the shelves. Then you get to hang around and watch some customers blow their lid when they ring it in.
Or... you could setup your OWN server and have unlimited freedom. This is what I have done.
I can access my files from anywhere, read my email from anywhere, ssh in from anywhere, use webmail... etc...
Although, I can understand the niche google is going for, most people either dont have the means or know how to setup their own server. But man, it is nice.
Am I the only person who thought of how a basic microprocessor handles interupts (single level interupts that is) as a possible solution to being swamped?
In order to prevent greedy devices from hogging all the CPU time, it will always return to the "main task" before servicing another interrupt. Not sure if this would apply to real life, but I think it could prevent you from queuing up a huge stack of work (pun intended).
Not neccessarily... Ever tried cleaning a windows box with 20+ viruses all attacking your antivirus at the same time?
Are you sure that they used cables and not wireless? Maybe they didnt even have provisions on the ship for connecting all the computers so wireless was the only way. I remember seeing cables plugged into a big console on the bridge, but maybe that was just connecting a bunch of wireless routers or something... I particularly liked the monitor they had on that episode of a series of firewalls turning red when they have been infiltrated.
Perhaps they didnt use wireless in the Matrix for the same reason that they dont on Battlestar Gallactica.
If you thought that it was bad here and now with people leaching bandwidth via a can-tenna, imagine how efficient a sentient machine race could hack that.
Especially if your transmitting something essential, like, I dont know, your own consciousness over the signal. Seems to me that all the machines would have to do to KILL you would be to fire up a microwave.
The book I was just reading on mySQL said that the InnoDB table's were ACID compliant...
Linux is great, *if* you know what your doing.
I will admit that for most people, its not the best OS to use because it requires alot more configuration and setup than a windows OS.
But, if you want more flexibility, more control over how things work, more options (ie serving) then Linux is WAY better than windows.
Out of the box linux may be a bit difficult to use, but once your in for a month or so and have it configured to your liking, it is better.
Alot of the stuff that you complained about are simply issues with installing software.
For example, web browser rendering (I havent had a problem with Konq personally) you can install Firefox or Opera and they both render every website I have ever used perfectly fine. Its especially great when you install mozPlugger (for video plugins) and the flash player.
Your complaints about mp3 and mpeg problems sounds like another software installation that needs to be done. For video, just go download mplayer with the codec packs and install, xmms should handle mp3s fine.
All the other stuff sounds like configuration problems. The video especially. People can spend a long time configuring their video for the first time.
Anywho, to make a long story short, as I said earlier, Linux is awesome if you know what your doing and are willing to spend some time to get it right. I would also recommend running the latest version of SuSE Pro, it does a pretty good job of autodetecting things right out of the box. Video should work fine by default, but you will have to mess around if you want 3D to work well.
In response to your sig, you should of wrote it like this:
wrong "should of"
right "should have"
abbreviated right "should've"
Perhaps the fact that when the moon is on the horizon you are viewing it through more atmosphere than when it is directly above.
Because of this, the atmosphere acts as a lens for whatever reason (perhaps because of the spherical shape of the atmosphere itself?) thus making the view of the moon and/or sun larger.
Proceed to tear apart my humble theory.
Just hope he doesnt make the same mistake twice ;)
Nobody should need to have pop up ads. If you need to annoyingly throw yourself in front of a user to get attention, then perhaps you should consider making a better product or advertising to the right people (or both).
If anything, people are going to purposely avoid brands/companies that give them annoying popups (I know I would). Its almost as bad as unsolicited telemarketing; interupting you in the middle of something completely unrelated.
If you have a product or service that is actually worth marketing, then you should stick to either unobtrusive banner ads (preferably ones that dont shake or flash like hell) or use text ads like google ad words. These ads need to be highly targeted to people already looking for your service/product.
The times of just throwing your product in front of millions of people on the slim chance that a few of them might actually be interested is comming to an end, NOT free internet. Advertisers will need to diversify or get out of the way, but stop complaining about it.
ESA says that these recipes will use fresh ingredients grown in greenhouses built on Mars colonies or other planets.
On other planets... like Earth?
I dont know about you, but I try and check my email once every 5 minutes and cant go more than 6 hours without checking it...