Plus, every accountant loves turning what used to be capital expense (one time software purchase) into operational expense (recurring monthly subscription)!
I can't imagine why these schemes aren't being adopted on a massive scale!
In order for Microsoft to keep making money on Office, they need to keep selling Office. If they sell watered-down versions for iOS, they accomplish two things:
1. Extend the vendor lock-in of people creating documents and content in Office on full-client desktops and laptops, so they continue on the upgrade treadmill 2. An iOS device sale is better in Microsoft's eyes than an Android device sale, because it's less traffic to Google.
Just because you wish it so (for some reason) does not make it so. Remember, competition is a good thing for us - the best thing that can happen is for Apple and Google to have a healthy competitor in Google and Apple.
Wow, I guess that this Iron Cross with a swastika on it that I got out of my grandfather's stuff when we were cleaning out my grandmother's house after she passed meant she was a Nazi. And that I'm a Nazi too, since it's now in my possession.
Or, that my grandfather traded a pack of smokes (or whatever) for it in 1942 after the war was over, as well as a bunch of other crap he brought back as mementos from participating in the event that shaped the world for the next 70+ years.
That being said, I never pinned the damn thing on my chest and took a "selfie", and it's extremely unlikely to ever happen.
Instead, the Space Shuttle Main Engines (3) burn hydrogen and liquid oxygen, emitting water vapor as it's exhaust. That's not bad.
The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters burn ammonium perchlorate, aluminum, and iron oxide (thermite) suspended in epoxy. This results in hydrogen chloride (among other things).
Hydrogen Chloride + water = Hydrochloric Acid.
All the "launch guests" were given a general safety statement in their packets of information, which includes a statement about acid rain:
ACID RAIN STATEMENT - At ignition, the Space Shuttle's twin solid rocket boosters produce an exhaust cloud containing drops of hydrochloric acid. This cloud drifts with the wind after the launch, slowly dissipating as it travels. These droplets are not strong enough to cause anything other than a minor irritation and are easily rinsed off with water. - Launch viewing sites are far enough away from the launch site that there is ample time for visitors to return to the bus. It is imperative that you listen for all announcements and strictly follow all instructions provided by NASA.
Why does Obama, the chief executive, need Congress to stop something happening in the executive branch?
He has all the authority necessary to shut this program down, why isn't he?
The simplest answer is that he doesn't want to shut it down, and instead wants to use it to score some cheap political points when Congress, shockingly, doesn't act. He gets to jump up and down and scream "Ohh the big bad repubs won't let me do my job - vote for my guys!" right before a midterm election.
It's the most craven form of politics - jamming up your opposition rather than actually attempting to ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING.
Or, more appropriately, the NSA is part of the executive branch.
Obama is the Chief Executive.
If he really wanted to stop this shit, he could issue an executive order stopping this shit. Congress never passed a law requiring the NSA to collect this data; Obama could stop this shit RIGHT NOW if he wanted to.
But he doesn't want to. He wants to pass the buck, and blame a gridlocked Congress when the House does what the House does - shitcan any proposed legislation coming from this White House.
This is just a cheap and cynical play to score some points before a midterm election. Obama has exactly zero intentions of actually shutting this down.
It's also VERY shocking that a union boss wants more general fund dollars going into education, rather than education getting the stuff they need directly.
Gee, you don't think it's so the union can get a piece of the action, do you?
If it's the same shitty Kodak SmartReview applet that I've had to work around, you can still install Apple's Java 6 from here: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL...
Works fine on everything up to and including 10.9.2. Also works with Juniper's shitty HostChecker and JSAM applets.
I meant that righteousness is not a guarantee of safety, and that even though leaders may fight for what is right, there will be opposition that may go to any length to oppose. Especially in the 1960s.
What's equally hilarious is consulting with the UN Security Council on anything regarding this situation, since it is quite clear that Russia will immediately veto anything concerning themselves.
The UN is completely powerless to act, just like usual.
The US is not treaty-bound, because it's not a treaty. Congress ratifies treaties, and they never ratified this one, nor was a vote scheduled, nor was any document actually presented to the congress to deliberate on. What is being discussed here is a diplomatic agreement, which is not binding in any way other than future agreements being in jeopardy because the US blew this one off.
This is an issue of trust, rather than an issue of breaking a treaty.
They shouldn't need to expose full filesystem I/O for a remote wipe. They should only need to expose a locked up command that triggers the wipe within the local OS.
Either this is a back door, or they are the worst software engineers ever.
Blowing hot air on the Senate floor during the absence of a quorum isn't "going nuclear" - it's blowing hot air in order to generate headlines.
She's the chairwoman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Going nuclear would be issuing Congressional subpoenas to Agency officials to be sworn in and testify in front of her committee in open hearings, which she has complete power to do. But, you don't do that unless you have a little thing called "evidence" - doing so would just make her look like even more of a complete jackass, if that's even possible.
Anyone who was idiot enough to vote for this woman yet again gets exactly what they deserve. Unfortunately, they also afflicted those of us outside of California with this bullshit.
If she had any evidence, she'd be hauling them in front of her committee by power of subpoena. She just happens to be the chairwoman of the Permanent Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. She could have them subpoena'd and sworn in to testify under pains of perjury within the week.
She has no evidence, so she's making noise in a floor speech. Not surprising for one of the biggest blowhards inside the beltway.
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So use a different search engine. Problem solved.
Obvious next step: "But what about people in China?"
Obvious next answer: "The US Constitution, and it's amendments, do not apply to citizens of another sovereign country."
credit card != debit card
Plus, every accountant loves turning what used to be capital expense (one time software purchase) into operational expense (recurring monthly subscription)!
I can't imagine why these schemes aren't being adopted on a massive scale!
In order for Microsoft to keep making money on Office, they need to keep selling Office. If they sell watered-down versions for iOS, they accomplish two things:
1. Extend the vendor lock-in of people creating documents and content in Office on full-client desktops and laptops, so they continue on the upgrade treadmill
2. An iOS device sale is better in Microsoft's eyes than an Android device sale, because it's less traffic to Google.
Damn, I wish I could sell a fading platform that is breaking sales records.
Just because you wish it so (for some reason) does not make it so. Remember, competition is a good thing for us - the best thing that can happen is for Apple and Google to have a healthy competitor in Google and Apple.
Wow, I guess that this Iron Cross with a swastika on it that I got out of my grandfather's stuff when we were cleaning out my grandmother's house after she passed meant she was a Nazi. And that I'm a Nazi too, since it's now in my possession.
Or, that my grandfather traded a pack of smokes (or whatever) for it in 1942 after the war was over, as well as a bunch of other crap he brought back as mementos from participating in the event that shaped the world for the next 70+ years.
That being said, I never pinned the damn thing on my chest and took a "selfie", and it's extremely unlikely to ever happen.
We'd be better off if it was CO2.
Instead, the Space Shuttle Main Engines (3) burn hydrogen and liquid oxygen, emitting water vapor as it's exhaust. That's not bad.
The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters burn ammonium perchlorate, aluminum, and iron oxide (thermite) suspended in epoxy. This results in hydrogen chloride (among other things).
Hydrogen Chloride + water = Hydrochloric Acid.
All the "launch guests" were given a general safety statement in their packets of information, which includes a statement about acid rain:
How about we skip the taxpayer-funded fashion show and not style any of them at all?
I don't recall a fashion contest before the Gemini and Apollo flights...
Why does Obama, the chief executive, need Congress to stop something happening in the executive branch?
He has all the authority necessary to shut this program down, why isn't he?
The simplest answer is that he doesn't want to shut it down, and instead wants to use it to score some cheap political points when Congress, shockingly, doesn't act. He gets to jump up and down and scream "Ohh the big bad repubs won't let me do my job - vote for my guys!" right before a midterm election.
It's the most craven form of politics - jamming up your opposition rather than actually attempting to ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING.
Or, more appropriately, the NSA is part of the executive branch.
Obama is the Chief Executive.
If he really wanted to stop this shit, he could issue an executive order stopping this shit. Congress never passed a law requiring the NSA to collect this data; Obama could stop this shit RIGHT NOW if he wanted to.
But he doesn't want to. He wants to pass the buck, and blame a gridlocked Congress when the House does what the House does - shitcan any proposed legislation coming from this White House.
This is just a cheap and cynical play to score some points before a midterm election. Obama has exactly zero intentions of actually shutting this down.
It's also VERY shocking that a union boss wants more general fund dollars going into education, rather than education getting the stuff they need directly.
Gee, you don't think it's so the union can get a piece of the action, do you?
If it's the same shitty Kodak SmartReview applet that I've had to work around, you can still install Apple's Java 6 from here: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL...
Works fine on everything up to and including 10.9.2. Also works with Juniper's shitty HostChecker and JSAM applets.
I meant that righteousness is not a guarantee of safety, and that even though leaders may fight for what is right, there will be opposition that may go to any length to oppose. Especially in the 1960s.
What's equally hilarious is consulting with the UN Security Council on anything regarding this situation, since it is quite clear that Russia will immediately veto anything concerning themselves.
The UN is completely powerless to act, just like usual.
The US is not treaty-bound, because it's not a treaty. Congress ratifies treaties, and they never ratified this one, nor was a vote scheduled, nor was any document actually presented to the congress to deliberate on. What is being discussed here is a diplomatic agreement, which is not binding in any way other than future agreements being in jeopardy because the US blew this one off.
This is an issue of trust, rather than an issue of breaking a treaty.
I believe the speaker of those words was shot through the face for his beliefs and direction he wanted to take the country.
The US did nothing, sent some supplies after a while, but that was it until Pearl.
Yeah, the Lend-Lease Act sure was just "some supplies after a while." Or, Britain alone got $34.1 billion 1941 dollars, equal to $656B today.
"some supplies" indeed.
the lens makers will likely have to develop new technology
They will likely have to develop it eh? When are they going to do that?
Answer: If they would have to, they already have. If Samsung is going to ship this thing in 3.5 weeks, then I'm guessing it's done if it needed to be.
This whole thing sounds like some fanboy taking guesses with no basis in reality.
They shouldn't need to expose full filesystem I/O for a remote wipe. They should only need to expose a locked up command that triggers the wipe within the local OS.
Either this is a back door, or they are the worst software engineers ever.
She's a Senator. Her district is the entire State of California, which hasn't been gerrymandered since 9 September 1850.
Technically, he wasn't under oath.
Most of the time they aren't actually sworn in, unless the committee is on the warpath. If they swear you in, then you're in for a bruising.
No, she didn't.
Blowing hot air on the Senate floor during the absence of a quorum isn't "going nuclear" - it's blowing hot air in order to generate headlines.
She's the chairwoman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Going nuclear would be issuing Congressional subpoenas to Agency officials to be sworn in and testify in front of her committee in open hearings, which she has complete power to do. But, you don't do that unless you have a little thing called "evidence" - doing so would just make her look like even more of a complete jackass, if that's even possible.
Anyone who was idiot enough to vote for this woman yet again gets exactly what they deserve. Unfortunately, they also afflicted those of us outside of California with this bullshit.
Thanks again, California!
So all of a sudden it is sane to physically harm, maim, or kill people with political views that differ from your own?
I guess I'm glad the world isn't subject to your view of sanity, because you and your post (and the ideas behind it) only add to the problem.
If she had any evidence, she'd be hauling them in front of her committee by power of subpoena. She just happens to be the chairwoman of the Permanent Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. She could have them subpoena'd and sworn in to testify under pains of perjury within the week.
She has no evidence, so she's making noise in a floor speech. Not surprising for one of the biggest blowhards inside the beltway.