You must have some funky printer crapware on there. Deleting entries from the queue definitely does something: it deletes them. Now, if the job is already printing, it's likely it's already in the memory of the printer and deleting it won't stop the job (or, at least, not all of it).
VMS, since it was created by DEC (RIP), has had a development policy of not enabling new features by default. It's been assumed with each release that you would read the release notes (which, by and large, are well-written) and enable any features that apply to your situation.
In OpenVMS, device IDs start with three alphabetical characters, followed by one or more numbers, ending with a colon (":"). Well, one day several years ago, HP decided that a change to increase the maximum driver device number from four digits to five digits was so awesome, they would make it the DEFAULT. Guess what happened to our code that only read four digits? Fortunately, we have sane programmers, so nothing stupid like a buffer overflow happened, as we trapped the error. But people who had their systems up and running long enough for terminal device numbers to read into the 10,000th digit (and VMS's reputation for reliability is well earned) would find themselves unable to sign into the application.
THAT is why you don't change system behavior by default.
You're mostly correct, but there are many species that have existed since the Jurassic and before, e.g. coelacanath, sturgeon, horseshoe crab, and some jellyfish. As far as plants, there probably aren't many that would be useful to us, but I know for a fact some fern species existed. So your easily-disproved allegation, "neither did any of the species that currently populate the Earth", is incorrect.
Actually, it's Uranus that has that extreme axial tilt. But you are correct, being a resident of the equator on such a planet (if it were rocky, and you were OK with temperatures that varied by hundreds of degrees) would be interesting.
It's gotten to the point that manufacturers will have to find a way to FORCE people to read the instructions before allowing them to use their products.
Of course, it would help if they actually still provided full manuals in the box instead of making consumers find them on the internet.
Flushing what stuff? We removed the phosphates years ago, which were the substances that actually got the detergent to work without basically distilling your wash water.
Now, would someone please create detergent that actually cleans something? It doesn't actually remove stains. Sometimes it actually cleans something if your water is COMPLETELY soft.
This includes dishwashers, which are only capable of rinsing off your dishes after you've completely washed them.
Having my Blackberry Bold refuse to charge whatsoever unless it was plugged into a PC's USB 2.0 port with a USB 2.0 cable or its own charger made me happy to ditch it. Everyone else slow charges at the safe 500ma rate, but they had to be clever.
Workers are exploited at unfair wages and work hours, pricing set to the MAXIMUM that people will pay, etc...
Yes, that's how it works. If you run a business by paying people whatever they demand and set your price to the minimum anyone would pay (which is probably free), you won't be in business long. See, you won't have this thing called profit.
I ignored your meaningless, subjective "unfair" hyperbole.
How about we look at it from your standpoint? Do you shop at the store with the highest prices? Do you work for the minimum wage offer? You get the best deal you can.
So you want all the people in the third world to die a painful, slow death? Because many of them avoid vaccination because so many got polio from our crappy oral vaccines.
Sometimes there are understandable, if not completely logical, reasons. We all like to think we're smarter than the people we disagree with.
This is not completely true. In fact, there are large numbers of people in the third world resisting vaccination because people got polio from the oral vaccine.
um... no. Around a third of people believe God (with a capital G) is real. About 85% of humans have some sort of religious belief, but most of these are not Christians.
Please excuse my capitalization-- I mean the generic "god". And you forgot about Jews, who also believe in capital-G God (although they tend to render it G_d).
Furthermore, religion does cause harm. It conditions people to blindly accept the instruction of others as divine will.
Not in all cases. You imply 100%, so I negate your statement by pointing out that some Christian sects, such as Amish, don't have career pastors and their members essentially take turns serving. The more "liberal" Mennonites appoint (and remove, if needed) their pastors, who don't even have to be Mennonites and thus can bring fresh insights to a community. These are just Christian sects; there are many other religions which are not centrally administered and/or do not have ordained clerics.
This leads to all sorts of manipulation of the masses. It is used (and abused) by politicians and power mongers to get people to do what they are told to do. Rather than people thinking for themselves and doing what they know is right.
Know is right, based on... what? It's the classic circular argument, isn't it?
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You must have some funky printer crapware on there. Deleting entries from the queue definitely does something: it deletes them. Now, if the job is already printing, it's likely it's already in the memory of the printer and deleting it won't stop the job (or, at least, not all of it).
Let me tell you a story about OpenVMS.
VMS, since it was created by DEC (RIP), has had a development policy of not enabling new features by default. It's been assumed with each release that you would read the release notes (which, by and large, are well-written) and enable any features that apply to your situation.
In OpenVMS, device IDs start with three alphabetical characters, followed by one or more numbers, ending with a colon (":"). Well, one day several years ago, HP decided that a change to increase the maximum driver device number from four digits to five digits was so awesome, they would make it the DEFAULT. Guess what happened to our code that only read four digits? Fortunately, we have sane programmers, so nothing stupid like a buffer overflow happened, as we trapped the error. But people who had their systems up and running long enough for terminal device numbers to read into the 10,000th digit (and VMS's reputation for reliability is well earned) would find themselves unable to sign into the application.
THAT is why you don't change system behavior by default.
It would say 747 on the outside, then you get inside and find out it's really a 757.
Kim created it because he is so ronery.
You're mostly correct, but there are many species that have existed since the Jurassic and before, e.g. coelacanath, sturgeon, horseshoe crab, and some jellyfish. As far as plants, there probably aren't many that would be useful to us, but I know for a fact some fern species existed. So your easily-disproved allegation, "neither did any of the species that currently populate the Earth", is incorrect.
Actually, it's Uranus that has that extreme axial tilt. But you are correct, being a resident of the equator on such a planet (if it were rocky, and you were OK with temperatures that varied by hundreds of degrees) would be interesting.
Dumbed-down SQL in end-user created reports? Sounds like the Inner Platform Effect.
Actually, this is still a problem with Windows because you could paste this crap into a cmd or Powershell window just fine.
It's gotten to the point that manufacturers will have to find a way to FORCE people to read the instructions before allowing them to use their products.
Of course, it would help if they actually still provided full manuals in the box instead of making consumers find them on the internet.
Zephyr's BioHarness is found to return pulse rates that are off by as much as 20 BPM.
In other words, it's like a USB cable from the Dollar Tree.
You'd be limited to slow charging, since it can't negotiate rate, and some devices like Blackberrys will refuse to charge at all.
Old school modem jokes really need to come from low ID guys, not ACs. A shame, really.
Actually, his watch was still a radio in the 1930s, but I do believe it was a TV by the 1960s.
Flushing what stuff? We removed the phosphates years ago, which were the substances that actually got the detergent to work without basically distilling your wash water.
Now, would someone please create detergent that actually cleans something? It doesn't actually remove stains. Sometimes it actually cleans something if your water is COMPLETELY soft.
This includes dishwashers, which are only capable of rinsing off your dishes after you've completely washed them.
Um, in 1979 they were riding high on the PDP-11 and VAX. 1998 is when they were on a permanent slide, and sold out to Compaq.
I mean, in the 1980s and 90s were DECnet, the VT-100 and successors, the Rainbow, VAXclusters, the Alpha, and DLT.
Having my Blackberry Bold refuse to charge whatsoever unless it was plugged into a PC's USB 2.0 port with a USB 2.0 cable or its own charger made me happy to ditch it. Everyone else slow charges at the safe 500ma rate, but they had to be clever.
Nice that they leave out the VAPP cases, an estimated 100-180 per year JUST IN INDIA. http://www.telegraphindia.com/...
Yes, that's how it works. If you run a business by paying people whatever they demand and set your price to the minimum anyone would pay (which is probably free), you won't be in business long. See, you won't have this thing called profit.
I ignored your meaningless, subjective "unfair" hyperbole.
How about we look at it from your standpoint? Do you shop at the store with the highest prices? Do you work for the minimum wage offer? You get the best deal you can.
Not all of it contains nicotine. And of course, nicotine is one of the LEAST dangerous substances in tobacco smoke.
So you want all the people in the third world to die a painful, slow death? Because many of them avoid vaccination because so many got polio from our crappy oral vaccines.
Sometimes there are understandable, if not completely logical, reasons. We all like to think we're smarter than the people we disagree with.
This is not completely true. In fact, there are large numbers of people in the third world resisting vaccination because people got polio from the oral vaccine.
Stop paying your taxes in Finland and see what happens.
I mean, who expects to see literal arrests in the street? That's a childish retort. Even in Cuba or NK, they hide as much of the tyranny as possible.
Yes. Socialism requires the highest levels.
All government is, for lack of a better word, evil.
Please excuse my capitalization-- I mean the generic "god". And you forgot about Jews, who also believe in capital-G God (although they tend to render it G_d).
Not in all cases. You imply 100%, so I negate your statement by pointing out that some Christian sects, such as Amish, don't have career pastors and their members essentially take turns serving. The more "liberal" Mennonites appoint (and remove, if needed) their pastors, who don't even have to be Mennonites and thus can bring fresh insights to a community. These are just Christian sects; there are many other religions which are not centrally administered and/or do not have ordained clerics.
Know is right, based on... what? It's the classic circular argument, isn't it?