That'd have to be a mighty long and soft slingshot band.
And rubber loses its elasticity after only a few cycles. Early Spring ballistas used rawhide for repeatable performance. I'd suggest you use rawhide to propel the gliders and find some way to gear it down. As a side effect, the meat content of your average sausage will improve when the idea is widely adopted.
Nope he doesn't, but he knew that he appointed 3 of RIAA's top lawyers to the executive branch. And now we're seeing the consequences of that, and yes Obama is responsible.
You know, one thing I've noticed about legal professionals is that they tend to be absolutely loyal to the highest bidder. Which means that when they switch employers, they switch loyalties. And they don't report to Hollywood any more.
I'm not saying they'll necessarily change their attitudes towards the MAFIAA but that it's no longer personally necessary to them to push their old agenda. They report to the chief executive now. My point? Where they used to work may be a flawed predictor for what they're going to do. To turn a phrase on its head, in this case "causation isn't correlation" and to think otherwise would likely impinge upon ad hominem.
To be charitable, we need to give them a chance to repent their misspent youth. And if they don't, I suggest we stone them in a cobblestoned street.
Basically, Galileo got into trouble because he was insulting to anyone who disagreed with him and alienated many people who might otherwise have supported him.
Ahh, your classic Geek. If he were around today he'd likely be a sysadmin, pissing off project managers because he won't shut up about reasoned arguments about system capacity. In retrospect, I think I like the guy. Of course, I'm not the pope.
Soy based toner cartridges are probably ok, but I'd want to see the nutritional composition clearly labeled so we can compare the carbohydrate content with other equipment, such as our roughage-based fax machine.
I think the Ford Model T had Bakelite components, which were made from processed soy protein. But relatively few owners took them apart and shook the components to get more mileage, iirc.
The point doesn't seem to be recovering that $200 or so billion dollars (although that's a good thing in and of itself) the point seems to stop jobs from going overseas. By allowing re-investment tax deferral the tax code makes it more profitable to do the work somewhere other than the US. It's a lever, and the government is using it as one method for trying to stem the tide of corporate off-shoring.
The thing is the UK won't really be better off by electing the conservatives. I think, at best, it will give the retards voting for BNP more reason to vote for there BNP because the Tories being elected will imply the UK turning away from the left coming closer to their beliefs.
As unfair as it may sound people should have to take an intelligence test before being allowed to vote.
I'd be satisfied with a grammar and spelling test.
This would also be alleviated if there was a license required before people could become parents.
Funny joke. The thought of any government handling the necessary certifications with any more aplomb than they do drivers licenses had me in stitches. You know what sort of people they'd select for.
I, for one, welcome our bureaucratic overl...oh, wait...
The problem isn't in the COBOL, the problem is in the CICS. The only viable alternative to supporting code designed for IBM's CICS OLTP platform was, for the longest time, Sun, who had a CICS emulator of sorts. All those bloody DSECT's...
Of course this gives rise to the question -- who wants to switch from IBM to Oracle?
Sometimes I wonder if the writers of viruses aren't secretly in the pay of computer sales organisations, or even manufacturers. After all, isn't the common message "you need to keep your software up to date"?
It's extremely cynical of me perhaps, but I wonder if this isn't some type of pernicious planned obsolesence. Some car makers for many years deliberately made cars to last 20,000 hours (pure folklore, overheard) because they needed cars to fail after a few years to keep the volume of new car sales going.
Wouldn't the same principle work with computers? Something has to make them fail over time or people will make do with the old. Unfortunate that this means NT4 boxes in hospitals might get people killed, but when have the truly greedy ever really cared?
"It's mine - you can't have it. If you want to use it for something, then you have to negotiate with me. I have to agree, I have to understand what I'm getting in return." - Sir Tim Berners-Lee, in response to the subject of Phorm collecting his browsing history (from the highly informative Wiki article referenced above - thanks!).
I have to agree with Sir Tim here. Although my personal approach to cookies is to ensure any unencrypted references to my email address are swapped for info@telemarketing.com, lazy sod that I am, I am also concerned that the technically non-astute users of the web (perhaps most of them) need some defense against this. Expecting them to know how to defeat having their every move tracked is unrealistic, and saying they deserve what they get for being uninformed would not be helpful. Is there anything we can do about this -- perhaps by enacting legislation across the areas where we have some jurisdiction, or is the genie totally out of the bottle with regard to privacy? If the latter, expect an increase in the population of Amish (or some sort of New Amish) as more people opt out of having their every move analysed on a global scale.
Yes, the jobs are right there in the careers section of the web site and as long as tech companies want to claim there's a shortage of qualified candidates, they'll remain there unfilled.
Bugger the mod points, I'm going to come out and say it -- that's one bloody insightful comment. Despite all the signals and oblique references, up until now I hadn't thought of the method of simply advertising and not filling jobs might be a cheap way to gain political capital for the agenda of chasing cheap technical labour. Serious facepalm. I know I learned something here because I suddenly feel rather stupid.
Relatively few F16 pilots use a keyboard to control their aircraft.
On the other hand, remotes -- that might be a different story. Being a proud owner of an Azerothian ROFLcopter, it strikes me that the piloting interface - the mouse + keyboard controls -- are really rather good, and allow surprisingly good, easy control over complex 3D traversal. Could have something there. Although it's clear Blizzard is doing quite well in their current business, some of today's game developers could do a good job moonlighting for NASA.
Jokesmithing is serious business. I are serious jokester.
So I presume you practice Slight of Wit?
No, I understand him. Really I do. I studied humour seriously for many years. It's so hard to get people to understand the seriousness of this study. Yes.
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Hell, I probably personally tear poor little children apart limb by limb after and sell their organs to evil western corporations.
You can do that?
That sounds way more profitable than gold farming.
A pound of feathers weights much less than a pound of whales.
Will Googol succeed in bringing about the End of Days via the Rite of a Million Targeted Ads?
Now, why did I just think of AC Clarke's "Nine Billion Names of God"?
That'd have to be a mighty long and soft slingshot band.
And rubber loses its elasticity after only a few cycles. Early Spring ballistas used rawhide for repeatable performance. I'd suggest you use rawhide to propel the gliders and find some way to gear it down. As a side effect, the meat content of your average sausage will improve when the idea is widely adopted.
tweak it so you're feeding obese people from overpopulated countries to starving people
That's not very nice! Obese people are very fattening. You need to feed them vegetarians, if you're going to be humanitarian.
Indexing the world's knowledge is easy, they're doing that. Indexing the worlds ideas may be a little more difficult.
I hope that they get through it all. And that my idea wins, of course.
Nope he doesn't, but he knew that he appointed 3 of RIAA's top lawyers to the executive branch. And now we're seeing the consequences of that, and yes Obama is responsible.
You know, one thing I've noticed about legal professionals is that they tend to be absolutely loyal to the highest bidder. Which means that when they switch employers, they switch loyalties. And they don't report to Hollywood any more.
I'm not saying they'll necessarily change their attitudes towards the MAFIAA but that it's no longer personally necessary to them to push their old agenda. They report to the chief executive now. My point? Where they used to work may be a flawed predictor for what they're going to do. To turn a phrase on its head, in this case "causation isn't correlation" and to think otherwise would likely impinge upon ad hominem.
To be charitable, we need to give them a chance to repent their misspent youth. And if they don't, I suggest we stone them in a cobblestoned street.
Basically, Galileo got into trouble because he was insulting to anyone who disagreed with him and alienated many people who might otherwise have supported him.
Ahh, your classic Geek. If he were around today he'd likely be a sysadmin, pissing off project managers because he won't shut up about reasoned arguments about system capacity. In retrospect, I think I like the guy. Of course, I'm not the pope.
Soy based toner cartridges are probably ok, but I'd want to see the nutritional composition clearly labeled so we can compare the carbohydrate content with other equipment, such as our roughage-based fax machine.
I think the Ford Model T had Bakelite components, which were made from processed soy protein. But relatively few owners took them apart and shook the components to get more mileage, iirc.
IBM's support is expensive and useless.
Not to IBM. There is nothing quite as expensive as a free offer. Ask any junkie, auto mechanic or IT services salesman.
I think it's about preservation of their non-Linux mainframe segment. Sun had the only CICS emulator out there, to my knowledge.
The point doesn't seem to be recovering that $200 or so billion dollars (although that's a good thing in and of itself) the point seems to stop jobs from going overseas. By allowing re-investment tax deferral the tax code makes it more profitable to do the work somewhere other than the US. It's a lever, and the government is using it as one method for trying to stem the tide of corporate off-shoring.
What? They can't tell the difference by tasting it?
No, they have to burn it to determine the quality.
Kind of like how you tell a real pearl from a fake one; the real pearl will dissolve in vinegar.
The thing is the UK won't really be better off by electing the conservatives. I think, at best, it will give the retards voting for BNP more reason to vote for there BNP because the Tories being elected will imply the UK turning away from the left coming closer to their beliefs.
As unfair as it may sound people should have to take an intelligence test before being allowed to vote.
I'd be satisfied with a grammar and spelling test.
This would also be alleviated if there was a license required before people could become parents.
Funny joke. The thought of any government handling the necessary certifications with any more aplomb than they do drivers licenses had me in stitches. You know what sort of people they'd select for.
I, for one, welcome our bureaucratic overl...oh, wait...
Do you think the ISP has an army of nerds in direct contact with Blizzard to 'turn off' conspire p2p when WoW patches? Not likely.
Agree. One or two geared raid groups should be able to pull it off.
Of course this gives rise to the question -- who wants to switch from IBM to Oracle?
(steps carefully away)
If you'll be free
The tool is Steganography
Guys, stenography is taking shorthand. Steganography is embedding coded messages in images. They're two different words, honest.
It's extremely cynical of me perhaps, but I wonder if this isn't some type of pernicious planned obsolesence. Some car makers for many years deliberately made cars to last 20,000 hours (pure folklore, overheard) because they needed cars to fail after a few years to keep the volume of new car sales going.
Wouldn't the same principle work with computers? Something has to make them fail over time or people will make do with the old. Unfortunate that this means NT4 boxes in hospitals might get people killed, but when have the truly greedy ever really cared?
"It's mine - you can't have it. If you want to use it for something, then you have to negotiate with me. I have to agree, I have to understand what I'm getting in return." - Sir Tim Berners-Lee, in response to the subject of Phorm collecting his browsing history (from the highly informative Wiki article referenced above - thanks!).
I have to agree with Sir Tim here. Although my personal approach to cookies is to ensure any unencrypted references to my email address are swapped for info@telemarketing.com, lazy sod that I am, I am also concerned that the technically non-astute users of the web (perhaps most of them) need some defense against this. Expecting them to know how to defeat having their every move tracked is unrealistic, and saying they deserve what they get for being uninformed would not be helpful. Is there anything we can do about this -- perhaps by enacting legislation across the areas where we have some jurisdiction, or is the genie totally out of the bottle with regard to privacy? If the latter, expect an increase in the population of Amish (or some sort of New Amish) as more people opt out of having their every move analysed on a global scale.
Yes, the jobs are right there in the careers section of the web site and as long as tech companies want to claim there's a shortage of qualified candidates, they'll remain there unfilled.
Bugger the mod points, I'm going to come out and say it -- that's one bloody insightful comment. Despite all the signals and oblique references, up until now I hadn't thought of the method of simply advertising and not filling jobs might be a cheap way to gain political capital for the agenda of chasing cheap technical labour. Serious facepalm. I know I learned something here because I suddenly feel rather stupid.
Obligatory reference http://xkcd.com/538/
On the other hand, remotes -- that might be a different story. Being a proud owner of an Azerothian ROFLcopter, it strikes me that the piloting interface - the mouse + keyboard controls -- are really rather good, and allow surprisingly good, easy control over complex 3D traversal. Could have something there. Although it's clear Blizzard is doing quite well in their current business, some of today's game developers could do a good job moonlighting for NASA.
doth Azathoth reenter the baryonic matter universe
I think it already has. There's a certain murloc - like quality to the RIAA, I strongly suspect infiltration.
Jokesmithing is serious business. I are serious jokester.
So I presume you practice Slight of Wit?
No, I understand him. Really I do. I studied humour seriously for many years. It's so hard to get people to understand the seriousness of this study. Yes.