I agree with you. What I meant to say in the GP was that you should conduct research when you hit a dead end but otherwise you should go by experience and learn as you go.
You win! Glad to see more Simpsons geeks here. It seems that too many of today's geeks forget that The Simpsons was one of the first things discussed on the Internet. Now it has become the latest fashion to bash their newest episodes.
You can also post a link that automatically pastes the subject into the e-mail. You can set the title to "HeyDELETETHISPART" to fool spambots. I made the mistake of posting my primary account to/. and I am now even more grateful to GMail's filters. I remember the predictions as spam became more prevelant than real e-mails that it marked the end of the communication medium and that people would reject it entirely. Computer science to the rescue as software engineers started building better and better filters to meet the increasing need.
I agree that experience is the best solution. I troubleshoot lots of computers and I have certain tools based on my own experience. I carry memory key full of anti spyware software, an Ubuntu Live CD, a small cheap circuit tester, and other things depending on the need. There is a reason that A+ textbooks are so large: there is an awful lot to learn! You cannot hope the learn everything you need to know through one book. As you research different computer problems, you will learn more about those problems. Just remember to keep an open mind, look things up, and stay grounded when working on the guts of a computer.
I found that posting my e-mail address in plaintext on my submission and comments drastically increased my spam volume. Gmail does a good job of handling it, though, as I am back down to about 1 spam getting through per day per my 50 or so e-mails.
I think it is just asking for a new best friend. Come on now, those people will a true friend,
someone to tell him he's great. Someone to rub lotion on him.
Someone he can hurl whiskey bottles at when he's feeling low!
Props to anyone who can place the quote without Googleing.
The special interests really do not have nearly the control that the voters have. The lobbies hold sway in places where the general public really doesn't care (I hate to say it, but net nutrality falls here). Special interests do not keep congressmen in office.
The voting process is sound. I do not know why people keep thinking there are such issues with it.
Local elections are the best avenue because virtually no one bothers to vote in them. A grassroots campaign with lots of energetic volunteers can win if it manages to turn out the vote.
The United States protects the freedom of the Internet. If you want to use a computer that is 100% purchased and maintained by the government, they have a right to control access. If I used you computer, you would probably not want me doing certain things on it either. This is very different from a nation like China, where the whole country's access is blocked for many different things.
Most oppression software is not American, but I still disagree with selling to certain actors. At a special event last year in DC, I asked Senator George Allen (R, Va) how he felt about US companies aiding Chinese oppression. He did not know what I was talking about but he said he did not like the sound of it. A few months later congressmen started speaking out against the practice occasionally. News really takes a while to work its way up the chain.
The data is out there, what exactly could they do?
Erase it from peoples hard drives, remove it from all the pipes that its in, drug everyone who has seen it?
Attention/.ers reading this article, please remove your sunglasses and look directly into the screen. You have been browsing/. all day and have not found any mention of AOL other than how wonderful it is. As a matter of fact you were just thinking about how nice it would be to switch. Thank you and have a nice day.
If you read the parent to my comment, the first part should make sense. My point is that the people choose the government that they want. If the majority of voters feel that their leaders should follow the framers' intent more closely, they are encouraged to vote that way.
Fortunately the US is not installing the great firewall. Sadly, other countries like China are. The people within those countries are SOL for some content. I also do not think that TFA is talking about centralizing everything to the point of no fault tolerance.
Very insightful [cough, wake up mods!] I knew that there was a reason that I did not dissect the old television that I got rid of. It is nice to know that about power supplies.
I agree with treating all circuits as live. I am a rookie EMT (among other things) and my training is to treat all wires as electrified, all blood as infected, and all guns as loaded. After all, even touching an ungrounded airborn chopper can shock the hell out of you. Where do you work? You know your stuff extremely well.
I can confirm the bit about the electric chair and animal executions (they have BW video of the latter and eyewitness accounts of the former). I have never heard the nipple bit before. Edison wanted many smaller electrical generation substations instead of only a few massive power plants. With the (gradual) rise in personally owned power sources and muni solar/wind plants, what was old is new again.
Basically, electricity is one of those things that should always be respected or else. This list also includes things like guns, bodily fluids, unidentified gases, etc.
That cable to your VCR is most likely 110 volts AC. Data centers use more powerful lines, which are in turn more dangerous. Electricity is also pretty strange in its precise behavior. It follows the path of least resistence through your body, which means that the same charge could in theory hurt a little or seriously injure you. It also matters how long the charge is applied to your body.
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I agree with you. What I meant to say in the GP was that you should conduct research when you hit a dead end but otherwise you should go by experience and learn as you go.
You win! Glad to see more Simpsons geeks here. It seems that too many of today's geeks forget that The Simpsons was one of the first things discussed on the Internet. Now it has become the latest fashion to bash their newest episodes.
Thank you. I guess MIB isn't a geeky enough to cite on /. what a shame. It is a good movie.
Wow, now Clerks 3 is really going to be bad after they have to go back to working at the Moo Burger.
Cool sig, by the way.
I agree that experience is the best solution. I troubleshoot lots of computers and I have certain tools based on my own experience. I carry memory key full of anti spyware software, an Ubuntu Live CD, a small cheap circuit tester, and other things depending on the need. There is a reason that A+ textbooks are so large: there is an awful lot to learn! You cannot hope the learn everything you need to know through one book. As you research different computer problems, you will learn more about those problems. Just remember to keep an open mind, look things up, and stay grounded when working on the guts of a computer.
Well, it used to be the black wire but, you know.
I found that posting my e-mail address in plaintext on my submission and comments drastically increased my spam volume. Gmail does a good job of handling it, though, as I am back down to about 1 spam getting through per day per my 50 or so e-mails.
I think it is just asking for a new best friend. Come on now, those people will a true friend, someone to tell him he's great. Someone to rub lotion on him. Someone he can hurl whiskey bottles at when he's feeling low!
Props to anyone who can place the quote without Googleing.
The voting process is sound. I do not know why people keep thinking there are such issues with it.
Local elections are the best avenue because virtually no one bothers to vote in them. A grassroots campaign with lots of energetic volunteers can win if it manages to turn out the vote.
Most oppression software is not American, but I still disagree with selling to certain actors. At a special event last year in DC, I asked Senator George Allen (R, Va) how he felt about US companies aiding Chinese oppression. He did not know what I was talking about but he said he did not like the sound of it. A few months later congressmen started speaking out against the practice occasionally. News really takes a while to work its way up the chain.
Is there a way that this could be used to help the development of MagLev trains?
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With what choice are they being presented and what is the real situation?
I think that no matter where you are, a large tank alwaysmeans yield!
I think you just answered your own question.
It is interesting that there are already 166 results only a few days after you posted. Now maybe it really has arrived!
If you read the parent to my comment, the first part should make sense. My point is that the people choose the government that they want. If the majority of voters feel that their leaders should follow the framers' intent more closely, they are encouraged to vote that way.
Fortunately the US is not installing the great firewall. Sadly, other countries like China are. The people within those countries are SOL for some content. I also do not think that TFA is talking about centralizing everything to the point of no fault tolerance.
I agree with treating all circuits as live. I am a rookie EMT (among other things) and my training is to treat all wires as electrified, all blood as infected, and all guns as loaded. After all, even touching an ungrounded airborn chopper can shock the hell out of you. Where do you work? You know your stuff extremely well.
The cliched phrase about electrical safety: "It's not the volts, it's the amps."
I still fail to see what this guy is protecting. Why not surrender the materials if they really show nothing wrong?
Basically, electricity is one of those things that should always be respected or else. This list also includes things like guns, bodily fluids, unidentified gases, etc.
That cable to your VCR is most likely 110 volts AC. Data centers use more powerful lines, which are in turn more dangerous. Electricity is also pretty strange in its precise behavior. It follows the path of least resistence through your body, which means that the same charge could in theory hurt a little or seriously injure you. It also matters how long the charge is applied to your body.