Sebum is the stuff that, if not properly emitted by your skin, can form a sebaceous cyst. They're pretty disgusting to drain, although sometimes doctors will just surgically remove the whole offending gland.
BTW, don't pop them yourself as you can get dangerous infections of you mess up. Doctors can deal with them really easily, so it's worth it to go to one if you can when you have one.
Because a nation that damn near openly states as a matter of policy an intent to destroy another country shouldn't be allowed to have weapons that can destroy countries?
Funny that, but with Israel's policy of taking over more and more Palestinian land, they're actively destroying Palestine.
Iran's threatening to do such a thing; Israel is actually doing it.
Of course it is possible to put a back door in virtually any computer or piece of software. I am not going to deny that. My main point is that GP suggests "this is from a Chinese company and made in China so we'd better assume it has back doors". That is just plain silly.
Not quite. I wasn't saying that the Australian government should positively assume the presence of back doors. I was just saying that this is one potential attack vector that they haven't said they addressed, and for that reason they shouldn't be so confident as to use the word "unhackable".
The difference between the two positions is the degree of confidence that such an attack vector can/does exist.
A lot of people wonder about the strange events in the life of Mark Whitacre. As I was reading through the Fortune article, I immediately noticed the fingerprints of the life of a Christian.
Okay, so this risks starting a flamewar, but what the heck...
Regarding the characteristics you noticed that made you think, "this guy's a Christian". Do some persons from other religions show such transformations as well?
And if not, then how narrowly must one slice the definition of "Christian" in order to get the cluster of people having what you referred to as "fingerprints"? I.e., Protestants vs. non-Protestants? Are Mormons or Jehovah's Witnesses in or out?
I'm asking because I've heard various Christian apologists / evangelists saying that Christianity changes lives. If that's true, I wonder if it's uniquely true among all the religions.
This is a good point - if software doesn't explain itself, then it is broken.
Must explain itself to whom in order to not be broken? Does nuclear blast propagation simulation software really need to be self-explanatory to a retired waitress?
I get the sense that you figure by calling some aspect of software "broken", that indicates it should be addressed before just about any other change that one might want to make to the software. That, of course, is silly. There is some software, for example high-performance-computing software for simulating nuclear blasts, where running slowly is much less desirable than the software needing some explanation before it can be used.
To say such software was "broken" would be to imply that it shouldn't be used before it was easier to understand. Which, of course, would get you laughed out of the lab.
'If continuously faced with the specter of having to implement and support clearly inferior products due to baffling, uneducated management decisions, top-flight admins will simply head elsewhere.'"
This sounds suspiciously like a whining threat, rather than a fact. How does the author know what fraction of admins leave in a situation like this?
Sure, many admins probably consider leaving when crap like this happens. Heck, I consider leaving my job whenever a purchase takes too long to go through.
But this summary sounds like a barely veiled threat to upper management: a claim that if you do this, your good admins will leave. I want evidence for such a claim before I believe it.
Very few countries cared in the slightest what Germany did to the Jews. That includes Great Britain and the United States.
I think most European countries were far more concerned about Germany's invasion or plans for invasion of their countries.
You may be right (I have no idea), but we were talking about what policies a country should adopt, not what they have adopted in the past or their reasons for having done so.
They are the Government of that country, whether or not we happen to agree with their policies. If they want to ban automobiles and have everyone ride around on horses, it is their perogative.
If we follow that logic, then it would have been wrong for Germany's neighbors to make a fuss about how it treated Jews during WWII.
I'm going to have the mandatory attention of every employee
No, you're going to have the mandatory presence of every employee. And unless you make the talk riveting, every seconds of unnecessary content will make them despise you more.
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Sebum is the stuff that, if not properly emitted by your skin, can form a sebaceous cyst. They're pretty disgusting to drain, although sometimes doctors will just surgically remove the whole offending gland.
If you want to be grossed out, have a look:
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80740591/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8fsco3C_Zc
BTW, don't pop them yourself as you can get dangerous infections of you mess up. Doctors can deal with them really easily, so it's worth it to go to one if you can when you have one.
Wow, that's just incredibly gorgeous.
Did anyone notice whether or not it can handle standard motherboards?
Because a nation that damn near openly states as a matter of policy an intent to destroy another country shouldn't be allowed to have weapons that can destroy countries?
Funny that, but with Israel's policy of taking over more and more Palestinian land, they're actively destroying Palestine.
Iran's threatening to do such a thing; Israel is actually doing it.
Fedex?
The Glory of working in IT peaked with the release of the movie "Office Space."
That's too vague. I submit that the very peak was the "photocopier smash" scene.
To be honest, I don't even understand what question is being asked.
What does he/she mean by "glory"?
And a "new shiny" what? "around every corner"?
Of course it is possible to put a back door in virtually any computer or piece of software. I am not going to deny that. My main point is that GP suggests "this is from a Chinese company and made in China so we'd better assume it has back doors". That is just plain silly.
Not quite. I wasn't saying that the Australian government should positively assume the presence of back doors. I was just saying that this is one potential attack vector that they haven't said they addressed, and for that reason they shouldn't be so confident as to use the word "unhackable".
The difference between the two positions is the degree of confidence that such an attack vector can/does exist.
Don't worry, our smartarse Prime Minister speaks Mandarin.
Would you rather he didn't speak Mandarin?
Or that he wasn't smart?
After 8 years of Bush, you can take my work for this: stupid is not a good idea.
A lot of people wonder about the strange events in the life of Mark Whitacre. As I was reading through the Fortune article, I immediately noticed the fingerprints of the life of a Christian.
Okay, so this risks starting a flamewar, but what the heck...
Regarding the characteristics you noticed that made you think, "this guy's a Christian". Do some persons from other religions show such transformations as well?
And if not, then how narrowly must one slice the definition of "Christian" in order to get the cluster of people having what you referred to as "fingerprints"? I.e., Protestants vs. non-Protestants? Are Mormons or Jehovah's Witnesses in or out?
I'm asking because I've heard various Christian apologists / evangelists saying that Christianity changes lives. If that's true, I wonder if it's uniquely true among all the religions.
If I recall, China's People's Liberation Army is part-owner of Lenovo.
Exactly why do the Aussies thing there won't be back doors built into the hardware or BIOS?
Must explain itself to whom in order to not be broken? Does nuclear blast propagation simulation software really need to be self-explanatory to a retired waitress?
I get the sense that you figure by calling some aspect of software "broken", that indicates it should be addressed before just about any other change that one might want to make to the software. That, of course, is silly. There is some software, for example high-performance-computing software for simulating nuclear blasts, where running slowly is much less desirable than the software needing some explanation before it can be used.
To say such software was "broken" would be to imply that it shouldn't be used before it was easier to understand. Which, of course, would get you laughed out of the lab.
Don't we normally reserve these stories for April 1st?
Is there a common theme for the rationalizations of mostly-law-abiding people who accept bribes?
The government is so big that it won't matter to them? They tax me so much, they owe this to me? Everyone else does it, so I'm a chump if I'm honest?
Nothing is slow on a Core 2 Duo.
Your momma is!
Wait... that doesn't make sense.
Agreed. It's the only OS for seriously large botnets.
This sounds suspiciously like a whining threat, rather than a fact. How does the author know what fraction of admins leave in a situation like this?
Sure, many admins probably consider leaving when crap like this happens. Heck, I consider leaving my job whenever a purchase takes too long to go through.
But this summary sounds like a barely veiled threat to upper management: a claim that if you do this, your good admins will leave. I want evidence for such a claim before I believe it.
I don't think anyone is going to challenge Scotland's copyright of haggis.
Attribution for haggis is controlled by slander laws, not copyright.
I'll be first in line to pay for the #TWAT CHannel!
Very few countries cared in the slightest what Germany did to the Jews. That includes Great Britain and the United States.
I think most European countries were far more concerned about Germany's invasion or plans for invasion of their countries.
You may be right (I have no idea), but we were talking about what policies a country should adopt, not what they have adopted in the past or their reasons for having done so.
They are the Government of that country, whether or not we happen to agree with their policies. If they want to ban automobiles and have everyone ride around on horses, it is their perogative.
If we follow that logic, then it would have been wrong for Germany's neighbors to make a fuss about how it treated Jews during WWII.
Are you sure that your policy is a good one?
Leaping from tree to tree, as they float down the mighty rivers of British Columbia. The Giant Redwood. The Larch. The Fir! The mighty Scots Pine!
I vote we hose down K Street with it. We'll have a representative democracy in under 5 minutes!
I disagree. Actually, the Obama administration covered songwriter royalty payments on Monday in a press conference.
No, you're going to have the mandatory presence of every employee. And unless you make the talk riveting, every seconds of unnecessary content will make them despise you more.
I'm going to tell ASCAP that every time they lobby Congress, I'm not going to kick a puppy.
They'll stop lobbying within the week.