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Google v. Microsoft
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I would like to think that we're a breed of people that have better moral values than to stoop to simply not using a product because Mr Gates et al have had their sticky paws over it.
When I read this the first time, I was thinking "man, this guy addresses the topic of gays in the military rather abrasively..." Then I realized what you mean by flamers.
I'm Nigerian, and I like to think I'm pretty damn generous. I'm pretty sure that if my dad died and I had to get his secret stash of money out of Nigeria, I'd give some of the money to whoever helped me. If you'd be interested in helping me in the future, please reply with your email address. Thank you.
So shouldn't we try to fix the system we have in place already? The biggest problem with electronic voting is that if you can alter one vote, you can alter lots of votes. When it's done by hand this isn't the case. Having competent poll workers and changing the system to one in which the ballots would be counted in public instead of carted off to a courthouse would result in a much more secure system.
I'm not trying to say e-voting shouldn't be done at all, but if there is no paper trail, then the potential for mass voter fraud still exists. A previous post suggested a system in which an electronic input system would print out a marked ballot for you, which you could then verify before submitting it. This would increase the ease of voting while still maintaining, if not increasing security.
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DVD-Rs go 8x
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It doesn't matter where the disk is spinning from. The faster the disk spins, the more force it needs to hold it together. Once the maximum force that the disk can handle has passed, the disk will break apart.
Fortunately for all of us, there's the First Amendment. You can no more easily or lawfully regulate who can write code than regulate who can write a novel, or who can paint a picture.
Unfortunately for all of us, the government seems to care less and less about the Constitution each day.
Back when I was in grade school, volunteer teachers from Junior Achievement came about once a week to teach us how the stock market worked. It's a shame they're wasting their time working for the MPAA now instead of teaching useful things.
This guy seems kinda cool and all, but have any of you guys seen him in an interview? I saw him on Meet the Press once and he was struggling to answer questions. But I'll give him a chance. Hopefully he'll prove himself in the upcoming months.
I couldn't agree with you more. People cry bloody murder whenever someone tries to raise taxes, yet everyone complains about how bad the American education system is. If people would just realize that they're gonna have to give up a little more of their paycheck if they want (more) decent teachers, then we'd already be on our waying to fixing this problem.
What the PTO needs is something similar to amicus curiae briefs in the Supreme Court so people who actually know about the technology involved can say something if there is prior art. The only problem with that is that the patents would have to be made public before they are issued, and if the patent is denied, then everyone already knows about the idea and can capitalize on it. I'm sure they could figure out a better system than what they have now.
I love how they use benchmarks that mean nothing to show that one card is better than another. I mean you can only like 60 frames per second, the monitor can only display about 75 or so frames per second, do I really care if the card can do 100-something fps? It's just a graphics card pissing contest. The 1600x1200 tests I can understand, but the rest... pointless.
I typically consume anywhere from 3,000 to 10,000 calories/day (even a fat bastard would have an amazingly hard time taking in 10kcal/day, trust me on that!)
The number of calories it says on nutrition facts labels are kilocalories as it is, so you must mean 10 Mcal. I dunno why they measure it like that and misinform the entire country because it just causes confusion. Assuming that the body is 70% water, here's some math...
180 lbs = 81.6 kg
98.6 F = 37 C
1 kcal/kg*C x 37 C x 81.6 kg x.7 = 2113 kcal = 2113 food calories
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Not another .0 release... Call me when Space Race 2.1 is out.
Too bad they don't have a BTX server.
I would like to think that we're a breed of people that have better moral values than to stoop to simply not using a product because Mr Gates et al have had their sticky paws over it.
You must be new here.
More like iPod RAED.
Redundant Array of EXPENSIVE Disks.
PS Flamers: This is not for everyone
When I read this the first time, I was thinking "man, this guy addresses the topic of gays in the military rather abrasively..." Then I realized what you mean by flamers.
Nigerians are not that generous
I'm Nigerian, and I like to think I'm pretty damn generous. I'm pretty sure that if my dad died and I had to get his secret stash of money out of Nigeria, I'd give some of the money to whoever helped me. If you'd be interested in helping me in the future, please reply with your email address. Thank you.
So shouldn't we try to fix the system we have in place already? The biggest problem with electronic voting is that if you can alter one vote, you can alter lots of votes. When it's done by hand this isn't the case. Having competent poll workers and changing the system to one in which the ballots would be counted in public instead of carted off to a courthouse would result in a much more secure system.
I'm not trying to say e-voting shouldn't be done at all, but if there is no paper trail, then the potential for mass voter fraud still exists. A previous post suggested a system in which an electronic input system would print out a marked ballot for you, which you could then verify before submitting it. This would increase the ease of voting while still maintaining, if not increasing security.
It doesn't matter where the disk is spinning from. The faster the disk spins, the more force it needs to hold it together. Once the maximum force that the disk can handle has passed, the disk will break apart.
Fortunately for all of us, there's the First Amendment. You can no more easily or lawfully regulate who can write code than regulate who can write a novel, or who can paint a picture.
Unfortunately for all of us, the government seems to care less and less about the Constitution each day.
Back when I was in grade school, volunteer teachers from Junior Achievement came about once a week to teach us how the stock market worked. It's a shame they're wasting their time working for the MPAA now instead of teaching useful things.
"Intuitek President David M. Straitiff..." Am I the only one who read this as Initech the first time?
Should be from the are-more-links-in-a-post-always-better dept. The poster wasted his time anyway, because no one reads articles.
I thought it was common knowledge that Sean Fanning stole Napster from his roommate while he was sleeping...
This guy seems kinda cool and all, but have any of you guys seen him in an interview? I saw him on Meet the Press once and he was struggling to answer questions. But I'll give him a chance. Hopefully he'll prove himself in the upcoming months.
I couldn't agree with you more. People cry bloody murder whenever someone tries to raise taxes, yet everyone complains about how bad the American education system is. If people would just realize that they're gonna have to give up a little more of their paycheck if they want (more) decent teachers, then we'd already be on our waying to fixing this problem.
Am I the only one who hates it when people use that word all over the place?
AFAIK, Entrapment was that movie with Catherine Zeta-Jones going through those laser beams...
What the PTO needs is something similar to amicus curiae briefs in the Supreme Court so people who actually know about the technology involved can say something if there is prior art. The only problem with that is that the patents would have to be made public before they are issued, and if the patent is denied, then everyone already knows about the idea and can capitalize on it. I'm sure they could figure out a better system than what they have now.
You can patent anything without being able to make it first.
Oh my... that's almost as funny as the Star Wars Kid...
I love how they use benchmarks that mean nothing to show that one card is better than another. I mean you can only like 60 frames per second, the monitor can only display about 75 or so frames per second, do I really care if the card can do 100-something fps? It's just a graphics card pissing contest. The 1600x1200 tests I can understand, but the rest... pointless.
I can't wait for the worm that's written to unlock everyone's houses. Deadbolts have worked for so long for a reason.
The number of calories it says on nutrition facts labels are kilocalories as it is, so you must mean 10 Mcal. I dunno why they measure it like that and misinform the entire country because it just causes confusion. Assuming that the body is 70% water, here's some math...
180 lbs = 81.6 kg
98.6 F = 37 C
1 kcal/kg*C x 37 C x 81.6 kg x