Well that's only if you are abiding by the Reinheitsgebot of 1487 from Germany. These days with modern and creative brewing, many more ingredients are being used. Including cinnamon and nutmeg in Christmas Ales, Honey, coffee, and in Okinawa they make beer using a local black sugar, which has quite an interesting taste.
And you could produce alcohol by mixing water, sugar and yeast, but it wouldn't be beer, and it sure wouldn't taste good.
I think the definition of beer must include Water, hops, malt, and yeast, anything else will just make it interesting.
Water, hops, malt, yeast. That's all it is.
As an expat living in Japan, I have experience with these phones and have actually seen some good uses, and rarely is it more advertising. Here's one example:
You picked up a card, see an advertisement, or something else for a restaurant that sounds pretty interesting and it has one of these square bar codes on it. You take a photo of it, and it takes you to a mobile enhanced site with a menu, prices, daily specials, and sometimes even coupons. Seems like a pretty good deal to me if you're out and about and can't quickly pull out a laptop with a wifi connection to go the website listed on the bottom of the advertisement.
The whole idea is that the advertisement poster or whatever gets you interested in whatever the product is, and the barcoded link gives you the opportunity to get more information if you are interested.\
I apologize for not wording my point correctly. Biofuels do produce CO2, but biofuels are carbon neutral unlike their petroleum counterparts. Perhaps you should do some research into exactly what that means, as judging by the language you have chosen you seem to lack the intellectual background to understand terms such as `carbon neutral`.
And regarding the energy required to produce solar cells.. That is where technology advances are needed the most, so the initial cost of producing such products allows them to begin reducing the environmental impact of energy use much faster.
And continuing with your point about revamping the tax system.. If the fuel tax is actually considered to be for road use, then it seems that SUV and Hummer drivers should be getting a bigger tax rebate.. They are paying more tax, but using the roads just as your average Prius driver...
Personally I think vehicles that are not efficient should be hit with extra tax that would be used to offset their carbon output, and those who use alternative fuels should be getting rebates for not producing CO2.. So the Hummer drivers should pay the Biodiesel guys.. I will propose this to my Congressperson.
It will be interesting in the next few years with advances in alternative fuels even though the government is really making no leaps to promote the new technologies. I am curious how tax and road use tax systems may be changed to deal with it.
The measurement of time is arbitrary in and of itself. By your rationale, we should adjust time daily so that noon is always the point in time when there is *exactly* half a day of sunlight left.
It's not noon that is constantly changing. It is the "time" of the sunrise and sunset that changes as the earth orbits around the sun. Noon should always be noon.
I believe there was much scepticism involved when gmail was first announced 1 year ago. Who's to say this is not part of their marketing. April Fools..... OR NOT????? (dramatic duh duh dummmm music)
"Due to the overwhelming interest in the new Digital Gallery we are currently experiencing extremely high traffic. In order to address this demand we are temporarily taking the site down to increase capacity. We are working to bring the site back up as soon as possible and appreciate your patience. Please check back soon."
It's probably the toughest paper in the world, able to survive virtually anything.
If anyone has seen or handled the currency from New Zealand, then they would immediately disagree with you regarding that statement. The kiwis make their cash out of recycled plastic, and the stuff cannot be torn, and believe me we tried.
According to the features list, you should be able to listen to what other people are listening to. It contains an FM transmitter, as well as an FM receiver. I suppose they put the transmitter in for use in the car, but you could techniqually search the radio waves for someone elses transmitter.
There was mention of this MD/USB copy protection in the most recent issue of 2600, The Hacker Quarterly.
"...the USB interface was only to be used to "check-out" purchased music from the hard drive to the MD unit. The only permitted function of "checking-in" is to return previously "checked-out" music from the MD to the hard drive, a function that I cannot imagine ever having a use for. Apparently, Sony did not include a truly digital USB/MD option in order to discourage piracy (Sony is, after all, a major publisher of music content as well as audio hardware)."
I didn't see anything specifically saying what the copyright measures were, so I hope this helps.
Why does the RIAA continue going after the little guy who doesn't have any money to give them for their file trading? Especially since some ISP's are trying to fight back for him/her. They managed to get blank CD's taxed because of the potential for copyright infringement, I'm suprised they haven't tried to put a tax on bandwidth for the potential copyright infringement that internet access offers.
NPD also found that the number of households acquiring digital music via peer-to-peer file-sharing services declined by 11 percent from August to September, during the traditional summer holiday for college students.
Well duh... college students are not going to ge downloading mp3s over 56k at their parents house.... or was this article trying to say that this was expected??? It's so badly written I just cannot tell.
I don't know how likely something like this could legally and ethically used to controll crowds. We know what a microwave does to those hot pockets and other microwave snacks.. I certainly smell a law suit when the WTO protestors go to court saying the police cooked them like a pepperoni hot pocket. Hey, even the bean bags, rubber bullets, and pepper spray has been considered overuse of force in some cases.
Why not use a photograph of something very destinguishable by a human, IE a picture of a horse, or car, etc. It would be much more difficult to program a bot to detect what is in the picture. Or better yet, use that and the CAPTCHA text located in the corner of the photograph. It doesn't seem like it would be that much more trouble to enter in two pieces of information instead of just the CAPTHCA text.
The fact that the information is available, and even the fact that you can gain access to the instructors for clarification still does not put everyone on an even playing field. The one thing that most people seem to care about are degrees and resumes. The poorest yet most intelligent person in the world could study these courses, and gain an equivalent education to those with degrees, and could even possibly surpass their abilities. It won't do them any good in the present state to learn structural engineering, but not have a degree.
my TRS-80 (Trash 80). It has a whole 16k of RAM, but double the processing power with 2Mhz. An ethernet adapter would seem better suited for this monster.
Lately the attendence has been on the rise for American movies in Europe, as well as elsewhere in the world. One would think that if text messaging were the cause of the drop, it would drop even more in Europe (assuming people didn't like it there), because more people use text messaging in Europe because of how expensive cell phone minutes are. One might also suggest that the rise could be related to text messaging and Europeans are texting their friends about how good a movie is. Hmmm That actually makes more sense, Europeans like to complement things, whereas Americans prefer to complain.
It seems as though it might be arguable to say that because the RIAA put something online for you to download, knowing it was illegal, might constitute entrapment. It seems like it would go the other way as well.. Because they are not a law enforcement agency, by them soliciting a download from someone they are thus committing an illegal act themselves. You really think the RIAA keeps that Yanni CD around so they have a legal license to download it... I think not.
If you read their concept a little more carefully, you would recognize that they are not bringing a computer or fax machine, or even a body into Myanmar, or any other country on their list. They are simply uploading the website to a webserver in each country, then updating the dns entry to the new IP address.
BTW how were you able to live there for 3 years without a computer? That my friend was self inflicted torture, can't blame the junta for that.
By stating that the DMCA is not constitution, that is certainly a legal issue. But one can look at the DMCA as an ethical issue as well. Is it ethical that the government has the right to determine how someone in this "free" society can view material in which they have purchased the license or copyright to. Certainly other ethical issues come up regarding technology, DNA databasing being one. Almost every issue I can come up with regarding technology seems to revert back to other ethical issues concerning liberty of self. Ultimately that is what we base our ethos upon though.
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But wouldn't you just love to be the beta tester?
Try searching freshmeat before asking questions about software. http://freshmeat.net/projects/ibookshelf/
As an expat living in Japan, I have experience with these phones and have actually seen some good uses, and rarely is it more advertising. Here's one example:
You picked up a card, see an advertisement, or something else for a restaurant that sounds pretty interesting and it has one of these square bar codes on it. You take a photo of it, and it takes you to a mobile enhanced site with a menu, prices, daily specials, and sometimes even coupons. Seems like a pretty good deal to me if you're out and about and can't quickly pull out a laptop with a wifi connection to go the website listed on the bottom of the advertisement.
The whole idea is that the advertisement poster or whatever gets you interested in whatever the product is, and the barcoded link gives you the opportunity to get more information if you are interested.\
I apologize for not wording my point correctly. Biofuels do produce CO2, but biofuels are carbon neutral unlike their petroleum counterparts. Perhaps you should do some research into exactly what that means, as judging by the language you have chosen you seem to lack the intellectual background to understand terms such as `carbon neutral`.
And regarding the energy required to produce solar cells.. That is where technology advances are needed the most, so the initial cost of producing such products allows them to begin reducing the environmental impact of energy use much faster.
And continuing with your point about revamping the tax system.. If the fuel tax is actually considered to be for road use, then it seems that SUV and Hummer drivers should be getting a bigger tax rebate.. They are paying more tax, but using the roads just as your average Prius driver...
Personally I think vehicles that are not efficient should be hit with extra tax that would be used to offset their carbon output, and those who use alternative fuels should be getting rebates for not producing CO2.. So the Hummer drivers should pay the Biodiesel guys.. I will propose this to my Congressperson.
It will be interesting in the next few years with advances in alternative fuels even though the government is really making no leaps to promote the new technologies. I am curious how tax and road use tax systems may be changed to deal with it.
The measurement of time is arbitrary in and of itself. By your rationale, we should adjust time daily so that noon is always the point in time when there is *exactly* half a day of sunlight left.
It's not noon that is constantly changing. It is the "time" of the sunrise and sunset that changes as the earth orbits around the sun. Noon should always be noon.
And I fear the day we have to call in the "plumber" to repair the system.. Geek a$$ crack.
I believe there was much scepticism involved when gmail was first announced 1 year ago. Who's to say this is not part of their marketing. April Fools..... OR NOT????? (dramatic duh duh dummmm music)
From the Article:
"Due to the overwhelming interest in the new Digital Gallery we are currently experiencing extremely high traffic. In order to address this demand we are temporarily taking the site down to increase capacity. We are working to bring the site back up as soon as possible and appreciate your patience. Please check back soon."
Car with a mind of it's own
And what happens when you get the blue screen of death driving down the highway at 80???
It's probably the toughest paper in the world, able to survive virtually anything.
If anyone has seen or handled the currency from New Zealand, then they would immediately disagree with you regarding that statement. The kiwis make their cash out of recycled plastic, and the stuff cannot be torn, and believe me we tried.
According to the features list, you should be able to listen to what other people are listening to. It contains an FM transmitter, as well as an FM receiver. I suppose they put the transmitter in for use in the car, but you could techniqually search the radio waves for someone elses transmitter.
There was mention of this MD/USB copy protection in the most recent issue of 2600, The Hacker Quarterly.
"...the USB interface was only to be used to "check-out" purchased music from the hard drive to the MD unit. The only permitted function of "checking-in" is to return previously "checked-out" music from the MD to the hard drive, a function that I cannot imagine ever having a use for. Apparently, Sony did not include a truly digital USB/MD option in order to discourage piracy (Sony is, after all, a major publisher of music content as well as audio hardware)."
I didn't see anything specifically saying what the copyright measures were, so I hope this helps.
Why does the RIAA continue going after the little guy who doesn't have any money to give them for their file trading? Especially since some ISP's are trying to fight back for him/her. They managed to get blank CD's taxed because of the potential for copyright infringement, I'm suprised they haven't tried to put a tax on bandwidth for the potential copyright infringement that internet access offers.
NPD also found that the number of households acquiring digital music via peer-to-peer file-sharing services declined by 11 percent from August to September, during the traditional summer holiday for college students.
... or was this article trying to say that this was expected??? It's so badly written I just cannot tell.
Well duh... college students are not going to ge downloading mp3s over 56k at their parents house.
I don't know how likely something like this could legally and ethically used to controll crowds. We know what a microwave does to those hot pockets and other microwave snacks.. I certainly smell a law suit when the WTO protestors go to court saying the police cooked them like a pepperoni hot pocket. Hey, even the bean bags, rubber bullets, and pepper spray has been considered overuse of force in some cases.
Why not use a photograph of something very destinguishable by a human, IE a picture of a horse, or car, etc. It would be much more difficult to program a bot to detect what is in the picture. Or better yet, use that and the CAPTCHA text located in the corner of the photograph. It doesn't seem like it would be that much more trouble to enter in two pieces of information instead of just the CAPTHCA text.
The fact that the information is available, and even the fact that you can gain access to the instructors for clarification still does not put everyone on an even playing field. The one thing that most people seem to care about are degrees and resumes. The poorest yet most intelligent person in the world could study these courses, and gain an equivalent education to those with degrees, and could even possibly surpass their abilities. It won't do them any good in the present state to learn structural engineering, but not have a degree.
my TRS-80 (Trash 80). It has a whole 16k of RAM, but double the processing power with 2Mhz. An ethernet adapter would seem better suited for this monster.
I want one.
Lately the attendence has been on the rise for American movies in Europe, as well as elsewhere in the world. One would think that if text messaging were the cause of the drop, it would drop even more in Europe (assuming people didn't like it there), because more people use text messaging in Europe because of how expensive cell phone minutes are. One might also suggest that the rise could be related to text messaging and Europeans are texting their friends about how good a movie is. Hmmm That actually makes more sense, Europeans like to complement things, whereas Americans prefer to complain.
It seems as though it might be arguable to say that because the RIAA put something online for you to download, knowing it was illegal, might constitute entrapment. It seems like it would go the other way as well.. Because they are not a law enforcement agency, by them soliciting a download from someone they are thus committing an illegal act themselves. You really think the RIAA keeps that Yanni CD around so they have a legal license to download it... I think not.
If you read their concept a little more carefully, you would recognize that they are not bringing a computer or fax machine, or even a body into Myanmar, or any other country on their list. They are simply uploading the website to a webserver in each country, then updating the dns entry to the new IP address.
BTW how were you able to live there for 3 years without a computer? That my friend was self inflicted torture, can't blame the junta for that.
By stating that the DMCA is not constitution, that is certainly a legal issue. But one can look at the DMCA as an ethical issue as well. Is it ethical that the government has the right to determine how someone in this "free" society can view material in which they have purchased the license or copyright to. Certainly other ethical issues come up regarding technology, DNA databasing being one. Almost every issue I can come up with regarding technology seems to revert back to other ethical issues concerning liberty of self. Ultimately that is what we base our ethos upon though.