As for the car analogy: The speedometer doesn't tell you the future, only the present. Seeing a clear road ahead provides you with the info that you will be able to continue to drive at this speed for now. Anyway a better analogy would be distance traveled. You want to drive 100 miles total and have already covered 10 miles or 10%. This does not offer any insight on what happens during the next 90 miles (heavy traffic, 6 lane highway, congested city center, construction site) of your journey.
Nice try, but what happens if the packages vary a lot in size and complexity? Let's have 10 packages in an update queue. Packages 1 to 9 are small and simple (like new icons, new hardware data sets, fixing spelling errors, new language files etc) and number 10 is either really big or requires a lot of work to install (large software suite, database conversion, file indexing, compiling etc).
90% pass like a breeze, while the last 10% takes forever. Not even considering what happens if other unrelated processes slowing things down.
I would compare ethical behavior in international politics to a giant whack a mole game. No one is really ethically superior and bad apples turn up everywhere. That why the hammer of public outrage should come down on them. The problem is some countries consider themselves exempt.
Well simply giving politicians money (aka campaign funding and donations) would indeed be illegal. Inviting politicians over for dinner and explaining them your point of view is not (well, depends on what the invitation includes obviously) . Summing up your key points and arguments is fine and done by many interests groups. Preparing the text for a law proposal while not illegal, is somewhat shady and hopefully results in a few politicians being forced to step down or at least loosing credibility.
So there was a security issue and it was demonstrated to the public. Now it has to be fixed. Imagine for a second what would have happened if someone with bad intentions used the hole to spread panic or divert help away from a real event. It might be a bit silly, but we are all better of if systems like these get tested once in a while.
Not like we didn't know already, but it's still nice to see some proof once in a while. I hope this taints the whole proposal enough so they won't be able to push it through. I guess from time to time politicians need a Zero rupee note to remind them.
Imagine the outrage in the US if Chinese or European groups drafted a law for congress.
Well, this article is right. And will remain right, until the next big breakthrough.
At which point, it'll probably be irrelevant, so...
Actually it will still be relevant as a quote, when a few years after the next big thing, another "Nothing important left to find out" article comes up.
There is another well tested and safe procedure for discussions with the significant other on the subject of colors schemes. It is called the "yes dear" or sometimes the "of course you are right dear" response. It should not be used indiscriminately though, because it can get very dangerous if used as a "does this dress make me look fat" response.
Papyrus is not paper. Paper making requires putting short fibers pulped in water, spreading the pulp, pressing and drying it. Papyrus on the other hand is created by weaving Papyrus grass.
In that countries other things are smoking far more often and more legal than guns. Hey I got a business idea: What about a dutch coffee chain called "Spacebucks"?
So, what happens if a student works for a company in his free time. Programming an app/website, drawing comics or designing skateboards for example. Whose owns these works?
While we're already THINKING OF THE CHILDREN, think about all the pictures kids these days take of their peers and themselves - turning the US school system into the greatest owner of inappropriate underage pictures. Wouldn't that be a nice headline?
There are are quite a number of options available to the court. First and most probable would be a fine. Beyond that I'm not sure about the power this court wields, but it is possible they could prohibit retail stores from selling physical media that require steam.
It will probably end with a fine that needs to be paid until they change their terms or stop doing business in Germany (this includes retail games, with mandatory steam). Some publishers might reconsider using steam if this means they loose a lucrative market. Of course once this verdict is final, other European countries might follow. Things could get very expensive then.
Not really firm in Yiddish, but I guess it's grammar to be a little richer than English. There are many languages with an "imperative" verb form - Latin, French German to name a few. So while in English the sentences "lets eat cake" and "eat this!" both use the same verb, they would be different in other languages.
"Ess" is used if you ask (or order) someone to do eat, while "essen" is used too describe the act of eating. So "S DREK" is quite correct.
Well then it's time to adjust the metrics. Simply add a huge negative factor for any accepted patent that was later invalidated in court for both the examiner AND his manager. It might even pay off, to offer rewards for anyone pointing prior art/obviousness, or at least have a simple appeal process.
How to pay the rewards? Require the company/person filing the patent to make a deposit. If the patent gets invalidated within one(?) year they loose the deposit and it's paid the the one pointing out the error. After the first year a patent can still be invalidated but there will be no reward.
My idea is to keep costs manageable, so even a small time inventor can still file a patent without bankrupting himself.
Ah the London Underground... I can still remember when the reporters where astonished how cool everybody reacted after the attacks a few years ago. Having been to London a couple of times, I'm not even sure if that many people even realized that anything unusual happened (at first). At least once a week a major connection goes down for some time and nobody cares.
If you want to see trains done right, go to Japan and be impressed.
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As for the car analogy: The speedometer doesn't tell you the future, only the present. Seeing a clear road ahead provides you with the info that you will be able to continue to drive at this speed for now. Anyway a better analogy would be distance traveled. You want to drive 100 miles total and have already covered 10 miles or 10%. This does not offer any insight on what happens during the next 90 miles (heavy traffic, 6 lane highway, congested city center, construction site) of your journey.
Nice try, but what happens if the packages vary a lot in size and complexity? Let's have 10 packages in an update queue. Packages 1 to 9 are small and simple (like new icons, new hardware data sets, fixing spelling errors, new language files etc) and number 10 is either really big or requires a lot of work to install (large software suite, database conversion, file indexing, compiling etc).
90% pass like a breeze, while the last 10% takes forever. Not even considering what happens if other unrelated processes slowing things down.
If the UK continues on it's current course, this problem will solve itself in a few years when the UK leaves the EU.
I would compare ethical behavior in international politics to a giant whack a mole game. No one is really ethically superior and bad apples turn up everywhere. That why the hammer of public outrage should come down on them. The problem is some countries consider themselves exempt.
Well simply giving politicians money (aka campaign funding and donations) would indeed be illegal. Inviting politicians over for dinner and explaining them your point of view is not (well, depends on what the invitation includes obviously) . Summing up your key points and arguments is fine and done by many interests groups. Preparing the text for a law proposal while not illegal, is somewhat shady and hopefully results in a few politicians being forced to step down or at least loosing credibility.
So there was a security issue and it was demonstrated to the public. Now it has to be fixed. Imagine for a second what would have happened if someone with bad intentions used the hole to spread panic or divert help away from a real event. It might be a bit silly, but we are all better of if systems like these get tested once in a while.
Klaatu... verata... n... Necktie. Nectar. Nickel. Noodle
Not like we didn't know already, but it's still nice to see some proof once in a while. I hope this taints the whole proposal enough so they won't be able to push it through. I guess from time to time politicians need a Zero rupee note to remind them.
Imagine the outrage in the US if Chinese or European groups drafted a law for congress.
Well, this article is right. And will remain right, until the next big breakthrough. At which point, it'll probably be irrelevant, so ...
Actually it will still be relevant as a quote, when a few years after the next big thing, another "Nothing important left to find out" article comes up.
Heating by chemical reaction. There are already several ways to do this (some less toxic then others) used for field rations or hot coffee.
Well, sarcasm detectors didn't really improve during this time...
There is another well tested and safe procedure for discussions with the significant other on the subject of colors schemes. It is called the "yes dear" or sometimes the "of course you are right dear" response. It should not be used indiscriminately though, because it can get very dangerous if used as a "does this dress make me look fat" response.
. . . do you end up with a raging fire . . . ?
I think Boing is using batteries for that
Papyrus is not paper. Paper making requires putting short fibers pulped in water, spreading the pulp, pressing and drying it. Papyrus on the other hand is created by weaving Papyrus grass.
In that countries other things are smoking far more often and more legal than guns. Hey I got a business idea: What about a dutch coffee chain called "Spacebucks"?
Wouldn't that violate the whole concept of fair grading? Oh and therefor the education "contract"?
So, what happens if a student works for a company in his free time. Programming an app/website, drawing comics or designing skateboards for example. Whose owns these works?
While we're already THINKING OF THE CHILDREN, think about all the pictures kids these days take of their peers and themselves - turning the US school system into the greatest owner of inappropriate underage pictures. Wouldn't that be a nice headline?
There are are quite a number of options available to the court. First and most probable would be a fine. Beyond that I'm not sure about the power this court wields, but it is possible they could prohibit retail stores from selling physical media that require steam.
It will probably end with a fine that needs to be paid until they change their terms or stop doing business in Germany (this includes retail games, with mandatory steam). Some publishers might reconsider using steam if this means they loose a lucrative market. Of course once this verdict is final, other European countries might follow. Things could get very expensive then.
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Very interesting read. Thanks for the link.
Not really firm in Yiddish, but I guess it's grammar to be a little richer than English. There are many languages with an "imperative" verb form - Latin, French German to name a few. So while in English the sentences "lets eat cake" and "eat this!" both use the same verb, they would be different in other languages. "Ess" is used if you ask (or order) someone to do eat, while "essen" is used too describe the act of eating. So "S DREK" is quite correct.
maybe he needs to buy a new one from newegg
Well then it's time to adjust the metrics. Simply add a huge negative factor for any accepted patent that was later invalidated in court for both the examiner AND his manager. It might even pay off, to offer rewards for anyone pointing prior art/obviousness, or at least have a simple appeal process.
How to pay the rewards? Require the company/person filing the patent to make a deposit. If the patent gets invalidated within one(?) year they loose the deposit and it's paid the the one pointing out the error. After the first year a patent can still be invalidated but there will be no reward.
My idea is to keep costs manageable, so even a small time inventor can still file a patent without bankrupting himself.
Ah the London Underground... I can still remember when the reporters where astonished how cool everybody reacted after the attacks a few years ago. Having been to London a couple of times, I'm not even sure if that many people even realized that anything unusual happened (at first). At least once a week a major connection goes down for some time and nobody cares.
If you want to see trains done right, go to Japan and be impressed.