Part of me is tired of this whole "search for life on Mars" saga. What type of life are they talking about? An Amoeba? Oh boy, goodie goodie...Yay!
I'm not flaming, rather frustrated. I mean if we already *know* (or have a strong feeling) there is water/ ice on Mars, then lets get the plans going for a Manned space mission in-the-works. They need to excite the public, not continue the ho-hum exploration for the elusive "Martian Single-Cell Alien." The public wants Buck Rogers or Star Trek, not another Mars rover. Bleh!
Interesting... My understanding was Dell and other manufacturers were donating computers and other hardware?
/shrug.
Yes, nothing is entirely "Free", yadi yada. BUT heck I'll take a $29.99 break on my monthly internet bill. Maybe I have to pay a penny more on $100 dollars in groceries, but Fuggit.
Way I see it, its better than snarfing off your neighbors wireless and risking a quick trip to the pokey. yeouch!
I guess Philadelphia intending to offer the following, "Once a citywide wireless network has been deployed, the goal will be to provide some level of free wireless Internet access to everyone living, working or visiting in the city."
Was just my imagination... or was it? Read Article
Maybe diminishing wasn't the correct word, perhaps shifting is more appropriate.... and yes nothing is entirely free, but the old methodology for charging to use wireless internet is definitely changing.
Is there any doubt in someones mind that WiFi or WiMax is going to eventually permiate the metropolitan areas of the world and offer free access? Recently San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced a plan to provide WiFi for San Francisco.
Companies like AOL and other dial-up or broadband types should start thinking about alternative methods for bringing in revenue, because their market is quickly diminishing.
I don't believe I ever once said I wanted to prevent the religious types from taking part in the democratic process. My initial arguement was "the rest of us" need to band together like the Chrisitan coalition does, so we can represent an alternative view effectively. Please don't insinuate I'm not for freedom of speech.
I'm a complete dimwit, thank you for pointing out my shortsightedness... I thought the president opened the oval office doors and took a headcount before convening congress. You mean the congress actually meets somewhere else?...mind-boggling. Thank you sir!
To your second point...
How do you distinguish between religious folks who are simply voting for people that won't spend money on projects they find objectionable those attempting to brand their beliefs on you?
Err... what? I think what you're asking is, "How do I discern between the religious groups votes and others." Are you kidding me? I can answer that very simply, "Open-Mindedness.
All you have to do is walk by an abortion clinic to see the religious wackos preaching hatred towards women using the service. Or... take a vote/ poll on those Americans that are anti-gay rights (marriage) and I'd venture to say a good figure of those votes would be from religious groups (those peaceful Christian non-judgmental types).
No, what's sad is you had to post your opinion as a anonymous coward, as you would have been modded flamebait for speaking your mind.
I must say you bring up some good points and I tend to agree much of your arguement. A good portion of this country is very uneducated and tends to follow blindly to what its fed from news stations such as Fox News who proclaim themselves to be, "Fair and Balanced." In a lot of ways this country *is* going backwards, as ultra-paranoid religious groups are collectively working to sway votes in the whitehouse. I think what we do need is the same sort of counter-group to thwart their attempts at branding their religious/ personal beliefs on "the rest of us."
With Laptop sales "Surging" and technology growing exponentially, isn't it time to look at the batteries? You hear a lot about faster video cards/ CPUs and memory, but almost nothing about Next-Gen batteries. Battery technology hasn't really evolved at the same rate as other computer components, has it? I personally feel the bottleneck resides in the batteries and for the industry to progress (on a whole), they're going to have to take a look at all aspects.
Sleep is critical for muscles/ organs to rebuild themselves. If I were Cortex I'd be a bit hesitant to release this drug to the public, without the strictest prescription. Lest they end up like Merck with
Vioxx
RSS may have won the Atom/RSS battle, but for Feedforall.com to make such matter-of-fact statements such as,
"Google's recent new service that allows web surfers to monitor Google News using either RSS or Atom feeds, appears to be an acknowledgment that perhaps in purchasing Blogger, they chose the wrong specification."
...When they're a company that exclusively promotes the use of RSS, it seems a bit self-righteous; moreover, presumptuous that Google is simply writing off Atom.
Troll? Are you kidding me? MightyMartian has a very valid point.
Parent has absolutely no right to summarily speak for the entire christian community. Believe it or not there *are* varying levels of beliefs on this subject within the Christian community.
I definitely hear what you're saying, I'm not saying the Mac isn't doable... Personally however, I've found it very hit-and-miss when trying to format documents on my Apple and have them port to Microsoft Word without at least minor formating errors.
Windows is business worlds industry standard, with companies using programs such as, Powerpoint, MS Project, Outlook (to name a few). It seems to even try to function as a business professional without Windows you're asking for HUGE headaches.
Linux strikes me as more the OS of choise for tech types (engineers, IT pros, etc), as its much more robust at those type of applications than Windows.
"It seems that the admin passwords were taped to the back of the iBooks!"
You know, I'm really not surprised to hear this. Despite all the precautions companies/ institutions take, it's typically human negligence or social engineering that leads to many compromises.
While doing a spot check of security at work, I was surprised to find many employees had taped their passwords to the bottom of their keyboard or mouse.
Rule#1 make sure your users (employees, admins, etc) understand the importance of confidentiality.
Sometimes cops better judgment gets clouded because of the situation (relationship to the victim, gravity of the crime, etc), so the whole point of making it mandatory for a court order is you get an unbiased approval or denial for this type of surveillance. Turning this authority over to the police department would be a great disservice to sanctity of an individual's privacy.
To be honest with you Ted, I'd much rather someone beat me with a "Sword of Whoop-ass" in-game than in reality. I see your point and I certainly don't support someone taking advantage of others in-game by the use of Bots, but I also think we need to clearly delineate between reality and the virtual.
This sounds more like an issue with game design. The whole fact you're able to mug someone in-game makes this a non-crime. If the developers are worried about mugging then they should take the "looting other Player Characters (PC)" out of the game. It seems to me the only thing "wrong" this guy did was use a Bot (making his PC unbeatable). Show me where in the manual is says, "If you use a Bot you will be arrested." If they (Lineage II) don't want Bots in-game, then track down the offenders, ban their accounts and give the loot back to the rightful owners.
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I'm not flaming, rather frustrated. I mean if we already *know* (or have a strong feeling) there is water/ ice on Mars, then lets get the plans going for a Manned space mission in-the-works. They need to excite the public, not continue the ho-hum exploration for the elusive "Martian Single-Cell Alien." The public wants Buck Rogers or Star Trek, not another Mars rover. Bleh!
Way I see it, its better than snarfing off your neighbors wireless and risking a quick trip to the pokey. yeouch!
I guess Philadelphia intending to offer the following, "Once a citywide wireless network has been deployed, the goal will be to provide some level of free wireless Internet access to everyone living, working or visiting in the city."
Was just my imagination... or was it? Read Article
Maybe diminishing wasn't the correct word, perhaps shifting is more appropriate. ... and yes nothing is entirely free, but the old methodology for charging to use wireless internet is definitely changing.
Companies like AOL and other dial-up or broadband types should start thinking about alternative methods for bringing in revenue, because their market is quickly diminishing.
How true... If those poor saps had only know what lie ahead.
I was thinking about something more on the lines of, "The rest of us." ;)
I don't believe I ever once said I wanted to prevent the religious types from taking part in the democratic process. My initial arguement was "the rest of us" need to band together like the Chrisitan coalition does, so we can represent an alternative view effectively. Please don't insinuate I'm not for freedom of speech.
I'm a complete dimwit, thank you for pointing out my shortsightedness... I thought the president opened the oval office doors and took a headcount before convening congress. You mean the congress actually meets somewhere else? ...mind-boggling. Thank you sir!
To your second point...
How do you distinguish between religious folks who are simply voting for people that won't spend money on projects they find objectionable those attempting to brand their beliefs on you?
Err... what? I think what you're asking is, "How do I discern between the religious groups votes and others." Are you kidding me? I can answer that very simply, "Open-Mindedness.
All you have to do is walk by an abortion clinic to see the religious wackos preaching hatred towards women using the service. Or... take a vote/ poll on those Americans that are anti-gay rights (marriage) and I'd venture to say a good figure of those votes would be from religious groups (those peaceful Christian non-judgmental types).
I must say you bring up some good points and I tend to agree much of your arguement. A good portion of this country is very uneducated and tends to follow blindly to what its fed from news stations such as Fox News who proclaim themselves to be, "Fair and Balanced." In a lot of ways this country *is* going backwards, as ultra-paranoid religious groups are collectively working to sway votes in the whitehouse. I think what we do need is the same sort of counter-group to thwart their attempts at branding their religious/ personal beliefs on "the rest of us."
Incidentally, I did RTFA...
Sometimes the thought process goes well beyond what's in black in white.
With Laptop sales "Surging" and technology growing exponentially, isn't it time to look at the batteries? You hear a lot about faster video cards/ CPUs and memory, but almost nothing about Next-Gen batteries. Battery technology hasn't really evolved at the same rate as other computer components, has it? I personally feel the bottleneck resides in the batteries and for the industry to progress (on a whole), they're going to have to take a look at all aspects.
Since Moogmusic is ./'d to hell, try
Moonarchives
"Google's recent new service that allows web surfers to monitor Google News using either RSS or Atom feeds, appears to be an acknowledgment that perhaps in purchasing Blogger, they chose the wrong specification."
Parent has absolutely no right to summarily speak for the entire christian community. Believe it or not there *are* varying levels of beliefs on this subject within the Christian community.
Linux strikes me as more the OS of choise for tech types (engineers, IT pros, etc), as its much more robust at those type of applications than Windows.
I think it all depends on the environment.
Totally, I have a hard enough time remembering to buy replacement light bulbs, let alone infrared opto sensors.
Lord knows it's difficult for me to find the time to read a two paragraph article (let alone comment on it).
You know, I'm really not surprised to hear this. Despite all the precautions companies/ institutions take, it's typically human negligence or social engineering that leads to many compromises. While doing a spot check of security at work, I was surprised to find many employees had taped their passwords to the bottom of their keyboard or mouse.
Rule#1 make sure your users (employees, admins, etc) understand the importance of confidentiality.
If you're implying the court is corrupt, that's an entirely different issue.
Sometimes cops better judgment gets clouded because of the situation (relationship to the victim, gravity of the crime, etc), so the whole point of making it mandatory for a court order is you get an unbiased approval or denial for this type of surveillance. Turning this authority over to the police department would be a great disservice to sanctity of an individual's privacy.
To be honest with you Ted, I'd much rather someone beat me with a "Sword of Whoop-ass" in-game than in reality. I see your point and I certainly don't support someone taking advantage of others in-game by the use of Bots, but I also think we need to clearly delineate between reality and the virtual.
Thank you for making my point Ted, we ARE talking about a virtual world, correct?
The punishment grossly outweighs the crime. It's mind-boggling actually.
This sounds more like an issue with game design. The whole fact you're able to mug someone in-game makes this a non-crime. If the developers are worried about mugging then they should take the "looting other Player Characters (PC)" out of the game. It seems to me the only thing "wrong" this guy did was use a Bot (making his PC unbeatable). Show me where in the manual is says, "If you use a Bot you will be arrested." If they (Lineage II) don't want Bots in-game, then track down the offenders, ban their accounts and give the loot back to the rightful owners.