...in what way does the EU benefit other then to force a member nation to fall in line with the rules they agreed to.
If one EU country lures foreign investment by offering illegal tax breaks, they undermine the ability of other countries to attract investment. The benefit to the EU of enforcing the rules is that EU members get a level playing field.
The problem with Tic Tac Toe is that it's too deterministic. It will always end in a draw unless one player does something stupid.
That's why I made up a variant I call "Pic Tac Toe". On each player's move, they can choose to write either an X or an O. The first person to get any three in a row wins.
I don't know if anyone else has come up with this, or if it can also be proven to be deterministic. I suspect that it might be, but at least it adds a bit more variety to the game.
Would it seriously be too much to ask... a working configuration that isn't "the newest version"..., users be permitted to not change already-working configurations?
I just switched to the Long-Term Servicing Branch (LTSB) version of Windows 10 and so far I like it. No App Store, no Cortana, no force-installed new features.
Wait till you see Exchange Server 2016. It's still chock full of gotchas, but with a completely new (web-based ) management interface. the PowerShell-based management shell is still there, however, and remains the best way to manage things.
Management issues aside, Exchange is a useful product. Synchronization of e-mail, contacts, and calendars with iOS and Android smartphones is supported out of the box, and Outlook Web Access is the best webmail implementation I've seen.
My main issue with it is that Jet databases are fragile. Had they implemented SQL Server as the back-end, it would be far more resilient.
UAC isn't intended to be some kind of inviolable security mechanism. It's more of a simple alert that some process is trying to make changes to your system - a nice thing to know if you weren't expecting it. The fact that you can bypass the UAC prompt when already on the computer with administrative rights is pretty non-consequential.
Provided the files haven't been overwritten, just deleted, they can be recovered
On NTFS, files above a certain size cannot be undeleted. I learned this the hard way once when a couple of virtual hard disk (VHD) files over 80GB in size were deleted by accident before the VM had been backed up. Various undelete utilities were tried. All recovered the files with size=0.
People... just see what is in front of them and sure to happen, and don't have the time or wherewithall to consider the unknown consequences.
True story: I was once driving a car that lost its brakes. Approaching a parking spot in front of a large tree, my foot went right to the floor when I attempted to stop. In a split-second I instinctively swerved to avoid the impending impact. I succeeded in avoiding the tree. I drove over a cliff instead.
Google already has a near-monopoly on search, a browser that gets bundled and installed all over the place, an smartphone OS, a widely-used map service, etc. The privacy / surveillance implications of what Google can do is staggering.
"Blatant" is rather an overstatement. Nobody is going to be alarmed by minor cosmetic changes such as the 1/8" gap between the blue sticker and the keyboard being eliminated. Do you think people go around with a precise image of these machines in their head?
Again, content isnt being shared, only metadata to acquire it from a distributed network of people who have it.
This argument always strikes me as being a bit weak. It's like saying if you clone my debit card and my PIN, you're not stealing my money, just the means of accessing a distributed network of machines that have access to my money.
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I take it this is a first-world definition of "terrible"?
I had to turn up my speakers to even hear the video.
"AV" software is practically useless.
How about an Internet that refuses to route packets with a forged source address?
Not true unless Netcraft confirms it!
...in what way does the EU benefit other then to force a member nation to fall in line with the rules they agreed to.
If one EU country lures foreign investment by offering illegal tax breaks, they undermine the ability of other countries to attract investment. The benefit to the EU of enforcing the rules is that EU members get a level playing field.
The problem with Tic Tac Toe is that it's too deterministic. It will always end in a draw unless one player does something stupid.
That's why I made up a variant I call "Pic Tac Toe". On each player's move, they can choose to write either an X or an O. The first person to get any three in a row wins.
I don't know if anyone else has come up with this, or if it can also be proven to be deterministic. I suspect that it might be, but at least it adds a bit more variety to the game.
Dad, is that you?
It's not often that I literally LOL. Thank you for the endorphins :)
Would it seriously be too much to ask ... a working configuration that isn't "the newest version"..., users be permitted to not change already-working configurations?
I just switched to the Long-Term Servicing Branch (LTSB) version of Windows 10 and so far I like it. No App Store, no Cortana, no force-installed new features.
Wait till you see Exchange Server 2016. It's still chock full of gotchas, but with a completely new (web-based ) management interface. the PowerShell-based management shell is still there, however, and remains the best way to manage things.
Management issues aside, Exchange is a useful product. Synchronization of e-mail, contacts, and calendars with iOS and Android smartphones is supported out of the box, and Outlook Web Access is the best webmail implementation I've seen.
My main issue with it is that Jet databases are fragile. Had they implemented SQL Server as the back-end, it would be far more resilient.
UAC isn't intended to be some kind of inviolable security mechanism. It's more of a simple alert that some process is trying to make changes to your system - a nice thing to know if you weren't expecting it. The fact that you can bypass the UAC prompt when already on the computer with administrative rights is pretty non-consequential.
... relying on PPP for authentication, which gave you about 15% layer 2 overhead that also counts against your rated speed.
FWIW, not all DSL providers use PPPoE. At least not here in Canada.
FTFY
You may laugh, but there are actually RFC's (and at least one real-life implementation) for Internet Protocol using carrier pigeons.
... I bought a Black and Decker electric knife recently... The knife is a piece of crap.
Doesn't sound like a knockoff. Sounds like genuine Black & Decker to me.
Provided the files haven't been overwritten, just deleted, they can be recovered
On NTFS, files above a certain size cannot be undeleted. I learned this the hard way once when a couple of virtual hard disk (VHD) files over 80GB in size were deleted by accident before the VM had been backed up. Various undelete utilities were tried. All recovered the files with size=0.
I did not ask whether "facts" and "truth" are equivalent. I asked how a fact can not be true.
Tomhath gave a good answer to my question.
Now THAT should be modded "Insightful" :)
How can a fact not be the truth?
The new word for "rental".
People... just see what is in front of them and sure to happen, and don't have the time or wherewithall to consider the unknown consequences.
True story: I was once driving a car that lost its brakes. Approaching a parking spot in front of a large tree, my foot went right to the floor when I attempted to stop. In a split-second I instinctively swerved to avoid the impending impact. I succeeded in avoiding the tree. I drove over a cliff instead.
Would it take more than 5 seconds to just grab the plug by hand and stick it in the receptacle? Jesus Christ, how lazy are people?
Google already has a near-monopoly on search, a browser that gets bundled and installed all over the place, an smartphone OS, a widely-used map service, etc. The privacy / surveillance implications of what Google can do is staggering.
When is Google going to get the Ma Bell treatment?
In a rare instance of admitting to being wrong, I accept your clarification. Thanks :)
"Blatant" is rather an overstatement. Nobody is going to be alarmed by minor cosmetic changes such as the 1/8" gap between the blue sticker and the keyboard being eliminated. Do you think people go around with a precise image of these machines in their head?
Again, content isnt being shared, only metadata to acquire it from a distributed network of people who have it.
This argument always strikes me as being a bit weak. It's like saying if you clone my debit card and my PIN, you're not stealing my money, just the means of accessing a distributed network of machines that have access to my money.