They end up with the question "did that really happen?" and a hangover.
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I was thinking it'd be wise for Google to do a gmail appliance, much like their search box. Easy for a customer to brand the interface, and use their own domain. Hell, even make it tie into existing enterprise products. I'd think something like that would be a cash cow for google.
MP3 players are also a new thing. People are still buying their first players, whereas everybody and their grandparents (mine included) have a CD shelf system already.
Intelligent Design itself isn't dangerous.
Using politics to push science (with or without merit) is dangerous. When everything is reduced to 30 second talking points, we're all screwed.
Damn... short on SATA cables? For work I just built 3 computers based on Asus K8N-DL motherboards, with WD Raptors, and hotswap bays for those raptors.
Each motherboard comes with enough SATA cables to put a drive on every SATA connector (thats 8). Each hotswap bay came with its own cables. For each machine, we ended up with 10 cables, and using only two of them.
If things remain how they are, you're going to have a garage full of SATA cables every time you build a new PC.
I disagree about the articles posted on Digg, because some of them are interesting.
But the comments. . . I think they detract from the site in general. Everyone sounds like a 14 year old kid, giving a "me too" response.
At least on Slashdot, its easy to find the meat in the comments, and on nearly every story you're almost gauranteed to find something very insightful and learn something from it. With Digg, that is almost never the case.
In addition, this discussion here is "wow, they have a pretty cool site." Everytime/. is mentioned on Digg, it's always a "we're better" and "slashdot is going down." The/. crowd seemingly is much more modest.
The OEM version of Windows requires that the sticker be placed on a conspicious surface of the computer. Or so says the packaging.
Whats interesting, when you buy a PXI controller installed in a PXI chassis from National Instruments, the license sticker is attached to a removable metal plate so that you can move the plate to a different chassis when you move the controller elsewhere. Thats my top priority when working on those systems....
What I'm wondering is if the "first sale" deal applies to OEM software.
It seems like the far right has the same effect. What can we learn from this? Neither far wing on either side is a good representation of the ideals of the majority.
Now what I'm wondering is what they're going to add to the game to make me want to buy it for the 360, as its supposed to be released either at launch or in the second wave of games.
It would be nice if they toughened up the game a bit. Almost every comment has said the game is way too easy. It'd also be nice if some of the graphics glitches were ironed out. . . it's really annoying when you takedown someone and you see... not what you're supposed to see.
I think it's pretty hard to not end up with 4 stars at the end, except in the real short preview laps where you only have less than a minute, and no opponents to crush.
Because it's fast food. This isn't five star dining.
I really dont think its too much to ask (but maybe I don't know shit cause I worked at Culvers for five years) to put the big items on your tray, and throw it in the garbage on your way out.
So if you want someone to clean up for you, go eat a nicer restraunt, and leave the $1 value menu to us who don't mind taking 30 seconds to throw a wrapper and cup out.
At some point you have to trust someone. Currently in Wisconsin, we use optical reading machines. Think scantron fill in the bubble, but instead of filling in the bubble, you connect a line.
When you vote, you're trusting that there isn't a flaw in the machine, and that the machine has been programmed correctly for that election to read the correct place for the correct candidate (the machine "knows" which candidate is which--at close it tells, by name, who won and gives percentages and tally counts).
The benefit though, is there is a papertrail. Every ballot that has been marked, whether tabulated or not, is kept. If it's been tabulated, it's kept seperate. If its a spoiled ballot (undervote/overvote) its destroyed, and the remains are kept.
Giving a receipt to the elector is useless, but having them see a hard copy of who they voted for before it is tabulated is just... common sense.
I have to say, just graduating from high school a few months ago the smarter part of the school was not bullied or harassed because of their grades. The problem might exist elsewhere, but, not everywhere.
I know this is probably the wrong time in your life to do this... but for the... very young...
Play a string instrument in school.
Any good conductor/teacher will choose music that isn't what the masses have already heard 1000 times. Along with finding new music and composers, you'll learn about music theory, and be able to understand how it all works.
Here's the best part: women love guys who play the violin. (Yeah, I made that up).
But for parents: get your kids into playing an instrument, because it provides a nice balance to more stressful school activities (sports, AP classes, general bulshit).
I don't think that the addition of a DVD player would add much.
When the PS2 was released, not everyone had a DVD player. Now, almost everyone has a DVD player, and if they don't, they're extremely affordable.
I am a poll worker, and when we were processing the absentee ballots (we had a cool 1000 of them). Someone signed something like "". We checked, and yes, that is was a valid signature.
Most of the errors in my district with the optical scan ballots is because people simply do not follow the directions on the ballot. Usually there is one ballot where they dont connect the aarow properly (for instance, they put a single line through one canidates name).
I will never trust a system where in the case of the recount, the election officials wont be able to see how I voted on the media I voted on. Having a touch screen system is cool--you can help people who otherwise would have to have someone assist them in voting, but it's an absolute neccessity that there is a paper trail.
You folks would never believe how uneducated the electorate is. At the primary (for smaller positions) you can vote for in one party only. It's been this way, in Wisconsin, since the 1900s. We got cursed at by so many people swearing we just started this policy. Some people decided to ignore the instructions, and voted for canidates in every political party; some didn't actually vote--they just selected their party preference.
Like you, I don't see why it all needs to be connected.
Here in Wisconsin, we have optical scan machines (think scantron where you don't fill in bubbles... just connect the line).. our machines have a modem to report the results, but the results aren't sent in until after the polls close. As far as I know, the actuall count they use to decide is the one taken from the paper readout from the machine.
I don't see why everyone doesn't just use these machines, or machines like them. They provide a means for recount (as in, the actual ballot the elector completes). The machines are durable, and hard to tamper with. But best of all, I've never seen one fail (I'm an election official).
The solution to every problem isn't to add more bells and whistles.
I like shiny new things as much as the next Slashdotter, but, give me a break. We love shiny things because they're cool to toy with.
Elections are something you don't toy with.
It's all about being trustworthy. When there is a recount, you damned better well be able to take a hand count of the votes observed by both canidates. With an electronic system, you're left with what the machine says, and thats it. Thats just not acceptable.
It might not be kosher to say, lets step back to something not bleeding edge, and full of buzz words.. Here in Wisconsin we use optical scan machines and they work excellent. The elector gets their ballot, and for every office theres the list of canidates. To select one, they just complete the aarow on the side of their name. They slide the ballot into the tabulator, and the tabulator counts (or kicks it back if its an undervoted or overvoted ballot). There is a permenant record of their vote--the actual ballot they filled out. In the case of a recount, its very hard to argue that the voters intent lies elsewhere.
You actually get 2 weeks of guide data (faq) with the subscription.
If you look at the monthly fee as simply a guide data fee . . tivo might not be for you. With that service fee, you get a full solution.. theres season passes, wishlist searches, and remote scheduling. You don't get those with the cable company DVR.
Also slated for release late this fall is TiVoToGo. With it you'll be able to get the shows off your box and burn them on your PC, or take them to a laptop or PDA to watch on the go. (It'll encompass some sort of DRM)
I am still rooting for TiVo. But, I should say, that I'm watching recorded TV on my TiVo right now.
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They end up with the question "did that really happen?" and a hangover.
I was thinking it'd be wise for Google to do a gmail appliance, much like their search box. Easy for a customer to brand the interface, and use their own domain. Hell, even make it tie into existing enterprise products. I'd think something like that would be a cash cow for google.
MP3 players are also a new thing. People are still buying their first players, whereas everybody and their grandparents (mine included) have a CD shelf system already.
Intelligent Design itself isn't dangerous. Using politics to push science (with or without merit) is dangerous. When everything is reduced to 30 second talking points, we're all screwed.
That restraining order is just another way for her to let me know that she loves me.
Damn... short on SATA cables? For work I just built 3 computers based on Asus K8N-DL motherboards, with WD Raptors, and hotswap bays for those raptors. Each motherboard comes with enough SATA cables to put a drive on every SATA connector (thats 8). Each hotswap bay came with its own cables. For each machine, we ended up with 10 cables, and using only two of them. If things remain how they are, you're going to have a garage full of SATA cables every time you build a new PC.
I disagree about the articles posted on Digg, because some of them are interesting.
/. is mentioned on Digg, it's always a "we're better" and "slashdot is going down." The /. crowd seemingly is much more modest.
But the comments. . . I think they detract from the site in general. Everyone sounds like a 14 year old kid, giving a "me too" response.
At least on Slashdot, its easy to find the meat in the comments, and on nearly every story you're almost gauranteed to find something very insightful and learn something from it. With Digg, that is almost never the case.
In addition, this discussion here is "wow, they have a pretty cool site." Everytime
The OEM version of Windows requires that the sticker be placed on a conspicious surface of the computer. Or so says the packaging.
Whats interesting, when you buy a PXI controller installed in a PXI chassis from National Instruments, the license sticker is attached to a removable metal plate so that you can move the plate to a different chassis when you move the controller elsewhere. Thats my top priority when working on those systems....
What I'm wondering is if the "first sale" deal applies to OEM software.
It seems like the far right has the same effect. What can we learn from this? Neither far wing on either side is a good representation of the ideals of the majority.
Now what I'm wondering is what they're going to add to the game to make me want to buy it for the 360, as its supposed to be released either at launch or in the second wave of games. It would be nice if they toughened up the game a bit. Almost every comment has said the game is way too easy. It'd also be nice if some of the graphics glitches were ironed out. . . it's really annoying when you takedown someone and you see... not what you're supposed to see.
I think it's pretty hard to not end up with 4 stars at the end, except in the real short preview laps where you only have less than a minute, and no opponents to crush.
Because it's fast food. This isn't five star dining. I really dont think its too much to ask (but maybe I don't know shit cause I worked at Culvers for five years) to put the big items on your tray, and throw it in the garbage on your way out. So if you want someone to clean up for you, go eat a nicer restraunt, and leave the $1 value menu to us who don't mind taking 30 seconds to throw a wrapper and cup out.
At some point you have to trust someone. Currently in Wisconsin, we use optical reading machines. Think scantron fill in the bubble, but instead of filling in the bubble, you connect a line. When you vote, you're trusting that there isn't a flaw in the machine, and that the machine has been programmed correctly for that election to read the correct place for the correct candidate (the machine "knows" which candidate is which--at close it tells, by name, who won and gives percentages and tally counts). The benefit though, is there is a papertrail. Every ballot that has been marked, whether tabulated or not, is kept. If it's been tabulated, it's kept seperate. If its a spoiled ballot (undervote/overvote) its destroyed, and the remains are kept. Giving a receipt to the elector is useless, but having them see a hard copy of who they voted for before it is tabulated is just... common sense.
I have to say, just graduating from high school a few months ago the smarter part of the school was not bullied or harassed because of their grades. The problem might exist elsewhere, but, not everywhere.
I know this is probably the wrong time in your life to do this... but for the ... very young ...
Play a string instrument in school.
Any good conductor/teacher will choose music that isn't what the masses have already heard 1000 times. Along with finding new music and composers, you'll learn about music theory, and be able to understand how it all works.
Here's the best part: women love guys who play the violin. (Yeah, I made that up).
But for parents: get your kids into playing an instrument, because it provides a nice balance to more stressful school activities (sports, AP classes, general bulshit).
I don't think that the addition of a DVD player would add much. When the PS2 was released, not everyone had a DVD player. Now, almost everyone has a DVD player, and if they don't, they're extremely affordable.
So. . . you're telling me that Britannica isn't really taking over Wikipedia?
Never underestimate the power of a horde of teenybopers with their parents credit cards.
I am a poll worker, and when we were processing the absentee ballots (we had a cool 1000 of them). Someone signed something like "". We checked, and yes, that is was a valid signature.
The instructions for our ballot are connect the arrow next to the person you wish to vote for. I dont think thats all that much more complicated.
Do you have any idea how many people mark nothing, mark all of them, or mark them all and then fill in the name of the person in the write in section?
Yes, these are the people who elected our president.
Most of the errors in my district with the optical scan ballots is because people simply do not follow the directions on the ballot. Usually there is one ballot where they dont connect the aarow properly (for instance, they put a single line through one canidates name).
I will never trust a system where in the case of the recount, the election officials wont be able to see how I voted on the media I voted on. Having a touch screen system is cool--you can help people who otherwise would have to have someone assist them in voting, but it's an absolute neccessity that there is a paper trail.
You folks would never believe how uneducated the electorate is. At the primary (for smaller positions) you can vote for in one party only. It's been this way, in Wisconsin, since the 1900s. We got cursed at by so many people swearing we just started this policy. Some people decided to ignore the instructions, and voted for canidates in every political party; some didn't actually vote--they just selected their party preference.
Like you, I don't see why it all needs to be connected.
Here in Wisconsin, we have optical scan machines (think scantron where you don't fill in bubbles... just connect the line).. our machines have a modem to report the results, but the results aren't sent in until after the polls close. As far as I know, the actuall count they use to decide is the one taken from the paper readout from the machine.
I don't see why everyone doesn't just use these machines, or machines like them. They provide a means for recount (as in, the actual ballot the elector completes). The machines are durable, and hard to tamper with. But best of all, I've never seen one fail (I'm an election official).
The solution to every problem isn't to add more bells and whistles.
I like shiny new things as much as the next Slashdotter, but, give me a break. We love shiny things because they're cool to toy with.
Elections are something you don't toy with.
It's all about being trustworthy. When there is a recount, you damned better well be able to take a hand count of the votes observed by both canidates. With an electronic system, you're left with what the machine says, and thats it. Thats just not acceptable.
It might not be kosher to say, lets step back to something not bleeding edge, and full of buzz words.. Here in Wisconsin we use optical scan machines and they work excellent. The elector gets their ballot, and for every office theres the list of canidates. To select one, they just complete the aarow on the side of their name. They slide the ballot into the tabulator, and the tabulator counts (or kicks it back if its an undervoted or overvoted ballot). There is a permenant record of their vote--the actual ballot they filled out. In the case of a recount, its very hard to argue that the voters intent lies elsewhere.
You actually get 2 weeks of guide data (faq) with the subscription.
If you look at the monthly fee as simply a guide data fee . . tivo might not be for you. With that service fee, you get a full solution.. theres season passes, wishlist searches, and remote scheduling. You don't get those with the cable company DVR.
DVD burner
Also slated for release late this fall is TiVoToGo. With it you'll be able to get the shows off your box and burn them on your PC, or take them to a laptop or PDA to watch on the go. (It'll encompass some sort of DRM)
I am still rooting for TiVo. But, I should say, that I'm watching recorded TV on my TiVo right now.