I have written emails to friends, family, and my girlfriend from my work laptop on almost a daily basis. I would never send something that would later embarass me if it became public, but I know there is no expectation of privacy while on this laptop... regardless of what my boss told me.
Wow, congratulations. I've been running XP for around 5 years and have never had a virus, malware or attention seeking software installed on my computer unless I specifically installed it myself.
That's a bad idea. Typically the pirates don't kill the crew. If you started having hostile crews using lethal force against pirates, you may see the pirates escalate their attack and use more deadly force. In the end everyone loses.
I spent 2 days in Paris. The "worst" thing that has happened to me in a foreign country was when I was in Tokyo and older Japanese would refuse to sit next to me on the subway... the last open seat on the train was always the one right next to me.
The worst thing a tourist can do is demand someone speak their native tongue. I have witnessed others do this and can see how someone might think it was arrogance... I know whenever I travel I try to learn a few basic phrases in the local language.. and ALWAYS know how to ask someone if they can speak English in their native language. I can ask that in 7 languages!
That's a load of crap. I'm an American and am not embarassed to let someone know if they ask. I've traveled to Europe, Asia and S. America and have NEVER been snuffed at because of my nationality.
Are there asshole Americans that travel, yes. But typically the type of person who would even bother travelling abroad is going to most likely be a much more open minded individual.
I always hear about how people hate American tourists.. well I have always been treated with respect wherever I have gone.
Working in the auto industry I can tell you first hand how much of a pain in the ass it is to sell in China. They basically require a bribe to import anything into the country. It's their way of making it so pricy to do business in an attempt to force companies to build factories in China. I'm not just talking about complete units, I'm talking about componant parts, service parts.. everything. Every part needs to have a costly certification done (where the company has to pay to fly 3-5 Chinese "inspectors" over and cover all their expenses for a couple weeks). The "inspectors" certify the mfg plant and processes and the parts. Only after a few months and a couple hundred thousand dollars can a location be certified.
I can't imagine the fuss they'd create if the US sent inspectors to China to go through a 2 month review of every factory that ships product to the US. I also can't imagine why we even bother with China.
Maybe I just think that if you give to charity, you shouldn't go out looking for publicity because you did it. Instead of chest thumping why not give that additional $50,000 to charity?
Same thing with the road sign, use that money towards a project that will create new jobs.
While the public works projects are probably helping to save jobs, I only need to drive a block from work to see how the money is being wasted.
Recently a very short portion of a road was repaved (1/4 mile at most). The road gets little traffic, at the end of the 1/4 mile you're in the country flanked by two corn fields. There are a couple of small businesses in that section. The road before was not in the best condition, but I've seen much worse.
Ok, they paved the road. Then they put up a 20'x20' sign saying how this improvement was paid with money from the Recover Act. So damn stupid. I'm willing to bet the DOT workers in the sign shop weren't a threat to lose their jobs. So it's not like making that sign helped with that.
It's like a company that donates $20,000 to a charity then spends $50,000 to advertise it in the media. Gov't shouldn't be 'bragging' about spending money.
Not really, Obama knew there was absolutely nothing the Chinese government could do about it other than keep his speech off the news. While I'll applaud the attempt, I'd like to see him make that speech about China in front of the UN or to the Chinese gov't.
Now if I went over there and gave the same speech, there's a good chance I wouldn't be available to post this comment for the next 3-5 years.
I think the laser etching would be ok for stuff like oranges, grapefruit and bananas (fruits where the skin is typically not eaten).. But stuff like apples and peaches I would not want it etched.
A good portion of Japanese cars sold in the US are built in the US. Meanwhile the Detroit automakers are building more and more of their vehicles in Mexico.
Maybe it's the people in Detroit that led to the failures of the Big 3. If they only had close minded people such as yourself to chose from, it's no wonder they never adapted to any market changes.
Really, your car's cruise will re-engage if you don't touch any pedals for a few seconds? That just doesn't seem right, even if that is the designed functionality. If I want to turn cruise off, let's say I'm approaching some traffic and have a slight downward slop that still decelerates me, but very slowly.. I don't want it to suddenly kick back on.
A few years ago after we got 3-4" of snow I was leaving work and screwing around and decided to pull the e-brake going about 15-20mph in my civic si (manual). It was stupid and I almost spun the car out in the middle of the road (fish tailed about 180 degrees). Well it never occured to me to throw it in neutral.. in fact I think by the time I got it going straight again I had the brake pressed, no clutch, and I was very close to stalling out the car. The whole event probably lasted about 3 seconds...
Just trying to say that even though it's much easier to pop a M/T into neutral during an emergency.. when something unexpected occurs it's probably not your first instinct.
They don't just shoot down planes if they venture into a restricted area. If radio contact fails, they then try to get visual contact. I imagine the pilots in the cockpit would notice an F-16 flying just outside the window.
I bet shooting down the plane would be a last resort, if the plane was on a collision course with a "sensitive" target. Likely the fighters would escort the passenger jet for awhile trying to gather as much information as possible.
And luckily, even if we're wrong and the world does end in a little more than 3 years, there won't be anyone left to tell us that we were the ones who were wrong.
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I have written emails to friends, family, and my girlfriend from my work laptop on almost a daily basis. I would never send something that would later embarass me if it became public, but I know there is no expectation of privacy while on this laptop... regardless of what my boss told me.
It's common sense. When did this country lose it?
Litmus test -- Would you have posted that comment if /. and the server was located in China without checking the anon box?
I get more mod points than I know what to do with. Pretty much every week I'll get 15 mod points, then I only use 2-4 before they expire.
I hope Optimus Prime is around to save us again!
How about they make a law stating that parents who let their kids get on these chat pages/programs unsupervised get publically flogged.
Wow, congratulations. I've been running XP for around 5 years and have never had a virus, malware or attention seeking software installed on my computer unless I specifically installed it myself.
Don't blame the software for stupid users.
I've heard about the conditions in Somalia... something tells me it might be an acceptable risk for the pirates.
I would support lethal force to protect the cargo ships, but I understand why they are reluctant to do it.
That's a bad idea. Typically the pirates don't kill the crew. If you started having hostile crews using lethal force against pirates, you may see the pirates escalate their attack and use more deadly force. In the end everyone loses.
I spent 2 days in Paris. The "worst" thing that has happened to me in a foreign country was when I was in Tokyo and older Japanese would refuse to sit next to me on the subway... the last open seat on the train was always the one right next to me.
The worst thing a tourist can do is demand someone speak their native tongue. I have witnessed others do this and can see how someone might think it was arrogance... I know whenever I travel I try to learn a few basic phrases in the local language.. and ALWAYS know how to ask someone if they can speak English in their native language. I can ask that in 7 languages!
That's a load of crap. I'm an American and am not embarassed to let someone know if they ask. I've traveled to Europe, Asia and S. America and have NEVER been snuffed at because of my nationality.
Are there asshole Americans that travel, yes. But typically the type of person who would even bother travelling abroad is going to most likely be a much more open minded individual.
I always hear about how people hate American tourists.. well I have always been treated with respect wherever I have gone.
Working in the auto industry I can tell you first hand how much of a pain in the ass it is to sell in China. They basically require a bribe to import anything into the country. It's their way of making it so pricy to do business in an attempt to force companies to build factories in China. I'm not just talking about complete units, I'm talking about componant parts, service parts.. everything. Every part needs to have a costly certification done (where the company has to pay to fly 3-5 Chinese "inspectors" over and cover all their expenses for a couple weeks). The "inspectors" certify the mfg plant and processes and the parts. Only after a few months and a couple hundred thousand dollars can a location be certified.
I can't imagine the fuss they'd create if the US sent inspectors to China to go through a 2 month review of every factory that ships product to the US. I also can't imagine why we even bother with China.
What if you just bypass drywall and bricks and other "skinning" materials and just put a sheet on each side of a wood frame, then insulate it.
Maybe I just think that if you give to charity, you shouldn't go out looking for publicity because you did it. Instead of chest thumping why not give that additional $50,000 to charity?
Same thing with the road sign, use that money towards a project that will create new jobs.
While the public works projects are probably helping to save jobs, I only need to drive a block from work to see how the money is being wasted.
Recently a very short portion of a road was repaved (1/4 mile at most). The road gets little traffic, at the end of the 1/4 mile you're in the country flanked by two corn fields. There are a couple of small businesses in that section. The road before was not in the best condition, but I've seen much worse.
Ok, they paved the road. Then they put up a 20'x20' sign saying how this improvement was paid with money from the Recover Act. So damn stupid. I'm willing to bet the DOT workers in the sign shop weren't a threat to lose their jobs. So it's not like making that sign helped with that.
It's like a company that donates $20,000 to a charity then spends $50,000 to advertise it in the media. Gov't shouldn't be 'bragging' about spending money.
Not really, Obama knew there was absolutely nothing the Chinese government could do about it other than keep his speech off the news. While I'll applaud the attempt, I'd like to see him make that speech about China in front of the UN or to the Chinese gov't.
Now if I went over there and gave the same speech, there's a good chance I wouldn't be available to post this comment for the next 3-5 years.
Very good way of explaining it using as little jargon as possible. Thanks!
They aren't disabling the consoles, just kicking them off XBox Live. There is nothing wrong with that, no one guarenteed them access to XBox Live.
I think the laser etching would be ok for stuff like oranges, grapefruit and bananas (fruits where the skin is typically not eaten).. But stuff like apples and peaches I would not want it etched.
A good portion of Japanese cars sold in the US are built in the US. Meanwhile the Detroit automakers are building more and more of their vehicles in Mexico.
Maybe it's the people in Detroit that led to the failures of the Big 3. If they only had close minded people such as yourself to chose from, it's no wonder they never adapted to any market changes.
Really, your car's cruise will re-engage if you don't touch any pedals for a few seconds? That just doesn't seem right, even if that is the designed functionality. If I want to turn cruise off, let's say I'm approaching some traffic and have a slight downward slop that still decelerates me, but very slowly.. I don't want it to suddenly kick back on.
A few years ago after we got 3-4" of snow I was leaving work and screwing around and decided to pull the e-brake going about 15-20mph in my civic si (manual). It was stupid and I almost spun the car out in the middle of the road (fish tailed about 180 degrees). Well it never occured to me to throw it in neutral.. in fact I think by the time I got it going straight again I had the brake pressed, no clutch, and I was very close to stalling out the car. The whole event probably lasted about 3 seconds...
Just trying to say that even though it's much easier to pop a M/T into neutral during an emergency.. when something unexpected occurs it's probably not your first instinct.
Do you skip commercials on over-the-air channels?
Cost per download is probably less than cost per catridge, packaging and distribution.
They don't just shoot down planes if they venture into a restricted area. If radio contact fails, they then try to get visual contact. I imagine the pilots in the cockpit would notice an F-16 flying just outside the window.
I bet shooting down the plane would be a last resort, if the plane was on a collision course with a "sensitive" target. Likely the fighters would escort the passenger jet for awhile trying to gather as much information as possible.
And luckily, even if we're wrong and the world does end in a little more than 3 years, there won't be anyone left to tell us that we were the ones who were wrong.