Religions derived from Mosaic beginnings are based on intolerance and exclusivity. So are the browser wars based on intolerance and exclusivity, since they're derived from "Mosaic beginnings"?
In fact, it could be a distributed list, with each access point relaying bits and pieces to others, that way you can't shut it down by taking down a server hosting the dictionary. The worm itself could even be distributed. Hell, why not self-modifying while we're at it.
Feature, not a bug. I seriously don't *want* you accessing my damn toaster and the fact that you don't have a route to it suits me just fine. Neither. It's a fortunate side-effect of a bug. Not a feature.
So how is observing someone's behaviour an unreliable method of discerning intent? What other methods are there, and how reliable are they? Are you saying it shouldn't be done at all?
What I'm saying is, it seems like a good idea, but the implementation may suck, as with everything.
The other is an actual INTERPOL top 100 criminal. They have survived for years by being able to control their outward appearance and are a master a social engineering in order to avoid security or police in localities. Those are few and far between. The nice thing about catching criminals is that most tend to not be smart.
Great quote, but how does it connect to the issue?
On one hand, the telescreens monitored everyone everywhere, including in their homes, regardless of what they happened to be doing. On the other hand, airport security monitors people who are embarking on an airplane that can fall out of the sky and kill everyone onboard. How the hell does one get from one to the other, even with a slippery slope?
While the "terrorists can be are everywhere" lines are bullshit, it makes perfect sense to me to monitor how people behave. Behaviour can be a strong indicator of whether a person is trying to do something he knows others won't like. Putting landlubber waterbags that can't fly in a flying machine 10 km up on a routine basis is dangerous enough already.
False positives are inevitable, but the important bit is how those cases are handled. That's an implementation issue, not an issue with the idea itself.
Your time? Are you an employee somehow affected by this, or are you just flaming? This is not a bait-and-switch, since I'm not seeing anything being removed from OLPC. Good tech has been developed, and there's a market for it. OLPC is not willing to expand there, so why should they prevent anyone else from going there?
I don't know if this is common, but I have a different method for shorter cables:
Simply double the cable, putting the two ends together. Then double over again, putting the two ends and the midpoint of the cable together on one side. Continue doubling until the bundle has a nice length/thickness ratio. At this point, squeeze it all together in the middle and make a simple knot with the ends (one end over the other, twist around it).
You need "access" to the entire length of the cable, so it doesn't work as well on long ones, and they might also be prone to entanglement. For things like short, thick and unruly power cords, flimsy charger cords, mouse wires, headphone cords etc. this works excellently. Especially with cables that have things on the end, this works a lot better than simply wrapping the cable around the thing and clumsily tying it in at the end.
The length/thickness ratio depends on the thickness and length of the cable itself, whether it has something attached to one end, how stiff it is and so on. It must be small enough that the knot won't come loose, but large enough that the stiffness of the bundle doesn't prevent making the knot. Some cables may produce a bundle either too long, or too short if you double one more time, or can't be squeezed into a knot without risking kinks or breaks. In that case, you'll have to find another way.
This tip courtesy of my girlfriend, who is decidedly non-techie.:o
I must say I haven't thought of playing flash games on the Wii, but it's so blindingly obvious now. The game you linked seems to have a limited frame rate of about 16 fps regardless of quality setting, making it somewhat choppy. Is there any comparison between how fast games and other flash apps run between PC and Wii?
Also, what the heck am I supposed to do in cave 1-8? The cryptic hint in the previous cave is too cryptic for me..
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You mean a .class file? .Jar files "decompile" with unzip.
Technically, you can do something similar in Java by extending the class on the spot. It's not quite the same though.
Page widening! Long time no see.
I would think Lisp or equivalent is mandatory at most universities. How else could you have a course in functional programming?
OMG, Skynet!
Caught Chair in FrustrationThread-7
Stacktrace:
exceptionHandler():29
frustrateUser():55
startGenericApp():23015
initWindows():15223
What I'm saying is, it seems like a good idea, but the implementation may suck, as with everything.
On one hand, the telescreens monitored everyone everywhere, including in their homes, regardless of what they happened to be doing. On the other hand, airport security monitors people who are embarking on an airplane that can fall out of the sky and kill everyone onboard. How the hell does one get from one to the other, even with a slippery slope?
While the "terrorists can be are everywhere" lines are bullshit, it makes perfect sense to me to monitor how people behave. Behaviour can be a strong indicator of whether a person is trying to do something he knows others won't like. Putting landlubber waterbags that can't fly in a flying machine 10 km up on a routine basis is dangerous enough already.
False positives are inevitable, but the important bit is how those cases are handled. That's an implementation issue, not an issue with the idea itself.
Just so you know, human eyes don't 'work' at any specific fps.
Pregnancy is surprisingly difficult.
No, he's talking about digg. For slashdot those are merely 'aggravatingly frequent'.
I think in most cases, the license says they did intend so.
Redirecting money from the Iraq war to charity aid wouldn't solve very much. Not waging wars in the first place might, however.
Your time? Are you an employee somehow affected by this, or are you just flaming? This is not a bait-and-switch, since I'm not seeing anything being removed from OLPC. Good tech has been developed, and there's a market for it. OLPC is not willing to expand there, so why should they prevent anyone else from going there?
In particular, a numeric pad and several other buttons on the remote could be replaced with one rotary encoder. I'd buy a TV set purely based on that.
Simply double the cable, putting the two ends together. Then double over again, putting the two ends and the midpoint of the cable together on one side. Continue doubling until the bundle has a nice length/thickness ratio. At this point, squeeze it all together in the middle and make a simple knot with the ends (one end over the other, twist around it).
You need "access" to the entire length of the cable, so it doesn't work as well on long ones, and they might also be prone to entanglement. For things like short, thick and unruly power cords, flimsy charger cords, mouse wires, headphone cords etc. this works excellently. Especially with cables that have things on the end, this works a lot better than simply wrapping the cable around the thing and clumsily tying it in at the end.
The length/thickness ratio depends on the thickness and length of the cable itself, whether it has something attached to one end, how stiff it is and so on. It must be small enough that the knot won't come loose, but large enough that the stiffness of the bundle doesn't prevent making the knot. Some cables may produce a bundle either too long, or too short if you double one more time, or can't be squeezed into a knot without risking kinks or breaks. In that case, you'll have to find another way.
This tip courtesy of my girlfriend, who is decidedly non-techie. :o
Also, what the heck am I supposed to do in cave 1-8? The cryptic hint in the previous cave is too cryptic for me..
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Definitive, on-topic example: IF this satellite system works well, THEN there will be MORE choice THAN before.
I went there and checked. There is actually a text that says something to the effect of "send this link to all your friends!1", and here we are.
And the Scorpions are still played regularly on radio even...