>Beer at over 40 degrees F (4.4 degrees C) tastes bad. It doesn't matter if it is swill like ButWiper or Coors. It can be a micro brew from a hole in the wall, a mini brew from a (growing) company like Deschutes, a small brewery like Mac-n-Jack's near Seattle or whatever. If it is warm, it tastes like crap.
This statement just shows you don't know what you're talking about. Below 40f is considered very cold and is general good for a pale lager, but not much else. Even Guinness recommends serving at 6-7c (http://www.guinness-storehouse.com/en/faqs.aspx#faq23).
"The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that online content can be judged by the standards of the strictest community that is able to access it. The court upheld the conviction of pornography producer Paul F. Little, aka Max Hardcore, for violating obscenity laws in Tampa, despite the fact that the 'obscene' material in question was produced and sold in California. From the article: 'The Atlanta-based court rejected arguments by Little's attorneys that applying a local community standard to the Internet violates the First Amendment because doing so means material can be judged according to the standards of the strictest communities. In other words, the materials might be legal where they were produced and almost everywhere else. But if they violate the standards of one community, they are illegal in that community and the producers may be convicted of a crime.... Jurors in Little's trial were told to judge the materials on the basis of how "the average person of the community as a whole — the Middle District of Florida" — would view the material.'"
Emphasis mine. Maybe the summary is different than the one you read earlier, but the summary above is fine. The summary shouldn't have to define how (US) circuit courts work in regards to geographics boundaries and courthouse locations.
This is really a change of a default assumption than freedom to do anything without penalty. If INTERPOL starts going crazy, it only takes a presidential signature to take this exception back.
No one is taking this exception back, it was granted in the first place.
The question might be why was this ever granted in the first place? Easy - the government wants to make it easier to hunt terrorists on U.S. soil or any other citizen not following the rules. This basically allows to the U.S. government to go and ask interpol to conduct unconstitutional activities on U.S. soil and report their findings. Clap, fail.
Ah, the whole point was to allow INTERPOL the opportunity to hunt terrorists on US soil! I guess that's why the same immunities were given to the Red Cross, IMF, WTO, etc. BTW, INTERPOL doesn't conduct investigations in the way you you imagine.
NOT 91% of the market. 9 out of every 10 dollars spent on computers over $1000 are spent on Apple computers. Plus, is this really big news? In the first paragraph of the article it says that this is up from 88% in May.
Yeah...I hope my original post gets modded into oblivion because it is certainly embarassing. Don't think I suggested that it was discontinued in May, though:)
Hmm, good call. It's not that they're discontinued...they're simply not available through those stores, yet. I spoke too soon and I now remember reading the very article you linked to.
And no, I'm not new here. My ID is pretty close to your own.
What kind of conclusion is the Radeon 4770 as the best for its price for cards under $150? It's discontinued and you can't buy it from Newegg, Mwave, or ZipZoomFly. That seems to be a very poor suggestion to recommend a discontinued card that is probably only available used...
I've looked at the option, but I've had trouble finding adequate information. The problem is that the ldap client in Solaris does not require the plain-text password and I'm not sure if setting up certs will require that the whole system be changed to accommodate linux hosts. I guess I'll just have to read more about it:)
Thanks for the reply, Fyzzler. I have looked at anonymous querying, but for DDoS purposes, it does not seem prudent. However, I'll read up on configuring ACI's, but it would still be nice to eventually not have to rely on a plain-text password, anywhere.
There's a nasty little caveat to using linux clients to authenticate securely to Sun's LDAP server: if you're using a proxy account for authentication, you need to place a plaintext file (ldap.conf, I believe) so that it can be read (cannot use a hash). I've still yet to figure out a workaround to prevent the need to place the password in plaintext where the only thing I can do is chmod 400 the file.
I would love to be demonstrated otherwise, if someone knows:)
I understand the no CD drive argument, but no USB drive or external drive support? I know the Sun Ray thin clients have USB ports and you can attach disk devices which will mount on the Sun Ray server.
I was listening to NPR this morning and they were bringing up decent points regarding drilling off the coasts. The impact would be negligble and would take a while for it to show any signs of impact. According to this article from Time - Will Drilling More Mean Cheaper Gas?, which mines some quotes and data from the EIA of the DOE, found that drilling ANWR would only decrease the cost of gas by 3.5 cents per gallon by 2027. When it comes to offshore drilling, the National Resources Defense Council says that it will only cut down by a similar amount, 3-4 cents per gallon.
Shale oil I'm really interested in because I heard that the major barrier was the cost effectiveness. With oil at about $140/barrel, I can only hope to see a more concerted effort in refining that oil at a cheaper price. Do we have the necessary infrustructure to do so and make an immediate impact?
That's a pretty fair point regarding the tanks and mechanized infantry. I agree that simply throwing numbers at a problem is not the best way to go about things and I wish I could carry the discussion further, but I'm afraid I'm not knowledgable enough to continue on. I haven't heard the wrong manning argument before, but that just might be my novice showing through.
Thanks for the reply and I'll be sure to read some more on the topic to gain a better understanding.
Of course, I'm a bit naive when it comes to troop deployment, but why would shifting focus from Iraq to Afghanistan be a failure? Aren't we undermanned in both arenas? Also, how many troops of special forces do we have to spare and can safely leave their current posts around the world for a several month long engagement in a single country?
I guess I'm just skeptical of your quick-fix plan. I don't believe there is any quick and dirty fix to such a huge problem...aside from maybe nuking the region to oblivion and starting over...but I don't think that'd go over too well. As a historical note, would higher concentrations of special forces have "won" Vietnam, or was that the fault of the politicians and the lack of support by the citizens of the US?
I don't know how lucky I am, but I landed a Help Desk job after getting a B.S. in Microbiology. Less than 8 months later, I changed positions within the company and took on the moniker "programmer analyst". It was all thanks to some luck and a good environment at the Help Desk I served.
The face time with directors, programmer managers, and other higher-ups proved invaluable. I now have a nice set of references and developed good professional relationship with those people. It helps to be competent and not a bullshitter, too. Some people would be surprised on how quickly others pick up on that stuff.
Example: If I drop a ball, and it falls, that is a scientific fact.
Theory: The ball fell because the earth sucks.
Theories are analysis, facts are observed incidents that support or disprove a theory.
I believe you are confusing the terms "theory" and "hypothesis".
I do not believe that is a loophole. In Privacy > Applications > Other Applications, it says
The following settings apply only to Facebook Platform applications to which you have not already granted access or explicitly restricted.
I take this as meaning that you can block applications that you haven't already granted access to your information and that when you add an application, you are granting access to your information.
As a side note, I found applications that I had supposedly granted access to in my "Authorized Applications" that I do not remember adding to my profile. Go figure. I guess I should pay closer attention.
Your friend's work sounds exciting. Your friend may be writing a program, but it does not do the sequencing. The sequencer (Sanger, 454, Solexa, etc) and base-calling software does all of that. Is your friend working on a comparative genome assembler like the AMOS Assembler? I'd be very interested to find out:)
There is actually a lot of data associated with human disease that has been made available to the public. There are three main DNA databases throughout the world: NCBI from the US, EMBL from Europe, and DDBJ from Japan. These public sequence databases have a plethora of links associated with them that you can explore and find out more about the biology of human disease from sequences to academic papers. An example of is the The Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man. The down side, of course, is that many of the newer papers require a subscription to read in their entirety.
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>Beer at over 40 degrees F (4.4 degrees C) tastes bad. It doesn't matter if it is swill like ButWiper or Coors. It can be a micro brew from a hole in the wall, a mini brew from a (growing) company like Deschutes, a small brewery like Mac-n-Jack's near Seattle or whatever. If it is warm, it tastes like crap. This statement just shows you don't know what you're talking about. Below 40f is considered very cold and is general good for a pale lager, but not much else. Even Guinness recommends serving at 6-7c (http://www.guinness-storehouse.com/en/faqs.aspx#faq23).
Emphasis mine. Maybe the summary is different than the one you read earlier, but the summary above is fine. The summary shouldn't have to define how (US) circuit courts work in regards to geographics boundaries and courthouse locations.
This is really a change of a default assumption than freedom to do anything without penalty. If INTERPOL starts going crazy, it only takes a presidential signature to take this exception back.
No one is taking this exception back, it was granted in the first place.
The question might be why was this ever granted in the first place? Easy - the government wants to make it easier to hunt terrorists on U.S. soil or any other citizen not following the rules. This basically allows to the U.S. government to go and ask interpol to conduct unconstitutional activities on U.S. soil and report their findings. Clap, fail.
Ah, the whole point was to allow INTERPOL the opportunity to hunt terrorists on US soil! I guess that's why the same immunities were given to the Red Cross, IMF, WTO, etc. BTW, INTERPOL doesn't conduct investigations in the way you you imagine.
List of International organizations designated by executive order as public international organizations entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred by the International Organizations Immunities Act (this subchapter)
NOT 91% of the market. 9 out of every 10 dollars spent on computers over $1000 are spent on Apple computers. Plus, is this really big news? In the first paragraph of the article it says that this is up from 88% in May.
Yeah...I hope my original post gets modded into oblivion because it is certainly embarassing. Don't think I suggested that it was discontinued in May, though :)
Hmm, good call. It's not that they're discontinued...they're simply not available through those stores, yet. I spoke too soon and I now remember reading the very article you linked to.
And no, I'm not new here. My ID is pretty close to your own.
What kind of conclusion is the Radeon 4770 as the best for its price for cards under $150? It's discontinued and you can't buy it from Newegg, Mwave, or ZipZoomFly. That seems to be a very poor suggestion to recommend a discontinued card that is probably only available used...
Through the roof, eh? Are you saying there is lots of content and little distraction? Or perhaps you meant the S/N is buried in the ground ;)
I've looked at the option, but I've had trouble finding adequate information. The problem is that the ldap client in Solaris does not require the plain-text password and I'm not sure if setting up certs will require that the whole system be changed to accommodate linux hosts. I guess I'll just have to read more about it :)
Thanks for the reply, Fyzzler. I have looked at anonymous querying, but for DDoS purposes, it does not seem prudent. However, I'll read up on configuring ACI's, but it would still be nice to eventually not have to rely on a plain-text password, anywhere.
There's a nasty little caveat to using linux clients to authenticate securely to Sun's LDAP server: if you're using a proxy account for authentication, you need to place a plaintext file (ldap.conf, I believe) so that it can be read (cannot use a hash). I've still yet to figure out a workaround to prevent the need to place the password in plaintext where the only thing I can do is chmod 400 the file.
:)
I would love to be demonstrated otherwise, if someone knows
I understand the no CD drive argument, but no USB drive or external drive support? I know the Sun Ray thin clients have USB ports and you can attach disk devices which will mount on the Sun Ray server.
9 minute average....better than your average geek. ;)
I was listening to NPR this morning and they were bringing up decent points regarding drilling off the coasts. The impact would be negligble and would take a while for it to show any signs of impact. According to this article from Time - Will Drilling More Mean Cheaper Gas?, which mines some quotes and data from the EIA of the DOE, found that drilling ANWR would only decrease the cost of gas by 3.5 cents per gallon by 2027. When it comes to offshore drilling, the National Resources Defense Council says that it will only cut down by a similar amount, 3-4 cents per gallon.
Shale oil I'm really interested in because I heard that the major barrier was the cost effectiveness. With oil at about $140/barrel, I can only hope to see a more concerted effort in refining that oil at a cheaper price. Do we have the necessary infrustructure to do so and make an immediate impact?
Thanks for the reply and I'll be sure to read some more on the topic to gain a better understanding.
I guess I'm just skeptical of your quick-fix plan. I don't believe there is any quick and dirty fix to such a huge problem...aside from maybe nuking the region to oblivion and starting over...but I don't think that'd go over too well. As a historical note, would higher concentrations of special forces have "won" Vietnam, or was that the fault of the politicians and the lack of support by the citizens of the US?
I believe you mean WOPR (War Operation Plan Response), but I'll forgive you ;)
The face time with directors, programmer managers, and other higher-ups proved invaluable. I now have a nice set of references and developed good professional relationship with those people. It helps to be competent and not a bullshitter, too. Some people would be surprised on how quickly others pick up on that stuff.
Mod parent up. This is a great piece and I was going to post if myself if it weren't for my tardiness.
As a side note, I found applications that I had supposedly granted access to in my "Authorized Applications" that I do not remember adding to my profile. Go figure. I guess I should pay closer attention.
Obama is not a Muslim. Just thought I'd clear that up for you.
Your friend's work sounds exciting. Your friend may be writing a program, but it does not do the sequencing. The sequencer (Sanger, 454, Solexa, etc) and base-calling software does all of that. Is your friend working on a comparative genome assembler like the AMOS Assembler? I'd be very interested to find out :)
I knew I read about this last year. In fact, there was a similar article written in May 2006: Avian flu could cripple telecom services, Internet.
There is actually a lot of data associated with human disease that has been made available to the public. There are three main DNA databases throughout the world: NCBI from the US, EMBL from Europe, and DDBJ from Japan. These public sequence databases have a plethora of links associated with them that you can explore and find out more about the biology of human disease from sequences to academic papers. An example of is the The Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man. The down side, of course, is that many of the newer papers require a subscription to read in their entirety.