That's Funny! For starters, Your phone is a computer too, and it fails the same way. Random reboots, arcane configuration paths and all, hidden bits, and when it hits the fan, many of the good bits are bolted shut.
True story: Passing security, my wife had her nail clippers confiscated. As soon as we cleared security, we walked into one of the shops and bought another pair of nail clippers. What was the point of seizing them at security?
Equally true story: we bought water in the security area in our originating airport. Transferred planes in London, and they seized the water. BTW: do they somehow scan all of the merchandise that was brought into the secured area, like the bottled water that you can't bring across security?
I walk to work, and I practice swordplay. (Look up Western Martial Arts and/or Historical European Martial Arts). Yes, learning how to fight with a rapier, longsword, quarterstaff, etc.
How is anyone supposed to see stoplights blocks away?
They're usually mounted up some 10-20' in the air. Makes them much easier to see from a distance.
Around a curve?
Around here, there's slower speed limits, a sign warning about a streetlight around the corner, an earlier blinking sign that turns on when that light goes yellow, or some combination of the three.
Over a hill?
Same as above.
In a complicated intersection with turn arrows?
What about them? You look at the lights.
You're speaking nonsense that has nothing to do with traffic law or safety and just sounds like old wives' tales being handed down. You should be keeping your eyes on the conditions around you, not on stoplights 2/10 of a mile away.
And you sound like you're attempting to justify your own inattention to the road. (oh look, I can throw around ad hominem attacks that do nothing for the argument too.) You should be keeping your eyes on the conditions around you, which _includes_ the next steet lights coming up (which may include: "Yep, next street lights are 2 miles away. They won't affect me for a while, I'll pay attention to them again when I'm closer."), the signage, the traffic around you, the potential for pedestrians to emerge from between parked cars, the fact that it just started raining, and all of the million other things that could go wrong. Don't develop tunnel vision where you can only see 30' in front of you.
Yes, I do expect people to notice how long the light has been green. It's called paying attention to your driving. ("Huh. That green has been on for a long time... it should be going yellow soon."). Be aware of where your point of no return is. Once you pass it, then you don't need to change your speed. Same with the other person who talked about the pedestrian walk signs. If they've gone to the blinking hand, you know that the yellow light is coming soon as well. And the part that seems to be confusing to some: you're supposed to stop for the yellow light, not the red. Yellow doesn't mean "If I gun it, I can still make it". Hmm.. checking my driving record. No tickets for running a red, no accidents.
Even if there is another anti-trust suit... it'll take about 7 years before it finally gets resolved, and in the meantime the lockdown is already in force. And the hardware wasn't designed from the ground-up to only run one OS. It was designed to run a whole bunch of different things, then right at the end they actually add an additional lock to prevent other OSes from running.
For any question asked in the subject line, the correct answer is no.
For the specific example cited, it _was_ the owner of the car (Tesla) that was using the collected data as they saw fit. The only reason that this is being raised as an issue is because the reporter got caught trying to fudge the results, and now trying to cry foul (Reminds me of the scene from "Liar, Liar": "FR: Your honor, I object!" "Judge: Why?" "FR: Because it's devastating to my case!"). I bet there would be absolutely no issue if Tesla had come out and said that the data corroborated the reporter's story. Actually, I'm willing to bet that there would have been a big ruckus made if the data did show that and Tesla refused to release it.
the popular assumption with regenerative braking is that it's actually better because you'll regenerate more power as you brake.
Let's apply a little logic here. Regen braking recovers some of the energy from slowing down the vehicle. So you get X power back by slowing from 60 mph to 40 mph. How much energy does it take to go from 40 mph back to 60 mph? I can pretty much guarantee > X. So stop-and-go driving would be a net loss. Regen braking becomes more useful if you are going downhill so that you recover energy from the braking, and gravity is supplying the energy to accelerate you again.
Wait.. the marketing for Jolt (at least when it first came out) was "All the sugar, and twice the caffiene of the leading colas". Unfortunately I stopped really drinking Jolt when it went from glass bottles to plastic. (And it _really_ tasted bad from the aluminum cans) And even since then, it's now an energy drink:(
A Computer Science degree is not the same as Programmer. If all you want is to be a "web developer" then perhaps a technical college or diploma is what you really want.
I don't get any of the ads when reading my email. Oh, wait. Right. We have the paid version of Google Apps. You want free email? With all of the infrastructure and services around it. Free. Google has to pay the bills somehow. So ad-supported for the free cases, or you can subscribe and turn off the ads.
Hmm... not impressed. Browse to the top site, the browser goes unresponsive for about 8 seconds. Browse into a story, reasonably fast. Browse back to the stories list, another 8 second lag. Can't even scroll. (Chrome on an iPad 3, Wifi)
The article spends four and a half paragraphs shouting how Linux has trashed the laptop and even states that "It does, however, only occur when Linux is booted using UEFI." But then right at the end it closes with "In addition to the samsung-laptop driver bug, there may be, it appears, other ways of messing up the hardware and firmware on some Samsung laptops to the extent that they will no longer boot." So, is it really the evil Linux that is fouling up Samsung's laptops, or is the the incompetent Samsung that allows the firmware on the motherboard to be fouled up so badly that it cannot be reflashed? (With regard to the replaced motherboard... I wonder if that is simply the easiest way to handle the warranty. Swap the motherboard, send it back to the customer, repair the "broken" motherboard later.)
There's no excuse for this to still be a problem. GCC has been emitting warnings about this code construct for many, many years now. You do compile with at least "-Wall -Werror", right? In the vast majority of cases that I've found, if the compiler is throwing a warning at you, you've probably done something shady. "If you lie to the compiler it will get its revenge." (Henry Spencer)
Odd... up here in Canada, employers are required to provide employees with 4 contiguous hours to go vote. So if the polling stations are open from 0800 to 2000, then you can either show up to work at 1200, or leave at 1600. (I suppose they could provide you with 1200 - 1600 as the four hours....)
Basically, yes. Password protection to get to the download page, no (unless you actually must download the program every time you want to install it). I could see an argument that a password on the ZIP file is a form of DRM (albiet probably a pretty weak form).
On our tax forms, there's a line that reports how much in taxable benefits I've received from my employer... and I am required to pay taxes on that amount.
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Pick up a phone, turn it on and it works.
That's Funny! For starters, Your phone is a computer too, and it fails the same way. Random reboots, arcane configuration paths and all, hidden bits, and when it hits the fan, many of the good bits are bolted shut.
What's bad about this statement is that it makes it sound like 6Mbps is horrible..... 56kbps on the other hand....
True story: Passing security, my wife had her nail clippers confiscated. As soon as we cleared security, we walked into one of the shops and bought another pair of nail clippers. What was the point of seizing them at security? Equally true story: we bought water in the security area in our originating airport. Transferred planes in London, and they seized the water. BTW: do they somehow scan all of the merchandise that was brought into the secured area, like the bottled water that you can't bring across security?
Ah the days of "PR#6", "CATALOG", "RUN", "BRUN", "INIT HELLO" ...... (and... Slashdot's filter not liking so many caps...)
Just visited the website. Their "Small" T5-2 server lists at over $50k USD.
Because big users can't afford to test every little point release that you make every 2nd day. Acceptance testing may take weeks.
I walk to work, and I practice swordplay. (Look up Western Martial Arts and/or Historical European Martial Arts). Yes, learning how to fight with a rapier, longsword, quarterstaff, etc.
How is anyone supposed to see stoplights blocks away?
They're usually mounted up some 10-20' in the air. Makes them much easier to see from a distance.
Around a curve?
Around here, there's slower speed limits, a sign warning about a streetlight around the corner, an earlier blinking sign that turns on when that light goes yellow, or some combination of the three.
Over a hill?
Same as above.
In a complicated intersection with turn arrows?
What about them? You look at the lights.
You're speaking nonsense that has nothing to do with traffic law or safety and just sounds like old wives' tales being handed down. You should be keeping your eyes on the conditions around you, not on stoplights 2/10 of a mile away.
And you sound like you're attempting to justify your own inattention to the road. (oh look, I can throw around ad hominem attacks that do nothing for the argument too.) You should be keeping your eyes on the conditions around you, which _includes_ the next steet lights coming up (which may include: "Yep, next street lights are 2 miles away. They won't affect me for a while, I'll pay attention to them again when I'm closer."), the signage, the traffic around you, the potential for pedestrians to emerge from between parked cars, the fact that it just started raining, and all of the million other things that could go wrong. Don't develop tunnel vision where you can only see 30' in front of you.
Yes, I do expect people to notice how long the light has been green. It's called paying attention to your driving. ("Huh. That green has been on for a long time... it should be going yellow soon."). Be aware of where your point of no return is. Once you pass it, then you don't need to change your speed. Same with the other person who talked about the pedestrian walk signs. If they've gone to the blinking hand, you know that the yellow light is coming soon as well. And the part that seems to be confusing to some: you're supposed to stop for the yellow light, not the red. Yellow doesn't mean "If I gun it, I can still make it". Hmm.. checking my driving record. No tickets for running a red, no accidents.
Sirius Cybernetics, the robotics company behind some of the galaxy's most aggravating robots
I thought that was Cyberdyne Systems....
Even if there is another anti-trust suit... it'll take about 7 years before it finally gets resolved, and in the meantime the lockdown is already in force. And the hardware wasn't designed from the ground-up to only run one OS. It was designed to run a whole bunch of different things, then right at the end they actually add an additional lock to prevent other OSes from running.
For any question asked in the subject line, the correct answer is no. For the specific example cited, it _was_ the owner of the car (Tesla) that was using the collected data as they saw fit. The only reason that this is being raised as an issue is because the reporter got caught trying to fudge the results, and now trying to cry foul (Reminds me of the scene from "Liar, Liar": "FR: Your honor, I object!" "Judge: Why?" "FR: Because it's devastating to my case!"). I bet there would be absolutely no issue if Tesla had come out and said that the data corroborated the reporter's story. Actually, I'm willing to bet that there would have been a big ruckus made if the data did show that and Tesla refused to release it.
Yikes. I've never tried to use the pinky for the arrow keys.... too far to reach. I usually move the entire hand.
the popular assumption with regenerative braking is that it's actually better because you'll regenerate more power as you brake.
Let's apply a little logic here. Regen braking recovers some of the energy from slowing down the vehicle. So you get X power back by slowing from 60 mph to 40 mph. How much energy does it take to go from 40 mph back to 60 mph? I can pretty much guarantee > X. So stop-and-go driving would be a net loss. Regen braking becomes more useful if you are going downhill so that you recover energy from the braking, and gravity is supplying the energy to accelerate you again.
Wait.. the marketing for Jolt (at least when it first came out) was "All the sugar, and twice the caffiene of the leading colas". Unfortunately I stopped really drinking Jolt when it went from glass bottles to plastic. (And it _really_ tasted bad from the aluminum cans) And even since then, it's now an energy drink :(
A Computer Science degree is not the same as Programmer. If all you want is to be a "web developer" then perhaps a technical college or diploma is what you really want.
I don't get any of the ads when reading my email. Oh, wait. Right. We have the paid version of Google Apps. You want free email? With all of the infrastructure and services around it. Free. Google has to pay the bills somehow. So ad-supported for the free cases, or you can subscribe and turn off the ads.
Hmm... not impressed. Browse to the top site, the browser goes unresponsive for about 8 seconds. Browse into a story, reasonably fast. Browse back to the stories list, another 8 second lag. Can't even scroll. (Chrome on an iPad 3, Wifi)
The article spends four and a half paragraphs shouting how Linux has trashed the laptop and even states that "It does, however, only occur when Linux is booted using UEFI." But then right at the end it closes with "In addition to the samsung-laptop driver bug, there may be, it appears, other ways of messing up the hardware and firmware on some Samsung laptops to the extent that they will no longer boot." So, is it really the evil Linux that is fouling up Samsung's laptops, or is the the incompetent Samsung that allows the firmware on the motherboard to be fouled up so badly that it cannot be reflashed? (With regard to the replaced motherboard... I wonder if that is simply the easiest way to handle the warranty. Swap the motherboard, send it back to the customer, repair the "broken" motherboard later.)
He meant guilded... Like a pack animal with its happy bits cut right the F* off.
I think you mean gelded.
There's no excuse for this to still be a problem. GCC has been emitting warnings about this code construct for many, many years now. You do compile with at least "-Wall -Werror", right? In the vast majority of cases that I've found, if the compiler is throwing a warning at you, you've probably done something shady. "If you lie to the compiler it will get its revenge." (Henry Spencer)
Odd... up here in Canada, employers are required to provide employees with 4 contiguous hours to go vote. So if the polling stations are open from 0800 to 2000, then you can either show up to work at 1200, or leave at 1600. (I suppose they could provide you with 1200 - 1600 as the four hours....)
Basically, yes. Password protection to get to the download page, no (unless you actually must download the program every time you want to install it). I could see an argument that a password on the ZIP file is a form of DRM (albiet probably a pretty weak form).
Cows with guns..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMbXvn2RNI
On our tax forms, there's a line that reports how much in taxable benefits I've received from my employer... and I am required to pay taxes on that amount.