Global warming states that the maxima of BOTH hot and cold will increase. Nice to see people are too ignorant to even know what the actual theory is.
Furthermore, the theory suggests that extreme tempreture variations will be caused by Global Climate Change, so lets get this out of the way. "Global warming" refers to the gradual increase of the Earth's average surface temperature, due to a build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. "Climate change" is a broader term that refers to long-term changes in climate, including average temperature and precipitation, as well as changes in the seasonal or geographic variability of temperature and precipitation.
Global warming is one of the led- in factors but not the sole cause for "global climate change."
Global temperatures have increased by 1F over the past 100 years. Although this may seem like a small change, it is enough to harm important ecosystems, change rainfall patterns and raise the sea level. Climate models project additional warming of about 2-10 F over the next 100 years. The overwhelming consensus of scientists who study the atmosphere is that this warming is caused primarily by the build-up of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere, mostly from the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil. Pew's Global Climate Change page
Many of the houses in Japan don't have central heating. In Nagano, where my wife is from, it really gets cold in the bathroom - so having a heated toilet seat is one of the most wondrous inventions ever!
Other toilet inventions, I recall: A noise button to cover up your, um, sounds. More water spraying thingys than you can shake a stick at. A leg massager attached to the toilet - for those long sessions.
My wife is Japanese so we get to go to Japan once a year or so. Last year we got a 'Meowlingual' which really is very accurate on translating a cat's needs/wants/and moods. My wife mentioned that Taraka is making a handheld Universal Translator - when you speak into it - it will translate what you said into different languages or will translate what someone says into your language. Anyone heard about that?
"such that the user is prevented from viewing the content at the intended Web page"
Is this specifically aimed at Gator when they replace ads on a website with a competitors advertisements?
So you go to Ryder's Truck Rental website but see ads for Budget trucks instead. According to http://www.scumware.com/apps/scumware.php/action:: view_article/article_id::1059892064/topic::Press-C overage/ Gator claims their practices are legal, but under this definition 'preventing' is going to need more clarification. Does 'preventing' mean all pop-ups caused by scumware are illegal, or does it mean because I can close the popup that the scumware is not 'preventing' my viewing of the intended web page?
How about spending the money on schools? On inproved health care? On the public transportation system?
One of the purposes of this is to provide free or very low cost high speed access to traditionally poorer inner city communities that are either not served by high speed access or simply can't afford it. Also insert the linkage between internet access and research/education. In 2001, Congress held a set of hearings on Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment, some testomony included the private and public sector to argue that "... broadband, or high-speed data services, are critical for the future growth of the economy and very important for the delivery of a number of social services, ranging from education to health care. Good broadband services can even improve the operation of government..." Specificly on health care, having broadband free Internet enables advances in education and medical care, and improvements in the quality of life generally. It allows children to sit in school or at home and have access to educational materials, libraries and museums all over the world. Of special importance to me as one of the founders of the congressional rural health care caucus, doctors and nurses everywhere can use medical resources that could otherwise be used only by those at the greatest medical centers. Faster speeds will enable medical monitoring at home and hold the promise of improving health care, especially in rural areas. And people of all ages everywhere can sit at home and read, watch and enjoy words and images that were previously beyond their reach. These are benefits that all Americans should have.
Cities arcoss the Country are really examining the full impact of free hot spots - Philly is taking the next logical step... I am sure they will get plenty of corporate sponsorship and social benefits to justify the costs.
Cities arn't in the business of providing social services for a profit or breaking even, otherwise the private sector would be running them. Cities have to promote social benefit for its people, and free high-speed access is critical in many areas.
My problem is that companies are setting up not for profit organizations to do their dirty telemarketing. I've been getting long winded debt consolodation calls every day now for two months.
Because I work for a legitimate 501 (c) 3 organization I feel angry when they call telling me they arn't in violation of the do not call act because of their non-profit status. Its tarnishing the good name of non-profits.
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That site is killing me:laugh:
Grow your manhood. Results are stunning, women cant resist it. stop send me ads.
I was going to say some people have too much free time on their hands, but what does that say of the spammers?
Then: Voyage of the Mimi Game - yes we had it on our 'only' computer in the school back in the late 80's. Also there was this Civil War game (text based of course) that let you fight key battles-I never could win any.
Now: Medieval Total War - seriously that game has many factual details and descriptions of events and the leaders of that time - the hun invasions, the Children's crusade, the political confrontations, the introduction of gunpowder and the rise of papal influence etc... The whole Total War series is epic Japan - to Medieval Europe - to the Roman Empire - all with tactical combat is really fun just for the tidbits of information it has. Total War.org
Cable companies will charge even more for the individual channels in order to recoup the costs of administering the additional choices. Popular channels will go sky high such as CNN, ESPN, HGTV, etc.
Wait wait wait a second. Don't these channels also have 'commercials' to offset the cost of programming. Didn't corporations pay $1 Million+ for 30 second spots during the superbowl and the final episode of Friends?
Then how on earth can ESPN, CNN, and HGTV pass on that cost to me if I order them in this mode of cable subscriptions? This isn't pay-per-view or HBO or even PBS. The costs will go down because I won't have 100+ channels I never watch artifically inflating the cost of my DirecTV subscription.
Even 'if' the cost could be passed on to the consumer, outside of how it already is (Viacom askes for more money from DishNetwork, Dish in turn raises the consumer's rate), the cost will balance out because we won't have to pay for everything else.
Got an idea on how to make them Spyware laws better?
Turns out the FTC is gonna be hosting Spyware workshop here in DC in April. FTC Workshop Information
The workshop is titled Monitoring Software on Your PC: Spyware, Adware, and Other Software and will take place on April 19, 2004. It is open to the public and there is no attendance fee.
On the site is information on how to submit a public comment to the records of the event.
The result, after some negotiation and input from Net companies, is a bill that bars companies from installing software that reports its users' online actions, sends any personal data to other companies, or pops up advertisements without permission. It contains some loopholes: Advertisements served by ordinary HTML or JavaScript are exempted, as are the ordinary "cookies" often used to help personalize Web pages.
I still don't see how this is bad. Sure it has 'enforcement' issues, but it carries a $10,000 fine, it might serve as a good deterrent.
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Those born in the 70s like me? The 60s? I mean, I know a lot of "older" people in their 30-40s who play games.
My grandparents have a ColecoVision that they play all the time. But being a 30 year old - and generation X - it seems like a lot of us have gaming addictions.
witness: if you drink enough coffee to get by on 6.5 hours of sleep rather than 8 then, after 35 years of continuous use you will have extended your life by a full two years ((35*365*1.5)/24/365 = 798)
If thats the case Jolt Cola should be adding 5-10 years to my life!
But what of Yahoo's Directory? When I needed specific information for research pieces I use google - cause of the ranked results and better quality (and timely) information.
But, when I wanted to do some shopping, just browse, or find similar businesses in a category - I used Yahoo's directory. Will the new search replace the directory?
Is there a better directory/category index than Yahoo I should be using?
Great points about the morphing virii - just for kicks I googled the kids Hax0r name and came up with a metamorphic virus that he has written -- check out this comment in his design notes.
26.01.2004: Added the second version of JS.Cassandra, which is definitivly my last script-virus. Well, JS.Cassandra.b is a 5-times polymorph, sometimes encrypt and very complex JS-virus. I wish the AVs much fun with detecting this virus!:-)
I'm no virus writer, does that mean the script makes not 1 but 5 generations? Not sure if it is tin-foil-hat time, but i've already updated my virus software cause of this thread.
Funniest Troll Mod ever. Considering CEO's are #3 Should really mod the parent as funny, cause he was so close;)
#3) CEOs of poorly performing companies
Most U.S. chief executives are vastly overpaid, but if their company is rewarding shareholders and employees, producing quality products of good value and being a responsible corporate citizen, it's hard to take issue with their compensation.
CEOs at chronically unprofitable companies and those forever lagging industry peers stand as the most grossly overpaid. Most know they should resign -- in shareholders' and employees' interest -- but they survive because corporate boards that oversee them remain stacked with friends and family members.
The ultimate excess comes after they're finally forced out, usually by insiders tired of seeing their own stock holdings plummet. These long-time losers draw multimillion-dollar severance packages as a reward for their failed stewardship.
Yeah guess that could start a little flame war. Like I posted there is plenty of debates going on boards all around the web on speed. Regardless, I need a new computer. My stuff is slow compared to these consoles;)
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Hopefully soon! I'm sick of getting p0wn3d by 14 yearolds in Counter-Strike.
Furthermore, the theory suggests that extreme tempreture variations will be caused by Global Climate Change, so lets get this out of the way. "Global warming" refers to the gradual increase of the Earth's average surface temperature, due to a build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. "Climate change" is a broader term that refers to long-term changes in climate, including average temperature and precipitation, as well as changes in the seasonal or geographic variability of temperature and precipitation.
Global warming is one of the led- in factors but not the sole cause for "global climate change."
Global temperatures have increased by 1F over the past 100 years. Although this may seem like a small change, it is enough to harm important ecosystems, change rainfall patterns and raise the sea level. Climate models project additional warming of about 2-10 F over the next 100 years. The overwhelming consensus of scientists who study the atmosphere is that this warming is caused primarily by the build-up of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere, mostly from the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil. Pew's Global Climate Change page
Type in I want... 2nd suggestion is I want to die.
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Thanks
Had this 'conversation' last week:
C: "Meow!"
M: "Pay attention to me!"
C: "Meow!"
M: "Pay attention to me!"
C: "Meeeeeoooow!" M: "I really need a girlfriend!"
Many of the houses in Japan don't have central heating. In Nagano, where my wife is from, it really gets cold in the bathroom - so having a heated toilet seat is one of the most wondrous inventions ever!
Other toilet inventions, I recall:
A noise button to cover up your, um, sounds.
More water spraying thingys than you can shake a stick at.
A leg massager attached to the toilet - for those long sessions.
My wife is Japanese so we get to go to Japan once a year or so. Last year we got a 'Meowlingual' which really is very accurate on translating a cat's needs/wants/and moods. My wife mentioned that Taraka is making a handheld Universal Translator - when you speak into it - it will translate what you said into different languages or will translate what someone says into your language. Anyone heard about that?
"such that the user is prevented from viewing the content at the intended Web page"
: view_article/article_id::1059892064/topic::Press-C overage/ Gator claims their practices are legal, but under this definition 'preventing' is going to need more clarification. Does 'preventing' mean all pop-ups caused by scumware are illegal, or does it mean because I can close the popup that the scumware is not 'preventing' my viewing of the intended web page?
Is this specifically aimed at Gator when they replace ads on a website with a competitors advertisements?
So you go to Ryder's Truck Rental website but see ads for Budget trucks instead. According to http://www.scumware.com/apps/scumware.php/action:
Couldn't disagree with you more chum.
How about spending the money on schools? On inproved health care? On the public transportation system?
One of the purposes of this is to provide free or very low cost high speed access to traditionally poorer inner city communities that are either not served by high speed access or simply can't afford it. Also insert the linkage between internet access and research/education. In 2001, Congress held a set of hearings on Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment, some testomony included the private and public sector to argue that "... broadband, or high-speed data services, are critical for the future growth of the economy and very important for the delivery of a number of social services, ranging from education to health care. Good broadband services can even improve the operation of government..."
Specificly on health care, having broadband free Internet enables advances in education and medical care, and improvements in the quality of life generally. It allows children to sit in school or at home and have access to educational materials, libraries and museums all over the world. Of special importance to me as one of the founders of the congressional rural health care caucus, doctors and nurses everywhere can use medical resources that could otherwise be used only by those at the greatest medical centers. Faster speeds will enable medical monitoring at home and hold the promise of improving health care, especially in rural areas. And people of all ages everywhere can sit at home and read, watch and enjoy words and images that were previously beyond their reach. These are benefits that all Americans should have.
Cities arcoss the Country are really examining the full impact of free hot spots - Philly is taking the next logical step... I am sure they will get plenty of corporate sponsorship and social benefits to justify the costs.
Cities arn't in the business of providing social services for a profit or breaking even, otherwise the private sector would be running them. Cities have to promote social benefit for its people, and free high-speed access is critical in many areas.
Results 1 - 10 of about 2,460 for overpriced IPOs.
My problem is that companies are setting up not for profit organizations to do their dirty telemarketing. I've been getting long winded debt consolodation calls every day now for two months.
Because I work for a legitimate 501 (c) 3 organization I feel angry when they call telling me they arn't in violation of the do not call act because of their non-profit status. Its tarnishing the good name of non-profits.
Grow your manhood. Results are stunning, women cant resist it.
stop send me ads.
I was going to say some people have too much free time on their hands, but what does that say of the spammers?
Then: Voyage of the Mimi Game - yes we had it on our 'only' computer in the school back in the late 80's. Also there was this Civil War game (text based of course) that let you fight key battles-I never could win any.
Now: Medieval Total War - seriously that game has many factual details and descriptions of events and the leaders of that time - the hun invasions, the Children's crusade, the political confrontations, the introduction of gunpowder and the rise of papal influence etc... The whole Total War series is epic Japan - to Medieval Europe - to the Roman Empire - all with tactical combat is really fun just for the tidbits of information it has. Total War.org
Wait wait wait a second. Don't these channels also have 'commercials' to offset the cost of programming. Didn't corporations pay $1 Million+ for 30 second spots during the superbowl and the final episode of Friends?
Then how on earth can ESPN, CNN, and HGTV pass on that cost to me if I order them in this mode of cable subscriptions? This isn't pay-per-view or HBO or even PBS. The costs will go down because I won't have 100+ channels I never watch artifically inflating the cost of my DirecTV subscription.
Even 'if' the cost could be passed on to the consumer, outside of how it already is (Viacom askes for more money from DishNetwork, Dish in turn raises the consumer's rate), the cost will balance out because we won't have to pay for everything else.
Turns out the FTC is gonna be hosting Spyware workshop here in DC in April. FTC Workshop Information
The workshop is titled Monitoring Software on Your PC: Spyware, Adware, and Other Software and will take place on April 19, 2004. It is open to the public and there is no attendance fee.
On the site is information on how to submit a public comment to the records of the event.
The result, after some negotiation and input from Net companies, is a bill that bars companies from installing software that reports its users' online actions, sends any personal data to other companies, or pops up advertisements without permission. It contains some loopholes: Advertisements served by ordinary HTML or JavaScript are exempted, as are the ordinary "cookies" often used to help personalize Web pages.
I still don't see how this is bad. Sure it has 'enforcement' issues, but it carries a $10,000 fine, it might serve as a good deterrent.
My grandparents have a ColecoVision that they play all the time. But being a 30 year old - and generation X - it seems like a lot of us have gaming addictions.
As always - it comes down to doing things in moderation (coffee, sex, cigars, games) just don't be like the gamer in China who died after 20 straight hours online.
If thats the case Jolt Cola should be adding 5-10 years to my life!
But what of Yahoo's Directory? When I needed specific information for research pieces I use google - cause of the ranked results and better quality (and timely) information.
But, when I wanted to do some shopping, just browse, or find similar businesses in a category - I used Yahoo's directory. Will the new search replace the directory?
Is there a better directory/category index than Yahoo I should be using?
Great points about the morphing virii - just for kicks I googled the kids Hax0r name and came up with a metamorphic virus that he has written -- check out this comment in his design notes.
:-)
26.01.2004: Added the second version of JS.Cassandra, which is definitivly my last script-virus. Well, JS.Cassandra.b is a 5-times polymorph, sometimes encrypt and very complex JS-virus. I wish the AVs much fun with detecting this virus!
I'm no virus writer, does that mean the script makes not 1 but 5 generations? Not sure if it is tin-foil-hat time, but i've already updated my virus software cause of this thread.
Quote:Within a few months you have a field of plants, a few of which are a different colour. The ones that have changed colour are close to mines.
Couldn't they just make the flowers resemble a Red X - cause I rule at minesweeper!
My question is does the poster violate TechTv's Fung Shui guide for cubicles? Feng Shui for Cubicles.
Rule #6 is: Make sure your workspace is pleasing to your eye, uncluttered, and comfortable to work in.
The real question is how long before the market responds with new cereals that have increasingly more and more caffeine?
Dibs on Jolt cereal!
Funniest Troll Mod ever. Considering CEO's are #3 Should really mod the parent as funny, cause he was so close ;)
#3) CEOs of poorly performing companies
Most U.S. chief executives are vastly overpaid, but if their company is rewarding shareholders and employees, producing quality products of good value and being a responsible corporate citizen, it's hard to take issue with their compensation.
CEOs at chronically unprofitable companies and those forever lagging industry peers stand as the most grossly overpaid. Most know they should resign -- in shareholders' and employees' interest -- but they survive because corporate boards that oversee them remain stacked with friends and family members.
The ultimate excess comes after they're finally forced out, usually by insiders tired of seeing their own stock holdings plummet. These long-time losers draw multimillion-dollar severance packages as a reward for their failed stewardship.
So what your saying is that Slashdot Moderator wasn't on the list?
Yeah guess that could start a little flame war. Like I posted there is plenty of debates going on boards all around the web on speed. Regardless, I need a new computer. My stuff is slow compared to these consoles ;)