It's detection code. All it does is say "hey! that looks like a note to me! naughty!". It does nothing more. I don't care who wrote it or what's in it. Black box voting systems are a different story - what they do has implications. Telling whether some pr0n is money or not is hardly important.
The paper is definitely the hardest thing to get right. Copying an original note on a drum scanner removes the need for currency plates, but you can't substitute currency paper. It's so identifiable to the touch. Couple that with the watermarking and metal strip, and you've got some difficult paper to get hold of;)
I'm not defending it from an ethical point of view - heck I agree with you entirely. Living to earn money is a life wasted. However, it's not unfeasible for a good company (ie one who respects and attempts to further their employees) to be harmed by a workforce who (for whatever reason - on purpose or not) isn't playing by the rules. It's beneficial for everyone for that company to highlight this failing. That's where this system comes in. It not only protects the bad guys, but the good.
Even though it has a built-in battery, having a (normally static) supply voltage jumping up and down from 0v to 12v would probably piss it off (and possibly even affect charging). The big battery doesn't mind being charged intermittently, and can stabilise the charge given to the other devices. I guess it's to make the supplied voltage behave more like a mains-connected charger, to ensure compatibility.
99.999%? So, if Tim McVeigh is the 0.001%, that means there are 99,999 "foreign born" terrorists in the US. Oh, wait. Tim had a partner. And the KKK are a terrorist organisation. That makes it over twenty million terrorists in the US.
According to your crazy/racist logic, the US is already crawling with terrorists, so it's too late.
As for your "do not have the same rights" nonsense, they DO have the same rights. The constitution is extended to all people on US territory. Otherwise, how can the US be the "champion of human rights and freedom" and recognises that "all men are created equal" if it discriminates against people, purely on where they came from?? To me it smacks a bit hypocritical. Does that not ring any alarm bells in your head?
Narrowing down criminal activity to ethnic groups thought to contain higher threats is racist, pure and simple. It's degrading to those form the minority/group who aren't doing anything wrong.
"You have to accept false positives" - bullshit. You want to sacrifice liberty and freedom for that?? I'd rather die free from terrorism than live under the thumb. Otherwise, the terrorists have already won. What exactly are you defending?
Most devices have their own batteries these days. I imagine there's not a great deal of money in creating Li-Ion AA batteries. Plus, they'd have to worry about different power draining depending on what the batteries are in.
The jacket probably uses the battery to take the charge from the solar panels before charging the devices. The battery will be there to maintain the same power when a cloud covers the sun, etc. Without it, your current would be jumping up and down (and not many electronic gadgets like that;))
It's more for keeping things charged when you're walking around. Keeping your ipod charged when you're running around town is hard if you have to stop every 30mins and sit down somewhere to charge it up some more.
If you want power sockets, go to the first class or business lounge;) they have them.
It might not be a big deal, but it's money they could be saving. If you take that $5, and work out that 5% of employees worldwide have people clocking them out when they've already left, they'll see they're losing hundreds of thousands of dollars. That, to a businessman, is enough to warrant the installation of the system.
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they're pretty much the only people allowed to build mac hardware... good enough?:)
I hear that. I've got a cheap projector in my lounge, and that's incredible. Plus, you can pick it up (handle included) and carry it to your bedroom. I know plasma screens are smaller than their CRT equivalents, but you can't do that with a plasma:)
There's a big difference between self-destruction of a rocket and it being slammed into the ground. Simply putting nuclear material in space isn't cool. It has the ability to mess with everyone on the earth, should it land in their back garden. Until NASA gets an agreement from every nation that they don't mind a nuclear device (who's design they have no say in) flying over their royal/presidential residences, they shouldn't do it.
It's not a matter of "it probably won't go wrong", but "if it does go wrong, it could seriously hurt a lot of people". Just the chance of it happening is prohibitive.
Because you can hit a black-box recorder with your shoe for hours, and it won't explode and take the whole state with you. Any sort of fissile nuclear equipment like a reactor is going to be a lot more unstable than a glorified VCR-in-a-box.
Also, the thought of a country (especially one with a nutcase psycho leader) sailing nuclear reactors around over their heads doesn't exactly fill everyone with a feeling of warmth and kittens.
I think you misunderestimated what he's saying... He's not saying PHP is unsuitable for enterprise work, just that J2EE/JSP aren't suitable for small websites;)
PHP can do everything. We all know that. That's not being disputed.;)
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It's detection code. All it does is say "hey! that looks like a note to me! naughty!". It does nothing more. I don't care who wrote it or what's in it. Black box voting systems are a different story - what they do has implications. Telling whether some pr0n is money or not is hardly important.
The paper is definitely the hardest thing to get right. Copying an original note on a drum scanner removes the need for currency plates, but you can't substitute currency paper. It's so identifiable to the touch. Couple that with the watermarking and metal strip, and you've got some difficult paper to get hold of ;)
Again, down with the man!
Even though it has a built-in battery, having a (normally static) supply voltage jumping up and down from 0v to 12v would probably piss it off (and possibly even affect charging). The big battery doesn't mind being charged intermittently, and can stabilise the charge given to the other devices. I guess it's to make the supplied voltage behave more like a mains-connected charger, to ensure compatibility.
Pop into BestBuy and get a 5600dpi scanner and printer. The bundle even comes with free paper.
True, the quality isn't perfect, but it's good enough to pass as the real thing in clubs and bars, etc. Anywhere money changes hands in dark places.
Why black and arabic? Are more terrorists black and arabic than white? Where do you get your facts? Fox News? :-P
People who post that freakin' site every time someone mentions nazis lose their arguments by default. Can't you argue for yourself?
If you can't see the similarities, you've got your eyes closed.
99.999%? So, if Tim McVeigh is the 0.001%, that means there are 99,999 "foreign born" terrorists in the US. Oh, wait. Tim had a partner. And the KKK are a terrorist organisation. That makes it over twenty million terrorists in the US.
According to your crazy/racist logic, the US is already crawling with terrorists, so it's too late.
As for your "do not have the same rights" nonsense, they DO have the same rights. The constitution is extended to all people on US territory. Otherwise, how can the US be the "champion of human rights and freedom" and recognises that "all men are created equal" if it discriminates against people, purely on where they came from?? To me it smacks a bit hypocritical. Does that not ring any alarm bells in your head?
Narrowing down criminal activity to ethnic groups thought to contain higher threats is racist, pure and simple. It's degrading to those form the minority/group who aren't doing anything wrong.
"You have to accept false positives" - bullshit. You want to sacrifice liberty and freedom for that?? I'd rather die free from terrorism than live under the thumb. Otherwise, the terrorists have already won. What exactly are you defending?
It would be good, though.
The jacket probably uses the battery to take the charge from the solar panels before charging the devices. The battery will be there to maintain the same power when a cloud covers the sun, etc. Without it, your current would be jumping up and down (and not many electronic gadgets like that ;))
If you want power sockets, go to the first class or business lounge ;) they have them.
wait for PATRIOT act part 3... that'll probably include fast-food restaurants alongside libraries :-P
It might not be a big deal, but it's money they could be saving. If you take that $5, and work out that 5% of employees worldwide have people clocking them out when they've already left, they'll see they're losing hundreds of thousands of dollars. That, to a businessman, is enough to warrant the installation of the system.
they're pretty much the only people allowed to build mac hardware... good enough? :)
or just wash your hands afterwards... ;)
And the fact that there's no laughter track to tell you what's funny :-P
I'm just kidding... obviously The Office isn't bad, as people all over the world love it. If you don't understand it, then that's your loss.
10-feet-wide PS2 is the future ;)
It's not a matter of "it probably won't go wrong", but "if it does go wrong, it could seriously hurt a lot of people". Just the chance of it happening is prohibitive.
Also, the thought of a country (especially one with a nutcase psycho leader) sailing nuclear reactors around over their heads doesn't exactly fill everyone with a feeling of warmth and kittens.
Something convenient to place all the blame on. It's simple misdirection.
"Oh! Look at this! That's right... keep looking. Look at the silly monkey... what a silly monkey."
Nazi.
PHP can do everything. We all know that. That's not being disputed. ;)