I've found it great.
To launch VirtualBox and XP machines on.
Apart from that, it's still... just terrible. I hear screams of frustration from the main office far too often still.
"after some practice able to land a cessna."
Aye!
And good weather/good visitibility, this guy did it as it was mostly dark, and Humberside Airport is notorious for having nasty bumpy air around it. It's very hilly around there, with just the runway the flat bit. For a long time the only reason the airport remained open was to support the North Sea Rigs, and it mostly handled helicopters. Occasional flying sheds from HUY to Amsterdam to get to somewhere useful, wasn't much going on. When it did expand and get the larger planes/holiday makers, it got well known as being bumpy on the last minute of descent, and winds coming in from the NW appeared to catch a few new pilots out, never saw so many aborted landings for the first few weeks of the bigger planes landing. That's commercial pilots being caught off-guard with the winds.
No doubt about it, guy was lucky, kept his head on, did a good job not to make a mess of it.
It's cases like this that make me miss Groklaw even more. They'd have someone there in the court to report on all this, and explain the legal shenanigans going on, with links to prior cases of the people involved trying the same thing, and probably how Microsoft is funding them!
Not just the spying to put people off, but I seriously wonder if the delay in rolling out really fast connections is related to the NSA's ability to scoop up that data. "can you hold off providing 1gb asymetric links to all your subscribers until we upgrade our data center please? Cheers, the offshore bonus to the CEO is in the usual account".
If it's something that doesn't reduce the machine to a crawl, maybe it'll have a chance. I want a small player, maybe even a plugin to winamp, that once authenticated, just plays in the background. Use a webpage to manage playlists if need be. Anything but the monstrosity of iTunes.
In cases like this, they kinda have to, or else no-one will buy Cisco again, or the customer who just had to settle will then sue Cisco for all their losses.
Well, I have to call you out on this I'm afraid as you're incorrect.
The type of leaded glass used especially with these perfume bottles shaped like grenades is not only leaded but also very thick. They/are/ opaque and the training given to TSA screeners is 'If it looks like a threat, treat it like a threat' even if the shape/appearance wouldn't match the real item, if it has the shape, the screeners are trained to act as though it is. There may be other brands that do these terrible bottles, but the 2 grenade shaped perfume bottles I've captured from an x-ray (one Rapiscan, one Heimann) are very dense and x-ray opaque. I'd guess some east european maker who doesn't care about health and safety, and no markings denoting who or where they were made.
I agree leaded glass shouldn't be used to store food/drink, but it IS often carried through airports because people wouldn't want glass in checked luggage, and a big lead crystal decanter will need visual inspection, but that's not only because it can appear very dense but the fluid inside might be difficult to distinguish as being booze/water/something with a bit more bang.
I think it's not just a risk but pretty much certain. There'll be multiple forks for a bit, but long LONG term, that might be a good thing. People will make/test their code against the big ones, incompatible forks will die off. Then there'll be re-unification, or significant effort to keep compatibility "so... this app works on all versions APART From Microsoft Linux? hmm....".
No, I'm not worried about 'The Great Fork'. It'll be tears and gnashing and wailing of teeth at first, but eventually it'll settle down and things will be better for it to have occurred.
Funnily enough, most of those glass perfume containers are leaded glass that also look opaque on the screen.
"If it looks like a threat, treat it like a threat"
I found it interesting they said the 'IMAGE' of the fingerprint doesn't leave the phone. Which of course it doesn't need to, just the data points of the fingerprint.
Yeah, it's just Finnish humour that's being taken badly. I know he's been in the US for a long time, but he's not being mean, it's just a way of expression that it appears many don't get.
!Still, the AC could always email Linus and ask him to change, I'm sure he'd appreciate the input.
. If I were in his shoes, I do not think I would want to out an undercover NSA operative.
Get the pitchforks! Let the rampant speculation begin!
I think it's Stallman, no way could he be real. He's obviously a agent provocateur plant set out to gather info on anyone who'd actually listen to his ramblings. Rather cunning too, it's always the last you'd expect.
Sounds good. For the places they're probably wanting to use it, shame you can't make it nice and reflective to bounce a lot of solar energy away, but having troops wandering around lit up like disco balls probably isn't the thing they're after!
Having a 'stillsuit' type thing under any armour should help with the cooling/attachment of external armour too, perhaps a combo system? the pads to a heat pump for general use, and an 'active' system in the external armour to crank up when needed, then flip off to save power/go dark when needed. When traveling, could plug in to use the extra power for cooling so wouldn't need to remove the armour when seated Don't they suffer a lot of injuries in road side bombs? having a decent amount of cooled body armour might help here too and you'd be able to bulk up a bit knowing they're not needing to schlep too far, at least for the drivers.
I guess the main issue is if/when you do run out of power. Would they be ok or need to strip off the extra as without power, it's more weight/heat to worry about?
That's what I'm hoping, but also wonder if the deployment of fast net in the US is being deliberately crippled so the NSA can keep up with it. "You can't install that tech until our capacity is up to speed" If everyone has 1gb connects to/from the net, and decent encryption is used on everything moving up and down the pipe, even the NSA would have trouble keeping up to speed on it all. Everyone would/could be running various TOR (and whatever comes next) to make it a moving target.
But for now.. speeds what they are, it's got me wondering. The tech's there, other countries have deployed it, as well as breaking the internet, is it also slowing it down for US citizens to facilitate spying?
Apart from the patents MS is about to hit them with. It might not be a choice to go with Android, but being forced to A) stop business, B) churn out sub-par WP phones. Many will decide it's not worth it and leave, opening up more sales to Microsoftia, which will be more profitable.
If they do stick it out with Android, they'll be paying a huge 'tithe' to MS for the patent rights.
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I smiled outside an Apple Store once and was told my grin was too rounded.
!Can't be that, everyone said that was a terrible way to be professional and get things done.
I've found it great. To launch VirtualBox and XP machines on. Apart from that, it's still... just terrible. I hear screams of frustration from the main office far too often still.
"after some practice able to land a cessna." Aye! And good weather/good visitibility, this guy did it as it was mostly dark, and Humberside Airport is notorious for having nasty bumpy air around it. It's very hilly around there, with just the runway the flat bit. For a long time the only reason the airport remained open was to support the North Sea Rigs, and it mostly handled helicopters. Occasional flying sheds from HUY to Amsterdam to get to somewhere useful, wasn't much going on. When it did expand and get the larger planes/holiday makers, it got well known as being bumpy on the last minute of descent, and winds coming in from the NW appeared to catch a few new pilots out, never saw so many aborted landings for the first few weeks of the bigger planes landing. That's commercial pilots being caught off-guard with the winds. No doubt about it, guy was lucky, kept his head on, did a good job not to make a mess of it.
A single request of information can include a LOT of people/time frame.
Amazing how they thought the Scroogled attack ads were a good idea when they're handing nearly everything over too.
They're going to end up owing some lawyers 1.2million.
Judge Lucy Koh involved again? Reeks of Apple (though I'm sure MS is throwing money at someone somewhere)
It's cases like this that make me miss Groklaw even more. They'd have someone there in the court to report on all this, and explain the legal shenanigans going on, with links to prior cases of the people involved trying the same thing, and probably how Microsoft is funding them!
Not just the spying to put people off, but I seriously wonder if the delay in rolling out really fast connections is related to the NSA's ability to scoop up that data. "can you hold off providing 1gb asymetric links to all your subscribers until we upgrade our data center please? Cheers, the offshore bonus to the CEO is in the usual account".
If it's something that doesn't reduce the machine to a crawl, maybe it'll have a chance. I want a small player, maybe even a plugin to winamp, that once authenticated, just plays in the background. Use a webpage to manage playlists if need be.
Anything but the monstrosity of iTunes.
In cases like this, they kinda have to, or else no-one will buy Cisco again, or the customer who just had to settle will then sue Cisco for all their losses.
Well, I have to call you out on this I'm afraid as you're incorrect. /are/ opaque and the training given to TSA screeners is 'If it looks like a threat, treat it like a threat' even if the shape/appearance wouldn't match the real item, if it has the shape, the screeners are trained to act as though it is. There may be other brands that do these terrible bottles, but the 2 grenade shaped perfume bottles I've captured from an x-ray (one Rapiscan, one Heimann) are very dense and x-ray opaque. I'd guess some east european maker who doesn't care about health and safety, and no markings denoting who or where they were made.
The type of leaded glass used especially with these perfume bottles shaped like grenades is not only leaded but also very thick. They
I agree leaded glass shouldn't be used to store food/drink, but it IS often carried through airports because people wouldn't want glass in checked luggage, and a big lead crystal decanter will need visual inspection, but that's not only because it can appear very dense but the fluid inside might be difficult to distinguish as being booze/water/something with a bit more bang.
I think it's not just a risk but pretty much certain. There'll be multiple forks for a bit, but long LONG term, that might be a good thing. People will make/test their code against the big ones, incompatible forks will die off. Then there'll be re-unification, or significant effort to keep compatibility "so... this app works on all versions APART From Microsoft Linux? hmm....". No, I'm not worried about 'The Great Fork'. It'll be tears and gnashing and wailing of teeth at first, but eventually it'll settle down and things will be better for it to have occurred.
Funnily enough, most of those glass perfume containers are leaded glass that also look opaque on the screen. "If it looks like a threat, treat it like a threat"
It makes everywhere within 100 miles of a coast and an airport such a zone. That's... 98% of the population?
I found it interesting they said the 'IMAGE' of the fingerprint doesn't leave the phone. Which of course it doesn't need to, just the data points of the fingerprint.
Yeah, it's just Finnish humour that's being taken badly. I know he's been in the US for a long time, but he's not being mean, it's just a way of expression that it appears many don't get. !Still, the AC could always email Linus and ask him to change, I'm sure he'd appreciate the input.
. If I were in his shoes, I do not think I would want to out an undercover NSA operative.
Get the pitchforks! Let the rampant speculation begin!
I think it's Stallman, no way could he be real. He's obviously a agent provocateur plant set out to gather info on anyone who'd actually listen to his ramblings. Rather cunning too, it's always the last you'd expect.
Sounds good. For the places they're probably wanting to use it, shame you can't make it nice and reflective to bounce a lot of solar energy away, but having troops wandering around lit up like disco balls probably isn't the thing they're after! Having a 'stillsuit' type thing under any armour should help with the cooling/attachment of external armour too, perhaps a combo system? the pads to a heat pump for general use, and an 'active' system in the external armour to crank up when needed, then flip off to save power/go dark when needed. When traveling, could plug in to use the extra power for cooling so wouldn't need to remove the armour when seated Don't they suffer a lot of injuries in road side bombs? having a decent amount of cooled body armour might help here too and you'd be able to bulk up a bit knowing they're not needing to schlep too far, at least for the drivers. I guess the main issue is if/when you do run out of power. Would they be ok or need to strip off the extra as without power, it's more weight/heat to worry about?
That's what I'm hoping, but also wonder if the deployment of fast net in the US is being deliberately crippled so the NSA can keep up with it. "You can't install that tech until our capacity is up to speed" If everyone has 1gb connects to/from the net, and decent encryption is used on everything moving up and down the pipe, even the NSA would have trouble keeping up to speed on it all. Everyone would/could be running various TOR (and whatever comes next) to make it a moving target. But for now.. speeds what they are, it's got me wondering. The tech's there, other countries have deployed it, as well as breaking the internet, is it also slowing it down for US citizens to facilitate spying?
That whole 'IP over Carrier Pigeon' thing doesn't look so crazy now does it? Until the NSA start training intercepting hawks.
!So we won't see a markup in price on 2.0 cables then. If only.
Key West? You'll be the death of me.
Apart from the patents MS is about to hit them with. It might not be a choice to go with Android, but being forced to A) stop business, B) churn out sub-par WP phones. Many will decide it's not worth it and leave, opening up more sales to Microsoftia, which will be more profitable. If they do stick it out with Android, they'll be paying a huge 'tithe' to MS for the patent rights.