I can't prove that invisible leprechauns aren't pushing the Earth around in its orbit, but that doesn't mean my lack of belief in invisible leprechauns is a religion. Religion is a strong belief in something, not a lack of belief, or for that matter a disbelief.
Let me rephrase that: Atheism is a strong belief that God does not exist.
That's a hundred thousand dollars they didn't used to need to spend each year. Automated blacklisting in five minutes boosts the costs to well over a million dollars a year.
Runescape was strictly free for the first year or so, and still has large amounts of content available for free. Paying a monthly subscription, at the lowest rate in the industry, gives you access to the full map and all expansion content -- no box to buy, no expansion packs to buy.
Planeshift is an open-source MMORPG. It's still in the early alpha stages, and development is slow, but it's free.
Isn't putting up SPF records exactly what we want spammers to do? If they've got SPF records, running an RBL against spam domains should be easier and more accurate.
My reading of the law is that it is targeted mainly against p2p networks that are used mainly for copyright infringement.
Section 2A would cover any p2p application that automatically starts sharing files
Section 2B would cover any p2p application that explicitly blocks suspected RIAA/MPAA peers
Section 2C would cover any p2p application that includes incentives for sharing copyrighted work.
Section 2D is an anti-grandfather clause: once this passes, if you're distributing a p2p application, it had better not be in violation of 2A, 2B, or 2C
2E is a problem: even if you didn't make the p2p application for copyright infringement, if the users have decided to use it primarily for that purpose, you're guilty. I don't think this section will stand up in court, though.
You don't need canned air. Gunpowder doesn't need air to burn, and it produces plenty of exhaust gas. Similarly, nitroglycerine decomposes just fine without air, and produces even more gas. And what do you think they use to inflate the airbags in your car?
Breathable air is, but an inflatable heat shield doesn't need breathable air. The prototypes are inflated by canned nitrogen, and future models will be inflated using the exhaust fumes from decomposition of a nitrogen-based powder.
It's a two-handed chord, so if you're alternating between the delete key and another key (say, the arrow keys for uncommenting a bunch of lines of code) it's extremely awkward.
Next fallacy. Can't see across the Grand Canyon? This Grand Canyon that is separated from any smog source by hundreds of miles? Yeah, right, all of Orange County sends its fog to the Grand Canyon, without any dispersion.
You haven't been to the Grand Canyon on a high-smog day, have you? True, you can usually see across the canyon itself, but you can't look down the length of it, and side canyons may be obscured.
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Fireworks are launched by a classic blackpowder mortar system: there's a lofting charge in the launch tube (basically, a bag of gunpowder), and the shell (usually consisting of a bursting charge, a number of "stars", and filler to give it a spherical shape). Changing the lofting mechanism from gunpowder to compressed air won't make a bit of difference for the shell.
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I can't prove that invisible leprechauns aren't pushing the Earth around in its orbit, but that doesn't mean my lack of belief in invisible leprechauns is a religion. Religion is a strong belief in something, not a lack of belief, or for that matter a disbelief.
Let me rephrase that: Atheism is a strong belief that God does not exist.
But your statement itself contains a hidden discouragement: against atheism, which is not a religion.
Atheism is a religion: it's an unprovable belief that God does not exist.
Math textbooks are fine, science textbooks are okay
Did you somehow miss the "New Math"? The one where kids could succeed at it, and still not be able to make change for a dollar?
That's the biggest security hole as far as I'm concerned. It magnifies the potential danger of any remote exploits substantially.
But if there are no remote exploits, what danger is there to magnify?
I use File and Printer sharing on my home network, but I've got it bound to the non-routable NetBEUI protocol, so it doesn't open any ports.
In my experience, the only software that uses the IE APIs and connects to the internet is spyware.
Yes, but can someone exploit that to get access to your computer over the internet?
I asked for holes in 98SE, not in Internet Explorer. I know better than to let IE connect to the internet.
If 98SE has security holes, please tell me what they are.
Why I didn't bother:
I'm dual-booting 98SE and Gentoo Linux. '98 predates all the security holes, and Linux doesn't have any worth mentioning.
Assumed it takes an hour to add a domain to an automated blacklist. I think it could be done in five minutes or so, but let's be generous:
24 domains/day * 365 days/year * $12/domain = $105,120
That's a hundred thousand dollars they didn't used to need to spend each year. Automated blacklisting in five minutes boosts the costs to well over a million dollars a year.
Runescape was strictly free for the first year or so, and still has large amounts of content available for free. Paying a monthly subscription, at the lowest rate in the industry, gives you access to the full map and all expansion content -- no box to buy, no expansion packs to buy.
Planeshift is an open-source MMORPG. It's still in the early alpha stages, and development is slow, but it's free.
They just updated to version 1.5.
In short, don't sign up for a week or two. 1.5 hasn't stabilized yet, and you'll probably be frustrated if you try to start right now.
Isn't putting up SPF records exactly what we want spammers to do? If they've got SPF records, running an RBL against spam domains should be easier and more accurate.
My reading of the law is that it is targeted mainly against p2p networks that are used mainly for copyright infringement.
Section 2A would cover any p2p application that automatically starts sharing files
Section 2B would cover any p2p application that explicitly blocks suspected RIAA/MPAA peers
Section 2C would cover any p2p application that includes incentives for sharing copyrighted work.
Section 2D is an anti-grandfather clause: once this passes, if you're distributing a p2p application, it had better not be in violation of 2A, 2B, or 2C
2E is a problem: even if you didn't make the p2p application for copyright infringement, if the users have decided to use it primarily for that purpose, you're guilty. I don't think this section will stand up in court, though.
You don't need canned air. Gunpowder doesn't need air to burn, and it produces plenty of exhaust gas. Similarly, nitroglycerine decomposes just fine without air, and produces even more gas. And what do you think they use to inflate the airbags in your car?
Breathable air is, but an inflatable heat shield doesn't need breathable air. The prototypes are inflated by canned nitrogen, and future models will be inflated using the exhaust fumes from decomposition of a nitrogen-based powder.
Yes, a power adapter can break after four years of usage. It should not break in such a way that it presents a fire hazard.
It's a two-handed chord, so if you're alternating between the delete key and another key (say, the arrow keys for uncommenting a bunch of lines of code) it's extremely awkward.
Funny? Seems more "insightful" to me!
1) grep, ht://dig, find, etc
2) Apple's new search utility, due out with 10.4
3) WinFS
4) ????
I've found a few problems for my PDA to solve:
1) Password vault.
2) Shopping list.
3) Scratch pad.
4) Todo list.
For the most part, I think of it as a $89 pad of paper, without the drawbacks of paper.
I've found that the biggest loss with the Powerbook keyboard is the lack of a forward delete key.
Lend-Lease. We provided the food and the industry, they provided the bodies.
Next fallacy. Can't see across the Grand Canyon? This Grand Canyon that is separated from any smog source by hundreds of miles? Yeah, right, all of Orange County sends its fog to the Grand Canyon, without any dispersion.
You haven't been to the Grand Canyon on a high-smog day, have you? True, you can usually see across the canyon itself, but you can't look down the length of it, and side canyons may be obscured.
Fireworks are launched by a classic blackpowder mortar system: there's a lofting charge in the launch tube (basically, a bag of gunpowder), and the shell (usually consisting of a bursting charge, a number of "stars", and filler to give it a spherical shape). Changing the lofting mechanism from gunpowder to compressed air won't make a bit of difference for the shell.