There's no law against teenagers doing stupid things, but there probably should be. Anyway, I can't believe the parents are fighting for this kid - if my child did something like this, he would face the consequences of his actions like a man. If someone said "I wish so-and-so great bodily harm," it's quite different from saying "I am planning to cause so-and-so great bodily harm." The first way gets you in trouble, the second way gets you in jail. It's a matter of interpretation left to the courts at this time, and it seems like they're leaning towards the second.
I know it may be trivial to some people, but I've always worn a watch with a seconds hand because I need it to figure out how many beats per minute to play music at. I used to be in a string quartet and that is how I figured out how fast to play. 120 beats per minute is really easy to figure out with a seconds hand - slower seconds would screw up years of figuring out the my bpm. Not to mention things like heart rate. Oh, and don't get me started on how long television shows would then be on the air!
Get into politics! Sounds like you've got a winning background so far. Once you've done as much as you can with law, start running for local elections. I wish all of my local representatives had served in the military AND had a solid enough background in technology. It also seems like you have a good grasp of the big picture which most people seem to lack. Just remember to be "an elected official of the people" and not just a "politician."
You want high volume processing? Try First Data. My Dad worked there for like 5 years overseeing hundreds of people who ran the machines that did this stuff 24 hours a day. For a while, I worked in one of the Quality Assurance departments for Credit Card bill printing and our team could (mostly) ensure the quality of over a million pieces every day. It's mainly an automated process, but there was always human verification at some point or another. But that doesn't mean that someone can't get sloppy! There were always bonuses the more you pushed through your department (but there were also punishments for letting something like that through).
I'm 24 and have had a wife and mortgage payment for almost two years! But believe it or not, she actually likes my a-ha moments and tries to help me out as best she can. Now, we both work full time, but with all the things that we try to do in our "free time" it may seem to outsiders that we have two full time jobs. It's only that we enjoy the work we do - especially when those interests overlap.
I'm in exactly the same boat - I need something to replace my pen and paper so that I can store, categorize, and search electronically. I borrowed a friend's tablet for a week, when he went on vacation, so I could try it out. Even though it was only 5 lbs, after two hours of carrying it around in my hands and taking notes, it feels like 50. Of course this could mean that I just have to get back into the gym and pump some iron, but weightlifting and using a computer shouldn't go hand in hand.
A better, but longer headline: Firefox browser less likely to automagically download malware
that damages the operating system than internet explorer browser.
The misleading headline
makes it sound like people who use firefox are less likely to visit a site that would take
advantage of an unpatched exploit in their computer. That conclusion, however, would not
surprise me if it were true.
In addition, there are very few people who just go the
websites of the world in a random fashion. So who cares if around four percent of the
websites out there have malicious programs - that is a problem of domain hosts that allow
nasties to keep their sites on those servers. In a world where most people (probably around
80% of internet users) visit the top websites (probably around 20% of sites), I think the
problem is one of user education (don't go to sites you don't trust, don't randomly click on
crap - which probably needs to be applied most to pr0n surfers).
It's interesting to see how many post are talking about religion being one of the reasons people don't believe in evolution. Someone else did the work for me, but the research from UK based Christian-Research.org says that very few Britons actually go to church. The research goes on to say a few things about the religious nature of the UK. I'm not saying that I agree with them, but maybe that many people just aren't convinced that evolution is the most accurate theory to explain how we got here. This study just may show the skeptical nature of people across the Atlantic.
Patent "mapping the picture coming accross the broadband cable to your television set, and with a joystick-like remote control you can navagate around the screen and click on products that you are interested in."
Well, as it turns out, having a BAC in the 0.08 - 0.10% range has the same effect on driving ability as (a) having a cold; (b) getting a poor night's sleep; (c) being over the age of 50.
If we're going to make a 0.81% BAC illegal (and punish it with major fines), should we not also have the same punishments for driving while having the sniffles, or while being 51?
The problem with your thinking in this situation is that many people cannot avoid having a cold. Some people also cannot avoid having a poor night's rest. And as far as I can tell, not a single person has been able to avoid getting older and not go past 50. However, anybody can avoid drinking an alcoholic beverage and getting behind the wheel. It is an intentional impairment. And if they can't avoid it, they have bigger problems.
I'm not a fan of people saying that interface design needs "a woman's touch." I've designed a number of websites that some of the bosses have said could use a woman's touch (even thought the women here were not web designers by trade). When we've gone back and changed things from the way I did, the customer has come back and said they like a different version, usually one that I have put together. Which by the way - I have a very artistic eye and am pretty good about design, layout, graphics, etc. Oh, but most of the customers we deal with in websites are - you guessed it - WOMEN! Good interface design has everything to do with knowing your audience, just like any form of communication. Just because a woman will be using an interface, doesn't mean that a woman needs to design it, as long as the communicator respects his/her audience.
Strange - considering that I use Firefox and can access Chase just fine. I wonder if they had a number of customers leave. Thanks for helping them change their minds! Now I can use my favorite browser on my favorite (relatively speaking - the lesser of a few evils) bank site!
Why do you install the software? It's not necessary if you have a basic Card Reader that can handle Compact Flash and Memory Stick formats. Pull them out of the camera - Windows XP will autodetect these as you plug them into a USB reader. Copy the files (pictures) right over and edit them or print them or really just do whatever you desire at this point. Not like I'm advocating buying this Sony, but in case most people haven't noticed, most camera companies have no business dealing with any software.
Another system that works with Broadvoice: The TalkSwitch a full blown PBX, VoIP capable, you can even have remote VoIP extensions since it's a Gateway as well. We've installed a bunch of them for customers at my company, and they are awesome. Oh, and Less than $2000 makes it a better price than almost any other name brand phone system. Use standard 2 line phone, standard SIP, or get the specific TalkSwitch branded phones.
Check out Dell Latitude LS on Ebay. For under $200, you can usually get anywhere from PIII 400-700 MHz. Most come with 256 MB RAM, but the memory for these guys is pretty cheap and can be upgraded to 512 pretty easily. Find a 40-60 GB Hard drive you like, and you've got yourself quite a little system. You know this system can't be a total dog because it runs XP for me nicely. You might be hurting if you need the video real bad, but it does everything else great.
Depends on what you consider interesting. My wife and I prefer to see most of the the stars at night, and the deer grazing in our backyard in the morning. I can drive to downtown Kansas City in less than 45 minutes if I want to go somewhere "interesting" as you put it. But I do agree with part of your post, I have a very nice job of providing rural high-speed wireless and I don't live in the city.
The computers have the problems that translate the things written they are like... bilingual will tell it that translating in the line for the complete prayers that will do nobody good, for the the majority of the parts. My Spanish teachers are all capable to see the roles with translations of the computer very easily, due to similarities in words and meanings (as well as the "pants" of word that can be colthing or they may be breathing a lot of) not to mention, the grammar and those things are not done well in all. For the to entertain an of it, the test that goes a translator in the line [com of freetranslation] and writes something in English, Spanish translates it, then back to English. Some they result they are sufficient lunatic. I guess that the point that tries to cause is: what does this do the to so special translators compared al we have now? How can they work they they better? Sure, there is probably a little more the effort put in these, but in does do not I think that a good translator will be available by other 5 years, not to mention the sum "takes the speech that you do not say" the hard thing should believe.
Just take a look at a few of this last years issues of Wired Magazine. A couple of the covers talk about the "remix culture." And articles on the inside are all about Creative Commons, Remixing ideas, Freeing IP (not addresses). Right now it seems culture is in an "unstable state." It like we want to try new things, but just can't seem to let go of the cultural items of the past. So we rework those things that are "safe" and "comfortable." Just give it a couple years for the influence of Baby Boomers to fade from entertainment, media, etc. and then we should have another influx of new ideas.
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There's no law against teenagers doing stupid things, but there probably should be. Anyway, I can't believe the parents are fighting for this kid - if my child did something like this, he would face the consequences of his actions like a man. If someone said "I wish so-and-so great bodily harm," it's quite different from saying "I am planning to cause so-and-so great bodily harm." The first way gets you in trouble, the second way gets you in jail. It's a matter of interpretation left to the courts at this time, and it seems like they're leaning towards the second.
Our government officials are probably just worried that China would try the same tricks that we were using against them.
Bugged 767s
I know it may be trivial to some people, but I've always worn a watch with a seconds hand because I need it to figure out how many beats per minute to play music at. I used to be in a string quartet and that is how I figured out how fast to play. 120 beats per minute is really easy to figure out with a seconds hand - slower seconds would screw up years of figuring out the my bpm. Not to mention things like heart rate. Oh, and don't get me started on how long television shows would then be on the air!
Get into politics! Sounds like you've got a winning background so far. Once you've done as much as you can with law, start running for local elections. I wish all of my local representatives had served in the military AND had a solid enough background in technology. It also seems like you have a good grasp of the big picture which most people seem to lack. Just remember to be "an elected official of the people" and not just a "politician."
You want high volume processing? Try First Data. My Dad worked there for like 5 years overseeing hundreds of people who ran the machines that did this stuff 24 hours a day. For a while, I worked in one of the Quality Assurance departments for Credit Card bill printing and our team could (mostly) ensure the quality of over a million pieces every day. It's mainly an automated process, but there was always human verification at some point or another. But that doesn't mean that someone can't get sloppy! There were always bonuses the more you pushed through your department (but there were also punishments for letting something like that through).
I'm 24 and have had a wife and mortgage payment for almost two years! But believe it or not, she actually likes my a-ha moments and tries to help me out as best she can. Now, we both work full time, but with all the things that we try to do in our "free time" it may seem to outsiders that we have two full time jobs. It's only that we enjoy the work we do - especially when those interests overlap.
I'm in exactly the same boat - I need something to replace my pen and paper so that I can store, categorize, and search electronically. I borrowed a friend's tablet for a week, when he went on vacation, so I could try it out. Even though it was only 5 lbs, after two hours of carrying it around in my hands and taking notes, it feels like 50. Of course this could mean that I just have to get back into the gym and pump some iron, but weightlifting and using a computer shouldn't go hand in hand.
A better, but longer headline: Firefox browser less likely to automagically download malware that damages the operating system than internet explorer browser.
The misleading headline makes it sound like people who use firefox are less likely to visit a site that would take advantage of an unpatched exploit in their computer. That conclusion, however, would not surprise me if it were true.
In addition, there are very few people who just go the websites of the world in a random fashion. So who cares if around four percent of the websites out there have malicious programs - that is a problem of domain hosts that allow nasties to keep their sites on those servers. In a world where most people (probably around 80% of internet users) visit the top websites (probably around 20% of sites), I think the problem is one of user education (don't go to sites you don't trust, don't randomly click on crap - which probably needs to be applied most to pr0n surfers).
***WHOOSH***
the sound of a -1, Troll or +5, Funny going over your head (which one, only time will tell).
Not all scientists agree that the 20th century is the warmest period in recent history
Would they still think this in lieu of the following recently uncovered data?
Global Warming vs. Ice Age
Global Warming vs. Global Cooling
Global Warming is true vs. Global Warming is false
It's interesting to see how many post are talking about religion being one of the reasons people don't believe in evolution. Someone else did the work for me, but the research from UK based Christian-Research.org says that very few Britons actually go to church. The research goes on to say a few things about the religious nature of the UK. I'm not saying that I agree with them, but maybe that many people just aren't convinced that evolution is the most accurate theory to explain how we got here. This study just may show the skeptical nature of people across the Atlantic.
Note to self:
Patent "mapping the picture coming accross the broadband cable to your television set, and with a joystick-like remote control you can navagate around the screen and click on products that you are interested in."
I guess that's been the missing ??? step.
Well, as it turns out, having a BAC in the 0.08 - 0.10% range has the same effect on driving ability as (a) having a cold; (b) getting a poor night's sleep; (c) being over the age of 50.
If we're going to make a 0.81% BAC illegal (and punish it with major fines), should we not also have the same punishments for driving while having the sniffles, or while being 51?
The problem with your thinking in this situation is that many people cannot avoid having a cold. Some people also cannot avoid having a poor night's rest. And as far as I can tell, not a single person has been able to avoid getting older and not go past 50. However, anybody can avoid drinking an alcoholic beverage and getting behind the wheel. It is an intentional impairment. And if they can't avoid it, they have bigger problems.
You do not ask questions about Project Mayhem...
I'm not a fan of people saying that interface design needs "a woman's touch." I've designed a number of websites that some of the bosses have said could use a woman's touch (even thought the women here were not web designers by trade). When we've gone back and changed things from the way I did, the customer has come back and said they like a different version, usually one that I have put together. Which by the way - I have a very artistic eye and am pretty good about design, layout, graphics, etc. Oh, but most of the customers we deal with in websites are - you guessed it - WOMEN! Good interface design has everything to do with knowing your audience, just like any form of communication. Just because a woman will be using an interface, doesn't mean that a woman needs to design it, as long as the communicator respects his/her audience.
Actually, This Lady appears quite adept at collecting garbage.
Strange - considering that I use Firefox and can access Chase just fine. I wonder if they had a number of customers leave. Thanks for helping them change their minds! Now I can use my favorite browser on my favorite (relatively speaking - the lesser of a few evils) bank site!
Why do you install the software? It's not necessary if you have a basic Card Reader that can handle Compact Flash and Memory Stick formats. Pull them out of the camera - Windows XP will autodetect these as you plug them into a USB reader. Copy the files (pictures) right over and edit them or print them or really just do whatever you desire at this point. Not like I'm advocating buying this Sony, but in case most people haven't noticed, most camera companies have no business dealing with any software.
But what about our Waldenbooks and Barnes & Noble? Don't forget Amazon either! Wait, I guess the cyberguard would protect Amazon.com
Another system that works with Broadvoice: The TalkSwitch a full blown PBX, VoIP capable, you can even have remote VoIP extensions since it's a Gateway as well. We've installed a bunch of them for customers at my company, and they are awesome. Oh, and Less than $2000 makes it a better price than almost any other name brand phone system. Use standard 2 line phone, standard SIP, or get the specific TalkSwitch branded phones.
Check out Dell Latitude LS on Ebay. For under $200, you can usually get anywhere from PIII 400-700 MHz. Most come with 256 MB RAM, but the memory for these guys is pretty cheap and can be upgraded to 512 pretty easily. Find a 40-60 GB Hard drive you like, and you've got yourself quite a little system. You know this system can't be a total dog because it runs XP for me nicely. You might be hurting if you need the video real bad, but it does everything else great.
Depends on what you consider interesting. My wife and I prefer to see most of the the stars at night, and the deer grazing in our backyard in the morning. I can drive to downtown Kansas City in less than 45 minutes if I want to go somewhere "interesting" as you put it. But I do agree with part of your post, I have a very nice job of providing rural high-speed wireless and I don't live in the city.
Does that make you a Christian Apologetic?
The computers have the problems that translate the things written they are like... bilingual will tell it that translating in the line for the complete prayers that will do nobody good, for the the majority of the parts. My Spanish teachers are all capable to see the roles with translations of the computer very easily, due to similarities in words and meanings (as well as the "pants" of word that can be colthing or they may be breathing a lot of) not to mention, the grammar and those things are not done well in all. For the to entertain an of it, the test that goes a translator in the line [com of freetranslation] and writes something in English, Spanish translates it, then back to English. Some they result they are sufficient lunatic. I guess that the point that tries to cause is: what does this do the to so special translators compared al we have now? How can they work they they better? Sure, there is probably a little more the effort put in these, but in does do not I think that a good translator will be available by other 5 years, not to mention the sum "takes the speech that you do not say" the hard thing should believe.
Just take a look at a few of this last years issues of Wired Magazine. A couple of the covers talk about the "remix culture." And articles on the inside are all about Creative Commons, Remixing ideas, Freeing IP (not addresses). Right now it seems culture is in an "unstable state." It like we want to try new things, but just can't seem to let go of the cultural items of the past. So we rework those things that are "safe" and "comfortable." Just give it a couple years for the influence of Baby Boomers to fade from entertainment, media, etc. and then we should have another influx of new ideas.