Seriously, what happens if you get amnesia? Like you are in an accident and wake up and don't remember who you are. The doctors tell you to look at some pictures or read some old email but you CAN'T because you don't know any of your passwords! What a nightmare!
Of course, just about the first thing people do when they die is shit their pants. (No, that's not a picture of someone shitting their pants, it's medical proof of said shitting)
Absolutely. What's so frickin wrong with socialism anyways? I'd rather feed thousands (hell, millions) with the proceeds from the taxation of the Gates estate than ensure the availability of Veyrons for Bill's children. That's why he's made it clear that his children are only getting a few million. Damn... they'll never have to work a day in their life but it's still a lot less than a few billion. Think of the common good for once!
How on earth is this news for nerds, stuff that matters.
God, give it a freaking rest! You don't think that this article is worthy of your time but you still read the comments and actually make a post? Obviously if a nerd like you is submitting a comment, then it qualifies as news for nerds.
Why wouldn't the government make the cafe managers take special "percautions"? They're making the internet providers take special precautions. Plus, it's pretty trivial to modify access permissions for these devices under any reasonable OS (only admins can execute off of cd, etc)
Well they can just filter on keywords so no unencrypted proxy will work. Something using SSL, however.... If they have control over the machines (which they do) they can disable SSL in the browsers. You can't do an SSH tunnel cause you don't have any privelages on the computer. And if you're smart enough to bypass any of that, you probably already know what they're trying to hide from you.
The only game that made me question was Leisure Suit Larry. Good times trying to look up the answers to the age verification questions before the interweb. My conclusion: protected sex is good cause otherwise your character gets killed.
The FTC... who regulates the validity of Made In USA claims (under the guise of truth in advertising, I'd guess). If the FTC says that a company can legally make such a claim, then the media hubbub would probably surround problems with FTC policy itself, rather than a single company's perceived transgression. Of course, I wouldn't put ANYTHING past a media company these days.
From http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/madeus a.htm
Example: A company produces propane barbecue grills at a plant in Nevada. The product's major components include the gas valve, burner and aluminum housing, each of which is made in the U.S. The grill's knobs and tubing are imported from Mexico. An unqualified Made in USA claim is not likely to be deceptive because the knobs and tubing make up a negligible portion of the product's total manufacturing costs and are insignificant parts of the final product.
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In the SF Bay Area (and no doubt other places as well) we have plastic traffic poles that pop in and out of the ground. Ok, so it's not quite so whack-a-mole-esque, but it's still freaky. Can't find a fun link, but they do it around to Caldecott tunnel.
Sounds like you have the workings of a great pickup line... something like "hey baby, your garments set off my proximity alarms ALL NIGHT LONG"
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Penalties for killing a road worker??? What's the world coming to! This along with the laws banning hunting from motor vehicles is going to ruin construction hunting season for me.
I'll second that. Tritium products are the bomb, no pun inten... ok actually I did intend it. I like how they have notices in the airports about how radioactive material is illegal except "small amounts for personal use"
Yeah, but if you want to do those whites you have to heat the water. That uses energy. Then, you have to spin a greater mass... and in many places sewage gets treated. So tack on a little something here and a little something there. Multiply by the number of washers out there. That's a nice little energy savings.
Ironically (or not), most of the noise in server rooms I frequent comes from the giant AC units needed to keep everything from spontaneously combusting.
An excellent response, and I knew there were many thorny issues when I wrote the comment. Alternative comments included "what's really important is what I find acceptable" and "what's really important is what our children will find acceptable". The sad truth is that I don't really trust true Democracy because that majority of opinions are a direct result of propaganda and misinformation (from all sides). So I guess my final comment is... what would Jesus do? And no, I'm not even Christian.
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It doesn't... it almost sounds like you've never gotten your fingertips shaved before!
Verizon offers unlimited "broadband" access from your 1XRTT phone for less than $80 a month (as low as $40 if you know how to ask).
Seriously, what happens if you get amnesia? Like you are in an accident and wake up and don't remember who you are. The doctors tell you to look at some pictures or read some old email but you CAN'T because you don't know any of your passwords! What a nightmare!
Of course, just about the first thing people do when they die is shit their pants. (No, that's not a picture of someone shitting their pants, it's medical proof of said shitting)
This is literally the funniest thing I've ever read... Literally!
That's because I got there first and changed it to something reasonable... you know... for his own protection.
Absolutely. What's so frickin wrong with socialism anyways? I'd rather feed thousands (hell, millions) with the proceeds from the taxation of the Gates estate than ensure the availability of Veyrons for Bill's children. That's why he's made it clear that his children are only getting a few million. Damn... they'll never have to work a day in their life but it's still a lot less than a few billion. Think of the common good for once!
God, give it a freaking rest! You don't think that this article is worthy of your time but you still read the comments and actually make a post? Obviously if a nerd like you is submitting a comment, then it qualifies as news for nerds.
Why wouldn't the government make the cafe managers take special "percautions"? They're making the internet providers take special precautions. Plus, it's pretty trivial to modify access permissions for these devices under any reasonable OS (only admins can execute off of cd, etc)
What makes you think these computers will have physically accessible CD-ROM drives and USB ports?
Well they can just filter on keywords so no unencrypted proxy will work. Something using SSL, however.... If they have control over the machines (which they do) they can disable SSL in the browsers. You can't do an SSH tunnel cause you don't have any privelages on the computer. And if you're smart enough to bypass any of that, you probably already know what they're trying to hide from you.
Set phasers to stun! Oh wait, they made that game.
The only game that made me question was Leisure Suit Larry. Good times trying to look up the answers to the age verification questions before the interweb. My conclusion: protected sex is good cause otherwise your character gets killed.
Ecoquest anyone? SAVE THE MANATEES!!! That was back in the day too, I wouldn't say this is anything new.
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
The FTC... who regulates the validity of Made In USA claims (under the guise of truth in advertising, I'd guess). If the FTC says that a company can legally make such a claim, then the media hubbub would probably surround problems with FTC policy itself, rather than a single company's perceived transgression. Of course, I wouldn't put ANYTHING past a media company these days.
Example: A company produces propane barbecue grills at a plant in Nevada. The product's major components include the gas valve, burner and aluminum housing, each of which is made in the U.S. The grill's knobs and tubing are imported from Mexico. An unqualified Made in USA claim is not likely to be deceptive because the knobs and tubing make up a negligible portion of the product's total manufacturing costs and are insignificant parts of the final product.
In the SF Bay Area (and no doubt other places as well) we have plastic traffic poles that pop in and out of the ground. Ok, so it's not quite so whack-a-mole-esque, but it's still freaky. Can't find a fun link, but they do it around to Caldecott tunnel.
Sounds like you have the workings of a great pickup line... something like "hey baby, your garments set off my proximity alarms ALL NIGHT LONG"
Penalties for killing a road worker??? What's the world coming to! This along with the laws banning hunting from motor vehicles is going to ruin construction hunting season for me.
I'll second that. Tritium products are the bomb, no pun inten... ok actually I did intend it. I like how they have notices in the airports about how radioactive material is illegal except "small amounts for personal use"
Yeah, but if you want to do those whites you have to heat the water. That uses energy. Then, you have to spin a greater mass... and in many places sewage gets treated. So tack on a little something here and a little something there. Multiply by the number of washers out there. That's a nice little energy savings.
Ironically (or not), most of the noise in server rooms I frequent comes from the giant AC units needed to keep everything from spontaneously combusting.
An excellent response, and I knew there were many thorny issues when I wrote the comment. Alternative comments included "what's really important is what I find acceptable" and "what's really important is what our children will find acceptable". The sad truth is that I don't really trust true Democracy because that majority of opinions are a direct result of propaganda and misinformation (from all sides). So I guess my final comment is... what would Jesus do? And no, I'm not even Christian.
I see what you're saying... they should just automatically debit your checking account.