It's my understanding that Indian names reflect (or are at least influenced by) the caste and religion of the family. You may not have needed to reveal your caste, you name may have betrayed that information.
I would object to it at any price. If the "smart" part of this technology takes more than absolutely 0 time to authenticate before allowing the weapon to fire, there is a risk that the gun will fire when you don't want it to fire, or may not fire as fast as needed.
I own several purely mechanical devices where there are more popular electronic versions available. I prefer the mechanical versions because they aren't (can't be) affected by battery power, or EM interference.
How awesome would it be to pull out your smart gun and find that your home invaders have a smart gun jammer, or realize that you forgot to put it on the charger.
Of course we spend more per student; those constant standardized tests are expensive. Too bad kids are taught how to take tests instead of learning something useful.
Trekkie fights aren't quite as much fun as girl fights because of the reduced chance that there will be exposed boobs and the increased chance that exposed boobs might be attached to a male.
Still entertaining though. I'll egg it on just a little... Did Scotty still invent trans-warp beaming, even though Spock Classic gave him the equation?
If I was a hacker, attempting to gain user account passwords - here's how I'd do it: 1. I'd breach the server and install something that would capture newly submitted raw passwords prior to them being salted/hashed 2. I'd inform the site owner that I'd hacked them and provide some proof. The site owner then warns everyone to change their passwords. 3. New, fresh, raw, non-salted, non-hashed passwords come flowing in.
Rainbow tables and brute-force password cracking is resource intensive. Why not grab 'em while they're in the clear?
Technically, aren't we all doing this? Seriously, who writes every single line of code used in their applications? The last time I checked, many of the features of my applications use libraries provided by either the language itself, or other developers. One of my applications loads PDF documents, and I sure as hell didn't write the PDF library it uses - yet I wrote the application that keeps up-to-date manuals in the hands of the people who need them.
This guy didn't put together an IKEA office suite. It didn't come in a cardboard box with a screwdriver, a wrench and 3 extra screws (just to confuse the assembler) - give him some credit.
I'm assuming that the company that created the app did it for some profitable reason. So, it's in their best interest that the user is protected, even from themselves - for the best future of the app. If, for example, the engineers built a "delete my account" button that offered a one-click solution - I can see the company taking issue with that. In my own applications, I would never create a one-click "delete my account" option. It would be a two-step, maybe even a three step process - just to discourage users from deleting on a whim (or accident)
There are good reasons to slow down certain processes. Performance isn't always the goal.
Any technology that would prevent amoral sociopaths from public office in the future would be made illegal by amoral sociopaths holding public office in the present.
But bigger point: either don't fear biotech advances, or at least be equal
But they're not equal. Dystopian futures involving computers promise a future where we're ruled over by machines - which, might be more capable than we are. There is an element of coolness to robotic/computer overlords.
Biotech dystopian futures, on the other hand, promise a future where we're ruled over by humans who think they're more capable than we are (but probably aren't)....just like now. And there's nothing cool about being ruled over by a human...just like now.
I'm wearing a Citizen Eco-Drive that I've had for almost a decade. Unlike my Seiko Kinetic watches, or my Timex, or any of my other watches - my Citizen is nearly indestructible. I wore it yesterday while replacing the fuel-injectors in my truck. While I don't consider myself to be normal, my point is that normal people do wear watches. Using a smart phone in some situations or environments will be deadly to the phone, where a well constructed watch will handle whatever you dish out (within reason), and be perfectly happy with the soap and toothbrush treatment it gets afterwards.
Of course, we're talking about a Microsoft watch here - so you probably won't be able to do much other than look at it or it will give you a blue-clock-face-of-death.
One life-long ThinkPad owner to another, I completely agree. While I'm very gentle to laptops, accidents can (and have) happen(ed). I like to know that I can set it down hard, or that when something breaks - I can find parts and fix it myself. Like my Volvo, it's not much to look at - but after hitting a deer, it still drives great (I repaired it). I know it's robust enough to handle the things you don't see coming.
My first laptop was a Compaq, which served me well until it died a very confused death (motherboard failure). My second was a ThinkPad 550 - which I thoroughly enjoyed until I sold it and bought a TP 760EL, which I also enjoyed greatly. I sold the 760 and bought a no-name fast-as-hell laptop from a local dealer and it was great, for a year until it overheated and the CPU socket unsoldered itself. That, was my last non-ThinkPad. Since then, I've owned 3 A31 models (upgrading to different models to get better processors or screens), followed by a T61, then a Z61m (downgrade, I know - but I always wanted the titanium lid, and it had a better screen). I doubt that the Z61m will survive my daughter though. It might, as she was informed that I won't be buying her any more laptops.
Now I'm running a T520 and have a T510 as a backup. I bought the T510 because I've seen the future - I bought a more modern ThinkPad for one of my co-workers and it was terrible. A lightweight piece of crap. When the T520 dies (not expected anytime soon), I'll have the T510 to use while I seek out another laptop that will meet my needs.
Hopefully they don't use names like "Blue" for their products. If they do, we might start to see recyclable advertising campaigns like: Switch to Microsoft Yellow - because Yellow is the new Blue.
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It's my understanding that Indian names reflect (or are at least influenced by) the caste and religion of the family. You may not have needed to reveal your caste, you name may have betrayed that information.
You, sir, are awesome!
I hate it when vagrants abuse their power. They do it in such a flagrant way.
Context. You should try recognizing it.
I would object to it at any price. If the "smart" part of this technology takes more than absolutely 0 time to authenticate before allowing the weapon to fire, there is a risk that the gun will fire when you don't want it to fire, or may not fire as fast as needed.
I own several purely mechanical devices where there are more popular electronic versions available. I prefer the mechanical versions because they aren't (can't be) affected by battery power, or EM interference.
How awesome would it be to pull out your smart gun and find that your home invaders have a smart gun jammer, or realize that you forgot to put it on the charger.
Recreational self defense anyone?
Of course we spend more per student; those constant standardized tests are expensive. Too bad kids are taught how to take tests instead of learning something useful.
Trekkie fights aren't quite as much fun as girl fights because of the reduced chance that there will be exposed boobs and the increased chance that exposed boobs might be attached to a male.
Still entertaining though. I'll egg it on just a little... Did Scotty still invent trans-warp beaming, even though Spock Classic gave him the equation?
They probably don't know what happened.
If I was a hacker, attempting to gain user account passwords - here's how I'd do it:
1. I'd breach the server and install something that would capture newly submitted raw passwords prior to them being salted/hashed
2. I'd inform the site owner that I'd hacked them and provide some proof. The site owner then warns everyone to change their passwords.
3. New, fresh, raw, non-salted, non-hashed passwords come flowing in.
Rainbow tables and brute-force password cracking is resource intensive. Why not grab 'em while they're in the clear?
He assembled components together in 30 days.
Technically, aren't we all doing this? Seriously, who writes every single line of code used in their applications? The last time I checked, many of the features of my applications use libraries provided by either the language itself, or other developers. One of my applications loads PDF documents, and I sure as hell didn't write the PDF library it uses - yet I wrote the application that keeps up-to-date manuals in the hands of the people who need them.
This guy didn't put together an IKEA office suite. It didn't come in a cardboard box with a screwdriver, a wrench and 3 extra screws (just to confuse the assembler) - give him some credit.
I'm assuming that the company that created the app did it for some profitable reason. So, it's in their best interest that the user is protected, even from themselves - for the best future of the app. If, for example, the engineers built a "delete my account" button that offered a one-click solution - I can see the company taking issue with that. In my own applications, I would never create a one-click "delete my account" option. It would be a two-step, maybe even a three step process - just to discourage users from deleting on a whim (or accident)
There are good reasons to slow down certain processes. Performance isn't always the goal.
Setting irs.gov 127.0.0.0 in hosts file will result in your own inability to reach the irs.gov website - it won't prevent them from reaching you.
No, wait...make it Bergamot!
Was this modded funny because it's so stupid?
Any technology that would prevent amoral sociopaths from public office in the future would be made illegal by amoral sociopaths holding public office in the present.
But bigger point: either don't fear biotech advances, or at least be equal
But they're not equal. Dystopian futures involving computers promise a future where we're ruled over by machines - which, might be more capable than we are. There is an element of coolness to robotic/computer overlords.
Biotech dystopian futures, on the other hand, promise a future where we're ruled over by humans who think they're more capable than we are (but probably aren't)....just like now. And there's nothing cool about being ruled over by a human...just like now.
I'm wearing a Citizen Eco-Drive that I've had for almost a decade. Unlike my Seiko Kinetic watches, or my Timex, or any of my other watches - my Citizen is nearly indestructible. I wore it yesterday while replacing the fuel-injectors in my truck. While I don't consider myself to be normal, my point is that normal people do wear watches. Using a smart phone in some situations or environments will be deadly to the phone, where a well constructed watch will handle whatever you dish out (within reason), and be perfectly happy with the soap and toothbrush treatment it gets afterwards.
Of course, we're talking about a Microsoft watch here - so you probably won't be able to do much other than look at it or it will give you a blue-clock-face-of-death.
What about clean, renewable solar?
For those who don't remember, $535 million was given to the Obama endorsed solar panel manufacturer - Solyndra, which went bankrupt.
One life-long ThinkPad owner to another, I completely agree. While I'm very gentle to laptops, accidents can (and have) happen(ed). I like to know that I can set it down hard, or that when something breaks - I can find parts and fix it myself. Like my Volvo, it's not much to look at - but after hitting a deer, it still drives great (I repaired it). I know it's robust enough to handle the things you don't see coming.
My first laptop was a Compaq, which served me well until it died a very confused death (motherboard failure). My second was a ThinkPad 550 - which I thoroughly enjoyed until I sold it and bought a TP 760EL, which I also enjoyed greatly. I sold the 760 and bought a no-name fast-as-hell laptop from a local dealer and it was great, for a year until it overheated and the CPU socket unsoldered itself. That, was my last non-ThinkPad. Since then, I've owned 3 A31 models (upgrading to different models to get better processors or screens), followed by a T61, then a Z61m (downgrade, I know - but I always wanted the titanium lid, and it had a better screen). I doubt that the Z61m will survive my daughter though. It might, as she was informed that I won't be buying her any more laptops.
Now I'm running a T520 and have a T510 as a backup. I bought the T510 because I've seen the future - I bought a more modern ThinkPad for one of my co-workers and it was terrible. A lightweight piece of crap. When the T520 dies (not expected anytime soon), I'll have the T510 to use while I seek out another laptop that will meet my needs.
Expect to see the 5-assed monkey coming out of a lab near you!
If only I had mod points... That was great!
Any data crossing your network belongs to you, while it is on your network.
Hopefully they don't use names like "Blue" for their products. If they do, we might start to see recyclable advertising campaigns like:
Switch to Microsoft Yellow - because Yellow is the new Blue.
Let him say that to his customers and see how long they remain customers.
If you are in need of parts that look better than stacked slices of cheese, then I'm sure the prices are acceptable.