This is true, the books are majorly the same. Unfortunately, as a consumer, there is not much difference between natural obsolescence and forced obsolescence
Most schools already issue student ID cards with bar codes on them, why not just scan that? If the school doesn't already have a student ID system then it sounds like the perfect time to start. For the younger aged students who would be less likely to remember their ID every day perhaps the cards can be stored in the classroom; the teacher can issue them prior to lunch and collect them after.
I agree, it is just an English lit class. I'm eagerly awaiting the "Zombipocalypse Readiness Training" course that teaches you how to identify the best common household products to use for zombie defense, as well as the most efficient ways to disable or take down a zombie. The class would of course cover basic first aid and how to identify if a wound was caused by a zombie, and if the victim is infected; it is also important to know how to properly handle an infected human who has not yet turned full zombie yet.
I completely agree with this but, on the other hand, college text books are often worthless after 3 years, since a new revision is out and a professor forces using that revision.
The low ranking soldier that he managed to trick did not know how to use his fancy new phone; had only heard of the internet and didn't know how to use it or what it was capable of; and had certainly never heard of twitter before. The low ranking soldier had no idea that the prisoner just sent messages to the entire world while showing him "how to use the internet". The low ranking soldier was probably instructed not to let the prisoner make any calls, and as far as he knew he didn't.
You could say "how is this trickery if he did it right in front of the guard?" and to you I would say "the best magicians do their tricks right in front of their audience"
The simplest automatic filter rule I can think of for priority mail is to look for email addresses that I have sent mail to. If I have sent email to a particular email address then chances are I am interested in mail that comes from that address. This would easily cut my inbox down to 1/6 its size and would almost completely separate the "human discussion" emails from the other various types of emails I receive (invoices, alerts, advertisements etc)
Is this the same vulnerability that was on slashdot over a year ago?
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/22/0310236
The summary tried to make it sound like Mikrotik was to blame, because it sent the bad bgp information, but it was the Cisco that errored out.
I think portal is an excellent choice for a video game (if one had to be chosen for a report requirement). A puzzle game is a "no brainer" of a choice, of course, and portal has impressive sale ratings for any genre of game. Portal also has no human people in it other than the protagonist whom you play, and no violence against living creatures. Portal features complex puzzles that require problem solving skills and spacial mapping ability that could be beneficial in the real world. The teacher could have the students write a report about how the anthropomorphic Companion Cube and the Turrets in the game made them feel. Did they feel sorry for the virtual inanimate cube when you virtually euthanized it by dropping into a fiery death? How about the turrets, were they human enough to warrant emotion? Did killing the cube effect how you dealt with the turrets, were you more violent in solving how to get around them?
I think that completion of the game shouldn't be part of the grade as long as you can watch another classmate complete the game.
Hey ladies, having trouble beating that level? Want to come over to my place and see how it's done?
The smart hard drive vendor would realize that spinning platters are not going anywhere, especially in large enterprise situations where a LOT of money is to be made, and that if you increase the density of the platters (5x according to TFA) then you can also increase the performance of the drive to possibly match or exceed the sequential read speeds of current SSD.
Spinning platter HDD are not going anywhere until SSD prices become CHEAPER per byte than regular HDD. Regular HDD technology is still improving, as witnessed by this article, and there is no telling when it will slow/stop, or when SSD technology will slow/stop. It is perfectly conceivable for technology to get to a point where SSD can no longer increase in capacity without increasing physical size, while spinning platter may continue to increase capacity with the same form factor. It is also possible that spinning platters may some day greatly exceed the performance of SSD.
You sound like the kind of person who would be surprised to hear that tapes are still widely used for backing up and archiving data.
Problem solved: Just make each pylon a pair of copulating humans. You then get 4 legs, 4 arms, maybe some knees and elbows depending on the varying positions.
The really interesting data would be how much data usage has grown over the past 3 years, and even over the past 3 months.
AT&T changed their iPhone data plan from unlimited to 2GB/month. You bet your bippy that AT&T had projections as to when the average consumer would exceed that allotment so that they can begin offering higher tier data plans for more $$$$$$$$$.
Just as a keyboard and mouse can be used to more precisely control a video game than a control pad, the new motion-based controllers will offer control pad users a whole new breed of competition that they can slaughter with ease.
Anecdotally you can see this already with games like Mario Kart Wii. Simply using the controller and nunchuck offer superior precision and control compared to when using the controller as a steering wheel, even with the aid of the steering wheel plastic mold.
I can't wait until people try to play games with Kinect on Xbox Live only to find that they get their asses kicked by anyone using a control pad.
It is difficult to stick a full sized car engine into a scaled down remote control car. It is difficult to move a full sized car with a scaled down remote control car engine.
The machines seem to work well enough in tests; enough for BP to lease 32 of them right off the bat. TFA states that the machines are capable of separating 99% of the oil out of the water under ideal conditions, which would be soon after the oil began mixing with the water. Weeks/Months of time since the spill began, though, the water and oil mix becomes a frothy mousse which is more difficult to separate.
I hope that the machines are still capable of collecting the oil from this mousse, even if at a slower pace than the more freshly mixed oil.
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A used sale and a pirate copy both don't make any money for the company, I doubt they consider them differently.
This will only spread and get worse. How long until we are not allowed to sell our used music cds or movie dvds?
This is true, the books are majorly the same. Unfortunately, as a consumer, there is not much difference between natural obsolescence and forced obsolescence
Most schools already issue student ID cards with bar codes on them, why not just scan that? If the school doesn't already have a student ID system then it sounds like the perfect time to start. For the younger aged students who would be less likely to remember their ID every day perhaps the cards can be stored in the classroom; the teacher can issue them prior to lunch and collect them after.
I agree, it is just an English lit class. I'm eagerly awaiting the "Zombipocalypse Readiness Training" course that teaches you how to identify the best common household products to use for zombie defense, as well as the most efficient ways to disable or take down a zombie. The class would of course cover basic first aid and how to identify if a wound was caused by a zombie, and if the victim is infected; it is also important to know how to properly handle an infected human who has not yet turned full zombie yet.
I completely agree with this but, on the other hand, college text books are often worthless after 3 years, since a new revision is out and a professor forces using that revision.
The low ranking soldier that he managed to trick did not know how to use his fancy new phone; had only heard of the internet and didn't know how to use it or what it was capable of; and had certainly never heard of twitter before. The low ranking soldier had no idea that the prisoner just sent messages to the entire world while showing him "how to use the internet". The low ranking soldier was probably instructed not to let the prisoner make any calls, and as far as he knew he didn't.
You could say "how is this trickery if he did it right in front of the guard?" and to you I would say "the best magicians do their tricks right in front of their audience"
You may not be able to remove it with WD40 but you can sure cover it up with a WD40 sticker
How do I get my boss to adapt this business strategy?
The simplest automatic filter rule I can think of for priority mail is to look for email addresses that I have sent mail to. If I have sent email to a particular email address then chances are I am interested in mail that comes from that address. This would easily cut my inbox down to 1/6 its size and would almost completely separate the "human discussion" emails from the other various types of emails I receive (invoices, alerts, advertisements etc)
* A 20% gratuity will be added to corporations with a market value of 100 billion dollars or more.
Is this the same vulnerability that was on slashdot over a year ago? http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/22/0310236 The summary tried to make it sound like Mikrotik was to blame, because it sent the bad bgp information, but it was the Cisco that errored out.
I think portal is an excellent choice for a video game (if one had to be chosen for a report requirement). A puzzle game is a "no brainer" of a choice, of course, and portal has impressive sale ratings for any genre of game. Portal also has no human people in it other than the protagonist whom you play, and no violence against living creatures. Portal features complex puzzles that require problem solving skills and spacial mapping ability that could be beneficial in the real world. The teacher could have the students write a report about how the anthropomorphic Companion Cube and the Turrets in the game made them feel. Did they feel sorry for the virtual inanimate cube when you virtually euthanized it by dropping into a fiery death? How about the turrets, were they human enough to warrant emotion? Did killing the cube effect how you dealt with the turrets, were you more violent in solving how to get around them?
I think that completion of the game shouldn't be part of the grade as long as you can watch another classmate complete the game.
Hey ladies, having trouble beating that level? Want to come over to my place and see how it's done?
The smart hard drive vendor would realize that spinning platters are not going anywhere, especially in large enterprise situations where a LOT of money is to be made, and that if you increase the density of the platters (5x according to TFA) then you can also increase the performance of the drive to possibly match or exceed the sequential read speeds of current SSD.
Spinning platter HDD are not going anywhere until SSD prices become CHEAPER per byte than regular HDD. Regular HDD technology is still improving, as witnessed by this article, and there is no telling when it will slow/stop, or when SSD technology will slow/stop. It is perfectly conceivable for technology to get to a point where SSD can no longer increase in capacity without increasing physical size, while spinning platter may continue to increase capacity with the same form factor. It is also possible that spinning platters may some day greatly exceed the performance of SSD.
You sound like the kind of person who would be surprised to hear that tapes are still widely used for backing up and archiving data.
It means that the officer can choose not to ticket you.
Problem solved: Just make each pylon a pair of copulating humans. You then get 4 legs, 4 arms, maybe some knees and elbows depending on the varying positions.
If iPhone owners have all these sexual partners, does that mean they are more likely to have an STD as well?
The really interesting data would be how much data usage has grown over the past 3 years, and even over the past 3 months.
AT&T changed their iPhone data plan from unlimited to 2GB/month. You bet your bippy that AT&T had projections as to when the average consumer would exceed that allotment so that they can begin offering higher tier data plans for more $$$$$$$$$.
There is a difference between 'wanting to die' and 'willing to die'.
If he merely wants to die then he won't mind if his organs go to waste.
Just as a keyboard and mouse can be used to more precisely control a video game than a control pad, the new motion-based controllers will offer control pad users a whole new breed of competition that they can slaughter with ease.
Anecdotally you can see this already with games like Mario Kart Wii. Simply using the controller and nunchuck offer superior precision and control compared to when using the controller as a steering wheel, even with the aid of the steering wheel plastic mold.
I can't wait until people try to play games with Kinect on Xbox Live only to find that they get their asses kicked by anyone using a control pad.
Different processors for different applications.
It is difficult to stick a full sized car engine into a scaled down remote control car. It is difficult to move a full sized car with a scaled down remote control car engine.
Nvidia and ATI have been giving their graphics cards arbitrary numbers for years.
Is a 330m better than a 220m? maybe.
What about a 9600 vs an 8800? who knows.
Intel didn't invent the random product model numbering scheme, they are just joining the ranks.
The machines seem to work well enough in tests; enough for BP to lease 32 of them right off the bat.
TFA states that the machines are capable of separating 99% of the oil out of the water under ideal conditions, which would be soon after the oil began mixing with the water. Weeks/Months of time since the spill began, though, the water and oil mix becomes a frothy mousse which is more difficult to separate.
I hope that the machines are still capable of collecting the oil from this mousse, even if at a slower pace than the more freshly mixed oil.
[quote]as that will somehow make flying more dangerous[/quote] I'd say that adding 1 million planes to the airspace would make it more dangerous
The problem lies wherein you want an app to do something in the background, and Apple doesn't.