A friend of mine in Alaska had to kill the neighborhood grizzly bear, and, indeed, even his dogs wouldn't eat the meet. They ended up having to bury it (though I suppose burning would have worked, too).
Brown Bear is edible - barely. Of interest is that Alaska Dept of Fish and Game does require you to salvage meet from a Brown bear. So, your friend either did something wrong (left the carcass out) or the animal was really sick or your friend could be in a heap of trouble....
'IP will be ignored and it will be impossible or impractical to enforce. Everything will change when you can make anything.' That's the fucking point! IP should die a quick horrible death instead of holding back inovation!
Chiba City....
Do you all really think that much of the rest of the world cares about US / European IP? Once other countries get the base technology down (and China, in this example, certainly has already done so) the copy part comes pretty quickly.
Gag me with a inedible generally phallic looking object.
(I was going to say 'gag me with a tentacle' but I realized that was Japanese and I don't thing the Chinese are into that particular kick. They do seem to be fond of vaguely edible objects vaguely shaped like a penis.)
While the AC's account of foreign languages in high school is likely reasonably accurate for a large number of people, I think that the increasing denigration of language skills (including English) is yet another trend that needs to be reversed in American schools. The problem for Mr. AC is that he probably took 1 year of Spanish and got little out of it. An hour a day for one year doesn't get you very far. I took three years of Russian, came out reasonably fluent and took another two years in college. No, it's not terribly 'useful' unless I decide to change to a life of cybercrime, but I think it's important to be able to think in another language, look at another culture carefully and come up with a less parochial world view. The latter being the most important part these days.
Too many Americans don't understand the world past the 5:00 news. That is a truly scary thought.
But, back on topic, computer languages and foreign languages are nothing alike academically and socially - but if something gets kids to think in high school, it can't be all bad.
The clever part is that it automatically recovered; that means that their monitoring, performance metrics and configuration management systems are very tightly integrated. Most importantly, it means they are trusted; having worked at three different places now on things like configuration management and monitoring, and I've never once seen anywhere that approached that level of reliability. It's something to aim for.
"Skynet was originally activated (incorrect historical reference here) on August 4, 1997 (OK, so the date is wrong), at which time it began to learn at a geometric rate. On August 29, it gained self-awareness,[1] and the panicking operators, realizing the extent of its abilities, tried to deactivate it. Skynet perceived this as an attack and came to the conclusion that all of humanity would attempt to destroy it. To defend humanity from humanity,[2] Skynet launched nuclear missiles under its command at Russia."
Why is nobody letting market forces find the solution? Instead of spending millions of dollars developing incomplete regulations, why not just make the fine for a security breach something massive, like $5 billion. Businesses will find a way to secure themselves against that exposure.
You've got a rather... different... view of the concept of 'market forces'.
I've got enough trouble dealing with standard SD cards in my camera and the only Micro-SD I have to deal with is so small I'm afraid my dog will swallow the damn thing if I drop it on the floor. Human Factor idiots. Not all of us have the small hands of a child so a standard SD slot makes far more sense.
At this very moment I am busily searching for a MicroSD card in my rug. The damned thing popped out of a Samsung tablet. I wish my dog had found it, at least I would be able to eventually recover it.
If I find the damned thing, it's getting painted international orange.....
To be even fairer, look back at the B-52 - it took a long time to get it to the level it is today. They spent quite of bit of extra money and timeupgrading the aircraft, fixing problems / upgrading systems. Of course, compared to modern aircraft, the 1960's era B-52 was just a couple of engines, a wing and some weird controls attached by steel cables. The DOD has never purchased a plane more complex than a Piper Cub on time and under budget.
What I don't get is why would any company bother to deal with paper money and/or checks(?! good god, I think it was the 80's when I actually saw one last time).
Here in the "civilized" world (ie, the Great Satanic United States), paper checks are a definite reality. I consult on several jobs. Including State and Federal contracts. The US Federal system can direct deposit contractor funds, in fact they prefer to do so. The State of Alaska, not so much. City / County as well. So every couple of weeks I trundle down to the bank and give the nice teller person some paper things.
So, if you want a joyful trip down memory lane, bring your magnetic strip VISA card (no chip and PIN here) and come to the USA.
Or you could do the right thing, and be considerate of others. Stay home, if you're sick. Take care of yourself; plus don't share your germs/virii/whatever.
Yes. This. STAY HOME. Only sneeze on people you don't like.
The other problem, not a part of this particular experiment is that for many viral infections (not sure about influenza specifically) you are most contagious just before the outbreak of major symptoms. You don't feel especially well, but you're not really 'sick' so you do go out and mingle with the rest of the world, dropping viral particles on every local surface and setting up a new chain of life for the microscopic annoyance.
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See all those caps? From teletypes, probably. Captain Panic was right - old equipment.....
What's wrong with you?
A friend of mine in Alaska had to kill the neighborhood grizzly bear, and, indeed, even his dogs wouldn't eat the meet. They ended up having to bury it (though I suppose burning would have worked, too).
Brown Bear is edible - barely. Of interest is that Alaska Dept of Fish and Game does require you to salvage meet from a Brown bear. So, your friend either did something wrong (left the carcass out) or the animal was really sick or your friend could be in a heap of trouble....
Furries!
'IP will be ignored and it will be impossible or impractical to enforce. Everything will change when you can make anything.'
That's the fucking point!
IP should die a quick horrible death instead of holding back inovation!
Chiba City ....
Do you all really think that much of the rest of the world cares about US / European IP? Once other countries get the base technology down (and China, in this example, certainly has already done so) the copy part comes pretty quickly.
Skip a few steps, did we there?
See, in science, you don't get to wave your hands at step 2 and say "then a miracle occurs".
Yutu's failure might help calm the Chinese government's ego for a short while. China's regime scares the hell out of me.
And the one in the US doesn't?
I thought it was Glen Beck's teleprompter.
Except they get their tech from the Russians (while we still are scrounging around with the stuff we stole from the Germans after WWII).
Gag me with a inedible generally phallic looking object.
(I was going to say 'gag me with a tentacle' but I realized that was Japanese and I don't thing the Chinese are into that particular kick. They do seem to be fond of vaguely edible objects vaguely shaped like a penis.)
I too admit to having lost faith in the system, but you Sir,,,.
Please consider switching to decaf.
Today.
Tomorrow may be too late.
I don't think they make a decaf version of methamphetamine.
While the AC's account of foreign languages in high school is likely reasonably accurate for a large number of people, I think that the increasing denigration of language skills (including English) is yet another trend that needs to be reversed in American schools. The problem for Mr. AC is that he probably took 1 year of Spanish and got little out of it. An hour a day for one year doesn't get you very far. I took three years of Russian, came out reasonably fluent and took another two years in college. No, it's not terribly 'useful' unless I decide to change to a life of cybercrime, but I think it's important to be able to think in another language, look at another culture carefully and come up with a less parochial world view. The latter being the most important part these days.
Too many Americans don't understand the world past the 5:00 news. That is a truly scary thought.
But, back on topic, computer languages and foreign languages are nothing alike academically and socially - but if something gets kids to think in high school, it can't be all bad.
The clever part is that it automatically recovered; that means that their monitoring, performance metrics and configuration management systems are very tightly integrated. Most importantly, it means they are trusted; having worked at three different places now on things like configuration management and monitoring, and I've never once seen anywhere that approached that level of reliability. It's something to aim for.
"Skynet was originally activated (incorrect historical reference here) on August 4, 1997 (OK, so the date is wrong), at which time it began to learn at a geometric rate. On August 29, it gained self-awareness,[1] and the panicking operators, realizing the extent of its abilities, tried to deactivate it. Skynet perceived this as an attack and came to the conclusion that all of humanity would attempt to destroy it. To defend humanity from humanity,[2] Skynet launched nuclear missiles under its command at Russia."
Tough crowd tonight.
Remember, perfect is often the enemy of good.
Why is nobody letting market forces find the solution? Instead of spending millions of dollars developing incomplete regulations, why not just make the fine for a security breach something massive, like $5 billion. Businesses will find a way to secure themselves against that exposure.
You've got a rather ... different ... view of the concept of 'market forces'.
Look, will you two quit ganging up on the NSA? They've had a rough couple of months. They could use a break.
Yummm.. Low hanging fruit.
A heavy vault door is always the best way to keep someone out of your critical infrastructure.
Until they pry the screen away from the window with their fingernail. Windows. Always the weak link in security.
I've got enough trouble dealing with standard SD cards in my camera and the only Micro-SD I have to deal with is so small I'm afraid my dog will swallow the damn thing if I drop it on the floor. Human Factor idiots. Not all of us have the small hands of a child so a standard SD slot makes far more sense.
At this very moment I am busily searching for a MicroSD card in my rug. The damned thing popped out of a Samsung tablet. I wish my dog had found it, at least I would be able to eventually recover it.
If I find the damned thing, it's getting painted international orange.....
Ten million malware writers beg to differ.
You are of course aware that there is an unmanned variant of the F-35?
Yep, found one in only a few minutes. Let's start a war!
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To be even fairer, look back at the B-52 - it took a long time to get it to the level it is today. They spent quite of bit of extra money and timeupgrading the aircraft, fixing problems / upgrading systems. Of course, compared to modern aircraft, the 1960's era B-52 was just a couple of engines, a wing and some weird controls attached by steel cables. The DOD has never purchased a plane more complex than a Piper Cub on time and under budget.
Hey, we have computers now. We don't need reality.
They still can't cook.
What I don't get is why would any company bother to deal with paper money and/or checks(?! good god, I think it was the 80's when I actually saw one last time).
Here in the "civilized" world (ie, the Great Satanic United States), paper checks are a definite reality. I consult on several jobs. Including State and Federal contracts. The US Federal system can direct deposit contractor funds, in fact they prefer to do so. The State of Alaska, not so much. City / County as well. So every couple of weeks I trundle down to the bank and give the nice teller person some paper things.
So, if you want a joyful trip down memory lane, bring your magnetic strip VISA card (no chip and PIN here) and come to the USA.
USA! USA!
Or you could do the right thing, and be considerate of others. Stay home, if you're sick. Take care of yourself; plus don't share your germs/virii/whatever.
Yes. This. STAY HOME. Only sneeze on people you don't like.
The other problem, not a part of this particular experiment is that for many viral infections (not sure about influenza specifically) you are most contagious just before the outbreak of major symptoms. You don't feel especially well, but you're not really 'sick' so you do go out and mingle with the rest of the world, dropping viral particles on every local surface and setting up a new chain of life for the microscopic annoyance.