It's great to see a big corporation not being completely profit driven and screwing people over
What? You think Amazon is going to eat those CA sales taxes? Won't happen, the Californios will pay them (or not, if they're close enough to another State to get a PO Box in any other State. Or even use a false address, and have their books delivered to a friend next door as gifts).
You're going to drive x miles AND set up a post office box to save a buck or two on sales tax? You Californians are crazier than I thought. And I thought you were batshit insane to begin with.
Is there any particular reason the USA is paying for a lab to be built in Israel while, at the same time, people are complaining about how we can't build or innovate anything in the USA?
If Israel were physically closer, it would either be the 51st state or a borough of New York City.
Certainly better than liquid helium but I don't think that long distance LN cooled transmission lines are going to be a very useful concept.
I'm not saying that this tech isn't going to be useful - it very well might be. I'm just annoyed because stuffing it into a 'renewable energy' story seems silly. Just like every bit of biological research 'might help cure cancer'.
So, this stuff won't cure cancer, but it might help with renewable energy:
Among the many other possible beneficiaries of the team's new creation that comes to mind would be the hyper-ambitious international DESERTEC organization, which seeks to harvest massive amounts of solar energy in deserts and transmit it to population centers, for example from Africa to Europe.
Except for the small detail that it has to be cooled to liquid nitrogen temperature to act as superconductor and an entire desert transmission line sitting in LN would take a bunch of energy, what's not to like?
Talk about a Drama Queen. If the TSA is the worst thing you've come across in your life your either lucky or not particularly observant. I think the TSA is stupid, overbearing, illegal in many respects and useless, but I can think of a lot more evil things even before coffee.
No, it doesn't look like the TSA employee is saying much of anything. What exactly do you think competent counsel would suggest? Shut up. Smile. Let me handle it.
This. I think the burden of proof here is on the complaintent. It is possible, but the way she described it - pushing on her labia hard multiple times - is likely to get the attention of supervisors (and everyone else in the area).
And as many people have pointed out, the whole procedure is dumb, annoying but hardly sexually charged. If you're that cranked about your nether parts, either stay home or get professional help.
If beginning to sob is "deliberately provocative and confrontational", then perhaps so (and yes, she apparently started sobbing on purpose). But that still doesn't come remotely close to justifying the TSA agent doing a little extra-invasive fingering of her vagina during the search.
And sobbing is a passive protest, not a provocative or confrontational one.
Assuming she actually did such a thing. I've seen lots of TSA searches. I get groped all of the time due to all the hardware I've got implanted in me. It's annoying, but no one has gone even remotely overboard. Not saying it could happen, just not sure it did.
The idea of a rational backup strategy is that you don't lose data, no matter what size drive you are using. So if you're worried about a 3TB drive failing, you're doing it wrong.
I've got 3 1TB Barracudas. Actually I can't remember the last time I had an HD failure, although I have noticed that heavy loading (through bit torrent, for example) does make them start to emit strange clunking noises after a while! But overall I would consider them a trusted brand because I've never had one fail, personally.
Those 'strange clunking noises' are actually hardware viruses chewing on the shell of the drive and trying to get out. Best to spray some Clorox mixed with WD-40 all over everything and let it sit for a while. That should quiet things down a bit.
Finally the US are getting serious about planning and preparing for zombie outbreaks. Having ghost town ready for this purpose is clearly needed for training police, army and other first-responders for the event of a large zombie attack.
That's really not needed. We have plenty of WalMarts which could be used for practice.
Another Slashdotter misses the point entirely and tries to rebut the post by trying vainly to force some semblance of logic and intellect in it.
Then another Slashdotter comments on the above.
Meanwhile, an obscure component manufacturer somewhere in the Pacific Rim announces a major order for some new bleeding-edge piece of technology that could conceivably become part of some expensive, digital-lifestyle-enhancing nerd toy.
1350 - The Black Death is estimated to have killed 30–60 percent of Europe's population. 1918 - The global mortality rate from the 1918/1919 pandemic is not known, but an estimated 10% to 20% of those who were infected died. With about a third of the world population infected, this case-fatality ratio means 3% to 6% of the entire global population died.
Due to modern global movement patterns, it's only a matter of time before the population gets cut in half (or more) again. The next "big one" will spread through the community much faster. No worries.
Not necessarily. Given world wide modern communications and our understanding of infectious disease, when the next real pandemic comes up, we will quarantine the infected areas with gusto and certitude. Unless you are positing some horrid uber strain of infectious disease ala 12 Monkeys, that should keep the infection contained. It may cause significant economic disruption and a lot of angst, but it would not likely kill off a significant amount of the population.
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What? You think Amazon is going to eat those CA sales taxes? Won't happen, the Californios will pay them (or not, if they're close enough to another State to get a PO Box in any other State. Or even use a false address, and have their books delivered to a friend next door as gifts).
You're going to drive x miles AND set up a post office box to save a buck or two on sales tax? You Californians are crazier than I thought. And I thought you were batshit insane to begin with.
I vote for shoe laces cuz I gotta look good when I work out... cuz I work out to stay looking good...
Spindly bits of string make you look good?
Don't wanna know any more.
At least we did get the life preservers.
My Macbook regularly drops (Apple Airport) connections, will not connect when resuming and refuse point blanc to connect to some public hotspots.
You should get a newer MacBook. They haven't been white for ages....
Is there any particular reason the USA is paying for a lab to be built in Israel while, at the same time, people are complaining about how we can't build or innovate anything in the USA?
If Israel were physically closer, it would either be the 51st state or a borough of New York City.
Certainly better than liquid helium but I don't think that long distance LN cooled transmission lines are going to be a very useful concept.
I'm not saying that this tech isn't going to be useful - it very well might be. I'm just annoyed because stuffing it into a 'renewable energy' story seems silly. Just like every bit of biological research 'might help cure cancer'.
So, this stuff won't cure cancer, but it might help with renewable energy:
Among the many other possible beneficiaries of the team's new creation that comes to mind would be the hyper-ambitious international DESERTEC organization, which seeks to harvest massive amounts of solar energy in deserts and transmit it to population centers, for example from Africa to Europe.
Except for the small detail that it has to be cooled to liquid nitrogen temperature to act as superconductor and an entire desert transmission line sitting in LN would take a bunch of energy, what's not to like?
The TSA is the epitome of evil in modern society.
Talk about a Drama Queen. If the TSA is the worst thing you've come across in your life your either lucky or not particularly observant. I think the TSA is stupid, overbearing, illegal in many respects and useless, but I can think of a lot more evil things even before coffee.
No, it doesn't look like the TSA employee is saying much of anything. What exactly do you think competent counsel would suggest? Shut up. Smile. Let me handle it.
This. I think the burden of proof here is on the complaintent. It is possible, but the way she described it - pushing on her labia hard multiple times - is likely to get the attention of supervisors (and everyone else in the area).
And as many people have pointed out, the whole procedure is dumb, annoying but hardly sexually charged. If you're that cranked about your nether parts, either stay home or get professional help.
Even a legitimate screening from a TSA worker who's just doing their job and doesn't even want to be groping you feels like sexual assault,
You've got issues or a rather strange fetish.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Alkon
She always carries four days' supply of salami with her, in case someone serves her some pasta, which she does not eat.
My. Oh my. Can I invoke Rule 34 on this one?
If beginning to sob is "deliberately provocative and confrontational", then perhaps so (and yes, she apparently started sobbing on purpose). But that still doesn't come remotely close to justifying the TSA agent doing a little extra-invasive fingering of her vagina during the search.
And sobbing is a passive protest, not a provocative or confrontational one.
Assuming she actually did such a thing. I've seen lots of TSA searches. I get groped all of the time due to all the hardware I've got implanted in me. It's annoying, but no one has gone even remotely overboard. Not saying it could happen, just not sure it did.
Prior art much?
http://secondlife.com/
Calling Second Life 'art' is really pushing it....
And that's fine. But backup strategy shouldn't be based on 'ooh, that drive is too big to fail'. That IS what RAID is for, after all.
Way to complex.
For us American consumers, I would suggest
Small
Medium
Large
XXL
XXXL
Oprah Winfrey
None of this mathy stuff.
I say print 'em all. Let God sort it out.
The idea of a rational backup strategy is that you don't lose data, no matter what size drive you are using. So if you're worried about a 3TB drive failing, you're doing it wrong.
I've got 3 1TB Barracudas. Actually I can't remember the last time I had an HD failure, although I have noticed that heavy loading (through bit torrent, for example) does make them start to emit strange clunking noises after a while! But overall I would consider them a trusted brand because I've never had one fail, personally.
Those 'strange clunking noises' are actually hardware viruses chewing on the shell of the drive and trying to get out. Best to spray some Clorox mixed with WD-40 all over everything and let it sit for a while. That should quiet things down a bit.
Gold star! +5!
More like, "Infinite Monkeys, +1 sometimes, +5 eventually."
We're (mostly) American here. The better analogy is 'a blind pig gets an occasional acorn'.
Thank you,
The US High Fructose Corn Syrup Benevolent Association.
Looks like your economic system isn't that effective.
Yes it is. It's very effective. For some people. Just not most people.
Finally the US are getting serious about planning and preparing for zombie outbreaks. Having ghost town ready for this purpose is clearly needed for training police, army and other first-responders for the event of a large zombie attack.
That's really not needed. We have plenty of WalMarts which could be used for practice.
This sounds even more familiar:
Slashdotter makes marginally funny comment.
Another Slashdotter misses the point entirely and tries to rebut the post by trying vainly to force some semblance of logic and intellect in it.
Then another Slashdotter comments on the above.
Meanwhile, an obscure component manufacturer somewhere in the Pacific Rim announces a major order for some new bleeding-edge piece of technology that could conceivably become part of some expensive, digital-lifestyle-enhancing nerd toy.
I like another quote of his better:
If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error.
1350 - The Black Death is estimated to have killed 30–60 percent of Europe's population.
1918 - The global mortality rate from the 1918/1919 pandemic is not known, but an estimated 10% to 20% of those who were infected died. With about a third of the world population infected, this case-fatality ratio means 3% to 6% of the entire global population died.
Due to modern global movement patterns, it's only a matter of time before the population gets cut in half (or more) again. The next "big one" will spread through the community much faster. No worries.
Not necessarily. Given world wide modern communications and our understanding of infectious disease, when the next real pandemic comes up, we will quarantine the infected areas with gusto and certitude. Unless you are positing some horrid uber strain of infectious disease ala 12 Monkeys, that should keep the infection contained. It may cause significant economic disruption and a lot of angst, but it would not likely kill off a significant amount of the population.