If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law.
How did you get from "refusing to address a supreme court nomination" to "not marching in lock step with the president?" It is typical to fill supreme court positions immediately, especially if there is an even number of justices.
Perhaps. But is competence relevant? Suppose I did not lock my door, and I was robbed. I was incompetent. Does that mean I do not have the right to sue the thief and get my belongings back? Reading the article, I don't think anyone is making the claim that Microsoft does not have the right to pursue the thief because they are incompetent.
Suppose you work for the IT department of a Fortune 500 company, or a computer repair shop, or a university. You may activate thousands of Windows licenses per year. They could even be the same license key: Windows Embedded, for example, uses the same license key for each device. So Microsoft's automated system might not know if the activations are fraudulent. But if the IP address points to some individual's home, then there is a good chance they are fraudulent. Microsoft can't be sure without that information. It sounds like their system says "yes" until a human looks for a pattern of fraud. That sounds like the right way to do it.
Now, after looking at the records, Microsoft has evidence of a crime. They want Comcast to do something that is trivial for their billing department to do. Note that this is very different from BMG music asking Comcast for 5000 people's information just because a bittorrent packet went to their address. There is real evidence of fraud here. They aren't fishing or anything like that.
Can you find a link to corroborate this, and update the Wikipedia articles on Sievert and CT Scan? Because every link I find corroborates the lower numbers that people are posting in this thread.
Under the agreement, consumers must opt in to allow their information to be shared outside Verizon Wireless
And since there is no logical reason to ever opt-in to this, I wonder what shady process the opt-in will take. Probably a link that pops up on your phone at some point, saying "By using your mobile data plan you agree to the Verizon web browsing policy..." and everyone will click "yes." The one person who clicks the "read agreement" link, which will be me, will get bored by page 5 out of 453 pages. You bet it doesn't say "By clicking yes, you agree to allow Verizon to provide information to advertisers at no benefit to you." with a default of "No."
You could certainly do it that way - dedicated PC for games, laptop for everything else. Some people find that inconvenient to maintain multiple computers. And your UID is low enough that I am guessing you can recognize that not everything is in the cloud.:-)
I'm at a LAN party, and I wanna show something I am working on - my recent Photoshop projects, something I am coding in Visual Studio, an object I am designing in Blender... I don't wanna install all that on 2 machines and keep them in sync. Maybe I don't keep those files on the cloud. Maybe I don't feel like dual-booting Windows and Linux on both boxes. Plus: I just paid for 2 Windows licenses, and 2 sets of hardware. Blech. Gimme one machine that can do it all, and if I can detach the hardware I don't need then *BAM* you have the best of both worlds. Portability and power. Also, the power gamer prefers the laptop w/ external video card because it is still easier than lugging around a tower case.
The real trade-off here is, does the hardcore gamer get enough value out of the laptop+exteranl GPU -vs- the desktop? They probably can't upgrade the CPU on that laptop, and the HDD is probably smaller and more expensive. That's where having the separate laptop + desktop pays off.
3 consoles = XBOX, PS4, Wii U. The graphic isn't clipped for me (I'm using Firefox 44.0.2). The axis is labeled from 2009 to 2018. Here is the raw image if you want to look at it that way. Your confusion probably stems from not seeing the axis. The graph shows both historical data and projected data. Since the discussion is about the historical data, you can debate if the future predictions are "made up" or not, but it makes no difference to the point at hand. The AC I replied to was saying that PC gaming is dying, which didn't match my experience. So I found this chart to see who was right.
Hardcore gamers do this so that they can bring the laptop without having to bring the GPU. They bring the GPU to the LAN parties, but not to the coffee house, or to work, or the living room, or the back yard. The alternative is to have a laptop + a desktop, but then they must keep the two in sync.
I distinctly remember hating word problems because they were always so inane. "If the flag pole is 10 feet tall and the sun is at a 30 degree angle, how long is the shadow?".
That sounds like a great question! I cannot help but start to solve the problem just as soon as I read it.
What was lacking for me was the true application.
But that example was application! Perhaps the problem is that you wanted application in your area of interest? Maybe you liked skateboarding, so you wanted a skateboarding problem. For me, I liked video games and graphics. So math got really interesting for me when someone said "Make me a starfield where it looks like the stars are coming at you" and it didn't look right until I learned how to calculate perspective. Then projections... then matrices... then linear algebra... The problem is the textbook can't give you applications in your field. Another example is "If I shove you out of this second story window, how fast will you be going when you hit the ground?"
But how do you make a textbook that is interesting to everyone? I think that's what teachers are for. Or maybe parents.
Sure, I can learn all that now as an adult, but equally I could read up on the Tudors or plate tectonics now if I really wanted to.
I wonder if that is true. Since younger people have more brain plasticity, it might make sense to teach them more difficult, academic subjects. It might be that if we teach them cooking, tiling, plumbing, and electrical repair, that they will not be capable of learning Algebra at age 30.
Leaking radioactive materials into the ground isn't any more acceptable than leaking gasoline or perc into the ground.
Every gas station, automobile, and generator leaks some amount of gasoline into the ground. It is more certainly acceptable. That's where it came from in the first place. But at a certain level, it indeed becomes unacceptable. Fortunately, the values are currently not at unacceptable levels. Good thing we check periodically to make sure of that fact.
You know what's worse than one retard spewing off about something and getting a +5 Insightful? The inevitable ad-hominem attack that gets modded the same way.
...knowing as little as you seemingly do. I would suggest you spend more time working on your education and less time showing everyone just how sorely you need it.
What the ever-loving fuck is happening at Slashdot? If you removed the personal attack from that comment, it would become:
It's not "Marxist" to source materials from companies which treat their workers well.
This doesn't apply to retail stores, but FYI banks are making exceptions for zip codes at gas stations because the fraud levels are so high. http://www.forbes.com/sites/ad... Sorry for the Forbes link.:-(
Fair Use is an affirmative defense, meaning you admit you violated the letter of the law (used part of a copyright work without express permission), but you had a legally acceptable reason for doing so
Can you clarify that? IANAL. Fair use is stated directly in US code. My reading of the law indicates that "fair use" is not a violation of copyright. It looks like in the past it was a violation, but no longer.
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The constitution does have such a provision, but only for the president. If the president refuses to sign a bill into law, it becomes law automatically after 10 days.
If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law.
How did you get from "refusing to address a supreme court nomination" to "not marching in lock step with the president?" It is typical to fill supreme court positions immediately, especially if there is an even number of justices.
Yes, and then the software will be destroyed with no trace and not used in the other 187 pending cases where the government wants to unlock an iPhone or by any other nations or governments who demand the same thing.
Perhaps. But is competence relevant? Suppose I did not lock my door, and I was robbed. I was incompetent. Does that mean I do not have the right to sue the thief and get my belongings back? Reading the article, I don't think anyone is making the claim that Microsoft does not have the right to pursue the thief because they are incompetent.
Disabling the key does prevent further fraud. But why is it not appropriate for Microsoft to sue the person who defrauded them?
Suppose you work for the IT department of a Fortune 500 company, or a computer repair shop, or a university. You may activate thousands of Windows licenses per year. They could even be the same license key: Windows Embedded, for example, uses the same license key for each device. So Microsoft's automated system might not know if the activations are fraudulent. But if the IP address points to some individual's home, then there is a good chance they are fraudulent. Microsoft can't be sure without that information. It sounds like their system says "yes" until a human looks for a pattern of fraud. That sounds like the right way to do it.
Now, after looking at the records, Microsoft has evidence of a crime. They want Comcast to do something that is trivial for their billing department to do. Note that this is very different from BMG music asking Comcast for 5000 people's information just because a bittorrent packet went to their address. There is real evidence of fraud here. They aren't fishing or anything like that.
Can you find a link to corroborate this, and update the Wikipedia articles on Sievert and CT Scan? Because every link I find corroborates the lower numbers that people are posting in this thread.
6.8 mSv
3 - 20 mSv
2 - 16 mSv
30 mSv
1 - 100 mSv
That last article lists Head CT as 56 mSv, and Cardiac CT angiogram as 40 - 100 mSv.
Under the agreement, consumers must opt in to allow their information to be shared outside Verizon Wireless
And since there is no logical reason to ever opt-in to this, I wonder what shady process the opt-in will take. Probably a link that pops up on your phone at some point, saying "By using your mobile data plan you agree to the Verizon web browsing policy..." and everyone will click "yes." The one person who clicks the "read agreement" link, which will be me, will get bored by page 5 out of 453 pages. You bet it doesn't say "By clicking yes, you agree to allow Verizon to provide information to advertisers at no benefit to you." with a default of "No."
A CT scan is 30mSv. Also, a CT scan is a single large dosage instead of a low dosage over a long period of time.
You could certainly do it that way - dedicated PC for games, laptop for everything else. Some people find that inconvenient to maintain multiple computers. And your UID is low enough that I am guessing you can recognize that not everything is in the cloud. :-)
I'm at a LAN party, and I wanna show something I am working on - my recent Photoshop projects, something I am coding in Visual Studio, an object I am designing in Blender... I don't wanna install all that on 2 machines and keep them in sync. Maybe I don't keep those files on the cloud. Maybe I don't feel like dual-booting Windows and Linux on both boxes. Plus: I just paid for 2 Windows licenses, and 2 sets of hardware. Blech. Gimme one machine that can do it all, and if I can detach the hardware I don't need then *BAM* you have the best of both worlds. Portability and power. Also, the power gamer prefers the laptop w/ external video card because it is still easier than lugging around a tower case.
The real trade-off here is, does the hardcore gamer get enough value out of the laptop+exteranl GPU -vs- the desktop? They probably can't upgrade the CPU on that laptop, and the HDD is probably smaller and more expensive. That's where having the separate laptop + desktop pays off.
3 consoles = XBOX, PS4, Wii U.
The graphic isn't clipped for me (I'm using Firefox 44.0.2). The axis is labeled from 2009 to 2018. Here is the raw image if you want to look at it that way. Your confusion probably stems from not seeing the axis. The graph shows both historical data and projected data. Since the discussion is about the historical data, you can debate if the future predictions are "made up" or not, but it makes no difference to the point at hand. The AC I replied to was saying that PC gaming is dying, which didn't match my experience. So I found this chart to see who was right.
Data from 2009 to 2015 is not a future preduction.
Hardcore gamers do this so that they can bring the laptop without having to bring the GPU. They bring the GPU to the LAN parties, but not to the coffee house, or to work, or the living room, or the back yard. The alternative is to have a laptop + a desktop, but then they must keep the two in sync.
Your experience does not match the overall trend.
PC Gaming Market is Estimated to Grow To $35 Billion by 2018 [REPORT] There's a nice graph at showing how the PC games industry has doubled since 2009.
So we are to believe 96KW raw power results in 500Mw of final output?
No.
1. You meant 500mW (milli-watt) not 500Mw (mega-watt).
2. You have it backwards. 500mW raw power results in 96KW of equivalent omnidirectional output.
How inefficient is that?
3. This is not a measure of efficiency.
Look up EIRP
I distinctly remember hating word problems because they were always so inane. "If the flag pole is 10 feet tall and the sun is at a 30 degree angle, how long is the shadow?".
That sounds like a great question! I cannot help but start to solve the problem just as soon as I read it.
What was lacking for me was the true application.
But that example was application! Perhaps the problem is that you wanted application in your area of interest? Maybe you liked skateboarding, so you wanted a skateboarding problem. For me, I liked video games and graphics. So math got really interesting for me when someone said "Make me a starfield where it looks like the stars are coming at you" and it didn't look right until I learned how to calculate perspective. Then projections... then matrices... then linear algebra... The problem is the textbook can't give you applications in your field. Another example is "If I shove you out of this second story window, how fast will you be going when you hit the ground?"
But how do you make a textbook that is interesting to everyone? I think that's what teachers are for. Or maybe parents.
Sure, I can learn all that now as an adult, but equally I could read up on the Tudors or plate tectonics now if I really wanted to.
I wonder if that is true. Since younger people have more brain plasticity, it might make sense to teach them more difficult, academic subjects. It might be that if we teach them cooking, tiling, plumbing, and electrical repair, that they will not be capable of learning Algebra at age 30.
Typo! "It is more certainly acceptable." should be "it is most certainly acceptable."
Leaking radioactive materials into the ground isn't any more acceptable than leaking gasoline or perc into the ground.
Every gas station, automobile, and generator leaks some amount of gasoline into the ground. It is more certainly acceptable. That's where it came from in the first place. But at a certain level, it indeed becomes unacceptable. Fortunately, the values are currently not at unacceptable levels. Good thing we check periodically to make sure of that fact.
You are right. This really isn't a new phenomenon. My surprise is entirely manufactured merely as an opportunity to quote the parent. :-)
You know what's worse than one retard spewing off about something and getting a +5 Insightful? The inevitable ad-hominem attack that gets modded the same way.
...knowing as little as you seemingly do. I would suggest you spend more time working on your education and less time showing everyone just how sorely you need it.
What the ever-loving fuck is happening at Slashdot?
If you removed the personal attack from that comment, it would become:
It's not "Marxist" to source materials from companies which treat their workers well.
THAT is a +5 Insightful.
Yes, really.
This doesn't apply to retail stores, but FYI banks are making exceptions for zip codes at gas stations because the fraud levels are so high. :-(
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ad...
Sorry for the Forbes link.
What exactly can a warrant do? Can a warrant compel me to write software to break into your computer?
Fair Use is an affirmative defense, meaning you admit you violated the letter of the law (used part of a copyright work without express permission), but you had a legally acceptable reason for doing so
Can you clarify that? IANAL. Fair use is stated directly in US code. My reading of the law indicates that "fair use" is not a violation of copyright. It looks like in the past it was a violation, but no longer.
17 U.S. Code 107 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use