I just heard some sad news on talk radio - veternarian/croc hunter Steve Irwin was found dead in his Queensland home this morning. There were not any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you did not enjoy his work, there is no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an Australian icon.
RTFM. He was killed in the water by a sting ray... unless he had a sting ray in his waterbed??
It's probably not too different from the hardware used to run E-Tax, which, when you actually see it, isn't that impressive (or maybe I'm just used to looking at it?).
Just playing the Devil's Advocate, but what if the kids actually were "destroying an ornamental cherry tree by stripping every branch from it" ?? Of course it doesn't warrant being DNA tested, but it seems that's part and parcel of being arrested in the UK these days.
If the kids were actually destroying the tree, and not just breaking off some "loose branches" (are they not attached to the tree, as the definition of loose implies??), surely that warrants some kind of formal caution (which is what they ended up with). And it's just possible that the people who made the complaints were not confident or brave enough to approach a group of teenagers to tell them to stop.
Maybe there's more to the story than the kids and their parents are saying... like I said, just playing Devil's Advocate.
I have had similar experiences as you describe, even to the point of knowing what others were going to say and how I was going to respond to it. I always had the feeling that I had dreamed the events or conversations in question. Like you, my experiences have dropped off in the last 5-10 years.
IANA memory specialist, but maybe my mind was telling me I had dreamed it in order to make sense of something that appeared to be
impossible. But that doesn't explain my "knowing" how the event/conversation was going to run it's course.
Two of my more lucid deja-vous experiences occured either just prior to or just after a fairly serious head injury (i.e. concussion), so that could just be my brain reacting to injury and not quite functioning at it's peak.
"I can purchase a reasonable Cessna in great shape for less than US$20K"
But can you get a grease and oil change for that same Cessna for about US$25? Or is it more like US$400?
The big costs in aviation are in running costs, not entry costs.
Vinyl is also regarded by many as the longest lasting medium for storing music. It does not break down as fast as magnetic tape or cds or dvds. More than half of the Library of Congress's music collection is on vinyl (in the form of LPs, 78s and 45s).
I was talking about collecting most of the solar energy in a small area (say 1km^2) in order to supply energy for a medium sized town or something like that. Surely that would have a huge impact on the local temperatures and ecologies (not just because there is a huge 1km^2 mass of solar panels where there used to be bushland).
I guess the best way to supply solar energy would be to place panels in areas where we usually already have flat, non-load bearing surfaces (like the popular roof-top hot water systems). How many of those would I need to power the average house?
I've always wondered about this... if we "use" most of the energy that hits the earth from the sun in a local area, what kind of impact does that have on the environment/ecosystem? Surely that energy which would otherwise be absorbed by the earth, or reflected into the atmosphere, is keeping the environment at a relatively stable temperature. If we "steal" it, surely that will affect the ambient temperature, at least locally, and probably globally.
If that's so, solar energy on a large scale doesn't seem to be as environmentally friendly as first thought.
Despite the fanciful opinions of most citizens of the US, the US, much less the FAA, has no jurisdiction in space. Surely the UN should be involved in the writing of any legislation which tries to "police" space and space travel.
Just because the near future seems to point to the US having the only viable companies (and customers) who can partake of space tourism (even though the Russians have sent up more tourists than anyone!), that doesn't mean that all commercial space flight should be governed by one country's Aviation Administration. Imagine the outcry if the Russian equivalent tried to do the same!
and again, it wasn't the lack of ozone, and the corresponding increase of ultra-violet radiation, that killed the larger sea creatures, it was the lack of food. all the plankton and smaller food sources in the first few feet of ocean were killed, and that had a trickle down effect on the rest of the marine ecosystem.
the article doesn't even mention any land based animals dying.
The bill does not say you can't put a cookie on the user's pc, rather, if you do, you must inform the user what the cookie does, what information it contains and why you need to put it there.
I don't particularly like the fact that they're only insisting spyware inform the user what it's doing for the simple reason that most users don't read EULAs anyway. But at least it's putting the onus on the spyware to *attempt* to tell the user what's going on.
It was an example... and I think saving money on consumer products rates higher to most people than your point, which was... oh wait, you didn't make a point.
I usually don't reply to trolls, but hey, he asked for it.
I never mentioned cars... first of all there's that pesky little left hand to right hand conversion thing.
Have you any idea how cheap electronics and whitegoods are in the US? At least half price (dollar for dollar) for most major appliances and consumables. I should know, I was living there until about 9 months ago, and have since had to purchase a large amount (read: houseful) of appliances and whitegoods since moving back home.
There are two major reasons why these goods are more expensive here:
1. Duties and Excise: since a small percentage of these goods are actually produced in Australia, the majority are imported and hence are subject to import duites and excises... both of which are addressed in the FTA.
2. Supply and Demand: as a nation with less than 10% of the population of the US we have far less buying power than they do. It's all about economics of scale. If I buy 1,000 dishwashers, I expect to pay more per unit than if I was to buy 100,000 dishwashers. The FTA will open up the market so that Aussies can take advantage of the economies of scale available to the US.
I am yet to see anything which shows there will be benefit to Australia (apart from unsubstantiated comments by the government or its spin-doctors), and as I hear (but am not sure), the US isn't too happy with the agreement either.
So neither side is happy with the agreement?
There are positives and negatives to every contract like this, I just happen to think that paying $12000 AUD for a plasma TV that's only $4000 USD at Best Buy is outrageous. I can't believe that access to the US market won't bring down the prices of those sort of items.
I doubt more than about 5% of Americans don't even know what Region Coding is, and expect a DVD/Game disc/whatever to work where ever they are in the world, regardless of where it was purchased. The percentages are probably about the same with respect to power outlets (like 110v/50hz vs 240v/60hz) and the different video systems (like PAL vs NTSC).
People who live in the rest of the world are very conscious of the differences, it just seems that the US couldn't care less.
it's just unfortunate that people don't know what's good for them and are more interested in irrelevant news than items which will actually make a difference to them.
You mean like cheaper electronics, vehicles, white goods, clothing, etc...
I think you'll find that the increase in affordability of those items and many more are going to make a difference to more people than IP and copyright laws. The FTA doesn't make Australia the 51st state of the USA. What it does do is give Australia access to some of the cheaper products available in the US *and* allows Australians free access to those same markets.
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If a nation does not even guarantee its citizens freedom of speech
yeah, it's not like the US at all... all the free speech in the world won't defend you if you're touting hatred and violence against others.
peace,
.wook
I just heard some sad news on talk radio - veternarian/croc hunter Steve Irwin was found dead in his Queensland home this morning. There were not any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you did not enjoy his work, there is no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an Australian icon.
RTFM. He was killed in the water by a sting ray... unless he had a sting ray in his waterbed??
Just so long as your home isn't near the mercury producing power plant, right?
It's probably not too different from the hardware used to run E-Tax, which, when you actually see it, isn't that impressive (or maybe I'm just used to looking at it?).
cheers,
.wook
Just playing the Devil's Advocate, but what if the kids actually were "destroying an ornamental cherry tree by stripping every branch from it" ?? Of course it doesn't warrant being DNA tested, but it seems that's part and parcel of being arrested in the UK these days.
If the kids were actually destroying the tree, and not just breaking off some "loose branches" (are they not attached to the tree, as the definition of loose implies??), surely that warrants some kind of formal caution (which is what they ended up with). And it's just possible that the people who made the complaints were not confident or brave enough to approach a group of teenagers to tell them to stop.
Maybe there's more to the story than the kids and their parents are saying... like I said, just playing Devil's Advocate.
peace
.wook
I have had similar experiences as you describe, even to the point of knowing what others were going to say and how I was going to respond to it. I always had the feeling that I had dreamed the events or conversations in question. Like you, my experiences have dropped off in the last 5-10 years.
IANA memory specialist, but maybe my mind was telling me I had dreamed it in order to make sense of something that appeared to be impossible. But that doesn't explain my "knowing" how the event/conversation was going to run it's course.
Two of my more lucid deja-vous experiences occured either just prior to or just after a fairly serious head injury (i.e. concussion), so that could just be my brain reacting to injury and not quite functioning at it's peak.
"I can purchase a reasonable Cessna in great shape for less than US$20K"
But can you get a grease and oil change for that same Cessna for about US$25? Or is it more like US$400?
The big costs in aviation are in running costs, not entry costs.
9 km is only about 30,000 ft. Not that high really. It was most likely installed on a jet, not a satellite.
Vinyl is also regarded by many as the longest lasting medium for storing music. It does not break down as fast as magnetic tape or cds or dvds. More than half of the Library of Congress's music collection is on vinyl (in the form of LPs, 78s and 45s).
What if that flashlight is pointed in the direction that the person is travelling?
Will the light still travel at c away from it's (moving) source so that the speed of the light is then (c+0.999999999c)?
Or will it just be travelling at 0.000000001c away from it's source so that the combined speed adds up to c?
.wook
I was talking about collecting most of the solar energy in a small area (say 1km^2) in order to supply energy for a medium sized town or something like that. Surely that would have a huge impact on the local temperatures and ecologies (not just because there is a huge 1km^2 mass of solar panels where there used to be bushland).
I guess the best way to supply solar energy would be to place panels in areas where we usually already have flat, non-load bearing surfaces (like the popular roof-top hot water systems). How many of those would I need to power the average house?
.wook
I've always wondered about this... if we "use" most of the energy that hits the earth from the sun in a local area, what kind of impact does that have on the environment/ecosystem? Surely that energy which would otherwise be absorbed by the earth, or reflected into the atmosphere, is keeping the environment at a relatively stable temperature. If we "steal" it, surely that will affect the ambient temperature, at least locally, and probably globally.
If that's so, solar energy on a large scale doesn't seem to be as environmentally friendly as first thought.
.wook
Despite the fanciful opinions of most citizens of the US, the US, much less the FAA, has no jurisdiction in space. Surely the UN should be involved in the writing of any legislation which tries to "police" space and space travel.
Just because the near future seems to point to the US having the only viable companies (and customers) who can partake of space tourism (even though the Russians have sent up more tourists than anyone!), that doesn't mean that all commercial space flight should be governed by one country's Aviation Administration. Imagine the outcry if the Russian equivalent tried to do the same!
and again, it wasn't the lack of ozone, and the corresponding increase of ultra-violet radiation, that killed the larger sea creatures, it was the lack of food. all the plankton and smaller food sources in the first few feet of ocean were killed, and that had a trickle down effect on the rest of the marine ecosystem.
the article doesn't even mention any land based animals dying.
Uhh, what happened to those cities in 1955?
Actually, Lance's bike weighed 6.78 kg, which is 20 grams lighter than the UCI limit of 6.8 kg.
That's a pretty light bike!
The bill does not say you can't put a cookie on the user's pc, rather, if you do, you must inform the user what the cookie does, what information it contains and why you need to put it there.
I don't particularly like the fact that they're only insisting spyware inform the user what it's doing for the simple reason that most users don't read EULAs anyway. But at least it's putting the onus on the spyware to *attempt* to tell the user what's going on.
.wook
actually as well i think your power things are wrong isn't it 110/60 and 240/50?
Yes, it would appear that you are correct... 110v/60hz (or 115v/60hz) and 240v/50hz (or 220v/50hz).
It was an example... and I think saving money on consumer products rates higher to most people than your point, which was... oh wait, you didn't make a point.
I usually don't reply to trolls, but hey, he asked for it.
I never mentioned cars... first of all there's that pesky little left hand to right hand conversion thing.
Have you any idea how cheap electronics and whitegoods are in the US? At least half price (dollar for dollar) for most major appliances and consumables. I should know, I was living there until about 9 months ago, and have since had to purchase a large amount (read: houseful) of appliances and whitegoods since moving back home.
There are two major reasons why these goods are more expensive here:
1. Duties and Excise: since a small percentage of these goods are actually produced in Australia, the majority are imported and hence are subject to import duites and excises... both of which are addressed in the FTA.
2. Supply and Demand: as a nation with less than 10% of the population of the US we have far less buying power than they do. It's all about economics of scale. If I buy 1,000 dishwashers, I expect to pay more per unit than if I was to buy 100,000 dishwashers. The FTA will open up the market so that Aussies can take advantage of the economies of scale available to the US.
I am yet to see anything which shows there will be benefit to Australia (apart from unsubstantiated comments by the government or its spin-doctors), and as I hear (but am not sure), the US isn't too happy with the agreement either.
So neither side is happy with the agreement?
There are positives and negatives to every contract like this, I just happen to think that paying $12000 AUD for a plasma TV that's only $4000 USD at Best Buy is outrageous. I can't believe that access to the US market won't bring down the prices of those sort of items.
I agree.
I doubt more than about 5% of Americans don't even know what Region Coding is, and expect a DVD/Game disc/whatever to work where ever they are in the world, regardless of where it was purchased. The percentages are probably about the same with respect to power outlets (like 110v/50hz vs 240v/60hz) and the different video systems (like PAL vs NTSC).
People who live in the rest of the world are very conscious of the differences, it just seems that the US couldn't care less.
nah mate... try this.
"Crikey, would ya take a look at the size of this beauty! You little rippa!"
it's just unfortunate that people don't know what's good for them and are more interested in irrelevant news than items which will actually make a difference to them.
You mean like cheaper electronics, vehicles, white goods, clothing, etc...
I think you'll find that the increase in affordability of those items and many more are going to make a difference to more people than IP and copyright laws. The FTA doesn't make Australia the 51st state of the USA. What it does do is give Australia access to some of the cheaper products available in the US *and* allows Australians free access to those same markets.
Oh yeah, that chapter 17 is here.
HTTP 403.6 - Forbidden: IP address rejected
Internet Information Services
... and they're using IIS!