If you "google" EMP you will find it may be caused by lightning, solar flares, or other natural phenomena. Additionally, EMP generators can be created for the purpose of disrupting electronic devices.
Terribly sorry, I was trying to ask if Flash Media was MORE suceptible to damage from these souces then a standard hard drive. Not weather they CAN be damaged by them; I'm already clear on that issue.
I've got some questions I hope others will weigh in on.
1. Isnt flash media more suceptible to EMP? Wouldn't it be easier to damage with static electricty? What about common magnetic feilds?
2. In the event of a hardware failure with a traditial hard drive you certainly can get get some of you data back given a clean room, a microscope and time. What can be done to recover data from a hardware failure on a flash drive?
I'm going to hold on to my hard drives until I'm comfortable with the answers.
I agree. A few years back our neighbor's 13 year old daughter and several of her friends were molested. The offender was sentenced to 15 years and served 3.
What the hell kind of world do we live in if a child raping bastard gets a potentially lighter sentence then a spammer?
We did not evolve with a microwave transmitters straped to our heads so guess what? Its bad for you. If we had developed in a setting with high levels of this form of radtion our DNA repair mechanisms would be undoubtly able to deal with it; but such is not the case.
Also, most critical damage will result in either programed cell death (apoptosis) when the cell figures out its scewed or death by necrosis when the cell has been too damged to do anything. The third alternative would be cancer. If anyone is hoping to get a useful mutation that you can pass on to your kids I suggest holding the phone as close as possible to your gonads while in use. If you are lucky your sperm progenator cells (or eggs for the ladies) will pick up the useful mutation and pass it on.
If the rest of us are lucky you will just be sterilized.
I was an employee of Pharmacia & Upjohn which became Pharmacia and finnally became Pfizer. Our "poison pill" was that if you were laid off (they insisted on using the term "Releasing Your Potential") due to a change in control you would recive a minimum of 6 months of salary in one lump sum. People with the company more then 5 years could get upwards of 3 years worth of pay in some instances. So, we all felt safe but ultimatly I, along with several thousand others took advantage of the "pill". Pfizer took a huge money loss in order to save money later. But, why did'nt they just file a lawsuit to break the pill? Lots of reasons really, PR and company morale to name a few.
The reasons for Oracle's choice are clear but what are the chances or success? What could be the customer relations fallout? Anyone?
My appologies. I'd like to note that the "Old Japanese Fella" in my previous comment also suffered from a speach impediment brought on by a stroke earlier in life. The origial name for the actor in my dialogue was "Old Japanese Fella with speach impediment who loves big time holywood actors". As you can plainly see this name is too unwieldly and was sited by the producers of my comment for change. Perhaps later, in my comments "directors cut" release I will be able to make amends for this tragedy.
"Those are the robots they're giving to Japanese old people!?!"
You see, by eliminating any of the old Japanese people who succumb to senility, desptie Snuggly Ifbot tell them otherwise, they keep their success rate at 100%. The will of course eventually lead to a "happy" version of the robot that will eradiate all sorrow on earth.
Let me be the first to say how very very happy I am at these developments. SO VERY HAPPY...
"If a company calls me now, I can tell the person who called "put me on your do not call list," and they won't bug me anymore."
I've been running into a new problem. I get reapeated calls from the same boiler room, same tele-marketer, and asking for the same person (who does not live here). When I ask to be taken off the list or to talk to a manager they just hang up. When I tell them they called the day before they tell me they did not and promptly hang up. The number they call from does not show up on caller id.
My next attempt will be to play along and see if I can't get a mailing address.
"During one recent meeting, scientists disagreed on such basic issues as whether it would be unethical for a human embryo to begin its development in an animal's womb."
It is time for Scientists to put down their petty differences! If we do not alow ourselves to start human lives inside animals how will we ever bring forth the Armageddon? HOW?! Its very clear from sctripture and popular film that we need to have human babies born from jakels. And until that happens the Liberals just don't have a shot at the US presidential office.
"How can a czar (of all things) enforce our laws in another country? Other than certain areas where our law is recognized, we would be SOL!"
I can remember a couple of russians that were tricked into coming to the US to be arested. I cant remember what their "crime" was, it may have been IP related but I'm not sure. The point is the US Government has a habit of enforcing it will outside it's supposed area of governance.
Highlights include... Korea Vietnam Iraq Iraq II the return of the Bush Iran (I've only seen the trailers but it looks big budget)
Don't kid yourself we will certianly nail a few citizen outside the US in some fasion just to piss of a few world governments so they know where their place is.
I don't personally see this ending until the US suffers a serious economic colapse or severe problems at home require military intervention (like the happy situation Russia has going on).
My personal opinion is that this really just boils down to marketing. They want a new product for the high end consumers to buy and the dual video card thing hasn't been used in a while. Given time we will see it fade and return again.
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If you "google" EMP you will find it may be caused by lightning, solar flares, or other natural phenomena. Additionally, EMP generators can be created for the purpose of disrupting electronic devices.
Terribly sorry, I was trying to ask if Flash Media was MORE suceptible to damage from these souces then a standard hard drive. Not weather they CAN be damaged by them; I'm already clear on that issue.
Sorry for the mix up.
I've got some questions I hope others will weigh in on.
1. Isnt flash media more suceptible to EMP? Wouldn't it be easier to damage with static electricty? What about common magnetic feilds?
2. In the event of a hardware failure with a traditial hard drive you certainly can get get some of you data back given a clean room, a microscope and time. What can be done to recover data from a hardware failure on a flash drive?
I'm going to hold on to my hard drives until I'm comfortable with the answers.
Queen Amidala: Oh no! some invisible force has removed my clothing!! I must put on some clothing.
Degenerate Jedi: You don't need to put any clothes on (waves hand in front of face).
Queen Amidala: I don't need to put on any clothes...
Degenerate Jedi: Yeah know, they say once you go darkside you never go back.
(que cheesy sci-fi music with inappropriate back beat)
You get the idea.
I agree. A few years back our neighbor's 13 year old daughter and several of her friends were molested. The offender was sentenced to 15 years and served 3.
What the hell kind of world do we live in if a child raping bastard gets a potentially lighter sentence then a spammer?
I don't get it.
We can all pitch in and buy them a server that doesnt crash?
Does anyone know if an asteroid of this size could make landfall if made of the proper materials. Such as nickle, lead or other make up?
"We didn't evolve with marshmellows strapped to our nipples either... is that bad for us too Charles?"
Only if the marshmellows emit tissue penetrating radiation.
We did not evolve with a microwave transmitters straped to our heads so guess what? Its bad for you. If we had developed in a setting with high levels of this form of radtion our DNA repair mechanisms would be undoubtly able to deal with it; but such is not the case.
Also, most critical damage will result in either programed cell death (apoptosis) when the cell figures out its scewed or death by necrosis when the cell has been too damged to do anything. The third alternative would be cancer. If anyone is hoping to get a useful mutation that you can pass on to your kids I suggest holding the phone as close as possible to your gonads while in use. If you are lucky your sperm progenator cells (or eggs for the ladies) will pick up the useful mutation and pass it on.
If the rest of us are lucky you will just be sterilized.
That I'm not the super in that building.
I have had my own experience with posion pills.
I was an employee of Pharmacia & Upjohn which became Pharmacia and finnally became Pfizer. Our "poison pill" was that if you were laid off (they insisted on using the term "Releasing Your Potential") due to a change in control you would recive a minimum of 6 months of salary in one lump sum. People with the company more then 5 years could get upwards of 3 years worth of pay in some instances. So, we all felt safe but ultimatly I, along with several thousand others took advantage of the "pill". Pfizer took a huge money loss in order to save money later. But, why did'nt they just file a lawsuit to break the pill? Lots of reasons really, PR and company morale to name a few.
The reasons for Oracle's choice are clear but what are the chances or success? What could be the customer relations fallout? Anyone?
My appologies. I'd like to note that the "Old Japanese Fella" in my previous comment also suffered from a speach impediment brought on by a stroke earlier in life. The origial name for the actor in my dialogue was "Old Japanese Fella with speach impediment who loves big time holywood actors". As you can plainly see this name is too unwieldly and was sited by the producers of my comment for change. Perhaps later, in my comments "directors cut" release I will be able to make amends for this tragedy.
"Those are the robots they're giving to Japanese old people!?!"
You see, by eliminating any of the old Japanese people who succumb to senility, desptie Snuggly Ifbot tell them otherwise, they keep their success rate at 100%. The will of course eventually lead to a "happy" version of the robot that will eradiate all sorrow on earth.
Let me be the first to say how very very happy I am at these developments. SO VERY HAPPY...
Snuggling Ifbot: Hi!
Old Japanese Fella: Haro Rittle One, who ara you?
Snuggling Ifbot: You're not insane!
Old Japanese Fella: Sank you
Old Japanese Fella: Haro Rittle One, who ara you?
Snuggling Ifbot: You're not insane!
Old Japanese Fella: Sank you
Old Japanese Fella: Haro Rittle One, who ara you?
Snuggling Ifbot: You're not insane!
Old Japanese Fella: Sank you
******************
you get the idea...
I know this is offtopic but...
Why is it that whenever I get a mod +5 I get more responses to my sig then my comment?
A nonphotorealistic camera for Lexmark's entire line of nonphotorealistic printers!!
"If a company calls me now, I can tell the person who called "put me on your do not call list," and they won't bug me anymore."
I've been running into a new problem. I get reapeated calls from the same boiler room, same tele-marketer, and asking for the same person (who does not live here). When I ask to be taken off the list or to talk to a manager they just hang up. When I tell them they called the day before they tell me they did not and promptly hang up. The number they call from does not show up on caller id.
My next attempt will be to play along and see if I can't get a mailing address.
"During one recent meeting, scientists disagreed on such basic issues as whether it would be unethical for a human embryo to begin its development in an animal's womb."
It is time for Scientists to put down their petty differences! If we do not alow ourselves to start human lives inside animals how will we ever bring forth the Armageddon? HOW?! Its very clear from sctripture and popular film that we need to have human babies born from jakels. And until that happens the Liberals just don't have a shot at the US presidential office.
"How can a czar (of all things) enforce our laws in another country? Other than certain areas where our law is recognized, we would be SOL!"
I can remember a couple of russians that were tricked into coming to the US to be arested. I cant remember what their "crime" was, it may have been IP related but I'm not sure. The point is the US Government has a habit of enforcing it will outside it's supposed area of governance.
Highlights include...
Korea
Vietnam
Iraq
Iraq II the return of the Bush
Iran (I've only seen the trailers but it looks big budget)
Don't kid yourself we will certianly nail a few citizen outside the US in some fasion just to piss of a few world governments so they know where their place is.
I don't personally see this ending until the US suffers a serious economic colapse or severe problems at home require military intervention (like the happy situation Russia has going on).
My personal opinion is that this really just boils down to marketing. They want a new product for the high end consumers to buy and the dual video card thing hasn't been used in a while. Given time we will see it fade and return again.
Thats so bad I don't even think S-mart will carry it.
nuff said
...but how do I buy the chick in the santa costume?
We purchased our first home this summer. I hand her one of the 2 garage door openers. 2 hours later its on its way to the land fill.
Does yours also do that thing were every pair of earings becomes a caltrop?
walk walk walk stab "oh jesus oh jesus!!" hop hop "honey I found the other earing."