CDMA is superior to GSM for use in the US, because of the low average population density. GSM is superior to CDMA in other situations. You just pick what's best for the task at hand.
At least here in Norway, and I suspect many more euro countries, you're permitted to download all you like for personal use. It's when you start sharing you become a "problem"... So downloading Britneys latest album over bittorent is not legal, but over kazaa is. (Why would you want to though?)
Well, one thing that keeps people (developers..) with windows is the API. If they hadn't seen any windows code, then MS would lose their advantage. See this.
Actually, 523 euro is more like US$650, so it's even worse. For me, it's approaching "won't get out of bed" levels. Which is handy, seeing as you can spam from anywhere in the house:)
I really can't see why anyone would bother...
This guy was no big pro though... He didn't have a clue about open proxies, and the whole impression is that this is someone who could just barely get a HS diploma... Let alone a degree in economics or IT...:)
Where exactly are these viruses you're getting coming from? Without an email client installed, and without navigating to any shady websites between install and patch, I don't understand how your computer could have been infected. It's not like Viruses just appear on unpatched computers, they have to be let in somehow. -- M
Ever heard of sasser? It infects directly over the network. How you missed that one is beyond me...
Oh no! Mozilla versus Opera, on/. that is almost as bad as Galdalf versus Arthur Dent or Apple versus Linux!
Actually, I was under the impression that there isn't such an extreme pro-Apple sentiment here... And Arthur Dent would beat Galdalf any day of the week...:)
Dude, your kids saw tits for the first time when they were sucking your wifes' so called "chest".
As for Janet's little stunt, yes it was sort of retarded of her/them, but seriously, what damage did it do? Was a picture of Janet's tit permanently etched to your kid's retina? Yes, your kid saw someones tit... Not to be a troll, but why the fuck is that a problem? It was pretty innocent, and you sort of go over the top when you express your moral indignation about something that trivial... On the other hand, I live on the other side of the pond, so... I might not have the right mindset... ?:P
Our news stations were asking how you americans managed to procreate when you were so upset at seeing a *gasp* breast... With the lights off maybe? With gloves on? hmm....
Yes, I know, it's not that simple, and not every one of you shares the same opinion on this etc, but for chrissake, those of you that are capable of rational thought, slap a little sense into your poor rationaly challenged countrymen...
Well, yes, but it sucks. Seriously. Think "Is that an N-GAGE in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?". It's just too big, and kinda slow, and you have to take out the battery to change game cartridges. They fixed this on the new model, but there are other problems.
I predict that Faraday Cages will soon be a popular fashion accessory.
Seriously though, is there a way (except the aforementioned) one can protect oneself? Connect capacitors to your skin an allow them to charge but not discharge? Any ideas?
Or maybe he should just get a new hobby that doesn't include riding every metaphore into the ground just because of it's conceptual purity. What a dweeb.
As in it's not like the metric system? The metric system is mathematically elegant, but the spatial nautilius is just oversimplified. An oversimplified approach to a rather complex task. It's an abstraction level below the browser nautilius, and one step to low. Clutter.
we don't want it now because we're not used to it, but everyone knows it's better than the English system.
As in clearly not everybody knows it's better than the browser nautilius?
Yes, I'm sure it would be perfect if all files were only 2 directories deep, but achieving that would require you to really really want it (for philosophical reasons?), and waste your time on it. It's not real-world though.
In the article (I read it) it says that the spatial nautilius mimicks the way physical objects behave, ie by staying in the same place unless you put it somewhere else etc (not replacing the directory you had open). This works fine in the physical world, but computer systems are often more complex (or more simple but act in a different way, depends on how you see it), and therefore we have developed suitable abstractions and interfaces to be able to interact with them. The "browser" mode is one of these. It prevents clutter, and it's easy to get at both folders a level above and below where you are in the directory structure.
BTW, congratulations on getting an extreme flamebait submission accepted.
yes, that's what they want. Then they'd be able to skip parts of the investigation and just round up the people who's dna they find at the crime scene and go from there.
That would be a problem with the justice system far more than a privacy concern. Once you're convicted, the government has to act towards you as if you are guilty. If you're not, appeal. If you lose all your appeals, well, then there's not much to do except to turn up new evidence. They shouldn't store your dna profile until you have lost all your appeals, and if you manage to be aquitted based on new evidence after having lost all your appeals, they should be required to delete the information they have on you.
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CDMA is superior to GSM for use in the US, because of the low average population density. GSM is superior to CDMA in other situations. You just pick what's best for the task at hand.
At least here in Norway, and I suspect many more euro countries, you're permitted to download all you like for personal use. It's when you start sharing you become a "problem"... So downloading Britneys latest album over bittorent is not legal, but over kazaa is. (Why would you want to though?)
Ek = 1/2 m v^2
:)
Ep = mgh
m1*v1+m2*v2 = m1*u1+m2*u2
E = (mc^2)/sqrt(1-(v/c)^2) = ymc^2
Want me to go on?
Well, one thing that keeps people (developers..) with windows is the API. If they hadn't seen any windows code, then MS would lose their advantage. See this.
Oh, and for rewriting it from scratch, see this.
Actually, 523 euro is more like US$650, so it's even worse. For me, it's approaching "won't get out of bed" levels. Which is handy, seeing as you can spam from anywhere in the house :)
:)
I really can't see why anyone would bother...
This guy was no big pro though... He didn't have a clue about open proxies, and the whole impression is that this is someone who could just barely get a HS diploma... Let alone a degree in economics or IT...
Why the fuck was this posted in science? :)
Star trek is just a soap series for geeks...
They've just been sniffing the shit so much it's started to smell like eggs...
Where exactly are these viruses you're getting coming from? Without an email client installed, and without navigating to any shady websites between install and patch, I don't understand how your computer could have been infected. It's not like Viruses just appear on unpatched computers, they have to be let in somehow. -- M
Ever heard of sasser? It infects directly over the network. How you missed that one is beyond me...
I am totally 733T!
You are totally teet? Interesting!
Now if only you knew proper 1337-speak spelling, grammar and punctuation....
"yes, I assure you, the project will be finished in 7 days, thanks to our GENESIS[tm] technology platform bla bla bla..."
Sounds like meeting with a client... Are you selling something?
Please, no missionaries in space, think the green men from the Horsehead nebula would feel like worshipping a human when most of _us_ don't?
Oh no! Mozilla versus Opera, on /. that is almost as bad as Galdalf versus Arthur Dent or Apple versus Linux!
:)
Actually, I was under the impression that there isn't such an extreme pro-Apple sentiment here...
And Arthur Dent would beat Galdalf any day of the week...
Someone should send that quote to him. This would vaporize MS' case. Do it if you want to see them take a beating.
Dude, your kids saw tits for the first time when they were sucking your wifes' so called "chest".
:P
As for Janet's little stunt, yes it was sort of retarded of her/them, but seriously, what damage did it do? Was a picture of Janet's tit permanently etched to your kid's retina? Yes, your kid saw someones tit... Not to be a troll, but why the fuck is that a problem? It was pretty innocent, and you sort of go over the top when you express your moral indignation about something that trivial... On the other hand, I live on the other side of the pond, so... I might not have the right mindset... ?
Our news stations were asking how you americans managed to procreate when you were so upset at seeing a *gasp* breast... With the lights off maybe? With gloves on? hmm....
Yes, I know, it's not that simple, and not every one of you shares the same opinion on this etc, but for chrissake, those of you that are capable of rational thought, slap a little sense into your poor rationaly challenged countrymen...
I'll probable be modded down... Oh well...
Well, yes, but it sucks. Seriously. Think "Is that an N-GAGE in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?". It's just too big, and kinda slow, and you have to take out the battery to change game cartridges. They fixed this on the new model, but there are other problems.
I predict that Faraday Cages will soon be a popular fashion accessory.
Seriously though, is there a way (except the aforementioned) one can protect oneself? Connect capacitors to your skin an allow them to charge but not discharge? Any ideas?
So that fraunhofer (german) cant't patent the algoritms used for quantum computing.
*cough* hotmail *cough*
Or maybe he should just get a new hobby that doesn't include riding every metaphore into the ground just because of it's conceptual purity. What a dweeb.
It's like the metric system
As in it's not like the metric system? The metric system is mathematically elegant, but the spatial nautilius is just oversimplified. An oversimplified approach to a rather complex task. It's an abstraction level below the browser nautilius, and one step to low. Clutter.
we don't want it now because we're not used to it, but everyone knows it's better than the English system.
As in clearly not everybody knows it's better than the browser nautilius?
Troll? Yes, probably.
Yes please, can I have some more?
Yes, I'm sure it would be perfect if all files were only 2 directories deep, but achieving that would require you to really really want it (for philosophical reasons?), and waste your time on it. It's not real-world though.
In the article (I read it) it says that the spatial nautilius mimicks the way physical objects behave, ie by staying in the same place unless you put it somewhere else etc (not replacing the directory you had open). This works fine in the physical world, but computer systems are often more complex (or more simple but act in a different way, depends on how you see it), and therefore we have developed suitable abstractions and interfaces to be able to interact with them. The "browser" mode is one of these. It prevents clutter, and it's easy to get at both folders a level above and below where you are in the directory structure.
BTW, congratulations on getting an extreme flamebait submission accepted.
yes, that's what they want. Then they'd be able to skip parts of the investigation and just round up the people who's dna they find at the crime scene and go from there.
Funny thing about that checklist is, they claim fedora plays mp3's. For the average linspire user, it wouldn't.
What about people wrongly convicted?
That would be a problem with the justice system far more than a privacy concern. Once you're convicted, the government has to act towards you as if you are guilty. If you're not, appeal. If you lose all your appeals, well, then there's not much to do except to turn up new evidence. They shouldn't store your dna profile until you have lost all your appeals, and if you manage to be aquitted based on new evidence after having lost all your appeals, they should be required to delete the information they have on you.
What's this talk about a PDA industry then?
Have you been outside the town(ship) where you were born?