I also have to agree with the point he brought up. The disparity in height is a very dangerous thing, and not always to the person in the smaller vehicle. I had thought on this topic before, but was just recently privy to a public demonstration of high SUV vs low station wagon. We had just pulled into a restaurant and were getting out of our vehicle when we heard a short screeching and a loud crash from the street. Turns out, someone in an SUV was turning into the restaurant parking lot and the person driving behind them wasn't paying attention and hit them at what was probably close to 45 mph. There was very little front fender damage to the low station wagon, but it managed to wedge itself under the SUVs bumper and apply all of it's force under the SUV, effectively throuwing it's feet out from under it.
Luckily, no one was seriously injured. The guy in the station wagon was bruised a little, and the two in the SUV suffered minor cuts and bruises from objects in the SUV (everyone was wearing the seatbelts, fortunately).
If you'll notice with commercial vehicals that ride high (like 18-wheelers) they have an extension down to a regulated hieght in case of collisions with other vehicles. It would not be too absurd to standardize the bumpers and impact zones a little more around both the larger than average and smaller than average vehicles to a more absolute range (in relation to the ground) rather than a relative ranger (in relation to the car).
You're joking, right? There's a very serious sect of people out there that underclock their computers. It's in an attempt to reduce noise. Cooler components (underclolcking), plus bigger heatsinks/ passive heatsinks and fewer fans running at lower rpms is deffinently something people shoot for.
Not everyone has to get an ego boost from having teh fastest computar!
But only a few artists make up that 46% of sales. Think of who all the top sellers are (pop, punk, hip-hop etc), how many of those top sellers there are, and how much each sells.
The other 54% of music sold has many many more musicians than the 46% of music sold through one major company.
Yes, I see your point. Though pencils are a bit more ubiquitous than mod chips and the majority of pencils are used legally, it still remains as you stated.
Wouldn't it be more along the lines of "It's like the government making it illegal to buy and use a modification that makes a semi-automatic rifle a fully automatic rifle."? At least, in the US this would apply. Other countries have different gun laws.
You're taking something that is legal and using a modification that makes it illegal. The now fully automatic gun could be used for firing down at the range and for home protection (just as people could use PS mod chips for non-illegal purposes).
You're like those republicans, ranting and raving about how one guy goes out and makes a documentary filled with half-truths and saying that people are idiots for believing it. Obviously, if a documentary is made about something people should believe as gospel truth.
Perhaps it's that some people use metaphorically *blank* to describe something when in reallity it isn't. The poster was just so surprised that the term "metaphorically syphoned" was accurate that he used literally.
Especially if they "scam" by "buying stuff with their discount, then returning it at another store (without a receipt) for gift cards for the full price". You don't get an employee discount with gift cards, mainly because you can buy them with a discount. The only way they could "make" money off of that idiotic scam is by selling the cards. But why go to all that trouble when they can just buy the products for their buds and keep 50% of the difference that their discount provides.
Is that you reach the critical mass of users necessary to make writing a virus for Mac's worthwhile. If you have 10 people that see each other every few weeks/months spread over a large island and one gets an infection that can be airborn, it's not likely that the others will get it. If the island is tightly packed with thousands of people interacting with each other every day, many of them will get sick, and many more will be kept busy because of the sick. Computers are not all that different, you need a host and potential hosts that the virus can be spread to before it is "killed".
When comparing the 3 biggies, Windows is a 10 acre field packed tight with pigs (many of them constantly sick because they don't take care of themselves), one of them gets a new cold and it spreads easilly (faster or slower depending on virulence). Linux is a 10 acre field that while not empty it isn't exactly packed tight with fowl, and there are many different species of fowl so if one does get sick the others near it don't catch it and help prevent its spread. Mac's are a 10 acre field with several peacocks.
You pack in enough peacocks and there's going to be a lot of sick cocks.
Some people are naturally immune to smallpox. They can catch it and it will be no worse than a cold. No big deal.
The reallity is that the smallpox vaccine can and does kill. It is the vaccinia virus being injected into you, people react to the virus in different ways. The vaccinia virus can spread, though it is not as contagious as smallpox, and secondary infections do occur. Just because you went through it fine doesn't mean it's mortallity rate is any less aplicable.
The general population doesn't count as nearly nobody, the number of people immune to smallpox is nearly nobody. If you haven't had a vaccine within the past 10 years, you are not immune to smallpox
IANAD BIDSAAHILN (but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night)
No, a vaccination against small pox is simply a matter of being infected with the vaccinia virus. This virus has a similar makeup to smallpox, but is not nearly as deadly or infectious. A "heated up" strain of India-1 (which is already extremely virulent) would blow through any vaccination that is out there.
Smallpox comes in several "colors". You have your Variola minor (chicken pox style 1-3% fatality), your Variola major (pustule style 30-50% fatality), Hemorrhagic (shudder, just hope you don't get it), and Flat (another deadly strain). The occurrence of the last two in individuals with Variola major is about 7% combined. This is the average run of the mill smallpox. A heated up strain of India-1 would have a much higher fatality rate and a much higher occurrence of Hemorrhagic smallpox. And as TGK mentioned, it probably has been modified to carry the IL-4 gene, which would cause your body to go into a cytokine storm before your internal organs liquefy.
It is a slow and painful death that you are conscious through for the greater extent. I never understood how hateful it was to wish a pox upon someone until I learned about how horrible smallpox can be.
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It's called a tangent.
I also have to agree with the point he brought up. The disparity in height is a very dangerous thing, and not always to the person in the smaller vehicle. I had thought on this topic before, but was just recently privy to a public demonstration of high SUV vs low station wagon. We had just pulled into a restaurant and were getting out of our vehicle when we heard a short screeching and a loud crash from the street. Turns out, someone in an SUV was turning into the restaurant parking lot and the person driving behind them wasn't paying attention and hit them at what was probably close to 45 mph. There was very little front fender damage to the low station wagon, but it managed to wedge itself under the SUVs bumper and apply all of it's force under the SUV, effectively throuwing it's feet out from under it.
Luckily, no one was seriously injured. The guy in the station wagon was bruised a little, and the two in the SUV suffered minor cuts and bruises from objects in the SUV (everyone was wearing the seatbelts, fortunately).
If you'll notice with commercial vehicals that ride high (like 18-wheelers) they have an extension down to a regulated hieght in case of collisions with other vehicles. It would not be too absurd to standardize the bumpers and impact zones a little more around both the larger than average and smaller than average vehicles to a more absolute range (in relation to the ground) rather than a relative ranger (in relation to the car).
Or, read the sciam article two months ago when it first came out.
You're joking, right? There's a very serious sect of people out there that underclock their computers. It's in an attempt to reduce noise. Cooler components (underclolcking), plus bigger heatsinks/ passive heatsinks and fewer fans running at lower rpms is deffinently something people shoot for.
Not everyone has to get an ego boost from having teh fastest computar!
The better question is...How many "informed" people have accidently gone to whitehouse.gov instead of whitehouse.com ;)
Small form factor PC's have been around for a while. Check out some of the mini-ITX pc's.
Windows box in a windows box
http://www.directron.com/minibarebone1.html
I'd suggest a socket A AMD one and drop in a mobile XP 2500+ to keep it fast and cool.
nicotine ^_^
But only a few artists make up that 46% of sales. Think of who all the top sellers are (pop, punk, hip-hop etc), how many of those top sellers there are, and how much each sells.
The other 54% of music sold has many many more musicians than the 46% of music sold through one major company.
Yes, I see your point. Though pencils are a bit more ubiquitous than mod chips and the majority of pencils are used legally, it still remains as you stated.
I don't know, I'm not up to snuff on UK law in that area. I would think not, but also think that it is illegal to posses and use copied games.
Wouldn't it be more along the lines of "It's like the government making it illegal to buy and use a modification that makes a semi-automatic rifle a fully automatic rifle."? At least, in the US this would apply. Other countries have different gun laws.
You're taking something that is legal and using a modification that makes it illegal. The now fully automatic gun could be used for firing down at the range and for home protection (just as people could use PS mod chips for non-illegal purposes).
You're like those republicans, ranting and raving about how one guy goes out and makes a documentary filled with half-truths and saying that people are idiots for believing it. Obviously, if a documentary is made about something people should believe as gospel truth.
No, you patent it now, wait 6-12 years for the technology to be used by a large number of people and then you sue.
Perhaps it's that some people use metaphorically *blank* to describe something when in reallity it isn't. The poster was just so surprised that the term "metaphorically syphoned" was accurate that he used literally.
We call our new handheld "calm". The blue screen that comes up every 1/2 hour or so is very calming.
His "friends" sound like a bunch of idiots.
Especially if they "scam" by "buying stuff with their discount, then returning it at another store (without a receipt) for gift cards for the full price". You don't get an employee discount with gift cards, mainly because you can buy them with a discount. The only way they could "make" money off of that idiotic scam is by selling the cards. But why go to all that trouble when they can just buy the products for their buds and keep 50% of the difference that their discount provides.
Is that you reach the critical mass of users necessary to make writing a virus for Mac's worthwhile. If you have 10 people that see each other every few weeks/months spread over a large island and one gets an infection that can be airborn, it's not likely that the others will get it. If the island is tightly packed with thousands of people interacting with each other every day, many of them will get sick, and many more will be kept busy because of the sick. Computers are not all that different, you need a host and potential hosts that the virus can be spread to before it is "killed".
When comparing the 3 biggies, Windows is a 10 acre field packed tight with pigs (many of them constantly sick because they don't take care of themselves), one of them gets a new cold and it spreads easilly (faster or slower depending on virulence). Linux is a 10 acre field that while not empty it isn't exactly packed tight with fowl, and there are many different species of fowl so if one does get sick the others near it don't catch it and help prevent its spread. Mac's are a 10 acre field with several peacocks.
You pack in enough peacocks and there's going to be a lot of sick cocks.
Yes, names like "spanker" and "stilleto" really strike fear into my heart.
Don't forget that the history books should also say he had a "666" birhtmark.
/sarcasm
Some people are naturally immune to smallpox. They can catch it and it will be no worse than a cold. No big deal.
The reallity is that the smallpox vaccine can and does kill. It is the vaccinia virus being injected into you, people react to the virus in different ways. The vaccinia virus can spread, though it is not as contagious as smallpox, and secondary infections do occur. Just because you went through it fine doesn't mean it's mortallity rate is any less aplicable.
The general population doesn't count as nearly nobody, the number of people immune to smallpox is nearly nobody. If you haven't had a vaccine within the past 10 years, you are not immune to smallpox
IANAD BIDSAAHILN (but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night)
No, a vaccination against small pox is simply a matter of being infected with the vaccinia virus. This virus has a similar makeup to smallpox, but is not nearly as deadly or infectious. A "heated up" strain of India-1 (which is already extremely virulent) would blow through any vaccination that is out there.
Smallpox comes in several "colors". You have your Variola minor (chicken pox style 1-3% fatality), your Variola major (pustule style 30-50% fatality), Hemorrhagic (shudder, just hope you don't get it), and Flat (another deadly strain). The occurrence of the last two in individuals with Variola major is about 7% combined. This is the average run of the mill smallpox. A heated up strain of India-1 would have a much higher fatality rate and a much higher occurrence of Hemorrhagic smallpox. And as TGK mentioned, it probably has been modified to carry the IL-4 gene, which would cause your body to go into a cytokine storm before your internal organs liquefy.
It is a slow and painful death that you are conscious through for the greater extent. I never understood how hateful it was to wish a pox upon someone until I learned about how horrible smallpox can be.