Why are they building things that last longer than they predict? Simple, Scotty's Rule (Star Trek), When you have to give a time on something, say it's going to take 4 times as long, that way, when you finish it in a 4th of the time, your a hero. Cept, this is in reverse, say it will last less than it really will.
Yes, and I am fearing the Trek lashing for not saying this correctly, please show mercy! =)
Who's getting tired of what? The users that trench aimlessly across sites that are riddled with Spyware, the ones that keep clicking 'Click here to Unsubscribe Now', The very same ones that despite warnings, continue to do so without any Spam filters, Anti-Virus or Spyware protection?
Or Those of us that had to spend the last couple of years worth of Holidays cleaning off the nasties?
What your referring to is a sort of Planetary 'Penis Envy'. See, we only need 1 moon, where as less fortunate Planets, Like Mars and Saturn, need to over compensate.
Using SS #'s is pretty out of date and a bad way of identifying anyone anymore. I have been told that not even Branches of the US Armed Forces will not use SS #'s not just because they are afraid of identify theft, but the fact that SS #'s are not unique to each and every person in the US. Supposedly, it is highly possible for 2 or more people in the US to have the same SS #, therefore, the military will not use it as a means to identify it's personnel.
Since this relates to the new TiVo-to-go service that TiVo recently launched (Enables one to copy media off their TiVo onto a PC that is running their TiVo Desktop software 2.0x), I do not really see where MS will have any angle to force TiVo to alter their OS on their boxes. Minor changes that relate to media storage and/or transfers maybe.
But if your hinting at MS pushing on TiVo to start running Media Center on their devices, I do not see that at all. Just Microsoft getting their name out into this sector of Entertainment Products.
Pretty powerful, now if only the UN and other Nations would stop bitching and put some effort of their own in, things would be back on to the road of Recovery a lot faster than the current pace.
If we can't get the different Browser makers to get the hint, what makes the labels think their going to accomplish such a feat? Sure, Apple and others like MS may jump on the label's wagon, but not everyone is going to play along with this. It's just going to be yet another lame battlefront the labels are going to waste their resources, and our patience on.
Though I agree that this opens up some more gates to abuse, I don't agree it will be more rampant depending on what system of choice your on. (Hence probably why you got modded negatively, people tend to view OS bashing as flamebait around here, especially when it really isn't factual or called for.)
As for abuse of Gmail and it's offerings already, Google isn't just a handful of servers in someone's basement anymore. Now a days, it's a decent sized company that has employed some people with minds. I'm somewhat sure they have already thought ahead on how some might abuse their products.
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Kevin Smith? Great, if we thought Luke was whiney before, just wait till they add a little of Dante Hicks persona to him.
But, at least there will be a new level to the star wars drinking game. =)
Besides the Buran program being able to be Piloted via Remote, they also had the ability to handle a larger payload compared to a US Shuttle. Problem with the Buran Shuttles was that they could not get around problems with sustaining a Suitable Life Support System, Computer Bugs and Crashing (Not Windows back then! =) ), and a list of other problems that ultimately forced the program to be scratched.
"The government must play a greater role in detecting those who conceal their identities online,"
Gee, how big of a role is the government going to fill here? Falsifying information on your reg for a domain is not just a trick that spammers and pirates use. People like me, who would prefer to not have my address and phone numbers posted for any stranger to look at, also falsifying or 'fudge' out records. This is surely going to have the privacy nuts in an uproar.
And granted, they state they are mainly looking for people who run pirate sites (music, software, etc.) who use false information in their registar, but I wonder what restrictions, if there are any, are written in to keep this and the government from applying this on a wider scope.
Eh, oh well, this should not amaze anyone I guess, in the days when Record Companies control what crap you listen to while giving hand jobs to paranoid government officials, we're destined to put up with this kind of non-sense.
Over two years, the groups said, ISPs trying to obey blocking orders were forced to cut access to at least 1.5 million legal Web sites that had nothing to do with child pornography or even legal pornography, but shared Internet addresses with the offending sites.
Thanks, I did RTFA. I was wondering of who the Judge had in mind when he ruled that it was against the amendment, was it those Seeking the Sites or Those Seeking the Visitors. I did not ask how it hurt Legal Porn sites based on poor choices in Hosting Solutions. Telling Me 'Neither', then quoting a line that basically smells of 'Poor Site Owners.' doesn't answer that question, just points to a reason why people, not the judge (who is technically supposed to be unbias), did not appreciate the law.
"This was a bad law. Striking it down was the right thing to do."
No Doubt.
"I was AOL remote staff for a number of years, beginning when I was only 14 myself. I started in the Mac Help forum, and was there throughout my AOL tenure."
That sums up and explains so many things.
..."I am not a "child porn expert," nor do I want to be. I'm just someone who has spent many years online, a lot of them dealing with kids (much of that time I was a "kid" myself) and encountering child porn in those situations."
One Word: 'Shenanigans'. Who puts anyone between the ages of 14-17 yrs old, in a position that requires the possibility of filtering Porn? Makes that stink worse since supposedly, it was a duty for a Library.
And your experience moderating some channel on AOL, is more than likely nothing impressive to an IRC Operator, probably not even to a Channel Op. We do that and more everyday, and we don't need an AOL account to do so.
So, what if an ISP decides to continue Blocking it's subscribers access to Child Pornography? Granted, I would appreciate seeing them carry on that policy, I feel that anyone who wants to entertain themselves by watching Adolesants do Adult things should really Pack there bags and move somewhere else in the world where the Moral and Decency levels are lower. Although, if a Judge declare such an ACT to not be in favor of our given Rights, then, could an ISP land in hot water for continuing to Deny demented Perverts that access?
And really, who's freedom of speech is the judge trying to uphold here? The people hosting such content or the people trying to access?
Send a bunch of Space Marines?
Depending on where the signal originates from, I doubt any of us would be able to survive a trip, let alone live to see us making face to face contact with anything found on the other end of the signal. I think if it was found and confirmed to be aliens, people will be overly-excited at first, especially the media, then realise that the discovery, beit historical and significant, will be something of a slow process as we try to figure out more about the aliens (Sending probes, rovers, etc.).
Slow enough that people will lose interest in between large discoveries that will flood the news, such as 'We found aliens!' to 'They aren't green!' to 'Elvis is among them!'.
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Why are they building things that last longer than they predict? Simple, Scotty's Rule (Star Trek), When you have to give a time on something, say it's going to take 4 times as long, that way, when you finish it in a 4th of the time, your a hero. Cept, this is in reverse, say it will last less than it really will.
Yes, and I am fearing the Trek lashing for not saying this correctly, please show mercy! =)
Who's getting tired of what? The users that trench aimlessly across sites that are riddled with Spyware, the ones that keep clicking 'Click here to Unsubscribe Now', The very same ones that despite warnings, continue to do so without any Spam filters, Anti-Virus or Spyware protection?
Or Those of us that had to spend the last couple of years worth of Holidays cleaning off the nasties?
What your referring to is a sort of Planetary 'Penis Envy'. See, we only need 1 moon, where as less fortunate Planets, Like Mars and Saturn, need to over compensate.
/sarcasim
Using SS #'s is pretty out of date and a bad way of identifying anyone anymore. I have been told that not even Branches of the US Armed Forces will not use SS #'s not just because they are afraid of identify theft, but the fact that SS #'s are not unique to each and every person in the US. Supposedly, it is highly possible for 2 or more people in the US to have the same SS #, therefore, the military will not use it as a means to identify it's personnel.
Since this relates to the new TiVo-to-go service that TiVo recently launched (Enables one to copy media off their TiVo onto a PC that is running their TiVo Desktop software 2.0x), I do not really see where MS will have any angle to force TiVo to alter their OS on their boxes. Minor changes that relate to media storage and/or transfers maybe.
But if your hinting at MS pushing on TiVo to start running Media Center on their devices, I do not see that at all. Just Microsoft getting their name out into this sector of Entertainment Products.
"...Norway where its dirt cheat for fat pipes.."
You sure you weren't talking about Amsterdam? Wait, wrong pipes...
Translation = 'Mile High Club' will no longer be inpressive.
"Shut the fuck up."
Oh what do you know Mr. *.ipt.aol.com...
Pretty powerful, now if only the UN and other Nations would stop bitching and put some effort of their own in, things would be back on to the road of Recovery a lot faster than the current pace.
It appears to be moving along fine now. Then again, /. effect is bound to happen. GG! =)
In my experience, the worst is uninstalled.
Much to learn, this padiwan does.
Man, is it not a bit ironic that people are getting angry over a thread regarding Ghandi quotes?
"Still, you have to wonder about a secret government organization using 'SS' as its designation... "
Wasn't Germany's 'SS' good till Hilter took over?
If we can't get the different Browser makers to get the hint, what makes the labels think their going to accomplish such a feat? Sure, Apple and others like MS may jump on the label's wagon, but not everyone is going to play along with this. It's just going to be yet another lame battlefront the labels are going to waste their resources, and our patience on.
Though I agree that this opens up some more gates to abuse, I don't agree it will be more rampant depending on what system of choice your on. (Hence probably why you got modded negatively, people tend to view OS bashing as flamebait around here, especially when it really isn't factual or called for.)
As for abuse of Gmail and it's offerings already, Google isn't just a handful of servers in someone's basement anymore. Now a days, it's a decent sized company that has employed some people with minds. I'm somewhat sure they have already thought ahead on how some might abuse their products.
Kevin Smith? Great, if we thought Luke was whiney before, just wait till they add a little of Dante Hicks persona to him. But, at least there will be a new level to the star wars drinking game. =)
Besides the Buran program being able to be Piloted via Remote, they also had the ability to handle a larger payload compared to a US Shuttle. Problem with the Buran Shuttles was that they could not get around problems with sustaining a Suitable Life Support System, Computer Bugs and Crashing (Not Windows back then! =) ), and a list of other problems that ultimately forced the program to be scratched.
If this doesn't sum up just about every conversation I've had with ALICE.
'ALICE: No I am clueless.'
"The government must play a greater role in detecting those who conceal their identities online,"
Gee, how big of a role is the government going to fill here? Falsifying information on your reg for a domain is not just a trick that spammers and pirates use. People like me, who would prefer to not have my address and phone numbers posted for any stranger to look at, also falsifying or 'fudge' out records. This is surely going to have the privacy nuts in an uproar.
And granted, they state they are mainly looking for people who run pirate sites (music, software, etc.) who use false information in their registar, but I wonder what restrictions, if there are any, are written in to keep this and the government from applying this on a wider scope.
Eh, oh well, this should not amaze anyone I guess, in the days when Record Companies control what crap you listen to while giving hand jobs to paranoid government officials, we're destined to put up with this kind of non-sense.
"The softer tones ease listeners and make them feel warm and relaxed."
So, one can safely assume Mr. Ishii is not a fan of like say Slipknot?
Thanks, I did RTFA. I was wondering of who the Judge had in mind when he ruled that it was against the amendment, was it those Seeking the Sites or Those Seeking the Visitors. I did not ask how it hurt Legal Porn sites based on poor choices in Hosting Solutions. Telling Me 'Neither', then quoting a line that basically smells of 'Poor Site Owners.' doesn't answer that question, just points to a reason why people, not the judge (who is technically supposed to be unbias), did not appreciate the law.
"This was a bad law. Striking it down was the right thing to do."
No Doubt.
"I was AOL remote staff for a number of years, beginning when I was only 14 myself. I started in the Mac Help forum, and was there throughout my AOL tenure."
That sums up and explains so many things.
One Word: 'Shenanigans'. Who puts anyone between the ages of 14-17 yrs old, in a position that requires the possibility of filtering Porn? Makes that stink worse since supposedly, it was a duty for a Library.
And your experience moderating some channel on AOL, is more than likely nothing impressive to an IRC Operator, probably not even to a Channel Op. We do that and more everyday, and we don't need an AOL account to do so.
So, what if an ISP decides to continue Blocking it's subscribers access to Child Pornography? Granted, I would appreciate seeing them carry on that policy, I feel that anyone who wants to entertain themselves by watching Adolesants do Adult things should really Pack there bags and move somewhere else in the world where the Moral and Decency levels are lower. Although, if a Judge declare such an ACT to not be in favor of our given Rights, then, could an ISP land in hot water for continuing to Deny demented Perverts that access?
And really, who's freedom of speech is the judge trying to uphold here? The people hosting such content or the people trying to access?
Send a bunch of Space Marines? Depending on where the signal originates from, I doubt any of us would be able to survive a trip, let alone live to see us making face to face contact with anything found on the other end of the signal. I think if it was found and confirmed to be aliens, people will be overly-excited at first, especially the media, then realise that the discovery, beit historical and significant, will be something of a slow process as we try to figure out more about the aliens (Sending probes, rovers, etc.). Slow enough that people will lose interest in between large discoveries that will flood the news, such as 'We found aliens!' to 'They aren't green!' to 'Elvis is among them!'.
Is this a review of this guy's qualifications and choice in schools, or does he get on with the review after 3 paragraphs?
You do know a joke is funny when someone other than you laughed right? =P