It may also be worthwhile to take into account tha fact that averages vary by country, the USA average is slightly less than the UK average, which is slightly less than the Australian average. None of the images so far posted in this thread seem like anything more than average to me (UK).
Either that, or me and all my regular swimming partners are "extremely well-endowed", which statistically isn't likely. I know I'm above average, but I also know people with similar looking bulges who are far closer to average than me.
This can only mean one thing, Slashdot has reached a new depth where we can have detailed, objective discussions about other men's penises.
Refraction, diffraction etc. through different densities of air caused by heating during the day and cooling during the night without a reasonable breeze to move the air around.
If telemarketers call my mobile can I then invoice them for the cost of the call?
In fact, how does that work at all? In the UK you cannot be reverse-charged for texts or calls unless you initiate the call or have signed up to a service, unless you have an obscure calling plan which charges you to recieve calls. What's the US's rules on this like?
You can't remotely enable a phone's microphone using standard GSM. The phone would need to have a specific command code to remotely enable the microphone, and there is no concievable value in such a feature.
Basically (The following is for UK, ymmv), when you ring someone your phone negotiates with the network, establishes a voice channel to dial the number and *then* turns on your microphone so background noises don't interfere with dialing tones. When people ring you, your phone may turn the microphone on if you have voice answering (For example, you just say "answer" on a handsfree without needing to push anything) but it won't establish a voice channel until it actively picks up the call.
"The fact that they copied the interface from the ever famed iPod and decided that since Apple isn't smart enough to patent their interface, and now they will patent it."
There's a minor issue known as 'prior art'. You can't patent something which is already in general use.
XHTML and CSS is designed to fight back against using HTML as a formatting language - it isn't and was never really designed to be.
CSS3 (And quite a lot of CSS2) has plenty of new options for altering layout based upon the display media, all using a single XHTML page to provide the data to be presented. For example, it allows setting page headers and footers which appear on printed media only.
AJAX pages should present data using standardised CSS which is designed to be interpreted according to spec by the render engine. The fact you are using the A, J and X bits of the acronym should be irrelevant to the content since it *still* follows the CSS spec.
That said, it's the same as all things. Most so called 'web developers' just plug in random code without bothering to validate to spec. Combine this with the fact that a poorly written AJAX application can easily plug nonsensical tags into a page and thus confuse the render engine and you are left with a monument to how standards really should be enforced.
Aircraft and bridges don't just roll off a production line. Every single step from design to final production is quality tested, and then once the product is finished it is tested again.
Car engines are slightly different, relying on massively complex automated QA systems. What you must also take into account is the fact that car engines are specifically designed to have bits explode.
This is a games console. Hand-assembled, batch production, assembly line. If you have a bad component for an aircraft it won't pass QA, if you have a bad component for an engine it won't pass QA, if you have a bad microchip on a small part of a power controller which only shows the fault after running for at least 47 minutes at above 37.8°C then it won't be picked up because it's irrelevant. Recall the batch if a few of them show similar problems, otherwise just replace the unit.
You missed the 'for any reasonable length of time' bit in the summary. If you need to put your foot down to get out of the way of something, do it. The system shouldn't flag you up for 8 seconds of flat out acceleration.
But things like phones, cameras, MP3 players and PDAs usually have a Li-Ion battery which can be easily recharged by docking station, plug in cable or (potentially in the future) induction chargers. Fuel cells of any flavour have no such 'easy' top-up system unless there's a way to run the fuel of your choice to standardised wall sockets, and then to the device.
However, I can see the benefits of using them as top-up devices for an internal battery, for example you dock your PDA and it charges the Li-Ion using standard mains. When you're out and about, it drains the main battery first and when that runs low(ish) it uses the fuel cartridge to top it up. You then have say a half full main battery and an easily swappable fuel cartridge which can be bought at any store, much like AAs nowadays. However, if you have mains available regularly (Like I dock my PDA every night) then your fuel cell is only used as a backup.
Empty cartridges could perhaps be traded in for a discount on full ones, and then be refilled and repackaged externally.
There are no good media players which do everything. iTunes is great for music, and steadily improving, but does bugger all for video. WMP does everything (Well, mostly) but is a PITA to use. WinAmp plays everything known to man, and plays it well, but doesn't deal with things like podcasts without extra plugins... it goes on.
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It may also be worthwhile to take into account tha fact that averages vary by country, the USA average is slightly less than the UK average, which is slightly less than the Australian average. None of the images so far posted in this thread seem like anything more than average to me (UK).
Either that, or me and all my regular swimming partners are "extremely well-endowed", which statistically isn't likely. I know I'm above average, but I also know people with similar looking bulges who are far closer to average than me.
This can only mean one thing, Slashdot has reached a new depth where we can have detailed, objective discussions about other men's penises.
Liquid asset-wise, MS has a lot but it's not as huge a number as you may think.
Don't be stupid, polar bears can't eat penguins. They can't get the wrappers off.
Refraction, diffraction etc. through different densities of air caused by heating during the day and cooling during the night without a reasonable breeze to move the air around.
I know this is suicide on slashdot, but take a look at the WinFS PDC demo.
You need to get them all out of government first.
If telemarketers call my mobile can I then invoice them for the cost of the call?
In fact, how does that work at all? In the UK you cannot be reverse-charged for texts or calls unless you initiate the call or have signed up to a service, unless you have an obscure calling plan which charges you to recieve calls. What's the US's rules on this like?
You can't remotely enable a phone's microphone using standard GSM. The phone would need to have a specific command code to remotely enable the microphone, and there is no concievable value in such a feature.
Basically (The following is for UK, ymmv), when you ring someone your phone negotiates with the network, establishes a voice channel to dial the number and *then* turns on your microphone so background noises don't interfere with dialing tones. When people ring you, your phone may turn the microphone on if you have voice answering (For example, you just say "answer" on a handsfree without needing to push anything) but it won't establish a voice channel until it actively picks up the call.
Cisco manufacture a VoIP WiFi handset, which uses the standard SIP protocol.
"The fact that they copied the interface from the ever famed iPod and decided that since Apple isn't smart enough to patent their interface, and now they will patent it."
There's a minor issue known as 'prior art'. You can't patent something which is already in general use.
Someone's comparing apples and oranges. I think you are comparing the latest version of Notes with Outlook 2000 and Exchange 5.5.
Outlook 2003 and Exchange 2003 is simply phenominal in its speed and synchronisation, far above Lotus. And this is using both in similar situations.
Once I got the message "Denied access to http://www.winehq.com/. Reason: In denied list (Drugs/Alcohol)".
All this places the onus back on to the parents. Nothing automated, or even blacklists, will ever be adequate filtering.
It's not the ISP's job to monitor your child's internet access. It's yours.
Install Net Nanny or something like that, or as an even more outstanding idea just watch what your kids are doing.
XHTML and CSS is designed to fight back against using HTML as a formatting language - it isn't and was never really designed to be.
CSS3 (And quite a lot of CSS2) has plenty of new options for altering layout based upon the display media, all using a single XHTML page to provide the data to be presented. For example, it allows setting page headers and footers which appear on printed media only.
AJAX pages should present data using standardised CSS which is designed to be interpreted according to spec by the render engine. The fact you are using the A, J and X bits of the acronym should be irrelevant to the content since it *still* follows the CSS spec.
That said, it's the same as all things. Most so called 'web developers' just plug in random code without bothering to validate to spec. Combine this with the fact that a poorly written AJAX application can easily plug nonsensical tags into a page and thus confuse the render engine and you are left with a monument to how standards really should be enforced.
"The good thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from."
- Andrew Tanenbaum
My AMD machine seems to like Windows, so that's one piece of your argument shot down in flames.
Aircraft and bridges don't just roll off a production line. Every single step from design to final production is quality tested, and then once the product is finished it is tested again.
Car engines are slightly different, relying on massively complex automated QA systems. What you must also take into account is the fact that car engines are specifically designed to have bits explode.
This is a games console. Hand-assembled, batch production, assembly line. If you have a bad component for an aircraft it won't pass QA, if you have a bad component for an engine it won't pass QA, if you have a bad microchip on a small part of a power controller which only shows the fault after running for at least 47 minutes at above 37.8°C then it won't be picked up because it's irrelevant. Recall the batch if a few of them show similar problems, otherwise just replace the unit.
Soon it will be deciding whether you keep your cellphone, or get a WiFi VoIP phone with GSM backup.
You missed the 'for any reasonable length of time' bit in the summary. If you need to put your foot down to get out of the way of something, do it. The system shouldn't flag you up for 8 seconds of flat out acceleration.
Dammit, you beat me to it.
Best bit is the pronunciation of 'Harvard' at the end.
But things like phones, cameras, MP3 players and PDAs usually have a Li-Ion battery which can be easily recharged by docking station, plug in cable or (potentially in the future) induction chargers. Fuel cells of any flavour have no such 'easy' top-up system unless there's a way to run the fuel of your choice to standardised wall sockets, and then to the device.
However, I can see the benefits of using them as top-up devices for an internal battery, for example you dock your PDA and it charges the Li-Ion using standard mains. When you're out and about, it drains the main battery first and when that runs low(ish) it uses the fuel cartridge to top it up. You then have say a half full main battery and an easily swappable fuel cartridge which can be bought at any store, much like AAs nowadays. However, if you have mains available regularly (Like I dock my PDA every night) then your fuel cell is only used as a backup.
Empty cartridges could perhaps be traded in for a discount on full ones, and then be refilled and repackaged externally.
Apparently very much so. You didn't realise she brings a full wardrobe and makeup team to every one of her expolits?
Come on, did you ever see her dirty? And get your mind out of that gutter right now!
There are no good media players which do everything. iTunes is great for music, and steadily improving, but does bugger all for video. WMP does everything (Well, mostly) but is a PITA to use. WinAmp plays everything known to man, and plays it well, but doesn't deal with things like podcasts without extra plugins... it goes on.
How about a camel, for the equivalent of $162.91, or even school dinners for 100 children (Yes, one hundred) for $10.29.
Flavours are easy. Up, Down, Sideways, Sex Appeal or Peppermint.
(Apologies to Mr. Pratchett)