What is most likely (assuming security is key here) is the RFID will contain just a serial number with modulus checking. The system gets the number and reads the record data on the person at the custom end. This way you can't alter the data customs sees.
But with US systems these days it really wouldn't surprise me if they stored everything on the RFID chip.
I think you need to watch some of his later walker texas rangers episodes which were just excuses to pimp his exercise machine. Or maybe his news anchor job on Fox, or that he wants Bible studies put into US schools.
I may be wrong but IIRC IBM employees do have a dress code for second life. I believe for example they are not allowed dress up as animals.
Also the article seemed more like an advert. "Can't see each other" so they go onto virtual world? News flash you still can't see them, but you can be distracted more. Just buy a web cam.
"People with a poor ability to process visual information quickly, project trajectories, and convert that to a decision to turn/brake are going to be selected against."
Or they could just hire a driver. The world doesn't revolve around cars, except maybe the USA.
Based on other laws coming out in the USA in the last 8 years this isn't so bad. It just means you should do your copying on the latest most expensive machine in the local shop, report them then pick it up at auction for buttons.
I actually enjoyed the game up until the point I realized that there was no penalty for dying. After that I would just shoot the big daddies then get them to follow me back to a respawn point and use the crowbar over and over. By the time I got to the third section I was full of everything you could possibly get.
Your correct about having to replay for the ending as well. I just watched the other endings on youtube after completing the game.
> What kind of real items are you buying in Second Life?
Well within the game you are paying for designers, coders. However there are quite a few people in SL who take linden $ over real $ because it offers a level of anonymous access over paypal. Which is why you will find a lot of "web cam" services there.
How would they do that exactly if they don't have the power to vote? I lived in the USA for just over 3 years, paid taxes yet had no say in how the country was run (federal or state level) yet if a draft was to happen I could end up with my name on the list or be deported.
Avoiding America is a way to solve the problem for people who don't live in the USA. As less people enter the country, the $ will be worth less and less until finally its not worth anything, which stops the US from being a super power, which means that people can go elsewhere for holidays and buy goods elsewhere easier.
Any joy on pointing us to those sources? I can't see any details of this guy posting in any medical journals. I can find that I can buy his CD for $9 and that he is still researching to determine if there is a link or not.
This points to sources of the CDC saying there is no link, as does WHO and the Institute of Medicine. So if you know something those guys though feel free to link it.
"People drop things, spill things, trip, slip, fall down stairs... Sure, your average laptop may very well be built as well as your average desktop, be just as sturdy...but your average desktop just is not subjected to the same kind of misuse."
Most laptops are built for a lot of what you say. For example Lenovo laptops come with coffee spill areas, waterproof keyboard, airbags for hard drive in the event it is dropped. Like I said a lot of the examples may apply to older laptops or the cheap ones.
Desktops are not sturdy as well. Sure its less likely to break if it is in one place, but most I've had to look at the insides are caked with gunk from the room they are in.
"However on many (most?) laptops the sound, video, and some networking is built into the motherboard."
No they aren't. Except maybe on the cheaper laptops. How often would you need to change a sound card for a better one? Certainly both my laptops can be upgraded in video cards. To replace is trivial as well.
My XPS screen broke last year and the engineer took all of 5 minutes to replace it with a brand new one. Insurance helps with laptops.
1. Most modern laptops are not fragile, unless you mean throwing a the floor or trying to crush it. In which case it is as fragile as most flat screen monitors.
2. Changing ram/hard drives doesn't happen often but again all modern systems are a simple case of remove 1-2 screws then pull out and slot in the new hardware. Long gone are the days where you had to take the laptop to pieces to add something.
3. Bull. Operating Systems work fine on laptops. There is no difference between them and a desktop.
4. Again this depends on the laptop. Some sacrifice speed for heat. Again the newer models have very fast HDD.
5. How many times are you changing batteries? I've had my current laptop two years and I am still using the same battery. The life on it by the way is max 7 hours.
6. Newer laptop models can run quiet.
7. Are you talking about laptops or notebooks? Different things.
8. Again it depends a lot on the laptop. I have two laptops (lenovo + Dell XPS). The Dell is more like a PC keyboard with a XTFT monitor attached. Great for gaming, not noisy. The Lenovo T60 is small, very quiet and very fast. I have have a docking station for the second and a montior and keyboard plugged into that docking station.
For using it on my lap I got a lapdesk which is great for stopping any heat issues and keeps it locked on my lap while still being able to use a normal mouse.
I think any IT Admin who has problems with laptops these days should probably look at a new career.
TBH I'd find being treated like a child as to what you want to do on your work machine annoying. We have software installed on the machine that tracks for viruses, spyware and anything illegal put onto the machine. The machine keeps itself up to date with patches pushed down over the network. Beyond that we have full control over the machine. If someone disables one of the items the system mails them and the manager that something is up with the machine. It gets fixed.
Works much better then the "mother may I" approach.
Internment is what you are looking for there. You will find that every action of torture, false imprisonment, human shields, etc just helped feed the IRA new recruits.
Once civil rights abuses were stopped, and people treated fairly the amount of violence dropped dramatically, as did support for the IRA and other paramilitary organizations.
No idea why you got modded off topic. You are correct. Normal J2ME commands will work across all phones. It is when you get into graphics or messing with screen resolution that you have to be aware of different devices. That is why you can get emulators for different screen/phones and test.
I'm not blind at all. US constitution was not founded by Christians.
I like how you side track my point though. Did you do the research on the money behind Patrick Henry? Have you seen how many have made it into government?
If there was a Muslim group doing the same thing they would be shipped to Gitmo in a heartbeat. You think these Christian fundies are interested in Religious tolerance?
I am not sure why you got modded so high because your wrong. Christian Fundamentalists is actually a bigger threat to the USA as they actually hold positions of power in the US government as it stands.
You have the likes of Bush saying that Creationism should be taught as a science.
I would recommend watching God's next army (starts 2:20 in). In the event it gets nuked, do some serious research on Patrick Henry College, then come back and tell us they aren't a threat. For example they helped pass through a law a year or so ago that would hinder child services from investigating incidents of child abuse.
There is also Jesus Camp documentary but doesn't cover as much.
Someone with a bit more knowledge might be able to expand on this.
There was a famous experiment where a researcher had his child interact with a Chimp to see if the Chimp would exhibit human behavior. He found out after a while his child actually started to act like the chimp.
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What is most likely (assuming security is key here) is the RFID will contain just a serial number with modulus checking. The system gets the number and reads the record data on the person at the custom end. This way you can't alter the data customs sees.
But with US systems these days it really wouldn't surprise me if they stored everything on the RFID chip.
I think you need to watch some of his later walker texas rangers episodes which were just excuses to pimp his exercise machine. Or maybe his news anchor job on Fox, or that he wants Bible studies put into US schools.
I may be wrong but IIRC IBM employees do have a dress code for second life. I believe for example they are not allowed dress up as animals.
Also the article seemed more like an advert. "Can't see each other" so they go onto virtual world? News flash you still can't see them, but you can be distracted more. Just buy a web cam.
"People with a poor ability to process visual information quickly, project trajectories, and convert that to a decision to turn/brake are going to be selected against."
Or they could just hire a driver. The world doesn't revolve around cars, except maybe the USA.
I was referring to a PC that is in a shop. Who said anything about buying? :)
Based on other laws coming out in the USA in the last 8 years this isn't so bad. It just means you should do your copying on the latest most expensive machine in the local shop, report them then pick it up at auction for buttons.
I actually enjoyed the game up until the point I realized that there was no penalty for dying. After that I would just shoot the big daddies then get them to follow me back to a respawn point and use the crowbar over and over. By the time I got to the third section I was full of everything you could possibly get.
Your correct about having to replay for the ending as well. I just watched the other endings on youtube after completing the game.
> What kind of real items are you buying in Second Life?
Well within the game you are paying for designers, coders. However there are quite a few people in SL who take linden $ over real $ because it offers a level of anonymous access over paypal. Which is why you will find a lot of "web cam" services there.
"contribute in some way to change the problem"
How would they do that exactly if they don't have the power to vote? I lived in the USA for just over 3 years, paid taxes yet had no say in how the country was run (federal or state level) yet if a draft was to happen I could end up with my name on the list or be deported.
Avoiding America is a way to solve the problem for people who don't live in the USA. As less people enter the country, the $ will be worth less and less until finally its not worth anything, which stops the US from being a super power, which means that people can go elsewhere for holidays and buy goods elsewhere easier.
Any joy on pointing us to those sources? I can't see any details of this guy posting in any medical journals. I can find that I can buy his CD for $9 and that he is still researching to determine if there is a link or not.
I did find this though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiomersal_controversy
This points to sources of the CDC saying there is no link, as does WHO and the Institute of Medicine. So if you know something those guys though feel free to link it.
Your much too honest. Any serious geek would create a fake blog/live journal and fill it up with stuff they think the employer would want to hear.
But how many football fields or library of congress is that? Use real measurements!
I'm sorry we are going to have to mod you down as your post wasn't in the form of a hair question.
"People drop things, spill things, trip, slip, fall down stairs... Sure, your average laptop may very well be built as well as your average desktop, be just as sturdy...but your average desktop just is not subjected to the same kind of misuse."
Most laptops are built for a lot of what you say. For example Lenovo laptops come with coffee spill areas, waterproof keyboard, airbags for hard drive in the event it is dropped. Like I said a lot of the examples may apply to older laptops or the cheap ones.
Desktops are not sturdy as well. Sure its less likely to break if it is in one place, but most I've had to look at the insides are caked with gunk from the room they are in.
"However on many (most?) laptops the sound, video, and some networking is built into the motherboard."
No they aren't. Except maybe on the cheaper laptops. How often would you need to change a sound card for a better one? Certainly both my laptops can be upgraded in video cards. To replace is trivial as well.
My XPS screen broke last year and the engineer took all of 5 minutes to replace it with a brand new one. Insurance helps with laptops.
Some of the new features I'd like to see. :)
Anti-Damage device from falling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MZmmv6h5oo
Show your still working on the machine so you can leave it alone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49AcmRz2XAI
Anti-spill system.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE7recauL1s
Your post may of been valid say 10 years ago.
1. Most modern laptops are not fragile, unless you mean throwing a the floor or trying to crush it. In which case it is as fragile as most flat screen monitors.
2. Changing ram/hard drives doesn't happen often but again all modern systems are a simple case of remove 1-2 screws then pull out and slot in the new hardware. Long gone are the days where you had to take the laptop to pieces to add something.
3. Bull. Operating Systems work fine on laptops. There is no difference between them and a desktop.
4. Again this depends on the laptop. Some sacrifice speed for heat. Again the newer models have very fast HDD.
5. How many times are you changing batteries? I've had my current laptop two years and I am still using the same battery. The life on it by the way is max 7 hours.
6. Newer laptop models can run quiet.
7. Are you talking about laptops or notebooks? Different things.
8. Again it depends a lot on the laptop. I have two laptops (lenovo + Dell XPS). The Dell is more like a PC keyboard with a XTFT monitor attached. Great for gaming, not noisy. The Lenovo T60 is small, very quiet and very fast. I have have a docking station for the second and a montior and keyboard plugged into that docking station.
For using it on my lap I got a lapdesk which is great for stopping any heat issues and keeps it locked on my lap while still being able to use a normal mouse.
I think any IT Admin who has problems with laptops these days should probably look at a new career.
TBH I'd find being treated like a child as to what you want to do on your work machine annoying. We have software installed on the machine that tracks for viruses, spyware and anything illegal put onto the machine. The machine keeps itself up to date with patches pushed down over the network. Beyond that we have full control over the machine. If someone disables one of the items the system mails them and the manager that something is up with the machine. It gets fixed.
Works much better then the "mother may I" approach.
More likely it can already be easily cracked.
Or maybe they know we know that and are using a double bluff? or that could be a bluff as they will know that we know what they know we will know.
We know the British methods didn't work because when they did them back in the 70's attacks continued well into the 80's
This website is a very good impartial website that goes over what happened in Northern Ireland, as well as the outcome.
http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/
Internment is what you are looking for there. You will find that every action of torture, false imprisonment, human shields, etc just helped feed the IRA new recruits.
Once civil rights abuses were stopped, and people treated fairly the amount of violence dropped dramatically, as did support for the IRA and other paramilitary organizations.
No idea why you got modded off topic. You are correct. Normal J2ME commands will work across all phones. It is when you get into graphics or messing with screen resolution that you have to be aware of different devices. That is why you can get emulators for different screen/phones and test.
> very few countries understand the concept of the free speech and a free press.
Hate to break it to you but America is one of those countries as well.
I'm not blind at all. US constitution was not founded by Christians.
I like how you side track my point though. Did you do the research on the money behind Patrick Henry? Have you seen how many have made it into government?
If there was a Muslim group doing the same thing they would be shipped to Gitmo in a heartbeat. You think these Christian fundies are interested in Religious tolerance?
I am not sure why you got modded so high because your wrong. Christian Fundamentalists is actually a bigger threat to the USA as they actually hold positions of power in the US government as it stands.
You have the likes of Bush saying that Creationism should be taught as a science.
I would recommend watching God's next army (starts 2:20 in). In the event it gets nuked, do some serious research on Patrick Henry College, then come back and tell us they aren't a threat. For example they helped pass through a law a year or so ago that would hinder child services from investigating incidents of child abuse.
There is also Jesus Camp documentary but doesn't cover as much.
It is more then just honor killings.
So it is ok to lie to the nation as long as your not under oath? You get what you deserve.
Someone with a bit more knowledge might be able to expand on this.
There was a famous experiment where a researcher had his child interact with a Chimp to see if the Chimp would exhibit human behavior. He found out after a while his child actually started to act like the chimp.
I wonder if the kids acted similar to the robot?