"for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples," according to the Nobel folks.
Other Obama achievements that you might not be familiar with:
Obama has as President created a new climate in international politics.
Multilateral diplomacy has regained a central position, with emphasis on the role that the United Nations and other international institutions can play.
Dialogue and negotiations are preferred as instruments for resolving even the most difficult international conflicts.
The vision of a world free from nuclear arms has powerfully stimulated disarmament and arms control negotiations.
Thanks to Obama's initiative, the USA is now playing a more constructive role in meeting the great climatic challenges the world is confronting.
Democracy and human rights are to be strengthened.
Everyone knows if there is a camera they put in a room, they can position it however they want, surely?
Well of course. They can also position the face of the clock however they want. Most people, though, will want to to position it so they can see it from the bed, and if the camera is coaxial with the clock, then the camera will be pointed at the bed. See how that works?
"But some people are ruled by their personal demons, so they do better work on the drug than off. Sad really."
Do you just not understand how LSD works and that it isn't addictive? We're not talking about Hemingway drinking himself to death so what demons do you mean?
Wow. I'll bet you didn't even hear the loud "whoosh" made by the comment you're replying to as it sailed past your head.
I just noticed that the worker is "21-year old". Let's forget for now that this worker was actually fired as a result of the automation.
No need to forget that she was actually fired, because she wasn't actually fired at all. I know that pretty much all slashdotters don't RTFA, but it's right there in TFS: Her new job at Amazon is to baby-sit several robots at a time," reports the New York Times, "troubleshooting them when necessary and making sure they have bins to load."
Register an account and log in. Aside from mitigating the things you're complaining about, you can direct your "thumbsdown" to ACs instead of the site.
Well, they will need something to do while they are waiting to 'watch the battery fill up' when on wireless charging, since wireless generally charges at a fraction of the wires charge rates;) They shouldn't have to watch and wait more than a few hours....
Sounds as if you've never used wireless charging. The charging rate isn't significantly slower than wired charging, in my experience. Wireless is much more convenient at work, where you just set your phone down on the charging pad when you're not using it, and grab it and go when you need to leave your desk. The phone's always charged, and you're not messing about with cables. And of course, you aren't forced to use wireless charging if you don't care for it. The cost differential between having wireless charging and not having it in a phone is a few bucks at most. Choice, as usual, is a good thing.
The most troubling thing about Apple's implementation? From TFA: Japanese tech news site Macotakara reported last month that the new iPhones would charge at 7.5 watts, half the current Qi standard and would not be compatible with existing Qi charging pads. Only Apple-certified recharging equipment will work with the new iPhones, according to the report. So the $8 charging pad I've been using for 1-1/2 years with my Android phone won't work with the iPhone, and the (most likely expensive) iPhone-compatible charger is indeed much slower than wired charging. Thanks, Apple!
Of course it does. Any time an employee trades stock in the company he's employed by, that's insider trading because the employee is an "insider". Most of the time, it's perfectly legal.
From SEC.gov: "Illegal insider trading refers generally to buying or selling a security, in breach of a fiduciary duty or other relationship of trust and confidence, while in possession of material, nonpublic information about the security." And that is what happened here, because the trading happened before the public was made aware of the breach.
As an old timer grey beard, I can honestly say I have said "I cannot live without" some tech that was great and is now gone without a replacement. I can also confirm, I lived.
I try not to be so hyperbolic about tech I can or cannot live without. "Yeah, it sucks" is my normal reaction these days.
Same here. Of course, there definitely is tech that some people literally cannot live without - pacemakers and dialysis machines come to mind; I'm sure there are many others.
If you don't get the euphemism, don't comment. "Life After" is not how it affects your life, it means how things change after an event. It can be significant (life after cancer), or something simple (life after Twinkies).
While agree with the gist of your comment, this little gem leads me to believe the poster is leaning more towards "life after cancer". Or maybe "life after death". Firefox 57 will disable over 95% of my add-ons many of which I just cannot live without [emphasis added].
Well, if you're going with that expansive definition of "invent", then Gore was correct when he said that.
Sure, if you buy into the proposition that he "helped create" the Internet. I saw the original 1999 interview with Wolf Blitzer, and what he said was, "I took the initiative in creating the Internet." That wording has always made me cringe a little (but of course, he was running for President at the time); what he should have said would have been something like, "I played a leading role in fostering the development of the Internet in a legislative and economic sense." Or, if you want to be snarkier, "I helped transform the Internet from a tool for academics and scientists into a medium that would eventually bring us Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon."
The point is that you can use the vulnerabilities to root the phone.
So you think the point is to use the vulnerabilities to root a phone that you had to root in order to install the vulnerability?
Suggest you read the linked interview: "A successful exploit first needs to have the root privilege of the device (e.g., exploit another vulnerability), and then use this issue combined with other vulnerabilities to exploit the device," said the researcher."
Not only that, the headline misleadingly uses the word "enjoy", but the study clearly looked at memory/understanding of the show, not enjoyment.
Given the general quality of American television these days*, I'm tempted to hypothesize an inverse correlation between understanding a show and enjoying it.
*There are exceptions, but they're few and far between.
Actually, using a flash at sporting events, concerts, and other brightly illuminated events isn't a bad strategy for point-and-shoot cameras. The fact that the flash doesn't illuminate the subject is irrelevant; the flash sync speed of the shutter is just about what you want for proper exposure anyway.
I came here to ask the same question. I've been in defense and aerospace for 34 years, and it's been a challenging and rewarding career path, working with some of the brightest people I've ever run into, and unusual, cutting-edge projects. Some people apparently think that "tech" means "writing mobile Apps! to provide distraction for 20-somethings".
So please excuse us for believing caveat emptor for anything a corporation says.
You're free to believe anything you want, regardless of whether it's true, and you don't need to be excused for doing that. Where you'll run into criticism is where you start stating your beliefs as facts.
I don't know what your specific gripe is with Tivo. As far as I can tell, they've never offered a "lifetime warranty" on their hardware. They offer a "Lifetime Subscription" that is tied to a specific piece of hardware, but it's non-transferrable and isn't a hardware warranty.
Some companies offer a "limited lifetime warranty" that is typically good until some specified time (e.g, 5 years) past the end-of-life of the product. Warranty terms are spelled out in the contract; anyone who swallows marketing language and doesn't look at the contract is setting themselves up for disappointment.
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"for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples," according to the Nobel folks.
Other Obama achievements that you might not be familiar with:
If Trump can call anything terrorism without waiting for any facts showing it to be so, why can't we?
You can. Of course, you'll be just as wrong as he is. Is that what you're after?
Everyone knows if there is a camera they put in a room, they can position it however they want, surely?
Well of course. They can also position the face of the clock however they want. Most people, though, will want to to position it so they can see it from the bed, and if the camera is coaxial with the clock, then the camera will be pointed at the bed. See how that works?
Also, don't call me Shirley.
Sorry; that should be section e.
Here. Hint: scroll down to section c.
getting a starship close to the ATMOSPHERE, nevermind *IN IT* was a cause for major concern!!!
I guess you missed the pre-reboot movie where the Enterprise landed in Golden Gate Park.
It's a Slashdot post, not a Wkipedia article. Do your own research.
I'm stumped, too. If only there was a way to find out what words mean. Even better if you could use a computer to do it.
"But some people are ruled by their personal demons, so they do better work on the drug than off. Sad really."
Do you just not understand how LSD works and that it isn't addictive? We're not talking about Hemingway drinking himself to death so what demons do you mean?
Wow. I'll bet you didn't even hear the loud "whoosh" made by the comment you're replying to as it sailed past your head.
I just noticed that the worker is "21-year old". Let's forget for now that this worker was actually fired as a result of the automation.
No need to forget that she was actually fired, because she wasn't actually fired at all. I know that pretty much all slashdotters don't RTFA, but it's right there in TFS: Her new job at Amazon is to baby-sit several robots at a time," reports the New York Times, "troubleshooting them when necessary and making sure they have bins to load."
Register an account and log in. Aside from mitigating the things you're complaining about, you can direct your "thumbsdown" to ACs instead of the site.
Well, they will need something to do while they are waiting to 'watch the battery fill up' when on wireless charging, since wireless generally charges at a fraction of the wires charge rates ;) They shouldn't have to watch and wait more than a few hours....
Sounds as if you've never used wireless charging. The charging rate isn't significantly slower than wired charging, in my experience. Wireless is much more convenient at work, where you just set your phone down on the charging pad when you're not using it, and grab it and go when you need to leave your desk. The phone's always charged, and you're not messing about with cables. And of course, you aren't forced to use wireless charging if you don't care for it. The cost differential between having wireless charging and not having it in a phone is a few bucks at most. Choice, as usual, is a good thing.
The most troubling thing about Apple's implementation? From TFA: Japanese tech news site Macotakara reported last month that the new iPhones would charge at 7.5 watts, half the current Qi standard and would not be compatible with existing Qi charging pads. Only Apple-certified recharging equipment will work with the new iPhones, according to the report. So the $8 charging pad I've been using for 1-1/2 years with my Android phone won't work with the iPhone, and the (most likely expensive) iPhone-compatible charger is indeed much slower than wired charging. Thanks, Apple!
I'm not sure if that qualifies as insider trading
Of course it does. Any time an employee trades stock in the company he's employed by, that's insider trading because the employee is an "insider". Most of the time, it's perfectly legal.
From SEC.gov: "Illegal insider trading refers generally to buying or selling a security, in breach of a fiduciary duty or other relationship of trust and confidence, while in possession of material, nonpublic information about the security." And that is what happened here, because the trading happened before the public was made aware of the breach.
As an old timer grey beard, I can honestly say I have said "I cannot live without" some tech that was great and is now gone without a replacement. I can also confirm, I lived.
I try not to be so hyperbolic about tech I can or cannot live without. "Yeah, it sucks" is my normal reaction these days.
Same here. Of course, there definitely is tech that some people literally cannot live without - pacemakers and dialysis machines come to mind; I'm sure there are many others.
If you don't get the euphemism, don't comment. "Life After" is not how it affects your life, it means how things change after an event. It can be significant (life after cancer), or something simple (life after Twinkies).
While agree with the gist of your comment, this little gem leads me to believe the poster is leaning more towards "life after cancer". Or maybe "life after death". Firefox 57 will disable over 95% of my add-ons many of which I just cannot live without [emphasis added].
Well, if you're going with that expansive definition of "invent", then Gore was correct when he said that.
Sure, if you buy into the proposition that he "helped create" the Internet. I saw the original 1999 interview with Wolf Blitzer, and what he said was, "I took the initiative in creating the Internet." That wording has always made me cringe a little (but of course, he was running for President at the time); what he should have said would have been something like, "I played a leading role in fostering the development of the Internet in a legislative and economic sense." Or, if you want to be snarkier, "I helped transform the Internet from a tool for academics and scientists into a medium that would eventually bring us Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon."
Al Gore actually said that he helped create the internet
Yes, he did. And my thesaurus says that 'create' is a synonym for 'invent'.
Speed doesn't matter if it's got a transfer cap. Oh boy, I can blow through my month's "allowance" in 10 minutes!
Oh yeah? Go get yourself a 300 baud modem and see how happy you are.
I've read TFS and TFA, and I still don't know what a "face outage" is, or how Google drives it.
The point is that you can use the vulnerabilities to root the phone.
So you think the point is to use the vulnerabilities to root a phone that you had to root in order to install the vulnerability?
Suggest you read the linked interview: "A successful exploit first needs to have the root privilege of the device (e.g., exploit another vulnerability), and then use this issue combined with other vulnerabilities to exploit the device," said the researcher."
Not only that, the headline misleadingly uses the word "enjoy", but the study clearly looked at memory/understanding of the show, not enjoyment.
Given the general quality of American television these days*, I'm tempted to hypothesize an inverse correlation between understanding a show and enjoying it.
*There are exceptions, but they're few and far between.
Actually, using a flash at sporting events, concerts, and other brightly illuminated events isn't a bad strategy for point-and-shoot cameras. The fact that the flash doesn't illuminate the subject is irrelevant; the flash sync speed of the shutter is just about what you want for proper exposure anyway.
Must submit to full background and security clearance check.
Only open to non-residents.
Those two requirements taken together guarantee that no person alive can qualify.
How is defense not a part of "tech"?
I came here to ask the same question. I've been in defense and aerospace for 34 years, and it's been a challenging and rewarding career path, working with some of the brightest people I've ever run into, and unusual, cutting-edge projects. Some people apparently think that "tech" means "writing mobile Apps! to provide distraction for 20-somethings".
So please excuse us for believing caveat emptor for anything a corporation says.
You're free to believe anything you want, regardless of whether it's true, and you don't need to be excused for doing that. Where you'll run into criticism is where you start stating your beliefs as facts.
I don't know what your specific gripe is with Tivo. As far as I can tell, they've never offered a "lifetime warranty" on their hardware. They offer a "Lifetime Subscription" that is tied to a specific piece of hardware, but it's non-transferrable and isn't a hardware warranty.
Some companies offer a "limited lifetime warranty" that is typically good until some specified time (e.g, 5 years) past the end-of-life of the product. Warranty terms are spelled out in the contract; anyone who swallows marketing language and doesn't look at the contract is setting themselves up for disappointment.