I'm about 100% sure that the idea that Dinosaurs are reptiles was refuted ages ago. 'Terrible Lizard' being a misnomer and all that jazz. I mean... in an artical about the fact that we need to rethink the classification of various animals, you'd think they could at least get the current status quo right.
I someone kills you, and he gets the death penalty... assuming you don't plan on tormenting him in the afterlife, that doesn't benifit you either. The benifit comes in the form of the government placing adequate penalties on these actions to deter the companies from doing them in the first place. You don't get the money, but you get (supposedly) the benifits of $300 million worth of money the government now has to spend on things that would have normally been paid for by your tax dollars.
Now that the spirit of the deal... the reality? pssh...
hmm... A vote that is only against a candidate (-1) would be like voting FOR (+1) all of the others. Might be an interesting system. Third party candidates might see alot better chances if the large number of people who don't want to vote for either of the main two, simply vote against one of them. Suddenly they've placed a vote for ALL of the other candidates (including 3rd parties). Republicans vote against the democrat. Democrats vote against the republican. The way things are going right now, that would leave them both with pretty close to zero positive votes, and the 20 people who voted 3rd party would easily overtake them.;)
Clearly there are holes all over this. It's 4:20am!:D
It's way cooler to move to an island in french polynesia and forget about the whole damned thing.
Me-thinks this is a scare tactic to keep people from idly surfing too much of the web. If you surf too much, then you're a witch... that sort of thing. keep people from accidently running into too much unfiltered democracy propoganda.
My concern has always been about the data on the devices that we're charging. I know the toothbrush chargers do it via induction, which involves a magnetic field near (in the case of the iPod at least) a harddrive. I'm sure this could be designed in such a way so as to not be a problem (and just think how cool the iPod would look without the slot in the bottom) but it just seems that placing my magnetically stored data directly into a electro/magnetic field is simply a bad idea...
Then again we have shielded speakers and the like...
well i somewhat agree... But I still think the system has merits...
1. just because you've cycled through your 10 digits dosen't mean you can't start over on the first one. just pick a new random finger. The credit card companies are already watching for hammer style attacks (i've had charges throw up the fraud-flag with just 3 failed charges in 4 hours from the same terminal) so just trying all 10 until you find the right one isn't really an option.
2. If you lose a finger-print you go down to the bank (or whoever issued your account) and simply apply to be re-scanned. or switch to a new finger. It's the same scenario that would take place if your card got destroyed. Just have it 'replaced' based on other identifying data. (driver's license?)
I also see your point about about people entering the wrong finger and all that jazz... but I think putting a single correct finger on a pad is less brain-intensive than remembering a 4,6,8 digit password. Maybe harder than swiping a card (or tapping it on the rf detector these days).
I guess the only point where I disagree with you is that I don't think it's fatally flawed. There's just some obstacles to overcome:D
FYI: I'm not a fan of it anyway... I prefer my card.
I can think of at least one thing that would make the system a bit more secure.
When you sign up to use the system, they scan all 10 of your fingers. You assign one (one per hand?) of them as the proper finger(s), and the remaining fingers serve as ALERT fingers. So assuming (like in your scenario) someone is standing over you with a gun you can proceed with the payment (or whatever) as usual (aka, you don't get shot), and the athorities can be alerted that you're in a 'situation'. Just use the wrong finger. Since you set your own 'correct' finger, the guy/gal won't know you've done anything, and will at least think twice before putting a gun to your head and telling you to do it. They can't just cut them all off and try them all since the chance of scanning the wrong ones is too high (8 or 9 out of 10) unless they watch you do it before approaching you. I'm rambling... you get the picture. 3
a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
Impeachment is the process by which a legislative body formally levels charges against a high official of government. Impeachment does not necessarily mean removal from office; it comprises only a formal statement of charges, akin to an indictment in criminal law, and thus is only the first step towards possible removal. Once an individual is impeached, he or she must then face the possibility of conviction via legislative vote, which then entails the removal of the individual from office.
The act of accusing a public official of misconduct in office by presenting formal charges against him or her by the lower house, with a trial to be held before the upper house
Impeachment is the process by which a legislative body formally levels charges against a high official of government. Impeachment does not necessarily mean removal from office; it comprises only a formal statement of charges, akin to an indictment in criminal law, and thus is only the first step towards possible removal. Once an individual is impeached, he or she must then face the possibility of conviction via legislative vote, which then entails the removal of the individual from office.
Please know what you're talking about before you accost someone else with your drivel.
haha. wow. At least when Windows users aren't paying for their software, they're willing to admit that they're ripping someone off. And I'd say more games are bought for Windows than linux. nice try tho! keep up the good work! 3
How many peices of software have YOU bought for linux? none? Yes. Clearly the culture of linux, where everything is free, paves the way for easily sold 3rd party software.
On the other hand... if I actually wanted to make a penny off of my work, I'd probably focus on writing code for the OS with the largest user-base, where people are accustomed to paying for software. Evil or not that OS is Windows (with OSX coming in a distant second).
Trying to sell software for Linux is like trying to sell 1000hrs free AOL CDs.
By showing that fatalities fell in places where driver's licenses are easy to get as well as where they are difficult to get, he was trying to show that the difficulty of the certification process makes little difference in the decrease of fatalities. Instead these are due to the increased technologies (stronger vehicles, seatbelts, better designed road systems, etc)
Notepad serves me just fine. Paint is crap. Wordpad works fine as well.
Windows gives alot of room for 3rd party developers to make money off of the lack of default applications. There's room for improvement and so people make those improvements and then are able to earn a living off of it. If the OS were to come with 4 copies of every imaginable type of software it would come on too many discs, be bloated, and leave no room for a developer to make money from their work. Yay linux! Reducing the software developer to a novelty act for decades.
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Ooooooh... I wish I were an oscer myer weiner...
I'm about 100% sure that the idea that Dinosaurs are reptiles was refuted ages ago. 'Terrible Lizard' being a misnomer and all that jazz. I mean... in an artical about the fact that we need to rethink the classification of various animals, you'd think they could at least get the current status quo right.
I someone kills you, and he gets the death penalty... assuming you don't plan on tormenting him in the afterlife, that doesn't benifit you either. The benifit comes in the form of the government placing adequate penalties on these actions to deter the companies from doing them in the first place. You don't get the money, but you get (supposedly) the benifits of $300 million worth of money the government now has to spend on things that would have normally been paid for by your tax dollars.
Now that the spirit of the deal... the reality? pssh...
hmm... A vote that is only against a candidate (-1) would be like voting FOR (+1) all of the others. Might be an interesting system. Third party candidates might see alot better chances if the large number of people who don't want to vote for either of the main two, simply vote against one of them. Suddenly they've placed a vote for ALL of the other candidates (including 3rd parties). Republicans vote against the democrat. Democrats vote against the republican. The way things are going right now, that would leave them both with pretty close to zero positive votes, and the 20 people who voted 3rd party would easily overtake them. ;)
:D
Clearly there are holes all over this. It's 4:20am!
It's way cooler to move to an island in french polynesia and forget about the whole damned thing.
violent games sue you........... oh wait......
Me-thinks this is a scare tactic to keep people from idly surfing too much of the web. If you surf too much, then you're a witch... that sort of thing. keep people from accidently running into too much unfiltered democracy propoganda.
My concern has always been about the data on the devices that we're charging. I know the toothbrush chargers do it via induction, which involves a magnetic field near (in the case of the iPod at least) a harddrive. I'm sure this could be designed in such a way so as to not be a problem (and just think how cool the iPod would look without the slot in the bottom) but it just seems that placing my magnetically stored data directly into a electro/magnetic field is simply a bad idea...
Then again we have shielded speakers and the like...
It's simply a Hardware Abstration Layer for old people. To make them easier to interface with.
"That, and no-one wants to watch a movie on a shitty little screen."
Except for the thousands upon thousands of people who've bought those handheld televisions to catch sports broadcasts and news.
well i somewhat agree... But I still think the system has merits...
:D
1. just because you've cycled through your 10 digits dosen't mean you can't start over on the first one. just pick a new random finger. The credit card companies are already watching for hammer style attacks (i've had charges throw up the fraud-flag with just 3 failed charges in 4 hours from the same terminal) so just trying all 10 until you find the right one isn't really an option.
2. If you lose a finger-print you go down to the bank (or whoever issued your account) and simply apply to be re-scanned. or switch to a new finger. It's the same scenario that would take place if your card got destroyed. Just have it 'replaced' based on other identifying data. (driver's license?)
I also see your point about about people entering the wrong finger and all that jazz... but I think putting a single correct finger on a pad is less brain-intensive than remembering a 4,6,8 digit password. Maybe harder than swiping a card (or tapping it on the rf detector these days).
I guess the only point where I disagree with you is that I don't think it's fatally flawed. There's just some obstacles to overcome
FYI: I'm not a fan of it anyway... I prefer my card.
Yes. History has shown that anytime the word 'developing' shows up, the idea is total nonsense and will never work. /sarcasm
I can think of at least one thing that would make the system a bit more secure.
When you sign up to use the system, they scan all 10 of your fingers. You assign one (one per hand?) of them as the proper finger(s), and the remaining fingers serve as ALERT fingers. So assuming (like in your scenario) someone is standing over you with a gun you can proceed with the payment (or whatever) as usual (aka, you don't get shot), and the athorities can be alerted that you're in a 'situation'. Just use the wrong finger. Since you set your own 'correct' finger, the guy/gal won't know you've done anything, and will at least think twice before putting a gun to your head and telling you to do it. They can't just cut them all off and try them all since the chance of scanning the wrong ones is too high (8 or 9 out of 10) unless they watch you do it before approaching you. I'm rambling... you get the picture. 3
Citing hollywood is a good way to give away your level of intelligence... just saying ;)
http://www.google.com/search?q=define:impeachment
a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
Impeachment is the process by which a legislative body formally levels charges against a high official of government. Impeachment does not necessarily mean removal from office; it comprises only a formal statement of charges, akin to an indictment in criminal law, and thus is only the first step towards possible removal. Once an individual is impeached, he or she must then face the possibility of conviction via legislative vote, which then entails the removal of the individual from office.
The act of accusing a public official of misconduct in office by presenting formal charges against him or her by the lower house, with a trial to be held before the upper house
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But by then you've already bought the next version of Office. ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment
Impeachment is the process by which a legislative body formally levels charges against a high official of government. Impeachment does not necessarily mean removal from office; it comprises only a formal statement of charges, akin to an indictment in criminal law, and thus is only the first step towards possible removal. Once an individual is impeached, he or she must then face the possibility of conviction via legislative vote, which then entails the removal of the individual from office.
Please know what you're talking about before you accost someone else with your drivel.
In Other News: OMG! Someone is using Linux! Holy Shit! WHY?!?!?! EVERYBODY LOOK!!!
haha. wow. At least when Windows users aren't paying for their software, they're willing to admit that they're ripping someone off. And I'd say more games are bought for Windows than linux. nice try tho! keep up the good work! 3
You're absolutely right. That's great advice for a sheep.
How many peices of software have YOU bought for linux? none? Yes. Clearly the culture of linux, where everything is free, paves the way for easily sold 3rd party software. On the other hand... if I actually wanted to make a penny off of my work, I'd probably focus on writing code for the OS with the largest user-base, where people are accustomed to paying for software. Evil or not that OS is Windows (with OSX coming in a distant second). Trying to sell software for Linux is like trying to sell 1000hrs free AOL CDs.
long live the proletariat! baaah...
By showing that fatalities fell in places where driver's licenses are easy to get as well as where they are difficult to get, he was trying to show that the difficulty of the certification process makes little difference in the decrease of fatalities. Instead these are due to the increased technologies (stronger vehicles, seatbelts, better designed road systems, etc)
Yeah... I'll admit that this is the first thing that crossed my mind when I saw that headline. My poor filthy mind.
Notepad serves me just fine. Paint is crap. Wordpad works fine as well.
Windows gives alot of room for 3rd party developers to make money off of the lack of default applications. There's room for improvement and so people make those improvements and then are able to earn a living off of it. If the OS were to come with 4 copies of every imaginable type of software it would come on too many discs, be bloated, and leave no room for a developer to make money from their work. Yay linux! Reducing the software developer to a novelty act for decades.
thankyou for that very long and irrelevant chunk of trivia.