I've always understood it to act at the speed of light, but I suppose that's a fairly baseless assumption. Then again, Wikipedia suggests that they are one and the same.
Landlines are not always independant of local power providers, and thus not always isolated from outages. It can depend on your area and provider. In fact, I would argue that cellular service would be more reliable, presuming it is available in your area and you have a car adapter.
Do you honestly belive a Joe Schmoe like me can intelligently switch the backup power to his phone on and off as needed? I mean, we can't even spell "believe" correctly.
The galla were demons who know no food, who know no drink,
Who eat no offerings, who drink no libation,
Who accept no gifts.
They enjoy no lovemaking.
They have no sweet children to kiss.
They tear the wife from the husband's arms,
They tear the child from the father's knees,
They steal the bride from her marriage home.
As an interesting side note on the Harry Potter point you made, shortly before the fifth book came out, a digital copy was circulating online. I happened across it and realized fairly shortly into it that it was a fan-fic labelled with the title of the new book.
It was a clever trick, and I can only wonder if anyone actually thought that was the fifth book.
I would presume you refer to Athens. To be fair, Sparta might be more in-line with the modern perception of freedom, if somewhat militaristic. Athens talked a big talk, but their society was somewhat restrictive. Both were extremely xenophobic.
As for the Magna Carta, my understanding has always been that that document only really enacted habeas corpus. This is markedly better than putting people to death with zero evidence, but hardly an assurance of justice, let alone freedom and democracy.
Personally, I think one of the finest examples of the idea of freedom would be France. Viva la revolution and all that. Their constitution was also the basis for the American one, and if I recall correctly, and they beat us to abolishing slavery and universal sufferage.
But, ultimately, the US Constitution is widely regarded as a leading document in the spirit of freedom and democracy. Possibly not the sole example, but arguably one of the most important. And it certainly represents freedom and democracy. That was original intention.
I don't know about you, but where I'm from the library is for creepy old people. I bought books I wanted to read. Not because I'm rich, which I'm not. Because libraries are a pain in the ass. I'd much rather own books. If I want to read it again in a year or two, or give it to someone else or write in the margins (which I don't do, but just as an example) I can't do that. Most of those things are extremely inconvenient or impossible with library books.
Most of the issues with libraries, in fact, would be solved by just giving the patrons permanant digital copies of the books.
Ya, I know. Projects like Wikipedia or Creative Commons just wouldn't work if the contributers weren't getting paid.
Likewise, until the invention of intellectual property rights and copyright, no art was ever created. It's fortunate that we discovered these laws, or the world would have remained indefinitely with any music, art or literature.
And the quality is really the difference. Trash created pre-DRM like Mozart or Wagner just can't compare to the majesty modern DRM'ed works like Justin Timberlake or Britney spears.
These laws and systems are not only the sole protection of artistic creation, but they ensure a much higher standard to every art form.
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I've always understood it to act at the speed of light, but I suppose that's a fairly baseless assumption. Then again, Wikipedia suggests that they are one and the same.
I wouldn't put it past us Navy folk. A guy in my A School class tried to megger between his nipples.
But the 5/9 bit is exactly right on, though... *cough*
What?
It's possible they meant it as a logical tilde, and it could be a temperature other than 25K.
that will freeze the mirrors to -414 degrees Fahrenheit (not 25 K).
(((-414 - 32) * 5) / 9) + 273 = 25.2
Shucks. They probably meant your thing.
For all intensive purposes
I've always thought that that was "For all intents and purposes."
... The US Government...
Turning people into newts.
Hey, he got better.
I would like to introduce you to my good friend, Mr Forward Slash.
Wow, couldn't be bothered to RTFS, eh?
Anonymity is quite possibly the only security.
It could be "The 'The Theorem' Theorem."
Landlines are not always independant of local power providers, and thus not always isolated from outages. It can depend on your area and provider. In fact, I would argue that cellular service would be more reliable, presuming it is available in your area and you have a car adapter.
Do you honestly belive a Joe Schmoe like me can intelligently switch the backup power to his phone on and off as needed? I mean, we can't even spell "believe" correctly.
I just thought it was a clever pun.
The galla were demons who know no food, who know no drink,
Who eat no offerings, who drink no libation,
Who accept no gifts.
They enjoy no lovemaking.
They have no sweet children to kiss.
They tear the wife from the husband's arms,
They tear the child from the father's knees,
They steal the bride from her marriage home.
As a counter example, I live in the bronx and pay for 30 Mbps. At two or three AM I've clocked it at a roaring 8 Mbps.
No, we're at war with Iran. We've always been at war with Iran.
As an interesting side note on the Harry Potter point you made, shortly before the fifth book came out, a digital copy was circulating online. I happened across it and realized fairly shortly into it that it was a fan-fic labelled with the title of the new book.
It was a clever trick, and I can only wonder if anyone actually thought that was the fifth book.
It doesn't matter how many words you use before or after epic/fail; you're still a moron.
Indeed.
Authorities will make sure that just what they want to be the most popular and wanted knowledge will get replicated.
Changed that to be what I wanted for you.
Sucks to be them.
I would presume you refer to Athens. To be fair, Sparta might be more in-line with the modern perception of freedom, if somewhat militaristic. Athens talked a big talk, but their society was somewhat restrictive. Both were extremely xenophobic.
As for the Magna Carta, my understanding has always been that that document only really enacted habeas corpus. This is markedly better than putting people to death with zero evidence, but hardly an assurance of justice, let alone freedom and democracy.
Personally, I think one of the finest examples of the idea of freedom would be France. Viva la revolution and all that. Their constitution was also the basis for the American one, and if I recall correctly, and they beat us to abolishing slavery and universal sufferage.
But, ultimately, the US Constitution is widely regarded as a leading document in the spirit of freedom and democracy. Possibly not the sole example, but arguably one of the most important. And it certainly represents freedom and democracy. That was original intention.
I don't know about you, but where I'm from the library is for creepy old people. I bought books I wanted to read. Not because I'm rich, which I'm not. Because libraries are a pain in the ass. I'd much rather own books. If I want to read it again in a year or two, or give it to someone else or write in the margins (which I don't do, but just as an example) I can't do that. Most of those things are extremely inconvenient or impossible with library books.
Most of the issues with libraries, in fact, would be solved by just giving the patrons permanant digital copies of the books.
Ya, I know. Projects like Wikipedia or Creative Commons just wouldn't work if the contributers weren't getting paid.
Likewise, until the invention of intellectual property rights and copyright, no art was ever created. It's fortunate that we discovered these laws, or the world would have remained indefinitely with any music, art or literature.
And the quality is really the difference. Trash created pre-DRM like Mozart or Wagner just can't compare to the majesty modern DRM'ed works like Justin Timberlake or Britney spears.
These laws and systems are not only the sole protection of artistic creation, but they ensure a much higher standard to every art form.