First: it's their dictionary. Well, to be fair - it's their junior dictionary. That by itself sort of tells me there's only room for a select subset of the OED. I'll be the first to admit, I find their choice of words to eliminate puzzling but like I said, it's their dictionary.
Second (and I tend to agree with this one): make sure our children's learning institutions such as the public schools insist on a certain quality of product in return for our tuition/tax money. If the Oxford Junior Dictionary doesn't support all of the lessons we want our instructors to teach to our children then find one that does and buy it instead.
He is adept at pointing out instances where others have demonstrated the intelligence and flexibility to consider viewpoints they disagree with (even admitting and learning from past mistakes), all the while demonstrating that he himself is incapable of even this act of basic intelligence.
Al - please go talk to someone. Please? I don't know what that is you have a grip on, but it isn't reality.
I'm going to say our descendants will be disease-ridden, radioactively contaminated, pollution poisoned mindless drones who will listen to anything they hear on radio or television.
Either that, or we'll end up like the Vorlons. Either way, it just doesn't look good.
Whether or not life still exists or even can exist on Earth that far in the future is an open question. I seem to recall reading somewhere that the Sun will change output significantly enough by then to (potentially) render our planet uninhabitable by life as we currently know it. I suspect intelligent life in other star systems will face a similar test of their patience if this is the method they choose for interstellar travel.
The wonderful people at the FCC will forgive me if I find the nature and timing of this announcement to be . . . convenient? I'm sure the many PAC lobbyists working for the major ISP's will find this news very welcome indeed.
It wouldn't be the first time a motion picture studio has done something fraudulent or even outrageous to promote a film. It's called a "PR stunt" for a reason . . . mainly, it's something nobody expected and somebody'll get hurt badly if it goes wrong.
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!"
I've read quite a bit of Tolkien's work - including The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. While I was thrilled to see the LOTR movies stayed very true to the books they were based on, that very fidelity meant there was little room for suspense or surprise. Based on my experience with the LOTR movies, I chose not to bother seeing any of the Hobbit movies. If they were as faithful to the book as the LOTR movies were, no loss. I already know the story quite well, and can even imagine it without Hollywood film magic to help. If (as I'm beginning to understand) they took liberties with the story, tone and content I'm actively glad I didn't waste any money on this, as it would only have made me unhappy - the intellectual equivalent of "bait and switch".
I wonder if they'll try to make The Silmarillion next?
You know, so that guests will be obliged to use the hotel's telephone to send/receive calls? At a dime a minute for local calls buck a minute for long distance, well . . . it adds up quick. Especially when you have multiple guests with no choice.
Oh, that's not legal? Well, how is this any different?
Browsing porn was a good way to avoid viruses . . . although you generally couldn't search for it at the public library librarians have no sense of humor.
Continue with manufacture of quantity x or license the patented drugs for manufacture by others. Court oversight, years of legal maneuvering, etc. Fear of civil litigation ought to keep the manufacturer in line.
This isn't anything new. It's a lot safer than the first part of the trip, the part where huge quantities of highly reactive stuff is going 'boom' constantly somewhere below you.
It just so happens to have a video chat capability that integrates quite well into the Android ecosystem. It's actually superior in some ways to Skype, but (being part of Google +) nobody has ever heard of it - not even the NSA (?). Microsoft doesn't want to screw Skype up badly enough to force people to discover any of a number of alternatives. RIght now, the only thing maintaining Skype's dominance in video chat is the size of the user base. Force [Linux|Android|iOS|downlevel M$] users to find an alternative and that advantage disappears. Users are so damned fickle that way . . .
Fixing the issue is as simple as managing PolKit authorization rules or properly managing group privileges for users.
I get the impression this means that we're looking at a PEBKAC issue rather than a software bug. Sorry, I know of no OS which can be secured against PEBKAC exploits.
Also, to exploit the PEBKAC error requires the Chair to be locally attached via the system console. Uh, hate to bust your bubble guys, but if somebody has console access (physical access) to a server they OWN that server for all practical purposes. I'm surprised they didn't note the "insert a CD and reboot" exploit for hacking a system - it's about as usable and extremely well documented.
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Thanks for living up to all my expectations of you. Now get some professional help, will ya?
Second (and I tend to agree with this one): make sure our children's learning institutions such as the public schools insist on a certain quality of product in return for our tuition/tax money. If the Oxford Junior Dictionary doesn't support all of the lessons we want our instructors to teach to our children then find one that does and buy it instead.
Al - please go talk to someone. Please? I don't know what that is you have a grip on, but it isn't reality.
So I'm guessing you haven't bothered seeing that therapist we talked about yet, have you? *tsk, tsk*
Either that, or we'll end up like the Vorlons. Either way, it just doesn't look good.
I seem to have slipped a digit or two . . .
Whether or not life still exists or even can exist on Earth that far in the future is an open question. I seem to recall reading somewhere that the Sun will change output significantly enough by then to (potentially) render our planet uninhabitable by life as we currently know it. I suspect intelligent life in other star systems will face a similar test of their patience if this is the method they choose for interstellar travel.
The wonderful people at the FCC will forgive me if I find the nature and timing of this announcement to be . . . convenient? I'm sure the many PAC lobbyists working for the major ISP's will find this news very welcome indeed.
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!"
I wonder if they'll try to make The Silmarillion next?
Oh, that's not legal? Well, how is this any different?
The amount of light entering the eye and stimulating the optic nerve is higher for the tablet. More light == more wakefulness. We're wired that way.
Browsing porn was a good way to avoid viruses . . . although you generally couldn't search for it at the public library librarians have no sense of humor.
Continue with manufacture of quantity x or license the patented drugs for manufacture by others. Court oversight, years of legal maneuvering, etc. Fear of civil litigation ought to keep the manufacturer in line.
2) Sony - no uniforms, but that much money, media control and political connectivity packs one helluva wallop, and
3) Anonymous - (self-declared) internet "freedom fighters".
Here's to hoping the US government does what's best instead of what it does best.
This isn't anything new. It's a lot safer than the first part of the trip, the part where huge quantities of highly reactive stuff is going 'boom' constantly somewhere below you.
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Nobody knows. It's never happened.
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It just so happens to have a video chat capability that integrates quite well into the Android ecosystem. It's actually superior in some ways to Skype, but (being part of Google +) nobody has ever heard of it - not even the NSA (?). Microsoft doesn't want to screw Skype up badly enough to force people to discover any of a number of alternatives. RIght now, the only thing maintaining Skype's dominance in video chat is the size of the user base. Force [Linux|Android|iOS|downlevel M$] users to find an alternative and that advantage disappears. Users are so damned fickle that way . . .
I make it a point to ignore the ignorant. TTFN, Al.
I get the impression this means that we're looking at a PEBKAC issue rather than a software bug. Sorry, I know of no OS which can be secured against PEBKAC exploits.
Also, to exploit the PEBKAC error requires the Chair to be locally attached via the system console. Uh, hate to bust your bubble guys, but if somebody has console access (physical access) to a server they OWN that server for all practical purposes. I'm surprised they didn't note the "insert a CD and reboot" exploit for hacking a system - it's about as usable and extremely well documented.
Coming from you Al, that's a compliment!
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