Consider that they compare readings against the same locations, that means things that absorb & release heat which affected the readings (if they do at all) would have had the same affect on the previous readings, and hence year-to-year these objects are irrelevant.
It had information from all providers (I believe all of North America in fact, but its been a while so I'm a little fuzzy on that.) The site itself
If the customer gave you the number then its probably alright to call them on it. That said I suspect despite the rules that legal telemarketing companies state they often don't perform due diligence and intentionally keep/allow numbers that shouldn't be on their lists. Fines don't seem common so their potential cost is outweighed by the cost of maintaining the list and potential gains.
I once worked for an American cellular company and there was a website (a public one) which could be used to lookup information about any phone number/shrug
Really though, a 'legitimate' telemarketing company should only be calling people they have an existing relationship with, not blanketing an area code or buying a list of phone numbers.
On the topic of the story, I had a number of calls from the scammers on my cell but they were always recognizable by the simple fact that the area codes weren't local. (I live in Canada and they were usually California numbers)
Yes, I'm not a fan of the once a month patch releases, while it may be beneficial for corporate IT, as an end-user I'd rather have the fixes as soon as they become available.
The most important question before the Kindle should be used, can these eTextbooks be resold and loaned to other students?
If not, then this is a definite step in the wrong direction, textbooks are far too expensive and would probably get much worse if used wasn't an option.
You're forgetting that by going back to school now, he won't need to find a real job for the next four years. Unless he already has a great secure job, now is arguably the best time to return to school. He essentially avoids the downturn in the job market and once completed he'll be in a much better position than he is now.
I returned to school slightly earlier than you at 25, I'm 27 now and will be finished at 29.
The 7 years I have over other students has had its advantages, for example if your school has a Co-Op program you should have a much easier time networking since your employer and co-workers will be much closer to your own age.
The real question is do you like where your life is now, and do you think the CS degree will get you to where you want to be. 4-years is a long time commitment if it isn't going to take you where you want to go.
I believe the parent was implying that the DX equivalents in OpenGL will likely have the best performance. (Presumably because most gaming is on Windows and nVidia/AMD would aim to maximize performance there.)
Registering domains would add cost (or fraud I suppose) and the spammer domains could easily be blacklisted along with their servers.
My suggestion wasn't meant to be a solution, it was just to point out that there may actually be methods which could minimize it. Modifying the protocol might just change the vector, compromised machines could use their ISP's mail servers, but with blacklisting, and storage requirements, ISPs would have incentive to contact their customer if someone suddenly starts sending 60000 emails an hour.
I disagree, I believe that there are definitely changes which could lower the amount of spam, the problem is that getting all parties (ISPs everywhere) on board a single standard is nigh impossible. Perhaps one possibility is to require that the sender's domain resolve to the system sending the mail. This doesn't correct hijacked servers, or spam servers, but it might eliminate spam sent from botnet zombies.
What really needs to happen is that big players (MS, Yahoo, Google, Comcast, British Telecom, etc.) get together and agree on a standard. Make the standard open, unencumbered, and state that as of date X they won't support anything else.
For a little while I did tech support for a company and we'd constantly get calls by people who would search for the URL. They would then select one of the advertising links from other companies and complain that "your site has lots of pop ups".
Actually, none of the articles state that Apple wasn't doing anything wrong. The only claim was that they aren't doing anything different from anyone else, so see my original.
BFS? Do you BFRs? Again no one denied Apple was using them, just that Green Peace was unable to determine exactly which Bromide compound used apparently its impossible, which according to the BSEF is a 'flawed methodology'. The BSEF, the 'electronics industry group' defending Apple on the old Gizmodo is actually the 'Bromide Science Environmental Forum', the group selling bromide and supporting its use. They couldn't possibly have any ulterior motive to misdirect attention, could they?
As for mercury, I doubt Apple (and everyone else) was doing anything before the EU rules on toxic materials came into effect.
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Consider that they compare readings against the same locations, that means things that absorb & release heat which affected the readings (if they do at all) would have had the same affect on the previous readings, and hence year-to-year these objects are irrelevant.
I suspect big-box retailers were also involved, just running Windows rather than Linux probably saves them returns on the netbooks.
It had information from all providers (I believe all of North America in fact, but its been a while so I'm a little fuzzy on that.) The site itself
If the customer gave you the number then its probably alright to call them on it. That said I suspect despite the rules that legal telemarketing companies state they often don't perform due diligence and intentionally keep/allow numbers that shouldn't be on their lists. Fines don't seem common so their potential cost is outweighed by the cost of maintaining the list and potential gains.
I once worked for an American cellular company and there was a website (a public one) which could be used to lookup information about any phone number /shrug
Really though, a 'legitimate' telemarketing company should only be calling people they have an existing relationship with, not blanketing an area code or buying a list of phone numbers.
On the topic of the story, I had a number of calls from the scammers on my cell but they were always recognizable by the simple fact that the area codes weren't local. (I live in Canada and they were usually California numbers)
At first I thought it was trying to claim that 3 men used 12 million minutes of phone time, I mean three women I could believe!
Yes, I'm not a fan of the once a month patch releases, while it may be beneficial for corporate IT, as an end-user I'd rather have the fixes as soon as they become available.
The most important question before the Kindle should be used, can these eTextbooks be resold and loaned to other students?
If not, then this is a definite step in the wrong direction, textbooks are far too expensive and would probably get much worse if used wasn't an option.
If you don't want to consider depreciation, you will need to account for the initial purchase cost in your calculations.
Well, it is dark under bridges.
I thought it was your mom? zing!
You're forgetting that by going back to school now, he won't need to find a real job for the next four years. Unless he already has a great secure job, now is arguably the best time to return to school. He essentially avoids the downturn in the job market and once completed he'll be in a much better position than he is now.
I returned to school slightly earlier than you at 25, I'm 27 now and will be finished at 29.
The 7 years I have over other students has had its advantages, for example if your school has a Co-Op program you should have a much easier time networking since your employer and co-workers will be much closer to your own age.
The real question is do you like where your life is now, and do you think the CS degree will get you to where you want to be. 4-years is a long time commitment if it isn't going to take you where you want to go.
Well keeping ahead of fruit shouldn't be difficult, though you may want to talk to someone about the feelings you're assigning to an inanimate object.
Come on, I can't be the only person who thought the image on the first page had a built in pencil sharpener.
I had that happen once, so instead of going horizontally across the numpad I changed to vertical ;) 147258 ftw
I believe the parent was implying that the DX equivalents in OpenGL will likely have the best performance. (Presumably because most gaming is on Windows and nVidia/AMD would aim to maximize performance there.)
I believe at Carleton they own their research.
How do you plan on changing the cost of living so you can pay workers $1/hour?
Registering domains would add cost (or fraud I suppose) and the spammer domains could easily be blacklisted along with their servers.
My suggestion wasn't meant to be a solution, it was just to point out that there may actually be methods which could minimize it. Modifying the protocol might just change the vector, compromised machines could use their ISP's mail servers, but with blacklisting, and storage requirements, ISPs would have incentive to contact their customer if someone suddenly starts sending 60000 emails an hour.
I disagree, I believe that there are definitely changes which could lower the amount of spam, the problem is that getting all parties (ISPs everywhere) on board a single standard is nigh impossible. Perhaps one possibility is to require that the sender's domain resolve to the system sending the mail. This doesn't correct hijacked servers, or spam servers, but it might eliminate spam sent from botnet zombies.
What really needs to happen is that big players (MS, Yahoo, Google, Comcast, British Telecom, etc.) get together and agree on a standard. Make the standard open, unencumbered, and state that as of date X they won't support anything else.
One consideration with a PC is that they will likely require significantly more power than a NAS box, even if you buy a low power system.
You can also use CTRL+Enter to skip Google and proceed to XXXX.com
For a little while I did tech support for a company and we'd constantly get calls by people who would search for the URL. They would then select one of the advertising links from other companies and complain that "your site has lots of pop ups".
Playboy radio? How does that even work?
Actually, none of the articles state that Apple wasn't doing anything wrong. The only claim was that they aren't doing anything different from anyone else, so see my original.
BFS? Do you BFRs? Again no one denied Apple was using them, just that Green Peace was unable to determine exactly which Bromide compound used apparently its impossible, which according to the BSEF is a 'flawed methodology'. The BSEF, the 'electronics industry group' defending Apple on the old Gizmodo is actually the 'Bromide Science Environmental Forum', the group selling bromide and supporting its use. They couldn't possibly have any ulterior motive to misdirect attention, could they?
As for mercury, I doubt Apple (and everyone else) was doing anything before the EU rules on toxic materials came into effect.