c) they would rather talk about hacking, computers, etc. than celebrity gossip and other shallow stupidity, and the lack of female hackers (i.e. women who would be interested in such a conversation) leaves them without any suitable options.
Wow. The Metro look is jarring when you first see it. The Office suite was never a model for great UI, but it certainly had somewhat of a visual "brand". At a glance you could always tell that you were using an Office product. Looking at the screenshots of Word, Powerpoint, and Excel without this brand is shocking. Excel might be the most shocking.
It is kind of like they are trying to pull a reverse-Apple: Apple provides gradients, shadows, reflection, and texture. Maybe Windows decided that they lost that game (and, yeah, they did), so they decided to go for some minimalist UI that oddly seems somewhat inspired by Facebook.
The article is essentially just the summary. The article links to another article, which is essentially just the summary too, although it mentions that the shoe has been tested on some world class athletes. No mention of the testing methodology though, for such a bold claim.
Agreed. It's the only series that's really put forth the possibility that the Federation as a whole wasn't necessarily the "good guys" that knew what was best for everyone.
Totally, without doubt this is the best series to introduce people to Star Trek. Just imagine your friends trying to comprehend the complexity of a plot line where the main governing power isn't necessarily the "good guys". This sort of originality really sets the series apart from others. Make sure to devote some serious time after the viewing to give your friends some background on how The Federation was always considered to be purely good. It'll really blow your friends minds to rethink through the series that you just had them watch and consider how interesting it would have been if they had been fully invested in the backstory.
It's so nice that the editors post this same question once a week. I might just look back at the last few times this question was asked so that I can get a few +5 mods.
Find an animal that's close to what you want and nudge it in a direction that favors the traits you're looking for.
And then damn it to hell for eternity if it dies without accepting Christ as its savior.
Of course, I'm partially joking. I am legitimately curious though about cases where Christians hold this belief. If humans came about via divinely inspired evolution, then where does Jesus fit into things? Is there still original sin? How did it come about, if not the tale from the bible? Would less evolved lifeforms also bear some semblance of original sin? Could they potentially somehow accept Christ and be saved? If original sin is irrelevant, than what part does Jesus have to play as a savior? If you don't accept Jesus as a savior, can you still be Christian?
What I inferred from the summary was that this guy has relatives in his house who are being scammed on the internet and needed some proof to help educate them.
That is what I read in the summary, not what I inferred.
The same argument could be made against people watching Jersey Shore and the Real Housewives of *.
We can certainly debate the merit of those shows, but to argue that are large number of people aren't captivated by them or don't find them relevant wouldn't make much sense.
You, along with many others commenting on this story are making the assumption that the common man is aware of how radio works. In each of the analogies being provided, I'm seeing examples of deliberate behavior:
-A persons loudly blares music
-A person has sex on their front lawn
-A person posts a sign in front of their house
In each of these cases, the person is extremely aware of what they are doing. Now, granted, you are correct - people are broadcasting their unencrypted data, which any one can collect. However, in this case, they are completely oblivious of the fact. Now, we can put on our nerd hats and proclaim that everyone should be intimately familiar with everything that we consider important, but I have to say, that isn't ever going to be reality.
Given the public's lack of understanding of the technology, it is reasonable to say that they can have an expectation of privacy for their wireless communication. As another poster pointed out, you need to purchase "specialized" equipment to collect this data. I don't simply walk down the street and have this data rudely forced upon me.
I absolutely agree. Looking back though, it is quite sad that I have this outlook. Perhaps I was too young at the time to have an informed opinion, but I remember back in the mid-90's when my town first got a Best Buy. It was great at the time - we'd go to Blockbuster Music and check out the CDs. Blockbuster Music was one of the only places at the time where you could grab any CD off the shelf and they would let you listen to it. Of course, Blockbuster Music also sold CDs for $17, which is really ridiculous considering this was 1995. We'd pick out some cool new discoveries and then run across the street to Best Buy and pick them up for $11.
Maybe that was a youthful impression of Best Buy being a cool store. I guess I wasn't buying computers or appliances at the time, but I certainly don't remember them selling the $30 RCA cables back then. Does anyone else share my view? Was there a time when Best Buy was actually a decent store?
Granted, I'm sure that those $11 CDs I mention above put many mom & pop record stores out of business...
It's comforting to see examples of this working out for people.
I actually find myself in the exact opposite situation as the submitter. I have just obtained a bachelors in CS, but I have a deep interest in psychology and was thinking about finding a job in that area. Sure, I may not have the formal training, but I have always been interested in the subject and picked up a few books in the area. I can hold my own in conversations on Freud, Skinner, stages of coping with loss, sour grapes, cognitive dissonance, etc.
I'd like to apply for a job as a psychiatrist, but I'm concerned that employers may find my qualifications lacking. Are there any slashdotters out there who have managed to find employment as a psychiatrist with only a bachelors in a hard science? Any advice on the process? Or, do you think my best shot would be to finish up a quick two year psychology degree (I already have the gen ed stuff done from my CS degree), and then go on to get my Masters and PHD in psychology?
Correct, I could do this with a cable, but then we'd be confined by the length of the cable. I also doubt I'd be leaving the room to take a phone call on my iPad.
AppleTV already does offer all of the iPhone and iPad apps - you can stream anything on your iPhone or iPad to the AppleTV. I can play Angry Birds on my AppleTV. I can watch YouTube, and the AppleTV will actually take over the streaming. The first time I played Pizza Vs Skeletons was in a room full of friends, and we all just passed the iPad around and watched each other play.
Is that the sort of decided advantage you were talking about?
Or, I could sit comfortably on my couch, without a long wire running to my TV, and show my friends a new app I bought. Then, my friend could whip out there iPhone and show me a video they think is funny.
I guess with your solution, one of us could kneel by the TV and control the tablet. Then, if the other person wanted to show something, we could trade places and swap the wires out.
Slashdot Mirror
Isn't that already covered by A and B?
Wow. The Metro look is jarring when you first see it. The Office suite was never a model for great UI, but it certainly had somewhat of a visual "brand". At a glance you could always tell that you were using an Office product. Looking at the screenshots of Word, Powerpoint, and Excel without this brand is shocking. Excel might be the most shocking.
It is kind of like they are trying to pull a reverse-Apple: Apple provides gradients, shadows, reflection, and texture. Maybe Windows decided that they lost that game (and, yeah, they did), so they decided to go for some minimalist UI that oddly seems somewhat inspired by Facebook.
The article is essentially just the summary. The article links to another article, which is essentially just the summary too, although it mentions that the shoe has been tested on some world class athletes. No mention of the testing methodology though, for such a bold claim.
Except that this was announced 4 months ago and documents can be migrated to iCloud. But, yeah, besides that, your post is totally on the mark.
Totally, without doubt this is the best series to introduce people to Star Trek. Just imagine your friends trying to comprehend the complexity of a plot line where the main governing power isn't necessarily the "good guys". This sort of originality really sets the series apart from others. Make sure to devote some serious time after the viewing to give your friends some background on how The Federation was always considered to be purely good. It'll really blow your friends minds to rethink through the series that you just had them watch and consider how interesting it would have been if they had been fully invested in the backstory.
Opening a can of worms would mean that there is an open can containing worms. I don't believe that is the situation.
You left out a line break.
It's so nice that the editors post this same question once a week. I might just look back at the last few times this question was asked so that I can get a few +5 mods.
And then damn it to hell for eternity if it dies without accepting Christ as its savior.
Of course, I'm partially joking. I am legitimately curious though about cases where Christians hold this belief. If humans came about via divinely inspired evolution, then where does Jesus fit into things? Is there still original sin? How did it come about, if not the tale from the bible? Would less evolved lifeforms also bear some semblance of original sin? Could they potentially somehow accept Christ and be saved? If original sin is irrelevant, than what part does Jesus have to play as a savior? If you don't accept Jesus as a savior, can you still be Christian?
From the three sentence summary:
And yet this currently is at +4 Interesting...
Wouldn't you only know this through polling?
That is what I read in the summary, not what I inferred.
We can certainly debate the merit of those shows, but to argue that are large number of people aren't captivated by them or don't find them relevant wouldn't make much sense.
Hilarious burn. After all, if Facebook was captivating and relevant, then we would actually see people using it.
You, along with many others commenting on this story are making the assumption that the common man is aware of how radio works. In each of the analogies being provided, I'm seeing examples of deliberate behavior:
-A persons loudly blares music
-A person has sex on their front lawn
-A person posts a sign in front of their house
In each of these cases, the person is extremely aware of what they are doing. Now, granted, you are correct - people are broadcasting their unencrypted data, which any one can collect. However, in this case, they are completely oblivious of the fact. Now, we can put on our nerd hats and proclaim that everyone should be intimately familiar with everything that we consider important, but I have to say, that isn't ever going to be reality.
Given the public's lack of understanding of the technology, it is reasonable to say that they can have an expectation of privacy for their wireless communication. As another poster pointed out, you need to purchase "specialized" equipment to collect this data. I don't simply walk down the street and have this data rudely forced upon me.
I absolutely agree. Looking back though, it is quite sad that I have this outlook. Perhaps I was too young at the time to have an informed opinion, but I remember back in the mid-90's when my town first got a Best Buy. It was great at the time - we'd go to Blockbuster Music and check out the CDs. Blockbuster Music was one of the only places at the time where you could grab any CD off the shelf and they would let you listen to it. Of course, Blockbuster Music also sold CDs for $17, which is really ridiculous considering this was 1995. We'd pick out some cool new discoveries and then run across the street to Best Buy and pick them up for $11.
Maybe that was a youthful impression of Best Buy being a cool store. I guess I wasn't buying computers or appliances at the time, but I certainly don't remember them selling the $30 RCA cables back then. Does anyone else share my view? Was there a time when Best Buy was actually a decent store?
Granted, I'm sure that those $11 CDs I mention above put many mom & pop record stores out of business...
I assume this is your first visit.
It's comforting to see examples of this working out for people.
I actually find myself in the exact opposite situation as the submitter. I have just obtained a bachelors in CS, but I have a deep interest in psychology and was thinking about finding a job in that area. Sure, I may not have the formal training, but I have always been interested in the subject and picked up a few books in the area. I can hold my own in conversations on Freud, Skinner, stages of coping with loss, sour grapes, cognitive dissonance, etc.
I'd like to apply for a job as a psychiatrist, but I'm concerned that employers may find my qualifications lacking. Are there any slashdotters out there who have managed to find employment as a psychiatrist with only a bachelors in a hard science? Any advice on the process? Or, do you think my best shot would be to finish up a quick two year psychology degree (I already have the gen ed stuff done from my CS degree), and then go on to get my Masters and PHD in psychology?
I'm a genius too, but I hardly ever post anonymously.
In other words, it is reasonable to spend $60 on a game, as long as it only actually costs you $39.95...
Correct, I could do this with a cable, but then we'd be confined by the length of the cable. I also doubt I'd be leaving the room to take a phone call on my iPad.
Are you being sarcastic, or do you not know that you can mirror your iPhone or iPad to the AppleTV?
AppleTV already does offer all of the iPhone and iPad apps - you can stream anything on your iPhone or iPad to the AppleTV. I can play Angry Birds on my AppleTV. I can watch YouTube, and the AppleTV will actually take over the streaming. The first time I played Pizza Vs Skeletons was in a room full of friends, and we all just passed the iPad around and watched each other play.
Is that the sort of decided advantage you were talking about?
Or, I could sit comfortably on my couch, without a long wire running to my TV, and show my friends a new app I bought. Then, my friend could whip out there iPhone and show me a video they think is funny.
I guess with your solution, one of us could kneel by the TV and control the tablet. Then, if the other person wanted to show something, we could trade places and swap the wires out.
Brilliant.