If the access point is broadcasting a signal which says that it isn't open I don't use it, even if it's using an insecure system such as WEP which might reasonably be treated as an invitation to hack.
This is apparently some definition of the term "reasonably" of which I was previously unaware.
But extending that to it's logical conclusion, wouldn't that trend make it less likely for the article to be correct? I mean, if everyone's ISP implements bandwidth caps....
That would be sort of cool. At least, if it worked both ways.
That would mean, statistically speaking, some star, somewhere in the infinite universe, would have spontaneously condensed its energy to a Chevy big block engine.
Energy and matter are interchangeable, but they've still got to equal out.
If you wound up with less water than what you started with, and you claimed to be splitting hydrogen and oxygen, then you'd have a basis in reality, but 2H20 -> 2H2O + energy doesn't add up
I don't think it's fair to say that the dumb vote democrat. The dumb probably vote whatever their parents voted.
Idealists vote democrat. You're right that they're generally younger, though. It takes a while for a realist to become jaded with the system and to become cynics.
It would be nice to have another party or two, because the original republican party that I respected is gone (and left with Reagan), and the democratic party that I admired for progress is gone with Clinton.
I'm afraid that McCain is more of the same republicans we've had, but I really, really hope that Obama is different. The only problem is that it's going to take a couple of presidential terms at least, to clean up the mess that Bush and company left.
You're right about the soul-at-conception, but who's to say that the "soul" isn't the spark of life itself? We've not yet figured out abiogenesis, and I'm not sure if we ever will.
And for the sake of disclosure, I'm "techincally" catholic, in that I was baptized and given my last rites (I was 4 months old and didn't get a choice), but I'm an avowed Deist now.
The changes we're witnessing (Solar activity, climate change here and on other bodies) are very likely related, but we don't have the proof or experience yet to determine that, or what the ultimate result will be.
Lets face it. We know next to nothing about how Sol works and cycles. We've been paying attention for, maybe, 400 years. The longest running cycle we've noticed is ~ 22 years, for the sunspots. 22 years is absolutely nothing in celestial time.
The timespan of humans on this planet hasn't yet been sufficient to do long-term forecasting, unfortunately. That doesn't mean that we should bury our heads in the sand and ignore the changes around us.
It may be that we are not responsible for the changes happening in our environment, but we sure as hell have to deal with them. It behooves us to take action to try to prevent what may end up being cataclysmic environmental changes.
No, it doesn't have anything to do with the quality. There are open source programs that are very complete and feature-rich. There are also open sourced programs that are so raw that they barely have names.
It's about the choice. Have it now, and get the ability to be part of the production process, or wait until it's complete and use it then.
Alternately, someone could bitch about how incomplete it is, and how wronged they feel because someone dares release incomplete software to the internet at large.
I imagine that if you paid for software, and you ended up with a crippled piece of software that barely (or didn't) work, you could complain that a company released it before it was done. See Windows Vista for reference.
Seeing as it costs you nothing other than the time you spend using (or trying to use it), I'm not really sure of the problem here.
That doesn't matter so much. How many click through agreements have you seen where the programmers and companies are responsible for any damages.
I don't know if they'd stick in court, but I suspect that Google's reasoning for releasing this before it's 100% is that they want the community to be able to play with it
See, if Google made you pay for this, I could see your argument.
Heck, if Google even implied that this was a useful tool, I might agree.
Suppose in another universe, Google waited until it was 100% to release it. Would you rather have it in 6 months, when that happens, or would you rather play with it now?
And since they released it now, it doesn't matter what your answer was to the previous question. If you want to wait until it's done, then wait. If you want to use it now, then use it now.
In other words, stop complaining that someone gives you too many options.
I played with one of those in a CompUSA. You put your hand on this trackball looking thing, except there was no trackball. There was a nub by your finger, and your micromuscle movements indicated to the computer what you wanted to do. I played that ski free game with it.
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I suppose it would depend on how literal the judge/jury were.
It's a computer. It's also a networking device.
I completely agree with your viewpoint.
I've never been one of those people who feels like an unlocked door is an invitation, but call me old fashioned.
If the access point is broadcasting a signal which says that it isn't open I don't use it, even if it's using an insecure system such as WEP which might reasonably be treated as an invitation to hack.
This is apparently some definition of the term "reasonably" of which I was previously unaware.
I'm also pretty sure laptops don't get criminal trials
The worst part of that analogy is that the LoC is constantly growing.
For long term proposals, you'd need to do inflation-adjusted Libraries of Congress.
I'll believe it when I get my flying car...
News at 11...
But extending that to it's logical conclusion, wouldn't that trend make it less likely for the article to be correct? I mean, if everyone's ISP implements bandwidth caps....
The sequel was better.
Smurf Smurf Revolution
and also spontaneous "evaporation" of matter
That would be sort of cool. At least, if it worked both ways.
That would mean, statistically speaking, some star, somewhere in the infinite universe, would have spontaneously condensed its energy to a Chevy big block engine.
Energy and matter are interchangeable, but they've still got to equal out.
If you wound up with less water than what you started with, and you claimed to be splitting hydrogen and oxygen, then you'd have a basis in reality, but 2H20 -> 2H2O + energy doesn't add up
Don't kid yourself. Mac users will always be looked down upon in a Windows environment. And vice versa.
I don't think it's fair to say that the dumb vote democrat. The dumb probably vote whatever their parents voted.
Idealists vote democrat. You're right that they're generally younger, though. It takes a while for a realist to become jaded with the system and to become cynics.
It would be nice to have another party or two, because the original republican party that I respected is gone (and left with Reagan), and the democratic party that I admired for progress is gone with Clinton.
I'm afraid that McCain is more of the same republicans we've had, but I really, really hope that Obama is different. The only problem is that it's going to take a couple of presidential terms at least, to clean up the mess that Bush and company left.
The Catholic church has changed a lot in the past couple of centuries.
You should read about their telescope. They're all about the science.
You're right about the soul-at-conception, but who's to say that the "soul" isn't the spark of life itself? We've not yet figured out abiogenesis, and I'm not sure if we ever will.
And for the sake of disclosure, I'm "techincally" catholic, in that I was baptized and given my last rites (I was 4 months old and didn't get a choice), but I'm an avowed Deist now.
could fill a proverbial thimble.
The changes we're witnessing (Solar activity, climate change here and on other bodies) are very likely related, but we don't have the proof or experience yet to determine that, or what the ultimate result will be.
Lets face it. We know next to nothing about how Sol works and cycles. We've been paying attention for, maybe, 400 years. The longest running cycle we've noticed is ~ 22 years, for the sunspots. 22 years is absolutely nothing in celestial time.
The timespan of humans on this planet hasn't yet been sufficient to do long-term forecasting, unfortunately. That doesn't mean that we should bury our heads in the sand and ignore the changes around us.
It may be that we are not responsible for the changes happening in our environment, but we sure as hell have to deal with them. It behooves us to take action to try to prevent what may end up being cataclysmic environmental changes.
I think you're implying that the tail wags the dog.
In fact, it's very possible that it's the reason for the list's raison d'Ãtre
No, it doesn't have anything to do with the quality. There are open source programs that are very complete and feature-rich. There are also open sourced programs that are so raw that they barely have names.
It's about the choice. Have it now, and get the ability to be part of the production process, or wait until it's complete and use it then.
Alternately, someone could bitch about how incomplete it is, and how wronged they feel because someone dares release incomplete software to the internet at large.
I imagine that if you paid for software, and you ended up with a crippled piece of software that barely (or didn't) work, you could complain that a company released it before it was done. See Windows Vista for reference.
Seeing as it costs you nothing other than the time you spend using (or trying to use it), I'm not really sure of the problem here.
No, it started as a pet project. Like Google Maps, which also produces income.
That doesn't matter so much. How many click through agreements have you seen where the programmers and companies are responsible for any damages.
I don't know if they'd stick in court, but I suspect that Google's reasoning for releasing this before it's 100% is that they want the community to be able to play with it
See, if Google made you pay for this, I could see your argument.
Heck, if Google even implied that this was a useful tool, I might agree.
Suppose in another universe, Google waited until it was 100% to release it. Would you rather have it in 6 months, when that happens, or would you rather play with it now?
And since they released it now, it doesn't matter what your answer was to the previous question. If you want to wait until it's done, then wait. If you want to use it now, then use it now.
In other words, stop complaining that someone gives you too many options.
bandman@newcastle[503]:~$ ps --user bandman | grep bash | wc -l
21
7th virtual desktop is the first one where I can see the background.
I'm a sysadmin, though, which doesn't count as "normal computer user". Sysadmins define abnormal.
I agree. Up and down is easy. Add right and left, and it gets just a bit more difficult.
/etc/hosts, etc etc"
Maybe in another 10 years, we'll have
"click here, vi
I played with one of those in a CompUSA. You put your hand on this trackball looking thing, except there was no trackball. There was a nub by your finger, and your micromuscle movements indicated to the computer what you wanted to do. I played that ski free game with it.
Eh, don't mind me. I'm just jaded.
*I'm* the IT staff here.