Interesting, national IDs as a single point of failure in national security. I have to say, the only reason I've ever really given national IDs a chance is because of the posible security perks, but looking at it that way sheds a whole new light on the issue for me.
Well, not here in the states anyway. The The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 mandates that nuclear waste be retrievable for 50 years after it's stored. I mean, there are pretty feasible/safe ways to dispose of it into the earth's mantle (basically: contain waste in concrete and bury it in a techtonic subduction zone), but since you (obviously) can't get it back, you can't do it. I suppose you could bury it far enough away that it woulnd't be swallowed before the 50 years is up, but then you'd have to judge how far that is and whether or not it's still close enough for it to end up being absorbed into the mantle.
The metal brackets don't have much flex, so locking down the thumb latches requires some effort and finger strength. But once they're in place, the cooler is very secure. You can do it all with your bare hands, but having a set of pliers handy will keep your fingers pristine for more important things like typing and clicking.
Typing and clicking? As I was reading that last sentence expecting something like, "inner thighs," or, "breasts."
I recently tried to migrate my company's game development over to Ubuntu but we are back on our PPC Macs for the time being.
1) No iTunes clone
Waahh? Why the heck do your game devs need iTunes (or a clone thereof) at work? Tell those hippy iPodders to tweak their playlists at home! </tongueincheek>
As a citizen of the states I can tell you that (at least where I live), I'm not beholden to the local telco or cable company. (Although most [all?] telcos also sell Internet connections.) I get my Internet connection from a local company (whom I'll call "DK.net") that's separate from the telco and there are probably three or four other local companies like it. Given, DSL prices include a "line fee" that goes to the telco (it's their copper after all), but the connection to the Internet is taken care of by DK. Cable may be the same way, but I've not had any experience with that.
While gaim has been working toward voice and video support, that's been up the the gaim-vv fork. Their work has been dumped back into the main 2.x.y development tree. The framework for voice and video is currently in the 2.0.0 betas, but it's not been enabled yet.
...and e-mail with discussing vaguely defined subject as network security or information security may not be transmitted.
What you say? China set us up the bomb?
Seriously though, is this a big surprise. No doubt it's a sad day for liberty in China, but with the Chicoms' history when it comes to the Internet, we had to see stuff like this coming.
Hmm, I can't find a full list (or a list longer than the top ten mentioned in the post) of Nielsen's rankings. Last I heard, slashdot got about a 250,000 uniques a day . So yeah, top 30-ish sounds reasonable.
Ok, and we should use this instead of del.icio.us why, exactly? Might be good to put on the FAQ list.
You don't get it.
CmdrTaco: But when you are DONE bookmarking and tagging your URL, you can then write a journal or story submission about them. On a related note, journals are now directly submittable to Slashdot editors as well.
The point is not to replace sites like del.icio.us, but to use a system similar to del.icio.us as an alternative way of submitting links/stories/etc to the editors for posting. If you want to use/. bookmarks insetead of del.ico.us, that's fine, but keep in mind that's not why it was designed and implemented.
This is not unique to Microsoft. Any huge corporation that enjoys oversized success and has a small contingent of superwealthy employees by way of stock options faces this future.
Prove it. I'm not saying you're wrong, it's just that making such a broad statement with nothing to back it up is likely to draw "I call B.S." comments. (As I'm doing now.)
1) You say, "Yes, we could put up a server in front of each, or a router that has anti-virus built in, however this is not a cost effective method for a number of their locations," but then go on to say, "Budget isn't really an issue at this point, since we are just looking for options." Which is it?
2) Why is it you can't run anti-virus while recording? I'll bet it's a performance issue and if so, you've either looked at some crappy antivirus options, or whom ever decided on the hardware cheaped out.
3) Virus problems are caused by at least two things: lack of AV software (which we've already discussed), and unpatched software. Either you're not keeping these Windows installations up to date, or you're not keeping the PVR software up to date (or both). You know what to do.
You're making it sound like this is all Window's fault. It's not -- it's your's. Given, a haphazard use of *nix in this situation would probably be better than your haphazard use of Windows, but I think you'd be better off fixing up what you've got than just jumping ship.
An Ask Slashdot post isn't exactly poetry, but using "leverage" as a verb is not only a de facto use of the word, it's also a recognized figure of speech.
Okay, I can see that, but I think you're misunderstanding me. I agree in that science shouldn't be approached with the intent of proving/disproving a religious belief -- that just isn't objective science. However, if someone's view of the world is primarily religious, they should encourage objective science because it will help them better understand their beliefs.
For example, let's say I'm a Buddhist and do a lot of meditating. I can learn a lot about meditation from Buddhist writings, but what if some curious scientists want to better understand what happens to people when they're in deep meditation? I should encourage such research because I could possibly use their it to help me on my way to Nirvana. Now I've gained another tool on my road to Enlightenment, and science has learned something new about the human body/psyche/etc'. (Same with research involving evolution - if it's good science and it falls in line with a Christian's view of the origins of life, hip, hip, hooray, the Bible is right. But if it doesn't (and of course assuming it's good science), the believer may want to reconsider his/her interpretation of the scriptures. So the integration of science and religion lies in the believer's hands, not the scientists'.) Neither the religiously minded person nor the scientists have tainted the science by trying to prove/disprove anything religious -- everybody wins.
So I guess what I'm saying is that yes, science and religion should be separate from one another when it comes to the research itself, but they can complement each other when it comes to those who will apply the science to their lives.
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Please mod the parent Offtopic: they were discussing tagging in #perl !!!
I agree with all of what you said except:
The most expensive PDA on the market is about $400.
A brand new Sharp Zaurus SL-6000 runs about twice that. Here's why. (Good thing I snagged mine for ~$375 used on eBay. ^_^ )
Anyway, yeah, I agree (since most PDA's are $400 or less).
Interesting, national IDs as a single point of failure in national security. I have to say, the only reason I've ever really given national IDs a chance is because of the posible security perks, but looking at it that way sheds a whole new light on the issue for me.
Pfft, I've got one too -- with a TURBO button!!!
Well, while the apropriate moderation for this comment is probably "Offtopic" (maybe "Funny" for apt use of sarcasm), it does have a point...
Heh, shame I don't have any mod points at the moment. I'd totally hook you up with a +1, Funny.
Well, not here in the states anyway. The The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 mandates that nuclear waste be retrievable for 50 years after it's stored. I mean, there are pretty feasible/safe ways to dispose of it into the earth's mantle (basically: contain waste in concrete and bury it in a techtonic subduction zone), but since you (obviously) can't get it back, you can't do it. I suppose you could bury it far enough away that it woulnd't be swallowed before the 50 years is up, but then you'd have to judge how far that is and whether or not it's still close enough for it to end up being absorbed into the mantle.
Eh, just my two cents.
From the article:
;)
The metal brackets don't have much flex, so locking down the thumb latches requires some effort and finger strength. But once they're in place, the cooler is very secure. You can do it all with your bare hands, but having a set of pliers handy will keep your fingers pristine for more important things like typing and clicking.
Typing and clicking? As I was reading that last sentence expecting something like, "inner thighs," or, "breasts."
Remember, chicks dig guys with soft hands.
Jeeze, let me just ask: What the fsck was that?!?
I'm not even sure I know what you're angry at...
I recently tried to migrate my company's game development over to Ubuntu but we are back on our PPC Macs for the time being.
1) No iTunes clone
Waahh? Why the heck do your game devs need iTunes (or a clone thereof) at work? Tell those hippy iPodders to tweak their playlists at home! </tongueincheek>
As a citizen of the states I can tell you that (at least where I live), I'm not beholden to the local telco or cable company. (Although most [all?] telcos also sell Internet connections.) I get my Internet connection from a local company (whom I'll call "DK.net") that's separate from the telco and there are probably three or four other local companies like it. Given, DSL prices include a "line fee" that goes to the telco (it's their copper after all), but the connection to the Internet is taken care of by DK. Cable may be the same way, but I've not had any experience with that.
(*strokes nonexistant goatee, grinning*)
It's cool, I do have a goatee, and I'll stroke mine for you.
Voice/Video support for Gaim was one of the Summer of Code projects last year
No it wasn't. http://gaim.sourceforge.net/summerofcode/
While gaim has been working toward voice and video support, that's been up the the gaim-vv fork. Their work has been dumped back into the main 2.x.y development tree. The framework for voice and video is currently in the 2.0.0 betas, but it's not been enabled yet.
HTH
...and e-mail with discussing vaguely defined subject as network security or information security may not be transmitted.
What you say? China set us up the bomb?
Seriously though, is this a big surprise. No doubt it's a sad day for liberty in China, but with the Chicoms' history when it comes to the Internet, we had to see stuff like this coming.
Hmm, I can't find a full list (or a list longer than the top ten mentioned in the post) of Nielsen's rankings. Last I heard, slashdot got about a 250,000 uniques a day . So yeah, top 30-ish sounds reasonable.
but MySpace behaves as though it were coded by fucking retarded monkeys.
Flamebait? Yes. True? Most definitely.
Wait, so the whole point of RealPlayer was just a con to get on the Neilsen top ten?
Tricksy bastardses...</golem>
Ok, and we should use this instead of del.icio.us why, exactly? Might be good to put on the FAQ list.
/. bookmarks insetead of del.ico.us, that's fine, but keep in mind that's not why it was designed and implemented.
You don't get it.
CmdrTaco:
But when you are DONE bookmarking and tagging your URL, you can then write a journal or story submission about them. On a related note, journals are now directly submittable to Slashdot editors as well.
The point is not to replace sites like del.icio.us, but to use a system similar to del.icio.us as an alternative way of submitting links/stories/etc to the editors for posting. If you want to use
Whatever you do, don't do this.
Hmm, so does ARM just lend itself to this clockless deal, or could x86, Power, SPARC, etc' be implemented in a clockless setup just as easily?
Neat, but can it perform cunnilingus on a hardwood floor?
;)
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(In hopes of resurrecting the dead [and far too short lived] slashdot-meme.
C'mon mods, help me out on this...
Sources:
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/08/10
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=158990&cid=13
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1589
This is not unique to Microsoft. Any huge corporation that enjoys oversized success and has a small contingent of superwealthy employees by way of stock options faces this future.
Prove it. I'm not saying you're wrong, it's just that making such a broad statement with nothing to back it up is likely to draw "I call B.S." comments. (As I'm doing now.)
...on your website freaked me out.
Anyway, I just have to point out a few things:
1) You say, "Yes, we could put up a server in front of each, or a router that has anti-virus built in, however this is not a cost effective method for a number of their locations," but then go on to say, "Budget isn't really an issue at this point, since we are just looking for options." Which is it?
2) Why is it you can't run anti-virus while recording? I'll bet it's a performance issue and if so, you've either looked at some crappy antivirus options, or whom ever decided on the hardware cheaped out.
3) Virus problems are caused by at least two things: lack of AV software (which we've already discussed), and unpatched software. Either you're not keeping these Windows installations up to date, or you're not keeping the PVR software up to date (or both). You know what to do.
You're making it sound like this is all Window's fault. It's not -- it's your's. Given, a haphazard use of *nix in this situation would probably be better than your haphazard use of Windows, but I think you'd be better off fixing up what you've got than just jumping ship.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthimeria
An Ask Slashdot post isn't exactly poetry, but using "leverage" as a verb is not only a de facto use of the word, it's also a recognized figure of speech.
Okay, I can see that, but I think you're misunderstanding me. I agree in that science shouldn't be approached with the intent of proving/disproving a religious belief -- that just isn't objective science. However, if someone's view of the world is primarily religious, they should encourage objective science because it will help them better understand their beliefs.
:-p
For example, let's say I'm a Buddhist and do a lot of meditating. I can learn a lot about meditation from Buddhist writings, but what if some curious scientists want to better understand what happens to people when they're in deep meditation? I should encourage such research because I could possibly use their it to help me on my way to Nirvana. Now I've gained another tool on my road to Enlightenment, and science has learned something new about the human body/psyche/etc'. (Same with research involving evolution - if it's good science and it falls in line with a Christian's view of the origins of life, hip, hip, hooray, the Bible is right. But if it doesn't (and of course assuming it's good science), the believer may want to reconsider his/her interpretation of the scriptures. So the integration of science and religion lies in the believer's hands, not the scientists'.) Neither the religiously minded person nor the scientists have tainted the science by trying to prove/disprove anything religious -- everybody wins.
So I guess what I'm saying is that yes, science and religion should be separate from one another when it comes to the research itself, but they can complement each other when it comes to those who will apply the science to their lives.
Eh, just my $0.03.