Reality is that local government grants them a monopoly so that we don't have 20 sets of wires on every pole in the neighborhood and their service guys aren't cutting each other's wires in order to get business. In exchange for which they have to service everybody or local government gets voted out.
Now they have gone over the heads of local gov. to the FCC, which last I checked was still in the Executive (non-law-passing) branch to get the rules changed. That's because the current FCC has a history of believing they are above the law. Fortunately, the Justice Dept. will quickly squash that idea. (Ha Ha, just kidding, Alberto!)
Anyway, Ed. Markey, who actually IS the law when it comes to telecom has other ideas. I expect Congress to commission a study to determine whether inquiries should be made into the possibility of raising serious questions about this. There could be a showdown before the 2011 recess.
Fine. If big telecom doesn't want to wire to everyone, then don't grant it a monopoly. But I get to run wire or wireless service in my neighborhood and resell phone, cable and internet service to my neighbors. And the company doesn't get to complain. Fair?
I always cut-n-paste my login information when it has some minimum password length + funny character requirement + no echo. This makes it a lot more convenient to access my bank details from phish sites.
Staples has a B&W laser printer with ethernet port for $150, color for $250. I wouldn't recommend Brother, since they have closed drivers, but HP printers use standards.
You are right. When are we going to outlaw pdf? It is a perfect digital reproduction of a book and will kill the publishing industry. Something needs to be done to forestall this threat to our rights. Also, did you know that you can create digital images? This will kill the photographer's business if it becomes widespread. Imagine if someone starts putting risque pictures on the web!
1) Do you wear sandals to work? 2) Name a major food group other than pizza. 3) In the name "C++" what is the second "+" for? Isn't "C+" good enough? 4) Would you have preferred the picture or the GUI Programmer's Guide?
According to this California white paper, the payoff is within the first 4-6 months of operation. Also the cost per kWH is lower than most other alternative energy sources.
Someone should have asked him if Linux runs better on the PS3 than on the 360. Being a PR flak, he can't admit that the competition does anything that his product doesn't or does it better. He also can't admit running Linux. I think his head would explode.
I was going through my toolbox and found out that my screwdriver has one handle, but my pliers have two. Not only that, but they were different colors! What's going on? This is a totally inconsistent user interface.
All tools must have exactly the same user... h,mm maybe not. Maybe these Windows and Mac experts were not user interface experts.
When I have 5 applications running on the desktop, it's usually a very good thing that they look different.
My understanding is that they switched part way through the year, so there are at least four different 1982 cent coins: copper vs. zinc, and large date vs. small date, from two different mints: Philadelphia and Denver. Some variations are rare.
"Most adults in the world are lactose-intolerant: the majority of humans stop producing significant amounts of lactase sometime between the ages of two and five. A relatively recent genetic change caused some populations, including many northern Europeans, to continue producing lactase into adulthood. However, these lactose-tolerant populations are in the minority. Lactose intolerance is an autosomal recessive trait, while lactase-persistence is the dominant allele.
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It isn't. They got their thirty pieces of silver.
This is like having a Mercedes and have it serviced by Kia.
Reality is that local government grants them a monopoly so that we don't have 20 sets of wires on every pole in the neighborhood and their service guys aren't cutting each other's wires in order to get business. In exchange for which they have to service everybody or local government gets voted out.
Now they have gone over the heads of local gov. to the FCC, which last I checked was still in the Executive (non-law-passing) branch to get the rules changed. That's because the current FCC has a history of believing they are above the law. Fortunately, the Justice Dept. will quickly squash that idea. (Ha Ha, just kidding, Alberto!)
Anyway, Ed. Markey, who actually IS the law when it comes to telecom has other ideas. I expect Congress to commission a study to determine whether inquiries should be made into the possibility of raising serious questions about this. There could be a showdown before the 2011 recess.
Dual core would be two personalities in one brain. This is definitely dual processor.
Fine. If big telecom doesn't want to wire to everyone, then don't grant it a monopoly. But I get to run wire or wireless service in my neighborhood and resell phone, cable and internet service to my neighbors. And the company doesn't get to complain. Fair?
I always cut-n-paste my login information when it has some minimum password length + funny character requirement + no echo. This makes it a lot more convenient to access my bank details from phish sites.
Staples has a B&W laser printer with ethernet port for $150, color for $250. I wouldn't recommend Brother, since they have closed drivers, but HP printers use standards.
You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred!
You are right. When are we going to outlaw pdf? It is a perfect digital reproduction of a book and will kill the publishing industry. Something needs to be done to forestall this threat to our rights. Also, did you know that you can create digital images? This will kill the photographer's business if it becomes widespread. Imagine if someone starts putting risque pictures on the web!
All of the planning described in the article seemed to be oriented on how to best support developers. I didn't see anything about end user goals.
Think how much energy is wasted on complaining about wind and solar power. If only we could collect it.
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1) Do you wear sandals to work?
2) Name a major food group other than pizza.
3) In the name "C++" what is the second "+" for? Isn't "C+" good enough?
4) Would you have preferred the picture or the GUI Programmer's Guide?
More serious is the danger of solar flares. ISS is within the protection of the Earth's magnetic field, the moon is unprotected.
According to this California white paper, the payoff is within the first 4-6 months of operation. Also the cost per kWH is lower than most other alternative energy sources.
Someone should have asked him if Linux runs better on the PS3 than on the 360. Being a PR flak, he can't admit that the competition does anything that his product doesn't or does it better. He also can't admit running Linux. I think his head would explode.
I was going through my toolbox and found out that my screwdriver has one handle, but my pliers have two. Not only that, but they were different colors! What's going on? This is a totally inconsistent user interface.
All tools must have exactly the same user... h,mm maybe not. Maybe these Windows and Mac experts were not user interface experts.
When I have 5 applications running on the desktop, it's usually a very good thing that they look different.
My understanding is that they switched part way through the year, so there are at least four different 1982 cent coins: copper vs. zinc, and large date vs. small date, from two different mints: Philadelphia and Denver. Some variations are rare.
I can't carry any liquid onto a plane? That pisses me off!
Why are they investigating? Is it illegal, or is the FTC overfunded?
If they want to investigate deceptive advertising that has cost Americans billions of dollars, then I would prefer that they investigate the Iraq war.
It's good to learn to write, but it's much harder to learn to write a good review.
"Most adults in the world are lactose-intolerant: the majority of humans stop producing significant amounts of lactase sometime between the ages of two and five. A relatively recent genetic change caused some populations, including many northern Europeans, to continue producing lactase into adulthood. However, these lactose-tolerant populations are in the minority. Lactose intolerance is an autosomal recessive trait, while lactase-persistence is the dominant allele.
Do you also believe that lions and tigers are the same species?
The one-L lama, he's a priest.
The two-L llama, he's a beast.
But I will bet a silk pyjama
There's no such thing as a three-L lllama.
Which version of Office does the ECMA standard match, and what version are they trying to sell to Massachusetts?
Compare this to the strategy of a certain large software company that will announce products years early in order to head off competition.