UNLIMITED data plans, shouldn't, you know, have a LIMIT.
Well... Technically they have an inherent limit of (max_bandwidth * time) but carriers assume *much* smaller usage by users and that's, of course, the problem. If they would run metrics on typical usage they'd know better. Of course, I assume they *do* run metrics, to come up with their various data plans, and gear their data plans to fall just short of typical usage blocks to allow easy overruns and extra charging. Ya, I'm cynical.
Of course, AT&T would argue that they are not technically limiting the amount of data, just lowering the bandwidth - which is: tomato - tomahto.
... the TSA released a statement to CBS saying that scanners at the Dallas-Ft. Worth airport,... had been upgraded so that they now showed only a generic body outline, rather than a detailed image.
“All of our millimeter wave technology units including those in Dallas have been upgraded with additional privacy enhancements that no longer display passenger-specific images,” the TSA said in a statement. “To further ensure passenger privacy and anonymity, a privacy filter was applied to blur all images.”
So they only show generic images (stick-figures), but those images are blurred to ensure passenger privacy?
Making a quantity of TATP sufficient to bring down an airplane is not quite as simple as ducking into the toilet and mixing two harmless liquids together....
First, you've got to get adequately concentrated hydrogen peroxide.... But let's assume that you can obtain it in the required concentration, or cook it from a dilute solution without ruining your operation. Fine. The remaining ingredients, acetone and sulfuric acid, are far easier to obtain, and we can assume that you've got them on hand.
Now for the fun part. Take your hydrogen peroxide, acetone, and sulfuric acid, measure them very carefully, and put them into drinks bottles for convenient smuggling onto a plane. It's all right to mix the peroxide and acetone in one container, so long as it remains cool. Don't forget to bring several frozen gel-packs (preferably in a Styrofoam chiller deceptively marked "perishable foods"), a thermometer, a large beaker, a stirring rod, and a medicine dropper. You're going to need them.
It's best to fly first class and order Champagne. The bucket full of ice water, which the airline ought to supply, might possibly be adequate - especially if you have those cold gel-packs handy to supplement the ice, and the Styrofoam chiller handy for insulation - to get you through the cookery without starting a fire in the lavvie.
Once the plane is over the ocean, very discreetly bring all of your gear into the toilet. You might need to make several trips to avoid drawing attention. Once your kit is in place, put a beaker containing the peroxide / acetone mixture into the ice water bath (Champagne bucket), and start adding the acid, drop by drop, while stirring constantly. Watch the reaction temperature carefully. The mixture will heat, and if it gets too hot, you'll end up with a weak explosive. In fact, if it gets really hot, you'll get a premature explosion possibly sufficient to kill you, but probably no one else.
After a few hours - assuming, by some miracle, that the fumes haven't overcome you or alerted passengers or the flight crew to your activities - you'll have a quantity of TATP with which to carry out your mission. Now all you need to do is dry it for an hour or two.
Sigh. While I understand that some may like this kind of thing and it may make sense in some circumstances. I have never - ever - run any application maximized in the 25+ years I've been working (or in college). Not on my Xerox 1108 Dandelion, Sun I (through present) workstations, SGI Indy, or any number of Unix graphical workstations or Windows/Linux/Unix PCs. With any sufficiently large display, running maximized is almost retarded. As a system programmer/admin, multiple windows are basically required to be efficient and effective. Just my well-worn $.02.
If they banned all content that was illegal there would not be much/any left.
From SCRUBS: Dr. Cox: I'm fairly sure that if they took all the porn off the Internet, there'd only be one website left and it would be called "Bring Back The Porn."
Did you insist that the dealer remove the Honda logos from the vehicle, as well?
Someone else mentioned this and, no, I didn't remove them. They are very permanently affixed and/or done so through holes in the body. But I consider the Vendor and Dealer stickers as different things. The Honda emblems come with the vehicle while the Dealer ones were added after the fact. Also, in a resale situation, others would expect the Honda emblems to be present as part of the vehicle. Car dealers rape their victims - I mean customers - enough as it is. I don't have to advertise for them:-)
I'm not sure where you're going with this. I don't have a problem with TOS or the fact that Facebook's use of you uploaded content is probably spelled out there. My issue is with them actually using your content. You're already supporting their revenue stream by selecting "Like".
but unless you have a major issue with allowing people to gain more from dealing with you than the minimum they are entitled to I don't see why it's worth the effort.
I'm not sure what you mean here. I bought the car from Honda through the dealer. I gave them money, they gave me a car - fee for service. The dealer is not "entitled" to anything else. In the context of Facebook, users already support Facebook's revenue stream by selecting "Like".
Did you remove all Honda branding from your vehicle?
True, I didn't, but removing them would damage / deface the vehicle as they are either very permanently affixed or done so with hole through the body. I might argue that your analogy is a little off by my equating Facebook == Honda and Dealer == Facebook Ads. I'm not trying to start an argument, but lighten up.
There is a difference between liking something, endorsing it and shilling for it. For instance, I like my Honda and the dealer from which I bought it, but I made them remove all the dealer stickers from the vehicle as a condition of the sale. They're not paying me to advertise for them.
Facebook is making money from the advertising they push out to users and, presumably, from the advertising they stick your photo into, but where's your cut for use of your likeness? Yes, one can simply not "like" a product, but that's besides the point. Even though I might actually like a brand of Vodka and want to tell my friends about it, I don't really want a picture of me shilling for it - unless I specifically agree (and get paid) for it.
I'm sure it's all covered in the Facebook "terms of service", but that doesn't make it right. It's actually a moot point for me as I don't have a Facebook (nor Twitter) account - and never will. (Though there's probably a "shadow" Facebook account - bastards.)
I don't know if you've ever tried to obtain Halon lately...
I have a Halon extinguisher at home next to my computers. Bought it at a home-improvement store at least 12 years ago. Never been used and the pressure is still in the green.
Our society is setup to reward sociopath's who are intelligent.
That's one of my main complaints with some TV shows, like House. The concept "the ends justify the means" seems to be rather popular too and rich/successful people often get a pass on their methods...
I find JavaScript's weak typing and dynamic nature difficult to adapt to because I'm so used to strongly-typed, compiled languages with lots of compile-time error-checking and help from the IDE.
I'll probably get nailed for this but... Sorry, unless you're re a slack programmer who needs the language and editor to make up for your lack of discipline, you should be able to program well regardless. You profess to be an experienced C programmer, but complain about weak typing and the need for lots of compile-time checking and help from the IDE. What C compiler have you been using? I'm sure people can write novels about the crap you can get away with in C. Back in college (1980s), the K&R C compiler on the BSD/VAX system let me cast on the left of the equals sign. As for compile-time error-checking and IDE, I used (and still use) Emacs. Stop your whining and start using your brain.
My main complaint is that I'm around ten chapters in, and so far I don't like anyone. Maybe I should like Emiko, but I haven't seen much of her. But the business exec is harsh, people around him are plotting to stab him in the back, the union that controls the matodonts is corrupt and obnoxious, Thai government officials are corrupt and obnoxious... I find the book unpleasant to read.
It's a cautionary tale and, I imagine, is suppose to be unpleasant on several levels. You're right not to like anyone in the story. Just the thought of the GM food corps being the most powerful entities in the world, pushing all manner of sterile seeds and fighting each other (and presumably non-GM growers) with GM crop viruses - to the detriment of us all - creeps me out as being something I can actually see happening.
I enjoyed the book, though another poster was correct that no mention of solar or biomass energies was a gaping hole, though I imagine the lack of biomass fuels was due to the difficulties in growing actual food stuffs. The stories of the world and the Windup Girl herself are simply coincidental but work nicely together. Overall a well written, but fairly conventional plot and progression.
I recently read the Jump 225 Trilogy by David Louis Edelman consisting of Infoquake, Multireal, and Geosynchron. and found them more interesting, but think the author was uncertain how to wrap up the series, which left me a little unsatisfied at the end.
The trade group complains that sites aren't held responsible for the infringing activities of their users, a rule the trade group says 'excuses willful blindness and outright complicity in illegal activity.'
... those statements on DVDs, TV shows to the effect of "the comments and opinions expressed are not those of X Corp, its parent, subsidiary or affiliate companies" or even/. "Comments owned by the poster" are okay because they release the media company from any liability. And the questionable practices of the *IAA (robo-suing hundreds for thousands of dollars - and the like) and companies like Righthaven should be also okay because, you know, they're Big Media - and they've paid a LOT of money for Congress critters and should get some sort of ROI... It's THEIR country damn it! (ya, that's sarcasm)
I'm pretty sure the FBI and DOJ both use encryption and VPN connections for many, many activities and are pretty diligent to 'shield the screen from view of others' in their day-to-day computer usage. Just say'in. So, who's watching the watchers?
... the end of the Internet as we have known it. The future will consist of, possibly inter-connected, networks that show different groups their own version of the world, or part there of, tailored, censored and controlled according to the whims of "those who know better". Different truths for everyone. Yes, that will help bring us all closer together as a planet and as a people. (sarcasm intended)
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Well... Technically they have an inherent limit of (max_bandwidth * time) but carriers assume *much* smaller usage by users and that's, of course, the problem. If they would run metrics on typical usage they'd know better. Of course, I assume they *do* run metrics, to come up with their various data plans, and gear their data plans to fall just short of typical usage blocks to allow easy overruns and extra charging. Ya, I'm cynical.
Of course, AT&T would argue that they are not technically limiting the amount of data, just lowering the bandwidth - which is: tomato - tomahto.
So they only show generic images (stick-figures), but those images are blurred to ensure passenger privacy?
From what I understand, one can't simply mix the two liquids together - like shown in the movies.
See this for some (humorous) insight: Mass murder in the skies: was the plot feasible?
Making a quantity of TATP sufficient to bring down an airplane is not quite as simple as ducking into the toilet and mixing two harmless liquids together....
First, you've got to get adequately concentrated hydrogen peroxide. ... But let's assume that you can obtain it in the required concentration, or cook it from a dilute solution without ruining your operation. Fine. The remaining ingredients, acetone and sulfuric acid, are far easier to obtain, and we can assume that you've got them on hand.
Now for the fun part. Take your hydrogen peroxide, acetone, and sulfuric acid, measure them very carefully, and put them into drinks bottles for convenient smuggling onto a plane. It's all right to mix the peroxide and acetone in one container, so long as it remains cool. Don't forget to bring several frozen gel-packs (preferably in a Styrofoam chiller deceptively marked "perishable foods"), a thermometer, a large beaker, a stirring rod, and a medicine dropper. You're going to need them.
It's best to fly first class and order Champagne. The bucket full of ice water, which the airline ought to supply, might possibly be adequate - especially if you have those cold gel-packs handy to supplement the ice, and the Styrofoam chiller handy for insulation - to get you through the cookery without starting a fire in the lavvie.
Once the plane is over the ocean, very discreetly bring all of your gear into the toilet. You might need to make several trips to avoid drawing attention. Once your kit is in place, put a beaker containing the peroxide / acetone mixture into the ice water bath (Champagne bucket), and start adding the acid, drop by drop, while stirring constantly. Watch the reaction temperature carefully. The mixture will heat, and if it gets too hot, you'll end up with a weak explosive. In fact, if it gets really hot, you'll get a premature explosion possibly sufficient to kill you, but probably no one else.
After a few hours - assuming, by some miracle, that the fumes haven't overcome you or alerted passengers or the flight crew to your activities - you'll have a quantity of TATP with which to carry out your mission. Now all you need to do is dry it for an hour or two.
what if a terrorist blows up the huge line where people wait to be groped by the tsa?
Then they install another TSA checkpoint outside the airport to protect the one inside.
The ultimate solution will be turtles all the way down...
Sigh. While I understand that some may like this kind of thing and it may make sense in some circumstances. I have never - ever - run any application maximized in the 25+ years I've been working (or in college). Not on my Xerox 1108 Dandelion, Sun I (through present) workstations, SGI Indy, or any number of Unix graphical workstations or Windows/Linux/Unix PCs. With any sufficiently large display, running maximized is almost retarded. As a system programmer/admin, multiple windows are basically required to be efficient and effective. Just my well-worn $.02.
Haven't you heard? Corporations *are* people - at least here in the US - sigh.
From SCRUBS: Dr. Cox: I'm fairly sure that if they took all the porn off the Internet, there'd only be one website left and it would be called "Bring Back The Porn."
Someone else mentioned this and, no, I didn't remove them. They are very permanently affixed and/or done so through holes in the body. But I consider the Vendor and Dealer stickers as different things. The Honda emblems come with the vehicle while the Dealer ones were added after the fact. Also, in a resale situation, others would expect the Honda emblems to be present as part of the vehicle. Car dealers rape their victims - I mean customers - enough as it is. I don't have to advertise for them :-)
I'm not sure where you're going with this. I don't have a problem with TOS or the fact that Facebook's use of you uploaded content is probably spelled out there. My issue is with them actually using your content. You're already supporting their revenue stream by selecting "Like".
I'm not sure what you mean here. I bought the car from Honda through the dealer. I gave them money, they gave me a car - fee for service. The dealer is not "entitled" to anything else. In the context of Facebook, users already support Facebook's revenue stream by selecting "Like".
Users support Facebook's revenue stream by simply checking "Like". The re-purposing of your photos is gratuitous.
Of course users get to support Facebook's revenue stream by simply marking "like". The re-purposing of your posted photos is gratuitous.
True, I didn't, but removing them would damage / deface the vehicle as they are either very permanently affixed or done so with hole through the body. I might argue that your analogy is a little off by my equating Facebook == Honda and Dealer == Facebook Ads. I'm not trying to start an argument, but lighten up.
There is a difference between liking something, endorsing it and shilling for it. For instance, I like my Honda and the dealer from which I bought it, but I made them remove all the dealer stickers from the vehicle as a condition of the sale. They're not paying me to advertise for them.
Facebook is making money from the advertising they push out to users and, presumably, from the advertising they stick your photo into, but where's your cut for use of your likeness? Yes, one can simply not "like" a product, but that's besides the point. Even though I might actually like a brand of Vodka and want to tell my friends about it, I don't really want a picture of me shilling for it - unless I specifically agree (and get paid) for it.
I'm sure it's all covered in the Facebook "terms of service", but that doesn't make it right. It's actually a moot point for me as I don't have a Facebook (nor Twitter) account - and never will. (Though there's probably a "shadow" Facebook account - bastards.)
I have a Halon extinguisher at home next to my computers. Bought it at a home-improvement store at least 12 years ago. Never been used and the pressure is still in the green.
That's one of my main complaints with some TV shows, like House. The concept "the ends justify the means" seems to be rather popular too and rich/successful people often get a pass on their methods...
Contact : S.R. Hadden: First rule in government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price?
I'll probably get nailed for this but... Sorry, unless you're re a slack programmer who needs the language and editor to make up for your lack of discipline, you should be able to program well regardless. You profess to be an experienced C programmer, but complain about weak typing and the need for lots of compile-time checking and help from the IDE. What C compiler have you been using? I'm sure people can write novels about the crap you can get away with in C. Back in college (1980s), the K&R C compiler on the BSD/VAX system let me cast on the left of the equals sign. As for compile-time error-checking and IDE, I used (and still use) Emacs. Stop your whining and start using your brain.
It's a cautionary tale and, I imagine, is suppose to be unpleasant on several levels. You're right not to like anyone in the story. Just the thought of the GM food corps being the most powerful entities in the world, pushing all manner of sterile seeds and fighting each other (and presumably non-GM growers) with GM crop viruses - to the detriment of us all - creeps me out as being something I can actually see happening.
I recently read the Jump 225 Trilogy by David Louis Edelman consisting of Infoquake , Multireal, and Geosynchron. and found them more interesting, but think the author was uncertain how to wrap up the series, which left me a little unsatisfied at the end.
If you want hardcore sci-fi, try Alastair Reynolds and his Revelation Space series.
I'm pretty sure the FBI and DOJ both use encryption and VPN connections for many, many activities and are pretty diligent to 'shield the screen from view of others' in their day-to-day computer usage. Just say'in. So, who's watching the watchers?
... the end of the Internet as we have known it. The future will consist of, possibly inter-connected, networks that show different groups their own version of the world, or part there of, tailored, censored and controlled according to the whims of "those who know better". Different truths for everyone. Yes, that will help bring us all closer together as a planet and as a people. (sarcasm intended)
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If he ever got spanked for his double standards, he'd never be able to sit down again. :-)