An SAIC analyst has written a paper [PDF] calling for the 'stigmatization' of the 'unattractive' types who tend to discuss government secrets in public.
... to "go fuck themselves and the horse on which they rode in". The things mentioned in TFS are not government secrets. The government might *wish* them to be secret, but that would be to the detriment of the people. Shining a light on such things only embarrasses the government - as they should.
And they'll be able to move, to work, to do science, and to explore far more effectively in those environments than we will ever be able to do.... It's hard to let go of the old idea of exploration, of putting human feet on an unexplored world.
What you said is well and good for the type of planets we are exploring, like Mars, that are presently uninhabitable easily by humans. Robots can do the initial grunt work followed by humans if the planet proves sufficiently worthwhile for us to visit or inhabit. The story would be completely different for an Earth-like, or human-life supporting, planet. In that case, we would probably send both robots and humans without a second thought.
The username of this "Windows developer" is "javaman".... pretends that setting up SQL Server is hard. Methinks this is a plant...though I'm not sure for what.
Or, he's literally a Java Man and setting up SQL Server *is* hard for him and all the tech stuff is confusing. It's not GEICO you know...
Most companies don't allow employee devices on the network for perfectly good reasons: to protect their IP and keep malware off their network.
And companies that support confidential or secure environments, like where I work, don't even allow cell phones with cameras (or other such devices). Some areas/places even require that one leave *all* their personal electronic devices offsite. Yes, the "real world" might be a shock to Gen Z...
They don't want anyone else to be able to use the phrase "App Store" to refer to a place where you can buy apps.
Although, Jobs himself used the term generically. From the legal filing (excerpted from The Register):
"Apple further admits that its CEO, Steve Jobs, in October 2010 called the APP STORE service 'the easiest-to-use largest app store in the world, preloaded on every iPhone'."
While IANAL, I take the phrase "easiest-to-use, largest app store" to imply that there are others - presumably, smaller, harder to use - but, hey, that's just me, parsing English... Further quoting The Register article and filing - and this seems funny to me (emboldening mine):
Case in point: the filing also concedes that the Oxford English Dictionary defines an app as "[a]n application, esp. an application program," and that a store is, indeed, "a retail establishment selling items to the public: a health-food store."
These statements would seem to admit the obvious: that an app store is a store that sells apps. Apple, however, argues the opposite."Apple denies that, based on their common meaning, the words 'app store' together denote a store for apps," the filing reads.
About what other possible meaning the words "app store" might have, the Cupertinian oracle is silent.
in this case it is about something much more lucrative, payment methods
IANAPL, but the 74 claims of the patent seem to cover any sort of user feed-back, interaction and results display. I suspect that the/. "Reply to This" link, "Post a Comment" button and probably the entire/. site are in violation as well. Yes, the claims are that broad and numerous.
Those sections say the 'null hypothesis' is that there had to be some intelligent agency behind the appearance of living things.
... is that the phrase "intelligent agency" doesn't apply to the Texas Board of Ed. I might concede the possibility of divine intervention to cover the bases of what isn't known, but "had to be" is a bit much. Just my $.02. In related news, I thank my parents for not raising me in Texas.
But that doesn't mean that the causes of the crash are as the NYT assert,...
Actually, the NYT article said (and I quoted), "Lawmakers who were briefed on the mission said the damaged helicopter had not malfunctioned..." so the article was simply reporting what the Congress-critters said as a result of a brief to them. I don't doubt your assertions about probable cause and effect, and what the disciplinary consequences might be, especially as it would pertain to a civilian incident, but this was a night combat situation so I imagine your estimations are moot as you were not there. I'm not trying to argue with you, I'm just saying... I'm sure we civilians will never know most of the interesting details of this mission and anything reported/leaked will probably be sanitized to some extent. You need to realize this and get over it.:-) [ Please note smiley face! ] You'll understand better if you ever get a security clearance...
According to the NYT article [nytimes.com], the helo lost lift,
... but what caused that to happen? Without all the information, they are reporting the easiest thing to say, even if essentially incorrect. From what I've seen, it was essentially pilot error that will be covered up as aerodynamic interference from the buildings.
From the article quote, which I included:
they said, it got caught in an air vortex caused by higher-than-expected temperatures and the high compound walls, which blocked the downwash of the rotor blades.
Now. I'm not a helo pilot, nor was I in the thing, flying a night combat mission, but that explanation sounds good enough for me. I'm not sure what you've "seen" -- unless you're on Seal Team 6, I'm guessing you haven't really "seen" anything -- , but it's quite possible that they had planned the approach and landing, but that things changed and shit happened. Personally, I'm not sure if I care why the helo got borked as they had a plan for that too. The priority is to save lives, not equipment. News articles say the SEALS were planning on humping out some distance if out-bound helo space became short.
The USPS is redundant and perhaps, as the weaker candidate with little to offer the general public, it should be eliminated.
Except that the USPS delivers to, and picks up from, every address in the US and is required to do so. UPS and FedEx do not and do not have to. In addition, the USPS delivers a first-class letter anywhere in the US for 44 cents. Not everything can be handled electronically. Want to try sending all your physical letters via UPS or FedEx? Yes, I pay most of my bills electronically, but a few I cannot or there is a service charge that far exceeds the price of a stamp.
Perhaps there are efficiencies to be gained at the USPS and perhaps the prices are actually too low, but their mandate far exceeds the services only offered by UPS and FedEx. The problem with the USPS is that most people don't understand all they have to actually do, yet bitch about the inexpensive and universal services they do provide.
According the NYtimes the reason it crashed was not mechanical failure but lack of lift.
According to Aviation Week the reason it crashed was the tail rotor struck the top of the compound wall during the landing attempt,...
Actually... the parent is correct. According to the NYT article, the helo lost lift, had to make a "hard landing" and clipped the tail rotor on the way down.
Lawmakers who were briefed on the mission said the damaged helicopter had not malfunctioned, as initially described by senior administration officials. Instead, they said, it got caught in an air vortex caused by higher-than-expected temperatures and the high compound walls, which blocked the downwash of the rotor blades.
As a result, the helicopter lost its lift power while hovering over the yard and had to make a hard landing, clipping one of the walls with its tail.
If they deploy an in car sensor, it will be hacked within days, they will have a high rate of "breaking" on their own, and they will be removed and kept at home.
I don't know about that. Tractor-trailers have odometers built into the wheel/axle hub. The system seems to work for them...
Similarly, what does OBL's birth certificate say? It says that a piece of paper was produced resembling a birth certificate. Is this sufficient evidence that he was born in the US? No. Is there credible evidence that he was not born in the US? No. We must either trust him, not care, or explore further. I've always thought the "where you're born" rule about the Presidency is against the principles on which the US was founded, so I'd pick the "not care" option.
As a practical matter, his birth certificate is irrelevant at this point. The Election Board and US Government are satisfied as to Obama's citizenship and eligibility to be President - by the very fact that he *is* President, if nothing else. The US Government says he's a citizen, so he is. I have no doubts, but any, by anyone, are actually moot.
The population of New Zealand is 4.5 million - half that of New York City.
Isn't the media industries worry over this much ado over, seriously, nothing?
Corporations ARE people. They are deemed artificial persons with all the Constitutional protections and rights of 'real' people... The SCOTUS has upheld this in their previous decisions.
Too bad corporations aren't burdened with any of the personal/social responsibilities of people. Sure, they can't literally vote, but their money serves as a good proxy. They can't easily be jailed or otherwise punished - in a manner that would directly affect those actually running the corporation. They aren't subject to the same tax rules, or in many cases, laws, as people. SCOTUS is wrong; corporations are not people. But, perhaps, that's just my thinking.
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You might be interested in the book, The Windup Girl.
... your doctor is Jack Kevorkian.
What you said is well and good for the type of planets we are exploring, like Mars, that are presently uninhabitable easily by humans. Robots can do the initial grunt work followed by humans if the planet proves sufficiently worthwhile for us to visit or inhabit. The story would be completely different for an Earth-like, or human-life supporting, planet. In that case, we would probably send both robots and humans without a second thought.
Well, perhaps an Ionization type detector, but probably not other types, like Optical.
Or, he's literally a Java Man and setting up SQL Server *is* hard for him and all the tech stuff is confusing. It's not GEICO you know...
And companies that support confidential or secure environments, like where I work, don't even allow cell phones with cameras (or other such devices). Some areas/places even require that one leave *all* their personal electronic devices offsite. Yes, the "real world" might be a shock to Gen Z...
Ask your girlfriend, next time you go down on her... :-)
Although, Jobs himself used the term generically. From the legal filing (excerpted from The Register):
While IANAL, I take the phrase "easiest-to-use, largest app store" to imply that there are others - presumably, smaller, harder to use - but, hey, that's just me, parsing English... Further quoting The Register article and filing - and this seems funny to me (emboldening mine):
Or, you could geolocate their IP and nuke them from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
So. Bing/Google/Yahoo are the new AOL. Just great... sigh.
Don't get ahead of yourself. It was probably burqa-porn - showing an ankle here, an earlobe there...
IANAPL, but the 74 claims of the patent seem to cover any sort of user feed-back, interaction and results display. I suspect that the /. "Reply to This" link, "Post a Comment" button and probably the entire /. site are in violation as well. Yes, the claims are that broad and numerous.
I imagine that would depend on the size of you and your ass... :-)
Actually, the NYT article said (and I quoted), "Lawmakers who were briefed on the mission said the damaged helicopter had not malfunctioned..." so the article was simply reporting what the Congress-critters said as a result of a brief to them. I don't doubt your assertions about probable cause and effect, and what the disciplinary consequences might be, especially as it would pertain to a civilian incident, but this was a night combat situation so I imagine your estimations are moot as you were not there. I'm not trying to argue with you, I'm just saying... I'm sure we civilians will never know most of the interesting details of this mission and anything reported/leaked will probably be sanitized to some extent. You need to realize this and get over it. :-) [ Please note smiley face! ] You'll understand better if you ever get a security clearance...
From the article quote, which I included:
Now. I'm not a helo pilot, nor was I in the thing, flying a night combat mission, but that explanation sounds good enough for me. I'm not sure what you've "seen" -- unless you're on Seal Team 6, I'm guessing you haven't really "seen" anything -- , but it's quite possible that they had planned the approach and landing, but that things changed and shit happened. Personally, I'm not sure if I care why the helo got borked as they had a plan for that too. The priority is to save lives, not equipment. News articles say the SEALS were planning on humping out some distance if out-bound helo space became short.
Except that the USPS delivers to, and picks up from, every address in the US and is required to do so. UPS and FedEx do not and do not have to. In addition, the USPS delivers a first-class letter anywhere in the US for 44 cents. Not everything can be handled electronically. Want to try sending all your physical letters via UPS or FedEx? Yes, I pay most of my bills electronically, but a few I cannot or there is a service charge that far exceeds the price of a stamp.
Perhaps there are efficiencies to be gained at the USPS and perhaps the prices are actually too low, but their mandate far exceeds the services only offered by UPS and FedEx. The problem with the USPS is that most people don't understand all they have to actually do, yet bitch about the inexpensive and universal services they do provide.
Actually... the parent is correct. According to the NYT article, the helo lost lift, had to make a "hard landing" and clipped the tail rotor on the way down.
I don't know about that. Tractor-trailers have odometers built into the wheel/axle hub. The system seems to work for them...
So all-electric vehicles will pay road-use taxes as well. All vehicles wear roads regardless of their energy source...
As a practical matter, his birth certificate is irrelevant at this point. The Election Board and US Government are satisfied as to Obama's citizenship and eligibility to be President - by the very fact that he *is* President, if nothing else. The US Government says he's a citizen, so he is. I have no doubts, but any, by anyone, are actually moot.
Sure, if you consider 40 miles "nowhere near".
The population of New Zealand is 4.5 million - half that of New York City.
Isn't the media industries worry over this much ado over, seriously, nothing?
Too bad corporations aren't burdened with any of the personal/social responsibilities of people. Sure, they can't literally vote, but their money serves as a good proxy. They can't easily be jailed or otherwise punished - in a manner that would directly affect those actually running the corporation. They aren't subject to the same tax rules, or in many cases, laws, as people. SCOTUS is wrong; corporations are not people. But, perhaps, that's just my thinking.