Back in the day, it was joked that "NSA" stood for "No Such Agency,"...
Initially, that was actually their name, but they found it difficult to get funding, so they switched it "National Secrecy Agency", then finally to "National Security Agency" as the previous was too on the nose - as they say.
... Monkeys Are the First Primates Cloned Using the Dolly Method
I initially read that as "Pirates Cloned".
Then I thought of the musical Hello Dolly, then imagined a musical version of Pirates of the Caribbean -- "Curse of the Lead Feet", then wondered if they could use cloned monkeys for that.
If Microsoft wants to offer a free or reduced priced version of Windows that collects system, application and/or user telemetry - fine. As long as they *also* offer a version -- perhaps more expensive -- that had all those data collection features (and, optionally, Cortana, which I never and would never use) removed or permanently disabled. (I would bet they're, at the very least, a simple compile-time option.) If they did that, how many here would pony up the extra $$ to buy the spyware-free version vs. just continue to complain about it?
In total energy consumption, the U.S. was between 86% and 91% self-sufficient in 2016. In May 2011, the country became a net exporter of refined petroleum products. As of 2014, the United States was the world's third-largest producer of crude oil, after Saudi Arabia and Russia and second largest exporter of refined products, after Russia.
Note the phrase, "net exporter of refined petroleum products."
... the tracking is precise enough to distinguish between multiple people... overhead cameras work with weight sensors in the shelves to precisely track which items they pick up... The system also knows when people pick up items and put them back,...
Do not shop for condoms at the Amazon Go store.
On the other hand... With Alexa snooping on you at home as well, perhaps she can help ensure you buy the right size - next time.
Think of all the 1-star patches that would have to be sent out to update all the US flags and all the problems that would cause. Many companies can't even apply OS patches and most people can't even patch drywall w/o problems. Flags will be messed up for *years*. They probably won't all get patched exactly the same way, and improperly patched flags would look funny and could even fly all wrong. As a sysadmin, and someone who sometime sews, I'm against this.
There are plenty of virtuoso musicians I can think of that are actually drooling idiots when they put down their instruments, and plenty of geniuses that can't carry a tune in a bucket.
Simply put, Intellectually Gifted and Talented are not the same thing. A person can be one, the other or both - and to varying degrees, within the objective definitions. (My wife was a Gifted Education and English teacher.)
Science without a moral framework and ethical standards gets you Dr. Mengele's, the "Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male", etc etc etc.
That can easily be generalized:
[_______________] without a moral framework and ethical standards gets you [_______________].
Dude, solar is now the single cheapest way to generate power in the US, with no subsidies.
Stop living in 1995
Nuclear and hydroelectric are the cheapest, by far.
And solar is unreliable. Every night I check my panels and they're not working, so I call the service guy. He comes out the next morning and they're working fine. It's really frustrating and the constant service calls are expensive.
Almost every single one of these AGs is a Democrat. I still don't fully understand how NN became a partisan issue,...
Republicans are not in favor of an informed electorate, just the people with money, who control the corporations with money, who control the flow and availability of information to that electorate. Everything the Republicans care about, or claim to care about, reduces to money and/or power and ensuring they have it and "others" don't./cynical
When used perfectly, the pill is 99% effective. But when it comes to real life, the pill is about 91% effective because it can be hard to be perfect. So in reality, 9 out of 100 pill users get pregnant each year.
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Back in the day, it was joked that "NSA" stood for "No Such Agency," ...
Initially, that was actually their name, but they found it difficult to get funding, so they switched it "National Secrecy Agency", then finally to "National Security Agency" as the previous was too on the nose - as they say.
... Monkeys Are the First Primates Cloned Using the Dolly Method
I initially read that as "Pirates Cloned".
Then I thought of the musical Hello Dolly, then imagined a musical version of Pirates of the Caribbean -- "Curse of the Lead Feet", then wondered if they could use cloned monkeys for that.
Apps were something that ran on your tablet or cell phone, but now it seems like people call everything an app.
Folks like us are now appers (or something) and no longer programmers??
Before that, "apps" were things you ordered before dinner at a restaurant.
If Microsoft wants to offer a free or reduced priced version of Windows that collects system, application and/or user telemetry - fine. As long as they *also* offer a version -- perhaps more expensive -- that had all those data collection features (and, optionally, Cortana, which I never and would never use) removed or permanently disabled. (I would bet they're, at the very least, a simple compile-time option.) If they did that, how many here would pony up the extra $$ to buy the spyware-free version vs. just continue to complain about it?
The problem is that people assume that autopilot means they don't need to think of things like delta-v.
The problem is that most people think "delta-v" is about Delta planes flying in a "V" formation.
Note the phrase, "net exporter of refined petroleum products."
Because it's illegal to export US crude oil.
If true, I didn't know that, but why would you want to rather than refined products?
[ Ignoring that I was modded "troll"... ]
... slowing down our energy independence ...
In Republican speak, "energy independence" is code for fossil-fuel companies and them doing whatever they want - like pollute rivers, etc...
More seriously, complaints about this are over-blown. From United States energy independence
In total energy consumption, the U.S. was between 86% and 91% self-sufficient in 2016. In May 2011, the country became a net exporter of refined petroleum products. As of 2014, the United States was the world's third-largest producer of crude oil, after Saudi Arabia and Russia and second largest exporter of refined products, after Russia.
Note the phrase, "net exporter of refined petroleum products."
Meh. We have yet to see right-wing snowflakes in real life; meanwhile they're a dime a dozen on the liberal side.
Here you go: On Campus, Trump Fans Say They Need ‘Safe Spaces’
Lots of dimes and dozens on both sides.
The name (flick) itself is a portmanteau of the phase "frame-tick," ...
No it isn't as there's no "l" (ell) in either word.
Apparently, they rejected the following (from :Portmanteaur):
and "steve".
Personally, I would have chosen one of: frack, frak, frick, or time - but not sage or rosemary.
... the tracking is precise enough to distinguish between multiple people ... overhead cameras work with weight sensors in the shelves to precisely track which items they pick up ... The system also knows when people pick up items and put them back, ...
Do not shop for condoms at the Amazon Go store.
On the other hand... With Alexa snooping on you at home as well, perhaps she can help ensure you buy the right size - next time.
Think of all the 1-star patches that would have to be sent out to update all the US flags and all the problems that would cause. Many companies can't even apply OS patches and most people can't even patch drywall w/o problems. Flags will be messed up for *years*. They probably won't all get patched exactly the same way, and improperly patched flags would look funny and could even fly all wrong. As a sysadmin, and someone who sometime sews, I'm against this.
Makes me think of that line in Aliens: (discussed here)
PFC Hudson: Is this going to be a stand-up fight, sir, or another bug hunt?
Maybe these guys get better pay but, personally, I'd take less if I could simply nuke things from orbit - you know, to be sure.
Won't any leaked Snap(chat) information just disappear after a short time or being viewed?
There are plenty of virtuoso musicians I can think of that are actually drooling idiots when they put down their instruments, and plenty of geniuses that can't carry a tune in a bucket.
Simply put, Intellectually Gifted and Talented are not the same thing. A person can be one, the other or both - and to varying degrees, within the objective definitions. (My wife was a Gifted Education and English teacher.)
Now we know why the libs hate Trump so much. After all, he scored highest on his cognitive tests.
Yes. He was able to correctly name drawings of (a) a lion, (b) a rhinoceros and (c) a camel.
(scroll down article for test sample)
I wondered why so many people dislike a stable genius.
Or, because he is, in fact, neither?
Sir, that wasn't your daughter. It was a porn star that you paid to dress up like your daughter.
Wow! I was not aware that Trump had a /. account.
Science without a moral framework and ethical standards gets you Dr. Mengele's, the "Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male", etc etc etc.
That can easily be generalized:
[_______________] without a moral framework and ethical standards gets you [_______________].
Example: Business and/or Politics ... Trump.
"Alexa? Does Amazon share our Echo data with the Government?"
So you're saying we could cut out a major source of greenhouse-gas emissions by just going naked all the time?
Our friends north of the 60th might have a problem with that...
Years old or latitude?
Dude, solar is now the single cheapest way to generate power in the US, with no subsidies.
Stop living in 1995
Nuclear and hydroelectric are the cheapest, by far.
And solar is unreliable. Every night I check my panels and they're not working, so I call the service guy. He comes out the next morning and they're working fine. It's really frustrating and the constant service calls are expensive.
This means that if Firefox will add support for a new standard/feature ...
If ? I spend bunches of time with each new release trying to figure out how to disable new Firefox "features".
Almost every single one of these AGs is a Democrat. I still don't fully understand how NN became a partisan issue, ...
Republicans are not in favor of an informed electorate, just the people with money, who control the corporations with money, who control the flow and availability of information to that electorate. Everything the Republicans care about, or claim to care about, reduces to money and/or power and ensuring they have it and "others" don't. /cynical
Nothing's perfect. Birth control pills are only "up to" 99.9% effective:
Women take the pill by mouth to prevent pregnancy, and, when taken correctly, it is up to 99.9% effective.
Or, more realistically, 91% to 99% effective:
When used perfectly, the pill is 99% effective. But when it comes to real life, the pill is about 91% effective because it can be hard to be perfect. So in reality, 9 out of 100 pill users get pregnant each year.