Most apartment building I've lived in, including my current 20 year old one, have the main entrance intercom system just dial a pre-programmed phone number. In the past you would give it your land line and buzz people in from that, but since you can have it call any number most people I know now have it call their cell, since they don't have land lines. I've been answering my buzzer/intercom with my cell phone for 8 years.
Once these technological initiates (Apple users) become more knowledgeable about what is out there, i.e.: the Reality Distortion Field wares out, the honest ones will see the error of their ways and pick another platform, probably Android and the house of cards that Apple has built its empire upon (the ignorance of the masses) will collapse. And IMHO it cannot happen soon enough.
If the requirement for Apple's downfall is for the 'ignorant masses' to become educated, then Apple is destined to be the most successful company in the history of the world.
Maybe linux is more popular in computer/physics departments, but in my departments (biochemistry and biology) it's about 45% windows, 45% osx, 10% linux.
I work in an environment where I am frequently transferring files by USB keys from computers that many other people are also frequently transferring files from. If one of these other computers gets a virus then it will be transferred over USB to my comp. So I either use an antivirus on my comp, or I have to somehow ensure all those other computers are virus-free, and that the dozens of people using them practice safe computing. I only think of this situation because it just happened 2 weeks ago and my AVG caught the virus. So not everyone can just "stop doing the things that put you at risk for viruses".
"The Times of London has a current story based on the review of a book..."
So this is a Slashdot story on a Times of London story on a book review on a book about science experiments...
Didn't SOCAN recently try to get the levy on blank media removed because it legitimized music piracy? Now they want to add this tax? They seem to be directly contradicting themselves.
We already do this. Ask any retailer they will tell you that prices are higher because of theft so you're already paying more to make up for those who break the law. It's not a clearly defined tax like this would be but the cost is still there.
Not knowing what a typewriter is and not knowing what cut-and-paste mean are two different things. It's perfectly understandable to not be able to identify a piece of technology that hasn't been mainstreeam for decades. But I don't see how ANYONE cannot know what cut-and-paste means. Doesn't everyone, regardless of when they were born, cut-and-paste things starting in kindergarten or before? Have they never done arts and crafts, or is that all done on computer too? I think the author (Levy) is using this as a generalized example from one dimwit he happened to be talking too...or maybe the person was being sarcastic and Levy didn't pick up on it. I agree with the comment that "Anyone dumb enough not to figure out where "cut and paste" came from doesn't deserve a job (must less a promotion to second grade)."
It doesn't matter if they change their name, but I completely agree with the rest of your comment. I use Real Alternative for the few times I have to play a real media file (almost never) but I can't see myself ever going back to one of their products. To many horrible, horrible memories of their old versions.
To each his/her own. I hardly ever see gmail accounts, occasionally a yahoo account, never an aol account, but most often I see/get email from hotmail accounts. I signed up for gmail soon after it came out and before I had even sent an e-mail I was getting dozens of spam a week, so I dropped that like a hot potatoe. I get maybe 1 spam a week that makes it through the hotmail filters to my inbox, 5-10 per week in my junk mail folder. And this despite the fact that i've been using the same hotmail e-mail address for over 6 years.
Where do you get that Windows PC users only keep their machines for 2-2.5 years? I don't know anyone, Mac or PC user, that only keeps their PC for that short of time, but maybe all your PC friends have extra money to spend on new machines that often.
"why the new system requirements are so ridiculously higher than XP is something I'm still waiting on a good answer for"
Actually the minimum sytem requirements are pretty low, and I could run it on my over 6 year old laptop. It's just the Aero interface that requires all the extra hardware.
Minimum requirements
800MHz CPU, 512 MB RAM, SVGA, 20GB HD with 15 GB free, CD-rom drive.
I've noticed a huge increase in the last few weeks in spam getting through the filters in Hotmail. From maybe getting 1 a day to now 5-10. They don't seem that different from usual spam, anyone know what's going on?
Facinating results with potentially huge implications, but according to the New York Times (login required, use BugMeNot), none of the results from this lab have been replicated elsewhere; despite discovering this cancer-resistant mouse three years ago, they haven't shared it with any other lab, so both papers on the topic are from the same people/lab. Not that I don't believe them, but a discovery like this which is so unlike anything seen before clearly needs to be independently verified.
Thank you! You're absolutely right, no one is reading the article! There are comments with +5 mod who aren't even getting their facts straight. From the Digital Music article:
Were the courts to accept this misguided view of copyright law, it could mean that anyone who has had a shared files folder, even for a moment, that contained copyrighted files in it, would be guilty of copyright infringement, even though the copies in the folder were legally obtained, and even though no illegal copies had ever been made of them. [emphasis added]
I've seen these before, I think they were in fact on TV on the "MythBusters Outtakes" episode. Although I can't find a reference to this episode on the MythBusters website.
a parade of Ph.D.'s testified Thursday about the flaws they saw in mainstream science's explanation of the origins of life.
Evolution does not claim to explain or even try to address the origins of life. It only describes what happens after life is already present, regardless of how that life began. Any arguments against evolution which refer to the origins of life, or which use the fact that evolution cannot answer the question as to the origins of life are pointless.
A second point: It has taken many decades for the theory of evolution to be thouroughly considered, tested, analyzed, etc. by many, many professional scientists before it (evolution) became a standard part of teaching biology. Those who want creationism or intelligent design to be included in biology curriculums must subject their ideas/theories to the same rigours. Until then they must stay in religion classes.
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Most apartment building I've lived in, including my current 20 year old one, have the main entrance intercom system just dial a pre-programmed phone number. In the past you would give it your land line and buzz people in from that, but since you can have it call any number most people I know now have it call their cell, since they don't have land lines. I've been answering my buzzer/intercom with my cell phone for 8 years.
Once these technological initiates (Apple users) become more knowledgeable about what is out there, i.e.: the Reality Distortion Field wares out, the honest ones will see the error of their ways and pick another platform, probably Android and the house of cards that Apple has built its empire upon (the ignorance of the masses) will collapse. And IMHO it cannot happen soon enough.
If the requirement for Apple's downfall is for the 'ignorant masses' to become educated, then Apple is destined to be the most successful company in the history of the world.
...in slow motion, and I can't look away, and I'm wishing I was on the train.
Video anyone?
Maybe linux is more popular in computer/physics departments, but in my departments (biochemistry and biology) it's about 45% windows, 45% osx, 10% linux.
Deal!
I work in an environment where I am frequently transferring files by USB keys from computers that many other people are also frequently transferring files from. If one of these other computers gets a virus then it will be transferred over USB to my comp. So I either use an antivirus on my comp, or I have to somehow ensure all those other computers are virus-free, and that the dozens of people using them practice safe computing. I only think of this situation because it just happened 2 weeks ago and my AVG caught the virus. So not everyone can just "stop doing the things that put you at risk for viruses".
"The Times of London has a current story based on the review of a book..." So this is a Slashdot story on a Times of London story on a book review on a book about science experiments...
Didn't SOCAN recently try to get the levy on blank media removed because it legitimized music piracy? Now they want to add this tax? They seem to be directly contradicting themselves.
We already do this. Ask any retailer they will tell you that prices are higher because of theft so you're already paying more to make up for those who break the law. It's not a clearly defined tax like this would be but the cost is still there.
Not knowing what a typewriter is and not knowing what cut-and-paste mean are two different things. It's perfectly understandable to not be able to identify a piece of technology that hasn't been mainstreeam for decades. But I don't see how ANYONE cannot know what cut-and-paste means. Doesn't everyone, regardless of when they were born, cut-and-paste things starting in kindergarten or before? Have they never done arts and crafts, or is that all done on computer too? I think the author (Levy) is using this as a generalized example from one dimwit he happened to be talking too...or maybe the person was being sarcastic and Levy didn't pick up on it. I agree with the comment that "Anyone dumb enough not to figure out where "cut and paste" came from doesn't deserve a job (must less a promotion to second grade)."
It doesn't matter if they change their name, but I completely agree with the rest of your comment. I use Real Alternative for the few times I have to play a real media file (almost never) but I can't see myself ever going back to one of their products. To many horrible, horrible memories of their old versions.
To each his/her own. I hardly ever see gmail accounts, occasionally a yahoo account, never an aol account, but most often I see/get email from hotmail accounts. I signed up for gmail soon after it came out and before I had even sent an e-mail I was getting dozens of spam a week, so I dropped that like a hot potatoe. I get maybe 1 spam a week that makes it through the hotmail filters to my inbox, 5-10 per week in my junk mail folder. And this despite the fact that i've been using the same hotmail e-mail address for over 6 years.
Where do you get that Windows PC users only keep their machines for 2-2.5 years? I don't know anyone, Mac or PC user, that only keeps their PC for that short of time, but maybe all your PC friends have extra money to spend on new machines that often.
Actually the minimum sytem requirements are pretty low, and I could run it on my over 6 year old laptop. It's just the Aero interface that requires all the extra hardware. Minimum requirements 800MHz CPU, 512 MB RAM, SVGA, 20GB HD with 15 GB free, CD-rom drive.
I think a better strategey would be:
1. Steal underpants.
2. ???
3. Profit.
I've noticed a huge increase in the last few weeks in spam getting through the filters in Hotmail. From maybe getting 1 a day to now 5-10. They don't seem that different from usual spam, anyone know what's going on?
Facinating results with potentially huge implications, but according to the New York Times (login required, use BugMeNot), none of the results from this lab have been replicated elsewhere; despite discovering this cancer-resistant mouse three years ago, they haven't shared it with any other lab, so both papers on the topic are from the same people/lab. Not that I don't believe them, but a discovery like this which is so unlike anything seen before clearly needs to be independently verified.
Strange, because this MSNBC article says Google[s] stand could be good for business. I guess you can spin this story any way you want.
That won't do anything. The search records they're using in this case are from months ago.
Ya it was, it was Stewie calling.
I've seen these before, I think they were in fact on TV on the "MythBusters Outtakes" episode. Although I can't find a reference to this episode on the MythBusters website.
Evolution does not claim to explain or even try to address the origins of life. It only describes what happens after life is already present, regardless of how that life began. Any arguments against evolution which refer to the origins of life, or which use the fact that evolution cannot answer the question as to the origins of life are pointless.
A second point: It has taken many decades for the theory of evolution to be thouroughly considered, tested, analyzed, etc. by many, many professional scientists before it (evolution) became a standard part of teaching biology. Those who want creationism or intelligent design to be included in biology curriculums must subject their ideas/theories to the same rigours. Until then they must stay in religion classes.
This has already been done/started years ago. http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=human+genome+d iversity+project