Easily the least computer literate group on the planet.
And the stock/. answer is to move them all to Linux.
I don't like Windows, but I can't imagine deploying Ubuntu to a bunch of illiterate users. I consistently have problems with distros not configuring WIFI drivers (at all), printers not working on random days, updates whacking stuff that worked, and the general @#$#-hole attitude of the Linux community and their "Well, just open terminal and type the following 25 lines of case-sensitive code."
Don't get me wrong...I love Ubuntu and find it generally easy to use once it's configured, but the moral righteousness of OSS does not make up for the general lack of polish and the complexity of setup. Windows and Mac will continue to dominate the market because they have invested more time making things easy to use, not because they were more "correct" in how they did it.
That's pure heatsink pr0n, those heatsinks don't stay inside cases.
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but is this fancy heatsink stuff akin to audiophiles and their speaker wire? How much of a performance gain are we really talking about? I only have a bunch of crappy laptops, so I really have no idea.
Yes, C4 going off near the Pentagon would cause a frenzy of authoritarian crackdowns, civil rights removals and economic damage. It would be quite successful in its goals.
And most importantly: I-395 would turn into a parking lot. I'd never get home from work.
Interesting timing. The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on the question of GPS tracking without a warrant on November 8th. I suspect the ruling could be applied to this kind of technology. Granted, one is "passive" tracking (the person owns the tracked device) and the other "active" (the government attaches the device to the person), but I see similarities in how the use of tracking technology in general impacts society's expectation of privacy.
Civics homework: Defend your position on how the 4th amendment protects/allows cell phone tracking of suspected criminals.
Granted, I have a small brain and limited understanding of the ways of the Google...but WTF? They made us convert our accounts months ago so we could use new products and the first new product out the door isn't available to our now converted accounts. Google Apps has been great for my domain, but this is really annoying and creates administrative headaches.
Ok, ok, I read (parts of) YFA...i'm at work. I'm happy to bow to your viewpoint after I've had more time to read. My summary opinion: Malice would involve these people choosing to destroy materials that they wouldn't normally destroy given the same fact pattern.
The policy the SEC worked out with the Archives may be stupid (even illegal), but I'd still bet that the people involved were doing the same thing they'd done with every other "matter under investigation" that was ever dropped. Unlike the actions of a few people at Arthur Andersen on October 23, 2001, who were fully aware that their material was subject to investigation.
I doubt there was much in the way of malicious activity. Based on my experience with records management rules at an "old-school institution", my guess is that the SEC has a very detailed retention policy regarding how to handle "documents subject to litigation" and an entirely different detailed policy on "electronic data retention" that is more focused on freeing up server space than the preservation or data.
My other guess is that the people in charge of policy enforcement, lawyers and records manager-types approaching retirement age, are well versed in the paper-based document retention policies, but have left much of the interpretation and enforcement of the data policies up to the kids in IT. As a result, you have order-takers in IT deciding when a shared drive needs to be purged or when someone's mail file is in need of trimming. "Hey, the policy says to trim mail files that exceed 200MB and purge shared drives of documents more than 90-days old, so I did."
I'm not suggesting that MacFarlane, Tyson or Druyan would subscribe to that view. It's the execs at Fox Broadcasting and, more specifically, their Newscorp overlords, who lack my trust in matters requiring the unbiased presentation of substantiated facts. A lot can happen in the editing room.
"...The most profound scientific concepts will be presented with stunning clarity, uniting skepticism and wonder, and weaving rigorous science with the emotional and spiritual into a transcendent experience."
This bothers me. I'm all for teaching science in ways the viewer can relate to -- something Dr. Sagan did very well -- but I fear that Fox may be on a track that often results in a vague representation of the facts and weakly presented science, tailored to make you feel good about whatever you already believe to be true. A "science show" should tell it like it is, acknowledge that some of the facts and theories contradict commonly-held beliefs and religious views, and move on (i.e. "not my job to reconcile your beliefs"). Just don't try to "weave" science and emotion...you'll end up with a mess and a bunch of people thinking they're informed.
Carl Sagan called out the conflicts between science and religion and allowed the viewer to work it out on their own. This approach is not only more informative, but can actually strengthen one's faith in BOTH by providing a degree of intellectual dominion over each. I am more confident in my religious beliefs as a result of my understanding of the universe.
It does make you wonder how something so specific could evolve
First of all, the rat (Lophiomys imhausi) evolved into a non-rat, with a nice, cute, fluffy tail (see exhibit A. That prevented them from being killed by humans. The poison quill adaption was just to piss off dogs.
Mod parent up. (Oops... too late)
The summary twists the story. I RTFD and think the judge made the only call he could make given the facts presented. I'd call it crappy lawyering before I'd blame the judge.
Now, don't construe this to think I'm ok with rental agent's behavior. As I recall, the business model for these kinds of organizations typically involves preying on the poor and/or ignorant with rent-to-own schemes that resemble something a loan shark might offer. Spycams and keylogging fit nicely within that realm of evil and I have little doubt they are guilty. I'm hopeful that a criminal case proceeds.
"Oops... you need a Google profile to use this feature.
Google Profiles is not available for your organization."
Sure, I can create an account and hope they can hook it up with my Apps account one day, but that plan didn't go so well when I tried it with Voice...or Picasa...or Buzz.... I think I'll just wait this time.
then require an ambulance upon arrival because of problems with blood clots, lung function and other issues resulting from flying in a small seat on an airplane in a lower-pressure atmosphere.
INAMD, but I think the primary risk is with being immobile during the flight and not so much the lower pressure. A friend of mine died from a clot that formed as a result of a leg injury followed by a long flight.
This site says you're at risk for 4-6 weeks after surgery.
Instead of connecting with your friends, Google+ aims to center connections around specific groupsâ"colleagues, projects...
I see that Google doesn't count their Google Apps customers among those having colleagues or projects on day 1. It won't let my org join. But that's ok...Apps users are used to being shunned...no Buzz, GV months after everyone else, etc.
IANAL, but I actively follow the SCOTUS -- what I consider to be the most interesting, and respectable branch of government. Say what you will about the conservatives vs. liberal biases of the justices, but they are all really smart and tend to make sound arguments (except for the one about corporations = people).
As I read the case, my understanding is that the data is already out there and available to the public (miners, corporations, journalists, me) via the pharmacies who are collecting the info during the course of operations. Vermont was simply trying to limit how that sold and now free (as in speech) data could be used once it was purchased.
"If Vermont's statute provided that prescriber-identifying information could not be sold or disclosed except in narrow circumstances then the State might have a stronger position. Here, however, the State gives possessors of the information broad discretion and wide latitude in disclosing the information, while at the same time restricting the informationâ(TM)s use by some speakers and for some purposes, even while the State itself can use the information to counter the speech it seeks to suppress."
Vermont screwed up by saying the data couldn't be used for "the wrong" reasons. What they really needed to do was ban the sale of the prescriber data in the first place. It's a messy rule and doesn't address the heart of the privacy issue it used as its basis.
That said, Justice Breyer makes some good arguments in his dissenting opinion (pages 30-53). One point from the summary:
"The Vermont statute before us adversely affects expression in one, and only one, way. It deprives pharmaceutical and data-mining companies of data, collected pursuant to the governmentâ(TM)s regulatory mandate, that could help pharmaceutical companies create better sales messages. In my view, this effect on expression is inextricably related to a lawful governmental effort to regulate a commercial enterprise."
By the way, Justice Sotomayor (an Obama Supreme Court appointment) sided with the majority, so this isn't necessarily a clear-cut case of liberals vs. conservatives.
I rate my Dell Mini N270 machines as "crappy" at best for watching HD-quality video, "acceptable" for low quality. When it comes to streaming Netflix, they get a "big fat zero" until linux is supported (but I can't blame the netbook for that one). We don't torrent movies, but perhaps they would play fine if we tried them.
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&$)(! No one ever said i'd need to book a plane ticket to retrive my phone. It seemed easier in the commercial.
And the stock /. answer is to move them all to Linux.
I don't like Windows, but I can't imagine deploying Ubuntu to a bunch of illiterate users. I consistently have problems with distros not configuring WIFI drivers (at all), printers not working on random days, updates whacking stuff that worked, and the general @#$#-hole attitude of the Linux community and their "Well, just open terminal and type the following 25 lines of case-sensitive code."
Don't get me wrong...I love Ubuntu and find it generally easy to use once it's configured, but the moral righteousness of OSS does not make up for the general lack of polish and the complexity of setup. Windows and Mac will continue to dominate the market because they have invested more time making things easy to use, not because they were more "correct" in how they did it.
Found a 2010 video of a prototype. Looks like an internal demo video...seems odd that it's online.
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but is this fancy heatsink stuff akin to audiophiles and their speaker wire? How much of a performance gain are we really talking about? I only have a bunch of crappy laptops, so I really have no idea.
so....what's the name of the facebook-blocking add-in for Chrome and Firefox?
Wow, T.Rex was a bit of a fatty. Thanks for the links.
And most importantly: I-395 would turn into a parking lot. I'd never get home from work.
Interesting timing. The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on the question of GPS tracking without a warrant on November 8th. I suspect the ruling could be applied to this kind of technology. Granted, one is "passive" tracking (the person owns the tracked device) and the other "active" (the government attaches the device to the person), but I see similarities in how the use of tracking technology in general impacts society's expectation of privacy.
Civics homework: Defend your position on how the 4th amendment protects/allows cell phone tracking of suspected criminals.
...an application for generating witty first posts.
Granted, I have a small brain and limited understanding of the ways of the Google...but WTF? They made us convert our accounts months ago so we could use new products and the first new product out the door isn't available to our now converted accounts. Google Apps has been great for my domain, but this is really annoying and creates administrative headaches.
See also, BOB
Seeing how many people actually read TFA is more interesting than the topic. 2,157 annon viewers and counting.
Ok, ok, I read (parts of) YFA...i'm at work. I'm happy to bow to your viewpoint after I've had more time to read. My summary opinion: Malice would involve these people choosing to destroy materials that they wouldn't normally destroy given the same fact pattern.
The policy the SEC worked out with the Archives may be stupid (even illegal), but I'd still bet that the people involved were doing the same thing they'd done with every other "matter under investigation" that was ever dropped. Unlike the actions of a few people at Arthur Andersen on October 23, 2001, who were fully aware that their material was subject to investigation.
I doubt there was much in the way of malicious activity. Based on my experience with records management rules at an "old-school institution", my guess is that the SEC has a very detailed retention policy regarding how to handle "documents subject to litigation" and an entirely different detailed policy on "electronic data retention" that is more focused on freeing up server space than the preservation or data.
My other guess is that the people in charge of policy enforcement, lawyers and records manager-types approaching retirement age, are well versed in the paper-based document retention policies, but have left much of the interpretation and enforcement of the data policies up to the kids in IT. As a result, you have order-takers in IT deciding when a shared drive needs to be purged or when someone's mail file is in need of trimming. "Hey, the policy says to trim mail files that exceed 200MB and purge shared drives of documents more than 90-days old, so I did."
Only two of my story submissions have been accepted and both were blessed by CmdrTaco. Thank you. My .222 batting average will only go down from here.
Thanks for giving us nerds an outlet for relevant news, creative expression, venting, and obligatory quotes. My obligatory quote.
I'm not suggesting that MacFarlane, Tyson or Druyan would subscribe to that view. It's the execs at Fox Broadcasting and, more specifically, their Newscorp overlords, who lack my trust in matters requiring the unbiased presentation of substantiated facts. A lot can happen in the editing room.
This bothers me. I'm all for teaching science in ways the viewer can relate to -- something Dr. Sagan did very well -- but I fear that Fox may be on a track that often results in a vague representation of the facts and weakly presented science, tailored to make you feel good about whatever you already believe to be true. A "science show" should tell it like it is, acknowledge that some of the facts and theories contradict commonly-held beliefs and religious views, and move on (i.e. "not my job to reconcile your beliefs"). Just don't try to "weave" science and emotion...you'll end up with a mess and a bunch of people thinking they're informed.
Carl Sagan called out the conflicts between science and religion and allowed the viewer to work it out on their own. This approach is not only more informative, but can actually strengthen one's faith in BOTH by providing a degree of intellectual dominion over each. I am more confident in my religious beliefs as a result of my understanding of the universe.
First of all, the rat (Lophiomys imhausi) evolved into a non-rat, with a nice, cute, fluffy tail (see exhibit A. That prevented them from being killed by humans. The poison quill adaption was just to piss off dogs.
Mod parent up. (Oops... too late)
The summary twists the story. I RTFD and think the judge made the only call he could make given the facts presented. I'd call it crappy lawyering before I'd blame the judge.
Now, don't construe this to think I'm ok with rental agent's behavior. As I recall, the business model for these kinds of organizations typically involves preying on the poor and/or ignorant with rent-to-own schemes that resemble something a loan shark might offer. Spycams and keylogging fit nicely within that realm of evil and I have little doubt they are guilty. I'm hopeful that a criminal case proceeds.
Sure, I can create an account and hope they can hook it up with my Apps account one day, but that plan didn't go so well when I tried it with Voice...or Picasa...or Buzz.... I think I'll just wait this time.
...still can't use Google+.
INAMD, but I think the primary risk is with being immobile during the flight and not so much the lower pressure. A friend of mine died from a clot that formed as a result of a leg injury followed by a long flight.
This site says you're at risk for 4-6 weeks after surgery.
I see that Google doesn't count their Google Apps customers among those having colleagues or projects on day 1. It won't let my org join. But that's ok...Apps users are used to being shunned...no Buzz, GV months after everyone else, etc.
As I read the case, my understanding is that the data is already out there and available to the public (miners, corporations, journalists, me) via the pharmacies who are collecting the info during the course of operations. Vermont was simply trying to limit how that sold and now free (as in speech) data could be used once it was purchased.
The Court's opinion states on page 24-25:
Vermont screwed up by saying the data couldn't be used for "the wrong" reasons. What they really needed to do was ban the sale of the prescriber data in the first place. It's a messy rule and doesn't address the heart of the privacy issue it used as its basis.
That said, Justice Breyer makes some good arguments in his dissenting opinion (pages 30-53). One point from the summary:
By the way, Justice Sotomayor (an Obama Supreme Court appointment) sided with the majority, so this isn't necessarily a clear-cut case of liberals vs. conservatives.
video playback is fine on my Linux netbook
Fixed that for you.
I rate my Dell Mini N270 machines as "crappy" at best for watching HD-quality video, "acceptable" for low quality. When it comes to streaming Netflix, they get a "big fat zero" until linux is supported (but I can't blame the netbook for that one). We don't torrent movies, but perhaps they would play fine if we tried them.