I explained it to one friend thusly (she's a nerd, but not a computer nerd): "It would, for example, allow Nintendo to sue and possibly shut down Facebook over the photo you posted of your (DIY) Pikachu sweater."
Python is my scripting language of choice because it's easy to use and it has it's own "os" module that you can use to launch commands and the like, not to mention the "glob" module, which can grab all file names in a given directory into an array. I highly recommend it. (2.6)
Python also has a built-in "unittest" module that might make it a lot easier to manage your various test cases. I'd say if you can't count all of your test cases on one hand, you should take a serious look at that module.
Historically, soy has been used as a flavoring agent (e.g. soy sauce, bean paste), not as a primary source of food (soymilk, tofurky, etc.). I'm no expert, but my guess would be that until the last few decades, nobody consumed soy in large enough quantities to experience any negative effects from those isoflavones.
I went to Santa Rosa Junior College. It's actually one of the best junior colleges in California, if not the entire U.S. And I'm sure that at most of the faculty there can recognize (or easily be made to understand) how stupid a move this is by the administration.
The real problem is that these sorts of technical decisions are being made by people with no understanding of the technology. And there are countless institutions besides SRJC that have that exact same problem.
I heard she was wearing sweatpants at the time, which absorbed significantly more liquid than a t-shirt would, and held it in-place against her body long enough to cause third-degree burns.
Think of it this way: if you pour boiling water on yourself, you'll get burns, but the water will mostly run off of your body before doing too much damage. If you soak a sponge in boiling water and hold it against your skin, that's going to transfer a lot more thermal energy (since it can remain in contact for much longer) and thus cause a more severe burn.
There's a huge difference between naturalism and naturism. Naturalism is the study of the natural world. I worked as a naturalist during college, at a nature preserve that was owned by my university and used for research and education (I led kids from local elementary schools on field trips).
Naturism, on the other hand, is a practice that is synonymous with nudism (there might be further meaning that I am unaware of).
He didn't buy the laptop. His employer did. And he was already well aware of my opinion of Vista.
I've heard plenty of stories about his employer, and I'm sure they could never be convinced that an older version of Windows might be superior to the so-called "latest and greatest".
I've never yet had to use Vista myself, but in my limited experience helping friends who do use it, the "budget laptops" issue looks to be a serious one. A friend of mine was given a budget laptop for work, but he couldn't get wireless networking to work and asked me for help.
The first thing I noticed was that it took something ridiculous like 10 minutes to start up, and was incredibly slow even when no applications were running. So I went to the "System" control panel, and discovered the laptop had only 384MB of RAM.
So...it's a new laptop, that ships with Vista, and it falls short of Vista's minimum RAM requirements? I never did figure that one out.
I finally told him that the first thing he needed to do before I could help him was to get a laptop that met or exceeded Vista's minimum system requirements. I didn't hear anything about it after that.
I'm not a coffee drinker, but I've heard that Kopi Luwak ("cat shit coffee") actually does taste different from normal coffee (and apparently it does NOT taste like shit), and some people like it and are willing to pay a premium for it. And because it can't be produced at nearly the same rate as normal coffee, it's a rare commodity and sellers can justify charging more for it.
In the case of the app, anyone with any sort of developer tools and a few minutes of training on it can write an application that says "You're rich!" Since it probably adds up to at most about $10 in development costs, I don't think it's even close to the same thing.
That is true, although now that I think about it, most of the third-party Mac OS X applications I use (including Perian but not Flip4Mac) are very good about checking for updates automatically, thus there's at least a tiny shred of hope that the user of such an application wouldn't be suckered in by this "plug-in is out of date; download this new one" trick.
That being said, I am fully aware that Apple users are just as vulnerable to social engineering as their PC counterparts.
And as long as we're on the subject, thus far I haven't had any problems accessing any website on my Mac due to having a possibly dated version of Flash (your own mileage may vary, of course). I have occasionally run into problems due to Adobe's failure to port other plug-ins to the Intel Mac (such as Shockwave), but that seems more like a case of either incompetence or laziness on Adobe's part--not much any of us can do about that unless there's an open-source alternative that runs natively on Intel (and the few incidents I had weren't serious enough that I was compelled to go looking).
There is actually a good reason for having a single set of challenge questions for all users. If someone types in an invalid username, you can present them with a random challenge question and reject all possible answers. This is a good way to protect against account harvesting.
Unfortunately, many banks stop short of that and simply report that an invalid username was typed in. Thus, an attacker has a much easier time because he/she can fairly quickly determine what usernames are valid and attack them.
Some overseas iPhones will be sold unlocked (France I know for sure), but unlocking the phone is so easy, I don't see why it should be a problem if it's sold unlocked or not.
Remember the jailbroken iPhones? There were a few software updates that bricked them, so unlocking a locked iPhone might be risky.
Apple claimed the bricking happened because the jailbreaking process damaged the iPhones in some way. A lot of people suspected that Apple in fact deliberately bricked them. I don't know if anyone conclusively proved it one way or the other (I don't have an iPhone, so I didn't follow it closely).
Last I heard, unlocked iPhones were being sold in France, but they're significantly more expensive than the locked iPhones. When I crunched the numbers a few months ago, I think the cost came to over $1,000 USD (probably even more now, since the dollar is still getting weaker compared to the euro).
In addition, Apple won't provide support for iPhones outside their country of purchase, so if anything goes wrong with it, you'd have to make an international trip just to get it serviced.
If you don't have it, expect to be a burger flipper for life because even with a GED you will have proven that you lack the determination, dilligence and maturity to accomplish goals that are set before you. Hence, you are not qualified for most jobs that require determination, dilligence and maturity. My sister dropped out of high school and got her GED. Then she started taking classes at the local community college, and now she holds a Ph.D in biophysics.
I saw such a device tested on MythBusters, and it didn't make the license plate any harder to read.
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Only the true geek will buy $500 worth of RFID equipment to try to avoid paying a $0.1 toll fee. FYI, the toll on the Golden Gate Bridge is $5.00. Although the device used to automatically pay (don't know if it uses RFID or not) isn't exactly what I'd call a "sticker" (it's slightly larger than an audiocassette).
The iPhone doesn't support Java. I was just as surprised to hear that as you--I thought Java would be the perfect way for Apple to get third-party developers onboard with the iPhone as quickly as possible.
On a Mac, you can hold down the Control key while clicking to get the same effect, and you can scroll by dragging with two fingers. And most Mac software is designed so that you don't NEED two or more mouse buttons, so it's not as big a deal as on Windows.
Anything you'd be likely to use even more mouse buttons for can be done just as easily with a keyboard button (and Mac software never seems to use the old Function keys, i.e. F1...F12), so it's not a big deal, especially on a laptop where the trackpad and keyboard are so close together.
Oh, and before you accuse me of being a Mac fanboy, I use a Logitech MX Revolution mouse with my Mac Pro, because I absolutely hate the ergonomics of Apple's "Mighty Mouse"!
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I explained it to one friend thusly (she's a nerd, but not a computer nerd): "It would, for example, allow Nintendo to sue and possibly shut down Facebook over the photo you posted of your (DIY) Pikachu sweater."
Or nuclear (which I believe is also slow-response), which has a smaller carbon footprint than gas.
If you think Marin voters go crazy when it comes to EMF radiation...
Python is my scripting language of choice because it's easy to use and it has it's own "os" module that you can use to launch commands and the like, not to mention the "glob" module, which can grab all file names in a given directory into an array. I highly recommend it. (2.6)
Python also has a built-in "unittest" module that might make it a lot easier to manage your various test cases. I'd say if you can't count all of your test cases on one hand, you should take a serious look at that module.
Is it just me, or does the mouse on page 4 bear a striking resemblance to Logitech's current line-up of ergonomic mice?
Historically, soy has been used as a flavoring agent (e.g. soy sauce, bean paste), not as a primary source of food (soymilk, tofurky, etc.). I'm no expert, but my guess would be that until the last few decades, nobody consumed soy in large enough quantities to experience any negative effects from those isoflavones.
That wasn't McDonald's fault. That's why the damages she received were significantly less than what she had sued them for.
I went to Santa Rosa Junior College. It's actually one of the best junior colleges in California, if not the entire U.S. And I'm sure that at most of the faculty there can recognize (or easily be made to understand) how stupid a move this is by the administration.
The real problem is that these sorts of technical decisions are being made by people with no understanding of the technology. And there are countless institutions besides SRJC that have that exact same problem.
I heard she was wearing sweatpants at the time, which absorbed significantly more liquid than a t-shirt would, and held it in-place against her body long enough to cause third-degree burns.
Think of it this way: if you pour boiling water on yourself, you'll get burns, but the water will mostly run off of your body before doing too much damage. If you soak a sponge in boiling water and hold it against your skin, that's going to transfer a lot more thermal energy (since it can remain in contact for much longer) and thus cause a more severe burn.
There's a huge difference between naturalism and naturism. Naturalism is the study of the natural world. I worked as a naturalist during college, at a nature preserve that was owned by my university and used for research and education (I led kids from local elementary schools on field trips).
Naturism, on the other hand, is a practice that is synonymous with nudism (there might be further meaning that I am unaware of).
He didn't buy the laptop. His employer did. And he was already well aware of my opinion of Vista.
I've heard plenty of stories about his employer, and I'm sure they could never be convinced that an older version of Windows might be superior to the so-called "latest and greatest".
I've never yet had to use Vista myself, but in my limited experience helping friends who do use it, the "budget laptops" issue looks to be a serious one. A friend of mine was given a budget laptop for work, but he couldn't get wireless networking to work and asked me for help.
The first thing I noticed was that it took something ridiculous like 10 minutes to start up, and was incredibly slow even when no applications were running. So I went to the "System" control panel, and discovered the laptop had only 384MB of RAM.
So...it's a new laptop, that ships with Vista, and it falls short of Vista's minimum RAM requirements? I never did figure that one out.
I finally told him that the first thing he needed to do before I could help him was to get a laptop that met or exceeded Vista's minimum system requirements. I didn't hear anything about it after that.
They already have a computer that does the work of six congresspeople. Unfortunately, it takes twelve congresspeople to operate it.
I'm not a coffee drinker, but I've heard that Kopi Luwak ("cat shit coffee") actually does taste different from normal coffee (and apparently it does NOT taste like shit), and some people like it and are willing to pay a premium for it. And because it can't be produced at nearly the same rate as normal coffee, it's a rare commodity and sellers can justify charging more for it.
In the case of the app, anyone with any sort of developer tools and a few minutes of training on it can write an application that says "You're rich!" Since it probably adds up to at most about $10 in development costs, I don't think it's even close to the same thing.
That is true, although now that I think about it, most of the third-party Mac OS X applications I use (including Perian but not Flip4Mac) are very good about checking for updates automatically, thus there's at least a tiny shred of hope that the user of such an application wouldn't be suckered in by this "plug-in is out of date; download this new one" trick.
That being said, I am fully aware that Apple users are just as vulnerable to social engineering as their PC counterparts.
And as long as we're on the subject, thus far I haven't had any problems accessing any website on my Mac due to having a possibly dated version of Flash (your own mileage may vary, of course). I have occasionally run into problems due to Adobe's failure to port other plug-ins to the Intel Mac (such as Shockwave), but that seems more like a case of either incompetence or laziness on Adobe's part--not much any of us can do about that unless there's an open-source alternative that runs natively on Intel (and the few incidents I had weren't serious enough that I was compelled to go looking).
So where do Apple users get their Flash updates from then?
I think they're bundled with Safari, thus the updates would come from the Mac OS X "Software Update" tool.
There is actually a good reason for having a single set of challenge questions for all users. If someone types in an invalid username, you can present them with a random challenge question and reject all possible answers. This is a good way to protect against account harvesting.
Unfortunately, many banks stop short of that and simply report that an invalid username was typed in. Thus, an attacker has a much easier time because he/she can fairly quickly determine what usernames are valid and attack them.
How would you apply the subsequent updates to a bricked iPhone?
Remember the jailbroken iPhones? There were a few software updates that bricked them, so unlocking a locked iPhone might be risky.
Apple claimed the bricking happened because the jailbreaking process damaged the iPhones in some way. A lot of people suspected that Apple in fact deliberately bricked them. I don't know if anyone conclusively proved it one way or the other (I don't have an iPhone, so I didn't follow it closely).
Last I heard, unlocked iPhones were being sold in France, but they're significantly more expensive than the locked iPhones. When I crunched the numbers a few months ago, I think the cost came to over $1,000 USD (probably even more now, since the dollar is still getting weaker compared to the euro).
In addition, Apple won't provide support for iPhones outside their country of purchase, so if anything goes wrong with it, you'd have to make an international trip just to get it serviced.
You misspelled "Windows XP".
I saw such a device tested on MythBusters, and it didn't make the license plate any harder to read.
The iPhone doesn't support Java. I was just as surprised to hear that as you--I thought Java would be the perfect way for Apple to get third-party developers onboard with the iPhone as quickly as possible.
On a Mac, you can hold down the Control key while clicking to get the same effect, and you can scroll by dragging with two fingers. And most Mac software is designed so that you don't NEED two or more mouse buttons, so it's not as big a deal as on Windows.
Anything you'd be likely to use even more mouse buttons for can be done just as easily with a keyboard button (and Mac software never seems to use the old Function keys, i.e. F1...F12), so it's not a big deal, especially on a laptop where the trackpad and keyboard are so close together.
Oh, and before you accuse me of being a Mac fanboy, I use a Logitech MX Revolution mouse with my Mac Pro, because I absolutely hate the ergonomics of Apple's "Mighty Mouse"!