I had to look it up to realize that it was something I do all the time... but now that I know there's a cool phrase for it, I'll be sure to point it out!
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They're businesses, not humanitarian efforts. Of course they're motivated by money.
That being said -- it seems the free market portion of this hasn't been working, because none of the companies has yet decided that it's worth it to sell more product at less cost -- thus not creating any significant competition. In this case, the development of a cheaper method of production will allow this company to sell for significantly less, yet still make a higher profit. That will leave the other drug companies no choice but to reduce their own prices, in order to keep selling their product. So finally, after many years, the balance of free market kicks in.
In most cases, the ID isn't necessary. "Looking like you belong" is key to infiltrating most kinds of physical security. Walk quickly, look stern, you will likely not even be noticed -- save for the time it takes them to get out of your way. If you're at a badge-required door, pull out a PDA or similar, and look busy. When someone comes along, check the time, look mildly worried, then courteously hold the door open for them after they swipe their badge. They'll thank you for it.
While 'throw a cigarette at it and watch it go boom' is clearly a crock of shit, dropping a lit match on gasoline will generally ignite it. You are correct in saying that the fumes are what ignites -- but near the surface of the gasoline, the fumes are highly concentrated.
Go on. Try it for yourself if you don't believe me...
Why didn't they mention two most important steps you can take to prevent this kind of thing:
Be aware of your surroundings at all times. Your music is great, but it should never make you oblivious, and it should never be high enough in volume that you can't hear people (or traffic) around you in a potentially unsafe situation. (i.e., not at home/office)
Don't look like a victim. It's amazing how many would-be criminals are put off by the simple fact that someone's head is up and their eyes are alert. There are many easier-looking targets for them.
Those two simple things are the first things you will learn in any self-defense class.
Uh, I may be mistaken... but I believe GP was making a joke. That is to say:
1a : something said or done to provoke laughter; especially : a brief oral narrative with a climactic humorous twist b (1) : the humorous or ridiculous element in something (2) : an instance of jesting : KIDDING <can't take a joke> c : PRACTICAL JOKE d : LAUGHINGSTOCK
2 : something not to be taken seriously : a trifling matter <consider his skiing a joke -- Harold Callender> -- often used in negative constructions <it is no joke to be lost in the desert>
See #1a, 1b1, 1b2. May I also recommend to you this informative work on the very nature of humor? Please do attempt a full understanding of humor before trying to make fun of someone's post.
Oh, man... A thought just occurred to me... what if your post was also tongue-in-cheek humor, a commentary on the rigid nature of grammar nazi's and their ilk?
From TFA: "By creating a virtual environment we are creating a completely objective environment which makes it impossible for participants to leave signals or even unconscious clues as to which object they have chosen."
Wouldn't it be just as 'impossible' if the participants were in isolated rooms staring at images on a computer screen? While it's an interesting experiment, I am not sure how the VR method is improved over what I have suggested. Except, of course, that the scientists get a fancy new VR system out of the deal.
The fundamental law of nature that will not allow any communications without a physical channel is the theory of information [wikipedia.org]. If you could store or send information without passing through a physical medium and without spending energy doing it, the second law of thermodynamics would be violated, time would not be unidirectional.
I'm not speaking for or against here, but does anybody else catch the irony in the "fundamental law of nature" being called the "theory of information"? If you are going to rely on science (which I certainly do), rely on it completely -- including the part that says that there no absolutes, and anything can be falsified.
If something does not significantly inhibit the ability to create offspring, it will get propogated. The issues apparently caused by this protein-- while they can be life-threatening -- usually aren't; so there would be no way for natural selection to eliminate them.
I'm not trying to flame here, but whenever a topic like this comes up there will always be someone posting about how they've had the same *nix/BSD box running for X years.
Oddly, yours is the only post I've seen that makes mention of that...
Oh and BTW, Windows updates are signed, so even if someone managed to crack into it the packages would not install.
Of course, if someone hacked the win update server they could possibly have gotten beyond it -- which means signatures could have been updated using Microsoft's own key.
Now, I'll wait for someone to point out that the update server is probably firewalled from the network. Then I can one-up them, too! But first I'll ruin the obligatory Mario Bros "1up" reference by mentioning it here! And then... well, I trust that my plan becomes clear at this point.
There's no namespacing. There's not even an ATTEMPT at namespacing. This will fast become an unmanageable hodge-podge of insanity, with common words used willy-nilly in class attributes.
Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together -- mass hysteria!
OMG dude, I have been waiting for this for so long. I mean of course I knew it deep down inside, we all know it deep within our inner geek. But still -- now I can pay my analyst to tell me it's really not under my control!
All individual gambling income is taxed at the federal level. OTB and lotteries are done at the state level, and not at the federal level. This is simply the latest addition to a long history of federal anti-gambling bills -- not really news at all:
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Nice use of the Oxford comma by the way.
I had to look it up to realize that it was something I do all the time... but now that I know there's a cool phrase for it, I'll be sure to point it out!
[Mods: Note that this is labeled OT in the subject. Are you really gonna waste a point modding it that way?]
That being said -- it seems the free market portion of this hasn't been working, because none of the companies has yet decided that it's worth it to sell more product at less cost -- thus not creating any significant competition. In this case, the development of a cheaper method of production will allow this company to sell for significantly less, yet still make a higher profit. That will leave the other drug companies no choice but to reduce their own prices, in order to keep selling their product. So finally, after many years, the balance of free market kicks in.
Some idiot tagged it all as "prawn".
In most cases, the ID isn't necessary. "Looking like you belong" is key to infiltrating most kinds of physical security. Walk quickly, look stern, you will likely not even be noticed -- save for the time it takes them to get out of your way. If you're at a badge-required door, pull out a PDA or similar, and look busy. When someone comes along, check the time, look mildly worried, then courteously hold the door open for them after they swipe their badge. They'll thank you for it.
OMG, procedural is like so... 1980s.
While 'throw a cigarette at it and watch it go boom' is clearly a crock of shit, dropping a lit match on gasoline will generally ignite it. You are correct in saying that the fumes are what ignites -- but near the surface of the gasoline, the fumes are highly concentrated.
Go on. Try it for yourself if you don't believe me...
Why didn't they mention two most important steps you can take to prevent this kind of thing:
- Be aware of your surroundings at all times. Your music is great, but it should never make you oblivious, and it should never be high enough in volume that you can't hear people (or traffic) around you in a potentially unsafe situation. (i.e., not at home/office)
- Don't look like a victim. It's amazing how many would-be criminals are put off by the simple fact that someone's head is up and their eyes are alert. There are many easier-looking targets for them.
Those two simple things are the first things you will learn in any self-defense class.I think you meant:
"So it's Jobs' fault for making products that can be stolen?"
Could be he meant "funny" as in "kinda sad and pathetic".
1a : something said or done to provoke laughter; especially : a brief oral narrative with a climactic humorous twist b (1) : the humorous or ridiculous element in something (2) : an instance of jesting : KIDDING <can't take a joke> c : PRACTICAL JOKE d : LAUGHINGSTOCK 2 : something not to be taken seriously : a trifling matter <consider his skiing a joke -- Harold Callender> -- often used in negative constructions <it is no joke to be lost in the desert>
See #1a, 1b1, 1b2. May I also recommend to you this informative work on the very nature of humor? Please do attempt a full understanding of humor before trying to make fun of someone's post.
Oh, man... A thought just occurred to me... what if your post was also tongue-in-cheek humor, a commentary on the rigid nature of grammar nazi's and their ilk?
That is incorrect. Individual winnings are taxed.
Wouldn't it be just as 'impossible' if the participants were in isolated rooms staring at images on a computer screen? While it's an interesting experiment, I am not sure how the VR method is improved over what I have suggested. Except, of course, that the scientists get a fancy new VR system out of the deal.
The fundamental law of nature that will not allow any communications without a physical channel is the theory of information [wikipedia.org]. If you could store or send information without passing through a physical medium and without spending energy doing it, the second law of thermodynamics would be violated, time would not be unidirectional.
I'm not speaking for or against here, but does anybody else catch the irony in the "fundamental law of nature" being called the "theory of information"? If you are going to rely on science (which I certainly do), rely on it completely -- including the part that says that there no absolutes, and anything can be falsified.
I thought it was geek fight club.
Fortunately for you, you are now undoubtedly installed with a faith in a much higher power -- who needs people now?
I don't understand why they can't make this controllable via group policy -- the same as many other features of Windows.
If something does not significantly inhibit the ability to create offspring, it will get propogated. The issues apparently caused by this protein-- while they can be life-threatening -- usually aren't; so there would be no way for natural selection to eliminate them.
Curses. Foiled again. Darn you and your preemptive strikes. Darn you to heck.
Better yet, powered by hot air? I've never known the government to be so efficient! They're already doing it, without legislation!
I'm not trying to flame here, but whenever a topic like this comes up there will always be someone posting about how they've had the same *nix/BSD box running for X years.
Oddly, yours is the only post I've seen that makes mention of that ...
Oh and BTW, Windows updates are signed, so even if someone managed to crack into it the packages would not install.
Of course, if someone hacked the win update server they could possibly have gotten beyond it -- which means signatures could have been updated using Microsoft's own key.
Now, I'll wait for someone to point out that the update server is probably firewalled from the network. Then I can one-up them, too! But first I'll ruin the obligatory Mario Bros "1up" reference by mentioning it here! And then... well, I trust that my plan becomes clear at this point.
There's no namespacing. There's not even an ATTEMPT at namespacing. This will fast become an unmanageable hodge-podge of insanity, with common words used willy-nilly in class attributes.
Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together -- mass hysteria!
I wish the old fart community would stop whining and realize they've done nothing we haven't done in... uh...
OMG dude, I have been waiting for this for so long. I mean of course I knew it deep down inside, we all know it deep within our inner geek. But still -- now I can pay my analyst to tell me it's really not under my control!
I call your bluff, and raise you a fact.
All individual gambling income is taxed at the federal level. OTB and lotteries are done at the state level, and not at the federal level. This is simply the latest addition to a long history of federal anti-gambling bills -- not really news at all:
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/1082.htmlf all01/Internet_Gambling/Publish/page12.html
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/1084.html
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/1955.html
http://www.unc.edu/courses/law357c/cyberprojects/