Sure, they're trying to make a strong case for themselves but "extreme scratching"??? Gimme a break. You could pretty much say that about anything with a screen.
If your willing to pay a couple hundred for an iPod, then set aside another 20 dollars and get yourself a case to put it in.
I disagree. We're already buyinghybrids in large amounts. And this is despite studies showing that savings might be less than the consumer expects. From The Detroit News:
Various analysts estimate it can take up to 10 years for savings at the gas pump to equal the extra cash a hybrid costs.
It doesn't need to get to $6/gal. It's already relatively high. Thats good enough to force some change.
Yeah, I find it pretty amazing (and stupid) myself. It's unfortunate that speed of deployment is more important than quality of development. What can I say, we are an impatient people...
Do you not know that thousands of people are working on the very thing you suggest, including numerous people at Toyota?
Really? I didn't know. For I have been living on Mars for the past 10 years, in a cave, with my eyes shut, and my fingers in my ears.
Since you actually took the time to ask me that question, I'll clarify: my point was not that they should start working on lowering toxic emissions, but that they should focus on lowering toxic emissions and not on removing the toxins after the fact.
So they're trying to genetically engineer some plants that will better absorb the toxins that are emitted by their cars. How about eliminating the emission of toxins in the first place. Imagine if a company sold you some software that damages your computer, only to then sell you some more software to repair those damages. Oh, wait...
Yes, I agree that commercials will find there way onto iPods, but why should they? If I'm paying to get this episode off of iTunes, why should they stuff advertisements in there as well?
First of all, I never said ANYTHING about the US controlling the UN. So, I'm not sure where you got that from. I was merely trying to say that the UN exists only because of the US and its monetary support. Of course, the UN should act in favor of all its member nations, not just one.
Every part of your statement is incorrect. From Wikipedia:
"In December 2000, the Assembly agreed to revise the scale of assessments to make them better reflect current global circumstances. As part of that agreement, the regular budget ceiling was reduced from 25 to 22 percent; this is the rate at which the United States is assessed. The United States is the only member that meets that ceiling, all other members' assessment rates are lower."
So make no mistake, without US backing, the UN would be nothing.
Sure, that world record was a great accomplishment, but what does it do for the general consumer? I don't think anyone's going to want to carry a 10ft dish around with them. Maspro Denkoh's accomplishment is that it can be used practically.
Lets say we don't implement a common naming scheme. Lets say McAfee comes out and identifies a new piece of malware called malware192 and releases a patch for. Ok, you go ahead and patch your system. Later on, you read that Symantec has issued an alert for malware195. Are they referring to the same one you just patched? Should you hurry up and try to get your system up to date? Clearly, having a common name is a step in the right direction.
This can't possibly catch on, can it? I mean why would you entrust your confidentiality to something as insecure as a fingerprint? You leave it everywhere you go! Imagine that everytime you leave a room, you leave behind a piece of paper with your credit card number written on it.
It's one after the other. As if LOTR wasn't huge enough, he follows that up with King Kong, and now Halo. Expectations are enormous for all of them, and no doubt he came through with LOTR. I expect no less with the next two. Especially with King Kong. Jack Black + Naomi Watts + Andy Serkis = Box Office Gold.
Every time a restriction or limitation is imposed, a work-around will be developed. Necessity is the mother of invention, and you can't just disregard the will of the people.
Not at airports, but subways. A local news station did a report on the lack of security in Chicago's transit system, the CTA. According to the report:
"More people rode the CTA today than will pass through O'hare and Midway over the entire Thanksgiving weekend. Yet the feds only provide a penny per passenger for security on buses or trains... compared to seven or eight bucks for each plane passenger."
I read Kurtzweil's paper about why we're heading towards a Singularity. I highly recommend it. If you have some free time, that is. It'll take you 2 or 3 hours. You can find it here but I suggest you click on "Printable Version" cause it will be easier to read without all of those links.
After reading it, you'll clearly see that there is a fine line between genius and madness. And I can't say which side of the line he's on.
According to Dr. Gregory Olsen's bio, his company has been developing optoelectronic devices and that "This cutting edge camera technology is revolutionizing detection capabilities and providing reliable, high performance products used for a variety of critical military, national security, telecommunications and industrial applications such as covert surveillance, machine vision, night vision, health and safety protocols, historical art inspection and many others."
Perhaps we shouldn't have let this guy get too acquainted with the Russians...
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If your willing to pay a couple hundred for an iPod, then set aside another 20 dollars and get yourself a case to put it in.
They've upgraded their 4th rate website to a 3rd rate website. Clearly, we are witnessing the future.
We demand MORE asbestos! MORE asbestos!
Various analysts estimate it can take up to 10 years for savings at the gas pump to equal the extra cash a hybrid costs.
It doesn't need to get to $6/gal. It's already relatively high. Thats good enough to force some change.
Yeah, I find it pretty amazing (and stupid) myself. It's unfortunate that speed of deployment is more important than quality of development. What can I say, we are an impatient people...
Really? I didn't know. For I have been living on Mars for the past 10 years, in a cave, with my eyes shut, and my fingers in my ears.
Since you actually took the time to ask me that question, I'll clarify: my point was not that they should start working on lowering toxic emissions, but that they should focus on lowering toxic emissions and not on removing the toxins after the fact.
So they're trying to genetically engineer some plants that will better absorb the toxins that are emitted by their cars. How about eliminating the emission of toxins in the first place. Imagine if a company sold you some software that damages your computer, only to then sell you some more software to repair those damages. Oh, wait...
Yes, I agree that commercials will find there way onto iPods, but why should they? If I'm paying to get this episode off of iTunes, why should they stuff advertisements in there as well?
This might explain why emus are only found in Australia, which became separated from Gondwana.
Don't be so naive. A politician is a politician. Just because you pur "Democrat" next to your name doesn't make you less corruptable.
It's not that simple. Define "reasonably." What's reasonable to one person might not be so reasonable to another.
If they can only integrate this with Gmail (which I'm sure they will), then that would be great.
First of all, I never said ANYTHING about the US controlling the UN. So, I'm not sure where you got that from. I was merely trying to say that the UN exists only because of the US and its monetary support. Of course, the UN should act in favor of all its member nations, not just one.
"In December 2000, the Assembly agreed to revise the scale of assessments to make them better reflect current global circumstances. As part of that agreement, the regular budget ceiling was reduced from 25 to 22 percent; this is the rate at which the United States is assessed. The United States is the only member that meets that ceiling, all other members' assessment rates are lower."
So make no mistake, without US backing, the UN would be nothing.Sure, that world record was a great accomplishment, but what does it do for the general consumer? I don't think anyone's going to want to carry a 10ft dish around with them. Maspro Denkoh's accomplishment is that it can be used practically.
"It seems to me unlikely that a small number of unsophisticated users would be able to mount this attack effectively."
Who cares! Those aren't the people we're worried about. It would just take ONE sophisticated user to mount this attack.
Maybe the crappy website is a good sign. Perhaps they spent all of their time on developing a good browser instead of a good website.
Lets say we don't implement a common naming scheme. Lets say McAfee comes out and identifies a new piece of malware called malware192 and releases a patch for. Ok, you go ahead and patch your system. Later on, you read that Symantec has issued an alert for malware195. Are they referring to the same one you just patched? Should you hurry up and try to get your system up to date? Clearly, having a common name is a step in the right direction.
This can't possibly catch on, can it? I mean why would you entrust your confidentiality to something as insecure as a fingerprint? You leave it everywhere you go! Imagine that everytime you leave a room, you leave behind a piece of paper with your credit card number written on it.
It's one after the other. As if LOTR wasn't huge enough, he follows that up with King Kong, and now Halo. Expectations are enormous for all of them, and no doubt he came through with LOTR. I expect no less with the next two. Especially with King Kong. Jack Black + Naomi Watts + Andy Serkis = Box Office Gold.
Should we expect anything else? Sure, they're out to make money, but as long as it benefits me, the consumer, I don't care what the reason is.
Every time a restriction or limitation is imposed, a work-around will be developed. Necessity is the mother of invention, and you can't just disregard the will of the people.
"More people rode the CTA today than will pass through O'hare and Midway over the entire Thanksgiving weekend. Yet the feds only provide a penny per passenger for security on buses or trains... compared to seven or eight bucks for each plane passenger."
Doesn't really make sense, does it?
After reading it, you'll clearly see that there is a fine line between genius and madness. And I can't say which side of the line he's on.
Perhaps we shouldn't have let this guy get too acquainted with the Russians...