Exactly... Nielsen looks at EVERYBODY, because there's a market for everybody's information.
Furthermore, it's a joke to think that Google is going to compete with Nielsen as **Google sells advertising**. This is not an unbiased source. The reason that Nielsen even exists is that [insert Ford, Apple, or any other buyer of advertising time here] is not going to take [insert NBC's, Comedy Central's, or any other seller of advertising time here] word for it about how many people are watching their shows. Apple wants to hear from an unbiased souce that X million people are watching ABC during the period for which Apple is buying advertising time.
Of course people don't mature until their mid-to-late twenties. Why do you think that the U.S. military takes 18 to 26 year olds during drafts? It's because most 18 to 26 year olds aren't mature enough yet to have a nice, healthy fear of death, paralysis, disfigurement, etc. (This isn't a dig on anybody. I'm eternally grateful for the service of the men and women in the armed forces... it just takes a certain mindset that most people lose as they "mature".)
She says that she feels to have no first language in which whe is completely competent and "home" . ..
As somewhat of a stickler when it comes to English usage and grammar, I'm of the opinion that hardly anyone is "completely competent" when it comes to English.
Questioned on the language she thinks in, she says that it depends on the language in which she first encountered a given topic or spent a lot of time to think about it.
I have a friend who moved to the U.S. for college after growing up in Sweden. He reported that, after living in the U.S. for a few years, he now thinks in English most of the time... and even dreams in English about half of the time.
We visited London last October . . . since you can take the Tube practically anywhere, there's more walking and less driving involved for a good portion of the populace. (We never felt the need for a car the whole trip.)
Compare apples to apples: London is the biggest city in the UK. New York is the biggest city in the U.S. (Big Apple pun noted, but not intended). You can take New York's subway practically anywhere too.
For that matter, I live in Chicago (3rd largest U.S. city) and I don't own a car... lots of people here don't. But we still have plenty of fatties.
All "I didn't know it was illegal" defends is the intent.
Maybe morally. It's not a legal defense... at least not in the U.S... and since the U.S. legal system is based on England's, I doubt it's a legal defense in England either.
. . . Congress added "under God" to the pledge . . .
Yeah, I had this in mind as I typed my initial post. As a secular kind of a guy, I don't like the fact that "under God" is in there. Still and all, pledging allegiance to the flag of a country that you claim has god's blessing is not the same thing as pledging allegiance to god.
I've got one of the older issues of this book, and it is an excellent treatment of the topic. It's written to be accessible to just about anyone who can read.
the vast amount of NASA's management and engineering software is written in C
Most of Windows is also written in C.
At any rate, one of the few things that Windows has going for it is the vast amount of apps that are readily available for it. If there's a *nix app that can securely rip data from audio CD's (like Exact Audio Copy does on Windows), please let me know about it so I can rid myself forever of Windows (at least at home). (Save your breath, Wine doesn't count.)
Yes, Windows sucks, but let's give credit where credit is due.
The problem comes with the ethical code. Lawyers are only responsible to their clients, that's it. There is no higher ethical code. Comparisons: If a bridge built by an Engeneer collapses and people die, the engeneer loses their licence to practise, and will probably face criminal charges. If a Doctor F*#!s up and a patient dies, same deal. A lawyer gets a mass murderer off through a loop-hole or technicality, and he has done a good job, here have a cookie... see the basic problem. (or supports some womans lawsuit of Mcrap when she spills coffie on her lap...)
Lawyers are not responsible only to their clients. Lawyers owe a duty of candor to the tribunal as well as many other duties to people other than clients. You can read all about it right here: http://www.law.cornell.edu/ethics/comparative/ .
Nine times out of ten, when someone who doesn't know what they're talking about refers to a criminal being let go on a "technicality" or a "loophole", it's because the police have horribly violated the accused's constitutional rights. (When somebody else's rights get violated, it's a technicality... when yours do, it's the Constitution, by God!) It's not a perfect solution, but the law figures that the best way to protect constitutional rights is to ignore evidence that has been obtained in violation of constitutional rights (that's a long story cut very, very short).
As to the McDonald's case that you're referring to: Would you feel any differently if you knew that McDonald's had received many warnings that it was serving its coffee at an unacceptably and dangerously hot temperature? Would you feel any differently if you knew that the McDonald's witness came off with a nasty we're-McDonald's-you-little-peons-we'll-crush-you attitude that practically dared the jury to award a huge verdict in favor of the plaintiff? If you base your opinion only on what you heard Paul Harvey say about it many years ago, you might want to dig a little deeper. You may start to figure out why things happened the way that they did.
And, as to both matters, don't forget that it's judges and juries who make the decisions that you don't seem to like, not the lawyers.
On Dec. 13, attorney Fred Von Lohmann of the Electronic Frontier Foundation published an open letter criticizing the company for its threat. [from the article]
I'm no fan of Sony's actions, but there's another big difference here: Sony at least has the excuse of attempting to do something that is legal, i.e., protect its intellectual property. That doesn't make Sony's rootkit acceptable, but it can at least claim a pure motive. Not so when you're telling grandma that she's getting a security fix just to give her spyware instead.
That's really admirable of the Uncoverer--advising the borderline retarded to take apart their TVs. It's easy enough to fry yourself messing with a TV if you *do* know what you're doing.
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Exactly... Nielsen looks at EVERYBODY, because there's a market for everybody's information. Furthermore, it's a joke to think that Google is going to compete with Nielsen as **Google sells advertising**. This is not an unbiased source. The reason that Nielsen even exists is that [insert Ford, Apple, or any other buyer of advertising time here] is not going to take [insert NBC's, Comedy Central's, or any other seller of advertising time here] word for it about how many people are watching their shows. Apple wants to hear from an unbiased souce that X million people are watching ABC during the period for which Apple is buying advertising time.
No, but scaring manufacturers into making damn sure that they comply with DRM requirements on upcoming HD and/or Blu-Ray players might.
TI-994A, baby! I was in the fifth grade.
Of course people don't mature until their mid-to-late twenties. Why do you think that the U.S. military takes 18 to 26 year olds during drafts? It's because most 18 to 26 year olds aren't mature enough yet to have a nice, healthy fear of death, paralysis, disfigurement, etc. (This isn't a dig on anybody. I'm eternally grateful for the service of the men and women in the armed forces... it just takes a certain mindset that most people lose as they "mature".)
She says that she feels to have no first language in which whe is completely competent and "home" . . .
As somewhat of a stickler when it comes to English usage and grammar, I'm of the opinion that hardly anyone is "completely competent" when it comes to English.
Questioned on the language she thinks in, she says that it depends on the language in which she first encountered a given topic or spent a lot of time to think about it.
I have a friend who moved to the U.S. for college after growing up in Sweden. He reported that, after living in the U.S. for a few years, he now thinks in English most of the time... and even dreams in English about half of the time.
They're probably only able to ship an anti-spyware tool because the other primary Windows anti-spyware tools are "free."
I wish. The best-reviewed anti-spyware applications are Webroot's Spy Sweeper and PCTools's Spyware Doctor. Neither one of which are free.
Yet another reason to keep important or sensitive information on a non MS-OS.
We visited London last October . . . since you can take the Tube practically anywhere, there's more walking and less driving involved for a good portion of the populace. (We never felt the need for a car the whole trip.)
Compare apples to apples: London is the biggest city in the UK. New York is the biggest city in the U.S. (Big Apple pun noted, but not intended). You can take New York's subway practically anywhere too.
For that matter, I live in Chicago (3rd largest U.S. city) and I don't own a car... lots of people here don't. But we still have plenty of fatties.
All "I didn't know it was illegal" defends is the intent.
Maybe morally. It's not a legal defense... at least not in the U.S... and since the U.S. legal system is based on England's, I doubt it's a legal defense in England either.
"Intelligent Design is something Britons read about with a smirk before they turn to the Horoscope section"
I guess this should be revised to say "Intelligent Design is something 48% Britons read about with a smirk before they turn to the Horoscope section".
. . . Congress added "under God" to the pledge . . .
Yeah, I had this in mind as I typed my initial post. As a secular kind of a guy, I don't like the fact that "under God" is in there. Still and all, pledging allegiance to the flag of a country that you claim has god's blessing is not the same thing as pledging allegiance to god.
I don't have to swear my allegiance to God at school every morning.
That's good. I'm not aware of any U.S. public school that requires that either. Of course, pledging allegiance to the flag is another matter.
"When he's under water, does he get wet or does the water get him instead?" They Might Be Giants
I've got one of the older issues of this book, and it is an excellent treatment of the topic. It's written to be accessible to just about anyone who can read.
My first troll mod... sweet.
Securely: Every sector read is doublechecked. It re-reads up to 80 times and corrects mistakes if necessary.
The end result is no unexpected popping, hissing, whistling, etc.
http://exactaudiocopy.de/
the vast amount of NASA's management and engineering software is written in C
Most of Windows is also written in C.
At any rate, one of the few things that Windows has going for it is the vast amount of apps that are readily available for it. If there's a *nix app that can securely rip data from audio CD's (like Exact Audio Copy does on Windows), please let me know about it so I can rid myself forever of Windows (at least at home). (Save your breath, Wine doesn't count.)
Yes, Windows sucks, but let's give credit where credit is due.
My guess is that the last time he checked was before he installed it.
McReally?
Lawyers are not responsible only to their clients. Lawyers owe a duty of candor to the tribunal as well as many other duties to people other than clients. You can read all about it right here: http://www.law.cornell.edu/ethics/comparative/ .
Nine times out of ten, when someone who doesn't know what they're talking about refers to a criminal being let go on a "technicality" or a "loophole", it's because the police have horribly violated the accused's constitutional rights. (When somebody else's rights get violated, it's a technicality... when yours do, it's the Constitution, by God!) It's not a perfect solution, but the law figures that the best way to protect constitutional rights is to ignore evidence that has been obtained in violation of constitutional rights (that's a long story cut very, very short).
As to the McDonald's case that you're referring to: Would you feel any differently if you knew that McDonald's had received many warnings that it was serving its coffee at an unacceptably and dangerously hot temperature? Would you feel any differently if you knew that the McDonald's witness came off with a nasty we're-McDonald's-you-little-peons-we'll-crush-you attitude that practically dared the jury to award a huge verdict in favor of the plaintiff? If you base your opinion only on what you heard Paul Harvey say about it many years ago, you might want to dig a little deeper. You may start to figure out why things happened the way that they did.
And, as to both matters, don't forget that it's judges and juries who make the decisions that you don't seem to like, not the lawyers.
Wow. I'm pretty old, but I have no recollection of 12 ft. discs.
I'm no fan of Sony's actions, but there's another big difference here: Sony at least has the excuse of attempting to do something that is legal, i.e., protect its intellectual property. That doesn't make Sony's rootkit acceptable, but it can at least claim a pure motive. Not so when you're telling grandma that she's getting a security fix just to give her spyware instead.
That's really admirable of the Uncoverer--advising the borderline retarded to take apart their TVs. It's easy enough to fry yourself messing with a TV if you *do* know what you're doing.