I think AMD's target for this architecture is a typical Walmart shopper (lower price point, higher sales volume) looking to buy a laptop, so add-on video cards are out of the question. The first 2 questions this type of shopper will ask is "how much?' and "which one is better?"
After a gate agent at Orlando (MCO) informed a passenger she could not get her checked luggage out of the plane, the passenger stated: "Well what if I had put a bomb in it? Can I get it back then?"
After being denied boarding due to intoxication, a Columbus passenger told the gate agent that she had a bomb in her bag. ...He thought his statement would get him through security faster. ... "If you don't want another terrorist attack, I better make this flight."
A passenger at Charlotte (CLT) who was informed she couldn't take an item on the plane stated: "I hope someone comes in here and blows you all up."
I don't know if they were under stress, but they were definitely being assholes.
Proponents say that the original bill would open an avenue for possible illegal activity by employees, such as divulging proprietary or consumer information to outsiders through social networks.
A law like this would be ineffective for the stated purpose. Anybody passing corporate secrets through the internet would set up a dummy account to do it. It's more likely that they would use a usb memory stick or a mobile phone to smuggle out data.
if you want actual news, according to this, go to CNN.
No, not really. It just means that CNN has less "news analyst" shows. Or in newspaper terms, it has less columnists. The actual events being reported on all the 24/7 news channels is pretty similar. By events, I mean things like fires, shootings, bombings, wars, catastrophies, conflicts, sports, celebrities, court cases, governments votes and so on.
Electricity could be used to produce a more transportable energy. Hydrogen or compressed air are a couple off the top of my head. Of course you'd take a big hit in total efficiency. But right now, none of these would match the energy portability of ethanol, which also does not match that of gasoline. Are we just spinning our wheels?
I believe you are right. People often forget about one of the big driving factors in human civilization: Necessity is the mother of invention. Where we stand right now is that the necessity to replace fossil fuels does not outweigh costs of alternative energy sources. We will not "be in trouble when it does run out" because fossil fuels will not run out like a tank on empty. They will gradually become less economical and gradually be replaced by newer, more economical alternative sources.
Good luck with that. It's a common tactic of merchants to play classical music in front of their stores to keep those darn kids from congregating there.
NO. You are dead wrong. This case is about due process. It is about being able to face your accusers in court. It is about having a chance for cross examination. It is about having the right to stand up and say, "I don't have to just take this. You have to prove that I broke the law. You have to prove that your equipment was calibrated properly, was used properly and was not malfunctioning. You have to prove that you are not incompetent." My God, if you can't get your day in court for a trivial speeding ticket, then what is next?
What actual monitoring is going to be happening?... The only way they're going to determine if I'm sharing copyrighted material is by connecting to the tracker and seeing my IP as a peer.
That is exactly what they are doing. According to the Center for Copyright Information the process is: 1. Companies that own music, tv shows, and movies join peer-to-peer networks and search for media that they own. 2. They confirm that the titles are indeed copyrighted content. 3. They collect the IP addresses making the content available. 4. They send the IP addresses to the participating ISP that the address is assigned to. 5. The ISP passes a Copyright Alert to the customer using the IP address.
A couple of ways to avoid the copyright alert system would be to: - use a download method other than bittorrent.
- use an ISP that doesn't participate in the system. A list of participating ISPs is on wikipedia.
Incidents worse than this have been happening for years under asset forfeiture laws for certain felony crimes. It makes one want to become a Libertarian.
No matter what carrier your using the money is going to one of those two.
In the US, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T Wireless (formerly Cingular) own almost all the cell towers and lease bandwidth out to the various mobile virtual networks
Another thing I noticed: The article claims [no citation given] that the water table has dropped 250m in the past 50 years, but according to the USGS the quake epicenter was 1km below the surface. So unless the region started off with a water table below 750m (very doubtful), the epicenter was still below the water table. Also according to the same USGS page, the root cause was (no surprise) plate tectonics:
The southeastern Spain earthquake of 11 May, 2011, occurred within the plate boundary region that separates the Eurasia and Africa (Nubia) plates. At the longitude of the earthquake, the Africa plate moves NW with respect to the Eurasia plate with a velocity of 6 mm/yr.
FTFA: " that promises to solve the energy crisis as well as helping to curb global warming by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere."
Complete BS. This will not solve any energy problems because it is not a new energy source. This process will only transfer energy from one location to a gas tank, at a net loss of energy.
WWII all the German beer brewers were run out of business in the US
What? There are numerous breweries with German heritage that started in the 1800's that are still around today. Prohibition closed more breweries than anything else and the art of brewing was not lost due to that either.
Or is this preying on fear a uniquely U.S. phenomenon?"
I think this is a case of a government department trying to grow. A business leader will try to grow their business by increasing profits through more sales or greater efficiency. That's the nature of business. A government department will try to grow by increasing their budget or sphere of influence, which usually means regulations. That's just the nature of government.
...who used LeakID services to crawl Hotfile links and file baseless copyright infringement notices en masse.
The blog says LeakID is using bots to crawl Hotfile links. Wouldn't their copyright search algorithms be easily defeated by packing files into password protected RAR files before uploading them to a file hosting site?
True. I think a more interesting study would be to see how successful and happy the study subjects turned out to be. IQ does not equate to success in life. Social skills, networking, personality, etc. can be more important than IQ.
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I think AMD's target for this architecture is a typical Walmart shopper (lower price point, higher sales volume) looking to buy a laptop, so add-on video cards are out of the question. The first 2 questions this type of shopper will ask is "how much?' and "which one is better?"
I don't know if they were under stress, but they were definitely being assholes.
A law like this would be ineffective for the stated purpose. Anybody passing corporate secrets through the internet would set up a dummy account to do it. It's more likely that they would use a usb memory stick or a mobile phone to smuggle out data.
The song I use is "Does anyone have anymore gum!. More gum! More gum!" from Billy Madison.
It'll wash that song right out of your hair.
If it decreases the influence of lobbyists, then yes.
No, not really. It just means that CNN has less "news analyst" shows. Or in newspaper terms, it has less columnists.
The actual events being reported on all the 24/7 news channels is pretty similar. By events, I mean things like fires, shootings, bombings, wars, catastrophies, conflicts, sports, celebrities, court cases, governments votes and so on.
It was a Michael Scott Joint.
Electricity could be used to produce a more transportable energy. Hydrogen or compressed air are a couple off the top of my head. Of course you'd take a big hit in total efficiency. But right now, none of these would match the energy portability of ethanol, which also does not match that of gasoline. Are we just spinning our wheels?
I believe you are right. People often forget about one of the big driving factors in human civilization: Necessity is the mother of invention.
Where we stand right now is that the necessity to replace fossil fuels does not outweigh costs of alternative energy sources. We will not "be in trouble when it does run out" because fossil fuels will not run out like a tank on empty. They will gradually become less economical and gradually be replaced by newer, more economical alternative sources.
Good luck with that. It's a common tactic of merchants to play classical music in front of their stores to keep those darn kids from congregating there.
NO. You are dead wrong.
This case is about due process. It is about being able to face your accusers in court. It is about having a chance for cross examination. It is about having the right to stand up and say, "I don't have to just take this. You have to prove that I broke the law. You have to prove that your equipment was calibrated properly, was used properly and was not malfunctioning. You have to prove that you are not incompetent."
My God, if you can't get your day in court for a trivial speeding ticket, then what is next?
That is exactly what they are doing. According to the Center for Copyright Information the process is:
1. Companies that own music, tv shows, and movies join peer-to-peer networks and search for media that they own.
2. They confirm that the titles are indeed copyrighted content.
3. They collect the IP addresses making the content available.
4. They send the IP addresses to the participating ISP that the address is assigned to.
5. The ISP passes a Copyright Alert to the customer using the IP address.
A couple of ways to avoid the copyright alert system would be to:
- use a download method other than bittorrent.
- use an ISP that doesn't participate in the system. A list of participating ISPs is on wikipedia.
Incidents worse than this have been happening for years under asset forfeiture laws for certain felony crimes.
It makes one want to become a Libertarian.
In the US, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T Wireless (formerly Cingular) own almost all the cell towers and lease bandwidth out to the various mobile virtual networks
That dude, Dulles? I think they named an airport after him.
Also according to the same USGS page, the root cause was (no surprise) plate tectonics:
What does the kindle's failure to display math and science symbols correctly have to do with Amazon potentially being a monopoly?
Complete BS. This will not solve any energy problems because it is not a new energy source. This process will only transfer energy from one location to a gas tank, at a net loss of energy.
Have you ever lived some place like Buffalo or Minnesota in the winter?
What? There are numerous breweries with German heritage that started in the 1800's that are still around today. Prohibition closed more breweries than anything else and the art of brewing was not lost due to that either.
That's simply not true. It just means you drink the crappy brands. Try a Two Hearted Ale.
Furthermore, Mediafire (referenced in earlier /. stories) is not "the cloud", it's a file hosting web site.
And while I feel a rant brewing, router manufacturers need to stop using "5G" to describe wireless network speeds.
I think this is a case of a government department trying to grow.
A business leader will try to grow their business by increasing profits through more sales or greater efficiency. That's the nature of business.
A government department will try to grow by increasing their budget or sphere of influence, which usually means regulations. That's just the nature of government.
The blog says LeakID is using bots to crawl Hotfile links. Wouldn't their copyright search algorithms be easily defeated by packing files into password protected RAR files before uploading them to a file hosting site?
True. I think a more interesting study would be to see how successful and happy the study subjects turned out to be. IQ does not equate to success in life. Social skills, networking, personality, etc. can be more important than IQ.