Or, Google keeps a Chinese language site, without any filtering.
Interesting idea, and they might just do it. However, lacking any local presence reduces their ability to effectively sell advertisements (which is where there revenue comes from). Maybe they still can, but less so. But then China might crack down on the advertisers.
If they do this, it will be closer to "You can't stop the signal" or "I'll be back" than lets make money today.
There is absolutely no excuse whatsoever for any congressional representative to be voting in favor of this bill without having a clear analysis of the entire bill in the form it was to be voted on, no matter how good the bill is or is not. Any of them that did so should be impeached and found guilty for dereliction of duty, then dismissed from office and imprisoned. I don't care what party you're from or what the bill is, you should not be voting on things without knowing what it is you're voting on. If you can't get your bill to pass as written after thorough examination, it shouldn't be passed at all.
I can't exactly recall, but wasn't there an article or two on Slashdot a while back about how perhaps it was better to allow known terrorist network sites to continue to operate, rather than to shut them down and have us not know where the terrorists communicate anymore?
Yes, but there is also something to be said for keeping the terrorists on the move even on the internet. It gets in the way of their ability to coordinate. However, if we inflict too much interruption they will find ways that aren't easy to monitor or interrupt. It requires a balance on our part.
Part of me wonders if the CIA is whining because they had this source of information that has been taken away and now they need to find other sources.
$1,000 per e-mail is similar to $10,000 per call to someone on the do-not-call registry. This is about taking away the financial benefit of these obnoxious business activities. Pirating music is not a business activity.
You can't really worry about the runtime limit since it should be rather liberal for a student's competition and you'll never know what the system's config will be (so Python may be fast or slow).
I'll add to this.
I would expect that having a runtime limit, they are trying to weed out horribly inefficient and/or bad code. Teaching something easier for them to understand will help avoid this.
So wait........that's ~112MPH in a 30.....ok, 80 over, goodbye license, but HALF A FUCKING YEAR? Don't you guys have you know, real police things to do?
30 mph zones are generally ones with high congestion, lots of pedestrians, and not necessarily a lot of room to mess up. Imagine if this was in a car rather than a motorcycle (to my knowledge, the laws and penalties are generally the same for both). That's a lot of potential for death and destruction (and they'd be lucky if they didn't have an accident). Admittedly, a motorcycle has less potential for destruction but it's still potent at those speeds (especially since sidewalks in Japan are often crowded).
Someone who commits this sort of recklessness needs to be made aware it is not acceptable. Revoking their license isn't enough to do that; they'll just ride without one.
I'm feeling vitriolic, so I'll start the trolling thread:
Having a sheer amount of parents simply means that he's a frequent flier at the the parent office.
I don't think that's how it works; 2 is the max. However, having a sheer amount of children means he's a frequent flier of something else and not a fan of protection.:-)
He was elected to being with, and that election seems to have been fair. However since then he has been taking increasingly underhanded methods of retaining power, stifling dissent and so on.
Do remember that a large number of dictators are elected to power initially. They then just misuse the power and suppress freedom. That someone was elected initially doesn't mean they aren't a dictator now.
I seem to recall a certain German dictator who I recall was originally elected, but I won't mention his name since I don't want to cause a Fuhrer.
How the fuck am I gonna back up to a remote server over the internet at 60 kbytes/sec?
you can get about 17 MBytes/Sec with a 1.5TB through USPS
Yes, but what are the service fees? And... where are you overnighting this?
If I wanted highly secure off-site backups, I'd buy an external hard drive or two and keep them in a safe deposit box at my local bank. Do the math on a 15 minutes each way (twice, first getting the hd then going back to put it in) + 15 minutes at the bank each time + x amount of time updating 1.5TB through USB... I bet it'll beat your USPS throughput.
Push-button ignition can be turned off by holding down the button (kind of like with a computer).
You can cover a lot of ground in four seconds at freeway speeds. (410' at 70 mph, to be precise...close to a tenth of a mile.) Which would you rather have: turn a key and kill the engine right away, or hold down a button for several seconds while your car accelerates out of control? Push-button ignition sounds like a useless, unnecessary complication of something that's best kept simple.
The family killed in San Diego were on the phone with 911 for over a minute before they crashed.
I've had a throttle stick on me before (certain American muscle car) and it's one of those things you realize right away. It all comes down to how you respond to it.
In that case, your only chance is the brake overriding the gas (a process which should have been true from the beginning anyway).
I know these aren't the most valid reasons why a Camry shouldn't necessarily have this, but I'll list them:
1) Many drivers learned to drive with both feet and sometimes ride on the brakes. Sure it's bad, but what would they think if their throttle stops randomly as they are going along? And then the mechanic says nothing is wrong? Even if they figure out the cause, telling them "you're driving wrong" won't go over well.
2) Very not applicable to normal Camry usage, but when racing a FWD car there is a cornering trick where you use the brake and gas at the same time. The brake puts more weight on the front wheels while the gas keeps the front wheels turning. The net result is the car will under-steer less while going through the turn faster. This would be more relevant on a Civic or Corolla; not a Camry.
Which is why I don't like push-button ignition. If my car ever goes into hyperdrive because of a stuck throttle, I take comfort in knowing I still have a kill switch, and I grew up driving tractors and cars without power steering or power-assist braking, so I can cope.
How can I trust that that push-button ignition will still shut off the car? I know it's conceivable that even a key-start ignition might turn all ignition control over to an ECM, but who's done that?
Push-button ignition can be turned off by holding down the button (kind of like with a computer). Push-button ignition doesn't stop you from putting the car in neutral.
You do know that self-immolation refers to suicide by fire, more specifically to a form of extreme protest by Buddhist monks. Monks who have taken vows not to harm other creatures set themselves on fire, it was commonplace in south Vietnam as protest against the war and corrupt South Vietnamese government and is occasionally done in China in protest over China's occupation of Tibet.
Deffo used the wrong word there mate.
I don't know. If you give him a bit of poetic license, the idea of them dying in a self-induced fire due to intentions not to hurt others isn't too far out there.
You communist. Real Americans carry not one but two pearl-handled, silver-plated Colt.45s, which they are permitted to shoot into the air and shout "yahoo."
There are better ways to protect against "professional debtors." It's called a credit score. Not perfect, but it helps prevent the bad loan in the first place.
Answer this, if a program takes n^2 * 50 * 100000 * n * log(n) * sqrt(n) steps to complete, what's the big O? If you're working on a formal proof right now for something that's obviously O(n^2),
Except that what you wrote is actually O(n^3). "log(n)" and "sqrt(n)" are irrelevant (too small in comparison), but "n^2 * n" is n^3.
I only wrote one or two formal proofs in an entire semester. They are an academic exercise only.
I'd say you need to learn enough mathematics to get an appreciation for what goes into the discovery of an O(nlog[n]) algorithm -vs- its [naive] O(n^2) counterpart.
This is a gap I've seen with self-taught programmers: they didn't take algorithms classes where you analyze algorithms for efficiency and write complicated algorithms for (mostly) academic problems. Even amongst university-taught programmers, most people see this class as a waste of time. I've taken it twice (undergrad and graduate level) and find it helps me in my job.
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Or, Google keeps a Chinese language site, without any filtering.
Interesting idea, and they might just do it. However, lacking any local presence reduces their ability to effectively sell advertisements (which is where there revenue comes from). Maybe they still can, but less so. But then China might crack down on the advertisers.
If they do this, it will be closer to "You can't stop the signal" or "I'll be back" than lets make money today.
There is absolutely no excuse whatsoever for any congressional representative to be voting in favor of this bill without having a clear analysis of the entire bill in the form it was to be voted on, no matter how good the bill is or is not. Any of them that did so should be impeached and found guilty for dereliction of duty, then dismissed from office and imprisoned. I don't care what party you're from or what the bill is, you should not be voting on things without knowing what it is you're voting on. If you can't get your bill to pass as written after thorough examination, it shouldn't be passed at all.
PATRIOT Act.
I can't exactly recall, but wasn't there an article or two on Slashdot a while back about how perhaps it was better to allow known terrorist network sites to continue to operate, rather than to shut them down and have us not know where the terrorists communicate anymore?
Yes, but there is also something to be said for keeping the terrorists on the move even on the internet. It gets in the way of their ability to coordinate. However, if we inflict too much interruption they will find ways that aren't easy to monitor or interrupt. It requires a balance on our part.
Part of me wonders if the CIA is whining because they had this source of information that has been taken away and now they need to find other sources.
$1,000 per e-mail is similar to $10,000 per call to someone on the do-not-call registry. This is about taking away the financial benefit of these obnoxious business activities. Pirating music is not a business activity.
Well, duh! Because it's easier to remember. And it's better than having a post-it for each car -- just one post-it with the one password will do!
One post-it to rule them all!
So this raises the question, who are the Yanks?
Johnny-come-latelys who will hang around for 10 years after the actual fighting is over, and claim THEY won the battle ?
Linux. :-)
You can't really worry about the runtime limit since it should be rather liberal for a student's competition and you'll never know what the system's config will be (so Python may be fast or slow).
I'll add to this.
I would expect that having a runtime limit, they are trying to weed out horribly inefficient and/or bad code. Teaching something easier for them to understand will help avoid this.
I came to post the same thing. Or, actually -
Today I sit as an American watching the Europeans teach us a thing or two about Freedom.
I like "234 years after the revolution, the British have stepped in to protect America's freedom."
Let's hope the fiber-based operators kick their sorry coax ass.
Right now, I fail to see the difference between a fiber and coax operator other than quality of service. Both are interested in traffic management.
So wait........that's ~112MPH in a 30.....ok, 80 over, goodbye license, but HALF A FUCKING YEAR? Don't you guys have you know, real police things to do?
30 mph zones are generally ones with high congestion, lots of pedestrians, and not necessarily a lot of room to mess up. Imagine if this was in a car rather than a motorcycle (to my knowledge, the laws and penalties are generally the same for both). That's a lot of potential for death and destruction (and they'd be lucky if they didn't have an accident). Admittedly, a motorcycle has less potential for destruction but it's still potent at those speeds (especially since sidewalks in Japan are often crowded).
Someone who commits this sort of recklessness needs to be made aware it is not acceptable. Revoking their license isn't enough to do that; they'll just ride without one.
I'm feeling vitriolic, so I'll start the trolling thread: Having a sheer amount of parents simply means that he's a frequent flier at the the parent office.
I don't think that's how it works; 2 is the max. However, having a sheer amount of children means he's a frequent flier of something else and not a fan of protection. :-)
He was elected to being with, and that election seems to have been fair. However since then he has been taking increasingly underhanded methods of retaining power, stifling dissent and so on.
Do remember that a large number of dictators are elected to power initially. They then just misuse the power and suppress freedom. That someone was elected initially doesn't mean they aren't a dictator now.
I seem to recall a certain German dictator who I recall was originally elected, but I won't mention his name since I don't want to cause a Fuhrer.
How the fuck am I gonna back up to a remote server over the internet at 60 kbytes/sec?
you can get about 17 MBytes/Sec with a 1.5TB through USPS
Yes, but what are the service fees? And... where are you overnighting this?
If I wanted highly secure off-site backups, I'd buy an external hard drive or two and keep them in a safe deposit box at my local bank. Do the math on a 15 minutes each way (twice, first getting the hd then going back to put it in) + 15 minutes at the bank each time + x amount of time updating 1.5TB through USB... I bet it'll beat your USPS throughput.
You can cover a lot of ground in four seconds at freeway speeds. (410' at 70 mph, to be precise...close to a tenth of a mile.) Which would you rather have: turn a key and kill the engine right away, or hold down a button for several seconds while your car accelerates out of control? Push-button ignition sounds like a useless, unnecessary complication of something that's best kept simple.
The family killed in San Diego were on the phone with 911 for over a minute before they crashed.
I've had a throttle stick on me before (certain American muscle car) and it's one of those things you realize right away. It all comes down to how you respond to it.
In that case, your only chance is the brake overriding the gas (a process which should have been true from the beginning anyway).
I know these aren't the most valid reasons why a Camry shouldn't necessarily have this, but I'll list them:
1) Many drivers learned to drive with both feet and sometimes ride on the brakes. Sure it's bad, but what would they think if their throttle stops randomly as they are going along? And then the mechanic says nothing is wrong? Even if they figure out the cause, telling them "you're driving wrong" won't go over well.
2) Very not applicable to normal Camry usage, but when racing a FWD car there is a cornering trick where you use the brake and gas at the same time. The brake puts more weight on the front wheels while the gas keeps the front wheels turning. The net result is the car will under-steer less while going through the turn faster. This would be more relevant on a Civic or Corolla; not a Camry.
Which is why I don't like push-button ignition. If my car ever goes into hyperdrive because of a stuck throttle, I take comfort in knowing I still have a kill switch, and I grew up driving tractors and cars without power steering or power-assist braking, so I can cope. How can I trust that that push-button ignition will still shut off the car? I know it's conceivable that even a key-start ignition might turn all ignition control over to an ECM, but who's done that?
Push-button ignition can be turned off by holding down the button (kind of like with a computer). Push-button ignition doesn't stop you from putting the car in neutral.
Conspiracy theory nut...inside job?
Really? This is the title you're going to with this as your subject title considering what's being discussed?
You do know that self-immolation refers to suicide by fire, more specifically to a form of extreme protest by Buddhist monks. Monks who have taken vows not to harm other creatures set themselves on fire, it was commonplace in south Vietnam as protest against the war and corrupt South Vietnamese government and is occasionally done in China in protest over China's occupation of Tibet. Deffo used the wrong word there mate.
I don't know. If you give him a bit of poetic license, the idea of them dying in a self-induced fire due to intentions not to hurt others isn't too far out there.
You communist. Real Americans carry not one but two pearl-handled, silver-plated Colt .45s, which they are permitted to shoot into the air and shout "yahoo."
Not all of us have "Patton" as our last name.
There are better ways to protect against "professional debtors." It's called a credit score. Not perfect, but it helps prevent the bad loan in the first place.
Answer this, if a program takes n^2 * 50 * 100000 * n * log(n) * sqrt(n) steps to complete, what's the big O? If you're working on a formal proof right now for something that's obviously O(n^2),
Except that what you wrote is actually O(n^3). "log(n)" and "sqrt(n)" are irrelevant (too small in comparison), but "n^2 * n" is n^3.
I only wrote one or two formal proofs in an entire semester. They are an academic exercise only.
I'd say you need to learn enough mathematics to get an appreciation for what goes into the discovery of an O(nlog[n]) algorithm -vs- its [naive] O(n^2) counterpart.
This is a gap I've seen with self-taught programmers: they didn't take algorithms classes where you analyze algorithms for efficiency and write complicated algorithms for (mostly) academic problems. Even amongst university-taught programmers, most people see this class as a waste of time. I've taken it twice (undergrad and graduate level) and find it helps me in my job.
I disagree, Peta protests are the best, There all about hot semi-naked chicks spouting on about something you could careless about.
I never can understand what it is they are saying. Maybe my mind was just ... distracted?
Phone book (n): A giant slab of shredded tree that can be used to prop open the basement door.
Phone book (n): A giant slab of shredded tree that randomly appears on your door step once a year.
Xfinity = how many times smarter you are than the average customer service rep
Let's keep this rolling!
Xfinity = how long you'll wait for youtube to load.