...will be to those people who have no idea when they start their machines that they must endure a lengthy install and restart process before they can get to work.
A quick review of military history will reveal a staggering number of battles decided on the question of an elevated position. Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Gallipoli....all decided by the high ground.
Modern combat is guided by information gained via aerial reconaissance. Any threat to any satellites will be viewed - should be viewed - by other countries as a potential attempt to control the high ground.
The moon is higher ground than low orbit satellites.
Mars will be higher ground when space travel evolves. Before humankind colonizes another planet (Mars), interplantary warfare should be someone's first concern - not for the contemporary generation, but for generations yet to come.
Because there will always be someone trying to control the high ground.
The number of downloads could be inflated by anyone educated enough to write a download bot - or wealthy enough to hire the programmer. A little inflation would skew the data beyond reliability.
After an artificial arm is all but indistinguishable from a 'real' arm, someone will try using prosthetics as an enhancement. I'm not sure where the third and fourth arms will attach, but someone will try.
What the market demands, someone eventually builds.
Follow the money. Behaviorial profiling is more expensive than other types of profiling (e.g. race, gender, nationality, traveling alone vs. traveling in pairs vs. traveling in groups, and many more).
Behavioral analysts cost much more than classificationists.
Sometimes all the protection is on the ethernet connection, leaving one or more drives unprotected. A malicious user with a floppy or a thumb drive can make short work of a network through those holes.
I remember reading an account of some military manuever that concluded with, "And you know what? The Israelis got the blame for the whole thing."
If something happens to the Iranian facility, either the U.S. or Israel will be blamed, even if another country's ambassador throws a stomping fit in the middle of the UN General Assembly and screams, "We did too blow it up!"
This large recall will cost them millions. Continued damage to the Dell brand because of laptops aflame would eventually cost hundreds of millions of dollars in reputation. While Dell may have other problems, the battery recall will help them assuage consumer fears about Dell product safety.
You're never too old to retool or change. Every day, someone your age (and someone 2-3x your age) leaves a successful career for a completely different field.
You only get One Life - and one chance to be whatever age you are. There's no dress rehearsal. Figure out how to "do" your passion for enough money to maintain a lifestyle sufficiency, and then go do it.
My wife worked for a major airline and tells horror stories from watching baggage handlers. As a result, she carries (well, used to carry) almost everything breakable as a carry-on.
I recommend a steel case with firm foam padding. You can custom-cut the foam to fit your laptop and other accessories.
Personally, I'd overnight it ahead of me in a laptop shipping box.
If quotas exist, whether set by man or machine, mechanisms will eventually appear to ensure that quotas are met.
If Software X must discover Y amount of fradulent clicks, then there will eventually be a means that makes certain that Y amount of fradulent clicks are discovered.
For Google, how much of the budget depends on discovering X number or Y percent of fraudulent clicks?
For Microsoft, how many pirated copies of Windows must be discovered each day/week/month/whatever?
The hypothesis may apply in other cases. How much of a town's civic budget depends on income from traffic violations? What happens if traffic violations fail to raise that revenue?
Look for quotas. Sometimes the numbers are the answer.
...is that the media puts so much pressure on "getting the scoop." Journalism contributes to the speed of society by hyping everything in the hope of discovering the next big thing.
The stark reality is that all of these things - ALL of them - will be "mama's stuff" in about twenty years, give or take.
That's one of the realities of private institutions. Whoever is in charge, is in charge.
If you agree to go to a private school, you effectively sign away the Bill of Rights as a condition of admission. The school doesn't *have* to let you do anything - all of your rights are actually courtesies.
Most administrators know the difference between reasonable and unreasonable, but it's a fine distinction that too easily lends itself to broad rules and sweeping determinations.
1. Go to your bank (where you have a checking account). 2. Ask to see a financial advisor. Every bank I know of provides this service for free, but maybe I don't get out much. 3. Listen to their advice, which will likely involve putting regular amounts of money into a reasonably long-term investment that the bank will be happy to provide for you.
You could also buy real estate, which isn't a bad investment long-term (they aren't making more land). Such an investment could be more difficult to liquidate should you suddenly need the money.
For my money, which isn't as much as I'd like, I'd research mutual funds. Find one that's performing well, and put your money there. It's a little riskier than a CD or government bond, but it's not as risky as investing in only a few companies.
The big thing is to get that money working for you. The earlier you start, the more money you'll have later - if only because you saved it longer.
....limit a machine to only outgoing traffic? That would let you use an office suite and send (but not receive) email.
Downside: you'd have to use a CD or flash drive to transfer documents on/off the machine. You couldn't receive email on the machine.
Upside: The only security risk would be by direct access.
Actually, the most secure machines probably aren't even password-protected. If the machine isn't attached to anything but a power cord, and the machine itself is inaccessible, then you've got a secure machine. If you're running Win3.1 or something, it might DIE, but it would be a secure death.
There's a pretty common thread in ethics training that goes something like this: your character is determined by what you do when no one is watching.
I'm not sure if that's right or wrong, but the picture of the watching eyes is apparently a powerful prompt to pay for the drinks. It's a reminder that someone could be watching (but isn't), so what will you do?
It's also possible that the 'tripling effect' results from the people who think "Oh, I'll pay it later" actually remembering to pay rather than the people who never pay actually turning over a new leaf.
This is further proof of my theory that almost every major technological innovation is motivated by the government's responsibility to protect the public.
Fortunately, with time, these innovations move down the security restriction list, allowing GPS, the Internet, Google Earth, and other such goodies to reach public usage. Even if the military gets them first, I'm still glad to have these things.
The Man probably doesn't care about temporary parking vs. garage parking. If anything, the Man will encourage more use of temporary (aka parking meter) parking. Meters, when in use, make more money than parking garages. If the Man can keep the metered spaces full, it means more money for governmental projects.
The comparison of Open Office to Firefox is apples/oranges. Firefox is at least as accessible to the end user as IE, and is a better choice for many users. Open Office might not be as favorably compared to MS Office as Firefox is compared to IE.
Despite its flaws, code blot, and so forth - when I reach for my own money, I choose Open Office every time. I imagine that many NY Times readers will reach the same conclusion. Will NY Times do for Open Office what they did for Firefox? Only time will tell.
Another reason that HD-DVD might fail is that the general public doesn't realize that there's a difference between "DVD player" and "HD-DVD player." The medium of content delivery didn't make a visual change such as the change from vinyl to CD, from 8-track to cassette, or even when comparing VHS and Beta.
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...will be to those people who have no idea when they start their machines that they must endure a lengthy install and restart process before they can get to work.
....hold the high ground.
A quick review of military history will reveal a staggering number of battles decided on the question of an elevated position. Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Gallipoli....all decided by the high ground.
Modern combat is guided by information gained via aerial reconaissance. Any threat to any satellites will be viewed - should be viewed - by other countries as a potential attempt to control the high ground.
The moon is higher ground than low orbit satellites.
Mars will be higher ground when space travel evolves. Before humankind colonizes another planet (Mars), interplantary warfare should be someone's first concern - not for the contemporary generation, but for generations yet to come.
Because there will always be someone trying to control the high ground.
The number of downloads could be inflated by anyone educated enough to write a download bot - or wealthy enough to hire the programmer. A little inflation would skew the data beyond reliability.
Formal competitions regarding problems like these may or may not exist.
I think solving one of them (especially under computer science) would lead to significant employment opportunities.
After an artificial arm is all but indistinguishable from a 'real' arm, someone will try using prosthetics as an enhancement. I'm not sure where the third and fourth arms will attach, but someone will try.
What the market demands, someone eventually builds.
Follow the money. Behaviorial profiling is more expensive than other types of profiling (e.g. race, gender, nationality, traveling alone vs. traveling in pairs vs. traveling in groups, and many more).
Behavioral analysts cost much more than classificationists.
Follow the money.
Sometimes all the protection is on the ethernet connection, leaving one or more drives unprotected. A malicious user with a floppy or a thumb drive can make short work of a network through those holes.
....that legislation isn't pending to ban all other kinds of light bulbs.
"This light bulb is what's best for all of us!"
Such laws would be a strange irony.
I remember reading an account of some military manuever that concluded with, "And you know what? The Israelis got the blame for the whole thing."
If something happens to the Iranian facility, either the U.S. or Israel will be blamed, even if another country's ambassador throws a stomping fit in the middle of the UN General Assembly and screams, "We did too blow it up!"
Neils Bohr. Not only was he a great scientist, but also an Olympic athlete. Cool guy.
This large recall will cost them millions. Continued damage to the Dell brand because of laptops aflame would eventually cost hundreds of millions of dollars in reputation. While Dell may have other problems, the battery recall will help them assuage consumer fears about Dell product safety.
You're never too old to retool or change. Every day, someone your age (and someone 2-3x your age) leaves a successful career for a completely different field.
You only get One Life - and one chance to be whatever age you are. There's no dress rehearsal. Figure out how to "do" your passion for enough money to maintain a lifestyle sufficiency, and then go do it.
Remember, this is a one-life game. Use it up.
My wife worked for a major airline and tells horror stories from watching baggage handlers. As a result, she carries (well, used to carry) almost everything breakable as a carry-on. I recommend a steel case with firm foam padding. You can custom-cut the foam to fit your laptop and other accessories. Personally, I'd overnight it ahead of me in a laptop shipping box.
If quotas exist, whether set by man or machine, mechanisms will eventually appear to ensure that quotas are met.
If Software X must discover Y amount of fradulent clicks, then there will eventually be a means that makes certain that Y amount of fradulent clicks are discovered.
For Google, how much of the budget depends on discovering X number or Y percent of fraudulent clicks?
For Microsoft, how many pirated copies of Windows must be discovered each day/week/month/whatever?
The hypothesis may apply in other cases. How much of a town's civic budget depends on income from traffic violations? What happens if traffic violations fail to raise that revenue?
Look for quotas. Sometimes the numbers are the answer.
...is that the media puts so much pressure on "getting the scoop." Journalism contributes to the speed of society by hyping everything in the hope of discovering the next big thing.
The stark reality is that all of these things - ALL of them - will be "mama's stuff" in about twenty years, give or take.
That's one of the realities of private institutions. Whoever is in charge, is in charge.
If you agree to go to a private school, you effectively sign away the Bill of Rights as a condition of admission. The school doesn't *have* to let you do anything - all of your rights are actually courtesies.
Most administrators know the difference between reasonable and unreasonable, but it's a fine distinction that too easily lends itself to broad rules and sweeping determinations.
1. Go to your bank (where you have a checking account).
2. Ask to see a financial advisor. Every bank I know of provides this service for free, but maybe I don't get out much.
3. Listen to their advice, which will likely involve putting regular amounts of money into a reasonably long-term investment that the bank will be happy to provide for you.
You could also buy real estate, which isn't a bad investment long-term (they aren't making more land). Such an investment could be more difficult to liquidate should you suddenly need the money.
For my money, which isn't as much as I'd like, I'd research mutual funds. Find one that's performing well, and put your money there. It's a little riskier than a CD or government bond, but it's not as risky as investing in only a few companies.
The big thing is to get that money working for you. The earlier you start, the more money you'll have later - if only because you saved it longer.
....limit a machine to only outgoing traffic? That would let you use an office suite and send (but not receive) email.
Downside: you'd have to use a CD or flash drive to transfer documents on/off the machine. You couldn't receive email on the machine.
Upside: The only security risk would be by direct access.
Actually, the most secure machines probably aren't even password-protected. If the machine isn't attached to anything but a power cord, and the machine itself is inaccessible, then you've got a secure machine. If you're running Win3.1 or something, it might DIE, but it would be a secure death.
Unless there's another one coming before then that THEY just forgot to mention.....
Good point about refrigeration - but was that driven by a need to preserve food for the infantry? :) Your point is well-taken.
There's a pretty common thread in ethics training that goes something like this: your character is determined by what you do when no one is watching.
I'm not sure if that's right or wrong, but the picture of the watching eyes is apparently a powerful prompt to pay for the drinks. It's a reminder that someone could be watching (but isn't), so what will you do?
It's also possible that the 'tripling effect' results from the people who think "Oh, I'll pay it later" actually remembering to pay rather than the people who never pay actually turning over a new leaf.
This is further proof of my theory that almost every major technological innovation is motivated by the government's responsibility to protect the public.
Fortunately, with time, these innovations move down the security restriction list, allowing GPS, the Internet, Google Earth, and other such goodies to reach public usage. Even if the military gets them first, I'm still glad to have these things.
The Man probably doesn't care about temporary parking vs. garage parking. If anything, the Man will encourage more use of temporary (aka parking meter) parking. Meters, when in use, make more money than parking garages. If the Man can keep the metered spaces full, it means more money for governmental projects.
Be careful what you wish for.
The comparison of Open Office to Firefox is apples/oranges. Firefox is at least as accessible to the end user as IE, and is a better choice for many users. Open Office might not be as favorably compared to MS Office as Firefox is compared to IE.
Despite its flaws, code blot, and so forth - when I reach for my own money, I choose Open Office every time. I imagine that many NY Times readers will reach the same conclusion. Will NY Times do for Open Office what they did for Firefox? Only time will tell.
Another reason that HD-DVD might fail is that the general public doesn't realize that there's a difference between "DVD player" and "HD-DVD player." The medium of content delivery didn't make a visual change such as the change from vinyl to CD, from 8-track to cassette, or even when comparing VHS and Beta.