The more likely case is that ISPs will
- not improve their infrastructure
- charge exorbitant prices for those who exceed the bandwidth cap
- offer exorbitantly priced "HD gamer" packages for those who want low-latency, high cap plans
- berate users (aka service abusers) who consistently use most of the bandwith promised them in their contract
I agree, but the entire "birth to death" cycle needs to include the political impact of electric vs. ICE. The production and running costs of petrol-consuming vehicles has not been shouldered by the West alone; certainly not over the past 20 years or so. That is, how does the damage to the environment and money diverted to defending our supply of oil through military policy stack up against the otherwise larger environmental footprint of electric vehicle production?
AFAIK, lithium is generally not produced domestically, so it's possible that we may run into the same sort of supply issues if we develop a foreign dependency on this resource, as well.
The link itself resolves correctly, but a search for "halawa" redirects to halvah; these are the pressed sesame seed and honey squares that many of us know and love. Searchers may be confused how Al-Qaeda has circumvented the standard worldwide banking network using these delicious treats.
Accordingly, you could argue that the discrepancy caused by old users might be balanced out by young users who wasted a lot of time saying, "Where's the damn 'on button' on this old-fashioned block of papers?"
RTFA. This is not a case of Symantec hammering through random servers looking for bogeymen.
The very first sentence of the article states that the server was flagged from a new set of sample data submitted to Symantec. This is likely user data aggregated from Norton's threat detection network.
A similarly faithful film of Mass Effect would presumably keep interrupting the plot for a quick tour of the 15th more-or-less identical mining station or military outpost.
Not to mention a four-minute elevator ride every time the scene changes.
I just don't understand how they can defend their decision as their explanations seem to defy the facts.
I don't think that the CRTC has ever tried to defend their decisions to the public. Their spokesperson / ex telco suit spouts a few lines from a telco report or white paper, they provide a reason why the change will be good for business and how it was brought on by customer demand, and then they ignore any interjections about monopolies, bullying, bribery and service to the Canadian public, just like they've done for the past decade.
When there is no accountability, there's no need to mount a defence.
No, it's really not. Anti-tank weapons usually require a direct hit for a kill, or a very near hit to do significant disabling damage.
For example,
- smaller anti-tank missiles like the US Javelin or Soviet RPG use shaped charges (HEAT) that need to have virtually direct hits for the superheated metal core to penetrate armor.
- air to surface missiles like the AGM-65 Maverick use kinetic energy to penetrate the target before exploding.
- the Hellfire and various other popular TOW systems are only effective with hits perpendicular to the top of the vehicle.
In these cases, a near miss is at most likely to cause a roll, secondary damage to the rad or tracks/tires, or the need to repaint the vehicle upon return to base.
Why do people on both sides of the argument insist on making the invalid comparison between Taser and handgun?
Anecdotally, the police in my greater region have been using Tasers for about three years now. There has been one Taser-incurred death in that period. In the previous three years, I can recall two deaths caused by batoning, one heart attack caused by CS, and one suspect who died when his head struck a wall after being punched by an officer. It is a comparison of these sort of cases involving "less lethal" altercations which would make a valid statistical case for or against Tasers.
Sure, you can carve that up with whatever limitations and excuses you want, but throwing away a market with potential like that shows either an incredible ignorance of economics, or a willful strategy of shifting retail practices to closed mediums where users can be controlled and gouged on price.
...which makes it bizarre that the idea was introduced by the NDP, the left-wing party that claims to stick it to big business and fight for the rights of the little guy. (American readers: the NDP has traditionally been so far left that they make your Democrats look like hard-right fascist rednecks in comparison).
The catch being that in rich areas with no unemployment and where people are insured or can afford their own medical bills, you have church leaders with outrageous salaries and benefits and NPOs with extravagant facilities. In areas with lots of unemployed, homeless and sick people, NPOs that require local funding are horribly underequipped to serve the basic needs of people on the bottom of the social scale.
The ideal version of socialized healthcare is that it is universal; anyone can receive basic, needed services regardless of income or geography.
Of course, the huge benefit of eight directions of movement is that this mapped directly to the numeric keypad. Games that move in hex often force the player to use the mouse.
Hopefully they'll do something like 789, 123 for hex movement 5 for stay / rest 46 for prev/next unit.
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"P" doesn't stand for player.
Use your imagination, and then mod as "funny."
They already featured this story on NBC's hard-hitting newscast, "The Office."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yyKrS8jwSY
Congratulations! You made first post AND managed to alienate most of Slashdot's usership within the first five minutes of this level.
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The more likely case is that ISPs will
- not improve their infrastructure
- charge exorbitant prices for those who exceed the bandwidth cap
- offer exorbitantly priced "HD gamer" packages for those who want low-latency, high cap plans
- berate users (aka service abusers) who consistently use most of the bandwith promised them in their contract
For many of us, this is already status quo.
I agree, but the entire "birth to death" cycle needs to include the political impact of electric vs. ICE. The production and running costs of petrol-consuming vehicles has not been shouldered by the West alone; certainly not over the past 20 years or so. That is, how does the damage to the environment and money diverted to defending our supply of oil through military policy stack up against the otherwise larger environmental footprint of electric vehicle production?
AFAIK, lithium is generally not produced domestically, so it's possible that we may run into the same sort of supply issues if we develop a foreign dependency on this resource, as well.
FYI, parent's link should say "hawala."
The link itself resolves correctly, but a search for "halawa" redirects to halvah; these are the pressed sesame seed and honey squares that many of us know and love. Searchers may be confused how Al-Qaeda has circumvented the standard worldwide banking network using these delicious treats.
Accordingly, you could argue that the discrepancy caused by old users might be balanced out by young users who wasted a lot of time saying, "Where's the damn 'on button' on this old-fashioned block of papers?"
I mean, if he was going for a big cock on his forhead, maybe $60 or so, then I would agree...
In that case, he'd definitely want to subtitle his art with Maxwell Equation #2: there are no isolated poles.
Is it kosher to mix LoTR and Star Wars metaphors?
You stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking Nerf herder. Go back to the shadow. YOU SHALL NOT PASS.
RTFA. This is not a case of Symantec hammering through random servers looking for bogeymen.
The very first sentence of the article states that the server was flagged from a new set of sample data submitted to Symantec. This is likely user data aggregated from Norton's threat detection network.
A similarly faithful film of Mass Effect would presumably keep interrupting the plot for a quick tour of the 15th more-or-less identical mining station or military outpost.
Not to mention a four-minute elevator ride every time the scene changes.
That unconscious guy in the burning building doesn't *care* that you're female, and can only drag 150 pounds; he still weighs 200.
I know this one. He doesn't care because he's unconscious. What's my prize?
...when I first saw it my brain was pretty sure it said "google-tits", which is probably an even more common problem...
Depends on how you define "problem"
TFA: [The problem affects] "everyone from concerned mothers to businessmen on their lunch break..."
Problem.
...has demonstrated that the allegations are definitely true.
I just don't understand how they can defend their decision as their explanations seem to defy the facts.
I don't think that the CRTC has ever tried to defend their decisions to the public. Their spokesperson / ex telco suit spouts a few lines from a telco report or white paper, they provide a reason why the change will be good for business and how it was brought on by customer demand, and then they ignore any interjections about monopolies, bullying, bribery and service to the Canadian public, just like they've done for the past decade.
When there is no accountability, there's no need to mount a defence.
No, it's really not. Anti-tank weapons usually require a direct hit for a kill, or a very near hit to do significant disabling damage.
For example,
- smaller anti-tank missiles like the US Javelin or Soviet RPG use shaped charges (HEAT) that need to have virtually direct hits for the superheated metal core to penetrate armor.
- air to surface missiles like the AGM-65 Maverick use kinetic energy to penetrate the target before exploding.
- the Hellfire and various other popular TOW systems are only effective with hits perpendicular to the top of the vehicle.
In these cases, a near miss is at most likely to cause a roll, secondary damage to the rad or tracks/tires, or the need to repaint the vehicle upon return to base.
Why do people on both sides of the argument insist on making the invalid comparison between Taser and handgun?
Anecdotally, the police in my greater region have been using Tasers for about three years now. There has been one Taser-incurred death in that period. In the previous three years, I can recall two deaths caused by batoning, one heart attack caused by CS, and one suspect who died when his head struck a wall after being punched by an officer. It is a comparison of these sort of cases involving "less lethal" altercations which would make a valid statistical case for or against Tasers.
Of one billion PC users.
Sure, you can carve that up with whatever limitations and excuses you want, but throwing away a market with potential like that shows either an incredible ignorance of economics, or a willful strategy of shifting retail practices to closed mediums where users can be controlled and gouged on price.
I, for one, welcome our new Gai overlords.
I hope that WHOOSH didn't take your hair out.
...which makes it bizarre that the idea was introduced by the NDP, the left-wing party that claims to stick it to big business and fight for the rights of the little guy. (American readers: the NDP has traditionally been so far left that they make your Democrats look like hard-right fascist rednecks in comparison).
respawning in 3... 2...
The catch being that in rich areas with no unemployment and where people are insured or can afford their own medical bills, you have church leaders with outrageous salaries and benefits and NPOs with extravagant facilities. In areas with lots of unemployed, homeless and sick people, NPOs that require local funding are horribly underequipped to serve the basic needs of people on the bottom of the social scale.
The ideal version of socialized healthcare is that it is universal; anyone can receive basic, needed services regardless of income or geography.
Actually, after looking at the (nice) screenshots, it appears that the hexes are on a horizontal skew. That would make 741 and 963 the movement keys.
Of course, the huge benefit of eight directions of movement is that this mapped directly to the numeric keypad. Games that move in hex often force the player to use the mouse.
Hopefully they'll do something like
789, 123 for hex movement
5 for stay / rest
46 for prev/next unit.