Anonymous is talking about non-inclusionary zoning. In most places in the US it is not possible to build any more than one single family house on a 1/3, 1/4, or even 1 acre lot. This is required low density. With a few exceptions (Portland area, for example), you can always spread out and buy as much land as you want pending your own personal finances, but in suburban US for most our history as a nation, high density housing is a bad word and it has been effectively regulated out of existence.
There is a mentality that this hurts property values and higher density means bringing poverty and undesireables in. Nothing to do with psyche.
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Found at your Wikipedia link:
A detailed analysis [18] concluded that the RHIC collisions were comparable to ones which naturally occur as cosmic rays traverse the solar system, so we would already have seen such a disaster if it were possible. RHIC has been operating since 2000 without incident.
Phew! I was worried that I overslept and missed the Strangelet singularity! Talk about stating the obvious.
I haven't played the game, but as of this morning, the metro station at Harvard Square was completely taken over by quirky Spore graphics. Every billboard, wall stickers and even huge floor graphics told the same story. At least here, it makes the publicity for GTA4 look like a whimper.
The ads should be down the street at Kendall Square, but I guess they don't need to get the word out over there.
What about the purely superstitious group? Since I turned 18, every single presidential candidate I voted for has lost the race. In the future, since know that it's karma by my pushing of that lever that kills them, I intend to vote opposite.
Same thing happens with my favorite sports teams. "Kiss of death voting"
Seriously, however, if you want to do anything at all, take time off work and go be a poll watcher in Ohio. Or take your car to New Mexico and offer to drive voters to the booth yourself. Tons of opportunity.
Energy has to come from somewhere, right? Like those turbines next to the highway in NJ capturing the breeze between traffic lanes. You are creating extra resistance against airflow that otherwise wouldn't be present, which must be overcome by the motor in the car.
It's not just waste energy on this moving floor - just think of your suitcase rolling along - it would have to go downhill slightly, then uphill until it hits the next tile. Same with your feet. The only question was whether it would be enough of a gradient to notice above all other frictional forces...you would have to try it, I guess.
If it were a digital duplex signal, boosting power could indeed reduce the amount of error correcting data, I would imagine, leaving more of the stream available. Hence this increases the "bandwidth." Your FiOS connection, for example, can get more data through at a higher power, even though the distance from house to amplifier remains the same.
I also doubt the story is true, but maybe not for that reason. Who the hell hires a transmission tower night watchman?
You've also heard of the Darwin award winner for 1999 (could be a hoax, I don't have time to check). He apparently was using a relay dish on a tower to keep warm:
Thompson, Manitoba, Canada Telephone relay company night watchman Edward Baker, 31, was killed early Christmas morning by excessive microwave radiation exposure. He was apparently attempting to keep warm next to a telecommunications feed-horn. Baker had been suspended on a safety violation once last year, according to Northern Manitoba Signal Relay spokesperson Tanya Cooke. She noted that Baker's earlier infraction was for defeating a safety shut-off switch and entering a restricted maintenance catwalk in order to stand in front of the microwave dish. He had told coworkers that it was the only way he could stay warm during his twelve-hour shift at the station, where winter temperatures often dip to forty below zero. Microwaves can heat water molecules within human tissue in the same way that they heat food in microwave ovens. For his Christmas shift, Baker reportedly brought a twelve pack of beer and a plastic lawn chair, which he positioned directly in line with the strongest microwave beam. Baker had not been told about a tenfold boost in microwave power planned that night to handle the anticipated increase in holiday long-distance calling traffic. Baker's body was discovered by the daytime watchman, John Burns, who was greeted by an odor he mistook for a Christmas roast he thought Baker must have prepared as a surprise. Burns also reported to NMSR company officials that Baker's unfinished beers had exploded.
I should have been more clear - in hindsight, they knew both the hordes of ebay maniacs and Google were coming to Boston, so in some strange move they take out the Paypal ads. But why not put ebay ads on the signs? You could say that they were trying to get at the thousands of out of town ebayers on the bus system (that I've seen starting yesterday anyway).
Ebay is a recognized brand, paypal is a recognized evil.
I don't have a source, but it is interesting that ebay still feels the need to tout their own payment systems in real life. About a month ago in Boston, they started putting PayPal ads on the tops of taxis, in bus shelters, and such places. Now that this Google Checkout issue has come out, it makes sense. They saw the pressure from Google coming.
I don't think ebay feels that Paypal can run via its own momentum, with others trying to gain share in that market.
There is a difference between taking the photos and making them available for the world to see. Google has effectively chosen to draw attention to a point in time, and although they are legal pictures to obtain - their positioning as a very famous and popular website is relevant.
What if they were in a book in a public library, where only one viewer could see them at a time? What about a private website for law enforcement? Does the 'publishing' make it an issue? I think that is the real discussion in all of this.
I feel that Google has every right to do this, and although there will be some complaints, it is perfectly legal and beneficial to go forward with this idea- hell, bring it to my city, and soon!
Google has, over the years, made information so readily accessible that it makes us all more accountable. From real estate transaction data to the recent CC# articles, finding things is so easy that what we previously had to work at obtaining is now everywhere, and it makes some of us uncomfortable.
So, the problem is not that someone glued cameras to their car roof, it's that we are being 'indexed', like the web has been. I say, as long as it is public, go at it. It's a pretty common thing for anyone living in a high rise to have a telescope - not for stargazing, but to check out the neighbors. I've even seen live feeds out there. Is this illegal? Unethical? I don't think so, and anything visible from the street is fair game.
It's stories like this that always keep me thinking. Sometimes I wonder if I will be alive when we first find life elsewhere, or if we will get sidetracked on our quest.
When the discovery happens, it might be bacterial, insect, or something else, but every day seems to be getting us closer to finally proving that we aren't alone. Will that be our generation's moon landing / claim to fame? Finding not just building blocks but actual species (preferably with legs)on some mass of rock orbiting Gliese 581.
I don't know if your recruiter really made out all that well, their percentage was probably of the lower salary anyway.
Of course, getting you to commit before all terms were confirmed is pretty sleazy, but probably not lawsuit worthy. At the very least, I'd bring it up to the employer so that they didn't use this recruiter again.
I guess the question is - why did you accept the position if there was nothing in writing? Did you already commit to relocation, or were you desperate?
Well, as long as it doesn't package any binaries in it and doesn't use XPCOM to load them, it's fairely straightforward to open up the XPI (which is a ZIP anyway,) and look at the JS, XUL and RDF content. If there are binaries, then it'll just take a bit more time.
Great, I'll just tell grandma to follow this simple procedure to make sure the emails she's getting arent phishing attempts. She's going to be so happy now that she can install toolbars. Just open the XPI, make sure you're not using XPCOM, and check the JS, XUL, and, wait....um, the RDF, yeah. Oh, and there is another step for binaries. It's great that she's safe from ebay scams now.
The parent had a good point, would YOU trust ebay software on your computer?
Wait, are you saying that a web page is trying to increase the number of people that use it and how often they visit? Shocking!
This would be a much better place if all those commenters just went somewhere else and stopped mentioning all those thoughts they had, it's really annoying.
I don't know what my usage is; I'll have to check with my neighbor, and see if he got any letters from his local PD, ISP, or RIAA settlement branch office.
Is it my fault that his router is more reliable and has a stronger signal than mine from most parts of the house?
Very true, does anyone know if there was some kind of license file on the USB key? Without knowing that, we can't know if the RIAA is acting improperly or not.
They had a lawyer hanging out in each bathroom, per RIAA orders, handing out waivers to be signed. Duh. Ever heard of a shrinkwrap license?
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Anonymous is talking about non-inclusionary zoning. In most places in the US it is not possible to build any more than one single family house on a 1/3, 1/4, or even 1 acre lot. This is required low density. With a few exceptions (Portland area, for example), you can always spread out and buy as much land as you want pending your own personal finances, but in suburban US for most our history as a nation, high density housing is a bad word and it has been effectively regulated out of existence.
There is a mentality that this hurts property values and higher density means bringing poverty and undesireables in. Nothing to do with psyche.
Phew! I was worried that I overslept and missed the Strangelet singularity! Talk about stating the obvious.
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I haven't played the game, but as of this morning, the metro station at Harvard Square was completely taken over by quirky Spore graphics. Every billboard, wall stickers and even huge floor graphics told the same story. At least here, it makes the publicity for GTA4 look like a whimper.
The ads should be down the street at Kendall Square, but I guess they don't need to get the word out over there.
What about the purely superstitious group? Since I turned 18, every single presidential candidate I voted for has lost the race. In the future, since know that it's karma by my pushing of that lever that kills them, I intend to vote opposite.
Same thing happens with my favorite sports teams. "Kiss of death voting"
Seriously, however, if you want to do anything at all, take time off work and go be a poll watcher in Ohio. Or take your car to New Mexico and offer to drive voters to the booth yourself. Tons of opportunity.
Energy has to come from somewhere, right? Like those turbines next to the highway in NJ capturing the breeze between traffic lanes. You are creating extra resistance against airflow that otherwise wouldn't be present, which must be overcome by the motor in the car.
It's not just waste energy on this moving floor - just think of your suitcase rolling along - it would have to go downhill slightly, then uphill until it hits the next tile. Same with your feet. The only question was whether it would be enough of a gradient to notice above all other frictional forces...you would have to try it, I guess.
You could have "just flown" over the border back into the UK, ready to approach LHR? There are several ways to read that.
Just kidding. I'm not that uptight yet. Was it an American airline?
In the cockpit, during flight? If I were on this plane, I wouldn't be so happy about that.
It's not always up to the retailer, either. Boston, for example, requires "shopping cart retention" by law.
If it were a digital duplex signal, boosting power could indeed reduce the amount of error correcting data, I would imagine, leaving more of the stream available. Hence this increases the "bandwidth." Your FiOS connection, for example, can get more data through at a higher power, even though the distance from house to amplifier remains the same.
I also doubt the story is true, but maybe not for that reason. Who the hell hires a transmission tower night watchman?
I should have been more clear - in hindsight, they knew both the hordes of ebay maniacs and Google were coming to Boston, so in some strange move they take out the Paypal ads. But why not put ebay ads on the signs? You could say that they were trying to get at the thousands of out of town ebayers on the bus system (that I've seen starting yesterday anyway).
Ebay is a recognized brand, paypal is a recognized evil.
I don't have a source, but it is interesting that ebay still feels the need to tout their own payment systems in real life. About a month ago in Boston, they started putting PayPal ads on the tops of taxis, in bus shelters, and such places. Now that this Google Checkout issue has come out, it makes sense. They saw the pressure from Google coming.
I don't think ebay feels that Paypal can run via its own momentum, with others trying to gain share in that market.
If someone had asked you a while back if you would ever make a cat macro joke, would you have answered yes? You should feel dirty. I CAN HAS PRVW BTN?
There is a difference between taking the photos and making them available for the world to see. Google has effectively chosen to draw attention to a point in time, and although they are legal pictures to obtain - their positioning as a very famous and popular website is relevant.
What if they were in a book in a public library, where only one viewer could see them at a time? What about a private website for law enforcement? Does the 'publishing' make it an issue? I think that is the real discussion in all of this.
I feel that Google has every right to do this, and although there will be some complaints, it is perfectly legal and beneficial to go forward with this idea- hell, bring it to my city, and soon!
Google has, over the years, made information so readily accessible that it makes us all more accountable. From real estate transaction data to the recent CC# articles, finding things is so easy that what we previously had to work at obtaining is now everywhere, and it makes some of us uncomfortable.
So, the problem is not that someone glued cameras to their car roof, it's that we are being 'indexed', like the web has been. I say, as long as it is public, go at it. It's a pretty common thing for anyone living in a high rise to have a telescope - not for stargazing, but to check out the neighbors. I've even seen live feeds out there. Is this illegal? Unethical? I don't think so, and anything visible from the street is fair game.
It's stories like this that always keep me thinking. Sometimes I wonder if I will be alive when we first find life elsewhere, or if we will get sidetracked on our quest.
When the discovery happens, it might be bacterial, insect, or something else, but every day seems to be getting us closer to finally proving that we aren't alone. Will that be our generation's moon landing / claim to fame? Finding not just building blocks but actual species (preferably with legs)on some mass of rock orbiting Gliese 581.
I don't know if your recruiter really made out all that well, their percentage was probably of the lower salary anyway.
Of course, getting you to commit before all terms were confirmed is pretty sleazy, but probably not lawsuit worthy. At the very least, I'd bring it up to the employer so that they didn't use this recruiter again.
I guess the question is - why did you accept the position if there was nothing in writing? Did you already commit to relocation, or were you desperate?
Well, as long as it doesn't package any binaries in it and doesn't use XPCOM to load them, it's fairely straightforward to open up the XPI (which is a ZIP anyway,) and look at the JS, XUL and RDF content. If there are binaries, then it'll just take a bit more time.
Great, I'll just tell grandma to follow this simple procedure to make sure the emails she's getting arent phishing attempts. She's going to be so happy now that she can install toolbars. Just open the XPI, make sure you're not using XPCOM, and check the JS, XUL, and, wait....um, the RDF, yeah. Oh, and there is another step for binaries. It's great that she's safe from ebay scams now. The parent had a good point, would YOU trust ebay software on your computer?
Slashdot panders to its advertisers.
Wait, are you saying that a web page is trying to increase the number of people that use it and how often they visit? Shocking!
This would be a much better place if all those commenters just went somewhere else and stopped mentioning all those thoughts they had, it's really annoying.
oh wait...
No way he's been around more than 23 years.
Don't forget Hunter Thompson.
I don't know what my usage is; I'll have to check with my neighbor, and see if he got any letters from his local PD, ISP, or RIAA settlement branch office.
Is it my fault that his router is more reliable and has a stronger signal than mine from most parts of the house?
Very true, does anyone know if there was some kind of license file on the USB key? Without knowing that, we can't know if the RIAA is acting improperly or not.
They had a lawyer hanging out in each bathroom, per RIAA orders, handing out waivers to be signed. Duh. Ever heard of a shrinkwrap license?
I didn't see where it says unlimited on that page. It's pretty clear about the limit, too. Am I missing something?
No offense: I poke fun at the Texans' way of calling all carbonated drinks "coke", too.
This is a litte OT, but it's not just Texas:
http://popvssoda.com/
It's all user entered data, not very scientific, but it started to clear up things for me & my college friends.