And they don't particularly mind being ignorant as long as the equipment works right (or appears to). Just as most of us don't feel the need to understand how a car works in order to drive one.
Yes, but people are often more familiar with what a car needs. Regular oil changes, maintenance, gas; they might not know (or care) why the car needs these, but they know that if they don't, the car will fail to work.
People don't even know that much about computers, about what they shouldn't do, even if they don't know why.
For an example, while you can't say UserA on 209.66.116.123 did something wrong, ARIN search shows 209.66.116.123 is part of MediaSentry's allotment ( http://ws.arin.net/whois/?queryinput=209.66.116.123 )
In very basic terms. I'm sure I'm omitting some technical and legal details.
One of the President's duties (I hesitate to say job, as it's not in the Constitution) is to direct policy. The analogy to a ship's captain is not wholly unfounded.
The President can lean on government agencies and attempt to place people in head positions that have certain agendas in mind. Hence, he could get someone like Crawford in place as the FCC head or the "associate director of the White House's Office on Science and Technology Policy." (Nice business card title there...)
So, he's at fault as well. But lots of people share the blame here, let's not kid ourselves.
Ok, troll feeding, but apparently you didn't even bother reading your own link.
A. All but TWO of the calls came from cell phones. The rest were from Verizon Airfones that are mounted to the back of the middle seat that charge like $20/sec. (But ya know, if you're being hijacked, you make the damn call, charges be damned)
B. The plane was about 2,500 feet off the ground when the cell phones were able to connect and then were dropped shortly after as the plane, well, crashed. Abridging the last paragraph in the LINK YOU BLOODY GAVE.
So...yeah. Make a cell call from 30,000 feet and get back to us.
$0.90 Distribution - See Wal-Mart *is* the distributor.
I might be missing something here, but I thought that was getting it from the manufacturer to the retailer. Unless Wally World picks it up from the press factory, I don't think they're the distributor.
You'll be fine. Engineers are great when it comes to tangible stuff like that. It's when they have to act like a legislative body they run into problems. Engineers = logical and naive. Legislation = illogical and cutthroat.
Just look at SMTP. It was built assuming people would use it for good. Now we have spam, and all the oversights are just crawling out of the woodwork.
Comcast shareholders today sued the Bob Family for negatively affecting the Comcast stock price. Followed on the heels of the widely successful lawsuits shareholders brought forward against Take Two and Yahoo, Comcast feels confident that the Bob Family lawsuit will show non-shareholders just how important to society the price of not just their stock, but all stock, is worth compared to non-monetized things like privacy and freedom.
I guess the key word to take from that is "professional"
Also, I'd wager that the studio's a one time fee. Pressings are cheap once all the mastering is done; so the more distribution you get, the easier it is to break even.
There are plenty of people who understand the odds, but still love to gamble. To them it's about the thrill of possibly hitting it big.
Those are the people who don't unusually(sic) gamble. Although my one instance of gambling (ever) was while I was waiting for a flight at the Reno airport. Stuck a $10 in the slots, got it up to $87, cashed out, then sat bored at the gate for another 45 minutes...
(I'm assuming typo in the GP and that they meant 'usually').
People just need to realize the allowed size of a carryon. United has this little box that represents the largest allowed carryon. Yet I swear I'm the only person who follows this. Gate attendants should lay the smackdown with that box. No, your camping backpack is NOT a carryon.
Oh yea, that space under the chair in front of you? Use it. Always see people trying to find overhead space for crap. It's a limited resource. Use what you've got!
I think that's taking it a bit extreme, but people should really start whittling down what they bring. You're going on vacation for a week? Fine. You don't need four freaking suitcases with hairdryers, golf clubs and all that crap.
I took a two week vacation to Sydney (from LA) and brought along a backpack and a dufflebag. Worked out just fine.
Stocks are not guarenteed investments. People invest in it because they believe the price will go up, but have no recourse if it doesn't.
Those poor schmucks that dove into Blackstone at $40/share when it went public probably wish they could sue now that it's down to $15. (Yea, it "opened" at $34 but not to the general public. When the market opened to the public, it bolted up to $40, been going down ever since.)
This is why stocks are risky investments. They're not guarenteed and not insured. You can lose money. If you want a sure thing, invest in Treasury Bonds.
Err, you can do that anyway. It's called "selling Yahoo and buying Microsoft." Surprisingly, this can be done without mergers taking place.
What you're actually crying about is "I didn't make as much money as I could at this instant" which should be met with scorn and ridicule because the stock market is simply legalized gambling. There is no guarenteed return on your investment. In fact, brokers make sure you're aware of the point that You Can Lose Money and you're not getting it back.
Stocks are a gamble. Period. You agree to contracts that explicitly state this when you start playing the market. You have no guarenteed return on your investment. You could very well lose it all and anyone with stocks Should Know This.
If you want a sure thing, get a Treasury Bond and STFU.
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On top of that most of us have witnessed the Challenger and Colombia incidents.
Apollo 1 didn't stop us...why should Columbia and Challenger?
And they don't particularly mind being ignorant as long as the equipment works right (or appears to). Just as most of us don't feel the need to understand how a car works in order to drive one.
Yes, but people are often more familiar with what a car needs. Regular oil changes, maintenance, gas; they might not know (or care) why the car needs these, but they know that if they don't, the car will fail to work.
People don't even know that much about computers, about what they shouldn't do, even if they don't know why.
Put a good firewall in front of it and watch the packets go in and out. Any rogue port 25 traffic would be a big clue.
For an example, while you can't say UserA on 209.66.116.123 did something wrong, ARIN search shows 209.66.116.123 is part of MediaSentry's allotment ( http://ws.arin.net/whois/?queryinput=209.66.116.123 )
In very basic terms. I'm sure I'm omitting some technical and legal details.
One of the President's duties (I hesitate to say job, as it's not in the Constitution) is to direct policy. The analogy to a ship's captain is not wholly unfounded.
The President can lean on government agencies and attempt to place people in head positions that have certain agendas in mind. Hence, he could get someone like Crawford in place as the FCC head or the "associate director of the White House's Office on Science and Technology Policy." (Nice business card title there...)
So, he's at fault as well. But lots of people share the blame here, let's not kid ourselves.
Ok, troll feeding, but apparently you didn't even bother reading your own link.
A. All but TWO of the calls came from cell phones. The rest were from Verizon Airfones that are mounted to the back of the middle seat that charge like $20/sec. (But ya know, if you're being hijacked, you make the damn call, charges be damned)
B. The plane was about 2,500 feet off the ground when the cell phones were able to connect and then were dropped shortly after as the plane, well, crashed. Abridging the last paragraph in the LINK YOU BLOODY GAVE.
So...yeah. Make a cell call from 30,000 feet and get back to us.
$0.90 Distribution - See Wal-Mart *is* the distributor.
I might be missing something here, but I thought that was getting it from the manufacturer to the retailer. Unless Wally World picks it up from the press factory, I don't think they're the distributor.
That's my thought at least...
You'll be fine. Engineers are great when it comes to tangible stuff like that. It's when they have to act like a legislative body they run into problems. Engineers = logical and naive. Legislation = illogical and cutthroat.
Just look at SMTP. It was built assuming people would use it for good. Now we have spam, and all the oversights are just crawling out of the woodwork.
Comcast shareholders today sued the Bob Family for negatively affecting the Comcast stock price. Followed on the heels of the widely successful lawsuits shareholders brought forward against Take Two and Yahoo, Comcast feels confident that the Bob Family lawsuit will show non-shareholders just how important to society the price of not just their stock, but all stock, is worth compared to non-monetized things like privacy and freedom.
I guess the key word to take from that is "professional"
Also, I'd wager that the studio's a one time fee. Pressings are cheap once all the mastering is done; so the more distribution you get, the easier it is to break even.
The judge has barred further motions to dismiss the complaint, which means the RIAA will have to face the music.
Since the RIAA already owns the music, I guess this won't really frighten them much.
There are plenty of people who understand the odds, but still love to gamble. To them it's about the thrill of possibly hitting it big.
Those are the people who don't unusually(sic) gamble. Although my one instance of gambling (ever) was while I was waiting for a flight at the Reno airport. Stuck a $10 in the slots, got it up to $87, cashed out, then sat bored at the gate for another 45 minutes...
(I'm assuming typo in the GP and that they meant 'usually').
FPS's can be played with a controller, but you have to add an autolock feature (i.e., Metroid Prime) which seriously drops the difficulty level.
Multiplayer, an autolock is akin to cheating, even if it's game supplied, so sorta screwed there.
Well, I need some room for souvineers.
I'm working on paring it down, it's only my second vacation like that. Getting better at it.
Times like that you just need to fill up on beans before hand. They smirk, you fart, no one can confidently point at you, and they're stuck with it.
Victory!
People just need to realize the allowed size of a carryon. United has this little box that represents the largest allowed carryon. Yet I swear I'm the only person who follows this. Gate attendants should lay the smackdown with that box. No, your camping backpack is NOT a carryon.
Oh yea, that space under the chair in front of you? Use it. Always see people trying to find overhead space for crap. It's a limited resource. Use what you've got!
I think that's taking it a bit extreme, but people should really start whittling down what they bring. You're going on vacation for a week? Fine. You don't need four freaking suitcases with hairdryers, golf clubs and all that crap.
I took a two week vacation to Sydney (from LA) and brought along a backpack and a dufflebag. Worked out just fine.
Did it hurt when your soul got sucked out?
Just curious, cause there's this Aston Martin I've had my eye on...
Funny, probably, but does it really belong in what's supposed to be a serious section?
Or just build lots of robots and have them all vent out their exhaust pipes in the same direction at the same time.
Wait, wait, wait...
That would be different from the current situation?...
Stocks are not guarenteed investments. People invest in it because they believe the price will go up, but have no recourse if it doesn't.
Those poor schmucks that dove into Blackstone at $40/share when it went public probably wish they could sue now that it's down to $15. (Yea, it "opened" at $34 but not to the general public. When the market opened to the public, it bolted up to $40, been going down ever since.)
This is why stocks are risky investments. They're not guarenteed and not insured. You can lose money. If you want a sure thing, invest in Treasury Bonds.
Err, you can do that anyway. It's called "selling Yahoo and buying Microsoft." Surprisingly, this can be done without mergers taking place.
What you're actually crying about is "I didn't make as much money as I could at this instant" which should be met with scorn and ridicule because the stock market is simply legalized gambling. There is no guarenteed return on your investment. In fact, brokers make sure you're aware of the point that You Can Lose Money and you're not getting it back.
Stocks are a gamble. Period. You agree to contracts that explicitly state this when you start playing the market. You have no guarenteed return on your investment. You could very well lose it all and anyone with stocks Should Know This.
If you want a sure thing, get a Treasury Bond and STFU.
And what motivation does Best Buy have to change their policies after this incident?
None.
Look up Punitive Damages one of these days.