I think many broadband providers do this - it's part of enabling them to provide a working service to their customers at lower cost. But this is why my provider provided "super hub" is set to "Cable Modem Mode" and merely provides a WAN connection through to my own personal router, which is fully under my own control.
I differentiate between what's technically legal, and what's right.
Obviously the latter is highly subjective and carries a lot of cultural baggage, which is probably why the UK supreme court restricts itself to the former.
I also just don't like the idea that I could be extradited to another country just for questioning - particularly when the alleged crime isn't even illegal in my country. If it's that fucking important to talk to me, come and talk to me, in my country, because I trust my common law justice system a fuck of a lot more than the corrupt and politically driven systems I see elsewhere.
And yes Sweden, I do think the Pirate Bay trial was corrupt, and I do think the current pursuit of Assange (arsehole that he may be) is politically driven.
I think Guantanamo Bay is unconstitutional, and is also illegal under international law.
A kill list containing names of people at war with the US (and indeed, military operations) is not necessarily unconstitutional. Drone strikes against "suspicious" targets in a foreign country are an act of war, and the US is pushing its luck in Pakistan - not to mention encouraging a whole new generation to want to fight against their oppressive imperialism. But that in itself isn't cause for impeachment.
However, I'd have Bush and Obama on trial for sanctioning torture, and I firmly believe that the US constitution protects everybody within its jurisdiction, not just US citizens.
If you're not a U.S. citizen you also have no constitutional rights
That's odd. I'm sure the fifth amendment begins with "No person". Not "No citizen of the US". Further to that, Article III asserts the supremacy of the US Supreme Court in applying the constitution to foreign citizens and amendment six refers to "the accused", not "the accused, if they happen to be born in the US and haven't pissed us off enough to ship them off to Guantanamo or add them to Obama's Kill List".
Just because you don't like the idea of justice doesn't mean it's not legally binding.
It's not as though he's carrying 4-5 pounds though. I carry hearing aids, a multi-tool, a phone, a second multi-tool, a bluetooth stereo speaker, a bluetooth stereo headset, numerous cables, a book, my wallet, several pens, a notebook, a spare bag, medical supplies and often a second book when I go to work. Add in a laptop and its power supply and that amount of weight becomes noticeable.
Sure, lifting it is easy. But when losing half a stone in weight has discernable benefits for my knees, gaining it all back by picking up a bag has serious downsides.
So yeah, going from three to five pounds can make a difference, especially when it's focussed on a very small surface area on your shoulder.
The Guardian article you linked was part of the media coverage that led to the clarifications such as that Met police statement, so it was very helpful at the time, but is no longer completely accurate.
There may be a subset of digital devices that require an implant, but standard digital hearing aids are much the same as analogue ones. Instead of (or, in addition to) a microphone/amp/speaker combination they use a digital signal processor to selectively amplify a programmed set of frequencies (that would be matched to the user's specific hearing pattern).
That programmability is what makes digital hearing aids more effective than analogue ones, even though the external form factor is identical and the approximate function (listen, amplify, replay) is the same.
The newer digital aids now include bluetooth receivers. I'm tempted. I'm just not £2500 tempted.. But still no implant required.
one last prediction is I'll have to correct some snarky fool who will say something stupid like "no right click" or something track-pad related where they miss the entire point of gestures because they've actually never used an Apple notebook
As someone who disables all touchpad capabilities other than moving the mouse around because of inadvertent clicks caused by my hands brushing over it as I type, a distaste for having to vary the pressure with which I use one and a general laziness of not wanting to learn a new fucking control scheme on every computer touchpad I use, please, enlighten me: What the fuck is the point of RSI inducing gestures when I've got a very serviceable pair of buttons just below the touchpad?
I have no issue with people having access to and using gestures. I seriously fucking resent being forced into using a design that miserably fails to meet my needs. So by all means, add gestures, but make them configurable and provide sensible usable alternatives for those of us that want to do real work and not just wank over our laptops.
erm. Sennheiser PC163D. Gaming headsets that remain comfortable ten hours into a session, beautiful sound quality and top notch microphones.
I own two predecessors in the same line and a PC163D and the only reason I'm considering a new headset is to replace a standard stereo headset for a second PC163D. The two old ones have lasted me several years and still work well; it's only the 7.1 support that's had me upgrading.
Far more impressive is that none of the police officers involved has been interviewed by the IPCC for killing Mark Duggan and triggering the riots in the first place.
I'm sure it's just coincidence that the vehicle he was travelling was stopped somewhere with no CCTV coverage, thus preventing the police needing to find out it was accidentally broken at the time.
Yes, but what's the purpose of war? It's not to kill the enemy, it's not to disable their infrastructure, it's not to reduce their ammunition supplies.
Clausewitz suggested the purpose is the imposition of your will on another. Killing civilians in this day and age reduces your chances of successfully imposing your will, so it's counter-productive, for all the damage you may cause to the enemy.
So if these potential criminals are all finding other lines of work, who's committing the violent crimes in the US? Just that.. there are rather a lot of them.
And you'll need to use your social skills when your sister gets raped because you'll only find out about it afterwards, and she'll need some support. You owning a gun will be of fuck all use when she's in another town in some bloke's apartment.
Not really. The military was there in a peacekeeping role, not as to conquer or subdue. They operated under very stringent engagement rules and any collateral damage was heavily discouraged.
Compare that to the behaviour of the US in Iraq, where airstrikes were ordered on weddings..
I don't have any desire to live in constant fear of getting my ass kicked by a gang of five "youths" because their favorite team lost that day.
Odd. I live in the UK and that's not a fear I have. It's also not a fear I'd seek to address using firearms - I'd only end up getting charged with murder were I to kill one of them with one.
Perhaps you could try learning, you know, social skills. The ones that let you understand, interpret, avoid, negotiate and defuse potentially dangerous situations? Instead of perhaps acting like a complete cock because you're a big man when you have a gun.
What I meant to say in my other reply is that Bastion is just superb.
Combat mechanics are a bit repetitive, but the overall package is a genuinely groundbreaking gameplay experience, and that's always a joy - first time I've had one since Battlefield:Vietnam.
You can A/B test with live visitors. Works well too.
I think his approach has merit, but it's really just an automatically applied implementation of the outcome of the test - at some point you'd want to switch off A or B completely anyway.
Of course, far more interesting would be understanding why people chose A or B and offering the appropriate one based on what you know of the person involved. That's more sophisticated, but already done by people like Amazon: My amazon.co.uk web page will be very different to yours, in terms of content.
Erm. Red Hat pay $99, once. Everybody else pays nothing, ever.
The $99 basically covers Microsoft's administration costs. In business terms, this is a very nominal fee - Red Hat have spent more cash than that just investigating this issue ($99 covers maybe 3-4 hours of someone's time).
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I think many broadband providers do this - it's part of enabling them to provide a working service to their customers at lower cost. But this is why my provider provided "super hub" is set to "Cable Modem Mode" and merely provides a WAN connection through to my own personal router, which is fully under my own control.
Asus n66u, and it's fantastic.
I differentiate between what's technically legal, and what's right.
Obviously the latter is highly subjective and carries a lot of cultural baggage, which is probably why the UK supreme court restricts itself to the former.
I also just don't like the idea that I could be extradited to another country just for questioning - particularly when the alleged crime isn't even illegal in my country. If it's that fucking important to talk to me, come and talk to me, in my country, because I trust my common law justice system a fuck of a lot more than the corrupt and politically driven systems I see elsewhere.
And yes Sweden, I do think the Pirate Bay trial was corrupt, and I do think the current pursuit of Assange (arsehole that he may be) is politically driven.
I think Guantanamo Bay is unconstitutional, and is also illegal under international law.
A kill list containing names of people at war with the US (and indeed, military operations) is not necessarily unconstitutional. Drone strikes against "suspicious" targets in a foreign country are an act of war, and the US is pushing its luck in Pakistan - not to mention encouraging a whole new generation to want to fight against their oppressive imperialism. But that in itself isn't cause for impeachment.
However, I'd have Bush and Obama on trial for sanctioning torture, and I firmly believe that the US constitution protects everybody within its jurisdiction, not just US citizens.
Allowing him to leave the country anywhere but Sweden could cause -enourmous- damage to the very foundations of UKs cooperation with the EU.
Good. Because this is an utterly bullshit use of the European Arrest Warrant legislation, which is in itself a flawed and corrupt mechanism.
I don't _want_ this level of co-operation with the EU.
If you're not a U.S. citizen you also have no constitutional rights
That's odd. I'm sure the fifth amendment begins with "No person". Not "No citizen of the US". Further to that, Article III asserts the supremacy of the US Supreme Court in applying the constitution to foreign citizens and amendment six refers to "the accused", not "the accused, if they happen to be born in the US and haven't pissed us off enough to ship them off to Guantanamo or add them to Obama's Kill List".
Just because you don't like the idea of justice doesn't mean it's not legally binding.
It's not as though he's carrying 4-5 pounds though. I carry hearing aids, a multi-tool, a phone, a second multi-tool, a bluetooth stereo speaker, a bluetooth stereo headset, numerous cables, a book, my wallet, several pens, a notebook, a spare bag, medical supplies and often a second book when I go to work. Add in a laptop and its power supply and that amount of weight becomes noticeable.
Sure, lifting it is easy. But when losing half a stone in weight has discernable benefits for my knees, gaining it all back by picking up a bag has serious downsides.
So yeah, going from three to five pounds can make a difference, especially when it's focussed on a very small surface area on your shoulder.
I photograph the police whenever I see them as a matter of principle, due to this (and because they happily film/photograph the general public).
It's also legal: http://www.met.police.uk/about/photography.htm
It's also campaigned by pressure groups, e.g. http://photographernotaterrorist.org/
There's a healthy media oversight of the issue, e.g. http://www.bjp-online.com/tag/street-rights
The Guardian article you linked was part of the media coverage that led to the clarifications such as that Met police statement, so it was very helpful at the time, but is no longer completely accurate.
I appreciate that must be difficult at times. I'm still not sure why it would make a standard digital aid any worse than an analogue one.
There may be a subset of digital devices that require an implant, but standard digital hearing aids are much the same as analogue ones. Instead of (or, in addition to) a microphone/amp/speaker combination they use a digital signal processor to selectively amplify a programmed set of frequencies (that would be matched to the user's specific hearing pattern).
That programmability is what makes digital hearing aids more effective than analogue ones, even though the external form factor is identical and the approximate function (listen, amplify, replay) is the same.
The newer digital aids now include bluetooth receivers. I'm tempted. I'm just not £2500 tempted.. But still no implant required.
Analogue hearing aids can be BTE, ITE, CIC, etc.
Digital hearing aids can be BTE, ITE, CIC, etc.
It's the same form factor, the same size, the same ease of replacement, the same ability to take it off.
I don't understand you.
I refuse to get an implant for digital hearing aids!
what the fuck?
No, seriously: what the fuck?
one last prediction is I'll have to correct some snarky fool who will say something stupid like "no right click" or something track-pad related where they miss the entire point of gestures because they've actually never used an Apple notebook
As someone who disables all touchpad capabilities other than moving the mouse around because of inadvertent clicks caused by my hands brushing over it as I type, a distaste for having to vary the pressure with which I use one and a general laziness of not wanting to learn a new fucking control scheme on every computer touchpad I use, please, enlighten me: What the fuck is the point of RSI inducing gestures when I've got a very serviceable pair of buttons just below the touchpad?
I have no issue with people having access to and using gestures. I seriously fucking resent being forced into using a design that miserably fails to meet my needs. So by all means, add gestures, but make them configurable and provide sensible usable alternatives for those of us that want to do real work and not just wank over our laptops.
erm. Sennheiser PC163D. Gaming headsets that remain comfortable ten hours into a session, beautiful sound quality and top notch microphones.
I own two predecessors in the same line and a PC163D and the only reason I'm considering a new headset is to replace a standard stereo headset for a second PC163D. The two old ones have lasted me several years and still work well; it's only the 7.1 support that's had me upgrading.
Admittedly we're not talking $50 headsets here..
So... file the firing pin?
Buy a gun from outside CA and bring it in?
Laser engrave some other sod's ID?
Hold a firing pin party?
It sounds like a horrendous waste of time and money, whether you want gun control or not. Ineffective legislation is the worse of all outcomes.
Far more impressive is that none of the police officers involved has been interviewed by the IPCC for killing Mark Duggan and triggering the riots in the first place.
I'm sure it's just coincidence that the vehicle he was travelling was stopped somewhere with no CCTV coverage, thus preventing the police needing to find out it was accidentally broken at the time.
Because the 4th June 2012 is better expressed as 20120604.
Middle-endian date formats are fucking obtuse.
Yes, but what's the purpose of war? It's not to kill the enemy, it's not to disable their infrastructure, it's not to reduce their ammunition supplies.
Clausewitz suggested the purpose is the imposition of your will on another. Killing civilians in this day and age reduces your chances of successfully imposing your will, so it's counter-productive, for all the damage you may cause to the enemy.
Think bigger picture.
So if these potential criminals are all finding other lines of work, who's committing the violent crimes in the US? Just that.. there are rather a lot of them.
And you'll need to use your social skills when your sister gets raped because you'll only find out about it afterwards, and she'll need some support. You owning a gun will be of fuck all use when she's in another town in some bloke's apartment.
Not really. The military was there in a peacekeeping role, not as to conquer or subdue. They operated under very stringent engagement rules and any collateral damage was heavily discouraged.
Compare that to the behaviour of the US in Iraq, where airstrikes were ordered on weddings..
I don't have any desire to live in constant fear of getting my ass kicked by a gang of five "youths" because their favorite team lost that day.
Odd. I live in the UK and that's not a fear I have. It's also not a fear I'd seek to address using firearms - I'd only end up getting charged with murder were I to kill one of them with one.
Perhaps you could try learning, you know, social skills. The ones that let you understand, interpret, avoid, negotiate and defuse potentially dangerous situations? Instead of perhaps acting like a complete cock because you're a big man when you have a gun.
It's because now black people have some power. Also, I note you don't think that black people are people; they will say nigger at the drop of a hat.
So why don't they use their power to stop black people using the word 'nigger' if it's so bad?
Fuck the racist cunts, either everybody can use the word or nobody can.
What I meant to say in my other reply is that Bastion is just superb.
Combat mechanics are a bit repetitive, but the overall package is a genuinely groundbreaking gameplay experience, and that's always a joy - first time I've had one since Battlefield:Vietnam.
I already had Bastion, so I bought the pack as a gift for a friend (with Bastion) and then bought it for myself (without Bastion).
Obviously had I done it the other way around I'd have lowered the average price, but I paid more than the minimums for both packs anyway.
You can A/B test with live visitors. Works well too.
I think his approach has merit, but it's really just an automatically applied implementation of the outcome of the test - at some point you'd want to switch off A or B completely anyway.
Of course, far more interesting would be understanding why people chose A or B and offering the appropriate one based on what you know of the person involved. That's more sophisticated, but already done by people like Amazon: My amazon.co.uk web page will be very different to yours, in terms of content.
Erm. Red Hat pay $99, once. Everybody else pays nothing, ever.
The $99 basically covers Microsoft's administration costs. In business terms, this is a very nominal fee - Red Hat have spent more cash than that just investigating this issue ($99 covers maybe 3-4 hours of someone's time).
It actually looks pretty reasonable.