Not that funny. Going to the bathroom at zero-G is not pretty. While males have a condom-like urine collection device, females are forced to essentially urinate into a diaper. I guess this is because things like catheters carry a high risk of injury and infection.
Also, it is impossible to have a smoke in space since the matches cannot be lit up.
Ah. But the article was about software programs, codecs, and iTunes DRM.
Even for hardware vendors, more sales might not mean more business: support costs might rise, frequent crashes/slowdowns due to incompatibilities will damage the product reputation. The users might not be locked into buying same-company upgrades/propriatory software.
Say, if iTunes open-sourced iPod firmware, Walmart could start providing iPod tracks, and Apple would lose the online music store revenue from the locked-in users.
Sounds strange: He had no social problems in accepting his 1982 award. He was brave enough to travel to the US and had sufficient linguistic ability to learn English.
What I really do not understand is why Dr. Perelman declined the cash (well, technically just the medal right now, but Anderson said Perelman told him he will not want the money either). At the very least, why not give it to his ageing mother or donate it to charity? Or is he already wealthy enough?
These vendors need to be convinced that we are a market they should get into
Well, how exactly are you a market if you refuse to pay for licensing their product? Isn't the whole idea of being a paying customer is that one... pays for the services?
Why would Microsoft release MS Office for free under linux, for example? The standard (and lacking) response I hear is that they should released a crippled product, then charge for tech/customer support.
Downloading pirated copies is like taking a picture of a prostitue in flagrante delicto without paying extra. Selling pirated copies is like pimping the prostitutes, then taking away all their money (sex slavery in effect)?
Of course, if you have no intention to buy the product in the first place, then downloading warez just to check them out is more like sneaking a peek at the said prostitute engagins some other john.
If you want to tell the 'entire story' you should mention the huge bias in the NASA budget towards PR missions.
While the NASA was forced to focus on the manned Moon mission, the Soviets at the time devoted much less attention to the Moon and focused heavily on the planetary exploration. They gained a huge lead with their Venus and Mars missions; the lead they still maintain to some extend.
So congressional pork issues aside, this PR-driven science funding is just not helpful.
The bigger question is why Russia and China would want to essentially re-create a 40-year-old robotic two-way Luna 16 for a different moon. I believe the scientific value is not what drives the interest, but rather it signals China's willingness to foot Russia's science bill in exchange for continuing access to space technology.
poor Diebold, losing money, doing all that hard work for free... oh wait!
Hell no. The assholes get paid through the roof, yet the best they can do is buying up a startup ran by felons (literally!). Since apparently it's not kosher to have felons doing such jobs, the good old gits are now shifted into 'consulting' and supervisor positions.
Diebold refuses to officially release the source code to date, even where required by law. It denies access to machines.
Oh, I must have misunderstood. GGP said she thought the Bible does not object to evolution( does not say much), then you appreared to say that the CC thinks differently:
The roman catholic church at least doesn't think so.
The Roman Catholic church accepts evolution. The Pope specifically has clarified that the theory of evolution is consistent both with the current doctrine and with the Bible. Specifically, they maintain the only part of a human not capable of evolving is the soul (which is not in domain of science); the body may have evolved according to the 'natural' laws laid down by God (which the science does not object to since we have no say in how these laws arose)
Incidentally, the Big Bang theory is also accepted (and actively supported) by the catholics. Alternatively, most physicists will tell you that things such as Schrodinger equation and the HUP may be modified to include 'God' variables (which we do not do for pragmatic reasons: we are not God hence do not need a more complex equation)
I am not a catholic either, but it's not that hard to google 'catholic CCC' and read it up next time to avoid talking outta one's ass.
About the only people rejecting evolution are Biblical literalists: a tiny but stentorean community currently overtaking certain Christian sects in America.
Well, the punishment should fit the crime. (crudely paraphrasing Deuteronomy 19:19 and the US Constitution:A-8)
As to Apple, the whole company has been turning into shit since introducing CD keys for home OSX installs 2 years ago. Just you wait until they come up with Macintosh Authentic Benefit.
Don't underestimate the importance of the restroom experience. How about this: -a moistened TP dispencer (for when the 'roids start acting up) w/ antiseptic -armrests and an executive leather ergonomic backrest -a webcam with a UV spotlight to examine for traces of fecal matter (battle the 'klingons') -a penile/scrotal 'cupholder' (hate when 'it' touches the cold porcelain) -a control to adjust seat angle and elevation -negative-pressure air exhaust for the toiletbowl (why do I have to smell it?) -surround sound and dimmer lights (pooping in the dark could be a wild adventure (This Disney's Pirate Cave boatride!)) -neon pool lighting (aesthetically pleasing fishbowl; combine with dimmer lights et webcam) -a timer/bestOf scoreboard! -a shotgun rack and a Peltier beer cooler (hate the compressor fridge noise). -stall doors that freaking go all the way to the floor!
"In essence, network neutrality regulations proposed by Senators Snowe and Dorgan[4] and Representative Markey bar ISPs from offering [source-prejudiced] Quality of Service enhancements for a fee. --From Wikipedia [wikipedia.org]
QoS would not be made illegal, but selectively restricting QoS based on where the connection originates would be.
However I would predict all the attempts to enforce net neutrality will fail: the public will not see why it would be wrong to offer faster downloads off 'partner' sites at no apparent cost.
Cellular carriers already do that at will with the all-you-can-eat in-network calling and 'free' partner video/news downloads.
1) Find an OTP that XORs your data to all 1's 2) XOR date and the OTP 3) Compress the resulting file 4) Report the resulting compression size on slashdot __
Yes, a sovereign has the power to expell a person from the domain. It's not about what powers the Govt has, it's how the Govt should be using those.
Currently crossing the border without permit is not a crime, it is a civil offence, and carries less penalty than jaywalking or letting your parking meter expire! Yes, that's the law, look it up. Hiring unauthorized aliens IS a crime though (since 1986)! How many employers have been put in jail for it? Clearly not enough!
What difference does it make whether a person is a citizen if that person is willing to follow the law, can contribute a useful skill, will assimilate the language and culture, has insurance and the means to support herself? The only difference it should make is in that the person cannot vote or be elected for office.
The problem is not that the Mexicans are coming here, the problem is that we do not know who else is coming here: in that aspect it would be much better if we let everybody in, but fingerprint every single one of them to see if they are on the list! You are scared and misguided: you have been lied into believing an open border means insecure border. Knowing who's coming and going, and why, does not contradict with an open immigration policy. Open immigration (which the US had until 1950s and which we might re-institute in the future) does not mean we cannot question and inspect every immigrant, and stop those on terror watchlists.
What is clear is that the current immigration law is broken: it is letting terrorists in while keeping good folks out. All of the Saudi hijackers entered the country 1)legally 2) easily because they were rich and came from the country of our 'ally'. Bin Laden is a billionaire, by the way, and a billionaire gets an automatic E visa (look it up).
Overpopulation? Don't be an idiot: Mexico city houses 20 million in a tiny area; at that density we can have trillions in continental US alone.
Well, I am a few years behind on this, but I do not think self-issued certificates are considered invalid. Users would get a 'mild' warning, but the 'padlock' thingie will remain closed.
I recall Opera displayed the certificate holder in a part of address bar. With IE all one saw was closed padlock/cracked padlock.
Correct me if that's changed recently.
Requiring a user to install the certificate locally will probably be as effective as a hardware dongle of some sort.
Fancy design might work for business presentations. GP is talking about scientific presentations. Putting a background on a gel image will not work. Putting a gradient next to a spectral scan will look like shit. Plotting a graph in funky colors will not get your point across.
Not being a scientist myself, I have nonetheless attended a few scientific presentations. I have yet to see a graph that used more than three-four colors. (black and white being two of these; most figures are in just black and white). I never saw a slide transition animation or a sound effect or a fancy doodad for a good reason: this will inevitably distract the attention from the presenter or the idea, interrupt a train of thought -- not what one would desire during a scientific exchange.
Yes, as I saw first hand, a researcher will have to re-invent the wheel precisely because their company hired some certified craphead (perhaps you are a designer yourself, Sir) to come up with a 'pretty' design. Yes, I actually saw a template with pink lettering on blue blackground (in a top-3 pharm company, no less). Anyone using that would be comitting suicide.
Oh, some more tips to add: -never use red/green colors to represent data since many male scientists are colorblind! -if you have even a slight accent or speech defect (and if the protocol permits), start the presentation by telling a joke or talking about your trip, or weather, or comment about food: anything that will let the audience to adapt and tune in. -it is far better to underestimate the level of your audience than to overestimate it. -during the presentation target the person sitting at the far corner of the auditorium. That way everyone gets to hear what you say. -for n00bs: write out your entire presentation (down to a last word); practice it many times, then ditch the notes.
The real problem is DHCP/DNS hijacking. With that, your bookmarked www.bankofamerica.com might resolve to MY server. Or better yet, all your HTTPS traffic will be routed through MY server complete with the man-in-the-middle setup.
Sure the certificates will not match or give a self-issued warning. But how many people surfing at StarBucks care about those broken lockpad symbols?
Slashdot Mirror
Not that funny. Going to the bathroom at zero-G is not pretty. While males have a condom-like urine collection device, females are forced to essentially urinate into a diaper. I guess this is because things like catheters carry a high risk of injury and infection.
Also, it is impossible to have a smoke in space since the matches cannot be lit up.
Ah. But the article was about software programs, codecs, and iTunes DRM.
Even for hardware vendors, more sales might not mean more business: support costs might rise, frequent crashes/slowdowns due to incompatibilities will damage the product reputation. The users might not be locked into buying same-company upgrades/propriatory software.
Say, if iTunes open-sourced iPod firmware, Walmart could start providing iPod tracks, and Apple would lose the online music store revenue from the locked-in users.
Sounds strange: He had no social problems in accepting his 1982 award. He was brave enough to travel to the US and had sufficient linguistic ability to learn English.
What I really do not understand is why Dr. Perelman declined the cash (well, technically just the medal right now, but Anderson said Perelman told him he will not want the money either). At the very least, why not give it to his ageing mother or donate it to charity? Or is he already wealthy enough?
You need a place to say, hon?
Mother Bell comes to mind
Well, how exactly are you a market if you refuse to pay for licensing their product? Isn't the whole idea of being a paying customer is that one... pays for the services?
Why would Microsoft release MS Office for free under linux, for example? The standard (and lacking) response I hear is that they should released a crippled product, then charge for tech/customer support.
Pardon my ignorance.
What do you think of this analogy:
Downloading pirated copies is like taking a picture of a prostitue in flagrante delicto without paying extra.
Selling pirated copies is like pimping the prostitutes, then taking away all their money (sex slavery in effect)?
Of course, if you have no intention to buy the product in the first place, then downloading warez just to check them out is more like sneaking a peek at the said prostitute engagins some other john.
If you want to tell the 'entire story' you should mention the huge bias in the NASA budget towards PR missions.
While the NASA was forced to focus on the manned Moon mission, the Soviets at the time devoted much less attention to the Moon and focused heavily on the planetary exploration. They gained a huge lead with their Venus and Mars missions; the lead they still maintain to some extend.
So congressional pork issues aside, this PR-driven science funding is just not helpful.
The bigger question is why Russia and China would want to essentially re-create a 40-year-old robotic two-way Luna 16 for a different moon.
I believe the scientific value is not what drives the interest, but rather it signals China's willingness to foot Russia's science bill in exchange for continuing access to space technology.
poor Diebold, losing money, doing all that hard work for free... oh wait!
Hell no. The assholes get paid through the roof, yet the best they can do is buying up a startup ran by felons (literally!). Since apparently it's not kosher to have felons doing such jobs, the good old gits are now shifted into 'consulting' and supervisor positions.
Diebold refuses to officially release the source code to date, even where required by law. It denies access to machines.
Here I click on that and see the log:
'Maple Leaf Rag - Short n' Messy' is certainly the kind of video many Americans will apreciate.
Won't anyone think of the children!
why exactly is the GP numbering blank lines and cat'ing '1'?
either I am missing something, or '-b' does something else on a mac?
Now, the best security I have ever seen was a sign right next to the hole:
Oh, I must have misunderstood. GGP said she thought the Bible does not object to evolution( does not say much), then you appreared to say that the CC thinks differently:
The roman catholic church at least doesn't think so.
The Roman Catholic church accepts evolution. The Pope specifically has clarified that the theory of evolution is consistent both with the current doctrine and with the Bible. Specifically, they maintain the only part of a human not capable of evolving is the soul (which is not in domain of science); the body may have evolved according to the 'natural' laws laid down by God (which the science does not object to since we have no say in how these laws arose)
Incidentally, the Big Bang theory is also accepted (and actively supported) by the catholics. Alternatively, most physicists will tell you that things such as Schrodinger equation and the HUP may be modified to include 'God' variables (which we do not do for pragmatic reasons: we are not God hence do not need a more complex equation)
I am not a catholic either, but it's not that hard to google 'catholic CCC' and read it up next time to avoid talking outta one's ass.
About the only people rejecting evolution are Biblical literalists: a tiny but stentorean community currently overtaking certain Christian sects in America.
Well, the punishment should fit the crime. (crudely paraphrasing Deuteronomy 19:19 and the US Constitution:A-8)
As to Apple, the whole company has been turning into shit since introducing CD keys for home OSX installs 2 years ago. Just you wait until they come up with Macintosh Authentic Benefit.
Don't underestimate the importance of the restroom experience. How about this:
-a moistened TP dispencer (for when the 'roids start acting up) w/ antiseptic
-armrests and an executive leather ergonomic backrest
-a webcam with a UV spotlight to examine for traces of fecal matter (battle the 'klingons')
-a penile/scrotal 'cupholder' (hate when 'it' touches the cold porcelain)
-a control to adjust seat angle and elevation
-negative-pressure air exhaust for the toiletbowl (why do I have to smell it?)
-surround sound and dimmer lights (pooping in the dark could be a wild adventure (This Disney's Pirate Cave boatride!))
-neon pool lighting (aesthetically pleasing fishbowl; combine with dimmer lights et webcam)
-a timer/bestOf scoreboard!
-a shotgun rack and a Peltier beer cooler (hate the compressor fridge noise).
-stall doors that freaking go all the way to the floor!
QoS would not be made illegal, but selectively restricting QoS based on where the connection originates would be.
However I would predict all the attempts to enforce net neutrality will fail: the public will not see why it would be wrong to offer faster downloads off 'partner' sites at no apparent cost.
Cellular carriers already do that at will with the all-you-can-eat in-network calling and 'free' partner video/news downloads.
The democrats have rigged elections in the past you know.
We have terrorists that hate our way of life; they don't care if our voting machines have a paper trail, they just hate our Freedom.
You better worry about a trail of blood and guts that will follow if the wrong party wins!
This works like so:
1) Find an OTP that XORs your data to all 1's
2) XOR date and the OTP
3) Compress the resulting file
4) Report the resulting compression size on slashdot
__
Tis not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
No no. Just you wait.
Thailand, France, Croatia...
Now if we could only get Crapolia and Turdistan to join in, all the other Governments will fall over for OSS like dominos.
Yes, a sovereign has the power to expell a person from the domain. It's not about what powers the Govt has, it's how the Govt should be using those.
Currently crossing the border without permit is not a crime, it is a civil offence, and carries less penalty than jaywalking or letting your parking meter expire! Yes, that's the law, look it up. Hiring unauthorized aliens IS a crime though (since 1986)! How many employers have been put in jail for it? Clearly not enough!
What difference does it make whether a person is a citizen if that person is willing to follow the law, can contribute a useful skill, will assimilate the language and culture, has insurance and the means to support herself? The only difference it should make is in that the person cannot vote or be elected for office.
The problem is not that the Mexicans are coming here, the problem is that we do not know who else is coming here: in that aspect it would be much better if we let everybody in, but fingerprint every single one of them to see if they are on the list!
You are scared and misguided: you have been lied into believing an open border means insecure border. Knowing who's coming and going, and why, does not contradict with an open immigration policy. Open immigration (which the US had until 1950s and which we might re-institute in the future) does not mean we cannot question and inspect every immigrant, and stop those on terror watchlists.
What is clear is that the current immigration law is broken: it is letting terrorists in while keeping good folks out. All of the Saudi hijackers entered the country 1)legally 2) easily because they were rich and came from the country of our 'ally'. Bin Laden is a billionaire, by the way, and a billionaire gets an automatic E visa (look it up).
Overpopulation? Don't be an idiot: Mexico city houses 20 million in a tiny area; at that density we can have trillions in continental US alone.
Well, I am a few years behind on this, but I do not think self-issued certificates are considered invalid. Users would get a 'mild' warning, but the 'padlock' thingie will remain closed.
I recall Opera displayed the certificate holder in a part of address bar. With IE all one saw was closed padlock/cracked padlock.
Correct me if that's changed recently.
Requiring a user to install the certificate locally will probably be as effective as a hardware dongle of some sort.
Fancy design might work for business presentations. GP is talking about scientific presentations. Putting a background on a gel image will not work. Putting a gradient next to a spectral scan will look like shit. Plotting a graph in funky colors will not get your point across.
Not being a scientist myself, I have nonetheless attended a few scientific presentations. I have yet to see a graph that used more than three-four colors. (black and white being two of these; most figures are in just black and white). I never saw a slide transition animation or a sound effect or a fancy doodad for a good reason: this will inevitably distract the attention from the presenter or the idea, interrupt a train of thought -- not what one would desire during a scientific exchange.
Yes, as I saw first hand, a researcher will have to re-invent the wheel precisely because their company hired some certified craphead (perhaps you are a designer yourself, Sir) to come up with a 'pretty' design. Yes, I actually saw a template with pink lettering on blue blackground (in a top-3 pharm company, no less). Anyone using that would be comitting suicide.
Oh, some more tips to add:
-never use red/green colors to represent data since many male scientists are colorblind!
-if you have even a slight accent or speech defect (and if the protocol permits), start the presentation by telling a joke or talking about your trip, or weather, or comment about food: anything that will let the audience to adapt and tune in.
-it is far better to underestimate the level of your audience than to overestimate it.
-during the presentation target the person sitting at the far corner of the auditorium. That way everyone gets to hear what you say.
-for n00bs: write out your entire presentation (down to a last word); practice it many times, then ditch the notes.
That's not the real problem.
The real problem is DHCP/DNS hijacking. With that, your bookmarked www.bankofamerica.com might resolve to MY server. Or better yet, all your HTTPS traffic will be routed through MY server complete with the man-in-the-middle setup.
Sure the certificates will not match or give a self-issued warning. But how many people surfing at StarBucks care about those broken lockpad symbols?
You are saying the main culprits are the simians and theArmy... But krell, why do you then work so hard to give HIV back to the sailors in the Navy?