What's with telomeres? That's all I have. And I expect this comment to disappear underneath a delugh of "Let's clone Natalie Portman" posts, but seriously, is this thing on? What's with telomeres and DNA end funtions and all this other shit we've been reading about here and all l the rest of the sites? Why is this viable and how does it relate to us?
What percent of that "data" is bad scripting, really bad mark-up and AdSense shit?
Is there maybe an address like "m.part_number.plane_number.location.internalsite.boeingcorp.com" so the people who fix the problems can get the info without being tracked and spammed by OK Cupid and 100 different tool sellers?
I wonder what would happen if someone ever discovered a method to jam radio frequencies or fill pipes with garbage, interrupting normal communications.
As I wrote in another comment, Star Trek's episode A Taste of Armageddon says this. But your fantasy world of what should happen has nothing to do with the real world or there wouldn't be a war to fight.
As Patton said, "I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor, dumb bastard die for his country."
A Taste of Armageddon, one of the few ST episodes I ever reference because it not only remains relevant (or has become moreso), it isn't too heavy-handed in driving its point home. Patterns of Force, OTOH, is too fucking preachy and hackneyed for my taste.
Install ejection seats on the remote pilots' chairs would certainly serve as a strong deterrent to unsafe manoeuvres as well as providing a means for a broad range of disciplinary actions.
I cleaned up our credit after my (ex-)wife's card was stolen by a waiter. It took two years (because shit was being transferred between the credit bureaux or restored from back-ups faster than we whack the moles, but I finally succeeded. In EVERY case it was, "Not mine, not me, not then, Prove it or delete." It was only icing on the cake when I was able to show documentation which showed such a charge or action was impossible.
Line by line through each entire report. The creditor has (had?) to respond within 30 days or the entry must be (had to have been) removed. A new report may be requested to confirm. Lather, rinse, repeat.
I look forward to my impending forced retirement secure in the knowledge that I will be better qualified than most of the people older than me (who have died) and most of those younger (who spend time on reddit going on about %ThisWeek'sLanguageOfTheCentury%) when it comes time to slog through the shit I recoded 15 years ago as they told me that:
1) time integers should indeed be signed because "fuck you, consistency"; and
The USPTO was "asking for input" since before software patents were allowed some 30 years ago. They ignored it then ("already covered by copyright") as they will continue to do because the then-outrageous and intractable idea of USPTO-as-Service-Provider under Reagan has become the de facto standard rather than the egregious outlier. Fallacy of the Middle Ground.
> The UK has excellent freedom of expression.
As the Clash wrote, "As long as you're not dumb enough to actually try it," a revelation which might pop your little two-volt cork.
A little insight into what "incite" means (since you don't even know the difference between the two words): To incite someone isn't to simply make them angry or feel violent, it means to provoke them to taking violent and illegal action, such as rioting or killing. Making someone mad isn't "incitement" you buffoon. Likewise, the US Constitution explicitly makes the freedom of speech/thought/expression "inalienable".
It's downright scary that same people who so bitterly complain about the saccharine superficiality world of the US are the same people who now defend a law which so stifles and criminalises speech that as it stands, even the conflict in an episode of Teletubbies or Zingzillas could have you arrested, defending yourself in court while facing years of imprisonment. All you have to do to find yourself in that position now is simply refuse to accept Islam when pressed (that's "grossly offensive" to a Muslim) or tell a dumb joke.
It's such stupidity and grievous censorship of thoughts and ideas that tipped the balance in favour of staying in Germany rather than moving back to the UK.
Pissing me off after forcing an update onto me that WILL NOT install but which retries that install EVERY FUCKING TIME I start each and every Mozilla program; an "update" which can't be removed without a full uninstall and which requires a confirmation in the focus-stealing pop-up after each time it fails.
Then there's Chrome constantly bugging me to log in and give other details so I can be tracked as if I was the star of The Running Man.
The Appeals Court turned down the preliminary because the full case is still active in District. The German case will almost certainly influence the finding but the case is still on-going. Appeals Courts are for after a decision has been reached by the lower court.
As a parent of a young one I also hear this 500×/day. But what's the cost of "Terabit now and you're safe for a decade" versus "400Gb now, then rewire & replace all your gear in 3-5 years for 750Gb (if there isn't a standards war you have to gamble on), and then do that all over again in another 3-5 years for 1.1Gb"? Because that's the kind of creep we've seen since the early days of token ring and then 10BaseT. Manufacturers certainly want the step-by-step option but the admins and engineers? Not so much so.
All the anti-MS fanatics can suck a fart out of my ass. You'd be fucking howling if you were forced to use a different kernel or even different desktop skin on a system which you had spent a lot of time optimising so that it ran a particular app or set of apps as best as possible given the known limitations.
I'm stuck with XP on a lot of machines because of the apps that need to run. I have it tuned a hell of a lot faster than WINE or any other emulator could ever hope to accomplish. But your sorry know-it-all ass really believes you know best what my system needs?
A user provides sketchy details and a link to a content-less press release, and that gets posted, while Taco et al. sit around & scratch their asses. Par for the course, really. At least there won't be another 10,000-word navel-gazing post from Malda about temporarily becoming a "millionaire". At least, not until FB buys out this deal when it all rolls over.
On one hand, efficacy and direct, immediate action.
On the other hand, the complete usurping of the very principles of enumerated and separated branches of gubmint in order to prevent abuse and provide for accountability.
How about Apple, Samsung, Google and the rest of them SHUT THE FUCK UP and just compete on features & abilities? I'm sick of this soap opera and even sicker of the technology stifling they're ALL trying to do while complaining that the rest of them are doing it.
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What's with telomeres? That's all I have. And I expect this comment to disappear underneath a delugh of "Let's clone Natalie Portman" posts, but seriously, is this thing on? What's with telomeres and DNA end funtions and all this other shit we've been reading about here and all l the rest of the sites? Why is this viable and how does it relate to us?
What percent of that "data" is bad scripting, really bad mark-up and AdSense shit? Is there maybe an address like "m.part_number.plane_number.location.internalsite.boeingcorp.com" so the people who fix the problems can get the info without being tracked and spammed by OK Cupid and 100 different tool sellers?
I wonder what would happen if someone ever discovered a method to jam radio frequencies or fill pipes with garbage, interrupting normal communications.
As Patton said, "I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor, dumb bastard die for his country."
A Taste of Armageddon, one of the few ST episodes I ever reference because it not only remains relevant (or has become moreso), it isn't too heavy-handed in driving its point home. Patterns of Force, OTOH, is too fucking preachy and hackneyed for my taste.
Install ejection seats on the remote pilots' chairs would certainly serve as a strong deterrent to unsafe manoeuvres as well as providing a means for a broad range of disciplinary actions.
The Criminal Cult of Scientology has been doing this for decades. The only surprise is how long it took others to start.
I cleaned up our credit after my (ex-)wife's card was stolen by a waiter. It took two years (because shit was being transferred between the credit bureaux or restored from back-ups faster than we whack the moles, but I finally succeeded. In EVERY case it was, "Not mine, not me, not then, Prove it or delete." It was only icing on the cake when I was able to show documentation which showed such a charge or action was impossible.
Line by line through each entire report. The creditor has (had?) to respond within 30 days or the entry must be (had to have been) removed. A new report may be requested to confirm. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Film at 11. And now, sports.
The USPTO was "asking for input" since before software patents were allowed some 30 years ago. They ignored it then ("already covered by copyright") as they will continue to do because the then-outrageous and intractable idea of USPTO-as-Service-Provider under Reagan has become the de facto standard rather than the egregious outlier. Fallacy of the Middle Ground.
So... exactly what every other company out there does but they're telling you this right up front. BURN THE WITCHES!
> The UK has excellent freedom of expression. As the Clash wrote, "As long as you're not dumb enough to actually try it," a revelation which might pop your little two-volt cork. A little insight into what "incite" means (since you don't even know the difference between the two words): To incite someone isn't to simply make them angry or feel violent, it means to provoke them to taking violent and illegal action, such as rioting or killing. Making someone mad isn't "incitement" you buffoon. Likewise, the US Constitution explicitly makes the freedom of speech/thought/expression "inalienable".
It's downright scary that same people who so bitterly complain about the saccharine superficiality world of the US are the same people who now defend a law which so stifles and criminalises speech that as it stands, even the conflict in an episode of Teletubbies or Zingzillas could have you arrested, defending yourself in court while facing years of imprisonment. All you have to do to find yourself in that position now is simply refuse to accept Islam when pressed (that's "grossly offensive" to a Muslim) or tell a dumb joke.
It's such stupidity and grievous censorship of thoughts and ideas that tipped the balance in favour of staying in Germany rather than moving back to the UK.
Then there's Chrome constantly bugging me to log in and give other details so I can be tracked as if I was the star of The Running Man.
Why hello, Opera. How've you been?
The Appeals Court turned down the preliminary because the full case is still active in District. The German case will almost certainly influence the finding but the case is still on-going. Appeals Courts are for after a decision has been reached by the lower court.
> > no evidence the messages in question had been private
ahem.
As a parent of a young one I also hear this 500×/day. But what's the cost of "Terabit now and you're safe for a decade" versus "400Gb now, then rewire & replace all your gear in 3-5 years for 750Gb (if there isn't a standards war you have to gamble on), and then do that all over again in another 3-5 years for 1.1Gb"? Because that's the kind of creep we've seen since the early days of token ring and then 10BaseT. Manufacturers certainly want the step-by-step option but the admins and engineers? Not so much so.
Will it be very angular like Max Headroom or will the wax museum get a licensing deal for the rounded edges?
HEAVILY CENSORED:
These sorts of speeds are something to be ashamed of.
I'm stuck with XP on a lot of machines because of the apps that need to run. I have it tuned a hell of a lot faster than WINE or any other emulator could ever hope to accomplish. But your sorry know-it-all ass really believes you know best what my system needs?
woof.
On the other hand, the complete usurping of the very principles of enumerated and separated branches of gubmint in order to prevent abuse and provide for accountability.
How about Apple, Samsung, Google and the rest of them SHUT THE FUCK UP and just compete on features & abilities? I'm sick of this soap opera and even sicker of the technology stifling they're ALL trying to do while complaining that the rest of them are doing it.
"Text On A Picture", and b3ta has been bitching about it and LARTing n00bs over it for years.