Fortunately, the authors of the agreement put the reasons behind the agreement into the document... (from Wikipedia, and the agreement)
The aim of the agreement is described in its Article 2, "enhancing the implementation" of the UNFCCC through:
(a) Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change;
(b) Increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production;
(c) Making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development.
Because of the toxic chemicals which are released when it is burnt - http://www.ehow.co.uk/info_831... - although this article says that if you burn it hot enough it is safe - it doesn't say *how* safe...
Yes - and if you had a GPS then the mapping would be almost automated - say if you could use an open map such as openstreetmap then it would be a neat application of a mesh network + the data that the people on the ground are providing - to me this could be quicker than hand drawing maps.
haha - I submitted the article and just read this - yeah, you're probably right on the last one of these! Probably right on my understanding of computers too!
I think that the clip is generally OK - my main outrage which prompted me to submit the article was the ignorance of the people going on the course, any my sympathy for the programmers they work with!
If I see someone doing a crossword I usually say "I was stuck on a crossword the other day - the clue was 'very busy postman'". Eventually (sometimes it takes a while) they ask "how many letters" at which point you can say "hundreds!"
I'm such a funny guy...
Oh - another one is to say "seven up is lemonade"...
It is funny that their take-down notice is copyrighted itself too. They should take-down the zdnet article for re-printing a screenshot of it, and then replace it with the actual page that the screen shot is of.
It is worth following JackOfKent on twitter for his insight into this. He noted that the take-down notice could actually be a contempt of court.
I just saw this on reddit this morning: http://www.reddit.com/r/Design/comments/oxggi/my_friends_laser_cut_wedding_invitations/
For the ceremony, how about naming the tables after something geeky instead of numbers, or maybe even prime numbers...
I like the qr code idea too - perhaps a personalised qr code which goes to a pre-filled acceptance form?
Hmm - not sure about this.
I actually love Linux on the PC for the fact that you don't usually have to worry about drivers - you can get a basic setup running very easily. However - when you want something like hibernation or high-resolution graphics then things start to get a bit more awkward - but for a basic internet browsing machine it is very easy to put Linux on a box and get it up and running.
But for a tablet, you have more issues such as battery life etc which I don't see the open software being able to beat the top brands on the market (the ipad).
Plus, whilst you're right about people saying "it doesn't run excel" people will be saying "it doesn't run i-tunes" - so I think that Linux on the tablet will be a very similar experience to non-techys as on the Desktop.
However, what Android and Ubuntu are trying to do is remove the word "Linux" from the brands - which I can see is a smart commercial move. Almost everyone has some sort of Linux device in their house, probably embedded into their router or something - but they don't realise it - this is good for take-up but not so good for the basic principles of free-software...
For me, it is also a reminder of the distance between earth and the moon. It shows what a real achievement it was to get there, and I suppose why we haven't done it as much more recently.
Hmm - maybe rather than trying to deter bad behaviour they should fix the cause of the problem, not the symptoms? Rather than sticking a speaker up, maybe they could put a basketball net up.
I am so glad that I am not young poor and growing up in this country where they are treated like an underclass. Clockwork Orange was about a terrible way of punishing someone who had done terrible things, but this is about punishing young people who haven't necessarily done anything.
I went to the site and looked for sample code / screen shots - then I looked at the videos and it was like watching an infomercial or QVC, so I put my foot through my monitor and sent them the bill!
I don't think many slashdot readers will fall for it!
Yes - even the summary says that the bug is mitigated by default by most dists, yet gives the story the title "...most linuxes..."
This is still a serious problem though!
Thanks to everyone for your input, ideas, toolbars, support, etc, etc. This site will stay up (hundreds of you use it every day - yay!), but I probably won't put any more sites in, or respond to much email.
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... Smoking helps me with my anxiety...
The most stressed people I know are smokers! It is such a fallacy that smoking helps with stress. Look at the people on a plane after a long-haul flight. The smokers can't wait to get off and light up.
Giving up smoking may be difficult - but really the withdrawal symptoms are what smokers go through between every cigarette. For me, the only benefit of smoking is the hit you get - and this sensation goes after the first few weeks of smoking... All other benefits are figments of smokers and ex-smokers imaginations.
But I have two hands - so I can effectively have two cursors... Not including my fingers - or someone else's hands.
I don't think the mouse is dead - but I think that the multi touch interface adds a great new option for controlling my PC.
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Fortunately, the authors of the agreement put the reasons behind the agreement into the document... (from Wikipedia, and the agreement)
The aim of the agreement is described in its Article 2, "enhancing the implementation" of the UNFCCC through:
(a) Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change;
(b) Increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production;
(c) Making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development.
I don't see why not. Why can't they just be more clever about their whitelist? Presumably this isn't an issue for other networks?
Because of the toxic chemicals which are released when it is burnt - http://www.ehow.co.uk/info_831... - although this article says that if you burn it hot enough it is safe - it doesn't say *how* safe...
I don't think knuth's 3 volumes have dated at all- they're still the definitive computer science tomes.
I understood this as the hack whitelisting malware which should have been blacklisted... So it was used correctly.
What about toaster bags: http://www.amazon.com/Set-NoStick-Toast-Toaster-Bags/dp/B0012XGM92
When it is refined, this is going to be such a disruptive technology that it is going to make DRM / Music piracy look like a very simple problem.
Yes - and if you had a GPS then the mapping would be almost automated - say if you could use an open map such as openstreetmap then it would be a neat application of a mesh network + the data that the people on the ground are providing - to me this could be quicker than hand drawing maps.
haha - I submitted the article and just read this - yeah, you're probably right on the last one of these! Probably right on my understanding of computers too!
I think that the clip is generally OK - my main outrage which prompted me to submit the article was the ignorance of the people going on the course, any my sympathy for the programmers they work with!
Someone on reddit posted this link to an alternative torrent: http://burnbit.com/torrent/204972/ESM_2_0_8_23_04_zip
If I see someone doing a crossword I usually say "I was stuck on a crossword the other day - the clue was 'very busy postman'". Eventually (sometimes it takes a while) they ask "how many letters" at which point you can say "hundreds!"
I'm such a funny guy...
Oh - another one is to say "seven up is lemonade"...
It is funny that their take-down notice is copyrighted itself too. They should take-down the zdnet article for re-printing a screenshot of it, and then replace it with the actual page that the screen shot is of.
It is worth following JackOfKent on twitter for his insight into this. He noted that the take-down notice could actually be a contempt of court.
I just saw this on reddit this morning: http://www.reddit.com/r/Design/comments/oxggi/my_friends_laser_cut_wedding_invitations/
For the ceremony, how about naming the tables after something geeky instead of numbers, or maybe even prime numbers...
I like the qr code idea too - perhaps a personalised qr code which goes to a pre-filled acceptance form?
Hmm - not sure about this. I actually love Linux on the PC for the fact that you don't usually have to worry about drivers - you can get a basic setup running very easily. However - when you want something like hibernation or high-resolution graphics then things start to get a bit more awkward - but for a basic internet browsing machine it is very easy to put Linux on a box and get it up and running. But for a tablet, you have more issues such as battery life etc which I don't see the open software being able to beat the top brands on the market (the ipad). Plus, whilst you're right about people saying "it doesn't run excel" people will be saying "it doesn't run i-tunes" - so I think that Linux on the tablet will be a very similar experience to non-techys as on the Desktop. However, what Android and Ubuntu are trying to do is remove the word "Linux" from the brands - which I can see is a smart commercial move. Almost everyone has some sort of Linux device in their house, probably embedded into their router or something - but they don't realise it - this is good for take-up but not so good for the basic principles of free-software...
For me, it is also a reminder of the distance between earth and the moon. It shows what a real achievement it was to get there, and I suppose why we haven't done it as much more recently.
I thought the same when I saw it! Looks like wmii or xmonad with a touch interface and soft keyboard!
Hmm - maybe rather than trying to deter bad behaviour they should fix the cause of the problem, not the symptoms? Rather than sticking a speaker up, maybe they could put a basketball net up.
I am so glad that I am not young poor and growing up in this country where they are treated like an underclass. Clockwork Orange was about a terrible way of punishing someone who had done terrible things, but this is about punishing young people who haven't necessarily done anything.
Yeah - because of those features and also because she is 2 rather than 1!
But has anyone actually done that?
I went to the site and looked for sample code / screen shots - then I looked at the videos and it was like watching an infomercial or QVC, so I put my foot through my monitor and sent them the bill!
I don't think many slashdot readers will fall for it!
They wouldn't do it for the word "Jew" so why would they do it for one person?
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Jew
Yes - even the summary says that the bug is mitigated by default by most dists, yet gives the story the title "...most linuxes..."
This is still a serious problem though!
... I expect they'll list twitter as one of the blocks before long.
From the FAQ:
Thanks to everyone for your input, ideas, toolbars, support, etc, etc. This site will stay up (hundreds of you use it every day - yay!), but I probably won't put any more sites in, or respond to much email.
Let me google that for you...
Google pacemaker nuclear battery
... Smoking helps me with my anxiety...
The most stressed people I know are smokers! It is such a fallacy that smoking helps with stress. Look at the people on a plane after a long-haul flight. The smokers can't wait to get off and light up.
Giving up smoking may be difficult - but really the withdrawal symptoms are what smokers go through between every cigarette. For me, the only benefit of smoking is the hit you get - and this sensation goes after the first few weeks of smoking... All other benefits are figments of smokers and ex-smokers imaginations.
But I have two hands - so I can effectively have two cursors... Not including my fingers - or someone else's hands.
I don't think the mouse is dead - but I think that the multi touch interface adds a great new option for controlling my PC.