Ahh, but they are... Just like you said from the linked comments "Bing stopped acknowledging provider requests."
Microsoft Owns IE, Microsoft owns Bing, IE6 uses Microsoft search options from it's own servers to provide service to third party search engines. They have now stopped providing that option, which I believe is grounds for a violation of their previous anti-trust case.... part of the settlement required Microsoft to share its application programming interfaces with third-party companies, part of which was this feature of the web browser.
Anyone else notice this ?
some users of IE6, including yours truely, have had their systems "Hijacked" by Bing. No matter what registry settings are switched, Bing has become the default search engine. We cannot "Customise" the search settings. I wonder how many others have this problem or if anyone has a solution.
Hopefully Slashdot will pick up on my story below (help me out, and comment on it)
http://slashdot.org/submission/1011681/Microsoft-Forcing-Bing-on-Users
First of all it's the 64oz (just under 2 litres) guzzler of "Caf-Pow", not some puny 32oz cup. And he only brings it when wants answers, not every time.
Also, Caf-Pow is supposedly a high caffine drink with more caffine concentration than most soda's. That being said, and from TFA, caffine is one of the main culprets in this debate, that would put Abby at the bottom edge of the case study after only 1 serving.
Yes you can be a huge fan without being a Trekkie. I am.
I admit that I enjoy Star Trek very much, but I will not call myself a Trekkie. It's not because I don't love the show, but because I have too much respect for those true Trekkies, and I don't want to shame them by trying to put myself in the same category as those truely inspirational fans.
A Trekkie can name every character ever to appear on the show
A Trekkie has dressed up at least once as a Star Trek Character (and not just for Haloween)
A Trekkie would know the answer to this question, so please enlighen us with an answer.... Why do you yell "F**k you" to Rick Berman? I know he took over for Mr. Rodenberry, and the show has not been the same since, but is that the only reason? Please help inform this fan!
We nerds are smart, here are the answers to your problems
security
The security issue is once you press send. With wired the password is shielded from the hackers eyes by the thick plastic cover wrapped around the wires. With wireless it's like attaching it to the tail of an airplane and taking it throught he sky. Point for Wired
bandwidth
Think of the old can-string phones. If you and a friend were in different rooms and talked quietly, you couln't hear. if you talked into the can, it was better sound quality. It's the same for music from the internet, the quaility is better when transferred over wires. Point for Wired
interference/reliability
WE ARE GEEKS, WE DON'T HAVE CATS (point for all geeks)
Are you segregating me out just because I lost my original slashdot ID to the Y2K virus.? I hear it was picked up by scavaging monkeys out in the african jungle. Later, when I crossed paths with them again in SecondLife, they told me they sold my ID to a character on WOW for 50 bucks and a case of beer. I have come to find out that user was Rob Malda.... Damn you Y2K!!!
They capitalize EVERY word in the header, it isn't an issue they will change that will help us...
Perhaps they should use the proper term of "Employment" instead of "Job"
Yesterday we were given an article on Steve, and we all thought workers.... today we are given an article on workers, and we thought Steve.
Slashdot Header Writers, try to get it together and clarify!
Years ago I used to shop at circuit city, they had some good points, they had some bad points. A little over a year ago I started my official boycott after reading about Michael Righi. His 4th Ammendment rights were violated by Circuit City policy, and subsequently I chose never to support them again.
Arrested at Circuit City
The reason the Federal Government claims it pushes for regulation on anything is to protect society. But whatever happened to society protecting itself. They put out warning lables to warn the public, and if those fail, they push actual limitations. Warnings against the possible cause are empty threats as it simply gives the user someone else to blame when the result comes to fruition. When was the last time a gun maufacturer was prosecuted for murder... they have it right, blame the user, not the product. Spread that out to the rest of the system.
The truth is they push warnings to save Money, and it should be pushed that way. Chain of logic is as follows: Smoking causes medical problems: Smoking is common among the poor: The Government pays for healthcare for the poor: If we reduce smoking we will save money.
I'm all for regulation on items that are known to be unhealthy, but the limitation should not be a ban on the product, but rather a ban on government support / liability.
With Cigarettes they put a warning label to warn the public, and then started banning its use to protect the public from the health risks. The government could care less if a person uses tobacco, but when a lifetime smoker gets government healthcare, and the taxpayer ends up paying for their cancer treatments.
I believe the warning lables should be on all these products: Burgers, Soda, Bungee Jumping cords, video games, etc; but it should be written as such:
WARNING: Use of is known to cause or influence . By using this product you claim all liability for such known result, and waive the right to government assistance and/or the right to blame anyone but yourself for its use.
Studies have been done, known issues have been addresses, and by telling the user that they must accept responsibility for themselves will have a great darwinistic effect on society. Those who choose to Drink Soda non-stop their whole life should not rely on the government that warned them when they request assistance for their gastric/bypass surgery or their Diabetic medication.
Here is the best advice I can give to kids setting up a e-mail list.
Setup a e-mail list..(ie funkid@coollist.com). Put yourself as owner & moderator. Set to moderate all non members.
There are many list providers like http://coollist.com/
Create a gmail account, set it up with the same name as the e-mail list (funkid@gmail.com)
your child is setup with an e-mail address of : funkid@coollist.com, don't even tell them about the gmail address, it simply serves as their client
every e-mail that comes in will then be moderated to your e-mail address, you choose which e-mails your kids recieve and also can observe what your kids are talking about.
As unwise as it may be to post a link to the download counter on slashdot, you can find a real time counter here. Aren't you a little liberal with your use of the term "Real Time". I refreshed 20 times in 30 seconds and didn't get any updates. Then I waited and refreshed again and it jumped 5,990 downloads.
If it was real time, that would tell me that for almost a minute, no one downloaded, then suddenly, at the same instant, almost 6,000 people did. No wodner the servers are crashing with those kind of bandwith bounces.
----- Oh wait, while I was typing this the javascript finally kicked in to make it real time.... took long enough.
Read the notes link on the bottom of the counter page....
The populations displayed on the clock are not intended to imply that the population of the world is known to the last person. Rather, the clock is our estimate of the world population size and an indication of how fast it is growing. According to the current estimates, the world population reached 6 billion on July 27, 1999, at about 3:03 AM GMT (July 26 at 11:03 PM EDT). Because of the uncertainties of the estimates, and the fact that we are constantly updating our estimates, the estimate of when 6 billion was hit will change. The United Nations, whose population estimates differ somewhat from our figures, celebrated the "Day of 6 Billion" on October 12, 1999.
The world population estimates and projections used to produce these figures were developed by the International Programs Center based on analysis of available data on population, fertility, mortality, and migration. The analysis was performed separately for the 226 countries or areas of the world with a population of 5,000 or more. Population estimates and projections analyses are based on census, survey, and administrative information. For most countries, and especially less developed countries, adjustment of the data is necessary to correct for errors, omissions, and inconsistencies in the data. Since the most recent data for each country are often at least 2 years old (and for most countries they are older), the population figures used for the clock are projections from those estimates based on assumed trends in fertility, mortality, and migration. As new data become available, all data are reevaluated and past conclusions may change. For general information about how these estimates and projections are made, see the "Population Estimates and Projections Methodology". These estimates and projections are contained in the International Data Base.
The World midyear population and vital event estimates result from an aggregation of the figures for the individual countries and areas. The intermediate population estimates are based on a linear interpolation between successive midyear population figures. World vital events for different units of time are computed based on the number of months, days, hours, minutes, or seconds in the given year.
Yes, the only power source in the 1950's was a bolt of lightning. However, Plutonium was used in the 1980's, in 2015, it was converted to a Mr. Fusion Biofuel generator. PwNeD
Secondly, there is a difference between instantaneous power of 1.21 gigawatts, and 1.21 gigawatt HOURS. Come on people, learn your basic electricuity principles before trying in the world of slashdot.
(and to you off topic posters, this is all on topic as it relates to both electricity production - this topic - and sci-fi history - always on topic for slashdot)
There are many other pieces of information, considered by others here, but not referenced, that add together into more solid logic that the bible is accurate, but that pi is 3.14, not 3.
These points of assumption when calculating pi = 3:
1) Assumption that the rim thickness is 0 - False
2) Assumption that shape of container was a perfect cylendar - False
3) Assumption that cubits were an exact unit of measure. - False
Looking down to verse 26, http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kin%207:23-26&version=49 we see more about this "Circle" in which it's brim is measured in handbreadths, eliminating assumption 1, and denoting a more precise measurement is available, weakening argument 3 . Verse 26 also states the brim shape, which dispels assumption 2,
Our current calculations of pi based on a hollow "Ring" cylenadar (which is what the bible describes, not a circle, as a ring is "Circular"). The calculation of the area of a ring is:
A ring or annulus with outer radius x and inner radius y has area pi*(x^2 - y^2). This difference, when measuring the inner rim as 10 cubits, and the outer circumference, allows for the thickness to adjust pi from 3, to the 3.14 accuracy.... see more math calculations below http://bibleprobe.com/pi.htm
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How can you possibly misspell QWERTY? It's spelled correctly on the damn keyboard.
They must be typing on an iPhone
Ahh, but they are... Just like you said from the linked comments "Bing stopped acknowledging provider requests."
Microsoft Owns IE, Microsoft owns Bing, IE6 uses Microsoft search options from it's own servers to provide service to third party search engines. They have now stopped providing that option, which I believe is grounds for a violation of their previous anti-trust case.... part of the settlement required Microsoft to share its application programming interfaces with third-party companies, part of which was this feature of the web browser.
IE6 is as high as our office wants to upgrade to. I don't have much choice on the version of the browser I use.
Anyone else notice this ?
some users of IE6, including yours truely, have had their systems "Hijacked" by Bing. No matter what registry settings are switched, Bing has become the default search engine. We cannot "Customise" the search settings. I wonder how many others have this problem or if anyone has a solution.
Hopefully Slashdot will pick up on my story below (help me out, and comment on it)
http://slashdot.org/submission/1011681/Microsoft-Forcing-Bing-on-Users
He stated most people, generally...
The bulk of slashdot readers/contributers do not fall into the pool of "Most People"... at least not until we get into 7 digit user id's
Come one, get it right.
First of all it's the 64oz (just under 2 litres) guzzler of "Caf-Pow", not some puny 32oz cup. And he only brings it when wants answers, not every time.
Also, Caf-Pow is supposedly a high caffine drink with more caffine concentration than most soda's. That being said, and from TFA, caffine is one of the main culprets in this debate, that would put Abby at the bottom edge of the case study after only 1 serving.
Geesh, get the facts straight
Yes you can be a huge fan without being a Trekkie. I am.
I admit that I enjoy Star Trek very much, but I will not call myself a Trekkie. It's not because I don't love the show, but because I have too much respect for those true Trekkies, and I don't want to shame them by trying to put myself in the same category as those truely inspirational fans.
A Trekkie can name every character ever to appear on the show
A Trekkie has dressed up at least once as a Star Trek Character (and not just for Haloween)
A Trekkie would know the answer to this question, so please enlighen us with an answer....
Why do you yell "F**k you" to Rick Berman? I know he took over for Mr. Rodenberry, and the show has not been the same since, but is that the only reason? Please help inform this fan!
It's in the Wikipedia article.
Wow, thanks for emphasizing the absolute proof of that fact... if Wikipedia says it, then it MUST be true!!!
security
The security issue is once you press send. With wired the password is shielded from the hackers eyes by the thick plastic cover wrapped around the wires. With wireless it's like attaching it to the tail of an airplane and taking it throught he sky. Point for Wired
bandwidth
Think of the old can-string phones. If you and a friend were in different rooms and talked quietly, you couln't hear. if you talked into the can, it was better sound quality. It's the same for music from the internet, the quaility is better when transferred over wires. Point for Wired
interference/reliability
WE ARE GEEKS, WE DON'T HAVE CATS (point for all geeks)
Read TFA!!! 2,500 pixels = 50x50px
Are you segregating me out just because I lost my original slashdot ID to the Y2K virus.? I hear it was picked up by scavaging monkeys out in the african jungle. Later, when I crossed paths with them again in SecondLife, they told me they sold my ID to a character on WOW for 50 bucks and a case of beer. I have come to find out that user was Rob Malda.... Damn you Y2K!!!
They capitalize EVERY word in the header, it isn't an issue they will change that will help us... Perhaps they should use the proper term of "Employment" instead of "Job"
Yesterday we were given an article on Steve, and we all thought workers.... today we are given an article on workers, and we thought Steve. Slashdot Header Writers, try to get it together and clarify!
Years ago I used to shop at circuit city, they had some good points, they had some bad points. A little over a year ago I started my official boycott after reading about Michael Righi. His 4th Ammendment rights were violated by Circuit City policy, and subsequently I chose never to support them again. Arrested at Circuit City
The reason the Federal Government claims it pushes for regulation on anything is to protect society. But whatever happened to society protecting itself. They put out warning lables to warn the public, and if those fail, they push actual limitations. Warnings against the possible cause are empty threats as it simply gives the user someone else to blame when the result comes to fruition. When was the last time a gun maufacturer was prosecuted for murder... they have it right, blame the user, not the product. Spread that out to the rest of the system.
The truth is they push warnings to save Money, and it should be pushed that way. Chain of logic is as follows: Smoking causes medical problems: Smoking is common among the poor: The Government pays for healthcare for the poor: If we reduce smoking we will save money.
I'm all for regulation on items that are known to be unhealthy, but the limitation should not be a ban on the product, but rather a ban on government support / liability.
With Cigarettes they put a warning label to warn the public, and then started banning its use to protect the public from the health risks. The government could care less if a person uses tobacco, but when a lifetime smoker gets government healthcare, and the taxpayer ends up paying for their cancer treatments.
I believe the warning lables should be on all these products: Burgers, Soda, Bungee Jumping cords, video games, etc; but it should be written as such:
WARNING: Use of is known to cause or influence . By using this product you claim all liability for such known result, and waive the right to government assistance and/or the right to blame anyone but yourself for its use.
Studies have been done, known issues have been addresses, and by telling the user that they must accept responsibility for themselves will have a great darwinistic effect on society. Those who choose to Drink Soda non-stop their whole life should not rely on the government that warned them when they request assistance for their gastric/bypass surgery or their Diabetic medication.
There are many list providers like http://coollist.com/
every e-mail that comes in will then be moderated to your e-mail address, you choose which e-mails your kids recieve and also can observe what your kids are talking about.
mercilessly pirated by every Tom, Dick and Harriet around the world.
Are you implying that two out of three pirates are male?????
iTrojan - America's most trusted virus
You know you've lived a good life when they announce it on Slashdot....
That's how hypermilers do it.
Read the notes link on the bottom of the counter page....
The populations displayed on the clock are not intended to imply that the population of the world is known to the last person. Rather, the clock is our estimate of the world population size and an indication of how fast it is growing. According to the current estimates, the world population reached 6 billion on July 27, 1999, at about 3:03 AM GMT (July 26 at 11:03 PM EDT). Because of the uncertainties of the estimates, and the fact that we are constantly updating our estimates, the estimate of when 6 billion was hit will change. The United Nations, whose population estimates differ somewhat from our figures, celebrated the "Day of 6 Billion" on October 12, 1999.
The world population estimates and projections used to produce these figures were developed by the International Programs Center based on analysis of available data on population, fertility, mortality, and migration. The analysis was performed separately for the 226 countries or areas of the world with a population of 5,000 or more. Population estimates and projections analyses are based on census, survey, and administrative information. For most countries, and especially less developed countries, adjustment of the data is necessary to correct for errors, omissions, and inconsistencies in the data. Since the most recent data for each country are often at least 2 years old (and for most countries they are older), the population figures used for the clock are projections from those estimates based on assumed trends in fertility, mortality, and migration. As new data become available, all data are reevaluated and past conclusions may change. For general information about how these estimates and projections are made, see the "Population Estimates and Projections Methodology". These estimates and projections are contained in the International Data Base.
The World midyear population and vital event estimates result from an aggregation of the figures for the individual countries and areas. The intermediate population estimates are based on a linear interpolation between successive midyear population figures. World vital events for different units of time are computed based on the number of months, days, hours, minutes, or seconds in the given year.
Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.
AD&D2 was the most historically accurate, with some improvements and faults created in 3E.
When we are speaking about historical accuracy, we must not which version of history we are speaking about.
Two points to make....
Yes, the only power source in the 1950's was a bolt of lightning. However, Plutonium was used in the 1980's, in 2015, it was converted to a Mr. Fusion Biofuel generator. PwNeD
Secondly, there is a difference between instantaneous power of 1.21 gigawatts, and 1.21 gigawatt HOURS. Come on people, learn your basic electricuity principles before trying in the world of slashdot.
(and to you off topic posters, this is all on topic as it relates to both electricity production - this topic - and sci-fi history - always on topic for slashdot)
These points of assumption when calculating pi = 3:
1) Assumption that the rim thickness is 0 - False
2) Assumption that shape of container was a perfect cylendar - False
3) Assumption that cubits were an exact unit of measure. - False
Looking down to verse 26,
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kin%207:23-26&version=49
we see more about this "Circle" in which it's brim is measured in handbreadths, eliminating assumption 1, and denoting a more precise measurement is available, weakening argument 3 . Verse 26 also states the brim shape, which dispels assumption 2,
Our current calculations of pi based on a hollow "Ring" cylenadar (which is what the bible describes, not a circle, as a ring is "Circular"). The calculation of the area of a ring is: A ring or annulus with outer radius x and inner radius y has area pi*(x^2 - y^2). This difference, when measuring the inner rim as 10 cubits, and the outer circumference, allows for the thickness to adjust pi from 3, to the 3.14 accuracy.... see more math calculations below
http://bibleprobe.com/pi.htm