I'd like to hear more about your reasoning on this. How much of the current price of oil do you think is speculation, and by what mechanism is speculation actually affecting the actual delivery price? Oil purchases are all done on the futures market. The futures market is all speculation. Ergo, the current price of oil is speculation of the future demand for oil.
Ok, I don't me "we" as in/. but "we" as in this nation. Why has this stuff gotten this far and nothing has been done about it? Why do we (Americans) continue to elect politicians who will not do the hard parts of their jobs? Will any of us still be alive when the revolution comes?<complaint>
It was always put to me this way: It's not a lawyers job to determine if thier client is innocent or not, that is the judge/jury's job. The lawyers job is to put the defendant in the best possible light, and to ensure that a fair trial is being conducted. "Best possible light" and "fair trial" are mutually exclusive.
From the site:
It's Accessible. Most other implementations of CAPTCHAs block visually impaired individuals, who cannot read images of distorted text. reCAPTCHA, on the other hand, has an audio test that allows blind people to freely navigate your site. I know there's software out there that handles voice recognition very well, so wouldn't having an audio test that replaces the visual test kind of defeat the purpose of the CAPTCHA? Or at least, make it much easier to circumvent?
Phreaks are hackers who specialize in the telephone system. Some do "harmless" things (like figure out how to use the phone company's system to seem like you're calling some random person in China from your neighbor's house), some do "harmful" things (like figure out how to use the phone company's system to seem like you're calling 911 from your neighbor's house). Whether or not a phreak's actions are considered "harmful" or "harmless" is subjective; I think most of us would agree that Captain Crunch fell into the "harmless" category. I think most of us can also agree that this kid has moved into the "harmful" category.
Vision, that's easy, cameras have sharper resolution than our pathetic biological eyes. I wondered about this, so I decided to look it up. At http://www.clarkvision.com/imagedetail/eye-resolution.html the writer seems to sum up the topic pretty nicely. It seems that, while our eyes have probably been surpassed by technology when looking at resolution only (think http://www.gigapxl.org/ ), the image processing power of the brain exceeds any of our current technology. I guess our eyes aren't quite obsolete yet.;)
"!=" is just a CompSci bastardization of the mathematical symbol that looks like an equals sign with a line through it (≠ doesn't get interpreted properly here for some reason), which means that the expression on the left does not represent the same value as the expression on the right.
I don't think the people who unlocked their phones are looking for the support of Apple. I believe they are upset that Apple would deliberately push an update that would render the phone inoperable if it wasn't running exactly what Apple wants. While I can appreciate the homogeneity Apple wants in their hardware and software to make support easier, going out of their way to fuck it up for people who don't want to play by Apple's rules just doesn't seem cool.
From TFA:
"After more than a century of strong cooperation in the use of the Red Cross trademark.... we were very disappointed to find that the American Red Cross started a campaign to license the trademark to several businesses for commercial purposes," Johnson & Johnson said in a statement.
It said these product include baby mitts, nail clippers, combs, toothbrushes, hand sanitizers and humidifiers.
The Red Cross said that many of the products in question were part of health and safety kits, and that profits from the sales -- totaling less than $10 million (7.25 million) -- went to boost Red Cross disaster-response efforts. They didn't start enforcing their trademark, they starting selling licenses of a trademark for which they didn't have permission to sell licenses. Again, from TFA:
Johnson & Johnson said it has had exclusive rights to use the trademark on certain commercial products -- including bandages and first-aid cream -- for more than 100 years.
It contends that the Red Cross is supposed to use the symbol only in connection with nonprofit relief services. I suppose it should just come down to whatever (hopefully) written agreement Johnson & Johnson and the American Red Cross have.
I'm not in IT (anymore) so I didn't know that Notes/Exchange support IMAP and POP, so the claim of no Notes/Exchange support is a bit of a red herring. At the very least, Gartner should be embarrassed for being professionals in the field and forgetting about that.
I would assume that the "no Notes/Exchange support" is more in reference to the direct-push technology (at least for Exchange; I haven't used Notes more than a few times and don't know its capabilities). I'm sure that, just as there's a Blackberry connector server for Exchange, that there will eventually be something similar for Apple's product.
If you're really interested, DistroWatch has a large, searchable list of Linux distributions (that link leads specifically to a search for distros aimed at old computers).
All "levy" means as a verb (in this case) is "to collect". "Levy" as a noun is whatever is being collected. As the Canadian government is issuing the "levy" on behalf of their versions of the **IA, I wouldn't argue with it being called a tax. Also, from my link to the Copyright Board of Canada website:
The Board concluded in the decision issued today that recordable and rewritable DVDs, removable memory cards (such as SmartMedia, CompactFlash and Secure Digital Memory cards) and removable micro hard drives are not ordinarily used by individuals for the purpose of copying music at this time. Therefore, these media are not subject to a levy.
I never understood how any terms in an employment contract could apply after employment was terminated for whatever reason. At the point of termination, isn't the contract void?
Am I the only one reminded of the Infocom game Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy whenever someone describes their experience with Vista?
Corridor, Aft End
This is one end of a short corridor that continues fore along the main deck of the Heart of Gold. Doorways lead to aft and port. In addition, a gangway leads downward.
>go south
That entrance leads to the Infinite Improbability Drive chamber. It's supposed to be a terribly dangerous area of the ship. Are you sure you want to go in there?
>go south
Absolutely sure?
>go south
I can tell you don't want to really. You stride away with a spring in your step, wisely leaving the Drive Chamber safely behind you. Telegrams arrive from well-wishers in all corners of the Galaxy congratulating you on your prudence and wisdom, cheering you up immensely.
>go south
What? You're joking, of course. Can I ask you to reconsider?
>go south Engine Room
You're in the Infinite Improbability Drive chamber. Nothing happens; there is nothing to see.
>look
I mean it! There's nothing to see here!
>look
Okay, okay, there are a FEW things to see here...
(the above with all due respect to Douglas Adams, Steve Meretzky, and Infocom)
You say it's bad logic, so please explain. What makes the above argument an illogical one? According to Richard Canalor at Yale - and inferring that "people" was meant as the universal set and "cops" was meant as a subset of that universal set - what Cornflake917 said seems perfectly valid.
The object 2007 CA19 has a better chance (as of right now) of hitting the Earth than 99942 Apophis (2004 MN4) does. The former is also about four times larger than the latter and would have more than double the velocity at impact if it were to hit.
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How about potatoes?
Because potatoes require an oxygen-rich soil and also prefer a slightly acidic soil. =)Ok, I don't me "we" as in /. but "we" as in this nation. Why has this stuff gotten this far and nothing has been done about it? Why do we (Americans) continue to elect politicians who will not do the hard parts of their jobs? Will any of us still be alive when the revolution comes?<complaint>
Phreaks are hackers who specialize in the telephone system. Some do "harmless" things (like figure out how to use the phone company's system to seem like you're calling some random person in China from your neighbor's house), some do "harmful" things (like figure out how to use the phone company's system to seem like you're calling 911 from your neighbor's house). Whether or not a phreak's actions are considered "harmful" or "harmless" is subjective; I think most of us would agree that Captain Crunch fell into the "harmless" category. I think most of us can also agree that this kid has moved into the "harmful" category.
You should ask Kwame. He's learning the true price of text messages. =)
http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=4196564
"!=" is just a CompSci bastardization of the mathematical symbol that looks like an equals sign with a line through it (≠ doesn't get interpreted properly here for some reason), which means that the expression on the left does not represent the same value as the expression on the right.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inequation
I don't think the people who unlocked their phones are looking for the support of Apple. I believe they are upset that Apple would deliberately push an update that would render the phone inoperable if it wasn't running exactly what Apple wants. While I can appreciate the homogeneity Apple wants in their hardware and software to make support easier, going out of their way to fuck it up for people who don't want to play by Apple's rules just doesn't seem cool.
There is a "remarkable drop in the number of galaxies" in a region of sky in the constellation Eridanus, Rudnick said. "Eridanus", eh?
"After more than a century of strong cooperation in the use of the Red Cross trademark.
It said these product include baby mitts, nail clippers, combs, toothbrushes, hand sanitizers and humidifiers.
The Red Cross said that many of the products in question were part of health and safety kits, and that profits from the sales -- totaling less than $10 million (7.25 million) -- went to boost Red Cross disaster-response efforts. They didn't start enforcing their trademark, they starting selling licenses of a trademark for which they didn't have permission to sell licenses. Again, from TFA:
Johnson & Johnson said it has had exclusive rights to use the trademark on certain commercial products -- including bandages and first-aid cream -- for more than 100 years.
It contends that the Red Cross is supposed to use the symbol only in connection with nonprofit relief services. I suppose it should just come down to whatever (hopefully) written agreement Johnson & Johnson and the American Red Cross have.
The ships^H^H^H^H^H sharks hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't. ;)
The way I think of it is like taking a pot of boiling water and adding vegetable oil.
:)
;)
Again I'm not a physicist, so take it with a grain of salt and add noodles
Sounds like you're more a chef than a physicist.
I'm not in IT (anymore) so I didn't know that Notes/Exchange support IMAP and POP, so the claim of no Notes/Exchange support is a bit of a red herring. At the very least, Gartner should be embarrassed for being professionals in the field and forgetting about that.
I would assume that the "no Notes/Exchange support" is more in reference to the direct-push technology (at least for Exchange; I haven't used Notes more than a few times and don't know its capabilities). I'm sure that, just as there's a Blackberry connector server for Exchange, that there will eventually be something similar for Apple's product.
It embiggens the spirit to use that word!
If you're really interested, DistroWatch has a large, searchable list of Linux distributions (that link leads specifically to a search for distros aimed at old computers).
All "levy" means as a verb (in this case) is "to collect". "Levy" as a noun is whatever is being collected. As the Canadian government is issuing the "levy" on behalf of their versions of the **IA, I wouldn't argue with it being called a tax. Also, from my link to the Copyright Board of Canada website:
The Board concluded in the decision issued today that recordable and rewritable DVDs, removable memory cards (such as SmartMedia, CompactFlash and Secure Digital Memory cards) and removable micro hard drives are not ordinarily used by individuals for the purpose of copying music at this time. Therefore, these media are not subject to a levy.
I never understood how any terms in an employment contract could apply after employment was terminated for whatever reason. At the point of termination, isn't the contract void?
I just don't know whether to be amused or scared when I notice life getting more and more like a Douglas Adams novel... =)
Am I the only one reminded of the Infocom game Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy whenever someone describes their experience with Vista?
Corridor, Aft End
This is one end of a short corridor that continues fore along the main deck of the Heart of Gold. Doorways lead to aft and port. In addition, a gangway leads downward.
>go south
That entrance leads to the Infinite Improbability Drive chamber. It's supposed to be a terribly dangerous area of the ship. Are you sure you want to go in there?
>go south
Absolutely sure?
>go south
I can tell you don't want to really. You stride away with a spring in your step, wisely leaving the Drive Chamber safely behind you. Telegrams arrive from well-wishers in all corners of the Galaxy congratulating you on your prudence and wisdom, cheering you up immensely.
>go south
What? You're joking, of course. Can I ask you to reconsider?
>go south
Engine Room
You're in the Infinite Improbability Drive chamber. Nothing happens; there is nothing to see.
>look
I mean it! There's nothing to see here!
>look
Okay, okay, there are a FEW things to see here...
(the above with all due respect to Douglas Adams, Steve Meretzky, and Infocom)
Ahh, thanks for the explanation. That makes sense.
You say it's bad logic, so please explain. What makes the above argument an illogical one? According to Richard Canalor at Yale - and inferring that "people" was meant as the universal set and "cops" was meant as a subset of that universal set - what Cornflake917 said seems perfectly valid.
The object 2007 CA19 has a better chance (as of right now) of hitting the Earth than 99942 Apophis (2004 MN4) does. The former is also about four times larger than the latter and would have more than double the velocity at impact if it were to hit.