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1261.
by petee 10y ago
Ironically, all the effort to avoid regulation and oversight, will probably lead to far more expensive lawsuits on the flip side - Run a red light now, maybe hit a pedestrian later.
1262.
by petee 10y ago
After watching too many episodes of border patrol-like shows, I agree that it would be a very bad route to take: If you are demeaning, they'll only dig deeper; if they "don't understand" they _will_ find someone who does
1263.
by petee 10y ago
I wouldn't say never, but you need to let them initiate it and it needs to be obvious. I've had them bust my chops before - some are funny people, and others are looking to seeing if you're too tense or acting odd.
1264.
by petee 10y ago
Semantics. It _is_ still "oven roasted chicken"..."chicken+" Marketing trust is out the window; if it doesn't explicitly say its 100% fresh whole-piece chicken, cooked today, it might as well be meatloaf or McDonald
1265.
by petee 10y ago
And "Dongle-Christmas"? :P
1266.
by petee 10y ago
I was about to, until I read the fine print and realized it's $70 to buy, but you'll only get updates for a year; after that you buy again or stick with your current version - no bug fixes. Were there a more reasonable price for n
1267.
by petee 10y ago
I believe its like using it as an HSM; keys are protected against a remote intruder copying them, but physical access is another issue - you should still use it in conjunction with something-you-know, then it doesn't matter if the lapt
1268.
by petee 10y ago
I think the core issue there, is this status update: "Wont Fix: Neither OpenBSD nor FreeBSD are supported platforms for Chromium."
1269.
by petee 10y ago
As I understand, once a page is deleted, you're supposed contact the proper channels prior to recreating the page, including talk; a procedural thing. The core complaint is still valid against major changes without due diligence - heck
1270.
by petee 10y ago
I watch topics that interest me, especially if i know nearly nobody else cares about them: - takes 2 seconds every day to check the list (on speed-dial, next to HN) - 30 seconds to read a diff - and 1 second to click 'undo' (or a
1271.
by petee 10y ago
The ghost of Grace Hopper heard you, and is on her way with about 30 spools of wire to sling around your neck :P
1272.
by petee 10y ago
Thats what I had recalled, until I found his mugshot when he was arrested stealing smoke detectors - his face was covered in lesions attributed to radiation. Pretty sad. If it wasn't the immediate cause, it likely wasn't unrelated
1273.
by petee 10y ago
Probably important to highlight that he was 39 when he died... I always admired his passion, but puzzled at his stubborn lack of safety precautions.
1274.
by petee 10y ago
One reason certain metals can't be welded is how their crystalline structure is altered by the process, creating a weak or brittle weld/HAZ (heat affected zone: weaker metal surrounding the weld/filler metal altered by heat)
1275.
by petee 10y ago
Supposedly they had a contract for support purposes; but whether Oracle intended for wholesale copying and redistribution (if that is even what happened,) is an exercise for contract nitpicking - obviously this is all speculation [[ stares
1276.
by petee 10y ago
The only mentions I can find refer to "support materials" for assisting clients - That could broadly mean everything from documentation to firmware (which they hold on to tightly with cold, dead hands). Rimini's website seems
1277.
by petee 10y ago
1.7M & 5s initial load time, for 1266 content characters...ouch. I'm not a big fan of 'bloat-because-we-can'
1278.
by petee 10y ago
> Nobody could say that the pre/post increment aren't confusing. I will - its one of the simplest concepts and far from any of C's real problems.