As a Canadian I say...
If it is not true... wonderful climate change is not that bad.
If it is true... wonderful... no more snow in winter!
Sorry to any part of the world negatively affected by global warming. Where I live (away from the ocean, in a cold climate), a degree warming can only be a good thing.
I wouldn't be surprised if the phone manufacturers know that they can get away with using crappy crystal oscillators and just re-syncing the time regularly.
Well, yes, but they already get a packet from the tower every minute or so, which already has the time in it.
I suspect most of the inaccuracy in your phone is, in fact, inaccuracy in cell towers.
It sounds like the root flaw actually lies in your own login implementation. I guarantee that IE is capable of handling sessions. If you have a website that makes you money, you should realize a couple points: First, most of your userbase runs IE. Having the site unusable in said browser is very bad. Second, special casing code for IE is a fact of life in the web development world, and you should just get used to it.
Reading through the comments, it stroke me the same. Van Eck phreaking can't be a problem because it provides literally the same information as exit polls.
What again is not a problem if one votes in densely populated area: emission from many voting machines would mix making it hard to differentiate a vote on a single machine.
It might be the problem with VIPs. But for the case one can really go extra mile and install proper shielding.
I'm sure there will be quite a few disparaging remarks about the NIMF in this thread. And while some comments may be deserved, we should all just step back and take the time to say something good.
I'll start.
They're gone.
Good.
If you used the machine for a litterbox, or used it outdoors in the rain and the damp weather - both of which may lead to environmentally caused points of failure - I think that is abusing the warranty.
Please explain which of those is equivalent to smoking while using the computer, and how. The computer is not a litterbox, so there's no reason why it should be covered under warranty if used as such. In addition, the computer's specifications include the allowable humidity range in most cases; if you don't exceed it, there is no grounds for denying you warranty coverage on that basis. Computers do not include specifications for dust, smoke, &c, so there is no grounds for denying warranty coverage on that basis.
Maybe not, but it doesn't excuse not honoring the warranty.
I don't think anyone is demanding they work on it. They're just as welcome to replace the device.
There are lots of things that I can afford but choose not to buy. It doesn't mean that no effort went into producing them, it means that their value to me is lower than their cost.
I agree. And then you even forget the opportunity costs. Even if the value of the "thing" you're considering buying is larger than its cost, you can only spend the money once. Thus, you buy the "thing" that has the highest value for the price you pay.
SL is about as competently developed as it can be.
This is completely false. This isn't about content. This is about the game engine (that which is used to navigate the world) and about the content creation tools. Oh wait, they're the same thing, and they both suck. The performance of the game engine is pathetic at best, for example. The server is not at all good about sending you RELEVANT network traffic first/at the expense of unimportant stuff, so when you get into a highly congested area the game becomes utterly unresponsive. Need I go on? SL is incompetent at best and while I like to see people try I also like to see them succeed.
I'm insulted, and appalled. What is next, refusing service if you have ( legal ) things they don't approve of on your drive ( like porn? )
That's not "next", that's "now". Try getting support on an iPhone where you've installed software that hasn't been specifically approved for you to use by Apple.
The walled garden sure is beautiful, but there are guards everywhere.
Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. -- Ambrose Bierce