Return Flight Oct 22, 2008
Rhys Darby's DVD, Rhys Darby Live - Imagine That. is out now. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Microsoft Article: BitLocker Encryption on Windows Server 2008 Oct 22, 2008
In these circumstances it is not hard to imagine that an intruder could tamper with a server or steal a hard drive or an entire server overnight. When a malicious person can get access to a server in this way they can execute any number of "physical access" attacks to get at the data, including connecting the hard drive to another machine or booting the server into a different operating system from a CD or thumb drive and accessing files that would normally be protected by the server's operating... (IntranetJournal)
Sharing secrets to success Oct 21, 2008
Can you even imagine that as late as 1987 banks required a male relative s co-signature on business loans to women. Sheesh. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Obama reverses slide Oct 21, 2008
Nor would I imagine that Elly Mae, for all the condescending experiences she encountered among the wine-sipping L.A. cogniscenti, would ever stoop to regarding her fellow citizens as somehow not belonging to real America. I ask that you cease and desist this relentless attack on an American heroine who brought joy to so many of my fellow Americans. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Miss Conceptions, Confirmed Oct 21, 2008
Do you imagine that she taught her daughter abstinence-only. And how about Goldwater himself. (Slate)
Russia fleet 'may leave Ukraine' Oct 19, 2008
"Yes I can imagine that easily after 2017. Why not, if the Ukrainian government then in power decides not to prolong the lease?". It will also surprise the West where in the wake of the war in Georgia many fear Moscow could seek to reclaim parts of the Crimea by force to secure the Fleet's future. (BBC News)
LETTERS: NCT, Oct. 16, 2008 Oct 17, 2008
"ALL True. Now before you get yourself all confused by the echo chamber and the talkng points, consider this single fact.Did Franklin Delano Raines bring with him to Fannie Mae, from Lazard the idea of "securitizing" mortgages?The answer is Yes, and Fannie was selling loans, thru securitization to unregulated banks. They encouraged these regulated banks, thru fear of prosecution for "redlining", code for racism, not for not loaning to people of color. In steps Frank Raines, offers them a way... (North County Times)
Legal legacy Oct 16, 2008
"It's very difficult to imagine that happening without the Pinochet arrest," said Sebastian Brett of Human Rights Watch in Chile. "The fact that they ordered Fujimori's extradition reflects a significant change within the Chilean judiciary regarding human rights.". (BBC News)
Analysis: Rivals get personal Oct 16, 2008
They'll probably both be pleased with their performances I think, although it's impossible to imagine that Mr McCain's was convincing enough to shift the terms of an election that is slipping out of his grasp. So my winner (with a nod to Bob Schieffer for his sharp questioning) is the American voter who has dutifully watched the earlier debates in huge numbers and been rewarded only with dull and predictable exchanges. (BBC News)
The politics of postage stamps Oct 15, 2008
I should imagine that there will almost always be some disgrace that will offend someone in every person's life but this should not detract from that person's very real achievements. C Anderson, Cambridge. (BBC News -- UK)
President Bush signs into law new "Pro-IP" bill Oct 15, 2008
Without knowing anything scientific about profiling of terrorists, I can't imagine that there are 400,000, much less 1 million, bona fide terrorists out there, just waiting to get us. That's one out of 750 Americans -- 300 million divided by 400,000 -- assuming that none of them are foreigners, a point I'll get to in a moment. (Salon)
I don't know how I landed at Pune station: Meghna Oct 12, 2008
"She slept peacefully on Friday night, after almost six months,'' her relatives said. "We could not imagine that the girl in front of us was Meghna when we saw her on Friday. We recognised her as our Meghna only from her voice,'' Sangeeta Karkare, Meghna's grand aunt told TOI.. (Times of India)
Don't Buy A Mac Laptop* Oct 11, 2008
Don't Buy A Mac Laptop* - Faster Forward. Recent Posts Stories By Date. (Washington Post)
Nortels metro Ethernet business auction between stalled and lukewarm, sector bankers say Oct 10, 2008
Id imagine that the market [of bidders] is pretty narrow. . (FT.com -- Markets)
Palin’s e-mail hacker indicted, to be kept offline Oct 10, 2008
Without knowing anything scientific about profiling of terrorists, I can t imagine that there are 400,000, much less 1 million, bona fide terrorists out there, just waiting to get us. That s one out of 750 Americans 300 million divided by 400,000 assuming that none of them are foreigners, a point I ll get to in a moment. (Salon)
Bear necessities Oct 6, 2008
" Literally everything, it seems, is left in the show. 'Family life' One can imagine that Grylls' two sons, aged two and five, will inherit his boundless enthusiasm for the outdoors. Grylls claims he loves to bake, but is useless at DIY But Grylls reveals he has a softer side at home - and admits there is one thing he is not good at. "I'm pretty bad at DIY, but I love putting on the apron and baking cakes with our two young boys. "I also enjoy getting into a cosy bed with my pyjamas on, and... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
The brain creates illusions and superstitions at times of stress Oct 4, 2008
"I imagine that there are a lot of dealers who are wearing a 'lucky shirt' at the moment, or walking a certain way to work in the hope that this will improve their fortunes.". When psychological therapy techniques were used to make them feel secure, these effects disappeared, the researchers reported. (BBC News -- Health)
Sewer, trash rates increase Oct 3, 2008
wildman1717 posted on Saturday, September 27th, 2008 at 6:08 pmJust what Bonne Terre needs another hike in sewer and trash rates, imagine that. With already high rates, lets just raise it alittle more. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Space congress: Orbiting Glasgow Oct 3, 2008
His answer is "I can't imagine that happening". From the Moon, the US will go to the near-Earth asteroids and then to Mars. (BBC News -- Science)
College borrows $1.5 million Sep 21, 2008
SUCCESS wrote on Sep 20, 2008 12:07 PM:I would imagine that the college is forced to pay the $250 and hour. Datatel is who this $250/hr guy works for, and Datatel is the database software the college runs. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Twelve Myths about Free and Open Source Software Sep 21, 2008
True, many FOSS supporters would like to see a world where proprietary software doesn't exist, so you can easily imagine that some might use that ideal as an excuse to ignore proprietary licenses. But since most FOSS supporters either use proprietary software reluctantly or refuse to use it all, such cases are hardly the norm. (Datamation)
Software 'spots the spin in political speeches'... Sep 19, 2008
"Someday soon, computers may be able read us better than any psychologist. I imagine that will be a pretty scary day for politicians." ... I would imagine that as soon as the algorithm for detecing lies is known, it will no longer be of use as it will be easily "gamed" by professional politicians who already know how to use words and body language to connote sincerity. (The Drudge Report)
Internet telephone encryption stumps police Sep 17, 2008
"I can imagine that in two or three of those we would like to do this.". Reuters. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Building A Smarter Corporation Sep 16, 2008
Imagine that the year is 2012; the season is spring. A top researcher at a major drug company is on the brink of making a breakthrough in cancer treatment by discovering a drug that will stop the mutation of cancer cells at very early stages. (Forbes -- Technology)
Alone in the Dark on PS3 - If it Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It Sep 15, 2008
I don't want to give too much away - but imagine that scene from Jurassic Park where the T-Rex is chasing the Jeep had sex with the ending scene in Speed on the subway train. It's the baby of that (and that's why you always use protection, kids). (Kotaku Australia)
Spore, Dividing Cells and Opinions Sep 14, 2008
If Spore becomes wildly popular, like Wright's last game, I can only imagine that the game will follow the rest of the Web's development and we'll soon see a new equivalent of spam species, with creatures trying to sell or promote online dating sites. Already, I'm a little tickled to see that people are using the game to poke fun at itself. (Washington Post)
Why are there so few female conductors? Sep 13, 2008
"As far as opportunities, I would imagine that there are more now than ever before, but it would be naive not to notice that there are no women music directors of any major orchestras in the world.". Lebrecht claims that "all borders have now fallen", but how long will it take for the gender imbalance to even out. (BBC News -- UK)
More lipstick on the pig, please Sep 12, 2008
An Atlanta blog with a little bit of opinion about a lot of things. Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Storm in a toilet bowl? Sep 10, 2008
And you can imagine that whether a single lab case turns up from your town is pretty much a matter of luck. Does a GP there send samples for lab analysis every time. (BBC News -- UK)
Church obsessed with gays says Tutu Sep 7, 2008
"We seem to be engaging in this kind of, almost, past-time [while] there's poverty, hunger, disease, corruption. "I must imagine that God is weeping, and the world quite rightly should dismiss the Church in those cases as being totally irrelevant. " Archbishop Tutu accused some of his fellow Anglicans of going against the teaching of Jesus in their treatment of homosexual people by "persecuting the already persecuted". The South African Nobel peace laureate said traditionalists were wrong to... (BBC News)
Nokia to Launch 'Comes With Music' First in the United Kingdom Sep 2, 2008
So, if you think it through, you can imagine that CDOs are usually considered a risky investment. To take a step further, understand that CDOs have multiple flavors within each CDO. These flavors are called tranches. (FOXBusiness)
Android Challenge Pt. I: Balancing the Expected with the Experimental Aug 31, 2008
Nonetheless, I imagine that the social options will be among those that rank among the most popular for opening day and the weeks that follow. for instance, is a local client that allows for the communication of text, location and media (audio, photos, and scribbles) through Google Talk. (Mashable)
A dog is trained to sniff out the nests of threatened bumblebees Aug 31, 2008
You can imagine that occasionally seeing a bee flying out of a clump of grass is pretty hard to spot. " Toby's nasal talents were honed at the army dog-training school at Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire where dogs are trained to sniff out explosives. He was taken to the centre after being found abandoned in Birmingham as a pup. The plan to use Toby was inspired by research which found that badgers hunt bee nests for food using their sense of smell. The project is being funded by a 111,956... (BBC News -- Science)
IE8 Breaking Microsoft's Web Standards Promise? Aug 31, 2008
by on Saturday August 30, @01:26PM () I'd imagine that there are a lot of intranet apps that are coded to work around a lot of IE only quirks, and would require a lot of effort to update. MSes volume license customers probably asked MS to make IE7 mode the default. (Slashdot)
Microsoft kicks off second browser war Aug 30, 2008
It's also hard to imagine that anyone looking to drive traffic to their site will go looking for ways to alienate IE users. Does that mean that alternative browsers are doomed. (GulfNews)
The Death of the Credit Card Economy Aug 30, 2008
Imagine that a restaurant, rather than charging $30 per meal, charged 50 cents per bite, with a waiter standing tableside collecting after each chomp. That would be an extremely unpleasant meal. (Slate)
Purging The Stupid Finally, software that zaps the most obnoxious Web... Aug 29, 2008
Because let us imagine that we - and by "we" of course I mean "some other brilliant software engineers out there who are clearly not me" -- develop the Snob's idea a bit more fully, make it into a free product, and give it away to a desperate and wary world. It's a sad truism: With the exception of the most heavily moderated sites, much of the new wave of user-generated e-media has become a giant conversational dumpster. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Iranian leader backs Ahmadinejad Aug 25, 2008
"Work as if you will stay in charge for five years. In other words, imagine that in addition to this year, another four years will be under your management, and plan and act accordingly.". Without referring to foreign states by name, the supreme leader accused "some bullying and brazen countries and their worthless followers [of wanting] to impose their will on the Iranian nation". (BBC News)
Fred Durst, family film director? Seems a longshot Aug 23, 2008
Ten years ago, when Limp Bizkit frontman Durst and Ice Cube headlined 1998's ironically titled Family Values Tour, it would have been hard to imagine that the two rappers accustomed to notoriety could reunite to make a sincere family movie, but that's what they've done with "The Longshots," the story of bookish Jasmine (Keke Palmer), and her beer-drinking ne'er-do-well uncle, Curtis (Ice Cube), who find inner strength and purpose in her newfound talents as a high school football team... (Los Angeles Times)
The building of a green hotel Aug 22, 2008
Globe and Mail Update. August 21, 2008 at 10:06 AM EDT. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
BAE in 2bn MoD ammunition deal Aug 21, 2008
" Charlie Blakemore, managing director of BAE Systems Land Systems Munitions, said some machinery dated from World War II. "You can imagine that the rate of production that we are now at, it's been some achievement to keep that going in that period to make sure that we deliver on time. " Saudi row It comes a month after the House of Lords ruled the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) acted lawfully when it halted its investigation into a Saudi arms deal involving BAE Systems. The SFO dropped its inquiry... (BBC News -- UK)
Are you a victim Aug 20, 2008
"Fools and their money are easily parted", and "If it's too good to be true, it probably is. While I feel sorry for those who have been fleeced, come on this scam has been around for ages. Can Interpol do nothing??? Maybe the government should monitor and verify all outwards transfers to Nigeria to protect the stupid amongst us. Posted by: Gareth Lloyd on August 20, 2008 11:07 AM I haven't and wouldn't. I feel very strongly that the people who get caught deserve it. If the scam wasn't a fraud... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
What Was That? Aug 14, 2008
As I am listening I can t imagine that I am the only one person who follows the industry closely yelling "WHAT" in the phone as Charlie Ergen was speaking. As I expected today's earnings report came out and it wasn't all good news for Dish Network. (Multichannel News)
Blizzard, AMD forge graphics-card deal Aug 13, 2008
Typically a GPU pack-in game is something that would at least somehow show off the card's power, and since Blizzard's most recent game is WoW (Which isn't really a graphical powerhouse) I'd have to imagine that these promotions won't start until Starcraft 2 or Diablo 3 come out. Posted Aug 12, 2008 5:16 pm PT to rate this comment / (+2) QualityJeverage Posted Aug 12, 2008 5:16 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. (GameSpot)
Torture theory in double murder Aug 13, 2008
Det Supt Steve Wade, leading the investigation, said: "The assault has probably gone on for an hour or more prior to death and in that respect you would imagine that people might have heard screams or seen people coming and going from the address.". Please turn on JavaScript. (BBC News -- UK)
GenX Files: Responsibilities of free speech Aug 9, 2008
I imagine that several readers might take issue with points made in this column. Fair enough, that s the point of public dialogue. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
East meets West Aug 6, 2008
Imagine that you might have to compromise your faith to fulfil your dreams. That's the dilemma faced by Abdulkarim, here on this achingly beautiful island. (BBC News -- Africa)
App Store could ignite a gold rush among developers Aug 5, 2008
"I can't imagine that this sales rate will continue for very long," she said. The money Eliza made enables her to work full-time on maintaining the application, adding new features, and especially new sources of crosswords. (TG Daily)
Dell Ventures Again into iPod Killer Land Aug 1, 2008
Overall, it's hard to imagine that the Dell David will manage to bother, if not kill, the iPod Goliath. The launch will allegedly take place sometime in September, which means by this time next year we'll know whether Dell's initiative paid off. (eFluxMedia)
Logging firms 'avoid Congo tax' Jul 31, 2008
"I have not read the report yet so I can only answer on principle. But I can imagine that there are many possibilities of tax evasion in many sectors," Environment Minister Jose Endundo told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme. "What I can say about forestry, is that the commission in charge of setting the minimum export prices for timber has not met since 2000. So the logging companies took advantage of the situation to export timber at a price under its real value. It means that the Congolese... (BBC News -- Business)
Studio Hybrid Jul 29, 2008
CNET Editors' Rating. Be one of the first to rate this product. (CNET News)
All that sparkles Jul 27, 2008
Page last updated at 15:41 GMT, Friday, 25 July 2008 16:41 UK. Diamonds are a girl's best friend. (BBC News -- UK)
Saving Lives After Natural Disasters With Fast Set-Up Phone Network Jul 24, 2008
The web is a wonderful tool for delivering content so people imagine that this technology is suitable for e-learning. So all the efforts have been going into producing some content and then finding technological solutions for delivering it. (Science Daily)
'Bit parky out, wouldn't you say' Jul 23, 2008
"We often imagine that conversations have to be clever and witty and shattering in their perceptiveness but all we want to do is bond and have a chat and make the time pass more quickly.". Chatting in this way makes life more pleasant, she says, and it's more common outside the South East. (BBC News -- UK)
Lennon childhood film gets grant Jul 19, 2008
Without this story, we would never have heard The Beatles - can you imagine that ... He added: "Without this story, we would never have heard The Beatles - can you imagine that?". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Why Obama needs some jokes of his own Jul 17, 2008
Voters, especially in this country, like to imagine that they can have a beer with their President, even though any attempts to do so will probably result in a half nelson from the secret service. Al Gore failed to pass that test. (BBC News -- Americas)
Theyre out! The first iPhone 3G reviews Jul 15, 2008
Imagine, for a moment, that you had a perfectly functioning PC running Vista (ha ha i know), and then imagine that it is the size of a phone. So far I have seen the N95 in action. (CNNMoney.com)
Finding a Disaster Recovery Solution That Won't Break the Bank Jul 13, 2008
"It's hard to imagine that a company wouldn't have a data backup system, but just backing up data alone doesn't constitute a disaster recovery strategy," said Hill. Yet as the Aberdeen numbers prove, many don't make it beyond backup to the point of instituting some kind of DR plan. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Beating the price tag Jul 13, 2008
Far too many people seem to imagine that simply because the so-called invisible hand of the market has decreed that a certain item sell for the price on the sticker, that's what they should pay. The institute's mission is to instruct the consumer in doing precisely the opposite, not only because of the substantial savings but also because coming up with ways to avoid paying the sticker price is a lot more fun. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Optus unveils Jul 4, 2008
Except I imagine that includes VAT, which is 17. 5. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Database patch denial: How 'critical' are Oracle's CPUs? Jul 2, 2008
It is hard to imagine that many databases don't need any of the patches included in those updates. More information. (Search Security, MA)
Blizzard ends the suspense and announces Diablo III Jun 29, 2008
World of WarCraft basically runs on any Intel Integrated card, even the ones without TnL and Pixel Shading Support, so I would Imagine that StarCraft 2 and Diablo 3 should be able to run comfortably on even the Intel X3100 which seems to perform better in the Direct X 9 Shader path than the Direct X 7 and 8. You don't need lots of cool effects, just smart artists that can make the most of what they have available, take the Wii for example, allot of the games are not *that* Graphically intensive,... (DailyTech)
Lukewarm response to Hot Coffee settlement Jun 26, 2008
The New York Times reports that less than 2,700 US residents have collected under $30,000 following class action over hit game. By , Posted Jun 25, 2008 3:20 pm PT. (GameSpot)
Billion dollar Jun 25, 2008
Given Sony's predicament, the huge success of Nintendo's more technologically conservative Wii, and Microsoft's ongoing struggle to make the Xbox business profitable, it seems difficult to imagine that Microsoft and Sony will be game to release another next-generation console that is as costly and technologically advanced as the PS3 and Xbox 360 were on their debut. What do you think Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo will offer gamers in the next-generation. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
The quotable Bill Gates: In his own words Jun 23, 2008
Subscribe to our e-mail newslettersFor more info on a specific newsletter, click the title. Details will be displayed in a new window. (Computerworld)
