“ (III): Convention relative to the Opening of Hostilities[26][27]
This convention sets out the accepted procedure for a state making a declaration of war. It provides the basis on which, in international law, war reparations may be demanded.”
You telling me a country initiating a war has the right to then ask for reparations for the damages and destruction they caused on the country they initiated the war against? That's so freaking absurd that it is actually funny!
I can only guess the wikipedia article is only a summary and the real convention could be around who is to blame for the war and other factors. Otherwise that's just so ridiculous that it actually encourages declaring wars on countries!
By the way, that summary only says "It provides the basis on which.. war reparations may be demanded". If anything I bet it sets out 'restrictions' on when countries can do that.
Who cares when it's the US. Laws only apply for the weak-handed. They controlled the Iraqi government anyway, and they were stealing all of its oil as they wished regardless. The reparations were only the icing on the cake.
You don't have to rely on (faulty) memory, the very Wikipedia article mentions that the USA was a signatory of the Hague treaty.
As an aside it is pretty hilarious in hindsight that at the time all the countries who are now permanent UN Security Council member (which its associated veto powers) were in favor of a binding international arbitration court, but it was vetoed by the powers of that time like Germany.
> it [the US] doesn't believe in the concept of human rights.
Unless when China, Russia, Iran or DPRK violates humans right according to their Secretary of State; in that case they cry an additional Mississippi river over human rights violations.
Big Data hasn't been about storage, I thought it was always about processing. Guy obviously knows his stuff but I got the impression he stressed more about storage and how that's cheap and easy these days.
When he does mention processing/computing, he mentions that most of the time people end up only querying recent data (ie small chunk of actual data they hold) but that bears the question: is querying only small chunk of data what businesses need, or are they doing it because querying the whole dataset is just not manageable? In other words, if processing all data at once was as easy as querying the most recent X percent, would most businesses still choose to only query the small chunk? I think there lies the answer whether Big Data (processing) is needed or not.
Maybe because my first language isn't English but "forged" to me implies card would've been used for access, or at least attempted, and therefore I feel like the title is click-bait. Had it said "fake" instead I would probably not think the same.
That aside, if he hasn't already he should've reported to eBay immediately so the buyer isn't conned.
What word would you use in your native language to mean
1) historical document/artifact that was created later by a liar
2) A written signature on a document trying to impersonate someone who didn’t actually read and approve of said document
3) An ID card a teenager uses to gain entrance to a bar/club
4) a verbal statement that the speaker knows is false when said, for example “of course that dress does not make you look fat” (does this word change if the receiver also knows the statement is false? In English I would call this a “white lie”)
5) A body part that has been altered with surgery (silicone implants, saline injections)
As you can probably tell, from my understanding (possibly wrong connection) I think of the word 'to forge' in the context of actually trying to get access to somewhere or something with fake documents. When the intention or the consequence of using such document is more for monetary or material gain, I tend to think of it as fake.
I suppose dictionary definition does allow for both usage, i.e. to forge is to make a fake resemblance of something.. etc. I didn't think not knowing accurate definition of a word warranted downvotes but oh well.
> I didn't think not knowing accurate definition of a word warranted downvotes
I think the downvotes comes from then accusing the person writing it of clickbait. So while it's fine to not know the accurate definition of a word, it's not so fine to accuse the author of something because you don't know the accurate definition.
Sure, but to be honest with my explanation I actually have a point with the distinction between fake and forged. Here is an excerpt:
> A textbook definition of forgery is the making of a false document with the intent that it should be used or acted upon as if it's genuine.
Notice the "with the intent that it should be ACTED upon", and given no one would be using a historic fake ID to use it for access, I think I have a point. Anyway..
He mentions that even when we consider something intuitive it's because we have actually learned it in one way or another. Key word is 'learn'. And answer to this "unintuitive" problem is good instructions in your software, so taking users through a learning process. Not saying it's easy to do, but that's the solution.
I also agree with the comment that most people wanting to use a piece of software are very likely to have experience in the field and therefore things that aren't intuitive to a random person will be intuitive enough to them because of the domain. When we see a text box at top of a social media platform with placeholder text "what is in your mind.." we don't assume it's a note-taking app or a to-do list. We intuitively know what we put there will be published for the world to see, even though it might be the first time we are using that particular platform.
"If you’re willing to live your life for a short time the way most people won’t, you can live the rest of your life in a way most people can’t"
Only if this was always true. You could also live your life the way most people won't for a LONG time and never get to the point of living it the way others cannot.
Very few people admit that luck is a considerable factor in people's lives and their successes.
Not knowing that IF it would indeed show up! Although the benefit here is that after the 45 hours they would know if it's ever coming back, as opposed to having to keep waiting.
US is an evil empire.