As a career college student, I've seen many new fees introduced over the years that simply weren't there before. The curriculum hasn't changed enough to warrant the fees. If the price is right, I bet lots of universities would be more than happy to pass the fee along to students with a nice helping of obfuscation.
Wow, I googled "pager watch" expecting to see some bulky archaic horror of a device, but that's pretty nifty. I have to say I think it's one of the only watch+somethingelse that doesn't look like it would make one of my arms longer.
It would work wonders with some of the voicemail-to-text translation sites people are posting.
So, it eventually wound down because the change in Martian seasons prevented the solar panels from collecting enough sunlight to keep it going.
I wonder if once the planet swings back around into plentiful sunlight it will spring back to life, living up to its namesake.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Until this moment, I honestly thought that a key party was where a responsible individual took everyone's car keys so you could get as drunk as you wanted to without being tempted to drive.
That could've been embarassing, like when I thought "conjugal" meant approximately the same thing as "cordial."
I imagine he'll be escaping from a rapidly surfacing submarine by cunning use of a parachute after the pilots bail with the last of the inflatable rafts. Wait...what?
Is it really that hard to come up with a form factor for laptops? From day one, I've always pieced together my home PC's. I realize that a laptop is significantly more complicated, but I'm sure many would be up to the task if given the chance. I would even sacrifice my super-slim profile laptop for something a little bulkier if it meant that I could upgrade key components whenever I needed.
I think if there was a laptop company that let you select your OS first, narrowed down the components that are compatible with that OS (and each other), and them shipped them all to you to assemble yourself, that company would make a fortune. Of course, you could still offer assembly and pre-installs for a tidy profit, but I really loathed buying my Dell laptop only to realize that I only had two or three choices when it came to things like video card, ethernet card, wireless card, etc. I don't need Windows, I don't need software support, and I certainly don't want to pay a premium for things I'll never use. My Vista CD remains sealed in a drawer somewhere, and the first thing I used my Vista install for was dowloading my latest distro of choice and burning it onto a CD.
What if I'm the owner of an internet radio station that plays only music that has become public domain through the consent of the owner or the expiration of copyrights?
Or perhaps I only like to play songs by artists who sell their CD's for less than the industry standard. Say, $5 a CD. Will my fees be lessened?
The artists really need to get involved. Laws like this are taking away more revenue than they are generating. For example, last.fm will recommend a group based on what I've been listening to. More often than not, I will listen to more of that group's music. If I like it, I find out if they are coming to a venue nearby. I go to the show and buy merchandise, because I know that's the best way to get money into the right hands.
It's kind of what I imagine FM radio used to be, but we all know what happened to that.
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As a career college student, I've seen many new fees introduced over the years that simply weren't there before. The curriculum hasn't changed enough to warrant the fees. If the price is right, I bet lots of universities would be more than happy to pass the fee along to students with a nice helping of obfuscation.
Are you suggesting he be hoisted by his own Picard? *snort*
Who pissed in your Post Toasties?
This means the home version is only a few years down the road!
Image how fast they would be if they weren't riddled with porn!
by tall grass.
I'm afraid he's going to have a lot of trouble finding printer cartridges for that thing.
Yes, but it was a very early version Linus wrote when he was two.
Wow, I googled "pager watch" expecting to see some bulky archaic horror of a device, but that's pretty nifty. I have to say I think it's one of the only watch+somethingelse that doesn't look like it would make one of my arms longer.
It would work wonders with some of the voicemail-to-text translation sites people are posting.
Ah, not as fanciful as I had hoped, but very interesting. Mod parent up, please!
So, it eventually wound down because the change in Martian seasons prevented the solar panels from collecting enough sunlight to keep it going. I wonder if once the planet swings back around into plentiful sunlight it will spring back to life, living up to its namesake.
Dangit, I was gonna make the Apple Chips joke! Now I have to figure out a way to work Steve Jobs and Poncherello into a +5 Funny.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Until this moment, I honestly thought that a key party was where a responsible individual took everyone's car keys so you could get as drunk as you wanted to without being tempted to drive.
That could've been embarassing, like when I thought "conjugal" meant approximately the same thing as "cordial."
Quiet, woman!
Ah yes, the aptly-named "proof."
I'm going to ignore for a moment that you are ignoring all logical arguments contrary to your opinion.
and it wants revenge.
I imagine he'll be escaping from a rapidly surfacing submarine by cunning use of a parachute after the pilots bail with the last of the inflatable rafts. Wait...what?
So, it's kind of like if I had a really long straw...
Is it really that hard to come up with a form factor for laptops? From day one, I've always pieced together my home PC's. I realize that a laptop is significantly more complicated, but I'm sure many would be up to the task if given the chance. I would even sacrifice my super-slim profile laptop for something a little bulkier if it meant that I could upgrade key components whenever I needed. I think if there was a laptop company that let you select your OS first, narrowed down the components that are compatible with that OS (and each other), and them shipped them all to you to assemble yourself, that company would make a fortune. Of course, you could still offer assembly and pre-installs for a tidy profit, but I really loathed buying my Dell laptop only to realize that I only had two or three choices when it came to things like video card, ethernet card, wireless card, etc. I don't need Windows, I don't need software support, and I certainly don't want to pay a premium for things I'll never use. My Vista CD remains sealed in a drawer somewhere, and the first thing I used my Vista install for was dowloading my latest distro of choice and burning it onto a CD.
Gr4mp4_B3nny: I told u I was hardcore.
Astroturf accused of being Lawn Media.
Have we tried sandworms?
Decidedly a step up from the software their rivals wrote to make people look more like Steve Wozniak. *shiver*
What if I'm the owner of an internet radio station that plays only music that has become public domain through the consent of the owner or the expiration of copyrights?
Or perhaps I only like to play songs by artists who sell their CD's for less than the industry standard. Say, $5 a CD. Will my fees be lessened?
The artists really need to get involved. Laws like this are taking away more revenue than they are generating. For example, last.fm will recommend a group based on what I've been listening to. More often than not, I will listen to more of that group's music. If I like it, I find out if they are coming to a venue nearby. I go to the show and buy merchandise, because I know that's the best way to get money into the right hands.
It's kind of what I imagine FM radio used to be, but we all know what happened to that.