Clearly this isnt a family sedan, its a commuter car, probably only has 1 lard ass in it at a time anyway. Don't worry, people will keep their SUVs for the weekend.
I agree with you, however I do suspect that, with most tablets, one hand is used to hold the device and the other is used to operate it. It seems to me that most every interaction should be one hand based for tablets. Its not clear to me where the easiest to hit area is on a tablet.
Phones on the other hand are often operated with the thumb of the hand that is holding the device, so in that case the bottom of the screen is pretty clearly a good place for frequently used operations.
the light weight is actually kind of worrisome too. Around here crosswinds are nasty for the current crop of small cars when running on the highway, this thing barely weighs as much as my motorcycle and has a much larger cross section. I could see it being kind of scary to drive on the highway unless its got some serious aerodynamic down force.
It is my belief that you could tax Marijuana at as much as $10 a gram successfully. If an oz of good pot costs $400 bucks right now and people buy it and the cost of producing that oz is mere dollars (even with grow lights and hydroponics its not that expensive, most of the cost goes into the black market, smuggling costs, security ect...) then you could likely tax the hell out of it and still have a thriving industry because people would pay that.
I'm not sure I would go as far as to say it was horrible, but I think its highly over rated. Plot holes, rather obvious twists and ending and acting that made most all of the characters blend together. It certainly didn't do it for me.
I liked Tron Legacy quite a bit, and I thought it was frankly better than Inception, more fun to watch, great visuals and sound track, the characters were a lot more fun while just about everyone in Inception blended together.
But I wouldn't call either of the "Awesome" other than perhaps the impressiveness of the special effects. I suppose I could call them good movies but awesome takes a bit more than that.
Well, even if his kids are in diapers now the soonest the trip could depart is 20 years from now. While I understand that many people in their 20s-40s would rather not loose a parent, its not like we are talking about leaving the toddlers behind to never know their dad.
or you could just have an opening that explains the context and meaning of the word nigger in the time and place the book takes place in. You could boldly confront the issues of slavery and racisim and teach children something important about their history and the history of the human race.
Or we can go the other way and show kids that the best way to avoid facing difficult topics directly is to define them away.
I think a lot of the problem isn't that embeded developers are developing for phones, its that desktop application developers are developing for phones but they now have to make an application that, just like thier desktop apps, has to support a variety of machines and OS's and specifications but they have to sell that application for a fraction of what they might charge for a desktop application.
The challanges are similar to the desktop and its possible that there is even more money to be made, but its difficult to make the decision to support a bunch of devices when you are going to sell your application for just a couple of dollars.
Regarding OS fragmentation, you are right that iOS has several verison, but unike android you can install the latest version on the iPhone you bought last year so developers can insist on the latest OS and still support all but the very first iPhone (support 2 OS's and you can cover everything). Since many android phones are locked down or require a special version of Android from the Phone manufacturer you end up having to support more OS's just to make sure your app works on more phones. I know this isn't a technical failing of Android but it is a factor in developing for the platform.
Ive been very disappointed with Goldeneye, but I'm not sure its the Wii's fault. The Link crossbow training game controls worked pretty well, I cant figure out why aiming in Goldeneye is so much more difficult.
Actually the iPhone has the horsepower to run flash and to the best of my knowledge Steve Jobs never said that it didn't. Battery life and usability (plus even more really crappy applications) were always the concerns.
Yea, but if the only people who buy these phones are the ones that regularly travel to the boonies, then it limits the market for the phone and the service. Since the satellites cost a lot, that means the service has to be brutally expensive which limits the number of people in the already small group who can afford it.
The only way something like this is likely to be viable is if satellites get really cheep or if they are useful enough that you can market them to everyone everywhere, bringing the cost per minute down to a reasonable level (though without cheep satellites it will be hard to compete with cell phones).
I think he is suggesting (with the bit about tax) a single payer system where everyone gets health care from the government and some tax increase is used to pay for it.
It wasn't very clear though, and it doesn't have much to do with the rest of the post.
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It is only a 2 seat car, leave the kids at home.
Clearly this isnt a family sedan, its a commuter car, probably only has 1 lard ass in it at a time anyway. Don't worry, people will keep their SUVs for the weekend.
If you buy your doughnuts by the trailer its not wonder you weight 600lbs!
I agree with you, however I do suspect that, with most tablets, one hand is used to hold the device and the other is used to operate it. It seems to me that most every interaction should be one hand based for tablets. Its not clear to me where the easiest to hit area is on a tablet.
Phones on the other hand are often operated with the thumb of the hand that is holding the device, so in that case the bottom of the screen is pretty clearly a good place for frequently used operations.
given its ground clearance you can pretty much forget about using this in the snow.
my guess is that sport is the only way to go on the highway but buy having a low power mode they can make city driving much more efficient.
the light weight is actually kind of worrisome too. Around here crosswinds are nasty for the current crop of small cars when running on the highway, this thing barely weighs as much as my motorcycle and has a much larger cross section. I could see it being kind of scary to drive on the highway unless its got some serious aerodynamic down force.
It is my belief that you could tax Marijuana at as much as $10 a gram successfully. If an oz of good pot costs $400 bucks right now and people buy it and the cost of producing that oz is mere dollars (even with grow lights and hydroponics its not that expensive, most of the cost goes into the black market, smuggling costs, security ect...) then you could likely tax the hell out of it and still have a thriving industry because people would pay that.
Fair enough, but how many popcorn actions films win best picture?
I'm not sure I would go as far as to say it was horrible, but I think its highly over rated. Plot holes, rather obvious twists and ending and acting that made most all of the characters blend together. It certainly didn't do it for me.
I liked Tron Legacy quite a bit, and I thought it was frankly better than Inception, more fun to watch, great visuals and sound track, the characters were a lot more fun while just about everyone in Inception blended together.
But I wouldn't call either of the "Awesome" other than perhaps the impressiveness of the special effects. I suppose I could call them good movies but awesome takes a bit more than that.
thankfully, these days children are not exposed to such horrible movies as Freejack.
But hey, it was the height of Mick's acting career.
Well, even if his kids are in diapers now the soonest the trip could depart is 20 years from now. While I understand that many people in their 20s-40s would rather not loose a parent, its not like we are talking about leaving the toddlers behind to never know their dad.
or you could just have an opening that explains the context and meaning of the word nigger in the time and place the book takes place in. You could boldly confront the issues of slavery and racisim and teach children something important about their history and the history of the human race.
Or we can go the other way and show kids that the best way to avoid facing difficult topics directly is to define them away.
thats what we call step 2
Glass?
Panzy.
I don't know the scientific explanation, but fire made it good.
I think a lot of the problem isn't that embeded developers are developing for phones, its that desktop application developers are developing for phones but they now have to make an application that, just like thier desktop apps, has to support a variety of machines and OS's and specifications but they have to sell that application for a fraction of what they might charge for a desktop application.
The challanges are similar to the desktop and its possible that there is even more money to be made, but its difficult to make the decision to support a bunch of devices when you are going to sell your application for just a couple of dollars.
Regarding OS fragmentation, you are right that iOS has several verison, but unike android you can install the latest version on the iPhone you bought last year so developers can insist on the latest OS and still support all but the very first iPhone (support 2 OS's and you can cover everything). Since many android phones are locked down or require a special version of Android from the Phone manufacturer you end up having to support more OS's just to make sure your app works on more phones. I know this isn't a technical failing of Android but it is a factor in developing for the platform.
Ive been very disappointed with Goldeneye, but I'm not sure its the Wii's fault. The Link crossbow training game controls worked pretty well, I cant figure out why aiming in Goldeneye is so much more difficult.
If you cant find 10 products from the last year that belong on the "worst" list more than the mac mini then you aren't looking very hard.
Except in this case.
Actually the iPhone has the horsepower to run flash and to the best of my knowledge Steve Jobs never said that it didn't. Battery life and usability (plus even more really crappy applications) were always the concerns.
If he is depressed, exercise would do him good. Also his depression was likely caused by the lack of exercise and lack of any comfort.
Plus, as the article says, he has never been on suicide watch. So maybe you should take a closer look at the data before you start talking smack.
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Man, that profile doesn't even register as weird compared to most I have run across. Hell thats down tame by OKCupid standards
Yea, but if the only people who buy these phones are the ones that regularly travel to the boonies, then it limits the market for the phone and the service. Since the satellites cost a lot, that means the service has to be brutally expensive which limits the number of people in the already small group who can afford it.
The only way something like this is likely to be viable is if satellites get really cheep or if they are useful enough that you can market them to everyone everywhere, bringing the cost per minute down to a reasonable level (though without cheep satellites it will be hard to compete with cell phones).
I think he is suggesting (with the bit about tax) a single payer system where everyone gets health care from the government and some tax increase is used to pay for it.
It wasn't very clear though, and it doesn't have much to do with the rest of the post.