Not really. Electromagnetic charge can be positive or negative, but (except of course on Voyager) there are no anti-photons. Or better, photons are their own anti-particles.
In a free market, what's to stop the newly laid-off union members from forming a new company? They're already organized, just change the union to a corporation and you're done.
They may not be cheap, but they are cheap enough to be economical. Private companies launch satellites regularly. On the other hand, there were only 7 people privately in space.
Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_tourism#List_of_flown_space_tourists) says that mark Shuttleworth was one of them, I didn't know that. Apparently he had to fly in a Soyus, he wasn't Shuttle-worthy.
So? It's still in the exact same spot where desktop icons are on every other OS with a desktop. If the fact that you can add other things there scares you, maybe you should go back to Windows 95.
That's because things like "bounce when scrolling to the end of the list" are more important to the general public than a patent for the technology that makes the phone work.
The TI-8X series ones, and some of the HP calculators, are a known standard, and many tests (SAT, AP tests, etc. if I'm remembering correctly) will not allow other brands to be used, only these specified models. TI and HP have essentially a duopoly on the market; they convinced standardized test makers and school boards to only allow use of their calculators and thereby made a captive market.
That's interesting. Here in Slovenia, both in school tests and competitions, the rule was always "no programmable calculators". Being tied to a brand for standardized tests, especially to such expensive brands, just sounds so... American.
There are plenty of kids out there whose parents won't justify spending $100 on anything educational
I still don't see why anyone would need a $100 calculator. I am a Physics student, even been to an olympiad, so I have probably used a calculator more than most of my peers. However, I had a $20 Sharp from elementary school to university, and my classmates had similar ones. In all this time, I've never needed anything except basic arithmetic, angular/hyperbolic/log/exp functions and the value of pi.
a survey among apple customers found that 90% of them said they would happily pay 10% more for an apple product if they could get a written guarantee that, that entire 10% would be given to the factory workers.
1. Germans are poor. The standard of living is low compared to USA or Canada
2. Germans are mostly free of debt, they don't have as much personal debt as Americans do
You have it right there. Yes, USA has the highest standard of living, but that's because both individuals and the government keep spending money they don't have.
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This was a funny post, but I believe you just wasted the chance of making the first relevant "First Post" in Slashdot history.
Not really. Electromagnetic charge can be positive or negative, but (except of course on Voyager) there are no anti-photons. Or better, photons are their own anti-particles.
Just make sure to call them ZedPMs,
The problem with your thinking is that most people aren't innovative. What's worse, neither themselves nor their employers want them to be innovative.
In a free market, what's to stop the newly laid-off union members from forming a new company? They're already organized, just change the union to a corporation and you're done.
Since it is faster than all the other phones I can get all my phone calls done faster. That's the way it works.
So I can reply "Yes" to each of my mother's questions twice as fast as with the old model? Great!
They may not be cheap, but they are cheap enough to be economical. Private companies launch satellites regularly. On the other hand, there were only 7 people privately in space.
Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_tourism#List_of_flown_space_tourists) says that mark Shuttleworth was one of them, I didn't know that. Apparently he had to fly in a Soyus, he wasn't Shuttle-worthy.
But with more sensitive receivers, the transmitter has to emit less energy. So improvements are possible.
So? It's still in the exact same spot where desktop icons are on every other OS with a desktop. If the fact that you can add other things there scares you, maybe you should go back to Windows 95.
I'm pretty sure that you can't fix Windows in a hour either.
That's what the 'S' stands for.
That's because things like "bounce when scrolling to the end of the list" are more important to the general public than a patent for the technology that makes the phone work.
The TI-8X series ones, and some of the HP calculators, are a known standard, and many tests (SAT, AP tests, etc. if I'm remembering correctly) will not allow other brands to be used, only these specified models. TI and HP have essentially a duopoly on the market; they convinced standardized test makers and school boards to only allow use of their calculators and thereby made a captive market.
That's interesting. Here in Slovenia, both in school tests and competitions, the rule was always "no programmable calculators". Being tied to a brand for standardized tests, especially to such expensive brands, just sounds so... American.
There are plenty of kids out there whose parents won't justify spending $100 on anything educational
I still don't see why anyone would need a $100 calculator. I am a Physics student, even been to an olympiad, so I have probably used a calculator more than most of my peers. However, I had a $20 Sharp from elementary school to university, and my classmates had similar ones. In all this time, I've never needed anything except basic arithmetic, angular/hyperbolic/log/exp functions and the value of pi.
So, what have I been missing all these years?
Seriously, you need to work to either 1) get Visual Studio working and fully supported in Linux or 2) develop as good IDE as Visual Studio.
Try KDevelop.
For that matter the whole Linux API needs work. It's simple and elegant under Windows and Mac OS X, but not under Linux.
Use Qt. I have never seen a better designed and documented API.
a survey among apple customers found that 90% of them said they would happily pay 10% more for an apple product if they could get a written guarantee that, that entire 10% would be given to the factory workers.
Emphasized that for you.
1. Germans are poor. The standard of living is low compared to USA or Canada
2. Germans are mostly free of debt, they don't have as much personal debt as Americans do
You have it right there. Yes, USA has the highest standard of living, but that's because both individuals and the government keep spending money they don't have.
Maybe he meant it like this:
try:
sue(Apple)
except:
masses(Bruce is not almighty)
There is an xkcd for that too http://xkcd.com/543/
This goes both ways for all companies with patents. However, it goes only one way for two groups:
- consumers
- lawyers
Who wins and who loses is left as an exercise to the reader.
1. Get a patent for a round underground object
2. Sue CERN
3. Don't really need this step, it's just here for formatting.
4. Profit!!!
Which is why I don't hate Apple. I hate normal people. They're the worst.
Only if by "Not really the same parts" you mean "Same engine, different casing".
Feed all the MBAs to the paper shredder.
The slashdot way:
Actually, if we did this things around 20 years ago, we'd be partying like it's 2099.
Apple is more like IPP. Invent/Innovate, Patent, Profit.
Wait, what is wrong with that again?
Your acronym seems to have an extra 'I' in it.