Those are standardized parts. Parts in an airplane tend to only work with that airplane. There are standardized parts to make them cheaper and easier but most are unique to that type of aircraft.
Yep. There is a bit of highway by me where the speed limit is 70mph but I routinely blow past people while I'm the one only going the speed limit. I think that is the only highway I've ever seen where you'll run over people while going the speed limit instead of vice versa. There is another highway by me that is now 75mph but the cops seem to be fairly strict about it.
That makes sense but wouldn't that be kind of like a car's operating specs being 30-60mph? There are speed limits lower and higher than that everywhere and you can't reasonably be expected to stay within that range.
All it takes to see that operating temps are crap is a year in Texas. Most of my electronics are rated for 32-100F yet Texas exceeds both ends. In DFW, I've seen the temp range from 15 to over 110. What is the point when most places easily exceed one or both limits?
I mostly agree with you except one point in particular. Why can't I watch on whatever device I want? I tried to watch a tv episode that was freely available on the company's website and my device was obviously capable as I was shown an ad before the show. However, after the ad I was told my device was not supported. That makes no sense. They got the ad revenue they normally would have gotten but still refused to give me the show. Another point, what's the difference between a computer and an Xbox or iPad that is so significant that companies might choose to block anything that isn't a computer?
I took notes on a Windows Mobile PDA for a few classes. The handwriting worked really well. I have horrible handwriting and sometimes ran into the edge of the screen and started piling letters on top of each other and it still worked. I just wish I had a bigger screen.
I don't see anything about size. If you didn't know anything about Jack Daniels how would you be able to say they are a huge brand just from the letter?
I wonder if anybody else has my problem. Whenever I search for a business in my town that either isn't listed or doesn't have a location in my town Google points out a location that is often hundreds or thousands of miles away. For example, searching for Applebee's brings up one that is 1,500 miles away. I would understand if it showed the closest Applebee's or at least said it couldn't find one nearby but, so far, a nonsensical result seems to be the primary indication that there isn't one nearby.
Depending on the courses 18 hours is a lot. I finished my degree taking 15 hours and working full time. If I wasn't at school or work, I was at home studying or sleeping.
It doesn't have to be proven in court. There is no court with the proper jurisdiction. That is why we have bombs that are big enough to kill the terrorists and hopefully there won't be innocent people around when it explodes. Should we just send them cyanide pills in the mail with a polite letter asking the terrorists to quietly kill themselves?
Are you saying that those men were the only ones involved in the 9/11 plot? They didn't have accomplices that weren't on the planes or others helping to direct them?
Absolutely not. I'm claiming that the selection of weapons for effectively waging war cannot effectively prevent at least some innocent deaths but are necessary to prevent a larger number of deaths if not used. This is a distinct issue from intentionally killing known innocents for no further purpose. The Law of Armed Conflict recognizes this issue and is an attempt to reduce unnecessary deaths. Your rampage is specifically designed to inflict unnecessary deaths.
Soldiers killing enemy soldiers is not the same thing as you going on a rampage. If you want to talk morality, learn how those two are not even remotely the same situations.
I could interpret your response a couple of ways: 1. How much testing is enough? They obviously felt that the testing they performed was enough and further testing was a waste of time and money. 2. Sometimes testing doesn't cover everything. It takes real-world application to find some bugs and sometimes with disastrous consequences.
Not only that, people get nervous when you launch nuclear materials into space because of the high risk of the rocket spontaneously turning into a massive dirty bomb.
Sometimes the packaging seems to be designed to prevent scissors from opening it. I haven't figured out a good way to open a package of Gillette razors using scissors.
I built a computer last year with the lowest-end i3. It was a huge upgrade from my 8 year old laptop and still plenty fast. I just upgraded to 10GB RAM from 2GB and expected my computer to start using more, just like when I upgraded from 512MB to 1GB on my laptop, but I still rarely use more than 2GB. It still feels faster somehow. I think it is exciting that I can use low-end components and still get amazing results. I went from waiting 8 hours for my laptop to convert a DVD to iPhone 3GS resolution to only waiting 20 minutes. Graphics processing is still lagging, though. I can't even play SimCity 4 at my monitor's modest 1600x900 without waiting for high resolution textures to load without buying a dedicated graphics card. I remember playing SimCity 4 on my laptop waiting for my first child to be born years ago and I still don't have the power to play it at smoother speeds and higher resolutions.
My TV has a semi-matte screen that is almost unviewable from my loveseat during the day due to a large window opposite the love seat(with the tv on the wall between them). I can't imagine it if the tv was a plasma with a glossy screen. I don't worry about it, though, because I doubt my entertainment center can even handle the weight of a plasma.
Will it be able to tell the difference between iPhone and iPad Safari? Some websites present mobile versions to my iPad and it is really annoying, especially if there is no option to view the full site.
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Those are standardized parts. Parts in an airplane tend to only work with that airplane. There are standardized parts to make them cheaper and easier but most are unique to that type of aircraft.
Yep. There is a bit of highway by me where the speed limit is 70mph but I routinely blow past people while I'm the one only going the speed limit. I think that is the only highway I've ever seen where you'll run over people while going the speed limit instead of vice versa. There is another highway by me that is now 75mph but the cops seem to be fairly strict about it.
That makes sense but wouldn't that be kind of like a car's operating specs being 30-60mph? There are speed limits lower and higher than that everywhere and you can't reasonably be expected to stay within that range.
All it takes to see that operating temps are crap is a year in Texas. Most of my electronics are rated for 32-100F yet Texas exceeds both ends. In DFW, I've seen the temp range from 15 to over 110. What is the point when most places easily exceed one or both limits?
I mostly agree with you except one point in particular. Why can't I watch on whatever device I want? I tried to watch a tv episode that was freely available on the company's website and my device was obviously capable as I was shown an ad before the show. However, after the ad I was told my device was not supported. That makes no sense. They got the ad revenue they normally would have gotten but still refused to give me the show. Another point, what's the difference between a computer and an Xbox or iPad that is so significant that companies might choose to block anything that isn't a computer?
I had one professor that posted PDFs of his powerpoints.
I took notes on a Windows Mobile PDA for a few classes. The handwriting worked really well. I have horrible handwriting and sometimes ran into the edge of the screen and started piling letters on top of each other and it still worked. I just wish I had a bigger screen.
I don't see anything about size. If you didn't know anything about Jack Daniels how would you be able to say they are a huge brand just from the letter?
I wonder if anybody else has my problem. Whenever I search for a business in my town that either isn't listed or doesn't have a location in my town Google points out a location that is often hundreds or thousands of miles away. For example, searching for Applebee's brings up one that is 1,500 miles away. I would understand if it showed the closest Applebee's or at least said it couldn't find one nearby but, so far, a nonsensical result seems to be the primary indication that there isn't one nearby.
Depending on the courses 18 hours is a lot. I finished my degree taking 15 hours and working full time. If I wasn't at school or work, I was at home studying or sleeping.
When I find myself in stop-and-go traffic, I find a semi and get behind it and enjoy the smooth drive.
Just because humans do it doesn't mean a computer can do it. Humans do some incredibly complex things without giving them a second thought.
It doesn't have to be proven in court. There is no court with the proper jurisdiction. That is why we have bombs that are big enough to kill the terrorists and hopefully there won't be innocent people around when it explodes. Should we just send them cyanide pills in the mail with a polite letter asking the terrorists to quietly kill themselves?
Are you saying that those men were the only ones involved in the 9/11 plot? They didn't have accomplices that weren't on the planes or others helping to direct them?
Absolutely not. I'm claiming that the selection of weapons for effectively waging war cannot effectively prevent at least some innocent deaths but are necessary to prevent a larger number of deaths if not used. This is a distinct issue from intentionally killing known innocents for no further purpose. The Law of Armed Conflict recognizes this issue and is an attempt to reduce unnecessary deaths. Your rampage is specifically designed to inflict unnecessary deaths.
Soldiers killing enemy soldiers is not the same thing as you going on a rampage. If you want to talk morality, learn how those two are not even remotely the same situations.
You need to read the Laws of Armed Conflict. It can be summed up as "Use the minimum force necessary to kill only those that you intend."
I could interpret your response a couple of ways:
1. How much testing is enough? They obviously felt that the testing they performed was enough and further testing was a waste of time and money.
2. Sometimes testing doesn't cover everything. It takes real-world application to find some bugs and sometimes with disastrous consequences.
Not only that, people get nervous when you launch nuclear materials into space because of the high risk of the rocket spontaneously turning into a massive dirty bomb.
That's exactly what I was wondering.
Sometimes the packaging seems to be designed to prevent scissors from opening it. I haven't figured out a good way to open a package of Gillette razors using scissors.
I built a computer last year with the lowest-end i3. It was a huge upgrade from my 8 year old laptop and still plenty fast. I just upgraded to 10GB RAM from 2GB and expected my computer to start using more, just like when I upgraded from 512MB to 1GB on my laptop, but I still rarely use more than 2GB. It still feels faster somehow. I think it is exciting that I can use low-end components and still get amazing results. I went from waiting 8 hours for my laptop to convert a DVD to iPhone 3GS resolution to only waiting 20 minutes. Graphics processing is still lagging, though. I can't even play SimCity 4 at my monitor's modest 1600x900 without waiting for high resolution textures to load without buying a dedicated graphics card. I remember playing SimCity 4 on my laptop waiting for my first child to be born years ago and I still don't have the power to play it at smoother speeds and higher resolutions.
My TV has a semi-matte screen that is almost unviewable from my loveseat during the day due to a large window opposite the love seat(with the tv on the wall between them). I can't imagine it if the tv was a plasma with a glossy screen. I don't worry about it, though, because I doubt my entertainment center can even handle the weight of a plasma.
Will it be able to tell the difference between iPhone and iPad Safari? Some websites present mobile versions to my iPad and it is really annoying, especially if there is no option to view the full site.
It happened to me with kids. I haven't slept-in in years because my kids get up right after the sun comes up.