Of course, many of the Vista-vs-XP complaints are echoes of the XP-vs-2000 complaints we heard when XP first came out, so Apple is going to have to act quickly before MS does to Vista what it did to XP and the opportunity is lost.
You mean Vista was rushed to market less than two years after XP was released because of the mountain of legitimate complaints? No matter how big the planet is, there's still fat people. This extends to operating systems as well.
Not to mention that many people (in power) still consider tasers 'safe', meaning that the 'What about my job?' part of the thought process just isn't there. I certainly wouldn't want to be shot in the leg or have a baton jammed into my eye by an overzealous traffic cop, but at least I know it's less likely to happen than being dropped by a taser.
They are arbitrary, at least in the case of software licenses. Do you honestly think it costs $100-250 to press and box a copy of Vista Ultimate? The medium hardly matters at all when selling software, it just comes down to charging as much as possible without driving away enough people that the per-license profits no longer matter. I'd say MS may want to check how many they've driven away in Brazil.
Bird flu is a lot of speculation. ("This thing might mutate and spread from birds to humans, and then there's a tiny chance that it may also spread to other humans.") On the other hand, a virus doesn't have to mutate (much?) to travel on planes. Also, considering the population density in China, I have a feeling it'll kill a few more than the 20 it has.
Here's a nice idea: State what you mean on the box. "2TB (SI)" Drive manufacturers and the like will still use SI kilobytes for the sake of larger numbers, but at least we can all stop arguing about this stuff and put that suing power to a better use. Also, I will never ever say 'tebibit' aloud.
But think about the poor sap with 'penis/breast enlargement' and 'horse porn' in his profile. It'll be just like the rest of the Internet. That's just not something you wish on someone.
And what do targeted ads give anyone other than those pushing them? I'm not arguing with selling ads on an otherwise free service, just that horrible car ana-- Oh, Slashdot! Carry on, then.
Why would I pick MS' hatchling and a few paper-certs over someone who knows what to do and brings his own tools? IT isn't something you forcefully dumb down with flashy toys and clip-on ties; it should be treated as a perpetual learning experience. (If the previously-mentioned 'flashy toy' is well-documented and has proper support for all of those nasty 'ifs', and those paper-certs are willing to google at times, I might actually like the idea.)
With all the comments about Twitter's various sock puppets, I thought wouldn't it be something if willyhill was also a sock puppet, but didn't know it.
It's a pain in the ass, at least as far as typing is concerned. I always find myself typing much slower when there's no tactile feedback to tell me I'm actually hitting keys. (I hate those laser keyboards.) If the iPhone just had a nice slide-out keyboard somewhere, almost all of my gripes with the iPhone would fade away.
I'd assume it has more to do with seeing it come out of something; sort of how many of us will pass on touring a slaughter house but fry up strips of bacon first thing in the morning. Reinforcing my point: I've never seen anyone vomit at the sight of maroon paint.
Besides I always thought (my own) blood was kind of yummy. I somehow doubt your first reaction to losing a hand would be to grab a dixie cup.
Somewhat off-topic: Am I the only one having trouble loading the video? I just see a black rectangle with a menu below.
And how do you think they climbed to the top of the pale crowd of nerds, each of them protected by starched white shirts of armor and wielding deadly laser pointers, to get the title of 'nerdiest of the nerds'? That requires work. They could have simply choked him from afar with the combined might of their neckbeards.
Shooting molten metal up into the sky? Let's all get our umbrellas out and get ready to dance and sing as the possibly solidifying, molten metal safely comes crashing down on our heads! That doesn't sound dangerous or wasteful at all. You go, DARPA!:D
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No matter how big the planet is, there's still fat people. This extends to operating systems as well.
Not to mention that many people (in power) still consider tasers 'safe', meaning that the 'What about my job?' part of the thought process just isn't there. I certainly wouldn't want to be shot in the leg or have a baton jammed into my eye by an overzealous traffic cop, but at least I know it's less likely to happen than being dropped by a taser.
They are arbitrary, at least in the case of software licenses. Do you honestly think it costs $100-250 to press and box a copy of Vista Ultimate? The medium hardly matters at all when selling software, it just comes down to charging as much as possible without driving away enough people that the per-license profits no longer matter.
I'd say MS may want to check how many they've driven away in Brazil.
Bird flu is a lot of speculation. ("This thing might mutate and spread from birds to humans, and then there's a tiny chance that it may also spread to other humans.") On the other hand, a virus doesn't have to mutate (much?) to travel on planes. Also, considering the population density in China, I have a feeling it'll kill a few more than the 20 it has.
Assuming a bitrate of 256Kb/s, that's 1/32nd of a second. You may as well sue me over that comma; I apparently just plagiarized your post.
Here's a nice idea: State what you mean on the box. "2TB (SI)" Drive manufacturers and the like will still use SI kilobytes for the sake of larger numbers, but at least we can all stop arguing about this stuff and put that suing power to a better use. Also, I will never ever say 'tebibit' aloud.
But think about the poor sap with 'penis/breast enlargement' and 'horse porn' in his profile. It'll be just like the rest of the Internet. That's just not something you wish on someone.
And what do targeted ads give anyone other than those pushing them? I'm not arguing with selling ads on an otherwise free service, just that horrible car ana-- Oh, Slashdot! Carry on, then.
It's not down, but that whooshing noise really is messing things up.
So let 'em have it. Then we can start citing it as even more reason to move over to IPv6 already.
Why would I pick MS' hatchling and a few paper-certs over someone who knows what to do and brings his own tools? IT isn't something you forcefully dumb down with flashy toys and clip-on ties; it should be treated as a perpetual learning experience. (If the previously-mentioned 'flashy toy' is well-documented and has proper support for all of those nasty 'ifs', and those paper-certs are willing to google at times, I might actually like the idea.)
Can I be Twitter, too? :D
A girlfriend and a flotation device? Jealous!
It's a pain in the ass, at least as far as typing is concerned. I always find myself typing much slower when there's no tactile feedback to tell me I'm actually hitting keys. (I hate those laser keyboards.) If the iPhone just had a nice slide-out keyboard somewhere, almost all of my gripes with the iPhone would fade away.
A keypad comes to mind.
Reinforcing my point: I've never seen anyone vomit at the sight of maroon paint. Besides I always thought (my own) blood was kind of yummy. I somehow doubt your first reaction to losing a hand would be to grab a dixie cup.
Somewhat off-topic: Am I the only one having trouble loading the video? I just see a black rectangle with a menu below.
And how do you think they climbed to the top of the pale crowd of nerds, each of them protected by starched white shirts of armor and wielding deadly laser pointers, to get the title of 'nerdiest of the nerds'? That requires work.
They could have simply choked him from afar with the combined might of their neckbeards.
"But computers are getting faster!"
No, it should be in exabytes; hard drive manufacturers use units of 1,000, not 1,024. Also, the whole '*bibyte' thing is just silly. Stop it. :(
Oh yes, but I hear the 'heavy duty' stuff just acts as an antenna. Perhaps we should use lead?
Shooting molten metal up into the sky? Let's all get our umbrellas out and get ready to dance and sing as the possibly solidifying, molten metal safely comes crashing down on our heads! :D
That doesn't sound dangerous or wasteful at all. You go, DARPA!
You realize OpenDNS also throws up ads when you mistype a URL, right? That includes subdomains, by the way.
Because we edit laws on Wikipedia, right?