Oh, I remember those. My family never had nice cameras, though. If a camera had something like that, it was inevitably a "no, that's not a toy, don't touch that" item.
Ah, yes. The good old shutter timer scramble. Inevitably, there were two options:
1. The timer is too short: Press the button and run to get in the shot before it goes off. Hope you don't accidentally bump the camera. 2. The timer is too long: Press the button and calmly get in the shot. Wait the remaining 60-90 seconds, smiling awkwardly because you don't know *exactly* when the likely capacitor-based timer is going to fire.
Of course, this was the situation in point-and-shoots. Then, as now, a good SLR would have a remote shutter release of some kind. (Possibly wired.)
It doesn't matter if it gets killed in the Senate or vetoed. Sure, the veto will have more prominence in the news cycle, but the House passing a bill that gets killed in the Senate will still make the rounds in the relevant publications. (Here we are talking about it, right?) There are many ways for them to signal their agenda to the voters. This one in particular has the advantage of putting them on record as supporting whatever the policy is while forcing their opponents to go on record opposing it.
Well, they know that. It's the same as when the Republicans put bills on Obama's desk to repeal the ACA. They knew he'd veto it and that they wouldn't be able to override it. It's about signalling to the voters "this is what we'll be able to do if you put us in charge." It's not a new phenomenon.
To be honest, this headline was all I needed to justify banning headphones and music in my newly remodeled open office floorplan. I didn't even need to read the article. Of course, being that I'm a typical C-level executive, I have my own office and no distractions. My employees are just entitled millennials who need to get back to work and quit their bitching./s
"500 times $50" is doable, depending on your venue. (A hotel will give you a break on programming space if you can fill rooms.) But it's still pretty shoestring. But I can't imagine that being anywhere near enough to hold an outdoor event with minimal existing infrastructure, let alone doing doing it for five times as many people with only 66% more budget.
Oooh. How would citizenship work? Would residents of Montana just become Canadian citizens? My parents live there. Would I be eligible for Canadian citizenship under this plan? If that's the case, I fully support this plan. Dual citizenship would be awesome.
Remember Dell's "It just works." and "Dell vs the rest of the PC industry" ad campaigns?
Oh, wait. That was Apple.
It's the same reason you don't generally see car companies doing ad campaigns around their competitor's recall mishaps. They all know "there but for the grace go I." Apple had to learn that lesson the hard way. A decade later and they're still living down that hubris.
The "clarification" idea is a good idea, but it also misses the point. People want to be able to fix typos without manually copying, deleting, recreating, pasting, and editing the tweet. Hell, the "edit" button could just be a shorthand for deleting and recreating the tweet. Fixing typos on twitter is far more annoying than it needs to be. (Which is why a lot of people don't bother fixing them.)
It's not impossible. It just requires doing your research before you buy. There are two things you need to look for.
1. Unlockable Bootloader
This is challenging because many OEMs will require you to go through a bunch of steps intended to make doing so as difficult as possible (beyond what is needed for data security.) There have been instances of OEMs just outright lying when it comes to bootloader unlockability. And of course, even phones that are to be unlockable have that disabled from some carriers. (Verizon, especially. Even Pixel devices can't easily have their bootloaders unlocked when purchased through Verizon.)
2. Community Support
LineageOS and xda-developers are good place to start. Popular flagship phones are more likely to have good community support around them if they're unlockable. Of course, you can always try to build AOSP for your own device, but community support will still be invaluable as most OEMs play pretty fast and loose with releasing their GPL code. (It's often difficult to get a fully working AOSP build with that the OEM gives you.)
I've found the value of the NES Classic and SNES Classic is for people who aren't particularly technically inclined (and won't be setting up RetroPie) and don't want to spend hundreds of dollars getting a Switch or Wii U but still have nostalgia for NES and SNES games. It's a dead simple system. If you can operate a Bluray player, you can operate a NES Classic.
The "not surprising" bit comes from the acknowledgement that there probably aren't that many such people out there.
(And all the other retro consoles that have come out since then seem to be pathetic, half-assed, copycat cash grabs.)
I'm glad they're really focusing in on the things that truly make software great, like new icons and ever-changing UIs and the ability to constantly call home. It's about time they stopped wasting resources on superfluous things like having a quality assurance department and making sure updates don't delete customer data.
There is a tool called "LxRunOffline" that lets you manage WSL distributions outside of the Windows store.
You can run debootstrap, chroot and tar to generate a Debian or Ubuntu image for WSL. It turns out a little bigger than the ones from the Windows Store, but it does work.
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Yeah. "80% of your paycheck" just doesn't have the same ring to it, does it.
Oh, I remember those. My family never had nice cameras, though. If a camera had something like that, it was inevitably a "no, that's not a toy, don't touch that" item.
Ah, yes. The good old shutter timer scramble. Inevitably, there were two options:
1. The timer is too short: Press the button and run to get in the shot before it goes off. Hope you don't accidentally bump the camera.
2. The timer is too long: Press the button and calmly get in the shot. Wait the remaining 60-90 seconds, smiling awkwardly because you don't know *exactly* when the likely capacitor-based timer is going to fire.
Of course, this was the situation in point-and-shoots. Then, as now, a good SLR would have a remote shutter release of some kind. (Possibly wired.)
I thought they'd managed to do it a couple of times in 2015-2016 when they controlled both houses, but I guess not.
It doesn't matter if it gets killed in the Senate or vetoed. Sure, the veto will have more prominence in the news cycle, but the House passing a bill that gets killed in the Senate will still make the rounds in the relevant publications. (Here we are talking about it, right?) There are many ways for them to signal their agenda to the voters. This one in particular has the advantage of putting them on record as supporting whatever the policy is while forcing their opponents to go on record opposing it.
Well, they know that. It's the same as when the Republicans put bills on Obama's desk to repeal the ACA. They knew he'd veto it and that they wouldn't be able to override it. It's about signalling to the voters "this is what we'll be able to do if you put us in charge." It's not a new phenomenon.
I truly wish I could put mod points on replies to my own comments. (+1, Funny)
To be honest, this headline was all I needed to justify banning headphones and music in my newly remodeled open office floorplan. I didn't even need to read the article. Of course, being that I'm a typical C-level executive, I have my own office and no distractions. My employees are just entitled millennials who need to get back to work and quit their bitching. /s
I saw "2500 people times £12" and cringed.
"500 times $50" is doable, depending on your venue. (A hotel will give you a break on programming space if you can fill rooms.) But it's still pretty shoestring. But I can't imagine that being anywhere near enough to hold an outdoor event with minimal existing infrastructure, let alone doing doing it for five times as many people with only 66% more budget.
The big difference, as far as I can tell, is this:
Native:
1. Compile code.
2. Run executable.
Cross-Platform.
1. Compile code.
2. Push executable to emulator or target hardware.
3. Run executable.
I never thought of that. I'll have to add that to my bag of tricks.
I like electrical tape because it's durable, easy-ish to remove if you need the camera and blends in with the bezel.
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/sec...
"Four inches from the pivot, but if the agent is having a bad day he or she can stab you with them."
Or, you know, something like that. Paraphrasing.
Note to self: Make sure to bring electrical tape and sewing scissors (less than four inches) next time I fly.
Oooh. How would citizenship work? Would residents of Montana just become Canadian citizens? My parents live there. Would I be eligible for Canadian citizenship under this plan? If that's the case, I fully support this plan. Dual citizenship would be awesome.
Remember Dell's "It just works." and "Dell vs the rest of the PC industry" ad campaigns?
Oh, wait. That was Apple.
It's the same reason you don't generally see car companies doing ad campaigns around their competitor's recall mishaps. They all know "there but for the grace go I." Apple had to learn that lesson the hard way. A decade later and they're still living down that hubris.
I wish I had mod points for this.
The "clarification" idea is a good idea, but it also misses the point. People want to be able to fix typos without manually copying, deleting, recreating, pasting, and editing the tweet. Hell, the "edit" button could just be a shorthand for deleting and recreating the tweet. Fixing typos on twitter is far more annoying than it needs to be. (Which is why a lot of people don't bother fixing them.)
This is the reason I've stuck to Nexus and Pixel for my last few phones in spite of their shortcomings. It's the path of least resistance.
It's not impossible. It just requires doing your research before you buy. There are two things you need to look for.
1. Unlockable Bootloader
This is challenging because many OEMs will require you to go through a bunch of steps intended to make doing so as difficult as possible (beyond what is needed for data security.) There have been instances of OEMs just outright lying when it comes to bootloader unlockability. And of course, even phones that are to be unlockable have that disabled from some carriers. (Verizon, especially. Even Pixel devices can't easily have their bootloaders unlocked when purchased through Verizon.)
2. Community Support
LineageOS and xda-developers are good place to start. Popular flagship phones are more likely to have good community support around them if they're unlockable. Of course, you can always try to build AOSP for your own device, but community support will still be invaluable as most OEMs play pretty fast and loose with releasing their GPL code. (It's often difficult to get a fully working AOSP build with that the OEM gives you.)
Agreed.
PUNCH THE MONKEY TO WIN A CAR
This is too little, too late. If this had been around
*race car engine revs, tires screech*
fifteen years ago when ads started getting
FIND HOT GIRLS IN YOUR LOCAL AREA
particularly invasive and annoying and ad companies
PUNCH GEORGE W BUSH TO WIN PRIZES
were participating in a race to the bottom, people
YOU'VE WON! CLICK HERE TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE!
might be more sympathetic their plight.
(Fake ads brought to you by the year 2004.)
I can't speak to that.
For my part, Schedule E is a wonderful thing that saves me a lot of money every year.
You do realize that there are deductions besides state and local taxes, right?
Pretty much.
They increased the standard deduction but eliminated the personal exemption. Anyone who itemizes is going to get screwed.
I've found the value of the NES Classic and SNES Classic is for people who aren't particularly technically inclined (and won't be setting up RetroPie) and don't want to spend hundreds of dollars getting a Switch or Wii U but still have nostalgia for NES and SNES games. It's a dead simple system. If you can operate a Bluray player, you can operate a NES Classic.
The "not surprising" bit comes from the acknowledgement that there probably aren't that many such people out there.
(And all the other retro consoles that have come out since then seem to be pathetic, half-assed, copycat cash grabs.)
I'm glad they're really focusing in on the things that truly make software great, like new icons and ever-changing UIs and the ability to constantly call home. It's about time they stopped wasting resources on superfluous things like having a quality assurance department and making sure updates don't delete customer data.
There is a tool called "LxRunOffline" that lets you manage WSL distributions outside of the Windows store.
You can run debootstrap, chroot and tar to generate a Debian or Ubuntu image for WSL. It turns out a little bigger than the ones from the Windows Store, but it does work.