The death of news as we know it? Does that mean no more corporate controlled media that is now run as a for profit business rather than a loss-leader based on quality reporting? No more ridiculously biased reporters/stations or totally fucked up talking heads like O'reilly? No more news outlets taking 3+ years to grow a pair and stand up to the Bush administration?
Boy that sure will suck, I can see why you're worried.
Holy crap, after an hour on the phone with Dell they're accepting the N card for a full $100 refund, so I just have to purchase the 3945 for $29.99. Life is good.
hmm, strange, I am pretty sure mine had the Wireless-N as the default. I doubt I would have spent $75 more (according to Dell.com) just for something to have N. It may have been because I bought it as a special package with a Purdue discount.
I may call Dell and see if they would be willing to swap my more expensive N card for the less expensive 3945. I doubt it, but it's worth a try I suppose.
I bought a 1720 about a month ago with a Dell Wireless-n minicard and I've still not been able to make wireless work properly. I'll admit I'm still new to Linux, but I've managed to get everything else to work the way I want it. I've followed every tutorial on the net I can find and tried Ubuntu, Fedora, and Suse. Nothing seems to work.
None of what you listed required any programming knowledge, whereas the scripting does. Additionally, I did ask about it didn't I? I never said I was unwilling to learn, just uncertain of where to start.
I do the same thing, but I have run into a problem. I prefer everything to be as automated as humanely possible with very very little interaction from me.
What I'd love is for my folders for the Daily Show and Colbert Report to automatically delete anything more than a week old, but haven't found anything to do this yet. Any ideas?
hmm, I wonder what happened to my original comment. Let's try this again.
I don't think Apple will be that relaxed about all of this. From what I understand, they are getting a percentage cut of all contracts from AT&T on the iPhone, so people switching carriers means Apple is losing significant money on this too.
I haven't heard anything about the functionality of these unlocked phones. Are all of the features of the AT&T data plans functional with a different carrier or is it additionally locked down in some way?
Also, what happens when Apple pushes out an update that disables this hack. If the developers can't come up with a new hack in time, what happens to all the people who paid for the original hack that no longer works?
I think it goes beyond just being smarter.
All of my nerd friends and me, besides being smart, are very analytical. We really analyze situations and are usually not swayed by cheap simple tactics the mainstream politicians use. Phrases like "We're fighting them over there so we don't have to fight them here" just make us think "Well fuck, I'm pretty sure it's more complicated than that." We understand political issues beyond just the talking point sound bytes, which is why we see it's complete BS from both sides of the aisle right now. Libertarian is the only choice in my mind.
My grandfather passed away from Alzheimer's complications this Summer after living on his own for around 5 years. He sure as hell knew he had it. As recently as last October he was still in amazing physical shape, running daily to the gym, working out like a maniac, and running back to his home. Even at his old age, he could still do more pull ups than I can at 22 (and I'm no slouch, 28 palms forward from dead hang, he beat me with 33).
We noticed the first signs around Christmas. He began to act in an odd way and mixed up some of our names. We insisted he go to a doctor, who then told us he was so far along in the disease that he must have been suffering from it for at least a year. When we confronted him about it he told us he was embarrassed and did not want us to take his freedom away. It was amazing how quickly he declined in the next few months.
I was always very close with him, he actually bought me the truck I currently drive and has helped pay for some of my college. The last time I saw him he didn't know who I was, and asked me to tell him about myself. I talked to him for around four hours recounting my life and the times we had spent together. At the end he started crying because he said he wanted to remember my parents and me, but couldn't. When we left that day he told us he didn't want to live anymore, and died three days later.
The reason Alzheimer's is such a horrific disease is because it is such a tarnish on the life of the individual. My grandfather was in the Navy during World War II. He was an officer and was actually present in the room during the signing of the official surrender terms on the USS Missouri on V-J day. He spent the next 15 years as a stock car racer, and then owned a chain of mechanics shops for 20 years. He raised three successful children and had several grandchildren he was very close with. But when he died, he had absolutely zero recollection of any of this.
I just know that I don't want to go out and achieve all of my goals in life only to reach an age at which I cannot recall any of them.
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The death of news as we know it? Does that mean no more corporate controlled media that is now run as a for profit business rather than a loss-leader based on quality reporting? No more ridiculously biased reporters/stations or totally fucked up talking heads like O'reilly? No more news outlets taking 3+ years to grow a pair and stand up to the Bush administration?
Boy that sure will suck, I can see why you're worried.
Holy crap, after an hour on the phone with Dell they're accepting the N card for a full $100 refund, so I just have to purchase the 3945 for $29.99. Life is good.
hmm, strange, I am pretty sure mine had the Wireless-N as the default. I doubt I would have spent $75 more (according to Dell.com) just for something to have N. It may have been because I bought it as a special package with a Purdue discount. I may call Dell and see if they would be willing to swap my more expensive N card for the less expensive 3945. I doubt it, but it's worth a try I suppose.
I bought a 1720 about a month ago with a Dell Wireless-n minicard and I've still not been able to make wireless work properly. I'll admit I'm still new to Linux, but I've managed to get everything else to work the way I want it. I've followed every tutorial on the net I can find and tried Ubuntu, Fedora, and Suse. Nothing seems to work.
Perhaps Steve Ballmer has an active interest in astronomy.
None of what you listed required any programming knowledge, whereas the scripting does. Additionally, I did ask about it didn't I? I never said I was unwilling to learn, just uncertain of where to start.
"if I get around to doing it I'll post the code." please do, because I have no fucking clue what you just said. (I am new to programming)
I do the same thing, but I have run into a problem. I prefer everything to be as automated as humanely possible with very very little interaction from me. What I'd love is for my folders for the Daily Show and Colbert Report to automatically delete anything more than a week old, but haven't found anything to do this yet. Any ideas?
hmm, I wonder what happened to my original comment. Let's try this again.
I don't think Apple will be that relaxed about all of this. From what I understand, they are getting a percentage cut of all contracts from AT&T on the iPhone, so people switching carriers means Apple is losing significant money on this too.
I haven't heard anything about the functionality of these unlocked phones. Are all of the features of the AT&T data plans functional with a different carrier or is it additionally locked down in some way? Also, what happens when Apple pushes out an update that disables this hack. If the developers can't come up with a new hack in time, what happens to all the people who paid for the original hack that no longer works?
I think it goes beyond just being smarter. All of my nerd friends and me, besides being smart, are very analytical. We really analyze situations and are usually not swayed by cheap simple tactics the mainstream politicians use. Phrases like "We're fighting them over there so we don't have to fight them here" just make us think "Well fuck, I'm pretty sure it's more complicated than that." We understand political issues beyond just the talking point sound bytes, which is why we see it's complete BS from both sides of the aisle right now. Libertarian is the only choice in my mind.
My grandfather passed away from Alzheimer's complications this Summer after living on his own for around 5 years. He sure as hell knew he had it. As recently as last October he was still in amazing physical shape, running daily to the gym, working out like a maniac, and running back to his home. Even at his old age, he could still do more pull ups than I can at 22 (and I'm no slouch, 28 palms forward from dead hang, he beat me with 33).
We noticed the first signs around Christmas. He began to act in an odd way and mixed up some of our names. We insisted he go to a doctor, who then told us he was so far along in the disease that he must have been suffering from it for at least a year. When we confronted him about it he told us he was embarrassed and did not want us to take his freedom away. It was amazing how quickly he declined in the next few months.
I was always very close with him, he actually bought me the truck I currently drive and has helped pay for some of my college. The last time I saw him he didn't know who I was, and asked me to tell him about myself. I talked to him for around four hours recounting my life and the times we had spent together. At the end he started crying because he said he wanted to remember my parents and me, but couldn't. When we left that day he told us he didn't want to live anymore, and died three days later.
The reason Alzheimer's is such a horrific disease is because it is such a tarnish on the life of the individual. My grandfather was in the Navy during World War II. He was an officer and was actually present in the room during the signing of the official surrender terms on the USS Missouri on V-J day. He spent the next 15 years as a stock car racer, and then owned a chain of mechanics shops for 20 years. He raised three successful children and had several grandchildren he was very close with. But when he died, he had absolutely zero recollection of any of this.
I just know that I don't want to go out and achieve all of my goals in life only to reach an age at which I cannot recall any of them.
As long as I can practice any zainy superstition I choose here in America, I'll be a happy man.
I dunno about the beijing version but this one is pretty awesome.
http://www.virtuagirl2.com/index.php/.