That really doesn't say anything. If one brand or label is well-known for higher-quality goods than another, checking the label is a reasonable enough way of quickly determining quality. It's not as though someone in the store can conduct thorough tests on the clothes in question to determine how quickly they'll wear out, or how stain-resistant they are. But they can say "Well, the last pair of Brand A pants I bought lasted me a good long while, but the last pair of Brand B pants I had were awful. I'll stick with Brand A."
I'm not saying people won't choose a demonstrably inferior product just because of the label, but there are good reasons to exhibit a preference of one brand over another.
It was my experience when I became a vegetarian that paying attention to cravings was just good practice in general. Not necessarily caving in to them all the time, but to this day, if I'm really craving a bean burrito, I know I could probably use more protein.
I'll grant that it's very dark on the dark side of the moon, but without the convection an atmosphere provides, how cold will it actually be? The only heat loss will be through radiation and what (I imagine little) conduction there is between the rover and the ground. If a vacuum keeps my coffee in my thermos hot, how will it be any different on the moon?
IANARS, but I would think a bigger problem would be keeping the thing from overheating.
I don't understand your reasoning. The CRT will fail eventually, and presumably be replaced by an LCD. So the cost of CRT disposal and cost of LCD production can be assumed already. The only variable is how long you're using the more power-hungry CRT.
I've always disliked FF's mouse gestures due to the way they implement the back and forward rocker gestures. In Opera, if I want to go back two pages, I just hold the right button and left-click twice. FF makes me go Right-Hold, Left-Click, Right-Release, Right-Hold, Left-Click, Right-Release. Drives me crazy, especially if I'm going back three or four pages.
I have a friend that does this as well, and I've always wondered why. What's the advantage over just clicking the link normally and going back when you're done?
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That really doesn't say anything. If one brand or label is well-known for higher-quality goods than another, checking the label is a reasonable enough way of quickly determining quality. It's not as though someone in the store can conduct thorough tests on the clothes in question to determine how quickly they'll wear out, or how stain-resistant they are. But they can say "Well, the last pair of Brand A pants I bought lasted me a good long while, but the last pair of Brand B pants I had were awful. I'll stick with Brand A."
I'm not saying people won't choose a demonstrably inferior product just because of the label, but there are good reasons to exhibit a preference of one brand over another.
It was my experience when I became a vegetarian that paying attention to cravings was just good practice in general. Not necessarily caving in to them all the time, but to this day, if I'm really craving a bean burrito, I know I could probably use more protein.
That's why Portal was so wildly unpopular, right?
These were just as damaging as a man photographing or videotaping himself raping a child?
Is this what you're actually saying? Photoshop is as damaging as rape?
I'll grant that it's very dark on the dark side of the moon, but without the convection an atmosphere provides, how cold will it actually be? The only heat loss will be through radiation and what (I imagine little) conduction there is between the rover and the ground. If a vacuum keeps my coffee in my thermos hot, how will it be any different on the moon?
IANARS, but I would think a bigger problem would be keeping the thing from overheating.
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I don't understand your reasoning. The CRT will fail eventually, and presumably be replaced by an LCD. So the cost of CRT disposal and cost of LCD production can be assumed already. The only variable is how long you're using the more power-hungry CRT.
I've always disliked FF's mouse gestures due to the way they implement the back and forward rocker gestures. In Opera, if I want to go back two pages, I just hold the right button and left-click twice. FF makes me go Right-Hold, Left-Click, Right-Release, Right-Hold, Left-Click, Right-Release. Drives me crazy, especially if I'm going back three or four pages.
I have a friend that does this as well, and I've always wondered why. What's the advantage over just clicking the link normally and going back when you're done?