Actually, a cable box from your cable company is not really a "low price", especially if you value a better user experience. Even if you include the it-sounds-like-a-lot lifetime (of the box) subscription price, buying your own Tivo (and subscription) is cheaper than using the cable company's crappy DVR (which you can't download shows from, but with a Tivo, you can download non-copy-protected shows, which for most cable companies means non-premium channels).. In less time than a cell phone service agreement. Then after that, you're effectively saving money, and with lifetime, they have resale value.
Do you take aspirin? It has a lot of weird side effects (both good and bad) that are being found out often. Yet hasn't it been an overall good thing to have it?
Yes, I think there probably will be bad things that happen due to genetically modified foods, just like there have been bad things that happen with a lot of things. I still think being able to do it can create better foods.
I would be willing to have GMO foods be labelled, if there were NO exceptions (like there were on the CA Prop, so of course I voted NO). That's still fear-based labelling, since there's no proof, but just like people pay more for "organic" foods with no benefits, maybe eventually I'll get the stuff with GMO cheaper than non-GMO stuff.
While I admittedly don't use the DVD drive (replacement, since the original died) on my Toshiba XS32 too much anymore, if I had a combo Tivo/BluRay recorder, I would use BluRay rewritables to offload recordings. There was a Tivo/DVD recorder combination years ago, but as far as the DVD capabilities (or even show editing), that part was way less capable than my XS32.
No, the CD was created by Philips *and* Sony. (Yes, I got that from Wikipedia, but I knew there was another company along with Sony, I just didn't remember which one.)
Maybe you like chores. Some of us don't, including washing clothes & mowing the lawn.. Borrrinnngg. I was going to make the same argument about it being no preparation or cleanup being the best part of eating out.
For example, trying to record HBO, even over a composite connection, on a commercial video recorder (e.g. Toshiba XS32) stops the recording because it's copy protected. (You can also have 'copy once' recordings.)
If you use a debit card for this ( as my friend has to do for reasons not necessary to go into),
If "the reasons" are poor credit, they can get a secured credit card, and can only spend the amount they put into the account. AFAIK, that is still legally counted as a credit card, NOT as a debit card. I think that also helps them build credit to have future 'regular' credit cards.
(I pay in full every month, so thus end up paying LESS by using my credit card than paying by cash or check, plus it's more convenient to me. No, I don't work for a credit card company.)
Isn't Macrovision on on the PS3's composite output? I've wondered about that. The only reason I've thought of trying it is to watch something (e.g. documentaries, reality shows) faster than realtime on my recorder that can do it. (Whether you want to believe me or not, I won't record something like that for keeps even if I technically could. As a specific example, I'm downloading the "Under the Dome" episodes from my Tivo for keeps because that's allowed, but actually watching the ones on Amazon Prime since there's no bugs, don't have to manually skip the commercials, etc.)
BTW, you can get your DVDs or BluRays from Netflix too. Heck, even if you want a DVD or BluRay *NOW*, you can get it from a RedBox, and you don't have to worry about finding a disc to rent, because you can do *that* part the task from home (or anywhere, with the smartphone app).
I say this as someone who doesn't currently subscribe to Netflix, but was a DVD only customer after they split off the two services. (I *will* eventually resubscribe to watch Arrested Development... and I currently have a discounted Amazon Prime and have used the streaming a little bit.)
According to imdb, Waterworld cost $175,000,000 and made $264,218,220 (Worldwide). Even with "Hollywood accounting", that seems to me like it made plenty of money.
(BTW, I think it was a good movie, though I think there are a lot of movies worse than many of the famous "really horrible" movies. Many of them were fairly boring, but don't deserve all of the scorn they get.)
But you'd have ads on your hulu queue. I don't believe there are any ads (ignoring the 'funding by' part on PBS which is technically an ad but usually very short and not the same type of ads you see elsewhere) on the pbs showings.
I hope you realize you can watch at least some of the PBS shows you mention at pbs.org. At least *many* episodes of Nova & Frontline.
Also, Frontline is available as an audio podcast, and, as a news program, IMHO I can get most of the useful info out of it just by listening to it (at 2x like I do most podcasts).
You say we know nothing about dark matter. Yet, it is something that scientists have theorized to fit the observations that have already been made about our galaxy. When more repeatable observations come in that make our current theory of dark matter not fit, then it will be revised or done away with. So we know enough to determine what we *don't* know about the universe, to imagine a thing that would make our current observations make sense. Most importantly, we admit we don't know everything, and are perfectly happy to change when observations contradict what we have theorized.
We know *nothing* about an invisible man that floats in the sky that controls the universe.
Contrary to what your local pastor may have told you, the bible says no such thing. Cain's wife was one such member of the pre-existing human society that existed outside of the Garden. The creation of Eve is stated clearly to be performed on an entirely different allegorical "day" than human females per se.
What right do you have to say that it's allegorical and not the true word of God as many say?
But if we were 100% practical there would be no point to anything.
There really isn't any point to anything. We're just a species that evolved, and happened to grow brains that can think of topics like "our actions are making all of this OTHER species go away".
The only 'point' is spreading on our DNA to the next generation, just like every other species.
That isn't trying to sound like Marvin the Paranoid Android.
More details about the "powerful BASIC interpreter".
There obviously is Integer, then later AppleSoft (licensed from Microsoft).
How are those not as powerful as other BASICs available at the time (esp AppleSoft, since it's almost the identical BASIC used in other computers of the time).
calibrated the touch screen for my preferred input angles
Yikes. You don't have to do this on iPads.. Do you have to do this on Android tablets either? Even if it matters, why doesn't it just learn this based on usage?
in contrast to iPads which are premium and expensive.
Except for the fact that the general expectation was that they were going to be priced WAY higher than they actually were, and for a long time (if not still, at least in some areas) were lower priced than competing tablets with similar features (I really mean better than similar, but not exactly 'equivalent'.)
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No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.
Actually, a cable box from your cable company is not really a "low price", especially if you value a better user experience. Even if you include the it-sounds-like-a-lot lifetime (of the box) subscription price, buying your own Tivo (and subscription) is cheaper than using the cable company's crappy DVR (which you can't download shows from, but with a Tivo, you can download non-copy-protected shows, which for most cable companies means non-premium channels).. In less time than a cell phone service agreement. Then after that, you're effectively saving money, and with lifetime, they have resale value.
Do you take aspirin? It has a lot of weird side effects (both good and bad) that are being found out often. Yet hasn't it been an overall good thing to have it?
Yes, I think there probably will be bad things that happen due to genetically modified foods, just like there have been bad things that happen with a lot of things. I still think being able to do it can create better foods.
I would be willing to have GMO foods be labelled, if there were NO exceptions (like there were on the CA Prop, so of course I voted NO). That's still fear-based labelling, since there's no proof, but just like people pay more for "organic" foods with no benefits, maybe eventually I'll get the stuff with GMO cheaper than non-GMO stuff.
AFAIK, there are DVRs that use BluRay in Japan.
While I admittedly don't use the DVD drive (replacement, since the original died) on my Toshiba XS32 too much anymore, if I had a combo Tivo/BluRay recorder, I would use BluRay rewritables to offload recordings. There was a Tivo/DVD recorder combination years ago, but as far as the DVD capabilities (or even show editing), that part was way less capable than my XS32.
No, the CD was created by Philips *and* Sony. (Yes, I got that from Wikipedia, but I knew there was another company along with Sony, I just didn't remember which one.)
Maybe you like chores. Some of us don't, including washing clothes & mowing the lawn.. Borrrinnngg. I was going to make the same argument about it being no preparation or cleanup being the best part of eating out.
There is Macrovision.
For example, trying to record HBO, even over a composite connection, on a commercial video recorder (e.g. Toshiba XS32) stops the recording because it's copy protected. (You can also have 'copy once' recordings.)
So, you're against capitalism?
First result from "banks reordering transactions":
http://www.forbes.com/sites/halahtouryalai/2013/06/11/yes-banks-are-reordering-your-transactions-and-charging-overdraft-fees/
If "the reasons" are poor credit, they can get a secured credit card, and can only spend the amount they put into the account. AFAIK, that is still legally counted as a credit card, NOT as a debit card. I think that also helps them build credit to have future 'regular' credit cards.
(I pay in full every month, so thus end up paying LESS by using my credit card than paying by cash or check, plus it's more convenient to me. No, I don't work for a credit card company.)
Isn't Macrovision on on the PS3's composite output? I've wondered about that. The only reason I've thought of trying it is to watch something (e.g. documentaries, reality shows) faster than realtime on my recorder that can do it. (Whether you want to believe me or not, I won't record something like that for keeps even if I technically could. As a specific example, I'm downloading the "Under the Dome" episodes from my Tivo for keeps because that's allowed, but actually watching the ones on Amazon Prime since there's no bugs, don't have to manually skip the commercials, etc.)
BTW, you can get your DVDs or BluRays from Netflix too. Heck, even if you want a DVD or BluRay *NOW*, you can get it from a RedBox, and you don't have to worry about finding a disc to rent, because you can do *that* part the task from home (or anywhere, with the smartphone app).
I say this as someone who doesn't currently subscribe to Netflix, but was a DVD only customer after they split off the two services. (I *will* eventually resubscribe to watch Arrested Development... and I currently have a discounted Amazon Prime and have used the streaming a little bit.)
Since when is 14.6 million sales (not SHIPMENTS) in a quarter tanking? (From summary: "iPad sales dipped slightly (14.6 million vs 16 million)")
Actually, Sharknado got really bad ratings. Or rather, got way more hype/social media discussion than the ratings would suggest.
(I've never seen any of the SyFy original movies, except maybe a minute or two in my very rare instances of flipping through channels.)
According to imdb, Waterworld cost $175,000,000 and made $264,218,220 (Worldwide). Even with "Hollywood accounting", that seems to me like it made plenty of money.
(BTW, I think it was a good movie, though I think there are a lot of movies worse than many of the famous "really horrible" movies. Many of them were fairly boring, but don't deserve all of the scorn they get.)
But you'd have ads on your hulu queue. I don't believe there are any ads (ignoring the 'funding by' part on PBS which is technically an ad but usually very short and not the same type of ads you see elsewhere) on the pbs showings.
I hope you realize you can watch at least some of the PBS shows you mention at pbs.org. At least *many* episodes of Nova & Frontline.
Also, Frontline is available as an audio podcast, and, as a news program, IMHO I can get most of the useful info out of it just by listening to it (at 2x like I do most podcasts).
You say we know nothing about dark matter. Yet, it is something that scientists have theorized to fit the observations that have already been made about our galaxy. When more repeatable observations come in that make our current theory of dark matter not fit, then it will be revised or done away with. So we know enough to determine what we *don't* know about the universe, to imagine a thing that would make our current observations make sense. Most importantly, we admit we don't know everything, and are perfectly happy to change when observations contradict what we have theorized.
We know *nothing* about an invisible man that floats in the sky that controls the universe.
What right do you have to say that it's allegorical and not the true word of God as many say?
(BTW, I think it's all fairy tales.)
There really isn't any point to anything. We're just a species that evolved, and happened to grow brains that can think of topics like "our actions are making all of this OTHER species go away".
The only 'point' is spreading on our DNA to the next generation, just like every other species.
That isn't trying to sound like Marvin the Paranoid Android.
More details about the "powerful BASIC interpreter".
There obviously is Integer, then later AppleSoft (licensed from Microsoft).
How are those not as powerful as other BASICs available at the time (esp AppleSoft, since it's almost the identical BASIC used in other computers of the time).
Though AFAIK, "Google Fiber" has only been them buying out companies that already existed, not laying new fiber.
Yikes. You don't have to do this on iPads.. Do you have to do this on Android tablets either? Even if it matters, why doesn't it just learn this based on usage?
Except for the fact that the general expectation was that they were going to be priced WAY higher than they actually were, and for a long time (if not still, at least in some areas) were lower priced than competing tablets with similar features (I really mean better than similar, but not exactly 'equivalent'.)