Product placement, as opposed to just buying a normal TV commercial, reeks of being sneaky and underhanded.
Apple relies heavily on product placement as a key part of their marketing efforts. They have for ages. If I were you, I'd find another talking point.
Just seeing an Apple is one thing, but I've yet to see a placement where the user says "Look here what I found on my MacBook Pro with it's great Retina display."
If I were you, I might find a different argument, whic was made by the OP when he notes the person talking specifically about the Surface.
I loaded up a big nasty Excel 2007 spreadsheet in Libreoffice and was pleasantly surprised to find everything working.
I'm sure there are some bits missing, but it's closer to 99% than to 50% feature-complete.
You almost have to work at it to mess up the transfer from excel. And I haven't got a complaint yet from people I send excel format spreadsheets I've done in AO.
Name a Win32/64 supporting drop in replacement for Windows. Name a drop in replacement for Office that supports VBA, plugins and templates.
Huh? You folks and your "name a Microsoft product" , and sit back like you just made checkmate in 2 moves.
It's a zero sum game, as I can name products I use on my OSX machines that are not available on Windows. I don't act like that makes it better or worse. In fact I have one application that is Windows only, so I have a windows machine to use it on.
Meanwhile, consider agitating to make every nut and bolt 1/2 inch - or 13mm because monoculture is best... right?
Why do I have that feeling that you'd be one of those people who lament endlessly that government didn't tell them that a tornado was coming their way and they didn't get their house prepared...
This is a superior method to telephones, which in emergencies are often not accessible. Smartphones are cool and all, but I wouldn't trust my life to one.
And yes, that should be disallowed. But outlawing robocallers would be tossing the baby with the bathwater.
More and more people are adopting the technique of not answering any number they don't recognize. So if I set the phone to only ring those in my address book - its all good until someone goes to the trouble of mining my address book and spoofing numbers of my list.
In other words, the telephone system is so broken it is of very little use any more. It's my last line of communication, and since "do not call" has never worked, I've implemented "Do Not Answer".
It was obvious that they would never indict her. She's too big to jail.
Hopefully what the public remembers about this is that if an enlisted man did exactly what she did, he'd be in Leavenworth.
Well, what happened was something that rose to the level of a security violation, not a criminal offense.
While I understand that people who hate the woman demand the death penalty for whatever she does, like her silly comment about closing below average schools, I do believe also that the Republicans would be ill served by trying to make a security violation an automatic criminal offense. There wouldn't be very many politicians out of jail. And who the hell would ever work in a place requiring a clearance?
Now, in comparison - for an example of a willful violation - we might look back to the days of arms trading and Iran Contra, when a deliberate action was taken inside the White House, when deliberate aid was given to enemies of the United States of America, There were a number of severe criminal infractions, including one Fawn Hall, who deliberately concealed classified documents under her clothing and left the building.
As clear as you can get activities.
And the results? Immunity for Hall, Oliver North 's conviction overturned on a technicality, and Reagan? Nothing at all. This was a Republican action, I don't have any readily available Democrat ones.
Always, always, be careful what you wish for. You might get it.
Oh shut the hell up. This is a solution looking for a problem, it isn't in any way necessary, it's just more expensive and not necessarily any better, in fact it might just be worse overall.
Explain? After using a backup camera plus calli's and convex mirrors, as well as a fresnel device on my RV, I can't imagine how less information is better. And the camera is the star of the show, allowing me to back up solo into tight spots, as well as some idea of where kids are.
That prompted me to get backup cameras for my Jeeps, which have also proved very handy.
I like the concept of having as much local tactical info as I can get my little mind around, so having a suite of cameras forward back and side is simply a great thing.
But it will be interesting to get the views of a person arguing for less knowledge of what is going on around you.
Everyone arguing that side mirrors are superior needs to come to grips wit the fact that unless you mount the side mirrors on the front of the car, they are simply not a very good solution to the problem. If cameras can eliminate the blind spot, they will be a huge improvement to safety. Any aesthetic or fuel consumption improvement is just gravy - the important thing is the safety improvement. Even the argument that camera viewscreen require a different focus distance can be addressed by mounting a mild lens in front of the display.
This is Slashdot, home of the grumpy old men, and all of the excuses for why cameras are bad is just creeping codgerism. Weird stuff like BSODs and the sun getting in the way of a camera is no different than a mirror falling off or the sun getting in the way of a mirror.
I personally love the idea of a panoramic view of the area around me and blind spot sensors, although I suspect they would be better called proximity alerts since there will be no more blind spots.
I've found that sometimes the argument needs reframed to suit the slashdot crowd
These multiple camera systems on vehicles will be indespensible as evidence when the police officer stops you and tries to take our guns away, not to mention when we take those damn kids to small claims court when they are on our lawn
so anyone offended by his shirt is simply starting out offended.
Whether you like it or not he actually cared that he offended people.
Yeah, that was a problem. If you care about offending people you wear a blue shirt and khakis, My point such as it is, is that the shirt he wore had women on it, beautiful and in revealing but not obscene outfits. There are simply going to be outraged people who will use that as an excuse to be outraged.
In other words, if you care about people becoming offended, you won't wear that shirt. I wouldn't wear it, because it is gaudy and unattractive. But if I did, I wouldn't apologize for it offending someone. Probably some folks were offended by my blue shirt and khakis comment. Too bad.
Boring Shirts. Why are they not in suits? Polo shirts are not professional in the least.
Let me guess, you're one of those management types who's all about schmoosing and looking the part without actually playing any part.
The only people I ever see wear suits now a days are those trying to sell us something.
Well, that's a big whoosh. If you went to the link as well as read my other posts on the subject, you'd see that I was being plenty sarcastic, especially after I posted the link to the Huffington post staff members, all female, no non-caucasian except for one asian woman.
That being said, my job was diverse enough that I might be in a suit one day, then t-shirt and jeans the next. I dressed appropriate for the function.
You expose people to the opposite weather they are accustomed to. Not sure if Rednecks would do better in the cold up North than Yankees down here in the summer when it is 95+ in the shade.
I went to Palm Coast, Florida some years ago in the summer to visit in-laws. They were older folks, and didn't like using the air conditioner. I thought I might die from lack of sleep. I suspect it would be an amusing show.
"If a portion of the power might be usable to de-ice the roads?"
Sure because ice always forms on roads on bright sunny days right around solar noon.
I have solar panels that produce electricity on non-bright sunny days from morning to afternoon.
I think you are getting your solar power production concepts from 1940's tomes. And I wonder if somehow the power might be stored some way. Naahhhh, that's crazy talk.
I really hate idiots that write this. What, because I don't live in a war zone and am not starving to death, I should have to sit down shut up? F*ck you! Of course I have 1st-world problems. I LIVE IN THE FIRST WORLD, 4$$ crack.
If a portion of the power might be usable to de-ice the roads?
Perhaps before adoption as roadways, these panels might be put to use as sidewalks. In just our place alone, we have over 800 square feet of sidewalk. Its also the area on our property that receives the most insolation.
No because this is a professional team that is wearing Polo shirts with the mission patch instead of being attention seekers. They realize they represent thousands of people that dedicated a decade of their lives to make this work.
Boring Shirts. Why are they not in suits? Polo shirts are not professional in the least. Besides, it really isn't about the shirts, its the privileged assholes in them. That photo has only one non patriarchal person in it.
The real goal is this:https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ci7V02mXIAAs3eN.jpg as the Huffpost paints the way to true diversity. Time for NASA to get with the program.
Boo fucking hoo. You're going on TV, dress like you're a professional.
What does a professional scientist dress like? The fashionistas in HR? The suits? The guys in the shop? The maintenance people? Correct answer is all of those.
I always had multiple sets of clothing at work, to suit whoever I was dealing with, from jeans and T-shirts, to 1960's-esque white shirt, black suit, and skinny black ties. But I was occasionally called into a meeting with the jeans and t-shirt. A quick apology and it was on to the meeting. I'll note that some thought that my dressing for the occasion wasn't appropriate - its a crazy world.
His shirt was entirely appropriate for a post-work get together with friends. I was immediately put in mind of "The Illustrated Man" novel. Other than that, no nudity, no offensive actions portrayed, so anyone offended by his shirt is simply starting out offended.
They had just accomplished something amazing - and some assholes only noticed a shirt. Now that is something I find offensive. He deserves the apology, not the thin skinned outrage monkeys.
Again: to anyone who is not trolling: general thoughts?
Only in a very general sense, I'm no expert in the field. (next I'll prove it - heheh) What is the general strength of the earth's magnetosphere in the region where it is working against the solar wind? Possibly a nonsense question - i dunno - but I'm definitely not trolling.
Google already solved this one. Pipe in enough outside air to draw off the heat at a reasonable cpu temperature.
So it just takes a fan? Do not think so. Hot air from the servers is moved to a cooling unit using cold water. Depending on the location it might be machine chilled waters, or in Finland they use the gulf of Finland waters for cooling http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sci...
Check out the photo of the Dulles Oregon server farm - see the mist? Guess what that is? This isn't the typical air conditioners we are used to but they are air conditioning none the less.
In short, 99.9 percent of server setups aren't going to be able to use such a huge air conditioning system. We don't have handy oceans nor enough real estate to build cooling ponds.
Seriously folks - Unicode gets yer panties in a bunch? That's about at the bottom of the list of things one should give a flying fig about. And if you do, consider yourself living a blessed life. Right around making certain you eat enough kale.
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Product placement, as opposed to just buying a normal TV commercial, reeks of being sneaky and underhanded.
Apple relies heavily on product placement as a key part of their marketing efforts. They have for ages. If I were you, I'd find another talking point.
Just seeing an Apple is one thing, but I've yet to see a placement where the user says "Look here what I found on my MacBook Pro with it's great Retina display."
If I were you, I might find a different argument, whic was made by the OP when he notes the person talking specifically about the Surface.
I loaded up a big nasty Excel 2007 spreadsheet in Libreoffice and was pleasantly surprised to find everything working.
I'm sure there are some bits missing, but it's closer to 99% than to 50% feature-complete.
You almost have to work at it to mess up the transfer from excel. And I haven't got a complaint yet from people I send excel format spreadsheets I've done in AO.
Name a Win32/64 supporting drop in replacement for Windows. Name a drop in replacement for Office that supports VBA, plugins and templates.
Huh? You folks and your "name a Microsoft product" , and sit back like you just made checkmate in 2 moves.
It's a zero sum game, as I can name products I use on my OSX machines that are not available on Windows. I don't act like that makes it better or worse. In fact I have one application that is Windows only, so I have a windows machine to use it on.
Meanwhile, consider agitating to make every nut and bolt 1/2 inch - or 13mm because monoculture is best... right?
Why do I have that feeling that you'd be one of those people who lament endlessly that government didn't tell them that a tornado was coming their way and they didn't get their house prepared...
There are many ways to get weather notices. A NOAA radio is a great way. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/co...
You can get the info direct from them using either an app or a radio like this one: http://www.northerntool.com/sh...
This is a superior method to telephones, which in emergencies are often not accessible. Smartphones are cool and all, but I wouldn't trust my life to one.
And yes, that should be disallowed. But outlawing robocallers would be tossing the baby with the bathwater.
More and more people are adopting the technique of not answering any number they don't recognize. So if I set the phone to only ring those in my address book - its all good until someone goes to the trouble of mining my address book and spoofing numbers of my list.
In other words, the telephone system is so broken it is of very little use any more. It's my last line of communication, and since "do not call" has never worked, I've implemented "Do Not Answer".
What's the solution then?
Tax cuts*, duh.
Banning Gay marriage.
And Abortion rights. I mean unborn child murder.
School Prayer
It was obvious that they would never indict her. She's too big to jail.
Hopefully what the public remembers about this is that if an enlisted man did exactly what she did, he'd be in Leavenworth.
Well, what happened was something that rose to the level of a security violation, not a criminal offense.
While I understand that people who hate the woman demand the death penalty for whatever she does, like her silly comment about closing below average schools, I do believe also that the Republicans would be ill served by trying to make a security violation an automatic criminal offense. There wouldn't be very many politicians out of jail. And who the hell would ever work in a place requiring a clearance? Now, in comparison - for an example of a willful violation - we might look back to the days of arms trading and Iran Contra, when a deliberate action was taken inside the White House, when deliberate aid was given to enemies of the United States of America, There were a number of severe criminal infractions, including one Fawn Hall, who deliberately concealed classified documents under her clothing and left the building.
As clear as you can get activities.
And the results? Immunity for Hall, Oliver North 's conviction overturned on a technicality, and Reagan? Nothing at all. This was a Republican action, I don't have any readily available Democrat ones.
Always, always, be careful what you wish for. You might get it.
Oh shut the hell up. This is a solution looking for a problem, it isn't in any way necessary, it's just more expensive and not necessarily any better, in fact it might just be worse overall.
Explain? After using a backup camera plus calli's and convex mirrors, as well as a fresnel device on my RV, I can't imagine how less information is better. And the camera is the star of the show, allowing me to back up solo into tight spots, as well as some idea of where kids are.
That prompted me to get backup cameras for my Jeeps, which have also proved very handy.
I like the concept of having as much local tactical info as I can get my little mind around, so having a suite of cameras forward back and side is simply a great thing.
But it will be interesting to get the views of a person arguing for less knowledge of what is going on around you.
I'd prefer a MIRROR to all this tech garbage.
For the sake of humanity, please be a Poe!
Everyone arguing that side mirrors are superior needs to come to grips wit the fact that unless you mount the side mirrors on the front of the car, they are simply not a very good solution to the problem. If cameras can eliminate the blind spot, they will be a huge improvement to safety. Any aesthetic or fuel consumption improvement is just gravy - the important thing is the safety improvement. Even the argument that camera viewscreen require a different focus distance can be addressed by mounting a mild lens in front of the display.
This is Slashdot, home of the grumpy old men, and all of the excuses for why cameras are bad is just creeping codgerism. Weird stuff like BSODs and the sun getting in the way of a camera is no different than a mirror falling off or the sun getting in the way of a mirror.
I personally love the idea of a panoramic view of the area around me and blind spot sensors, although I suspect they would be better called proximity alerts since there will be no more blind spots.
I've found that sometimes the argument needs reframed to suit the slashdot crowd
These multiple camera systems on vehicles will be indespensible as evidence when the police officer stops you and tries to take our guns away, not to mention when we take those damn kids to small claims court when they are on our lawn
so anyone offended by his shirt is simply starting out offended.
Whether you like it or not he actually cared that he offended people.
Yeah, that was a problem. If you care about offending people you wear a blue shirt and khakis, My point such as it is, is that the shirt he wore had women on it, beautiful and in revealing but not obscene outfits. There are simply going to be outraged people who will use that as an excuse to be outraged.
In other words, if you care about people becoming offended, you won't wear that shirt. I wouldn't wear it, because it is gaudy and unattractive. But if I did, I wouldn't apologize for it offending someone. Probably some folks were offended by my blue shirt and khakis comment. Too bad.
In other words, it doesn't matter whether we accomplish jack shit, as long as women do it. Umm...
Can we get back to space exploration?
Could anyone read the shit I posted there and think I was serious? At least you and one other person thought I was.
Boring Shirts. Why are they not in suits? Polo shirts are not professional in the least.
Let me guess, you're one of those management types who's all about schmoosing and looking the part without actually playing any part.
The only people I ever see wear suits now a days are those trying to sell us something.
Well, that's a big whoosh. If you went to the link as well as read my other posts on the subject, you'd see that I was being plenty sarcastic, especially after I posted the link to the Huffington post staff members, all female, no non-caucasian except for one asian woman.
That being said, my job was diverse enough that I might be in a suit one day, then t-shirt and jeans the next. I dressed appropriate for the function.
New reality show based on extreme weather,
You expose people to the opposite weather they are accustomed to. Not sure if Rednecks would do better in the cold up North than Yankees down here in the summer when it is 95+ in the shade.
I went to Palm Coast, Florida some years ago in the summer to visit in-laws. They were older folks, and didn't like using the air conditioner. I thought I might die from lack of sleep. I suspect it would be an amusing show.
Exactly, this solar stuff will never ever work. Never has - never will.
"If a portion of the power might be usable to de-ice the roads?" Sure because ice always forms on roads on bright sunny days right around solar noon.
I have solar panels that produce electricity on non-bright sunny days from morning to afternoon.
I think you are getting your solar power production concepts from 1940's tomes. And I wonder if somehow the power might be stored some way. Naahhhh, that's crazy talk.
I really hate idiots that write this. What, because I don't live in a war zone and am not starving to death, I should have to sit down shut up? F*ck you! Of course I have 1st-world problems. I LIVE IN THE FIRST WORLD, 4$$ crack.
First world reaction
Perhaps before adoption as roadways, these panels might be put to use as sidewalks. In just our place alone, we have over 800 square feet of sidewalk. Its also the area on our property that receives the most insolation.
No because this is a professional team that is wearing Polo shirts with the mission patch instead of being attention seekers. They realize they represent thousands of people that dedicated a decade of their lives to make this work.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/04/...
Boring Shirts. Why are they not in suits? Polo shirts are not professional in the least. Besides, it really isn't about the shirts, its the privileged assholes in them. That photo has only one non patriarchal person in it.
The real goal is this:https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ci7V02mXIAAs3eN.jpg as the Huffpost paints the way to true diversity. Time for NASA to get with the program.
Boo fucking hoo. You're going on TV, dress like you're a professional.
What does a professional scientist dress like? The fashionistas in HR? The suits? The guys in the shop? The maintenance people? Correct answer is all of those.
I always had multiple sets of clothing at work, to suit whoever I was dealing with, from jeans and T-shirts, to 1960's-esque white shirt, black suit, and skinny black ties. But I was occasionally called into a meeting with the jeans and t-shirt. A quick apology and it was on to the meeting. I'll note that some thought that my dressing for the occasion wasn't appropriate - its a crazy world.
His shirt was entirely appropriate for a post-work get together with friends. I was immediately put in mind of "The Illustrated Man" novel. Other than that, no nudity, no offensive actions portrayed, so anyone offended by his shirt is simply starting out offended.
They had just accomplished something amazing - and some assholes only noticed a shirt. Now that is something I find offensive. He deserves the apology, not the thin skinned outrage monkeys.
Again: to anyone who is not trolling: general thoughts?
Only in a very general sense, I'm no expert in the field. (next I'll prove it - heheh) What is the general strength of the earth's magnetosphere in the region where it is working against the solar wind? Possibly a nonsense question - i dunno - but I'm definitely not trolling.
You're just making that up for karma whoring. And it's a really pathetic attempt at karma whoring, honestly. Try harder next time.
Well then, falsify it.
Why can't they use standard terms of measurement like 1U or millifurlongs?
Rack units?
Google already solved this one. Pipe in enough outside air to draw off the heat at a reasonable cpu temperature.
So it just takes a fan? Do not think so. Hot air from the servers is moved to a cooling unit using cold water. Depending on the location it might be machine chilled waters, or in Finland they use the gulf of Finland waters for cooling http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sci...
Check out the photo of the Dulles Oregon server farm - see the mist? Guess what that is? This isn't the typical air conditioners we are used to but they are air conditioning none the less.
Their cooling ponds do grow nice gators though https://tech.slashdot.org/stor...
In short, 99.9 percent of server setups aren't going to be able to use such a huge air conditioning system. We don't have handy oceans nor enough real estate to build cooling ponds.
Seriously folks - Unicode gets yer panties in a bunch? That's about at the bottom of the list of things one should give a flying fig about. And if you do, consider yourself living a blessed life. Right around making certain you eat enough kale.