We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Seems to me that includes children (and yes, women). Our implementation may not be perfect, but that's a problem to correct, not something to point to as evidence.
That fucker up there said it very simply over two centuries ago.
Japan didn't spend money on the military because they weren't allowed to. It worked out for them because they basically got a free military from the US.
The US has to spend money on a military, and lots of it. No other country will seriously come to our aid in the event of actual war. We have a HUGE area to protect. I'm all for trimming the fat, but if you think our military budget can be slashed without putting the US at serious immediate risk, you're incredibly naive.
Also, it seems to me that the vast majority of major technological achievements throughout man's history came about due to war, preparing for war, or the general need to survive in a competitive environment with limited resources.
We wouldn't have Tang if it weren't for the cold war.
All the bullshit programs like government monitoring, forced tolerance, ridiculous taxes, the enslavement of males, and even the metric system are tested and refined there before being folded into the main USA fork.
Too bad it looks like the issue with the birds (soft shells, peregrine falcon especially) was NOT caused by DDT. Well after the ban the shells have only gotten softer, and continue to do so.
(Neat: The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal on the planet.)
Just an FYI - the other years I mentioned weren't the years those things were invented. Just as the year of the Linux desktop will come well after the first desktop environment for Linux did (if ever).
They may be on zinio. Goreadgreen is picking up the tab for a selection of magazines on zinio, in an effort to get non geeks to go green by using zinio. (And of course, in an effort to get people to use zinio, to sell tons of email addresses, etc.)
It's not just usenet. 1993 is when AOL let loose the floodgates.
Most AOLers didn't know of the internet beyond AOL's channels, keywords, and chatrooms.
AOL 1.0 was released in late 1992 for Windows 3.x. In 1993 it was released for Macs.
In under 10 years, AOL had extended it's tubes to over 25 million homes/businesses. The start of the change from niche service for nerds to "have you heard of this "innernet" thing?" began in 1993 when ISPs began to focus on providing specific services and content. Compuserve, AOL, and Prodigy would have a total of over 4 million subscribers by the end of 1993. The first real content began hitting the "web" in a serious manner as newspapers and magazines such as Time struck deals to make their content available to subscribers of certain ISPs. CERN declared that the world wide web would be open to all. The first real price wars for dial up access began. The White House got online. The first major article about the web was written (appearing in the New York times). Bandwidth became an issue in 1993, resulting in 28.8 kbps modems coming out the following year. 9600 baud was all we had for 17 years prior to the emergence of 14.4 k in 1991 (a speed increase of 50%). Yet just 2 years after we got 14.4 k, the users of 1993 demanded so much content that we doubled our connection speeds to 28.8 k in 1994. It would be 4 more years before we got 56 k modems.
Look how that's turned out for both Sony and Microsoft this generation.
They've lost billions in their games divisions, with no hope of turning a profit before the next consoles are expected.
Nintendo sold the Wii for $250 (and continues to do so) and actually made a profit on it from day 1. They have more money than God now.
The issue isn't the model of charging for an OS and expecting profits from it, the issue is the bloated development costs of the OS that forces them to charge so much.
Cut the fat out of the OS, and offer those features and services for free as updates/part of a subscription model. This way, you don't have to sink untold amounts of money into some feature or service that won't be popular, won't work, will be cut, or will be ignored due to 3rd party efforts. The issue of delivering a less complete package out of the box is real, but that's what betas, early adopters, and OEMs are for.
This does more to create a positive brand image than selling at a loss just to get raw numbers up. Microsoft already does this very well in other divisions (Zune updates, Xbox Live!).
They could reduce development costs significantly if they didn't develop every broken, sure-to-be-cut, or ignored feature simultaneously alongside the OS. Basically, MS needs to develop non-OS functionality for their own OS like a 3rd party would develop a traditional application.
They could easily do well with something similar to the following.
$99 Windows 7 Home $149 Windows 7 Business / Ultimate (the SAME features, just different default configurations) Volume license deals for OEMs, businesses, schools, etc.
1 single install disc for both versions, letting the serial key determine what you get. 32/64 on the same disc, letting you pick (64 default!). Modes/options during install for Media Center, Business / Ultimate, with or without WMP, with or without IE (to appease the European Union).
The year of the telephone is 1884. You got the first long distance call, and you got the biggest change in momentum in uptake as AT&T was gobbled up by American Bell.
The year of the light bulb is 1918. World War I ended. All those factories that had been set up were then used to deliver electricity to surrounding neighborhoods. It was the clear turning point in the availability of electricity for the masses.
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Seems to me that includes children (and yes, women). Our implementation may not be perfect, but that's a problem to correct, not something to point to as evidence.
That fucker up there said it very simply over two centuries ago.
I can't wait for the Scout update.
Or if the contract involves a minor, or if the contract violates any of your unalienable rights, or etc.
Since freedom of speech is one of my unalienable rights, they can't put me in jail for going through all that data and doing whatever I want with it.
They could sue me for damages, but they'd have to demonstrate actual monetary damages.
Can't believe I fucked that up.
There's no ship as can match the Interceptor for speed.
I've heard of one. It's supposed to be fast. Nigh-uncatchable. The Black Pearl."
I hear the Interceptor is nigh-uncatchable.
Japan didn't spend money on the military because they weren't allowed to. It worked out for them because they basically got a free military from the US.
The US has to spend money on a military, and lots of it. No other country will seriously come to our aid in the event of actual war. We have a HUGE area to protect. I'm all for trimming the fat, but if you think our military budget can be slashed without putting the US at serious immediate risk, you're incredibly naive.
Also, it seems to me that the vast majority of major technological achievements throughout man's history came about due to war, preparing for war, or the general need to survive in a competitive environment with limited resources.
We wouldn't have Tang if it weren't for the cold war.
The UK is USA State 51 Beta.
All the bullshit programs like government monitoring, forced tolerance, ridiculous taxes, the enslavement of males, and even the metric system are tested and refined there before being folded into the main USA fork.
Too bad it looks like the issue with the birds (soft shells, peregrine falcon especially) was NOT caused by DDT. Well after the ban the shells have only gotten softer, and continue to do so.
(Neat: The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal on the planet.)
Just an FYI - the other years I mentioned weren't the years those things were invented. Just as the year of the Linux desktop will come well after the first desktop environment for Linux did (if ever).
They may be on zinio.
Goreadgreen is picking up the tab for a selection of magazines on zinio, in an effort to get non geeks to go green by using zinio. (And of course, in an effort to get people to use zinio, to sell tons of email addresses, etc.)
Change the channel.
http://goreadgreen.com/
Sign up for playboy or other magazines (zinio version) for free for 1 year with just your email address.
Sign up for tons using the dot.ted.add.ress@gmail.com trick, and use them on your single zinio account.
It's not just usenet. 1993 is when AOL let loose the floodgates.
Most AOLers didn't know of the internet beyond AOL's channels, keywords, and chatrooms.
AOL 1.0 was released in late 1992 for Windows 3.x.
In 1993 it was released for Macs.
In under 10 years, AOL had extended it's tubes to over 25 million homes/businesses. The start of the change from niche service for nerds to "have you heard of this "innernet" thing?" began in 1993 when ISPs began to focus on providing specific services and content. Compuserve, AOL, and Prodigy would have a total of over 4 million subscribers by the end of 1993. The first real content began hitting the "web" in a serious manner as newspapers and magazines such as Time struck deals to make their content available to subscribers of certain ISPs. CERN declared that the world wide web would be open to all. The first real price wars for dial up access began. The White House got online. The first major article about the web was written (appearing in the New York times). Bandwidth became an issue in 1993, resulting in 28.8 kbps modems coming out the following year. 9600 baud was all we had for 17 years prior to the emergence of 14.4 k in 1991 (a speed increase of 50%). Yet just 2 years after we got 14.4 k, the users of 1993 demanded so much content that we doubled our connection speeds to 28.8 k in 1994. It would be 4 more years before we got 56 k modems.
Assume anything else?
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Look how that's turned out for both Sony and Microsoft this generation.
They've lost billions in their games divisions, with no hope of turning a profit before the next consoles are expected.
Nintendo sold the Wii for $250 (and continues to do so) and actually made a profit on it from day 1. They have more money than God now.
The issue isn't the model of charging for an OS and expecting profits from it, the issue is the bloated development costs of the OS that forces them to charge so much.
Cut the fat out of the OS, and offer those features and services for free as updates/part of a subscription model. This way, you don't have to sink untold amounts of money into some feature or service that won't be popular, won't work, will be cut, or will be ignored due to 3rd party efforts. The issue of delivering a less complete package out of the box is real, but that's what betas, early adopters, and OEMs are for.
This does more to create a positive brand image than selling at a loss just to get raw numbers up.
Microsoft already does this very well in other divisions (Zune updates, Xbox Live!).
They could reduce development costs significantly if they didn't develop every broken, sure-to-be-cut, or ignored feature simultaneously alongside the OS. Basically, MS needs to develop non-OS functionality for their own OS like a 3rd party would develop a traditional application.
They could easily do well with something similar to the following.
$99 Windows 7 Home
$149 Windows 7 Business / Ultimate (the SAME features, just different default configurations)
Volume license deals for OEMs, businesses, schools, etc.
1 single install disc for both versions, letting the serial key determine what you get.
32/64 on the same disc, letting you pick (64 default!).
Modes/options during install for Media Center, Business / Ultimate, with or without WMP, with or without IE (to appease the European Union).
The year of the telephone is 1884.
You got the first long distance call, and you got the biggest change in momentum in uptake as AT&T was gobbled up by American Bell.
The year of the light bulb is 1918.
World War I ended. All those factories that had been set up were then used to deliver electricity to surrounding neighborhoods. It was the clear turning point in the availability of electricity for the masses.
The year of the internet is, sadly, 1993.
So, so pathetic.
No guys! This is GOOGLE! It's new and innovative!!
Current location:
Your mom.
It's the same reason shit like Galactus is retarded.
Uber monster isn't interesting if it just destroys your pathetic humans instantly.
And blue whale still wins.
Just don't go to www.17shittyemoband.com, just like you don't go to 54makethemoney.com when the tv tells you to.
You just arbitrarily assigned the sins.
How could you not put sloth with sleepy?
It was actually penis.
Because you need some clouds first.
Clouds with potential.
On top of that, I just lost the game.