Aero is too distracting and not terribly aesthetically pleasing. It is probably even worse than OSX. Call me nuts, but I like the classic Windows98/Win2k look the best.
Now this new look, too far in the other direction, way to minimalist.
Yes I read it... I ignored the command line because it is a SEARCH BOX, not a COMMAND LINE. It has less command line like features than the google home page search box.
So, yes, I ignored the parent's incorrect information in my reply, rather than flaming the hell out of them. Sorry.
Windows: Start -> control panel (works in XP, Vista, 7) Apple: Applications -> Control Panel.
hmm... not noticing a huge difference there. They work about the same. I can make links to both on the desktop in both operating systems too...
OK... Apple has the doc and as of Vista MS killed the quicklaunch bar, so I have to download RocketDock for the same effect:-(
But, just because you can't figure it out, being an experience Mac user, and a novice Windows user, doesn't make it unintuitive, it just means one isn't a clone of the other. But using that as a basis of comparison for ease of use and intuitiveness... I retarded.
I could just as easily say "I've been using windows for 17 years, and I find everything confusing and counterintuitive when I use a Mac (at least, I did when I first started using them), therefore Macs aren't user friendly." While the premise is true, that conclusion would be equally idiotic.
Yes. Dear and expensive seem to be synonymous in many language, including (non-American) English
Although the article seems a bit skewed, and makes it (the Windows tablet) out to be worse than it is...
Perhaps, but this is a really skewed article.
50% more than the galaxy 2 10.1" - Similar resolution screen (1366x768 vs. 1280x800) or iPad2 (1024x768). Still creamed by the iPad 3 (2048x1536) - Processor that is almost ~45%-80% more powerful than the Galaxy 2 - 3D performance is over 2x the Galaxy 2 with the except one benchmark, which is only 90% better. - Twice as much memory as any of the other 3 (all 1GB) - Cant compare storage
most info from ipad/samsuck take from here. I'm assuming the Tegra3 used has a similarly clocked CPU to the Transformer in the review. The Tegra 3 used in the TF300T (in the review) is the slowest Tegra 3 chip of any of this line (1.2Ghz), I think I've seen as slow as 1.0Ghz, but I've definitely seen 1.3Ghz and 1.6Ghz.
Note, again, this assumes the T3 used is similar to that of the Transformer TF300T, which could actually vary, but is still likely to beat the Galaxy 2. The TFS is calling this 'not great', and giving primary comparisons that are not better (except, possibly, the iPad3, I wasn't able to find any good performance metrics on that). The only competitive product mentioned (the Transformer) seemed almost as an afterthought with mention of the dock. These range from $380 to $580 on newegg (new, not refurb or open box).
From a pure hardware perspective, is it worth more than a Galaxy 2? Yes. $200 more? By the benchmarks, a bottom of the line Transformer easily is worth 50% more, so, depending on the Tegra3 setup used, it is possible (and probable). Will it be worth more than the Transformer? Probably not, unless the OS is really well done.
I found some reviews of the iPad3 vs the Transformer (top of the line model, so we'll say "best possible case" for the Windows tablet), they seem to suggest that the two are comparible by performance...
So, roughly speaking: Screen: Galaxy II ~= MS Tranformer (1080P IIRC) iPad3 Speed: Galaxy II Transformer (low end) = MS = Trasformer (high end) iPad3 Price: Galaxy II (bast in this case) Transformer (low end) iPad3 Transformer (high end) MS (worst in this case)
Overall... I'd take anything on the list over that Galaxy II. In part due to the fact that every Samsung Android device I've had has been a buggy crashzilla (worse than the non-samsung androids, worse than iOS, worse than an HTC WP7), and it just doesn't have the price-performance benefit.
The iPad 3 probably has the best/price performance ratio on the chart, if you can stand iOS. If like me, you can't, go with the Transformer, with the Windows tab in second place. If you don't hate iOS, then you probably want the iPad3 more than the Transformer, more than the Windows tab...
Sadly, knowing people, they'll move to a longer range mechanism of destruction, that will be much less feasible to observe with a detection net.
And of course, some of these people will miss. Some of these misses will damage property of innocent 3rd parties, possibly harm innocent bystanders, and possibly even kill innocent bystanders. The sad part is, these people, will pass blame for their actions onto the government, rather than taking responsibility for what they've done, and feel completely justified in doing so. The response to this will be the government putting up more cameras...
Not saying that a I approve of the cameras, either, but two wrongs don't make a right, especially when the second is done to an innocent bystander. This escalation is also scaring me.
I don't think it's quite that extreme.
However, I pay cash as much as possible because many companies that handle credit card transactions are a bunch of assholes (admittedly, they've gotten better in the past few years). I just don't want to give them money.
Oh, I see, not paying the corporate overlord tax. I see how that makes me a terrorist. Nevermind. I'll make sure to wear a ski mask next time I pay in cash, so nobody is confused.
Like another poster, it depends on where you go.
I went through one of the largest universities in the country, and most of my classes had less than 50 people, almost all had less than 100.
The only classes with more than 100 were general, organic and first quarter physical chemistry, and environmental and natural resources. Oh, and general biochemistry (7 courses total). I probably took around 60 courses overall. Even in one of those 100+ student classes, the lecturer encouraged students to answer questions (and ask them) during class.
And this is at one of the largest universities in the US.
Actually, almost every lecture I've had with less than 150 people in it, and EVERY recitation I've had, the professors not only allowed, but encouraged students to ask questions.
In one lecture (about 100 students), the professor wouldn't talk on a subject until the students started asking about it. He led the topic with the homework and assigned reading, but the lecture we 'directed' by the students so it could focus on what gave them the most difficulty.
Knowledge of a subject, and being a good speaker, doesn't make one a good teacher. Knowledge of the subject is definitely important, but understanding how others think, and being aware of where they have difficulties, and spotting these difficulties, is much more important than speaking ability. If it weren't, we'd only need textbooks, and wouldn't bother with lectures, online or offline.
And you can't correctly say offline courses are set up badly, as a general statement and more than you can say online classes are worthless. Every institution, even departments within the same institution, or lectures within the same department, is/are different.
Sorry you had a bad experience at your community college. Not surprised though... They tend to be like that.
Online classes, in my experience, have been minimally interactive, in not terribly useful - they were the regurgitate-the-book lectures. As a replacement for a lecture hall, with 150+ students, or as a replacement for a pathetic instructor, like you had, yes, they are good. The vast majority of my instructors, however, were not that bad. They didn't just cover the materials in the book, they expanded upon them. They had better / more personal Q&A sessions than there were in the online variants. They could do a better job of tailoring the education to the students.
But I think that gets to the bigger issue. Online vs. offline is a personal preference. What matters is class size, and how much attention the instructor can give to the students needs during class. And there is, of course, the quality of the instructor. Online-large-classroom can replace a bad instructor, or an offline large classroom, but it isn't so good at replacing a small to medium sized class.
Odd, most of the instructors I had would rather you go fuck off twice a week, so they could get to their research. Teaching was an obligation to help with their funding. But they are/were graded on their teaching as much as the students were graded on their learning, so they had to at least put in the effort.
Sorry, the iPhone 4S I had felt decently laggy, even with almost no apps on it. Aside from the web browser, the web browser was snappy, but that was about it. Some older Samsuck Android phones I had were pretty bad, but the HTC phones and a Toshiba Tablet that I've used have typically been better.
Yes, I found that out after making this post. It explains why it took me so long to find it too... I was just copying the original typo, since I've not actually heard of the place before.
I have a lot of stuff on my android devices that aren't ad supported.
I've had ad supported stuff on an iPhone.
Overall, I'd have to say, I like the feel, smoothness and flexibility of an Android device significantly more than the iDevices out there.
Uhhh... I'm from Ohio and Michigan (don't ask...), and when I saw 'Possim Kingdom', my first thought was a similar joke as well.
Perhaps it's because "Possim" looks so much like "possum", which is short for "opossum"?
Seriously, chill.
I would be fine if it added stuff like that.
However chances are, it would just be corporate welfare. Companies would get money from the government, ostensibly to do or provide something, and they would provide it in at most, some token fashion (or not at all).
No, I don't think this will end well for the customers/consumers/taxpayers.
I went a different route.
I am a whatever-the-hell-is-needed professional. If it's needed, I learn it. At home I have Windows, FreeBSD, MacOS, and in VM, Linux.
I was hired as a Windows professional. They had an application that ran on Windows, and needed an admin. I did it. During an upgrade, as we altered how we were doing things, I suggested that Linux, AIX or HPUX (we use all three, and the software also runs on these) would be more flexible with many of our tasks. My boss was initially skeptical, but came around. Now I operate a few Linux boxes and Windows boxes.
The path to becoming a professional, is knowing the software, or being able to pick it up quickly, then either getting a job specifically with that software, or finding a way to bring it into your existing job.
True for notebooks, but I've know a lot of people who've gotten mac displays and put them on PCs...
Though, there is some competition now, if you don't mind spending some absurd money.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824002660
Not sure how it's image quality compares with an Apple monitor though - usually you can't do better, only get parity.
well, not knowing what exactly to google, or that it would be in a wikipedia article on 4chan (a long article I don't have time ATM to look through anyway), I'd say, no, they aren't assholes, but you sure are!
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Aero is too distracting and not terribly aesthetically pleasing. It is probably even worse than OSX.
Call me nuts, but I like the classic Windows98/Win2k look the best.
Now this new look, too far in the other direction, way to minimalist.
They don't let you use forks and knives when you eat, do they?
Why don't we add lunar resource acquisition as spinoff applied research?
With a smaller gravity well than Earth - it could be the future of space based colonization.
This would probably then add to research that could go towards colonizing extraterrestrial bodies.
Are you retarded?
Yes I read it... I ignored the command line because it is a SEARCH BOX, not a COMMAND LINE. It has less command line like features than the google home page search box.
So, yes, I ignored the parent's incorrect information in my reply, rather than flaming the hell out of them. Sorry.
Except it isn't a broken GUI. It's arranged differently, but that's not broken.
Oh I see..
GUI isn't like Apple -> it is broken
GUI is like Apple -> it is stolen/cloned, and they should stop making it and/or pay Apple!
hmm....
Windows: Start -> control panel (works in XP, Vista, 7)
Apple: Applications -> Control Panel.
hmm... not noticing a huge difference there. They work about the same. I can make links to both on the desktop in both operating systems too...
OK... Apple has the doc and as of Vista MS killed the quicklaunch bar, so I have to download RocketDock for the same effect :-(
But, just because you can't figure it out, being an experience Mac user, and a novice Windows user, doesn't make it unintuitive, it just means one isn't a clone of the other. But using that as a basis of comparison for ease of use and intuitiveness... I retarded.
I could just as easily say "I've been using windows for 17 years, and I find everything confusing and counterintuitive when I use a Mac (at least, I did when I first started using them), therefore Macs aren't user friendly." While the premise is true, that conclusion would be equally idiotic.
Yes. Dear and expensive seem to be synonymous in many language, including (non-American) English
Although the article seems a bit skewed, and makes it (the Windows tablet) out to be worse than it is...
Perhaps, but this is a really skewed article.
50% more than the galaxy 2 10.1"
- Similar resolution screen (1366x768 vs. 1280x800) or iPad2 (1024x768). Still creamed by the iPad 3 (2048x1536)
- Processor that is almost ~45%-80% more powerful than the Galaxy 2
- 3D performance is over 2x the Galaxy 2 with the except one benchmark, which is only 90% better.
- Twice as much memory as any of the other 3 (all 1GB)
- Cant compare storage
most info from ipad/samsuck take from here. I'm assuming the Tegra3 used has a similarly clocked CPU to the Transformer in the review. The Tegra 3 used in the TF300T (in the review) is the slowest Tegra 3 chip of any of this line (1.2Ghz), I think I've seen as slow as 1.0Ghz, but I've definitely seen 1.3Ghz and 1.6Ghz.
Note, again, this assumes the T3 used is similar to that of the Transformer TF300T, which could actually vary, but is still likely to beat the Galaxy 2. The TFS is calling this 'not great', and giving primary comparisons that are not better (except, possibly, the iPad3, I wasn't able to find any good performance metrics on that). The only competitive product mentioned (the Transformer) seemed almost as an afterthought with mention of the dock. These range from $380 to $580 on newegg (new, not refurb or open box).
From a pure hardware perspective, is it worth more than a Galaxy 2? Yes. $200 more? By the benchmarks, a bottom of the line Transformer easily is worth 50% more, so, depending on the Tegra3 setup used, it is possible (and probable). Will it be worth more than the Transformer? Probably not, unless the OS is really well done.
I found some reviews of the iPad3 vs the Transformer (top of the line model, so we'll say "best possible case" for the Windows tablet), they seem to suggest that the two are comparible by performance...
So, roughly speaking:
Screen: Galaxy II ~= MS Tranformer (1080P IIRC) iPad3
Speed: Galaxy II Transformer (low end) = MS = Trasformer (high end) iPad3
Price: Galaxy II (bast in this case) Transformer (low end) iPad3 Transformer (high end) MS (worst in this case)
Overall... I'd take anything on the list over that Galaxy II. In part due to the fact that every Samsung Android device I've had has been a buggy crashzilla (worse than the non-samsung androids, worse than iOS, worse than an HTC WP7), and it just doesn't have the price-performance benefit.
The iPad 3 probably has the best/price performance ratio on the chart, if you can stand iOS.
If like me, you can't, go with the Transformer, with the Windows tab in second place.
If you don't hate iOS, then you probably want the iPad3 more than the Transformer, more than the Windows tab...
Sadly, knowing people, they'll move to a longer range mechanism of destruction, that will be much less feasible to observe with a detection net.
And of course, some of these people will miss. Some of these misses will damage property of innocent 3rd parties, possibly harm innocent bystanders, and possibly even kill innocent bystanders. The sad part is, these people, will pass blame for their actions onto the government, rather than taking responsibility for what they've done, and feel completely justified in doing so. The response to this will be the government putting up more cameras...
Not saying that a I approve of the cameras, either, but two wrongs don't make a right, especially when the second is done to an innocent bystander. This escalation is also scaring me.
I don't think it's quite that extreme. However, I pay cash as much as possible because many companies that handle credit card transactions are a bunch of assholes (admittedly, they've gotten better in the past few years). I just don't want to give them money. Oh, I see, not paying the corporate overlord tax. I see how that makes me a terrorist. Nevermind. I'll make sure to wear a ski mask next time I pay in cash, so nobody is confused.
Like another poster, it depends on where you go. I went through one of the largest universities in the country, and most of my classes had less than 50 people, almost all had less than 100. The only classes with more than 100 were general, organic and first quarter physical chemistry, and environmental and natural resources. Oh, and general biochemistry (7 courses total). I probably took around 60 courses overall. Even in one of those 100+ student classes, the lecturer encouraged students to answer questions (and ask them) during class. And this is at one of the largest universities in the US.
Actually, almost every lecture I've had with less than 150 people in it, and EVERY recitation I've had, the professors not only allowed, but encouraged students to ask questions. In one lecture (about 100 students), the professor wouldn't talk on a subject until the students started asking about it. He led the topic with the homework and assigned reading, but the lecture we 'directed' by the students so it could focus on what gave them the most difficulty. Knowledge of a subject, and being a good speaker, doesn't make one a good teacher. Knowledge of the subject is definitely important, but understanding how others think, and being aware of where they have difficulties, and spotting these difficulties, is much more important than speaking ability. If it weren't, we'd only need textbooks, and wouldn't bother with lectures, online or offline. And you can't correctly say offline courses are set up badly, as a general statement and more than you can say online classes are worthless. Every institution, even departments within the same institution, or lectures within the same department, is/are different.
Sorry you had a bad experience at your community college. Not surprised though... They tend to be like that. Online classes, in my experience, have been minimally interactive, in not terribly useful - they were the regurgitate-the-book lectures. As a replacement for a lecture hall, with 150+ students, or as a replacement for a pathetic instructor, like you had, yes, they are good. The vast majority of my instructors, however, were not that bad. They didn't just cover the materials in the book, they expanded upon them. They had better / more personal Q&A sessions than there were in the online variants. They could do a better job of tailoring the education to the students. But I think that gets to the bigger issue. Online vs. offline is a personal preference. What matters is class size, and how much attention the instructor can give to the students needs during class. And there is, of course, the quality of the instructor. Online-large-classroom can replace a bad instructor, or an offline large classroom, but it isn't so good at replacing a small to medium sized class. Odd, most of the instructors I had would rather you go fuck off twice a week, so they could get to their research. Teaching was an obligation to help with their funding. But they are/were graded on their teaching as much as the students were graded on their learning, so they had to at least put in the effort.
Sorry, the iPhone 4S I had felt decently laggy, even with almost no apps on it. Aside from the web browser, the web browser was snappy, but that was about it. Some older Samsuck Android phones I had were pretty bad, but the HTC phones and a Toshiba Tablet that I've used have typically been better.
Yes, I found that out after making this post. It explains why it took me so long to find it too... I was just copying the original typo, since I've not actually heard of the place before.
I have a lot of stuff on my android devices that aren't ad supported. I've had ad supported stuff on an iPhone. Overall, I'd have to say, I like the feel, smoothness and flexibility of an Android device significantly more than the iDevices out there.
Uhhh... I'm from Ohio and Michigan (don't ask...), and when I saw 'Possim Kingdom', my first thought was a similar joke as well. Perhaps it's because "Possim" looks so much like "possum", which is short for "opossum"? Seriously, chill.
I would be fine if it added stuff like that. However chances are, it would just be corporate welfare. Companies would get money from the government, ostensibly to do or provide something, and they would provide it in at most, some token fashion (or not at all). No, I don't think this will end well for the customers/consumers/taxpayers.
I went a different route. I am a whatever-the-hell-is-needed professional. If it's needed, I learn it. At home I have Windows, FreeBSD, MacOS, and in VM, Linux. I was hired as a Windows professional. They had an application that ran on Windows, and needed an admin. I did it. During an upgrade, as we altered how we were doing things, I suggested that Linux, AIX or HPUX (we use all three, and the software also runs on these) would be more flexible with many of our tasks. My boss was initially skeptical, but came around. Now I operate a few Linux boxes and Windows boxes. The path to becoming a professional, is knowing the software, or being able to pick it up quickly, then either getting a job specifically with that software, or finding a way to bring it into your existing job.
Im' a programeer, I always program with my pinky sticking out, like any upper society programmer should!
True for notebooks, but I've know a lot of people who've gotten mac displays and put them on PCs... Though, there is some competition now, if you don't mind spending some absurd money. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824002660 Not sure how it's image quality compares with an Apple monitor though - usually you can't do better, only get parity.
American (American Football), Canadian (Canada's variant thereof...), or European (soccer)?
well, not knowing what exactly to google, or that it would be in a wikipedia article on 4chan (a long article I don't have time ATM to look through anyway), I'd say, no, they aren't assholes, but you sure are!
Oh. Phew. I was worried there.
Sorry, I avoid the asshole of the internet - what does that have to do with 4chan?
I have a few suggestions on good places to store/recycle lawyers...