OK, I'll spell this out real simple for you idiot school officials (and judges) who think this is OK. You think my daughter has drugs on her? Fine. Call me or her mother to come pick her up and we'll figure out if she has drugs on her or not.
YOU DO NOT REMOVE HER CLOTHES AND CHECK FOR YOURSELF!!! Your are there to teach, not to act like wannabe DEA agents.
They both have the same hardware. Saying "Designed for professionals" or "designed for college students" doesn't mean anything. I could just as easily say that the Dell is "Designed for Rocket Scientists", and it will have the same meaning.
$850 over 3 years comes out to 77 cents a day.
And it is also 58 cents a day over 4 years. What was your point? I didn't say whether or not it was a lot of money to someone, only that the Mac cost more than the Dell.
Besides, since when are processor/memory specs relevant for a laptop?
Seriously? This is your argument? If these things aren't relevant, why are Apple and Dell both putting faster processors and more memory into their laptops? Oh, yeah, because that is what people want.
I'd say quality, weight, reliability, and vendor support are far more important than gigahertz.
Ah, so you use subjective criteria (except for weight) to 'prove' that your laptop is better? Fine, for the sake of argument, I'll say that the Mac is better than Dell. The Mac still costs more, which is my frickin' point.
I can't count how many times over the years someone on/. has said "Oh, Macs and PCs are the same price!", and how many times I've gone to Dell's website and Apple's website to compare. Every single time the PCs are cheaper. Every. Single. Time.
It wasn't publicly transmitted. It was transmitted to Staple employees, by Staple management, about another Staple employee. When the hell did they go 'public' with it?
The Volt is nothing more than a gas guzzler with an electric engine who's batteries need nightly recharging.
You complain that it is a gas guzzler, but then complain about it needing to be recharged???
The Prius (and Civic) is a vehicle with an efficient engine assisted by an electric engine who's batteries are refueled with energy from the vehicle
Do you even know the basics of how the Volt works? The whole point of the Volt is to have it recharged with a small efficient ICE and regenerative breaking while on long trips. Yes, it recharges it's batteries exactly like the Prius and Civic, but with the option of going gas-free for trips shorter than 40 miles.
Seriously, do you even read your entire sentences before posting?
And here's the bigger problem: The border agents say they saw these files/images. What if they were wrong or lying, and there really is no 'bad file'? Is this guy going to be held in contempt and/or go to jail for not turning over something that might never have existed?
And what if he genuinely can't recall the password and doesn't have an unencrypted copy of the Z drive? How many times have we seen government officials on the stand say "I do not recall that event", and the judge says 'OK'? What makes this any different?
No, the states send an allotted number of people (electors) to cast their individual votes how they see fit.
How can a state pick 51% of an executive? And 49% of another?
By having 51 electors pick candidate A, and 49 electors picking candidate B. (Yes, I know that no single state has that many, but work with me on this)
A bus only needs 1 engine, for this you need 1 engine for every 1 or 2 people.
Yes, but what happens when that bus has only 1 or 2 (or zero) people? You waste a lot of energy moving around a heavy, empty bus.
A bus would use the same amount of energy to stop and let 10 people off, as it would to stop and let 1 off.
And it would use the same amount of energy to stop and let zero people off, which it does many times a day. This is a waste of energy, and a waste of time for the people on the bus.
Both systems have their strengths and weaknesses. It seems that the best way to make use of the two systems is to have scheduled bus service only during peak hours to make use of the efficiency of a fully loaded bus, and have the automated system to handle off-peak traffic. This would avoid the waste of large empty buses wasting energy.
I've been running it (Vista), attached to the internet, for two years without having an anti-virus program installed, and NO ISSUES. I don't think I could do that with XP for even a single day.
I ran Windows 2000 for years without AV, and I've done the same with XP without any problems. Please don't make up things just to make Vista look better.
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So now I can't hate something?
Jeez, that sucks. I hate that I can't... oh sorry.
OK, I'll spell this out real simple for you idiot school officials (and judges) who think this is OK. You think my daughter has drugs on her? Fine. Call me or her mother to come pick her up and we'll figure out if she has drugs on her or not.
YOU DO NOT REMOVE HER CLOTHES AND CHECK FOR YOURSELF!!! Your are there to teach, not to act like wannabe DEA agents.
Understand?
They both have the same hardware. Saying "Designed for professionals" or "designed for college students" doesn't mean anything. I could just as easily say that the Dell is "Designed for Rocket Scientists", and it will have the same meaning.
$850 over 3 years comes out to 77 cents a day.
And it is also 58 cents a day over 4 years. What was your point? I didn't say whether or not it was a lot of money to someone, only that the Mac cost more than the Dell.
Besides, since when are processor/memory specs relevant for a laptop?
Seriously? This is your argument? If these things aren't relevant, why are Apple and Dell both putting faster processors and more memory into their laptops? Oh, yeah, because that is what people want.
I'd say quality, weight, reliability, and vendor support are far more important than gigahertz.
Ah, so you use subjective criteria (except for weight) to 'prove' that your laptop is better? Fine, for the sake of argument, I'll say that the Mac is better than Dell. The Mac still costs more, which is my frickin' point.
- great keyboard
Now you're not even being serious anymore.
I can't count how many times over the years someone on /. has said "Oh, Macs and PCs are the same price!", and how many times I've gone to Dell's website and Apple's website to compare. Every single time the PCs are cheaper. Every. Single. Time.
Currently:
MacBook Pro 17" w/ 2.66 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 Gigs memory, 320 Gig HD, 1920x1200 display: $2790
Dell Studio 17" w/ 2.66 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 Gigs memory, 320 Gig HD, 1920x1200 display: $1940
The Dell is about a pound heavier (7.7 vs. 6.6), but is that really worth $850?
And slashdot.org is not an american-only site as it's domain name ends in .org and not in .us
"American-only"??? Do you think that slashdot.us wouldn't be accessible from, say, France? Do you even know how the internet works?
And he never said anything about "american-only", only that is an American-centric website.
It wasn't publicly transmitted. It was transmitted to Staple employees, by Staple management, about another Staple employee. When the hell did they go 'public' with it?
You have got to be new here. 5 minutes probably wouldn't make the top 100 fastest slashdotings of all time...
The Volt is nothing more than a gas guzzler with an electric engine who's batteries need nightly recharging.
You complain that it is a gas guzzler, but then complain about it needing to be recharged???
The Prius (and Civic) is a vehicle with an efficient engine assisted by an electric engine who's batteries are refueled with energy from the vehicle
Do you even know the basics of how the Volt works? The whole point of the Volt is to have it recharged with a small efficient ICE and regenerative breaking while on long trips. Yes, it recharges it's batteries exactly like the Prius and Civic, but with the option of going gas-free for trips shorter than 40 miles.
Seriously, do you even read your entire sentences before posting?
...said the man posting on /.
I really hate to break it to you, but the Y2K bug was most definitely real. Did you think it didn't exist?
Then how come they put a warrant out for your arrest if you don't show up for court?
If you agree to a search, then you are required to testify at your trial? IANAL, but that seems... odd. The two don't really seem related.
And here's the bigger problem: The border agents say they saw these files/images. What if they were wrong or lying, and there really is no 'bad file'? Is this guy going to be held in contempt and/or go to jail for not turning over something that might never have existed?
And what if he genuinely can't recall the password and doesn't have an unencrypted copy of the Z drive? How many times have we seen government officials on the stand say "I do not recall that event", and the judge says 'OK'? What makes this any different?
"We allow abortions based on sex."
We allow abortions for any reason.
a white guy with a big black camera sure is scary!
They would probably get really freaked out if a big black guy with a white camera showed up!
"What we need is to extend private property laws to be inclusive of the atmosphere above that property."
So, when can I start charging the airlines for flying in "my" atmosphere above my property?
Was this really necessary to add? Were they thinking there would be people that wouldn't realize that subs only move in the water?
Next headline:
Cars collide... 'On land'!
States are supposed to pic a executive.
No, the states send an allotted number of people (electors) to cast their individual votes how they see fit.
How can a state pick 51% of an executive? And 49% of another?
By having 51 electors pick candidate A, and 49 electors picking candidate B. (Yes, I know that no single state has that many, but work with me on this)
Installing camera system: $264,000
Turning them off and leaving in place: $0
Big brother not watching you anymore: priceless
A bus only needs 1 engine, for this you need 1 engine for every 1 or 2 people.
Yes, but what happens when that bus has only 1 or 2 (or zero) people? You waste a lot of energy moving around a heavy, empty bus.
A bus would use the same amount of energy to stop and let 10 people off, as it would to stop and let 1 off.
And it would use the same amount of energy to stop and let zero people off, which it does many times a day. This is a waste of energy, and a waste of time for the people on the bus.
Both systems have their strengths and weaknesses. It seems that the best way to make use of the two systems is to have scheduled bus service only during peak hours to make use of the efficiency of a fully loaded bus, and have the automated system to handle off-peak traffic. This would avoid the waste of large empty buses wasting energy.
So you couldn't see the light, but the camera on the light somehow managed to get a picture of your license plate?
I've been running it (Vista), attached to the internet, for two years without having an anti-virus program installed, and NO ISSUES. I don't think I could do that with XP for even a single day.
I ran Windows 2000 for years without AV, and I've done the same with XP without any problems. Please don't make up things just to make Vista look better.
Despite its pink exterior, I've taken the liberty of playing around with it a bit.
Dang it, I just know there's a "Nerd meets vagina for the first time joke" somewhere in there...
So, criticizing Obama counts as "flamebait" now? Is Obama the new Apple on /.?
I think he has raises a good question: Is Obama tech savvy or not? This move to delay the switchover seems to imply he is not.
Yeah, but who's archiving archive.org???