This rumor comes up every year. There would be no advantage to them releasing an Android device. They wouldn't get any cut of app sales, they can't control Android security (which is an absolute joke), and people still won't buy it because it's a BB.
I'm a die hard BB fan. I've had 6 or 7 BB devices since 2004 (currently a Z10 running 10.3.1) and I'm a 10+ year BES admin. The BlackBerry 10 OS is solid, secure and fast. Give it time. A lot of time. It already runs most Android apps.
Android is a mess. It varies wildly between phone manufacturers and it is dominated by 2 or 3 companies. Don't go down that path.
Get your general education classes done at a junior college. Much cheaper. Then transfer to a 4 year school if you're career path requires it. Note the emphasis on the word "requires". Don't go to college if your career doesn't need it. There's no point in graduating with what essentially is the size of a home mortgage. You're starting in the hole and you don't need to do that. The sooner that you can get into the workforce with a good paying job, the better off you will be. You can buy a car and home much earlier in life. You can also start saving for retirement earlier which makes a huge impact on when and how you can retire.
"5G networks are widely expected to start to roll out by 2020, with a few early debuts at such global events as the 2018 Winter Olympics" Which means that there won't be consumer equipment able to use it in 2018. What's the point?
"The FCC's Tom Wheeler says 5G is different for every manufacturer" Facepalm. Hell, double facepalm.
Our business currently does not. How many Windows PCs would a small business normally be expected to have in operation before purchasing a Windows Server on which to run WSUS?
Small companies don't need to run it on a separate server. It can be running on virtually any other server. It doesn't use a lot of resources, especially in small networks. It's basically free at that point.
Mine is dedicated, but I also have a Windows Server Datacenter license that lets me run unlimited VM.
First off, $70k isn't poor. Not even in California. Can people afford to put a solar array on their house with $70k income? No. But that doesn't mean they are poor.
Second: Truly poor people don't own homes. Middle class and upper class own homes. Poor people rent. Renters have no choice where their power comes from.
Third: The solar panels are usually the cheapest part of adding a power source to your home. The transfer switch, batteries and inverter are the bulk of the cost.
There is plenty of money from gas taxes to maintain the roads. The problem is, the highway "trust" (LOL) fund is used as a personal savings account by politicians for their pet projects. Things like millions of dollars spent on bike trails and other assorted earmarks that have nothing to do with road maintenance.
Technically bike trails fall under the jurisdiction of the transportation department. So what you describe makes sense. Should we start taxing bicycle mileage too?
Why not $50? Why not $75? Why not $100? Why stop there?
If it's not possible to live on a minimum wage, then raising the minimum wage won't help. They will still be making minimum wage. Raising the minimum wage has a ripple effect that will raise the prices of all services and goods in the area. It has to. It's not possible for the prices to not go up.
I really don't understand it either. If the government entity receives no unfair treatment and has to play by the same rules as every other company, there's no reason why a local municipality shouldn't be able to collectively decide that they want to take a crack at creating something better.
And this is where the problem is. The local government is playing by different rules. They can make the tax payers pay for the capital costs the service and not have it pay it back. That's different from the private sector, which has to take out loans to build the infrastructure and then pay it back. So right off the bat there's a huge difference in public vs private.
It seems that some people are more anti-government than they are pro-market or have become so accustomed to making the same argument that they're not even bothering to look at the issue at hand.
It has more to do with a level playing field than anti-government sentiment.
They had a short piece on her this morning on NPR. She was attacking Hilary Clinton on not having enough experience in leadership, etc. I found it quite amusing. Like or hate Hilary, she has way more government experience (for better or worse) in her little pinky than Carly Fiorina.
Since when does "government experience" = leadership experience? What achievements in government does Hillary have?
I'm not a Fiorina supporter by any stretch of the imagination.
This doesn't include any solar equipment. Only the batteries. The solar equipment will cost extra. There's also no mention of a transfer switch. All of these are extra costs that aren't covered by Tesla.
If that's the case then it definitely becomes a very expensive proposal and the time to recoup the expense grows greatly. But I guess whoever installs these systems intends to live in that house for a very long time. I wonder how these systems affect the resell value of the house. I can see some positives, but I can also see some drawbacks.
If you have enough solar generation to power your home through the day and just use the batteries at night while you sleep, you've just got a fridge and some heat. 2kW won't power a large furnace, but if you live in a decently mild climate, you could power some space heaters or electric blankets.
Also, let's not forget that some of us have natural gas service, so our furnaces, stoves, and dryers don't need much electricity (just need enough to power the blower, ignition, drum, etc.). I'm not ready to go totally off-grid, but I would consider one of these battery packs to move some of my daytime electricity usage to night time and take advantage of better rates. Payback would be in about 5 years. Also, the battery bank could get me through most power outages since most power outages where I live are only for a few hours tops.
I'm going to do some research, but this could be a really good idea for me!
But if power is cheapest at night, and you're using the most expensive type of replacement energy how is this going to pay for itself? I can't see this paying for itself in 5 years if you still have to purchase the solar panels, plus installation charges for everything.
I'm just curious. My energy rates in Iowa are dirt cheap. But I have to run the furnace a lot in the winter and run the AC a lot in the summer time - even at night.
Gen Petraeus had a handful of documents in his desk. Hillary had tens of thousands of government emails stored in her own server and then wiped it without any government oversight.
Don't think I will be buying a TV for Smart features anymore. The features will all become obsolete
Yeah, it definitely makes a person think before making the next purchase. I would expect most of the "smart" features on my Samsung TVs to work for the life of the unit.
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This rumor comes up every year. There would be no advantage to them releasing an Android device. They wouldn't get any cut of app sales, they can't control Android security (which is an absolute joke), and people still won't buy it because it's a BB.
I'm a die hard BB fan. I've had 6 or 7 BB devices since 2004 (currently a Z10 running 10.3.1) and I'm a 10+ year BES admin. The BlackBerry 10 OS is solid, secure and fast. Give it time. A lot of time. It already runs most Android apps.
Android is a mess. It varies wildly between phone manufacturers and it is dominated by 2 or 3 companies. Don't go down that path.
Dell Latitude E7440
Intel Core i7-4600U
16GB RAM
Microsoft Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1
Docking Station
Dual 24" Dell Ultrasharp Monitors
LiteOn 256GB SSD
Hauppage WinTV HVR-950
Great for IT work and running VM Workstation.
I'll post my home rig later.
Get your general education classes done at a junior college. Much cheaper. Then transfer to a 4 year school if you're career path requires it. Note the emphasis on the word "requires". Don't go to college if your career doesn't need it. There's no point in graduating with what essentially is the size of a home mortgage. You're starting in the hole and you don't need to do that. The sooner that you can get into the workforce with a good paying job, the better off you will be. You can buy a car and home much earlier in life. You can also start saving for retirement earlier which makes a huge impact on when and how you can retire.
...there's nothing new here.
"5G networks are widely expected to start to roll out by 2020, with a few early debuts at such global events as the 2018 Winter Olympics"
Which means that there won't be consumer equipment able to use it in 2018. What's the point?
"The FCC's Tom Wheeler says 5G is different for every manufacturer"
Facepalm. Hell, double facepalm.
Maybe. Assuming Microsoft makes a proper SSH client that is as good as PuTTY, instead of software like that piece of shit called HyperTerminal...
If I remember correctly, Microsoft didn't make HyperTerminal. They either bought it or licensed its use in Windows.
Our business currently does not. How many Windows PCs would a small business normally be expected to have in operation before purchasing a Windows Server on which to run WSUS?
Small companies don't need to run it on a separate server. It can be running on virtually any other server. It doesn't use a lot of resources, especially in small networks. It's basically free at that point.
Mine is dedicated, but I also have a Windows Server Datacenter license that lets me run unlimited VM.
First off, $70k isn't poor. Not even in California. Can people afford to put a solar array on their house with $70k income? No. But that doesn't mean they are poor.
Second: Truly poor people don't own homes. Middle class and upper class own homes. Poor people rent. Renters have no choice where their power comes from.
Third: The solar panels are usually the cheapest part of adding a power source to your home. The transfer switch, batteries and inverter are the bulk of the cost.
Those affected should be able to sue, there needs to be accountability.
While I agree 100%, we're talking about the US government here. Nobody will be fired. Nothing will change.
There is plenty of money from gas taxes to maintain the roads. The problem is, the highway "trust" (LOL) fund is used as a personal savings account by politicians for their pet projects. Things like millions of dollars spent on bike trails and other assorted earmarks that have nothing to do with road maintenance.
Technically bike trails fall under the jurisdiction of the transportation department. So what you describe makes sense. Should we start taxing bicycle mileage too?
Semi's aren't used to get around city deliveries.
Are you sure about that? What are the loading docks used for then?
It's called "an odometer" and it's already there inside the vehicle
Does that "odometer" list only the miles you have driven within the state?
Answer: Nope.
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Because it doesn't work. That's why.
Why not $50? Why not $75? Why not $100? Why stop there?
If it's not possible to live on a minimum wage, then raising the minimum wage won't help. They will still be making minimum wage. Raising the minimum wage has a ripple effect that will raise the prices of all services and goods in the area. It has to. It's not possible for the prices to not go up.
Too bad they've taken down most of the towers in the broadband network.
This. Many of the microwave towers in my area have been taken down in the last 5 years.
I really don't understand it either. If the government entity receives no unfair treatment and has to play by the same rules as every other company, there's no reason why a local municipality shouldn't be able to collectively decide that they want to take a crack at creating something better.
And this is where the problem is. The local government is playing by different rules. They can make the tax payers pay for the capital costs the service and not have it pay it back. That's different from the private sector, which has to take out loans to build the infrastructure and then pay it back. So right off the bat there's a huge difference in public vs private.
It seems that some people are more anti-government than they are pro-market or have become so accustomed to making the same argument that they're not even bothering to look at the issue at hand.
It has more to do with a level playing field than anti-government sentiment.
"Business users will have the option to set their own update cycle"
I've had that for a decade now. WSUS has been pretty easy to manage.
They had a short piece on her this morning on NPR. She was attacking Hilary Clinton on not having enough experience in leadership, etc. I found it quite amusing. Like or hate Hilary, she has way more government experience (for better or worse) in her little pinky than Carly Fiorina.
Since when does "government experience" = leadership experience? What achievements in government does Hillary have?
I'm not a Fiorina supporter by any stretch of the imagination.
This doesn't include any solar equipment. Only the batteries. The solar equipment will cost extra. There's also no mention of a transfer switch. All of these are extra costs that aren't covered by Tesla.
If that's the case then it definitely becomes a very expensive proposal and the time to recoup the expense grows greatly. But I guess whoever installs these systems intends to live in that house for a very long time. I wonder how these systems affect the resell value of the house. I can see some positives, but I can also see some drawbacks.
The US government has been breaking laws for years with no consequences. Why would this law be any different?
It might be enough to power a home at night.
If you have enough solar generation to power your home through the day and just use the batteries at night while you sleep, you've just got a fridge and some heat. 2kW won't power a large furnace, but if you live in a decently mild climate, you could power some space heaters or electric blankets.
Also, let's not forget that some of us have natural gas service, so our furnaces, stoves, and dryers don't need much electricity (just need enough to power the blower, ignition, drum, etc.). I'm not ready to go totally off-grid, but I would consider one of these battery packs to move some of my daytime electricity usage to night time and take advantage of better rates. Payback would be in about 5 years. Also, the battery bank could get me through most power outages since most power outages where I live are only for a few hours tops.
I'm going to do some research, but this could be a really good idea for me!
But if power is cheapest at night, and you're using the most expensive type of replacement energy how is this going to pay for itself? I can't see this paying for itself in 5 years if you still have to purchase the solar panels, plus installation charges for everything.
I'm just curious. My energy rates in Iowa are dirt cheap. But I have to run the furnace a lot in the winter and run the AC a lot in the summer time - even at night.
Blackberry OS is like Android in that it doesn't prioritize the UI thread, so it suffers from lag issues. I can attest to the lag with my Z10.
I have a Z10 with 10.3.1 and I don't notice any lag.
Gen Petraeus had a handful of documents in his desk. Hillary had tens of thousands of government emails stored in her own server and then wiped it without any government oversight.
Why does it need to be in the title? It's in the summary.
Don't think I will be buying a TV for Smart features anymore.
The features will all become obsolete
Yeah, it definitely makes a person think before making the next purchase. I would expect most of the "smart" features on my Samsung TVs to work for the life of the unit.
Have you ever owned apple hardware?
I've modded more than a few devices, more than a few times, and Apple has no problem with it...
You must be new here.
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/14/11/16/1749220/apple-disables-trim-support-on-3rd-party-ssds-in-os-x