The problem is these products are often leased more than purchased. The consumer foolishly signs a 2 year agreement with an escape cost of several hundred dollars. In that time if there's been any tinkering and the phone breaks for any other reason the consumer is out up to a thousand dollars.
ah tink as loong as teh message ain't so convoluted as to keep it from being understood its fine.
The rules of grammer and speeling should only b used two keep things within a margion of understandably. everythting else is as foolish as disrespecting anyone not wearing a tie.
The only exception should be when it's a technical description of something or a law, where precise definitions are needed.
I read the review up to "primacy of consciousness." Then I realized it was yet another person confusing philosophy with hard science and I wouldn't have to read further.
Convicted criminals have few rights before or after they're imprisoned. In particular felons lose the right to vote.
We won't be convicted of felonies. Our political donations, private police, security guards, well-paid lawyers and contacts prevent it.
The more people we can define as felons the fewer voters we need to worry about and the more power we have. case in point: the marijuana lobby that never was.
The more power the police have the better off we are.
He was half right. I, for one, want a complete hardbound encyclopedia set on my bookshelf just because I think it's cool.
I'm sure I'm not the only one and I'm sure there will always be a demand for this product. The only problem is bringing down the price to something affordable. That may have to wait until an AI can format texts for publishing.
The Mayans didn't have leap years. After converting the calendars there have been over 500 of those. In other words the world ended two years ago by the Mayan calendar.
With its focus on long-term outcomes, big budgets, and relatively stable personnel it seems to me non-outsourced government work would tend to produce better code.
Part of the government wrote the code for the space shuttle, the most bug-free program ever written. Seriously, look it up, that code is amazing.
The problem with these specific problems isn't with government but with improper requirements and possibly graft. These are much easier to fix on a local level than bad code in my not so humble opinion.
I opened these comments to read insightful posts refuting and supporting the arguments in the book with logic and evidence. I found 100 posts of partisan political bickering without a shred of useful content.
When it's requires dealerships will have to add that to the direct competition package along with "takes you places" and "blinkers work."
The price will drop accordingly.
This is extremely short-sighted.
First:
It's bizarre to think people who have a smart phone that does what they need and also a remote would want to "upgrade" to a smart phone and also an ipad they have to look at and fiddle with to get their TV to do something. Phone as a remote I can see but making the remote larger and more complicated at the cost of the viewer's experience.... no.
Second:
It's hard to look forward to a time when everything has as much power as it needs but that's what we must do. What do people want in a TV viewing experience? Immersion, simplicity, intuitive interfaces, and programming that pleases them. Think of what provides these things: That's the future of television.
Imagine a television that knows you have a date at 7, that you're into science fiction but already saw the latest sf show and don't like watching the same one twice, and that you will get up to fix a snack in about an hour. It makes a very accurate guess. If you don't like it you won't have to flip through channel guides or pages of various shows. you'll be able to say (yes, out loud) "television, some comedy tonight" and get a show you probably want to see. Or push a button on a simple remote for the same effect.
Technology is moving away from difficult and unintuitive interfaces not toward them.
If Ron Paul is elected the government will come to a standstill as he vetos bill after bill.
Congresscritters won't stand for losing their pork and must vote for certain things to keep their pockets full (or lose the next election to better financed, more corrupt people!)
And that's how things will go until his inevitable assassination by an organization whose name is an acronym.
Anyone with the mindset of a hacker can learn how the software draws its metrics and game it."multitasking"? Make sure there is activity on each line of communication at least every x minutes.
"data entry speed"? enter sparse data where optional.
they're not pointless: they give the vehicle self-balancing capability and let it fit into the form factor a person fits in. you can't take a scooter onto a crowded elevator
The only silver lining is that it's not even more deadly. At least we can learn about the effectiveness of quarantine methods in the modern era before something even more deadly shows up.
Also each evolution that allows a bacteria to become resistant to a drug weakens the bacteria in all other cases.
It's delightful to know they're getting input but...
Well I hate to be cynical but a lot of these congress-critters have had the best interests of the nation in one hand and a bag of money in the other. Guess which one wins?
Windows does literally what the user asks for in most cases. It has a rigid response system that, while carefully considered, can't in any way respond intuitively to users' desires. Windows can't empathize, it can't be creative. It can, however direct you to gigabytes of information on many topics.
Windows is highly autistic.
I think a computer that can fit in your wallet would be extremely useful. Once ubiquitous they could be carried everywhere by everyone and connected to available monitors. Add secure cloud storage and everyone has a laptop at all times without the hassle.
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The problem is these products are often leased more than purchased. The consumer foolishly signs a 2 year agreement with an escape cost of several hundred dollars. In that time if there's been any tinkering and the phone breaks for any other reason the consumer is out up to a thousand dollars.
ah tink as loong as teh message ain't so convoluted as to keep it from being understood its fine.
The rules of grammer and speeling should only b used two keep things within a margion of understandably. everythting else is as foolish as disrespecting anyone not wearing a tie. The only exception should be when it's a technical description of something or a law, where precise definitions are needed.
more of a quantum science than something that we have the capability to measure If it cannot be measured, it's not science.
I read the review up to "primacy of consciousness." Then I realized it was yet another person confusing philosophy with hard science and I wouldn't have to read further.
From the point of view of the rich and powerful:
Convicted criminals have few rights before or after they're imprisoned. In particular felons lose the right to vote.
We won't be convicted of felonies. Our political donations, private police, security guards, well-paid lawyers and contacts prevent it.
The more people we can define as felons the fewer voters we need to worry about and the more power we have. case in point: the marijuana lobby that never was.
The more power the police have the better off we are.
He was half right. I, for one, want a complete hardbound encyclopedia set on my bookshelf just because I think it's cool.
I'm sure I'm not the only one and I'm sure there will always be a demand for this product. The only problem is bringing down the price to something affordable. That may have to wait until an AI can format texts for publishing.
Yet if you don't do that detective work the police won't do anything because an ipod isn't worth investigating.
The Mayans didn't have leap years. After converting the calendars there have been over 500 of those. In other words the world ended two years ago by the Mayan calendar.
There are industry-common metrics for good code.
With its focus on long-term outcomes, big budgets, and relatively stable personnel it seems to me non-outsourced government work would tend to produce better code.
Part of the government wrote the code for the space shuttle, the most bug-free program ever written. Seriously, look it up, that code is amazing.
The problem with these specific problems isn't with government but with improper requirements and possibly graft. These are much easier to fix on a local level than bad code in my not so humble opinion.
I opened these comments to read insightful posts refuting and supporting the arguments in the book with logic and evidence. I found 100 posts of partisan political bickering without a shred of useful content.
Today I am ashamed to be part of Slashdot.
>Sergey spread this mantra internally that he wanted more features, less products So how does Google avoid becoming the next Yahoo?
aliens
You can't see below a certain level without a camera.
When it's requires dealerships will have to add that to the direct competition package along with "takes you places" and "blinkers work." The price will drop accordingly.
This is extremely short-sighted. First: It's bizarre to think people who have a smart phone that does what they need and also a remote would want to "upgrade" to a smart phone and also an ipad they have to look at and fiddle with to get their TV to do something. Phone as a remote I can see but making the remote larger and more complicated at the cost of the viewer's experience.... no. Second: It's hard to look forward to a time when everything has as much power as it needs but that's what we must do. What do people want in a TV viewing experience? Immersion, simplicity, intuitive interfaces, and programming that pleases them. Think of what provides these things: That's the future of television. Imagine a television that knows you have a date at 7, that you're into science fiction but already saw the latest sf show and don't like watching the same one twice, and that you will get up to fix a snack in about an hour. It makes a very accurate guess. If you don't like it you won't have to flip through channel guides or pages of various shows. you'll be able to say (yes, out loud) "television, some comedy tonight" and get a show you probably want to see. Or push a button on a simple remote for the same effect. Technology is moving away from difficult and unintuitive interfaces not toward them.
If Ron Paul is elected the government will come to a standstill as he vetos bill after bill. Congresscritters won't stand for losing their pork and must vote for certain things to keep their pockets full (or lose the next election to better financed, more corrupt people!) And that's how things will go until his inevitable assassination by an organization whose name is an acronym.
Anyone with the mindset of a hacker can learn how the software draws its metrics and game it."multitasking"? Make sure there is activity on each line of communication at least every x minutes. "data entry speed"? enter sparse data where optional.
they're not pointless: they give the vehicle self-balancing capability and let it fit into the form factor a person fits in. you can't take a scooter onto a crowded elevator
The only silver lining is that it's not even more deadly. At least we can learn about the effectiveness of quarantine methods in the modern era before something even more deadly shows up. Also each evolution that allows a bacteria to become resistant to a drug weakens the bacteria in all other cases.
I'm building my company around never ever selling a customer something that's not in his best interests, even if i can so YMMV
It's delightful to know they're getting input but... Well I hate to be cynical but a lot of these congress-critters have had the best interests of the nation in one hand and a bag of money in the other. Guess which one wins?
Windows does literally what the user asks for in most cases. It has a rigid response system that, while carefully considered, can't in any way respond intuitively to users' desires. Windows can't empathize, it can't be creative. It can, however direct you to gigabytes of information on many topics. Windows is highly autistic.
the less rights you have the easier it is on the cops.
In my state you can go 200 miles on some roads between gas stations. I wouldn't want a car with lower range than that.
I think a computer that can fit in your wallet would be extremely useful. Once ubiquitous they could be carried everywhere by everyone and connected to available monitors. Add secure cloud storage and everyone has a laptop at all times without the hassle.