1 : of or relating to an order of existence beyond the visible observable universe; especially : of or relating to God or a god, demigod, spirit, or devil
2 a : departing from what is usual or normal especially so as to appear to transcend the laws of nature b : attributed to an invisible agent (as a ghost or spirit)
I have a Visa Platinum card (issued through BofA) so I went looking to verfiy this warranty doubling feature.
I found this, which is an extended warranty program. Pay extra for more warranty. Not what the poster was referring to.
I dug some more and found this, which is a benefit that will replace any item purchased on certain types of Visa cards for any reason, fire, theft, water damage, elephant stepping-on, anything, within the first 90 days of purchase. That's nice, but not the same thing the OP is referring to.
Sorry, but could the OP provide some documentation for this "double warranty" coverage? I'm interested but skeptical. I know that American Express provides that, but I can't find anything that says Visa will do it.
You missed my points, I think, which are several. I guess that's what I get for posting quickly before my boss sees what I'm doing...:)
First, Ethernet would not have become the reigning standard it is if someone hadn't sold it.
Second, since Bob invented it, he was the natural to sell it.
Third, selling it allowed Bob to have way more time to enjoy what he loved doing (not to mention doing it in comfort and style) -- which, in his case, was engineering. He came up with Ethernet early in his career, but continues developing and engineering to this day.
I agree that to some folks money may be a secondary consideration. But many of the primary considerations become a lot easier if you've got money... and many of the primary considerations (at least that I'm thinking of; feel free to post what you were refering to, if you're still reading this) like notoriety, power, satisfication, all equate, in some way, to money.:)
There's a story about Bob Metcalfe, the man who invented Ethernet, that may be apochryphal but illustrates the a similar point.
He was showing some young engineer around his gianormous mountain-top home, and the young engineer looked at everything with ever-increasing awe. Finally the young engineer bursts out, "This is incredible! And you got all this just from inventing Ethernet!"
Not so, said Bob. "I got all this from selling Ethernet."
Point being, geek skills are great, but by themselves they're not necessarily all that great. It helps to know marketing, or management, or some other people skills if you want to apply your geek skills to the world you actually live in.
tdemark. Tony. You're not being reasonable. Perhaps I'm simply feeding the trolls, but...
Are you seriously suggesting that wearing a t-shirt that says "Protect Our Civil Liberties" is just as offensive to the President of the United States of America...
...as wearing a "Hitler was right" t-shirt to a Jewish bar mitzvah?
This isn't even about the women's rights in this instance. This is about what the President and his administration finds offensive.
How is reminding the president of one of his duties "pissing in [his] Cheerios"?
Sorry, Tony. You're a bad, bad troll. If I had mod points right now...
That's not what the original poster was talking about. The OP wanted to copy the list logic from one to the other -- to avoid having to set up the "If Genre = Alternative" and "My Rating >2" stuff over and over again.
Since Apple is a publicly-traded company, they're required to report things like gross margins to the public.
You can find the current numbers by downloading the annual report from this page
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Maybe you missed the fact that the book being reviewed is authored by "Charles Stross"?
I'd like to see a list of people who are perfectly content with their iBook (like myself).
Include me in your list of content iBook owners. I bought my 700 MHz 14" iBook in September 2002, and have not had one single hardware issue with it since. Oh, wait, my power adapter connector is bent a little bit, but that's because I stepped on the power cord and yanked it out of the socket on the laptop.
If my iBook had been my old PB 190cs, that would have probably pulled the socket off the machine. I, for one, think that the iBook is a pretty solidly-designed machine. I've dropped it several times, and generally used it every single day, and am still going strong even now that it's out of warranty. If something goes wrong, I'll pony up the bucks to get it fixed. It's a damn good laptop for all I require of it (remote access to my home network, creative writing, email, simple photo-editing, syncing my iPod...)
If this is true, then EVERYBODY will have one, and it won't be a way to get laid anymore.
Dammit.
iPods DO get you laid
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Actually, my iPod has gotten me laid. I met this girl on the bus, talked to her a bit, then when I opened my bag to get a pen and paper to write down her phone number, she spotted my iPod.
"Oooh, iPod!" she said. Turned out that she was very much into music, and my having an iPod showed her that I shared that. Also that I had large amounts of disposable income, which didn't hurt.
We spent at least a half-hour of our first date going through the music on my iPod. Dated for 6 months.
I spot folks with iPods all the time. Largely male, though. But you can bet that I'm going to start "sharing" my music with any female iPod owners I see from now on.
Of course, it's too late to help those folk in Portland, OR; his visit to Powell's City of Books was last Sunday, 9 February.
BTW, he *does* actually sign books; I've now got first editions of The Difference Engine and Pattern Recognition, and an advance reader's copy of Mona Lisa Overdrive, signed by the author. Hee, hee, hee.
Just a question: did you read the rest of the post? It refered to "the most worthless market segment" which hardly sounds like a "rah-rah Apple" to me.
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"Begging the question" is a phrase that has a specific meaning, which is probably why the poster put the phrase in quotes.
There are many types of logical fallacies, and "begging the question" is one of them. When someone is "begging the question" it means that they are starting their argument by assuming the thing that they are trying to prove.
Back on topic: the author of the book in question begins with the assumption that aliens exist, and then proceeds to examine evidence in favor of that assumption, and concludes that aliens exist. IOW, he "begs the question." And, why, exactly, is this on Slashdot?
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If there is a "supernatural" explanation, then there is, by definition no possible way to explain it beyond, "hey, it's supernatural".
And my argument stems from the basic definition of the word.
I'm betting that the girlfriend's iBook and the poster's desktop are on different networks, which is why it won't work.
Just a guess, though.
I have a Visa Platinum card (issued through BofA) so I went looking to verfiy this warranty doubling feature.
I found this, which is an extended warranty program. Pay extra for more warranty. Not what the poster was referring to.
I dug some more and found this, which is a benefit that will replace any item purchased on certain types of Visa cards for any reason, fire, theft, water damage, elephant stepping-on, anything, within the first 90 days of purchase. That's nice, but not the same thing the OP is referring to.
Sorry, but could the OP provide some documentation for this "double warranty" coverage? I'm interested but skeptical. I know that American Express provides that, but I can't find anything that says Visa will do it.
While many people seem to use that form of the expression ("carrot on a stick"), that's not the historical version.
The consensus from alt.usage.english is that the carrot (reward) is to be contrasted with the stick (punishment): "carrot or the stick".
You missed my points, I think, which are several. I guess that's what I get for posting quickly before my boss sees what I'm doing... :)
:)
First, Ethernet would not have become the reigning standard it is if someone hadn't sold it.
Second, since Bob invented it, he was the natural to sell it.
Third, selling it allowed Bob to have way more time to enjoy what he loved doing (not to mention doing it in comfort and style) -- which, in his case, was engineering. He came up with Ethernet early in his career, but continues developing and engineering to this day.
I agree that to some folks money may be a secondary consideration. But many of the primary considerations become a lot easier if you've got money... and many of the primary considerations (at least that I'm thinking of; feel free to post what you were refering to, if you're still reading this) like notoriety, power, satisfication, all equate, in some way, to money.
There's a story about Bob Metcalfe, the man who invented Ethernet, that may be apochryphal but illustrates the a similar point.
He was showing some young engineer around his gianormous mountain-top home, and the young engineer looked at everything with ever-increasing awe. Finally the young engineer bursts out, "This is incredible! And you got all this just from inventing Ethernet!"
Not so, said Bob. "I got all this from selling Ethernet." Point being, geek skills are great, but by themselves they're not necessarily all that great. It helps to know marketing, or management, or some other people skills if you want to apply your geek skills to the world you actually live in.
Saw it Friday night (7:00 showing) at Pioneer Square Cinemas and it had the SW:RotS trailer.
tdemark. Tony. You're not being reasonable. Perhaps I'm simply feeding the trolls, but...
...as wearing a "Hitler was right" t-shirt to a Jewish bar mitzvah?
Are you seriously suggesting that wearing a t-shirt that says "Protect Our Civil Liberties" is just as offensive to the President of the United States of America...
This isn't even about the women's rights in this instance. This is about what the President and his administration finds offensive.
How is reminding the president of one of his duties "pissing in [his] Cheerios"?
Sorry, Tony. You're a bad, bad troll. If I had mod points right now...
I've got a 3G 40GB model and I think the longest it's gone unused is when I'm sleeping. Say, 6 to 8 hours a night (I know, I know, I'm lazy).
That's not what the original poster was talking about. The OP wanted to copy the list logic from one to the other -- to avoid having to set up the "If Genre = Alternative" and "My Rating >2" stuff over and over again.
Since Apple is a publicly-traded company, they're required to report things like gross margins to the public. You can find the current numbers by downloading the annual report from this page
Maybe you missed the fact that the book being reviewed is authored by "Charles Stross"?
I've looked for a VNC client for Mac OS X, and can't find one that works. Tried Versiontracker and there seem to be several for Mac OS 8-9, not X.
Any help would be appreciated.
So did you just violate your NDA, then?
Include me in your list of content iBook owners. I bought my 700 MHz 14" iBook in September 2002, and have not had one single hardware issue with it since. Oh, wait, my power adapter connector is bent a little bit, but that's because I stepped on the power cord and yanked it out of the socket on the laptop.
If my iBook had been my old PB 190cs, that would have probably pulled the socket off the machine. I, for one, think that the iBook is a pretty solidly-designed machine. I've dropped it several times, and generally used it every single day, and am still going strong even now that it's out of warranty. If something goes wrong, I'll pony up the bucks to get it fixed. It's a damn good laptop for all I require of it (remote access to my home network, creative writing, email, simple photo-editing, syncing my iPod...)
If this is true, then EVERYBODY will have one, and it won't be a way to get laid anymore.
Dammit.
Actually, my iPod has gotten me laid. I met this girl on the bus, talked to her a bit, then when I opened my bag to get a pen and paper to write down her phone number, she spotted my iPod.
"Oooh, iPod!" she said. Turned out that she was very much into music, and my having an iPod showed her that I shared that. Also that I had large amounts of disposable income, which didn't hurt.
We spent at least a half-hour of our first date going through the music on my iPod. Dated for 6 months.
I spot folks with iPods all the time. Largely male, though. But you can bet that I'm going to start "sharing" my music with any female iPod owners I see from now on.
Actually, my girlfriend and I both were digging on naked Trinity.
Of course, it's too late to help those folk in Portland, OR; his visit to Powell's City of Books was last Sunday, 9 February.
BTW, he *does* actually sign books; I've now got first editions of The Difference Engine and Pattern Recognition, and an advance reader's copy of Mona Lisa Overdrive, signed by the author. Hee, hee, hee.
Just a question: did you read the rest of the post? It refered to "the most worthless market segment" which hardly sounds like a "rah-rah Apple" to me.
"Begging the question" is a phrase that has a specific meaning, which is probably why the poster put the phrase in quotes.
There are many types of logical fallacies, and "begging the question" is one of them. When someone is "begging the question" it means that they are starting their argument by assuming the thing that they are trying to prove.
Back on topic: the author of the book in question begins with the assumption that aliens exist, and then proceeds to examine evidence in favor of that assumption, and concludes that aliens exist. IOW, he "begs the question." And, why, exactly, is this on Slashdot?