I didn't say it was particularly hard in a PC, just that the Mac is much easier. You slide out a little metal tray, put the drive in the tray, slide the tray back in. I do the exact same thing in my PC. It's called a hard drive rack. You can buy them for around 23 dollars on Newegg.
What exactly is flamebait about my post? Did I get some Mac fanboi's panties in a twist? I guess next time I should karma whore and parrot the Mac line about how simple basic tasks are impossible on a PC so you have to buy a Mac. Lord knows the world would be unable to plug in hard drives and memory sticks into their motherboards if not for paying that 1000+ dollar Mac premium.
Yeah, cause plugging in the power cable and then connecting the SATA cable to the motherboard is just such a hard task. I'm surprised anyone is able to muster the enormous amount of skill that's required by such a task.
while you are 100% right the fact is PSU's shouldn't need their own cooling fans. I can see the device needing airflow but the PSU should be passive enough to not require a fan. While that is all well and good, the fact of the matter is that implicit instructions come from Microsoft to not have the PSU in a place with poor air circulation. It's not their fault that some idiot in Arkansas disregarded those instructions.
My solution is to not get an xBox 360. I got a Wii, which stays pretty cool. My Xbox stays cool as well. But then again I'm not someone who crams it or the PSU into a confined space where you have poor air circulation. I guess I'm just weird that way.
And what's the next story going to be? "Charcoal Girll Blamed for Arkansas House Fire"? In this case the idiot will have been using a charcoal grill inside their house and then set it on fire. Subsequently the story will get posted here and rather than blaming the idiot who was grilling indoors (contrary to what any grill maker will tell you to do) the grill itself, and the grill maker by implication, will be blamed instead.
The fire chief says that it was probably due to the power supply unit being crammed into a space that had poor air circulation. Did the submitter even read their own summary before writing their title? It clearly is said that the problem was due to the person putting the PSU into a space with poor air circulation which is clearly against the instructions given by Microsoft with respect to the PSU.
If the pirates can't buy the CDS to begin with, then they won't be able to copy them over The Internet, will they? False. Most of the scene releases of CDs and DVDs are stolen or leaked copies from someone on the inside of the production. You're blacklist idea will do all of jack and shit to stop piracy.
Yes, that is what I meant. But actually it does matter. The very fact that more and more of the US research is being done by foreign-born scientists somewhat mutes the "FUCK YEAH AMERICA!" jingoism when it comes to proclaiming the US as being the center of science/technology research. If another country like China starts nabbing these people up more and more, the US today is going to be less and less in a position to lead with only it's native-born scientists/engineers.
Since no one plans to have any application that only uses one of these mini transistors, your bad attempt at making a point rather fails. The point is that with the transistors being even smaller you can pack a few magnitudes more of them into your application versus the bigger ones.
How are creationists ruining superconducting research? (I'm not defending them, I'm looking for more ammo.) I was talking about science education in general, not this particular area.
And so as to defend myself, in some fields, like biomedical research, I think the US is still putting out the most and the highest-impact research papers. Sure, by an increasing number of foreign scientists.
How about a break down of how much of that US research is by foreign scientists brought into the US. I'd be willing to bet you'll find it's a significant number. The very fact is that its' been reported all around that scientists and engineers are having to be imported in from other countries because the number of well educated "native" scientists/engineers has been declining.
Guess that anwers my previous question: at 25% of World's population China was bound to discover something of use sooner or later... If you think China hasn't been doing major advances in science and engineering then you're either blinded by your jingoism or you don't actually read much in the way of science/technical journals.
Well then don't you think it would just be better that the update would just restart the relevant processes rather than making you completely reboot? That would make more sense to me...
Because in Linux you only need to reboot if you're messing around in the kernel. Everything else can be patched and then restarted. Why Windows needs to reboot for something that isn't kernel related is rather odd to me.
Since you seem to be too lazy to even read teh summary I'll quote the relevant section for you:
are hailing the discovery of a new type of superconductor as a "major advance." The new materials could solve the biggest mystery in condensed matter physics -- i.e., how and why cuprate superconductors work
I am more interested as to why American scientists weren't the first in on this, Because despite the jingoist tune, the US hasn't been the forefront of technology and science for quite some time. When you have creationists trying to ruin science education all across the country it's not that surprising.
and why such cutting-edge research is being done in China (a poor third-world country). China is poor? Since when? They're raking in the dough which is why they also hold 1/3 of the US national debt. Besides, countries in Southeast Asia have been pumping out cutting edge research for years now. If you were to shed the chauvinism for a few hours you might have noticed this already.
Did you even bother to even read the summary? The discovery isn't because they are surpassing some sort of high temperature for superconductors. It's because they've discovered NEW compounds that can be used as superconductors which can help scientists in improving the theoretical models behind how superconducting works.
"High Temperature"? I wouldn't call 55K a very warm temp at all. With relation to superconductors it would be. They aren't saying this would be a high temperature as a climate for humans.
If they had influenced him during the evidence to tamper with evidence in order to bring about a wrongful conviction this would be just as much a conflict of interest as in the case being discussed. Sorry, just cause you try to use child molestation to make an emotional point it doesn't work on me. If there is any impropriety in the investigation the work of that officer should be thrown out.
But Warner's and the police are surely on the same side here? No one's saying that the police can't work with Warner Bros. The issue is with Warner Bros. possibly trying to influence the outcome of the investigation by bribing the cops. In almost any law enforcement agency this is considered improper conduct. Would you think an investigation that was done on you was impartial if afterwards you found out that the RIAA had offered them jobs during their investigation on you? I doubt it.
So you think it's proper that during an investigation that an officer is applying for jobs with one of the interested parties? That doesn't even remotely strike you as having any conflict of interest?
I guess I'm missing what's supposed to be so scandalous about this. I've seen plenty of government and financial institution websites do the same thing with blocking old versions of browsers or certain browsers they deem unsafe. Why is it that when Paypal does it that it's some big todo?
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What exactly is flamebait about my post? Did I get some Mac fanboi's panties in a twist? I guess next time I should karma whore and parrot the Mac line about how simple basic tasks are impossible on a PC so you have to buy a Mac. Lord knows the world would be unable to plug in hard drives and memory sticks into their motherboards if not for paying that 1000+ dollar Mac premium.
Yeah, cause plugging in the power cable and then connecting the SATA cable to the motherboard is just such a hard task. I'm surprised anyone is able to muster the enormous amount of skill that's required by such a task.
Explicit instructions, I mean.
When did I ever mention ADA-compliance in a single post of mine? I was talking about people who were too fucking lazy to code to HTML standards.
Yes, that is what I meant. But actually it does matter. The very fact that more and more of the US research is being done by foreign-born scientists somewhat mutes the "FUCK YEAH AMERICA!" jingoism when it comes to proclaiming the US as being the center of science/technology research. If another country like China starts nabbing these people up more and more, the US today is going to be less and less in a position to lead with only it's native-born scientists/engineers.
Since no one plans to have any application that only uses one of these mini transistors, your bad attempt at making a point rather fails. The point is that with the transistors being even smaller you can pack a few magnitudes more of them into your application versus the bigger ones.
How about a break down of how much of that US research is by foreign scientists brought into the US. I'd be willing to bet you'll find it's a significant number. The very fact is that its' been reported all around that scientists and engineers are having to be imported in from other countries because the number of well educated "native" scientists/engineers has been declining.
Well then don't you think it would just be better that the update would just restart the relevant processes rather than making you completely reboot? That would make more sense to me...
Because in Linux you only need to reboot if you're messing around in the kernel. Everything else can be patched and then restarted. Why Windows needs to reboot for something that isn't kernel related is rather odd to me.
Did you even bother to even read the summary? The discovery isn't because they are surpassing some sort of high temperature for superconductors. It's because they've discovered NEW compounds that can be used as superconductors which can help scientists in improving the theoretical models behind how superconducting works.
If they had influenced him during the evidence to tamper with evidence in order to bring about a wrongful conviction this would be just as much a conflict of interest as in the case being discussed. Sorry, just cause you try to use child molestation to make an emotional point it doesn't work on me. If there is any impropriety in the investigation the work of that officer should be thrown out.
So you think it's proper that during an investigation that an officer is applying for jobs with one of the interested parties? That doesn't even remotely strike you as having any conflict of interest?
So cops are supposed to be having employment dialogs with interested parties of an investigation? Yeah, nothing seems out of the ordinary in that...
I guess I'm missing what's supposed to be so scandalous about this. I've seen plenty of government and financial institution websites do the same thing with blocking old versions of browsers or certain browsers they deem unsafe. Why is it that when Paypal does it that it's some big todo?