I agree with this statement. But implicit in that statement is the requirement to pay for services rendered, if needed.
Personally I pay for my own health insurance, and I want to continue to do so. I do not need anyone telling me what kind of coverage I need. I'm an adult, and I can make that decision for myself. If it turns out that my current plan isn't qualifying under this new law, they can kiss my ass.
For the most part, true, however, in my personal experience, having dealt with numerous federal and state agencies, and several insurance companies as as a consumer, I'd rather deal with the insurance company than a federal agency any day of the week.
Here's what I know from personal experience in dealing with the VA, the SSA, and Medicare. I know that finding someone to talk to is extremely difficult. I know that if a claim is denied there is almost zero recourse in appealing. I DO NOT want to have to deal with a similar bureaucracy for my family's health care.
Only a complete idiot would simply drive through an intersection with an impaired signal without stopping and checking for traffic. The US needs higher standards for awarding Driver's Licenses
I'm not a huge Microsoft fan (just as I'm not a huge Adobe fan either) but the fact is that for all its flaws, Office is a superior product to Open Office, and can't even be compared with Google docs (with a straight face). I suppose if you are a casual user them OO is fine. But as a heavy user of Office, I tried to replace it with OO last year, and it just didn't do all the things I rely on Word and Excel to do for me, or at least not as easily, so I gave up on it. (BTW I'm running Office 2008 on a Mac) Likewise Photoshop and Gimp - I'd love not to have to pay Adobe hundreds of dollars for Photoshop, but Gimp doesn't even come close in terms of functionality and work flow, but again, like Office, I use Photoshop heavily and rely on it for my business.
I know that's probably a concept that's way over your head, but before you fuckheads start running your mouths, perhaps some basic understanding of electromagnetic radiation is in order? Or would that diffuse your sensationalistic cause?
Basically, that's how I look at it. Yes, they might ding your credit, but in my experience when purchasing a large ticket item like a car or a house, anything like a cell phone bill or a Dr's bill can generally be discounted as long as you mortgage, auto and credit card payments are current. I've had the finance guys at car dealers and banks tell me that they don't even look at utility bills or dr bills. tax liens, on the other hand...
yep. AT&T knew that they were going to sell millions of iPhones and constructed the iPhone data plan accordingly. As someone else mentioned above, tethering works in other markets...
The point is that Macs are what they are, and for what they are they are not (that) much more expensive.
Your argument holds true to almost any consumer item. I think when discussing the relative expense of systems the only really meaningful method is to compare like configured systems.
Using your argument I could point out that $700 notebook is too expensive because I can get a lower speced one for $399, or an Eee PC for $249.
I get really tired of this cliche. Are Macs more expensive? Yes. Are they hugely more expensive? Generally not, assuming you compare components and form factor. I've done the comparison many times, and I'm not going to spoon feed it to you, but it you configure a Lenovo or a Dell with the same specs and options, and the right version of Windows, then the Mac is 15% to 25% more.
Your assertion that
Mac users are so willing to spend that they will just go buy the proprietary solution
is demonstrably false, and can be easily verified via Google. If that were the case how do you explain solutions like handbreak, cyberduck, and many other shareware/open source solutions?
the only thing that might make sense in your post are things like Photoshop, Logic Pro and apps like that. There are no open source apps that come close to Photoshop, for example, and don't lay the Gimp on me. I've used it, and for what it is it's nice, but doesn't come close to matching Photoshop
Handbreak hasn't always relied on VLC. I'm sure they will come up with a solution is VLC dies. I just installed the nightly 64-bit build of VLC and it seems to work fine BTW.
Well, I don't have the 3G, but my 2G routinely lasts for over 2 days with regular phone usage, e-mail and some browsing, and it's 2 years old. Unless I play a lot of Doom or watch a movie. That significantly shortens the amount of time.
However, I agree. I'd prefer that the next iPhone be 2-3 mm thicker and that volume dedicated to a bigger battery.
That's true, and I hadn't really considered that aspect. I do find that switching between apps is a pain in the ass, especially the map app loads slowly. The camera on the 3Gs is decent. The camera on the original is very noisy and very slow. Not sure about the 3G. AT&T allows MMS all over, it's just one of those things I find fairly useless in light of the full e-mail client...
That's a glaring deficiency in all capacitance based touch screens. My solution is to wear a BT headset or the earbuds and keep the phone in my pocket. Clicking the headset answers the phone. Personally I've never been able to dial ANY cellphone while wearing gloves...
True. However, the device is perfectly capable of tethering - it's in the 3.0 iPhone code. I think you should look at the networks for this lacking feature. I think this have more to do with AT&T "protecting" their network than a flaw in the device.
The 3gs has voice commands for dialing and other things... I've never been able to get voice dialing functioning with more than 80% accuracy on any device, so it's a feature I've not looked for in a phone
Please detail these issues. I've been using one since 2007, and the ONLY issue I have is the lack of multitasking, which is a big issue, but really, that's it, and on the original iPhone, multitasking would have been painful based on the start up time for apps and the slowness with which some of the mexecute.
Most of the "issues" are missing features that apparently, most people don't care about. Like me. Here's a list of a few things that I, and apparently a lot of people, don't really care about:
more megapixels on a phone camera
a flash on a phone camera
MMS when you have e-mail
copy and paste. I've used it one time and i won't have a need for it until the next time someone e-mails me the password for a wireless network
I'm not suggesting that the phone shouldn't have had these features, and others, from day one, but when people say the iPhone has "glaringly bad" issues, that is generally from their narrow, technophile's perspective. I like the minimalism and simplicity of the iPhone. That and the fact it plays Doom.
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This is not a trifling matter. There are serious consequences to accepting the AGW theory.
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...I also have the right to have no health care
I agree with this statement. But implicit in that statement is the requirement to pay for services rendered, if needed.
Personally I pay for my own health insurance, and I want to continue to do so. I do not need anyone telling me what kind of coverage I need. I'm an adult, and I can make that decision for myself. If it turns out that my current plan isn't qualifying under this new law, they can kiss my ass.
For the most part, true, however, in my personal experience, having dealt with numerous federal and state agencies, and several insurance companies as as a consumer, I'd rather deal with the insurance company than a federal agency any day of the week.
everybody gets a basic 'level' of insurance
1) No. Everyone is FORCED to get a basic level of insurance, or pay extra taxes or fines or whatnot if they don't. It is also likely that many employers will need to change their existing plans to be compliant and will pass that cost to the employees. http://www.politico.com/livepulse/0909/Ensign_receives_handwritten_confirmation_.html
http://www.newsweek.com/id/227310
Here's what I know from personal experience in dealing with the VA, the SSA, and Medicare. I know that finding someone to talk to is extremely difficult. I know that if a claim is denied there is almost zero recourse in appealing. I DO NOT want to have to deal with a similar bureaucracy for my family's health care.
I thought it was for the Alphabet Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjNKyoRudOQ
or a not-visible light is a 4-way stop.
where drivers weren't sure whether to stop or go
Only a complete idiot would simply drive through an intersection with an impaired signal without stopping and checking for traffic. The US needs higher standards for awarding Driver's Licenses
I'm not a huge Microsoft fan (just as I'm not a huge Adobe fan either) but the fact is that for all its flaws, Office is a superior product to Open Office, and can't even be compared with Google docs (with a straight face). I suppose if you are a casual user them OO is fine. But as a heavy user of Office, I tried to replace it with OO last year, and it just didn't do all the things I rely on Word and Excel to do for me, or at least not as easily, so I gave up on it. (BTW I'm running Office 2008 on a Mac) Likewise Photoshop and Gimp - I'd love not to have to pay Adobe hundreds of dollars for Photoshop, but Gimp doesn't even come close in terms of functionality and work flow, but again, like Office, I use Photoshop heavily and rely on it for my business.
See? it's already affected my spelling...
No, thanks.
I already fell like I'm living inside "Idocracy" when I happen to see any given network news show.
All the nerds are playing with their new toys today...
non-ionozing radiation.
I know that's probably a concept that's way over your head, but before you fuckheads start running your mouths, perhaps some basic understanding of electromagnetic radiation is in order? Or would that diffuse your sensationalistic cause?
Stupid shits
But wait. I thought the problem was solely the responsibility of the US. Now I'm confused.
stuck with Unix"
Seems to me we're stuck with Windows
"The X server has to be the biggest program I've ever seen that doesn't do anything for you." -- Ken Thompson
I wonder if Ken has ever seen Vista?
Basically, that's how I look at it. Yes, they might ding your credit, but in my experience when purchasing a large ticket item like a car or a house, anything like a cell phone bill or a Dr's bill can generally be discounted as long as you mortgage, auto and credit card payments are current. I've had the finance guys at car dealers and banks tell me that they don't even look at utility bills or dr bills. tax liens, on the other hand...
yep. AT&T knew that they were going to sell millions of iPhones and constructed the iPhone data plan accordingly. As someone else mentioned above, tethering works in other markets...
The point is that Macs are what they are, and for what they are they are not (that) much more expensive.
Your argument holds true to almost any consumer item. I think when discussing the relative expense of systems the only really meaningful method is to compare like configured systems.
Using your argument I could point out that $700 notebook is too expensive because I can get a lower speced one for $399, or an Eee PC for $249.
http://tedalvinklaudt.com/
Macs are so expensive.
I get really tired of this cliche. Are Macs more expensive? Yes. Are they hugely more expensive? Generally not, assuming you compare components and form factor. I've done the comparison many times, and I'm not going to spoon feed it to you, but it you configure a Lenovo or a Dell with the same specs and options, and the right version of Windows, then the Mac is 15% to 25% more.
Your assertion that
Mac users are so willing to spend that they will just go buy the proprietary solution
is demonstrably false, and can be easily verified via Google. If that were the case how do you explain solutions like handbreak, cyberduck, and many other shareware/open source solutions?
the only thing that might make sense in your post are things like Photoshop, Logic Pro and apps like that. There are no open source apps that come close to Photoshop, for example, and don't lay the Gimp on me. I've used it, and for what it is it's nice, but doesn't come close to matching Photoshop
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Handbreak hasn't always relied on VLC. I'm sure they will come up with a solution is VLC dies. I just installed the nightly 64-bit build of VLC and it seems to work fine BTW.
Well, I don't have the 3G, but my 2G routinely lasts for over 2 days with regular phone usage, e-mail and some browsing, and it's 2 years old. Unless I play a lot of Doom or watch a movie. That significantly shortens the amount of time.
However, I agree. I'd prefer that the next iPhone be 2-3 mm thicker and that volume dedicated to a bigger battery.
That's true, and I hadn't really considered that aspect. I do find that switching between apps is a pain in the ass, especially the map app loads slowly. The camera on the 3Gs is decent. The camera on the original is very noisy and very slow. Not sure about the 3G. AT&T allows MMS all over, it's just one of those things I find fairly useless in light of the full e-mail client...
That's a glaring deficiency in all capacitance based touch screens. My solution is to wear a BT headset or the earbuds and keep the phone in my pocket. Clicking the headset answers the phone. Personally I've never been able to dial ANY cellphone while wearing gloves...
True. However, the device is perfectly capable of tethering - it's in the 3.0 iPhone code. I think you should look at the networks for this lacking feature. I think this have more to do with AT&T "protecting" their network than a flaw in the device. The 3gs has voice commands for dialing and other things... I've never been able to get voice dialing functioning with more than 80% accuracy on any device, so it's a feature I've not looked for in a phone
Please detail these issues. I've been using one since 2007, and the ONLY issue I have is the lack of multitasking, which is a big issue, but really, that's it, and on the original iPhone, multitasking would have been painful based on the start up time for apps and the slowness with which some of the mexecute.
Most of the "issues" are missing features that apparently, most people don't care about. Like me. Here's a list of a few things that I, and apparently a lot of people, don't really care about:
I'm not suggesting that the phone shouldn't have had these features, and others, from day one, but when people say the iPhone has "glaringly bad" issues, that is generally from their narrow, technophile's perspective. I like the minimalism and simplicity of the iPhone. That and the fact it plays Doom.
Ah, spoken like the clueless.
Really?
Answer this: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/ushcn/ts.ushcn_anom25_diffs_urb-raw_pg.gif
Answer this:
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2.6,2.6,2.6]*0.75 ; fudge factor
if n_elements(yrloc) ne n_elements(valadj) then message,'Oooops!'
---Some code removed here for brevity.
; Now normalise w.r.t. 1881-1960
mknormal,densadj,x,refperiod=[1881,1960],refmean=refmean,refsd=refsd
---Some code removed here for brevity.
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This is not a trifling matter. There are serious consequences to accepting the AGW theory.
I eagerly await your answers...