Who says you can't? One facet of the American way of life is...if they didn't see you do it, good or bad you didn't do it. Then again, that brings us back to Lori's way of thinking. She figured she could get away with harassing a minor on the internet to the point that the kid killed herself. Someone caught her, she got in trouble.
I guess I'm one of those 18%. Lets start fresh here: I do have âoeweirdâ eyes and a âoedifferentâ brain. I can see florescent lights strobe and I suffer from functional dyslexia.
I can't see any real difference between a DvD on my SD or a Blue Ray on my LCD (it says right there on the bottom: HD). There is some. The images are a little more sharp in HD, but its nothing that makes me want toâgouge my eyes outâ. Its a very small difference in clarity and sharpness; colors are a little brighter, but that can be attributed to higher brightness settings on the LCD I guess.
But its not just my equipment at home. At school, at the mall; everywhere you look these days someone is comparing the two (oft on the chance that they might sell you on another HD product).
Frankly, I chalk up a lot of the HD craze to a case of the emperor's new clothes. Its new, its fashionable, and its expensive. So many people have spent so much money on the technology that it must be incredibly superior to SD. Its the same as FPS rates. Once you reach a certain level, the human brain stops registering the improvements. Others argue âoeNo! I must have 1000 FPS or I will go blind!â After I get into the mid-50s to 60s, its all the same to me.
So maybe there is a reason. Maybe I'm one of those 18% that just don't register the level of clarity that other people do. I'd prefer to think that than to believe that 82% of the population has been sold a pair of imaginary underwear.
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8.5 of the full list of changes has several upgrades for audio drivers, including a list for hda capable motherboards. This might have solved the problem. Or it might not.The Linux theory is a proven system, but yes, it does not guarantee that every hole is plugged. Its a human system, not a perfect system.
Every time I hear about the financial crisis I think of the CarMax commercial. Don't know if you've seen it but there's a guy sitting behind a desk, not even looking as his little rubber stamp thumps down rhythmically to his mellow voice mumbling "approved, approved, approved, approved" as one loan application after another whisks by.
The problem is less to do with the few "rich pricks" that might take a short walk out their 20 story window when the market implodes. I agree that the credit institution is passed the point of "out of control"; that they have inflated house prices to the point where no one can afford the American dream if they don't sell their soul--well, lease--to creditors. This country lives on credit nowadays.
It seems like the vast majority of our population has forgotten how to save. Instant gratification; its the next big killer behind obesity and smoking.
Which makes it all that much more unfortunate that I, you, and a lot of taxpayers are going to end up paying for someone else's house because they could and were encouraged to borrow beyond their means. Those are the idiots tax payers will be bailing out in the long run.
Now...is the answer going to be found by a bunch of professional politicians who wouldn't know a payroll from a pig in a poke? No. Let me be clear: H-E-double-hockey-sticks NO. But an election year has a tendency to get the wrong spoons stirring the soup.
Those loans should have defaulted. No one living in a doublewide trailer needs a H2. When they reach that point where they just can't pay anymore, then...they should lose that H2 or (if they really want it that bad) live in it.
But nobody really wants to hear that kind of talk.
This just further proves that XP is still a completely viable OS.
The biggest threat to Windows dominance is Vista too, imho. They tried to shove the OS down the throats of the consumer. Both choked. the only people I ever see endorsing Vista are hardcore fans or gurus. Everyone else I speak too says its still buggy, still overuses resources, and still--frankly, and from every face to face source I have met and discussed--blows.
It'll go the way of ME: not with a bang, not with a whisper, but with a curious expression on people's faces when you mention it followed by the question "Vista? What's that?"
Whether or not its replaced by a Windows OS is entirely up to them.
I actually liked Linspire. The idea was simple and could have been very profitable: a Linux based OS that was professionally supported. You pay for patches and updates and know it retains support because, well, you pay for it.
It didn't work out that way, but the theory was sound.
Sorry to see its gone so very very bad.
I want an Operating System to do one thing very well: I want it to OPERATE MY SYSTEM! I do not want 50 applications bouncing against each other like rubber balls from my RAM to my processor as it tries to figure what "I" want to open my mp3 file with.
This could be the first step back toward a Windows OS that actually did what you paid for it to do...instead of trying to do half a dozen things you don't want it to.
and do the same for any other DRM laden product, it'll teach the manufacturers quickly to stay away from DRM.
I rather doubt that boycotting EA will have the effect that some believe. Boycotting seems more like sticking your head in the sand in my opinion. It adds nothing to the discussion except to scream "I have nothing to add."
We seem to be a society that wants everything. But we want it at the cheapest price possible. And what could be cheaper than free?
Good DRM has a place. In theory, it prevents people who want what they shouldn't have from taking it. SecuROM, on the other hand, is malware. It is something the FTC should be ripping out of EA's hands so they have to use responsible DRMs.
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Who says you can't? One facet of the American way of life is...if they didn't see you do it, good or bad you didn't do it. Then again, that brings us back to Lori's way of thinking. She figured she could get away with harassing a minor on the internet to the point that the kid killed herself. Someone caught her, she got in trouble.
I guess I'm one of those 18%. Lets start fresh here: I do have âoeweirdâ eyes and a âoedifferentâ brain. I can see florescent lights strobe and I suffer from functional dyslexia. I can't see any real difference between a DvD on my SD or a Blue Ray on my LCD (it says right there on the bottom: HD). There is some. The images are a little more sharp in HD, but its nothing that makes me want toâgouge my eyes outâ. Its a very small difference in clarity and sharpness; colors are a little brighter, but that can be attributed to higher brightness settings on the LCD I guess. But its not just my equipment at home. At school, at the mall; everywhere you look these days someone is comparing the two (oft on the chance that they might sell you on another HD product). Frankly, I chalk up a lot of the HD craze to a case of the emperor's new clothes. Its new, its fashionable, and its expensive. So many people have spent so much money on the technology that it must be incredibly superior to SD. Its the same as FPS rates. Once you reach a certain level, the human brain stops registering the improvements. Others argue âoeNo! I must have 1000 FPS or I will go blind!â After I get into the mid-50s to 60s, its all the same to me. So maybe there is a reason. Maybe I'm one of those 18% that just don't register the level of clarity that other people do. I'd prefer to think that than to believe that 82% of the population has been sold a pair of imaginary underwear.
8.5 of the full list of changes has several upgrades for audio drivers, including a list for hda capable motherboards. This might have solved the problem. Or it might not.The Linux theory is a proven system, but yes, it does not guarantee that every hole is plugged. Its a human system, not a perfect system.
Every time I hear about the financial crisis I think of the CarMax commercial. Don't know if you've seen it but there's a guy sitting behind a desk, not even looking as his little rubber stamp thumps down rhythmically to his mellow voice mumbling "approved, approved, approved, approved" as one loan application after another whisks by. The problem is less to do with the few "rich pricks" that might take a short walk out their 20 story window when the market implodes. I agree that the credit institution is passed the point of "out of control"; that they have inflated house prices to the point where no one can afford the American dream if they don't sell their soul--well, lease--to creditors. This country lives on credit nowadays. It seems like the vast majority of our population has forgotten how to save. Instant gratification; its the next big killer behind obesity and smoking. Which makes it all that much more unfortunate that I, you, and a lot of taxpayers are going to end up paying for someone else's house because they could and were encouraged to borrow beyond their means. Those are the idiots tax payers will be bailing out in the long run. Now...is the answer going to be found by a bunch of professional politicians who wouldn't know a payroll from a pig in a poke? No. Let me be clear: H-E-double-hockey-sticks NO. But an election year has a tendency to get the wrong spoons stirring the soup. Those loans should have defaulted. No one living in a doublewide trailer needs a H2. When they reach that point where they just can't pay anymore, then...they should lose that H2 or (if they really want it that bad) live in it. But nobody really wants to hear that kind of talk.
Only hundreds? Considering the level of power we've given our intelligence community since 9/11 I think that shows inhuman restraint...
This just further proves that XP is still a completely viable OS. The biggest threat to Windows dominance is Vista too, imho. They tried to shove the OS down the throats of the consumer. Both choked. the only people I ever see endorsing Vista are hardcore fans or gurus. Everyone else I speak too says its still buggy, still overuses resources, and still--frankly, and from every face to face source I have met and discussed--blows. It'll go the way of ME: not with a bang, not with a whisper, but with a curious expression on people's faces when you mention it followed by the question "Vista? What's that?" Whether or not its replaced by a Windows OS is entirely up to them.
I actually liked Linspire. The idea was simple and could have been very profitable: a Linux based OS that was professionally supported. You pay for patches and updates and know it retains support because, well, you pay for it. It didn't work out that way, but the theory was sound. Sorry to see its gone so very very bad.
Well its nice to know they're going to monitor something.
I want an Operating System to do one thing very well: I want it to OPERATE MY SYSTEM! I do not want 50 applications bouncing against each other like rubber balls from my RAM to my processor as it tries to figure what "I" want to open my mp3 file with. This could be the first step back toward a Windows OS that actually did what you paid for it to do...instead of trying to do half a dozen things you don't want it to.
and do the same for any other DRM laden product, it'll teach the manufacturers quickly to stay away from DRM.
I rather doubt that boycotting EA will have the effect that some believe. Boycotting seems more like sticking your head in the sand in my opinion. It adds nothing to the discussion except to scream "I have nothing to add." We seem to be a society that wants everything. But we want it at the cheapest price possible. And what could be cheaper than free? Good DRM has a place. In theory, it prevents people who want what they shouldn't have from taking it. SecuROM, on the other hand, is malware. It is something the FTC should be ripping out of EA's hands so they have to use responsible DRMs.