- She probably wouldn't know that Firefox can handle all of her browsing needs even where another OS is specified (under most circumstances)
Under most circumstances is correct. I had a math class in college that had online homework. Unfortunately the site would refuse to work with anything other than internet explorer on microsoft windows. Even installing the plug-ins for firefox that made it emulate internet explorer wouldn't fool the site.
Its also in the best interest of insurance companies to raise rates. They would happily have dangerous intersections with speed cameras if it meant that every infraction meant they could raise your insurance rates.
Being able to put DRAM on the same die as a CPU would change the equation a little bit. Even if it didn't find its way into workstation grade CPUs, it would probably be useful for system on a chip applications / ASICs / FPGAs.
Good news!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDRAM
"eDRAM stands for "embedded DRAM", a capacitor-based dynamic random access memory usually integrated on the same die or in the same package as the main ASIC or processor, as opposed to external DRAM modules and transistor-based SRAM typically used for caches."
He's talking about the original Mini and Beetle from decades ago. Both were priced quite competitively IIRC, unlike their modern counterparts which do require you to pay extra for that cute factor.
If it was only the look of the Miata that counted then it wouldn't have been such a success.
It's also about how it feels to drive and how well the design of the driver's area is done.
While those things matter to car people, a large portion of the driving public are more interested in the way other people see them in their car than they are in how nice the car is to drive. Don't believe me? Look at the sales figures for V6 Mustangs, a car without a single redeeming quality from a practical point of view that still manages to attract a substantial number of buyers.
When it comes to choosing between form and function the majority of the human race is not nearly so unemotional as the Slashdot reading audience.
Why is AIDS bad? Can anyone make this argument? Cast aside the argument that it will kill you because that argument will be nullified if technology and such improve enormously. Also cast aside the argument that it will be expensive to treat, because what if we make medication incredibly cheap? Also cast aside the immune problems occurring, because what if they get treatment so refined that a random illness is a one in a million occurance. In such a way that the system works exactly as proposed, with no drawbacks (concerning death, diseases, etc.) whatsoever.
I'm not saying we should give everyone AIDS. I want someone to make a good argument.
"start up in the morning with completely dead batteries"
Are we to presume that the Volt will come standard with a kick starter or is it going to be possible to roll it forward and dump the clutch?
What about using it as a smell amplifier? Just imagine being able to smell things 1000x stronger than they actually are! Ok on second thought that might not be such a good idea.
"AIDS's deadliness is one indication of its youth. New diseases which aren't adapted well to their hosts yet often run rampant and kill them off quickly until milder strains (and more resistant hosts) allow for epidemics to linger in the population without killing off all available hosts."
So how many more centuries until AIDS naturally becomes as benign as say herpes?
"to develop a portable microfluidic device that can identify various smells, including diseases with unique odors, such as diabetes and cancers."
Given who has money right now I'd say "to develop a portable microfluidic device that can identify various smells, including drugs with unique odors, such as marijuana" is more likely what we'll see first.
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- She probably wouldn't know that Firefox can handle all of her browsing needs even where another OS is specified (under most circumstances)
Under most circumstances is correct. I had a math class in college that had online homework. Unfortunately the site would refuse to work with anything other than internet explorer on microsoft windows. Even installing the plug-ins for firefox that made it emulate internet explorer wouldn't fool the site.
Its also in the best interest of insurance companies to raise rates. They would happily have dangerous intersections with speed cameras if it meant that every infraction meant they could raise your insurance rates.
(yes, lawyers are humans, too)
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Being able to put DRAM on the same die as a CPU would change the equation a little bit. Even if it didn't find its way into workstation grade CPUs, it would probably be useful for system on a chip applications / ASICs / FPGAs.
Good news! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDRAM "eDRAM stands for "embedded DRAM", a capacitor-based dynamic random access memory usually integrated on the same die or in the same package as the main ASIC or processor, as opposed to external DRAM modules and transistor-based SRAM typically used for caches."
He's talking about the original Mini and Beetle from decades ago. Both were priced quite competitively IIRC, unlike their modern counterparts which do require you to pay extra for that cute factor.
Ummm, so couldn't someone who makes a cheaper car put a little bit more effort into how the car looks and make more money off it?
You mean like a Hyundai Tiburon? Or a Geo Storm?
A car's personality is more than it's looks.
If it was only the look of the Miata that counted then it wouldn't have been such a success.
It's also about how it feels to drive and how well the design of the driver's area is done.
While those things matter to car people, a large portion of the driving public are more interested in the way other people see them in their car than they are in how nice the car is to drive. Don't believe me? Look at the sales figures for V6 Mustangs, a car without a single redeeming quality from a practical point of view that still manages to attract a substantial number of buyers. When it comes to choosing between form and function the majority of the human race is not nearly so unemotional as the Slashdot reading audience.
Further studies show that people ascribing animalistic qualities to inanimate objects are idiots!
Even further studies show that the vast majority of the human population are idiots, making the original study's data highly valuable to automakers.
Most of them have been atheists AFAIK. Oh wait you mean OPENLY atheist? Yeah the United States won't be around long enough to ever see that happen.
Why is AIDS bad? Can anyone make this argument? Cast aside the argument that it will kill you because that argument will be nullified if technology and such improve enormously. Also cast aside the argument that it will be expensive to treat, because what if we make medication incredibly cheap? Also cast aside the immune problems occurring, because what if they get treatment so refined that a random illness is a one in a million occurance. In such a way that the system works exactly as proposed, with no drawbacks (concerning death, diseases, etc.) whatsoever. I'm not saying we should give everyone AIDS. I want someone to make a good argument.
which by themselves are no more complex in structure, and no more intelligent or self-aware, than primitive unicellular organisms.
To be fair "primitive unicellular organisms" often do show remarkably complex behavior.
"start up in the morning with completely dead batteries" Are we to presume that the Volt will come standard with a kick starter or is it going to be possible to roll it forward and dump the clutch?
What about using it as a smell amplifier? Just imagine being able to smell things 1000x stronger than they actually are! Ok on second thought that might not be such a good idea.
"AIDS's deadliness is one indication of its youth. New diseases which aren't adapted well to their hosts yet often run rampant and kill them off quickly until milder strains (and more resistant hosts) allow for epidemics to linger in the population without killing off all available hosts." So how many more centuries until AIDS naturally becomes as benign as say herpes?
Beat you to it...
"to develop a portable microfluidic device that can identify various smells, including diseases with unique odors, such as diabetes and cancers." Given who has money right now I'd say "to develop a portable microfluidic device that can identify various smells, including drugs with unique odors, such as marijuana" is more likely what we'll see first.