Y'know, I thought Apple had shown me true courage when they pushed headphones into the future for no good reason. HP showed me I didn't know what true courage was. I'm so impressed that they allowed customers to save some dough on third party ink cartridges like they were already doing on the printers they'd already purchased. They are so brave.
Perhaps when you have computers that can handle errors more gracefully than "PC LOAD LETTER" I might think about taking him seriously. But we've barely moved past that level at present.
No way! We're way beyond that! We now have advanced error handling. The error message is super friendly AND it has a cool frowny face!
:( Your computer ran into a problem, but I won't bother giving you any reason why. Just search for "SOME_ERROR" online and hope you don't get sucked into a spammy malware site.
I've never had an OEM key work for activation since XP *at all.* It did not work on the PC it was attached to. The only key that worked was the generic embedded on the OEM disc. Usually PCs use a certificate or key file in the SLIC table of the BIOS to validate Windows.
Yeah, the US bombed Japan, but uh... wtf on the rest of that. Providing their national defense is not an occupation and it isn't illegal. I also don't know what you're talking about with the corporation thing either. Japan can't afford to keep western CEOs because the pay is so low compared to the west (as in $300K for a large corporation). People like Carlos Chosn (Nissan) and Howard Stringer (Former Sony) are very rare. If you want to talk about foreign interests pushing the Japanese around, usually Japan is compared to a lapdog, not a string puppet, which as different connotations.
how can it be illegal and tresspassing to stand on private land belonging to another, yet legal and OK to be hovering an unspecified distance above the same piece of land?
Might I suggest you revisit the landmark case United States v. Aladdin?
That's depressing. I make more than that in flyover country and pay $800 a month for double that. While I can envy some aspects of the Bay Area lifestyle, it's not enough to sacrifice what I have. Anyway, more power to you if you like where you are, and there's something to be said for stability.
Whoa. Hey, this is important. They don't want to alienate the community with such a crucial decision. Your complaints about monolithic processes, hiding options in about:config, Chromification, DRM, WebRTC, and website push notifications will have to wait.
There is a stark contrast between Windows 10/Nadella-era Microsoft and Microsoft previously, though. Also, you say they have little control over the hardware, but when they break their own controller, that's pretty bad.
..that morning, Cook had stood in front of employees at Apple headquarters and held up the phone, which a staffer had hand-delivered from a store in Beijing to commemorate a notable occasion: Apple had sold its billionth iPhone.
Wait, did Tim Cook jack someone's iPhone just because it was the billionth? I can only imagine a scene similar to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
So, just because you don't like a device that costs less than five bucks to manufacture and requires no network connectivity, no TVs should have a remote? Yeah, it's annoying to have a million remotes. HDMI-CEC is helping some, and a Logitech Harmony can be a godsend. Having said that, the only way a manufacturer would likely implement something like that is with bluetooth or wifi. That'd make it pretty difficult to fully disable the smart functions. It's also nice to be able to limit access to change what's on the TV to what is physically present in the room. I take it you've never had someone prank you when you're watching something they don't like.
My 2014 Sony Bravia does the same thing. That's really is the one of the only issues I have with the set. Luckily, most of my devices are HDMI-CEC compliant, so they'll turn the TV on and swap inputs even before the smart functions have booted up.
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Hey, I was okay with viagra ads before targeted ads became a thing. If I see Viagra ads now that I'm tracked, I have to start worrying...
Yeah, I was curious how they were going to handle language dependent characters that occupy the same unicode space.
Yeah. I moved there from Kalamazoo, MI.
I know that's not Bigfoot. I saw him earlier today chillin' with Elvis at the Burger King.
Y'know, I thought Apple had shown me true courage when they pushed headphones into the future for no good reason. HP showed me I didn't know what true courage was. I'm so impressed that they allowed customers to save some dough on third party ink cartridges like they were already doing on the printers they'd already purchased. They are so brave.
Perhaps when you have computers that can handle errors more gracefully than "PC LOAD LETTER" I might think about taking him seriously. But we've barely moved past that level at present.
No way! We're way beyond that! We now have advanced error handling. The error message is super friendly AND it has a cool frowny face!
:( Your computer ran into a problem, but I won't bother giving you any reason why. Just search for "SOME_ERROR" online and hope you don't get sucked into a spammy malware site.
...hang out with the LUDDITES at the grocery store...
Hey, we found the app appers guy!
Hello darkness, my old friend. I've come to talk with you again...
I've never had an OEM key work for activation since XP *at all.* It did not work on the PC it was attached to. The only key that worked was the generic embedded on the OEM disc. Usually PCs use a certificate or key file in the SLIC table of the BIOS to validate Windows.
I'm not an LG owner, nor do I plan to be, but I did quite like that LG put a removable battery in their G5. It gives me hope.
Yeah, the US bombed Japan, but uh... wtf on the rest of that. Providing their national defense is not an occupation and it isn't illegal. I also don't know what you're talking about with the corporation thing either. Japan can't afford to keep western CEOs because the pay is so low compared to the west (as in $300K for a large corporation). People like Carlos Chosn (Nissan) and Howard Stringer (Former Sony) are very rare. If you want to talk about foreign interests pushing the Japanese around, usually Japan is compared to a lapdog, not a string puppet, which as different connotations.
how can it be illegal and tresspassing to stand on private land belonging to another, yet legal and OK to be hovering an unspecified distance above the same piece of land?
Might I suggest you revisit the landmark case United States v. Aladdin?
That's depressing. I make more than that in flyover country and pay $800 a month for double that. While I can envy some aspects of the Bay Area lifestyle, it's not enough to sacrifice what I have. Anyway, more power to you if you like where you are, and there's something to be said for stability.
Whoa. Hey, this is important. They don't want to alienate the community with such a crucial decision. Your complaints about monolithic processes, hiding options in about:config, Chromification, DRM, WebRTC, and website push notifications will have to wait.
There is a stark contrast between Windows 10/Nadella-era Microsoft and Microsoft previously, though. Also, you say they have little control over the hardware, but when they break their own controller, that's pretty bad.
I mean, there's just too many cars, too! I mean, you have to buy them, but there's a new one every year! What is this? Call of Duty!?
..that morning, Cook had stood in front of employees at Apple headquarters and held up the phone, which a staffer had hand-delivered from a store in Beijing to commemorate a notable occasion: Apple had sold its billionth iPhone.
Wait, did Tim Cook jack someone's iPhone just because it was the billionth? I can only imagine a scene similar to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
You're just like my parents! You'll never understand whitespace!
Schanley, the city’s asset manager, regularly conducts walkthroughs of the former GWIZ building.
Am I the only one who read this as Schannel? I thought maybe this guy was a huge fan of Microsoft crypto...
I already know which video you posted. "I'll pretty much buy any piece of crap they tell me to." I love that video.
So, just because you don't like a device that costs less than five bucks to manufacture and requires no network connectivity, no TVs should have a remote? Yeah, it's annoying to have a million remotes. HDMI-CEC is helping some, and a Logitech Harmony can be a godsend. Having said that, the only way a manufacturer would likely implement something like that is with bluetooth or wifi. That'd make it pretty difficult to fully disable the smart functions. It's also nice to be able to limit access to change what's on the TV to what is physically present in the room. I take it you've never had someone prank you when you're watching something they don't like.
My 2014 Sony Bravia does the same thing. That's really is the one of the only issues I have with the set. Luckily, most of my devices are HDMI-CEC compliant, so they'll turn the TV on and swap inputs even before the smart functions have booted up.
I think this first started with the Windows 8.1 update. I miss the service pack-style installation of previous releases.
Thus is a move to make sure Open Source software developers and individuals cannot produce Kernel mode drivers.
I don't know if that's the end-goal, but it's definitely going to cause problems for OpenVPN and Virtualbox.
A law firm could advertise, asking about those affected, and collect the claims together.
I can hear Robert Vaughn already. "Upgrade to Windows 10? Tell them you mean business!