Yes, it's very good marketing. The point of AMD's dual core challenge (which everyone here seems to be missing) is that Intel has no dual core server processors with which to compete. In the server space AMD has dual core Opterons and Intel has...nothing. The only dual core Intel processor is Smithfield, which by their own admission was a slapped-together rush job that isn't good enough for the server space.
It's like pulling a Ferrari alongside a pedestrian and saying "let's race". One side doesn't have anything to race with.
I never understood why vegetarians won't eat eggs. (I understand why Vegans don't)
Vegetarians do eat eggs. My GF is a vegetarian, and she eats eggs (only free range tho) as well as dairy products. Foods that come from an animal but don't cause its death are fair game. A vegetarian is just someone who doesn't eat animals. A vegan is someone who doesn't eat animals or animal products (like eggs, milk, honey, etc.)
Problem is, they won't listen. Society tends to be fairly apathetic about this sort of thing.
Actually, I think TV is the one thing that average Americans do care about. You can take away their civil liberties, you can expand copyrights till the cows come home, but if you fuck with their TV they will rise up (off the couch) and destroy you.
No, gravity is a theory. Anything in science that explains why something happens is a theory, or a hypothesis. Simple descriptions of what happens are sometimes called laws. Laws aren't 'truer' than theories, they're simpler.
Here's a relevant snippet from the wikipedia entry for theory: Some scientific theories (such as the theory of gravity) are so widely accepted that they are often seen as laws. This, however, rests on a mistaken assumption of what theories and laws are. Theories and laws are not rungs in a ladder of truth, but different sets of data.
Noticed how many academic or professional "geographers", "cartographers" or "certified spatial analysts" are involved in any of these projects? Nada.
I'll bet you there were a fair number of these professionals involved in the creation of the services themselves. It's just like any other field - it's the professionals that create the technologies that enable the amateurs to play with them.
Oh, a few see the light but leave it to the true hackers to truly push the boundaries (no pun intended) of the art.
I'm a geographer, a cartographer, and a GIS developer. I can tell you that none of the apps mentioned by you or anyone else here are new ideas, technologically speaking. They've all been done before, many times over. The difference is that they are now being done by hobbyists and are being opened to the public. This is fantastic, and I'm really excited about it. But it is in no way pushing the boundaries of the art.
What about someone who's on the fence about wanting one, and would like to walk into a store and actually lay their hands on the physical unit as part of making up their mind.
Yes, that's a very good point. Too bad the grandparent poster didn't make it.
What he seemed to be saying (to me anyway) was that he had already made up his mind. He wanted it, but refused to buy it unless it was sold by a big box retailer in his area. That's what didn't make any sense to me.
Nice attitude, flameboy. What are you, 12 years old?
Like you, my point had nothing to do with price. Not sure why you think it did - I'll just chalk it up to the underdeveloped reading comprehension skills inherent to children.
My point was that it's the actual product that matters, not who sold it to you. So if you want something just go ahead and buy it and stfu already about where it came from.
I'd love to try one out, but they're never available in retail outlets like Circuit City or Masters Electronics...As long as I have to order them online, I won't buy them.
I'm sorry; maybe it's me. But I just can't figure out what is insightful about this statement.
If you want this keyboard, and you can afford it, then buy it. Why does it matter if a particular retailer sells it or doesn't?
This runs so counter to the concept of using eminent domain for the public good that I could scream.
It's even worse than that. The Constitution says private land can be taken for public use. It doesn't say anything about taking land for public interest or for public benefit, or for public good, only for public use. Taking land from one private owner and giving it to another may provide a public benefit of higher tax revenue, but it is definitely not a public use of the land. I can't believe the friggin Supreme Court of the United Fucking States can't even read the Constitution correctly. fucking fucktards.
Kodak is slowly but surely going out of business. They underestimated the speed of adoption of digital photography and now it's too late for them to catch up. Their stock is stagnant, revenues are shrinking every year, they post losses quarter after quarter, they've even been dropped from the Dow Industrial Average after being on it for 75 years.
They are the 21st century's first buggy whip maker.
Actually, most Americans want an intact Constitution.
Actually, all that most Americans want is a big screen TV and a PicnicPak bag of Doritos. As long as the government doesn't take their cable away they don't give a rat's ass what it does.
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Yes, it's very good marketing. The point of AMD's dual core challenge (which everyone here seems to be missing) is that Intel has no dual core server processors with which to compete. In the server space AMD has dual core Opterons and Intel has...nothing. The only dual core Intel processor is Smithfield, which by their own admission was a slapped-together rush job that isn't good enough for the server space.
It's like pulling a Ferrari alongside a pedestrian and saying "let's race". One side doesn't have anything to race with.
Hyperthreading is out.
Vegetarians do eat eggs. My GF is a vegetarian, and she eats eggs (only free range tho) as well as dairy products. Foods that come from an animal but don't cause its death are fair game. A vegetarian is just someone who doesn't eat animals. A vegan is someone who doesn't eat animals or animal products (like eggs, milk, honey, etc.)
Wow, it must be embarrasing to have a joke fly so far over your head you couldn't hit it with a 10 foot pole.
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That we really kick ass at designing games.
If you don't hire me to reprogram your VCR, the terrorists have already won!
So...you've got something against appliances?
If you like to watch television programming ("I like to watch sports") then why are you against owning a television?
It's almost like they want us to download the torrent instead of tuning it to watch.
Actually, I think TV is the one thing that average Americans do care about. You can take away their civil liberties, you can expand copyrights till the cows come home, but if you fuck with their TV they will rise up (off the couch) and destroy you.
The boobie-patrol types come from here. As an urban dweller you may not have encountered any in person, but they're out there.
No, gravity is a theory. Anything in science that explains why something happens is a theory, or a hypothesis. Simple descriptions of what happens are sometimes called laws. Laws aren't 'truer' than theories, they're simpler.
Here's a relevant snippet from the wikipedia entry for theory:
Some scientific theories (such as the theory of gravity) are so widely accepted that they are often seen as laws. This, however, rests on a mistaken assumption of what theories and laws are. Theories and laws are not rungs in a ladder of truth, but different sets of data.
I'll bet you there were a fair number of these professionals involved in the creation of the services themselves. It's just like any other field - it's the professionals that create the technologies that enable the amateurs to play with them.
Oh, a few see the light but leave it to the true hackers to truly push the boundaries (no pun intended) of the art.
I'm a geographer, a cartographer, and a GIS developer. I can tell you that none of the apps mentioned by you or anyone else here are new ideas, technologically speaking. They've all been done before, many times over. The difference is that they are now being done by hobbyists and are being opened to the public. This is fantastic, and I'm really excited about it. But it is in no way pushing the boundaries of the art.
I dunno about that...it looks just like ArcGlobe to me. Except for the 'free' part of course.
So are you as bummed as me that you didn't realize Google was hiring GISers? :)
That's how you can tell these zombie scientists are liberals. Republican scientists would have tackled taxes first.
Yes, that's a very good point. Too bad the grandparent poster didn't make it.
What he seemed to be saying (to me anyway) was that he had already made up his mind. He wanted it, but refused to buy it unless it was sold by a big box retailer in his area. That's what didn't make any sense to me.
Like you, my point had nothing to do with price. Not sure why you think it did - I'll just chalk it up to the underdeveloped reading comprehension skills inherent to children.
My point was that it's the actual product that matters, not who sold it to you. So if you want something just go ahead and buy it and stfu already about where it came from.
I'm sorry; maybe it's me. But I just can't figure out what is insightful about this statement.
If you want this keyboard, and you can afford it, then buy it. Why does it matter if a particular retailer sells it or doesn't?
It's even worse than that. The Constitution says private land can be taken for public use. It doesn't say anything about taking land for public interest or for public benefit, or for public good, only for public use. Taking land from one private owner and giving it to another may provide a public benefit of higher tax revenue, but it is definitely not a public use of the land. I can't believe the friggin Supreme Court of the United Fucking States can't even read the Constitution correctly. fucking fucktards.
We need a Paypal competitor. Paypal needs a competitor like it needs a hole in the head.
You'd better, as it's a job requirement for astronauts. :)
Kodak is slowly but surely going out of business. They underestimated the speed of adoption of digital photography and now it's too late for them to catch up. Their stock is stagnant, revenues are shrinking every year, they post losses quarter after quarter, they've even been dropped from the Dow Industrial Average after being on it for 75 years.
They are the 21st century's first buggy whip maker.
Actually, all that most Americans want is a big screen TV and a PicnicPak bag of Doritos. As long as the government doesn't take their cable away they don't give a rat's ass what it does.
Your just being silly now.