I just really want the Eee 901 with Ion, but no such luck...
The Eee 901 Linux was pretty much everything I want from a netbook, excepting the graphics chip. The 701's screen was too small for, for example, most flash video players.
You're a hell of a lot better off with 30 ping than 130 ping. The spy backstabs refuse to register half the time with 130 ping, Sniper is nearly useless without the Huntsman, and the rest of the classes benefit from low ping as well.
I should know, I'm almost always playing with 130+ ping, being Finnish playing mostly on servers in the United States.
The protection isn't against being fired for any reason at all. It's against being fired for no reason at all.
Checking the data reveals that the unemployment rates are very similar in Europe and the United States, actually.
And it offers protection against being ordered to commit illegal acts to keep your job - and offers people significantly more stability in their lives and in regards to unemployment.
It costs corporations a little more, but the tax difference between most European countries and the United States is significantly more significant.
Or in conclusion: Your defense for lack of laws preventing unreasonable dismissal, while superficially sound, fails on every level once the actual facts come into play.
I never was a dumbass - err, sorry, "made up my mind" - and instead used wired until the technology was good enough.
Now I'm using the MX Revolution, experience none of the problems you described whatsoever - it's rechargeable, so no batteries, and it lasts for three days straight.
Plus, it's working faster and more reliable than my (very high quality) wired mouse, 100% because there isn't a tangled cable jerking it around.
So, luddite, technology improves. Wireless isn't a curse word anymore. We're far beyond infrared.
I have the MX Revolution. Lasts 36 hours of nonstop use, an excellent scroll wheel, none of the usual lag / movement problems of normal wireless mice.
It does have it's problems though. The thumb wheel cannot be used for multiple-key shortcut combos, and the scrolling software bugs so badly you want one setting for all applications. And oh, if you have a cat, you'll want a can of pressurized air handy to clean the laser, otherwise the mouse will start moving erratically.
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And I want a pony.
You're not looking for a netbook. You're also not getting all of those features in the same system.
Except when you don't have a WiFi connection.
And I actually have used the VGA socket to connect my netbook to a projector.
I just really want the Eee 901 with Ion, but no such luck...
The Eee 901 Linux was pretty much everything I want from a netbook, excepting the graphics chip. The 701's screen was too small for, for example, most flash video players.
nVidia chip versus Intel chip?
What on earth are you doing on Slashdot if you don't know about the gigantic difference between the drivers?
Especially under Linux.
I get a regular contract *that doesn't actually tie me down*.
As a result I'm paying $150 a year for unlimited internet access. On my mobile. 3
Y'know, there are plentiful things you can download and share for free.
Ever heard of Creative Commons for example?
s/copyright/privacy/
RMS will be the drill that the Open Source movement will use to pierce the heavens.
So Indian people do a better job than white people for cheaper. Hmm. Who's the racist again?
Also, your concept of these hidden costs is way off. These "robots" are merely software - you don't necessarily need new hardware to run new software.
Looks like we got a bunch of conservatives modding tonight.
Calling him a troll just because he shoots your argument full of holes is plain stupid.
And moderation goes up and down on Slashdot. Maybe the later moderators saw him destroy your argument.
Photos cannot be improved incrementally? Have you never heard of Photoshop?
You're a hell of a lot better off with 30 ping than 130 ping. The spy backstabs refuse to register half the time with 130 ping, Sniper is nearly useless without the Huntsman, and the rest of the classes benefit from low ping as well.
I should know, I'm almost always playing with 130+ ping, being Finnish playing mostly on servers in the United States.
Except it works reasonably well in Europe.
The protection isn't against being fired for any reason at all. It's against being fired for no reason at all.
Checking the data reveals that the unemployment rates are very similar in Europe and the United States, actually.
And it offers protection against being ordered to commit illegal acts to keep your job - and offers people significantly more stability in their lives and in regards to unemployment.
It costs corporations a little more, but the tax difference between most European countries and the United States is significantly more significant.
Or in conclusion: Your defense for lack of laws preventing unreasonable dismissal, while superficially sound, fails on every level once the actual facts come into play.
Amusingly enough, that's perfectly the argument a Microsoft shill would make to try to cover his tracks.
It frankly looks like unless you agree to stand by abuse by other admins you won't last long as a Wikipedia admin.
It's a cesspool.
So violent crime is meaningless compared to not liking someone?
I move that you are utterly bonkers. A supporter of thought crime, even.
A really fat one, yeah. My weight showed a rather marked increase after I couldn't walk properly anymore.
You're addicted to water.
And I really am a cripple, so yeah, he's an insensitive clod.
Last for three days straight of very hard use without needing the recharging cradle, that is.
I place it in it's recharging cradle every night - and missing one or two isn't a problem.
I never was a dumbass - err, sorry, "made up my mind" - and instead used wired until the technology was good enough.
Now I'm using the MX Revolution, experience none of the problems you described whatsoever - it's rechargeable, so no batteries, and it lasts for three days straight.
Plus, it's working faster and more reliable than my (very high quality) wired mouse, 100% because there isn't a tangled cable jerking it around.
So, luddite, technology improves. Wireless isn't a curse word anymore. We're far beyond infrared.
I have the MX Revolution. Lasts 36 hours of nonstop use, an excellent scroll wheel, none of the usual lag / movement problems of normal wireless mice.
It does have it's problems though. The thumb wheel cannot be used for multiple-key shortcut combos, and the scrolling software bugs so badly you want one setting for all applications. And oh, if you have a cat, you'll want a can of pressurized air handy to clean the laser, otherwise the mouse will start moving erratically.
They DID fix it.
This is when Professor Asshole ragequit complaining about how it isn't fun anymore.
Hidden sentries, teleporting to enemy spawn, joining unassigned team, cloaktaunting, getting stuck in doors...
TF2 has had plentiful ways to exploit and grief, only thing saving it is Valve being ever vigilant about exploits like that.