Aye, as I said it is voidable by the minor party at any time. There are certain restrictions that come up in case, such as a minor who becomes an adult and still acknowledges the terms of the agreement.
I wasn't clear when I said "it wasn't binding", I meant to say "it wasn't unilaterally binding" - which seems to be a silly agreement for the bound party to enter in to.
At least in Texas, it means you have a right to void the contract, unless it is for "essentials" (such as an apartment lease). So yes, it is not a binding agreement.
Aye, we've had several marathon Halo games (12+ hour sessions) without any problems. At least one of these sessions has started with a warmed machine (i.e. been left on overnight - oops).
I an only speculate on what is causing demos to overheat. The documentation has three or four paragraphs on picking a nice, cool spot for the box - including tips on not placing it near a stove or radiator. Keep away from volcanos, I suppose.
Anyway, this seems like so much FUD from my highly scientific sample of exactly one abused unit.
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Really? Please educate me on this. I found six places online that sold it for $399. My two local mac dealers also offer it for $399.
At this date, I can now found one that sells it for $394 which is not much of a significant deviation. Honestly, can you provide other numbers?
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It's typically considered bad form to put quotes around something and edit the content to suit your needs. 'costs half as much' should read 'costs roughly half as much'.
I'm sorry that you're used to dealing with a closed shop and a one price fits all mentality. A two second web search should net you a cost of around $219, contrasted to Apple's price of $399. I would, indeed, call that 'roughly half as much'. Feel free to nitpick.
Of course, I'd dispute your math on battery life which computes the 8hr battery of the Archos to be half as much as the 10hr life of the IPod, so we can all nitpick. Spot on with the weight, though - no answer there.
As to speed, it's an MP3 player - you'll find they play songs at roughly the same speed. The transfer speed is not an issue to me, I'll admit - my compliation of songs grows slowly, and I'll rarely do the large transfer that would require a fast inteface.
So, yes, I don't value those strengths to feel that the iPod is anything more than a trivial upgrade to existing technology.
But, hey, you're right. It's shiny.
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it just amounts to more people shouting out "here's something you can only do on a Mac."
This would hold so much more wieght if essentially the same product wasn't available from the wintel crowd... I've had one of these for a year now. Granted, it lacks firewire, but the size is about the same and the capacity is quite a bit more. Current versions are 20g. Did I mention it costs roughly half as much?
Honestly, I'm not sure what the big event is here...
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Here's a government estimate for 1999. I don't think a significant portion of the 2K census has been released yet.
http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/state/r ank/black.txt
3.5% for the state, or 36th out of 51 "states"... Probably higher for urban Seattle.
I don't think these are the relevant numbers , though. I'm quite sure MS is one of those companies that isn't drafting from the local pool in great numbers. A more relevenat stat would be the percentage of blacks in the I/T industy as a whole.
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You have just cured my ignorance and solved my top "minor annoyance" with Execel. Many thanks for the tip.
FYI: There has been at least one jet (707 cargo) ending up in water still intact that I can think of off the top of my head
Bah. 707. Here's an accounting of a 747 landing completely intact in the water. Jack Lemmon would never lie.
Aye, as I said it is voidable by the minor party at any time. There are certain restrictions that come up in case, such as a minor who becomes an adult and still acknowledges the terms of the agreement.
I wasn't clear when I said "it wasn't binding", I meant to say "it wasn't unilaterally binding" - which seems to be a silly agreement for the bound party to enter in to.
At least in Texas, it means you have a right to void the contract, unless it is for "essentials" (such as an apartment lease). So yes, it is not a binding agreement.
And hope like hell that the onsetting blizzard mentioned in the article is just a brandy-induced hallucination?
Aye, we've had several marathon Halo games (12+ hour sessions) without any problems. At least one of these sessions has started with a warmed machine (i.e. been left on overnight - oops).
I an only speculate on what is causing demos to overheat. The documentation has three or four paragraphs on picking a nice, cool spot for the box - including tips on not placing it near a stove or radiator. Keep away from volcanos, I suppose.
Anyway, this seems like so much FUD from my highly scientific sample of exactly one abused unit.
Really? Please educate me on this. I found six places online that sold it for $399. My two local mac dealers also offer it for $399.
At this date, I can now found one that sells it for $394 which is not much of a significant deviation. Honestly, can you provide other numbers?
It's typically considered bad form to put quotes around something and edit the content to suit your needs. 'costs half as much' should read 'costs roughly half as much'.
I'm sorry that you're used to dealing with a closed shop and a one price fits all mentality. A two second web search should net you a cost of around $219, contrasted to Apple's price of $399. I would, indeed, call that 'roughly half as much'. Feel free to nitpick.
Of course, I'd dispute your math on battery life which computes the 8hr battery of the Archos to be half as much as the 10hr life of the IPod, so we can all nitpick. Spot on with the weight, though - no answer there.
As to speed, it's an MP3 player - you'll find they play songs at roughly the same speed. The transfer speed is not an issue to me, I'll admit - my compliation of songs grows slowly, and I'll rarely do the large transfer that would require a fast inteface.
So, yes, I don't value those strengths to feel that the iPod is anything more than a trivial upgrade to existing technology.
But, hey, you're right. It's shiny.
it just amounts to more people shouting out "here's something you can only do on a Mac."
This would hold so much more wieght if essentially the same product wasn't available from the wintel crowd... I've had one of these for a year now. Granted, it lacks firewire, but the size is about the same and the capacity is quite a bit more. Current versions are 20g. Did I mention it costs roughly half as much?
Honestly, I'm not sure what the big event is here...
Here's a government estimate for 1999. I don't think a significant portion of the 2K census has been released yet. http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/state/r ank/black.txt
3.5% for the state, or 36th out of 51 "states"... Probably higher for urban Seattle.
I don't think these are the relevant numbers , though. I'm quite sure MS is one of those companies that isn't drafting from the local pool in great numbers. A more relevenat stat would be the percentage of blacks in the I/T industy as a whole.