According to episode 3 of Futurama's current season Attack of the Killer App, they do all these things because the eyePhone is actually a mind control device.:)
Trust me. Moderating an online forum is EXACTLY reading every single stupid thing your customers post. "Oh someone started a topic about religion? I guess I can cancel my other plans since my 5 hours will be spent in their reading everything that anyone posts to keep the flames down."
You should have chosen a forum more aligned with your interests! Then it's a great job.
Now -- if Apple had been selling the iPhone 4G for four years and ignoring the fact that a statistically large number of them were suddenly dying of a known bad issue, then intentionally shipping out 'repaired' iPhones with -more- bad parts in them, then I'd agree.
But until they make a quantum leap in disk capacity (like 100 TB), I'll always been on the verge of being overwhelmed by pr0n accumulation (mostly video).
Your quote is misleading... here's a better one from your second link:
System X is a supercomputer assembled by Virginia Tech faculty members, staff, and students in the summer of 2003, comprising 1,100 Apple PowerMac G5 computers. System X is currently running at 12.25 Teraflops, (20.24 peak), and was last ranked #47 (November, 2006) in the TOP500 list of the world's most powerful supercomputers. At that time, it was still the most powerful system categorized by TOP500 as "self made" at any university.
Considering how loudly we broadcast to the universe, we probably create a much bigger foot print in the RF than a planet our size should.
That's true, but all the radio radiation coming from all the transmitters on Earth put together is still much weaker than the naturally occurring radio waves emitted by Jupiter.
I'm pretty confident our signals are lost in the noise.
The problem is these add-ons (they are not plugins) aren't installed with user privileges, but admin privileges. How would you have Mozilla fix this? By magically circumventing the permissions system in Windows?
Perhaps MS hopes that people will place the blame on Mozilla as you have done.
I agree. I think it's no coincidence that real content blocking isn't available in Chrome. The speed advantage of the browser itself is more than negated by the slowness induced by ads that can't be blocked, so it simply cannot replace FF or Opera on my computer.
In your pedantry, you miss the forest for the trees. I'm sure you understand the physics of repeatedly starting and stopping a car use way more energy than allow it to continue at a steady pace.
Having engines that shut off is good, but it's a bit like putting a band-aid on a bullet wound.
BMW makes cars, which are not "green" by any standard.
The MPG of even the most efficient vehicle is at zero when it is stopped by a red light. Vehicle manufactures are expected to do all this work to improve gasoline efficiency, but it is put to waste by inefficiency in traffic light patterns. If we are really serious about better MPG in passenger vehicles, than cities will have to do their part, rather than simply passing the blame on to car makers.
I can also guess with some confidence that the current BMW 335d is more efficient than whatever you happen to be driving. It offers a very compelling blend of performance and efficiency.
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Mod me down, too. I hate Apple and I think Steve Jobs is a jackass. :)
According to episode 3 of Futurama's current season Attack of the Killer App , they do all these things because the eyePhone is actually a mind control device. :)
And Steve Jobs = Mom... brilliant episode!
Probably 98% of blogs are personal opinions with no factual, scientific basis.
How does that differ even a little bit from what you read in a newspaper or see on TV?
It's always up to the reader to critically analyze what information they receive.
Trust me. Moderating an online forum is EXACTLY reading every single stupid thing your customers post. "Oh someone started a topic about religion? I guess I can cancel my other plans since my 5 hours will be spent in their reading everything that anyone posts to keep the flames down."
You should have chosen a forum more aligned with your interests! Then it's a great job.
I moderate at a pr0n forum. :D
Specifically, females with a 4th set of cones.
Age perhaps? I'm 27, and grew up on Gmail, Google Calendar, etc.
You have a funny definition of "growing up". I'm 27 as well, and I was fully grown by the time any Google services started getting popular.
Face it bro... we ain't so young anymore! :p
Considering it's 86.4 inches long and weighs 550lbs "dry", the Hayabusa is actually a pretty large motorcycle.
Now -- if Apple had been selling the iPhone 4G for four years and ignoring the fact that a statistically large number of them were suddenly dying of a known bad issue, then intentionally shipping out 'repaired' iPhones with -more- bad parts in them, then I'd agree.
You mean like Microsoft did with the Xbox 360?
Here, people are going to expect that all 4 wheels turn the same direction
Actually, I'm quite confident that no one will be expecting that! Test drives should be quite exciting... :)
But until they make a quantum leap in disk capacity (like 100 TB), I'll always been on the verge of being overwhelmed by pr0n accumulation (mostly video).
FTFY. :)
In my experience all 3.5" externals use a separate power supply.
It has been shut down since last November.
and that you don't have to point at a target to see it.
Now you're just screwing with me.
You don't have to aim it at a target because it's already pointing in every direction all at once... just like a sphere.
Thanks for the links, AC. XD
Your quote is misleading... here's a better one from your second link:
System X is a supercomputer assembled by Virginia Tech faculty members, staff, and students in the summer of 2003, comprising 1,100 Apple PowerMac G5 computers. System X is currently running at 12.25 Teraflops, (20.24 peak), and was last ranked #47 (November, 2006) in the TOP500 list of the world's most powerful supercomputers. At that time, it was still the most powerful system categorized by TOP500 as "self made" at any university.
Considering how loudly we broadcast to the universe, we probably create a much bigger foot print in the RF than a planet our size should.
That's true, but all the radio radiation coming from all the transmitters on Earth put together is still much weaker than the naturally occurring radio waves emitted by Jupiter.
I'm pretty confident our signals are lost in the noise.
since you were not leagally able to authorize the installation due to not being able to sign the licensing agreement.
Did you sign your Windows licensing agreement? I doubt it.
A EULA is not a contract.
The problem is these add-ons (they are not plugins) aren't installed with user privileges, but admin privileges. How would you have Mozilla fix this? By magically circumventing the permissions system in Windows?
Perhaps MS hopes that people will place the blame on Mozilla as you have done.
I agree. I think it's no coincidence that real content blocking isn't available in Chrome. The speed advantage of the browser itself is more than negated by the slowness induced by ads that can't be blocked, so it simply cannot replace FF or Opera on my computer.
BadAnalogyGuy, is that you?
If Apple makes a deal with AT&T to not count iTunes streaming content against your cap would be a reason to boycott Apple? WTF?
They would be building a walled garden where users will tune into their content rather than get it from elsewhere on the Internet.
Isn't it obvious? The trap works much better if it has been baited... the "doesn't count against your cap" part is the bait.
I agree with parent, so mod me down too. You know you wanna.
Whatever happened to moderation?
Moderate posts tend to go unmoderated on /. Where's the fun in that? :)
In your pedantry, you miss the forest for the trees. I'm sure you understand the physics of repeatedly starting and stopping a car use way more energy than allow it to continue at a steady pace.
Having engines that shut off is good, but it's a bit like putting a band-aid on a bullet wound.
BMW makes cars, which are not "green" by any standard.
The MPG of even the most efficient vehicle is at zero when it is stopped by a red light. Vehicle manufactures are expected to do all this work to improve gasoline efficiency, but it is put to waste by inefficiency in traffic light patterns. If we are really serious about better MPG in passenger vehicles, than cities will have to do their part, rather than simply passing the blame on to car makers.
I can also guess with some confidence that the current BMW 335d is more efficient than whatever you happen to be driving. It offers a very compelling blend of performance and efficiency.