Yeah, go tell it to my IT department and they will politely tell you to fuck off. Approved devices only. Also, I don't want to push my tablet computer across a conference table so somebody else can read it. Much easier with a piece of paper. And what if I want to print a copy for everybody? Take 5 tablet PCs?
There are lots of reason why I print e-mails. For example, if I intent to discuss it in a meeting and don't want to lug my laptop with me and fart about with a projector. Also, I personally find it easier to read from a printout for long e-mails especially when I want to highlight parts of it or have it handy while writing another e-mail and especially when we are forced to use the steaming pile of crap that is Lotus Notes as an e-mail client.
More to the point, if the software that is supposed to analyze your typing patterns is on the server (and it would have to be, who would let somebody install this locally on their computer?) then they'd have to change the way their chat application works so that every keystroke is sent to the server instead of just sending the whole message when somebody hits "send". Can you say lag?
There’s nothing like it. At just 17.5 inches wide and 2 inches tall, it’s designed to take up far less room — and use far less energy — than any other desktop computer.
So, in other words, it's a desktop that will be a colossal PITA upgrade and will probably use non-standard parts to get everything to fit. All the upgrade inconvenience of a laptop with none of the advantages.
Except it doesn't end there. You hire a programmer to fix X for you. Great. Now the original project you forked continues development and implements a bunch of features you'd like to have, but not X. Now you have to hire another programmer to either fork again off the main project and add X, or implement all the new features in your original fork.
It may only be a small amount of work, or it could be a huge undertaking if the original project has changed significantly and X is non-trivial. It may be that it's now impossible to implement X again in the same way as you did before, or it might be impossible (or at least very difficult) to copy the new features into your branch because of some fundamental changes.
Not that a closed source OS is a solution, there you'd be shit out of luck right from the start. But let's not down-play the challenges of creating (and maintaining) your own fork of an open-source project.
Actually looking at the ballot screen, it looks like Opera has more text in its description than the other top 5 browsers. I wonder if that might bias people towards picking Opera. That and it sounds a bit like "Oprah" and has a big O as its logo.
The part where I point out that the AMA isn't a cartel and, as such, doesn't have any power over the number of doctors.
tpjunkie gave you a much longer and more detailed response which is very good.
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You know the AMA only represents about 20% of physicians right? And they are actually usually very conservative and have blocked health care reform in the past? Which is one of the reasons they don't have more doctors as members.
I know what it means. It's a childish attempt at being clever with the acronyms MPAA and RIAA. It adds nothing to the debate. It doesn't make you look smarter. It doesn't shame or intimidate the MPAA or the RIAA, so what's the point? It just makes you look stupid, which makes it easier to dismiss everything else you say as being stupid.
You might have a valid point about the way those organizations treat the people they claim to represent or how they try to strong-arm their own customers, but as soon as you try and compare them to the mafia you come of as a ranting nutcase. Godwin's law applies to more than just Nazis.
Your attempt to appeal to emotion hardly helps your argument. Oh noes, won't somebody think of the grandmothers? Sure, it's unjust, but evil? Really? Have they killed anybody? Not everything you (and me) disagree with is inherently evil. This is just an extension of Godwin's law.
I'm not sure I see Wikipedia as being the "killer app" for video standards. I'm not sure how many articles would be really enhanced by the addition of video, baring in mind that video would need to be licenced under CC or similar, so clips of TV shows / films would probably be out.
No, not catching what a character said because of their stupid, highly affected accent and not being able to ask them to repeat it kills immersion. Not being able to interrupt the cliched wised old man character and tell him to cut the exposition and just get to the fucking point kills immersion. Just turn the subtitles on and let me read it instead, or skip it altogether, especially if this isn't the first time I've play through this part.
I'll say it again, RTFA. Yes it will be updated on a regular schedule.
The clever (but evil) plan would be to get your "browser" installed loaded with malware using various malware tricks and hacks. If you manage to break the (rather low) bar to hit the #12 spot, Microsoft would be forced to advertise your malware to users.
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Yeah, go tell it to my IT department and they will politely tell you to fuck off. Approved devices only. Also, I don't want to push my tablet computer across a conference table so somebody else can read it. Much easier with a piece of paper. And what if I want to print a copy for everybody? Take 5 tablet PCs?
Is that supposed to imply that if it appeared on Slashdot it has some kind of legitimacy? You must be new here.
There are lots of reason why I print e-mails. For example, if I intent to discuss it in a meeting and don't want to lug my laptop with me and fart about with a projector. Also, I personally find it easier to read from a printout for long e-mails especially when I want to highlight parts of it or have it handy while writing another e-mail and especially when we are forced to use the steaming pile of crap that is Lotus Notes as an e-mail client.
More to the point, if the software that is supposed to analyze your typing patterns is on the server (and it would have to be, who would let somebody install this locally on their computer?) then they'd have to change the way their chat application works so that every keystroke is sent to the server instead of just sending the whole message when somebody hits "send". Can you say lag?
Rubbish. The C64 was easily upgradable with plug in cartridges!
From the commodoreusa website:
There’s nothing like it. At just 17.5 inches wide and 2 inches tall, it’s designed to take up far less room — and use far less energy — than any other desktop computer.
So, in other words, it's a desktop that will be a colossal PITA upgrade and will probably use non-standard parts to get everything to fit. All the upgrade inconvenience of a laptop with none of the advantages.
Are you sure that's not April 1?
I don't think the OP's comment was about their business model.
Except it doesn't end there. You hire a programmer to fix X for you. Great. Now the original project you forked continues development and implements a bunch of features you'd like to have, but not X. Now you have to hire another programmer to either fork again off the main project and add X, or implement all the new features in your original fork.
It may only be a small amount of work, or it could be a huge undertaking if the original project has changed significantly and X is non-trivial. It may be that it's now impossible to implement X again in the same way as you did before, or it might be impossible (or at least very difficult) to copy the new features into your branch because of some fundamental changes.
Not that a closed source OS is a solution, there you'd be shit out of luck right from the start. But let's not down-play the challenges of creating (and maintaining) your own fork of an open-source project.
Actually looking at the ballot screen, it looks like Opera has more text in its description than the other top 5 browsers. I wonder if that might bias people towards picking Opera. That and it sounds a bit like "Oprah" and has a big O as its logo.
Bitching about past decisions (to use VBA) isn't going to fix anything. Clearly you're not the kind of person who can solve problems.
And what part of your comment contradicts mine?
The part where I point out that the AMA isn't a cartel and, as such, doesn't have any power over the number of doctors.
tpjunkie gave you a much longer and more detailed response which is very good.
You know the AMA only represents about 20% of physicians right? And they are actually usually very conservative and have blocked health care reform in the past? Which is one of the reasons they don't have more doctors as members.
Was I the only one who read the headline and immediately thought of some kind of under water data center. That would have been cool!
I know what it means. It's a childish attempt at being clever with the acronyms MPAA and RIAA. It adds nothing to the debate. It doesn't make you look smarter. It doesn't shame or intimidate the MPAA or the RIAA, so what's the point? It just makes you look stupid, which makes it easier to dismiss everything else you say as being stupid.
You might have a valid point about the way those organizations treat the people they claim to represent or how they try to strong-arm their own customers, but as soon as you try and compare them to the mafia you come of as a ranting nutcase. Godwin's law applies to more than just Nazis.
Your attempt to appeal to emotion hardly helps your argument. Oh noes, won't somebody think of the grandmothers? Sure, it's unjust, but evil? Really? Have they killed anybody? Not everything you (and me) disagree with is inherently evil. This is just an extension of Godwin's law.
I'm not sure I see Wikipedia as being the "killer app" for video standards. I'm not sure how many articles would be really enhanced by the addition of video, baring in mind that video would need to be licenced under CC or similar, so clips of TV shows / films would probably be out.
To take a random example (today's featured article) . I'm not sure what video you could usefully add to that article? Especially since somebody who died in 1938 probably isn't featured in many video clips.
Clearly not. Just name calling.
Touché
Ah....I see your point. Well done.
Thanks for your stunning insight into the nature of evil.
I fail to see how childish name calling in the summary helps advance the debate.
No, not catching what a character said because of their stupid, highly affected accent and not being able to ask them to repeat it kills immersion. Not being able to interrupt the cliched wised old man character and tell him to cut the exposition and just get to the fucking point kills immersion. Just turn the subtitles on and let me read it instead, or skip it altogether, especially if this isn't the first time I've play through this part.
Personally, I think playing text adventure games when I was a kid greatly improved my reading and writing skills. I'm old.
I'll say it again, RTFA. Yes it will be updated on a regular schedule.
The clever (but evil) plan would be to get your "browser" installed loaded with malware using various malware tricks and hacks. If you manage to break the (rather low) bar to hit the #12 spot, Microsoft would be forced to advertise your malware to users.