Now, when someone goes to buy a Sony product, they will think
This is the same company that installed a virus (rootkit, but since most malicious programs are referred to as viruses, so virus) when I put in a Music CD This is the company that leaked my friends credit card details This is the company whose websites have been hacked so many times This is the company whose game console did not allow them to play multiplayer for a month This is the company that removed a feature from their Game console after it was released (Again, people may not know what the feature was, but they will still know that something was removed)
Might as well buy the cheaper and almost as good Samsung/LG product. Who knows, next they will copy all the images from my camera to their servers.
for example, a very simplistic formula based on car type and weight could be car type(c) = 0 for electric, 1 for petrol, 2 for diesel x=car weight in Kg tax = (c*10+(x/1000)*10)%
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All apps would be written by apple..
then they dont even need an app store approval team
pay the lowest paid employee $100,000/month
I dont think this is like a car without an engine..
rather its like one where only the manufacturer can do anything with the car other than drive or sit in it
And India
Now, when someone goes to buy a Sony product, they will think
This is the same company that installed a virus (rootkit, but since most malicious programs are referred to as viruses, so virus) when I put in a Music CD
This is the company that leaked my friends credit card details
This is the company whose websites have been hacked so many times
This is the company whose game console did not allow them to play multiplayer for a month
This is the company that removed a feature from their Game console after it was released (Again, people may not know what the feature was, but they will still know that something was removed)
Might as well buy the cheaper and almost as good Samsung/LG product. Who knows, next they will copy all the images from my camera to their servers.
(did I forget something?)
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2180490&cid=36226832
Differential tax rates depending on the vehicle..
for example,
a very simplistic formula based on car type and weight could be
car type(c) = 0 for electric, 1 for petrol, 2 for diesel
x=car weight in Kg
tax = (c*10+(x/1000)*10)%
taxing based on miles is better than charging everyone road tax, and vehicle tax, and a tax on car purchase, and a tax on fuel, etc
As long as the use is limited to investigate accidents ONLY, and they retain only about 15-30 minutes of data, it would be OK.
They shouldnt be used for general law enforcement like speeding,etc..
So, I mention it, and an hour later there is an article on it??
weird http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/05/24/0159212/Mandatory-Automotive-Black-Boxes-May-Be-On-the-Way
I meant in the case of automated cars
it would be trivial for the last 30 minutes or so of 360 degree video recording + sensor data to be stored in a black box style device.
Analysis of this after any accident should give a clear enough picture of who is at fault
probably because most apps dont work with https
Anyway, the HP was cheaper so I can live with those drawbacks.
Unfortunately this will eventually lead to the extinction of Thinkpad and Thinkpad like laptops completely
Is there a technical reason that changing the lens on the projector cannot be as easy as changing the lens on a camera?
Also, how does making lens changes difficult help sony?
Its a worldwide phenomenon unfortunately
You may still have badly placed lights
Even lenovo is finally being forced to gradually shift.
the X1 has a glossy screen, and the new T series is 16:9 instead of 16:10
The consumer series does use glossy stuff (Inspiron,XPS)
Do people really only use computers for watching movies?
Probably
see http://www.ideastorm.com/ideaView?id=087700000008WhXAAU
and
http://www.ideastorm.com/ideaView?id=087700000000knXAAQ
(my idea for non widescreens actually got voted down to -10 (The 2nd link) , so you know that a majority of those on ideastorm prefer widescreens)
this further proves shiny stuff is what most people will buy regardless of what they want.
perhaps everything should have either a mirror finish, or be fluorescent blue/green/red/pink in colour for it to get a majority marketshare
"Opening the projector alone involves security clearances and Internet passwords"
Is it a projector or an ATM?
Isnt every network exposed to the public (esp. mid size or larger commercial ones) continously under attempted attack?
I think stackexchange is hosted on windows
Which just reiterates your parents point
Unless it came with 1GB RAM and Vista, so it has a pertty pathetic performance OOTB as well
And it is Ubuntu.
and, that is known as a typo