In the Bush years, the US had become the poster child for bad government in the Western world. Now, though, it seams the UK is the clear leader in this respect. There are so man examples other than this one. For example, just today, the UK fired a drug policy advisor because his scientific findings "sent the wrong message."
Yes, in the UK government, stating scientific facts is now a fire-able offense. Bush was pretty anti-science, but even he didn't outright fire people like that.
Do you have any idea how long it takes them to build roads in my part of the country?
Yes. And some of those roads have been in production for many years already. Furthermore, your GPS is most useful when you aren't in "your part of the country." Missing appointments or burning gas driving around in circles because your GPS didn't know about the new interchange: that's stupid.
And there's more: GPSs are quite useful when looking for ATMs, Hotels, restaurants, and other businesses. Those come and go quite frequently in "your part of the country."
In conclusion: it would be stupid to rely on years-old maps.
TomToms allow you to use "community" voice packs. You can set your GPS to sound like GLaDOS, Slingblade, or John Cleese. There may be voice packs which sound like the Star Trek computer, and if not, you just need to find the right woman and chain her in your basement until she reads the list of phrases into a microphone. Easy peasy.
In the professional sphere in the US, everyone really does have a blackberry or iphone or windows moblie smartphone. Pretty much everyone in Gen Y is in the same boat, if they can afford such devices.
You're very right that these two groups aren't "everyone," but they are the groups that matter most, and they are the groups that lead the trends.
Why did they invent a (well, multiple) new encryption algorithm(s) for WiFi? Any competent security specialist will tell you that using an established encryption algorithm is always the wise choice. Did the people behind WiFi simply lack competence? Not Invented Here?
"I do not like chocolate" cannot be translated in any language, because it is intrinsically a nonsensical phrase. I mean, who doesn't like chocolate?!?
My Samsung netbook is the only computer I've ever purchased which did not compel me to reinstall Windows due to pre-loaded crapware.
The only stuff that runs by default is useful power-management software and a trial of VirusScan. I really hope Samsung continues to make netbooks and other mobile devices. They are a breath of fresh air.
The reading experience on the kindle is superior. Instant dictionary look up, font-size change, the ability to have multiple books, text-based search, the ability to look something up on the web, the ability to get new books without getting out of bed...
Reading novels on the Kindle is just a better experience. Reference books where you flip back and forth won't be so good due to the joystick. But I love my Kindle for pleasure reading; it's worth every penny.
I would love to see which study proves the causality of adult entertainment causing mental disease.
But even if what you said were true, it's stupid. Smoking causes disease, and that's allowed at work. Sedentary lifestyle causes disease, and that's required at work. All forms of "screwing around" at work should be treated equally; employers should not use their power to force their religious beliefs on workers.
In their defense: Java is a fast language; it's JVM initialization that's slow. So as long as they keep the JVM running, the performance cost of using Java won't be that bad.
Surgeons work for themselves. They don't have bosses who deliberately under-staff them and force them to work like slaves. They wake up and go to work because they get thousands of dollars for every extra hour they decide to work.
You cubicle-dwelling incompetent might not grasp that...
I have one. It's great for novels. I've read ten sci-fi novels on it so far. Reading from the first page to the last is no problem, and having features like instant dictionary look-up is wonderful. But I'm not sure they would be so good for text books, where you're flipping back and forth a lot. To navigate any more than forward/back, you need to use a cumbersome, slow joystick thingy.
Perhaps future Kindles with touch-screens would be good enough. The search feature would be pretty useful for academic purposes compared to dead-tree. But he's right: having to use that joystick to navigate in "random" directions (rather than next/previous page) is a pain.
(oh and a bonus for the slashdot crowd: the Kindle is just Linux running some java reader app. you can actually install a full blown Ubuntu system via the USB port if you like.)
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More people who don't speak English will be on my team in L4D! That's great for teamwork, right?
In the Bush years, the US had become the poster child for bad government in the Western world. Now, though, it seams the UK is the clear leader in this respect. There are so man examples other than this one. For example, just today, the UK fired a drug policy advisor because his scientific findings "sent the wrong message."
Yes, in the UK government, stating scientific facts is now a fire-able offense. Bush was pretty anti-science, but even he didn't outright fire people like that.
Yes. And some of those roads have been in production for many years already. Furthermore, your GPS is most useful when you aren't in "your part of the country." Missing appointments or burning gas driving around in circles because your GPS didn't know about the new interchange: that's stupid.
And there's more: GPSs are quite useful when looking for ATMs, Hotels, restaurants, and other businesses. Those come and go quite frequently in "your part of the country."
In conclusion: it would be stupid to rely on years-old maps.
Even dedicated GPS navigators have monthly fees. TomTom charges $40 per year ($3/month) for their devices.
Of course, the Motorola Droid data plan is $30/month by itself, so the TomTom is an OoM cheaper, but still, it's not free*.
* Yes, you could in theory keep using the original set of maps forever, but that would be stupid.
TomToms allow you to use "community" voice packs. You can set your GPS to sound like GLaDOS, Slingblade, or John Cleese. There may be voice packs which sound like the Star Trek computer, and if not, you just need to find the right woman and chain her in your basement until she reads the list of phrases into a microphone. Easy peasy.
In the professional sphere in the US, everyone really does have a blackberry or iphone or windows moblie smartphone. Pretty much everyone in Gen Y is in the same boat, if they can afford such devices.
You're very right that these two groups aren't "everyone," but they are the groups that matter most, and they are the groups that lead the trends.
Uh... Mr. Coward, WEP and TKIP are both examples of (failing to) reinvent crypto.
Why did they invent a (well, multiple) new encryption algorithm(s) for WiFi? Any competent security specialist will tell you that using an established encryption algorithm is always the wise choice. Did the people behind WiFi simply lack competence? Not Invented Here?
"I do not like chocolate" cannot be translated in any language, because it is intrinsically a nonsensical phrase. I mean, who doesn't like chocolate?!?
My Samsung netbook is the only computer I've ever purchased which did not compel me to reinstall Windows due to pre-loaded crapware.
The only stuff that runs by default is useful power-management software and a trial of VirusScan. I really hope Samsung continues to make netbooks and other mobile devices. They are a breath of fresh air.
I believe that's: Blessed are the 1337, for they shall pwn the Earth.
Thus ends our reading of the scr1ptures.
Obviously you don't understand what I meant when I said "64b" in my post.
Will this be the first version of Ubuntu to have out-of-the-box working Flash support in the 64b version? Or will the pain continue?
In India, many (most?) people in the cities don't have sanitation, either. And they don't have a war to blame--just a pathetic government.
ECONOMIES DO NOT WORK THAT WAY
(the filter is broken. inserting this so that it will let me use caps.)
You're doing it wrong.
Whoever wrote this article does not know what he's talking about.
The reading experience on the kindle is superior. Instant dictionary look up, font-size change, the ability to have multiple books, text-based search, the ability to look something up on the web, the ability to get new books without getting out of bed...
Reading novels on the Kindle is just a better experience. Reference books where you flip back and forth won't be so good due to the joystick. But I love my Kindle for pleasure reading; it's worth every penny.
One with a smoking area, Mr. Freeman.
I would love to see which study proves the causality of adult entertainment causing mental disease.
But even if what you said were true, it's stupid. Smoking causes disease, and that's allowed at work. Sedentary lifestyle causes disease, and that's required at work. All forms of "screwing around" at work should be treated equally; employers should not use their power to force their religious beliefs on workers.
In their defense: Java is a fast language; it's JVM initialization that's slow. So as long as they keep the JVM running, the performance cost of using Java won't be that bad.
I use mine for reading novels, and have saved about $1.50 per book, on average, with the Kindle.
If you found a book which was more expensive on the Kindle, that's probably an anomaly.
Surgeons work for themselves. They don't have bosses who deliberately under-staff them and force them to work like slaves. They wake up and go to work because they get thousands of dollars for every extra hour they decide to work.
You cubicle-dwelling incompetent might not grasp that...
I have one. It's great for novels. I've read ten sci-fi novels on it so far. Reading from the first page to the last is no problem, and having features like instant dictionary look-up is wonderful. But I'm not sure they would be so good for text books, where you're flipping back and forth a lot. To navigate any more than forward/back, you need to use a cumbersome, slow joystick thingy.
Perhaps future Kindles with touch-screens would be good enough. The search feature would be pretty useful for academic purposes compared to dead-tree. But he's right: having to use that joystick to navigate in "random" directions (rather than next/previous page) is a pain.
(oh and a bonus for the slashdot crowd: the Kindle is just Linux running some java reader app. you can actually install a full blown Ubuntu system via the USB port if you like.)
The hilarious thing about your comment is that they trained you to be proud of being shat upon for your entire career.
"Well paid" compared to average.
Stop whining. It's pathetic. Supply and demand sets your pay.