That's the entire fault with abstinence only arguments... there is only A) or B), without mentioning the C) through Z) which are all means of having safe enjoyable sex.
Don't get me wrong though, B) is cool if that's what you want. Less competition on my end, just don't follow those nutjobs with an agenda for removing options C) through Z).
The same folks in Arizona who allowed their government to demand proof of citizenship on a whim? At the moment I don't consider Arizona being particularly "freedom loving," and with any luck the November ballot will correct my assumptions...
Except the stop and identify laws in those states with them only exist because they are specifically narrow. Identification papers are not required and you are only compelled to state your name - all of this is provided there is reasonable suspicion that a crime is or was being carried out.
I'm not saying it's not ripe for abuse or that I necessarily agree with them, just that it isn't a "papers please" thing (at least in Nevada...)
Here is where your side of the dispute is fundamentally wrong. Once I buy it, it's *my* product. We simply don't like the precedents being set when manufacturers sell us devices and then restrict our use of those devices. It's becoming more common and we certainly don't want the day to come when we can't purchase a more open product simply because nobody makes one anymore.
[quote]I guess it beats walking.[/quote]
Back in my day walking was all we had. If you were lucky you'd get a couple of oxen to haul your wagon, two yoke if you were a Banker. Teachers were out of luck though, they had to stock up on ammunition and hope to God they don't break an axle!
Kids these days... It's all fun and games until somebody dies of dysentery.
But as time has gone by, they have decided that the weight and space restrictions of swappable batteries (in particular, the module and the docking hardware) is not worth it for most of their customer base.
You're mostly right here. Swappable batteries are likely not used by most of their customer base. Those customers that use them are irked by it though. The weight and space restrictions is only a partially valid point though - the added weight of the docking hardware is not that significant (the example Pismo powerbooks were thin and light with removable hardware, and the Powerbook G4s since it were the same). If you watch Apple industrial design over the last decade and a half, you'll see it slowly steadily shifts to minimalist exteriors removing as many buttons, latches, and connectors as possible. Apple's removal of swappable batteries was largely a decision based on form - to get the laptop as thin and clean looking as possible. And honestly, I think they look nice and it is an appealing industrial design. Unfortunately it is leaving some customers out in the cold and is a main reason I won't be considering an Apple notebook.
I'd never go so far as to hold it against somebody else who likes them - they are still nice machines.
Parent didn't say "IBM" - he said "Thinkpad." And yes, the new Lenovo thinkpads have exchangeable batteries. I have an older Pismo powerbook as well and loved it. I miss the days before Apple started sacrificing functionality for a thin profile... I'm not saying their new hardware is bad, just that they've pushed too far to the "form" end of the equation.
There are two primary reasons "yr" cannot be used in place of "ur":
1) Phonetically, "yr" does not match the root term as spoken aloud.
2) The abbreviation "yr" is already used for "year." As in "omg justn beeb trns 16 yrs 2day!!"
I have some theories on additional reasons for the "ur" abbreviation - I am under the assumption that this entire speech paradigm was created by a truly brilliant individual in order to laugh at grown adults saying "ur my bff" in everyday speech. Studies are ongoing, expect to see something printed in a peer-viewed journoblag sometime next year.
Like car racing (NASCAR, Indy), bowling/pool, shooting, or any other number of sports that aren't particularly physically demanding?
Incidently, I am not as good at Starcraft or most first person shooters specifically due to a lack of physical prowess (quick twich hand coordination). Oh I'd strategerize circles around the guys I'd play against, but that doesn't help when they can perform so many more actions per minute. Most competitive video games aren't simply mind games like chess, there is usually more emphasis on quick reaction times. Figure less like Chess and more like Chessboxing!
Caveat - I do not follow competitive video gaming and have no intention to. I'd rather play than watch somebody play.
Except that vertical monopolies generally aren't problematic or illegal... They don't restrict your choices and their prices are still subject to natural supply and demand. A vertical monopoly simply implies the company owns all aspects of its business - from raw materials to final distribution. I even have a hard time believing Apple is a vertical monopoly. They have nothing to do with raw materials, they contract out CCA fabrication, they don't run their own solid state chip foundries... They sell a software and hardware package. If Apple doesn't want flash running in its software, more power to them. I won't buy it and I will go out of my way to convince people I know not to buy it for that very reason - but that is a business decision which I don't think the courts should have any say in.
If anything they are closer to a horizontal monopoly in digital music distribution - but even in that market there are a significant number of options. Complaining that your iPhone doesn't support Flash is like complaining that your pants don't have pockets. Next time, buy what works for you - if Apple sees a shift in sales toward competitors that support Flash, how much longer do you actually think they'll fight it?
It will come right after the year of Linux on the desktop.
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Crap... Do I mod this insightful? Troll? It's like Schroedinger's Sentence... Both right and wrong - except you can't ever actually observe it to find out which it is!!
Oh what I would give to have a "Parodox" mod...
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Exactly - it's all about expectations. If you buy it expecting a laptop, you are bound for disappointment. Sure, it has more pixels than the first laptop I owned, but we've become accustomed to bigger screens and more space so our expectations are pretty up there.
I bought mine as an internet appliance. In a pinch I have used it for general computing (programming, office work, etc). It sucks in that role, but it's great that it can do it when needed.
I wouldn't go so far as to tie fine motor control or vision problems - there are plenty of folks who simply aren't comfortable on those keyboards or screens.
Eh - they keyboards are small. If you can get used to them, great! If you can't, well they suck.
"Sucks for you" doesn't mean they suck in general, though. My first gen Aspire One with sees more use than any other computer in my house right now. It's no desktop replacement, but for chat and internet it does the trick very well. As for the iPad... Interesting toy but without a keyboard or flash it won't be a tool for me.
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That's the entire fault with abstinence only arguments... there is only A) or B), without mentioning the C) through Z) which are all means of having safe enjoyable sex.
Don't get me wrong though, B) is cool if that's what you want. Less competition on my end, just don't follow those nutjobs with an agenda for removing options C) through Z).
Because the show was popular enough in the UK to make a version over here?
I dunno, not *all* cats are afraid of water....
The same folks in Arizona who allowed their government to demand proof of citizenship on a whim? At the moment I don't consider Arizona being particularly "freedom loving," and with any luck the November ballot will correct my assumptions...
Kids these days...
My sister made me this hat, you insensitive clod!
You bastard! You've doomed us all!
Hmmm, maybe I'm corrected here - I think Nevada is narrower in scope than other state's "stop and identify" laws.... Unfortunate.
Except the stop and identify laws in those states with them only exist because they are specifically narrow. Identification papers are not required and you are only compelled to state your name - all of this is provided there is reasonable suspicion that a crime is or was being carried out.
I'm not saying it's not ripe for abuse or that I necessarily agree with them, just that it isn't a "papers please" thing (at least in Nevada...)
I thought fundies were underwear designed to fit two people in them at the same time...
I need to start visiting some different websites.
Woah, way too much work into that one bro. Clearly you're doing it wrong!
You're still not getting it... But that's OK, I won't hold it against ya! :)
Here is where your side of the dispute is fundamentally wrong. Once I buy it, it's *my* product. We simply don't like the precedents being set when manufacturers sell us devices and then restrict our use of those devices. It's becoming more common and we certainly don't want the day to come when we can't purchase a more open product simply because nobody makes one anymore.
[quote]I guess it beats walking.[/quote] Back in my day walking was all we had. If you were lucky you'd get a couple of oxen to haul your wagon, two yoke if you were a Banker. Teachers were out of luck though, they had to stock up on ammunition and hope to God they don't break an axle!
Kids these days... It's all fun and games until somebody dies of dysentery.
But as time has gone by, they have decided that the weight and space restrictions of swappable batteries (in particular, the module and the docking hardware) is not worth it for most of their customer base.
You're mostly right here. Swappable batteries are likely not used by most of their customer base. Those customers that use them are irked by it though. The weight and space restrictions is only a partially valid point though - the added weight of the docking hardware is not that significant (the example Pismo powerbooks were thin and light with removable hardware, and the Powerbook G4s since it were the same). If you watch Apple industrial design over the last decade and a half, you'll see it slowly steadily shifts to minimalist exteriors removing as many buttons, latches, and connectors as possible. Apple's removal of swappable batteries was largely a decision based on form - to get the laptop as thin and clean looking as possible. And honestly, I think they look nice and it is an appealing industrial design. Unfortunately it is leaving some customers out in the cold and is a main reason I won't be considering an Apple notebook.
I'd never go so far as to hold it against somebody else who likes them - they are still nice machines.
Parent didn't say "IBM" - he said "Thinkpad." And yes, the new Lenovo thinkpads have exchangeable batteries. I have an older Pismo powerbook as well and loved it. I miss the days before Apple started sacrificing functionality for a thin profile... I'm not saying their new hardware is bad, just that they've pushed too far to the "form" end of the equation.
There are two primary reasons "yr" cannot be used in place of "ur":
...and don't call me Shirley.
1) Phonetically, "yr" does not match the root term as spoken aloud.
2) The abbreviation "yr" is already used for "year." As in "omg justn beeb trns 16 yrs 2day!!"
I have some theories on additional reasons for the "ur" abbreviation - I am under the assumption that this entire speech paradigm was created by a truly brilliant individual in order to laugh at grown adults saying "ur my bff" in everyday speech. Studies are ongoing, expect to see something printed in a peer-viewed journoblag sometime next year.
While I laud the efforts in reducing meeting time, I am not yet convinced that the ends justify the means...
Slashdot, I ask you this: can u tolr8 this blud on ur hands?
yeah we do, he's married to Posh Spice!
Like car racing (NASCAR, Indy), bowling/pool, shooting, or any other number of sports that aren't particularly physically demanding?
Incidently, I am not as good at Starcraft or most first person shooters specifically due to a lack of physical prowess (quick twich hand coordination). Oh I'd strategerize circles around the guys I'd play against, but that doesn't help when they can perform so many more actions per minute. Most competitive video games aren't simply mind games like chess, there is usually more emphasis on quick reaction times. Figure less like Chess and more like Chessboxing!
Caveat - I do not follow competitive video gaming and have no intention to. I'd rather play than watch somebody play.
Except that vertical monopolies generally aren't problematic or illegal... They don't restrict your choices and their prices are still subject to natural supply and demand. A vertical monopoly simply implies the company owns all aspects of its business - from raw materials to final distribution. I even have a hard time believing Apple is a vertical monopoly. They have nothing to do with raw materials, they contract out CCA fabrication, they don't run their own solid state chip foundries... They sell a software and hardware package. If Apple doesn't want flash running in its software, more power to them. I won't buy it and I will go out of my way to convince people I know not to buy it for that very reason - but that is a business decision which I don't think the courts should have any say in.
If anything they are closer to a horizontal monopoly in digital music distribution - but even in that market there are a significant number of options. Complaining that your iPhone doesn't support Flash is like complaining that your pants don't have pockets. Next time, buy what works for you - if Apple sees a shift in sales toward competitors that support Flash, how much longer do you actually think they'll fight it?
It will come right after the year of Linux on the desktop.
Crap... Do I mod this insightful? Troll? It's like Schroedinger's Sentence... Both right and wrong - except you can't ever actually observe it to find out which it is!!
Oh what I would give to have a "Parodox" mod...
Exactly - it's all about expectations. If you buy it expecting a laptop, you are bound for disappointment. Sure, it has more pixels than the first laptop I owned, but we've become accustomed to bigger screens and more space so our expectations are pretty up there.
I bought mine as an internet appliance. In a pinch I have used it for general computing (programming, office work, etc). It sucks in that role, but it's great that it can do it when needed.
I wouldn't go so far as to tie fine motor control or vision problems - there are plenty of folks who simply aren't comfortable on those keyboards or screens.
Eh - they keyboards are small. If you can get used to them, great! If you can't, well they suck.
"Sucks for you" doesn't mean they suck in general, though. My first gen Aspire One with sees more use than any other computer in my house right now. It's no desktop replacement, but for chat and internet it does the trick very well. As for the iPad... Interesting toy but without a keyboard or flash it won't be a tool for me.