Well... what are you doing to help? "Getting our factories back" is the responsibility of the American People. I'm not saying the government is blameless, but *we* ultimately are responsible for our own economy-- and we will not get it back if we keep up the demand for cheap disposable crap imported from overseas. Unfortunately a lot of our way of life as of now is brought in off the backs of developing nations.
Interesting counterpoint-- "just junk it" would shut down scores of American factories who primarily build things for NASA. There's always a tradeoff...
I dunno about that... Past iAnnouncements that took off (imac, ipod, iphone) had folks going "wow." This is just "hey look, big iPod..."
I mean, this *could* be neat and maybe there is something worthwhile in the available apps-- but so far I'm not seeing it. It will certainly be interesting to see if this takes off...
Depends on the job... It helped me get my old help desk job at the university. If you're applying for an entry-level job it certainly can't hurt. You have one more tick mark to try to get your resume into the "interview" stack.
For a career endorsement? Well I suppose it's nice that it would only take up two characters on a resume- though I'm pretty sure I don't have it listed on mine.
Well, that's not entirely it. Employers (typically) want good people, but you can't tell a whole lot about somebody from a resume. You need to get down to interviews to start really figuring somebody out. When an employer has stacks of resumes for a single position, they need to have a means of narrowing it down for interviews. Unfortunately this means some fairly arbitrary decisions and baselines. Tons of good folks are going to be tossed aside in the first pass. Just like knowing somebody on the inside-- those "hoops" are a foot in the door, a basic indication of knowledge. Nothing more.
I can't really speak from experience since I've never used electric assist on my bike-- but I wonder if it would have some use for smoothing out the spikes of a commute (ie, those damn hills at the beginning and end of the ride). I'd expect to use a motor to assist my pedalling, not replace it. So, while it won't get up the hill on its own, hopefully it makes the pedalling a bit easier? Anyhow, I suppose what I'm getting at with regards to the power, is that 250 watts roughly matches what an average rider puts out (granted, if I'm really hammering up a hill, I should be somewhere north of that)-- so you double the power available when you really want to push it.
I'm just thinkin out loud here and I suppose it does matter on the implementation, but I could see 250 watts for the climbing sections being a reasonable means of keeping some speed up the hills. Of course, whether that offsets the extra weight you carry around and need to push along the flats is a different story.
In-city driving is hardly effected by cycling. There is a remote chance that *on occasion* a cyclist might cost you a stoplight. Typically when I approach a cyclist, if I I can't get into (or there doesn't exist) a left-hand lane, I'm able to get by him/her within a matter of seconds. If it is so god-awful that you need to slow down momentarily to pass a cyclist, how do you deal with slow drivers, stoplights, and any other minor inconvenience on the road?
A whole *lot* of people play or have played WoW. Fact of the matter is, nobody really cares anymore if you do. I mean sure, it's fun to joke about the guy living in his folks basement raiding all hours of the day and night (and sure, they exist), but the vast majority of WoW (or Halo, or any popular video game) lead normal productive lives -- and aside from a few folks, society has accepted this. No need to carry on with the "oh woe is me for I play WoW" diatribe:)
EVE Online players though... that's a different story... Those guys are nuts.
Now to go completely off topic (and pretty please mod me as such)...
I was discussing this matter with my sister last night. There's a definite trend I'm noticing in folks saying it's "all God's plan" or "trust in Jesus and all will be OK." Unfortunately, even good ole God and Jesus believed in free will (wasn't that what the great battle with Lucifer was over back in the day?)-- How do you reconcile blind faith and trust with free will?
"It must be God's plan" is no excuse for inaction.
You may now go back to talking about black holes or whatever...
Eh, it's not the dead we're laughing at-- it's their situations. Hell, if I died under ridiculous circumstances, I'd *expect* my friends to chuckle about it at my wake. Tragic yes, but it's something to be remembered by!
Ah-- TFA is definitely a malicious bait and switch. GP's post though was a simple issue with one of his friend's computers that the Best Buy tech failed to fix. *That* story sounds more like an incompetent tech than the store pushing a new sale.
I know full well about big box stores not wanting to sell a computer all by its lonesome. It would bring the daily profit number for the store down so management would *actively* discourage selling hardware without warranties attached. I had a manager infuriate a customer of mine so much he walked out instead of buying an Apple (higher profit product) laptop with a few non-warranty extras.
Perhaps some day Best Buy will go the way of CompUSA and Circuit City. I wouldn't mourn for it...
Another important note from TFA was that the service was inconsistent. Systems returned without all updates completed, varying levels of configuration, *misplaced parts*... There are two sections to TFA which outline exactly how marginal the value is for the service (and how outlandish the claims provided by the sales staff are). So yes, GP is an oversimplification, but there are other problems besides "Sorry, they're all pre-optimized."
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Dammit, up until the last part I thought you were a dead ringer for Pastafarian...
Well... what are you doing to help? "Getting our factories back" is the responsibility of the American People. I'm not saying the government is blameless, but *we* ultimately are responsible for our own economy-- and we will not get it back if we keep up the demand for cheap disposable crap imported from overseas. Unfortunately a lot of our way of life as of now is brought in off the backs of developing nations.
Interesting counterpoint-- "just junk it" would shut down scores of American factories who primarily build things for NASA. There's always a tradeoff...
Oh it's cool dude, we've still got the iPad!
Better than I expected, but still pricier than most netbooks. Time will tell I suppose.
I dunno about that... Past iAnnouncements that took off (imac, ipod, iphone) had folks going "wow." This is just "hey look, big iPod..."
I mean, this *could* be neat and maybe there is something worthwhile in the available apps-- but so far I'm not seeing it. It will certainly be interesting to see if this takes off...
He means "I don't like Microsoft and it's been a good four hours since I've gotten my nerd rage on."
Does anybody else want to do the woosh? Should I just go ahead and do it?
Depends on the job... It helped me get my old help desk job at the university. If you're applying for an entry-level job it certainly can't hurt. You have one more tick mark to try to get your resume into the "interview" stack.
For a career endorsement? Well I suppose it's nice that it would only take up two characters on a resume- though I'm pretty sure I don't have it listed on mine.
Oh come on guys, don't give up yet!! My second batch of popcorn just finished!
Somebody on the internet is obviously WRONG and this fight cannot end until you two determine who it is!
Well, that's not entirely it. Employers (typically) want good people, but you can't tell a whole lot about somebody from a resume. You need to get down to interviews to start really figuring somebody out. When an employer has stacks of resumes for a single position, they need to have a means of narrowing it down for interviews. Unfortunately this means some fairly arbitrary decisions and baselines. Tons of good folks are going to be tossed aside in the first pass. Just like knowing somebody on the inside-- those "hoops" are a foot in the door, a basic indication of knowledge. Nothing more.
Do you think nerd rage could be classified as a practical cardiovascular workout?
Agreed, I haven't seen a troll this well done since Halberd the Elder on IRC back in '96
That much caffeine can't be particularly good for your heart! ;)
Cycling 1 hour a day *is* moderate...
I can't really speak from experience since I've never used electric assist on my bike-- but I wonder if it would have some use for smoothing out the spikes of a commute (ie, those damn hills at the beginning and end of the ride). I'd expect to use a motor to assist my pedalling, not replace it. So, while it won't get up the hill on its own, hopefully it makes the pedalling a bit easier? Anyhow, I suppose what I'm getting at with regards to the power, is that 250 watts roughly matches what an average rider puts out (granted, if I'm really hammering up a hill, I should be somewhere north of that)-- so you double the power available when you really want to push it.
I'm just thinkin out loud here and I suppose it does matter on the implementation, but I could see 250 watts for the climbing sections being a reasonable means of keeping some speed up the hills. Of course, whether that offsets the extra weight you carry around and need to push along the flats is a different story.
htfu
In-city driving is hardly effected by cycling. There is a remote chance that *on occasion* a cyclist might cost you a stoplight. Typically when I approach a cyclist, if I I can't get into (or there doesn't exist) a left-hand lane, I'm able to get by him/her within a matter of seconds. If it is so god-awful that you need to slow down momentarily to pass a cyclist, how do you deal with slow drivers, stoplights, and any other minor inconvenience on the road?
Except.... there really is no stigma.
:)
A whole *lot* of people play or have played WoW. Fact of the matter is, nobody really cares anymore if you do. I mean sure, it's fun to joke about the guy living in his folks basement raiding all hours of the day and night (and sure, they exist), but the vast majority of WoW (or Halo, or any popular video game) lead normal productive lives -- and aside from a few folks, society has accepted this. No need to carry on with the "oh woe is me for I play WoW" diatribe
EVE Online players though... that's a different story... Those guys are nuts.
I'm going to blow up the moon.
With lasers.
Now to go completely off topic (and pretty please mod me as such)...
I was discussing this matter with my sister last night. There's a definite trend I'm noticing in folks saying it's "all God's plan" or "trust in Jesus and all will be OK." Unfortunately, even good ole God and Jesus believed in free will (wasn't that what the great battle with Lucifer was over back in the day?)-- How do you reconcile blind faith and trust with free will?
"It must be God's plan" is no excuse for inaction.
You may now go back to talking about black holes or whatever...
If it makes you feel any better, I'm sure they'd run out of consumables before the orbit decays.
From an LHC, duh!
Eh, it's not the dead we're laughing at-- it's their situations. Hell, if I died under ridiculous circumstances, I'd *expect* my friends to chuckle about it at my wake. Tragic yes, but it's something to be remembered by!
Ah-- TFA is definitely a malicious bait and switch. GP's post though was a simple issue with one of his friend's computers that the Best Buy tech failed to fix. *That* story sounds more like an incompetent tech than the store pushing a new sale.
I know full well about big box stores not wanting to sell a computer all by its lonesome. It would bring the daily profit number for the store down so management would *actively* discourage selling hardware without warranties attached. I had a manager infuriate a customer of mine so much he walked out instead of buying an Apple (higher profit product) laptop with a few non-warranty extras.
Perhaps some day Best Buy will go the way of CompUSA and Circuit City. I wouldn't mourn for it...
Another important note from TFA was that the service was inconsistent. Systems returned without all updates completed, varying levels of configuration, *misplaced parts*... There are two sections to TFA which outline exactly how marginal the value is for the service (and how outlandish the claims provided by the sales staff are). So yes, GP is an oversimplification, but there are other problems besides "Sorry, they're all pre-optimized."