I don't think this is such a good idea. We'll have to see what comes of it but I like being able to choose what processor and GPU I want in my computer. I'm currently running a quad core Phenom 3.2 ghz cpu and an Nvidia GTX 250. Since that one crappy ATI card I bought several years ago I have always bought Nvidia GPU's and they never let me down. With this change I'll have to start buying Intel chips which are more expensive. I wouldn't be surprised if Intel secures some kind of deal with Nvidia to start doing the same. I'm curious to see if AMD will come under some kind of regulatory scrutiny from the government. You know if this were an insurance company (Travelers) and a financial services company (Citibank) this deal would send up red flags because it effectively limits the consumers choice (IE if you want that gpu you have to buy a CPU that you may not have wanted to get). It will be interesting how this plays out.
If the traffic doesn't originate in Chile then it is subject to arbitrary and/or discriminatory blocking or throttling before it gets to Chile.
You would pretty much expect that your packets are at the mercy of whomever is routing them anyway so this is no big deal. At least they are taking a step in the right direction. In this country (USA) that'll never happen because there's either too much consumer apathy or excessive control by those who have the most to lose. Sad but true.
plus mining for deposits of rare metals and methane hydrate, equals DEAD SEA. Oh and don't forget damage to the environment. I guess they don't really care too much about mythical water dragons.
Sad but true.. I think they will market this to people who can pay (like the armed forces). They will make some humanitarian gesture but in the end it's not profitable for them to donate their product for humanitarian reasons.
If I didn't think I'd get Rodney King'd I'd like to try it. Fuck tha POlice. The line between legal and illegal where it pertains to information gathering and tracking is getting thinner in this country. We are giving up our rights without a fight and no one seems to care.
Moore's Law does not apply here since funding for NASA has considerably dried up and we can't stop warmongering with other countries. Politicians don't understand that space travel is not just about conquest of territory (that's so 1400's), it's about humanity joining together to explore and advance our race. If we can't do that we'll never get off this rock and we are doomed to go the way of the dinosaur.
who doesn't have a clue what you're telling him and watch him veto this because his budget would take a hit. Make notes of what you discussed save emails etc for evidence when said evil admin hacks in and trashes your servers, domain etc. In other words cover your ass.
If you can prove to them that you have reached the end of your lifetime, as BFG has, then that would be okay.
not really. They'll just go after your family or whoever inherited you estate. My mother's estate is currently in probate and though all her credit cards are paid in full Chase and BOFA are dragging their feet getting me final statements so I can't collect any of her money till I show the probate judge that everything's PIF.
Don't listen to him. What he really got was Kool Aid laced blotter acid. Then you really did see massive jolly anthropomorphic red pitchers bursting through the side of your house. And depending on how good said blotter was....maybe you stopped drinking Kool Aid forever.
Why should someone else be able to tell you what to do with your body? This goes back to abortion and the religous right trying to abolish it. You can't crowdsource morality. It should always be a personal decision. Beware he who would tell you what you can and can't do with your body for in his heart he thinks himself your master. Yeah I had to steal and modify someone elses sig but it rings true. Now go put your tin foil hat back on.
That's true and it's great to converse with your peers in whatever dialect you happen to speak. Just don't expect to be understood by someone who comes from a different backround. This is why english is the default language of air traffic controllers worldwide. source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_traffic_controller#Core_skills_of_a_controller
The pricey schools have come during a sensitive period for the nation's second-largest school system: Nearly 3,000 teachers have been laid off over the past two years, the academic year and programs have been slashed. The district also faces a $640 million shortfall and some schools persistently rank among the nation's lowest performing.
That just about says it all. California is fucked up.
It's incredibly hypocritical to claim that YOU have any more heritage or culture than African Americans
This has nothing to do with heritage or culture. Everyone should feel free to keep their cultural identity. In my opinion that's one of the things that makes America great. But when you move to another country to live you should make some attempt to learn to speak the language.
I agree. Everyone who came to live in this country regardless of ethnicity has learned to speak english and done their best to fit in. Our immigration policy is so fucked up ATM. Fuck it, I'm moving to Arizona.
I don't think he was just speaking ebonics. He sounded a lot like a guy I used to work with who spoke Jamaican Patois http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_Patois It's a subtle mix of the two maybe.
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I don't think this is such a good idea. We'll have to see what comes of it but I like being able to choose what processor and GPU I want in my computer. I'm currently running a quad core Phenom 3.2 ghz cpu and an Nvidia GTX 250. Since that one crappy ATI card I bought several years ago I have always bought Nvidia GPU's and they never let me down. With this change I'll have to start buying Intel chips which are more expensive. I wouldn't be surprised if Intel secures some kind of deal with Nvidia to start doing the same. I'm curious to see if AMD will come under some kind of regulatory scrutiny from the government. You know if this were an insurance company (Travelers) and a financial services company (Citibank) this deal would send up red flags because it effectively limits the consumers choice (IE if you want that gpu you have to buy a CPU that you may not have wanted to get). It will be interesting how this plays out.
If the traffic doesn't originate in Chile then it is subject to arbitrary and/or discriminatory blocking or throttling before it gets to Chile.
You would pretty much expect that your packets are at the mercy of whomever is routing them anyway so this is no big deal. At least they are taking a step in the right direction. In this country (USA) that'll never happen because there's either too much consumer apathy or excessive control by those who have the most to lose. Sad but true.
They don't have to be important..just big enough to attract the right kind of attention (it appears they have.)
If I was trying to get money out of AOL, I'd be in a big hurry too!
LMAO now THAT's classic.
Yellow Sea is now Brown Sea.
plus mining for deposits of rare metals and methane hydrate, equals DEAD SEA. Oh and don't forget damage to the environment. I guess they don't really care too much about mythical water dragons.
Who said he was pirating the glorified notepad? Quick to judge quick to anger slow to understand.
Sad but true.. I think they will market this to people who can pay (like the armed forces). They will make some humanitarian gesture but in the end it's not profitable for them to donate their product for humanitarian reasons.
Very insightful
If I didn't think I'd get Rodney King'd I'd like to try it. Fuck tha POlice. The line between legal and illegal where it pertains to information gathering and tracking is getting thinner in this country. We are giving up our rights without a fight and no one seems to care.
Insulation... That's how you do it. Put that shit in the walls of your friends house and wait...
Now we know why he posted as anonymous coward. Such information could be very damaging to mother Russia.
lol so true
Moore's Law does not apply here since funding for NASA has considerably dried up and we can't stop warmongering with other countries. Politicians don't understand that space travel is not just about conquest of territory (that's so 1400's), it's about humanity joining together to explore and advance our race. If we can't do that we'll never get off this rock and we are doomed to go the way of the dinosaur.
who doesn't have a clue what you're telling him and watch him veto this because his budget would take a hit. Make notes of what you discussed save emails etc for evidence when said evil admin hacks in and trashes your servers, domain etc. In other words cover your ass.
If you can prove to them that you have reached the end of your lifetime, as BFG has, then that would be okay.
not really. They'll just go after your family or whoever inherited you estate. My mother's estate is currently in probate and though all her credit cards are paid in full Chase and BOFA are dragging their feet getting me final statements so I can't collect any of her money till I show the probate judge that everything's PIF.
MMMMM boobies yum
^^^^^ Shame I posted as this is clearly worthy of some mod points.
Don't listen to him. What he really got was Kool Aid laced blotter acid. Then you really did see massive jolly anthropomorphic red pitchers bursting through the side of your house. And depending on how good said blotter was....maybe you stopped drinking Kool Aid forever.
Why should someone else be able to tell you what to do with your body? This goes back to abortion and the religous right trying to abolish it. You can't crowdsource morality. It should always be a personal decision. Beware he who would tell you what you can and can't do with your body for in his heart he thinks himself your master. Yeah I had to steal and modify someone elses sig but it rings true. Now go put your tin foil hat back on.
That's true and it's great to converse with your peers in whatever dialect you happen to speak. Just don't expect to be understood by someone who comes from a different backround. This is why english is the default language of air traffic controllers worldwide. source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_traffic_controller#Core_skills_of_a_controller
The pricey schools have come during a sensitive period for the nation's second-largest school system: Nearly 3,000 teachers have been laid off over the past two years, the academic year and programs have been slashed. The district also faces a $640 million shortfall and some schools persistently rank among the nation's lowest performing.
That just about says it all. California is fucked up.
It's incredibly hypocritical to claim that YOU have any more heritage or culture than African Americans
This has nothing to do with heritage or culture. Everyone should feel free to keep their cultural identity. In my opinion that's one of the things that makes America great. But when you move to another country to live you should make some attempt to learn to speak the language.
Then said group should GTFO
I agree. Everyone who came to live in this country regardless of ethnicity has learned to speak english and done their best to fit in. Our immigration policy is so fucked up ATM. Fuck it, I'm moving to Arizona.
I don't think he was just speaking ebonics. He sounded a lot like a guy I used to work with who spoke Jamaican Patois http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_Patois It's a subtle mix of the two maybe.