Yes, I know. I was trying to interject a little humor by pointing out that it wasn't long ago that Intel Inside was considered a very bad thing by Apple's (marketing) standards.
Yes, my 3D FPS map site displays a list of maps that they've downloaded so they are reminded to rate them. And if you're not logged in, it reminds you to log in before downloading so it can keep track for you.
Hmm... now that I think about it, the site also lists maps "you might also be interested in."
I guess I can't continue to stick them overtop all the Intel Inside plates I run across, so I need some creative ideas as to what I should do with them. Any ideas?
Sometimes the app menu is at the top of the window (computer management dialog), sometimes it's not (IE window) in those shots. Does it move position based on however much crap an application decides to put above it? Or am I forced to get used to a different position depending on the type of window I've opened?
And don't get me started on the relationship between IE's application menu and tabs! Does FILE > EXIT close the tab, the window or the application?
During the three Florida hurricanes last year that if I had not been able to use my cheap TV tuner to find out what was going on, I would have been "in the dark" more than I already was.
And I'm sure there are other natural disasters where having OTA TV is a good thing.
Radio is fine and all, but after using both during that time, TV was much more adept at providing a lot more information in a short period of time. Almost all of the news channels broadcasted non-stop with little commercial interruption, and scrolled information across the bottom of the screen.
Agreed. A hardware router and BlackIce is a good combination.
The only thing with BlackIce that you have to be careful of is automatic updates and the application protection system -- if you forget to disable the app protection prior to doing a system upgrade, you can render a box completely unbootable.
No reason? Sure there is. My personal favorite - for printing and reading offline in a format that prints acceptably (unlike HTML/CSS which no browser can seem to get right 100% of the time).
And there are plenty of non-Adobe PDF readers/plugins out there as alternatives if you don't feel like making an effort to block the ads in Adobe's reader..
2.) AC's. Really, that's what kills slashdot. If AC posting was removed, there would be a lot less crap. Making an ID is free, easy, and doesn't require you to give out any personal information.
Getting rid of ACs will do absolutely nothing to curb the crap. As you say: Making an ID is free, easy, and doesn't require you to give out any personal information. There is nothing to stop people from creating as many fake accounts as they want for posting as AC.
This line of thinking is exactly why cashiers can't give correct change when the power goes out, the network is down, or you give them odd change so you get rid of change and get whole dollars back.
Setting the bar as low as you suggest begs the question: Why teach anything that you can use a calculator for?
IMO, the point isn't even the math. It's about teaching someone the basics of thinking through a problem without pulling the answer from somewhere.
<soapbox>We're already teaching our kids that there are no losers. Giving them the lesson that you don't have to understand and solve simple problems is just another step towards a society of people who, in Real Life®, find themselves facing problems without the help of a cheat sheet and simply wait for someone else to solve them (which eventually will stop happening).</soapbox>
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Yes, I know. I was trying to interject a little humor by pointing out that it wasn't long ago that Intel Inside was considered a very bad thing by Apple's (marketing) standards.
Sheesh.
Yes, my 3D FPS map site displays a list of maps that they've downloaded so they are reminded to rate them. And if you're not logged in, it reminds you to log in before downloading so it can keep track for you.
Hmm... now that I think about it, the site also lists maps "you might also be interested in."
Crap! I better get a lawyer
I'll be even more well-received than that bad iPod dancer. Perfect!
Wow... talk about constipation!
Damn. I've still got a stack of Intel Inside slug stickers
I guess I can't continue to stick them overtop all the Intel Inside plates I run across, so I need some creative ideas as to what I should do with them. Any ideas?
I'd hardly call "The Floating Powerbook" a DIY story
It moves around!? WTF?
Sometimes the app menu is at the top of the window (computer management dialog), sometimes it's not (IE window) in those shots. Does it move position based on however much crap an application decides to put above it? Or am I forced to get used to a different position depending on the type of window I've opened?
And don't get me started on the relationship between IE's application menu and tabs! Does FILE > EXIT close the tab, the window or the application?
Blah.
OS X doens't have a hibernate mode (where it writes all RAM to disk and shuts off). I wish it did.
It does have the regular standby mode, which is called "Sleep" and it is pretty much instantaneous going to sleep and waking up.
Dammit -- we do not need more taxes! ESPECIALLY on communication services and ESPECIALLY when every U.S. citizen with a telephone is still paying the Spanish-American war temporary tax from 1898
We do not need more taxes. We need a more efficient government.
1. I only had the "pleasure" of experiencing three -- and a brand new house that severely leaked every time -- sorry if you experienced all four.
2. Who said anything about power? My little Casio TV requires four double-A batteries, and I used it for days.
3. I hate it when people assume your circumstances and try to correct you with bulleted numbers
During the three Florida hurricanes last year that if I had not been able to use my cheap TV tuner to find out what was going on, I would have been "in the dark" more than I already was.
And I'm sure there are other natural disasters where having OTA TV is a good thing.
Radio is fine and all, but after using both during that time, TV was much more adept at providing a lot more information in a short period of time. Almost all of the news channels broadcasted non-stop with little commercial interruption, and scrolled information across the bottom of the screen.
Agreed. A hardware router and BlackIce is a good combination.
The only thing with BlackIce that you have to be careful of is automatic updates and the application protection system -- if you forget to disable the app protection prior to doing a system upgrade, you can render a box completely unbootable.
You know you've been spending too much time on
No reason? Sure there is. My personal favorite - for printing and reading offline in a format that prints acceptably (unlike HTML/CSS which no browser can seem to get right 100% of the time).
And there are plenty of non-Adobe PDF readers/plugins out there as alternatives if you don't feel like making an effort to block the ads in Adobe's reader..
Too bad these are already taken.
In this case: If the glove fits, you must acquit.
Ugh, that was awful. My sincere apologies to anyone who wasted their time reading this.
"I think something bounced up inta' ma' undercarriage!"
When you get to be a little older, you tend to forget things pretty easily, so it's plausible that he really forgot about R2
Now, where are my glasses?
Oh... uh... nevermind.
Will NASA be allowed to use a calculator to solve the math problem?
lol - I was being silly when I posted that.
Regardless, I'd hardly call the universe, Earth and the complexities of the human body proof that there's some almighty being that created it all.
When someone asks for proof of God's existence, you're supposed to say something like: "You don't need proof if you have faith."
... and where someone has to point out the same thing that three others have previously posted already.
There's a God?!
While we're at it, this "raises the question" as to if I was taught the correct usage of "begs the question."
To which the answer is no. Thank you for the lesson!
This line of thinking is exactly why cashiers can't give correct change when the power goes out, the network is down, or you give them odd change so you get rid of change and get whole dollars back.
Setting the bar as low as you suggest begs the question: Why teach anything that you can use a calculator for?
IMO, the point isn't even the math. It's about teaching someone the basics of thinking through a problem without pulling the answer from somewhere.
<soapbox>We're already teaching our kids that there are no losers. Giving them the lesson that you don't have to understand and solve simple problems is just another step towards a society of people who, in Real Life®, find themselves facing problems without the help of a cheat sheet and simply wait for someone else to solve them (which eventually will stop happening).</soapbox>