Car and GPS devices can't find a good route to take, for the most part. People with a map can do better almost all of the time. Why should we trust a computer, using algorithms written by the same people, to drive us?
These are the same people that like automatic transmissions, automatic headlights, doors that automatically lock, all of the other supposedly helpful features on our modern cars. They can keep ll of these "conveniences", give me cars that I can drive and enjoy, and control.
Who works 9-5? I keep hearing the expression, have yet to find such a job.
I hate going to work inthe dark. Depressing, coming home in the dark is no big deal.
We stand a better chance of eliminating DST than moving to a two time zone system. And since 280 million Americans have never experienced the pleasures of no DST, it won't happen. The debate over energy savings is superfoulous, the system is too ingrained to change. I envy the lucky people in AZ.
Thank you, Firefox.
I am amazed that MS touts improved XP as a reason to move away from XP. Does anyone use IE?
I would move from XP to Win7, if MS would pay the costs of converting my machine. Time, support help, potential program upgrade costs, etc. My hardware is sufficient, but I would need to essentially delete the operating system and all of my programs and settings, then rebuild the machine. Not cost effective.
Movies seldom get anything right. They butcher stories adapted from books, get science wrong, whatever fancy strikes the director as a good idea to sell a movie is OK. Why are the early James Bond movies better than the last dozen? Because the early ones tried to follow a book, not adding to or changing the story. Movies now much have a chase scene, with physics defying action in the first 5 minutes, because the market is young males raised on video games. Disgusting.
MS and tablets remind me of a Far Side cartoon. The posse is attempting to hang the Bad Guy, but they keep screwing up the rope, including wrapping it around the horse. The leader is saying, OK, OK, stay calm, we will get this right.
Several companies and government agencies have developed disguised sensors over the last 20 years. Not sure whats unique, or why the seller thinks his ideas and those of his company were stolen.
I don't need new features, I need stability. After every new version, FF crashes several times a day. And Mozilla always blames the add-ons. If this is true, why do the FF revisions make the add-ons not work. Doesn't anyone do regression testing? Are the changes that significant? Most FF revisions look to be minor. Aren't we really on FF 5.13, perhaps.
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Car and GPS devices can't find a good route to take, for the most part. People with a map can do better almost all of the time. Why should we trust a computer, using algorithms written by the same people, to drive us?
I doubt that most people live in an area where traffic jams are the norm.
These are the same people that like automatic transmissions, automatic headlights, doors that automatically lock, all of the other supposedly helpful features on our modern cars. They can keep ll of these "conveniences", give me cars that I can drive and enjoy, and control.
I agree with radiumsoup. DST is stupid. Go live in AZ, not having DST never interfeared with any of our evening activities.
I agree. No rational reason for DST.
I agree. Get rid of DST, standard time all year. Live in AZ for a year, realize how stupid DST is.
Who works 9-5? I keep hearing the expression, have yet to find such a job. I hate going to work inthe dark. Depressing, coming home in the dark is no big deal.
We stand a better chance of eliminating DST than moving to a two time zone system. And since 280 million Americans have never experienced the pleasures of no DST, it won't happen. The debate over energy savings is superfoulous, the system is too ingrained to change. I envy the lucky people in AZ.
Thank you, Firefox. I am amazed that MS touts improved XP as a reason to move away from XP. Does anyone use IE? I would move from XP to Win7, if MS would pay the costs of converting my machine. Time, support help, potential program upgrade costs, etc. My hardware is sufficient, but I would need to essentially delete the operating system and all of my programs and settings, then rebuild the machine. Not cost effective.
Movies seldom get anything right. They butcher stories adapted from books, get science wrong, whatever fancy strikes the director as a good idea to sell a movie is OK. Why are the early James Bond movies better than the last dozen? Because the early ones tried to follow a book, not adding to or changing the story. Movies now much have a chase scene, with physics defying action in the first 5 minutes, because the market is young males raised on video games. Disgusting.
I hope the new fixtures have shields to direct light down, keep it out of the sky. An even more efficient approach to lighting.
Rolling, and down the hill to the pond.
How to develop unmaintainable code: Step One; Turn it over to Microsoft. Step Two: See Step One.
Snowden handed the Ruskies the NSA docs showing how to monitor all electronics. Should be simple to implement.
Use more GOTO statements.
Another example of unintended consequences.
MS and tablets remind me of a Far Side cartoon. The posse is attempting to hang the Bad Guy, but they keep screwing up the rope, including wrapping it around the horse. The leader is saying, OK, OK, stay calm, we will get this right.
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Perhaps, to God, a day is millions of our years long.
One needs to have been raised around Bible Thumpers to understand their commitment to beliefs. Facts have no place in their mind.
If you want a calaulator, get an HP. Easier to use. RPN notation is faster, less prone to errors,
Several companies and government agencies have developed disguised sensors over the last 20 years. Not sure whats unique, or why the seller thinks his ideas and those of his company were stolen.
I would like the concept of dialing the license plate number of a car, telling the driver what an idiot he is.
The ChiComs will just make a "Chinese Copy" :)
I don't need new features, I need stability. After every new version, FF crashes several times a day. And Mozilla always blames the add-ons. If this is true, why do the FF revisions make the add-ons not work. Doesn't anyone do regression testing? Are the changes that significant? Most FF revisions look to be minor. Aren't we really on FF 5.13, perhaps.