Surprisingly, the illiteracy seems to have extended to the slashdot crowd.
Not all credit cards are the same, and some are indeed secured lines of credit. However, they are generally not secured in the "traditional" sense; they require a cash security deposit. For instance, if you wished to charge $500, it is generally required that you have deposited $500 to secure this debt beforehand.
While on its face this seems non-sensical, it is actually a vehicle to establishing (or re-establishing) credit.
There is a sibling comment that raises the point that unsecured credit cards are secured in the sense that wage garnishments or repossesions could result from a court action related to the non-payment of debt. While this is true, it should also be noted that unsecured creditors fall behind secured creditors in insolvency proceedings.
>Ever tried waving your hand underneath a strobe light going at 30 cycles/sec? That's 30fps yet the motion still looks strange, since it's like you're seeing discrete frames and not continous motion burred between frames.
When you watch TV, you are seeing discrete frames with no motion blur. The reason that you perceive a continuous image is due to the phenomenon known as persistence of vision. The reason motion looks so strange under a 30 flash per second strobe light is because the strobe actually circumvents persistence of vision.
Think of it this way: If you ran normal video at 60 frames per second, and 30 of those frames were black, motion blurred or not, would you think it looked normal?
Very funny, but it's tough to ogle non-appearance related qualities. Ogling a feature-set is like ogling someone's compassion. Tough to do, no?
Your specious argument was *almost* convincing otherwise.
It's ironic that a community of largely unaesthetically-pleasing, overweight geeks who don't care about their appearance
How does everyone arrive at this conclusion about the community here? I've never met a single slashdotter, nor have many others who have leveled this ad hominem attack, certainly not in the numbers necessary to draw this conclusion.
That's a unique brand of self-delusion you've got going there.
I assume that you are referring to the T10, since it's the only competitive product to the shuffle in iRiver's lineup. However, I have a hard time imagining anyone ogling it. It's quite ugly, I assure you. It reminds me of the "sport radio" that I got for free with my checking account about 10 years ago. If you turn the T10 yellow, it's a a dead ringer.
But since you've mentioned making informed decisions, it might be worthwhile to note that the shuffle isn't targeting the low-end, I'm-too-cheap-to-buy-a-real-player market, it's positioned as something you fill up with music then listen, get this, on shuffle. No need for a screen.
If you do want a screen, there is the nano. And nothing on the market looks better or is "sexier" than that thing right now.
There's no reason to get down on somebody else's choice just because you don't have the most popular player on the block. The iRiver isn't a bad little product. It's got a good feature set, good battery life, and a color screen [though it's nigh useless for the number of songs it holds]. You should at least admit that the iPod is a good product across all its categories, and it overwhelmingly succeeds in one of the few differentiators left in the market: design.
You do realize that it spawned a whole new javascript runtime for each widget, correct?
I just don't know how they could be expected to purchase a "widget" software vendor when the only thing worth buying was the community's goodwill; the architecture itself was crap.
Not only that, but Apple has had legal tangles with Arlo Rose in the past (A straight rip of the Aqua interface for his Kaleidoscope product). Most intelligent companies generally do not hop into bed with legal opponents (counter-examples exist).
To imply that this man is somehow to blame for the decisions his wife made is loathsome.
I'm not suggesting we turn a blind eye, but a flippant response such as his is inappropriate and you know it.
"Sorry to hear that you got shot at the convenience store. Guess you picked the wrong store, huh? Maybe next time you won't pick one that will get robbed."
It's not so bad once you get used to itsometimes when I look at an ad with a lot of stuff and junk in it or with words all over the place my head starts to tingle but i just dont pay attention to it.
if the ad has a pretty lady i think that its a pretty good product because pretty ladies cost alot of money and you have to sell a lot of stuff to get lots of money if you sell lots of stuff your stuff must be good. also ugly ads mean that a company doesnt know what their doing.
I was actually talking about those performers who happen to be performing when you're not really expecting it. Like when you're at your favorite bar on, say, a wednesday night and they decide to have an open mic, or allow a local band to play a gig.
Oh, and that wouldn't be irony, even if it were true.
Everytime I'm at a bar, and some caterwauling douchebag with a Heineken, Leathers, and a Michael Bolton haircut steps onto the "stage" and says, "thank you! we're 'turbo brush fire!'", I sigh to myself, die a little inside and wonder, "Who actually enjoys this shit?"
Now I know. God bless you.;)
--Don't take it personally. Tis but a joke. Back to my nsync cd's.;)
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Farging larpers... ;)
Um, wasn't "Mario 128" called Super Mario Sunshine?
Surprisingly, the illiteracy seems to have extended to the slashdot crowd.
Not all credit cards are the same, and some are indeed secured lines of credit. However, they are generally not secured in the "traditional" sense; they require a cash security deposit. For instance, if you wished to charge $500, it is generally required that you have deposited $500 to secure this debt beforehand.
While on its face this seems non-sensical, it is actually a vehicle to establishing (or re-establishing) credit.
There is a sibling comment that raises the point that unsecured credit cards are secured in the sense that wage garnishments or repossesions could result from a court action related to the non-payment of debt. While this is true, it should also be noted that unsecured creditors fall behind secured creditors in insolvency proceedings.
>Ever tried waving your hand underneath a strobe light going at 30 cycles/sec? That's 30fps yet the motion still looks strange, since it's like you're seeing discrete frames and not continous motion burred between frames.
When you watch TV, you are seeing discrete frames with no motion blur. The reason that you perceive a continuous image is due to the phenomenon known as persistence of vision. The reason motion looks so strange under a 30 flash per second strobe light is because the strobe actually circumvents persistence of vision.
Think of it this way: If you ran normal video at 60 frames per second, and 30 of those frames were black, motion blurred or not, would you think it looked normal?
I was just giving you a playful ribbing. Relax.
With respect to karma, I couldn't give a good god damn about what type of comment will affect it.
That sound. Do you hear it?
;)
That big whooshing roar. Yeah, that's the sound of a joke doing a high-speed flyby over your head.
Very funny, but it's tough to ogle non-appearance related qualities. Ogling a feature-set is like ogling someone's compassion. Tough to do, no?
Your specious argument was *almost* convincing otherwise.
It's ironic that a community of largely unaesthetically-pleasing, overweight geeks who don't care about their appearance
How does everyone arrive at this conclusion about the community here? I've never met a single slashdotter, nor have many others who have leveled this ad hominem attack, certainly not in the numbers necessary to draw this conclusion.
Quit frothing, it's bad for your health.
That's a unique brand of self-delusion you've got going there.
I assume that you are referring to the T10, since it's the only competitive product to the shuffle in iRiver's lineup. However, I have a hard time imagining anyone ogling it. It's quite ugly, I assure you. It reminds me of the "sport radio" that I got for free with my checking account about 10 years ago. If you turn the T10 yellow, it's a a dead ringer.
But since you've mentioned making informed decisions, it might be worthwhile to note that the shuffle isn't targeting the low-end, I'm-too-cheap-to-buy-a-real-player market, it's positioned as something you fill up with music then listen, get this, on shuffle. No need for a screen.
If you do want a screen, there is the nano. And nothing on the market looks better or is "sexier" than that thing right now.
There's no reason to get down on somebody else's choice just because you don't have the most popular player on the block. The iRiver isn't a bad little product. It's got a good feature set, good battery life, and a color screen [though it's nigh useless for the number of songs it holds]. You should at least admit that the iPod is a good product across all its categories, and it overwhelmingly succeeds in one of the few differentiators left in the market: design.
I know this was tongue-in-cheek, but since it's all client side, they have no way of flagging anybody as far as I can tell.
Anybody know differently?
The problem is that it was a crap implementation.
n fabulator
You do realize that it spawned a whole new javascript runtime for each widget, correct?
I just don't know how they could be expected to purchase a "widget" software vendor when the only thing worth buying was the community's goodwill; the architecture itself was crap.
Not only that, but Apple has had legal tangles with Arlo Rose in the past (A straight rip of the Aqua interface for his Kaleidoscope product). Most intelligent companies generally do not hop into bed with legal opponents (counter-examples exist).
Read this for a much more cogent elucidation: http://daringfireball.net/2004/06/dashboard_vs_ko
...until Microsoft chooses a more pronounceable name than "Axapta".
It's called the uncanny valley, and you can read more about it here
My my my.
I have to congratulate you on another subtle joke missed by the slashdot crowd.
Prepare for jabs about imaginary girlfriends from the humour impaired.
ignore this response.
To imply that this man is somehow to blame for the decisions his wife made is loathsome.
I'm not suggesting we turn a blind eye, but a flippant response such as his is inappropriate and you know it.
"Sorry to hear that you got shot at the convenience store. Guess you picked the wrong store, huh? Maybe next time you won't pick one that will get robbed."
That's really a terrible thing to say to someone.
Sometimes the ability to obscure ourselves behind I.P. addresses really bothers me. Could you possibly say that to this gentleman to his face?
That such callousness could lie in your heart is saddening.
You know, you don't see many biblical references here on Slashdot.
Strange.
You do realize that I posted that in jest, do you not?
It's not so bad once you get used to itsometimes when I look at an ad with a lot of stuff and junk in it or with words all over the place my head starts to tingle but i just dont pay attention to it.
if the ad has a pretty lady i think that its a pretty good product because pretty ladies cost alot of money and you have to sell a lot of stuff to get lots of money if you sell lots of stuff your stuff must be good. also ugly ads mean that a company doesnt know what their doing.
Grand Theft Auto made me do it.
I think that is the most unslashdot comment I've ever read. Bravo!
Take that as a compliment or an insult. Whichever you prefer.
Probably GTK, if I had to guess...
It's a shame that the spelling so bad here on slashdot that people are actually missing the joke and are giving the guy advice on how to proceed.
Geesh. What a bunch of maroons.
I was actually talking about those performers who happen to be performing when you're not really expecting it. Like when you're at your favorite bar on, say, a wednesday night and they decide to have an open mic, or allow a local band to play a gig.
Oh, and that wouldn't be irony, even if it were true.
Wow. I've finally met you.
;)
;)
Everytime I'm at a bar, and some caterwauling douchebag with a Heineken, Leathers, and a Michael Bolton haircut steps onto the "stage" and says, "thank you! we're 'turbo brush fire!'", I sigh to myself, die a little inside and wonder, "Who actually enjoys this shit?"
Now I know. God bless you.
--Don't take it personally. Tis but a joke. Back to my nsync cd's.