It's supposed to have regenerative braking, so going downhill will send juice back into the battery. I admit I'm intrigued. Not $1,300 intrigued, but still.
Somewhere there is a story about someone that actually got charged with blowing a loud whistle into the ear of a telemarketer. I think this was before it was actually illegal for them to call. Now that it is, it is really tempting to do. And no, I don't care about the poor underpaid schmuck on the other end of the line, they deserve what they get.
A telephone won't replicate a noise so loudly it will damage your hearing.
No oppressive state income tax. Robust economy. Wide open choice in education. Lower housing prices. None of these credit card fees. The governor should run for President. (that last part was supposed to be funny, so before you flame me, just go ahead and piss off already, alright flametards?)
I scanned in a library of about 700 videos and 20,000 audio files. I just let it sit there and run, probably took a few hours but I really wasn't paying attention. The speed of building your library has nothing to do with your hardware and everything to do with how fast it can access the media info scrapers on the 'net.
Can you get standard light fitting LED bulbs which put out the equivalent of more like 5000 lumen? I'd love something to replace my 60W CFL bulb (that's actual watt not equivalent).
At 200 lumens per watt, that would work out to a 25w LED bulb.
I haven't found (or looked for) anything that puts out that much light in a single bulb. Is this an outdoor security flood?
It's a horrible piece of "software"... easy? yes... fine for a couple hundred videos, absolutely... start getting into MP3's or images of any substantial number... >1000 you're going to be in progress pain.
Also, it doesn't do back-ups... so the "dumping" part is still open for debate... and since there are apps that do both, alternatives highly suggested... but I have no suggestion.
I'm using Plex to manage a very large library and it's working fine. With the addition of PlexWeb I've been watching movies via web browser while visiting with relatives. I still prefer the OpenELEC (XBMC) interface for my main TV, though.
As far as storage goes, I recommend either NAS4Free or FreeNAS for DIY (I prefer FreeNAS's interface). I did this on a hypervisor system a couple months ago, details are at http://pcpartpicker.com/b/yxP.
Everything is backed up to the cloud using http://www.crashplan.com./ I can't recommend them highly enough.
I have Cree bulbs in my 4" recessed lights. They put out a warm color, don't make any noise, and work fine on a dimmer. I honestly can't tell the difference between them and the halogens they replaced, except they run a lot cooler. They sell them at Home Depot for about $40 each. I expect them to last at least ten years. The Cree guys know what they're doing.
How about Celsius or even kelvin? Most of the world preferably use these units, even here in the UK, home of the imperial system. Seriously, join the 20th century!
The only thing worse than sticking with Imperial is winding up with whatever weird mish-mash you have with over there.
Aside from the photos, I can think of a logical reason for each of the other permissions listed.
Name is needed for check-in and boarding pass creation. Delta will send flight updates via text message, for which a phone number is required. Ditto for email. Frequent flyer number and PIN code are used to access your Delta account. Geolocation so it knows which airport you're in.
They should disclose what information they collect as required by law, but the assertion that these permissions are "absurd and disturbing" is ludicrous and obviously the opinion of someone who does not travel often, or is uninterested in utilizing technology tools when they do.
If Facebook cared about users voting, there would have been a notice every time you log on and an interstitial notice every X pages you clicked through.
Then again, there's no apathy like online apathy.
Unlike here at Slashdot where user voting on their privacy policies is so important that... hey, wait a minute...
The risk isn't worth the lost of privacy. If we teach our kids it's ok to be tracked anytime and always, it won't be long until all the kids wear government mandated trackingdevices. Which they get to keep to wear when they grown into adults. So no. It's not worth it, the risk is so small, don't do it. Keep an eye on your kids, make sure your kids know when to kick, bite and scream, but don't go tracking them with hardware. It's stupid.
A 3-year-old toddler doesn't have an expectation of privacy. It's not even desirable at that age.
Right, and because they know about it - they can give their phone to a schoolmate who plans on going to school, while they head off to the local crack den.
You aren't describing a problem that technology can fix.
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It's supposed to have regenerative braking, so going downhill will send juice back into the battery. I admit I'm intrigued. Not $1,300 intrigued, but still.
Somewhere there is a story about someone that actually got charged with blowing a loud whistle into the ear of a telemarketer. I think this was before it was actually illegal for them to call. Now that it is, it is really tempting to do. And no, I don't care about the poor underpaid schmuck on the other end of the line, they deserve what they get.
A telephone won't replicate a noise so loudly it will damage your hearing.
Whooooosh
Oh look, a Jobsian!
Oh look, another ignoramus who has no idea who Gary Moore is!
Within the context of the OP, this is perhaps one of the most ignorant posts I've ever seen on Slashdot.
No oppressive state income tax. Robust economy. Wide open choice in education. Lower housing prices. None of these credit card fees. The governor should run for President. (that last part was supposed to be funny, so before you flame me, just go ahead and piss off already, alright flametards?)
There's also Texans there, so, you know...
what about the CiscoPad iPad-killer tablet that they were gonna sell? Was it not a success?
That wasn't a consumer device, and not it was not.
Well, this Californian was in Chicago last week and it was 12F. So, that's why.
Why did the police not arrest these people?
Perhaps because the police are also union employees and want to demonstrate solidarity? I don't know if they are in Denmark, but they are in the US.
For Greeks
I scanned in a library of about 700 videos and 20,000 audio files. I just let it sit there and run, probably took a few hours but I really wasn't paying attention. The speed of building your library has nothing to do with your hardware and everything to do with how fast it can access the media info scrapers on the 'net.
Can you get standard light fitting LED bulbs which put out the equivalent of more like 5000 lumen? I'd love something to replace my 60W CFL bulb (that's actual watt not equivalent).
At 200 lumens per watt, that would work out to a 25w LED bulb.
I haven't found (or looked for) anything that puts out that much light in a single bulb. Is this an outdoor security flood?
The light I referenced is http://www.homedepot.com/EcoSmart/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ4b8/R-202240932/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051#.UOB5rOj2GG8.
+1 for *NOT* using Plex.
It's a horrible piece of "software"... easy? yes... fine for a couple hundred videos, absolutely... start getting into MP3's or images of any substantial number... >1000 you're going to be in progress pain.
Also, it doesn't do back-ups... so the "dumping" part is still open for debate... and since there are apps that do both, alternatives highly suggested... but I have no suggestion.
I'm using Plex to manage a very large library and it's working fine. With the addition of PlexWeb I've been watching movies via web browser while visiting with relatives. I still prefer the OpenELEC (XBMC) interface for my main TV, though.
As far as storage goes, I recommend either NAS4Free or FreeNAS for DIY (I prefer FreeNAS's interface). I did this on a hypervisor system a couple months ago, details are at http://pcpartpicker.com/b/yxP.
Everything is backed up to the cloud using http://www.crashplan.com./ I can't recommend them highly enough.
I have Cree bulbs in my 4" recessed lights. They put out a warm color, don't make any noise, and work fine on a dimmer. I honestly can't tell the difference between them and the halogens they replaced, except they run a lot cooler. They sell them at Home Depot for about $40 each. I expect them to last at least ten years. The Cree guys know what they're doing.
How about Celsius or even kelvin? Most of the world preferably use these units, even here in the UK, home of the imperial system. Seriously, join the 20th century!
The only thing worse than sticking with Imperial is winding up with whatever weird mish-mash you have with over there.
Everyone knows that all of the best Slashdot UIDs are less than 21055.
True dat.
Aside from the photos, I can think of a logical reason for each of the other permissions listed.
Name is needed for check-in and boarding pass creation.
Delta will send flight updates via text message, for which a phone number is required. Ditto for email.
Frequent flyer number and PIN code are used to access your Delta account.
Geolocation so it knows which airport you're in.
They should disclose what information they collect as required by law, but the assertion that these permissions are "absurd and disturbing" is ludicrous and obviously the opinion of someone who does not travel often, or is uninterested in utilizing technology tools when they do.
That's the last straw Facebook! I've had it. I'm deleting my account!
Oh wait! I don't have one...
I don't have a TV! We should hang out.
If Facebook cared about users voting, there would have been a notice every time you log on and an interstitial notice every X pages you clicked through.
Then again, there's no apathy like online apathy.
Unlike here at Slashdot where user voting on their privacy policies is so important that... hey, wait a minute...
I'd choose 1/3rd the size and weight.
Forget that, I want a smartphone with battery life that is measured in days instead of hours.
We have that already. It's called the RAZR MAXX.
...a Beowulf cluster of these...
None of those examples were choices made by parents. They were all examples of government surveillance. Very different scenarios.
I can see your point, but I don't think this is a slippery slope issue.
The risk isn't worth the lost of privacy. If we teach our kids it's ok to be tracked anytime and always, it won't be long until all the kids wear government mandated trackingdevices. Which they get to keep to wear when they grown into adults. So no. It's not worth it, the risk is so small, don't do it. Keep an eye on your kids, make sure your kids know when to kick, bite and scream, but don't go tracking them with hardware. It's stupid.
A 3-year-old toddler doesn't have an expectation of privacy. It's not even desirable at that age.
Right, and because they know about it - they can give their phone to a schoolmate who plans on going to school, while they head off to the local crack den.
You aren't describing a problem that technology can fix.