> Yeah, god forbid an idea can grow and change over time. By this same logic phones should do one thing, and one thing well - send and receive phone calls. MMS? email? internet? Bah! thats not what the first version of it was meant to do!
He probably went from an unregulated diet (random food when hungry, different foods each day, plus various snacks as desired, etc) to the highly-regulated soylent concoction (2,400 calories with no variation). It's surprising how much we eat if we add in all the little things that we don't really think about, like extra drinks or whatever.
It's also possible his body simply became more efficient with handling the same number and type of calories each day, rather than store the excess due to normal daily variations in consumption.
I don't think it's about a fear of making a mistake and getting yelled at by Linus. It's that kind of overall attitude that permeates Linux culture, some of which can be kind of humorous when looking in from the outside, but toxic when you're actually around it. For whatever reason, the Linux crowd is very vocal, opinionated, and prone to vitriol. I've lost count of the number of LUG's I've left because of random drama that pops up, and those are supposed to be the *starting point* for many users.
I can't keep up with all the little new web companies that come out anymore. What are they, and why is this change important? At least mention it in the summary.
It's bad in Fairbanks, and North Pole. China has been getting a lot of attention lately for air quality, but it's not uncommon for Fairbanks to have days that are twice as bad as Beijing's due to wood burning.
And yes, everyone. You read that correctly. Fairbanks can get twice as bad as Beijing.
Trimming the fat would probably be better for Microsoft at this point. They are trying to dance in too many rodeos, and it's starting to show. Focus on Enterprise, Windows, and Office products. That's a really strong foundation for them. If they want to stay in the mobile phone industry, buy rights to the Blackberry name and focus on the Enterprise and professional markets with solid phones built around security rather than entertainment.
Something like that would free up all kinds of funds for R&D projects into potential technologies, while playing to their strengths. Microsoft is not -- and never will be -- the entertainment company it seems to desire. Yes, there's potential money in it, but it simply doesn't align with their core business.
Anyone who couldn't see all of the satire and sarcasm in that movie was blind, deaf, and dumb. It had very little to do with the books, aside from general setting and some characters, and instead chose to focus on other things. It took violence over the edge to comedy. It took romance over the edge to comedy. It even took dramatic acting over the edge to comedy (in a way that most comedies can't touch).
It represented the way Americans look at things; bigger and more outlandish than they really are. We drive big cars, we talk big talks, and we walk big walks. Usually in ways that are so over-the-top that they bleed over into -- you guessed it -- comedy.
Same thing that happens with any form of government. Freedoms and information begin to erode their grip on power (which is what the individuals in charge live for), and the government has to do what it can to limit the bleeding. Some governments will outright make the dissenters disappear, others just make sure that there are so many layers to the bureaucracy that nothing short of a concerted, long-term effort to bring about change will make a dent. Syria would be an example of the former, and the US (and many allies) the later.
Look back at any civilization throughout history and you'll see the same patterns. The tools may be different (money, oppression, religion, etc), but the results are always the same.
I see a lot of people who keep their phones in their back pocket, in which case a flexible phone might be nice to have. Aside from that, I think the point is just to make a phone that can withstand different types of stress and open up more shapes beyond a flat slab.
For example, it seems like have a phone with a slight curve to it (such as the one in TFA) might make it a bit easier to talk with it rested on your shoulder like you could do with old school house phones.
I do, but it's not as bad as you think. I started buying the $1k cards about 10 years ago, then sell them after a year for roughly $700-800. There always seems to be people looking for "older" cards to SLI their current setup. So although I initially did pay $1k to buy into the game, so to speak, I rarely spend more than $200-300 to upgrade to the latest and greatest at any given time. It's not like I'm dropping $1k a year.
Do I need it? Definitely not, since the popularity of consoles has gimped the advancements in graphics in games. Is it worth the couple-hundred a year to stay on top? It is for me.
I'm not convinced that Facebook is going away anytime soon. Like it or not, they've entrenched themselves pretty deeply in the internet. One of the best moves they did was push for their service to be used as a general login platform for other sites. Hell, you can even use your facebook account to log into MySpace. Even Twitter seems to have a ton of staying power, simply because it's so widely used by certain types of people to disseminate opinions. Fortunately for Twitter, those types of people have a hell of a lot of influence, like politicians, game designers, actors, and media personalities. They'll figure out a way to bring ads to the service, just like Facebook has, which is about the only thing that matters anymore when it comes to running a tech company these days.
If this were completely true, then I should have no problem going back to some of the old games I grew up on, like Mario Bro's, Daggerfall, or Final Fantasy 7. Except that I do that once in a while and, after the nostalgia wears off, I begin to notice all the little things that are missing from those games that I now take for granted. Stuff like better controls, deeper stories, and obviously more engaging graphics.
It's the same thing with older movies, or even non-computer games. I can go back and enjoy watching Dirty Harry, but it doesn't mean I long for the days of cheesy acting and grainy footage. Hell, I recently started playing AD&D 2nd Edition again with some friends. It's been really fun, but the reality is the system isn't nearly as good as I remembered. I still like it, but I'm glad the industry has moved forward, even if there are misteps along the way (4th Edition, for example).
I'm sure in another 15 years I'll be looking back at games I enjoy today and thinking how much better they were compared to the stuff that's coming out in 2030. Same with music and just about anything else.
That's why I think it's so funny how the conservatives have been blinding themselves over him. If you take away the Obamacare thing, they'd see he's actually a pretty right-wing president, especially for a democrat. He's essentially continued with or expanded Bush-era policies and has been a hard ass on foreign policy where our enemies are concerned. Even the health care thing was originally a conservative idea.
One of the side benefits of traditional bulbs is that the heat generated helps keep them clear of snow and ice. I don't think LED's generate enough. Anyone know how they are handling that?
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Now that you mention it, that would be more accurate.
> Yeah, god forbid an idea can grow and change over time. By this same logic phones should do one thing, and one thing well - send and receive phone calls. MMS? email? internet? Bah! thats not what the first version of it was meant to do!
Sounds good to me.
He probably went from an unregulated diet (random food when hungry, different foods each day, plus various snacks as desired, etc) to the highly-regulated soylent concoction (2,400 calories with no variation). It's surprising how much we eat if we add in all the little things that we don't really think about, like extra drinks or whatever.
It's also possible his body simply became more efficient with handling the same number and type of calories each day, rather than store the excess due to normal daily variations in consumption.
I don't think it's about a fear of making a mistake and getting yelled at by Linus. It's that kind of overall attitude that permeates Linux culture, some of which can be kind of humorous when looking in from the outside, but toxic when you're actually around it. For whatever reason, the Linux crowd is very vocal, opinionated, and prone to vitriol. I've lost count of the number of LUG's I've left because of random drama that pops up, and those are supposed to be the *starting point* for many users.
I don't think 20 really counts as "young coders" in this industry.
I can't keep up with all the little new web companies that come out anymore. What are they, and why is this change important? At least mention it in the summary.
It's bad in Fairbanks, and North Pole. China has been getting a lot of attention lately for air quality, but it's not uncommon for Fairbanks to have days that are twice as bad as Beijing's due to wood burning.
And yes, everyone. You read that correctly. Fairbanks can get twice as bad as Beijing.
They aren't really competing products with that kind of price difference.
Trimming the fat would probably be better for Microsoft at this point. They are trying to dance in too many rodeos, and it's starting to show. Focus on Enterprise, Windows, and Office products. That's a really strong foundation for them. If they want to stay in the mobile phone industry, buy rights to the Blackberry name and focus on the Enterprise and professional markets with solid phones built around security rather than entertainment.
Something like that would free up all kinds of funds for R&D projects into potential technologies, while playing to their strengths. Microsoft is not -- and never will be -- the entertainment company it seems to desire. Yes, there's potential money in it, but it simply doesn't align with their core business.
Anyone who couldn't see all of the satire and sarcasm in that movie was blind, deaf, and dumb. It had very little to do with the books, aside from general setting and some characters, and instead chose to focus on other things. It took violence over the edge to comedy. It took romance over the edge to comedy. It even took dramatic acting over the edge to comedy (in a way that most comedies can't touch).
It represented the way Americans look at things; bigger and more outlandish than they really are. We drive big cars, we talk big talks, and we walk big walks. Usually in ways that are so over-the-top that they bleed over into -- you guessed it -- comedy.
Same thing that happens with any form of government. Freedoms and information begin to erode their grip on power (which is what the individuals in charge live for), and the government has to do what it can to limit the bleeding. Some governments will outright make the dissenters disappear, others just make sure that there are so many layers to the bureaucracy that nothing short of a concerted, long-term effort to bring about change will make a dent. Syria would be an example of the former, and the US (and many allies) the later.
Look back at any civilization throughout history and you'll see the same patterns. The tools may be different (money, oppression, religion, etc), but the results are always the same.
Apparently, here in Alaska, all of our stores will continue to stay open and operating under the Blockbuster name.
http://www.adn.com/2013/11/06/3161547/blockbuster-closes-hundreds-of.html
They closed a lot of stores, but many still remained.
Until now. [queue the dramatic music]
I see a lot of people who keep their phones in their back pocket, in which case a flexible phone might be nice to have. Aside from that, I think the point is just to make a phone that can withstand different types of stress and open up more shapes beyond a flat slab.
For example, it seems like have a phone with a slight curve to it (such as the one in TFA) might make it a bit easier to talk with it rested on your shoulder like you could do with old school house phones.
With the shape of security in the IT industry right now, I expect the patch to address this will end up bricking 20% of the servers that apply it.
I do, but it's not as bad as you think. I started buying the $1k cards about 10 years ago, then sell them after a year for roughly $700-800. There always seems to be people looking for "older" cards to SLI their current setup. So although I initially did pay $1k to buy into the game, so to speak, I rarely spend more than $200-300 to upgrade to the latest and greatest at any given time. It's not like I'm dropping $1k a year.
Do I need it? Definitely not, since the popularity of consoles has gimped the advancements in graphics in games. Is it worth the couple-hundred a year to stay on top? It is for me.
I'm just waiting for the PS3 and maybe XBox to drop to the $99 price point. I couldn't care less about the a smaller Wii.
Tech unemployment for the third quarter is at about 3.9%
http://marketing.dice.com/pdf/2013-q3_TechTrends_Report.pdf
I'm not convinced that Facebook is going away anytime soon. Like it or not, they've entrenched themselves pretty deeply in the internet. One of the best moves they did was push for their service to be used as a general login platform for other sites. Hell, you can even use your facebook account to log into MySpace. Even Twitter seems to have a ton of staying power, simply because it's so widely used by certain types of people to disseminate opinions. Fortunately for Twitter, those types of people have a hell of a lot of influence, like politicians, game designers, actors, and media personalities. They'll figure out a way to bring ads to the service, just like Facebook has, which is about the only thing that matters anymore when it comes to running a tech company these days.
If this were completely true, then I should have no problem going back to some of the old games I grew up on, like Mario Bro's, Daggerfall, or Final Fantasy 7. Except that I do that once in a while and, after the nostalgia wears off, I begin to notice all the little things that are missing from those games that I now take for granted. Stuff like better controls, deeper stories, and obviously more engaging graphics.
It's the same thing with older movies, or even non-computer games. I can go back and enjoy watching Dirty Harry, but it doesn't mean I long for the days of cheesy acting and grainy footage. Hell, I recently started playing AD&D 2nd Edition again with some friends. It's been really fun, but the reality is the system isn't nearly as good as I remembered. I still like it, but I'm glad the industry has moved forward, even if there are misteps along the way (4th Edition, for example).
I'm sure in another 15 years I'll be looking back at games I enjoy today and thinking how much better they were compared to the stuff that's coming out in 2030. Same with music and just about anything else.
That's why I think it's so funny how the conservatives have been blinding themselves over him. If you take away the Obamacare thing, they'd see he's actually a pretty right-wing president, especially for a democrat. He's essentially continued with or expanded Bush-era policies and has been a hard ass on foreign policy where our enemies are concerned. Even the health care thing was originally a conservative idea.
One of the side benefits of traditional bulbs is that the heat generated helps keep them clear of snow and ice. I don't think LED's generate enough. Anyone know how they are handling that?
He made very clear that he didn't audit the source code. Only that the binaries match the source code.
He provides pretty clear instructions on how to duplicate the process he used. He's not just saying "I did it and it's safe, trust me."
They can complain to their parents for sending them there. They're kids. Sorry if I don't shed a tear over it.