The point isn't that my PC is identical to the Mac Mini. (Though it does come with a lot of nice features like 1TB harddrive, built-in Wifi, Bluray drive, 8GB RAM and room to expand to 32GB.....) The point is that I was looking for a cheap computer that had the new i7 processor. Apple provides such a computer, but it is not cheap.
It costs ~$1250 w/ tax and HDMI adapter included. Why in hell would I spend that much money? It's the same reason I don't buy Lexuses, Acuras, Chryslers, Levis, or O.S. engines. I go with the cheaper (but just as good) Toyotas, Hondas, Dodges, Arizonas, or SuperTigers. I refuse to pay for an overpriced label.
As for OS X, after reading all the articles about how 10.7 couldn't connect to many owners' Wifi modems/servers/gadgets, and that the problem was not fixed until 10.7.3 (i.e. three bugfixes later), I don't think you can make the claim that OS X is a "perfect" operating system that has zero hassles. In fact my experience with OS 7, 8, 10.2, 10.4, and most recently 10.5 is that the Mac OS is far from perfect. It just looks different. But it's really not any better than Windows 7. They are about equal in annoyances/frustrations. So OS X is not worth the extra $600.
>>>What can you really do with a TRS-80 these days?
Not much. While loyal Commodore=64 owners have continued upgrading their machines to do internet web browsing, and of course gaming as if it was a classic NES console, the TRS-80 has been neglected. It's really just a tool to practice some BASIC programming (like I did in my high school class). Same with the Apple II and Atari 400/800 machines from the early 1977-82 era.
Me too but I'm not concerned. By the time 2017 rolls-around and I am forced to give-up my cheap Nokia phone, my ISP virginmobile will probably be selling 4G-enabled smartphones on the same $5/month plan.
More likely the 10-year-old battery will stop working loooong before 2017 gets here. That's what happened to my old 1G analog phone..... it would not hold a charge any longer than 5 minutes (just long enough to say "Thanks. I'll call you back"). I had already upgraded before the 1G standard had been phased out.
I've noticed that with my Kindle. There are some areas where 3G can not be obtained, but the 2G Edge technology works just fine. Presumably when they put 4 or 5G where the 2G used to be, they signals will reach farther (since they are lower frequency).
>>>I find my ability to retain information increases greatly if I pay attention. If I'm writing, I'm not paying attention
I find my ability to retain information increases greatly if I ignore the professor mumbling who-knows-what into the blackboard, and just read the book and the homework problems.
Oh and last time I visited Penn State, about three years ago, everyone was still using pencil-and-paper. A few had laptops but even they were taking notes on paper. It's faster. And often easier especially for the math & engineering majors (hard to input complicated equations or circuits into a PC at the speed of the professor's chalkboard writing).
Yes. The UN is not democratic or even representative of the People it is bossing around. I don't have a gentleman representing me & making my voice heard in the world government. None of us do. The UN running the internet is an illegitimate use of power. (Similarly: This is why I refuse to pay any income or sales tax to a state or country where I do not live/have not set foot inside. No taxation without representation.)
>>>Fourth, I am guessing that you also have a license given to you - to drive on the roads (which belong to the people). Does that mean that you are somehow obligated to give a ride (for free) to everyone that asks?
Yeah actually I am. In my state the drivers' are forced to pay a gasoline tax. Also tolls. About 10% of that tax/toll is diverted to give people free rides (on the local train). So since I drive a lot, and pay a lot in taxes/tolls I've ended-up giving free rides to about ten people each year.
Life expectancy is just below 80. So 40 is the midpoint. So 0-19 are your juvenile/growing years. 20-39 is young adult. 40-59 is middle age. 60-79 is elderly. 80 and up is the "waiting for death to strike" phase.
Even if you use registered mail, it doesn't mean much. A few years ago I paid a ticket, and they cashed the check, but still claimed the ticket was "unpaid".
I THOUGHT the UK was a sovereign state. Why do they need permission from the central EU government? If one of the U.S. states decided to rollout broadband, they would just do it. They don't need permission from the Congress to enact land improvements internal to their state borders.
>>>They don't say anything implying that you are allowed to operate a device on someone else's private property.
You _____. Are you too lazy to even LOOK at the links the grandparent poster provided??? QUOTE LINK: "fcc-nixes-airports-ban-on-private-net-access". In other words private property owners like airports can NOT ban the use of private net access.
>>>vaginal, anal, and oral sex are all out of the question.
Could be worse. You could be a girl with genital dwarfism. "It hurts!" I didn't even put it in yet.
Back to Topic: Even in the socialist paradise of Europe, the police are serving their corporate masters (protecting their exclusive WiFi and McDonalds and other monopolies) not the people. It's corporatism run amuck.
One of the persons suspended by Google has an "unusual name". She didn't say what.... maybe Blossom or Flower or something. In any case she pointed-out the name on G+ is the same as the name on her credit card (which she registered to make paymentws), but that's not good enough for the Microsoft... Apple... ooops, I mean Google fuckup corporation. It deserves to be boycotted.
I would say that 50% of the GDP growth came not from science, but from the Federal Reserve's money printing. It distorts the real value of the GDP.
When you adjust today's GDP into 1920 dollars, the ramp is near flat. $13.5 trillion becomes a mere 0.4 trillion in 1920 dollars. So the actual Real GDP was from 0.1 to 0.4 trillion.
I don't see anything on wikipedia about the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act making exclusive government-issued contracts illegal.
I saved about $10,000 over the last decade by not having cable TV. You probably have similar savings amounts.
Of course even with "just" an antenna I sill end-up watching more TV then I probably should: Perry Mason, Alfred Hitchcock, Dragnet...... plus hulu's free shows (like Syfy). My schedule is booked even w/o the comcast cable in my home.
If the courts issue an order for arrest of TSA officials and Eric Holder refuses to enact the order, he is in violation of his core job (execute the law), and he can be impeached and removed by the Congress.
>>>You're probably middle-aged now, you're lucky if you're able to remember what you had for breakfast.
Turkey and potatoes. With peas. Yesterday was leftover pizza. The day before was popcorn (needed to eat at my desk because of a pressing deadline). The day before that was nothing, because I slept through breakfast.
DRIVE-IN. Where the goal is to feel-up your date's sweater puppies w/o getting slapped. And ultimately: Reach 4th base. I think I got my sex education from that game..... of course porn on the C64 sucked. It was much much better after I upgraded to the near-photo-realistic Amiga.
Other games: Silent Service (love subs), Red Storm Rising (low subs and World war 3), Pirates, Elite, and of course arcade classics like Pitfall/Missile Command though most of them were not on my C64 but the old Atari console.
Atari 800 was the # 1 selling computer of 1980, 81, 82. So you have reason to brag. (Sadly Atari sales fell-off after the C64 arrived at only half the price.)
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The point isn't that my PC is identical to the Mac Mini. (Though it does come with a lot of nice features like 1TB harddrive, built-in Wifi, Bluray drive, 8GB RAM and room to expand to 32GB.....) The point is that I was looking for a cheap computer that had the new i7 processor. Apple provides such a computer, but it is not cheap.
It costs ~$1250 w/ tax and HDMI adapter included. Why in hell would I spend that much money? It's the same reason I don't buy Lexuses, Acuras, Chryslers, Levis, or O.S. engines. I go with the cheaper (but just as good) Toyotas, Hondas, Dodges, Arizonas, or SuperTigers. I refuse to pay for an overpriced label.
As for OS X, after reading all the articles about how 10.7 couldn't connect to many owners' Wifi modems/servers/gadgets, and that the problem was not fixed until 10.7.3 (i.e. three bugfixes later), I don't think you can make the claim that OS X is a "perfect" operating system that has zero hassles. In fact my experience with OS 7, 8, 10.2, 10.4, and most recently 10.5 is that the Mac OS is far from perfect. It just looks different. But it's really not any better than Windows 7. They are about equal in annoyances/frustrations. So OS X is not worth the extra $600.
>>>What can you really do with a TRS-80 these days?
Not much. While loyal Commodore=64 owners have continued upgrading their machines to do internet web browsing, and of course gaming as if it was a classic NES console, the TRS-80 has been neglected. It's really just a tool to practice some BASIC programming (like I did in my high school class). Same with the Apple II and Atari 400/800 machines from the early 1977-82 era.
>>>They blatantly ripped off the interface design and artwork too.
Definitely a no-no.
Zynga will lose.
EA can't claim to be the originator of online People/Life Simulations because of these programs released in the mid-80s (on Commodore 64):
home: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Computer_People
Online: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_(video_game)
Sequel: http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=habitat+club+caribe
Me too but I'm not concerned. By the time 2017 rolls-around and I am forced to give-up my cheap Nokia phone, my ISP virginmobile will probably be selling 4G-enabled smartphones on the same $5/month plan.
More likely the 10-year-old battery will stop working loooong before 2017 gets here. That's what happened to my old 1G analog phone..... it would not hold a charge any longer than 5 minutes (just long enough to say "Thanks. I'll call you back"). I had already upgraded before the 1G standard had been phased out.
I've noticed that with my Kindle. There are some areas where 3G can not be obtained, but the 2G Edge technology works just fine. Presumably when they put 4 or 5G where the 2G used to be, they signals will reach farther (since they are lower frequency).
>>>I find my ability to retain information increases greatly if I pay attention. If I'm writing, I'm not paying attention
I find my ability to retain information increases greatly if I ignore the professor mumbling who-knows-what into the blackboard, and just read the book and the homework problems.
Oh and last time I visited Penn State, about three years ago, everyone was still using pencil-and-paper. A few had laptops but even they were taking notes on paper. It's faster. And often easier especially for the math & engineering majors (hard to input complicated equations or circuits into a PC at the speed of the professor's chalkboard writing).
Or just a few lightyears away in the center of our own galaxy.
You don't have to live in the UK to get BBC streams (or see the BBC News via PBS). Did you not even bother to read the top slashdot summary?
Yes.
The UN is not democratic or even representative of the People it is bossing around. I don't have a gentleman representing me & making my voice heard in the world government. None of us do. The UN running the internet is an illegitimate use of power. (Similarly: This is why I refuse to pay any income or sales tax to a state or country where I do not live/have not set foot inside. No taxation without representation.)
>>>Fourth, I am guessing that you also have a license given to you - to drive on the roads (which belong to the people). Does that mean that you are somehow obligated to give a ride (for free) to everyone that asks?
Yeah actually I am. In my state the drivers' are forced to pay a gasoline tax. Also tolls. About 10% of that tax/toll is diverted to give people free rides (on the local train). So since I drive a lot, and pay a lot in taxes/tolls I've ended-up giving free rides to about ten people each year.
Life expectancy is just below 80. So 40 is the midpoint. So 0-19 are your juvenile/growing years. 20-39 is young adult. 40-59 is middle age. 60-79 is elderly. 80 and up is the "waiting for death to strike" phase.
Okay thanks. Could have left-out the crude/coarse language in your reply.
Even if you use registered mail, it doesn't mean much. A few years ago I paid a ticket, and they cashed the check, but still claimed the ticket was "unpaid".
I THOUGHT the UK was a sovereign state. Why do they need permission from the central EU government? If one of the U.S. states decided to rollout broadband, they would just do it. They don't need permission from the Congress to enact land improvements internal to their state borders.
>>>They don't say anything implying that you are allowed to operate a device on someone else's private property.
You _____. Are you too lazy to even LOOK at the links the grandparent poster provided??? QUOTE LINK: "fcc-nixes-airports-ban-on-private-net-access". In other words private property owners like airports can NOT ban the use of private net access.
>>>vaginal, anal, and oral sex are all out of the question.
Could be worse. You could be a girl with genital dwarfism. "It hurts!" I didn't even put it in yet.
Back to Topic:
Even in the socialist paradise of Europe, the police are serving their corporate masters (protecting their exclusive WiFi and McDonalds and other monopolies) not the people. It's corporatism run amuck.
One of the persons suspended by Google has an "unusual name". She didn't say what.... maybe Blossom or Flower or something. In any case she pointed-out the name on G+ is the same as the name on her credit card (which she registered to make paymentws), but that's not good enough for the Microsoft... Apple... ooops, I mean Google fuckup corporation. It deserves to be boycotted.
I would say that 50% of the GDP growth came not from science, but from the Federal Reserve's money printing. It distorts the real value of the GDP.
When you adjust today's GDP into 1920 dollars, the ramp is near flat. $13.5 trillion becomes a mere 0.4 trillion in 1920 dollars. So the actual Real GDP was from 0.1 to 0.4 trillion.
I don't see anything on wikipedia about the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act making exclusive government-issued contracts illegal.
I saved about $10,000 over the last decade by not having cable TV. You probably have similar savings amounts.
Of course even with "just" an antenna I sill end-up watching more TV then I probably should: Perry Mason, Alfred Hitchcock, Dragnet...... plus hulu's free shows (like Syfy). My schedule is booked even w/o the comcast cable in my home.
If the courts issue an order for arrest of TSA officials and Eric Holder refuses to enact the order, he is in violation of his core job (execute the law), and he can be impeached and removed by the Congress.
>>>You're probably middle-aged now, you're lucky if you're able to remember what you had for breakfast.
Turkey and potatoes.
With peas.
Yesterday was leftover pizza. The day before was popcorn (needed to eat at my desk because of a pressing deadline). The day before that was nothing, because I slept through breakfast.
>>>if I scored well in my middle school exam he'd buy me a C64..... but when he came back he had a Sharp MZ-700 instead
So basically your dad broke a verbal contract!
You should sue the dummy.
(kidding)
DRIVE-IN. Where the goal is to feel-up your date's sweater puppies w/o getting slapped. And ultimately: Reach 4th base. I think I got my sex education from that game..... of course porn on the C64 sucked. It was much much better after I upgraded to the near-photo-realistic Amiga.
Other games: Silent Service (love subs), Red Storm Rising (low subs and World war 3), Pirates, Elite, and of course arcade classics like Pitfall/Missile Command though most of them were not on my C64 but the old Atari console.
Atari 800 was the # 1 selling computer of 1980, 81, 82. So you have reason to brag. (Sadly Atari sales fell-off after the C64 arrived at only half the price.)