Tried that with the last batch of new HP printers we got. They don't even offer the driver on their website, just a "driver update" that requires you have the software and driver from the CD already installed. We have a hacked together solution based on files from the PC that only crashes our print server a few times a day.
Actually, our current issues are with new (less than 1 year old) laserjets on Windows 7 and Server 2008 and 2008 R2. The XP machines and older HP printers are the ones with no problems. Now it's hard just to find HP drivers on their own without installing their crapware too.
Five years ago, HP made pretty nice printers and pretty crappy computers. Now they make pretty nice printers and pretty crappy computers, but the print drivers are so horrible (and bloated) they might as well give you a rock and call it a printer.
When I was in middle school, we watched movies like the Patriot as part of class and we read books like Weasel... there's a lot more violence and fewer consequences in those than in Ender's Game. I thought Ender's Game put that scene, and Ender's own feelings about it, in a fairly realistic light.
I finally got around to reading Ender's Game a few months ago. I don't remember anything remotely pornographic in it. Besides, it's middle school... around the same time most schools start sex ed anyway. At any rate, firing the teacher would be more than sufficient if the school decides it was a major no-no.. criminal charges is beyond ridiculous.
In that case, are the Olympics obsolete because the world's fastest sprinter can't even beat a moped, much less a Ferrari? Are painters obsolete because of photoshop? When the competition is man vs man, the abilities of machines shouldn't make it obsolete.
It's cheating in the same sense that using a dictionary in Scrabble is considered cheating if you agreed to no dictionaries before hand - not trying to use qzjkh as a word. In this case, rather than consulting a dictionary, they're consulting a computer to come up with a better solution than they could come up with on their own.
Can't speak for all RAID cards, but the ones I've worked have a certain amount of RAM soldered onto the card and a slot for additional RAM that's semi-optional (the last card I worked with required additional RAM to add another drive to the RAID 5, but was working fine with just the onboard RAM before that). So it may not be missing it so much as never having had it in the first place.
Anyone that has played Scrabble (especially against a computer) know that there's tons of words out there that no one has ever heard of, most of which you can't even find a definition for. What the hell is a Qi? I don't know, but I can get 66 points for it.
Yes, because every scanner and copier has special firmware and image recognition software as well as a psychic link to a secret government computer (in case they're not online) to receive updates on every change to currency. It's so advanced it can even tell the difference between Monopoly money and Canadian money, something only one in five Americans can do.
Even if it's not the focus, it's still a bad design decision. If you're going to make a bad design decision for a feature that's not your main focus, then why bother spending the time and effort and implement it at all?
I spent countless hours playing the first two games in the series, but I'm not so sure D3 is shaping up to be a worthy successor. D2 got annoying when they began tweaking things every patch so an awesome character with an amazing set in one patch is suddenly next to useless a patch or two later. Rather than just balancing, they mixed it up far too much. Hopefully the demo (I'm assuming there's a demo) will help me decide whether or not to buy it now or wait for the price to drop in a few years.
Paint it something like sky blue or gray and it'll be even more difficult to see than transparent plastic, plus you're not limited to using materials that are transparent.
I believe a big portion of the expense, at least in the US, isn't so much the R&D as the time it takes to get something to market. Some drugs take decades of trials and government approval after the initial R&D just to prove it's safe. Having to wait this long to market a product is a major factor in driving the cost up. There's a large time lag between the initial investment and when you see any profit from it, so the profit needs to be fairly considerable to make it worth developing in the first place.
Fun Fact #1: Verizon and Sprint have a reciprocity agreement where customers can roam on the other carrier's network for free (agreement expires in 2016)
Fun Fact #2: Even though Virgin Mobile is owned by Sprint, this agreement apparently doesn't extend to it.
At least Virgin is cheap. $35 for unlimited everything.
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What about an interdisciplinary course covering phrenology and alchemy. Then we could have gold dandruff!
So I can't patent my method of not falling off the Earth through application of gravity?
Tried that with the last batch of new HP printers we got. They don't even offer the driver on their website, just a "driver update" that requires you have the software and driver from the CD already installed. We have a hacked together solution based on files from the PC that only crashes our print server a few times a day.
Actually, our current issues are with new (less than 1 year old) laserjets on Windows 7 and Server 2008 and 2008 R2. The XP machines and older HP printers are the ones with no problems. Now it's hard just to find HP drivers on their own without installing their crapware too.
Five years ago, HP made pretty nice printers and pretty crappy computers.
Now they make pretty nice printers and pretty crappy computers, but the print drivers are so horrible (and bloated) they might as well give you a rock and call it a printer.
I thought that was midichlorians.
When I was in middle school, we watched movies like the Patriot as part of class and we read books like Weasel... there's a lot more violence and fewer consequences in those than in Ender's Game. I thought Ender's Game put that scene, and Ender's own feelings about it, in a fairly realistic light.
I finally got around to reading Ender's Game a few months ago. I don't remember anything remotely pornographic in it. Besides, it's middle school... around the same time most schools start sex ed anyway. At any rate, firing the teacher would be more than sufficient if the school decides it was a major no-no.. criminal charges is beyond ridiculous.
I, for one, welcome having an Aided Olympics where sprinters are allowed to use motorcycles and lasers.
In that case, are the Olympics obsolete because the world's fastest sprinter can't even beat a moped, much less a Ferrari? Are painters obsolete because of photoshop? When the competition is man vs man, the abilities of machines shouldn't make it obsolete.
It's cheating in the same sense that using a dictionary in Scrabble is considered cheating if you agreed to no dictionaries before hand - not trying to use qzjkh as a word. In this case, rather than consulting a dictionary, they're consulting a computer to come up with a better solution than they could come up with on their own.
Can't speak for all RAID cards, but the ones I've worked have a certain amount of RAM soldered onto the card and a slot for additional RAM that's semi-optional (the last card I worked with required additional RAM to add another drive to the RAID 5, but was working fine with just the onboard RAM before that). So it may not be missing it so much as never having had it in the first place.
I don't think the cruise missile would be a good weapon of choice against an airborne target.
Anyone that has played Scrabble (especially against a computer) know that there's tons of words out there that no one has ever heard of, most of which you can't even find a definition for. What the hell is a Qi? I don't know, but I can get 66 points for it.
If you're from Quebec, good riddance. If you're from anywhere else in Canada, we'll miss you.
Yes, because every scanner and copier has special firmware and image recognition software as well as a psychic link to a secret government computer (in case they're not online) to receive updates on every change to currency. It's so advanced it can even tell the difference between Monopoly money and Canadian money, something only one in five Americans can do.
I still have my Encarta CDs. Does that mean I'm harboring a murderer?
Even if it's not the focus, it's still a bad design decision. If you're going to make a bad design decision for a feature that's not your main focus, then why bother spending the time and effort and implement it at all?
I spent countless hours playing the first two games in the series, but I'm not so sure D3 is shaping up to be a worthy successor. D2 got annoying when they began tweaking things every patch so an awesome character with an amazing set in one patch is suddenly next to useless a patch or two later. Rather than just balancing, they mixed it up far too much. Hopefully the demo (I'm assuming there's a demo) will help me decide whether or not to buy it now or wait for the price to drop in a few years.
Paint it something like sky blue or gray and it'll be even more difficult to see than transparent plastic, plus you're not limited to using materials that are transparent.
$500,000 per satellite with a 2-3 month life? Pretty expensive. Does that include the cost of launching it too?
Nope, it was auctioned off.
I believe a big portion of the expense, at least in the US, isn't so much the R&D as the time it takes to get something to market. Some drugs take decades of trials and government approval after the initial R&D just to prove it's safe. Having to wait this long to market a product is a major factor in driving the cost up. There's a large time lag between the initial investment and when you see any profit from it, so the profit needs to be fairly considerable to make it worth developing in the first place.
Fun Fact #1: Verizon and Sprint have a reciprocity agreement where customers can roam on the other carrier's network for free (agreement expires in 2016)
Fun Fact #2: Even though Virgin Mobile is owned by Sprint, this agreement apparently doesn't extend to it.
At least Virgin is cheap. $35 for unlimited everything.
All of the major carriers have coverage maps that are more or less accurate.
Verizon: www.verizonwireless.com/wireless-coverage-area-map.shtml
AT&T: http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/#?type=data
Sprint: http://coverage.sprint.com/IMPACT.jsp?
T-Mobile: http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/pcc.aspx
Other Sites that may be useful:
http://www.cellreception.com/coverage/
http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phone-coverage-map/
Behold, the power of Google.