It's not an actual window pop-up. It's a javascript thing that raises it up from the bottom. I normally don't like ad-blockers because it removes the revenue source from pretty much every website.
Is the huge ass pop up really necessary? There's already a huge ass banner ad at the top. I used to be able to turn ads off because of my high karma. I'm not sure what happened to that.
all of the screens that will be mandated in cars soon because of the back-up cameras...
Yeah I never really understood this. I'm too lazy to look up statistics for people killed from cars backing up, but it can't be higher than those killed from "inattentive driving". What they really need to mandate is fucking bluetooth speakerphones. It would be a lot cheaper than a screen and save more lives.
You should try the newer XCOM. Even on normal mode some alien attacks you at the drop point causing half your team to panic and start killing each other.
Data basically can not be input into this tiny device. It must be for quick data consumption only. The rule should be that if the data needs more than a glance then it shouldn't be coming from the watch.
I'm not sure I agree with either of these points. It's true "data entry" in general would be cumbersome, but what about simple controls? I think there's a middle ground between "data consumption only" and "massive data entry". Also, the screen may be small but text can be scrollable like with any other screen. Why pull out my phone to read an email when I can just scroll through a few pages on the watch?
The problem with having the watch compete with the phone for "core device" dominance is that the phone will always have more power and/or battery life due to the larger form factor. There's no need to put a heft processor/battery on the wrist when you have a nice big pocket that still goes with you everywhere. A wearable needs to look sleeker as well, which means thinner which means less power/battery. It's just more efficient to make it a thin client (literally) for the phone.
I think of wearables in two senses - primarily sensor packages and quick but very limited information.
The watch is not in a great position for either of those things. For one thing it's often covered by sleeves, so the sensors to outside conditions get obscured and any visible notifications get booked too.
It's not just about information, but also easy control/input. The watch, even though covered by sleeves sometimes, is in a good position because it's always within eyesight and you don't need a free hand to operate it. It's also much easier to slide your sleeve back with a pinky even than to get the phone out of your pocket.
Well, to go even further let's not forget that buying an electric car fuels more research and development for electric vehicles and machinery in general which could one day supplant the use of gas powered machinery to mine materials and construct dams etc. Electric cars (bought now) might turn out to have a negative carbon footprint if you look enough years into the future (which we can't).
Perhaps you're not aware of the fact that meaningful political shifts in this country tend to coincide with third parties gaining the attention of the electorate.
I believe this is the protest effect I was going for. The big 2 get scared when this happens.
Well, my original point was that an increased supply of educated people doesn't devalue the education like an increased supply of sugar or some other commodity.
It's true that forcing degrees on people because you refuse to hire someone that doesn't have a piece of paper is bad, but there is actually some value behind what they went through to get that paper. College degrees aren't *only* required more often these days because of increased supply, but also because we're moving to a more global economy. Education is more important today for producing valuable goods than it was 50 years ago.
Of course if everyone had a degree then they would be worthless, so rather than limit student numbers with the cost of entry, the universities in Oz limit numbers on ability alone.
This is not true. If everyone had a degree society would be much more efficient and productive. There is never a downside to more education (except maybe the cost). I have a feeling "Oz" is limiting student numbers due to cost as well.
I have a feeling most of the upset people are renters. The property owners are all too glad for the influx of rich tenants. It sucks for the renters of course because rent goes up, but their income doesn't. They're being pushed out of their home while they see a private bus full of yuppies drive by. It's an easy target.
As a matter of fact, the FAFSA and University grants were both in excess of my tuition and books costs by about $1,500 every semester, so I effectively got paid to go to school. Most of my peers however are taking out loans...why they do this is beyond me
Uh, maybe not everyone can get those kind of grants?
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I think it's more like having 10000 spoons when all you need is a knife.
It's not an actual window pop-up. It's a javascript thing that raises it up from the bottom. I normally don't like ad-blockers because it removes the revenue source from pretty much every website.
Is the huge ass pop up really necessary? There's already a huge ass banner ad at the top. I used to be able to turn ads off because of my high karma. I'm not sure what happened to that.
all of the screens that will be mandated in cars soon because of the back-up cameras...
Yeah I never really understood this. I'm too lazy to look up statistics for people killed from cars backing up, but it can't be higher than those killed from "inattentive driving". What they really need to mandate is fucking bluetooth speakerphones. It would be a lot cheaper than a screen and save more lives.
Yeah, it's a decent free RSS generator I guess. It's really always just been glorified RSS though.
On the PC, we often solve it by throwing more hardware at the problem, but you can't do that on a console.
I think the OP's point was that they should have been starting with this extra hardware to begin with.
You should try the newer XCOM. Even on normal mode some alien attacks you at the drop point causing half your team to panic and start killing each other.
Google acquired Motorola and had no idea what to do with it. Now they're selling it.
I think they knew exactly what they were doing. Sell the hardware end and keep the patents.
Data basically can not be input into this tiny device. It must be for quick data consumption only. The rule should be that if the data needs more than a glance then it shouldn't be coming from the watch.
I'm not sure I agree with either of these points. It's true "data entry" in general would be cumbersome, but what about simple controls? I think there's a middle ground between "data consumption only" and "massive data entry". Also, the screen may be small but text can be scrollable like with any other screen. Why pull out my phone to read an email when I can just scroll through a few pages on the watch?
The problem with having the watch compete with the phone for "core device" dominance is that the phone will always have more power and/or battery life due to the larger form factor. There's no need to put a heft processor/battery on the wrist when you have a nice big pocket that still goes with you everywhere. A wearable needs to look sleeker as well, which means thinner which means less power/battery. It's just more efficient to make it a thin client (literally) for the phone.
I think of wearables in two senses - primarily sensor packages and quick but very limited information.
The watch is not in a great position for either of those things. For one thing it's often covered by sleeves, so the sensors to outside conditions get obscured and any visible notifications get booked too.
It's not just about information, but also easy control/input. The watch, even though covered by sleeves sometimes, is in a good position because it's always within eyesight and you don't need a free hand to operate it. It's also much easier to slide your sleeve back with a pinky even than to get the phone out of your pocket.
Well, to go even further let's not forget that buying an electric car fuels more research and development for electric vehicles and machinery in general which could one day supplant the use of gas powered machinery to mine materials and construct dams etc. Electric cars (bought now) might turn out to have a negative carbon footprint if you look enough years into the future (which we can't).
Perhaps you're not aware of the fact that meaningful political shifts in this country tend to coincide with third parties gaining the attention of the electorate.
I believe this is the protest effect I was going for. The big 2 get scared when this happens.
I did vote for a third-party/independent. Like I said...
The problem with this is that it just pushes the pendulum back a little bit more. I just opted to throw my vote away in protest.
Well, my original point was that an increased supply of educated people doesn't devalue the education like an increased supply of sugar or some other commodity.
It's true that forcing degrees on people because you refuse to hire someone that doesn't have a piece of paper is bad, but there is actually some value behind what they went through to get that paper. College degrees aren't *only* required more often these days because of increased supply, but also because we're moving to a more global economy. Education is more important today for producing valuable goods than it was 50 years ago.
Of course if everyone had a degree then they would be worthless, so rather than limit student numbers with the cost of entry, the universities in Oz limit numbers on ability alone.
This is not true. If everyone had a degree society would be much more efficient and productive. There is never a downside to more education (except maybe the cost). I have a feeling "Oz" is limiting student numbers due to cost as well.
That's not really a problem with Origin.
It can actually be pretty fast if tweaked a bit.
You must have a shitty phone. There's not that many apps worth purchasing.
It's a plug-in computer anyway, so you can probably just sleep instead of shutting down and then avoid the BIOS start up.
I have a feeling most of the upset people are renters. The property owners are all too glad for the influx of rich tenants. It sucks for the renters of course because rent goes up, but their income doesn't. They're being pushed out of their home while they see a private bus full of yuppies drive by. It's an easy target.
Quite obviously, an influx of wealth to a particular area can be a good thing, but city planners have to make the most of it. This seems to be a case of stagnant development at a time when they need it most.
As a matter of fact, the FAFSA and University grants were both in excess of my tuition and books costs by about $1,500 every semester, so I effectively got paid to go to school. Most of my peers however are taking out loans...why they do this is beyond me
Uh, maybe not everyone can get those kind of grants?
So live your life in a cave? You know people can take pictures of you anytime anywhere in public.
This is a great point. They've somehow made development more difficult than even Apple could manage.