This is true, but it's akin to the media's often intentional misuse or misleading use of the terms "automatic" and "semi-automatic". One of them has been illegal since the 1930s, the other describes just about every sort of firearm sold today beyond a few common exceptions.
But those terms are scary and effective at shaping public opinion, so they are rather useful.
For one thing, these are not called "clips", they are magazines. And magazines hold rounds, not "bullets", which are part of a round. Seeing these terms used clues the reader in that the author knows little to nothing about firearms.
In a larger sense, I don't think we need printer control in response to this, because (a) not a single one of the new regulations being proposed would have stopped any of these mass shootings, and (b) because I can't see these plastic magazines working exceptionally well.
Apart from that, the iPhone 5 is six months old now, which means the 5s is not far away. May as well wait for the new one to come out and either catch the 5s, or get the 5 after the price drops.
I think part of this is a function of android getting better, and the user experience being a lot better than it used to be.
But - I think this says more about the iPhone 5 than anything else. The 5 didn't really bring much to make Apple fans feel like they had to upgrade. An extra row of icons? Nobody cares about that. LTE is nice, but given the pervasiveness of wifi and the fact that most people are dealing with data caps, it didn't drive sales.
After 5ish years, someone is finally pushing Apple in the mobile space. They'll have to begin innovating again.
When the noob replies that that command didn't work on his system, remember that you have to scoff and tell him to compile his own drivers, or go buy a mac, or somesuch.
Google isn't acclimating to their culture, I think they just realized that triggering the ire of the Chinese government is much less profitable than the alternative.
Not so, I read on/. that Google, being the primary force for good on the Earth today, is going to produce a mobile OS which will free us from such things.
No kidding. The business community stays with what works, until they have to move for a legitimate business reason. "New shiny touchy colory" is not a legitimate business reason.
Receiving Windows 8 as a Christmas gift should illicit a reaction like Chris Farley had, in that SNL skit where he founds out they secretly replaced his regular coffee with decaffeinated coffee.
My existing music and podcasts are a significant barrier to me switching. I'm a relatively happy iPhone user, but would be open to switching for a phenomenal device.
The music is a dealbreaker though. I have enough in music and podcasts to leave my 64GB nearly full, so converting them by CD isn't an option.
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Hey, it's Forbes, not a hunting magazine.
This is true, but it's akin to the media's often intentional misuse or misleading use of the terms "automatic" and "semi-automatic". One of them has been illegal since the 1930s, the other describes just about every sort of firearm sold today beyond a few common exceptions.
But those terms are scary and effective at shaping public opinion, so they are rather useful.
Sure, but can the printer nearly approach the functioning quality of the material used in those..?
Maybe they were printing cartoonish 30-round WWI-era stripper clips? :)
For one thing, these are not called "clips", they are magazines. And magazines hold rounds, not "bullets", which are part of a round. Seeing these terms used clues the reader in that the author knows little to nothing about firearms.
In a larger sense, I don't think we need printer control in response to this, because (a) not a single one of the new regulations being proposed would have stopped any of these mass shootings, and (b) because I can't see these plastic magazines working exceptionally well.
"It's been in MY jar of molasses since 199x!"
I think the point is to regurgitate cliches from 2005 like "Apple laptops cost $2000"
Apart from that, the iPhone 5 is six months old now, which means the 5s is not far away. May as well wait for the new one to come out and either catch the 5s, or get the 5 after the price drops.
I think part of this is a function of android getting better, and the user experience being a lot better than it used to be.
But - I think this says more about the iPhone 5 than anything else. The 5 didn't really bring much to make Apple fans feel like they had to upgrade. An extra row of icons? Nobody cares about that. LTE is nice, but given the pervasiveness of wifi and the fact that most people are dealing with data caps, it didn't drive sales.
After 5ish years, someone is finally pushing Apple in the mobile space. They'll have to begin innovating again.
Competition is a good thing.
This might seriously impede the Year of Java on the Desktop
When the noob replies that that command didn't work on his system, remember that you have to scoff and tell him to compile his own drivers, or go buy a mac, or somesuch.
Google isn't acclimating to their culture, I think they just realized that triggering the ire of the Chinese government is much less profitable than the alternative.
Good news, the Surface will never "brick".
(It will just become a more literal interpretation of the word "tablet")
Not so, I read on /. that Google, being the primary force for good on the Earth today, is going to produce a mobile OS which will free us from such things.
"Need" implies there are people using it, which is a conclusion we might want to take off our mat for the time being.
No kidding. The business community stays with what works, until they have to move for a legitimate business reason. "New shiny touchy colory" is not a legitimate business reason.
Ouch, I sit corrected!
But how much of that was IE6 vs Windows?
They seem to fail every other version.
ME - awful.
XP - usable.
Vista - awful.
7 - usable.
8 - awful
9 - usable?
Receiving Windows 8 as a Christmas gift should illicit a reaction like Chris Farley had, in that SNL skit where he founds out they secretly replaced his regular coffee with decaffeinated coffee.
I don't think there is any danger of /. deciding not to respect someone who posts a rant against Apple :)
I thought "Crapwear" was the kind of stuff you buy at Hot Topic.
Hopes, dreams, unicorn horn combustion
My existing music and podcasts are a significant barrier to me switching. I'm a relatively happy iPhone user, but would be open to switching for a phenomenal device.
The music is a dealbreaker though. I have enough in music and podcasts to leave my 64GB nearly full, so converting them by CD isn't an option.
Anyone have a good solution here?
It will start mattering when facial recognition gets integrated into this as a "next logical step for public safety".