She should have an English page and then a French page on which all the prices are elevated slightly. When asked why there's a difference, she can say it costs more to translate and host more content, thereby increasing her cost of doing business.
When I bought the car in 2005 there weren't a hell of a lot of used hybrids. The Toyota dealer had a waiting list for a Prius and I needed a car ASAP so I went to the Honda dealer. My father sells cars and he always says to buy "used" car because the resale value of the vehicle drops significantly by basically driving it off the lot. Either way, in CA you pretty much need a car, though I did manage to bike to work a few times, it's not something I'd like to do every day - I'm not Lance Armstrong.
Look, is it so hard to believe that someone would buy a hybrid to make a statement not to others, but to the car manufacturers making these products? I own a Honda Civic hybrid. It's not much to look at and it certainly doesn't turn heads. On the other hand, I bought it new from a Honda dealer in California when they were trying to push a lot more expensive cars on me. Why? Because I want Honda to know that I'd rather be green than cool or hip or whatever. I want Honda to know that it's important to ME so in the future they'll make cars better-suited to ME.
From one of the linked articles, "Translation: The kinds of people who buy Toyota Prius hybrids in the U.S. may indulge themselves in private, where no one else will see them, but want to be seen in public with less luxurious, greener products to bolster their reputation."
I call bullshit. I didn't do it to bolster my reputation. I put my money where my mouth is and instead of getting on a soapbox and telling everyone to go out and buy a hybrid, I actually bought one.
I don't care that I probably spent more than I'll recoup from the fuel-efficiency. For me, it wasn't about that.
Not that I believe AT&T has no problems, because it absolutely does. But I figure I use my iPhone more for data services than phone calls anyway and that's one of AT&T's strong areas. But at least I'm not giving my money to Verizon no matter how good their coverage is -- they're basically jackasses.
With most of the emphasis on performance and stability, this was probably the one "feature" I was looking forward to with Snow Leopard. At $29 I'll still upgrade. Grand Central and OpenCL sound fairly impressive but I was really looking forward to a file system that never needed to be upgraded... I guess I'll keep on waiting.
You do realize that Apple, as far as I know, has not actually sued any of Open Tech's clients, right? Open Tech really doesn't even have any clients yet. So Apple has not been actively hostile towards these non-existent entities, you're just using a hypothetical situation to justify your argument. Why don't we wait for an official Apple response?
Yeah, that's what I'm saying - if Apple lets this one go, but turns around and decides to sue all of Open Tech's clients... Well, I think I'd rather pay a little more to Apple than to have Apple lawyers knocking on my door with a subpoena.
I'm not sure I understand why you think such a claim would be "tenuous." Apple makes it fairly clear in their EULA that it's not allowed to install Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware, as you know. Just to be sure though, here it is:)
2. Permitted License Uses and Restrictions. A. Single Use. This License allows you to install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-labeled computer at a time. You agree not to install, use or run the Apple Software on any non-Apple-labeled computer, or to enable others to do so. This License does not allow the Apple Software to exist on more than one computer at a time, and you may not make the Apple Software available over a network where it could be used by multiple computers at the same time.
I would think the case they would make is that they, Open Tech, are not installing it, but their customers are. And that sounds like a great business plan: sell a combination of products that when used together, encourages a large company with a hefty legal department to sue you into oblivion.
OK. I've got karma to burn, but seriously, check out this website first before starting to flame or mod me down - at the very least it's got a funny picture on the page:)
While this is great, the problem still remains that the Earth is running out of fossil fuels. This guy thinks the Earth will be bone-dry within 10 years. That may be a little dramatic, I don't know. However, one thing is certain: this planet has already crossed its peak oil production levels - from here on out, we're on the decline. What does that mean? Well, assuming you don't buy the whole, "The Earth is running out of oil!" argument (you should) it means that less is being produced every year and, therefore, the price is going up.
My question is this: why are they still using gasoline? Even the most conservative estimates give us 50 years at most. A 100-MPG car will only be a stop-gap solution, and it will be years before production can ramp up and start cranking these vehicles out. We need to be investing in alternate forms of fuel, not a 100-MPG car!
Microsoft Research is really cool. They crank out cool stuff all the time! Take a look! The problem is that most of their stuff never sees the light of day. MS just gets the patent then bury it and move on. WinFS and other neat things came out of there. They hire a lot of PhDs, too... James Larus, the guy that wrote SPIM (MIPS simulator) works there now...
The use of GPS for the craft's altitude is indeed a problem. GPS units have the potential to give horrible altitude readings! Quite often, they do. 95% of the time their readings are within 15 meters of the actual altitude. That means two readings up to 30 meters apart would be considered normal. In actuality 95% of the time they are within 23 meters (source: http://gpsinformation.net/main/altitude.htm) And then for the other 5% of the time they can literally be any value whatsoever. It's mind-boggling why they chose GPS as an altimeter considering its (known) horrible accuracy.
I find it amusing that by this making the front page of slashdot, this will probably get sorted out much more quickly than had they gone through the proper channels over at Apple.
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I completely agree. So does Lawrence Lessig: he's trying to get his SuperPAC off the ground. I donated. You might want to consider donating as well.
She should have an English page and then a French page on which all the prices are elevated slightly. When asked why there's a difference, she can say it costs more to translate and host more content, thereby increasing her cost of doing business.
If by good you mean "for the common good" then yes, I'd agree. I would say they do great work with a terrible purpose.
I didn't realize that it was acceptable to post it before the conference even happened. But you're right so here it is.
And ninety-seven percent said, "Who the hell is MOOP?"
http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/154153/metallica-joins-the-strike
You're my hero.
When I bought the car in 2005 there weren't a hell of a lot of used hybrids. The Toyota dealer had a waiting list for a Prius and I needed a car ASAP so I went to the Honda dealer. My father sells cars and he always says to buy "used" car because the resale value of the vehicle drops significantly by basically driving it off the lot. Either way, in CA you pretty much need a car, though I did manage to bike to work a few times, it's not something I'd like to do every day - I'm not Lance Armstrong.
Look, is it so hard to believe that someone would buy a hybrid to make a statement not to others, but to the car manufacturers making these products? I own a Honda Civic hybrid. It's not much to look at and it certainly doesn't turn heads. On the other hand, I bought it new from a Honda dealer in California when they were trying to push a lot more expensive cars on me. Why? Because I want Honda to know that I'd rather be green than cool or hip or whatever. I want Honda to know that it's important to ME so in the future they'll make cars better-suited to ME.
From one of the linked articles, "Translation: The kinds of people who buy Toyota Prius hybrids in the U.S. may indulge themselves in private, where no one else will see them, but want to be seen in public with less luxurious, greener products to bolster their reputation."
I call bullshit. I didn't do it to bolster my reputation. I put my money where my mouth is and instead of getting on a soapbox and telling everyone to go out and buy a hybrid, I actually bought one.
I don't care that I probably spent more than I'll recoup from the fuel-efficiency. For me, it wasn't about that.
Don't die.
Not that I believe AT&T has no problems, because it absolutely does. But I figure I use my iPhone more for data services than phone calls anyway and that's one of AT&T's strong areas. But at least I'm not giving my money to Verizon no matter how good their coverage is -- they're basically jackasses.
With most of the emphasis on performance and stability, this was probably the one "feature" I was looking forward to with Snow Leopard. At $29 I'll still upgrade. Grand Central and OpenCL sound fairly impressive but I was really looking forward to a file system that never needed to be upgraded... I guess I'll keep on waiting.
Here's a link to this group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=77069107432
C3PO: Surrender is a perfectly acceptable alternative in extreme circumstances! The Empire may be gracious enough to...
(Han nods at Leia who promptly turns him off)
You can put lipstick on a pig - it's still a pig!
All in favor of CAPTCHA license plates raise your hands...
You do realize that Apple, as far as I know, has not actually sued any of Open Tech's clients, right? Open Tech really doesn't even have any clients yet. So Apple has not been actively hostile towards these non-existent entities, you're just using a hypothetical situation to justify your argument. Why don't we wait for an official Apple response?
Yeah, that's what I'm saying - if Apple lets this one go, but turns around and decides to sue all of Open Tech's clients... Well, I think I'd rather pay a little more to Apple than to have Apple lawyers knocking on my door with a subpoena.
I'm not sure I understand why you think such a claim would be "tenuous." Apple makes it fairly clear in their EULA that it's not allowed to install Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware, as you know. Just to be sure though, here it is :)
2. Permitted License Uses and Restrictions.
A. Single Use. This License allows you to install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-labeled computer at a time. You agree not to install, use or run the Apple Software on any non-Apple-labeled computer, or to enable others to do so. This License does not allow the Apple Software to exist on more than one computer at a time, and you may not make the Apple Software available over a network where it could be used by multiple computers at the same time.
From http://images.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/macosx105.pdf
I would think the case they would make is that they, Open Tech, are not installing it, but their customers are. And that sounds like a great business plan: sell a combination of products that when used together, encourages a large company with a hefty legal department to sue you into oblivion.
OK. I've got karma to burn, but seriously, check out this website first before starting to flame or mod me down - at the very least it's got a funny picture on the page :)
http://www.linuxisforbitches.com/
Seems fairly appropriate given the topic at hand...
"If I had asked my customers what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse."
Maybe we should be thinking what do we want _beyond_ a web browser?
My question is this: why are they still using gasoline? Even the most conservative estimates give us 50 years at most. A 100-MPG car will only be a stop-gap solution, and it will be years before production can ramp up and start cranking these vehicles out. We need to be investing in alternate forms of fuel, not a 100-MPG car!
Microsoft Research is really cool. They crank out cool stuff all the time! Take a look! The problem is that most of their stuff never sees the light of day. MS just gets the patent then bury it and move on. WinFS and other neat things came out of there. They hire a lot of PhDs, too... James Larus, the guy that wrote SPIM (MIPS simulator) works there now...
The use of GPS for the craft's altitude is indeed a problem. GPS units have the potential to give horrible altitude readings! Quite often, they do. 95% of the time their readings are within 15 meters of the actual altitude. That means two readings up to 30 meters apart would be considered normal. In actuality 95% of the time they are within 23 meters (source: http://gpsinformation.net/main/altitude.htm) And then for the other 5% of the time they can literally be any value whatsoever. It's mind-boggling why they chose GPS as an altimeter considering its (known) horrible accuracy.
Otherwise, how could Al Gore's head write about him in his book, "Harry Potter and the Balance of Earth?" It won't get written until the 31st century!
I find it amusing that by this making the front page of slashdot, this will probably get sorted out much more quickly than had they gone through the proper channels over at Apple.