Just put a screen protector on it if you're worried. My netbook lives on the kitchen counter & has a lot more crannies for stuff to get stuck in, and it has survived fine so far. When it dies we'll put a tablet in there for sure.
If you are Asus/Sony/Sharp/ViewSonic/Acer/Motorola, your profit margin ends the second the tablet reaches the consumer's hands. If you lost money at that point, you lost money, period.
But if you're Amazon, you might figure out a way to get a cut of apps, books, videos etc.
I'm 10 miles north of the DC Beltway - shook the building for a good 10-15 seconds plus some aftershocks. Knocked some frames off my bookshelf & sloshed about half an inch of water out of my fish tank. A coworker was driving & she thought her car mas going to explode until she saw the van next to her shaking also. Pretty strong - I grew up around here & never felt anything like it.
I assume you're referring to Amazon remotely deleting/modifying books on the Kindle - I agree, I wouldn't buy from them if there's another option. If, however, you load on your own content (scientific pdfs), they have no control over that and it's just another viewing device. E-ink and books are never going to be indistinguishable, you just need to weigh the advantages of each format. I've been reading books on devices from my first (non-backlit) Palm Pilot, and I really like the e-ink screens. Pdfs are a pain, though, and there are certain things I'd still prefer to read on paper. Not many, though.
There may be a way to set it to exclude margins, or ignore that text - I've only played with Calibre a little, but I found that there are some pretty advanced options for conversion. Some versions of Acrobat might export to Word & you could clean it up there. I've found that pdf conversion is usually a pain whatever you do, but if it's something you're doing a lot of, might be worth looking into.
True dat. I and many of my friends ride, and I'm always astounded by the lack of situational awareness when I'm driving with non-motorcyclist friends. Anyone who rides regularly for a few years is going to learn to look for all sorts of cues from the vehicles around them; these cues are completely missed by most of the non-riders I know. Usually it's as simple as getting stuck in the wrong lane because they don't see past the car in front of them, but sometimes it can be more serious.
Businesses buy Intel, but they buy them in machines assembled by Dell et al. Building your own business machine hasn't made sense for a long time now, IMHO.
Over the last two years, the number of U.S. data centers has quadrupled, and yet they are running at only about 27 percent utilization, according to the Office of Management and Budget. The maintenance costs of these data centers, including backup power supplies, air conditioning, fire-suppression and special security devices, has been astronomical, causing them to consume 200 times more power than the typical office space. By more fully utilizing the remaining data centers, the White House hopes to maintain current service levels while drastically cutting costs. So far the Administration has shut down 81 of these data centers already this year, and has a goal of shutting down another 195 during 2011, and 97 more by the end of 2012 for a total of 373. Beyond 2012, its overall goal will be to shut down 800 data centers by the end of 2015, which it claims will save taxpayers over $3 billion annually.
It makes sense to me that if you're running at 27%, some consolidation should take place. It also makes sense that this would save money going forward. I don't even care if it was Bush that ordered them, we should save the money now.
IF and only if the e-paper is cheaper than 260 sheets of regular paper. I'm guessing that's not gonna turn out well.
I'm struggling, struggling hard, to think of a use for this. Something gets rewritten dozens of times in its useful life and no one cares about the cost...
And the chances of something being reprinted 260 times without being lost, scratched or otherwise damaged is small. I'd say it would have to be cheaper/less environmentally damaging than 20 sheets of paper, and that seems highly unlikely. There may be some specialized niches for something like this, but it won't save many trees...
What good is encryption when they just hand it over to the government:
Well, the fact that it's still encrypted? FTA you linked:
"RIM can be legally ordered to hand over details to police of users suspected of unlawful activity. However, the Canadian company would be likely to resist those demands and the content of users' inflammatory messages would be encrypted. The manufacturer has previously insisted that even it cannot unscramble users' messages when sent on the devices."
If you're using your phone provider's BB Server, then they have access to your messages, but that's not RIM. If you're using your own server then the messages are fully encrypted and no third party should have access. It's my understanding that in India the government has access within the country; I'm not sure if they just block your access to your server and force you to use theirs.
I have an iPad - and having to plug the thing into a PC to "sync" it to move files is ridiculous given that it has wifi. Granted, it would be a little more of a task for Apple to do wireless synching - perhaps even just having the host PC turned on and listening to broadcasts - but it could be done.
It certainly can be done, since my poop brown Zune does it really well. I guess iOS 5 might do this when it comes out.
I have rented a number of places from vrbo.com - not exactly the same, in that they're mostly vacation homes, but they still have some nice stuff in them. I've always been a little worried that it might turn out to be a scam, and I'm sure the owners are a little worried that I might be a crook, but it has always worked out ok. There are easier ways to rob a house that to make contact with the victim; unless you're pretty savvy, the police are going to be able to trace where the phone calls/emails came from. The fact that these clowns have been caught already shows that this is a stupid way to rob people. Most meth heads are just going to kick in a door instead.
The other thing is that with most airbnb rentals, from what I understand, the owner is still around. Having the whole place to yourself is the exception rather than the rule. So the whole concept of the site is not based around this type of scenario.
AFAICT, Volt sales have slowed because they shut down the plant to retool for the 2012 models. They say they'll be able to make 16K by the end of the year & 60K by the end of 2012. I know around here it's just impossible to get one.
It's not the unions. From TFA: "Asked if the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers have any incentive to back school reforms that help kids but also diminish union power, Mr. Gates responds by questioning the scope of that power. "We have heavy union states and heavy right-to-work states, and the educational achievement of K-12 students is not at all predicted by how strong the union rules are," he says. "If I saw that [right-to-work states like] Texas and Florida were running a great K-12 system, but [heavy union states like] New York and Massachusetts have really messed this up, then I could draw a correlation and say it's either got to be the union—or the weather.""
But where there's no crime, there is no conspiracy.
The video evidence from all those people would prove there was no crime, and the conspiracy charge would also be thrown out.
The problem is, in two-party consent states, audio and video recording can be seen as a violation of wiretapping statutes, and is the crime itself. That's not the case everywhere, and where it is I think the law should be changed, but it IS the law now.
Anybody can be legally recorded in public, but being legal is no impediment to them getting upset about it.
Here in MD, that's not the case - video is legal, but audio taping (or the audio portion of a video) in public can get wiretapping charges thrown at you. Of course, that's only applied when the video is embarrassing to the police; when it's not, charges are dismissed. It's a bad law, and yes, I've written to my reps.
Now, if you DO have something on you or you DID do something, then you should be careful.
No, you should always be careful. I have been pulled over a number of times, mostly when I was younger, purely for being on a motorcycle or in a ratty/unusual car. Once you're in a situation with a cop, they are not your friend, and you should limit your interaction with them to the bare minimum. You should be civil, but not say anything more than required.
Now, if you're being a witness for something else, by all means the ethical thing to do is to help out, but if you're the focus then don't say anything.
That's only half the problem. What really killed them is bad management, taking out loans for expansion too fast. B&N is still going strong, because they have been well run.
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Just put a screen protector on it if you're worried. My netbook lives on the kitchen counter & has a lot more crannies for stuff to get stuck in, and it has survived fine so far. When it dies we'll put a tablet in there for sure.
You done good.
If you are Asus/Sony/Sharp/ViewSonic/Acer/Motorola, your profit margin ends the second the tablet reaches the consumer's hands. If you lost money at that point, you lost money, period.
But if you're Amazon, you might figure out a way to get a cut of apps, books, videos etc.
Now it's 5.9 - still probably nothing to you guys, but pretty exciting for us. Just imagine if you guys got 2 inches of snow, though!
I'm 10 miles north of the DC Beltway - shook the building for a good 10-15 seconds plus some aftershocks. Knocked some frames off my bookshelf & sloshed about half an inch of water out of my fish tank. A coworker was driving & she thought her car mas going to explode until she saw the van next to her shaking also. Pretty strong - I grew up around here & never felt anything like it.
Sounds like your OS needs fixed. I have migrated linux boxes with dd.
But did you do that while there were live users on the system?
I assume you're referring to Amazon remotely deleting/modifying books on the Kindle - I agree, I wouldn't buy from them if there's another option. If, however, you load on your own content (scientific pdfs), they have no control over that and it's just another viewing device. E-ink and books are never going to be indistinguishable, you just need to weigh the advantages of each format. I've been reading books on devices from my first (non-backlit) Palm Pilot, and I really like the e-ink screens. Pdfs are a pain, though, and there are certain things I'd still prefer to read on paper. Not many, though.
There may be a way to set it to exclude margins, or ignore that text - I've only played with Calibre a little, but I found that there are some pretty advanced options for conversion. Some versions of Acrobat might export to Word & you could clean it up there. I've found that pdf conversion is usually a pain whatever you do, but if it's something you're doing a lot of, might be worth looking into.
True dat. I and many of my friends ride, and I'm always astounded by the lack of situational awareness when I'm driving with non-motorcyclist friends. Anyone who rides regularly for a few years is going to learn to look for all sorts of cues from the vehicles around them; these cues are completely missed by most of the non-riders I know. Usually it's as simple as getting stuck in the wrong lane because they don't see past the car in front of them, but sometimes it can be more serious.
Businesses buy Intel, but they buy them in machines assembled by Dell et al. Building your own business machine hasn't made sense for a long time now, IMHO.
FTA:
Over the last two years, the number of U.S. data centers has quadrupled, and yet they are running at only about 27 percent utilization, according to the Office of Management and Budget. The maintenance costs of these data centers, including backup power supplies, air conditioning, fire-suppression and special security devices, has been astronomical, causing them to consume 200 times more power than the typical office space. By more fully utilizing the remaining data centers, the White House hopes to maintain current service levels while drastically cutting costs.
So far the Administration has shut down 81 of these data centers already this year, and has a goal of shutting down another 195 during 2011, and 97 more by the end of 2012 for a total of 373. Beyond 2012, its overall goal will be to shut down 800 data centers by the end of 2015, which it claims will save taxpayers over $3 billion annually.
It makes sense to me that if you're running at 27%, some consolidation should take place. It also makes sense that this would save money going forward. I don't even care if it was Bush that ordered them, we should save the money now.
IF and only if the e-paper is cheaper than 260 sheets of regular paper. I'm guessing that's not gonna turn out well.
I'm struggling, struggling hard, to think of a use for this. Something gets rewritten dozens of times in its useful life and no one cares about the cost...
And the chances of something being reprinted 260 times without being lost, scratched or otherwise damaged is small. I'd say it would have to be cheaper/less environmentally damaging than 20 sheets of paper, and that seems highly unlikely. There may be some specialized niches for something like this, but it won't save many trees...
What good is encryption when they just hand it over to the government:
Well, the fact that it's still encrypted? FTA you linked:
"RIM can be legally ordered to hand over details to police of users suspected of unlawful activity. However, the Canadian company would be likely to resist those demands and the content of users' inflammatory messages would be encrypted. The manufacturer has previously insisted that even it cannot unscramble users' messages when sent on the devices."
If you're using your phone provider's BB Server, then they have access to your messages, but that's not RIM. If you're using your own server then the messages are fully encrypted and no third party should have access. It's my understanding that in India the government has access within the country; I'm not sure if they just block your access to your server and force you to use theirs.
I mean, you're this close to going bankrupt.
But corporations are FAR from close to going bankrupt. The recession has had a much larger effect on workers.
Finland is not a cheap country:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rovio_Mobile
I have an iPad - and having to plug the thing into a PC to "sync" it to move files is ridiculous given that it has wifi. Granted, it would be a little more of a task for Apple to do wireless synching - perhaps even just having the host PC turned on and listening to broadcasts - but it could be done.
It certainly can be done, since my poop brown Zune does it really well. I guess iOS 5 might do this when it comes out.
I have rented a number of places from vrbo.com - not exactly the same, in that they're mostly vacation homes, but they still have some nice stuff in them. I've always been a little worried that it might turn out to be a scam, and I'm sure the owners are a little worried that I might be a crook, but it has always worked out ok. There are easier ways to rob a house that to make contact with the victim; unless you're pretty savvy, the police are going to be able to trace where the phone calls/emails came from. The fact that these clowns have been caught already shows that this is a stupid way to rob people. Most meth heads are just going to kick in a door instead.
The other thing is that with most airbnb rentals, from what I understand, the owner is still around. Having the whole place to yourself is the exception rather than the rule. So the whole concept of the site is not based around this type of scenario.
AFAICT, Volt sales have slowed because they shut down the plant to retool for the 2012 models. They say they'll be able to make 16K by the end of the year & 60K by the end of 2012. I know around here it's just impossible to get one.
It's not the unions. From TFA:
"Asked if the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers have any incentive to back school reforms that help kids but also diminish union power, Mr. Gates responds by questioning the scope of that power. "We have heavy union states and heavy right-to-work states, and the educational achievement of K-12 students is not at all predicted by how strong the union rules are," he says. "If I saw that [right-to-work states like] Texas and Florida were running a great K-12 system, but [heavy union states like] New York and Massachusetts have really messed this up, then I could draw a correlation and say it's either got to be the union—or the weather.""
The 3TB drives are $6300 for 45 at newegg, and you'll need less cases/space/power for them - it's probably a wash in the end.
Man, I thought the situation in MD sucked, but you have it way worse!
But where there's no crime, there is no conspiracy.
The video evidence from all those people would prove there was no crime, and the conspiracy charge would also be thrown out.
The problem is, in two-party consent states, audio and video recording can be seen as a violation of wiretapping statutes, and is the crime itself. That's not the case everywhere, and where it is I think the law should be changed, but it IS the law now.
Anybody can be legally recorded in public, but being legal is no impediment to them getting upset about it.
Here in MD, that's not the case - video is legal, but audio taping (or the audio portion of a video) in public can get wiretapping charges thrown at you. Of course, that's only applied when the video is embarrassing to the police; when it's not, charges are dismissed. It's a bad law, and yes, I've written to my reps.
Now, if you DO have something on you or you DID do something, then you should be careful.
No, you should always be careful. I have been pulled over a number of times, mostly when I was younger, purely for being on a motorcycle or in a ratty/unusual car. Once you're in a situation with a cop, they are not your friend, and you should limit your interaction with them to the bare minimum. You should be civil, but not say anything more than required.
Now, if you're being a witness for something else, by all means the ethical thing to do is to help out, but if you're the focus then don't say anything.
They're competing with Amazon.
That's only half the problem. What really killed them is bad management, taking out loans for expansion too fast. B&N is still going strong, because they have been well run.