Check your facts - while he's spent more than any other president, the spending is only 11.2% more than Bush. His new spending, removing existing spending he inherited from Bush in 2009, is $203 billion (2005 adjusted $) and the total since that high point has reduced 5%. By comparison Bush increased spending (again, adjusted) by 33% in his first term and 34% in his second. Regan increased spending 41.2% during his presidency.
Adjusted for inflation, Obama has increased the budget by a lower % than any president since Herbert Hoover.
I highly doubt we'd ever mine enough to cause anything to happen - it'd take ~682 billion years of mining at the capacity of the world's largest coal mine to move it all. That said, the moon's surface is less than that of Asia's and it's mass is ~1.2% that of Earth's. To put that in perspective, to fully cover the surface of the moon with mines you'd only need 317 Alberta tar sands (total area). How much can one remove before gravity shifts just enough to cause something bad to happen? Do we know where that limit is? All I'm saying is we should have a better understanding before we open it up to mining. Eventually it'll be inevitable for the creation of more substantial space ships/stations/etc
good for you. To answer the question though I think it's psychology of efficiency. If the tools aren't efficient for the brain to categorize/understand it's not practical as an interface (desktop or otherwise). The problem with Metro isn't that it's different, it's that it's too much visual clutter for the brain to process quickly. This is reflected in GNOME/KDE in that, while neatly organized, it relies on memory association of images to functions. Icons are everywhere these days so those associations aren't as strong or that part of the memory is overloaded to access efficiently. Non-graphical interfaces suffer from something similar in the ability to remember all the commands and their associated flags.
The classic desktop organizes things in groupings, lists, etc and while there's icons associated the overriding organization of alphabetical text gives shortcuts for the brain to compartmentalize information where it can or to simply analyze because all the information is there (where KDE/etc you must hover to get all the info one icon at a time)
Fraud, as defined in our current market, a true free market would view as creative ways to get individuals to voluntarily part with their property.
Nonsense. You may have some weird notion that a 'true' free market doesn't include the notion of fraud but that doesn't make it so. Restricting fraud has no more relevance to whether a market is free or not than restricting theft does.
A "true" free market is an unrestricted one where the market decides what it can support. The market we exist in is not a free market as there are restrictions, limitations on behaviours, subsidies and such.
Exactly as bhiestand states, at 2' 4.6" shorter the Echo can fit into a lot of parking spaces that the Fusion cannot which is important in city driving. Also it's 7.5" narrower, which may not sound like a lot but makes a big difference when trying to squeeze past stop&go traffic to get into a turning lane, scooting down alleyways, and parking in spots where people do something like: http://www.crabbyblogginglady.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Bad-Parking.jpg
Fusion is not a sub-compact it's a mid-size, one of the things she loves most about it is that it's small size allows us to go places many cars can't - she'd also never let me buy a "Fix Or Repair Daily".
The Echo was far from perfect but it's one of the few cars that combined these features:
- Great visibility
- Lots of trunk space
- Decent leg room for all passengers (even with the front seats fully back)
- High ceiling
- High ground clearance
- Low maintenance costs
- Decent gas mileage
- Centre console (it's going to be so hard to go back to one hidden behind the steering wheel)
It did have it's trade offs - the high ceiling meant lots of windage which combined with low weight and high ground clearance meant you get bounced around on the highway if you're not driving fast enough (125kmph it stabilizes). Low weight also meant low power so getting up to highway speed quickly was not an option. Beyond that the only drawback I ever had with it was the cutout between the folding seats and the trunk was a little too small.
I tried out the Yaris - feels like you're in a sardine can and every benefit of the Echo was removed to make the car "sexier".
My fiance was plenty impressed by my Echo - she won't let me get a new car because the sub-compacts available don't compare.
That said, there's a simple reason why people are driving less: cost. Fuel is more expensive but more importantly the insurance is crazy for those under 25. $3k/year or more vs $750-1100 for 25+
It has nothing to do with the game. Dealing with people is the stressful part, take them out of the equation and it's either a game I enjoy or a game I don't. I've never met an MP experience I liked except when it's couch coop.
You're right that it's more of a complaint directed at iOS than OSX. For me the "walls" in OSX relate to the self imposed limitations of the OS itself and the fact that there's very few realistic alternatives to Apple's software for many situations. It comes down to control - do I as the user have control over the system I'm running or does the system have control? Limiting/removing options is a form of control, as is the permissions system, limiting the ability to go to 3rd party software, and so on. In my view that's the largest difference between Win7 and Win8 - a complete lack of control out of the box. You can't even properly uninstall metro apps without jumping through hoops to regain control over the hidden folders and do manual deletions. Even then they get re-downloaded/installed in the background without user permission. Each change which lessens my control is a wall between me and what I want to do.
It makes Apple money now but in the long run it hurts them. Apple can never really be a business OS because there simply "isn't the option for that" and that's where the stable money is. The consumers they are courting are fickle and will abandon their brand when something trendier comes along.
Oddly enough, the bugs I can deal with. The horrid interface, the gradual removal of control, and attempts to mimic apple's walled garden is what I take issue with.
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Check your facts - while he's spent more than any other president, the spending is only 11.2% more than Bush. His new spending, removing existing spending he inherited from Bush in 2009, is $203 billion (2005 adjusted $) and the total since that high point has reduced 5%. By comparison Bush increased spending (again, adjusted) by 33% in his first term and 34% in his second. Regan increased spending 41.2% during his presidency.
Adjusted for inflation, Obama has increased the budget by a lower % than any president since Herbert Hoover.
I can verify. My brother-in-law loves it and he's about as tech-savvy as my grandmother.
Good point - though that's not the only reason... http://www.space.com/13247-moo...
http://youtu.be/hTekDcdtVcg?t=... - almost prophetic ;)
I highly doubt we'd ever mine enough to cause anything to happen - it'd take ~682 billion years of mining at the capacity of the world's largest coal mine to move it all. That said, the moon's surface is less than that of Asia's and it's mass is ~1.2% that of Earth's. To put that in perspective, to fully cover the surface of the moon with mines you'd only need 317 Alberta tar sands (total area). How much can one remove before gravity shifts just enough to cause something bad to happen? Do we know where that limit is? All I'm saying is we should have a better understanding before we open it up to mining. Eventually it'll be inevitable for the creation of more substantial space ships/stations/etc
Can't wait to see the scars on the moon's surface and the eventual "oops" that screws up the orbit.
There's a selection of various tests for various types of throttling you don't have to use the Java one... http://www.measurementlab.net/... - it's also a very well known and trusted site http://www.measurementlab.net/...
switch back to classic... as to the article... these tools (and better ones) are already around: www.measurementlab.net
good for you. To answer the question though I think it's psychology of efficiency. If the tools aren't efficient for the brain to categorize/understand it's not practical as an interface (desktop or otherwise). The problem with Metro isn't that it's different, it's that it's too much visual clutter for the brain to process quickly. This is reflected in GNOME/KDE in that, while neatly organized, it relies on memory association of images to functions. Icons are everywhere these days so those associations aren't as strong or that part of the memory is overloaded to access efficiently. Non-graphical interfaces suffer from something similar in the ability to remember all the commands and their associated flags.
The classic desktop organizes things in groupings, lists, etc and while there's icons associated the overriding organization of alphabetical text gives shortcuts for the brain to compartmentalize information where it can or to simply analyze because all the information is there (where KDE/etc you must hover to get all the info one icon at a time)
Nonsense. You may have some weird notion that a 'true' free market doesn't include the notion of fraud but that doesn't make it so. Restricting fraud has no more relevance to whether a market is free or not than restricting theft does.
A "true" free market is an unrestricted one where the market decides what it can support. The market we exist in is not a free market as there are restrictions, limitations on behaviours, subsidies and such.
Theft != Fraud.
Fraud, as defined in our current market, a true free market would view as creative ways to get individuals to voluntarily part with their property.
In a free market there is no fraud.
Don't forget:
Microsoft's Monsters Love Candy & World of Keflings had a candy based DLC...
candystand.com
Candy Canes vs Doughnuts tic tac toe
and so on and so on
Exactly as bhiestand states, at 2' 4.6" shorter the Echo can fit into a lot of parking spaces that the Fusion cannot which is important in city driving. Also it's 7.5" narrower, which may not sound like a lot but makes a big difference when trying to squeeze past stop&go traffic to get into a turning lane, scooting down alleyways, and parking in spots where people do something like: http://www.crabbyblogginglady.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Bad-Parking.jpg
That is true - my Echo was a standard and that definitely added to it's enjoyment (and laughter as automatics struggled all around me in the snow)
Fusion is not a sub-compact it's a mid-size, one of the things she loves most about it is that it's small size allows us to go places many cars can't - she'd also never let me buy a "Fix Or Repair Daily".
The Echo was far from perfect but it's one of the few cars that combined these features:
- Great visibility
- Lots of trunk space
- Decent leg room for all passengers (even with the front seats fully back)
- High ceiling
- High ground clearance
- Low maintenance costs
- Decent gas mileage
- Centre console (it's going to be so hard to go back to one hidden behind the steering wheel)
It did have it's trade offs - the high ceiling meant lots of windage which combined with low weight and high ground clearance meant you get bounced around on the highway if you're not driving fast enough (125kmph it stabilizes). Low weight also meant low power so getting up to highway speed quickly was not an option. Beyond that the only drawback I ever had with it was the cutout between the folding seats and the trunk was a little too small.
I tried out the Yaris - feels like you're in a sardine can and every benefit of the Echo was removed to make the car "sexier".
My fiance was plenty impressed by my Echo - she won't let me get a new car because the sub-compacts available don't compare.
That said, there's a simple reason why people are driving less: cost. Fuel is more expensive but more importantly the insurance is crazy for those under 25. $3k/year or more vs $750-1100 for 25+
It has nothing to do with the game. Dealing with people is the stressful part, take them out of the equation and it's either a game I enjoy or a game I don't. I've never met an MP experience I liked except when it's couch coop.
http://www.apple.com/ca/mac-pro/specs/ --not courting business? They also still sell Xserve.
By Apple I'm referring to operating systems made by Apple, I thought that was obvious but apparently it needs to be spelled out.
You're right that it's more of a complaint directed at iOS than OSX. For me the "walls" in OSX relate to the self imposed limitations of the OS itself and the fact that there's very few realistic alternatives to Apple's software for many situations. It comes down to control - do I as the user have control over the system I'm running or does the system have control? Limiting/removing options is a form of control, as is the permissions system, limiting the ability to go to 3rd party software, and so on. In my view that's the largest difference between Win7 and Win8 - a complete lack of control out of the box. You can't even properly uninstall metro apps without jumping through hoops to regain control over the hidden folders and do manual deletions. Even then they get re-downloaded/installed in the background without user permission. Each change which lessens my control is a wall between me and what I want to do.
I agree completely on the Xbox front. I'm just sticking with the 360 - more than enough games to play there until SteamMachine comes around
Well, it works for Apple...
It makes Apple money now but in the long run it hurts them. Apple can never really be a business OS because there simply "isn't the option for that" and that's where the stable money is. The consumers they are courting are fickle and will abandon their brand when something trendier comes along.
It will not void your warranty in 99% of cases. Perhaps an extended warranty but not a manufacturer warranty.
Oddly enough, the bugs I can deal with. The horrid interface, the gradual removal of control, and attempts to mimic apple's walled garden is what I take issue with.