Uhmm... Last time I checked, Oracle is responsible for Java. Something's not right there. Microsoft were involved in some nasty business with their Java VM some time ago, but I really don't understand what you mean.
As for competitors to Windows, I will add that Dell (your example) is starting to include Ubuntu as an option. Besides, it's your right to remove Windows, get your license costs back, and install something else. Not to mention that x86/x64 Windows has no restrictions whatsoever on browsers. In fact, they're forced to promote their competitors' browsers in the EU, which is pretty unusual - imagine your fridge (let's say it's Samsung) comes with an ad for LG TVs.
Please remind me what Apple's stance on browsers for their iDevices is.
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What's Apple's share again? At least 90%, you say?
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What's Microsoft's share? 0% in ARM tablets?
Right...
But Apple hasn't done this before! What? They kept certain OS functions reserved for Safari?
And Microsoft gets flak for disallowing other browsers in desktop mode? How often is an ARM tablet user going to use desktop IE? Other browsers are still allowed on the store, so it's not a case of locking other browsers out.
I guess it's universal that Sports get a huge budget and don't have to beg for anything, while everything else has to go through layers and layers of paperwork
First there's absolutely no mention of the mechanisms that provide energy - photosynthesis is implied and requires light, as the summary says. Therefore, the whole system requires light.
Then, nobody cares to explain how exactly energy is stored in "batteries", much less how the light is powered. An electrical light is implied, so the storage is explained, but how is electricity produced? And why do they seemingly connect the system to a power supply?
Does anyone have an explanation for any of this, or is this just as real as cold fusion?
I'm by no means a pilot, but from what I've heard, you can't really tell unless you have some visual cue, like the ground in front of you, instead of below you.
My laptop has manually-switchable graphics (Sandy Bridge or extra-low-end AMD chip), and I've noticed that Sandy Bridge is actually a bit better at hardware acceleration (In IE9) than the AMD chip.
Does that even exist? I thought there was some building code that stated that all office spaces must use flourescent lighting, if possible the "extra-white" (blue) one.
At least we all know more or less what the US wants. China? They could be after cash (no big deal), world domination (big deal) or just have no plan at all (depends on what happens).
I'd prefer that only a relatively small part of my phone's price were used to finance the people's republic of china. Better yet, not at all (too bad that's no longer possible).
Call me paranoid, xenophobic, fascist or whatever, but I do not trust them.
Also, past experience with carrier-branded phones made by them has been pretty bad, so it's not just paranoia.
Faster hardware != better phone Faster hardware may lead to a better toy.
I still prefer my phone to be a phone first and a toy second. That also means no weird bugs/design flaws (Android's increasingly weird bugs come to mind, as does antennagate. WP7 had something as well, but I can't remember what...)
Though I must say, you don't seem to be far from the truth. Still, same outcome if you vote for someone who votes for someone else as if you vote for that someone else directly.
So let's call nearly every country on earth usually considered a democracy something other than "democracy".
"Democratic Republic" is usually used as an euphemism for "non-democratic regime". I can't think of any "*blank* Democratic Republic" or "Democratic Republic of *blank*" that's even close to democratic.
Weren't they actually underclock switches to maintain compatibility with older software that relied on the processor's clock for timing, the "turbo" being a marketing gimmick to make it sound faster?
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Uhmm... Last time I checked, Oracle is responsible for Java. Something's not right there. Microsoft were involved in some nasty business with their Java VM some time ago, but I really don't understand what you mean.
As for competitors to Windows, I will add that Dell (your example) is starting to include Ubuntu as an option. Besides, it's your right to remove Windows, get your license costs back, and install something else. Not to mention that x86/x64 Windows has no restrictions whatsoever on browsers. In fact, they're forced to promote their competitors' browsers in the EU, which is pretty unusual - imagine your fridge (let's say it's Samsung) comes with an ad for LG TVs.
Please remind me what Apple's stance on browsers for their iDevices is.
Right...
What's Apple's share again? At least 90%, you say?
Right...
What's Microsoft's share? 0% in ARM tablets?
Right...
But Apple hasn't done this before! What? They kept certain OS functions reserved for Safari?
And Microsoft gets flak for disallowing other browsers in desktop mode? How often is an ARM tablet user going to use desktop IE? Other browsers are still allowed on the store, so it's not a case of locking other browsers out.
There are so many ways to give the IRS a hard time going after that stuff that it's cheaper to let it slip.
I guess it's universal that Sports get a huge budget and don't have to beg for anything, while everything else has to go through layers and layers of paperwork
The TSA is actually a complex study that uses a huge sample:
TSA agents are the chronically exposed
Frequent travellers are the regularly exposed
Occasional travellers are the occasionally exposed
Backscatter scanners are the real deal
mm-Wave scanners are the placebo
comedy aside, 300 bulbs would last you pretty much a lifetime...
Could be the basis for the infinite energy chips prophesized by someone I know.
Pretty much sums up the whole thing.
Sounds like the analogue of a perpetual motion machine, but for the carbon cycle.
It's better that way. Keeps you from murdering snake oil salesmen.
The video also tends toward a violation of the first law of thermodynamics.
Sounds like snake oil to me:
First there's absolutely no mention of the mechanisms that provide energy - photosynthesis is implied and requires light, as the summary says. Therefore, the whole system requires light.
Then, nobody cares to explain how exactly energy is stored in "batteries", much less how the light is powered. An electrical light is implied, so the storage is explained, but how is electricity produced? And why do they seemingly connect the system to a power supply?
Does anyone have an explanation for any of this, or is this just as real as cold fusion?
Just checked - TFA implies the guy was carrying the steganography software with him. They then seemingly brute-forced the porn he was carrying.
This is pretty much the same as keeping an encrypted file next to a text file with one long line of text.
How did they come to the idea of checking the guy's porn for hidden documents?
Were they interested in the porn but found (by accident) the not-very-well-hidden documents?
Were they tipped?
Did they randomly analyse the contents?
None of these sound likely...
I'm by no means a pilot, but from what I've heard, you can't really tell unless you have some visual cue, like the ground in front of you, instead of below you.
My laptop has manually-switchable graphics (Sandy Bridge or extra-low-end AMD chip), and I've noticed that Sandy Bridge is actually a bit better at hardware acceleration (In IE9) than the AMD chip.
Ivy Bridge does not use more power than Sandy Bridge and it's as expensive/cheaper than Sandy Bridge.
The only thing that isn't as good is overclocking headroom. Hardly sounds like a bad compromise, especially considering the much-improved GPU.
Does that even exist? I thought there was some building code that stated that all office spaces must use flourescent lighting, if possible the "extra-white" (blue) one.
At least we all know more or less what the US wants. China? They could be after cash (no big deal), world domination (big deal) or just have no plan at all (depends on what happens).
I'd prefer that only a relatively small part of my phone's price were used to finance the people's republic of china. Better yet, not at all (too bad that's no longer possible).
Call me paranoid, xenophobic, fascist or whatever, but I do not trust them.
Also, past experience with carrier-branded phones made by them has been pretty bad, so it's not just paranoia.
Faster hardware != better phone
Faster hardware may lead to a better toy.
I still prefer my phone to be a phone first and a toy second. That also means no weird bugs/design flaws (Android's increasingly weird bugs come to mind, as does antennagate. WP7 had something as well, but I can't remember what...)
An iphone like Nokia Linux phone would have been 100% win!
You mean the N9?
How does that relate to my comment?
Though I must say, you don't seem to be far from the truth. Still, same outcome if you vote for someone who votes for someone else as if you vote for that someone else directly.
So let's call nearly every country on earth usually considered a democracy something other than "democracy".
"Democratic Republic" is usually used as an euphemism for "non-democratic regime". I can't think of any "*blank* Democratic Republic" or "Democratic Republic of *blank*" that's even close to democratic.
You don't make any sense.
Just because you don't vote for your president doesn't mean you're not in a democracy. It's still a democracy.
Even if you voted directly for a certain person, nothing (other than honor and so forth) keeps him/her from accepting a fat bribe.
Weren't they actually underclock switches to maintain compatibility with older software that relied on the processor's clock for timing, the "turbo" being a marketing gimmick to make it sound faster?