While this is the case, I'm pleasantly surprised to see that the headline wasn't clickbaity, and pretty well summarized the ad. Also, even the summary said it was written by the company itself; it didn't try to pretend it was some sort of grassroots movement.
Kudos,/.
Of course, this is anecdotal, but what about news outlets like Jalopnik? When I started reading Jalop, I was not a car guy. I read it because of the wit of the authors. Gradually, they've turned me into a car guy, and I do occasionally read automotive news from other sources, but even now, I choose to get 90%+ of my car fix from them. They actively avoid clickbait headlines (and the comments quickly call them out for it if they don't), so that's clearly not what draws their audience. In spite of that, they are one of the largest automotive news websites in the world (actually, at one point a couple years ago, they were the largest; I don't know if that's changed). Many of their readers came there just like me, and stayed for the same reason. They don't just produce news; they produce entertainment and community. It's just like a favorite TV show; you'll keep watching it because you have an emotional connection to it, not because of catchy episode titles.
I didn't read the article, so maybe I'm missing something, but isn't x86 more or less obsolete? To my knowledge, servers abandoned it before PCs, and I haven't seen anything that was 32-bit sold in a store in ages.
Okay, call me crazy, but I imagine that you could build a vehicle body similar to George Jetson's car, and mount it onto a board just slightly larger than that board. The fuel tank could be much larger, and the vehicle would be substantially less 'X-Games', opening it up to a significantly larger potential market. Such a vehicle would blow electric quadrocopter-based personal transport out of the proverbial water.
This is what irks me about/. Even though Ubuntu is an overall fantastic flavor of Linux, if you read the comments here, you'd get the impression that it's more loathed than a Microsoft product.
I personally have had very positive experiences with Ubuntu, and have helped quite a few 'non-nerds' start using it on their computers, when Windows and Mac weren't good fits. I own a computer shop, and probably install Ubuntu about once a month -- it's not leading the pack by any means, but it's a very viable option. The simplicity of the distro, along with the fantastic userbase to provide support, have really helped make it the Linux of choice for the average consumer, IMHO.
This is like Chevrolet giving a public demonstration to show off how their trucks are better off-road than any other brand, then getting it stuck on live TV, and having to call a Ford truck to pull them out.
Golf clap, China.
This. Just try cracking a joke when you're pulled over by a cop, or when you're going through a security checkpoint at a government building. From first hand experience, I can tell ya that it doesn't end well.
Thing is, for a lot of us, humor is how we deal with stress, and there is no such thing as a non-stressful government interaction. It's all a recipe for disaster.
The computers that run the ICBM equipment in Cheyenne, Wyoming are well over 50 years old. If you're interested in seeing antique computers still in use, go to the 'Fort D.A. Russell Days' event, held annually. They give a tour of one of the missile silos, and will tell you all about how old the computers are, yet they keep using them, because they have no need to change.
Also, in a USDA office somewhere in Western Nebraska (Bridgeport, if I'm not mistaken), I once saw an old IBM server in use. I believe it was a PS/2. I noticed it had a 5 1/4 flippy drive, and asked someone about it, and she told me they use it to store mapping coordinates, and that there was only one person there who knew how to use it (it had a CRT from a PS/1 displaying a CLI), and that they could only use it to print results on an impact printer. That was about 3 years ago, and I'm guessing it's still in use today.
I guess my snarky comment didn't really get my point across. I'm well aware (and pleased) that most nerds are a lot more well-rounded that the 80's movie stereotypes. I'm a self-identifying 'gearhead' who currently has two project cars (an off-roader and a rally car), and spends a lot more time on Jalopnik than on Slashdot.
That having been said, this story's relevance is tenuous at best (aren't cameras usually involved in sports reporting?), and more importantly, the title and summary are written in such a way that those who aren't 'in the know' will have no clue what it's talking about.
I'm not suggesting that/. should talk down to their audience, but the headline is no place for an inside joke or terminology that the average person wouldn't understand.
They already mount live cameras on cars during races, so why not helmet cams? Actually, a first person perspective of a football play might actually make the sport interesting to watch (for a couple minutes, anyway)
First off, who the heck is Tom Brady, what does he have to do with politics (or maybe warfare? not really sure), and what does it all have to do with going into a pocket? (Which, I'm guessing, is a pool term)
And of course, the most obvious question; why should I care? I'm a nerd looking for STEM news.
I know, I know, this is related to some team sport... but honestly, I'd have to google to find out which one. The headline made absolutely no sense to me, which is the only reason I clicked it; my first guess was it had something to do with pool.
We had our daughter at home with a midwife, and she required that we get the blood screening done. I had no idea her DNA could be in a database from that somewhere, and I never signed anything to authorize that sort of thing. The screening was performed at a LabCorp office.
I clicked this article, expecting to shake my head in disgust. Instead, that actually sounds like a pretty good idea for funding research. Bravo to Metzler for putting his pride second to his research.
As a message balloon above the system tray. And if you block it from starting in task manager, it will re-enable itself a week or so later. I've seen the "Buy 365! Buy and xBox!" messages more than once each. I already use Skype, so I don't get those nags. I'm also registered for Bing rewards, so I don't see those either, but I've no doubt they exist.
That makes considerably more sense. I've never understood why eBay felt the need to separate eBay Motors from the rest of the website, but it would follow that they would create a separate app for it as well. Hopefully, this is a sign that they're going to end the unneeded dichotomy.
This is probably just a mistake in the writeup or something, but eBay Motors closing is MUCH bigger news than eBay Now. I have a feeling, however, that this was just a mistake in the writeup, as I can't find any other reference to eBay ending that service.
That's a fair point; Out here in the cowboy-western region of the US where I live, *everyone* wears cowboy boots, with at least 25% of the people wearing them exclusively. Then again, the only locally broadcast radio stations we have are country, and full-sized trucks make up nearly half the vehicles on the road*
I imagine, though, that most big cities would be an odd place to see someone wearing boots on a first date. Unless your dating profile says you're a grammy-winning country star, in which case, anything goes.
*Slightly related tangent: Being both a geek and a gearhead, I've used the downtime at my shop to conduct various car studies. My shop has large glass windows pointed directly out at a busy highway that melds into Main Street in my town just a few blocks away from my shop, and I've tracked all of the vehicles coming & going for multiple days. 46% of the non-commercial vehicles were trucks (as defined as any vehicle with an open bed), and while I don't have the exact numbers in front of me, I believe the ratio of SUVs/CUVs/full-sized vans to cars & minivans for the remainder of the vehicles was about 3:1. Pretending to be macho isn't even optional here, it's mandatory. Being a fan of small Japanese imports puts me in about the smallest automotive minority; I think there are even more European cars in our town than Japanese.
Wear cowboy boots. They're basically pumps for men, and a lot of people find them sexy.
That having been said, I'm 5'7", and I was always intimidated by women who were taller than about 5'4". My wife is 5'2". If I had lied about my height to get more dates, I would have wound up with plenty hot chicks who would make me feel uncomfortable the whole time. As it is, I'd rather only get replies from a few girls I find attractive, who at least won't intimidate me when we go out.
I tried online dating for a while. I tried in-person dating for a while, with girls I met at work (I was a young guy working in the food services industry.) In the end, the girl I fell in love with and married was someone I met by accident and became best friends with. We met over the Internet, but not through a dating website, and I was rather disinterested in dating when we met. After years of friendship, we realized that we had something more than just friendship, and started making plans to meet in person (she's from Canada, I'm from the USA.) We knew each other for about 4 years before getting married, and we've now been happily married for 7 years. While trying to find girls to date, I met some who were somewhat interesting, and who I might have had an okay life with, but the girl I married is so much better of a match; it's not even a contest. Contrary to what Hollywood teaches you, your friends are the best candidates for love; they like being around you, and share your interests and probably your personality.
The fact that it's last year's version is a drawback as compared with the paid version, but even last year's version of Bit Defender is better at what it does than a current copy of Norton or McAfee, so why whine about it? If you want the better version, pay for it. Seems pretty fair to me.
You found it naggy? That really confuses me. As long as you activate and confirm your email address, it will never pop up on your computer unless it finds something. I literally have never seen it appear unannounced on my primary computer. If I do open the interface, I don't even see a "CLICK HERE FOR MORE FEATURES!" banner.
As far as it tripping your other AV, I'm not terribly surprised. There's a reason you're only supposed to use one AV. Most AVs won't even allow you to install if they detect another AV present (not without a lot of kicking & screaming, at least).
I'm really surprised more people aren't recommending Bit Defender. I use the free version on my own machines and install it on customer PCs, and have had very good results from it. Never pops up asking to upgrade to a premium version, doesn't audibly announce it's updating/scanning/etc (in fact you'll only know it's there if something goes wrong). It also doesn't impact performance very much at all -- way better than Avast or AVG. According to http://www.av-comparatives.org..., they're always at the top of their game.
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While this is the case, I'm pleasantly surprised to see that the headline wasn't clickbaity, and pretty well summarized the ad. Also, even the summary said it was written by the company itself; it didn't try to pretend it was some sort of grassroots movement. /.
Kudos,
Of course, this is anecdotal, but what about news outlets like Jalopnik? When I started reading Jalop, I was not a car guy. I read it because of the wit of the authors. Gradually, they've turned me into a car guy, and I do occasionally read automotive news from other sources, but even now, I choose to get 90%+ of my car fix from them. They actively avoid clickbait headlines (and the comments quickly call them out for it if they don't), so that's clearly not what draws their audience. In spite of that, they are one of the largest automotive news websites in the world (actually, at one point a couple years ago, they were the largest; I don't know if that's changed). Many of their readers came there just like me, and stayed for the same reason. They don't just produce news; they produce entertainment and community. It's just like a favorite TV show; you'll keep watching it because you have an emotional connection to it, not because of catchy episode titles.
I didn't read the article, so maybe I'm missing something, but isn't x86 more or less obsolete? To my knowledge, servers abandoned it before PCs, and I haven't seen anything that was 32-bit sold in a store in ages.
Okay, call me crazy, but I imagine that you could build a vehicle body similar to George Jetson's car, and mount it onto a board just slightly larger than that board. The fuel tank could be much larger, and the vehicle would be substantially less 'X-Games', opening it up to a significantly larger potential market. Such a vehicle would blow electric quadrocopter-based personal transport out of the proverbial water.
This is what irks me about /. Even though Ubuntu is an overall fantastic flavor of Linux, if you read the comments here, you'd get the impression that it's more loathed than a Microsoft product.
I personally have had very positive experiences with Ubuntu, and have helped quite a few 'non-nerds' start using it on their computers, when Windows and Mac weren't good fits. I own a computer shop, and probably install Ubuntu about once a month -- it's not leading the pack by any means, but it's a very viable option. The simplicity of the distro, along with the fantastic userbase to provide support, have really helped make it the Linux of choice for the average consumer, IMHO.
This is like Chevrolet giving a public demonstration to show off how their trucks are better off-road than any other brand, then getting it stuck on live TV, and having to call a Ford truck to pull them out.
Golf clap, China.
This. Just try cracking a joke when you're pulled over by a cop, or when you're going through a security checkpoint at a government building. From first hand experience, I can tell ya that it doesn't end well.
Thing is, for a lot of us, humor is how we deal with stress, and there is no such thing as a non-stressful government interaction. It's all a recipe for disaster.
Although I'm sure we'd all love to see Half-Life in virtual reality, Valve has been focusing on its Portal universe
Portal is in the Half-Life universe. It's a spin-off.
The computers that run the ICBM equipment in Cheyenne, Wyoming are well over 50 years old. If you're interested in seeing antique computers still in use, go to the 'Fort D.A. Russell Days' event, held annually. They give a tour of one of the missile silos, and will tell you all about how old the computers are, yet they keep using them, because they have no need to change.
Also, in a USDA office somewhere in Western Nebraska (Bridgeport, if I'm not mistaken), I once saw an old IBM server in use. I believe it was a PS/2. I noticed it had a 5 1/4 flippy drive, and asked someone about it, and she told me they use it to store mapping coordinates, and that there was only one person there who knew how to use it (it had a CRT from a PS/1 displaying a CLI), and that they could only use it to print results on an impact printer. That was about 3 years ago, and I'm guessing it's still in use today.
I guess my snarky comment didn't really get my point across. I'm well aware (and pleased) that most nerds are a lot more well-rounded that the 80's movie stereotypes. I'm a self-identifying 'gearhead' who currently has two project cars (an off-roader and a rally car), and spends a lot more time on Jalopnik than on Slashdot. /. should talk down to their audience, but the headline is no place for an inside joke or terminology that the average person wouldn't understand.
That having been said, this story's relevance is tenuous at best (aren't cameras usually involved in sports reporting?), and more importantly, the title and summary are written in such a way that those who aren't 'in the know' will have no clue what it's talking about.
I'm not suggesting that
They already mount live cameras on cars during races, so why not helmet cams? Actually, a first person perspective of a football play might actually make the sport interesting to watch (for a couple minutes, anyway)
First off, who the heck is Tom Brady, what does he have to do with politics (or maybe warfare? not really sure), and what does it all have to do with going into a pocket? (Which, I'm guessing, is a pool term)
And of course, the most obvious question; why should I care? I'm a nerd looking for STEM news.
I know, I know, this is related to some team sport... but honestly, I'd have to google to find out which one. The headline made absolutely no sense to me, which is the only reason I clicked it; my first guess was it had something to do with pool.
Exactly.
We had our daughter at home with a midwife, and she required that we get the blood screening done. I had no idea her DNA could be in a database from that somewhere, and I never signed anything to authorize that sort of thing. The screening was performed at a LabCorp office.
I clicked this article, expecting to shake my head in disgust. Instead, that actually sounds like a pretty good idea for funding research. Bravo to Metzler for putting his pride second to his research.
As a message balloon above the system tray. And if you block it from starting in task manager, it will re-enable itself a week or so later. I've seen the "Buy 365! Buy and xBox!" messages more than once each. I already use Skype, so I don't get those nags. I'm also registered for Bing rewards, so I don't see those either, but I've no doubt they exist.
I would love to see Slashdot purchased by an open-source-minded non-profit. That's the core audience, why not let the lunatics run the asylum?
That makes considerably more sense. I've never understood why eBay felt the need to separate eBay Motors from the rest of the website, but it would follow that they would create a separate app for it as well. Hopefully, this is a sign that they're going to end the unneeded dichotomy.
This is probably just a mistake in the writeup or something, but eBay Motors closing is MUCH bigger news than eBay Now. I have a feeling, however, that this was just a mistake in the writeup, as I can't find any other reference to eBay ending that service.
I'll just leave this here....
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That's a fair point; Out here in the cowboy-western region of the US where I live, *everyone* wears cowboy boots, with at least 25% of the people wearing them exclusively. Then again, the only locally broadcast radio stations we have are country, and full-sized trucks make up nearly half the vehicles on the road*
I imagine, though, that most big cities would be an odd place to see someone wearing boots on a first date. Unless your dating profile says you're a grammy-winning country star, in which case, anything goes.
*Slightly related tangent: Being both a geek and a gearhead, I've used the downtime at my shop to conduct various car studies. My shop has large glass windows pointed directly out at a busy highway that melds into Main Street in my town just a few blocks away from my shop, and I've tracked all of the vehicles coming & going for multiple days. 46% of the non-commercial vehicles were trucks (as defined as any vehicle with an open bed), and while I don't have the exact numbers in front of me, I believe the ratio of SUVs/CUVs/full-sized vans to cars & minivans for the remainder of the vehicles was about 3:1. Pretending to be macho isn't even optional here, it's mandatory. Being a fan of small Japanese imports puts me in about the smallest automotive minority; I think there are even more European cars in our town than Japanese.
Wear cowboy boots. They're basically pumps for men, and a lot of people find them sexy.
That having been said, I'm 5'7", and I was always intimidated by women who were taller than about 5'4". My wife is 5'2". If I had lied about my height to get more dates, I would have wound up with plenty hot chicks who would make me feel uncomfortable the whole time. As it is, I'd rather only get replies from a few girls I find attractive, who at least won't intimidate me when we go out.
I tried online dating for a while. I tried in-person dating for a while, with girls I met at work (I was a young guy working in the food services industry.) In the end, the girl I fell in love with and married was someone I met by accident and became best friends with. We met over the Internet, but not through a dating website, and I was rather disinterested in dating when we met. After years of friendship, we realized that we had something more than just friendship, and started making plans to meet in person (she's from Canada, I'm from the USA.) We knew each other for about 4 years before getting married, and we've now been happily married for 7 years. While trying to find girls to date, I met some who were somewhat interesting, and who I might have had an okay life with, but the girl I married is so much better of a match; it's not even a contest. Contrary to what Hollywood teaches you, your friends are the best candidates for love; they like being around you, and share your interests and probably your personality.
The fact that it's last year's version is a drawback as compared with the paid version, but even last year's version of Bit Defender is better at what it does than a current copy of Norton or McAfee, so why whine about it? If you want the better version, pay for it. Seems pretty fair to me.
You found it naggy? That really confuses me. As long as you activate and confirm your email address, it will never pop up on your computer unless it finds something. I literally have never seen it appear unannounced on my primary computer. If I do open the interface, I don't even see a "CLICK HERE FOR MORE FEATURES!" banner.
As far as it tripping your other AV, I'm not terribly surprised. There's a reason you're only supposed to use one AV. Most AVs won't even allow you to install if they detect another AV present (not without a lot of kicking & screaming, at least).
I'm really surprised more people aren't recommending Bit Defender. I use the free version on my own machines and install it on customer PCs, and have had very good results from it. Never pops up asking to upgrade to a premium version, doesn't audibly announce it's updating/scanning/etc (in fact you'll only know it's there if something goes wrong). It also doesn't impact performance very much at all -- way better than Avast or AVG. According to http://www.av-comparatives.org..., they're always at the top of their game.
I'd buy that car.