"my experience that those on the Left...tend to be more concerned with idealism than with verifiable facts"
Have you been listening to what's been coming out of the social conservatives who dominate the Republican party for the last, say, 20 years? The left wing is crazy, but those guys (and, yes, they're mostly guys) are SCARY.
So, I lose functionality if I use my better Shure SE530 earphones?
No, you just don't get the functionality of having a button on your headphones if you don't have a button on your headphones. If you wanted headphones with a button on them, I suggest that buying headphones with a button on them would have been a good idea.
Since your earphones don't seem to have a microphone, I'm not shure (HAH!) why you're complaining...
So what kind of "masterplan of planned obsolescence" includes releasing the iPhone 3.0 OS for my 3G iPhone? I get 80% or more of the new features, for free.
I wish my car had that kind of planned obsolescence.
I bought a 3G iPhone six months ago, and magically next Wednesday it's going to become a lot more capable. Anybody who thought that the iPhone they bought was going to be The Gold Standard for the two years of their contract is a freakin' moron.
No buyer's remorse here. My phone's great, I don't need a new one, and the one I'll get someday in the future will be even better. There is no problem here.
I'd be fascinated to know what sources you think list the SR-71 as a single seat aircraft. Those sources are incorrect.
How many test pilots do you know, exactly? I don't suppose it occured to you that the CIA could hire Air Force trained pilots (which is, in fact, what happened).
Thing I love the most about it is that you can really feel like you're hanging it out on a twisty road, but not going really seriously jail-time fast. In terms of driving jollies per dollar, I think it's an unbeatable bargain.
I drove the blown Saturn Sky, but the interior was cramped, the finish quality was mediocre, the trunk space was ridiculous, and they wanted $36 grand. (HAH!)
And, yes, 220hp in a lightweight, well-balanced car is plenty to get yourself into as much trouble as you could conceivably want.
I had a '90 that I drove until the crank failed (factory defect, whoops.) I now drive an '06 model, which I like (although some people say it's softer than the previous body style. That's as may be, but it's easy to get different shocks/springs and tune it to my liking.)
The one thing about the '06 that I don't like, is that because of the new top design you lose the storage space behind the seats. That was perfect for a small cooler on road trips, or for my man-purse. The new top doesn't require a tonneau, which is nice, but I think I'd rather have the storage. Oh well.
I've driven with Club Miata Northwest, in the Puget Sound region. I also drove with the Tejas Miata Club in Austin. Nice to hang out with like-minded folks and find the good driving roads near where you live. I think the aftermarket and the community around Miatas is another huge advantage. I'm sure Porsche drivers have similar resources, but Miatas are a hell of a lot cheaper.
I drive a Miata. I get it. If I had enough money for a Tesla Roadster, I'd buy two Lotus Elises instead. Or three Super Seven kit cars. Or maybe that KTM thing.
But I also need a practical vehicle. You may not...that's cool. But you're silly to dismiss the market potential of a good looking, practical, not-hideously-expensive sedan.
Have you seen pictures of it? It's pretty damn sharp looking.
I'm not much for BMWs, but they're undisputably fast, capable sedans. And the Aston Martin Rapide? If you can't get laid in that car, you're hopeless.
I see the Tesla Model S being shopped against that class of vehicle, and I think that's freakin' cool.
I like two door cars. I like four door cars. I don't like Camrys.
(And, dude! Your username is Cayenne8 and you're bagging on sports sedans? Come on.)
Huh. The hamfisted capitalization implied a Boolean operation.
I think that Apple should be able to sign whatever contract they want with the sellers, and either party should be free to take their trucks and go home if they don't like it.
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OK, look, I disagree with him too, but you just don't get to call Ray Bradbury an idiot.
"my experience that those on the Left...tend to be more concerned with idealism than with verifiable facts"
Have you been listening to what's been coming out of the social conservatives who dominate the Republican party for the last, say, 20 years? The left wing is crazy, but those guys (and, yes, they're mostly guys) are SCARY.
So what? Their users are happy, their stockholders seem happy, and their engineers seem happy. Sounds like a big pile of win to me.
Oh, hey! And you're in luck!
http://store.shure.com/store/shure/en_US/DisplayProductDetailsPage/productID.105498400
Shure will sell you a mic that has a button on it for your headphones. Problem solved.
Dammit...why no tethering in the US with ATT?
Because AT&T sucks.
So, I lose functionality if I use my better Shure SE530 earphones?
No, you just don't get the functionality of having a button on your headphones if you don't have a button on your headphones. If you wanted headphones with a button on them, I suggest that buying headphones with a button on them would have been a good idea.
Since your earphones don't seem to have a microphone, I'm not shure (HAH!) why you're complaining...
Do the apps you have stop working? No? Then what's the problem?
So what kind of "masterplan of planned obsolescence" includes releasing the iPhone 3.0 OS for my 3G iPhone? I get 80% or more of the new features, for free.
I wish my car had that kind of planned obsolescence.
I bought a 3G iPhone six months ago, and magically next Wednesday it's going to become a lot more capable. Anybody who thought that the iPhone they bought was going to be The Gold Standard for the two years of their contract is a freakin' moron.
No buyer's remorse here. My phone's great, I don't need a new one, and the one I'll get someday in the future will be even better. There is no problem here.
I was going to say Microsoft's well-documented legacy of predatory business practices, but I'm sure you know better than I do.
I'd be fascinated to know what sources you think list the SR-71 as a single seat aircraft. Those sources are incorrect.
How many test pilots do you know, exactly? I don't suppose it occured to you that the CIA could hire Air Force trained pilots (which is, in fact, what happened).
Doubt whatever you like, the history is clear.
Thing I love the most about it is that you can really feel like you're hanging it out on a twisty road, but not going really seriously jail-time fast. In terms of driving jollies per dollar, I think it's an unbeatable bargain.
I drove the blown Saturn Sky, but the interior was cramped, the finish quality was mediocre, the trunk space was ridiculous, and they wanted $36 grand. (HAH!)
And, yes, 220hp in a lightweight, well-balanced car is plenty to get yourself into as much trouble as you could conceivably want.
I had a '90 that I drove until the crank failed (factory defect, whoops.) I now drive an '06 model, which I like (although some people say it's softer than the previous body style. That's as may be, but it's easy to get different shocks/springs and tune it to my liking.)
The one thing about the '06 that I don't like, is that because of the new top design you lose the storage space behind the seats. That was perfect for a small cooler on road trips, or for my man-purse. The new top doesn't require a tonneau, which is nice, but I think I'd rather have the storage. Oh well.
I've driven with Club Miata Northwest, in the Puget Sound region. I also drove with the Tejas Miata Club in Austin. Nice to hang out with like-minded folks and find the good driving roads near where you live. I think the aftermarket and the community around Miatas is another huge advantage. I'm sure Porsche drivers have similar resources, but Miatas are a hell of a lot cheaper.
I drive a Miata. I get it. If I had enough money for a Tesla Roadster, I'd buy two Lotus Elises instead. Or three Super Seven kit cars. Or maybe that KTM thing.
But I also need a practical vehicle. You may not...that's cool. But you're silly to dismiss the market potential of a good looking, practical, not-hideously-expensive sedan.
Have you seen pictures of it? It's pretty damn sharp looking.
I'm not much for BMWs, but they're undisputably fast, capable sedans. And the Aston Martin Rapide? If you can't get laid in that car, you're hopeless.
I see the Tesla Model S being shopped against that class of vehicle, and I think that's freakin' cool.
I like two door cars. I like four door cars. I don't like Camrys.
(And, dude! Your username is Cayenne8 and you're bagging on sports sedans? Come on.)
They had to start somewhere. You don't jump out of the gate with an assembly line that mass produces cars. They're ramping up.
Will it work? Dunno. But they're doing it the way they're doing it for a reason.
The Model S looks nothing like a Camry.
Who wants a sedan/family car? Yeah, nobody buys four-door sports sedans. You're right. Their business model is clearly written by crazy people.
Yes. Yes, some people do.
Er, thanks for clearing that up? I guess?
What "facts" only come into existence once one has children?
Oh! You mistook your irrational craziness for facts! Now I understand.
What difference does that make?
Seriously, do you get some sort of moral authority from parenthood? Is there a badge?
Did you know that printers can be accessed via a network? Even a WIRELESS network?
Truly, we live in the future.
Huh. The hamfisted capitalization implied a Boolean operation.
I think that Apple should be able to sign whatever contract they want with the sellers, and either party should be free to take their trucks and go home if they don't like it.
I'd say that's backwards. Apple's conditions are a given...your choice is whether you want to do business with them or not.
(anyhow, the AND operator is commutative, so order is irrelevant. Must satisfy all criteria for TRUE)
Yeah, because a supersonic land-sailing car is realistic.
So, by that argument, something that is only a picture, and has no words, is the least serious thing ever.
That makes perfect sense. Couple thousand years of visual art...not serious. None of it. Ever.
'Splain something to me. How is seeing Texans as unsophisticated hooligans any more valid than asserting that evolution is the work of the devil?
Bigotry doesn't win against bigotry. /well educated. //in Texas. ///debating against creationist wackos since fourth grade.
There is no scientific theory of intelligent design. There is no theory there. It is not scientific.
There is no controversy. It is a marketing ploy to convince credulous people like you.