Since HP consumer & business PCs are going to be replaced by Compaqs, the quality of the machines are going to go down and tech support will get worse if the Consumer Reports article is to be believed.
I hate it when the MPAA, RIAA, etc. bitch and moan about _potential_ revenue loss while ignoring how a practice actually makes them more money. In this case, the movie makers have no intention of editing these works for resale. According to them, it's compromising their art. There are people that aren't going to buy these movies at all unless they are edited. Ban customers from paying someone else to professionally edit the films and you will won't get any money from that group. They're mad that someone else is making money doing something that they are unwilling to do. As long as the movies aren't being marketed as the original, I don't see what the problem is.
Sony Ericsson responds that most consumers won't be offended. "How many times do people that you don't know come up to you and talk to you?"
Uh, actually very rarely and I'd like to keep it that way. The ones that do are either lost and clueless or scam artists. I also would rather be referred to as a customer instead of a consumer. They can keep their ugly phone.
This isn't a cell phone. But it still sucks because you have to hook it up to windows in order for it to work.
Does anyone make any cell phone base station/desktop phones? Since many people are opting for cell phones instead of normal land line phones, this may be something useful for those of us who would rather use a regular handset, especially when at home. For example, if Nokia or Ericsson made one, a person could plug in the cell phone into the base station and use a normal full sized dialpad and handset while the portable charges. Maybe even an option to use a roof mounted antenna.
Memory usage is up compared to the 2.0 kernels. That might not make a difference on newer machines, but it does if you only have 4M. It's better than the 2.2 kernels though. I have a 486 machine that I've tried 2.0, 2.2, and 2.4 kernels on. The 2.0 kernel gives me about 3M for userland stuff, the 2.4 about 2M and the 2.2 will boot, but fails to run any of the standard initialization scripts.
My Windows machine at work still runs 95 as does the machines of a few co-workers. I have a machine at home that also runs 95. Someone gave it to me and the OS is on 13-14 floppies.
Whether we like it or not, dependence on MidEast oil is helping our adversaries. Either directly via purchases from Iraq or indirectly via Saudi oil men who help fund al Qaeda. SUVs are one reason for the big jump in our oil consumption (someone has done a study that showed that about 1/2 our gasoline is used by SUVs & pickups even though they probably only make up about 1/4 of the vehicles) and why we continue to be dependent on unstable nations. We need more efficient vehicles and more domestic petroleum exploration.
But is it surprising that the South, which still prides itself in deep fat fried everything, has the most heart disease per capita than the rest of the country? Combine high amounts of fat with large doses of refined carbs and sugars and that's where the problem lies. The article kept talking about the recommended diets. I'm guessing that the people who are really obese aren't following either. They're consuming a ton of junk food high in fat and carbs. I know. I used to be one of them.
Yes, it will expand the market for those commodities, but it's not like they can only be used for biodiesel or livestock feed (probably the biggest use). What's left from from the oil extraction process can still be used for feed. Like others have said, would you rather have a farm market with sustainable prices or one where subsidies are required?
My dad had a 1984 Oldsmobile Ciera that had a diesel V6. It got great mileage, had an automatic transmission, and lasted for over 250K miles. Oldsmobile offered a few other diesel models too, such as the Cutlass.
It's the European TDI that another poster referred to that gets 90mpg. I think it used a much bigger than normal flywheel to help restart the engine when it temporarily turns off.
If it were cheaper and provided similar yields, of course Western farmers would be doing it. No-till farming practices were put into practice decades ago because they reduced the amount of passes that needed to be made over the field, reduced erosion, and increased biomass in the soil. All of which help save the farmer money. Most guys I know of will certainly use organic fertilizer (manure, old crop residue, etc.) before chemicals because the former is basically free and the latter isn't. Not using pesticides may or may not reduce field traffic (a crop may need more mechanical cultivation to remove weeds if not sprayed). Every good farmer will crunch the numbers to determine what yield they need in order to break even. Going totally organic will reduce the materials cost and may provide a lower break even yield. But the increased yields using chemicals usually exceed the costs of using them, and that's why they are used. Given the low commodity prices, taxes, equipment costs, etc., the higher yields are needed in order to survive. That is unless you have access to a market where 100% organic crops have significantly higher unit prices than normal commodities.
Which is why hogs spread trictinosis(sp). The reason for the 'meat meal' is to provide the necessary protien for muscle grown. Most hog farmers in the US supply this with some form of soybeans.
We also cut the tails and eye teeth of the piglets to keep them from chewing on their tails.
The article also pointed out that plenty of the low/non-fat foods are loaded with sugar. The refined carbs and sugars are the problem and the American diet is chock full of them. From basic high school biology, we were taught that the cells in our body basically run on sugar. The protiens & fats were used for building new cells.
Given that premise, let's look at a standard fast foot combo meal. The fries & sandwich are loaded with fat, starch and some protien. The drink is basically flavored sugar water. When consumed, the body will begin to process the sugar first because there is less work involved, it can be used right away, and given the large amount in the meal, it stores the fat from the meal and converts most of the starchy carbs into fat since they aren't needed. A friend of mine said that he noticed a big difference in his weight by drinking water instead of soft drinks.
Look at the Adkins type diets. They work because they force the body to use up the fat stores because it is getting an insufficent amount of carbs. It has to do this because there is no other energy source. The excess chloresterol over a long period of time probably isn't good for you though.
The problem is our diets have evolved from an agricultural lifestyle that demanded lots of energy. The large amounts of carbs were needed. The introduction of refinded carbs into the diet about a century ago is probably what kicked off most of the problems. Combine this with the huge portions and little exercise, and that's the reason for the obesity problem. My doctor has put me on a diet in order to reduce the amount of triglycerides in my blood stream, which are mainly due to refined carbs. So I have limit the amount of cereal, bread, beans, etc. I eat a day and eat more non-starchy fruits & vegetables. I've found that I do loose weight IF I stick to it and get some exercise. It will come back on if I go back to a high junk food diet. My sister-in-law lost a lot of weight when she got her stomach stapled because she drastically changed the amount of food consumed and got away from the fast food & soft drinks.
It's probably more efficient. They run the diesels at a constant RPM where they are generating the most horsepower. The electric motors also have much more torque and are relatively easy to replace according to a brother that works for Union Pacific.
Time-shifting' (recording a tv show for later viewing) has been upheld as legit. What The Fuck's wrong with 'format-shifting'?!
It denies extra profits from the media companies. They want you to keep buying copies instead of buying it once and replicating it for your own purposes. Want the CD at work? Carry it along on your commute or buy a copy for work. If it gets damaged or stolen? Buy another copy. A new media format is created, buy another copy. Ideally, they want you to pay every damn time you listen or watch something.
Personally, I don't care what the RIAA considers legal. The US Supreme Court has ruled that that copying for fair use purposes (archival, backups, time shifting, etc.) is legal and that's the standard I'll stick to.
But since these systems are required by the EPA for the purpose of emissions regulations, don't you think these codes should be available to third parties in order to make sure that the manufacturers are following the OBD-II standards? Or do you expect the Feds to _always_ keep them in line? Actually, most people in the automotive industry that aren't dealerships or OEMs want to skewer them.
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Since HP consumer & business PCs are going to be replaced by Compaqs, the quality of the machines are going to go down and tech support will get worse if the Consumer Reports article is to be believed.
I hate it when the MPAA, RIAA, etc. bitch and moan about _potential_ revenue loss while ignoring how a practice actually makes them more money. In this case, the movie makers have no intention of editing these works for resale. According to them, it's compromising their art. There are people that aren't going to buy these movies at all unless they are edited. Ban customers from paying someone else to professionally edit the films and you will won't get any money from that group. They're mad that someone else is making money doing something that they are unwilling to do. As long as the movies aren't being marketed as the original, I don't see what the problem is.
Sony Ericsson responds that most consumers won't be offended. "How many times do people that you don't know come up to you and talk to you?"
Uh, actually very rarely and I'd like to keep it that way. The ones that do are either lost and clueless or scam artists. I also would rather be referred to as a customer instead of a consumer. They can keep their ugly phone.
Didn't Intel do or at least help out with the gcc ia64 port?
Yes! Thank you very much!
This isn't a cell phone. But it still sucks because you have to hook it up to windows in order for it to work.
Does anyone make any cell phone base station/desktop phones? Since many people are opting for cell phones instead of normal land line phones, this may be something useful for those of us who would rather use a regular handset, especially when at home. For example, if Nokia or Ericsson made one, a person could plug in the cell phone into the base station and use a normal full sized dialpad and handset while the portable charges. Maybe even an option to use a roof mounted antenna.
Memory usage is up compared to the 2.0 kernels. That might not make a difference on newer machines, but it does if you only have 4M. It's better than the 2.2 kernels though. I have a 486 machine that I've tried 2.0, 2.2, and 2.4 kernels on. The 2.0 kernel gives me about 3M for userland stuff, the 2.4 about 2M and the 2.2 will boot, but fails to run any of the standard initialization scripts.
My Windows machine at work still runs 95 as does the machines of a few co-workers. I have a machine at home that also runs 95. Someone gave it to me and the OS is on 13-14 floppies.
I agree. It's too ugly. The newer Macs are at least somewhat nice to look at.
Whether we like it or not, dependence on MidEast oil is helping our adversaries. Either directly via purchases from Iraq or indirectly via Saudi oil men who help fund al Qaeda. SUVs are one reason for the big jump in our oil consumption (someone has done a study that showed that about 1/2 our gasoline is used by SUVs & pickups even though they probably only make up about 1/4 of the vehicles) and why we continue to be dependent on unstable nations. We need more efficient vehicles and more domestic petroleum exploration.
But is it surprising that the South, which still prides itself in deep fat fried everything, has the most heart disease per capita than the rest of the country? Combine high amounts of fat with large doses of refined carbs and sugars and that's where the problem lies. The article kept talking about the recommended diets. I'm guessing that the people who are really obese aren't following either. They're consuming a ton of junk food high in fat and carbs. I know. I used to be one of them.
Yes, it will expand the market for those commodities, but it's not like they can only be used for biodiesel or livestock feed (probably the biggest use). What's left from from the oil extraction process can still be used for feed. Like others have said, would you rather have a farm market with sustainable prices or one where subsidies are required?
My dad had a 1984 Oldsmobile Ciera that had a diesel V6. It got great mileage, had an automatic transmission, and lasted for over 250K miles. Oldsmobile offered a few other diesel models too, such as the Cutlass.
It's the European TDI that another poster referred to that gets 90mpg. I think it used a much bigger than normal flywheel to help restart the engine when it temporarily turns off.
If it were cheaper and provided similar yields, of course Western farmers would be doing it. No-till farming practices were put into practice decades ago because they reduced the amount of passes that needed to be made over the field, reduced erosion, and increased biomass in the soil. All of which help save the farmer money. Most guys I know of will certainly use organic fertilizer (manure, old crop residue, etc.) before chemicals because the former is basically free and the latter isn't. Not using pesticides may or may not reduce field traffic (a crop may need more mechanical cultivation to remove weeds if not sprayed). Every good farmer will crunch the numbers to determine what yield they need in order to break even. Going totally organic will reduce the materials cost and may provide a lower break even yield. But the increased yields using chemicals usually exceed the costs of using them, and that's why they are used. Given the low commodity prices, taxes, equipment costs, etc., the higher yields are needed in order to survive. That is unless you have access to a market where 100% organic crops have significantly higher unit prices than normal commodities.
Which is why hogs spread trictinosis(sp). The reason for the 'meat meal' is to provide the necessary protien for muscle grown. Most hog farmers in the US supply this with some form of soybeans.
We also cut the tails and eye teeth of the piglets to keep them from chewing on their tails.
The article also pointed out that plenty of the low/non-fat foods are loaded with sugar. The refined carbs and sugars are the problem and the American diet is chock full of them. From basic high school biology, we were taught that the cells in our body basically run on sugar. The protiens & fats were used for building new cells.
Given that premise, let's look at a standard fast foot combo meal. The fries & sandwich are loaded with fat, starch and some protien. The drink is basically flavored sugar water. When consumed, the body will begin to process the sugar first because there is less work involved, it can be used right away, and given the large amount in the meal, it stores the fat from the meal and converts most of the starchy carbs into fat since they aren't needed. A friend of mine said that he noticed a big difference in his weight by drinking water instead of soft drinks.
Look at the Adkins type diets. They work because they force the body to use up the fat stores because it is getting an insufficent amount of carbs. It has to do this because there is no other energy source. The excess chloresterol over a long period of time probably isn't good for you though.
The problem is our diets have evolved from an agricultural lifestyle that demanded lots of energy. The large amounts of carbs were needed. The introduction of refinded carbs into the diet about a century ago is probably what kicked off most of the problems. Combine this with the huge portions and little exercise, and that's the reason for the obesity problem. My doctor has put me on a diet in order to reduce the amount of triglycerides in my blood stream, which are mainly due to refined carbs. So I have limit the amount of cereal, bread, beans, etc. I eat a day and eat more non-starchy fruits & vegetables. I've found that I do loose weight IF I stick to it and get some exercise. It will come back on if I go back to a high junk food diet. My sister-in-law lost a lot of weight when she got her stomach stapled because she drastically changed the amount of food consumed and got away from the fast food & soft drinks.
a better color scheme would make it more attractive.
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It's probably more efficient. They run the diesels at a constant RPM where they are generating the most horsepower. The electric motors also have much more torque and are relatively easy to replace according to a brother that works for Union Pacific.
They need something mobile to counter the rolling blackouts.
FYI: Linux/m68k for Macintosh. FWIW, I have a se/30 running debian at home.
Give them another reason to hate you later in their teen age years.
Time-shifting' (recording a tv show for later viewing) has been upheld as legit. What The Fuck's wrong with 'format-shifting'?!
It denies extra profits from the media companies. They want you to keep buying copies instead of buying it once and replicating it for your own purposes. Want the CD at work? Carry it along on your commute or buy a copy for work. If it gets damaged or stolen? Buy another copy. A new media format is created, buy another copy. Ideally, they want you to pay every damn time you listen or watch something.
Personally, I don't care what the RIAA considers legal. The US Supreme Court has ruled that that copying for fair use purposes (archival, backups, time shifting, etc.) is legal and that's the standard I'll stick to.
But since these systems are required by the EPA for the purpose of emissions regulations, don't you think these codes should be available to third parties in order to make sure that the manufacturers are following the OBD-II standards? Or do you expect the Feds to _always_ keep them in line? Actually, most people in the automotive industry that aren't dealerships or OEMs want to skewer them.