What's wrong with TV news? They have to sell commercial time, so they air only the most sensational stories. Or the spice real news up to be sensational in order to sell commercial time. What's wrong is they claim to be in the business of providing news when they're really in the business of selling commercial time to advertisers. And the need for many viewers to watch these commercials are the reason for the sensational news.
Slashdot is about as guilty. See repeated stories of "bricking" where no devices were irrecoverably harmed, that is, "bricked".
So what if the Craigslist IS killing the newspaper industry? I don't see anyone getting up in arms about the automobile killing the horse drawn carriage industry.
Times change. Business models face extinction just as species do.
I use OpenOffice.org here at home. Calc actually manages to be MORE annoying in some ways than excel. For example using the delete key pops up a dialog asking you what about the cell you want to delete. And less so in others. Moving/copy cells is less braindead than Excel. It's free. But the documentation is crap.
I got a Nokia N810. It does everything you're asking of it except e-ink. Additionally it does GPS, bluetooth, internet browsing, IM, SSH, has min-SD slots, plays Mahjong, a tetris clone, bomberman, doom, chess, and a bejeweled clone. And anything else you can compile for the maemo operating system (linux).
For me it's a laptop replacement plus a fantastic ebook reader. Tiny, easy one hand operation, no need for an extra light source. Battery lasts 5-7 hours depending on what you're doing. Plays videos quite well too.
The funny thing is, aircraft carriers deliberately shine lasers in pilots' faces to indicate they're in the correct approach trajectory. And I'd be willing to bet that these are much more powerful than whatever this couple had.
All lasers disperse. Collimating lenses not withstanding.
And at 500 feet....I call bullshit. Having a truck behind you on the road at night will result in more photons hitting your retinas than anything but an industrial laser when used at 500ft.
That's because HP printers detect non-HP cartridges and use a HP Genuine Advantage Cartridge Holing Spike(TM) to destroy these counterfeit cartridges before they can destroy the world or kill your children.
Yes. It's a stupid rule, but it's the rule. He can talk to someone (like the principal) about it during another time. You can't just be a scofflaw.
Yeah! Down with scofflaws! Those people are deplorable, I never want my kids to grow up and be like George Washington or Thomas Jefferson! err...wait...
It's a stupid rule, but it's the rule.
Tautologies are poor arguments and poorer justifications.
Rules are generally created for a purpose. And when that purpose is no longer served by that rule it needs changed or removed.
Good term. This sounds exactly like my dad. He meticulously writes everything down, and if he needs to deviate even slightly from the path he gets lost. Like, if the steps to empty his recycle bin are interrupted by a system notification popup or advertisement, he's a goner. The process fails and I get a phone call.
What we need in this country is more genuine shareholder activism.
And no single human act is less likely.
Work altruistically towards an common goal that actually hurts their bottom line for people who are by definition living comfortably? Never.
We're more likely to put all living AIDS patients to death just to rid ourselves of the problem permanently.
Look at any society or individual long enough and you'll find that no matter what they say, the ends always justify the means...if you can get away with it.
Frankly I don't think we pay teachers nearly enough. I think it is ridiculous that they guy that "taught" Computer Science will likely make a third of what a computer scientist makes.
The result is that anyone who installs the enhanced graphics patch overwrites the windows XP c:\boot.ini file with the EVE client configuration file, bricking the machine on the next boot. Discussion in a couple of forums threads is becoming understandably heated.
This is inaccurate/sensational. I use Windows XP. I play EVE. Last night I installed the "Premium" graphics update and was not affected. The reason seems to be because I have EVE installed on a different drive from my OS drive.
Also, it's not bricking. A repair via install disc will fix it. Booting a linux Live CD (Ubuntu etc) will allow you to re-create your boot.ini.
Bricking == hardware permanently reduced to non-functional status. I.E. only, ever, useful in the future as a brick/paperweight.
Other uses of the term "bricked" or "bricking" are wrong and not supported.
the record companies normally take the majority of a tour's gross anyway.
I'm fairly certain that record companies get NOTHING from touring. It's actually the biggest source of a band's income, not the CDs. The labels get the most from the CD, ticketmaster gets a big cut from the tours, but that's still where the band makes their money.
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What's wrong with TV news? They have to sell commercial time, so they air only the most sensational stories. Or the spice real news up to be sensational in order to sell commercial time. What's wrong is they claim to be in the business of providing news when they're really in the business of selling commercial time to advertisers. And the need for many viewers to watch these commercials are the reason for the sensational news.
Slashdot is about as guilty. See repeated stories of "bricking" where no devices were irrecoverably harmed, that is, "bricked".
Do they need some samples?
Cease and desist having a low ping and entering games first.
Troll, Troll, Troll, and Troll
Attorneys at Law
Who?
So what if the Craigslist IS killing the newspaper industry? I don't see anyone getting up in arms about the automobile killing the horse drawn carriage industry.
Times change. Business models face extinction just as species do.
I use OpenOffice.org here at home. Calc actually manages to be MORE annoying in some ways than excel. For example using the delete key pops up a dialog asking you what about the cell you want to delete. And less so in others. Moving/copy cells is less braindead than Excel. It's free. But the documentation is crap.
TBPH, it's not a clear winner over excel.
Actually it's been crap since version 5.
I used nothing but Acrobat Reader 4 until I discovered Foxit Reader.
This isn't even old news, it's (un)common sense.
One idiot slows down and starts rubbernecking, and the slowdown propagates at the speed traffic was moving back up the road.
I've seen it happen due to flashing lights on the shoulder, or ironically, those signs designed to warn you that traffic is bad up ahead!
I got a Nokia N810. It does everything you're asking of it except e-ink. Additionally it does GPS, bluetooth, internet browsing, IM, SSH, has min-SD slots, plays Mahjong, a tetris clone, bomberman, doom, chess, and a bejeweled clone. And anything else you can compile for the maemo operating system (linux).
For me it's a laptop replacement plus a fantastic ebook reader. Tiny, easy one hand operation, no need for an extra light source. Battery lasts 5-7 hours depending on what you're doing. Plays videos quite well too.
For all that, I thought the price was justified.
If you don't want to be flamed or constantly corrected, stop spelling viruses, "virii". Besides it diminishes your credibility significantly.
The funny thing is, aircraft carriers deliberately shine lasers in pilots' faces to indicate they're in the correct approach trajectory. And I'd be willing to bet that these are much more powerful than whatever this couple had.
Just google "DALAS laser landing aid".
Misleading FUD.
All lasers disperse. Collimating lenses not withstanding.
And at 500 feet....I call bullshit. Having a truck behind you on the road at night will result in more photons hitting your retinas than anything but an industrial laser when used at 500ft.
All that money wasn't lost. It just got moved around!
That's because HP printers detect non-HP cartridges and use a HP Genuine Advantage Cartridge Holing Spike(TM) to destroy these counterfeit cartridges before they can destroy the world or kill your children.
Please, think of the children!
Easy. Comcast spins the numbers such that it doesn't look like they have more than 30%.
Haven't you ever read How to Lie with Statistics?
Rules are generally created for a purpose. And when that purpose is no longer served by that rule it needs changed or removed.
I have a better term for this, "plagiarism".
Good term. This sounds exactly like my dad. He meticulously writes everything down, and if he needs to deviate even slightly from the path he gets lost. Like, if the steps to empty his recycle bin are interrupted by a system notification popup or advertisement, he's a goner. The process fails and I get a phone call.
The real catch is it's Vista.
*ducks*
Work altruistically towards an common goal that actually hurts their bottom line for people who are by definition living comfortably? Never.
We're more likely to put all living AIDS patients to death just to rid ourselves of the problem permanently.
Look at any society or individual long enough and you'll find that no matter what they say, the ends always justify the means...if you can get away with it.
Did anyone else catch the fact that they did not even attempt to squeeze Vista in there?
Another black mark for Vista.
So long Microsoft, and thanks for all the BSODs.
Also, it's not bricking. A repair via install disc will fix it. Booting a linux Live CD (Ubuntu etc) will allow you to re-create your boot.ini.
Bricking == hardware permanently reduced to non-functional status. I.E. only, ever, useful in the future as a brick/paperweight.
Other uses of the term "bricked" or "bricking" are wrong and not supported.
When was the last time you saw a huge software company CEO actually check out source code?