He considered android and chose not to use it, there is a difference. You could say it may have worked out well for Nokia had they picked android. Then again look at who tried Android: Dell, HTC, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Lenovo, etc. The only one that can safely say they did well with the android platform is Samsung. That is one winner and most of the other companies were destroyed in the process. The android market was a knife fight, it is not insane to decide not to participate in it.
Nokia was tanking long before Elop, it just became much more visible during his reign.
And look at what he actually accomplished. Pre-Elop Nokia had ALL divisions losing money. He has now left, and the mapping division is in the black. Their network infrastructure is in the black. Nokia could not make a good run with the phone and device portion, which he was able to sell, giving Nokia enough cash to pay off many restructuring debts. That is actually not a bad record.
Bell already serves you ads when you use their DNS server. For websites that don't exist their DNS redirects you to advertise sponsored pages/searches provided by Bell. Rogers does the same.
Dealerships are "arms-length" from the car maker (in theory). This prevents them from price fixing and encourages competition (in theory). Tesla wants to run these themselves rather than put a 3rd party in the middle. I've been to a Tesla store and it was amazing, stupid protectionist laws.
Actually it is there because manufacturers can modify it as they see fit in order to differentiate their products. If you look at the actual costs of the OS, because of various licensing issues generally Windows Phone is cheaper to put on a device (chalk it up to Microsoft owning most of the licensable patents on android and charging heavily for them).
Nokia was thinking - the phone is now no longer king, it is the fusion of hardware and software that makes a phone great (look at Apple when they hired Elop). Nokia was good at making hardware, but frankly, and despite what a lot of/.ers believe, Nokia sucked at software. It wasn't what they did well. So they hired a software guy to run the company, hoping it would at least allow them to compete.
Elop isn't perfect but he has managed to make the nasty choices needed to keep Nokia alive. The once 'in the red' networking division has managed to return to making a profit. Their mapping technology is being used in more places too. This deal works really well for Nokia as they are able to shed the part of the company that was dragging them down - the device portion.
Nokia's mapping tech is actually well ahead of Google's and it currently used by more systems than Google. Nearly all car makers use NAVTEQ for their mapping needs.
Why rabbits? These aren't the first people to do this. Another group modified rabbits to produce human C1 inhibitor, but they only get 120 mL of milk per day. Is this economical from a perspective of input feed to output milk?
As someone that worked in a lab before, rabbits are great because:
They make enough milk, can be easily handled, studied, etc. and frankly we know a LOT about their genetic makeup. Oh - and it is easier to do egg manipulations and implantations on these creatures. Making changes in genes is a pain in the butt. Some animals are better suited for specific jobs. We used to get insulin from pigs since it was the best we could do at that time. We got better and now harvest a lot of it from insects.
They do not deserve to be paid more. Did you know in France doctors are paid significantly less, and they have more doctors per patient than the US? Part of the reason why the costs are so high for med school is because the doctors can afford to pay it, justified with the "well I will make it back in a few years".
The outdated data reared its ugly head in Ontario recently when the provincial doctors were negotiating with the province regarding pay. The province is feeling cash strapped and realized it should maybe update its pricing structure from the 70s. It is interesting that while they are moving doctors to more of a salaried model here, they are moving the hospitals towards more of a fee for service model (sort-of).
Releasing control will never happen. That control is what gives them their edge. Look at what happened with webkit, both Apple and Google took it separately and split the product so that they could each have control over it.
In addition, keeping the kernel internal has let them get away with Windows 8. Under the hood Microsoft has been very clever and is aligning all of their devices to one central kernel. This will let them have their future devices all talk to each other with ease and allow them better market share. There is a reason why they are becoming a devices and services company.
Most people also use CFLs in a way that is inappropriate for them and against their original designs. I have seen a CFL spotlight for the outdoors - this is obviously a bad idea. CFL lights should not be used for short bursts and also require some time to fully "warm-up". Turning them off quickly kills their lifespan too. And they sell these CFLs in Canada... where winter is cold. And CFLs do not like the cold. *sigh*
You know the other option is simply not to do things like play audio, etc. I'm not saying that pushing the envelope is bad (it is very good), but sometimes it has some unintended consequences. If you're making a website that is designed to be used long term, follow the W3 standards, don't go overboard and don't use customizations. In essence stick to basics that have been proven to work. If you want a media page that will be redone in a year or two, go nuts for the extra features!
I've seen web developers tout for years how great webkit was and so they built specific features with the webkit functionality in mind. This is the same group that hates and laments (and very rightly so) IE6 for not using web standards. It is nice to see the entire process go full circle:)
So remember, if you're developing, stick to standards, don't use custom code for each browser and please remember that not everyone has a locally cached version of the page on their machine - load times do matter.
So, do you think 1. Carbon doesn't absorb heat 2. Carbon in the atmosphere can't, for some reason, insulate the earth, trapping more heat 3. Combustion engines do not put out carbon 4. Burning of fossil fuels aren't significantly increasing carbon levels in the atmosphere 5. The carbon is getting taken out of the atmosphere at an increased level that corresponds to our increase in emissions or 6. That God or some higher power won't let the world change or 7. That using logic is a waste of time?
Honestly, I can't see many alternative hypotheses here that aren't ignoring reality. All arguments against it seem to be centered around "Nuh UH! It's NOT warming!" but I haven't really heard much talk about how that could not be the case. Carbon absorbs more heat and we're increasing the carbon doesn't seem to be under dispute. Being skeptical is good, but you don't get to reject hypotheses if you have no other way to explain the data.
Carbon is inert and just sits there... think of charcoal of graphite. Carbon monoxide, but mostly carbon dioxide is likely what you're talking about. It is important to know the distinction.
Why are you worried about carbon (or carbon dioxide)... really? Look at the data and while it has increased with temperatures, so have other things. CO2 is easy to deal with. Methane in the air absorbed 16x more heat then carbon dioxide and isn't absorbed as easily by the environment.
Know your science before trying to make a point:P
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He considered android and chose not to use it, there is a difference. You could say it may have worked out well for Nokia had they picked android. Then again look at who tried Android: Dell, HTC, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Lenovo, etc. The only one that can safely say they did well with the android platform is Samsung. That is one winner and most of the other companies were destroyed in the process. The android market was a knife fight, it is not insane to decide not to participate in it.
Nokia was tanking long before Elop, it just became much more visible during his reign. And look at what he actually accomplished. Pre-Elop Nokia had ALL divisions losing money. He has now left, and the mapping division is in the black. Their network infrastructure is in the black. Nokia could not make a good run with the phone and device portion, which he was able to sell, giving Nokia enough cash to pay off many restructuring debts. That is actually not a bad record.
Actually it won't come from customers either. This is why companies have insurance for such things.
Bell already serves you ads when you use their DNS server. For websites that don't exist their DNS redirects you to advertise sponsored pages/searches provided by Bell. Rogers does the same.
Dealerships are "arms-length" from the car maker (in theory). This prevents them from price fixing and encourages competition (in theory). Tesla wants to run these themselves rather than put a 3rd party in the middle. I've been to a Tesla store and it was amazing, stupid protectionist laws.
Actually it is there because manufacturers can modify it as they see fit in order to differentiate their products. If you look at the actual costs of the OS, because of various licensing issues generally Windows Phone is cheaper to put on a device (chalk it up to Microsoft owning most of the licensable patents on android and charging heavily for them).
With the above 'tweaks' the biggest thing I miss comparing 7 to 8 is the loss of being able to search files directly from the search bar.
8.1 will let you search for files in the search bar. Currently you can do it, but you need to press the down arrow twice to get to "files".
It was meant for them.. right?
Nokia was thinking - the phone is now no longer king, it is the fusion of hardware and software that makes a phone great (look at Apple when they hired Elop). Nokia was good at making hardware, but frankly, and despite what a lot of /.ers believe, Nokia sucked at software. It wasn't what they did well. So they hired a software guy to run the company, hoping it would at least allow them to compete.
Elop isn't perfect but he has managed to make the nasty choices needed to keep Nokia alive. The once 'in the red' networking division has managed to return to making a profit. Their mapping technology is being used in more places too. This deal works really well for Nokia as they are able to shed the part of the company that was dragging them down - the device portion.
Nokia's mapping tech is actually well ahead of Google's and it currently used by more systems than Google. Nearly all car makers use NAVTEQ for their mapping needs.
Why rabbits? These aren't the first people to do this. Another group modified rabbits to produce human C1 inhibitor, but they only get 120 mL of milk per day. Is this economical from a perspective of input feed to output milk?
As someone that worked in a lab before, rabbits are great because: They make enough milk, can be easily handled, studied, etc. and frankly we know a LOT about their genetic makeup. Oh - and it is easier to do egg manipulations and implantations on these creatures. Making changes in genes is a pain in the butt. Some animals are better suited for specific jobs. We used to get insulin from pigs since it was the best we could do at that time. We got better and now harvest a lot of it from insects.
Ya... the anti MS sentiment here is prolific and constantly reminds me that many people are still stuck in the 90s (poor souls)
They do not deserve to be paid more. Did you know in France doctors are paid significantly less, and they have more doctors per patient than the US? Part of the reason why the costs are so high for med school is because the doctors can afford to pay it, justified with the "well I will make it back in a few years".
The outdated data reared its ugly head in Ontario recently when the provincial doctors were negotiating with the province regarding pay. The province is feeling cash strapped and realized it should maybe update its pricing structure from the 70s. It is interesting that while they are moving doctors to more of a salaried model here, they are moving the hospitals towards more of a fee for service model (sort-of).
After seeing the trailer I think they gave away the plot twist right at the beginning... that is a reason not to see it ;)
Not ovens silly. It will mean when you hear noise from the apartment next door you can say "Those are well engineer walls".
No, no you can't dream. Those are an extra upgrade.
Releasing control will never happen. That control is what gives them their edge. Look at what happened with webkit, both Apple and Google took it separately and split the product so that they could each have control over it. In addition, keeping the kernel internal has let them get away with Windows 8. Under the hood Microsoft has been very clever and is aligning all of their devices to one central kernel. This will let them have their future devices all talk to each other with ease and allow them better market share. There is a reason why they are becoming a devices and services company.
Apparently being "a people person" is important in the industry :)
Try the yellow Philips LED lights then. They give off the same spectrum as incandesce and are rather cool (currently only 60W max I think).
Most people also use CFLs in a way that is inappropriate for them and against their original designs. I have seen a CFL spotlight for the outdoors - this is obviously a bad idea. CFL lights should not be used for short bursts and also require some time to fully "warm-up". Turning them off quickly kills their lifespan too. And they sell these CFLs in Canada... where winter is cold. And CFLs do not like the cold. *sigh*
I would have hoped that "deleted" meant "deleted". How naïve of me.
Indeed. How else do you expect people to recover their email messages they accidentally moved to the trash, confirmed the move, and then deleted? ;)
You know the other option is simply not to do things like play audio, etc. I'm not saying that pushing the envelope is bad (it is very good), but sometimes it has some unintended consequences. If you're making a website that is designed to be used long term, follow the W3 standards, don't go overboard and don't use customizations. In essence stick to basics that have been proven to work. If you want a media page that will be redone in a year or two, go nuts for the extra features!
I've seen web developers tout for years how great webkit was and so they built specific features with the webkit functionality in mind. This is the same group that hates and laments (and very rightly so) IE6 for not using web standards. It is nice to see the entire process go full circle :)
So remember, if you're developing, stick to standards, don't use custom code for each browser and please remember that not everyone has a locally cached version of the page on their machine - load times do matter.
So, do you think 1. Carbon doesn't absorb heat 2. Carbon in the atmosphere can't, for some reason, insulate the earth, trapping more heat 3. Combustion engines do not put out carbon 4. Burning of fossil fuels aren't significantly increasing carbon levels in the atmosphere 5. The carbon is getting taken out of the atmosphere at an increased level that corresponds to our increase in emissions or 6. That God or some higher power won't let the world change or 7. That using logic is a waste of time? Honestly, I can't see many alternative hypotheses here that aren't ignoring reality. All arguments against it seem to be centered around "Nuh UH! It's NOT warming!" but I haven't really heard much talk about how that could not be the case. Carbon absorbs more heat and we're increasing the carbon doesn't seem to be under dispute. Being skeptical is good, but you don't get to reject hypotheses if you have no other way to explain the data.
Carbon is inert and just sits there... think of charcoal of graphite. Carbon monoxide, but mostly carbon dioxide is likely what you're talking about. It is important to know the distinction. Why are you worried about carbon (or carbon dioxide)... really? Look at the data and while it has increased with temperatures, so have other things. CO2 is easy to deal with. Methane in the air absorbed 16x more heat then carbon dioxide and isn't absorbed as easily by the environment. Know your science before trying to make a point :P