When the airlines were de-regulated in 1978, fares dropped. But, passenger loads increased. This, of course, allowed commoners better access to the friendly skies.
I'm pretty sure if government gains more regulatory control over the internet, speed will continue to lag our peers, quality will go down and price will go up.
My Yoga 2 has a 3200x1800 display. It is practically useless as many applications cannot scale correctly. With windows 8 on there, it's rarely used. I've not found decent Linux distro that works well, either. I'll stick with 1080.
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HD content, for video, is a lot of data for minimal increased information. Increasing pixel density provides no additional information if added pixels are below the threshold of perception.
Given the option, I'll watch HD over SD, but I can follow all the action on SD.
Been using netvibes as a replacement. It imported my xml export of igoogle and that built about 20% of the old page. I've got it about 60% serviceable. Much of the content is in embedded webpages and that seems to work OK.
... It works well with a touch screen but sucks for anyone without it.
Actually, I bought a Yoga Pro 2 with WIn8 (now 8.1) and I find the touch interface useless when I have a keyboard and mouse. Only with the use of 3rd party utilities can I control Windows 8.1 enough to use the computer. But, I've found myself using my old netbook that I put Mint on. It's a shame when a small, slow and old computer is now more usable.
Why did "mega-corporate bitch" Obama introduce new carbon emissions rules in June that will cost energy producers a fortune?
I'm pretty sure the "fortune" will be paid by the common folk, and go to the corporations making green products. And, I'm guessing these "green" companies are held by the 1%
Seems like Amazon might be fishing for authors to self publish and take the 70% of the $9.99. I'm sure Amazon would be glad to take a few extra percent to proof, layout and market the ebook for an author.
Yes, you're dealing with a binomial distribution (yes/no). As long as the hypothesis is not near 0 or 1, you should be able to get a "reasonable" estimate of the population proportion around 50% (like +/- 14%). YMMV
I absolutely pull out my AT&T sim card before traveling. I've seen too many stories of people getting gouged by US cellphone companies.
This sounds like a disaster for someone trapped overseas. It sounds more like a way for AT&T to force customers into the trap of using their cell phone overseas.
...if you try using Win 8 without a touch screen for long enough you'll smash the screen anyway.
I'm not sure about that. I have a Windows 8.1 laptop with a touch screen. I never use the touch screen.
Once I got a Start Menu replacement (Classic Shell) and disabled all but the most hidden ways to launch some Windows 8 full screen apps, I can use it quite productively as a real computer. Otherwise, it's a shiny tablet for watching videos and fumbling at fake screen keyboards with.
Besides, my Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 is a much better tablet.
I've had my Lenovo Yoga Pro 2 for a few months now and I find that I have to remind myself it has a touch screen. There have been zero cases where I needed the touch screen.
Maybe if I was stuck in Metro, but Classic Shell has allowed me to never see that. I cannot figure out why a 3200x1800 screen should only allow one application.
It looks like you are supposed to sync your OneNotes through OneDrive. Since OneDrive doesn't work with Windows 8.1, this seems like a deal breaker.
I know you can use a public Microsoft account to log in to 8.1 and use OneDrive. But seriously, who would do that? Need to cancel my Sky..err..OneDrive
I've seen estimates from the US government at 2%. Sounds like 1-3% wouldn't be able to hear music anyway. Didn't RTFA, perhaps they accounted for that.
Wife and I have a family plan with separate data and shared minutes. AT&T wants $30/month for the a texting plan. Even at $0.20/text, we don't come close to $30.
Really, I've been proposing that each GPA be presented with the average GPA for students taking the same class sections. For some students, a 3.5 would be weak (if the average student got a 3.9). For others, it might be outstanding (if the average was a 3.2).
This also makes it more likely that students will take courses with challenging grades. If all a professor gives is A's I can't raise my effective GPA. But, a professor that gives a C+ average gives me the opportunity to decrease my denominator. For more info on the problem check out http://www.gradeinflation.com/
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When the airlines were de-regulated in 1978, fares dropped. But, passenger loads increased. This, of course, allowed commoners better access to the friendly skies.
I'm pretty sure if government gains more regulatory control over the internet, speed will continue to lag our peers, quality will go down and price will go up.
Tom represented the cynicism, sarcasm and realism of many of my engineering brethren. RIP
Yep, had the wrong airport code.
Actually, a quick web search showed quite a few direct flights from Liberia to major US airports.
I believe the commenter used the little "d" to represent a democratically elected government, in contrast to a totalitarian government.
My Yoga 2 has a 3200x1800 display. It is practically useless as many applications cannot scale correctly. With windows 8 on there, it's rarely used. I've not found decent Linux distro that works well, either. I'll stick with 1080.
HD content, for video, is a lot of data for minimal increased information. Increasing pixel density provides no additional information if added pixels are below the threshold of perception.
Given the option, I'll watch HD over SD, but I can follow all the action on SD.
Been using netvibes as a replacement. It imported my xml export of igoogle and that built about 20% of the old page. I've got it about 60% serviceable. Much of the content is in embedded webpages and that seems to work OK.
I know, I know it's not really needed in a modern OS, but I don't want to give it up.
... It works well with a touch screen but sucks for anyone without it.
Actually, I bought a Yoga Pro 2 with WIn8 (now 8.1) and I find the touch interface useless when I have a keyboard and mouse. Only with the use of 3rd party utilities can I control Windows 8.1 enough to use the computer. But, I've found myself using my old netbook that I put Mint on. It's a shame when a small, slow and old computer is now more usable.
Why did "mega-corporate bitch" Obama introduce new carbon emissions rules in June that will cost energy producers a fortune?
I'm pretty sure the "fortune" will be paid by the common folk, and go to the corporations making green products. And, I'm guessing these "green" companies are held by the 1%
Seems like Amazon might be fishing for authors to self publish and take the 70% of the $9.99. I'm sure Amazon would be glad to take a few extra percent to proof, layout and market the ebook for an author.
I never defined the population. If we define the population as survey respondents, we know rho.
Yes, you're dealing with a binomial distribution (yes/no). As long as the hypothesis is not near 0 or 1, you should be able to get a "reasonable" estimate of the population proportion around 50% (like +/- 14%). YMMV
Perhaps we should switch to Branwndo
I absolutely pull out my AT&T sim card before traveling. I've seen too many stories of people getting gouged by US cellphone companies.
This sounds like a disaster for someone trapped overseas. It sounds more like a way for AT&T to force customers into the trap of using their cell phone overseas.
...if you try using Win 8 without a touch screen for long enough you'll smash the screen anyway.
I'm not sure about that. I have a Windows 8.1 laptop with a touch screen. I never use the touch screen.
Once I got a Start Menu replacement (Classic Shell) and disabled all but the most hidden ways to launch some Windows 8 full screen apps, I can use it quite productively as a real computer. Otherwise, it's a shiny tablet for watching videos and fumbling at fake screen keyboards with.
Besides, my Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 is a much better tablet.
Damn, where are my Mod Points today? +1
I've had my Lenovo Yoga Pro 2 for a few months now and I find that I have to remind myself it has a touch screen. There have been zero cases where I needed the touch screen. Maybe if I was stuck in Metro, but Classic Shell has allowed me to never see that. I cannot figure out why a 3200x1800 screen should only allow one application.
I can't use OneDrive on my 8.1 computer without using a "Microsoft Live" log in. So, this is a deal breaker for OneNote.
It looks like you are supposed to sync your OneNotes through OneDrive. Since OneDrive doesn't work with Windows 8.1, this seems like a deal breaker.
I know you can use a public Microsoft account to log in to 8.1 and use OneDrive. But seriously, who would do that? Need to cancel my Sky..err..OneDrive
I've seen estimates from the US government at 2%. Sounds like 1-3% wouldn't be able to hear music anyway. Didn't RTFA, perhaps they accounted for that.
Wife and I have a family plan with separate data and shared minutes. AT&T wants $30/month for the a texting plan. Even at $0.20/text, we don't come close to $30.
Really, I've been proposing that each GPA be presented with the average GPA for students taking the same class sections. For some students, a 3.5 would be weak (if the average student got a 3.9). For others, it might be outstanding (if the average was a 3.2).
This also makes it more likely that students will take courses with challenging grades. If all a professor gives is A's I can't raise my effective GPA. But, a professor that gives a C+ average gives me the opportunity to decrease my denominator.
For more info on the problem check out http://www.gradeinflation.com/
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You forgot to close the parentheses.