Microsoft, in late 2013 just came out with 2 tablets that don't offer LTE? Oh right next year they say. Smart business move.
The people with the money to burn on these devices and a wireless plan to go along with them just want to pay once and then have connectivity everywhere without thinking. Definitely a short-sighted move IMHO.
What else can you say? What can you say about a company that charges $20 for a fucking usb charging cable and then blocks everyone else from making legally compatible cheaper fucking charger cables. Oh right it's for safety... . So now if I upgrade to IOS 7 I have to spend $60 on new cables? This is douchebaggery on a whole other level.
Yes, don't settle. Be the pushy guy who everyone just goes along with because it's just not worth it to fight you. Ever wonder why complete idiots are managers? Sometimes it's dumb luck, sometimes it's because you are good at what you do, but more than not someone above notices that a person is vocal with a capital V and doesn't compromise aka is a leader.
Being the nice guy or "doing the right thing" doesn't get you anywhere in business. When it comes down to it you can either A) be really really freaking good at what you do and have the balls to negotiate for your services without backing down or B) be that vocal pushy guy who gets places due to shear willpower. If you think that just doing your job well day after day and year after year while being a good coworker will move you ahead you are sorely mistaken.
Common sense probably, I know. But that's definitely not what they teach you before you get sent out into the world.
Where have you been since 1997? Since then you've been able to consistently spend roughly $200 per video card and play the latest games at acceptable settings. That's why people cast a sneer at a $1,000 card let alone a $650 card that in of itself can build a really fast computer.
Any news on if it can play Xbox 360 games? The thing is if MS drops 360 Xbox Live support the 360 becomes an expensive boat anchor. Everything on the 360 revolves around Live including your profiles, Important game patches, Video content like renting movies and HBO GO, etc.
I guess I can live without being able to play 360 games on the One but then Microsoft HAS to keep Live going on the 360 for as long as people are willing to pay for Live service. People have a ton of money invested in these systems and If MS says "Sorry buy the new one and all new games" that would be a big Fuck You to all of us. There is definitely something to be said for old cartridge and cdrom based gaming systems that were pre-internet. They all work now and will all work 15 years from now. The 360 probably won't.
Sorry, but in no way does requiring background checks equate to disarming citizens. That we don't have universal background checks is a travesty. Enough with the delusions of persecution already.
"it takes you (when it works) to Microsoft.com, nowhere else."
I can't confirm that, but I would be surprised if Microsoft gave away 15 days of unrestricted Internet access to anyone and everyone who simply picked up a Forbes magazine. But who knows.
It's also not confirmed if you can buy this on the news stand or if it's just for Forbes subscribers. So far I've only read of people getting it via subscription.
How's that? The Republicans have done/are doing everything in their power to dismantle all government assistance programs. The path is now clearly every man for himself and you certainly can't count on the government to help you in the long term. If you make less than $40k a year I can only hope that you live in one of the poorer states. Otherwise good luck with healthcare, paying for your children's education, and saving for retirement.
The middle class is dead. Long live the middle class...
"It should be up to the courts to decide whether this deserves just a slap on the wrist. Until that time, it should be treated seriously."
No, he should be treated innocent UNTIL proven guilty in a court. That mean bail unless he is a flight risk or danger to the public at large. Also it does not mean freezing his bank accounts.
When I hear people say this myself and others have to call you on your Bullshit. You sat by for 8 years of Bush shredding our Constitution, spying on us, waging illegal wars, and massively consolidating power. And with your precious 2nd amendment making sure you had guns "just in case" the government ever went power crazy you did what? Right, nothing. The time to act if you were going to do something because you were afraid of the government has long past. If the government ever does plan on coming for your guns, which btw nobody is proposing, that will be step 100 out of 100 with steps 99 out of 100 haven already taken place. In other words, too little too late, the 2nd amendment won't protect you now.
"Only one person at a time may use the software on each licensed computer or licensed device. The service/software may not be used for commercial, non-profit, or revenue-generating activities."
So if your kids want to use Word to make a Lemonade Stand sign so they can sell Lemonade for.05 a cup on the front lawn? Ilegal!
Even worse your kids want to help out with Hurricane Sandy relief by making signs and posting them around the neighborhood telling people how they can help their local non-profit? Illegal!
Or I guess you can't even print up an Ad that you plan on hanging in the local supermarket saying you have a couch for sale?
Btw you wanna bet MS themselves hosts templates designed specifically for these activities?
It's time we hold these companies accountable for the crap they shove in the TOS. What Microsoft is doing is BS and they need to be called on it. Feel free to email Microsoft and tell them that you wanted to buy Office 2013 but because their TOS make both you and your children criminals, you went with Openoffice etc instead.
"What is truly scary is...this is it folks, this is the BEST the parties have to offer. Kinda sad isn't it?"
Obama may be no Bill Clinton, but with a less Obstructionist opposition he could have done a lot of good the last four years. How do you deal with a party that says we will not negotiate on anything and will go to the wall on every issue regardless of the consequences?
What's insanely scary is the leadership of the Right has just said this morning that they have no intention of trying to compromise AT ALL PERIOD for the next four year. They said it is 100% on Obama to come to them. What the fuck McConnell?
You want to play with Apple, you go by their rules and don't get to complain when things don't work out. I guarantee OS X 10.9 will be App Store only as well and Apple will give a crap if Photoshop and Office are not available for the Mac anymore. Let alone you puny developers. Remember, someone else will gladly take your place.
Does it look like Apple needs money? Apple doesn't need Adobe, Microsoft, or anyone anymore. They are like a giant self sustaining black hole that refuses to burst. And yet I do like my old Macbook and will probably purchase an Air to replace it at some point. Freaking Hypocrite. Sigh.
Fuck you Microsoft for making life harder for everyone all around who uses and supports Windows 7 and trying to force people into using your shitty Windows 8.
There are a Ton of high functioning alcoholics out there that are a lot more dangerous to themselves and their workplace vs smokers. At least smokers beyond smelling bad won't do any actual damage to coworkers inside of the office. Companies need to be really careful about adopting these sorts of policies.
I use Foxfi and it couldn't be easier. Name the SSD you want to use, put in a password and Go. http, https, ftp, skype all work fine. I can do everything I would do when I am normally working. It's the same as being on any other WAP.
Finally they did Snow Leopard as well! You know, that OS that most Mac users are currently using?
They still haven't released Safari 6 for Snow Leopard or released Safari 5.1.8 etc to address the 121 fixes that Safari 6 brought to Lion. That's a huge problem. I'm very happy they fixed Java but why did they bother when Safari 5 is loaded with so many other flaws they won't bother fixing?
A bunch of zealots went way overboard calling Trolltech the antichrist when they did everything they could to bend over backwards for the OSS community. Considering how long it took for Gnome to become useable I am confident to this day that Linux on the Desktop would be light years ahead of where it is now if we had all just stuck with KDE from the get go. Of course that was when I actually cared about Linux on the Desktop. Linux has a bright future, just not on the desktop regardless of who is to blame.
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Microsoft, in late 2013 just came out with 2 tablets that don't offer LTE? Oh right next year they say. Smart business move.
The people with the money to burn on these devices and a wireless plan to go along with them just want to pay once and then have connectivity everywhere without thinking. Definitely a short-sighted move IMHO.
What else can you say? What can you say about a company that charges $20 for a fucking usb charging cable and then blocks everyone else from making legally compatible cheaper fucking charger cables. Oh right it's for safety... . So now if I upgrade to IOS 7 I have to spend $60 on new cables? This is douchebaggery on a whole other level.
They really should wear parachutes by default. It's just takes one tiny slip and....
Haven't tried it but, http://tanguy.ortolo.eu/blog/article93/usb-udf
They mention XP might be read only if you go UDF on a device.
I know, still one can dream... :-)
Yes I saw that, and although it shouldn't by now it really pisses me off.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/jul/31/nsa-xkeyscore-program-full-presentation
"Massive distributed Linux cluster"
"System can scale Linearly - simply add a new server to the cluster"
How about we get Linus to bury some code in there so we can spy on the NSA? See how they like it?
Yes, don't settle. Be the pushy guy who everyone just goes along with because it's just not worth it to fight you. Ever wonder why complete idiots are managers? Sometimes it's dumb luck, sometimes it's because you are good at what you do, but more than not someone above notices that a person is vocal with a capital V and doesn't compromise aka is a leader.
Being the nice guy or "doing the right thing" doesn't get you anywhere in business. When it comes down to it you can either A) be really really freaking good at what you do and have the balls to negotiate for your services without backing down or B) be that vocal pushy guy who gets places due to shear willpower. If you think that just doing your job well day after day and year after year while being a good coworker will move you ahead you are sorely mistaken.
Common sense probably, I know. But that's definitely not what they teach you before you get sent out into the world.
Where have you been since 1997? Since then you've been able to consistently spend roughly $200 per video card and play the latest games at acceptable settings. That's why people cast a sneer at a $1,000 card let alone a $650 card that in of itself can build a really fast computer.
Any news on if it can play Xbox 360 games? The thing is if MS drops 360 Xbox Live support the 360 becomes an expensive boat anchor. Everything on the 360 revolves around Live including your profiles, Important game patches, Video content like renting movies and HBO GO, etc.
I guess I can live without being able to play 360 games on the One but then Microsoft HAS to keep Live going on the 360 for as long as people are willing to pay for Live service. People have a ton of money invested in these systems and If MS says "Sorry buy the new one and all new games" that would be a big Fuck You to all of us. There is definitely something to be said for old cartridge and cdrom based gaming systems that were pre-internet. They all work now and will all work 15 years from now. The 360 probably won't.
Sorry, but in no way does requiring background checks equate to disarming citizens. That we don't have universal background checks is a travesty. Enough with the delusions of persecution already.
From the slickdeals thread:
"it takes you (when it works) to Microsoft.com, nowhere else."
I can't confirm that, but I would be surprised if Microsoft gave away 15 days of unrestricted Internet access to anyone and everyone who simply picked up a Forbes magazine. But who knows.
It's also not confirmed if you can buy this on the news stand or if it's just for Forbes subscribers. So far I've only read of people getting it via subscription.
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How's that? The Republicans have done/are doing everything in their power to dismantle all government assistance programs. The path is now clearly every man for himself and you certainly can't count on the government to help you in the long term. If you make less than $40k a year I can only hope that you live in one of the poorer states. Otherwise good luck with healthcare, paying for your children's education, and saving for retirement.
The middle class is dead. Long live the middle class...
"It should be up to the courts to decide whether this deserves just a slap on the wrist. Until that time, it should be treated seriously."
No, he should be treated innocent UNTIL proven guilty in a court. That mean bail unless he is a flight risk or danger to the public at large. Also it does not mean freezing his bank accounts.
When I hear people say this myself and others have to call you on your Bullshit. You sat by for 8 years of Bush shredding our Constitution, spying on us, waging illegal wars, and massively consolidating power. And with your precious 2nd amendment making sure you had guns "just in case" the government ever went power crazy you did what? Right, nothing. The time to act if you were going to do something because you were afraid of the government has long past. If the government ever does plan on coming for your guns, which btw nobody is proposing, that will be step 100 out of 100 with steps 99 out of 100 haven already taken place. In other words, too little too late, the 2nd amendment won't protect you now.
"Only one person at a time may use the software on each licensed computer or licensed device. The service/software may not be used for commercial, non-profit, or revenue-generating activities."
So if your kids want to use Word to make a Lemonade Stand sign so they can sell Lemonade for .05 a cup on the front lawn? Ilegal!
Even worse your kids want to help out with Hurricane Sandy relief by making signs and posting them around the neighborhood telling people how they can help their local non-profit? Illegal!
Or I guess you can't even print up an Ad that you plan on hanging in the local supermarket saying you have a couch for sale?
Btw you wanna bet MS themselves hosts templates designed specifically for these activities?
It's time we hold these companies accountable for the crap they shove in the TOS. What Microsoft is doing is BS and they need to be called on it. Feel free to email Microsoft and tell them that you wanted to buy Office 2013 but because their TOS make both you and your children criminals, you went with Openoffice etc instead.
And many password strength checkers don't catch that either and let you think you are picking a good password.
Single factor authentication has had it's run. Now it's deader than a doornail. Time to move on and stop living in the past.
"What is truly scary is...this is it folks, this is the BEST the parties have to offer. Kinda sad isn't it?"
Obama may be no Bill Clinton, but with a less Obstructionist opposition he could have done a lot of good the last four years. How do you deal with a party that says we will not negotiate on anything and will go to the wall on every issue regardless of the consequences?
What's insanely scary is the leadership of the Right has just said this morning that they have no intention of trying to compromise AT ALL PERIOD for the next four year. They said it is 100% on Obama to come to them. What the fuck McConnell?
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/11/07/McConnell-stiff-arms-Obama-Senate-Dems/UPI-55861352214084/
You want to play with Apple, you go by their rules and don't get to complain when things don't work out. I guarantee OS X 10.9 will be App Store only as well and Apple will give a crap if Photoshop and Office are not available for the Mac anymore. Let alone you puny developers. Remember, someone else will gladly take your place.
Does it look like Apple needs money? Apple doesn't need Adobe, Microsoft, or anyone anymore. They are like a giant self sustaining black hole that refuses to burst. And yet I do like my old Macbook and will probably purchase an Air to replace it at some point. Freaking Hypocrite. Sigh.
Fuck you Microsoft for making life harder for everyone all around who uses and supports Windows 7 and trying to force people into using your shitty Windows 8.
There are a Ton of high functioning alcoholics out there that are a lot more dangerous to themselves and their workplace vs smokers. At least smokers beyond smelling bad won't do any actual damage to coworkers inside of the office. Companies need to be really careful about adopting these sorts of policies.
A MORE expensive PS3? In this economy? They should have brought the price down to $199 not raised it by $20.
I use Foxfi and it couldn't be easier. Name the SSD you want to use, put in a password and Go. http, https, ftp, skype all work fine. I can do everything I would do when I am normally working. It's the same as being on any other WAP.
Finally they did Snow Leopard as well! You know, that OS that most Mac users are currently using?
They still haven't released Safari 6 for Snow Leopard or released Safari 5.1.8 etc to address the 121 fixes that Safari 6 brought to Lion. That's a huge problem. I'm very happy they fixed Java but why did they bother when Safari 5 is loaded with so many other flaws they won't bother fixing?
A bunch of zealots went way overboard calling Trolltech the antichrist when they did everything they could to bend over backwards for the OSS community. Considering how long it took for Gnome to become useable I am confident to this day that Linux on the Desktop would be light years ahead of where it is now if we had all just stuck with KDE from the get go. Of course that was when I actually cared about Linux on the Desktop. Linux has a bright future, just not on the desktop regardless of who is to blame.