I don't think people will stop going to the cinema, and theatre also because theatres show stuff you can't see anywhere else. You know, my wife and I we go to the cinema when there's an exceptionally good film that we want to watch, and we'd rather see it in a cinema than at home. Unfortunately that happens very rarely because films at the cinema generally suck donkey bollocks. That's one reason why people don't go to the cinema as much as they used to. The other being - they've become too lazy and like the comfort of home. You can drink and eat and talk as much as you like when you watch a film at home.
Anyway, I don't think much would change, but maybe slightly more people would decide to watch the film at home, I guess. However, what I tried to say is: films have become much worse quality, stupid, unchallenging for the viewer, and that's the problem with any industry that got "murricanised". When art is solely being made for profit and pandering for "everybody" [meaning the lowest common denominator of 80 IQ] then art suffers. People generally recognise that and therefore companies make less profit.
There are really great films being released only on DVD, though. You have to look really hard to find them, though. That's a shame.
Have a nice day.
Seems like useless features and upgrades for the sake of just releasing something "new" is coming to smartphones, too. Enjoy buying a new dumbphone and wasting money for nothing every 6 months. I do it every 6 years.:)
So you think your purpose is to be a slave for some fekwit and have mortgage and debts to pay your whole life? Without those life is impossible? Gosh, man, glass is half full after all.
Next 4 years will be [b]very interesting[/b]! Prepare truckloads of pop corn, and possibly a nuclear shelter with truckloads of canned beans, tomatos, and powdered milk and potatos. Don't forget the liquids of some kind, too, as the water will be too polluted.
I'm prepared for the change as I'm only buying 2.5" hard disks and cheap USB cables for my external storage needs. When the time comes I'm just gonna buy a proper USB-C to SATA cable and that's it. Invest in flexible tech folks and that will save you a lot of money in the long run.
Actually, parallel port was a really great thing and I miss it. But of course it is better if we could finally have just one port for everything. Hopefully USB-C will be it.
Oh almighty have mercy upon us common folk, Microsoft is actually trying to reduce the size of something. I don't believe it until I see it. I still remember the XP installations that consumed just up to about 500 MB of space and if that's not enough for an operating system then banana it.
"What's not nice about that!"
How about not having enough of devices to stick into these superwonderful ports and having piles of older devices that you would still like to use? In a transition period, and this is a transition period, you have to be able to provide all the right connectors for the people who use mainstream devices that connect to these connectors. What use is a laptop that I cannot connect any of my current external devices to? It's of no use.
"If your'e going to use it so infrequently, doesn't seem like a disaster to expect an adapter."
Key word is "you". "You" is not millions of users. Loads of people use the SD card slot a lot and it comes really really handy in so many situations. Ethernet connector too because ethernet connection is faster and more reliable.
Absolutely! Although I do prefer to install it myself with my own choices of distribution [Debian] and desktop environment [MATE]. This way you can be sure that all the components will work without any problems with it. Honestly, what puts me off from Surface is that, knowing Microsoft, it's probably very hard or next to impossible to use Linux with it, unless as a VM within Windows.
I just use youtube-dl command line program for that. You can save pure audio stream directly so there is no conversion from lossy to lossy codec. You get an AAC encoded file which is playable with everything these days and it does sound better than MP3.
That's one of the reasons why I tell people to just scrap everything and go Linux. Linux will never stop being supported and it will never go bust, which you can't say for any of the current OSes.
Are you aware of how polluted is the air in the city? From cars and factories? Second hand smoke is nothing in comparison. Lung cancer is still running high due to pollution. Second hand smoke should be the least of your worries if you care about your health. The general quality of air in your environment is far more important.
They might also be very careful about broadcasting their presence to the universe, too. Maybe that's why we can't detect them? But also the technology gap could be so big that we currently don't posses means to detect their type of communication signals. Finally, playing a devil's advocate a little, what if FTL travel is not possible at all? That would make the universe a rather dull place, wouldn't it?
Let me put it this way for you: let's say you have a choice of two cars, a Porsche for $60000 and a Ferrari for $100000. A Porsche has a top speed of 260km/h and Ferrari has a top speed of 300km/h. Also, Porsche consumes a bit less fuel. Which one would you choose? Do you go for more expensive car just because you like Ferrari even though you don't need a 40km/h faster car? And it's certainly better to have a car that consumes less fuel, too.
That's the problem I have with Intel fanboys. I really, really don't care if my car is a *bit* slower. It's not an earth-shattering difference. But I do care if I save some money and use it for something more important than having a 10% faster CPU, you know? It's a ridiculous pissing competition. What's the really most important thing these days is price and performance/watt ratio, nothing else. I couldn't care less about the 10% more speed. That's the last point people should consider nowadays.
What problems with AMD processors, may I ask? I've never had any problems with AMD processors, nor with Intel's for that matter, either. Processors are just processors. PSU/VGA/mobo on the other hand...
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I don't think people will stop going to the cinema, and theatre also because theatres show stuff you can't see anywhere else. You know, my wife and I we go to the cinema when there's an exceptionally good film that we want to watch, and we'd rather see it in a cinema than at home. Unfortunately that happens very rarely because films at the cinema generally suck donkey bollocks. That's one reason why people don't go to the cinema as much as they used to. The other being - they've become too lazy and like the comfort of home. You can drink and eat and talk as much as you like when you watch a film at home. Anyway, I don't think much would change, but maybe slightly more people would decide to watch the film at home, I guess. However, what I tried to say is: films have become much worse quality, stupid, unchallenging for the viewer, and that's the problem with any industry that got "murricanised". When art is solely being made for profit and pandering for "everybody" [meaning the lowest common denominator of 80 IQ] then art suffers. People generally recognise that and therefore companies make less profit. There are really great films being released only on DVD, though. You have to look really hard to find them, though. That's a shame. Have a nice day.
Seems like useless features and upgrades for the sake of just releasing something "new" is coming to smartphones, too. Enjoy buying a new dumbphone and wasting money for nothing every 6 months. I do it every 6 years. :)
So you think your purpose is to be a slave for some fekwit and have mortgage and debts to pay your whole life? Without those life is impossible? Gosh, man, glass is half full after all.
Next 4 years will be [b]very interesting[/b]! Prepare truckloads of pop corn, and possibly a nuclear shelter with truckloads of canned beans, tomatos, and powdered milk and potatos. Don't forget the liquids of some kind, too, as the water will be too polluted.
I'm drinking just herb, green and black tea, and wine and beer. What's a "sugary soda"? Only idiots drink that, really.
I'm prepared for the change as I'm only buying 2.5" hard disks and cheap USB cables for my external storage needs. When the time comes I'm just gonna buy a proper USB-C to SATA cable and that's it. Invest in flexible tech folks and that will save you a lot of money in the long run.
Actually, parallel port was a really great thing and I miss it. But of course it is better if we could finally have just one port for everything. Hopefully USB-C will be it.
Oh almighty have mercy upon us common folk, Microsoft is actually trying to reduce the size of something. I don't believe it until I see it. I still remember the XP installations that consumed just up to about 500 MB of space and if that's not enough for an operating system then banana it.
That's why Goth, Death Metal and Industrial music sounds better than other styles. I tell ya.
"What's not nice about that!" How about not having enough of devices to stick into these superwonderful ports and having piles of older devices that you would still like to use? In a transition period, and this is a transition period, you have to be able to provide all the right connectors for the people who use mainstream devices that connect to these connectors. What use is a laptop that I cannot connect any of my current external devices to? It's of no use.
"If your'e going to use it so infrequently, doesn't seem like a disaster to expect an adapter." Key word is "you". "You" is not millions of users. Loads of people use the SD card slot a lot and it comes really really handy in so many situations. Ethernet connector too because ethernet connection is faster and more reliable.
Why do you think Canada is not civilised enough??
I am completely repulsed by McDonald's and every other fast crap maker.
Absolutely! Although I do prefer to install it myself with my own choices of distribution [Debian] and desktop environment [MATE]. This way you can be sure that all the components will work without any problems with it. Honestly, what puts me off from Surface is that, knowing Microsoft, it's probably very hard or next to impossible to use Linux with it, unless as a VM within Windows.
Our understanding of the Universe? We've just scratched the surface. We're still simple barbarians without any clue about anything.
I know one thing that will never be possible, too. It's intelligent life on Earth.
I agree, their products are a blast! Love Samsung!
Don't you think Vulcan is a good alternative to Direct X? Maybe not yet, but Vulcan sounds better and better with each passing day.
I just use youtube-dl command line program for that. You can save pure audio stream directly so there is no conversion from lossy to lossy codec. You get an AAC encoded file which is playable with everything these days and it does sound better than MP3.
That's one of the reasons why I tell people to just scrap everything and go Linux. Linux will never stop being supported and it will never go bust, which you can't say for any of the current OSes.
Are you aware of how polluted is the air in the city? From cars and factories? Second hand smoke is nothing in comparison. Lung cancer is still running high due to pollution. Second hand smoke should be the least of your worries if you care about your health. The general quality of air in your environment is far more important.
They might also be very careful about broadcasting their presence to the universe, too. Maybe that's why we can't detect them? But also the technology gap could be so big that we currently don't posses means to detect their type of communication signals. Finally, playing a devil's advocate a little, what if FTL travel is not possible at all? That would make the universe a rather dull place, wouldn't it?
Let me put it this way for you: let's say you have a choice of two cars, a Porsche for $60000 and a Ferrari for $100000. A Porsche has a top speed of 260km/h and Ferrari has a top speed of 300km/h. Also, Porsche consumes a bit less fuel. Which one would you choose? Do you go for more expensive car just because you like Ferrari even though you don't need a 40km/h faster car? And it's certainly better to have a car that consumes less fuel, too. That's the problem I have with Intel fanboys. I really, really don't care if my car is a *bit* slower. It's not an earth-shattering difference. But I do care if I save some money and use it for something more important than having a 10% faster CPU, you know? It's a ridiculous pissing competition. What's the really most important thing these days is price and performance/watt ratio, nothing else. I couldn't care less about the 10% more speed. That's the last point people should consider nowadays.
What problems with AMD processors, may I ask? I've never had any problems with AMD processors, nor with Intel's for that matter, either. Processors are just processors. PSU/VGA/mobo on the other hand...
Maybe they were vegetarians and you offered them canned beef? That's why it's better to just give them money so they could buy whatever they like.