Could you string copper wire in such a way the rotation and magnetic field of Earth creates power?
But you'd slow down the planet!:)
I'd say, "I could live with that, think of all the extra free time," but... well, we all know what would happen when the Powers-That-Be found out they could extend the workday by a few more hours...
I think the temperature swings would also be rather problematic.
* Not to be confused with Peeps, trademark of Just Born, Inc.
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The biggest advantage of eBooks is portability. Where my phone goes, so does my book collection. When on a vacation (I RV a lot [1]), the Nook HD sees a lot of use.
Yeah, I'm thinking about getting an old Airstream and fixing it up for putting on a cheap plot of vacation land somewhere on the Washington coast, and if that happens, I'm quite sure I'd be doing more e-booking than I do now.
Most of the ebooks I buy are from new authors who don't have print versions of their books yet, and their ebooks are very fairly priced by comparison.
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Only about half of the books I buy are even available in ebook format, and the price isn't always enough less to offset the fact that they have no resale value.
The convenience factor is only an influencing one if you read on the go a lot, which I generally do not. YMMV, of course.
If I could convert my entire library (several thousand books) to ebook format for no or VERY minimal cost, I'd probably do it, but that's probably what it would take.
The landscape will look very different by year's end.
This can be said at any point since the invention of the cell phone. These are the facts as of today, and those are the ones that matter in a purchasing decision.
Most years, the networks in the U.S. don't change that much. This year is HUGE, though, and basing a purchasing decision on things right now would be a gigantic mistake.
Nevertheless, right now, this year, it's an especially bad time for it, as it gives a very misleading idea of what's going on. Most years you don't see much change, but 2013 is going to be a big turning point.
T-Mobile's LTE roll-out is about to get serious, and they claim they'll have around 200 million people in the U.S. covered by the end of the year (with rumors of my beloved Seattle area getting it by the end of this month). Sprint's LTE roll-out is also chugging along.
The landscape will look very different by year's end.
Much as there was room for the Kindle e-reader, and still is. That's not to say that it's a good idea for consumers to get locked in to whatever method Amazon will use to entice people to buy THEIR box to consume content from them. But don't assume they won't sell a crap ton of these - they're Amazon.
his clientele probably consists of Microsoft employees
It's a mix of barflies, techno peasants from Amazon, MS and Google (among others), and hipsters. Lots of people there take pix with their cellphones ALL THE TIME, and I've never seen anyone get so much as a "talking to" about it, much less get their ass kicked.
And Apple were right. Merging in a patch that breaks Webkit is utterly wrong. If Google had been serious about the fix they would have patched the bug and also all the places in Webkit that they had then broken. Instead Google followed their usual route - a half-assed change that only works for them. Google is the new Microsoft: embrace, extend.... and soon extinguish.
You seem to have misread the parenter's description of the problem, and are possibly also confusing WebKit with Safari. He said there was a bug in WebKit which *Safari* relied on. Apple refused to fix the bug in Safari, and refused to accept Google's WebKit bug fixes. This, if true, is COMPLETELY a problem with Apple, not Google.
SD cards are going away on phones. They are slow and lead to customer complaints. Besides USB on the Go basically obsoletes them. Removable batteries mean a battery door. This makes the phone thicker.
Personally neither is a deal killer.
"slow and lead to customer complaints" smells like phone company bullshit.
I've been using an HP zr24w for over a year, and it's pretty great. It's also got a great stand that lets me pivot the display 90 degrees if I want to. Another good thing about it is it's a standard gamut display, so any web design I do on it won't look weird on regular computers. I had a wide gamut display for a while, and often the colors I'd choose based on that display didn't exist on regular displays, and thus looked very different.
The important points, though are: IPS display, and matte coating.
Depends on the day. When I'm driving around with my GF, going to several widely spread casinos, restaurants, and other places, I easily exceed 100 miles.
So, that's half of the 200 miles for the Tesla S. No problem!:)
I'm not saying the Tesla S is for everyone; it's not for me, even if it wasn't priced well out of my reach.
The electric car thing will never work until the power can be taken from the road. Like slot cars.
It depends on your driving habits. If you're like the majority of Americans, you don't drive anywhere near 200 miles per day, so this is not a problem.
What? Firefox didn't have H.264 support until late 2012.
Unless you're talking about some non-release version of Firefox, it *still* doesn't have it. Though I think Firefox mobile does (not sure if it's the release version or not).
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Could you string copper wire in such a way the rotation and magnetic field of Earth creates power?
But you'd slow down the planet! :)
I'd say, "I could live with that, think of all the extra free time," but... well, we all know what would happen when the Powers-That-Be found out they could extend the workday by a few more hours...
I think the temperature swings would also be rather problematic.
Could you string copper wire in such a way the rotation and magnetic field of Earth creates power?
But you'd slow down the planet! :)
what does peep mean?
Jeepers creepers, you peep* with your peepers!
* Not to be confused with Peeps, trademark of Just Born, Inc.
The biggest advantage of eBooks is portability. Where my phone goes, so does my book collection. When on a vacation (I RV a lot [1]), the Nook HD sees a lot of use.
Yeah, I'm thinking about getting an old Airstream and fixing it up for putting on a cheap plot of vacation land somewhere on the Washington coast, and if that happens, I'm quite sure I'd be doing more e-booking than I do now.
Most of the ebooks I buy are from new authors who don't have print versions of their books yet, and their ebooks are very fairly priced by comparison.
Only about half of the books I buy are even available in ebook format, and the price isn't always enough less to offset the fact that they have no resale value.
The convenience factor is only an influencing one if you read on the go a lot, which I generally do not. YMMV, of course.
If I could convert my entire library (several thousand books) to ebook format for no or VERY minimal cost, I'd probably do it, but that's probably what it would take.
Google started out with crazy inflated version numbering, whereas Firefox used to have a sane system but then decided to abandon it.
Speaking of which...isn't Firefox almost caught up now? 22 vs. 28 I believe?
It won't ever catch up. They're both on a 6-week release schedule.
The landscape will look very different by year's end.
This can be said at any point since the invention of the cell phone. These are the facts as of today, and those are the ones that matter in a purchasing decision.
Most years, the networks in the U.S. don't change that much. This year is HUGE, though, and basing a purchasing decision on things right now would be a gigantic mistake.
the test is done every year
Nevertheless, right now, this year, it's an especially bad time for it, as it gives a very misleading idea of what's going on. Most years you don't see much change, but 2013 is going to be a big turning point.
Did you do a speedtest?
T-Mobile's LTE roll-out is about to get serious, and they claim they'll have around 200 million people in the U.S. covered by the end of the year (with rumors of my beloved Seattle area getting it by the end of this month). Sprint's LTE roll-out is also chugging along.
The landscape will look very different by year's end.
If they've upped their standards and don't like motels, we'll have to increase our efforts, and create roach B&Bs.
Didn't Heinlein predict this as what people did to mimic the Howard families longevity? I think he wrote about it in "Time Enough For Love"
Yes, in that and other books.
Much as there was room for the Kindle e-reader, and still is. That's not to say that it's a good idea for consumers to get locked in to whatever method Amazon will use to entice people to buy THEIR box to consume content from them. But don't assume they won't sell a crap ton of these - they're Amazon.
Just sweep it all into the Trash Bin, breathe deep, and move on with your life confident in the impermanence of all things.
Plus that Trash Bin program has _great_ compression!
his clientele probably consists of Microsoft employees
It's a mix of barflies, techno peasants from Amazon, MS and Google (among others), and hipsters. Lots of people there take pix with their cellphones ALL THE TIME, and I've never seen anyone get so much as a "talking to" about it, much less get their ass kicked.
Whoops! :)
NO HARLEM SHUFFLE!
And Apple were right. Merging in a patch that breaks Webkit is utterly wrong. If Google had been serious about the fix they would have patched the bug and also all the places in Webkit that they had then broken. Instead Google followed their usual route - a half-assed change that only works for them. Google is the new Microsoft: embrace, extend .... and soon extinguish.
You seem to have misread the parenter's description of the problem, and are possibly also confusing WebKit with Safari. He said there was a bug in WebKit which *Safari* relied on. Apple refused to fix the bug in Safari, and refused to accept Google's WebKit bug fixes. This, if true, is COMPLETELY a problem with Apple, not Google.
SD cards are going away on phones. They are slow and lead to customer complaints. Besides USB on the Go basically obsoletes them. Removable batteries mean a battery door. This makes the phone thicker.
Personally neither is a deal killer.
"slow and lead to customer complaints" smells like phone company bullshit.
Currently, when I look in store I really only see one vendor.
I hope you mean two vendors: AMD and Nvidia. Many motherboards have onboard video by Intel. So, there ya go.
I've been using an HP zr24w for over a year, and it's pretty great. It's also got a great stand that lets me pivot the display 90 degrees if I want to. Another good thing about it is it's a standard gamut display, so any web design I do on it won't look weird on regular computers. I had a wide gamut display for a while, and often the colors I'd choose based on that display didn't exist on regular displays, and thus looked very different. The important points, though are: IPS display, and matte coating.
Depends on the day. When I'm driving around with my GF, going to several widely spread casinos, restaurants, and other places, I easily exceed 100 miles.
So, that's half of the 200 miles for the Tesla S. No problem! :)
I'm not saying the Tesla S is for everyone; it's not for me, even if it wasn't priced well out of my reach.
Is nothing to be proud of.
The electric car thing will never work until the power can be taken from the road. Like slot cars.
It depends on your driving habits. If you're like the majority of Americans, you don't drive anywhere near 200 miles per day, so this is not a problem.
"It's like peeing in a pool. Once it's in there, it's _in_ there." - some old 90s sitcom
What? Firefox didn't have H.264 support until late 2012.
Unless you're talking about some non-release version of Firefox, it *still* doesn't have it. Though I think Firefox mobile does (not sure if it's the release version or not).