[BLOCKQUOTE]This idea came from Oregon, and is entirely wacky. Yes, people will need tinfoil, but not for their hats, for their GPS antennas. A tiny bit of tinfoil will render the GPS completely inoperative. [/BLOCKQUOTE]
And then when there's a huge discrepancy when you get your annual inspections, you'll explain how?
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Interestingly enough, when I worked at Dell, I felt the same about their internal tools. They were always poorly designed, and the "new" stuff would simply be a poorly designed, but prettier, application on top of the old poorly designed application.
These were used by and far by the phone sales people, but since I consider myself a decent programmer (college job), I was always appalled that someone would write something like that and except credit for it.
That's the first thing that came to mind. Not being funny either.
If they took a business model, and did something different, its not the same business model. I mean, maybe they ACCIDENTLY made money on something they didn't intend to, but I oddly doubt that.
That one combination does contextual menus in almost any program I have ever encountered on a Mac. Seriously, I'd be worried about my girlfriend if she had trouble remembering that.
Well, all this is well and good, but are you the person that this is targetted at? Is the Mini aimed at people who are going to be swapping drives and memory and what not? No! Like you said, MOST people never need to open their case. Who do you think this is targetted to? MOST PEOPLE!
Almost your entire post is how this doesn't really appeal to the average Slashdot geek. And you've tried to turn that against he Mini, when in fact, that is what's going to make it popular. You actually think that by not being incredibly appealing to us, its not going to be popular?
You also make it sound like ALL computers will go to small form factors. Seriously, did you think about in any perspective other than your own?
This is a good point. Since something as simple as EULAs might not be legally binding, in which a person must physically click "I Agree," how could it possibly be binding for an AUTOMATED PROCESS?
As has been mentioned, no one under the age of 18 can legally agree to a contract, so by saying these licenses are legally binding, we've given the automated robot a higher standing than our kids? Seriously, I really fail to see how this has an legal basis.
But I don't buy that. Yesterday in Massachusetts, a snow plow operator, too dumb to know his truck had GPS, exposed himself to a woman at a coffee shop, hopped back in his truck and was apprehended in minutes because the state troopers, knowing only the location of the coffee shop and that it was a snow plow operator, could find his exact whereabouts."
It sounds like this is being used as an example of an illegitimate use of GPS tracking. Which I fail to see.
I do disagree with the judges ruling, but I don't see why the previous quote was necessary in the slashdot posting.
I've sold them for a long time now, but I've never thought they had NEARLY as good of a picture as a CRT. And the next closest in the larger sizes is DLP, by far. LCD and Plasmas always look very pixellated.
I've always thought it was pretty obvious, but maybe not.
Well, until the average person realizes how crooked this is, its one hell of a business plan. You have to give it to them, they're pretty close to mastering the art of screwing your customers.
Its almost like a drug dealer who also owns the rehab center.
So what you're saying is that most people who bought the iPod expected it to play EVERYTHING? NEVER has Apple made a claim saying it would play all the music available, purchases legally or not. All I'm sure they guarantee is it will play music from the iTunes music store, and a few other standard format.
In other words, and dumbass who bought an iPod expecting it to play music downloaded from Harmony deserves to be screwed. This has NOTHING to do with being a fanboy.
I know where you're coming from, but it sound like you're suggesting high school students shouldn't be allowed to use graphing calculators at all, which I highly disagree with.
It not taught well, the use of graphing calculators is similar to the saying about how if you give a person a new hammer, he'll end up using it for everything.
My AP Calculus teacher was an amazing teacher, and one of the high school teachers I suddenly gained a HUGE amount of respect for once I got into college.
He was a firm believer that everyone should know how to use one, since in the real world, you can. But he knew that it was only half the battle, so on tests, half of it would be with no calculators, the other half with. You couldn't pass the test if you didn't know most of both halves, so you had to learn the concepts as well as the practical ways of doing things. This, to me, is the significantly better than teaching it one way or the other (without calculators or with).
Could it be possible that their 120 suits against spammers are actually at least slightly altruistic in purpose?
There's a HUGE difference between Microsoft and Bill Gates. Bill Gates has plenty of money, and doesn't need to make more. I highly doubt his sole purpose in life is to make money.
Microsoft IS NOT Bill Gates. Microsoft exists for one reason only. To make money. There IS some reason that involves money behind this. They don't do things for altruistic purposes. You ever seen a Microsoft donate sums of money and not see it prominently advertised?
If they were doing this for altruistic purposes, you think the shareholders would be happy? The company answers to the shareholders, and the shareholders don't own Microsoft because it does "good deeds."
There's no need to hold suspicion. I guarantee there's something involving money behind it. Sure, it might have a positive effect on others, but that's just one more little bit of positive advertising, which generally equates to more money.
Right...cause there's a direct correlation between knowing a lot of trivia and programming?
Just because he has a good memory does not mean:
1. He's a master of research 2. He learns until he knows it
I know a large number of people who are significantly better at trivia than I am, but they aren't better at programming. You're making HUGE leaps trying to make the two seem related, when they're not.
I think that getting more people interested in the subject is always a good thing. As long as its not law.:D
But I think the question is worded a bit funny. It sounds like it's lumping the legal system in with science, as in, if its bad for the legal system, its bad for science. That is, of course, not necessarily true. I think in this case, it might be bad for the legal system, but I don't see how it would be bad for science.
And as we all know, there were a pretty significant number of people convicted in the past 20 years that have been cleared with the use of forensics (of course, many people will say one person is a significant number in this case), so maybe more reliance on forensics is a good thing. More guilty people might get free, but better than putting an innocent man behind bars.
You can't just "sign up" to be a Neilson "family". They have to contact you. They study demographics and then invite only certain qualifying households to participate.
Hence the reason he said if you have a CHANCE to, then sign up for it.
Although I think your comparison to Rush Limbaugh is true, I don't know if its one hundred percent appropriate. In his defense, I can guarantee in the same position, most of us would act similarly. He was embarassed in front of the entire world, and as such, may say some things that don't appear to be right.
Microsoft, on the other hand, doesn't have an excuse like that. Whether or not you might consider that a valid excuse, people do make mistakes due to emotions, companies should not.
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WTH! I point this out in an Apple article and I get modded a Troll!? :D
[BLOCKQUOTE]This idea came from Oregon, and is entirely wacky. Yes, people will need tinfoil, but not for their hats, for their GPS antennas. A tiny bit of tinfoil will render the GPS completely inoperative. [/BLOCKQUOTE]
And then when there's a huge discrepancy when you get your annual inspections, you'll explain how?
Interestingly enough, when I worked at Dell, I felt the same about their internal tools. They were always poorly designed, and the "new" stuff would simply be a poorly designed, but prettier, application on top of the old poorly designed application.
These were used by and far by the phone sales people, but since I consider myself a decent programmer (college job), I was always appalled that someone would write something like that and except credit for it.
Blake
That's the first thing that came to mind. Not being funny either.
If they took a business model, and did something different, its not the same business model. I mean, maybe they ACCIDENTLY made money on something they didn't intend to, but I oddly doubt that.
You mean having to memorize control-click?
That one combination does contextual menus in almost any program I have ever encountered on a Mac. Seriously, I'd be worried about my girlfriend if she had trouble remembering that.
Well, all this is well and good, but are you the person that this is targetted at? Is the Mini aimed at people who are going to be swapping drives and memory and what not? No! Like you said, MOST people never need to open their case. Who do you think this is targetted to? MOST PEOPLE!
Almost your entire post is how this doesn't really appeal to the average Slashdot geek. And you've tried to turn that against he Mini, when in fact, that is what's going to make it popular. You actually think that by not being incredibly appealing to us, its not going to be popular?
You also make it sound like ALL computers will go to small form factors. Seriously, did you think about in any perspective other than your own?
Yes you are wrong. Its converting from a digital source to an analog source, which is NOT easy. Plus its amplifying it.
Blake
This is a good point. Since something as simple as EULAs might not be legally binding, in which a person must physically click "I Agree," how could it possibly be binding for an AUTOMATED PROCESS?
As has been mentioned, no one under the age of 18 can legally agree to a contract, so by saying these licenses are legally binding, we've given the automated robot a higher standing than our kids? Seriously, I really fail to see how this has an legal basis.
Blake
It sounds like this is being used as an example of an illegitimate use of GPS tracking. Which I fail to see.
I do disagree with the judges ruling, but I don't see why the previous quote was necessary in the slashdot posting.
Blake
Wow. Covering all possible clichés in one post. I don't know what to say.
Oh, you FORGOT COWBOYNEAL!
It was a worthy effort though, and you shall be commen...remembered.
I've sold them for a long time now, but I've never thought they had NEARLY as good of a picture as a CRT. And the next closest in the larger sizes is DLP, by far. LCD and Plasmas always look very pixellated.
I've always thought it was pretty obvious, but maybe not.
Blake
Making bongs and hookahs is a business. If you couldn't use them to smoke weed, they would have no commercial viability whatsoever.
But oddly enough, they aren't illegal, and what is the percentage they are used legally compared to illegally?
Well, until the average person realizes how crooked this is, its one hell of a business plan. You have to give it to them, they're pretty close to mastering the art of screwing your customers.
Its almost like a drug dealer who also owns the rehab center.
Microsoft is a monopoly. Apple is not. I think that changes things a bit.
So what you're saying is that most people who bought the iPod expected it to play EVERYTHING? NEVER has Apple made a claim saying it would play all the music available, purchases legally or not. All I'm sure they guarantee is it will play music from the iTunes music store, and a few other standard format.
In other words, and dumbass who bought an iPod expecting it to play music downloaded from Harmony deserves to be screwed. This has NOTHING to do with being a fanboy.
Blake
I know where you're coming from, but it sound like you're suggesting high school students shouldn't be allowed to use graphing calculators at all, which I highly disagree with.
It not taught well, the use of graphing calculators is similar to the saying about how if you give a person a new hammer, he'll end up using it for everything.
My AP Calculus teacher was an amazing teacher, and one of the high school teachers I suddenly gained a HUGE amount of respect for once I got into college.
He was a firm believer that everyone should know how to use one, since in the real world, you can. But he knew that it was only half the battle, so on tests, half of it would be with no calculators, the other half with. You couldn't pass the test if you didn't know most of both halves, so you had to learn the concepts as well as the practical ways of doing things. This, to me, is the significantly better than teaching it one way or the other (without calculators or with).
Blake
Let me guess, the AOLinguish Dictionary will consist of all abbreviations and acronyms?
There's a HUGE difference between Microsoft and Bill Gates. Bill Gates has plenty of money, and doesn't need to make more. I highly doubt his sole purpose in life is to make money.
Microsoft IS NOT Bill Gates. Microsoft exists for one reason only. To make money. There IS some reason that involves money behind this. They don't do things for altruistic purposes. You ever seen a Microsoft donate sums of money and not see it prominently advertised?
If they were doing this for altruistic purposes, you think the shareholders would be happy? The company answers to the shareholders, and the shareholders don't own Microsoft because it does "good deeds."
There's no need to hold suspicion. I guarantee there's something involving money behind it. Sure, it might have a positive effect on others, but that's just one more little bit of positive advertising, which generally equates to more money.
Blake
Right...cause there's a direct correlation between knowing a lot of trivia and programming?
Just because he has a good memory does not mean:
1. He's a master of research
2. He learns until he knows it
I know a large number of people who are significantly better at trivia than I am, but they aren't better at programming. You're making HUGE leaps trying to make the two seem related, when they're not.
Blake
I think that getting more people interested in the subject is always a good thing. As long as its not law. :D
But I think the question is worded a bit funny. It sounds like it's lumping the legal system in with science, as in, if its bad for the legal system, its bad for science. That is, of course, not necessarily true. I think in this case, it might be bad for the legal system, but I don't see how it would be bad for science.
And as we all know, there were a pretty significant number of people convicted in the past 20 years that have been cleared with the use of forensics (of course, many people will say one person is a significant number in this case), so maybe more reliance on forensics is a good thing. More guilty people might get free, but better than putting an innocent man behind bars.
Blake
All of that, and they still can't keep the cashier from incorrectly scanning my DVD and not charging for it...*shrugs*
Hence the reason he said if you have a CHANCE to, then sign up for it.
Not everyone sign up for it.
Serious question: How long did it take you to type that? :D
Although I think your comparison to Rush Limbaugh is true, I don't know if its one hundred percent appropriate. In his defense, I can guarantee in the same position, most of us would act similarly. He was embarassed in front of the entire world, and as such, may say some things that don't appear to be right.
Microsoft, on the other hand, doesn't have an excuse like that. Whether or not you might consider that a valid excuse, people do make mistakes due to emotions, companies should not.
Well then, why not compare the earth? What other supercomputer has gotten closer to "42" than it?