The Next Generation Q episodes are the most demented fun. From Picard waking up in bed after a sexual encounter only to be greeted by Q to my favorite exchange in the final "All Good Things" episode:
Elderly Picard: Q, where's the anomaly? Elderly Q raises horn to ear: Where's your mommy? Why, I don't know.
It is a compromise between two existing categories. I'm glad a company with the technology and money of Microsoft will make this widely available. Sometimes real world use is needed to accept an idea that may look weak when analyzed from a distance.
...the chinese say the number 13 as "three and ten", building the number out of simpler, more fundamental numbers, whereas in the US children must learn an entirely new word: "thirteen".
The etymology of -teen : combining form meaning "ten more than," from O.E. -tene, -tiene, from P.Gmc. *tekhuniz (cf. O.S. -tein, Du. -tien, O.H.G. -zehan, Ger. -zehn, Goth. -taihun), an inflected form of the root of ten
So thirteen is a stylized form of three and ten, which makes Gladwell's claim even weirder.
Bakula. You are thinking of Dracula. Though, Bakula as a vampire captain in Enterprise would have been entertaining. He would have ears to match T'Pol.
B) expect the Retina Macbooks to be in the $2000-2500 range.
From a leaked price list of new part numbers referenced to expected models, it looks like the 13" will be US$1199, 15" will be US$1799. Go to apple insider.com for details.
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The Next Generation Q episodes are the most demented fun. From Picard waking up in bed after a sexual encounter only to be greeted by Q to my favorite exchange in the final "All Good Things" episode:
Elderly Picard: Q, where's the anomaly?
Elderly Q raises horn to ear: Where's your mommy? Why, I don't know.
"Atheist countries"?
It's amazing some people consider a term for not believing in magic as derogatory.
Creepy? Just because I offer to share my tentacle hentai?
That Canadian show with Jules and Ricky sure makes it look glamorous.
...why can't it be a new product category?
It is a compromise between two existing categories. I'm glad a company with the technology and money of Microsoft will make this widely available. Sometimes real world use is needed to accept an idea that may look weak when analyzed from a distance.
If it has a built in accelerometer, you could shake it upside down like an etch-a-sketch.
The face palm multitouch gesture?
...the post mixed together two of them.
Yes, it was for comedic effect. Regardless, the RIM execs responding to the warnings would probably be someone like these guys.
The stick would be shaking and an artificial voice would be warning: "pull up, pull up".
You are not alone.
The Bono Extension of Neanderthal copyright Terms (BENT) would increase copyright to 50 millennia to foster the creativity of extinct species.
...want to roll your eyes and ignore him.
Warning signs of this syndrome: growing a Stallman beard. Look out!
This is an illegal exit. You must return to game grid. Repeat! This is an illegal exit. You must return to the grid.
...a retail price of $666.66, a number that garnered complaints among conservative Christians
A new Apple I, $666.66. Upsetting conservative Christians, priceless.
...canned pet food would have been an appetizing improvement.
Fighting packs of dogs for food builds character, just like dodge ball.
Hit it hard and hit it fast...
I'm way ahead of you!
If you violate this expectation too many times, people will stop paying attention.
This very true line made me think of network executives and programming *cough* Firefly *cough* Caprica.
The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.
--Dalai Lama
At least the US is still number one in financial scams and reality TV. Snooki can't program.
...the chinese say the number 13 as "three and ten", building the number out of simpler, more fundamental numbers, whereas in the US children must learn an entirely new word: "thirteen".
The etymology of -teen : combining form meaning "ten more than," from O.E. -tene, -tiene, from P.Gmc. *tekhuniz (cf. O.S. -tein, Du. -tien, O.H.G. -zehan, Ger. -zehn, Goth. -taihun), an inflected form of the root of ten
So thirteen is a stylized form of three and ten, which makes Gladwell's claim even weirder.
Tyson... He's an entertainer. It's like getting John Travolta's opinion.
One's a scientist, the other is a scientologist. People who can't see the difference is what the summary is warning about.
Bill Gates? Yeah, I remember him. Steve Jobs? Hard to forget.
Malcolm Gladwell? Who the hell is that?
...staring Scott Bacula
Bakula. You are thinking of Dracula. Though, Bakula as a vampire captain in Enterprise would have been entertaining. He would have ears to match T'Pol.
B) expect the Retina Macbooks to be in the $2000-2500 range.
From a leaked price list of new part numbers referenced to expected models, it looks like the 13" will be US$1199, 15" will be US$1799. Go to apple insider.com for details.
still need to be taught how to speak a new protocol
Yes, I said so above though not in the original post. Nobody said anything about not needing an upgrade. You are arguing against a phantom.
IPv6 is much more than just an extension of the addressing space.
Yes, I said so above, again not explicitly in the original post because that was the point: the extra features slowed adoption.