Or, more likely, people who were already considering a purchase are just moving it up a bit to grab the government handouts. If you don't need or want a new car, $3500-4500 won't change that. If you do need or want a new car $3500-$4500 will not hold you back.
I'll admit there may be a very small percentage who will swing from the first group to the second because of the extra money, but mostly this is a bald give away to people who don't really need it. Is it popular with those people? Of course. But it is bad news and more debt for everyone else.
Many electric providers charge a base "connection" fee to all customers to cover the costs of maintaining the connection, billing, etc. Power is charged on top of that. Nothing in the article says it will only be charged to customers with solar panels, so I assume this is just following what other providers already do.
"...print another few hundred billion and give them a bailout"
How about a cash for clunkers program that gives PC owners a trade in allowance when they upgrade to Macs. A few hundred billion should cover a few Mac Pros.
I'm not mixing anything up. A digital ATSC channel even with HD programming (yes it is compressed) does *not* use more transmission bandwidth than an analog NTSC SD channel. They both are allotted 6MHz. Period. That is all I said.
"a more detailed HD channel is going to use more bandwidth than an SD channel would use in the same transmission method."
It would be great if they could alter some classic older shows for a 3D effect. Imagine the rabbit from The Holy Grail leaping out of the screen at you!
MS could use the transition to marginalize Windows application competitors unwilling or lacking resources to support the ARM version of Windows. For the most part that process was completed with the transition from DOS to Windows (bye WP and Lotus 123).
I'll stick to my wax drums. Their sound has a certain "warmth" all this modern technology lacks. So while the current generation listens to 128kbps MP3s of Hanna Montana through earbuds, I can groove to the bagpipe stylings of Seamus McGinty the way they were meant to be heard.
My trivia sense fails me and my google skills are weak.
Does anyone remember the name of that bad 70s movie of a post nuclear war America where some survivors try to make it from a missile or air force base to some safer place in a couple of 'futuristic' vehicles with triangular wheel assemblies?
I remember they had to dodge tornados at one point (they used the term tornado alley), then escape from killer bugs. Man, that movie was crap.
Absolutely. With the right tips, vac, temp sensing power unit, and binocular microscope even a moderately skilled hand can make a solder joint work 100% of the time. Apart from the rework tools for a BGA (including an X-ray machine), the cost is not that bad (~2K to 3K dollars for a station).
If the assemblies you are building are worth much, then the right rework equipment is a good investment.
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Or, more likely, people who were already considering a purchase are just moving it up a bit to grab the government handouts. If you don't need or want a new car, $3500-4500 won't change that. If you do need or want a new car $3500-$4500 will not hold you back.
I'll admit there may be a very small percentage who will swing from the first group to the second because of the extra money, but mostly this is a bald give away to people who don't really need it. Is it popular with those people? Of course. But it is bad news and more debt for everyone else.
The government should stop this nonsense now.
Many electric providers charge a base "connection" fee to all customers to cover the costs of maintaining the connection, billing, etc. Power is charged on top of that. Nothing in the article says it will only be charged to customers with solar panels, so I assume this is just following what other providers already do.
I always thought Seth McFarlane would be great as Nibbler.
"...print another few hundred billion and give them a bailout"
How about a cash for clunkers program that gives PC owners a trade in allowance when they upgrade to Macs.
A few hundred billion should cover a few Mac Pros.
I'm not mixing anything up. A digital ATSC channel even with HD programming (yes it is compressed) does *not* use more transmission bandwidth than an analog NTSC SD channel. They both are allotted 6MHz. Period. That is all I said.
"a more detailed HD channel is going to use more bandwidth than an SD channel would use in the same transmission method."
True, but that is not what is being discussed.
But the company lives on and prospers.
Aliens with armor skin and acid blood are afraid of a little daylight? Lame.
No wonder predator kicks their ass.
The assertion was that the new digital channels used more bandwidth than the old analog channels. That is not true, they both use 6MHz.
For broadcast TV, ATSC and NTSC both are given 6MHz bandwidth to use. Using ATSC you can squeeze multiple SD programs into that 6MHz channel.
It would be great if they could alter some classic older shows for a 3D effect. Imagine the rabbit from The Holy Grail leaping out of the screen at you!
MS could use the transition to marginalize Windows application competitors unwilling or lacking resources to support the ARM version of Windows. For the most part that process was completed with the transition from DOS to Windows (bye WP and Lotus 123).
"It's something old people buy..."
I'll stick to my wax drums. Their sound has a certain "warmth" all this modern technology lacks. So while the current generation listens to 128kbps MP3s of Hanna Montana through earbuds, I can groove to the bagpipe stylings of Seamus McGinty the way they were meant to be heard.
Reminds me of this Farside cartoon.
A prop on Firefly was named Vera.
The power of healing crystals finally comes true. Far out.
My trivia sense fails me and my google skills are weak.
Does anyone remember the name of that bad 70s movie of a post nuclear war America where some survivors try to make it from a missile or air force base to some safer place in a couple of 'futuristic' vehicles with triangular wheel assemblies?
I remember they had to dodge tornados at one point (they used the term tornado alley), then escape from killer bugs. Man, that movie was crap.
I played that game once, then I grue out of it.
Laurie Anderson's song "Smoke Rings"
When I was a Hershey bar
In my father's back pocket.
Hey look! Over there!
It's Frank Sinatra
Sitting in a chair.
Possibly something to do with the WW2 cliche of GIs offering candy for sexual favors?
87mph ought to be enough for anyone.
Absolutely. With the right tips, vac, temp sensing power unit, and binocular microscope even a moderately skilled hand can make a solder joint work 100% of the time. Apart from the rework tools for a BGA (including an X-ray machine), the cost is not that bad (~2K to 3K dollars for a station).
If the assemblies you are building are worth much, then the right rework equipment is a good investment.
Apostrophe in the wrong place. Stupid human.
"If the machines make rational decisions then they should carry them out."
That sounds like a fine 'ol solution.
That gets to the heart of the matter. Fretting about AI getting too advanced is like panicking over swine flu then getting drunk and driving.
Dead people are easier to govern, though there is a loss of productivity.
"iTunes is about as useful as malware."
The ghost of Steve Jobs rattles his chains at you. (oooooohhhh...)
Yes, he is dead. Apple built an animatronic replica to placate shareholders.