When I first started working at my company many years ago, I had a crappy bargain PC as my office computer. The horrible budget case had a power switch that protruded, also at knee level. Add to the mix a tiny, cramped room that had three people working in it.
It got knocked a few times, once by my boss' daughter while I was working on an important machine schematic. She was only 7, so she got spared the cursing that usually followed.
Shortly after that, our electronics nerd pulled-out the switch and replaced it with something less volatile.
Actually, I love that button. I use it whenever I go out for the day or go to bed. Just a quick tap, and the computer goes to sleep. Simple enough to press while leaving the room.
Why the hell would they want a bunch of people using a free open connection when they could legislate it so each person would have to PAY for their own connection?
Your argument is based on a specious assumption: that most people aren't competent to own guns.
People already have a deadly weapon: Cars.
Given their track record with the rules associated with that (rampant drunk driving, speeding, and all sorts of bad behaviour leading towards death) what makes you think they'd fare any better with a gun?
Then why don't the states each print their own currency? Why doesn't each state have its own Social Security card? Are the FCC and FAA overreaching their bounds by demanding broadcast and flight standards nationwide? What about the fact that cars have to be built to national standards? Why do all the states use the same power connector for wall outlets?
Hell, why are all the 50 states even IN a union if things like that are so bad? Why don't all of them go it alone on their own terms?
There's 50 states. That's a whole lot of different processes and pieces of plastic for one simple thing: a driver's licence. If there were 10 states, it would be a bit more reasonable, but 50 is an enourmous clutter.
Even simply unifying the DESIGN would straighten out matters a whole bunch. It could still have the state's name and flag on it, and go through each state's cryptic process and rules, but no longer would a bouncer at a club (for example) have to memorise what 50 different licences look like in order to determine a fake and all pertinent info would be in the same format.
Is that completely unreasonable? You wouldn't have to centralise authority, it would just be a design standardisation.
Then perhaps each city should have its own drivers licences. That would be far less centralised than a state licence, and a city knows its own roads better than a state.
Or even better, why not have each citizen declare his or own drivers licence? The roads will be quite fun, then.
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But do they need to be so damn bright?
THAT seems to be the main problem here.
PNY?
You paid DOUBLE for something from PNY?
PNY is the cheapest crap that you can buy at TigerDirect. I've had a few experiences with their stuff and it failed every time.
When I first started working at my company many years ago, I had a crappy bargain PC as my office computer. The horrible budget case had a power switch that protruded, also at knee level. Add to the mix a tiny, cramped room that had three people working in it.
It got knocked a few times, once by my boss' daughter while I was working on an important machine schematic. She was only 7, so she got spared the cursing that usually followed.
Shortly after that, our electronics nerd pulled-out the switch and replaced it with something less volatile.
I suggest that everyone else should do the same.
Actually, I love that button. I use it whenever I go out for the day or go to bed. Just a quick tap, and the computer goes to sleep. Simple enough to press while leaving the room.
Promotional Previews are specifically released in order to help promote the film through positive word of mouth...
Several years ago I got free tickets to see a preview of Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever.
Let's just say their word of mouth idea wasn't such a good idea.
Ya, but dealing with those issues won't get them nice little gifts from industry lobbyists...
- "Digg's community is revolting!"
- "I know! And they seem pretty upset about something too..."
I remember a radio show where they were saying you could freeze them over and over again, without any adverse effects.
I'm certain they would be fairly pissed-off.
Last year I was discussing something similar with a friend.
They say people who watch wrestling are more likely to be violent.
I ask, is it not the other way around?
Perhaps people who are naturally violent are more likely to watch wrestling?
The price of DRM-free albums remains unchanged. It's only DRM-free singles that go up in price to $1.29.
I wonder what it would have been like if he had started making the prequels in the '80s, before he went (completely) mad...
Is it me, or is Canada going completely mad?
Well, the Conservatives were getting high up there in the polls, but the figures seem to be retreating, so all hope is not lost.
I mean really, an Internet out of control?
Out of financial control.
Why the hell would they want a bunch of people using a free open connection when they could legislate it so each person would have to PAY for their own connection?
Your argument is based on a specious assumption: that most people aren't competent to own guns.
People already have a deadly weapon: Cars.
Given their track record with the rules associated with that (rampant drunk driving, speeding, and all sorts of bad behaviour leading towards death) what makes you think they'd fare any better with a gun?
In these situations Apple usually provides a free upgrade if you bought your Mac within a certain timeframe.
Dear Most People,
Controlled explosions are expensive.
Sincerely,
Someone who played with fireworks as a kid
The other thing about terahertz waves is that they behave quasi-optically, being focused by teflon lenses and blocked by cardboard.
So we can finally ditch the tin-foil hats for cardboard hats? About time!
"Black appeals to the eye."
Black appeals to your eye.
I still prefer the white one. I just wish it was getting the upgrade.
Question: Do you really want the Americans moving HERE when it gets too hot?
As long as they think it's snowing all year round here, we're mostly safe from them.
There was no such thing as DRM when VHS was developed, so that's a really bad argument.
It's like asking why they didn't install car alarms on horses.
I've never understood why tech companies listened to the music industry in the first place.
If they had stood firm against DRM in the first place, these online stores would have never happened.
Now that they've demonstrated that these stores work, and the public is transitioning to them, they can start making demands.
You have to get your foot in the door.
Not to be harsh, but there's a Listen button there for a reason.
Then why don't the states each print their own currency? Why doesn't each state have its own Social Security card? Are the FCC and FAA overreaching their bounds by demanding broadcast and flight standards nationwide? What about the fact that cars have to be built to national standards? Why do all the states use the same power connector for wall outlets?
Hell, why are all the 50 states even IN a union if things like that are so bad? Why don't all of them go it alone on their own terms?
Here's the thing.
There's 50 states. That's a whole lot of different processes and pieces of plastic for one simple thing: a driver's licence. If there were 10 states, it would be a bit more reasonable, but 50 is an enourmous clutter.
Even simply unifying the DESIGN would straighten out matters a whole bunch. It could still have the state's name and flag on it, and go through each state's cryptic process and rules, but no longer would a bouncer at a club (for example) have to memorise what 50 different licences look like in order to determine a fake and all pertinent info would be in the same format.
Is that completely unreasonable? You wouldn't have to centralise authority, it would just be a design standardisation.
All centralized power is dangerous.
Then perhaps each city should have its own drivers licences. That would be far less centralised than a state licence, and a city knows its own roads better than a state.
Or even better, why not have each citizen declare his or own drivers licence? The roads will be quite fun, then.