PNG doesn't support animation at all. The animated sister format is MNG.
The problem with OSS has always been the names. "Pang" and "mung" are just horrible. Granted, a JPEG sounds like something you wouldn't want to use in a round hole, but at least it doesn't have pre-existing connotations of yuckiness.
I, for one, would like to commemorate a few periodic mass extinctions:
Dear AU, what has become of you? You may not be extinct, but I can never find you. Humble Promethium. Your existence was "predicted" long after your demise. Oh 271 Seaborgium, how did you decay? Let me count the ways. Alpha decay. Spontaneous fission. 272 Roentgenium, we hardly knew you. Half extinct at the tender age of 1.5ms. You're the one we'll truly miss.
the business sector seems to have a far better insight into what business plans sell and what services are desirable
The problem wasn't necessarily bad ideas, but poor execution and management. In many cases, too much money was spent building a large private infrastructure before the customer base was in place. Rather than starting small, these companies tried to become nationwide players overnight, which required an outset of capital far in excess of expected revenues. In the case of Webvan, for example, none of the executives had any experience in groceries, so their decisions may have been based more on wishful thinking than a realistic logistics plan. In any case, a major advantage of starting small is that you can make corrections, even large ones, with very little effort. It's easier to steer a car than an ocean liner. Almost every success in business, online or otherwise, has started small and experienced "organic" growth. There are notable exceptions, such as Amazon.com, but they are very much exceptions, and at any rate Amazon.com was running in the red for nearly a decade. Their survival was very much sheer force of will on the part of Bezos, along with effective and efficient business practices.
Maybe you know something I don't, but AFAIK, the battery is a critical component of the iPhone, and replacing it at some point before its expected EOL is critical to its continued function, much like a light bulb. That's the industry standard. If batteries didn't need replacement, then the point would be moot.
Anyway, they were exaggerated analogies, but the point was consumer expectation. I'm not saying the lawsuit is warranted when other options exist, such as returning the damn thing (and telling them where to put it), but the idea of a non-user replaceable battery is absurd.
They testified that they had no knowledge of the details surrounding the case. The "warrant" simply states that the Chinese government is asserting its right to obtain the IP address and content of the e-mails. No details are provided other than the justification.
For some reason, there's 3 pages of posts modded up for berating Yahoo's supposed perjury before Congress, but, as usual, nobody bothered to read the fucking anything.
I had to pay for my gun too, and the state can take that. Same goes for my house, and my car. If you're going to stretch the definition to include anything that the state can take, then you don't really own anything, including your life.
Not to mention, if Hitler had focused his efforts on the western front instead of invading Russia, Russia would have done nothing, and Germany probably would have successfully repelled the Allied forces. They may have also developed the atomic bomb before the US, established more squadrons of jet fighters, etc. In effect, the single biggest reason Hitler lost the war was because of Hitler. Of course, nothing is forever, and pissing off millions of people is a good way to ensure that the inevitable happens sooner rather than later. I doubt the Nazi regime would have lasted much longer than the cold war did, if that long, even if they had "won" the war.
But then it will be more like walking on sand. Honestly, they could probably harness much more power by simply using regenerative braking on the trains, and as an added bonus, it would be cheaper and easier to implement.
To be fair, they're only trying to ban pointed tips on long knives, not sharp knives. OTOH, I'm pretty sure that being stabbed by a blunt object would do even more damage.
As a patient, I just want to know what I need to know, as soon as possible. We recently had a scare with our son who possibly tested positive for lupus. The lab called my girlfriend, who had to leave work to go down to the hospital to get the news that she needed to bring him in for further testing. Ridiculous. I understand some people will freak out, and it's easier to deal with those people in person, but the shortcomings of some should not dictate the service available to everyone. At the very least, the patient should be able to select which form(s) of notification they prefer.
It probably could not accommodate the same aesthetics and size if it had a removable battery.
I'm not saying this guy's case has merit, but that's a cop out. The case is currently held together by snaps. Those could easily be replaced with 4 screws (worst case) and/or a sliding cover could be integrated in the back cover, taking up roughly 1-2mm x 10mm x 5mm of internal space, or a hinged cover with a slide-out battery. That 3 ways to do it, and I'm not even an engineer.
Removable battery doesn't have to mean big and clunky. See the RAZR. I'm not saying the battery needs to be user-serviceable -- I'd just change it myself anyway -- but let's not pretend this is anything other than a deliberate tactic to create additional revenue for Apple. Most people will either pay for the service or buy a new unit, which is the goal.
I just camped out for the iPhone for all the high-fives and pats on the back from the salespeople. I felt like a superstar. Plus that was the most human contact I've had in years.
First of all, it is a fully functional browser, it's just not extensible with plugins.
Secondly, standard practices give rise to reasonable expectations. If every single phone on the market has a replaceable battery, then a replaceable battery is a reasonable expectation. It's a reasonable expectation that a car will come with a fuel tank, that your lamp's light bulb will be replaceable, and that your refrigerator will keep your food cold enough to delay spoilage. If that's not the case, you expect to be notified.
Thirdly, to address the GP, it's not always about replacing a battery that doesn't hold a charge. Plenty of people carry a spare battery for their electronics, especially for travel.
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Tourism.. and hunting!
Well sure, just like FU is foo, but most english speakers are going to think of something else.
We don't use emoticons on Slashdot. You must be new here.
Oh the button was visibly depressed alright. Frankly, it's probably a good thing he didn't have access to any prescription medication and/or firearms.
This story has been brought to you by monkeys, and the letter 18.
PNG doesn't support animation at all. The animated sister format is MNG.
The problem with OSS has always been the names. "Pang" and "mung" are just horrible. Granted, a JPEG sounds like something you wouldn't want to use in a round hole, but at least it doesn't have pre-existing connotations of yuckiness.
The first hit is always royalty free.
Well, except at Her Majesty's afterparties, but you get the point.
I, for one, would like to commemorate a few periodic mass extinctions:
Dear AU, what has become of you? You may not be extinct, but I can never find you.
Humble Promethium. Your existence was "predicted" long after your demise.
Oh 271 Seaborgium, how did you decay? Let me count the ways. Alpha decay. Spontaneous fission.
272 Roentgenium, we hardly knew you. Half extinct at the tender age of 1.5ms. You're the one we'll truly miss.
the business sector seems to have a far better insight into what business plans sell and what services are desirable
The problem wasn't necessarily bad ideas, but poor execution and management. In many cases, too much money was spent building a large private infrastructure before the customer base was in place. Rather than starting small, these companies tried to become nationwide players overnight, which required an outset of capital far in excess of expected revenues. In the case of Webvan, for example, none of the executives had any experience in groceries, so their decisions may have been based more on wishful thinking than a realistic logistics plan. In any case, a major advantage of starting small is that you can make corrections, even large ones, with very little effort. It's easier to steer a car than an ocean liner. Almost every success in business, online or otherwise, has started small and experienced "organic" growth. There are notable exceptions, such as Amazon.com, but they are very much exceptions, and at any rate Amazon.com was running in the red for nearly a decade. Their survival was very much sheer force of will on the part of Bezos, along with effective and efficient business practices.
Why stop there? Each variable is a unique piece of IP!
Maybe they should put a banner on the entrance to the Capitol. Something like, "In this house we obey the laws of the US Constitution!"
Hence the joke in the Simpsons movie. I think I was the only person who didn't laugh at that, because I actually got it.
Maybe you know something I don't, but AFAIK, the battery is a critical component of the iPhone, and replacing it at some point before its expected EOL is critical to its continued function, much like a light bulb. That's the industry standard. If batteries didn't need replacement, then the point would be moot.
Anyway, they were exaggerated analogies, but the point was consumer expectation. I'm not saying the lawsuit is warranted when other options exist, such as returning the damn thing (and telling them where to put it), but the idea of a non-user replaceable battery is absurd.
They testified that they had no knowledge of the details surrounding the case. The "warrant" simply states that the Chinese government is asserting its right to obtain the IP address and content of the e-mails. No details are provided other than the justification.
For some reason, there's 3 pages of posts modded up for berating Yahoo's supposed perjury before Congress, but, as usual, nobody bothered to read the fucking anything.
Virginia License Plate Purchase
I had to pay for my gun too, and the state can take that. Same goes for my house, and my car. If you're going to stretch the definition to include anything that the state can take, then you don't really own anything, including your life.
Not to mention, if Hitler had focused his efforts on the western front instead of invading Russia, Russia would have done nothing, and Germany probably would have successfully repelled the Allied forces. They may have also developed the atomic bomb before the US, established more squadrons of jet fighters, etc. In effect, the single biggest reason Hitler lost the war was because of Hitler. Of course, nothing is forever, and pissing off millions of people is a good way to ensure that the inevitable happens sooner rather than later. I doubt the Nazi regime would have lasted much longer than the cold war did, if that long, even if they had "won" the war.
Let me guess.. #1 is Making a list of the 10 Dumbest Ways to Spend Your Time.
But then it will be more like walking on sand. Honestly, they could probably harness much more power by simply using regenerative braking on the trains, and as an added bonus, it would be cheaper and easier to implement.
Flash is, in fact, much slower than a standard hard drive, and most flash is slower than an 8x DVD-R. Only the seek time of flash is faster.
To be fair, they're only trying to ban pointed tips on long knives, not sharp knives. OTOH, I'm pretty sure that being stabbed by a blunt object would do even more damage.
How do you re-secretize something that is in Public Domain???
I'm not sure, but I'd guess it involves ingesting the original secretions.
As a patient, I just want to know what I need to know, as soon as possible. We recently had a scare with our son who possibly tested positive for lupus. The lab called my girlfriend, who had to leave work to go down to the hospital to get the news that she needed to bring him in for further testing. Ridiculous. I understand some people will freak out, and it's easier to deal with those people in person, but the shortcomings of some should not dictate the service available to everyone. At the very least, the patient should be able to select which form(s) of notification they prefer.
It probably could not accommodate the same aesthetics and size if it had a removable battery.
I'm not saying this guy's case has merit, but that's a cop out. The case is currently held together by snaps. Those could easily be replaced with 4 screws (worst case) and/or a sliding cover could be integrated in the back cover, taking up roughly 1-2mm x 10mm x 5mm of internal space, or a hinged cover with a slide-out battery. That 3 ways to do it, and I'm not even an engineer.
Removable battery doesn't have to mean big and clunky. See the RAZR. I'm not saying the battery needs to be user-serviceable -- I'd just change it myself anyway -- but let's not pretend this is anything other than a deliberate tactic to create additional revenue for Apple. Most people will either pay for the service or buy a new unit, which is the goal.
I just camped out for the iPhone for all the high-fives and pats on the back from the salespeople. I felt like a superstar. Plus that was the most human contact I've had in years.
First of all, it is a fully functional browser, it's just not extensible with plugins.
Secondly, standard practices give rise to reasonable expectations. If every single phone on the market has a replaceable battery, then a replaceable battery is a reasonable expectation. It's a reasonable expectation that a car will come with a fuel tank, that your lamp's light bulb will be replaceable, and that your refrigerator will keep your food cold enough to delay spoilage. If that's not the case, you expect to be notified.
Thirdly, to address the GP, it's not always about replacing a battery that doesn't hold a charge. Plenty of people carry a spare battery for their electronics, especially for travel.