It would be funny if it were true. Fortunately iDevices hold their value quite well, and may even increase in value if they're jailbroken. Strange but true.
Not universally. My kids (both under 10) hate Jar Jar and use his voice/speech pattern for mockery. That said, they do like the prequels better than the sequels (that just sounds backwards..) because the originals "look old". Also the fact that Darth Vader is Luke's father isn't exactly a secret these days, so there's that.
Yes, but did he actually present false allegations, or did he only later realize the onerous legal burden of defending a valid allegation? Hell, pregnant workers are mistreated in western companies all the time; it's not a stretch to believe that this could happen in Malaysia as well -- doubly so if she's unwed.
Indeed, though to be fair, there are plenty of parents in poverty-stricken neighborhoods who do not participate in their kids' education because they are disinterested, resentful, and/or abusing drugs or alcohol as their own escape from poverty. This is not because "poor people are stupid and irresponsible," per se, especially people born into poverty, but stupid and irresponsible people do often end up in poverty as well, and stupidity and irresponsibility don't preclude parenthood by any stretch; they may even select for it.
One problem with getting children out of that environment is that it's nearly impossible to have a parent declared unfit short of physical abuse or absolutely abhorrent living conditions, and unfortunately those standards are pretty low to begin with in poor areas. Even losing custody isn't necessarily permanent, and there can be cycles where biological parents are in and out of their children's lives, which really just makes things worse.
Another problem is that even when a parent is declared unfit, the foster system is not a particularly healthy environment for most kids. In my neighborhood, it seems like every other family has a foster kid, and I hear them talking about it at the store, at parties, in front yards. They always talk about the money, not the kids. My next door neighbor, for example, has 4 foster kids and an older biological child who abhors her foster siblings and torments them constantly. Two of them, brother and sister, were born a year apart, both born addicted to crack, and one is developmentally impaired. The foster mom pays no attention as her biological daughter psychologically abuses the foster kids and they fight with one another. Of course no crime is occurring because they're fed and have a place to sleep, there's no abuse by the foster parents, and neglect is only a crime when someone gets hurt, so that's life I guess.
Oregon, Montana, Delaware, Alaska, and New Hampshire do not have sales tax, so those are probably a safe bet. You could "offshore" your billing address by opening a PO Box or using a mail forwarding service in one of those states. Obviously this is only appropriate if you plan to submit your own use tax, and I'm not advocating that anyone fail to pay taxes.
Personally I hope Amazon flips CA the bird and suspends sales to their state. I'm pretty sure the public outcry of losing the biggest online retailer would get the attention of lawmakers, since legislatures don't seem to care about jobs alone (affiliates). Sales tax is highly regressive, and it's about time we replaced it anyway. I'd personally like everything to be income tax, though people tend to balk once they see what their *actual* taxes are, all in one neat little number, which is why taxes are spread out through sales, property, and "registration fees," to begin with.
I have been using computers since the 286 days and I have yet to get a virus of any kind.
The only people I ever hear say something like that are people who don't install AV software and thus have no idea they're infected. They rely on the fact that their computer works to tell them that everything's honky dory. Not saying you're one of those people, but if you're not, you're the first, and I'd say your success is more attributable to luck than skill, like avoiding STDs by only having sex with people who appear to be upstanding citizens.
Catastrophic failure of personal protective equipment. ("Wow, this feels really great all of a sudden!") Inconsistent test methodology. ("Hmm, I feel like I'm forgetting something. Oh well, it'll come to me.") Manufacturing defects discovered in product testing. ("You are? That's... amazing. Truly.") Unscheduled discharge during preliminary phase of operation. ("Oh shit.")
That article is 3 years old... NAND SSDs have come a long way since then, both in performance and price/performance. SDRAM prices and performance have increased as well, of course, but the limiting factor (according to TFA) is still the network -- even using Infiniband -- so I suspect modern NAND SSDs might suit them just fine.
That's not bait & switch -- bait & switch is when an ad baits you in with one product but there's little or no stock on hand, so the buyer is switched to a costlier product. It's also perfectly legal (though scummy) in the US if the ad makes it clear that there's limited stock.
Similarly, the internals of a product are completely irrelevant so long as they're not mentioned as a selling point in advertising, or if there's a disclaimer that specs are subject to change at any time without notice (provided there are no local laws that prohibit this practice). And unless you were buying direct from OCZ, it's the retailer who would be liable. If OCZ accepted RMAs, they were going above and beyond their responsibility.
As you say, they may well have faced a lawsuit if they didn't, but anybody can be sued for anything; that doesn't mean there's any merit to the claims. And it doesn't hurt that the good publicity of exchanging the drives was probably money better spent than by fighting customers who felt slighted.
I'm buying an SSD this week, and it will have one purpose and one purpose only: To boot the OS and to run apps and games. My personal folder(s) are mapped to an actual magnetic hard drive with a redundant copy, along with an image of the boot drive (which will henceforth be the SSD) with the OS, drivers, and essential apps freshly installed. If it fails, I just restore from the image, and of course being a nerd, the SSD is just one of several bootable drives anyway.
Anyway, with TRIM now standard on SSDs, I expect we'll be seeing much longer average TBFs in real-world scenarios. Yes, some people's drives are DOA or die within the first few days of use, but that's the typical failure pattern for any electronic components. And now that prices are approaching $1.50/GB -- even as speeds are already saturating 6GB/s SATA connections -- it just makes sense to take the plunge. Even with a 2 year old system, there's nothing else in the $200 range that could even approach the performance gains to be had by an SSD. Sure, I could get 20x the storage for less than half the price, but I already have as many drives as I have SATA connectors, so I'm pretty much set for capacity. What I need is speed.
Still, I don't think I'll be buying this, or any other hybrid technology, any time soon. I have a better idea of what items I want to be on the SSD than any algorithm or usage pattern. Just because I don't fire up Photoshop every day doesn't mean I want to wait when I finally do. Likewise, just because I listen to the same songs over and over doesn't mean I want them taking up precious space on the SSD. If I felt like being exceptionally lazy, I'd rather just map a folder to a magnetic device.
Finally, Intel's enhancements to its Rapid Storage Technology (onboard RAID) in the new X79 chipset are reported to enable hybrid functionality across discrete devices, so there's good reason for anyone interested in such a device to hold off for a few months.
Right, because seeds wouldn't be carried by runoff, spillage, or birds at all. Every single one would end up right there in the field.
But the more interesting question (to me) is how you can tell GM crops just by looking at them...? Does the corn grow a little "Monsanto" sticker on the side like those Chiquita bananas do?
that just means you have grown past the bar scene or your bar locations currently stink.
That or he's just drinking too much. $5 beers only get expensive if you're getting truly shitfaced. And if that's the plan, then just sneak in a flask or pre-load, though I find that I generally have more fun when people can understand what I'm saying...
You mean besides the fact that they charge for the game itself and each expansion of course... Because $140/yr (give or take $10) just barely manages to cover the server maintenance, right? Pfft.
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Is it just a coincidence that CCRKBA looks like an abbreviation of Cracker Barrel?
It would be funny if it were true. Fortunately iDevices hold their value quite well, and may even increase in value if they're jailbroken. Strange but true.
Nice. I, for one, hope you'll be here all week.
The IPv4 side has a few too, but it's had a decade for engineers to fix almost all of them.
A decade? Try 3 decades. You 7-digit UIDers are so cute... reminds me of September, 1993.
Not universally. My kids (both under 10) hate Jar Jar and use his voice/speech pattern for mockery. That said, they do like the prequels better than the sequels (that just sounds backwards..) because the originals "look old". Also the fact that Darth Vader is Luke's father isn't exactly a secret these days, so there's that.
Hard to say for sure, but it's a safe bet they'll be our new overlords.
Idiot mods, look at the context. At best it's offtopic.
First man: That's disgusting!
Second man: Excuse me, I'm just wearing a very strong magnetic bracelet.
First man: [scowl] Good day, sir.
Second man: No, good day to YOU, sir!
Yes, but did he actually present false allegations, or did he only later realize the onerous legal burden of defending a valid allegation? Hell, pregnant workers are mistreated in western companies all the time; it's not a stretch to believe that this could happen in Malaysia as well -- doubly so if she's unwed.
Indeed, though to be fair, there are plenty of parents in poverty-stricken neighborhoods who do not participate in their kids' education because they are disinterested, resentful, and/or abusing drugs or alcohol as their own escape from poverty. This is not because "poor people are stupid and irresponsible," per se, especially people born into poverty, but stupid and irresponsible people do often end up in poverty as well, and stupidity and irresponsibility don't preclude parenthood by any stretch; they may even select for it.
One problem with getting children out of that environment is that it's nearly impossible to have a parent declared unfit short of physical abuse or absolutely abhorrent living conditions, and unfortunately those standards are pretty low to begin with in poor areas. Even losing custody isn't necessarily permanent, and there can be cycles where biological parents are in and out of their children's lives, which really just makes things worse.
Another problem is that even when a parent is declared unfit, the foster system is not a particularly healthy environment for most kids. In my neighborhood, it seems like every other family has a foster kid, and I hear them talking about it at the store, at parties, in front yards. They always talk about the money, not the kids. My next door neighbor, for example, has 4 foster kids and an older biological child who abhors her foster siblings and torments them constantly. Two of them, brother and sister, were born a year apart, both born addicted to crack, and one is developmentally impaired. The foster mom pays no attention as her biological daughter psychologically abuses the foster kids and they fight with one another. Of course no crime is occurring because they're fed and have a place to sleep, there's no abuse by the foster parents, and neglect is only a crime when someone gets hurt, so that's life I guess.
Didn't we already come up with a name for mainframes? Like "mainframe"?
Oregon, Montana, Delaware, Alaska, and New Hampshire do not have sales tax, so those are probably a safe bet. You could "offshore" your billing address by opening a PO Box or using a mail forwarding service in one of those states. Obviously this is only appropriate if you plan to submit your own use tax, and I'm not advocating that anyone fail to pay taxes.
Personally I hope Amazon flips CA the bird and suspends sales to their state. I'm pretty sure the public outcry of losing the biggest online retailer would get the attention of lawmakers, since legislatures don't seem to care about jobs alone (affiliates). Sales tax is highly regressive, and it's about time we replaced it anyway. I'd personally like everything to be income tax, though people tend to balk once they see what their *actual* taxes are, all in one neat little number, which is why taxes are spread out through sales, property, and "registration fees," to begin with.
Using computers since "the 286 days" and not running DOS/Windows at some point is a statistical impossibility.
Revenue != profits.
Apple 2010 Profits: $26.7B
Google 2010 Profits: $20.3B
Still a large gap, but nothing like the >2 fold difference in revenues.
And who the hell knows what Facebook's current profits are, not to mention future profits, which is what investors care about.
I have been using computers since the 286 days and I have yet to get a virus of any kind.
The only people I ever hear say something like that are people who don't install AV software and thus have no idea they're infected. They rely on the fact that their computer works to tell them that everything's honky dory. Not saying you're one of those people, but if you're not, you're the first, and I'd say your success is more attributable to luck than skill, like avoiding STDs by only having sex with people who appear to be upstanding citizens.
Catastrophic failure of personal protective equipment. ("Wow, this feels really great all of a sudden!")
Inconsistent test methodology. ("Hmm, I feel like I'm forgetting something. Oh well, it'll come to me.")
Manufacturing defects discovered in product testing. ("You are? That's... amazing. Truly.")
Unscheduled discharge during preliminary phase of operation. ("Oh shit.")
I got fed up with the limited capacity of the standard drive and out of frustration bought my own 500Gb Momentus XT.
Similar story here, though I expensed it along with the packaging it came in, which happened to be a new computer.
That article is 3 years old... NAND SSDs have come a long way since then, both in performance and price/performance. SDRAM prices and performance have increased as well, of course, but the limiting factor (according to TFA) is still the network -- even using Infiniband -- so I suspect modern NAND SSDs might suit them just fine.
That's not bait & switch -- bait & switch is when an ad baits you in with one product but there's little or no stock on hand, so the buyer is switched to a costlier product. It's also perfectly legal (though scummy) in the US if the ad makes it clear that there's limited stock.
Similarly, the internals of a product are completely irrelevant so long as they're not mentioned as a selling point in advertising, or if there's a disclaimer that specs are subject to change at any time without notice (provided there are no local laws that prohibit this practice). And unless you were buying direct from OCZ, it's the retailer who would be liable. If OCZ accepted RMAs, they were going above and beyond their responsibility.
As you say, they may well have faced a lawsuit if they didn't, but anybody can be sued for anything; that doesn't mean there's any merit to the claims. And it doesn't hurt that the good publicity of exchanging the drives was probably money better spent than by fighting customers who felt slighted.
They're not benign, you're just using them wrong grasshopper.
I'm buying an SSD this week, and it will have one purpose and one purpose only: To boot the OS and to run apps and games. My personal folder(s) are mapped to an actual magnetic hard drive with a redundant copy, along with an image of the boot drive (which will henceforth be the SSD) with the OS, drivers, and essential apps freshly installed. If it fails, I just restore from the image, and of course being a nerd, the SSD is just one of several bootable drives anyway.
Anyway, with TRIM now standard on SSDs, I expect we'll be seeing much longer average TBFs in real-world scenarios. Yes, some people's drives are DOA or die within the first few days of use, but that's the typical failure pattern for any electronic components. And now that prices are approaching $1.50/GB -- even as speeds are already saturating 6GB/s SATA connections -- it just makes sense to take the plunge. Even with a 2 year old system, there's nothing else in the $200 range that could even approach the performance gains to be had by an SSD. Sure, I could get 20x the storage for less than half the price, but I already have as many drives as I have SATA connectors, so I'm pretty much set for capacity. What I need is speed.
Still, I don't think I'll be buying this, or any other hybrid technology, any time soon. I have a better idea of what items I want to be on the SSD than any algorithm or usage pattern. Just because I don't fire up Photoshop every day doesn't mean I want to wait when I finally do. Likewise, just because I listen to the same songs over and over doesn't mean I want them taking up precious space on the SSD. If I felt like being exceptionally lazy, I'd rather just map a folder to a magnetic device.
Finally, Intel's enhancements to its Rapid Storage Technology (onboard RAID) in the new X79 chipset are reported to enable hybrid functionality across discrete devices, so there's good reason for anyone interested in such a device to hold off for a few months.
You can if that contract is between you and a lawyer.
Right, because seeds wouldn't be carried by runoff, spillage, or birds at all. Every single one would end up right there in the field.
But the more interesting question (to me) is how you can tell GM crops just by looking at them...? Does the corn grow a little "Monsanto" sticker on the side like those Chiquita bananas do?
that just means you have grown past the bar scene or your bar locations currently stink.
That or he's just drinking too much. $5 beers only get expensive if you're getting truly shitfaced. And if that's the plan, then just sneak in a flask or pre-load, though I find that I generally have more fun when people can understand what I'm saying...
You mean besides the fact that they charge for the game itself and each expansion of course... Because $140/yr (give or take $10) just barely manages to cover the server maintenance, right? Pfft.