That's the real issue. If there's a margin of error of 90+%, the estimate is just another of the many shot-in-the-dark Drake approximations made over the years.
It's an extremely niche market, and it's silly to cater to them at the expense of the average person on the specific model targeted directly at mass consumer.
So you're saying that another hole in the case and a five cent connector isn't worth it to keep loyal customers' legacy equipment running? Wow. I can see why Apple wouldn't want to do that. I guess that those who get bitch about this aren't really loyal Apple customers. Besides, those who have Firewire equipment probably don't need it. And if they do? Well, they're already wanting to buy a new MacBook - I guess a few hundred more dollars to replace DI boxes, mixing consoles, etc. won't be hard for them to come up with.
My ISP only lets me buy static addresses in blocks of five. I would be happy to have a single static address, but there seems to be some sort of problem with that. As such, four of my addresses are lying fallow.
A few years back, the NYT put all of their columnists behind a paywall (and yes, it was discussed on Slashdot). I was unhappy with this, tracked down an email address for him and wrote him a letter letting him know how unhappy I was with his syndicator. Oddly enough, for a busy professor and writer, he responded to me. He didn't know that this was happening and was not particularly happy about it either. In any case, he wrote back to someone who sent him email out of the blue and I was impressed with his approachability.
I also saw him in Portland, OR on his book tour for his latest book, "The Conscience of a Liberal". He had a cold, but still managed to stay about a half hour longer than he was scheduled for to answer questions.
He seems to be the very model of an old school academic. Which is probably why he doesn't take this very seriously and posted a link to Borowitz's humorous critique on his blog. You may not agree with his economics or politics, but he really is a nice guy.
The process, which used to be considered too energy inefficient, uses a multi-step, low pressure, and low temperature biocatalyst to break the CO2 into 'basic hydrocarbon building blocks.
Yeah. I got those processes, too. They're called photosynthesis followed by another called fermentation and then (an optional) one called distillation. It turns out tasty by-products, too.
AMD started out as a third party fab for Intel's CPUs.
AMD had other product lines before Intel even had anything that looked like a CPU. Do you remember the 2900 series bit-slice processors and microprogram controllers that were the core of machines in mid-late 70's (and into the early 80's) - that was AMD. They also made RAM.
I'm not saything that this is a good move for AMD - they probably won't survive this. But try to get the history right.
Well, she's an ex-jockette and ex-sportcaster (two classes of people who I believe add very little value to our society) who has no scruples and has shown herself willing to stab anyone in the back to get where she wants to be. She's dumber than a box of hammers on foreign policy and her political views are to the right of Attila the Hun.
Gosh, you're right. I must be full of hate. Either that or I think that, if McCain should die in office (> 50% chance, in my estimation - he's not even looking good for getting to Jan. 20, if you know what I mean), her administration would make the current one look good. I can see how easy it would be to confuse the two...
What we really need is the wax cylinder that holds the speeches from John McCain's first congressional campaign. What? Oops, I guess that would be the scrolls that held the speeches. Huh? OK, the clay tablets... Really? Cave walls?
I wish I had been able to get the exact same laptop with an Intel CPU instead.
I also have the same laptop, but I am glad it didn't have an Intel CPU. If you remember back to when that laptop was made, Intel was mainly shipping big, fast, hot chips in the x86 line. If the laptop had been designed using an Intel CPU of the day, it would have been heavier, run even hotter, and had a battery life of about fifteen minutes, even with the extended-life battery. For its time, the Transmeta was the least power-hungry chip out there and it's because of that you were able to get a 4+ hour battery life from this laptop.
I've found that EE's who are interested enough in software to have taken programming courses work best in these kind of slots. I tend not to look at pure CS types in these cases. On the other hand, I work real hard to assess their programming quality, too. Embedded is really tough to find good people for.
The trouble is that such bailouts then teach people to take even more risks next time around.
And that's what regulation is for. Glass-Stegal worked fine after the Depression for many years until John McCain's BFF Phil Graham and his merry band of chainsawers decided to cut it down to size. It was the removal of limits on the banking industry that got us into this mess. And regulation will act as an antidote to the "moral risk" you are worried about.
Of course, if you are a dyed-in-the-wool free marketeer, you will of course look askance at the bail-outs and continue to live in fear of the next collapse.
I know we aren't self sufficient. I know I can be if pressed.
If pressed, you'll probably be kicked off the farm to make room for a relative. At least that's the way it worked during the Great Depression.
Most people who think they can be entirely self sufficient without their own acre are deluding themselves. Even those who have their own acre still need the money for property taxes, since they aren't collecting those in bushels of wheat or hog bellies. Get a clue.
but it's not full of alien empires and trapping folk in volcanos.
No... It's just full of the heavenly hierarchy and trapping folk inside whales. Not that I support Scientology, but Christians should understand that much of their book of fables is just as unbelievable.
Hell, if I could have come up with some crackpot way to 'end piracy' I'd have sold it to them too and walked away richer, fully aware that all I sold them was snake oil.
I sold them my magic rocks. After all, they were good enough to keep the polar bears away. But they only gave me a couple million dollars for them...
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That's the real issue. If there's a margin of error of 90+%, the estimate is just another of the many shot-in-the-dark Drake approximations made over the years.
So much for their 'warning' to the market about slimmer margins.
Yes! That's the reason! The five cents they would have had to spend on their Firewire jack would have killed margins!!!
It's an extremely niche market, and it's silly to cater to them at the expense of the average person on the specific model targeted directly at mass consumer.
So you're saying that another hole in the case and a five cent connector isn't worth it to keep loyal customers' legacy equipment running? Wow. I can see why Apple wouldn't want to do that. I guess that those who get bitch about this aren't really loyal Apple customers. Besides, those who have Firewire equipment probably don't need it. And if they do? Well, they're already wanting to buy a new MacBook - I guess a few hundred more dollars to replace DI boxes, mixing consoles, etc. won't be hard for them to come up with.
My ISP only lets me buy static addresses in blocks of five. I would be happy to have a single static address, but there seems to be some sort of problem with that. As such, four of my addresses are lying fallow.
He's one of the nicest famous guys around.
A few years back, the NYT put all of their columnists behind a paywall (and yes, it was discussed on Slashdot). I was unhappy with this, tracked down an email address for him and wrote him a letter letting him know how unhappy I was with his syndicator. Oddly enough, for a busy professor and writer, he responded to me. He didn't know that this was happening and was not particularly happy about it either. In any case, he wrote back to someone who sent him email out of the blue and I was impressed with his approachability.
I also saw him in Portland, OR on his book tour for his latest book, "The Conscience of a Liberal". He had a cold, but still managed to stay about a half hour longer than he was scheduled for to answer questions.
He seems to be the very model of an old school academic. Which is probably why he doesn't take this very seriously and posted a link to Borowitz's humorous critique on his blog. You may not agree with his economics or politics, but he really is a nice guy.
The process, which used to be considered too energy inefficient, uses a multi-step, low pressure, and low temperature biocatalyst to break the CO2 into 'basic hydrocarbon building blocks.
Yeah. I got those processes, too. They're called photosynthesis followed by another called fermentation and then (an optional) one called distillation. It turns out tasty by-products, too.
In other news, water is wet, the Pope is Catholic, and Ursines excrete solid wastes in silviculture.
AMD started out as a third party fab for Intel's CPUs.
AMD had other product lines before Intel even had anything that looked like a CPU. Do you remember the 2900 series bit-slice processors and microprogram controllers that were the core of machines in mid-late 70's (and into the early 80's) - that was AMD. They also made RAM.
I'm not saything that this is a good move for AMD - they probably won't survive this. But try to get the history right.
What is it you dislike about Palin?
Well, she's an ex-jockette and ex-sportcaster (two classes of people who I believe add very little value to our society) who has no scruples and has shown herself willing to stab anyone in the back to get where she wants to be. She's dumber than a box of hammers on foreign policy and her political views are to the right of Attila the Hun.
Gosh, you're right. I must be full of hate. Either that or I think that, if McCain should die in office (> 50% chance, in my estimation - he's not even looking good for getting to Jan. 20, if you know what I mean), her administration would make the current one look good. I can see how easy it would be to confuse the two...
What we really need is the wax cylinder that holds the speeches from John McCain's first congressional campaign. What? Oops, I guess that would be the scrolls that held the speeches. Huh? OK, the clay tablets... Really? Cave walls?
Show them what you do with your day...
Bring up Slashdot and read away.
I wish I had been able to get the exact same laptop with an Intel CPU instead.
I also have the same laptop, but I am glad it didn't have an Intel CPU. If you remember back to when that laptop was made, Intel was mainly shipping big, fast, hot chips in the x86 line. If the laptop had been designed using an Intel CPU of the day, it would have been heavier, run even hotter, and had a battery life of about fifteen minutes, even with the extended-life battery. For its time, the Transmeta was the least power-hungry chip out there and it's because of that you were able to get a 4+ hour battery life from this laptop.
Remember the "partridge Family".
Dude... Shirley Jones was a total MILF back then.
I've found that EE's who are interested enough in software to have taken programming courses work best in these kind of slots. I tend not to look at pure CS types in these cases. On the other hand, I work real hard to assess their programming quality, too. Embedded is really tough to find good people for.
Google translation says: "Ook. Ook. Want a banana?"
I want one that will work hard for me!
Are they planning to open a casino there, too? Darn those cagey Native Americans and their forward-thinking ways!
You need O-Chem to understand Biochem. And oddly enough, I want my MD to actually understand what the hell is going on with my body chemistry.
The trouble is that such bailouts then teach people to take even more risks next time around.
And that's what regulation is for. Glass-Stegal worked fine after the Depression for many years until John McCain's BFF Phil Graham and his merry band of chainsawers decided to cut it down to size. It was the removal of limits on the banking industry that got us into this mess. And regulation will act as an antidote to the "moral risk" you are worried about.
Of course, if you are a dyed-in-the-wool free marketeer, you will of course look askance at the bail-outs and continue to live in fear of the next collapse.
I know we aren't self sufficient. I know I can be if pressed.
If pressed, you'll probably be kicked off the farm to make room for a relative. At least that's the way it worked during the Great Depression.
Most people who think they can be entirely self sufficient without their own acre are deluding themselves. Even those who have their own acre still need the money for property taxes, since they aren't collecting those in bushels of wheat or hog bellies. Get a clue.
but it's not full of alien empires and trapping folk in volcanos.
No... It's just full of the heavenly hierarchy and trapping folk inside whales. Not that I support Scientology, but Christians should understand that much of their book of fables is just as unbelievable.
Is it hosted on Microsoft servers? I could have sworn I saw Bill Gates showing off his A-Space on that video with Jerry Seinfeld...
Effin' ripoff! There weren't no porn thar!
Hell, if I could have come up with some crackpot way to 'end piracy' I'd have sold it to them too and walked away richer, fully aware that all I sold them was snake oil.
I sold them my magic rocks. After all, they were good enough to keep the polar bears away. But they only gave me a couple million dollars for them...
What would manbearpig drive?
She blinds everybody with her super high beams
She's a squirrel-squashin', deer-smackin' drivin' machine
Canyonero! Canyonero! Canyonero!