I have a serious question. I have had *VERY* bad experience with SATA drives. I had a two-drive SATA raid0 for temp and cache and video processing. One drive crashed within 2 years; click of death. So of course the raid is gone, but I reformatted the remaining drive and used it by itself. Gone in under another year.
I dont remember the manufacturer but I realize it could just be a bad manufacturer.
BUT just recently the SATA drive in a friend's factory-spec dell crashed hard. No click-death but seems like serious controller damage/failure; will boot into safe mode with command prompt in about 20 minutes. Won't DIR, MD, etc. I threw int in another machine on the second SATA channel and results were the same so it was the drive.
This is the third SATA drive I've seen crash hard in the last 2 or so years.
o what does the all-black color scheme do for one's typing speed? According to the company, by taking away the crutch of key labels, the user is forced to learn better typing skills and concentrate on their computer's screen.
This may be true for some people, and it sounds like a good theory, but in several weeks of use, I never quite swam, and mostly sank. Whenever I'd hit a wrong key (which was often)[...]
This keyboard is not for you.
I've been typing since I got my first PC-compat in 1985 at age 7. About 5 years ago, age 22, I got hardware and stationary-mounted my keyboard under my desk and I've never looked back. Then, I was typing 90wpm, 95% accuracy. Now, I've kind of plateaued knocking on 100wpm, but it suits me. Not to mention the additional desktop real estate.
It has improved my accuracy immensely. But I was ready.
The same way you copyright a photo of a tree from a distance of 50 miles. It doesn't matter. The photographer composed the shot, configured his camera, and took the photograph. His skill and the expenses he undertook are rewarded by a limited-term copyright. Makes no different if he's taking a portrait of an individual or a picture of the earth, or any other cosmic body for that matter.
No, he's right. It's not innovative just because they use what is basically touchpad technology from 1990 to conceal the fact that they're conceding that two buttons are better than one. And to use a mini-trackball instead of something optical? Lame. Moving parts = bad.
"Using analogies to compare the Internet with real life is like trying to rationalize the universe with a bag of marbles."
Using analogies comparing one comparison with another that denigrates the rationalization of the universe with a bag of marbles is like... well, it's stupid.
I pointed out that making a donation every time terrorists attack is kind of a reward. But in this PC world, I was modded as troll, because I suppose I was trolling terrorists?
Blow up a bus... increase aid to starving countries, shoot down a plane, build a dozen schools or a community center in a struggling nation. Oh, and I'd still have my gov'ts police and intelligence seek out and punish those who took the action.
So not only show them that terrorism will mollify us, but show them that we will actively reward the terrorism.
"Hey, Habib. Our children need more schools. Go blow up some of their kids."
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Excuse me, Mr User-ID-approaching-a-million, if you feel you may be missing a joke... You're probably right ;)
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You're a dumbass.
If your car is crashing itself, while you're away, 3 times with 3 different cars, I'd see what the common variables are.
Let your daddy back on the computer, honey.
If nothing is ever used for anything other than its intent, where do hackers come from?
Your naivetee of USB technology and the history of technology being (ab)used in general is quite endearing. I just wanna pinch your cheeks!
I have a serious question. I have had *VERY* bad experience with SATA drives. I had a two-drive SATA raid0 for temp and cache and video processing. One drive crashed within 2 years; click of death. So of course the raid is gone, but I reformatted the remaining drive and used it by itself. Gone in under another year.
I dont remember the manufacturer but I realize it could just be a bad manufacturer.
BUT just recently the SATA drive in a friend's factory-spec dell crashed hard. No click-death but seems like serious controller damage/failure; will boot into safe mode with command prompt in about 20 minutes. Won't DIR, MD, etc. I threw int in another machine on the second SATA channel and results were the same so it was the drive.
This is the third SATA drive I've seen crash hard in the last 2 or so years.
Am I just having bad luck?
pick up can apiece of spray paint and lacquer.
I've tried this. It wears and gets sticky and comes off on your fingers in time!!
NOBODY DO THIS!
o what does the all-black color scheme do for one's typing speed? According to the company, by taking away the crutch of key labels, the user is forced to learn better typing skills and concentrate on their computer's screen.
This may be true for some people, and it sounds like a good theory, but in several weeks of use, I never quite swam, and mostly sank. Whenever I'd hit a wrong key (which was often)[...]
This keyboard is not for you.
I've been typing since I got my first PC-compat in 1985 at age 7. About 5 years ago, age 22, I got hardware and stationary-mounted my keyboard under my desk and I've never looked back. Then, I was typing 90wpm, 95% accuracy. Now, I've kind of plateaued knocking on 100wpm, but it suits me. Not to mention the additional desktop real estate.
It has improved my accuracy immensely.
But I was ready.
When we were kids, we were right!!!
When fired, the cannon goes BEW! BEW!
So your reply is to call me dumb and run off anonymously? Wow. It's clear who the better man is, huh? :-P
lol.
"Now, explain to me what creativity goes into taking a bunch of satellite photos of the surface of the earth."
If it's so uncreative, you do it.
The same way you copyright a photo of a tree from a distance of 50 miles. It doesn't matter. The photographer composed the shot, configured his camera, and took the photograph. His skill and the expenses he undertook are rewarded by a limited-term copyright. Makes no different if he's taking a portrait of an individual or a picture of the earth, or any other cosmic body for that matter.
Does it click?
No?
THEN DONT CALL IT A CLICKER.
Stupidest name ever.
Is that one hundred mega-million dollars? or one hundred millimeter dollars?
Man, metrics mess with my head
No, he's right. It's not innovative just because they use what is basically touchpad technology from 1990 to conceal the fact that they're conceding that two buttons are better than one. And to use a mini-trackball instead of something optical? Lame. Moving parts = bad.
Less than 800 references on the entire googlenet, and many are jokes? Good luck spreading your vaguely antisemitic phrase... :P
I like your ideas, and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
"Using analogies to compare the Internet with real life is like trying to rationalize the universe with a bag of marbles."
Using analogies comparing one comparison with another that denigrates the rationalization of the universe with a bag of marbles is like... well, it's stupid.
Don't know why this was modded down.
Oh yes I do. Because it is true and sometimes people hate being confronted with truth.
Offtopic? Come on, mod-trolls.
"will always be working for someone and by the talmudic logic of Mr"
Talmudic? What does religion have to do with it?
So they'll have to cultivate, train and develop new techs. Gee that's awful for techs and the world in general.
Somehow...?
Oh noes! Sum-wun didint get the joke!!!
(18yrs old and on her way to college)
pix?
kthx.
Peace to you and your family.
I pointed out that making a donation every time terrorists attack is kind of a reward. But in this PC world, I was modded as troll, because I suppose I was trolling terrorists?
Troll mods on the loose today...
Blow up a bus... increase aid to starving countries, shoot down a plane, build a dozen schools or a community center in a struggling nation. Oh, and I'd still have my gov'ts police and intelligence seek out and punish those who took the action.
So not only show them that terrorism will mollify us, but show them that we will actively reward the terrorism.
"Hey, Habib. Our children need more schools. Go blow up some of their kids."
I hope they factored in the cost of assembly. People are always forgetting little additional expenses like that.
I'll show ya the assembly. Go get your mom...