Can't wait until my health insurance company and employer weigh the cost/benefit ratio for component replacement versus end of lifing the whole device.
"I'm sorry, you've totalled out our potential benefit from your continued existence."
I had no problem when traveling in Spain, got a pro-rated international data and voice plan from Verizon. Ended up being the cheapest phone bill of the year.
As long as you are sensible about paying attention to when you are using data and use Wireless when you can, I don't think you'll have a problem.
>I think Picasa and Keyhole were acquired...for data that doesn't currently have a good delivery channel.
The other interesting thing that Picasa does is make Google's job easier.
Images are a pain to search for, because Google has to get likely information about their content from alt tags (that no one uses) or context.
My undrestanding is Picasa writes the users' comments and information to the EXIF tags of their images. This allows Google to read that information without having to guess context from the content of the webpage. This is an enormous benefit, for what was probably a relatively minimal investment.
Article states that there are other examples in the animal kingdom of "muscular hydrostat".
But, Joy!, Octopi aren't mammals so hardly anyone will mind if they are dissected.
Nevermind that they are among the most advanced sea creatures, who probably are closer related to us than most of the terrestrial mammals the PETA folks get so upset about.
[disgust]Scientists and their research hard ons![/disgust]
"One of the reasons extolled...is that a DSLR has a narrow depth of field and a "standard" digital camera has a greater depth...anyone who knows about photography would know this is total tosh."
Darn it! You beat me to the post.
If I had any points for "insightful" I would give them to you.
I can't believe the "editors" of firing squad let this huge error slip by.
Anheuser-Busch, said during a conference call Monday. "Sweeter flavors have definitely made an impact on 21- to 35-year-olds.... It's a bigger part of the alcohol-drinking spectrum."
21-35? If my local liquor store is any indication, it is more like 12-21.
And now they will be hopped up on caffeine as well.
Oh, great.
>Can you imagine if Lucas had contracted the Wachowski Brothers to write and direct...
Well, the Wachowski's haven't made quite as many bad movies as Lucas, just yet. Given time, I'm sure they will.
By the way, wouldn't it be better to refer to them as, "the Wachowski siblings," as one of them is reportedly prepping for a sex change after years of dressing as a woman?
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>these are the dullest IT myths ever. where is "Goatse man dead!"?
I've read both and enjoyed them. The first is pulpier and the second held together a bit better as a novel.
I will also add that both books have at least one fairly extended and graphic sex scene of the sort I feel I have to close if I am sitting too close to other folks on the work transit shuttle.
I'm a prude, I know.
In any case, let's hope he doesn't get so bogged down in comic book scripts and screenplays that he never actually gets to write another novel.
One of the coolest things was seeing raw fear on the executives faces as they tried to convince themselves and the camera that Scott Weiland would not lapse into self destruction again. Can anyone send the man some black tar to accelerate his downfall?
I thought the french movie "Confession d'un Barjo" based on the PKD book, "Confessions of a Crap Artist," was quite enjoyable and fairly true to the source.
Also, thought "The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" was the best adaption of PKD's ideas (uncredited) that I've seen. Beats the heck out of all the adaptions except possibly the above.
TiVo came with the world's best remote control ever...Shaped like a dog bone, it was simple to use, easy to understand, and a pleasure to hold.
I think maybe the reviewer was thinking of another "dog bone" shaped object.
Given what we know about the complexities of plant and animal systems, it is my opinion, that, rather than disproving the idea of evolution, it tends to confirm it.
Can you imagine the order of intelligence which would have been required to create not just a single cell organism; but, all the species which populate the earth?
The idea of a divine plan seems all fine if you live in a world of newtonian physics, an all seeing deity and a very limited understanding of biology.
However, once you begin to delve into cell biology and understand how complex the systems which govern even the simplest organisms are, not to mention how poorly we can even begin to understand them, immense amounts of time and evolution really do seem to be the better horse to back in that race.
I find myself in exactly the same situation as PseudononymousCoward. Was the last paragraph of his question Szulik's response? If so, I've found no information about this on RedHat's site.
Apple support is OK; but, short lived. I believe a new Mac only includes 30 days of free support. I won't say that they are trying to blackmail you into purchasing an AppleCare Extended Warranty; but, it's close.
As far as Sony laptops and personal computers go, I would never purchase one. Sony's "quality control" seems rather, uh, lax. A company I worked for bought their high end laptops for various "VeePs" who deemed them "sexy". I recall one batch of 10 or so of which at least half had to be returned for various defects. This was not atypical. In terms of drivers, it took them ages to support Win2K. Plus, the active life of their various models is about 6 months. Just try getting parts or updated drivers for one after it is discontinued. And don't get me started on their non-standard motherboards and devices. Frankly, it seems that Sony views their computers as an extension of their low end consumer electronics division.
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Can't wait until my health insurance company and employer weigh the cost/benefit ratio for component replacement versus end of lifing the whole device.
"I'm sorry, you've totalled out our potential benefit from your continued existence."
I had no problem when traveling in Spain, got a pro-rated international data and voice plan from Verizon. Ended up being the cheapest phone bill of the year.
As long as you are sensible about paying attention to when you are using data and use Wireless when you can, I don't think you'll have a problem.
First, I can't believe they beat us to this, or maybe the US government just hasn't told us they have this power.
Second, I await the fat finger typo that pulls the plug on everything for everyone in France.
The last time I went into a CompUSA or Fry's all I saw was a handful of MMORPGs and a couple Quake engine war games stacked in a hard to find corner.
Isn't computer gaming pretty much dead and buried?
Over time I would worry about the plastic in capacitors and resistors, too.
I'm not a chemist; but, aren't most plastics semi-permeable to oil?
>Believe me, if the iTMS store was profitable, Apple would not keep it a secret...
Not so sure about that. It seems to me, the iTunes music business is a delicate balancing act between the music labels interests and Apple's.
I don't know that the labels would tolerate Apple making huge profits reselling the label's property.
>I think Picasa and Keyhole were acquired...for data that doesn't currently have a good delivery channel.
The other interesting thing that Picasa does is make Google's job easier.
Images are a pain to search for, because Google has to get likely information about their content from alt tags (that no one uses) or context.
My undrestanding is Picasa writes the users' comments and information to the EXIF tags of their images. This allows Google to read that information without having to guess context from the content of the webpage. This is an enormous benefit, for what was probably a relatively minimal investment.
Article states that there are other examples in the animal kingdom of "muscular hydrostat".
But, Joy!, Octopi aren't mammals so hardly anyone will mind if they are dissected.
Nevermind that they are among the most advanced sea creatures, who probably are closer related to us than most of the terrestrial mammals the PETA folks get so upset about.
[disgust]Scientists and their research hard ons![/disgust]
"One of the reasons extolled...is that a DSLR has a narrow depth of field and a "standard" digital camera has a greater depth...anyone who knows about photography would know this is total tosh."
Darn it! You beat me to the post.
If I had any points for "insightful" I would give them to you.
I can't believe the "editors" of firing squad let this huge error slip by.
I guess I'd look to what happened when the same company re-made "Ju-On" into "The Grudge".
The only difference will probably be that the original material is in English instead of Japanese.
Anheuser-Busch, said during a conference call Monday. "Sweeter flavors have definitely made an impact on 21- to 35-year-olds. ... It's a bigger part of the alcohol-drinking spectrum."
21-35? If my local liquor store is any indication, it is more like 12-21. And now they will be hopped up on caffeine as well. Oh, great.> Chocolate has caffeine in it.
Just a miniscule amount. Around 5 mg per bar. The main stimulant in chocolate is theobromine, not caffeine.
>Can you imagine if Lucas had contracted the Wachowski Brothers to write and direct...
Well, the Wachowski's haven't made quite as many bad movies as Lucas, just yet. Given time, I'm sure they will.
By the way, wouldn't it be better to refer to them as, "the Wachowski siblings," as one of them is reportedly prepping for a sex change after years of dressing as a woman?
>these are the dullest IT myths ever. where is "Goatse man dead!"?
Or "IT came from outer space"?
I've read both and enjoyed them. The first is pulpier and the second held together a bit better as a novel.
I will also add that both books have at least one fairly extended and graphic sex scene of the sort I feel I have to close if I am sitting too close to other folks on the work transit shuttle.
I'm a prude, I know.
In any case, let's hope he doesn't get so bogged down in comic book scripts and screenplays that he never actually gets to write another novel.
Oops. It was the computer in Weird Ed's room, not Bernard's. On the PC version, you have to use the computer 5 times before it will launch.
Just as an aside, Maniac Mansion exists as an easter egg inside of most versions of DOTT.
I believe you click the hamster cage (or perhaps it is the computer?) in Bernard's room. Haven't played it for a few years.
Even works on the Mac version.
One of the coolest things was seeing raw fear on the executives faces as they tried to convince themselves and the camera that Scott Weiland would not lapse into self destruction again. Can anyone send the man some black tar to accelerate his downfall?
I thought the french movie "Confession d'un Barjo" based on the PKD book, "Confessions of a Crap Artist," was quite enjoyable and fairly true to the source.
Also, thought "The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" was the best adaption of PKD's ideas (uncredited) that I've seen. Beats the heck out of all the adaptions except possibly the above.
LOL.
You have captured that moment in time perfectly. Though, I might have listed Lindsay Anderson or Kate Jackson instead of Planet of the Apes.
Wonder what today's 10 year olds would list?
I'm with you there, man. Face Off is a great movie.
Unfortunately, unless I'm mistaken, it is also the only good movie he has made since he started directing movies in the US.
Doesn't bode well for Metroid.
TiVo came with the world's best remote control ever...Shaped like a dog bone, it was simple to use, easy to understand, and a pleasure to hold.
I think maybe the reviewer was thinking of another "dog bone" shaped object.
Given what we know about the complexities of plant and animal systems, it is my opinion, that, rather than disproving the idea of evolution, it tends to confirm it.
Can you imagine the order of intelligence which would have been required to create not just a single cell organism; but, all the species which populate the earth?
The idea of a divine plan seems all fine if you live in a world of newtonian physics, an all seeing deity and a very limited understanding of biology.
However, once you begin to delve into cell biology and understand how complex the systems which govern even the simplest organisms are, not to mention how poorly we can even begin to understand them, immense amounts of time and evolution really do seem to be the better horse to back in that race.
IMHO
I find myself in exactly the same situation as PseudononymousCoward. Was the last paragraph of his question Szulik's response? If so, I've found no information about this on RedHat's site.
Apple support is OK; but, short lived. I believe a new Mac only includes 30 days of free support. I won't say that they are trying to blackmail you into purchasing an AppleCare Extended Warranty; but, it's close.
As far as Sony laptops and personal computers go, I would never purchase one. Sony's "quality control" seems rather, uh, lax. A company I worked for bought their high end laptops for various "VeePs" who deemed them "sexy". I recall one batch of 10 or so of which at least half had to be returned for various defects. This was not atypical. In terms of drivers, it took them ages to support Win2K. Plus, the active life of their various models is about 6 months. Just try getting parts or updated drivers for one after it is discontinued. And don't get me started on their non-standard motherboards and devices. Frankly, it seems that Sony views their computers as an extension of their low end consumer electronics division.