But they don't advertise the cap, do they? And a cap that can be consumed in 1-2 days of moderate usage is a fraudulent advertisement when you claim multiple megabits of capacity.
Not that my ISP has caps. Nor that I'd ever sign on with an ISP that has them.
But that's because I'm not interested in getting conned.
Now if the ISPs were to advertise something like "260GB per month at up to 5mbit speed", then they'd be producing fair ads. Ditto if they sold different cap tiering levels and bundles without requiring you to pony up for a higher speed to get a higher cap.
NASA has never exactly been a cost-effective operation. Plus they can point to the massive teams used by the moon launches way back when and still say "See, we reduced our staff!"
I dare the US, Russia, Canada, the UK, or any other nation to try to get an accurate inventory out of their militaries in only a week.
Furthermore, the US has been working on destroying their chemical weapons for THIRTY YEARS. They're still talking several more years to dispose of roughly the same amount as Syria has, with the destruction plants pretty much already built.
This agreement seems to be set up to fail. I realize some sort of numbers and deadlines had to be put out there, but I guarantee they won't be meeting this schedule.
In some theoretical sci-fi future, there is a difference.
Perhaps the reason they are hand-held is they actually produce the energy needed as part of their discombobulation process by capturing the existing energy of the molecular bonds and redirecting it, sort of like a nuclear chain reaction. So it only needs a little zap of energy to kickstart the process.
Therefore if it has bugs, they are different bugs than the JVM. Except for bugs that are in the source-compatible code, of course.
p-code machines are not insecure in and of themselves. It is the implementations that are insecure.
And as a final point, most of the security "holes" for the JVM are in the sandboxing for browsers, not the core engine running in standalone mode. Therefore those bugs are extremely unlikely to be part of Android's Dalvik engine.
Look, I pay for a class of service (5Mbit down, 640Kbit up.) Deliver that level of service. Period.
As long as I'm happy with the responsiveness of my system with that level of service, it's none of your god damned business what applications or websites I'm using or visiting to chew up what I've paid for.
Your "throttling" attempts and "bandwidth caps" are nothing more than trying to steal back what I've already paid for.
If a company thinks they need "rabid excitement" amonst a bunch of raving fanbois to remain relevant, their business model is screwed up.
All a successful company requires is a loyal and steady customer base, not rabid fans. Do you see anybody lining up for IBM's products? Yet who is one of the biggest IT providers in the world? With a stable income?
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I do believe that is the album sales number.
You were you still ranting about "comprehension"?
But they don't advertise the cap, do they? And a cap that can be consumed in 1-2 days of moderate usage is a fraudulent advertisement when you claim multiple megabits of capacity.
Not that my ISP has caps. Nor that I'd ever sign on with an ISP that has them.
But that's because I'm not interested in getting conned.
Now if the ISPs were to advertise something like "260GB per month at up to 5mbit speed", then they'd be producing fair ads. Ditto if they sold different cap tiering levels and bundles without requiring you to pony up for a higher speed to get a higher cap.
But they don't. They just rip people off.
Oh, yes, my 15 watts per channel system just drowns out the conversations.
But at least my friends are conversing instead of sitting around staring at their cellphones with earbuds stuffed in their ears like you.
Winamp is still one of the best Windows music players/jukeboxes available when you don't give a rat's ass about iCrap from Apple.
The parent post was citing a UK stat of 10,000 copies.
So, yes, the nationality is relevant.
Ha ha. Yes, I always listen to earbuds on my stereo with friends over.
Not everyone is a navel-gazing self-absorbed prick with no social life.
198,000 copies in the first week alone in the US doesn't seem that bad to me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_That_Talk
Just because the UK doesn't like to pay for music doesn't mean it's a failure.
If "good enough" were the rule for music, local indie bands would have far bigger followings than they do.
The majority of people don't just want "good enough" music -- they want a "name brand." So they can "look cool" by listening to them.
And nothing was going to happen to Assad. They were going to bomb the military and innocent civilians, not assassinate Assad.
Which is precisely the point. Tomahawks and such are serious overkill for assassinations.
Even if I had mod points I couldn't mod you up because I've already commented, but I would if I could. :)
NASA has never exactly been a cost-effective operation. Plus they can point to the massive teams used by the moon launches way back when and still say "See, we reduced our staff!"
Only they'll be "justified" in bombing after Syria "fails to meet their commitments".
Or so they'll spin it, ignoring the fact that no one could meet the schedule that's been set.
Or in a month they'll scream that progress isn't being made and use it as an excuse to go ahead with the bombings.
The US has been known to launch an entire drone/bomb to take out one person or a small group of people.
If that isn't overkill and "bombing the bejeezus out of them", I don't know what is.
The US is not exactly known for subtlety.
You can't even use it in Canada, and we're right next door.
As per usual, the US companies and article authors are confusing "America" with "The World."
I dare the US, Russia, Canada, the UK, or any other nation to try to get an accurate inventory out of their militaries in only a week.
Furthermore, the US has been working on destroying their chemical weapons for THIRTY YEARS. They're still talking several more years to dispose of roughly the same amount as Syria has, with the destruction plants pretty much already built.
This agreement seems to be set up to fail. I realize some sort of numbers and deadlines had to be put out there, but I guarantee they won't be meeting this schedule.
*rolls eyes* Why, yes, Office is an Operating System.
Just like Emacs is. :P
A real number? On Slashdot?
Let me guess: You actually read the article, too.
But I've not run into a single Windows 8 desktop at any business site I've ever worked for or visited, so I suspect your number is lowballing it.
Disrupt molecular bonds, I guess.
While phasers phase molecular bonds.
In some theoretical sci-fi future, there is a difference.
Perhaps the reason they are hand-held is they actually produce the energy needed as part of their discombobulation process by capturing the existing energy of the molecular bonds and redirecting it, sort of like a nuclear chain reaction. So it only needs a little zap of energy to kickstart the process.
Dalvik uses it's own bytecode.
It is not JVM compatible.
Therefore if it has bugs, they are different bugs than the JVM. Except for bugs that are in the source-compatible code, of course.
p-code machines are not insecure in and of themselves. It is the implementations that are insecure.
And as a final point, most of the security "holes" for the JVM are in the sandboxing for browsers, not the core engine running in standalone mode. Therefore those bugs are extremely unlikely to be part of Android's Dalvik engine.
Look, I pay for a class of service (5Mbit down, 640Kbit up.) Deliver that level of service. Period.
As long as I'm happy with the responsiveness of my system with that level of service, it's none of your god damned business what applications or websites I'm using or visiting to chew up what I've paid for.
Your "throttling" attempts and "bandwidth caps" are nothing more than trying to steal back what I've already paid for.
There are always satellite links. They're expensive and they're no good for gaming, but they are an option.
If a company thinks they need "rabid excitement" amonst a bunch of raving fanbois to remain relevant, their business model is screwed up.
All a successful company requires is a loyal and steady customer base, not rabid fans. Do you see anybody lining up for IBM's products? Yet who is one of the biggest IT providers in the world? With a stable income?
Yeah, the dinosaurs.
Jesus saves...
Moses passes...
And Mohammad tips it in to win the cup!
The crowd goes wild!!!