Uhm, out of all of these devices, the newest Apple TV unit is the most discrete, even moreso than the Roku, IMO. It's tiny and you can hide it out of the way (aside from line of sight for the remote).
I would say that Office 2007 was the pinnacle of Office. Lots of people (including me) bitched and moaned about the ribbon interface, but it turned out to be a good decision that exposed all of the functionality of Office instead of hiding things in obscure and/or arbitrary menus.
The "Office Button" from 2007 was replaced by a "File" ribbon menu in 2010, but to me it looks like a half-assed step backwards to appease complainers. In the context of the new Office interface, the File ribbon doesn't really make any sense.
It's a cop-out and intellectual laziness to just say the cafe/shop owners can do whatever they want--we already know that. The discussion of weighing the benefits versus the disadvantages is nonetheless an interesting one. And, perhaps such discussions will give cafe owners food for thought in making their business decisions.
"Really? Where in the United States Constitution does it allow for sedition and revolt?"
Everyone, please, get this in your head: The Constitution DOES NOT ALLOW ANYTHING. It puts limits on the powers of the government to make restrictions.
I don't think Excel is to blame. I've made charts with lots of different data series and Excel 2007 automatically used a set of colors that made each series stand out from the other.
"Here's the need: I'm in college. I post crazy college pics for my friends to see while I'm in college. Next year, when I'm graduated and interviewing for jobs, I don't want those pictures available. Here's the solution: Make the pics private. Make them only available to friends on facebook."
This idea fails so hard it's not even funny. The solution is to never post anything online that you would never want anyone to see in the future. Your friends aren't that important that you need to impress them. Theoretically, if they are true friends, you should feel secure in leaving those pictures there. However, by virtue of your desire to take those pictures offline after college, you have exposed your distrust in your friends. Believe me, if you post up anything there that is worth saving, they will simply drag the image into the pictures folder on their hard drive.
If someone earns 100k per year, it's because they make money for the company, so there is no cost. If someone is a cost center (ie, secretary), they will be paid magnitudes less. The coffee machine brews a cup of coffee in less than 1 minute, btw.
We upgraded from a Keurig unit to a Flavia unit. The little Capri Sun-like packets are fully recyclable and are collected on a weekly basis by our beverage service.
Having a robot deliver coffee would be a step backwards. It's cheaper to have the employees walk to the kitchen and get their coffee instead of spending money on a robot.
I prefer to put my money where my mouth is and support public radio. After not watching any commercial news for probably the last few years and just relying on NPR and BBC for the most part, I happened to visit a relative when the TV news came on. I am not exaggerating when I say the news show had a jittery cartoon-like appearance in its speech and presentation style. And it was mostly commercials. That is the mindless garbage you get when you let someone else pay for your news.
Not really at all. Try taking notes on a laptop in a real world situation when you're meeting with a client and having a conversation. See how fast your ass is booted out and fired.
You just expressed those ideas in English. Sure, you used more words, but you can convey more precision then. The best part about English is that if there is a word in another language that gets the job done better, it becomes a part of the English language. In its own chaotic way, English can easily become a universal language because its users are open to assimilating other words instead of arbitrarily freezing (preserving) the language.
Steve Jobs has it right on this one: The only way to empower users is to only offer programming via an on-demand model, whether it's $0.99 per show on iTunes or unlimited streaming on Netflix. The "push model" of television is incredibly inefficient and any DVR-style device (ie, think TiVo, not AppleTV or Roku) is just prolonging its death spiral and keeping consumers trapped in the past.
I refuse to install an antenna on my house to receive push TV programming and will certainly not subscribe to push TV over cable or fiber.
You pretty much need to have an eclectic profile like Julian's on OKCupid to attract the interesting women and to keep the vapid ones away. Hell, I'm taking notes.
"*: I use the acronym "TV" now as the generic act of watching entertainment shows - regardless of medium."
Many others who complain about the concept of "TV" haven't quite identified what they're complaining about. If you really think about it, the problem is "push TV," which refers to over-the-air or cable/satellite programming. Things like DVRs are half-assed band-aids that only perpetuate the problem because you are stuck to the pushers' schedules. In that sense, push television is a huge technological step backwards from books, which by their nature are on-demand.
I have learned over the years that if you only have access to on-demand video programming, through your DVD collection, Netflix, etc., you tend to treat videos as items you can pull off the shelf now and then for enjoyment...like a book. When you are free from time and space limitations, videos just become another selectable media item.
That's an old article and does not jive with my current experience. I signed up for unlimited data for my Android-based phone on Verizon 2 months ago for $30/mo. The usage meter on the phone that Verizon provides says "unlimited" (versus the voice and SMS limits the meter shows) and they are very explicit that the tethering plan is an extra fee.
With Windows 7 you can customize it to only show up for notifications only. Click the little triangle on the left of the system tray and pick "customize."
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Uhm, out of all of these devices, the newest Apple TV unit is the most discrete, even moreso than the Roku, IMO. It's tiny and you can hide it out of the way (aside from line of sight for the remote).
I would say that Office 2007 was the pinnacle of Office. Lots of people (including me) bitched and moaned about the ribbon interface, but it turned out to be a good decision that exposed all of the functionality of Office instead of hiding things in obscure and/or arbitrary menus.
The "Office Button" from 2007 was replaced by a "File" ribbon menu in 2010, but to me it looks like a half-assed step backwards to appease complainers. In the context of the new Office interface, the File ribbon doesn't really make any sense.
It's a cop-out and intellectual laziness to just say the cafe/shop owners can do whatever they want--we already know that. The discussion of weighing the benefits versus the disadvantages is nonetheless an interesting one. And, perhaps such discussions will give cafe owners food for thought in making their business decisions.
"Really? Where in the United States Constitution does it allow for sedition and revolt?"
Everyone, please, get this in your head: The Constitution DOES NOT ALLOW ANYTHING. It puts limits on the powers of the government to make restrictions.
I don't think Excel is to blame. I've made charts with lots of different data series and Excel 2007 automatically used a set of colors that made each series stand out from the other.
".. and the solution for photographs that other people post?"
Boo-hoo. You don't have the right to act like a twat in public.
"Here's the need: I'm in college. I post crazy college pics for my friends to see while I'm in college. Next year, when I'm graduated and interviewing for jobs, I don't want those pictures available.
Here's the solution:
Make the pics private. Make them only available to friends on facebook."
This idea fails so hard it's not even funny. The solution is to never post anything online that you would never want anyone to see in the future. Your friends aren't that important that you need to impress them. Theoretically, if they are true friends, you should feel secure in leaving those pictures there. However, by virtue of your desire to take those pictures offline after college, you have exposed your distrust in your friends. Believe me, if you post up anything there that is worth saving, they will simply drag the image into the pictures folder on their hard drive.
Golf isn't too far off from the same basic concept, either.
If someone earns 100k per year, it's because they make money for the company, so there is no cost. If someone is a cost center (ie, secretary), they will be paid magnitudes less. The coffee machine brews a cup of coffee in less than 1 minute, btw.
We upgraded from a Keurig unit to a Flavia unit. The little Capri Sun-like packets are fully recyclable and are collected on a weekly basis by our beverage service.
Having a robot deliver coffee would be a step backwards. It's cheaper to have the employees walk to the kitchen and get their coffee instead of spending money on a robot.
Our Rob or Ross?
There never was a Star Wars Christmas Special. No one knows what you're talking about, you sound like a crazy person.
I prefer to put my money where my mouth is and support public radio. After not watching any commercial news for probably the last few years and just relying on NPR and BBC for the most part, I happened to visit a relative when the TV news came on. I am not exaggerating when I say the news show had a jittery cartoon-like appearance in its speech and presentation style. And it was mostly commercials. That is the mindless garbage you get when you let someone else pay for your news.
I always thought this was self-destructive behavior on Slashdot's part.
Not really at all. Try taking notes on a laptop in a real world situation when you're meeting with a client and having a conversation. See how fast your ass is booted out and fired.
You just expressed those ideas in English. Sure, you used more words, but you can convey more precision then. The best part about English is that if there is a word in another language that gets the job done better, it becomes a part of the English language. In its own chaotic way, English can easily become a universal language because its users are open to assimilating other words instead of arbitrarily freezing (preserving) the language.
I'm happy to put my money where my mouth is. That airwave bandwidth is better repurposed into a high speed national wireless network.
Steve Jobs has it right on this one: The only way to empower users is to only offer programming via an on-demand model, whether it's $0.99 per show on iTunes or unlimited streaming on Netflix. The "push model" of television is incredibly inefficient and any DVR-style device (ie, think TiVo, not AppleTV or Roku) is just prolonging its death spiral and keeping consumers trapped in the past.
I refuse to install an antenna on my house to receive push TV programming and will certainly not subscribe to push TV over cable or fiber.
I'm sorry, but that looks really fucking lame. I just voted with my wallet by keeping it in my pocket.
You pretty much need to have an eclectic profile like Julian's on OKCupid to attract the interesting women and to keep the vapid ones away. Hell, I'm taking notes.
So rather than doing without and supporting independent media with your wallet, you're perpetuating the consumption. BraVO to you.
"*: I use the acronym "TV" now as the generic act of watching entertainment shows - regardless of medium."
Many others who complain about the concept of "TV" haven't quite identified what they're complaining about. If you really think about it, the problem is "push TV," which refers to over-the-air or cable/satellite programming. Things like DVRs are half-assed band-aids that only perpetuate the problem because you are stuck to the pushers' schedules. In that sense, push television is a huge technological step backwards from books, which by their nature are on-demand.
I have learned over the years that if you only have access to on-demand video programming, through your DVD collection, Netflix, etc., you tend to treat videos as items you can pull off the shelf now and then for enjoyment...like a book. When you are free from time and space limitations, videos just become another selectable media item.
That's what the Conservative party does.
That's an old article and does not jive with my current experience. I signed up for unlimited data for my Android-based phone on Verizon 2 months ago for $30/mo. The usage meter on the phone that Verizon provides says "unlimited" (versus the voice and SMS limits the meter shows) and they are very explicit that the tethering plan is an extra fee.
With Windows 7 you can customize it to only show up for notifications only. Click the little triangle on the left of the system tray and pick "customize."