Laptops are for whatever you want to use them. I use my Dell Inspiron 8200 for gaming. As long as you get their "Ultrasharp" LCD's, then the images will be crisp and fluid. The keyboards on their larger systems are full-sized and I have no problem using mine. You do need to get a separate mouse, of course. Another good thing about the better Dell laptops is that the graphics chipset is upgradable via a daughterboard.
That said, I think $3,350 is way over priced. If I'm spending that kind of money, I'm going for Apple's Lapzilla.
(Putting on the dad cap) Doing nothing is always an option. This case sounds more like an issue of bad planning, rather than a technological one. You could buy a wired phone to cellular adapter (such as the Dock N Talk), but why spend all that money when your ethernet adapter is arriving soon? Why didn't you buy your ethernet adapter sooner or hang onto the landline until all of your communication needs were met?
As a TiVo owner myself, I can say with confidence that not having the service available for a day or two is not a make or break issue, but it could have been prevented by simple planning.
Taking another human's life is only a means to an end...the most legitimate of which is the defense of your life and the life of your family. Beyond that and defending your country from invaders, you would be hard pressed to find many more legitimate uses.
TiVo can also use your LAN to connect via the Internet. And OF COURSE the data they receive is not going to be anonymous--they have to be able to authenticate the connection from the box with their customer database to make sure only their customers are sending data. I believe (and someone else can verify this) that any personally identifying data is removed when the stats are aggregated by ZIP code.
You can mail them for a free game piece, like any other promotional contest in the US. No purchase necessary. Or, spring for someone's drink purchase in exchange for the cap!
I've seen lots of graffiti...some of it looks really good, some of it is just there for vandalism purposes. The former I'd call art, regardless of the surface it's on.
But hey...art or not, IT'S NOT YOUR FSCKING WALL!!! Buy a goddamn canvas or get someone's permission before you paint their building. This is a simple case of "your right to swing your fist ends where my nose begins."
So what...as soon as the buyer gets home and puts on an outfit that doesn't fit, it will go back to the shop for a refund. Screw with people enough and they'll grow to distrust this technology.
That's the Bloomberg terminal in a nutshell. You have at a minimum 2 LCD screens. Each screen runs a proprietary X-server type of program that hooks up to Bloomberg's mainframe. At the top of each window is a command line and below the command lines are the information windows with whatever information you were looking up, graphing, etc. Watch Bloomberg Television whenever it comes on...the big screens behind the show hosts are simply Bloomberg terminal screens.
There are lots of *soft companies out there; ie Peoplesoft, Terrasoft, etc. Furthermore, his name is spelled in such a way that it is not even possible to get it as a Google listing if you search for Microsoft.
The college/uni has already been compensated through tuition. If there's one thing I've learned about contracts is they're only as good as the laws behind them and the ability of a lawyer to convince a judge to uphold them. Have there been any court cases where the legality of academic IP rights has been challenged?
Because your rental provider will do they upgrade and keep you up to date. That is one of the advantages for a business to not own hardware if they need all the power they can get.
If that is the case, then this is not a new idea. This is a technological extension of what's known as a "consignment inventory." For example:
A paper company and a printing company might have an agreement for the paper company to store their paper on the printer's property, but the paper company retains title to the paper. The printer only pays for the paper that they use.
In IBM's case, you would let IBM store *their* hardware (not yours...important point) on your property and you would only pay for what you use.
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You can upgrade the graphics chipset on Dell laptops.
Laptops are for whatever you want to use them. I use my Dell Inspiron 8200 for gaming. As long as you get their "Ultrasharp" LCD's, then the images will be crisp and fluid. The keyboards on their larger systems are full-sized and I have no problem using mine. You do need to get a separate mouse, of course. Another good thing about the better Dell laptops is that the graphics chipset is upgradable via a daughterboard.
That said, I think $3,350 is way over priced. If I'm spending that kind of money, I'm going for Apple's Lapzilla.
It still happens in China and in the 1700's it also happened in the US.
"And ignore anything and everything that everyone is saying here, even if it sounds like it makes sense; because in a legal context it might not."
(Putting on the dad cap) Doing nothing is always an option. This case sounds more like an issue of bad planning, rather than a technological one. You could buy a wired phone to cellular adapter (such as the Dock N Talk), but why spend all that money when your ethernet adapter is arriving soon? Why didn't you buy your ethernet adapter sooner or hang onto the landline until all of your communication needs were met?
As a TiVo owner myself, I can say with confidence that not having the service available for a day or two is not a make or break issue, but it could have been prevented by simple planning.
Taking another human's life is only a means to an end...the most legitimate of which is the defense of your life and the life of your family. Beyond that and defending your country from invaders, you would be hard pressed to find many more legitimate uses.
IANAL...
While that's technically true, a good plaintiff's attorney or prosecutor will pierce the veil on a single member LLC like a wet Kleenex.
Unless the aunt was worth more than $1,500,000, then her estate won't be charged estate tax. Only the very wealthy get hit with it, not us plebs.
TiVo can also use your LAN to connect via the Internet. And OF COURSE the data they receive is not going to be anonymous--they have to be able to authenticate the connection from the box with their customer database to make sure only their customers are sending data. I believe (and someone else can verify this) that any personally identifying data is removed when the stats are aggregated by ZIP code.
It would be like having a telephone pole in your pocket! Of course, some of us had that kind of tech for a long time
You can turn that off so TiVo won't send anything home.
You can mail them for a free game piece, like any other promotional contest in the US. No purchase necessary. Or, spring for someone's drink purchase in exchange for the cap!
I've seen lots of graffiti...some of it looks really good, some of it is just there for vandalism purposes. The former I'd call art, regardless of the surface it's on.
But hey...art or not, IT'S NOT YOUR FSCKING WALL!!! Buy a goddamn canvas or get someone's permission before you paint their building. This is a simple case of "your right to swing your fist ends where my nose begins."
So what...as soon as the buyer gets home and puts on an outfit that doesn't fit, it will go back to the shop for a refund. Screw with people enough and they'll grow to distrust this technology.
The coup de gras would be beans and *cheap* toilet paper...ouch!
That's the Bloomberg terminal in a nutshell. You have at a minimum 2 LCD screens. Each screen runs a proprietary X-server type of program that hooks up to Bloomberg's mainframe. At the top of each window is a command line and below the command lines are the information windows with whatever information you were looking up, graphing, etc. Watch Bloomberg Television whenever it comes on...the big screens behind the show hosts are simply Bloomberg terminal screens.
...or wanted to.
Only as much as GM and Ford could be held accountable for the getaway car in a bank robbery.
"*jerk-off motion with hand*"
I'm still looking for a good emoticon for that gesture to use in message forums.
There are lots of *soft companies out there; ie Peoplesoft, Terrasoft, etc. Furthermore, his name is spelled in such a way that it is not even possible to get it as a Google listing if you search for Microsoft.
The college/uni has already been compensated through tuition. If there's one thing I've learned about contracts is they're only as good as the laws behind them and the ability of a lawyer to convince a judge to uphold them. Have there been any court cases where the legality of academic IP rights has been challenged?
I second that nomination!
(btw, This is the only legitimate purpose of a "Me Too!" post).
Because your rental provider will do they upgrade and keep you up to date. That is one of the advantages for a business to not own hardware if they need all the power they can get.
If that is the case, then this is not a new idea. This is a technological extension of what's known as a "consignment inventory." For example:
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A paper company and a printing company might have an agreement for the paper company to store their paper on the printer's property, but the paper company retains title to the paper. The printer only pays for the paper that they use.
In IBM's case, you would let IBM store *their* hardware (not yours...important point) on your property and you would only pay for what you use.
Did I just cut through the bullshit or what?
The GPL grants redistribution rights under certain conditions. It has nothing to do with use.