The batteries are not software defined, their usage is. Get it straight. I understand that its very 21st century to make things "Software Defined", but they just aren't.
How is this different than dropping clockspeed, or dimming the screen?
Hint: not all computing activities require the same amount of power.
It's different in that they propose multiple batteries, each optimized for different usage scenarios. The software decides which battery is active based on user activity. I would imagine this would be combined with today's standard lowering clock speed, etc.
We've had Tivo since the Series 2, and we always opted for the lifetime subscription. It is cheaper in the long run, for us at least, given the amount of time we tend to keep them. We were recently discussing upgrading our Prime to a Roamio, but I am leaning more towards waiting to see how the Pro version of this new box stacks up, both cost and feature wise.
And to be fair the membership isn't rent, unless you mean renting a lot of the useful features. It will still function as a dumb DVR if a subscription is expired.
I'm in my late 40s now and this has got to take first place as the ugliest watch I've ever seen in my entire life. I wouldn't pay $5 for it, let alone $28,000. I would consider wearing one if they paid me $10,000.
Every mall here in the greater Pittsburgh region is packed the rare times I go, and all seem to be doing quite well. There, I countered your anecdote with another! Have at you!
You're correct about that mall though. I've been there and it was very busy indeed.
I just had a horrible mental image of chubby, pasty colored 18 year old boys trying to grow neckbeards and failing. Now I need to go get some real eyebleach. Even that might not be enough.
I'd have to split out the combined phone/TV/Internet bill from Verizon but I am not paying a whole lot more than you are for 75/75. Then again I negotiated when they tried to up my price and wound up getting it cut even lower than it was (Thanks for letting me use your name in vain Xfinity, as if I ever *would* switch to you).
Oh I agree. I rarely have to call the TAC but it can be a struggle. That's why a lot of our clients use our support services. I don't work our support desk, I do design/pre-sales/installation/consulting, but the guys who take calls are really good. They rarely have to escalate to the TAC unless it's a bug.
I do a lot of Check Point engineering/consulting services and this is one of the more exciting things they've done in awhile. Even though they didn't actually develop it they've done a good job integrating into their firewall suite. It is not a panacea; nothing in security is, but it is good stuff.
Most people stuck using older browsers have to do so due to applications at work written specifically to the quirks of said browsers. Even an old, old personally owned system can be upgraded to newer browser versions.
"Since some time, I am working on a replacement of our current shell script based boot process to something more flexible, a similar solution to Apple's launchd, and Linux's systemd."
Hosts file pointing anything going to update to localhost until you're ready to install them. No, we shouldn't have to do that but if they want to fuck with my control over my system I can fuck back.
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I wish I had mod points to mod this 'Funny'. Wonderful reuse of the 'BSD is Dying' meme.
The batteries are not software defined, their usage is. Get it straight. I understand that its very 21st century to make things "Software Defined", but they just aren't.
How is this different than dropping clockspeed, or dimming the screen?
Hint: not all computing activities require the same amount of power.
It's different in that they propose multiple batteries, each optimized for different usage scenarios. The software decides which battery is active based on user activity. I would imagine this would be combined with today's standard lowering clock speed, etc.
We've had Tivo since the Series 2, and we always opted for the lifetime subscription. It is cheaper in the long run, for us at least, given the amount of time we tend to keep them. We were recently discussing upgrading our Prime to a Roamio, but I am leaning more towards waiting to see how the Pro version of this new box stacks up, both cost and feature wise.
And to be fair the membership isn't rent, unless you mean renting a lot of the useful features. It will still function as a dumb DVR if a subscription is expired.
I can't help it. I'm a giver, and I am just giving to the community.
He left himself wide open to that one.
My employer spends a significant amount of money on training. Maybe you just need to get a new job.
I'm in my late 40s now and this has got to take first place as the ugliest watch I've ever seen in my entire life. I wouldn't pay $5 for it, let alone $28,000. I would consider wearing one if they paid me $10,000.
Except they are talking out of their ass. They don't know for certain, not at all. It's all supposition.
Not to mention that typing a paper on one of those would be brutally painful.
The legal definition of 1st offense is the first time one is caught and prosecuted.
Every mall here in the greater Pittsburgh region is packed the rare times I go, and all seem to be doing quite well. There, I countered your anecdote with another! Have at you!
You're correct about that mall though. I've been there and it was very busy indeed.
I read that as "barely legal."
"Barely legal Slashdot interns"
Does ThinkGeek sell eye bleach?
I just had a horrible mental image of chubby, pasty colored 18 year old boys trying to grow neckbeards and failing. Now I need to go get some real eyebleach. Even that might not be enough.
I'd have to split out the combined phone/TV/Internet bill from Verizon but I am not paying a whole lot more than you are for 75/75. Then again I negotiated when they tried to up my price and wound up getting it cut even lower than it was (Thanks for letting me use your name in vain Xfinity, as if I ever *would* switch to you).
Oh I agree. I rarely have to call the TAC but it can be a struggle. That's why a lot of our clients use our support services. I don't work our support desk, I do design/pre-sales/installation/consulting, but the guys who take calls are really good. They rarely have to escalate to the TAC unless it's a bug.
I do a lot of Check Point engineering/consulting services and this is one of the more exciting things they've done in awhile. Even though they didn't actually develop it they've done a good job integrating into their firewall suite. It is not a panacea; nothing in security is, but it is good stuff.
Most people stuck using older browsers have to do so due to applications at work written specifically to the quirks of said browsers. Even an old, old personally owned system can be upgraded to newer browser versions.
That is what the lone ethernet port is for. They expect everything else to be Wi-Fi.
Pretty sure Boost Mobile IS Sprint.
That is correct. Boost is a subsidiary of Sprint.
pedantry
ped()ntr/
noun
noun: pedantry; plural noun: pedantries
excessive concern with minor details and rules.
Pedants on casual message boards/forums/etc. should just fuck off.
Milk is profitable still. So are eggs. Trust me, everything that matters will remain fairly profitable. Governments will guarantee it.
Not even a 'free' BIOS can prevent compromised microcode.
Nonono. Not a hipster. The term that a hipster would have used would be "Tin Foil Fedora".
"Since some time, I am working on a replacement of our current shell script based boot process to something more flexible, a similar solution to Apple's launchd, and Linux's systemd."
Hosts file pointing anything going to update to localhost until you're ready to install them. No, we shouldn't have to do that but if they want to fuck with my control over my system I can fuck back.