The main reason for the decline of PC sales is that PC's have gotten to the point where their useful life is far longer than it used to be. Other than bleeding edge gamers and enthusiasts, there is just no need to upgrade as often as people once did. The same applies more or less to businesses.
Nearly every person I know who owns a smartphone and/or a tablet also has some sort of PC. I really don't think the portable device boom is the culprit here.
Lincoln was a despot who trampled the Constitution far more than any modern President has, and the changes he started led to the situation we have today where the Federal Government is all powerful compared to the States.
Was he right or wrong? I really can't say, and it's a question I've struggled with. The fact remains that it's quite politically incorrect to talk about his despotism. Instead everyone seems to revere him.
Your main mistake is assuming that there are any 'good guys' at all. There are not. All countries act to one degree or another to further their own interests. The fiction that there are 'good' and 'bad' countries is just that, a fiction.
You really know no knowledge of the history of the Chicago political machine do you? I suggest you read up then. It makes just about all other political corruption look like newbs trying to play Quake.
what people don't understand is that porn is a bad thing when there is too much exposure, so it does a lot of good for people to block their access or at least make it harder to access... too bad they'll never get any appreciation for it...
People don't understand that because it isn't true.
I guess I've come to believe that life will evolve to meet just about any condition
It has to exist to evolve, and we still know little about life's beginnings. It may well be that life can survive and adapt but that it's still not be conducive to life's formation.
I find it interesting that oxygen was poisonous to Earth's first life forms.
I find it interesting that the life forms doomed by the Great Oxygenation Event didn't put punitive taxes and regulations on the cyanobacteria that were polluting the air with oxygen and bringing about climate change.
Yep, with old people the old style digital bits are somehow better than the newer ones
He didn't say anything about the people. Sending a telegram took a fair bit more effort than sending a tweet or an email. I'd say that something like a telegram or a hand written letter does have more value than a quick modern digital communication, if only because it takes more effort to send.
Android is Linux. I get sick of people writing that they are two different things. Yes, the userspace is different, but it Linux is a kernel and Android uses it. Android is every bit as much Linux as is the more familiar GNU/Linux distros.
I'm not sure why you were modded Troll. I tend to agree. Types are no good if they are not enforced. Either use a language that doesn't enforce typing or use one that does. This in between approach is indeed lazy.
Except that the franchise used to have depth and technobabble. Serious social issues were explored in an entertaining way. The current reboot is basically devoid of that depth.
I still use Lynx, etc. I also use Firefox, Chrome, and IE. I haven't abandoned things so much as I've added things. It's not an all or nothing proposition. I love my Asus Transformer Prime, but I also love my old Linux box that doesn't even have a graphical display. Both have their place.
I didn't say some people were not opposed to Obama out of racism. My point was that ad hominem and baseless claims of racism are immediately made just about anytime someone criticizes him, and that is true. I'm not the one being stupid here.
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The main reason for the decline of PC sales is that PC's have gotten to the point where their useful life is far longer than it used to be. Other than bleeding edge gamers and enthusiasts, there is just no need to upgrade as often as people once did. The same applies more or less to businesses.
Nearly every person I know who owns a smartphone and/or a tablet also has some sort of PC. I really don't think the portable device boom is the culprit here.
Lincoln was a despot who trampled the Constitution far more than any modern President has, and the changes he started led to the situation we have today where the Federal Government is all powerful compared to the States.
Was he right or wrong? I really can't say, and it's a question I've struggled with. The fact remains that it's quite politically incorrect to talk about his despotism. Instead everyone seems to revere him.
If you hear it then you've measured it.
My guess would be 'miaow'
Only if it's still alive when you open the box.
Your main mistake is assuming that there are any 'good guys' at all. There are not. All countries act to one degree or another to further their own interests. The fiction that there are 'good' and 'bad' countries is just that, a fiction.
Shame the space race died once America made target and the USSR fell apart. If that had kept going, we'd be living in apartments on Mars by now.
Or perhaps deploying weapons on Mars by now...
Why? Is there oil on Mars?
You really know no knowledge of the history of the Chicago political machine do you? I suggest you read up then. It makes just about all other political corruption look like newbs trying to play Quake.
what people don't understand is that porn is a bad thing when there is too much exposure, so it does a lot of good for people to block their access or at least make it harder to access... too bad they'll never get any appreciation for it...
People don't understand that because it isn't true.
I don't know, sometimes my writs gets rather sore
The chafing man, don't forget the chafing!
Oh I'm not surprised at all. He's a product of the dirtiest political machine of the country, Chicago's. I called this before his first election.
Now now, don't confuse Senator Obama with President Obama. They're entirely different people...
(I'm not sure to what extent I'm joking...)
Senator Obama was made up. President Obama is the real person.
I guess I've come to believe that life will evolve to meet just about any condition
It has to exist to evolve, and we still know little about life's beginnings. It may well be that life can survive and adapt but that it's still not be conducive to life's formation.
I find it interesting that oxygen was poisonous to Earth's first life forms.
I find it interesting that the life forms doomed by the Great Oxygenation Event didn't put punitive taxes and regulations on the cyanobacteria that were polluting the air with oxygen and bringing about climate change.
Yep, with old people the old style digital bits are somehow better than the newer ones
He didn't say anything about the people. Sending a telegram took a fair bit more effort than sending a tweet or an email. I'd say that something like a telegram or a hand written letter does have more value than a quick modern digital communication, if only because it takes more effort to send.
Isn't that kinda the point of baseball? It's only cheating if they catch you? Is a scuffed ball any different from stealing a base?
Stealing a base is a legally allowed move in the game, so yes it is very different.
Even the java exploits out there are generally used to inject native executable code as malware.
Android is Linux. I get sick of people writing that they are two different things. Yes, the userspace is different, but it Linux is a kernel and Android uses it. Android is every bit as much Linux as is the more familiar GNU/Linux distros.
This is slashdot my friend. Editors don't actually edit anything.
I'm so glad I get to use this legacy software!
Said nobody ever.
Nor did I. I just pointed out, and rightly so, that a lot of software these days suffers from enormous bloat and lack of optimization.
That must explain why so much software sucks these days, as well as all the binary bloat. Now get off my lawn.
I'm not sure why you were modded Troll. I tend to agree. Types are no good if they are not enforced. Either use a language that doesn't enforce typing or use one that does. This in between approach is indeed lazy.
Except that the franchise used to have depth and technobabble. Serious social issues were explored in an entertaining way. The current reboot is basically devoid of that depth.
I still use Lynx, etc. I also use Firefox, Chrome, and IE. I haven't abandoned things so much as I've added things. It's not an all or nothing proposition. I love my Asus Transformer Prime, but I also love my old Linux box that doesn't even have a graphical display. Both have their place.
Or care about ongoing oppression.
It is on Slashdot because it falls under the 'stuff that matters' category.
I'll bet she'd still look good petrified.
I didn't say some people were not opposed to Obama out of racism. My point was that ad hominem and baseless claims of racism are immediately made just about anytime someone criticizes him, and that is true. I'm not the one being stupid here.