You are so absolutely correct! Every couple of decades 3D comes around again for a few years, then once the fad wears off it's gone again. I remember going to 3D films in the 80s, some of which were just rereleases of films from the 50s - the wax museum horror movie for example. I guess this dates back to the stereoviews of the late 19th century, at least that's the earliest 3D media I can think of.
Growing up in the 70s and 80s I always thought I would have my own Brittanica on a shelf in my office/library/den one day. I'm in my 40s now and never got around to it, although I've been tempted in recent years but the problem with keeping the information current always made me decide against it. Knowing this may be my last chance, I might just have to finally splurge.
My 2003 Monte Carlo has 220,000 miles on it. I did choose to replace the motor and trans (both used) at 200,000 miles though instead of rebuilding the trans when the pressure control solenoid gave out and repair would have cost as much as the replacement motor and trans together, so those only have around 72K on them. Runs like a dream and by the condition of the interior and exterior you would never know this car had anywhere near 100K miles much less 220,000. Any car from the "big three" built within the past 20 years that is worth buying these days can go 300,000 miles with basic maintenance. Cars were garbage in the 80's and I think a lot of the mentality around longevity in the US these days is still based on experiences with those cars.
I pay in the neighborhood of 27% of my salary each year in taxes. If I sell a few stocks that I made some money on, add to that the capital gains taxes and I'm closing in on 30%. I think I pay enough in taxes thank you very much.
I've been visiting the site for years. And it's worth mentioning my own X10 setup that runs a few items in my house runs on a Thinkpad T20 that I bought new way back in 2001 or so. I've replaced a couple of hard drives since then, but other than that it's all original.
Agreed. Pick up a gently used one - a Nikon d70s or d50 would be good choices. Check out the forums at dpreview.com. Can't go wrong over there from beginner to expert.
I purchased a course from "The Great Courses" on DVD last year (thegreatcourses.com), the topic of which was Game Theory. I've enjoyed the first half of the course, but haven't completed it. Unfortunately whenever I get time to go back to it, it has been long enough that I tend to start back at the beginning and watch the entire course over.
I call BS on lies 1, 2, 4, and 5. We recently hired someone who had interned for us last year. This person received the training he needed to do the job he's doing now during his internship actually. When he was hired, he joined the same team he interned for. While he was an intern, we certainly didn't load him with with a full or even part time employee's workload, so clearly we didn't cost anyone a wage as there wasn't a position available. Now that this person has joined us full time, his role with his team is far greater than what we asked of him as an intern. So that disputes #1 and #2. As for #4 and #5, both are subjective and can therefore simply be tossed out. My definition and your definition of "great contacts" may differ, but that doesn't make either of us wrong.
The article says that Windows 7 and Vista are better than previous versions of Windows, but the actual recommendation is to run a "modern OS". OS X is mentioned as well as Windows flavors. True, Linux and other BSD's are not mentioned, but if you are aware of and using those that article is not really for you anyhow.
I'm none of those things. I'm over 40, conservative, and far from "urban". I had a IIc when I was in my teens, and a few years ago I switched to a Macbook Pro from Linux. Prior to that I was a big OS/2 guy. Been in IT for 17 years as well.
3D gets a push every couple of decades and can be likely traced back to popular stereoviews of the later half of the 19th century. It's a fad that hangs around for a year or two, then it's gone. The reason it goes away is because it's simply inconvenient compared to 2D movies and television. Glasses, special viewing angles, etc. are not something people are willing to commit to on a large scale just to watch a film or sitcom.
WordPerfect 7. It was horrible, sure. The beginning of the end really for WP since 6.1 was truly the best. Anyhow I digress, seeing "WP" still makes me think WordPerfect, not Windows Phone. Just like PS2 makes me think of the IBM PS/2 and not Playstation.
The only good things to come out of this are that it pretty much guarantees Obama will be a single term president and that the outing of Democrats will continue in November elections. I'm not sure that the $5 trillion cost is really worth it.
It wasn't that long ago actually. The whole cell phone thing started to take off in the early 90's, but it was well after that when cell phones were something everyone - especially students - had. I'd say more like 10 years ago, maybe 12.
Instead of pointing out a potential oversight, MS is accused of "stealing" right out of the gate. Good job folks. Way to encourage vendor participation in your projects. Keep it up and you will ensure OSS remains in the dark corners of IS - appliances, the occasional web server. It will never see critical mass unless people learn to work with vendors whose employees may not be completely familiar with all of the rules yet.
Waiting for SP1 used to be best practice when it came to Microsoft operating systems. However, those days are far behind us and most of you reading this probably weren't around in those days anyhow. Since Windows 2003 released MS has done a good job of releasing quality operating systems at the GA release. Waiting for a SP is not really necessary any longer. Granted I wouldn't try to be the first kid on the block with any new OS in production, but that goes for all vendors and not just Microsoft. It also applies to other software and hardware as well.
In fact this is such crap that MS tried to beat people that still do this at their own game. When Windows 2008 was released as GA, SP1 was already installed into the OS. Did these people wait for SP2 before installing? Maybe. But I believe more people are starting to realize you need to test any software extensively before relying on it in today's fast paced production environments, regardless of what SP level you are testing.
Not exactly first if you include MSDN and TechEd subscribers. I've had the release version from MS for a week or two now, installed it last week over my RC build.
This woman shouldn't get a dime. Her lawyer claims she shouldn't be bound to the terms of the contract she electronically signed because she didn't understand it? Give me a break. If I don't understand something, I don't sign it, click on it, or anything else other than throw it away. Granted, that gets me into other problems sometimes. Back to the topic at hand though! This was advertising plain and simple. Over the top? Maybe, but we're still talking about it months later, so clearly it was effective.
I'm truly shocked by how many people say she should get "all of it". She deserves nothing and in fact she should have to pay Toyota's legal fees. After reading this, I think I'm going to go buy me a new Tundra.
I don't get in today's age of informed individuals how people still think digital distribution is "free". Maybe your personal site is dirt cheap, but larger companies that use a ton of bandwidth pay a fortune for that bandwidth and the management and guarantees that go along with it. I work for a small company that doesn't have a large website and we do nothing like digital dist, but our bandwidth still costs over $2m per year. I agree downloads vs sending disks would be cheaper, but saying it would be free is just plain ignorant.
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You are so absolutely correct! Every couple of decades 3D comes around again for a few years, then once the fad wears off it's gone again. I remember going to 3D films in the 80s, some of which were just rereleases of films from the 50s - the wax museum horror movie for example. I guess this dates back to the stereoviews of the late 19th century, at least that's the earliest 3D media I can think of.
Growing up in the 70s and 80s I always thought I would have my own Brittanica on a shelf in my office/library/den one day. I'm in my 40s now and never got around to it, although I've been tempted in recent years but the problem with keeping the information current always made me decide against it. Knowing this may be my last chance, I might just have to finally splurge.
My 2003 Monte Carlo has 220,000 miles on it. I did choose to replace the motor and trans (both used) at 200,000 miles though instead of rebuilding the trans when the pressure control solenoid gave out and repair would have cost as much as the replacement motor and trans together, so those only have around 72K on them. Runs like a dream and by the condition of the interior and exterior you would never know this car had anywhere near 100K miles much less 220,000. Any car from the "big three" built within the past 20 years that is worth buying these days can go 300,000 miles with basic maintenance. Cars were garbage in the 80's and I think a lot of the mentality around longevity in the US these days is still based on experiences with those cars.
I pay in the neighborhood of 27% of my salary each year in taxes. If I sell a few stocks that I made some money on, add to that the capital gains taxes and I'm closing in on 30%. I think I pay enough in taxes thank you very much.
I've been visiting the site for years. And it's worth mentioning my own X10 setup that runs a few items in my house runs on a Thinkpad T20 that I bought new way back in 2001 or so. I've replaced a couple of hard drives since then, but other than that it's all original.
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Agreed. Pick up a gently used one - a Nikon d70s or d50 would be good choices. Check out the forums at dpreview.com. Can't go wrong over there from beginner to expert.
I purchased a course from "The Great Courses" on DVD last year (thegreatcourses.com), the topic of which was Game Theory. I've enjoyed the first half of the course, but haven't completed it. Unfortunately whenever I get time to go back to it, it has been long enough that I tend to start back at the beginning and watch the entire course over.
This has been "discovered" every time 3D comes around, which seems to be every 20 years or so.
I call BS on lies 1, 2, 4, and 5. We recently hired someone who had interned for us last year. This person received the training he needed to do the job he's doing now during his internship actually. When he was hired, he joined the same team he interned for. While he was an intern, we certainly didn't load him with with a full or even part time employee's workload, so clearly we didn't cost anyone a wage as there wasn't a position available. Now that this person has joined us full time, his role with his team is far greater than what we asked of him as an intern. So that disputes #1 and #2. As for #4 and #5, both are subjective and can therefore simply be tossed out. My definition and your definition of "great contacts" may differ, but that doesn't make either of us wrong.
OS/2 was superior to Windows of the time, Beta was superior to VHS, MCA was superior to ISA. All of those superior products died too.
The article says that Windows 7 and Vista are better than previous versions of Windows, but the actual recommendation is to run a "modern OS". OS X is mentioned as well as Windows flavors. True, Linux and other BSD's are not mentioned, but if you are aware of and using those that article is not really for you anyhow.
I'm none of those things. I'm over 40, conservative, and far from "urban". I had a IIc when I was in my teens, and a few years ago I switched to a Macbook Pro from Linux. Prior to that I was a big OS/2 guy. Been in IT for 17 years as well.
3D gets a push every couple of decades and can be likely traced back to popular stereoviews of the later half of the 19th century. It's a fad that hangs around for a year or two, then it's gone. The reason it goes away is because it's simply inconvenient compared to 2D movies and television. Glasses, special viewing angles, etc. are not something people are willing to commit to on a large scale just to watch a film or sitcom.
WordPerfect 7. It was horrible, sure. The beginning of the end really for WP since 6.1 was truly the best. Anyhow I digress, seeing "WP" still makes me think WordPerfect, not Windows Phone. Just like PS2 makes me think of the IBM PS/2 and not Playstation.
Licensed a few years ago, upgraded to general last year, 40 years old.
The only good things to come out of this are that it pretty much guarantees Obama will be a single term president and that the outing of Democrats will continue in November elections. I'm not sure that the $5 trillion cost is really worth it.
It wasn't that long ago actually. The whole cell phone thing started to take off in the early 90's, but it was well after that when cell phones were something everyone - especially students - had. I'd say more like 10 years ago, maybe 12.
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We'll all be LONG DEAD by then! Who cares if it lasts beyond the lifespan of our children? I honestly couldn't care less - so not impressed!
Instead of pointing out a potential oversight, MS is accused of "stealing" right out of the gate. Good job folks. Way to encourage vendor participation in your projects. Keep it up and you will ensure OSS remains in the dark corners of IS - appliances, the occasional web server. It will never see critical mass unless people learn to work with vendors whose employees may not be completely familiar with all of the rules yet.
Waiting for SP1 used to be best practice when it came to Microsoft operating systems. However, those days are far behind us and most of you reading this probably weren't around in those days anyhow. Since Windows 2003 released MS has done a good job of releasing quality operating systems at the GA release. Waiting for a SP is not really necessary any longer. Granted I wouldn't try to be the first kid on the block with any new OS in production, but that goes for all vendors and not just Microsoft. It also applies to other software and hardware as well.
In fact this is such crap that MS tried to beat people that still do this at their own game. When Windows 2008 was released as GA, SP1 was already installed into the OS. Did these people wait for SP2 before installing? Maybe. But I believe more people are starting to realize you need to test any software extensively before relying on it in today's fast paced production environments, regardless of what SP level you are testing.
Not exactly first if you include MSDN and TechEd subscribers. I've had the release version from MS for a week or two now, installed it last week over my RC build.
This woman shouldn't get a dime. Her lawyer claims she shouldn't be bound to the terms of the contract she electronically signed because she didn't understand it? Give me a break. If I don't understand something, I don't sign it, click on it, or anything else other than throw it away. Granted, that gets me into other problems sometimes. Back to the topic at hand though! This was advertising plain and simple. Over the top? Maybe, but we're still talking about it months later, so clearly it was effective.
I'm truly shocked by how many people say she should get "all of it". She deserves nothing and in fact she should have to pay Toyota's legal fees. After reading this, I think I'm going to go buy me a new Tundra.
Stupid people suck.
I don't get in today's age of informed individuals how people still think digital distribution is "free". Maybe your personal site is dirt cheap, but larger companies that use a ton of bandwidth pay a fortune for that bandwidth and the management and guarantees that go along with it. I work for a small company that doesn't have a large website and we do nothing like digital dist, but our bandwidth still costs over $2m per year. I agree downloads vs sending disks would be cheaper, but saying it would be free is just plain ignorant.