That's exactly what I thought when I read the summary. That it can reduce strength is news to me, but I always thought the importance of it was to prevent injury. And given this is a tech site, I don't see why it matters to most of the people here. Hell, most of us probably don't get enough exercise to begin with, let alone taking it to the level where performance matters.
The truth is, iTunes is an excellent player for most people. The fact that only now has there been another real contender shows that most users are satisfied with it and don't need or want a replacement. Perhaps if you had started it off with something like "Although iTunes is a good music player for most people..." it wouldn't have come off sounding like someone who has no understanding of what makes a good piece of software. I mean... come on... themes?
Why would you want to piss around with files and folders when the program can take care of it for you? You seem to forget that some of us "power" users like these features because even though we are more than capable of doing very technical things, often we don't want to because it means less time we can spend on other things. The fact that iTunes has a library and can automatically sort out the folders and files is one of the biggest features for me. I'm so glad I don't have to micromanage of my music files and I've never found the lack of "manual" control a problem.
Yeah, because when your average user has a hardware problem, they're going to go right to MS's horrid KB and look up the solution themselves and then fix it (assuming they find it). If the hardware manufacturers can barely write reliable drivers, then how do you expect MS to do that on all of their behalf, even if they do have some advantage in terms of time and access to Windows's internals etc.
You're right. What were they thinking! Those ESA engineers should come to Slashdot for their advice. We clearly have a better understanding of things than they do.
Seriously, though, would you want to re-enter earth with your heat shield above you? Or perhaps you'd rather add lots of weight by covering the whole thing in heat shielding? I'm sure they included a back-up chute.
But that implies that people had ever been driven from physical media in the first place. I'm sure some have, but it's certainly not the norm. You could argue such for music, but not for video, I don't think. At the moment, downloading videos seems to be supplemental, rather than a replacement.
It's not natural for them to go extinct when they are extinguished by unnatural means. Same goes to all those idiots saying that global warming is a natural phenomenon -- that still doesn't mean our lack of environmental consideration isn't a big mistake.
If they're talking about the model I think they are, then it's the exact same physical size and the one with the larger screen -- the one with a smaller screen has a very large bezel. I've thought about getting one of these, and couldn't ignore the fact that I could get a bigger screen for not much more money (and could presumably install Linux on it if I didn't want XP).
I don't see why it needs explaining at all -- doing your best work also has a lot to do with reaching a certain level of education at a period in your life and is affected by motivations etc. I don't see why someone could only do their best or most significant work when in their theoretically best neurological shape.
Yeah, there are plenty of old people with brains in greater condition than many people in their prime. I'm sure everyone's already heard the whole "the brain is like a muscle" thing before. Sure, the process of aging is very real, but there's more to it than that when it comes to optimal health etc.
I would hope that any placebo would be very cheap, if not fully subsidised. As for the cost of the doctors visit, you are paying for their consultation time, not paying them to write a prescription. It would be nice if all doctors were experts at everything with perfect bedside manner and all patients were completely honest and understood everything they were told. Then you could argue that there is very little space for placebos. But in reality, it does seem like a useful thing if the doctor is acting in the patient's best interest (as opposed to just being lazy).
Some sedatives can be very addictive. There is some more advanced research going on with the placebo effect, BTW. I think some researches are now looking at experiments where they give someone an "active" (or something like that) placebo, where it does cause a notable side effect, in addition to pills that have no effect and what ever drug they are actually trying to test. They've also done experiments where they've given IV drug users (morphine, I think) saline injections and had some of them get relief from that. So don't get me wrong here.
Well, the article says a "significant number also reported prescribing antibiotics and sedatives". The way you put it makes it sound as if it's nothing to be concerned about.
But you have simplified the situation too much, because often placebos don't work at all, or they may work for a while, then stop. There is lots of research going on with the placebo effect and it suggests that it's all a bit more complicated than what people have previously assumed. Not to mention that your first sentence is a false premise -- that doctors prescribe something doesn't always mean they're sure it will help.
No, they don't have to, they choose to. If all the doctors took the hard line when it came to not doing the things you suggested, then it wouldn't be a problem. Any doctor who is prescribing medication when they know it's unnecessary and potentially harmful because they want more business shouldn't be practicing.
With all the upgrades to other important parts of the system, like RAM and the system bus, in some ways it is completely different architecture. I'm sure if you tried to load Vista onto an old, average 486 box (assuming it's possible), you might agree.
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That's exactly what I thought when I read the summary. That it can reduce strength is news to me, but I always thought the importance of it was to prevent injury. And given this is a tech site, I don't see why it matters to most of the people here. Hell, most of us probably don't get enough exercise to begin with, let alone taking it to the level where performance matters.
The truth is, iTunes is an average music player.
The truth is, iTunes is an excellent player for most people. The fact that only now has there been another real contender shows that most users are satisfied with it and don't need or want a replacement. Perhaps if you had started it off with something like "Although iTunes is a good music player for most people..." it wouldn't have come off sounding like someone who has no understanding of what makes a good piece of software. I mean... come on... themes?
Why would you want to piss around with files and folders when the program can take care of it for you? You seem to forget that some of us "power" users like these features because even though we are more than capable of doing very technical things, often we don't want to because it means less time we can spend on other things. The fact that iTunes has a library and can automatically sort out the folders and files is one of the biggest features for me. I'm so glad I don't have to micromanage of my music files and I've never found the lack of "manual" control a problem.
Yeah, they should. But do you really expect them to do either?
Yeah, because when your average user has a hardware problem, they're going to go right to MS's horrid KB and look up the solution themselves and then fix it (assuming they find it). If the hardware manufacturers can barely write reliable drivers, then how do you expect MS to do that on all of their behalf, even if they do have some advantage in terms of time and access to Windows's internals etc.
You're right. What were they thinking! Those ESA engineers should come to Slashdot for their advice. We clearly have a better understanding of things than they do.
Seriously, though, would you want to re-enter earth with your heat shield above you? Or perhaps you'd rather add lots of weight by covering the whole thing in heat shielding? I'm sure they included a back-up chute.
But that implies that people had ever been driven from physical media in the first place. I'm sure some have, but it's certainly not the norm. You could argue such for music, but not for video, I don't think. At the moment, downloading videos seems to be supplemental, rather than a replacement.
The physical media, obviously. But I'm not sure what your point is.
You talk about all this as if it's come kind of competition.
It's not natural for them to go extinct when they are extinguished by unnatural means. Same goes to all those idiots saying that global warming is a natural phenomenon -- that still doesn't mean our lack of environmental consideration isn't a big mistake.
$1 per GB? I wish I could get broadband that cheaply. I doubt it will drive people back to anything -- not at those prices.
If they're talking about the model I think they are, then it's the exact same physical size and the one with the larger screen -- the one with a smaller screen has a very large bezel. I've thought about getting one of these, and couldn't ignore the fact that I could get a bigger screen for not much more money (and could presumably install Linux on it if I didn't want XP).
This sounds like a nice feature to keep stupid people from voting.
Spoken like a true, arrogant techie.
Problem is, depression can effect willpower.
Depression is always about something. Even if the person suffering from it has no idea why, doesn't mean there isn't a reason.
I don't see why it needs explaining at all -- doing your best work also has a lot to do with reaching a certain level of education at a period in your life and is affected by motivations etc. I don't see why someone could only do their best or most significant work when in their theoretically best neurological shape.
Yeah, there are plenty of old people with brains in greater condition than many people in their prime. I'm sure everyone's already heard the whole "the brain is like a muscle" thing before. Sure, the process of aging is very real, but there's more to it than that when it comes to optimal health etc.
You mean there are some cellphones that don't do this? I thought it was pretty standard. But I have always been on a GSM network.
I would hope that any placebo would be very cheap, if not fully subsidised. As for the cost of the doctors visit, you are paying for their consultation time, not paying them to write a prescription. It would be nice if all doctors were experts at everything with perfect bedside manner and all patients were completely honest and understood everything they were told. Then you could argue that there is very little space for placebos. But in reality, it does seem like a useful thing if the doctor is acting in the patient's best interest (as opposed to just being lazy).
Some sedatives can be very addictive. There is some more advanced research going on with the placebo effect, BTW. I think some researches are now looking at experiments where they give someone an "active" (or something like that) placebo, where it does cause a notable side effect, in addition to pills that have no effect and what ever drug they are actually trying to test. They've also done experiments where they've given IV drug users (morphine, I think) saline injections and had some of them get relief from that. So don't get me wrong here.
Well, the article says a "significant number also reported prescribing antibiotics and sedatives". The way you put it makes it sound as if it's nothing to be concerned about.
Did you not read the part about doctors prescribing antibiotics to people with a virus?
But you have simplified the situation too much, because often placebos don't work at all, or they may work for a while, then stop. There is lots of research going on with the placebo effect and it suggests that it's all a bit more complicated than what people have previously assumed. Not to mention that your first sentence is a false premise -- that doctors prescribe something doesn't always mean they're sure it will help.
No, they don't have to, they choose to. If all the doctors took the hard line when it came to not doing the things you suggested, then it wouldn't be a problem. Any doctor who is prescribing medication when they know it's unnecessary and potentially harmful because they want more business shouldn't be practicing.
With all the upgrades to other important parts of the system, like RAM and the system bus, in some ways it is completely different architecture. I'm sure if you tried to load Vista onto an old, average 486 box (assuming it's possible), you might agree.