The whole point of B&N (or Amazon) releasing their own e-reader is to lock people into buying e-books exclusively from them. I'm wiling to bet that they subsidize the cost of their devices in exchange for the expected profits from this vendor lock-in. If so, then every Nook that isn't used to buy e-books, or that is used to buy e-books from a rival source, represents a net loss for B&N. Allowing the Nook Color to remain rooted would encourage just such alternative uses, which is why I don't expect it to be tolerated.
While Barnes and Noble would love it if you buy books from then, the Nook and Nook Color support Adobe Digital Editions and Overdrive. I can checkout books from my local library system as well. You can also buy books from any seller that supports epub and. So unlike Amazon, B&N does NOT have you locked into their store at all.
This has changed. The Credit legislation that passed this past year requires that credit cards have fixed due dates. If those dates fall on a weekend, your due date is the next business day.
I love Dogfish Head. As much for the passion they have for producing great beers as for the great beers they produce. Everyone should watch the documentary Beer Wars to see what I mean.
http://beerwarsmovie.com/
Just be aware that not all the STB's have firewire turned on, with Comcast they were disabled on my first STB, so I had to call and ask for one. If they give you any issues, it's rule 76.640.
(i) Effective April 1, 2004, upon request of a customer, replace any leased
high definition set-top box, which does not include a functional IEEE 1394
interface, with one that includes a functional IEEE 1394 interface or
upgrade the customer's set-top box by download or other means to ensure that
the IEEE 1394 interface is functional.
Contact your cable company and have them give you a cable box with enabled firewire ports. They're required by the FCC to have them available. You can use a firewire card to capture the streams. There's a good start on getting it set up here:
He wasn't camping. In AOC he was doing what we call "Hugging the Guards Nuts", I'm sure other MMO's have their term.
The idea is to get the other player to make the first blow, making him the aggressor. You then run, or teleport in his case, to guards that are stationed around 'safe zones' hoping the other player will follow. The guards are programmed to attack the aggressor in pvp fights. They're elite level NPC's and once they have aggro on the aggressor it's over pretty quickly for them.
So he was exploiting a game mechanic with a known flaw and then gloating about it. No wonder he got the hate that he did.
Ahh...the argument of the processed food industry. "we made food cheap now everyone can eat!"
unfortunately they're eating crap
People ate beef before the advent of feedlots and corn/soy/protein cocktails, they'd be able to eat it if we went back to raising our cattle the old fashioned way. It may be in smaller portions, and it may be a cheaper cut, but then again no one really needs a 30oz porterhouse from costco either do they? It's cheap though isn't it?
You're right, I should have RTFA instead of just skimming it.
The gene may make more muscle, but unless the genetic change is combined with a change in diet and enviroment(letting the cows roam), all you get is even bigger cows with the same amount of fat. Don't think that feedlot breeders won't take advantage of that.
Corn is not a natural food source for cows. It causes all sorts of issues by changing the ph balance of the cows stomachs, burping included. Feed them grass, alfalfa, and flax like one farmer did. There's no reason to genetically engineer them in this way.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525590,00.html
Not only did the burps get cut back, but the cows are healthier cutting vet costs down, and the milk and beef is more nutritious.
Milk and beef will cost a bit more, but considering the environmental and nutritional benefits of raising our cattle this way I think it's a fair trade off.
Chances are your friend doesn't have the TV calibrated properly. Turning up the sharpness too high on many Hi-Def sets will cause this effect by adding in a lot of edge enhancement (ringing) to the image. Getting a good calibration disc like AVIA or Digital Video Essentials will make a huge difference in the appearance of HD sources.
I think shelf life and convenience need to be factored in too. I constantly have produce go bad before I can eat it but that can of refried beans will be good after Armageddon. Also refrigeration can be a factor. And since lower income families often work multiple jobs there is less time available to make a meal so ready made trumps from scratch there as well.
Buy frozen veggies if your fresh ones spoil. The health benefits are almost identical, if not better. The freezing process will keep in the nutrients that will be lost between the time that "fresh" veggies are picked, delivered, and sold. Now, depending on the vegetable you'll lose some flavor and texture, but at least you won't lose money.
Saturated fats and Cholesterol clog arteries, unsaturated fats don't and have even been shown to help clean them.
Your brain is also about 60% fat, healthy fats like those from nuts, fish, olive oil, etc... are very good for a healthy brain.
Refined sugar on the other hand, gets converted to fat and has been shown to be a contributing factor in many things, including heart disease, diabetes, immune deficiencies, and new studies are showing that refined sugars may be a contributing factor in dementia in the elderly.
If you want energy, try foods that are high in complex carbs and fiber, and some protein and fruit sugars in there and you'll be fine.
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/4/T045000.asp
Ben had cancer in both eyes. But he discovered a way to beat his blindness. When he was about 6, he started "clicking," and quickly realized that the sound he made with his tongue bounced off things around him, giving him an idea what was there.
I think this is a more accurate representation of what it would be like to own an iPod Touch and a phone instead of just an iPhone. It is still slightly cheaper by about $200, but you have to deal with the inconvenience of carrying around 2 devices, not being able to access the internet on your Touch wherever you are, paying $10 to $20 for updates on your Touch every few months, and missing out on certain things that only the iPhone would have such as the txt messaging, and the phone app, which I actually like a lot. If you have a smartphone and an iPod Touch your total cost will be somewhere around $1900. Overall, the iPhone carries a unique experience that the iPod Touch and other phones can not mimic, and it will do it at a very competitive and attractive price.
8GB iPhone $200 + ($60 * 24) = $1640
Compared to:
8GB iPod Touch $300
New phone $50 (with 2 year agreement)
Phone Plan $50 * 24 = $1080
Total Cost: $1430
I think this is a more accurate representation of what it would be like to own an iPod Touch and a phone instead of just an iPhone. It is still slightly cheaper by about $200, but you have to deal with the inconvenience of carrying around 2 devices, not being able to access the internet on your Touch wherever you are, paying $10 to $20 for updates on your Touch every few months, and missing out on certain things that only the iPhone would have such as the txt messaging, and the phone app, which I actually like a lot. If you have a smartphone and an iPod Touch your total cost will be somewhere around $1900. Overall, the iPhone carries a unique experience that the iPod Touch and other phones can not mimic, and it will do it at a very competitive and attractive price.
The only problem with this comparison is that a $50.00 phone most likely won't give you the same number of minutes and the unlimited data that the iphone plan will. I actually saved about $15.00/month switching from a blackjack to an iphone.
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The whole point of B&N (or Amazon) releasing their own e-reader is to lock people into buying e-books exclusively from them. I'm wiling to bet that they subsidize the cost of their devices in exchange for the expected profits from this vendor lock-in. If so, then every Nook that isn't used to buy e-books, or that is used to buy e-books from a rival source, represents a net loss for B&N. Allowing the Nook Color to remain rooted would encourage just such alternative uses, which is why I don't expect it to be tolerated.
While Barnes and Noble would love it if you buy books from then, the Nook and Nook Color support Adobe Digital Editions and Overdrive. I can checkout books from my local library system as well. You can also buy books from any seller that supports epub and. So unlike Amazon, B&N does NOT have you locked into their store at all.
Netapp is losing, but it's not quite over: http://www.sun.com/lawsuit/zfs/
This has changed. The Credit legislation that passed this past year requires that credit cards have fixed due dates. If those dates fall on a weekend, your due date is the next business day.
I love Dogfish Head. As much for the passion they have for producing great beers as for the great beers they produce. Everyone should watch the documentary Beer Wars to see what I mean. http://beerwarsmovie.com/
http://www.avast.com/fr-fr/distributed-network-manager
http://www.pandasecurity.com/usa/enterprise/solutions/adminsecure/
http://legallad.quickanddirtytips.com/the-legality-of-recording-conversations.aspx
Just be aware that not all the STB's have firewire turned on, with Comcast they were disabled on my first STB, so I had to call and ask for one. If they give you any issues, it's rule 76.640.
http://louise.hallikainen.org/FCC/FccRules/2005/76/640/
(4) Cable operators shall:
(i) Effective April 1, 2004, upon request of a customer, replace any leased
high definition set-top box, which does not include a functional IEEE 1394
interface, with one that includes a functional IEEE 1394 interface or
upgrade the customer's set-top box by download or other means to ensure that
the IEEE 1394 interface is functional.
Contact your cable company and have them give you a cable box with enabled firewire ports. They're required by the FCC to have them available. You can use a firewire card to capture the streams. There's a good start on getting it set up here:
http://home.comcast.net/~exdeus/stbfirewire/
All of the Lego movie games are great fun. Lego Star Wars Lego Batman Lego Indiana Jones Lego Indiana Jones 2
It's Reed Hastings, the founder of Netflix.
The idea is to get the other player to make the first blow, making him the aggressor. You then run, or teleport in his case, to guards that are stationed around 'safe zones' hoping the other player will follow. The guards are programmed to attack the aggressor in pvp fights. They're elite level NPC's and once they have aggro on the aggressor it's over pretty quickly for them.
So he was exploiting a game mechanic with a known flaw and then gloating about it. No wonder he got the hate that he did.
unfortunately they're eating crap
People ate beef before the advent of feedlots and corn/soy/protein cocktails, they'd be able to eat it if we went back to raising our cattle the old fashioned way. It may be in smaller portions, and it may be a cheaper cut, but then again no one really needs a 30oz porterhouse from costco either do they? It's cheap though isn't it?
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/news/sty/2002/flax_health080502.htm
You're right, I should have RTFA instead of just skimming it.
The gene may make more muscle, but unless the genetic change is combined with a change in diet and enviroment(letting the cows roam), all you get is even bigger cows with the same amount of fat. Don't think that feedlot breeders won't take advantage of that.
Corn is not a natural food source for cows. It causes all sorts of issues by changing the ph balance of the cows stomachs, burping included. Feed them grass, alfalfa, and flax like one farmer did. There's no reason to genetically engineer them in this way. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525590,00.html Not only did the burps get cut back, but the cows are healthier cutting vet costs down, and the milk and beef is more nutritious. Milk and beef will cost a bit more, but considering the environmental and nutritional benefits of raising our cattle this way I think it's a fair trade off.
Very cool!
Chances are your friend doesn't have the TV calibrated properly. Turning up the sharpness too high on many Hi-Def sets will cause this effect by adding in a lot of edge enhancement (ringing) to the image. Getting a good calibration disc like AVIA or Digital Video Essentials will make a huge difference in the appearance of HD sources.
I think shelf life and convenience need to be factored in too. I constantly have produce go bad before I can eat it but that can of refried beans will be good after Armageddon. Also refrigeration can be a factor. And since lower income families often work multiple jobs there is less time available to make a meal so ready made trumps from scratch there as well.
Buy frozen veggies if your fresh ones spoil. The health benefits are almost identical, if not better. The freezing process will keep in the nutrients that will be lost between the time that "fresh" veggies are picked, delivered, and sold. Now, depending on the vegetable you'll lose some flavor and texture, but at least you won't lose money.
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/food/beverages/coffee-tea/coffee-taste-test-3-07/overview/0307_coffee_ov_1.htm Your are apparently in the minority. CR's taste test found McDonald's coffee was the best.
I trust Consumer Reports to rate food about as much as I trust Cook's Illustrated to rate chainsaws.
Steve Wynn announces ambitious plan to start charging for drinks at all his Vegas Casinos. More at 11.
IAlso, show me a smartphone that has the battery life of a good old remote control that can last for months or more.
That's a dumb argument.
Show me a remote control that plugs in and recharges like a smart phone.
My Harmony 880 has a nifty charging stand for the rechargeable battery it comes with.
Saturated fats and Cholesterol clog arteries, unsaturated fats don't and have even been shown to help clean them. Your brain is also about 60% fat, healthy fats like those from nuts, fish, olive oil, etc... are very good for a healthy brain. Refined sugar on the other hand, gets converted to fat and has been shown to be a contributing factor in many things, including heart disease, diabetes, immune deficiencies, and new studies are showing that refined sugars may be a contributing factor in dementia in the elderly. If you want energy, try foods that are high in complex carbs and fiber, and some protein and fruit sugars in there and you'll be fine. http://www.askdrsears.com/html/4/T045000.asp
Wrong - Sugar has ZERO nutritional value. Many unsaturated fats like those from nuts, flaxseeds, and fish oils contain very beneficial fatty acids that your body can use. http://www.docshop.com/2008/08/12/fat-vs-sugar-which-is-worse/ http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Appreciation-Misunderstood-Ingredient-Recipes/dp/1580089356/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231375166&sr=8-1
http://www.benunderwood.com/
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/06/eveningnews/main1977730.shtml
Ben had cancer in both eyes. But he discovered a way to beat his blindness. When he was about 6, he started "clicking," and quickly realized that the sound he made with his tongue bounced off things around him, giving him an idea what was there.
NASA disagrees with Wikipedia then. They changed their mind on this and now think that 1934 was the warmest year on record. Something about that NOAA data not necessarily being very accurate... http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/graphs/Fig.D.txt http://www.norcalblogs.com/watts/2007/08/1998_no_longer_the_hottest_yea.html
Compared to:
8GB iPod Touch $300
New phone $50 (with 2 year agreement)
Phone Plan $50 * 24 = $1080
Total Cost: $1430
I think this is a more accurate representation of what it would be like to own an iPod Touch and a phone instead of just an iPhone. It is still slightly cheaper by about $200, but you have to deal with the inconvenience of carrying around 2 devices, not being able to access the internet on your Touch wherever you are, paying $10 to $20 for updates on your Touch every few months, and missing out on certain things that only the iPhone would have such as the txt messaging, and the phone app, which I actually like a lot. If you have a smartphone and an iPod Touch your total cost will be somewhere around $1900. Overall, the iPhone carries a unique experience that the iPod Touch and other phones can not mimic, and it will do it at a very competitive and attractive price.
8GB iPhone $200 + ($60 * 24) = $1640Compared to:
8GB iPod Touch $300
New phone $50 (with 2 year agreement)
Phone Plan $50 * 24 = $1080
Total Cost: $1430
I think this is a more accurate representation of what it would be like to own an iPod Touch and a phone instead of just an iPhone. It is still slightly cheaper by about $200, but you have to deal with the inconvenience of carrying around 2 devices, not being able to access the internet on your Touch wherever you are, paying $10 to $20 for updates on your Touch every few months, and missing out on certain things that only the iPhone would have such as the txt messaging, and the phone app, which I actually like a lot. If you have a smartphone and an iPod Touch your total cost will be somewhere around $1900. Overall, the iPhone carries a unique experience that the iPod Touch and other phones can not mimic, and it will do it at a very competitive and attractive price.
The only problem with this comparison is that a $50.00 phone most likely won't give you the same number of minutes and the unlimited data that the iphone plan will. I actually saved about $15.00/month switching from a blackjack to an iphone.