However, strategy can be an even more effective tool in RETAIL than other markets. By lowering the price, they are increasing their sales significantly.
Just because a store has 100 tv's of a particular model, doesn't mean it will sell all of them any time soon; those tv's may stick around for months and not make them much (or any) money.
However, by decreasing the price just the right amount and at just the right time, they can ensure they sell most (if not all) of those tv's and end up with a higher profit margin. Granted, the profit PER tv is substantially less (and may even be just the break-even point), but this gives them immediate funds, and lets them invest in a newer model of a tv.
The rumor is that they are going to MAKE a mini-series, possibly to tie up the loose ends. For example, pick up where John and Aryn are "blown up" in the series finale and a "To Be Continued" sign appears.
On a side note, the 2 main characters (Darrien Fox and Hobbs) were just on "Las Vegas" last week.
They weren't using their "IMan" names, but they were doing the same witty banter back and forth through the entire episode. It brought a teer to my eyes.
The problem with flash is that you can only write to it x times until it becomes useless. Granted, x is an extremely high number (about 100,000), but that still makes it too volatile.
It would be nice if another race would start. I can see our gov (the US) getting worried if China starts landing on it.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying China is going to take it over or any do anything "bad" up there. But if China starts landing, they may decide to do what we were too afraid to: start building observatories or doing cool stuff up there.
Then, it turns into peer pressure. "Well, if China has an observatory up there, we should have one." Or something along the lines.
I think we need to scrap NASA and rebuild it from scratch. It needs a new budget and fresh blood; a complete overhaul.
It's people like you that make me ashamed to be American. You're saying "Them Jap's are poisening the minds of our young-uns." That is a load of horse manuer. (Note, that quote is to make a point about closed-minded Americans, I mean no offense with any of the slang in there).
The "American mindset" is completely different that the rest of the world. We fill our shows and movies with SCORES OF VIOLENCE, while Europeans look at what we watch/produce and are disgusted. Sure, you can say "well, they have all 'them naked ladies on the teli" but it's just a cultural difference.
Face it, we have nobody to blame for our current cultural and industrial situation than ourselves. We've ALL become too lazy, becoming a nation of consumers and not producers. Saying that it's Japan's fault or our children's fault is complete nonsense.
And what "quality cartoons" do you speak of? The old Hannah-Barbara cartoons that were written for the minds of 4-year-olds, or "the Smurfs" with their rand-dictator Papa?
Face it, showing our kids culture from other countries would inspire them (except for Pokemon and the like). Face it, Japanese cartoons show a less Eutopian view of the world than some of the dreck we've created. They also get kids involved in technology, as much of it is focuses around it.
And most importantly, Anime MOVIES ARE ALMOST ALWAYS VERY DEEP!!! There's usually heavy metaphor in a movie, with a deep moral being presented at the end. Such themes as "we control our own destiny", "being superior takes second to heart/ambition/and just wanting it more", and "we must stop teading on the environment with our industrialistic mindset."
In short, stop being such a stereotypical American. Open your mind to other cultures, and stop blaming others for your kids' problems.
My personal preference of Anime is that I feel animation is a more solid medium to present a story. And japenese animation has historically been better than many of the US attempts. Likewise, Japenese animation is more likey to show the darker side of things: people die, blood is spilled, war, etc. Meanwhile, US animation is too "Disney-esque", pandering to the G-rated demographic, or trying to get kids to buy their merchandise.
Some people prefer black-and-white films, other like musicals, and I even know a few people that like silent films. It's just a preference on how the film is portrayed, and I personally like a WELL drawn animation so long as it has a good story and isn't some lame kids show.
In movies, you have wooden actors playing the lead roles because teenage girls think they are cute, and a bimbo playing the leading lady because she has big cleavage.
And most importantly, there are some things that actors can't do (mostly stunts). Sure, you can add special affects, but they sometimes don't look too special.
The settings are another benefit. Some of the greatly drawn anime has settings that you cannot replicate on a stage without it looking "tacky" or fake (CGI), and in some cases look almost heavenly. Lush forests, planet-scapes, buildings, some of it are works of art.
Animation CAN allow a story to be truly delivered the way it was meant ot be delivered. The character can look exactly like the author originally imagined him/her as. The stunts can look more fluid (all-be-it impossible to perform in real life). Essentially the entire film can be presented in a pure unadulterated form.
Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of bad animation out there. And, like anything else, it can be watered down to some fluff that only kids like (such as Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, etc). And the tentacle thing (while a stereotypical description of anime) occurs in more "shady" shows, it's not like its everywhere. You must just be downloading some porn like "La Blue Girl" or something.
All I ask is that some of you people not just label it as some kiddy-show or porn. There's a lot of anime out there that's deep and meaningful, all-the-while being beautifully drawn.
I've been wondering about this. What about this scenario:
Granted, in terms of magentic and electromagnetic fields, comparing earth to the sun is like comparing a flea to, well, the sun. The difference is immense.
However, we've been generating a lot more EM over the last decade with more-and-more technology.
Now, what if all of this is turning earth into a lightning rod? Think about it, we're attracting all of this with all of tech we've got, and some that we don't know about (scientific experiments, cyclotrons, and government projects).
I'm not saying we're pulling this from the sun, but we might be holding a "Kick Me!" sign, and the sun's just aiming at us because of it.
Then again, my degree is in COMPUTER science, so this may be completely impossible.
Hate to break it to you pal, but 98 is no longer officially supported by MS either. It's a shame, because if ANY OS MS ever made needed constant support, it was that POS.
I always figured they would give a superior product, but I always figured they just made sure the product was more reliable, polished-off, more stable, etc. But I always thought they'd more-or-less send the same product, just with better manufacturing so they don't get egg on their faces.
However, essentially giving the reviewer a differenct monitor is horrendous. I personally think Contrast ratio is important, as do most reviewers. Not only that, but something like can changes the picture quality IMMENSLY. And in monitors, there's little else to review except picture quality (and features like contrast-ratio and DVI support).
Reviewers should buy products from stores and return them for a restocking fee (write the cost off as a work-expense). However, I guess sites/people the PREview products have little-other choice.
In MOST 2-wheel-drive cars, the speedometer is linked to the wheels NOT ATTACHED TO THE TRANSMISSION.
For example, in my 96 Buick Regal, if I spin the tires in-place, the speedometer sits at zero (though the tachometer is flying).
To test this, lift your car with 2 jacks (one on either side, lifting the front off the ground if FWD, or the rear if RWD). Then start the car and give it some gas (don't floor it). You'll see the that the speedometer is doing nothing. Then again, some older (and I mean early-80's or earlier) did it the wrong way.
RTFA; these aren't used to track their GPS coordinates. They must be used ACTIVELY. For example, you must use it to borrow a book for the library and get lunch.
At work, we have radio-enabled ID cards. We use these to swipe into certain areas. Some jobs require them to get into an onsite library and borrow books.
There REALLY were books/stories/episodes 1-3 in written form a long time ago, however I don't think Lucas is following them VERY closely. But still, he has to at leat follow the general plot so that it follows into episode 4.
Skipping the clone wars isn't really his fault. However, I agree with a previous post that an Eposide 2.5 would be nice. Or maybe someone starting a new trilogy covering the clone wars.
Depending how technical your uses are, I'd say a different editor than notepad
I personally think TextPad is a GREAT editor. It's 1000x better than notepad could ever be, and now handles large files (100+MB) very well (it USED to be a littel sluggish when searching a 100MB file). It has a clean interface, and does EVERYTHING you could possibly want with version 4.7.1.
However, there a lot of UltraEdit zealots out there too. In someways it is more powerful than TextPad, but I find it's interface and options less intuitive than textpad. UltraEdit is somewhat "messier." And the creator is really big on religion and God. His "About" part of the webpage goes on and on about how God helped him make this and stuff. It's a real turn-off for me to read that.
Either will let you handles large files, tabbed-browsing (or file-list), syntax color/highliting, various formatting, and install themselves into your context menu. I personally install it on all of my family's PC's when they get one (and I visit).
No offense, but I think the NSA could probably hack into a Linux/Unix/etc syem without any more problems that a Windows system.
However, by having the source (be-it an open source linux, or the ability to modify MS's source), the Chinese would have MUCH greater security than simply buying some off-the-shelf product.
In this regards, I'd say Linux or something of that nature would be BETTER, but nothing is completely hack-proof. And I'd link to THINK that the NSA has a couple of good hackers under their belt that could break into Windows WITHOUT any special back-doors.
I'm not a Mac convert (yet), but I have to admit the quality of their laptops is usually WAY beyond wintel systems (except maybe the IBM thinkpad).
I've owned 2 Dell laptops, both of which were rather pricey, and they were made of cheap plastic that reminded my of my old fischer-price toys. Even other brand's metallic cases are nowhere near in comparison.
I haven't made the plunge yet. I do most windows development at work, and like to be able to sometimes figure out how to do things at home. But the new powerbooks are definately tempting.
There was an article I read somewhere, that they tracked down the "headquarters" to a strip mall somewhere. Inside, there was like a desk and that-was-it.
When they called the Infinium owner or whatever, he claimed their headquarters had a hundred units already. When they confronted him about the actual address, he freaked out and threatened to sue them.
I'll believe this unit when I see it for sale IN A STORE.
True. I built my machine a few months ago, and I put a 2.4B in there (Im not much of a gamer anymore). The CPU $180 and the mobo was about $120.
I could have saved some cash by going with AMD, but I bad experiences with them back when there was that major problem with the VIA 133 motherboards and the AMD Thunderbirds.
And I wasn't whining. It just blows my mind when a single CPU costs more than some slow home-brewed systems.
I agree. I'm suprised/. hasn't made a bigger deal about the chip yet.
Personally, I think it'd be cool. But from reading the article, it seems like it won't be available until November, and even then it won't be shipped seperately.
Then again, knowing Intel, this thing willl be sold for its weight in platinum. I won't doubt seeing a $500 price tag on it.
At my company, our biologiests and chemists rely heavily on spreadsheets. While thye could do the calculations themselves, the spreadsheets give them instant gratification. They just have to enter the results from an experiment (or have a device automatically dump them to a spreadsheet) and have a macro or set of equations generate a report.
Most of these scientists don't test 1 compound; they test hundreds at a time. So doing it themselves would be a pain in the ass. Using spreadsheets, they can instantly see the resulting graphs and determine where the good data is.
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However, strategy can be an even more effective tool in RETAIL than other markets. By lowering the price, they are increasing their sales significantly.
Just because a store has 100 tv's of a particular model, doesn't mean it will sell all of them any time soon; those tv's may stick around for months and not make them much (or any) money.
However, by decreasing the price just the right amount and at just the right time, they can ensure they sell most (if not all) of those tv's and end up with a higher profit margin. Granted, the profit PER tv is substantially less (and may even be just the break-even point), but this gives them immediate funds, and lets them invest in a newer model of a tv.
Umm, read the article...
The rumor is that they are going to MAKE a mini-series, possibly to tie up the loose ends. For example, pick up where John and Aryn are "blown up" in the series finale and a "To Be Continued" sign appears.
Helz yeh, that show was the best show ever.
On a side note, the 2 main characters (Darrien Fox and Hobbs) were just on "Las Vegas" last week.
They weren't using their "IMan" names, but they were doing the same witty banter back and forth through the entire episode. It brought a teer to my eyes.
The problem with flash is that you can only write to it x times until it becomes useless. Granted, x is an extremely high number (about 100,000), but that still makes it too volatile.
It would be nice if another race would start. I can see our gov (the US) getting worried if China starts landing on it.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying China is going to take it over or any do anything "bad" up there. But if China starts landing, they may decide to do what we were too afraid to: start building observatories or doing cool stuff up there.
Then, it turns into peer pressure. "Well, if China has an observatory up there, we should have one." Or something along the lines.
I think we need to scrap NASA and rebuild it from scratch. It needs a new budget and fresh blood; a complete overhaul.
Actually, there were 2 live-action movies involving the ewoks. One was a sequel to the other.
It's people like you that make me ashamed to be American. You're saying "Them Jap's are poisening the minds of our young-uns." That is a load of horse manuer. (Note, that quote is to make a point about closed-minded Americans, I mean no offense with any of the slang in there).
The "American mindset" is completely different that the rest of the world. We fill our shows and movies with SCORES OF VIOLENCE, while Europeans look at what we watch/produce and are disgusted. Sure, you can say "well, they have all 'them naked ladies on the teli" but it's just a cultural difference.
Face it, we have nobody to blame for our current cultural and industrial situation than ourselves. We've ALL become too lazy, becoming a nation of consumers and not producers. Saying that it's Japan's fault or our children's fault is complete nonsense.
And what "quality cartoons" do you speak of? The old Hannah-Barbara cartoons that were written for the minds of 4-year-olds, or "the Smurfs" with their rand-dictator Papa?
Face it, showing our kids culture from other countries would inspire them (except for Pokemon and the like). Face it, Japanese cartoons show a less Eutopian view of the world than some of the dreck we've created. They also get kids involved in technology, as much of it is focuses around it.
And most importantly, Anime MOVIES ARE ALMOST ALWAYS VERY DEEP!!! There's usually heavy metaphor in a movie, with a deep moral being presented at the end. Such themes as "we control our own destiny", "being superior takes second to heart/ambition/and just wanting it more", and "we must stop teading on the environment with our industrialistic mindset."
In short, stop being such a stereotypical American. Open your mind to other cultures, and stop blaming others for your kids' problems.
I've been asked that before.
My personal preference of Anime is that I feel animation is a more solid medium to present a story. And japenese animation has historically been better than many of the US attempts. Likewise, Japenese animation is more likey to show the darker side of things: people die, blood is spilled, war, etc. Meanwhile, US animation is too "Disney-esque", pandering to the G-rated demographic, or trying to get kids to buy their merchandise.
Some people prefer black-and-white films, other like musicals, and I even know a few people that like silent films. It's just a preference on how the film is portrayed, and I personally like a WELL drawn animation so long as it has a good story and isn't some lame kids show.
In movies, you have wooden actors playing the lead roles because teenage girls think they are cute, and a bimbo playing the leading lady because she has big cleavage.
And most importantly, there are some things that actors can't do (mostly stunts). Sure, you can add special affects, but they sometimes don't look too special.
The settings are another benefit. Some of the greatly drawn anime has settings that you cannot replicate on a stage without it looking "tacky" or fake (CGI), and in some cases look almost heavenly. Lush forests, planet-scapes, buildings, some of it are works of art.
Animation CAN allow a story to be truly delivered the way it was meant ot be delivered. The character can look exactly like the author originally imagined him/her as. The stunts can look more fluid (all-be-it impossible to perform in real life). Essentially the entire film can be presented in a pure unadulterated form.
Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of bad animation out there. And, like anything else, it can be watered down to some fluff that only kids like (such as Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, etc). And the tentacle thing (while a stereotypical description of anime) occurs in more "shady" shows, it's not like its everywhere. You must just be downloading some porn like "La Blue Girl" or something.
All I ask is that some of you people not just label it as some kiddy-show or porn. There's a lot of anime out there that's deep and meaningful, all-the-while being beautifully drawn.
I've been wondering about this. What about this scenario:
Granted, in terms of magentic and electromagnetic fields, comparing earth to the sun is like comparing a flea to, well, the sun. The difference is immense.
However, we've been generating a lot more EM over the last decade with more-and-more technology.
Now, what if all of this is turning earth into a lightning rod? Think about it, we're attracting all of this with all of tech we've got, and some that we don't know about (scientific experiments, cyclotrons, and government projects).
I'm not saying we're pulling this from the sun, but we might be holding a "Kick Me!" sign, and the sun's just aiming at us because of it.
Then again, my degree is in COMPUTER science, so this may be completely impossible.
Hate to break it to you pal, but 98 is no longer officially supported by MS either. It's a shame, because if ANY OS MS ever made needed constant support, it was that POS.
I always figured they would give a superior product, but I always figured they just made sure the product was more reliable, polished-off, more stable, etc. But I always thought they'd more-or-less send the same product, just with better manufacturing so they don't get egg on their faces.
However, essentially giving the reviewer a differenct monitor is horrendous. I personally think Contrast ratio is important, as do most reviewers. Not only that, but something like can changes the picture quality IMMENSLY. And in monitors, there's little else to review except picture quality (and features like contrast-ratio and DVI support).
Reviewers should buy products from stores and return them for a restocking fee (write the cost off as a work-expense). However, I guess sites/people the PREview products have little-other choice.
Does this mean .Net is obsolete??
Please, no flames about ".Net sucks" or ".Net was never blah blah blah".
In MOST 2-wheel-drive cars, the speedometer is linked to the wheels NOT ATTACHED TO THE TRANSMISSION.
For example, in my 96 Buick Regal, if I spin the tires in-place, the speedometer sits at zero (though the tachometer is flying).
To test this, lift your car with 2 jacks (one on either side, lifting the front off the ground if FWD, or the rear if RWD). Then start the car and give it some gas (don't floor it). You'll see the that the speedometer is doing nothing. Then again, some older (and I mean early-80's or earlier) did it the wrong way.
RTFA; these aren't used to track their GPS coordinates. They must be used ACTIVELY. For example, you must use it to borrow a book for the library and get lunch. At work, we have radio-enabled ID cards. We use these to swipe into certain areas. Some jobs require them to get into an onsite library and borrow books.
There REALLY were books/stories/episodes 1-3 in written form a long time ago, however I don't think Lucas is following them VERY closely. But still, he has to at leat follow the general plot so that it follows into episode 4.
Skipping the clone wars isn't really his fault. However, I agree with a previous post that an Eposide 2.5 would be nice. Or maybe someone starting a new trilogy covering the clone wars.
Depending how technical your uses are, I'd say a different editor than notepad
I personally think TextPad is a GREAT editor. It's 1000x better than notepad could ever be, and now handles large files (100+MB) very well (it USED to be a littel sluggish when searching a 100MB file). It has a clean interface, and does EVERYTHING you could possibly want with version 4.7.1.
However, there a lot of UltraEdit zealots out there too. In someways it is more powerful than TextPad, but I find it's interface and options less intuitive than textpad. UltraEdit is somewhat "messier." And the creator is really big on religion and God. His "About" part of the webpage goes on and on about how God helped him make this and stuff. It's a real turn-off for me to read that.
Either will let you handles large files, tabbed-browsing (or file-list), syntax color/highliting, various formatting, and install themselves into your context menu. I personally install it on all of my family's PC's when they get one (and I visit).
No offense, but I think the NSA could probably hack into a Linux/Unix/etc syem without any more problems that a Windows system.
However, by having the source (be-it an open source linux, or the ability to modify MS's source), the Chinese would have MUCH greater security than simply buying some off-the-shelf product.
In this regards, I'd say Linux or something of that nature would be BETTER, but nothing is completely hack-proof. And I'd link to THINK that the NSA has a couple of good hackers under their belt that could break into Windows WITHOUT any special back-doors.
Affect = to change Effect = the result
I'm not a Mac convert (yet), but I have to admit the quality of their laptops is usually WAY beyond wintel systems (except maybe the IBM thinkpad).
I've owned 2 Dell laptops, both of which were rather pricey, and they were made of cheap plastic that reminded my of my old fischer-price toys. Even other brand's metallic cases are nowhere near in comparison.
I haven't made the plunge yet. I do most windows development at work, and like to be able to sometimes figure out how to do things at home. But the new powerbooks are definately tempting.
I found it through penny-arcade like a month ago. I didn't have a chance to read this one.
Neither would I. Then again, the last console i bought was a SNES :)
I'm a PC gamer. While I have nothing against consoles, I just prefer having the PC.
There was an article I read somewhere, that they tracked down the "headquarters" to a strip mall somewhere. Inside, there was like a desk and that-was-it. When they called the Infinium owner or whatever, he claimed their headquarters had a hundred units already. When they confronted him about the actual address, he freaked out and threatened to sue them. I'll believe this unit when I see it for sale IN A STORE.
True. I built my machine a few months ago, and I put a 2.4B in there (Im not much of a gamer anymore). The CPU $180 and the mobo was about $120.
I could have saved some cash by going with AMD, but I bad experiences with them back when there was that major problem with the VIA 133 motherboards and the AMD Thunderbirds.
And I wasn't whining. It just blows my mind when a single CPU costs more than some slow home-brewed systems.
I agree. I'm suprised /. hasn't made a bigger deal about the chip yet.
Personally, I think it'd be cool. But from reading the article, it seems like it won't be available until November, and even then it won't be shipped seperately.
Then again, knowing Intel, this thing willl be sold for its weight in platinum. I won't doubt seeing a $500 price tag on it.
At my company, our biologiests and chemists rely heavily on spreadsheets. While thye could do the calculations themselves, the spreadsheets give them instant gratification. They just have to enter the results from an experiment (or have a device automatically dump them to a spreadsheet) and have a macro or set of equations generate a report.
Most of these scientists don't test 1 compound; they test hundreds at a time. So doing it themselves would be a pain in the ass. Using spreadsheets, they can instantly see the resulting graphs and determine where the good data is.