I recently booted up my old Apple//e computer and was amazed to see that nearly ALL of my old floppies still worked. These are disks that were formatted in the mid 80's. The disks that failed were off-brand cheaper disks that were purchased more recently. I also remember buying 100 3.5" disks from Computer City in the late 90's. ALL of them failed within 5 years. Many were DOA right out of the box, and were unable to be formatted.
So the adage that magnetic media suffers from bit rot isn't quite as bad as you think... Cheap crappy disks and tapes will fail, but good quality ones last a good long time.
I think it's simpler than that. Facebook has ALL kinds of people posting ALL kinds of opinions. If you look for it, no matter what "IT" is, it will be there. Do you think that Facebook is full of racists? Look for them, and you will find them. Do you think facebook is full of Kardashian fans? Look for them, and you will find them. Do you think facebook is full of Trump haters? Look for them and you will find them.
The director doesn't seem to be dedicated to the timeline of when this happens. Discovery is supposed to take place a bit before TOS, however, the bridge design is nothing like TOS or ENT, even though the Captain says that the Shenzhou is old. The bridge sound effects are all over the place. They seem to have the scanner sounds from TOS, but the Hailing Frequency scan from TNG. There are also a lot of TNG sounds scattered around the bridge, but the transporter sound and door squeak are from TOS.
I was watching the premiere with my father, and he commented "You know, they can switch to English any time now." (because he doesn't like reading subtitles). However, you could really tell that the actors went through the trouble to learn the Klingon language, but they all sounded like their fake teeth were getting in the way of the dialog. The same thing happened to the early episodes of TNG with the Ferengi.
Don't worry about the changes in the Klingon physiology. If they stick to canon, they will start to look more and more human so they can meet up with Kirk at Space Station K-7.
OK, Apple, PROVE IT! If you say that iPhones are too complex to repair, then start SOLDERING the screen, camera, other components directly to the motherboard. Don't use any type of easy "quick release" connector. After all, the iPhone is "Sooo Complex", so it should actually be HARD to repair. Only then will I believe that your iPhones are as difficult to repair as you say.
How do you do that? You keep your business secret, you don't get any customers. You also want to tell your investors that you expect to get as much of the market as possible, or they won't invest.
Here's a better idea: Don't disrupt things that people like.
Jesus! We don't need another key on our keyboards. It's already Bill's fault that we have 105 key keyboards instead of 101 key keyboards. He just HAD to have that silly windows key. And what was it good for? Throwing you out of your FPS game when you accidentally pressed it.
I suppose Bill would want a separate key for login, and then one to logout, and then one to open the control panel, one for Internet Explorer, one for email, etc...
We already had keyboards with all that crap on it - I'll stick with the barebones keyboard thank you.
I don't think you can count Rotten Tomotoes ratings as scientific. There is no validation that the reviewer actually SAW the movie. Also, people who SAW the movie, and liked it, aren't forced to review it. Finally, not every moviegoer uses Rotten Tomotoes ratings to determine if they want to see a movie or not.
So, for Hollywood to base its entire success on RT ratings, is stupid.
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I recently booted up my old Apple //e computer and was amazed to see that nearly ALL of my old floppies still worked. These are disks that were formatted in the mid 80's. The disks that failed were off-brand cheaper disks that were purchased more recently. I also remember buying 100 3.5" disks from Computer City in the late 90's. ALL of them failed within 5 years. Many were DOA right out of the box, and were unable to be formatted.
So the adage that magnetic media suffers from bit rot isn't quite as bad as you think... Cheap crappy disks and tapes will fail, but good quality ones last a good long time.
I think it's simpler than that. Facebook has ALL kinds of people posting ALL kinds of opinions. If you look for it, no matter what "IT" is, it will be there. Do you think that Facebook is full of racists? Look for them, and you will find them. Do you think facebook is full of Kardashian fans? Look for them, and you will find them. Do you think facebook is full of Trump haters? Look for them and you will find them.
The director doesn't seem to be dedicated to the timeline of when this happens. Discovery is supposed to take place a bit before TOS, however, the bridge design is nothing like TOS or ENT, even though the Captain says that the Shenzhou is old. The bridge sound effects are all over the place. They seem to have the scanner sounds from TOS, but the Hailing Frequency scan from TNG. There are also a lot of TNG sounds scattered around the bridge, but the transporter sound and door squeak are from TOS.
Oh, and when did Daft Punk join the Federation?
I was watching the premiere with my father, and he commented "You know, they can switch to English any time now." (because he doesn't like reading subtitles). However, you could really tell that the actors went through the trouble to learn the Klingon language, but they all sounded like their fake teeth were getting in the way of the dialog. The same thing happened to the early episodes of TNG with the Ferengi.
Don't worry about the changes in the Klingon physiology. If they stick to canon, they will start to look more and more human so they can meet up with Kirk at Space Station K-7.
Those examples are why I call the technology behind Siri and Alexa "Artificial Stupidity".
OK, Apple, PROVE IT! If you say that iPhones are too complex to repair, then start SOLDERING the screen, camera, other components directly to the motherboard. Don't use any type of easy "quick release" connector. After all, the iPhone is "Sooo Complex", so it should actually be HARD to repair. Only then will I believe that your iPhones are as difficult to repair as you say.
...until there is a significant kernel upgrade, and the hardware drivers are no longer supported by the new version.
How do you do that? You keep your business secret, you don't get any customers. You also want to tell your investors that you expect to get as much of the market as possible, or they won't invest.
Here's a better idea: Don't disrupt things that people like.
OK, if the NSA is pushing encryption techniques that are easy to break, or have known vulnerabilities, then they lose the "S" in their Acronym.
Think of the children?!?! They're one of the things that make flying suck!
It's your fault that we don't have COMDEX anymore.
Jesus! We don't need another key on our keyboards. It's already Bill's fault that we have 105 key keyboards instead of 101 key keyboards. He just HAD to have that silly windows key. And what was it good for? Throwing you out of your FPS game when you accidentally pressed it.
I suppose Bill would want a separate key for login, and then one to logout, and then one to open the control panel, one for Internet Explorer, one for email, etc...
We already had keyboards with all that crap on it - I'll stick with the barebones keyboard thank you.
That's why my ATM PIN has 5 digits.
Isn't it just the successor to HOTMAIL.COM?
But he SURVIVED.
That would completely change the historical importance of Marie Antoinette.
That's all fine... Just don't broadcast it on youtube.
This kinda sounds like a meme... like cats are jerks.
That opens a market for a new electronic doorbell: You press the button, and it plays a wav file that says "Go Away".
The first step is to provide undeniable proof (which the deniers will deny).
If the vending cabinet had it's own wi-fi hotspot, that would eliminate one of the prerequisites.
What makes you think that politicians' identities are exempt from this breach?
Not all Disney films are targeted to Children.
Tron
The Black Hole
Fantastic Voyage
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Pirates of the Carribean
You were probably thinking of movies like The Lion King and Frozen, but even I enjoyed Wreck-it Ralph.
Who is Alexis?
I don't think you can count Rotten Tomotoes ratings as scientific. There is no validation that the reviewer actually SAW the movie. Also, people who SAW the movie, and liked it, aren't forced to review it. Finally, not every moviegoer uses Rotten Tomotoes ratings to determine if they want to see a movie or not.
So, for Hollywood to base its entire success on RT ratings, is stupid.