Don't be ridiculous. Everyone knows that God created circuit boards. Do you really believe humans could possibly come up with something so elegant and complex on their own?
"If there were multiple stores selling Kindle content then you wouldn't be at as much of a risk of accidentally alienating one of them, but it seems like that is only possible now by using workarounds (and who knows if those will be intentionally broken at some point)."
I used to have a link to a wiki page that had over a dozen stores that would gladly sell you e-books that work on the Kindle. I can't seem to find it now though.
My point is, Amazon could be hit by a Meteor strike tomorrow and your kindle would be fine. I've gotten books from several other sources. And I've used the Mobipocket creator to make my own.
I'm thinking you're going to have to wait a long, long time for an e-book reader from Apple.
As to flipping back and forth between sections rapidly. That sounds like a limitation in traditional books. Unless you're saying that it's impossible for e-book readers to display two pages simultaneously?
I subscribed to the Denver Post on my Kindle 2. That subscription lasted two days before I canceled it.
Why would I want to read an unending stream of negative/depressing/alarmist stories? Blogs are far better in that regard. When they find something cool/interesting/wonderful, they spread the word to their readers.
I don't think taking a class from home is that effective either.
But the class is merely there to teach you the subject matter. All that matters is that you're tested on the subject matter afterwards to see if you've learned it.
Whether it's a class, ipod, book, or direct neural input, it doesn't matter. Knowing the material enough to pass the test matters.
The only hitch are classes where you have to produce things. Papers, paintings, etc.
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No it wouldn't. It means that we just don't give a damn about people in jail.
Most of these sorts of horror stories turn out to be completely true when they are investigated.
0$???
Hell, they're paying to attend your University. You can actually make money by having students develop this.
Well duh. How are you supposed to get a kickback from the sales guy if you're getting the PC equipment for free?
Private schools and Home schools are small enough where they can't pull that kind of crap. Donate to them. Public schools are useless.
I don't see it as a problem.
Wouldn't you do the same if it were your own lab?
Maybe not the fuse thing, machines are expensive.
Woah woah WOAH.
Landlord? As in, "The guy who owns your apartment"?
Ok, fine. If you were the landlord, what would your solution be?
For decades fuel has been heavily subsidized to the US consumer...
Link please. If such a subsidy existed, it would blow the entire federal budget to pieces by itself.
You think that's bad. Wait until the US government starts running health care.
(blinks)
I have never heard of YouTube being a political panacea.
Where is this "Hype"?
Don't be ridiculous. Everyone knows that God created circuit boards. Do you really believe humans could possibly come up with something so elegant and complex on their own?
All e-ink readers only have once source. Apple won't be able to put out a "Tablet" unless it's also available from Amazon.
500$ is too much for you? For being the only e-ink reader of that size on the market? Really? Have you even *looked* at e-ink readers?
Amazon has been putting out the most affordable readers. Period. If you can't afford it from Amazon, you just can't afford it.
The DX looks great if you need the extra screen space.
But I prefer the smaller and more portable version.
"If there were multiple stores selling Kindle content then you wouldn't be at as much of a risk of accidentally alienating one of them, but it seems like that is only possible now by using workarounds (and who knows if those will be intentionally broken at some point)."
I used to have a link to a wiki page that had over a dozen stores that would gladly sell you e-books that work on the Kindle. I can't seem to find it now though.
My point is, Amazon could be hit by a Meteor strike tomorrow and your kindle would be fine. I've gotten books from several other sources. And I've used the Mobipocket creator to make my own.
"And what happens if your Kindle's storage dies? Can you back them up?"
Yes.
For pete's sake... they're just FILES. Copy them over to your PC or Mac to back them up.
"Nobody reads books anymore."
-Steve Jobs
I'm thinking you're going to have to wait a long, long time for an e-book reader from Apple.
As to flipping back and forth between sections rapidly. That sounds like a limitation in traditional books. Unless you're saying that it's impossible for e-book readers to display two pages simultaneously?
I subscribed to the Denver Post on my Kindle 2. That subscription lasted two days before I canceled it.
Why would I want to read an unending stream of negative/depressing/alarmist stories? Blogs are far better in that regard. When they find something cool/interesting/wonderful, they spread the word to their readers.
A bigger screen will not save the newspapers.
Well, yes.
If the standardized test has basic addition on it, and you fail to teach your students basic addition, you need to be fired.
It only becomes complicated when you include the special ed cases.
I would think any terrorist with engineering knowledge would be big trouble.
Yet they never seem to materialize.
Because you're protecting Verizon from the flaws in their system.
What is supposed to happen, is that their customers don't get good service. Then Verizon either fixes the problem, or the customers go somewhere else.
But if you leap into that process and start helping out for free, then Verizon never changes.
I don't think taking a class from home is that effective either.
But the class is merely there to teach you the subject matter. All that matters is that you're tested on the subject matter afterwards to see if you've learned it.
Whether it's a class, ipod, book, or direct neural input, it doesn't matter. Knowing the material enough to pass the test matters.
The only hitch are classes where you have to produce things. Papers, paintings, etc.
Marketing.
They go to bed.
I forget. Is Java now completely open source or mostly open source?
You liked Titan Quest?
I thought it was incredibly boring. And I actually *did* pay for it.
I was just looking at that this morning. It was for 6.47 around that price.
I remembered it because it was such an odd price.