You make a somewhat valid point, but how many people download legal files through P2P? Just ask yourself that. Sure, there ARE things that are legal to download, but how many people download those things?
I don't see what you people are getting so worked up about. If you want OSX, then you simply have to get a Mac, and if you want the fastest, you have to get a G5. So, what IF they mistated the numbers a bit? They see that the PC Market has been winning out by saying that their computers are the fastest, based on numbers. Processor speed. That's all that the average PC buyer sees, because that's all he has been trained to see. If this weren't the case, why has the PC market been whipping Apple for so long? You and I know that Apples are far FAR better than PC's, but put yourself in the position of a person who wants to buy a new computer. THEY don't know that. If you want Apple to survive, you have to be willing to cut them a little slack. Are you now not going to buy a G5 just because of this? Of course not. As I said, I don't see what all the fuss is about.
Wouldn't it somehow be possible to hack this cellphone, and reserve a place at a hotel for yourself, using the owner's money? This opens all kinds of possibilities, I think.
My reccomendation? Go to the local gym, pick the biggest guys, and hire them as bouncers. I was at a Science Fiction convention not 3 weeks ago, in Baltimore, during the Lacrosse championships. There was a computer gaming room, and we had a problem of constantly having to watch out for these jerk lacrosse players who were trying to get into the room all the time. Also, this way, you can kick people out, if necessary, although this probably won't occur. Also, if you're planning on using a hotel, see if they have any public showers... I'm not kidding. The place will reek.
If you want kids to be able to write by hand, you just have to force them to do it in school.
I am afraid I must disagree. Forcing people, especially kids, to do things only makes them wish to do it even less. Every time my parents tell me to clean my room, I feel that pang of rebellious annoyance that makes me want to say "no" just because they told me to do it. I doubt I am an exception. Sure, kids will learn to write in cursive in school, but the question is, will they use cursive? When in Middle School, we were forced to write in cursive. For some reason, I liked it, and as a result, habitually write in cursive. However, other students absolutely hated it. The teacher had to clearly state before every assignment that cursive was mandatory, or else no-one would bother to do it, because they could claim they didn't know, and thus points should not be taken off. I don't know about anyone else, but these were my experiences.
When in middle school, I knew a sickeningly large number of people in my grade who couldn't even write proper print, regardless of cursive. Also, why concentrate on cursive? Have any of these people talked with people online? Chat-Speak is becoming so prevalent it's disgusting, with "words" like u, y, r, ic, idk, lol, rofl, lmfao, etc. I personally would worry far more over how long it will be, until people will find it difficult to write with their hands at all.
As far as I know, you can sometimes put in root@127.0.0.1, which will cause a mail loop. This used to work, so if people have old systems, perhaps this still does.
That is, of course, assuming you're drinking all your coffee at work, which I find highly doubtful. I'm sure people do not only drink coffee when at work.
Well, as far as I know, you can also do this with AIM at the very least (either AIM or Y!), and there, I had to talk to the guy on an old screen name that he had in his list before he was able to add me. I couldn't IM him otherwise, and I couldn't add him. -Dae
The problem with this, however, is that you can't get IM's even from people you know who have gotten a new screen name. This can be gotten around, of course, but it's still a problem. -Dae
I've tried to read as many replies as possible, but still it is not clear to me exactly what this is good for? I certainly wouldn't want to have it implanted in me. The implications would be tremendous. I don't want, nor do I think many kids want, my/their parents checking up on them all the time via this thing. Sure, it's neat in the electronics sense, in that it's an interesting piece of engineering, but still the question remains. What is this good for? -Dae
Buena Vista: "You hear that, Mr. DVD? That is the sound of inevitability. It is the sound of your death. Goodbye, Mr. DVD." Mr. DVD: "My name is... DVD-R!!!" -Dae
I thought that many rental places, as well as Libraries, made most of their money from Late Charges on movies. With this new system, all that valuable income would be lost. I personally can't see why any video rental store would wish to sign on to this thing. -Dae
Possibly, but I thought rental stores made a lot of money off of late returns. Therefore, this wouldn't be nearly so financially feasible for them. -Dae
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You make a somewhat valid point, but how many people download legal files through P2P? Just ask yourself that. Sure, there ARE things that are legal to download, but how many people download those things?
-Dae
I don't see what you people are getting so worked up about. If you want OSX, then you simply have to get a Mac, and if you want the fastest, you have to get a G5. So, what IF they mistated the numbers a bit? They see that the PC Market has been winning out by saying that their computers are the fastest, based on numbers. Processor speed. That's all that the average PC buyer sees, because that's all he has been trained to see. If this weren't the case, why has the PC market been whipping Apple for so long? You and I know that Apples are far FAR better than PC's, but put yourself in the position of a person who wants to buy a new computer. THEY don't know that. If you want Apple to survive, you have to be willing to cut them a little slack. Are you now not going to buy a G5 just because of this? Of course not. As I said, I don't see what all the fuss is about.
-Dae
Wouldn't it somehow be possible to hack this cellphone, and reserve a place at a hotel for yourself, using the owner's money? This opens all kinds of possibilities, I think.
-Dae
Tell you what, we'll make it +4 Redundant.
-Dae
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For all you people asking about the time, please note that the article name clearly states "8 PM eastern". Isn't this obvious?
-Dae
Not that it says "8PM eastern".
Think about it.
-Dae
I seem to remember an article not too long ago about how gaming actually improves eyesight. Therefore, why mention bad eyesight?
-Dae
My reccomendation? Go to the local gym, pick the biggest guys, and hire them as bouncers. I was at a Science Fiction convention not 3 weeks ago, in Baltimore, during the Lacrosse championships. There was a computer gaming room, and we had a problem of constantly having to watch out for these jerk lacrosse players who were trying to get into the room all the time. Also, this way, you can kick people out, if necessary, although this probably won't occur. Also, if you're planning on using a hotel, see if they have any public showers ... I'm not kidding. The place will reek.
-Dae
If I were talking to William Saffire, I would tell him to use "verbalize" instead, but then again, that would be wrong too.
-Dae
I would explain it, but I didn't get it either.
-Dae
If you want kids to be able to write by hand, you just have to force them to do it in school.
I am afraid I must disagree. Forcing people, especially kids, to do things only makes them wish to do it even less. Every time my parents tell me to clean my room, I feel that pang of rebellious annoyance that makes me want to say "no" just because they told me to do it. I doubt I am an exception. Sure, kids will learn to write in cursive in school, but the question is, will they use cursive? When in Middle School, we were forced to write in cursive. For some reason, I liked it, and as a result, habitually write in cursive. However, other students absolutely hated it. The teacher had to clearly state before every assignment that cursive was mandatory, or else no-one would bother to do it, because they could claim they didn't know, and thus points should not be taken off. I don't know about anyone else, but these were my experiences.
-Dae
When in middle school, I knew a sickeningly large number of people in my grade who couldn't even write proper print, regardless of cursive. Also, why concentrate on cursive? Have any of these people talked with people online? Chat-Speak is becoming so prevalent it's disgusting, with "words" like u, y, r, ic, idk, lol, rofl, lmfao, etc. I personally would worry far more over how long it will be, until people will find it difficult to write with their hands at all.
-Dae
As far as I know, you can sometimes put in root@127.0.0.1, which will cause a mail loop. This used to work, so if people have old systems, perhaps this still does.
-Dae
Why? As soon as the RIAA sees this, they'll want to sue again.
-Dae
That is, of course, assuming you're drinking all your coffee at work, which I find highly doubtful. I'm sure people do not only drink coffee when at work.
-Dae
Well, as far as I know, you can also do this with AIM at the very least (either AIM or Y!), and there, I had to talk to the guy on an old screen name that he had in his list before he was able to add me. I couldn't IM him otherwise, and I couldn't add him.
-Dae
The problem with this, however, is that you can't get IM's even from people you know who have gotten a new screen name. This can be gotten around, of course, but it's still a problem.
-Dae
I thought AOL came out with a portable IM device long ago. I don't know whether it hit it off, but I seem to remember it existing.
-Dae
I've tried to read as many replies as possible, but still it is not clear to me exactly what this is good for? I certainly wouldn't want to have it implanted in me. The implications would be tremendous. I don't want, nor do I think many kids want, my/their parents checking up on them all the time via this thing. Sure, it's neat in the electronics sense, in that it's an interesting piece of engineering, but still the question remains. What is this good for?
-Dae
Buena Vista: "You hear that, Mr. DVD? That is the sound of inevitability. It is the sound of your death. Goodbye, Mr. DVD." ... DVD-R!!!"
Mr. DVD: "My name is
-Dae
I thought that many rental places, as well as Libraries, made most of their money from Late Charges on movies. With this new system, all that valuable income would be lost. I personally can't see why any video rental store would wish to sign on to this thing.
-Dae
I don't know, from what I've heard, 48 seconds might be 48 seconds to much.
-Dae
Possibly, but I thought rental stores made a lot of money off of late returns. Therefore, this wouldn't be nearly so financially feasible for them.
-Dae
I thought they did this anyway?
-Dae