You are aware that Texas is NOT the largest state in the US, right? In point of fact, if Alaska were split in half then Texas would be the THIRD largest state, it's over twice as big as Texas. Most maps of the US have Alaska and Hawaii drawn to a different scale.
I read a study once some years ago that said people with lighter colored eyes, like blue, are more sensitive to refresh rate flicker than people with darker eyes.
Here's the real problem. I can get Dell Dimension E520 with a Pentium D 347, 512 MB of RAM, a 160 GB hard drive, keyboard and mouse for $369. If I upgrade the low-end Mac mini to a 160 GB hard drive and add the low-end keyboard and mouse, it's $927. Add a 20 inch LCD to both of them, and the Dell is now $649 and the mini jumps to $1526! This is not an "extreme low-end" PC. These are comparable machines and I would be paying a more than 100% premium to get one with an Apple logo and a tiny case. And, I can add memory, a second optical drive, and additional hard drives to the Dell. The Mini maxes out it's hard drive at 160 GB, that's the minimum on the Dell.
The Pope is the head of the Roman Catholic church. Not all "christianity" is part of the Roman Catholic church and therefore do not recognize the Pope as their leader.
And if everyone practiced safe computing like that, then phishing scams and spam in general would go away and even Windows would be a relatively secure OS. It's easy to sit here and say "I wouldn't get caught by that", but that's not really the issue. You yourself admitted that some of your colleagues were conned by the same people you ignored. Do you believe everyone who works at your bank is as paranoid about this stuff as you are? The whole point is that for the majority of systems, cracking the people involved is far easier than cracking the system. So what if you're that paranoid, is your employer that safe from the guy in the cubicle next to you? What about the admin down the row? What about the mountains of middle managers who have enough access to cause harm?
It's actually worse than that. If Dell made it simple to delete the OS from the system and save a few bucks, then they would get literally hundreds of calls per day from people wondering why their brand new computer "won't work". "Oh, I didn't think that option meant I wouldn't get anything." Then, Dell would lose tons of money on taking systems back.
Hey, I work for the DEA, but in my spare time I an editor for High Times
If I was fired from a government job because of my hobby, which includes political activism to change certain laws, then I have every right to complain and probably very good grounds for a lawsuit (seeing as it was a government job). Political activism is the most highly protected from of free speech, for good reason.
Yes, if you were fired from a GOVERNMENT job. I hate to point this out to you (no I don't, who am I kidding?), and what seems to be millions of other clueless Americans, but our constitution does not guarantee that your employer can't limit your freedom of speech, nor does it absolve you of consequences from any idea you express. Here, read the first amendment again (some of you, for the first time):
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
You notice that first phrase, the one that says "Congress shall make no law"? Do you notice that is doesn't say "Any entity, public or private, shall make no law, rule, or general guideline"? We are not guaranteed that our employer, private university, club, or other organization cannot limit what we say publicly. Freedom of speech is NOT freedom from consequences of free speech.
And, while I'm on this rant, just because some buffoon with an agenda has a right to free speech does NOT mean they have a right to be heard. There is nothing that says I have to listen to you. That means that just because you don't agree with something some radio or TV commentator said doesn't mean they have to give you "equal time". Get your own damn time.
While previewing this post I re-read the post of 99bottles. In so doing, I realized that he or she was speaking specifically about a government job, responding only to the DEA comment, so this rant does not apply to him or her. However, I like the rant, and am going to post it anyway.
I was having the same thought, about how many people on here talked about being in school when it happened. I remember being at work. At the time, I was a diesel mechanic in the US Army, stationed in Germany. We didn't hear about it until after work, when they were reporting on it on armed forces TV. I don't recall now how long after the fact that was, but I suspect it wasn't too long. We were about 5 hours ahead of eastern time if memory serves. According to the official NASA timeline, it all happened about 1639 GMT, so when we got off work, went to eat, then went back to the barracks, we actually got back to see the TV about 1700 or 1800 GMT, so we weren't too far behind. I recall the first feeling being one of disbelief. I think at some level we felt NASA was infallible, so this was unthinkable in our minds. I know we all felt a great sense of loss.
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The real question here, that nobody seems to be asking, is how would all the people defending Apple react if it was the Microsoft Music Store doing the exact same thing. My guess is that while a tiny minority would still say "big deal", the rest would be spouting diatribes about how evil MS is collecting their data.
You really should do some research before you spout popularist crap like that. The fact is that the highest wage earners in the US pay a disproportionately large amount of taxes. The top 2% of wage earners pay ~60% of the taxes. If you make less than about 30k, you don't pay much at all, and if you make less than 20k, you probably get more back from a refund than you had withheld from your check.
As a matter of fact, such legislation is already being considered that would abolish the current US tax system. Of course, it is being opposed by a) lobbyists who make a living of getting more favorable tax legislation for their clients b) companies and individuals who make a living of deciphering the current tax code (H&R Block and the like) and c) politicians who have built their careers getting fewer and fewer "low income" americans to pay no tax at all and maybe even get a refund from the taxes they didn't pay.
Check it out:
www.fairtax.org
I hate to burst that bubble, but newer drives have a few major differences that make this mod more hazardous. Specifically, aerial density (more tpi), smaller head size and a lower fly height. All these things make particulates in the drive much more hazardous to the drive and will cause it to fail sooner.
I think you missed the point. Newer systems, including the Dell Optiplex I use at work, do not have PS/2 ports at all. If I want to connect a mouse and keyboard, I have to use the USB ports. Gluing all but two of them closed wouldn't work, I could connect a hub to just one.
Well, that explains why overall spending was up year to year AND the number of people shopping was up, according to the National Retail Federation , the folks who track such things.
It's easy to put out opinions. It is hard to convince Joe Slashdot who actually takes the time to research.
From the TFA:
This 128 reusable drive contains 29 songs, including the band's 2004 "Barenaked for the Holidays" album, in MP3 format along with live tracks, in-concert spoken quips, album art, photos, videos and more.
Personally, I'd like to know the bitrate before I plunk down the cash.
No, I don't believe it is. It allows you to order it. If you click the fictional products link at the top of the page, it doesn't list the pizza box. RTFM indeed.
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What, you mean climate change can occur without modern society causing it?
You are aware that Texas is NOT the largest state in the US, right? In point of fact, if Alaska were split in half then Texas would be the THIRD largest state, it's over twice as big as Texas. Most maps of the US have Alaska and Hawaii drawn to a different scale.
I read a study once some years ago that said people with lighter colored eyes, like blue, are more sensitive to refresh rate flicker than people with darker eyes.
Here's the real problem. I can get Dell Dimension E520 with a Pentium D 347, 512 MB of RAM, a 160 GB hard drive, keyboard and mouse for $369. If I upgrade the low-end Mac mini to a 160 GB hard drive and add the low-end keyboard and mouse, it's $927. Add a 20 inch LCD to both of them, and the Dell is now $649 and the mini jumps to $1526! This is not an "extreme low-end" PC. These are comparable machines and I would be paying a more than 100% premium to get one with an Apple logo and a tiny case. And, I can add memory, a second optical drive, and additional hard drives to the Dell. The Mini maxes out it's hard drive at 160 GB, that's the minimum on the Dell.
No, it doesn't. All a full format does is relabel all the sectors and erase the FAT or MFT.
The Pope is the head of the Roman Catholic church. Not all "christianity" is part of the Roman Catholic church and therefore do not recognize the Pope as their leader.
And if everyone practiced safe computing like that, then phishing scams and spam in general would go away and even Windows would be a relatively secure OS. It's easy to sit here and say "I wouldn't get caught by that", but that's not really the issue. You yourself admitted that some of your colleagues were conned by the same people you ignored. Do you believe everyone who works at your bank is as paranoid about this stuff as you are? The whole point is that for the majority of systems, cracking the people involved is far easier than cracking the system. So what if you're that paranoid, is your employer that safe from the guy in the cubicle next to you? What about the admin down the row? What about the mountains of middle managers who have enough access to cause harm?
I think I'll step up to guess on this one... You ride a motorcycle. Those things all threaten your life (and mine) on a daily basis.
It's actually worse than that. If Dell made it simple to delete the OS from the system and save a few bucks, then they would get literally hundreds of calls per day from people wondering why their brand new computer "won't work". "Oh, I didn't think that option meant I wouldn't get anything." Then, Dell would lose tons of money on taking systems back.
You obviously don't have teenage children. With this feature, my entire house would be muted about 14 hours a day.
Obviously you didn't read the patent for the cat exerciser. The object described was a laser pointer.
You notice that first phrase, the one that says "Congress shall make no law"? Do you notice that is doesn't say "Any entity, public or private, shall make no law, rule, or general guideline"? We are not guaranteed that our employer, private university, club, or other organization cannot limit what we say publicly. Freedom of speech is NOT freedom from consequences of free speech.
And, while I'm on this rant, just because some buffoon with an agenda has a right to free speech does NOT mean they have a right to be heard. There is nothing that says I have to listen to you. That means that just because you don't agree with something some radio or TV commentator said doesn't mean they have to give you "equal time". Get your own damn time.
While previewing this post I re-read the post of 99bottles. In so doing, I realized that he or she was speaking specifically about a government job, responding only to the DEA comment, so this rant does not apply to him or her. However, I like the rant, and am going to post it anyway.
I was having the same thought, about how many people on here talked about being in school when it happened. I remember being at work. At the time, I was a diesel mechanic in the US Army, stationed in Germany. We didn't hear about it until after work, when they were reporting on it on armed forces TV. I don't recall now how long after the fact that was, but I suspect it wasn't too long. We were about 5 hours ahead of eastern time if memory serves. According to the official NASA timeline, it all happened about 1639 GMT, so when we got off work, went to eat, then went back to the barracks, we actually got back to see the TV about 1700 or 1800 GMT, so we weren't too far behind. I recall the first feeling being one of disbelief. I think at some level we felt NASA was infallible, so this was unthinkable in our minds. I know we all felt a great sense of loss.
The real question here, that nobody seems to be asking, is how would all the people defending Apple react if it was the Microsoft Music Store doing the exact same thing. My guess is that while a tiny minority would still say "big deal", the rest would be spouting diatribes about how evil MS is collecting their data.
I think the point was that the *nix variants aren't consistent as a whole.
You really should do some research before you spout popularist crap like that. The fact is that the highest wage earners in the US pay a disproportionately large amount of taxes. The top 2% of wage earners pay ~60% of the taxes. If you make less than about 30k, you don't pay much at all, and if you make less than 20k, you probably get more back from a refund than you had withheld from your check.
As a matter of fact, such legislation is already being considered that would abolish the current US tax system. Of course, it is being opposed by
a) lobbyists who make a living of getting more favorable tax legislation for their clients
b) companies and individuals who make a living of deciphering the current tax code (H&R Block and the like)
and c) politicians who have built their careers getting fewer and fewer "low income" americans to pay no tax at all and maybe even get a refund from the taxes they didn't pay.
Check it out:
www.fairtax.org
I hate to burst that bubble, but newer drives have a few major differences that make this mod more hazardous. Specifically, aerial density (more tpi), smaller head size and a lower fly height. All these things make particulates in the drive much more hazardous to the drive and will cause it to fail sooner.
I think you missed the point. Newer systems, including the Dell Optiplex I use at work, do not have PS/2 ports at all. If I want to connect a mouse and keyboard, I have to use the USB ports. Gluing all but two of them closed wouldn't work, I could connect a hub to just one.
Well, that explains why overall spending was up year to year AND the number of people shopping was up, according to the National Retail Federation , the folks who track such things. It's easy to put out opinions. It is hard to convince Joe Slashdot who actually takes the time to research.
AAAHHHHH!!! HELP! I'm being attacked by acronyms!
From the TFA: This 128 reusable drive contains 29 songs, including the band's 2004 "Barenaked for the Holidays" album, in MP3 format along with live tracks, in-concert spoken quips, album art, photos, videos and more. Personally, I'd like to know the bitrate before I plunk down the cash.
Then, of course, you can't run windows update to fix all the other problems you may be having.
Yes, it will. WMP can be set to autosync playlists with nearly any MP3 player.
No, I don't believe it is. It allows you to order it. If you click the fictional products link at the top of the page, it doesn't list the pizza box. RTFM indeed.