...there have also been studies showing people who pirate music are more likely to buy it after.
And there have been studies that show that studies are just as likely to be bullshit as factual. Like that one or the "New NASA Data Casts Doubt On Global Warming Models" hoax.
"... completely locked-down"??? A bit too far, G... Tell that to the folks at BMUG and the thousands they inspired to open and extend their Macs. And what about BMUG's notable offshoot, Farallon, which began as a handful of BMUGgers' hacks (PhoneNET, MacRecorder, and Soundedit). Or those who used ThunderScan which converted an ImageWriter into an image scanner.
Yes, one needed a Torx screwdriver and two hands to open a Mac case, but it was far from "impossible to open." And it was trivial to get (or make) an adapter to use a "standard" DB-n plug. And yes, there were no slots (until later), but on balance, nearly every design decision Jobs made was sound.
I'm no Jobsophile, but I never had a problem with the Mac being so closed. To this day I need zero anti-virus or spyware software.
I, too, miss Woz, his contributions and philosophy, but Jobs's Apple needn't apologize.
Pun Intended myass. This kind of pseudo-inside info and pontificating is one example of what any worthwhile public forum, online or not, should seek to avoid.
Sandoval wrote in TFA: "I reminded Brady that many people feel strongly about their right to privacy online."
This isn't about privacy; it's about accountability. Supportive and antagonistic messages are necessary for valuable dialog, but coming from an anonymous source, they lose all credibility and are reduced to trolling as sport or worse. Witness the sabotage on Wikipedia.
I salute Brady's initiative, but am pessimistic about his ability to pull it off.
Actually, quarters have been used as standards of measurement for some time.
Remember Paula Jones's description of Slick Willie's willie as "... about five inches long; it has the circumference of a quarter..."?
-- "But as the man's question said, basically implied, wasn't there a moment where everybody said, well, gosh, we dodged the bullet, and yet the bullet hadn't been dodged." -- Dub
Well... since I don't know how much you weigh(ed) and what kind of general shape you were in, I don't really have enough information, but I wonder whether you know enough about your "progress."
For instance, of the 41 pounds you lost, how much was water, muscle, and fat?
How much and what kind of exercise have you been doing daily?
For how long do you intend to follow this way of eating? What will happen if/when you begin eating carbohydrates again?
You can damn as many nutritionists as you'd like, but unless you protect your lean body mass (muscle) by exercising strenuously and regularly, anything like the amount of loss you reported will result in a terrible, catastrophic dive in your metabolic rate which will result in a fatter body than you had when you began, and future efforts to lose fat will be much more difficult.
Be careful.
Slashdot Mirror
And there have been studies that show that studies are just as likely to be bullshit as factual. Like that one or the "New NASA Data Casts Doubt On Global Warming Models" hoax.
Yes, the result is higher cost (which is never welcome news) to subscribers of both DVDs and streaming. Like me.
BUT... the reason they can and will increase the price is that it's still worth it for the vast majority of their subscribers. Like me.
And given the absence of competition, its a wonder they haven't done this sooner, or more often.
Last week, a friend and I were marvelling at how they can afford to sell streaming and up to 7 or 8 DVDs a month, postage-paid, for $10.
Netflix is a remarkably well-run service, and we're lucky to have them around.
"... completely locked-down"??? A bit too far, G... Tell that to the folks at BMUG and the thousands they inspired to open and extend their Macs. And what about BMUG's notable offshoot, Farallon, which began as a handful of BMUGgers' hacks (PhoneNET, MacRecorder, and Soundedit). Or those who used ThunderScan which converted an ImageWriter into an image scanner.
Yes, one needed a Torx screwdriver and two hands to open a Mac case, but it was far from "impossible to open." And it was trivial to get (or make) an adapter to use a "standard" DB-n plug. And yes, there were no slots (until later), but on balance, nearly every design decision Jobs made was sound.
I'm no Jobsophile, but I never had a problem with the Mac being so closed. To this day I need zero anti-virus or spyware software.
I, too, miss Woz, his contributions and philosophy, but Jobs's Apple needn't apologize.
Regards,
Maurice
>iPhones in the US cost $199.
Yeah... $199 plus $360/year != low cost.
Pun Intended myass. This kind of pseudo-inside info and pontificating is one example of what any worthwhile public forum, online or not, should seek to avoid.
Sandoval wrote in TFA:
"I reminded Brady that many people feel strongly about their right to privacy online."
This isn't about privacy; it's about accountability. Supportive and antagonistic messages are necessary for valuable dialog, but coming from an anonymous source, they lose all credibility and are reduced to trolling as sport or worse. Witness the sabotage on Wikipedia.
I salute Brady's initiative, but am pessimistic about his ability to pull it off.
-signed-
Maurice Weitman
Actually, quarters have been used as standards of measurement for some time.
Remember Paula Jones's description of Slick Willie's willie as "... about five inches long; it has the circumference of a quarter..."?
--
"But as the man's question said, basically implied, wasn't there a moment where everybody said, well, gosh, we dodged the bullet, and yet the bullet hadn't been dodged." -- Dub
Well... since I don't know how much you weigh(ed) and what kind of general shape you were in, I don't really have enough information, but I wonder whether you know enough about your "progress." For instance, of the 41 pounds you lost, how much was water, muscle, and fat? How much and what kind of exercise have you been doing daily? For how long do you intend to follow this way of eating? What will happen if/when you begin eating carbohydrates again? You can damn as many nutritionists as you'd like, but unless you protect your lean body mass (muscle) by exercising strenuously and regularly, anything like the amount of loss you reported will result in a terrible, catastrophic dive in your metabolic rate which will result in a fatter body than you had when you began, and future efforts to lose fat will be much more difficult. Be careful.