I haven't ordered from them in a while, but their "great prices" often depended on rebates that had strict qualifications. i'd rather deal with New Egg, but sometimes TD is worth taking a chance. I don't think I ever had a problem with anything I got from them, besides collecting the rebate.
I think the Aptera is all kinds of cool, but I can't see enough people shelling out the bucks for it to make it viable. Teslas are luxury vehicles sold to people with money to burn. I don't see those folks getting excited about an ultra-light 3-wheeler.
...when you can have one waiting for you outside your door in 10 minutes by using an app on your cell phone? Won't work for folks out in the sticks, but that's a tiny minority. Cars today spend the vast majority of their time parked, we'll need far fewer of them when we're able to use them more efficiently.
I don't see your point about drinking and driving. It's perfectly legal now to be a drunk passenger, if the car drives itself I don't see how that changes. Our legal system isn't always logical, but I'd like to think it's not that hopeless.
" I don't think anyone could argue that it is ALL caused by mankind."
We know CO2 is a greenhouse gas. We know human activity is increasing CO2 concentration. We know the planet is warming. We don't know to what extent human activity is responsible for the warming, but it's certainly possible that it is all due to human activity. It's even possible that the earth would be cooling if it weren't for human-generated CO2. I'm happy to agree that no one can PROVE that it's all due to human activity, as there are too many variables and unknowns to be that precise. But it's just as plausible an argument as saying 75 percent of warming is due to human activity.
it's really immaterial. If we agree that warming is happening and it's not desirable, then we should be able to agree that pouring more CO2 into the atmosphere is a bad idea, and we should try to mitigate that. Sadly, it doesn't seem that we can. The next few decades should be interesting.
" Google didn't mention Linux because they know it will scare buyers away."
Or possibly, they know that 99% of non-techies have no idea what Linux is, and these non-techies are their target, and mentioning Linux will do nothing except confuse their potential customers. People don't care what's under the hood, as long as it works.
I let guests use the default Windows Guest account. I'm sure it's not perfect, but no problems so far, and we have crowds of nieces and nephews living at our house every summer. I do like the idea of a VM, maybe this summer....
they crippled RT so that enterprise would buy(more expensive) Tablet Pros. Which killed any incentive to buy an RT device. It's too bad, my wife test drove an RT tablet for a week and liked it a lot, but limitations made it a no-go.
...they collect it the same way AT&T collects if you cancel your contract prematurely. They turn you over to a collection agency and screw your credit rating if you don't pay. I think the point is that once you pay off your phone, you're done, and your bill for service is(in theory) less than the phone-subsidizing competition. With AT&T, I'm paying for my subsidized phone forever.
I expect the manufacturers will hate this, as consumers will no longer be upgrading to "free" (subsidized) phones every two years. Not that that's a bad thing. When I got my iPhone, I crunched the numbers and a two year contract with AT&T worked out to be the best deal. But once that contract's up, I'll be looking hard at switching to a non-subsidizing service, assuming my phone is still working.
....This Is a Phenomenally Stupid Idea chorus. You want to make Enterprise happy?
1. Release a new version no less every two years, three years even better
2. Backwards compatibility? Yes please, unless there's a good reason otherwise
3. Don't juggle all the menus just to give a few hundred programmers busy work
4. Don't randomly change keyboard shortcuts just for the hell of it. Sure maybe the old ones made no sense. Neither will the new ones, and millions of us have already memorized the old ones.
Sure, we got spoiled by XP's ridiculous longevity, and you still managed to bork Vista. Please, don't saddle yourself and us with arbitrary release targets.
Before I got my iphone, I'd have agreed with you. I seriously thought of ditching my Android for an old school phone with a real number pad. But with contacts and a touch screen that actually work, I hardly ever key in a number now. Full disclaimer: I've never been much of a texter, so can't really compare the interfaces in that context.
From the little I know of modern missile tech, "line of sight" and "far enough away to be safe" are mutually exclusive. But maybe not. I'm thinking of B-17s with fighter escorts. But I doubt even escort drones would be able to intercept missiles. That's one plane I really wouldn't want to be on.
...the drone goes autonomous once the human controller acquires a target? Latency becomes a non-issue. Once the target's destroyed, the drone reverts to human control until another target is acquired. I assume a human pilot's situational awareness would be superior, but the drone's maneuverability might be enough to compensate. Assuming a drone would cost a fraction of a manned aircraft, especially once you include the cost of training the pilot, you could field a lot more drones. I would think their superior numbers combined with their agility would more than compensate for the lack of a human in the cockpit.
I'm by no means an expert here, just interested in your thoughts.
I was thinking about waiting for a Surface Pro, but just bought a Lenovo Twist for my wife. Similar specs, cheaper, and you can use it like a normal laptop. I win.
She tried a Surface RT and really liked it, but MS in its infinite wisdom hasn't released Outlook for RT, which is a deal breaker for a LOT of us enterprise folks. Way to shoot yourself in the foot, geniuses.
...if they can leverage the enterprise. Our support people have about given up on Android, too many flavors to support. I'm not saying they will pull it off, I don't think they can get away with their old tricks to take over the market, but I wouldn't rule them out either. RIM is toast.
Connecting to your personal Mac will probably happen. Even is Apple doesn't like it, somebody will figure out a hack.
Dell, or anyone else, setting up virtual Macs for you and me to use? No. I've been in several meetings with Apple reps, and whenever we bring up virtualization things get real awkward. Unless Apple decides to set up the servers themselves, and that they're tired of selling iMacs and iBooks.
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I haven't ordered from them in a while, but their "great prices" often depended on rebates that had strict qualifications. i'd rather deal with New Egg, but sometimes TD is worth taking a chance. I don't think I ever had a problem with anything I got from them, besides collecting the rebate.
Whether that factored into Ellison's decision....discuss amongst yourselves.
I think the Aptera is all kinds of cool, but I can't see enough people shelling out the bucks for it to make it viable. Teslas are luxury vehicles sold to people with money to burn. I don't see those folks getting excited about an ultra-light 3-wheeler.
Oh, sorry, I thought you said you could torrent the shit out of Good Times.
...when you can have one waiting for you outside your door in 10 minutes by using an app on your cell phone? Won't work for folks out in the sticks, but that's a tiny minority. Cars today spend the vast majority of their time parked, we'll need far fewer of them when we're able to use them more efficiently.
I don't see your point about drinking and driving. It's perfectly legal now to be a drunk passenger, if the car drives itself I don't see how that changes. Our legal system isn't always logical, but I'd like to think it's not that hopeless.
...should be the title
...about the Osprey.
" I don't think anyone could argue that it is ALL caused by mankind."
We know CO2 is a greenhouse gas. We know human activity is increasing CO2 concentration. We know the planet is warming. We don't know to what extent human activity is responsible for the warming, but it's certainly possible that it is all due to human activity. It's even possible that the earth would be cooling if it weren't for human-generated CO2. I'm happy to agree that no one can PROVE that it's all due to human activity, as there are too many variables and unknowns to be that precise. But it's just as plausible an argument as saying 75 percent of warming is due to human activity. it's really immaterial. If we agree that warming is happening and it's not desirable, then we should be able to agree that pouring more CO2 into the atmosphere is a bad idea, and we should try to mitigate that. Sadly, it doesn't seem that we can. The next few decades should be interesting.
but I'm guessing the answer is: Shortly after Episode One was released.
if he says it's not DRM, that's good enough for the plebes who work for him, and it should be good enough for you too. Why do you hate capitalism?
" Google didn't mention Linux because they know it will scare buyers away."
Or possibly, they know that 99% of non-techies have no idea what Linux is, and these non-techies are their target, and mentioning Linux will do nothing except confuse their potential customers. People don't care what's under the hood, as long as it works.
Here, let me give you a car analogy
...but being windows, well, there's plenty of ways for Bad Things to happen. But it's been good enough for me, knock on wood, so far.
I let guests use the default Windows Guest account. I'm sure it's not perfect, but no problems so far, and we have crowds of nieces and nephews living at our house every summer. I do like the idea of a VM, maybe this summer....
they crippled RT so that enterprise would buy(more expensive) Tablet Pros. Which killed any incentive to buy an RT device. It's too bad, my wife test drove an RT tablet for a week and liked it a lot, but limitations made it a no-go.
...they collect it the same way AT&T collects if you cancel your contract prematurely. They turn you over to a collection agency and screw your credit rating if you don't pay. I think the point is that once you pay off your phone, you're done, and your bill for service is(in theory) less than the phone-subsidizing competition. With AT&T, I'm paying for my subsidized phone forever.
I expect the manufacturers will hate this, as consumers will no longer be upgrading to "free" (subsidized) phones every two years. Not that that's a bad thing. When I got my iPhone, I crunched the numbers and a two year contract with AT&T worked out to be the best deal. But once that contract's up, I'll be looking hard at switching to a non-subsidizing service, assuming my phone is still working.
....This Is a Phenomenally Stupid Idea chorus. You want to make Enterprise happy?
1. Release a new version no less every two years, three years even better
2. Backwards compatibility? Yes please, unless there's a good reason otherwise
3. Don't juggle all the menus just to give a few hundred programmers busy work
4. Don't randomly change keyboard shortcuts just for the hell of it. Sure maybe the old ones made no sense. Neither will the new ones, and millions of us have already memorized the old ones.
Sure, we got spoiled by XP's ridiculous longevity, and you still managed to bork Vista. Please, don't saddle yourself and us with arbitrary release targets.
Before I got my iphone, I'd have agreed with you. I seriously thought of ditching my Android for an old school phone with a real number pad. But with contacts and a touch screen that actually work, I hardly ever key in a number now. Full disclaimer: I've never been much of a texter, so can't really compare the interfaces in that context.
....Windows 8, right? OK, maybe not the gray text.
From the little I know of modern missile tech, "line of sight" and "far enough away to be safe" are mutually exclusive. But maybe not. I'm thinking of B-17s with fighter escorts. But I doubt even escort drones would be able to intercept missiles. That's one plane I really wouldn't want to be on.
...the drone goes autonomous once the human controller acquires a target? Latency becomes a non-issue. Once the target's destroyed, the drone reverts to human control until another target is acquired. I assume a human pilot's situational awareness would be superior, but the drone's maneuverability might be enough to compensate. Assuming a drone would cost a fraction of a manned aircraft, especially once you include the cost of training the pilot, you could field a lot more drones. I would think their superior numbers combined with their agility would more than compensate for the lack of a human in the cockpit. I'm by no means an expert here, just interested in your thoughts.
They gotta be kidding, I don't want my damn tv watching me.
I was thinking about waiting for a Surface Pro, but just bought a Lenovo Twist for my wife. Similar specs, cheaper, and you can use it like a normal laptop. I win.
She tried a Surface RT and really liked it, but MS in its infinite wisdom hasn't released Outlook for RT, which is a deal breaker for a LOT of us enterprise folks. Way to shoot yourself in the foot, geniuses.
...if they can leverage the enterprise. Our support people have about given up on Android, too many flavors to support. I'm not saying they will pull it off, I don't think they can get away with their old tricks to take over the market, but I wouldn't rule them out either. RIM is toast.
Also, the meme that windmills kill wildlife is just hype. .
Not entirely. It does seem that bats have a problem with windmills in some locations.
Connecting to your personal Mac will probably happen. Even is Apple doesn't like it, somebody will figure out a hack.
Dell, or anyone else, setting up virtual Macs for you and me to use? No. I've been in several meetings with Apple reps, and whenever we bring up virtualization things get real awkward. Unless Apple decides to set up the servers themselves, and that they're tired of selling iMacs and iBooks.