>> 6 pints of beer (a week). Is that really moderate drinking?
In the US, it is. I hit this most summers easily. Figure: 1x with coworkers after work 2x while grilling a family meal 2x while at a neighborhood cookout 1x kicking back answering late night email
I have Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition on VHS. That was nearly unwatchable the first time through after the Lucasizing it got...so nothing lost, right?
Remember when Apple announcements didn't make you want to yawn?
The cool kids are busy playing with GCP these days, so as long you keep cranking out nice laptops to connect to that you'll probably still get a grand or so from me every few years, Apple.
>> docking station - it's called a Thunderbolt port
After plugging/unplugging a thousand times (getting close I think) I worry about my little Thunderbolt port, which feels like it's getting looser. I guess I'm hoping for something more "commercial grade" (designed for 10K+ plugs/unplugs, with a physical "ker-chunk" when it's docked).
Most of the "health" startups seem focused on weeding out the weak, as in "let X voluntarily track your activities and single you out for unaffordable health premiums if you aren't young/healthy/kid-free enough to meet our wearable device targets." So yes, if it seems that the chronically ill are being pushed off the map, well it's by design.
Developer here. I do some development on my MacBooks (newest is MacBook Pro from mid 2015). My ongoing wishlist: - Large screens (DPI matters less than actual real estate): 15-inches or more, and vertical space is valuable - At least two large/powered USB ports (today I have two large - Type A - and one powered) - Two HDMI ports (today I have one; I use an adapter for my second monitor) - Docking station (I do most of my work at one workstation where my monitors/keyboard/headphones live - today I plug/unplug 6 cables when I get in for the morning or back from a meeting)
No, I don't need a headphone jack. Bluetooth/wireless is a thing these days.
MIT study says accord would yield a benefit of 0.6 degree and 1.1 degrees Celsius change by 2100. President weighs cost of implementing vs. MIT's expected benefit and says "too much work for too little effort."
So...what part of MIT's work did the prez misunderstand here? (It seems he got his cost info elsewhere, but what part of the benefit did he miss, exactly?)
From Wikipedia: "Paris Agreement, with its emphasis on consensus-building, allows for voluntary and nationally determined targets"
In other words, it's a "feel good" wet noodle, not really a treaty, and definitely not a regulation or a law. So why would any environmentalists care if we leave or not? (It's not like it was the Kyoto Protocol.)
Under Obama, gas dropped to $2/gallon (thus kicking off another SUV cycle) and he sat on a pipeline that would have taken hundreds of thousands of oil cars off the rails (thus putting more biomes at risk).
So...what "Obama Climate Legacy" are we proud of again?
I started doing this after I got burned once with a "pay now, and you can't cancel" booking through a middleman like Expedia. I've also found that I usually get a better room (though not always a better rate) when I book direct vs. through a middleman.
That's awfully protocol-ist. (Good thing I'm not an ITJW.) Aside from the original web (which included things like FTP), Apple might be interested to learn that there are content-optimized protocols like QUIC out there.
Amazon's trying out these brick-and-mortar things in multiple cities. Here's a pretty funny review experience from Chicago: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-amazon-store-chicago-rev-ent-0403-20170401-column.html
"There are no quirks, no attempts at warmth. There is no store cat. There are no handwritten notes about what the staff loves. The only difference between the children's section and the rest of the store is that the children's section has a rug. It is, in businessspeak, a bricks-and-mortar presence, so unimaginative its facade is brick."
"what human being-based company would install a Kindle Reader in a book aisle with this encouragement: 'Explore books in this aisle on the Kindle Reader'? You could also explore the books in front of you by picking them up..."
>> working on a way to connect you with people that you should know like mentors
Couldn't help but think this would be, best case, trying to connect you with useless marketing "thought leaders", and worst case, connecting women with potential sugar daddies.
>> patent infringement suits can be filed only in courts located in the jurisdiction where the targeted company is incorporated
I see a bunch of high-fiving going on in the Delaware legal community (because that's where a lot if not most of targeted companies will be incorporated). Also a lot of high-fiving in corporate legal departments, who asked their companies to (re)incorporate in Delaware to take advantage of its corporate-friendly laws.
The purpose of these is the same as it's ever been. Dude gets dragged inside the dealership by his wife to fantasize about the muscle car, but still leaves with a minivan or a 4-cylinder commuter car plus a 5-7 year loan.
On the other hand, there are just as many of us who geek out on mileage (often just because we hate to blow money on transportation) so there's still hope for the planet.
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>> 6 pints of beer (a week). Is that really moderate drinking?
In the US, it is. I hit this most summers easily. Figure:
1x with coworkers after work
2x while grilling a family meal
2x while at a neighborhood cookout
1x kicking back answering late night email
It looks like Reality Winner is really Reality Loooouu-zah.
>> Videotapes Are Becoming Unwatchable
I have Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition on VHS. That was nearly unwatchable the first time through after the Lucasizing it got...so nothing lost, right?
Remember when Apple announcements didn't make you want to yawn?
The cool kids are busy playing with GCP these days, so as long you keep cranking out nice laptops to connect to that you'll probably still get a grand or so from me every few years, Apple.
>> When you say "docking station", are you thinking of those god awful things that PC users put up with?
Yes. That exactly. I currently use my MBP as one of the three monitors on my desk, and it always sits in the same place there.
> The screen has a (Thunderbolt) hub in it.
Just one external screen? My minimum developer environment is two large matched monitors, with the laptop open as a (small) convenience third.
>> docking station - it's called a Thunderbolt port
After plugging/unplugging a thousand times (getting close I think) I worry about my little Thunderbolt port, which feels like it's getting looser. I guess I'm hoping for something more "commercial grade" (designed for 10K+ plugs/unplugs, with a physical "ker-chunk" when it's docked).
Most of the "health" startups seem focused on weeding out the weak, as in "let X voluntarily track your activities and single you out for unaffordable health premiums if you aren't young/healthy/kid-free enough to meet our wearable device targets." So yes, if it seems that the chronically ill are being pushed off the map, well it's by design.
Developer here. I do some development on my MacBooks (newest is MacBook Pro from mid 2015). My ongoing wishlist:
- Large screens (DPI matters less than actual real estate): 15-inches or more, and vertical space is valuable
- At least two large/powered USB ports (today I have two large - Type A - and one powered)
- Two HDMI ports (today I have one; I use an adapter for my second monitor)
- Docking station (I do most of my work at one workstation where my monitors/keyboard/headphones live - today I plug/unplug 6 cables when I get in for the morning or back from a meeting)
No, I don't need a headphone jack. Bluetooth/wireless is a thing these days.
MIT study says accord would yield a benefit of 0.6 degree and 1.1 degrees Celsius change by 2100. President weighs cost of implementing vs. MIT's expected benefit and says "too much work for too little effort."
So...what part of MIT's work did the prez misunderstand here? (It seems he got his cost info elsewhere, but what part of the benefit did he miss, exactly?)
After you get a transfusion, you sparkle in the sunlight for an hour.
>> relieve driver shortages, a chronic problem in the industry
ELIMINATE driver PAYROLL, a chronic problem in the industry
FTFY
From Wikipedia: "Paris Agreement, with its emphasis on consensus-building, allows for voluntary and nationally determined targets"
In other words, it's a "feel good" wet noodle, not really a treaty, and definitely not a regulation or a law. So why would any environmentalists care if we leave or not? (It's not like it was the Kyoto Protocol.)
>> [Famous CEO] Joins CEOs Calling For US to [Do Something]
Too bad HRC wasn't elected. I doubt she would have resisted the will of any group of CEOs / Global Initiative sponsors.
Under Obama, gas dropped to $2/gallon (thus kicking off another SUV cycle) and he sat on a pipeline that would have taken hundreds of thousands of oil cars off the rails (thus putting more biomes at risk).
So...what "Obama Climate Legacy" are we proud of again?
>> separate branch of Windows Mobile for this device
Because...why not, I guess. Isn't that how every other failed "apps on Windows" effort has always begun?
I started doing this after I got burned once with a "pay now, and you can't cancel" booking through a middleman like Expedia. I've also found that I usually get a better room (though not always a better rate) when I book direct vs. through a middleman.
Welcome back to SlashDot, Colorado! How was the weekend?
Yeah, and monkeys might fly out of my...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOKociU8t_Q
To clarify, FTP's part of the web when it's accessed via a URI/URL. E.g.:
ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/standards/RFC/rfc959.txt
In that case, it's media served over the Internet from a hyperlink, but the media itself isn't served up via HTTP/S.
>> HTTP and HTTPS" as part of the web
That's awfully protocol-ist. (Good thing I'm not an ITJW.) Aside from the original web (which included things like FTP), Apple might be interested to learn that there are content-optimized protocols like QUIC out there.
Amazon's trying out these brick-and-mortar things in multiple cities. Here's a pretty funny review experience from Chicago:
..."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-amazon-store-chicago-rev-ent-0403-20170401-column.html
"There are no quirks, no attempts at warmth. There is no store cat. There are no handwritten notes about what the staff loves. The only difference between the children's section and the rest of the store is that the children's section has a rug. It is, in businessspeak, a bricks-and-mortar presence, so unimaginative its facade is brick."
"what human being-based company would install a Kindle Reader in a book aisle with this encouragement: 'Explore books in this aisle on the Kindle Reader'? You could also explore the books in front of you by picking them up
>> working on a way to connect you with people that you should know like mentors
Couldn't help but think this would be, best case, trying to connect you with useless marketing "thought leaders", and worst case, connecting women with potential sugar daddies.
>> patent infringement suits can be filed only in courts located in the jurisdiction where the targeted company is incorporated
I see a bunch of high-fiving going on in the Delaware legal community (because that's where a lot if not most of targeted companies will be incorporated). Also a lot of high-fiving in corporate legal departments, who asked their companies to (re)incorporate in Delaware to take advantage of its corporate-friendly laws.
>> "only brushes with the law involve drunken driving allegations and a hit-and-run crash"
Um...if the dude's that dangerous, yes, please, kick him out. There are plenty of cooks that aren't threats to innocent people.
The purpose of these is the same as it's ever been. Dude gets dragged inside the dealership by his wife to fantasize about the muscle car, but still leaves with a minivan or a 4-cylinder commuter car plus a 5-7 year loan.
On the other hand, there are just as many of us who geek out on mileage (often just because we hate to blow money on transportation) so there's still hope for the planet.