I'm okay with access that I control. But to have a device that has to be connected? That's unacceptable. What good is a TV that doesn't work if I don't have internet? I'm financially secure right now but when I was younger and money got tight the first thing to go was cable and so on. Rent, food, electricity, water, gas for the car. Those took priority over everything else. I can see having to let internet go and now my sh*t don't work? Oh HELL no.
I take the attitude that if it's working fine then I don't need an update. If it's not broken, don't fix it. Now if you've got an issue with the TV research the problem and if there is a fix you would certainly want to download it. Other than that though, why bother?
Is there anyone left who doesn't realize that Cellphones at the hardware level are designed as surveillance and tracking devices? If you are doing anything you think the government might not like, you'd best rid yourself of these trackers. Put it in a lead box at the least.
I remember when I was young we had a paper mill that every time the weather held the smell in you'd nearly gag on it. Huge polluter. Now it still runs, bigger than ever, and not a sniff from it. I see that all over. Cement company used to leave dust everywhere and now there's none. We've made great strides in the last 5 decades and will continue to make more. Electric cars will be here soon and more alternative energy is going it. Saying we're not doing anything is a lie. Maybe not enough to satisfy you but it is and will continue to improve.
The Air Force did object to it. They are death on the Army flying fixed wing attack craft. The Army would of course treat the A-10 much as they do helicopters with Warrant Officers piloting them. The Army troops love things that save their lives and the close support of the A-10 in Iraq made it a legend to them.
Some genius came up with the F-35 as a way to save money. It was supposed to be able to multipurpose and replace everything out there. What a fucking joke. Air superiority, ground support carrier and STOL all in on. Like all compromises it does none well.
The Army went to Congress to try to take over the A-10 program. The grunts love the flying beast that's an aircraft built around a 30mm Cannon that spits depleted uranium rounds that shred takes. Who can blame them? The Air Force is stuck with the A-10 until it's no longer supportable.
I solved the overload problem by simply taking all the social media apps off my phone. Now, unless I decide to sit down at a computer I can not get immersed in the cult. I will usually sit down and look through twitter feeds for the day, make a few tweets and retweets and then move on. I ditched Facebook entirely and got rid of 90 percent of my SPAM. I'm astounded at all the people standing, walking and leaning on something furiously tapping away at their phones. Mine is in my pocket most of the time now.
We've got hundreds of special forces troops running around in Niger. Some of them got caught in an ambush and fought their way out of it losing 4 team members. It's not a fucking video game. People make mistakes and people die. I don't know if you know this or not but Trump doesn't go on those missions. It was a routine mission and likely the first anyone in the administration knew about it was when they found out 4 soldiers were killed. I served in the eighties and we had people die from training exercises or just working. Turning 18 year old guys loose with heavy equipment can lead to that. One rolled an off road fork lift, one electrocuted, one rolled a 2 1/2 ton truck. It's dangerous work even when people aren't shooting at you. It's the fucking military. Check out how many Sailors die every cruise.
Did everything work okay? I'm currently using linux on an older Dell laptop and it's great but I'd like something more modern for that. I have a 2012 Macbook Pro 15" that's adequate for the video work which is mostly what it's used for. The only problem with some new hardware is occasionaly linux isn't supported by the harddware.
I was sitting outside a few days ago and thinking about how bugs aren't nearly as bad as they used to be. Just sitting there drinking a glass of iced tea enjoying a beautiful day, and nothing buzzing my head. No gnats flying in my ears, no flies trying to light on my glass. I thought maybe it was just me but the last 2 or 3 years I had wondered why bugs weren't so bad anymore. Now this makes me wonder, are they really dying off?
We don't need that, it'd just be killer. Something on the order of 200-300 miles would be adequate at a 30K or so price point for a small sedan. 10 year battery life makes it pretty close to adequate for lifespan. Adequate is of course, not ideal. Ideal would be closer to what you stated.
Modern ICE autos are very complex due to the drive to reduce emissions and increase performance and mileage. To see this just open the hood of an original 1957 Chevy and a 2017 Chevrolet Cruze. I believe that all it will take for the ICE engine to become obsolete except for a niche market will be affordable battery packs. When it gets to the point you can just swap packs like people do propane tanks now that will be the end of the competition.
The NYT and other MSM outlets are obsessed with Trump's tweets. Meanwhile he's steadily undoing everything Obama did in the last 8 years and they don't even notice. It's like they lose their fucking minds over little stuff and don't notice the big stuff. He pardoned Arpaio right before Harvey hit. I had turned CNN on because they usually do a good job on Hurricane coverage. It was like they just forgot the Hurricane. It was the hate Trump fest. They are so obsessed over the petty crap and he knows it.
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I'm okay with access that I control. But to have a device that has to be connected? That's unacceptable. What good is a TV that doesn't work if I don't have internet? I'm financially secure right now but when I was younger and money got tight the first thing to go was cable and so on. Rent, food, electricity, water, gas for the car. Those took priority over everything else. I can see having to let internet go and now my sh*t don't work? Oh HELL no.
I take the attitude that if it's working fine then I don't need an update. If it's not broken, don't fix it. Now if you've got an issue with the TV research the problem and if there is a fix you would certainly want to download it. Other than that though, why bother?
No communication however until it comes out of the box.
Is there anyone left who doesn't realize that Cellphones at the hardware level are designed as surveillance and tracking devices? If you are doing anything you think the government might not like, you'd best rid yourself of these trackers. Put it in a lead box at the least.
I remember when I was young we had a paper mill that every time the weather held the smell in you'd nearly gag on it. Huge polluter. Now it still runs, bigger than ever, and not a sniff from it. I see that all over. Cement company used to leave dust everywhere and now there's none. We've made great strides in the last 5 decades and will continue to make more. Electric cars will be here soon and more alternative energy is going it. Saying we're not doing anything is a lie. Maybe not enough to satisfy you but it is and will continue to improve.
They don't use it against heavy targets. It's for goat herders.
Yes, I enjoy twitter much more now. All things in moderation.
The Air Force did object to it. They are death on the Army flying fixed wing attack craft. The Army would of course treat the A-10 much as they do helicopters with Warrant Officers piloting them. The Army troops love things that save their lives and the close support of the A-10 in Iraq made it a legend to them.
We've got C-130 gun ships for those. Nice stable platform loaded with weapons that can circle for hours over a target and obliterate goat herders.
Some genius came up with the F-35 as a way to save money. It was supposed to be able to multipurpose and replace everything out there. What a fucking joke. Air superiority, ground support carrier and STOL all in on. Like all compromises it does none well.
The Army went to Congress to try to take over the A-10 program. The grunts love the flying beast that's an aircraft built around a 30mm Cannon that spits depleted uranium rounds that shred takes. Who can blame them? The Air Force is stuck with the A-10 until it's no longer supportable.
I solved the overload problem by simply taking all the social media apps off my phone. Now, unless I decide to sit down at a computer I can not get immersed in the cult. I will usually sit down and look through twitter feeds for the day, make a few tweets and retweets and then move on. I ditched Facebook entirely and got rid of 90 percent of my SPAM. I'm astounded at all the people standing, walking and leaning on something furiously tapping away at their phones. Mine is in my pocket most of the time now.
When you have absolute dictatorial power you can accomplish many things. At a price.
We've got hundreds of special forces troops running around in Niger. Some of them got caught in an ambush and fought their way out of it losing 4 team members. It's not a fucking video game. People make mistakes and people die. I don't know if you know this or not but Trump doesn't go on those missions. It was a routine mission and likely the first anyone in the administration knew about it was when they found out 4 soldiers were killed. I served in the eighties and we had people die from training exercises or just working. Turning 18 year old guys loose with heavy equipment can lead to that. One rolled an off road fork lift, one electrocuted, one rolled a 2 1/2 ton truck. It's dangerous work even when people aren't shooting at you. It's the fucking military. Check out how many Sailors die every cruise.
Thanks for the info.
Did everything work okay? I'm currently using linux on an older Dell laptop and it's great but I'd like something more modern for that. I have a 2012 Macbook Pro 15" that's adequate for the video work which is mostly what it's used for. The only problem with some new hardware is occasionaly linux isn't supported by the harddware.
I was sitting outside a few days ago and thinking about how bugs aren't nearly as bad as they used to be. Just sitting there drinking a glass of iced tea enjoying a beautiful day, and nothing buzzing my head. No gnats flying in my ears, no flies trying to light on my glass. I thought maybe it was just me but the last 2 or 3 years I had wondered why bugs weren't so bad anymore. Now this makes me wonder, are they really dying off?
How difficult was it to install Mac OS X on it?
We don't need that, it'd just be killer. Something on the order of 200-300 miles would be adequate at a 30K or so price point for a small sedan. 10 year battery life makes it pretty close to adequate for lifespan. Adequate is of course, not ideal. Ideal would be closer to what you stated.
The more money he has, the better the world is.....for him.
All the drones walking around with earbuds are creepy enough. Especially the ones talking to themselves.
I think it might be fun to play videos or games on. Other than that, so what?
Modern ICE autos are very complex due to the drive to reduce emissions and increase performance and mileage. To see this just open the hood of an original 1957 Chevy and a 2017 Chevrolet Cruze. I believe that all it will take for the ICE engine to become obsolete except for a niche market will be affordable battery packs. When it gets to the point you can just swap packs like people do propane tanks now that will be the end of the competition.
The NYT and other MSM outlets are obsessed with Trump's tweets. Meanwhile he's steadily undoing everything Obama did in the last 8 years and they don't even notice. It's like they lose their fucking minds over little stuff and don't notice the big stuff. He pardoned Arpaio right before Harvey hit. I had turned CNN on because they usually do a good job on Hurricane coverage. It was like they just forgot the Hurricane. It was the hate Trump fest. They are so obsessed over the petty crap and he knows it.
I got the V20. It's really been good.