"Ms. Eucalyptus, your tampon identifer shows you are currently having a moderate-to-heavy flow day, but we have not received a panty shield identifer signal. May we suggest Carefree brand?"
Plasmas have actually come a long way since introduction and the lifespan is 25,000 to 50,000 (according to manufacturer studies) to the half-brightness point, which still isn't the end of the display's lifetime. Burn-in isn't really an issue if you take a reasonable amount of care with it (don't max out the contrast and if the station you're watching has bright static logos use the picture orbiter) and the off-axis viewing angle is 160 degrees. You still would not want to hit the screen though.
Hi! I'm the poor sap who's been waiting for Trees Lounge for the last couple of months (it's #1 on my request list and shows 'very long wait') so could you do me a favor and send it to me when you're done with it:-)
Here ya go (if this is what you're talking about).
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'...Item level tagging is the holy grail.'"
Gee... the future looks *great*.
"Ms. Eucalyptus, your tampon identifer shows you are currently having a moderate-to-heavy flow day, but we have not received a panty shield identifer signal. May we suggest Carefree brand?"
What is a "picture orbiter"?
It's a setting that shifts the screen around by a few pixels periodically.
Plasmas have actually come a long way since introduction and the lifespan is 25,000 to 50,000 (according to manufacturer studies) to the half-brightness point, which still isn't the end of the display's lifetime. Burn-in isn't really an issue if you take a reasonable amount of care with it (don't max out the contrast and if the station you're watching has bright static logos use the picture orbiter) and the off-axis viewing angle is 160 degrees. You still would not want to hit the screen though.
Hi! I'm the poor sap who's been waiting for Trees Lounge for the last couple of months (it's #1 on my request list and shows 'very long wait') so could you do me a favor and send it to me when you're done with it :-)
Here ya go (if this is what you're talking about).
"If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get one million miles to the gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside." - Robert X. Cringley