I'm guessing he means making sure deer don't run out in front of him, not "shining them" for hunting.
Around here, the deer like to hide in bushes, and then run out right in front of you at the last minute. In the last year, I've had two deer come running out of brush at full speed, and run into the side of my truck, and numerous more run out in front of me, and stop. Luckily, the roads this usually happen on are very small dirt roads, with a speed limit of around 30mph, so I usually have plenty of time to avoid them.
Why would anybody want to spend money on a feature for their car so that they could listen to music from a single brand of MP3 player?
Because the ipod does its job of being a music player very well. With the smart playlist feature, it does a good job of managing a playlist of songs that I want to hear. Also, there are many ways to integrate an ipod into my car's stereo, I haven't seen any other MP3 players that have as many options available as the ipod does.
I mean, sure the controls aren't integrated, but you have controls on you MP3 player. Use those if you want to switch songs. Besides, you should be focused on driving, not trying to find the next song you want to listen to.
Currently, I have over 1,000 songs on the main playlist that I listen to. Every now and then, a song will come up that I don't really care to listen to then. It's much more convenient and safe to reach up, and hit the "Next Track" button on the stereo, than it is to reach for the ipod that's bounced away from where I put it (I drive mostly on unpaved, rough roads), and try to change the track that way.
Also, I hate having wires strung around my car, so having the ipod integrated into the radio allows me to stash it away out of sight.
You think bringing a car into Ca from another state is bad, try a grey market car.
Several years ago, I bought a 1979 Mercedes 450SEL6.9. The car was originally purchased in France, and brought to the US when its owner moved here in the mid 80's. It was retrofitted to pass the US standards, but I always had a bitch of a time getting it to pass CA's SMOG tests. Several years ago, I let the registration expire, with the intenetion of reregistering it once it becomes smog exempt in a few years. Not that it matters now, I finally moved out of that wacky state.
Also, IIRC the $300 fee that you reffer to was deemed unconstitutional, and one of Arnold's first acts as governor was to issue refunds to everyone who had paid it.
They aren't developing a FireFox only site, they just haven't gotten the little quirks in IE fixed yet. It's not like they're posting a message saying that Slashdot won't work in IE, and refusing to load the page.
On a side note, I've been using this for about a month, it is leaps and bounds above the old system. Good work!
Sounds like you're going to something like DeVry, correct?
Here's a hint... Most companies won't give a DeVry graduate any more consideration than someone wihout a degree. In fact, many companies will take someone who is self taught without a degree over a DeVry graduate.
And forget that CS theory bullshit
Good luck with ever being more than a code monkey. If you don't understand the theory behind programming, you'll never do more than writing basic code that conforms to the specifications that the architects gave you.
P.S. My sig says that because the teacher, a 15 year programming veteran, and some other crazy expert with natural skills like me all couldn't design the project we were working on as fast as I could and only one other person's was virtually crash proof.
If a second year student is writing better code than the teacher, that says a lot about the school. That goes back to what I said about most companies don't give much (If any) weight to a degree in "PC programming/Web Development with a certificate in Web Design", because the types of schools that give those out are usually not the highest caliber.
And I'm not trying to be a dick, but drop the attitude; you're not the super programmer that you think you are. Relax, and pay attention to what others are telling you, you'll learn something.
ps... Graduating high school and starting college at 17 isn't all that special, tons of people do that.
I can't speak for others, but the ipod is the best value for my money. I don't care for radio (Satellite or terrestial), and I probably spend about 12 hours per week commuting. Over the three years that I've had my current ipod, it works out to about $0.15 per hour for entertainment while commuting.
Also, I know there are other MP3 players available, but none of them integrate with my car's stereo (Or future car stereos) as easily and cheaply as the ipod does. I also really like the ipod's interface.
So, is it still 'a disgusting display of consumerism run amok' if the ipod is the best solution for me? I'm guessing that there are plenty of others who have looked into alternatives, and aren't just buying one because it's a new ipod.
This would be amusing - pirated copies of Windows would not receive this unwanted patch, but paid-for copies would.
That's a good question. If it isn't marked critical, that will be just one more instance of a pirated product being superior to a genuine product (Pirated games not requiring the CD to play, pirated music not being restricted to certain devices, pirated movies not displaying unskipable ads & warning, etc...)
I do enjoy tv, just not enough to spend the kind of money on it that these new formats require. I'd be willing to bet that the vast majority of Americans feel the same about it as I do.
Now, HD-DVD/Blu-Whatever, they promise up to 4x the resolution of normal DVD's/VHS, which is damned significant. If you can't tell the difference between HD and SD, you either need a new TV or new Eyes, and you definately didn't notice any difference between VHS and DVD.
Ever think that most people can tell the difference between SD and HD, but simply don't care about the higher definition? There's a lot of things that I'd rather be doing than watching tv, especially if it requires a tv that costs more than a few hundred dollars.
1) I can have an email address that just has my name, instead of something like Chris53248@yourISPdomain.com. Good luck finding an ISP that still has the username Chris available.
2) I can go anywhere I want, and still have the same email address. For example, I recently moved about 1,000 miles. I have a new phone number, a new cell phone number, a new address, and a new ISP. My email address is the same though, so it's one bit of information that my friends, family, and clients won't need to relearn.
I have a liberal arts degree, and it's virtually impossible to have a conversation with anyone who is serious about it. They *always* have to best you with some more obscure ethnic group, societal problem, or scholar, and they have a more esoteric, subtle, and nuanced understanding of whatever subject.
I'm guessing your typical conversation with other Liberal Art degree holders goes something like...
You: Would you like fries with that?
Co-worker: Tú tienen gusto de las papas con eso?
You: Vous aiment des pommes frites avec cela ?
Co-worker: Wurde du mögen Pommes-Frites mit dem?
You: Damn, I knew I should have learned something more exotic...
I don't know, Conrad Burns has brought a lot of pork into Montana, and almost everyone I know here hates him, and can't wait to vote him out of office.
No software out there is capable of predicting work conditions as well as someone who has experience.
I'm not sure about other industries, but the transportation industry absolutely relies on computerized shift scheduling. I used to work for a rather large public transit agency in Southern California, and between the union rules, school schedules (The public schools in our service area used public transit for their high school students), holidays, special events in the city, vehicle availability, etc... it was way too complicated for a human scheduler. Instead, we had a group of employees who were responsible for training the computer the scheduling rules. The computer would then work for several hours, and come up with a schedule for the employees for the next 4 months.
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I always tell them "No thanks, I'm not interested", and keep walking. It drives my wife nuts.
I'm guessing he means making sure deer don't run out in front of him, not "shining them" for hunting.
Around here, the deer like to hide in bushes, and then run out right in front of you at the last minute. In the last year, I've had two deer come running out of brush at full speed, and run into the side of my truck, and numerous more run out in front of me, and stop. Luckily, the roads this usually happen on are very small dirt roads, with a speed limit of around 30mph, so I usually have plenty of time to avoid them.
I'm not saying that the dog was living a good life, but he flat out stole the dog, and then wrote an article about how the dog was stolen.
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Data abhors a vacuum?
Currently, I have over 1,000 songs on the main playlist that I listen to. Every now and then, a song will come up that I don't really care to listen to then. It's much more convenient and safe to reach up, and hit the "Next Track" button on the stereo, than it is to reach for the ipod that's bounced away from where I put it (I drive mostly on unpaved, rough roads), and try to change the track that way.
Also, I hate having wires strung around my car, so having the ipod integrated into the radio allows me to stash it away out of sight.
You think bringing a car into Ca from another state is bad, try a grey market car.
Several years ago, I bought a 1979 Mercedes 450SEL6.9. The car was originally purchased in France, and brought to the US when its owner moved here in the mid 80's. It was retrofitted to pass the US standards, but I always had a bitch of a time getting it to pass CA's SMOG tests. Several years ago, I let the registration expire, with the intenetion of reregistering it once it becomes smog exempt in a few years. Not that it matters now, I finally moved out of that wacky state.
Also, IIRC the $300 fee that you reffer to was deemed unconstitutional, and one of Arnold's first acts as governor was to issue refunds to everyone who had paid it.
For people without DVRs.
Way to encourage them to get up and go do something else, instead of looking at the same non-moving ad for 30 seconds.
They aren't developing a FireFox only site, they just haven't gotten the little quirks in IE fixed yet. It's not like they're posting a message saying that Slashdot won't work in IE, and refusing to load the page.
On a side note, I've been using this for about a month, it is leaps and bounds above the old system. Good work!
Here's a hint... Most companies won't give a DeVry graduate any more consideration than someone wihout a degree. In fact, many companies will take someone who is self taught without a degree over a DeVry graduate.
Good luck with ever being more than a code monkey. If you don't understand the theory behind programming, you'll never do more than writing basic code that conforms to the specifications that the architects gave you.
If a second year student is writing better code than the teacher, that says a lot about the school. That goes back to what I said about most companies don't give much (If any) weight to a degree in "PC programming/Web Development with a certificate in Web Design", because the types of schools that give those out are usually not the highest caliber.
And I'm not trying to be a dick, but drop the attitude; you're not the super programmer that you think you are. Relax, and pay attention to what others are telling you, you'll learn something.
ps... Graduating high school and starting college at 17 isn't all that special, tons of people do that.
"The masses are asses"
I can't speak for others, but the ipod is the best value for my money. I don't care for radio (Satellite or terrestial), and I probably spend about 12 hours per week commuting. Over the three years that I've had my current ipod, it works out to about $0.15 per hour for entertainment while commuting.
Also, I know there are other MP3 players available, but none of them integrate with my car's stereo (Or future car stereos) as easily and cheaply as the ipod does. I also really like the ipod's interface.
So, is it still 'a disgusting display of consumerism run amok' if the ipod is the best solution for me? I'm guessing that there are plenty of others who have looked into alternatives, and aren't just buying one because it's a new ipod.
I do enjoy tv, just not enough to spend the kind of money on it that these new formats require. I'd be willing to bet that the vast majority of Americans feel the same about it as I do.
IIRC, one of the Leisure Suit Larry titles also came with a Scrath & Sniff card as part of the game.
My two main reasons are:
1) I can have an email address that just has my name, instead of something like Chris53248@yourISPdomain.com. Good luck finding an ISP that still has the username Chris available.
2) I can go anywhere I want, and still have the same email address. For example, I recently moved about 1,000 miles. I have a new phone number, a new cell phone number, a new address, and a new ISP. My email address is the same though, so it's one bit of information that my friends, family, and clients won't need to relearn.
You: Would you like fries with that?
Co-worker: Tú tienen gusto de las papas con eso?
You: Vous aiment des pommes frites avec cela ?
Co-worker: Wurde du mögen Pommes-Frites mit dem?
You: Damn, I knew I should have learned something more exotic...
I don't know, Conrad Burns has brought a lot of pork into Montana, and almost everyone I know here hates him, and can't wait to vote him out of office.
I've got to know, what's the address of the anti-Barney site???
You iDiot, we've patented preceding words with a letter. Sincerely, Apple
How do I make the text look blurry and moving on Slashdot?
But the point is, no one knew what was going to happen.
Everyone on the plane was probably assuming that they would hold the stewardess hostage, land somewhere, negotiate, and let everyone go.
No one had any idea that the plane was going to be flown into a building. If they did, I'm sure they would have fought back.
I'm not sure about other industries, but the transportation industry absolutely relies on computerized shift scheduling. I used to work for a rather large public transit agency in Southern California, and between the union rules, school schedules (The public schools in our service area used public transit for their high school students), holidays, special events in the city, vehicle availability, etc... it was way too complicated for a human scheduler. Instead, we had a group of employees who were responsible for training the computer the scheduling rules. The computer would then work for several hours, and come up with a schedule for the employees for the next 4 months.
See the HASTUS system by Giro for info.