Why not pay whatever Apple charges for the same capacity? One of the biggest Apple gouges is when you add RAM or storage to their preconfigured systems. Ignoring this is not justified.
i've never bought ram or hard drives or other accessories at the apple store OR at a Dell store.... those are commodity items you can get anywhere for a cheaper price.
When you buy pre-configured you are paying for the install service as well. For whatever reason (likely related to volume of orders) Apple charges more to install such items.
Watching that and hearing the wind blow made me wonder if there have been any audio recordings taken on Mars? I'm sure it would be boring as hell but still that would be really cool for the first minute or so... you know, to listen to Mars (well whatever you can hear in the 1km radius around the rover anyways).
Uninstall FF and all plugins (all plugins - not just addons)... delete cache files, profiles, etc. this is a known FF3 issue on macs... google it for more info
This is a good point but it does beg the question:
"Why does MS feel the need to enable or load all functionality related to intranets, ActiveX, etc - in IE when 99% of the people who use it don't need those features?"
a) they are lazy developers who won't take the time to create a new app called Intranet Explorer
b) they are ignorant and think that everyone DOES need that functionality and so include it by default
God: Bender, being God isn't easy. If you do too much, people get dependent on you; and if you do nothing, they lose hope. You have to use a light touch, like a safecracker or a pickpocket.
Bender: Or a guy who burns down a bar for the insurance money!
God: Yes, if you make it look like an electrical thing. When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.
Maybe they should set up an X-Prize - $10 to anyone who can come up with a better name.... of course companies with money actually pay hundreds of thousands to marketing firms to do the same thing. I know, I work at one.
Lots of people write simple bash scripts to do what you describe. The use find with some options to get all files modified past a week or month or year and move them.... obviously they only use it in a User folder (don't want to mess with apps or system).
Maybe try that before you start hacking the filesystem itself?
Hmm stopping an app from working isn't exactly 'frying' your phone.
On the flip side Google doesn't make the phone - T-Mobile does. So when something goes wrong because you installed a crappy app that ruins your experience (yes it should be your privilege - even with an iPhone) - you won't be calling Google to redeem your tech support. So Google doesn't actually care that much. Apple OTOH does get those calls and visits at their stores. They are directly impacted by the frequency and volume of software related and hardware related problems with the iPhone.
Now both Google and Apple have chosen explicitly how they wanted to deploy their offerings to the market so neither can complain about their own chosen responsibilities - but they also both get to make different calls about how they want to manage those offerings.
In the end we consumers get to choose what level of service, integration, etc we want.
I still choose Apple even though I despise their policy on things like installing apps and cracked screens. My choice. You are free to choose which offering best suits your needs/wants.
unfortunately the vast majority of the web would not exist if it had to meet your standards. People don't create content for free... well the majority of them don't.
Copywriters cost $100/hour + and nobody wants to pay that much if the copy being written is going to go online into a format that amounts to a high school term paper.
Also nobody wants you to have the power to view their content the way YOU want to. They pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for a web site that communicates their content the way THEY want it communicated.
Actually there is another very good use for automatically opening a window (not mentioning target as it's just a vehicle to get you there)
When a link is possibly important to a user but would in fact break the flow of their current activity, a link should be set to open in a new window - preferably one which does not go full screen to hide the window they are really using.
This is a usability issue. You should not make the user think about having to open a link in a new tab or window if they click a link to something like a privacy policy while filling out a form.
You have completely ignored the possibility of opening a new window which is still within the site but is tangential to the user's main activity.
let me know when real code can do what flash can do will ya. I just can't fond any real code that let's me do dynamic video audio and special effects. I also can't find any real code that let's me provide a stateful interface online.
The part you're missing is that there are a lot of under-privileged high IQ parents out there who seem like they are unintelligent but really they are just ignorant.
Ignorance does not equal low IQ though it could be an indicator.
This is the case with many many immigrant families... intelligent people with no education who have lots of kids who do get education (some of them if nurtured by society), whom grow up to be great citizens.
I drove from Las Vegas to Orange County in 90 minutes by going 90-110 the whole way, passing several cops.
I drove like a trucker... staying in the slow lane (far right) until coming up to a slower vehicle, then signaling far in advance, changing lanes briefly on a long vector, then returning to the slow lane. They didn't seem to mind... guessing it's cause I looked like I knew what I was doing aka not driving recklessly and maintaining my speed consistently the whole time on an open road.
I don't think it was legal but it sure got me home quick.... oh this was at 2am BTW.
I can't imagine a scenario when a driver would need to accelerate to anything past 30 MPH to get out of the way of something.
If you're already going the max speed and you need to get out of the way of something you're going to want to slow down and maneuver, not speed up. This applies to almost all situation except sitting at a light, in which case you're not going to get above 10 MPH crossing the intersection anyways (excepting motorcycles).
Can you cite an example of when this would be an issue... again my imagination is lacking.
Hmm I thought there were only 1 or 2 people who still thought it had anything to do with OIL.
Question, where did the trillion dollars go? You know a huge portion of it went to contractors right? Are these oil contractors? Not especially.They are the same contractors who are always involved in war... military industrial contractors.
The end result may have something to do with oil. I prefer to believe it has more to do with opening up a brand new market for development and those contractors who get in early will gain the majority of the development dollars - both during wartime and during reconstruction.
Now I'm not disagreeing with your fundamental argument, that money is being funneled to 3rd parties via the war tax. I just don't think big oil is the major recipient. They actually get to reap the secondary benefit of surging oil prices due to Iraq / middle-east turmoil causing fear about the supply of oil (which is unfounded and being 'gamed' by the market).
Your final conclusion is fine.... but fairly obvious. "People fighting over finite supplies of resources? Amazing!"
My understanding is that due to Bank Accounting regulations (something about fair market value), private banks have to put the current market value of the mortgage or security on the books.
If nobody else wants to buy the security/mortgage then it's value is "zero" or rather "null" and that bank can not use that security as capital which means they can not borrow or lend against it.
The government on the other hand has no such accounting rules or if they do it does not affect their primary duties... banks only exist to borrow or lend money, government - despite what it seems - is not in that business and can afford to ignore the current market value for as long as needed (until it is valuable again).
The only option to circumvent this accounting regulation (which is important as otherwise the banks could write down any value for a security - ie: legitimate fraud), would be to somehow make those securities valuable again. This would mean that they would have to be guaranteed by someone who had cash or other valuable collateral to back them up... which is the other plan that was floated by the other group in congress but which did not get enough support to even get past committee apparently.
Now a completely crazy idea would be to allow the mortgages which are at risk to be re-valued to current home prices... this would mean re-writing contracts, finding out who in the world actually owned the security at the moment and then propagating this change through all the 'packaged security' products which have been traded all over the world as currency between various investors/banks/etc. Not an easy task... and the US gov now gets to do it anyways, who knows they might end up doing it - there is legislation which passed similar to this for special cases...
Do you have any idea how much energy would be required to implement your solution?
Depending on the amount of meetings held, the remoteness of those meetings from the houses the meeting members live in and the type of transportation and buildings used to get to and hold said meetings....
sometimes you're better off just leaving well enough alone.
SO 450 million square meters? i wonder how many rooftops that is?
Not to mention building walls, even if just in the alleyways of major cities.... I suspect we could find 450 M square meters of surface area without even trying.
The bigger question is how much does it cost per year to maintain, ie it's total cost of ownership.
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uh okay, so what does *nips stand for... (cat)nips, (parse)nips, (tur)nips, or what....
your definitions are fun, but didn't really answer the question.
Ok I found it in the usual place:
'Nip' at wikipedia
Why not pay whatever Apple charges for the same capacity? One of the biggest Apple gouges is when you add RAM or storage to their preconfigured systems. Ignoring this is not justified.
i've never bought ram or hard drives or other accessories at the apple store OR at a Dell store.... those are commodity items you can get anywhere for a cheaper price.
When you buy pre-configured you are paying for the install service as well. For whatever reason (likely related to volume of orders) Apple charges more to install such items.
what does *nips mean?
Watching that and hearing the wind blow made me wonder if there have been any audio recordings taken on Mars? I'm sure it would be boring as hell but still that would be really cool for the first minute or so... you know, to listen to Mars (well whatever you can hear in the 1km radius around the rover anyways).
Uninstall FF and all plugins (all plugins - not just addons)... delete cache files, profiles, etc. this is a known FF3 issue on macs... google it for more info
This is a good point but it does beg the question:
"Why does MS feel the need to enable or load all functionality related to intranets, ActiveX, etc - in IE when 99% of the people who use it don't need those features?"
a) they are lazy developers who won't take the time to create a new app called Intranet Explorer
b) they are ignorant and think that everyone DOES need that functionality and so include it by default
God: Bender, being God isn't easy. If you do too much, people get dependent on you; and if you do nothing, they lose hope. You have to use a light touch, like a safecracker or a pickpocket.
Bender: Or a guy who burns down a bar for the insurance money!
God: Yes, if you make it look like an electrical thing. When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.
I could only think of a quote:
"It's good cholesterol, but it spreads like bad cholesterol."
-Dr. Zoidberg
Maybe they should set up an X-Prize - $10 to anyone who can come up with a better name.... of course companies with money actually pay hundreds of thousands to marketing firms to do the same thing. I know, I work at one.
Lots of people write simple bash scripts to do what you describe. The use find with some options to get all files modified past a week or month or year and move them.... obviously they only use it in a User folder (don't want to mess with apps or system).
Maybe try that before you start hacking the filesystem itself?
Hmm stopping an app from working isn't exactly 'frying' your phone.
On the flip side Google doesn't make the phone - T-Mobile does. So when something goes wrong because you installed a crappy app that ruins your experience (yes it should be your privilege - even with an iPhone) - you won't be calling Google to redeem your tech support. So Google doesn't actually care that much. Apple OTOH does get those calls and visits at their stores. They are directly impacted by the frequency and volume of software related and hardware related problems with the iPhone.
Now both Google and Apple have chosen explicitly how they wanted to deploy their offerings to the market so neither can complain about their own chosen responsibilities - but they also both get to make different calls about how they want to manage those offerings.
In the end we consumers get to choose what level of service, integration, etc we want.
I still choose Apple even though I despise their policy on things like installing apps and cracked screens. My choice. You are free to choose which offering best suits your needs/wants.
Nobody has a monopoly in the cell phone market.
So you are orthodox Muslim?
unfortunately the vast majority of the web would not exist if it had to meet your standards. People don't create content for free... well the majority of them don't.
Copywriters cost $100/hour + and nobody wants to pay that much if the copy being written is going to go online into a format that amounts to a high school term paper.
Also nobody wants you to have the power to view their content the way YOU want to. They pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for a web site that communicates their content the way THEY want it communicated.
Actually there is another very good use for automatically opening a window (not mentioning target as it's just a vehicle to get you there)
When a link is possibly important to a user but would in fact break the flow of their current activity, a link should be set to open in a new window - preferably one which does not go full screen to hide the window they are really using.
This is a usability issue. You should not make the user think about having to open a link in a new tab or window if they click a link to something like a privacy policy while filling out a form.
You have completely ignored the possibility of opening a new window which is still within the site but is tangential to the user's main activity.
let me know when real code can do what flash can do will ya. I just can't fond any real code that let's me do dynamic video audio and special effects. I also can't find any real code that let's me provide a stateful interface online.
Maybe he should try testing it on a real computer next time.... 64% of an underpowered device is not much to complain about.
See my sig, I'm no MS apologist
The part you're missing is that there are a lot of under-privileged high IQ parents out there who seem like they are unintelligent but really they are just ignorant.
Ignorance does not equal low IQ though it could be an indicator.
This is the case with many many immigrant families... intelligent people with no education who have lots of kids who do get education (some of them if nurtured by society), whom grow up to be great citizens.
I drove from Las Vegas to Orange County in 90 minutes by going 90-110 the whole way, passing several cops.
I drove like a trucker... staying in the slow lane (far right) until coming up to a slower vehicle, then signaling far in advance, changing lanes briefly on a long vector, then returning to the slow lane. They didn't seem to mind... guessing it's cause I looked like I knew what I was doing aka not driving recklessly and maintaining my speed consistently the whole time on an open road.
I don't think it was legal but it sure got me home quick.... oh this was at 2am BTW.
Can they drive all day or only during daylight hours and on the way to/from a workplace?
I had a license at 15 in South Carolina but was restricted to daylight hours.
I can't imagine a scenario when a driver would need to accelerate to anything past 30 MPH to get out of the way of something.
If you're already going the max speed and you need to get out of the way of something you're going to want to slow down and maneuver, not speed up. This applies to almost all situation except sitting at a light, in which case you're not going to get above 10 MPH crossing the intersection anyways (excepting motorcycles).
Can you cite an example of when this would be an issue... again my imagination is lacking.
Hmm I thought there were only 1 or 2 people who still thought it had anything to do with OIL.
Question, where did the trillion dollars go? You know a huge portion of it went to contractors right? Are these oil contractors? Not especially.They are the same contractors who are always involved in war... military industrial contractors.
The end result may have something to do with oil. I prefer to believe it has more to do with opening up a brand new market for development and those contractors who get in early will gain the majority of the development dollars - both during wartime and during reconstruction.
Now I'm not disagreeing with your fundamental argument, that money is being funneled to 3rd parties via the war tax. I just don't think big oil is the major recipient. They actually get to reap the secondary benefit of surging oil prices due to Iraq / middle-east turmoil causing fear about the supply of oil (which is unfounded and being 'gamed' by the market).
Your final conclusion is fine.... but fairly obvious. "People fighting over finite supplies of resources? Amazing!"
My understanding is that due to Bank Accounting regulations (something about fair market value), private banks have to put the current market value of the mortgage or security on the books.
If nobody else wants to buy the security/mortgage then it's value is "zero" or rather "null" and that bank can not use that security as capital which means they can not borrow or lend against it.
The government on the other hand has no such accounting rules or if they do it does not affect their primary duties... banks only exist to borrow or lend money, government - despite what it seems - is not in that business and can afford to ignore the current market value for as long as needed (until it is valuable again).
The only option to circumvent this accounting regulation (which is important as otherwise the banks could write down any value for a security - ie: legitimate fraud), would be to somehow make those securities valuable again. This would mean that they would have to be guaranteed by someone who had cash or other valuable collateral to back them up... which is the other plan that was floated by the other group in congress but which did not get enough support to even get past committee apparently.
Now a completely crazy idea would be to allow the mortgages which are at risk to be re-valued to current home prices... this would mean re-writing contracts, finding out who in the world actually owned the security at the moment and then propagating this change through all the 'packaged security' products which have been traded all over the world as currency between various investors/banks/etc. Not an easy task... and the US gov now gets to do it anyways, who knows they might end up doing it - there is legislation which passed similar to this for special cases...
Well the estimate population for the US 2008 was 303,146,284
So give us all $2,309 (700 billion divided by population)
That would cover 1 year of gas at a rate of 59 gallons per month if the price averages $3.50 / gal
Forget the banks or economy... FREE GAS for a YEAR!
Do you have any idea how much energy would be required to implement your solution?
Depending on the amount of meetings held, the remoteness of those meetings from the houses the meeting members live in and the type of transportation and buildings used to get to and hold said meetings....
sometimes you're better off just leaving well enough alone.
SO 450 million square meters? i wonder how many rooftops that is?
Not to mention building walls, even if just in the alleyways of major cities.... I suspect we could find 450 M square meters of surface area without even trying.
The bigger question is how much does it cost per year to maintain, ie it's total cost of ownership.