Why would anyone rely on warranties for data? That's just a roulette wheel with a big house advantage. Backup. Backup.
Warranties aren't for data (they don't even try to reclaim data on broken drives) but for the drives themselves. The problem with shorter warranties is it removes the manufacturer's financial incentive to make a product that won't fall apart after 1 year.
IMHO, the government pension has become a risky proposition, due to politics. As people in private industry loses their pension, there is a lot of jealousy and acrimony over government pensions. At some contractor-staffed federally-owned facilities, they first quit offering pensions for new employees, and now are modifying the pension formula to drastically reduce benefits for on-roll employees under the old plan. In state and local governments it is even worse; I think many municipalities will declare bankruptcy, mainly to repudiate their obligations to their retirees. Our govt. has become dysfunctional and I'm not sure it can really make commitments 30-40 years into the future any more.
I don't know if you have several kids, but I do. I don't think "paying attention" is a useful suggestion at all. It's impossible to keep track of every tiny piece from every little toy the older kids might have played with that fell under the toybox or whatever. Small kids naturally explore with their mouths, so all the garbage in this thread about "my kid is smart enough not to do this" and "darwin will sort it out" is just dumb.
My takehome from this article is that if I still had toddlers, I would not keep toys with strong little magnets in my house. And this is a very good time of year to run this type of story.
The idea of using my XBox 360 for streaming video is almost laughable - it's as loud as a hairdryer, draws a lot of energy, and doesn't have HDMI out (yes, it's an old one).
Meanwhile, any new TV has streaming built right in. We watch netflix on it very frequently.
So while consoles may undercut set-top boxes, TV's themselves undercut both, if streaming video is all you want.
Obviously what he did was horrible. However, I think it is better for history to portray "monsters" realistically, rather than with horns on their head - otherwise we'll probably fail to recognize the next one that comes along. (They don't normally jump out at you and scream "I hate truth!")
I would really like to know why anybody (who is not playing a villain in a movie) would say such a thing? Is there any reliable source? Some dude on the Internet says no, for what it's worth.
Since google is required to respond to DMCA takedown notices anyways, does this even change anything? It amounts to nothing more than a mutually beneficial arrangement to reduce paperwork.
And let's face it, most of the videos up there have a copyright-infringing music track. I made an infringing video with over a million views, and it's still up. Then I made an infringing happy-father's-day video for my dad which was NOT publicly posted, and it was taken down within 2 hours. Probably because it was a Beatles track (he is a boomer after all).
Anyways, my point is, policing youtube is a herculean task. Since the DMCA gives all the power to copyright holders anyways, I can see why google would want to shirk the costs of enforcement.
Look at it the other way, by rapidly exploring lots of different risk profiles, they're trying to avoid getting into trouble in the first place.
Besides, the technology to rapidly reconfigure FPGAs for specific tasks could have a lot of applications. I guess the obvious question is whether the FPGA approach can win over mass-produced general purpose CPUs (the article says yes), and also over GPUs, which are increasingly general-purpose SIMD units.
Inertial, perhaps. Cruise missiles started using terrain contour matching in the 1980's. It is pretty similar to figuring out where you are by looking out the window. As the wiki saith:
Therefore, the GPS-based (or GLONASS-based) navigation is useful in a conflict with a technologically unsophisticated adversary. On the other hand, to be ready for a conflict with a technologically advanced adversary, one needs missiles equipped with TAINS and DSMAC.
Gaming is the best way I've found for me and my teenage son to enjoy time together, so I'm always on the lookout for good split-screen games. Sadly, they seem to be getting less common. Mostly we still play Halo 3 because two people can play online with 1 game and 1 xbox account.
The Occupy movement is united in the belief that the distribution of wealth is too skewed towards the top. Beyond that (including how to fix the problem), I agree. But it's not just them. Look at Egypt, they toppled their govt, but there is no apparent replacement. Same with Libya. There is no George Washington apparent. I truly hope they come out of this better than they went in.
It is much harder for the daily news media to sell an idea than it is sell an individual being the center of everything.
That's what's so interesting about the recent wave of protests themselves, they're so leaderless - not only the protests, but the movements themselves. Where's the strongman (or even an anti-strongman like Ghandi)? Is this because technology has reduced the need for a single mouthpiece? Is it because everybody is discontented but doesn't what to do about it, so every specific proposal sounds bad?
Don't be so selfish. Even if we spoil Canada's reputation, you can always pass for French, whereas we have nothing to fall back on. (As Bubba Sparxxx would say, "[we] don't speak no other languages.")
Not a new technology, just a variation on existing tech.
I have never seen a new technology appear that was not met with that reaction on slashdot. I think people have some serious misconceptions about what science looks like when you follow it on a daily or weekly basis. Step functions exist only in theory.
These guys recently pulled it off with wireless power transmission to an antenna that goes around the rim of the lens. Just one monochrome pixel though! And a visible wire to that pixel.
Might be great for a head-mounted display though, or augmented-reality contact lenses. Now that voice command is starting to catch on, the largest remaining hindrance to miniaturization is the display.
Wrong! It's only those of us prepared to vote with their wallets who cap the price. Whoever owns one company or another is immaterial. Without us, they would find the ceiling of what YOU are willing to pay, which is apparently higher. (How much?) As for netflix disappearing, who cares? As they proved recently (by simply passing along a rate hike from the content owners), netflix is just a middleman with no real influence on anything.
Ugh, now I am that parent. I ordered my daughter a Nook Simple Touch ($99 E-Ink reader) for Christmas this year because (1) she really likes to read, (2) reading is the only thing I want her to do on it, and (3) $99 is about my upper limit for a portable electronic device for a kid. But now her friend has an iPad and all the other kids are awestruck by it. I used to have my daughter pretty well brainwashed against i-devices (she would say, "don't call my mp3 player an iPod!) but peer influence is so much stronger than parental as they get older.
However, this was NOT a case of the predator just flying around on a fishing expedition. The predator didn't come into play until after the police had been chased off by armed men while executing a warrant. So the real issue here wasn't cattle rustling, but rather apprehending known "presumed armed & dangerous" fugitives.
I have a dead TV here, Panasonic wont take it back when I but a new one.
If by "but" you mean "bought," that would explain it, since warranty fraud isn't an issue.
I got a new TV from Sony last year on warranty and I assure you, the technician who brought out the replacement collected the old one. I guess the question who he returned it to, on up the chain.
Those are really the same objection repeated - no partial credit for getting pretty good answers, but not the best, or being able to get the right answer, but not fast enough.
But standardized tests are carefully designed to have a range of difficulty in the questions. (This is not done subjectively, but by trying each question on thousands of subjects). The progression of difficulty means that if you barely got one wrong, you will barely get another right. It is only those questions, right on the verge of what you can and can't do, that are really necessary to determine your ability in each area.
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Warranties aren't for data (they don't even try to reclaim data on broken drives) but for the drives themselves. The problem with shorter warranties is it removes the manufacturer's financial incentive to make a product that won't fall apart after 1 year.
IMHO, the government pension has become a risky proposition, due to politics. As people in private industry loses their pension, there is a lot of jealousy and acrimony over government pensions. At some contractor-staffed federally-owned facilities, they first quit offering pensions for new employees, and now are modifying the pension formula to drastically reduce benefits for on-roll employees under the old plan. In state and local governments it is even worse; I think many municipalities will declare bankruptcy, mainly to repudiate their obligations to their retirees. Our govt. has become dysfunctional and I'm not sure it can really make commitments 30-40 years into the future any more.
My takehome from this article is that if I still had toddlers, I would not keep toys with strong little magnets in my house. And this is a very good time of year to run this type of story.
Meanwhile, any new TV has streaming built right in. We watch netflix on it very frequently.
So while consoles may undercut set-top boxes, TV's themselves undercut both, if streaming video is all you want.
Well, almost all SSDs do. (1Gb/s is about 125 MB/s).
PS, I did not write the other, AC reply to you.
I would really like to know why anybody (who is not playing a villain in a movie) would say such a thing? Is there any reliable source? Some dude on the Internet says no, for what it's worth.
And let's face it, most of the videos up there have a copyright-infringing music track. I made an infringing video with over a million views, and it's still up. Then I made an infringing happy-father's-day video for my dad which was NOT publicly posted, and it was taken down within 2 hours. Probably because it was a Beatles track (he is a boomer after all).
Anyways, my point is, policing youtube is a herculean task. Since the DMCA gives all the power to copyright holders anyways, I can see why google would want to shirk the costs of enforcement.
So, do you have an opinion on why Transmeta didn't pan out, or a reason to consider it irrelevant?
Besides, the technology to rapidly reconfigure FPGAs for specific tasks could have a lot of applications. I guess the obvious question is whether the FPGA approach can win over mass-produced general purpose CPUs (the article says yes), and also over GPUs, which are increasingly general-purpose SIMD units.
I guess Iran just broke into the majors.
Gaming is the best way I've found for me and my teenage son to enjoy time together, so I'm always on the lookout for good split-screen games. Sadly, they seem to be getting less common. Mostly we still play Halo 3 because two people can play online with 1 game and 1 xbox account.
The D700 still has an autofocus assist light... busted!
The Occupy movement is united in the belief that the distribution of wealth is too skewed towards the top. Beyond that (including how to fix the problem), I agree. But it's not just them. Look at Egypt, they toppled their govt, but there is no apparent replacement. Same with Libya. There is no George Washington apparent. I truly hope they come out of this better than they went in.
That's what's so interesting about the recent wave of protests themselves, they're so leaderless - not only the protests, but the movements themselves. Where's the strongman (or even an anti-strongman like Ghandi)? Is this because technology has reduced the need for a single mouthpiece? Is it because everybody is discontented but doesn't what to do about it, so every specific proposal sounds bad?
Don't be so selfish. Even if we spoil Canada's reputation, you can always pass for French, whereas we have nothing to fall back on. (As Bubba Sparxxx would say, "[we] don't speak no other languages.")
I have never seen a new technology appear that was not met with that reaction on slashdot. I think people have some serious misconceptions about what science looks like when you follow it on a daily or weekly basis. Step functions exist only in theory.
These guys recently pulled it off with wireless power transmission to an antenna that goes around the rim of the lens. Just one monochrome pixel though! And a visible wire to that pixel.
Might be great for a head-mounted display though, or augmented-reality contact lenses. Now that voice command is starting to catch on, the largest remaining hindrance to miniaturization is the display.
Wrong! It's only those of us prepared to vote with their wallets who cap the price. Whoever owns one company or another is immaterial. Without us, they would find the ceiling of what YOU are willing to pay, which is apparently higher. (How much?) As for netflix disappearing, who cares? As they proved recently (by simply passing along a rate hike from the content owners), netflix is just a middleman with no real influence on anything.
Ugh, now I am that parent. I ordered my daughter a Nook Simple Touch ($99 E-Ink reader) for Christmas this year because (1) she really likes to read, (2) reading is the only thing I want her to do on it, and (3) $99 is about my upper limit for a portable electronic device for a kid. But now her friend has an iPad and all the other kids are awestruck by it. I used to have my daughter pretty well brainwashed against i-devices (she would say, "don't call my mp3 player an iPod!) but peer influence is so much stronger than parental as they get older.
However, this was NOT a case of the predator just flying around on a fishing expedition. The predator didn't come into play until after the police had been chased off by armed men while executing a warrant. So the real issue here wasn't cattle rustling, but rather apprehending known "presumed armed & dangerous" fugitives.
If by "but" you mean "bought," that would explain it, since warranty fraud isn't an issue.
I got a new TV from Sony last year on warranty and I assure you, the technician who brought out the replacement collected the old one. I guess the question who he returned it to, on up the chain.
It should be destined for re-entry, not escape velocity. Your body is made of earth that is on loan, nothing more.
But standardized tests are carefully designed to have a range of difficulty in the questions. (This is not done subjectively, but by trying each question on thousands of subjects). The progression of difficulty means that if you barely got one wrong, you will barely get another right. It is only those questions, right on the verge of what you can and can't do, that are really necessary to determine your ability in each area.
See item response theory.