I expect they are just extra careful at those times because the closer to the ground (and other planes) you are the less margin for error there is.
I assumed it was because the pilots can't afford to have passengers' equipment interfering with their instruments. When taking off and landing, you always *must* know your speed, altitude, angle, etc, and retain clear communication with ground control. But when you're bumbling along at a steady 30,000 feet on a 7-hour flight and someone's CD player makes your instrument panel go haywire, it's not going to throw the plane off course, and you have a chance to find and fix the problem.
If everyone had your attitude, real bands with musical talent would just stop making records. If you can manage to turn off MTV for a minute you'll see there is still plenty of decent, original music out there, it just doesn't get the same media attention as silky skin and plastic boobs. Just because your radio station only plays Linkin Park and Britney does not mean that's all the music there is. You'll just have to find alternative methods of exposing yourself to new music (talk to friends, attend festivals, mp3.com, etc). Try to put out a little effort of your own instead of sitting on your couch and letting the media and labels dictate what you know about music.
I'm a Windows user who likes open source software but can't get Linux to work. I don't know how to write drivers, work the command line, or program. I guess you have to be an expert at all of these to use Linux.
I've installed Linux (Mandrake, Red Hat, Knoppix) three or four times and always end up going back to Windows shortly thereafter. I can't get Firewire via PCMCIA to work properly, the driver for my mouse makes movement awkward, and XMMS sounds awful on my Sound Blaster. Yes, I can read the web and do word processing, but anything beyond the basics is a hassle, and I'm not given any clues as to what needs to be fix to get things working.
Nearly all of them are designs to be put on black t-shirts... Probably because black doesn't show pit/food stains as easily and can be reworn for months on end without washing.
If I'm a day late recharging it, all minutes disappear.
That's ridiculous. Virgin gives you 60 days after your last recharge date before they cancel your account. All you have to do is call their 1-800 number to get back online. They also frequently have specials ($30 instant rebate on phones, get $5 for signing up, free headset, etc.), usually a few of them at a time. I bought mine through their website, but they also carry the same deals at Best Buy and (I think) Target.
Prepaid phones are a great resource for those who wish they had a phone for occasional usage (emergencies, quick short calls, etc.) but won't talk enough to justify $30/month. I've found Virgin Mobile to offer the best rates. You have to add $20 every 90 days, which works out to $7/month if you never use it (or use up to about a half hour a month). You can add money on their website, through the phone itself, or by buying a card at a store. The balance also carries over until you cancel the service. I've never had to add any more than the minimum, and I feel like I've adequate usage out of it. It's.25/min, which seems costly but if I had a $30/month plan I'd still only use it 30-60 minutes, and I'd be pay three times per minute when you average it out. Free text messages (10 cents to send) are very convenient.
For the 7 months I've had it the service has been great, phone has worked fine, and everything has run smoothly.
Since then I've convinced three people close to me to get their own. They, too, disregarded cell phones because of the daunting costs, but have found the occasional usage quite convenient.
Here at RPI, where laptops have been required for five years now and ethernet/wireless is readily available, there is a lot of in-lecture IMing and conversation -- but none of it really pertains to the lecture. Most students who do this are too busy doing personal browsing and conversing to pay attention to the lecture.
Honestly though, most people don't give a rat's ass about being compliant with W3C, Microsoft, or anyone else's. We just want the damned web sites to render right.
The only way a browser has a chance at rendering a page is if the html coders try to stick to some sort of standard. If everyone wrote whatever they wanted, the browser wouldn't know what to do with the code.
I think the original poster was asking why you chose Netscape as opposed to Mozilla or another browser with tabs, pop-up blocker, etc.
I would also like to know why anyone would download Netscape when they could have Mozilla. It's always been more up to date and less cluttered with extras.
He talked the economy into recession... we were doing OK, and he kept saying the god-damned R-word every time he opened his mouth. That doesn't help.
Are you suggesting that Americans are so easily persuaded that just mentioning (give me a million dollars) something (give me a million dollars) over and over will (give me a million dollars) cause it to (give me a million dollars) happen?
If you really, really want to reload a page, you have to hold down the shift key while clicking on the reload button.
I've heard this before, but my experience tells me otherwise. When I tap F5 on a frequently updated page such as Slashdot or Fark.com, new stories appear without having to hold down shift.
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If everyone had your attitude, real bands with musical talent would just stop making records. If you can manage to turn off MTV for a minute you'll see there is still plenty of decent, original music out there, it just doesn't get the same media attention as silky skin and plastic boobs. Just because your radio station only plays Linkin Park and Britney does not mean that's all the music there is. You'll just have to find alternative methods of exposing yourself to new music (talk to friends, attend festivals, mp3.com, etc). Try to put out a little effort of your own instead of sitting on your couch and letting the media and labels dictate what you know about music.
I'm 3000 miles away. Any chance you can grab a digital camera and take a quick shot for us?
(I was just throwing my comment out there to start a conversation, I'm not econ expert)
I'm a Windows user who likes open source software but can't get Linux to work. I don't know how to write drivers, work the command line, or program. I guess you have to be an expert at all of these to use Linux.
I've installed Linux (Mandrake, Red Hat, Knoppix) three or four times and always end up going back to Windows shortly thereafter. I can't get Firewire via PCMCIA to work properly, the driver for my mouse makes movement awkward, and XMMS sounds awful on my Sound Blaster. Yes, I can read the web and do word processing, but anything beyond the basics is a hassle, and I'm not given any clues as to what needs to be fix to get things working.
...are there any shirts available for those of us who don't want to look like a complete dork?
Nearly all of them are designs to be put on black t-shirts... Probably because black doesn't show pit/food stains as easily and can be reworn for months on end without washing.
For the 7 months I've had it the service has been great, phone has worked fine, and everything has run smoothly.
Since then I've convinced three people close to me to get their own. They, too, disregarded cell phones because of the daunting costs, but have found the occasional usage quite convenient.
Sounds like someone read their comics at breakfast this morning.
I think the original poster was asking why you chose Netscape as opposed to Mozilla or another browser with tabs, pop-up blocker, etc.
I would also like to know why anyone would download Netscape when they could have Mozilla. It's always been more up to date and less cluttered with extras.
Hopefully it will prevent incidents like this, when gamers apparently don't know when to stop.
He's also earned billions of dollars and leads the most dominant software company in the world.
I bet you're fun at parties.