That's not what I heard at all. I have a friend who works at an Apple store. And she said they got a new shipment of boxes... Big boxes! And they don't know what's inside! Her other friend there who knnows the regional manager said it was Universal Music. So there!
The best is when international news agencies pick up stories from the Onion. That kills me every time.
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Actually, this is a valid point. Oliver Sacks is a acquantence of my father, and he's frequently said that he would go to the chemical store and buy things that were very dangerous and today are restricted. He views himself as having been lucky to be able to experiment the way he did. He is also a wonderful speaker, practically the definition of the absent-minded-professor and all around a nice guy. He also wrote Awakenings, which was made into this movie.
So I can pay 50 bucks for one of these people's engraved signatures, or I can get whatever I want engraved for 20 bucks?
Also, this deal ends January 8th with a Macworld coming up right after that... Hmmm, maybe I can just save my 50 bucks and put it toward the new iPod model then?
I don't necessarily believe that a Firewire network would be a lot cheaper. I can pick up the latest and greatest, standardized CAT 6 UTP cable and connectors for pretty cheap. If you've ever been in a large computer room, you know that patch cord/cable routing is huge, and I have yet to see a firewire patch panel. Also, the max length for copper cable is over 300 feet, I doubt that's the case for firewire, though I admit to not knowing. For large applications such as clustering, I think Gig-E is going to be the solution for anything serious.
However, if you're clustering 3 computers, go for it!
From NYCwireless:
"We are volunteer group constructing a community owned network of computers that share internet access over radio connections. Each access point is run independently by volunteers with their own equipment."
So their "sustainability" plan is to try and build a community. What? A long term strategy of building a community? What? People should be allowed access to information?
This concept would be idealistic and unrealistic if it were the burden of a company, but it's not. Will people try to make a profit off it it? Probably, but overall this is significant because it's a movement where costs as well as benefits are distributed. It's not a get rich quick scheme.
Ok, am I going crazy (possible) or is this story already on the Apple/. page?
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You are correct that the house's take for blackjack is about 2%, but, and this is an important but, only if you play perfect basic strategy. If you sit there and wonder what to do every hand, you're going to lose more like 20-40% of the amount you wager.
Also important to note is that even playing basic strategy, you will lose 1-2% of the amount you wager, not your bankroll. Huge difference! So you are correct that you will walk away with $98 on average, as long as you only go to Vegas for one hour (~20 hands), during the day (when there are $5 tables), and play perfect basic strategy! In other words, unless you're counting cards, go there for the fun of it and expect to lose!
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That's not what I heard at all. I have a friend who works at an Apple store. And she said they got a new shipment of boxes... Big boxes! And they don't know what's inside! Her other friend there who knnows the regional manager said it was Universal Music. So there!
The best is when international news agencies pick up stories from the Onion. That kills me every time.
Actually, this is a valid point. Oliver Sacks is a acquantence of my father, and he's frequently said that he would go to the chemical store and buy things that were very dangerous and today are restricted. He views himself as having been lucky to be able to experiment the way he did. He is also a wonderful speaker, practically the definition of the absent-minded-professor and all around a nice guy. He also wrote Awakenings, which was made into this movie.
So I can pay 50 bucks for one of these people's engraved signatures, or I can get whatever I want engraved for 20 bucks? Also, this deal ends January 8th with a Macworld coming up right after that... Hmmm, maybe I can just save my 50 bucks and put it toward the new iPod model then?
I don't necessarily believe that a Firewire network would be a lot cheaper. I can pick up the latest and greatest, standardized CAT 6 UTP cable and connectors for pretty cheap. If you've ever been in a large computer room, you know that patch cord/cable routing is huge, and I have yet to see a firewire patch panel. Also, the max length for copper cable is over 300 feet, I doubt that's the case for firewire, though I admit to not knowing. For large applications such as clustering, I think Gig-E is going to be the solution for anything serious. However, if you're clustering 3 computers, go for it!
Cell phones for the deaf? What?
From NYCwireless: "We are volunteer group constructing a community owned network of computers that share internet access over radio connections. Each access point is run independently by volunteers with their own equipment." So their "sustainability" plan is to try and build a community. What? A long term strategy of building a community? What? People should be allowed access to information? This concept would be idealistic and unrealistic if it were the burden of a company, but it's not. Will people try to make a profit off it it? Probably, but overall this is significant because it's a movement where costs as well as benefits are distributed. It's not a get rich quick scheme.
Don't believe the Gigaflop myth! Oh wait, that's "MHz Myth"... sorry, as a Mac owner, I have to whip out that response in every thread. Carry on.
Ok, am I going crazy (possible) or is this story already on the Apple /. page?
You are correct that the house's take for blackjack is about 2%, but, and this is an important but, only if you play perfect basic strategy. If you sit there and wonder what to do every hand, you're going to lose more like 20-40% of the amount you wager. Also important to note is that even playing basic strategy, you will lose 1-2% of the amount you wager, not your bankroll. Huge difference! So you are correct that you will walk away with $98 on average, as long as you only go to Vegas for one hour (~20 hands), during the day (when there are $5 tables), and play perfect basic strategy! In other words, unless you're counting cards, go there for the fun of it and expect to lose!