Don't you think that with all the visits to our planet that they would have bothered to do something other than anal probing humans all day long. They're probably in violation of the GPL right now in fact. Anybody seen any spaceship guidance modifications released back to the Linux kernel recently?
It doesn't matter that the list doesn't include all XBox 1 games. It is enough for Microsoft to market backwards compatibility. Most people will never bother to read the list and just assume that all of the old games will work, so this pushes the blame (whether deserved or not) to the game developer rather than Microsoft.
They pretty much have to include the software emulation though, as Sony has turned this into an expected feature of consoles. People that own the original are more likely to upgrade knowing that they will have many more games to play at launch, even if they are not the superior quality.
Most comparisons I've seen say the iBook is actually more durable than the PowerBook. I had an Apple rep tell me the same thing instead of trying to sell the most expensive thing in the store. The case is made from the same material as bulletproof glass with a magnesium frame to give it even more strength. Same drop sensors as the PowerBooks, so no advantage there either. Most 12-year olds are going to give it a beating like it's never seen (no kids, huh?) I owned my PowerBook for about 2 weeks before I managed to get some dents and scratches (my fault, but there nonetheless).
My work just bought me a new computer. While spec'ing the new system with my boss, I mentioned that I didn't need speakers. He got them anyway because we frequently have webinars that we need to watch. I'd have just used headphones, but it does show at least one valid use of sound at work.
So what would you suggest? Perhaps Apple should decrease the price of computers on a daily basis. The day it is released it costs $499. The next day it only costs $498.99.
Apple is selling the Mac Mini at $499. They aren't promising anything beyond that. They aren't artificially inflating the price of anything. They are giving a random selection of people more than what they paid.
Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo all drop the prices of their game consoles over time. That doesn't mean they ripped off all their previous customers when they do it. People know that computers get faster, existing products go down in value. Of course people are getting less value for their money if they buy right before a price break. It's happened to me and it sucks, but I still hardly consider what Apple is doing a bad thing. (and yes, I know that you didn't specifically say it was)
If Apple is even explicitly advertising the "at least or better" concept I'm sure it's only to protect themselves from some idiot who'd sue because they bought a 1.4 GHz and received a 1.5 GHz processor. Come on, you know it would happen.
Nah, it's like buying a box of Cracker Jacks. You and a friend may get different toys inside, but do you go crying to the company because your friends toy was better?
That's why big companies want 8 hours out of a laptop. Then, they can buy all their employees laptops and get rid of electrical outlets in the building. Tell the employees that they have to recharge the laptop at home each night. Free power for the company.
Maybe they were being sarcastic and I missed it, but I don't get #20. What's wrong with a horizontal console? Most entertainment centers that I've seen have shelves designed for horizontal components. Receivers, amplifiers, DVD players, CD players, tape players, phonographs. All of these are horizontal. Now I need to figure out how to put a square peg in a round hole.
It's not a tower computer case where you get more space by going vertical. It's great that I can put it horizontal or vertical, but I think the consoles will end up horizontal more often than not other than for novelty sake.
I agree. I have 3 children (none of which are school age yet) and my wife and I choose everything they eat right now. I give them choices within reason and we have to force them to eat some healthy food sometimes, but it's for their good. I know what's healthy, they know what tastes good. Until/unless you develop a taste for it, the two very rarely are the same.
Basically, until the child is 18 and/or supporting herself, they don't get the same rights as an adult. You can't wait until they are 18 and suddenly give them unlimited responsibility, but this is a good measure to help monitor and educate the child before they have to make all these decisions. I wouldn't beat the child for eating chocolate pudding, french fries and a pepsi, but talk to them and let them know that there are better choices. (well, maybe I would for the pepsi choice, but that's a different discussion)
...that the person that solves this problem is going to make much more than $250,000.
This must just be a way to get the ball rolling and make people start thinking about the problem. There is much more money to be made other than the NASA reward.
This may well be true and all, but there are 3 different movie chains in my area. The largest chain has about 10 theatres and the other 2 chains have maybe 4 theatres between the both of them in this area. The larger chain is pretty large nationwide too. The large chain charges the most. The tickets are more, the drinks are more, the popcorn is more (and free refills on both at the smaller theatres). I would sure think that the larger theatres could negotiate a better price.
It's the same thing with Blockbuster video. Why is it that they charge more than the mom and pop shop right next door for the exact same DVD. Better yet, why are people willing to pay it? At least at a theatre you might convince me that one has a better screen/sound/seats or whatever. I guess people think that Blockbuster somehow magically transforms their 15 year old tv into HDTV with Surround.
The average person is a sucker for marketing. The theatre and Blockbuster have convinced them that it's better to pay more even though they aren't getting more. Wal-Mart convinces them that it's better to buy some crappy can opener that doesn't work as long as they pay less. Hell, half our problems would be solved if people realized this is backwards.
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They have 1500 employees and 4000 processors and they claim it'll be a 10x speed increase? So, they have ~400 processors right now? I'll go on a limb and say that the processors are faster in the new computers, so it's more likely ~800 processors. At best, every other employee has a computer?
Maybe that 4000 processors is just a render farm or something? Overall it's not that
impressive, but if all those stats are just a render farm then it's not too bad.
Has Microsoft ever said why the 360? I mean, I completely understand why they did it. Somehow they felt that XBox2 didn't sound as impressive, or up-to-date, as the PS3, but what's Microsoft's official statement to how they arrived at 360? Just wondering if they had some marvelous spin on the name. Afterall, a 360 and you are back to where you started. Why didn't they just name it XBox(200)5 and be done with it?
I completely agree. I read the story and thought, "why the hell do they care?" The FSF can take a leap if they don't like the use of Java in Oo.org. Considering the amount of GPL software written completely in Java, I think it's fairly clear that they are playing off the popularity of Oo.org to get some publicity for themselves.
Again, not a very scientific test but I owned my Firebird for years and never saw above 17 MPG. I let my wife drive it one summer while I mostly rode the motorcycle and she got a pretty consistent 23 MPG. I got in the car one time and saw the odometer and about freaked because I didn't think I'd make it out of the driveway, much less to a gas station. She just stares at me trying to figure out what's wrong and telling me that I still have another 80 miles on the tank.
The difference? I drive it like I stole it. She let's old women in minivans pass her on the highway.
I've seen a pretty drastic difference in my other car (with a built-in trip computer) by just changing my speed between 60 MPH and 80 MPH. I think you either didn't change driving habits as much as you thought, or there were other factors at work (highway/city, etc)
What natural languages are good at describing are menial tasks. "From a set of all the files on my computer, I would like to select those of the Word file format. From that set, I would like to select those with a name similar to, or containing, "trees". I would like to select from that group the file containing "Trees are good"." And really, it's as simple as that.
There was a great movie rental store in my town until about 2 months ago. They had a decent selection, cheap prices, and they really didn't have late fees. A Blockbuster store opened up and ran them out of business.
I still don't know why, but people just assumed that if Blockbuster is charging more money then they must be better. Blockbuster charges about twice the other store's price, and didn't let you keep the movie for as long. People are just that stupid that they believe the exact same movie is somehow better if you pay more to rent it.
More hospitable for human life, but what about forms of life that need the colder atmosphere? Doesn't it seem likely that the conditions of life on Earth are just right for the type of life that exists on Earth?
"Since warming Mars effectively reverts it to its past, more habitable state, this would give any possibly dormant life on Mars the chance to be revived."
And will more than likely destroy any life that has managed to survive undiscovered for the past "2bn years". But hey, who am Ito argue with progress...gotta build that new interestellar highway.
A trick I learned a long time ago is to shutoff and restart the motorcycle. The starter motor has enough electrical force to trigger most sensors.
My current bike won't engage the solenoid if the bike is already running. I don't have to shutoff the bike first. I just press the start button real quick and the light turns green. Since most lights are switching to camera sensors this isn't as useful now. Flash the lights a couple of times and the camera will pick it up as motion.
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Everyone keeps blaming the *insert religious group here* for making the plot changes so the monsters aren't from Hell. The problem with that though is that religious people are the only ones who believe in Hell. It's not their fault.
I blame the non-religious people that don't believe in Hell. The studio is trying to make the movie more believable to these people. Super virus is believable to everybody. Hell demons are only for the religious.
Screw all you non-religious people. Here's my finger.
The government has full right to use any idea that you patent in any way they want. They're supposed to compensate the company, but even that's up to the government (courts) eventually.
They are eventually supposed to notify the company and attempt to work out an agreement, but the company is not allowed to prevent the government from using the technology.
Except that both of these have legitimate uses in the real world, although historical in nature. Several modern languages draw their roots from these languages.
Elvish and Klingon are only of use if to read fictional pieces of work. As a special course it's fine, but I wouldn't want it on the regular course schedule.
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Don't you think that with all the visits to our planet that they would have bothered to do something other than anal probing humans all day long. They're probably in violation of the GPL right now in fact. Anybody seen any spaceship guidance modifications released back to the Linux kernel recently?
They pretty much have to include the software emulation though, as Sony has turned this into an expected feature of consoles. People that own the original are more likely to upgrade knowing that they will have many more games to play at launch, even if they are not the superior quality.
Most comparisons I've seen say the iBook is actually more durable than the PowerBook. I had an Apple rep tell me the same thing instead of trying to sell the most expensive thing in the store. The case is made from the same material as bulletproof glass with a magnesium frame to give it even more strength. Same drop sensors as the PowerBooks, so no advantage there either. Most 12-year olds are going to give it a beating like it's never seen (no kids, huh?) I owned my PowerBook for about 2 weeks before I managed to get some dents and scratches (my fault, but there nonetheless).
My work just bought me a new computer. While spec'ing the new system with my boss, I mentioned that I didn't need speakers. He got them anyway because we frequently have webinars that we need to watch. I'd have just used headphones, but it does show at least one valid use of sound at work.
Apple is selling the Mac Mini at $499. They aren't promising anything beyond that. They aren't artificially inflating the price of anything. They are giving a random selection of people more than what they paid.
Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo all drop the prices of their game consoles over time. That doesn't mean they ripped off all their previous customers when they do it. People know that computers get faster, existing products go down in value. Of course people are getting less value for their money if they buy right before a price break. It's happened to me and it sucks, but I still hardly consider what Apple is doing a bad thing. (and yes, I know that you didn't specifically say it was)
If Apple is even explicitly advertising the "at least or better" concept I'm sure it's only to protect themselves from some idiot who'd sue because they bought a 1.4 GHz and received a 1.5 GHz processor. Come on, you know it would happen.
Nah, it's like buying a box of Cracker Jacks. You and a friend may get different toys inside, but do you go crying to the company because your friends toy was better?
That's why big companies want 8 hours out of a laptop. Then, they can buy all their employees laptops and get rid of electrical outlets in the building. Tell the employees that they have to recharge the laptop at home each night. Free power for the company.
It's not a tower computer case where you get more space by going vertical. It's great that I can put it horizontal or vertical, but I think the consoles will end up horizontal more often than not other than for novelty sake.
Basically, until the child is 18 and/or supporting herself, they don't get the same rights as an adult. You can't wait until they are 18 and suddenly give them unlimited responsibility, but this is a good measure to help monitor and educate the child before they have to make all these decisions. I wouldn't beat the child for eating chocolate pudding, french fries and a pepsi, but talk to them and let them know that there are better choices. (well, maybe I would for the pepsi choice, but that's a different discussion)
...that the person that solves this problem is going to make much more than $250,000.
This must just be a way to get the ball rolling and make people start thinking about the problem. There is much more money to be made other than the NASA reward.
It's the same thing with Blockbuster video. Why is it that they charge more than the mom and pop shop right next door for the exact same DVD. Better yet, why are people willing to pay it? At least at a theatre you might convince me that one has a better screen/sound/seats or whatever. I guess people think that Blockbuster somehow magically transforms their 15 year old tv into HDTV with Surround.
The average person is a sucker for marketing. The theatre and Blockbuster have convinced them that it's better to pay more even though they aren't getting more. Wal-Mart convinces them that it's better to buy some crappy can opener that doesn't work as long as they pay less. Hell, half our problems would be solved if people realized this is backwards. </rant>
Maybe that 4000 processors is just a render farm or something? Overall it's not that impressive, but if all those stats are just a render farm then it's not too bad.
Has Microsoft ever said why the 360? I mean, I completely understand why they did it. Somehow they felt that XBox2 didn't sound as impressive, or up-to-date, as the PS3, but what's Microsoft's official statement to how they arrived at 360? Just wondering if they had some marvelous spin on the name. Afterall, a 360 and you are back to where you started. Why didn't they just name it XBox(200)5 and be done with it?
I completely agree. I read the story and thought, "why the hell do they care?" The FSF can take a leap if they don't like the use of Java in Oo.org. Considering the amount of GPL software written completely in Java, I think it's fairly clear that they are playing off the popularity of Oo.org to get some publicity for themselves.
Again, not a very scientific test but I owned my Firebird for years and never saw above 17 MPG. I let my wife drive it one summer while I mostly rode the motorcycle and she got a pretty consistent 23 MPG. I got in the car one time and saw the odometer and about freaked because I didn't think I'd make it out of the driveway, much less to a gas station. She just stares at me trying to figure out what's wrong and telling me that I still have another 80 miles on the tank.
The difference? I drive it like I stole it. She let's old women in minivans pass her on the highway.
I've seen a pretty drastic difference in my other car (with a built-in trip computer) by just changing my speed between 60 MPH and 80 MPH. I think you either didn't change driving habits as much as you thought, or there were other factors at work (highway/city, etc)
I still don't know why, but people just assumed that if Blockbuster is charging more money then they must be better. Blockbuster charges about twice the other store's price, and didn't let you keep the movie for as long. People are just that stupid that they believe the exact same movie is somehow better if you pay more to rent it.
Plus I keep picturing a big tumor on my side where it hangs all day, which makes me want to carry it around the house even less :-)
And yet you have no problem holding it next to your head for who knows how long.
My only real complaint with using the cell phone is that they tend to get warm during long calls.
More hospitable for human life, but what about forms of life that need the colder atmosphere? Doesn't it seem likely that the conditions of life on Earth are just right for the type of life that exists on Earth?
"Since warming Mars effectively reverts it to its past, more habitable state, this would give any possibly dormant life on Mars the chance to be revived."
And will more than likely destroy any life that has managed to survive undiscovered for the past "2bn years". But hey, who am Ito argue with progress...gotta build that new interestellar highway.
My current bike won't engage the solenoid if the bike is already running. I don't have to shutoff the bike first. I just press the start button real quick and the light turns green. Since most lights are switching to camera sensors this isn't as useful now. Flash the lights a couple of times and the camera will pick it up as motion.
Everyone keeps blaming the *insert religious group here* for making the plot changes so the monsters aren't from Hell. The problem with that though is that religious people are the only ones who believe in Hell. It's not their fault. I blame the non-religious people that don't believe in Hell. The studio is trying to make the movie more believable to these people. Super virus is believable to everybody. Hell demons are only for the religious. Screw all you non-religious people. Here's my finger.
The government has full right to use any idea that you patent in any way they want. They're supposed to compensate the company, but even that's up to the government (courts) eventually.
They are eventually supposed to notify the company and attempt to work out an agreement, but the company is not allowed to prevent the government from using the technology.
Except that both of these have legitimate uses in the real world, although historical in nature. Several modern languages draw their roots from these languages. Elvish and Klingon are only of use if to read fictional pieces of work. As a special course it's fine, but I wouldn't want it on the regular course schedule.