Read the comment someone made about sharks with laser beams on their head and it made me think: I wonder if they have developed any of this technology with animal testing. I for one am not only interested in the human aspect, but am also interested in how much capacity an animal would have for learning to control a robotic arm that brings it food or something of that sort.
If they arent recycled, they end up in the landfill anyway, right? So I guess neither method is enviromentally friendly in that sense. At least if they are recycled, however, they are reusing *some* of the battery. So maybe, just maybe, *some* of the natural resources that go into making the batteries will be spared.
we wont be able to actually buy DVD's and CD's anymore, but instead will pay a charge everytime we want to view/listen to it? With the advent of self distructing media, it seems like its only inevitable...
Your absolutely right but do not forget about the format and reinstall route, which, while perhaps not as nice for a newb as buying a preloaded system, is still better than trying to meat the criteria as described. Some people seem to be very concerend that users will want to press a button to install and have the same screensaver intact when completed. If you've just purchased a new car would you immediately fill it with the garbage from your old car? I prefer to let it accumulate slowly:). In other words: I'll have the 'press a button', but please, hold the screensaver.
The next thing you know we will all be getting letters in the mail requesting that we do a voluntary audit of our home electronics, or other valuables to make sure we are not using any stolen goods. How many people here can provide proof of purchase for all their posessions (Not that we will give a rats ass when the time comes, but it just goes to show...)
Insured: You insurance companies are vultures! Profiting off our loss! Well, okay, I don't want to think any more about it. Just sell me whatever insurance you think is best for me.
Lets get something straight, I hate insurance companies as much as the next joe, but your missing a step. Commercial Insurance is very different from commercial lines in this respect. I work at a commercial lines brokerage (meaning that the clients are our principals and we work for them, not the insurance company) who deals with this every day. Many 'wise' business-owners choose to leave their insurance needs in our hands because we will actually analyze what exposures they face and tell them what type of insurance they need, why they need it, and how much it will cost.
If the insured has a loss, it is OUR job to see that not only the claim is paid in a timely manner as well as helping our insured solve a problem such as a fraudulent workers compensation claim (which happens far to often).
Furthermore, it is our job to analyze the policy that we are taking out for an insured and look for the holes in the coverage that would result something like the above.
The point is that typically a businessowner can avoid those types of problems by not being cheap and enlisting the help of a professional, which as I said, many 'wise' business owners do
Heat pipes are pretty awesome, and the two machines sitting next to me are proof. The first is an Athlon TBird 900 in a full size case. The second is an Athlon XP 2100+ settled nicely in a Shuttle SK41G mini computer with heat pipes (under half the size of the first computer). While they both run at about the same temperature, I can barley hear the system fan on shuttle (heat pipes) but I still get a late night complaint call from my neighbors about the first machine on occasion:)
It's a lot easier to make a direct connection to the importance of safety when building a bridge than when building a piece of software (its no big deal to reboot a computer if it crashes, but try rebuilding a bridge in 2 minutes, or explaining to the loved ones of those unfortunate souls who were on the bridge at the time why the bridge 'crashed'). Perhaps as time goes by and software becomes more integrated in our lives software developers will start to recognize the same relationship, and worry a little more about the invincibility of their products.
With that logic, your question is irrelevant. Where did the universe start? And where did whatever preceded the universe start? It goes on, and on, and on....
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Read the comment someone made about sharks with laser beams on their head and it made me think: I wonder if they have developed any of this technology with animal testing. I for one am not only interested in the human aspect, but am also interested in how much capacity an animal would have for learning to control a robotic arm that brings it food or something of that sort.
Forget voice recognition and tiny little keyboards, where is my direct brain link?! Then we can start talking about instantaneous.
Last time I looked, parents are liable for their kids.
If they arent recycled, they end up in the landfill anyway, right? So I guess neither method is enviromentally friendly in that sense. At least if they are recycled, however, they are reusing *some* of the battery. So maybe, just maybe, *some* of the natural resources that go into making the batteries will be spared.
we wont be able to actually buy DVD's and CD's anymore, but instead will pay a charge everytime we want to view/listen to it? With the advent of self distructing media, it seems like its only inevitable...
Your absolutely right but do not forget about the format and reinstall route, which, while perhaps not as nice for a newb as buying a preloaded system, is still better than trying to meat the criteria as described. Some people seem to be very concerend that users will want to press a button to install and have the same screensaver intact when completed. If you've just purchased a new car would you immediately fill it with the garbage from your old car? I prefer to let it accumulate slowly :). In other words: I'll have the 'press a button', but please, hold the screensaver.
The next thing you know we will all be getting letters in the mail requesting that we do a voluntary audit of our home electronics, or other valuables to make sure we are not using any stolen goods. How many people here can provide proof of purchase for all their posessions (Not that we will give a rats ass when the time comes, but it just goes to show...)
whoops, s/commercial lines/personal lines/
Insured: You insurance companies are vultures! Profiting off our loss! Well, okay, I don't want to think any more about it. Just sell me whatever insurance you think is best for me.
Lets get something straight, I hate insurance companies as much as the next joe, but your missing a step. Commercial Insurance is very different from commercial lines in this respect. I work at a commercial lines brokerage (meaning that the clients are our principals and we work for them, not the insurance company) who deals with this every day. Many 'wise' business-owners choose to leave their insurance needs in our hands because we will actually analyze what exposures they face and tell them what type of insurance they need, why they need it, and how much it will cost.
If the insured has a loss, it is OUR job to see that not only the claim is paid in a timely manner as well as helping our insured solve a problem such as a fraudulent workers compensation claim (which happens far to often).
Furthermore, it is our job to analyze the policy that we are taking out for an insured and look for the holes in the coverage that would result something like the above.
The point is that typically a businessowner can avoid those types of problems by not being cheap and enlisting the help of a professional, which as I said, many 'wise' business owners do
Heat pipes are pretty awesome, and the two machines sitting next to me are proof. The first is an Athlon TBird 900 in a full size case. The second is an Athlon XP 2100+ settled nicely in a Shuttle SK41G mini computer with heat pipes (under half the size of the first computer). While they both run at about the same temperature, I can barley hear the system fan on shuttle (heat pipes) but I still get a late night complaint call from my neighbors about the first machine on occasion :)
It's a lot easier to make a direct connection to the importance of safety when building a bridge than when building a piece of software (its no big deal to reboot a computer if it crashes, but try rebuilding a bridge in 2 minutes, or explaining to the loved ones of those unfortunate souls who were on the bridge at the time why the bridge 'crashed'). Perhaps as time goes by and software becomes more integrated in our lives software developers will start to recognize the same relationship, and worry a little more about the invincibility of their products.
With that logic, your question is irrelevant. Where did the universe start? And where did whatever preceded the universe start? It goes on, and on, and on....