30? Did you make a point that made complete sense, then arbitrarily change a number to better suit your ego? I wouldn't think any American under maybe 75 could relate to WWII better than anyone else.
These "overzealous" researchers are, in your overarching lump sum, the same people who create new technologies that do make it to market. You know for every new technology that makes it, there are several that don't. Is your solution to stop all the research so all the failures will stop breaking your heart?
I live in one of the better parts of the country for solar power, and an installation would cost more than $15,000 to even begin to be practical.
What part of the country is this where putting 15 grand in to your house is such an outrageous sum? A new roof, HVAC, siding, remodeling a room.. pretty much anything you do to your house is going to have a similar cost. And I guarantee none of them would give you the same return until you sell the house.
There are photos of people on motorcycles without helmets, cars stopped in crosswalks, drivers on cellphones, drivers in the middle of illegal turns and improperly parked vehicles.
Ready for the car analogy? You're bashing an article about an 8-ton dump truck that gets 30mpg by saying cars have been getting that for years. That's great, but what do you have to say that's relevant?
I guess I assumed literacy was more concerned with reading comprehension than proper use of an apostrophe. As long as we're being dick lickers, I'll also provide a citation. You, ironically, are the one that failed at reading comprehension. I'm not sure which part of my post led you to believe I'm concerned about books.
FWIW, I understand how to use an apostrophe. I honestly read four words of the quote (that's right, I didn't even make it to YOUR comments) and stopped to think "Jesus Christ, I accidentally put an apostrophe where it doesn't belong and this douche bag goes out of his way to point it out." You can imagine my reaction to the last line.
Your hostility makes me feel like you ARE concerned about books, or at least authors, and don't like what I said. My best advice is to read this. And remember: Even though it worked for Will Hunting, insulting my intelligence isn't going to impress any girls.
In fact, you remind me of one of my favorite quotes, you fucking loser. Addresses the only two cases I can think of to explain your behavior.
Guy 1: I think he has Asperger's.
Guy 2: Yeah, but he's all ass and no burger.
The issue boils down to who holds digital rights in older titles published before the advent of ebooks, with publishers arguing that the ebook rights belong to them, and authors and agents responding that, if not specifically granted, the digital rights remain with the author.
This looks like a retarded money grab and nothing more. If the author's are so sure they retain "digital rights," why doesn't one of them post a book the publisher still has the rights to, in its entirety, on a website and see what happened.
Publishers and authors are also at loggerheads over the royalty that should be paid for ebooks: authors believe they should be getting up to double the current standard rate of 25%, because ebooks are cheaper to produce than physical editions. (Amazon pays authors 70%.)"
This whole thing stinks of a bunch of whiners that aren't going to be happy when they realize they can't get it both ways. They love the money they get up front before they even start writing a book, but complain they aren't getting paid enough after it's printed. You don't have to fight -- choose one way or the other.
I pushed shift-I and some other keys and this sentence appeared on my screen. How many times must you insist "correlation does not imply causation" before you realize that sometimes it does? Do you understand what evidence is?
I think you're looking in the wrong direction here. You've seen the resumes -- you know who is qualified. Maybe bring up a couple of technical questions to verify their qualificaitons. But the way my company interviews, you're not worried about that. You want to find the best worker. Our interviews are almost 100% "what would you do" or "how did you handle x." In my experience, it makes dealing with the people who do end up getting hired a whole lot easier.
'While genocide and other pressing problems relentlessly advance,' remarked contest finalist Daniel Meyerowitz to Wired.com, 'it would seem that Project 10^100 does not.'
Huh? The maggots growing in the disgusting bucket behind my garage are advancing through larval stage. What the fuck does that have to do with anything? Is this guy complaining? Noting? Does he mean "if so-and-so can progress toward the annihilation of a people, why can't Google just pick an entry?" Does he mean that the holdup is making the world a worse place? Does he think mass murder and delaying a contest are comparable?
the Center for Science in the Public Interest said that the plastic promotions lure children into McDonald's restaurants" Because that is ILLEGAL....
They're advertising to children. They need to stop.
Holy shit. That is the dumbest fucking think I've ever heard (including the time I heard, "Just fuckin, fuckin, fuckin, fuck you, Paul"). I'll take your word (at least for the sake of this conversation) on the fact that it actually is illegal.
you externalize the cost of advertising to the parents because the children will nag the parents until they cave
Boo fucking hoo. Might as well make it illegal to sell candy bars at grocery stores (or gas stations or baseball games or cafeterias or vending machines) because kids are going to nag parents. Might as well make it illegal to put Transformers on shoes or Sponge Bob on underwear. When your kids nag about something they shouldn't be doing, you either cave or you're a good parent.
My buddy's daughter was trying to open the door while riding in the car. His wife told her to stop once and she kept doing it. My buddy says "Make her stop doing that!" The reply? "I told her to stop but she won't." Are you fucking kidding me? Better just take the kid to McDonalds.
Big news! The biggest, newest hard drive isn't the best deal around! Spare us your insight. A new capacity hard drive coming out may not be earth shattering news, but 3tb drives weren't becoming more affordable yesterday.
I'm no social butterfly, but when I'm alone out of town I have no problem going to a bar and finding random people to talk to. It's not hard, people. Beer helps.
20 bytes a second? As in an SMS every 8 seconds? I can't think of a single situation I would consider this worthwhile. If it's a word document, why not send the plain text? If it's a JPEG, call the person and describe what you see. If it's anything else, drive to Starbucks for free wifi.
Sometimes when I get home from work my wife will be watching Judge Judy. When she tells me "there's nothing else on," it seems the best solution would be to turn the TV off.
Really? Some of the themes for rooted Android phones are a step up and the UI is effective, but Android's default look is hardly "sweet eye candy." I submit that new even Blackberries have a "prettier" UI than Android.
This reader adds, "Just a thought, but maybe if the studios offered a low-cost, for-profit, legitimate download site without DRM, they could receive the profits at the expense of the cyberlockers."
Does anyone else feel the same way about such business model suggestions? "They know best because they're n that position" certainly isn't foolproof logic, but they definitely spend a lot more time and money and have a more realistic understanding of what impact pricing and distribution methods will have on revenue than know-nothings that always seem to recommend business practices that are in their best interest.
What about two neighbors talking about their house alarm security passcodes on the phone inside their houses and you're listening from another house with an Inspector Gadget Megaear? You're not overhearing, you're fucking snooping.
I understand where you're coming from, but the simple fact is that if this is your argument, you are a pathetic fucking nerd. People don't walk around with devices and software that let them do what you're saying if they're ever going to get laid.
What's the point of renewing a license at all if all you have to do is click a button or show up? While I couldn't care less about their cause, these idiots are at least making sense in their approach.
Logically, they believe the renewal process is too simple. They probably think it needs some kind of review that likely isn't happening when you renew in person or with the app. But you couldn't do it with the app, so the first step is making sure you have to show up in person.
That's a BS analogy. If you're sending an unencrypted email to a friend, there is absolutely no question about who the intended recipient is. You're talking about people who weren't clearly addressed intercepting and reading your mail.
SO... fixed.
Say somebody stuffs an envelope addressed to their credit card company in the mailbox in their front yard. Should somebody get shit for digging it out and reading it? (Hint: Laws are very clear about this)
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They think they know better than people who have used both.
30? Did you make a point that made complete sense, then arbitrarily change a number to better suit your ego? I wouldn't think any American under maybe 75 could relate to WWII better than anyone else.
I live in one of the better parts of the country for solar power, and an installation would cost more than $15,000 to even begin to be practical.
What part of the country is this where putting 15 grand in to your house is such an outrageous sum? A new roof, HVAC, siding, remodeling a room.. pretty much anything you do to your house is going to have a similar cost. And I guarantee none of them would give you the same return until you sell the house.
There are photos of people on motorcycles without helmets, cars stopped in crosswalks, drivers on cellphones, drivers in the middle of illegal turns and improperly parked vehicles.
I can't even imagine seeing all that!
Ready for the car analogy? You're bashing an article about an 8-ton dump truck that gets 30mpg by saying cars have been getting that for years. That's great, but what do you have to say that's relevant?
I guess I assumed literacy was more concerned with reading comprehension than proper use of an apostrophe. As long as we're being dick lickers, I'll also provide a citation. You, ironically, are the one that failed at reading comprehension. I'm not sure which part of my post led you to believe I'm concerned about books.
FWIW, I understand how to use an apostrophe. I honestly read four words of the quote (that's right, I didn't even make it to YOUR comments) and stopped to think "Jesus Christ, I accidentally put an apostrophe where it doesn't belong and this douche bag goes out of his way to point it out." You can imagine my reaction to the last line.
Your hostility makes me feel like you ARE concerned about books, or at least authors, and don't like what I said. My best advice is to read this. And remember: Even though it worked for Will Hunting, insulting my intelligence isn't going to impress any girls.
In fact, you remind me of one of my favorite quotes, you fucking loser. Addresses the only two cases I can think of to explain your behavior.
Guy 1: I think he has Asperger's.
Guy 2: Yeah, but he's all ass and no burger.
The issue boils down to who holds digital rights in older titles published before the advent of ebooks, with publishers arguing that the ebook rights belong to them, and authors and agents responding that, if not specifically granted, the digital rights remain with the author.
This looks like a retarded money grab and nothing more. If the author's are so sure they retain "digital rights," why doesn't one of them post a book the publisher still has the rights to, in its entirety, on a website and see what happened.
Publishers and authors are also at loggerheads over the royalty that should be paid for ebooks: authors believe they should be getting up to double the current standard rate of 25%, because ebooks are cheaper to produce than physical editions. (Amazon pays authors 70%.)"
This whole thing stinks of a bunch of whiners that aren't going to be happy when they realize they can't get it both ways. They love the money they get up front before they even start writing a book, but complain they aren't getting paid enough after it's printed. You don't have to fight -- choose one way or the other.
I pushed shift-I and some other keys and this sentence appeared on my screen. How many times must you insist "correlation does not imply causation" before you realize that sometimes it does? Do you understand what evidence is?
I think you're looking in the wrong direction here. You've seen the resumes -- you know who is qualified. Maybe bring up a couple of technical questions to verify their qualificaitons. But the way my company interviews, you're not worried about that. You want to find the best worker. Our interviews are almost 100% "what would you do" or "how did you handle x." In my experience, it makes dealing with the people who do end up getting hired a whole lot easier.
'While genocide and other pressing problems relentlessly advance,' remarked contest finalist Daniel Meyerowitz to Wired.com, 'it would seem that Project 10^100 does not.'
Huh? The maggots growing in the disgusting bucket behind my garage are advancing through larval stage. What the fuck does that have to do with anything? Is this guy complaining? Noting? Does he mean "if so-and-so can progress toward the annihilation of a people, why can't Google just pick an entry?" Does he mean that the holdup is making the world a worse place? Does he think mass murder and delaying a contest are comparable?
RTFA.
Do you need some help? Everyone will know your real name.
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the Center for Science in the Public Interest said that the plastic promotions lure children into McDonald's restaurants" Because that is ILLEGAL. ...
They're advertising to children. They need to stop.
Holy shit. That is the dumbest fucking think I've ever heard (including the time I heard, "Just fuckin, fuckin, fuckin, fuck you, Paul"). I'll take your word (at least for the sake of this conversation) on the fact that it actually is illegal.
you externalize the cost of advertising to the parents because the children will nag the parents until they cave
Boo fucking hoo. Might as well make it illegal to sell candy bars at grocery stores (or gas stations or baseball games or cafeterias or vending machines) because kids are going to nag parents. Might as well make it illegal to put Transformers on shoes or Sponge Bob on underwear. When your kids nag about something they shouldn't be doing, you either cave or you're a good parent.
My buddy's daughter was trying to open the door while riding in the car. His wife told her to stop once and she kept doing it. My buddy says "Make her stop doing that!" The reply? "I told her to stop but she won't." Are you fucking kidding me? Better just take the kid to McDonalds.
Big news! The biggest, newest hard drive isn't the best deal around! Spare us your insight. A new capacity hard drive coming out may not be earth shattering news, but 3tb drives weren't becoming more affordable yesterday.
I'm no social butterfly, but when I'm alone out of town I have no problem going to a bar and finding random people to talk to. It's not hard, people. Beer helps.
Fine. Walk. Beats transfering 15mb in 14 hours.
20 bytes a second? As in an SMS every 8 seconds? I can't think of a single situation I would consider this worthwhile. If it's a word document, why not send the plain text? If it's a JPEG, call the person and describe what you see. If it's anything else, drive to Starbucks for free wifi.
Sometimes when I get home from work my wife will be watching Judge Judy. When she tells me "there's nothing else on," it seems the best solution would be to turn the TV off.
sweet eye candy of Android to x86
Really? Some of the themes for rooted Android phones are a step up and the UI is effective, but Android's default look is hardly "sweet eye candy." I submit that new even Blackberries have a "prettier" UI than Android.
This reader adds, "Just a thought, but maybe if the studios offered a low-cost, for-profit, legitimate download site without DRM, they could receive the profits at the expense of the cyberlockers."
Does anyone else feel the same way about such business model suggestions? "They know best because they're n that position" certainly isn't foolproof logic, but they definitely spend a lot more time and money and have a more realistic understanding of what impact pricing and distribution methods will have on revenue than know-nothings that always seem to recommend business practices that are in their best interest.
Why are you asking me? I clearly stated I don't agree.
... yeah I can't even find the euro thing.
Anyway, the answer is pretty obvious. $$$. Or, uh, £££. Maybe
What about two neighbors talking about their house alarm security passcodes on the phone inside their houses and you're listening from another house with an Inspector Gadget Megaear? You're not overhearing, you're fucking snooping.
I understand where you're coming from, but the simple fact is that if this is your argument, you are a pathetic fucking nerd. People don't walk around with devices and software that let them do what you're saying if they're ever going to get laid.
What's the point of renewing a license at all if all you have to do is click a button or show up? While I couldn't care less about their cause, these idiots are at least making sense in their approach.
Logically, they believe the renewal process is too simple. They probably think it needs some kind of review that likely isn't happening when you renew in person or with the app. But you couldn't do it with the app, so the first step is making sure you have to show up in person.
That's a BS analogy. If you're sending an unencrypted email to a friend, there is absolutely no question about who the intended recipient is. You're talking about people who weren't clearly addressed intercepting and reading your mail.
SO... fixed.
Say somebody stuffs an envelope addressed to their credit card company in the mailbox in their front yard. Should somebody get shit for digging it out and reading it? (Hint: Laws are very clear about this)