Between the cost of a textbook and the rate at which they become 'obsolete' for the state testing...
Are you asserting that books last less than three years? Because I'm relatively certain that there will be nearly no usable iPads in that same amount of time. They're simply not designed to outlive their replacement models.
By the way, if you like Ventrilo, try Mumble, which, apart from being free and open source, which can't hurt according to the/. crowd, has really awesome sound quality, and you can setup your own private instance in minutes. Plus, for the MMO crowds, it has extremely low latency, awesome echo echo echo echo cancellation and built-in auto volume normalization (helpful when That Loud Guy Without Headphones keeps pressing his PTT and everyone's in pain)
I absolutely LOVE Mumble, but two points...
1) Vent has normalization also, you just have to Google how to do it.
2) None of your pugs will use Mumble. Period.
It genuinely is a superior product, but would be greatly improved if the server would be so kind as to interface with a Ventrilo client. Ease of transition, and all that.
Don't troll. I'm merely pointing out that freedom is a principle. You can elect to support it, you can ignore it, it doesn't really matter - until it does.
I see this as rather similar to the 'Mosque debate'. If we wish to block the 'ground zero Mosque', we'll need to sacrifice the First Amendment to do it, and the principles behind it are forfeit. If you give Apple consent to ban Flash, you're opening the door to some greater offense in the future.
What good is an invasion force that isn't prepared for when it's needed?
I'd prefer to operate a government that isn't conducting non-defensive operations. Even if it weren't morally reprehensible to kill a million people in the name of oil, it is still way too expensive for our broken economy to support.
You've got a point here, but your line items aren't really as incredible as you might suggest.
I mean, since we're speculating without evidence, that story reads as far more likely to me than it being a CIA smear campaign, since the smear campaign would require: -- the 2 girls to be in the service of the CIA;
You think it would be difficult, or even expensive, to solicit this kind of support? I'd bet I can find two girls to pull this scam on YOU for less than $500.
-- Most of the world media to be dupes of the CIA;
Propaganda is a known fact. Denying it makes you seem rather naive.
-- The entire criminal justice system of Sweden to be easily manipulated by the US;
Yep. It isn't any master stroke of the CIA here that created such loose laws regarding sexual misconduct. Look into it. The guy is up on charges for not wearing a condom, basically. Contrast that with Kobe Bryant...
-- an Icelandic MP (and ardent supporter of Wikileaks) to suddenly be in the employ of the CIA;
Again, why the employ? Wouldn't it be enough for said MP to be against getting smeared? I'm not seeing that great a commitment here. It isn't as if someone was being asked to assassinate someone.
AND, the kicker: -- That the bumbling organization that can't keep PFC Manning from stealing all its data is simultaneously capable of pulling off a black op of this scope just to discredit the guy, rather than simply making him have an accident, and eliminating the problem.
Bad IT security necessarily means bad psy-ops? On what planet? Most - no ALL - organizations are better at some things than others.
In the course of writing this, the rebuttals came so easily, that I really must casually wonder: Are you a spook?
I agree that "it doesn't matter" today. I assert that "it doesn't matter" solely as a feature of competitive selection. 'iDevices' (which I think you completely made up, by the way) are presently a market leader because there really isn't any other game in town. Android tablets, for example, exist, but they're still really, really primitive. Microsoft is tentative, and has yet to enter the fray. Claiming a winner with only one contestant isn't even close to intellectually honest.
Look at mobile phones. Does choice 'matter' over there? It seems to. Apple doesn't have their market leader position over there like they do on the iPad. What about desktops and laptops? Choice definitely exists over there, and is Apple winning that contest?
If I have to take salty candy or nothing, I choose salty candy. If I have a choice between salty candy and sugary candy, well, that's different.
If you're unwilling to address this point, please, please, please do not bother to reply. Thanks!
Despite admitting that future threats were largely unforeseeable, Marine Intelligence still endeavored to forecast the likelihood of various intervention scenarios “based on an independent, data-driven methodology that assessed the conditions for possible Marine intervention or assistance in the selected countries,” more specifically, “20 states of interest that represent a wide range of potential future security challenges for the Marine Corps.”
If you thought 'Iraq times two' was bad, get ready for a ten-fold increase of US meddling...
All they care about is that the thing provides a silky smooth, easy-to-use experience, that it allows them to consume content they're interested in , and that it works reliably and well.
Is it possible they would be interested in Flash content?
You seem to believe that 'open' in this case means only Linux, which is retarded. 'Open', in comparison to Apple's walled garden, means MICROSOFT as well. Or does MS need to vet all software before you can install it now, too? We're comparing the Netbook (a weak PC) to the iPad (a beefy mp3 player), in terms of 'openness', not iOS to Linux.
Hell, they probably don't even realize the iPlatform is a closed ecosystem, as that's only evident if you try to develop for the thing.
I'd say it is unfair to 'call bullshit' in a scenario which only works when you ignore what you're calling bullshit against.
Parent stated that such a platform doesn't exist.
You're (correctly) pointing out that comparisons between the non-existent platform and the 'i' model are coming out in Apple's favor.
I challenge you to demonstrate the capabilities of your crystal ball: would the comparison come out the same way if the alternative existed?
That's the realm of 'opinion' which gets really sticky, and yet you speak with authority, without labeling you conjecture as such. It is really easy to say Apple wins a contest against an imaginary foe. Less so should that foe actually show up to the fight.
Thusly, I call bullshit on your bullshit call. You just can't know this with enough confidence to take such a strong position.
The main problem imho is that there are no real punishments when something goes bad.
This is quite true, but there's simply no viable alternative. Who would wield the power of 'real punishment' in the hypothetical 'fix' scenario? The government?
Hulu is fine if you are willing to put up with commercials.
One of the big advantages of any PVR is commercial avoidance.
Yes, and I've appreciated that fully, but the commercials on Hulu are really, really minor. They're not even long enough to get up and go to the bathroom, really.
Besides, weighing the annoyance of those versus something going awry and the wife missing the season finale of her show - and it's no contest...
I worked exhaustingly to get my MythTV setup 'finished' and gave up on it after about three full years. I had a server, a living room PC, and one/two bedroom deployments, depending on whether or not they were broken at the given time.
Streaming killed it all. The wife added Netflix, and I added Hulu (and later Plus), and we haven't looked back. We keep basically nothing, and thus are at the whims of the people controlling the services, but aside from needing a relatively-beefy Windows PC to handle the Flash and Silverlight, there's almost no overhead.
Having been at a place somewhat near yours, I'd advise you to wait and see. Things may get better, technology-wise, or you may just wind up getting hooked on Netflix...
There is a difference between believing the defense would need a miracle to win and deciding the defendant is guilty without even giving that miracle a chance to happen.
It would be a shame if the defense showed that the video was fake and the witnesses were paid off and nobody on the jury was listening.
Indeed. Likewise would it be a shame for the jury to acquit on the basis of the Chewbacca Defense.
From the content of her Facebook post, I am not at all sure we can conclude what she would have decided after the defense presented its case.
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Between the cost of a textbook and the rate at which they become 'obsolete' for the state testing...
Are you asserting that books last less than three years? Because I'm relatively certain that there will be nearly no usable iPads in that same amount of time. They're simply not designed to outlive their replacement models.
By the way, if you like Ventrilo, try Mumble, which, apart from being free and open source, which can't hurt according to the /. crowd, has really awesome sound quality, and you can setup your own private instance in minutes. Plus, for the MMO crowds, it has extremely low latency, awesome echo echo echo echo cancellation and built-in auto volume normalization (helpful when That Loud Guy Without Headphones keeps pressing his PTT and everyone's in pain)
I absolutely LOVE Mumble, but two points...
1) Vent has normalization also, you just have to Google how to do it.
2) None of your pugs will use Mumble. Period.
It genuinely is a superior product, but would be greatly improved if the server would be so kind as to interface with a Ventrilo client. Ease of transition, and all that.
True, but I was thinking long term, rather than short term.
This is demonstrably false. I've been tested, in fact, and the opposite result was observed.
Perhaps your judgement is at fault instead.
I've got evidence, what have you got?
Don't troll. I'm merely pointing out that freedom is a principle. You can elect to support it, you can ignore it, it doesn't really matter - until it does.
No, not really. These are both arbitrary limits being placed on freedom for the 'greater good'. Different in degree only.
Right, neat.
Anyway, I'd assume that after the money kicks in, the assurance of death would shore up any silence issues.
Again, if the mafia can do it, why not the government?
As Rommel once said, in war you take risks but you never gamble.
As an aside, which side was Rommel on? Was that the winning side, or the losing one?
It just seems like a strange source for an authoritative quote.
Slashdot is no longer a US centric news site, but hijacked by anti-american individuals in communistic states (or states of mind).
What you call anti-american, I call pro-american. We need our great nation to be what it is supposed to be. This requires action on our part.
Here's something you may not have considered - we need to cut BOTH.
Pay the bills, then throw the kegger.
And Imperialism, is that somehow novel? How did those empires fare?
I see this as rather similar to the 'Mosque debate'. If we wish to block the 'ground zero Mosque', we'll need to sacrifice the First Amendment to do it, and the principles behind it are forfeit. If you give Apple consent to ban Flash, you're opening the door to some greater offense in the future.
Needlessly, I might add.
I was only teasing you. Sorry if the tone didn't come across properly...
Yep.
I provide, as evidence, the number of nations with the capacity to threaten the interior of the United States. Hint, it is fewer than twenty.
A neighbor is a bit more understandable. Are we bordered by twenty countries now?
What good is an invasion force that isn't prepared for when it's needed?
I'd prefer to operate a government that isn't conducting non-defensive operations. Even if it weren't morally reprehensible to kill a million people in the name of oil, it is still way too expensive for our broken economy to support.
You've got a point here, but your line items aren't really as incredible as you might suggest.
I mean, since we're speculating without evidence, that story reads as far more likely to me than it being a CIA smear campaign, since the smear campaign would require:
-- the 2 girls to be in the service of the CIA;
You think it would be difficult, or even expensive, to solicit this kind of support? I'd bet I can find two girls to pull this scam on YOU for less than $500.
-- Most of the world media to be dupes of the CIA;
Propaganda is a known fact. Denying it makes you seem rather naive.
-- The entire criminal justice system of Sweden to be easily manipulated by the US;
Yep. It isn't any master stroke of the CIA here that created such loose laws regarding sexual misconduct. Look into it. The guy is up on charges for not wearing a condom, basically. Contrast that with Kobe Bryant...
-- an Icelandic MP (and ardent supporter of Wikileaks) to suddenly be in the employ of the CIA;
Again, why the employ? Wouldn't it be enough for said MP to be against getting smeared? I'm not seeing that great a commitment here. It isn't as if someone was being asked to assassinate someone.
AND, the kicker:
-- That the bumbling organization that can't keep PFC Manning from stealing all its data is simultaneously capable of pulling off a black op of this scope just to discredit the guy, rather than simply making him have an accident, and eliminating the problem.
Bad IT security necessarily means bad psy-ops? On what planet? Most - no ALL - organizations are better at some things than others.
In the course of writing this, the rebuttals came so easily, that I really must casually wonder: Are you a spook?
From TFA: "Assange wants Bjorn Hurtig to represent him as authorities continue to investigate the allegations, according to AP"
Why not link the AP's FA?
I assert that either you're new here, or 'Tootech' is a sockpuppet in a gigantic karma whoring scam.
This is Slashdot, for crying out loud. Every single post goes to some irrelevant blog with a three line synopsis of the actual article.
Further, your UID demonstrates that you are NOT new here. Thusly, cue Admiral Ackbar.
I'll try just one more time...
I agree that "it doesn't matter" today. I assert that "it doesn't matter" solely as a feature of competitive selection. 'iDevices' (which I think you completely made up, by the way) are presently a market leader because there really isn't any other game in town. Android tablets, for example, exist, but they're still really, really primitive. Microsoft is tentative, and has yet to enter the fray. Claiming a winner with only one contestant isn't even close to intellectually honest.
Look at mobile phones. Does choice 'matter' over there? It seems to. Apple doesn't have their market leader position over there like they do on the iPad. What about desktops and laptops? Choice definitely exists over there, and is Apple winning that contest?
If I have to take salty candy or nothing, I choose salty candy. If I have a choice between salty candy and sugary candy, well, that's different.
If you're unwilling to address this point, please, please, please do not bother to reply. Thanks!
Thanks for the link!
And oh DEAR GOD:
Despite admitting that future threats were largely unforeseeable, Marine Intelligence still endeavored to forecast the likelihood of various intervention scenarios “based on an independent, data-driven methodology that assessed the conditions for possible Marine intervention or assistance in the selected countries,” more specifically, “20 states of interest that represent a wide range of potential future security challenges for the Marine Corps.”
If you thought 'Iraq times two' was bad, get ready for a ten-fold increase of US meddling...
All they care about is that the thing provides a silky smooth, easy-to-use experience, that it allows them to consume content they're interested in , and that it works reliably and well.
Is it possible they would be interested in Flash content?
You seem to believe that 'open' in this case means only Linux, which is retarded. 'Open', in comparison to Apple's walled garden, means MICROSOFT as well. Or does MS need to vet all software before you can install it now, too? We're comparing the Netbook (a weak PC) to the iPad (a beefy mp3 player), in terms of 'openness', not iOS to Linux.
Hell, they probably don't even realize the iPlatform is a closed ecosystem, as that's only evident if you try to develop for the thing.
I'd say it is unfair to 'call bullshit' in a scenario which only works when you ignore what you're calling bullshit against.
Parent stated that such a platform doesn't exist.
You're (correctly) pointing out that comparisons between the non-existent platform and the 'i' model are coming out in Apple's favor.
I challenge you to demonstrate the capabilities of your crystal ball: would the comparison come out the same way if the alternative existed?
That's the realm of 'opinion' which gets really sticky, and yet you speak with authority, without labeling you conjecture as such. It is really easy to say Apple wins a contest against an imaginary foe. Less so should that foe actually show up to the fight.
Thusly, I call bullshit on your bullshit call. You just can't know this with enough confidence to take such a strong position.
The main problem imho is that there are no real punishments when something goes bad.
This is quite true, but there's simply no viable alternative. Who would wield the power of 'real punishment' in the hypothetical 'fix' scenario? The government?
Hulu is fine if you are willing to put up with commercials.
One of the big advantages of any PVR is commercial avoidance.
Yes, and I've appreciated that fully, but the commercials on Hulu are really, really minor. They're not even long enough to get up and go to the bathroom, really.
Besides, weighing the annoyance of those versus something going awry and the wife missing the season finale of her show - and it's no contest...
I worked exhaustingly to get my MythTV setup 'finished' and gave up on it after about three full years. I had a server, a living room PC, and one/two bedroom deployments, depending on whether or not they were broken at the given time.
Streaming killed it all. The wife added Netflix, and I added Hulu (and later Plus), and we haven't looked back. We keep basically nothing, and thus are at the whims of the people controlling the services, but aside from needing a relatively-beefy Windows PC to handle the Flash and Silverlight, there's almost no overhead.
Having been at a place somewhat near yours, I'd advise you to wait and see. Things may get better, technology-wise, or you may just wind up getting hooked on Netflix...
There is a difference between believing the defense would need a miracle to win and deciding the defendant is guilty without even giving that miracle a chance to happen.
It would be a shame if the defense showed that the video was fake and the witnesses were paid off and nobody on the jury was listening.
Indeed. Likewise would it be a shame for the jury to acquit on the basis of the Chewbacca Defense.
From the content of her Facebook post, I am not at all sure we can conclude what she would have decided after the defense presented its case.