Nathan could have been my hero if he had pulled this off. Instead I fear he sits on patents that prevent anyone else from attempting this, potentially saving a lot of lives. Also, I want a version of that for my backyard. If it works, I'll buy it for $1000. No joke.
Yes, but aren't they more of an iPod company now anyway? I really think the fear of clones (despite past experience) is kinda silly at this point. If Bill is right about one thing that Steve J. isn't, it is that it is the software the really matters. If OS X is really that much better than Windows, let's have a fair fight. I'm not going to buy an overpriced Mac to make myself feel better. I want a stable Unix-like OS that doesn't get in my way. However, every time I try a Mac, the lack of rt. click options annoys the hell out of me (among other things).
I feel that if I had time to really learn to appreciate it, I could come to appreciate it. I'm not going to pay a ton of money for a reasonably spec-ed PC.
Not true, women go through puberty earlier than ever. That could be due to chemicals in everything we eat or drink, pollution, sitting on our asses and/or sex selling things in the media.
I've always dreamed of more competition in the tiny laptop market. I'm not sure this HP machine is the best example, but if I walk to work and want to do my own projects on the way, this is perfect. I'm not an average consumer in the US, but even some 14" models seem bulky when 30 mins of your commute is on foot, the sun is blazing and your back is covered in sweat by the time you walk in the door. Finally PC makers are starting to understand what portable is. Yes, there is sometimes a price for that.
Still compared to the SONY $2000+ model, it is a deal. AND NO 17" and 19" "laptops" are not laptops. They are overpriced, slightly-movable desktops.
"After all, if you crap 20 people around your HDTV to watch a $40 boxing event, isn't it logical that you should pay extra for every extra person who's watching it?"
If you can "crap" 20 people to watch a $40 boxing event, I'm glad that will be caught on camera, because I have no ideal how the hell you do that.
"Why don't they ask for something that follows the KISS principle..."
Yeah! Gene Simmon's tongue could be used for reconnaissance on the enemy's wives and daughters. Plus KISS and bats just go well together.
I know some govt workers and filesharing really boils down to IT policy (and I'm not talk about super-sensitive CIA/FBI stuff). One IT guy I know says he doesn't mind people using things like SSH to get around the company firewall since he does it himself. (Plus, it would be really difficult to stop if you had your home server set to use SSH on a common port such as ftp anyway.) I realize that isn't Limewire, but what company public or private wants employees running Limewire or uTorrent on their desktop computers? Is there a major business case for that? If so, I have no idea what it is. It sounds like screwing around to me.
Hell, if you really want to get around a firewall, there is Tor, SSH, VNC and wide variety of other methods at your disposal. You could view porn at work that way, which is extremely smart!
"Unfortunately, this misnaming kinda stuck and Apple renamed its 'system' software to 'MacOS' and IBM and Microsoft released something that, together, they called 'OS/2'."
Regardless, I really thing Apple is to blame for this kind of thinking. With the Mac, I can't recall any way to boot to a plain command prompt. Heck, I never saw one. You certainly had to do that a lot even with Windows 9X for DOS game playing anyway.
(Admittedly, only used a Mac at school since I didn't have $5000 to blow, not that PCs were cheap either.)
I'm not sure he's completely full of hot gas (or ethanol). I've looked at some recent studies by the US govt that show a net energy loss.
I also wonder if they are counting cellulosic ethanol in that 124% energy gain (good if this is finally getting off the ground). Of course part of the "energy" counted in these studies is animal feed and I think that's a little debatable.
I don't think Pimental is wrong to question the need for govt subsidies for a process that even if energy positive (slightly at that by most studies) costs so much to make in $$ and oil and could never come close to providing that much energy for the nation anyway. Plus it does drive up food costs as well.
Besides, biodiesel in most cases makes so much more sense as an alternative biofuel crop. Why all the talk about ethanol from corn? Even Pimental sees potential in biodiesel.
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Actually, most of the used games for PS3 are still cheaper new on steam.
Please mod this up.
Nathan could have been my hero if he had pulled this off. Instead I fear he sits on patents that prevent anyone else from attempting this, potentially saving a lot of lives. Also, I want a version of that for my backyard. If it works, I'll buy it for $1000. No joke.
Yes, but aren't they more of an iPod company now anyway? I really think the fear of clones (despite past experience) is kinda silly at this point. If Bill is right about one thing that Steve J. isn't, it is that it is the software the really matters. If OS X is really that much better than Windows, let's have a fair fight. I'm not going to buy an overpriced Mac to make myself feel better. I want a stable Unix-like OS that doesn't get in my way. However, every time I try a Mac, the lack of rt. click options annoys the hell out of me (among other things). I feel that if I had time to really learn to appreciate it, I could come to appreciate it. I'm not going to pay a ton of money for a reasonably spec-ed PC.
Then what do they have to worry about?
Who cares. There are a ton of people who can do bad impressions of Arnold's bad acting.
Especially given it is NYC, I'd hate to be in that car crash!
Not true, women go through puberty earlier than ever. That could be due to chemicals in everything we eat or drink, pollution, sitting on our asses and/or sex selling things in the media.
Too late!
Seriously! That's all I want are cheap discs for backing up. I don't care about the format wars and being able to see more zits on people.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G9jA-FGGd8
THANK YOU! If I had mod points, you'd have them all!
Housewives are used to getting the products that have the best cost-benefit ratio.
You aren't married are you?
Only thing was that your Amiga cost $5000. I wanted one so badly, but of course never had the cash.
Here's a candidate with REAL experience, not just married to someone with it!
Let's see if anyone notices.
I totally want an Aquaman movie!
Apple needs Developers, Developers, Developers if they are ever going to catch up to Microsoft!
I've always dreamed of more competition in the tiny laptop market. I'm not sure this HP machine is the best example, but if I walk to work and want to do my own projects on the way, this is perfect. I'm not an average consumer in the US, but even some 14" models seem bulky when 30 mins of your commute is on foot, the sun is blazing and your back is covered in sweat by the time you walk in the door. Finally PC makers are starting to understand what portable is. Yes, there is sometimes a price for that.
Still compared to the SONY $2000+ model, it is a deal. AND NO 17" and 19" "laptops" are not laptops. They are overpriced, slightly-movable desktops.
"After all, if you crap 20 people around your HDTV to watch a $40 boxing event, isn't it logical that you should pay extra for every extra person who's watching it?"
If you can "crap" 20 people to watch a $40 boxing event, I'm glad that will be caught on camera, because I have no ideal how the hell you do that.
Powered by vibrations... Whoa the army just invented the zero energy dildo!
"Why don't they ask for something that follows the KISS principle..." Yeah! Gene Simmon's tongue could be used for reconnaissance on the enemy's wives and daughters. Plus KISS and bats just go well together.
I'd prefer a car analogy please.
I know some govt workers and filesharing really boils down to IT policy (and I'm not talk about super-sensitive CIA/FBI stuff). One IT guy I know says he doesn't mind people using things like SSH to get around the company firewall since he does it himself. (Plus, it would be really difficult to stop if you had your home server set to use SSH on a common port such as ftp anyway.) I realize that isn't Limewire, but what company public or private wants employees running Limewire or uTorrent on their desktop computers? Is there a major business case for that? If so, I have no idea what it is. It sounds like screwing around to me.
Hell, if you really want to get around a firewall, there is Tor, SSH, VNC and wide variety of other methods at your disposal. You could view porn at work that way, which is extremely smart!
"Unfortunately, this misnaming kinda stuck and Apple renamed its 'system' software to 'MacOS' and IBM and Microsoft released something that, together, they called 'OS/2'."
Regardless, I really thing Apple is to blame for this kind of thinking. With the Mac, I can't recall any way to boot to a plain command prompt. Heck, I never saw one. You certainly had to do that a lot even with Windows 9X for DOS game playing anyway.
(Admittedly, only used a Mac at school since I didn't have $5000 to blow, not that PCs were cheap either.)
I'm not sure he's completely full of hot gas (or ethanol). I've looked at some recent studies by the US govt that show a net energy loss. I also wonder if they are counting cellulosic ethanol in that 124% energy gain (good if this is finally getting off the ground). Of course part of the "energy" counted in these studies is animal feed and I think that's a little debatable. I don't think Pimental is wrong to question the need for govt subsidies for a process that even if energy positive (slightly at that by most studies) costs so much to make in $$ and oil and could never come close to providing that much energy for the nation anyway. Plus it does drive up food costs as well. Besides, biodiesel in most cases makes so much more sense as an alternative biofuel crop. Why all the talk about ethanol from corn? Even Pimental sees potential in biodiesel.