And why not? Lenovo is still a decent choice for businesses. Not least of which, because they're still making good machines and because tech support calls are handled in the US instead of India.
From consumer reports:
Based on responses from owners of 3,685 laptop computers, Apple scored 86 points out of 100. Second place Lenovo earned a 63; third place Toshiba had 60; fourth place Dell has a 56; and HP/Compaq has a 53. Trailing far behind was Acer/Gateway/eMachines with 39.
I think you're right to say they're basically all the same. These margins are pretty darn close.
But on the issue of relative speeds, it would also be accurate to say that Ubuntu lost on nearly every test. Was not fastest in Boot, slow on suspend and wake up, much slower opening office docs, average on web performance, very poor on flash performance and poor on other video performance.
As you mentioned, that's not a good indication of overall value, but useful for keeping everyones feet on the ground when it comes to espousing their favorite OS's. Ubuntu (my personal fav) is not always best at everything, and it's worth pointing out when it's not.
Let's please not go this route. I don't want to be holding ISP's accountable for everything users do online. That's a slippery slope to ISP's getting draconian about all kinds of things, including torrent use.
If someone breaks the law, there are other ways to pursue it.
That's good that it worked out and you got a normal, reasonable guy on the other end. I'm not sure that changes our individual conclusions on the nature of the profession, but I certainly hope my future run-ins with lawyers are anywhere near that straightforward.
That said, that kind of thing seems awfully rare. I'd even guess that, for that guy, it was considered a "failure" by his [client|employer] that he wasn't able extort the additional work without pay. Certainly that defines the character of the management there, not the lawyer himself, but it does illustrate the common perceived utility of a lawyer nowadays. A manipulator for hire... in this case, the modern equivalent of a thug. I think that perception says something about the profession.
It's certainly true that they're necessary on occasion, if only because their kind have made it that way. I'm not sure this speaks to the quality of their character though.
I do see why lawyers exist. Any time you have people governed with rules, there will be people who muddle interpretations of those rules for their own advantage or find a way to skirt them entirely. Naturally the result is an increasing volume and detail of rules. Eventually you need people with the inclination and ability to navigate and manipulate the otherwise incomprehensible mess. I guess that makes lawyers the end result of human greed and indecency... but still necessary.
Doctors and mechanics, on the other hand, strive to provide corrective services. Bodies and cars break, they try to fix them... make things better in exchange for payment. There's nobility in those job descriptions that few lawyers will ever know. Of course, there are some exceptions in the world, and I'd offer my apologies to them for societies generalizations.
You're right, it turns the stomach a bit. The flipside (and this is really only for arguments sake) is that this wasn't about walking down a public roadway. This is about flying on a plane, which involves a agreement to subject yourself to security screening.
That said, what happened to this girl is sad and unsettling. I feel like there should be a more reasonable way to screen people for air travel without this kind of nonsense going on. And specific to this case, I'd love to find out that the TSA reps were at least reprimanded... though I doubt it.
I guess the real question then is, how do we do a good job of making sure air travel is safe without relegating ourselves to the ridiculous "security theater" situation that we have now? I honestly don't know the answer to that.
Say what you will about Microsoft but I don't think they actually had expectations of the things flying off the shelf in the first few days. They know they're re-entering a brutal market with a lot of very good products and very strong competitors.
In principle I'd like to agree, but a "business entity that brings in a lot of pieces of green paper" means many thousands of people have jobs, feed their families, get to live in nice homes, have nice things, etc. All because of just one of these co's.
This tactic only works when people are willing to say, "no thanks".
That's not going to happen in large numbers any time soon. People will continue to pay $100+/mo to their cable providers because that's just what everyone knows.
What I'd love to see is Google taking on this fight, full force. I'm sure the collective technical talents of a place like Google could make locking down streaming content SO difficult for the networks as to be totally infeasible. Their device would be known as the simple box you can hook up, legally, and never pay for cable again. If they could do that, you'd have a disrupting technology that would change the face of how we do business with our content providers... ala Napster.
Perhaps the answer is to launch the GoogleTV app store, open it to developers, and make it unruly. Let people develop apps and updates for those apps that would allow thousands of capable people to stay ahead of the networks. Maybe that puts them in lawsuit territory, I don't know... but I'm sure the brains at Google could solve this in a brilliant, unstopable way if they really decided to.
I foresee "browser" apps that come preloaded with bookmarks to streaming content... with random useragent strings out of a pool that all mimic common browser and platform combinations.
I'm a big fan of nod32, especially on my work domains. The AV has always rated very well, with good detection, reasonable footprint and speed. The management functionality for the domain is ridiculously comprehensive and flexible.
Did he say you should only double check those kinds of sources? I don't see that.
I'd say a little additional scrutiny is prudent when dealing with a source that has obvious motives relevant to the topic. As a practical measure, I am always more suspicious of sources like huffpo and fox news than, for instance, an abstract from research in a peer reviewed journal.
Considering the source is often reasonable. Not necessarily to discount content out-of-hand, but as a preliminary estimation of its validity and fairness.
Yeah not much use if all upstream connectivity is toast and the people that maintain the facility are all be dead. Or at least worrying about saving themselves more than replacing fans in your server.:/
I put it bluntly... Caprica was painfully boring and SGU is dancing around right in that same danger area.
We knew it wouldn't be anything like SG1 or Atlantis, but god damn that show moves slowly. I almost want them to throw in some of the goofy old shoot-em-up stuff just so I can feel like something happened.
Yeah I'm sure if you're part of that 16%, the 360 doesn't seem like a great device. But as someone who bought one 4 years ago and his keeps on humming, I'd say I'm quite happy with mine.
The dashboard is slow, and I don't like the MRC. But given everything it DOES do... I'm quite please with it as a ~$200 device. It plays my Netflix stuff, it plays the vast majority of my home media over the network with no problems, I (occasionally) find great games out of XBL store, all the titles I want to play are released for it, I find the Last.fm and Facebook integration adequate, it's simple to use and it hasn't died on me yet. I'd say I got my moneys worth... and that's mostly what defines a good device to me nowadays. You have to remember that a PS3 at the time, while no doubt a better spec'd machine, was like $600, impossible to get your hands on and you couldn't play games with any of your friends. That last part might seems dumb, but it's still the case... and when I do play video games I want to play with buddies.
I don't think it's nearly that nefarious. At least not directly.
Parts of this functionality are useful (or nearly necessary) for making good games and such. It just turns out that, surprise of surprises, people are assholes. Unique identification and communication with friends through the platform is part of the appeal for the user. No, we don't expect those co's to turn around and sell that same info.
Facebook, for their part, warns you very explicitly that any 3rd party you OK could rape the fuck out of your personal info. They do this every single time you OK an app. It's just that everyone says, "Yeah ok, I'm fine with that." People are truly dumb sometimes.
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And why not? Lenovo is still a decent choice for businesses. Not least of which, because they're still making good machines and because tech support calls are handled in the US instead of India.
From consumer reports:
Based on responses from owners of 3,685 laptop computers, Apple scored 86 points out of 100. Second place Lenovo earned a 63; third place Toshiba had 60; fourth place Dell has a 56; and HP/Compaq has a 53. Trailing far behind was Acer/Gateway/eMachines with 39.
I think you're right to say they're basically all the same. These margins are pretty darn close.
But on the issue of relative speeds, it would also be accurate to say that Ubuntu lost on nearly every test. Was not fastest in Boot, slow on suspend and wake up, much slower opening office docs, average on web performance, very poor on flash performance and poor on other video performance.
As you mentioned, that's not a good indication of overall value, but useful for keeping everyones feet on the ground when it comes to espousing their favorite OS's. Ubuntu (my personal fav) is not always best at everything, and it's worth pointing out when it's not.
Let's please not go this route. I don't want to be holding ISP's accountable for everything users do online. That's a slippery slope to ISP's getting draconian about all kinds of things, including torrent use.
If someone breaks the law, there are other ways to pursue it.
That's good that it worked out and you got a normal, reasonable guy on the other end. I'm not sure that changes our individual conclusions on the nature of the profession, but I certainly hope my future run-ins with lawyers are anywhere near that straightforward.
That said, that kind of thing seems awfully rare. I'd even guess that, for that guy, it was considered a "failure" by his [client|employer] that he wasn't able extort the additional work without pay. Certainly that defines the character of the management there, not the lawyer himself, but it does illustrate the common perceived utility of a lawyer nowadays. A manipulator for hire... in this case, the modern equivalent of a thug. I think that perception says something about the profession.
It's certainly true that they're necessary on occasion, if only because their kind have made it that way. I'm not sure this speaks to the quality of their character though.
I do see why lawyers exist. Any time you have people governed with rules, there will be people who muddle interpretations of those rules for their own advantage or find a way to skirt them entirely. Naturally the result is an increasing volume and detail of rules. Eventually you need people with the inclination and ability to navigate and manipulate the otherwise incomprehensible mess. I guess that makes lawyers the end result of human greed and indecency... but still necessary.
Doctors and mechanics, on the other hand, strive to provide corrective services. Bodies and cars break, they try to fix them... make things better in exchange for payment. There's nobility in those job descriptions that few lawyers will ever know. Of course, there are some exceptions in the world, and I'd offer my apologies to them for societies generalizations.
Not all lawyers are crooks, most are honest and earn their keep.
This is where your argument falls apart.
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You're right, it turns the stomach a bit. The flipside (and this is really only for arguments sake) is that this wasn't about walking down a public roadway. This is about flying on a plane, which involves a agreement to subject yourself to security screening.
That said, what happened to this girl is sad and unsettling. I feel like there should be a more reasonable way to screen people for air travel without this kind of nonsense going on. And specific to this case, I'd love to find out that the TSA reps were at least reprimanded... though I doubt it.
I guess the real question then is, how do we do a good job of making sure air travel is safe without relegating ourselves to the ridiculous "security theater" situation that we have now? I honestly don't know the answer to that.
Say what you will about Microsoft but I don't think they actually had expectations of the things flying off the shelf in the first few days. They know they're re-entering a brutal market with a lot of very good products and very strong competitors.
In principle I'd like to agree, but a "business entity that brings in a lot of pieces of green paper" means many thousands of people have jobs, feed their families, get to live in nice homes, have nice things, etc. All because of just one of these co's.
Businesses are not evil. Some people are.
This tactic only works when people are willing to say, "no thanks".
That's not going to happen in large numbers any time soon. People will continue to pay $100+/mo to their cable providers because that's just what everyone knows.
What I'd love to see is Google taking on this fight, full force. I'm sure the collective technical talents of a place like Google could make locking down streaming content SO difficult for the networks as to be totally infeasible. Their device would be known as the simple box you can hook up, legally, and never pay for cable again. If they could do that, you'd have a disrupting technology that would change the face of how we do business with our content providers... ala Napster.
Perhaps the answer is to launch the GoogleTV app store, open it to developers, and make it unruly. Let people develop apps and updates for those apps that would allow thousands of capable people to stay ahead of the networks. Maybe that puts them in lawsuit territory, I don't know... but I'm sure the brains at Google could solve this in a brilliant, unstopable way if they really decided to.
I foresee "browser" apps that come preloaded with bookmarks to streaming content... with random useragent strings out of a pool that all mimic common browser and platform combinations.
I'm a big fan of nod32, especially on my work domains. The AV has always rated very well, with good detection, reasonable footprint and speed. The management functionality for the domain is ridiculously comprehensive and flexible.
And it's an optional package, not like it's rolling out automatically. I don't see a problem here.
The whole thing is particularly funny given that I dislike the antivirus industry in general.
Apparently polarity matters. If you feel dumber, flip the battery over.
There are already ways to have your markup checked if you want that.
This is a paid CDN service. If the content provider doesn't want to use it, they don't.
Did he say you should only double check those kinds of sources? I don't see that.
I'd say a little additional scrutiny is prudent when dealing with a source that has obvious motives relevant to the topic. As a practical measure, I am always more suspicious of sources like huffpo and fox news than, for instance, an abstract from research in a peer reviewed journal.
Considering the source is often reasonable. Not necessarily to discount content out-of-hand, but as a preliminary estimation of its validity and fairness.
Yeah not much use if all upstream connectivity is toast and the people that maintain the facility are all be dead. Or at least worrying about saving themselves more than replacing fans in your server. :/
I put it bluntly... Caprica was painfully boring and SGU is dancing around right in that same danger area.
We knew it wouldn't be anything like SG1 or Atlantis, but god damn that show moves slowly. I almost want them to throw in some of the goofy old shoot-em-up stuff just so I can feel like something happened.
I'd guess they'll just start metering, but with a base charge somewhere near what you already pay.
Uh, you will be missed?
Huh, must have been a long time ago. Now the books are $200/ea and you can't resell them for more than $15.
Yeah I'm sure if you're part of that 16%, the 360 doesn't seem like a great device. But as someone who bought one 4 years ago and his keeps on humming, I'd say I'm quite happy with mine.
The dashboard is slow, and I don't like the MRC. But given everything it DOES do... I'm quite please with it as a ~$200 device. It plays my Netflix stuff, it plays the vast majority of my home media over the network with no problems, I (occasionally) find great games out of XBL store, all the titles I want to play are released for it, I find the Last.fm and Facebook integration adequate, it's simple to use and it hasn't died on me yet. I'd say I got my moneys worth... and that's mostly what defines a good device to me nowadays. You have to remember that a PS3 at the time, while no doubt a better spec'd machine, was like $600, impossible to get your hands on and you couldn't play games with any of your friends. That last part might seems dumb, but it's still the case... and when I do play video games I want to play with buddies.
My apologies, for NBC this is the contact page...
http://www.nbc.com/contact/general/
If anyone cares...
CBS Feedback Form
http://www.cbs.com/info/user_services/fb_global_form.php
NBC Feedback Form
http://nbc.researchresults.com/?s=3
ABC Contact Form
http://abc.go.com/site/contact-us
Is there some documented way where ARIN can approach these companies and request that they reevaluate their resource needs? Perhaps an audit process?
I don't think it's nearly that nefarious. At least not directly.
Parts of this functionality are useful (or nearly necessary) for making good games and such. It just turns out that, surprise of surprises, people are assholes. Unique identification and communication with friends through the platform is part of the appeal for the user. No, we don't expect those co's to turn around and sell that same info.
Facebook, for their part, warns you very explicitly that any 3rd party you OK could rape the fuck out of your personal info. They do this every single time you OK an app. It's just that everyone says, "Yeah ok, I'm fine with that." People are truly dumb sometimes.