I just touched the screen on my MacBook air. I seem to still be alive. I think you can touch it all you like. It does not treat it as input, but that does not prevent you from smudging up the display if you like.
Touch on a laptop seems like a terrible idea. It already has better methods of input. It works for phones and tablets because there really is no other option.
Then you are not going to get a machine of this caliber. The display is expensive, the method of construction is expensive, plus like all luxury goods there will be a good deal of markup.
Assuming I can flop it into dev mode and easily install Chrubuntu it looks interesting. A nice laptop is not going to be cheap and the old chromebooks were cheap pieces of shit. I just wish someone made one of these ultrabooks run a normal linux distro out of the box. Please don't respond with links to the POS dell one. Last I looked the screen resolution was pathetic and the build quality was typical dell.
I think some waiting periods are reasonable. I think some magazine limits are reasonable. I think 24 is the correct number for both. Hours and rounds. I think everything is subjective and I bet you would really hate the alternative.
The alternative would be to operate on a science based least harm perspective. I would prefer that, but then you would find all kinds of illegal things made legal and regulated, and the opposite. You had better believe kids would be getting educated on sex in school and everyone would have to get their shots under that kind of system.
I disagree all sales should have to be done with an FFL holder standing in between.
Most of our laws have jail time when they don't need it. Nonviolent crimes should not involve jail time, just community service and fines if you could never do enough community service. This is also more fair than fines since 1 hour is the same to everyman but $1 is not. As an example I think Madoff should have had all his property sold, banned from any work relating to banking or investment and forced to do community service for 8 hours a day 5 days a week until he dies.
I am not willing to give up 2 hours a day commuting. That is far too much of my life. I have a home in a city, real house back yard and all, 10 minutes from work.
I have lived that far away and it flatly sucks. Getting groceries is a chore, the local stores have only bud light and there is literally nothing to do. I want to be able to see sports, go to cultural events and have a life.
The rising price of gas will end the kind of sprawl you are advocating.
That depends highly on the part of the country you are in. My city is doing well, save for some parts where the citizens really do need to get their shit together. It used to be a nice area, but at the first sign of trouble people moved, now this area of blight is moving eastward.
LAW ABIDING CITIZENS is the default state, that means those are the people who become criminals.
If I today decide to start selling drugs, I as a previously LAW ABIDING CITIZEN own several firearms, I can then use those in my new criminal enterprise. I won't, but other people do. The majority does not find those things unreasonable in my state, and I am not sure about in the country.
The rich folks living in gated communities with armed guards is very common. This seems to be the direction lots of the USA is going. We have a shrinking middle class and a system designed to turn anyone convicted of a minor infraction into a permeant member of the underclass. We have deteriorating schools, roads and public services. We are discussing cutting any program that does not benefit the richest among us. We have a long road to go, but we seemed determined to get there as fast as possible.
You merely make the law that says all private sales must be done at a dealer and with a background check. Sure people can violate that law, but that is the case with all laws. Most people will not violate the law. Once that is normal most people would not even consider such an arrangement.
On the other hand I see no problem with a registry either, we register cars, property deeds, all kinds of stuff.
You might like to think that. I however know that most of those folks had few chances, and likely no one showing them the ones they had. Sure they are now bad people but we make it damn hard for parts of our society to be good people. They could have done different but so could I. If I was arrested for any of the stuff I did in college I would have a much harder life now. All of my friends agree with that, I would say 99% of people who went to college and are being truthful would have too. Just being at a party where someone is doing coke in the bathroom can instantly close a lot of doors if the cops show up.
A big one is no student loans for those with drug convictions. Which means they are stuck with menial jobs at best if they can get hired. This is exactly the opposite of what our society needs to be doing. We need to get people who made bad decisions on the road to the right decisions. We need to reform not punish.
I don't think we can, we have a huge portion of people who like it this way. They want to feel superior, they want an underclass. They want to punish the poor, they would rather seek revenge than give someone a chance to reform. No matter if it costs more they would rather be vindictive children.
Instead of all moving into fortresses maybe we should work to fix our society. The US seems to quickly be turning into a third world hell hole. Only in those do you need to live in a gated community to avoid robbery.
You can't always be home to shoot people in the face, but you can always count on the vast wealth disparity and a societies that makes it impossible for criminals to reform to generate new robberies.
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Just like a normal laptop and just like a normal laptop you can install linux to your hearts content.
Still too low. My laptop from ~2000 had a 1400x1050 display. In 13 years I had hoped for more.
Did they fix the flexing? The one I played with, was before they went on sale, had nasty flexing if you held only one corner.
See proof of ancient high res display below.
http://www.lcds4less.com/SagerLaptop__Sager_NP8560__laptop-screens.html
What about the 11.6?
1920x1080 might be good enough on that one, I was hoping for more on the 13".
I just touched the screen on my MacBook air. I seem to still be alive. I think you can touch it all you like. It does not treat it as input, but that does not prevent you from smudging up the display if you like.
Touch on a laptop seems like a terrible idea. It already has better methods of input. It works for phones and tablets because there really is no other option.
It does not seem to cost more than the only other competitors, macbook pro or air if that comes out with the better display this year.
1 million dollar vodka costs a lot more than even super premium vodka, this laptop is pretty reasonably priced compared to its competitors.
Then you are not going to get a machine of this caliber. The display is expensive, the method of construction is expensive, plus like all luxury goods there will be a good deal of markup.
Assuming I can flop it into dev mode and easily install Chrubuntu it looks interesting. A nice laptop is not going to be cheap and the old chromebooks were cheap pieces of shit. I just wish someone made one of these ultrabooks run a normal linux distro out of the box. Please don't respond with links to the POS dell one. Last I looked the screen resolution was pathetic and the build quality was typical dell.
The bystanders do nothing? People don't call the police? Or fight back or run?
Is the richest neighborhood in Chicago a ghetto? This is because of your terrible pizza isn't it?
I think some waiting periods are reasonable. I think some magazine limits are reasonable. I think 24 is the correct number for both. Hours and rounds. I think everything is subjective and I bet you would really hate the alternative.
The alternative would be to operate on a science based least harm perspective. I would prefer that, but then you would find all kinds of illegal things made legal and regulated, and the opposite. You had better believe kids would be getting educated on sex in school and everyone would have to get their shots under that kind of system.
I disagree all sales should have to be done with an FFL holder standing in between.
Most of our laws have jail time when they don't need it. Nonviolent crimes should not involve jail time, just community service and fines if you could never do enough community service. This is also more fair than fines since 1 hour is the same to everyman but $1 is not. As an example I think Madoff should have had all his property sold, banned from any work relating to banking or investment and forced to do community service for 8 hours a day 5 days a week until he dies.
I am not willing to give up 2 hours a day commuting. That is far too much of my life. I have a home in a city, real house back yard and all, 10 minutes from work.
I have lived that far away and it flatly sucks. Getting groceries is a chore, the local stores have only bud light and there is literally nothing to do. I want to be able to see sports, go to cultural events and have a life.
The rising price of gas will end the kind of sprawl you are advocating.
That depends highly on the part of the country you are in. My city is doing well, save for some parts where the citizens really do need to get their shit together. It used to be a nice area, but at the first sign of trouble people moved, now this area of blight is moving eastward.
LAW ABIDING CITIZENS is the default state, that means those are the people who become criminals.
If I today decide to start selling drugs, I as a previously LAW ABIDING CITIZEN own several firearms, I can then use those in my new criminal enterprise. I won't, but other people do. The majority does not find those things unreasonable in my state, and I am not sure about in the country.
Yes, I have.
The rich folks living in gated communities with armed guards is very common. This seems to be the direction lots of the USA is going. We have a shrinking middle class and a system designed to turn anyone convicted of a minor infraction into a permeant member of the underclass. We have deteriorating schools, roads and public services. We are discussing cutting any program that does not benefit the richest among us. We have a long road to go, but we seemed determined to get there as fast as possible.
Yes, you can.
You merely make the law that says all private sales must be done at a dealer and with a background check. Sure people can violate that law, but that is the case with all laws. Most people will not violate the law. Once that is normal most people would not even consider such an arrangement.
On the other hand I see no problem with a registry either, we register cars, property deeds, all kinds of stuff.
Sure it does those are all reasonable things. That I as a gun owner fully support.
Why do you think they are not reasonable?
Actually that would be how kids fight. Adults generally limit themselves. Probably because of the whole civilized and laws thing.
I like how you defined civilized as taking the same actions as a barbarian. That is quite telling about you.
You might like to think that. I however know that most of those folks had few chances, and likely no one showing them the ones they had. Sure they are now bad people but we make it damn hard for parts of our society to be good people. They could have done different but so could I. If I was arrested for any of the stuff I did in college I would have a much harder life now. All of my friends agree with that, I would say 99% of people who went to college and are being truthful would have too. Just being at a party where someone is doing coke in the bathroom can instantly close a lot of doors if the cops show up.
A big one is no student loans for those with drug convictions. Which means they are stuck with menial jobs at best if they can get hired. This is exactly the opposite of what our society needs to be doing. We need to get people who made bad decisions on the road to the right decisions. We need to reform not punish.
I don't think we can, we have a huge portion of people who like it this way. They want to feel superior, they want an underclass. They want to punish the poor, they would rather seek revenge than give someone a chance to reform. No matter if it costs more they would rather be vindictive children.
I have no use for, same as submitter. Why would he buy something he does not like?
Instead of all moving into fortresses maybe we should work to fix our society. The US seems to quickly be turning into a third world hell hole. Only in those do you need to live in a gated community to avoid robbery.
So replace it and sell it. Especially for anything that is getting cheaper in a hurry like TVs.
I would say the opposite.
You can't always be home to shoot people in the face, but you can always count on the vast wealth disparity and a societies that makes it impossible for criminals to reform to generate new robberies.
And put the stickers up too, that way the burglars know you have guns to steal. Keeps them away from my house.
Where exactly are they banning these things?
Actually, no keep buying that shit. My stocks picks are turning out great.