I also love how a single model mobile phone (well maybe four versions or so by now) is compared to a complete ecosystem of maybe dozens of models, and then decried that this single phone can not keep its total sales larger than a pool of a few dozen models. It's apples and oranges
The technology has been getting more and more cost-effective over time, and has now reached a point where I have 2 machines, each of whose main disks are 128GB SSDs. They're getting 'big enough' and 'fast enough' and 'reliable enough', even if spinning drives tend to beat them in price-per-GB. So I guess what I'm saying is that is that the tech IS cost-effective now, and I see no reason why that can't continue to improve in future. Actually, with all the laptops and SSD use in other places we're seeing now, I'm hoping for a spurt in economies of scale and technological advancement helping to make SSDs even more cost-effective.
The REALLY depressing thing is that, despite the last 13 years, 30%+ people still 'identify as Labour' in polls. What the FUCK does it take to get these people to stop them support Labour? What more must Labour fuck up? I'm forced to conclude that these people are generally ignorant, stupid, or both. Better to at least identify with NO political party than your daddy's if you're unsure.
If you're not joking... pulling Joe Blow off the street could easily result in your getting a president who is extremely homophobic, anti-immigrant (like kick 'em out!), racist, and crazy about religion. As for impeaching em, they might well get enough support from likeminded people in certain areas of the US to block impeachment.
I actually found Debian easier than Ubuntu... it's straightforward enough to install, but the real difference is that if one of Ubuntu's tacked-on UIs doesn't support something, you tend to get told to go use a Debian tool to do it instead (or editing a config file originating in Debian). Just starting out with Debian makes the whole process easier, and you can actually ask Debian support communities about the Debian OS.
How is OpenOffice these days for opening/saving files in MS Office formats like.docx? That's the primary problem with not using Office for me, and yes, it's Microsoft's fault but unfortunately it's one we have to put up with.
You say that, but think about the olden days when groups would gather round a gallows to see a guy being slowly strangled to death by his own bodyweight. Personally I find capital punishment horrible, but if 'normal' people are in the right frame of mind, they can witness this stuff quite happily.
And it doesn't have to be too graphic, either. I had to stop playing that video of the innocent camera crew getting gunned down in Iraq by US forces half way thru, because it disgusted me so much... just black and white video, with the inevitable asswipe US military voice soundtrack, of course.
... but ultimately, it needs to be politicians that strike this Act down. Hopefully, this kind of sustained public pressure against the act can give Nick Clegg some firepower to try and revoke the Act at some point this parliament.
Oh, OK. I hadn't thought of all those points, well done. Alright, we'll go with your better alternative to the Lib/Con coalition. Your alternative being...?
With all due respect, you're talking out of your arse.
If you think Clegg could've gotten a better deal out of the Conservatives despite being by far the smaller coalition partner and having a Labour party not really serious about coalition talks, you're in dreamland. Clegg got the best possible deal he could squeeze out of the Tories, and given that or another immediate general election, I'll take that. The Lib Dems still stand for what they did before, but they were realistic enough to know that in a coalition, they couldn't get everything. They did get a referendum on AV, which is a massive concession considering we've NEVER in our history had a change to our antiquated voting system. But, the Tories presumably wouldn't budge an inch on bullshit like the Digital Economy Act. To get movement on that, The People need to make it very clear how much they hate it... to the Tories. They're the problem here really.
There is a big flaw in the 'highest rated' suggestions system; it sorts first on star rating. That means that an idea with an average 5 star rating and 3 votes trumps an idea with an average 4.8 rating and 100 votes. This is dumb and needs to be changed pronto.
I've already e-mailed and tweeted them about this, I suggest others do the same.
The only points they have which has any real legitimacy, are the camera/microphone one and concerns about serving live content, rather that content sitting in some finished and indexed file.
What about the lack of a standard codec? I'd rather have Theora or VP8 specified in HTML5 and then say "my site definitely works in HTML5-compliant browsers, tough shit iPhone users" than a standard that shrugs and says, "we aren't able to specify anything."
I understand the issue with the License, but there are big fans (like me) in the U.S. that would gladly pay for a British TV License so they could see their favorite shows at broadcast.
No, then it wouldn't be a BBC-style licence.
In order for the US to pay the licence, you would need to force ALL americans to pay the licence, so that the ones who liked BBC stuff could watch it. The others could go fuck themselves and pay up the cash anyway.
Your proposal sounds more like paying a subscription for BBC content, which is what I, and others who wish to scrap the licence fee, want.
He got behind me, put his hands on my head, and directed me to close my eyes. After a moment, when he had a good 'feel' for the position of my sphenoid (the bone underneath the eyes), he directed me to open my eyes. His response was instant: "these are totally wrong for you. We'll have to fix this too..."
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I also love how a single model mobile phone (well maybe four versions or so by now) is compared to a complete ecosystem of maybe dozens of models, and then decried that this single phone can not keep its total sales larger than a pool of a few dozen models. It's apples and oranges
Nahhh, it's like apples and androids.
To be fair, tacos don't actually have a benign use.
The technology has been getting more and more cost-effective over time, and has now reached a point where I have 2 machines, each of whose main disks are 128GB SSDs. They're getting 'big enough' and 'fast enough' and 'reliable enough', even if spinning drives tend to beat them in price-per-GB. So I guess what I'm saying is that is that the tech IS cost-effective now, and I see no reason why that can't continue to improve in future. Actually, with all the laptops and SSD use in other places we're seeing now, I'm hoping for a spurt in economies of scale and technological advancement helping to make SSDs even more cost-effective.
The REALLY depressing thing is that, despite the last 13 years, 30%+ people still 'identify as Labour' in polls. What the FUCK does it take to get these people to stop them support Labour? What more must Labour fuck up? I'm forced to conclude that these people are generally ignorant, stupid, or both. Better to at least identify with NO political party than your daddy's if you're unsure.
If you're not joking... pulling Joe Blow off the street could easily result in your getting a president who is extremely homophobic, anti-immigrant (like kick 'em out!), racist, and crazy about religion. As for impeaching em, they might well get enough support from likeminded people in certain areas of the US to block impeachment.
I actually found Debian easier than Ubuntu... it's straightforward enough to install, but the real difference is that if one of Ubuntu's tacked-on UIs doesn't support something, you tend to get told to go use a Debian tool to do it instead (or editing a config file originating in Debian). Just starting out with Debian makes the whole process easier, and you can actually ask Debian support communities about the Debian OS.
How is OpenOffice these days for opening/saving files in MS Office formats like .docx? That's the primary problem with not using Office for me, and yes, it's Microsoft's fault but unfortunately it's one we have to put up with.
This moronic drivel doesn't deserve a response.
You say that, but think about the olden days when groups would gather round a gallows to see a guy being slowly strangled to death by his own bodyweight. Personally I find capital punishment horrible, but if 'normal' people are in the right frame of mind, they can witness this stuff quite happily.
And it doesn't have to be too graphic, either. I had to stop playing that video of the innocent camera crew getting gunned down in Iraq by US forces half way thru, because it disgusted me so much... just black and white video, with the inevitable asswipe US military voice soundtrack, of course.
Just like if your first bf or gf breaks up with you it feels horrible, but after you've been through that experience before it's not as bad anymore.
Hah! Speak for yourself.
I was thinking more along the lines of Jeri Ryan..... and curves, for that matter...
What if they're the same people? We just call it a wash and be done with 'em?
Cool. Maybe it'll get as much attention from those at the top as this.
... but ultimately, it needs to be politicians that strike this Act down. Hopefully, this kind of sustained public pressure against the act can give Nick Clegg some firepower to try and revoke the Act at some point this parliament.
one even comes with Windows by default (netmeeting) though it doesn't get an icon in the start menu these days.
And it doesn't start on Windows 7, it crashes.
I think you meant, 'use it "wrongly"'.
Oh, OK. I hadn't thought of all those points, well done. Alright, we'll go with your better alternative to the Lib/Con coalition. Your alternative being...?
With all due respect, you're talking out of your arse.
If you think Clegg could've gotten a better deal out of the Conservatives despite being by far the smaller coalition partner and having a Labour party not really serious about coalition talks, you're in dreamland. Clegg got the best possible deal he could squeeze out of the Tories, and given that or another immediate general election, I'll take that. The Lib Dems still stand for what they did before, but they were realistic enough to know that in a coalition, they couldn't get everything. They did get a referendum on AV, which is a massive concession considering we've NEVER in our history had a change to our antiquated voting system. But, the Tories presumably wouldn't budge an inch on bullshit like the Digital Economy Act. To get movement on that, The People need to make it very clear how much they hate it... to the Tories. They're the problem here really.
There is a big flaw in the 'highest rated' suggestions system; it sorts first on star rating. That means that an idea with an average 5 star rating and 3 votes trumps an idea with an average 4.8 rating and 100 votes. This is dumb and needs to be changed pronto.
I've already e-mailed and tweeted them about this, I suggest others do the same.
The only points they have which has any real legitimacy, are the camera/microphone one and concerns about serving live content, rather that content sitting in some finished and indexed file.
What about the lack of a standard codec? I'd rather have Theora or VP8 specified in HTML5 and then say "my site definitely works in HTML5-compliant browsers, tough shit iPhone users" than a standard that shrugs and says, "we aren't able to specify anything."
HTML5 video which is paused uses 4% CPU while Flash paused uses 32%.
I just did what you said, paused a Youtube vid in Flash, and the browser CPU usage dropped to around 2-4%.
The ground was irregular which probably helped a lot.
Was it soft mud?
A self-adjusting drinking cup would be ideal for BP though, they could just put one over the leaking well and watch it expand.
I understand the issue with the License, but there are big fans (like me) in the U.S. that would gladly pay for a British TV License so they could see their favorite shows at broadcast.
No, then it wouldn't be a BBC-style licence.
In order for the US to pay the licence, you would need to force ALL americans to pay the licence, so that the ones who liked BBC stuff could watch it. The others could go fuck themselves and pay up the cash anyway.
Your proposal sounds more like paying a subscription for BBC content, which is what I, and others who wish to scrap the licence fee, want.
He got behind me, put his hands on my head, and directed me to close my eyes. After a moment, when he had a good 'feel' for the position of my sphenoid (the bone underneath the eyes), he directed me to open my eyes. His response was instant: "these are totally wrong for you. We'll have to fix this too..."
Dude, I think you've been had.