Yeah, it's easier for me to believe that a shadow conspiracy occured rather than 51% of Americans being blatantly homophobic and more than willing to kill islamic people in another country for tenuous reasons at best. I personally think it's the mustache.
"Seriously, this guy don't get it. Having two screens filled with two full space windows is very, very inefficient."
I would have to wholeheartedly disagree. Having two fullscreen windows speeds up my workflow very dramatically. Whether I'm coding from a design document, drawing in illustrator to export to flash, or designing a circuit with a datasheet, each case allows me to spend less time context switching and hunting for data. Sure you can do some of this on one monitor, but being able to full screen allows more panels, and more viewable work area.
Like any technology, the choice to use and the effects are personal. It is not, however, by design, inefficient.
This is perfect for listening to college radio. The shows are the pinnacle of diversity interesting music. A lot of times they have specials on wonderful bands that time forgot.
(total aside to the point of the forum) I too agree that we should have liberated the iraqis a long time ago, however, the official position of the administration changed so fast so quickly that it is clear that the good will of the iraqi people is far far down on their actual list of reasons for occupation. The fact that they use this their position is an absolute travesty. For that reason I cannot trust this president. Any further declaration of important "fact" must be scrutinized.
Do you believe that the US Government has the right to declare that it is going to war for certain withheld reasons, appeal to the american public for other reasons, and then rewrite history to say that you were doing it all to liberate an oppressed society because it makes the administration look really good?
I work in an aerospace firm. We have a really suped up flight simulator with 3 10'x10' screens, a real cockpit complete with a full set of flight deck controls.
For whatever reason, this same flight simulator (or one that borrowed the map)is the default loadout.
Earlier this year, just before a customer meeting, I found out that you could fly the thing using just the throttle and the yoke (I figured you needed extensive knowledge of the rest of the hundred some switches and dials). Initially only one person was watching me, but eventually a crowd had gathered by the time that I had gathered enough speed to hit the diamond head building. The crowd was conflicted between laughing (which they would have done openly, four years ago) and gaping in horror. Someone laughably mentioned that I should go to jail for my act.
People will just get amazingly annoyed with the UI. After you put in 20~40 artists/albums or so, the software becomes grossly unwieldly. I didn't see any major changes from the screenshots.
They should seriously consider ripping off a couple of features from iTunes. I could not care less where I buy online music, but if it becomes too cumbersome to manage my playlists or tracks, I'll switch (which I did). Even if you don't have an iPod, if you have a windows PC I highly recommend iTunes for large music collections. (Oh, also, the audio compression codec is far far superior).
"The internet will be clogged with niggers, islamics and other scum.
No, wait. It's like that today!
FIST SPORT!"
Or more importantly, the internet will be clogged with narrow minded jerks with big mouths...which I think the above post is saying (either ironically, or by example).
Actually, I think that there will be less anonymity. There will be so many distractions, it will be a cinch to pass national, if not global, identification tags. Of course one might pay for "anonimity." In any case, the world will still be filled with jerks. The user interface will vary.
I absolutely love the $400 standalone units. They're smaller than a tiny computer (okay not a small form factor) and they don't need a keyboard or a monitor. You can move them around with your queue of cds to wherever. If you're watching a movie on the couch, or playing video games, or even copying at work, you can set up a mini-fab. They fit in your backpack so if you need to cycle/skateboard/public transport them, it's a snap.
I wouldn't lend a PC to a friend, but I have left my standalone duplicator at a friends house over the weekend (They were in a band making homemade EPs).
My recommendation is to get a standalone. Give the stacks of cds and blanks to a neighborhood kid and tell him when he comes back with the dupes, give him the cash. If you're really picky, throw in some QA and have another neighborhood kid check a few.
A caveat: Not all of the standalones burn at their full speed during the entire burn. I actually started getting a lot of errors on some of the audio CDs I was backing up (about 1/20 would have some noticable clicking noises), so I turned down the burn speed to 16x.
Another strategy is instead of paying the neighbor kid to mow your lawn, pay him to do data archival. $5/10 an hour is a pretty sweet deal to a 14 year old, especially when they can listen to music and or watch movies while they do it. Once every 5 to 10 years should do the trick (or a steady maintainance routine). Hopefully my great great grandchildren are going to inherit my music/media collection.
If you look at the top of the post, there are about 30 kneejerk posts saying that of course the above act is a crime and should be a crime and they complain about the opposing view. I didn't notice too many people with the opposing view this time. Sometimes people aren't always crazy. Although to your credit, in the past there are plenty of previous posts and articles where people try to defend blatant morally wrong theft/copywrong.
I'm glad that technology enables you to do to yours what you will.
My folks let my litter watch R rated pretty much as soon as we could fit it in the beta (yeah we went with betamax first). They also took us to see racy movies like Rocky Horror in the theater when we were wee. I wound up coming up with a much stronger set of codes and morals than most of my friends. I don't really think that "indecency" affects the youngins as long as you prepare them for it.
There are things that happen in movies that are descriptive of a despicable/vile act (but it's just a movie). Then there are things that happen in real life that are 1/10th as "vile" as what happens in the movie, but because they really happen, those have a higher chance of scarring/affecting someone. Sure, not everyone going through my same set of "starting conditions" would have come out the same, but they wouldn't have been doomed to a life of booze, knives, and semen-encrusted pants (whatever that means).
I think that it's good that you soon will be able to buy a product that can babysit your children for you. We buy so many other things that make our lives easier, and what better way to celebrate the specialization of labor.
I would like to be one of the guys payed to flag the naughty naughty bits.
On a completely seperate note, I think that we are entering an era where databases such as these, will spring up, and it will be interesting to watch the market forces act with their darwinian might.
"What if you received a magazine that only had stories and ads that you were interested in and pertained to you?" he asked. "That would be a magazine that everyone would want to read."
I think it's the diuretic part that would kill you. That and running in front of traffic to chase the sparkly fairy elves. I like the data though. It makes it seem attainable. That way someone will try it!
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I had an friend that swore that Americans were way too concerned about dehydration "I mean, there is water in coffee and water in beer!" Needless to say, he always had terrible hangovers.
Yes, 100 cups of coffee in 24 hours would most likely kill you. 800 oz? Come on! The videotape of someone trying, however, would be hilarious. (Before they started vomiting from both ends...come to think of it, that would be funny too)
I know a lot of naive iPod owners that never even thought of this. I would never go outside (Chicago)with the white earbuds unless I was on my bike. There are pleny of really good earbud/in ear headphones that don't stick out. The remote is a different story. I was thinking about painting mine black somehow. It sure beats having a brick thrown at the back of your head. At least the guy in the article got away safely.
All I have to say is, have fun circumventing the serial number protection. Someone buying a stolen iPod is in for a suprise.
The iPod is not a low profit margin device. The actual singular unit itself is very trim on the profit. All the accessories gain them a lot of profit. Dock? Carrying case? Earbuds (in-ear)? Remote Control? Third party products: Recorder? Radio Pickup? FM Transmitter? I wouldn't worry about Apple.
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Yo, it's like slang for tha infernet. 'Saight. We're all nubes at som' point dog.
Yeah, it's easier for me to believe that a shadow conspiracy occured rather than 51% of Americans being blatantly homophobic and more than willing to kill islamic people in another country for tenuous reasons at best. I personally think it's the mustache.
I would have to wholeheartedly disagree. Having two fullscreen windows speeds up my workflow very dramatically. Whether I'm coding from a design document, drawing in illustrator to export to flash, or designing a circuit with a datasheet, each case allows me to spend less time context switching and hunting for data. Sure you can do some of this on one monitor, but being able to full screen allows more panels, and more viewable work area.
Like any technology, the choice to use and the effects are personal. It is not, however, by design, inefficient.
This is perfect for listening to college radio. The shows are the pinnacle of diversity interesting music. A lot of times they have specials on wonderful bands that time forgot.
(total aside to the point of the forum) I too agree that we should have liberated the iraqis a long time ago, however, the official position of the administration changed so fast so quickly that it is clear that the good will of the iraqi people is far far down on their actual list of reasons for occupation. The fact that they use this their position is an absolute travesty. For that reason I cannot trust this president. Any further declaration of important "fact" must be scrutinized.
Do you believe that the US Government has the right to declare that it is going to war for certain withheld reasons, appeal to the american public for other reasons, and then rewrite history to say that you were doing it all to liberate an oppressed society because it makes the administration look really good?
For whatever reason, this same flight simulator (or one that borrowed the map)is the default loadout.
Earlier this year, just before a customer meeting, I found out that you could fly the thing using just the throttle and the yoke (I figured you needed extensive knowledge of the rest of the hundred some switches and dials). Initially only one person was watching me, but eventually a crowd had gathered by the time that I had gathered enough speed to hit the diamond head building. The crowd was conflicted between laughing (which they would have done openly, four years ago) and gaping in horror. Someone laughably mentioned that I should go to jail for my act.
I mean, come on. A Dutch student?
They should seriously consider ripping off a couple of features from iTunes. I could not care less where I buy online music, but if it becomes too cumbersome to manage my playlists or tracks, I'll switch (which I did). Even if you don't have an iPod, if you have a windows PC I highly recommend iTunes for large music collections. (Oh, also, the audio compression codec is far far superior).
No, wait. It's like that today!
FIST SPORT!"
Or more importantly, the internet will be clogged with narrow minded jerks with big mouths...which I think the above post is saying (either ironically, or by example).
Actually, I think that there will be less anonymity. There will be so many distractions, it will be a cinch to pass national, if not global, identification tags. Of course one might pay for "anonimity." In any case, the world will still be filled with jerks. The user interface will vary.
I thought to myself, that's exaclty what I need: Electric Light Orchestra Office. Now that would be some strange magic.
I absolutely love the $400 standalone units. They're smaller than a tiny computer (okay not a small form factor) and they don't need a keyboard or a monitor. You can move them around with your queue of cds to wherever. If you're watching a movie on the couch, or playing video games, or even copying at work, you can set up a mini-fab. They fit in your backpack so if you need to cycle/skateboard/public transport them, it's a snap.
I wouldn't lend a PC to a friend, but I have left my standalone duplicator at a friends house over the weekend (They were in a band making homemade EPs).
My recommendation is to get a standalone. Give the stacks of cds and blanks to a neighborhood kid and tell him when he comes back with the dupes, give him the cash. If you're really picky, throw in some QA and have another neighborhood kid check a few.
A caveat: Not all of the standalones burn at their full speed during the entire burn. I actually started getting a lot of errors on some of the audio CDs I was backing up (about 1/20 would have some noticable clicking noises), so I turned down the burn speed to 16x.
My two cents.
Now I hope that they ignore my former roomate serving movies off my computer while I was at work.
We're either the last generation to die, or the first generation to live forever. I'm definitely cutting out my smokes and ho-ho's breakfast.
Nightvision huh?
My folks let my litter watch R rated pretty much as soon as we could fit it in the beta (yeah we went with betamax first). They also took us to see racy movies like Rocky Horror in the theater when we were wee. I wound up coming up with a much stronger set of codes and morals than most of my friends. I don't really think that "indecency" affects the youngins as long as you prepare them for it.
There are things that happen in movies that are descriptive of a despicable/vile act (but it's just a movie). Then there are things that happen in real life that are 1/10th as "vile" as what happens in the movie, but because they really happen, those have a higher chance of scarring/affecting someone. Sure, not everyone going through my same set of "starting conditions" would have come out the same, but they wouldn't have been doomed to a life of booze, knives, and semen-encrusted pants (whatever that means).
I think that it's good that you soon will be able to buy a product that can babysit your children for you. We buy so many other things that make our lives easier, and what better way to celebrate the specialization of labor.
I would like to be one of the guys payed to flag the naughty naughty bits.
On a completely seperate note, I think that we are entering an era where databases such as these, will spring up, and it will be interesting to watch the market forces act with their darwinian might.
Oh...You mean like the internet?
I think it's the diuretic part that would kill you. That and running in front of traffic to chase the sparkly fairy elves. I like the data though. It makes it seem attainable. That way someone will try it!
Yes, 100 cups of coffee in 24 hours would most likely kill you. 800 oz? Come on! The videotape of someone trying, however, would be hilarious. (Before they started vomiting from both ends...come to think of it, that would be funny too)
All I have to say is, have fun circumventing the serial number protection. Someone buying a stolen iPod is in for a suprise.