It's a good choice for all students. It might not be the best choice for a minority who want to do more with their devices, but I suspect those will find a way, like we did when I was in school and all the computers ran MS windows. My kids use a chromebook for school. Their learning materials are online.
I'm in NZ, although we homeschool so this isn't something that directly affects us at the moment. The previous government here changed from centralized IT purchasing for schools to shcools being able to negociate individually. Microsoft and others naturally took advantage of this and so education IT spending has been too high - hopefully this is a reversal.
Ireland can't do this because the EU has rules around state sponsorship. And Germany complaining is quite effective - they made Ireland collect those back taxes from Apple even though they really didn't want to.
The problem is that we've set up our economic and social lives around a level of technology and energy consumption. If the aeroplane had never been invented then the problem wouldn't exist, people wouldn't miss going on holiday to far off destinations. Now we can't see a way to roll it back.
Of course there is a way to roll it back. Gradually increase taxes such that those activities cost slightly more against income each year, and adjust the tax base to bring down inequality. But both are politically difficult and probably would have needed to have been in place years ago to have the required effect.
Now we're looking at radical changes to get to where is needed. And that won't happen.
I agree about nuclear though, we should have been building that out, either as a permanent solution or a long term bridge gap to replace coal/gas.
If I understand correctly yes its too little too late. If we completely stopped our emissions today due to the lag between CO2 levels and temperature increase we'll still get at least 0.7C of additional warming, and probably more because the CO2 emitted per year has been going up until last year. And we're not going to stop any time soon. Then there's the feedback effects which I don't think we're completely clear on until they happen - but once we get into the state where those predicted feedback mechanisms are in play then we no longer have control anyway.
It might not wipe us out, but I think it puts a limit on our current civilization, lifestyle and population. Personally I think it will wipe us out. (Other) life will carry on though as it has always seemed to manage to do.
It'd be interesting to know if sales in Denmark have picked up again. The thing was, everyone knew the taxes were changing for 6 months before so a large number of people purchased at that time who may have otherwise waited - it was almost half price.
I'm not particularily excited by a new phone, but I have been waiting for the finger print sensors to return to the front. I've got an S7 which is fine but is starting to get a few niggly little issues, I'm sure it'll be fine for another year.
15 days before and after a move? It's pretty easy to think up alternative reasons for their results. People needing to organise before and being tired or unhappy afterwards. A different time of business. A more proper test would be the same office 1 year apart with the move happening 6 months after the first 15 day test.
The very first answer in the first link you posted answers the question:
<quote>Dinosaurs do not violate the square cube law.
Take the known strengths of bone and muscle, assume an animal shaped like the largest dinosaurs, apply the square cube law, and you get the maximum possible size and mass for an animal of that shape.
And, wait for it...
It turns out that maximum possible size and mass is just a tiny bit BIGGER than the biggest known dinosaurs!</quote>
That doesn't make sense. Just because people are hypocrites and also live in the modern world where its not usually possible to avoid these behaviours doesn't mean the problem does not exist. It's still a real issue.
It'd still be a real issue if we didn't know anything about it. We do know about it, we're just not (seriously) doing anything about it.
> If an earthworm is split in two, it will not become two new worms. The head of the worm may survive and regenerate its tail if the animal is cut behind the clitellum. But the original tail of the worm will not be able to grow a new head (or the rest of its vital organs), and will instead die.
What about the rest of the ad? It's just plain weird. I wouldn't watch that and think its going anything to do with the iPhone. And if I did make an association it'd be a negative one.
I don't watch TV so I haven't had much exposure to ads in the last 15 years. Is this normal?
I think you're right. When the money pressure was removed from Google they started doing interesting things, but that period was quite short lived before stagnation overtook.
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking Racing around to come up behind you again The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older Shorter of breath and one day closer to death
I've tried a few smartphones over the years, several android and one iphone. The samsung s7 edge I've got now has been by far the best. I've had it since June 2016, it still feels fast (unlike my other androids did) and it still retains enough battery for 1.5 days of moderate use. I've had no reason to think about flashing a custom rom due to it retaining performance and the interface being fine. Previously I had an LG G3 which had a removable battery and what shit show that thing was.
This assumes too much competence for a large organisation. I imagine they did implement the feature wanting it to be useful to end users and never put in a message because they couldn't agree on the wording. You can think up those scenarios where they're all sitting around arguing about whether or not each particular way of saying it would make the customer feel like this, or put Apple in this light.
Then they decide to defer the wording and release the feature, seeing as its ready to go.
I work from home. The company I work for is US based but they have no office, and I live in New Zealand. It seems to work fine for the 60 staff so far, is probably the most productive team I've ever worked with.
I've worked on and off from home for 6 years, mostly on. While I do occasionally miss the social side, being available to my family is more important. We go to lunch as a family often, I take walks, work from the local cafe, and if I feel a mental block I do some gardening.
Commutes are killers, especially if you need to use a car. I don't think people really weight up the cost of these commutes to their health and wallet.
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It's a good choice for all students. It might not be the best choice for a minority who want to do more with their devices, but I suspect those will find a way, like we did when I was in school and all the computers ran MS windows. My kids use a chromebook for school. Their learning materials are online.
I'm in NZ, although we homeschool so this isn't something that directly affects us at the moment. The previous government here changed from centralized IT purchasing for schools to shcools being able to negociate individually. Microsoft and others naturally took advantage of this and so education IT spending has been too high - hopefully this is a reversal.
Ireland can't do this because the EU has rules around state sponsorship. And Germany complaining is quite effective - they made Ireland collect those back taxes from Apple even though they really didn't want to.
The problem is that we've set up our economic and social lives around a level of technology and energy consumption. If the aeroplane had never been invented then the problem wouldn't exist, people wouldn't miss going on holiday to far off destinations. Now we can't see a way to roll it back.
Of course there is a way to roll it back. Gradually increase taxes such that those activities cost slightly more against income each year, and adjust the tax base to bring down inequality. But both are politically difficult and probably would have needed to have been in place years ago to have the required effect.
Now we're looking at radical changes to get to where is needed. And that won't happen.
I agree about nuclear though, we should have been building that out, either as a permanent solution or a long term bridge gap to replace coal/gas.
If I understand correctly yes its too little too late. If we completely stopped our emissions today due to the lag between CO2 levels and temperature increase we'll still get at least 0.7C of additional warming, and probably more because the CO2 emitted per year has been going up until last year. And we're not going to stop any time soon. Then there's the feedback effects which I don't think we're completely clear on until they happen - but once we get into the state where those predicted feedback mechanisms are in play then we no longer have control anyway.
It might not wipe us out, but I think it puts a limit on our current civilization, lifestyle and population. Personally I think it will wipe us out. (Other) life will carry on though as it has always seemed to manage to do.
It'd be interesting to know if sales in Denmark have picked up again. The thing was, everyone knew the taxes were changing for 6 months before so a large number of people purchased at that time who may have otherwise waited - it was almost half price.
I'm not particularily excited by a new phone, but I have been waiting for the finger print sensors to return to the front. I've got an S7 which is fine but is starting to get a few niggly little issues, I'm sure it'll be fine for another year.
Please no. We just a record breaking summer in NZ. Enjoy the cool respite.
15 days before and after a move? It's pretty easy to think up alternative reasons for their results. People needing to organise before and being tired or unhappy afterwards. A different time of business. A more proper test would be the same office 1 year apart with the move happening 6 months after the first 15 day test.
It is so similar to the last theme I'm not sure I'd have even noticed the change. Why is this slight graphics refresh a news story?
The very first answer in the first link you posted answers the question:
<quote>Dinosaurs do not violate the square cube law.
Take the known strengths of bone and muscle, assume an animal shaped like the largest dinosaurs, apply the square cube law, and you get the maximum possible size and mass for an animal of that shape.
And, wait for it...
It turns out that maximum possible size and mass is just a tiny bit BIGGER than the biggest known dinosaurs!</quote>
Dinosaurs are a different shape to mammals.
That doesn't make sense. Just because people are hypocrites and also live in the modern world where its not usually possible to avoid these behaviours doesn't mean the problem does not exist. It's still a real issue.
It'd still be a real issue if we didn't know anything about it. We do know about it, we're just not (seriously) doing anything about it.
Quick google search reveals:
> If an earthworm is split in two, it will not become two new worms. The head of the worm may survive and regenerate its tail if the animal is cut behind the clitellum. But the original tail of the worm will not be able to grow a new head (or the rest of its vital organs), and will instead die.
What about the rest of the ad? It's just plain weird. I wouldn't watch that and think its going anything to do with the iPhone. And if I did make an association it'd be a negative one.
I don't watch TV so I haven't had much exposure to ads in the last 15 years. Is this normal?
I think you're right. When the money pressure was removed from Google they started doing interesting things, but that period was quite short lived before stagnation overtook.
aren't the Qualcomm SoC using ARM anyway? I thought the point was its the SYSTEM on a chip part that is lacking rather than just the CPU.
Plastic drinking straws are a meanace. What do you suggest we do about them? If we leave it up to individuals then the planet just fills up with shit.
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death
Specifically this one: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1567832.The_Time_and_Space_of_Uncle_Albert
I've tried a few smartphones over the years, several android and one iphone. The samsung s7 edge I've got now has been by far the best. I've had it since June 2016, it still feels fast (unlike my other androids did) and it still retains enough battery for 1.5 days of moderate use. I've had no reason to think about flashing a custom rom due to it retaining performance and the interface being fine. Previously I had an LG G3 which had a removable battery and what shit show that thing was.
That'll be why LEGO has branched out into TV shows. Extremely clever move, they got the timing just right.
This assumes too much competence for a large organisation. I imagine they did implement the feature wanting it to be useful to end users and never put in a message because they couldn't agree on the wording. You can think up those scenarios where they're all sitting around arguing about whether or not each particular way of saying it would make the customer feel like this, or put Apple in this light.
Then they decide to defer the wording and release the feature, seeing as its ready to go.
Yes. Next question?
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Agreed. At first I liked it due to the extra clickyness, but now I just hate it. Often I'm dropping letters. It's a touch typists nightmare.
I work from home. The company I work for is US based but they have no office, and I live in New Zealand. It seems to work fine for the 60 staff so far, is probably the most productive team I've ever worked with.
I've worked on and off from home for 6 years, mostly on. While I do occasionally miss the social side, being available to my family is more important. We go to lunch as a family often, I take walks, work from the local cafe, and if I feel a mental block I do some gardening.
Commutes are killers, especially if you need to use a car. I don't think people really weight up the cost of these commutes to their health and wallet.