I have an old archos PMA. It has a d-pad, a pause/go/enter key, a back/close key and a menu key. And the interface just fucking works.
Most things these days do retain one physical switch - for on and off. But it wouldn't surprise me if that starts disappearing, replaced by some magic gesture or somesuch twatty shit.
someone at some point would be responsible for programming its default behavior when power or data are unavailable (locked or unlocked, or manual mode).
That someone is probably a 24-year old MBA or some dipshit from Calcutta whose name actually is "Dipshit".
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I have an old archos PMA. It has a d-pad, a pause/go/enter key, a back/close key and a menu key. And the interface just fucking works.
Most things these days do retain one physical switch - for on and off. But it wouldn't surprise me if that starts disappearing, replaced by some magic gesture or somesuch twatty shit.
Nothing to do with analog being better.
Rather, it seemed the people from the parent company are totally lacking in general knowledge and common sense.
They probably suck at reading comprehension too.
It's like a tube. A tube full off piss.
That someone is probably a 24-year old MBA or some dipshit from Calcutta whose name actually is "Dipshit".
That's actually a people smarter than you trap with "pedantic asshole" written over the top in crayon.
1) Unless it pays premiums, it doesn't insure anything.
2) That should be "off", not "of".
3) Huh huh. Heh heh. Been there. Yeh.
Sober up and give it a rest till Monday already.
It could be worse. Imagine how embarrassed we'd be if we'd read the article.
taché!
I'm not an EE, but I'm at least peripherally aware of all that stuff you said.
I'm somewhat baffled about why the takeover wasn't the other way round.
Ah, good old Nutscrape Nervergetthere.
Fucking piece of goddam shit. Mind, you, so was Inthenads Exploder at the time.
I remember when some sites would work on one and no the other, what a PITA.
Thankfully the criminal classes have not read Adam Smith*, and so a separate profession that specialises in that hasn't ever emerged.
As for thieves breaking into offices just to taff the RAM, I must have totally imagined that.
* to do: banker joke here
Thermisters? See, even the names of basic components are designed to perpetuate the male domination of STEM fields.
Start a campaign the rename them thermadams. Start it now!
Not sure why you think he said that, but it has an evens chance of being true.
(Include standard disclaimer about mode, median or mean and in the latter case, which one...)
It's like seeing a sports star who was great back in the day, or an artist who did one good album.
How romantic!
Wouldn't downward thrust anchor you in place?
Exactly. People say "it's not a democracy, it's a republic" when the two things aren't even on the same dimension.
A more accurate phrasing would be "it's not a direct democracy, it's an indirect one", but that's not so soundbitey.
Bzzzzzzt! Wrong.
Physical switches cost money. Once you have some other control mechanism, it's almost inevitable that it'll become the only mechanism.
You can - you're as thick as two short ones.
Huh? That sounds like how we do it in Britain, but we're most definitely not a republic.
We gave it a try, but it turned out a bit shite.
No.
Protip: it's generally a good idea to read all of something before commenting on or replying to it, even if your finger gets tired.
I've got an A-Level Chemistry one from the mid 80s. Occasionally I look something up out of curiosity and before I know it an hour's gone.
Didn't the checksum routine catch it?
Rest assured it won't happen here.
If MojoKid, StartsWithABang, StewPid and Nerval's Lobster all fall under a bus.