Keep in mind that the LEDs are directional, so they don't have to be as bright so long as the light is directed where you want it. However, if you're lamps are like most living room lamps, the light would be pointed at the ceiling so it's probably not going to work out for you unless you also replace the lamp.
Maybe we just need to work on LED bulbs that can operate at high temperatures? Incandescent bulbs produce a whole hell of a lot more heat, but they don't need a fan.
It's more of a problem of unintentional consequences. However, I don't understand why the SUV loophole wasn't closed 15-20 years ago when it started to become obvious that the auto manufacturers had re-invented work vehicles as family vehicles to get around CAFE. Nowadays, I don't see it ever happening, as it would pretty much destroy GM as most of their sales are trucks and SUVs.
Go add up how much oil are in those untouchable reserves, and then compare to our consumption. Drilling those reserves won't solve a thing, only delay the inevitable a couple of years.
You can run a modern browser on a Pentium II. Granted, you're kind of screwed if it has Windows 98, so either install Linux or get your hands on Windows 2000.
Yes, I know technically you can run a modern browser on less, but below a P2 things get pretty painful.
Take a look at any case where the engines have stopped on a plane. Generally, what's happening is that one pilot is concentrating on controlling the plane, and the other pilot is busy communicating with air traffic control, finding a suitable place to land, monitoring the airplane's systems, and trying to restart the engines. All of which are pretty important things that would be very difficult for one person to do on their own, and are very important if you don't want the plane to actually crash into the ground.
Try to find a decent resolution screen in a laptop that's not a 17-18" monster. There are a few, but the pickings are very slim and getting slimmer. Certainly nothing like 1600x1200 @ 15" or 1400x1050 @ 14" which was common a few years back.
Also, who really likes 16:9 on a computer anyway, except maybe for games? 16:10 is kind of tolerable, but 16:9 is just too short while being annoyingly wide.
A lot of the complaints about iTunes are not really Windows things. Things like installing an auto-updater that constantly nags you and installs all kinds of Apple garbage behind your back. Not even trying to emulate the look and feel of the host OS. Becoming bloatware as it tries to do everything, and you must install the whole package even if you only want one part of it. Installing all kinds of services whether you need them or not. Hijacking file associations without asking the user. This kind of stuff has nothing to do with Windows and it's real and perceived flaws, it's all about poor design decisions by Apple.
Also, if I wanted good performance from my PC for running something like PHP, I'd install Linux. You're not going to get that out of the Mach kernel, or the Windows kernel either.
Actually, it's not that unusual. Most of the geeks I know are like myself and still have their CRT TVs and standard DVD players, if they have a TV at all. It's Joe Public that is running out to get the latest flat screen TVs, blu-rays, and stuff like that. I really don't care since that stuff as it really doesn't interest me. I just wish that the HDTV world and their lousy resolutions would stop dominating the computer monitor market.
The nice thing about the Thinkpads was that once you peel off the stickers, the laptop looks no different than a Thinkpad from 10 years ago to a casual observer. Maybe not the thing for those that consider their laptop a fashion accessory instead of a tool, but I found it rather amusing how many people refused to believe that I had bought a new laptop back when my Thinkpad was new.
The way you get the 50% premium is that you go build/configure the PC you want first. Then go and try and configure a Mac to have what the PC does. You'll easily find the Mac costs 50% or more in many cases. Usually because with the Mac you have to purchase a whole lot of stuff you don't need (like a Xeon processor) to get something you do want (a decent graphics chipset).
Well back when Windows 95 was new, most computers were still AT-style, where the power was a switch hard-wired to the power supply. So back then, you would have to tell the OS to shutdown, then wait around until it got to the "It is now safe to power off your computer" message, then flip the switch to actually turn it off. I can see why some people would consider that a pretty big annoyance. Nowadays, with the soft-off ATX-style computers, you can tell the computer to turn off, then walk away from it as it can power itself off when it is done.
Or my favorite, when you can still get to Task Manager, so you go into the Processes tab and start randomly killing stuff. Eventually you'll kill the right thing, because all of sudden Task Manager will close and the computer will then continue shutting down.
You'd still need to power the disk to write the contents. With the way ram sizes have increased in comparison to disk speeds, you'd be talking several seconds to tens of seconds to dump the contents of the ram to the disk nowadays. If anything he has a smart UPS that tells the computer that it has lost power, and the PC then hibernates itself while on UPS power.
I've found that the screens on the HP-48 series calculators are kind of fragile. It's due to the LCD being snug against the front of the case and unprotected. If the calculator is dropped, the case can flex, and if the screen doesn't have room to move then it will break. The old TI's like the 81 and 85 have the screen inside the calculator, which is protected by a clear plastic lens. This makes it harder to see the LCD, but the screen kind of sits loose inside, it's nearly immune to breaking when the calculator is dropped (my TI-85 has withstood an amazing amount of abuse and still works flawlessly). Note that the newer TI's (83+, 89) have the screen mounted like the HP's and thus seem more prone to breaking in the same manner.
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Keep in mind that the LEDs are directional, so they don't have to be as bright so long as the light is directed where you want it. However, if you're lamps are like most living room lamps, the light would be pointed at the ceiling so it's probably not going to work out for you unless you also replace the lamp.
Comes out to about 3,000 hours. That's pretty normal for a higher-end incandescent. The cheap ones are good for about 1,000 hours.
So, are you going to buy me a new(er) car whenever my car is determined to be "too old" and I can't use it anymore?
Maybe we just need to work on LED bulbs that can operate at high temperatures? Incandescent bulbs produce a whole hell of a lot more heat, but they don't need a fan.
It's more of a problem of unintentional consequences. However, I don't understand why the SUV loophole wasn't closed 15-20 years ago when it started to become obvious that the auto manufacturers had re-invented work vehicles as family vehicles to get around CAFE. Nowadays, I don't see it ever happening, as it would pretty much destroy GM as most of their sales are trucks and SUVs.
You're telling me that abstinence (the contraceptive of "choice" around here) uses oil???
Go add up how much oil are in those untouchable reserves, and then compare to our consumption. Drilling those reserves won't solve a thing, only delay the inevitable a couple of years.
You can run a modern browser on a Pentium II. Granted, you're kind of screwed if it has Windows 98, so either install Linux or get your hands on Windows 2000.
Yes, I know technically you can run a modern browser on less, but below a P2 things get pretty painful.
Take a look at any case where the engines have stopped on a plane. Generally, what's happening is that one pilot is concentrating on controlling the plane, and the other pilot is busy communicating with air traffic control, finding a suitable place to land, monitoring the airplane's systems, and trying to restart the engines. All of which are pretty important things that would be very difficult for one person to do on their own, and are very important if you don't want the plane to actually crash into the ground.
May I ask what an insurance company needs with a room like that? To me, it just sounds like a waste - probably why my premiums are so high.
Try to find a decent resolution screen in a laptop that's not a 17-18" monster. There are a few, but the pickings are very slim and getting slimmer. Certainly nothing like 1600x1200 @ 15" or 1400x1050 @ 14" which was common a few years back.
Also, who really likes 16:9 on a computer anyway, except maybe for games? 16:10 is kind of tolerable, but 16:9 is just too short while being annoyingly wide.
Actually, that's not a bad idea. Kids tend to not like diet soda - most would probably pick water.
A lot of the complaints about iTunes are not really Windows things. Things like installing an auto-updater that constantly nags you and installs all kinds of Apple garbage behind your back. Not even trying to emulate the look and feel of the host OS. Becoming bloatware as it tries to do everything, and you must install the whole package even if you only want one part of it. Installing all kinds of services whether you need them or not. Hijacking file associations without asking the user. This kind of stuff has nothing to do with Windows and it's real and perceived flaws, it's all about poor design decisions by Apple.
Also, if I wanted good performance from my PC for running something like PHP, I'd install Linux. You're not going to get that out of the Mach kernel, or the Windows kernel either.
How so? Releasing 6 moths into the theatre makes about as much sense as anything else Hollywood does.
Actually, it's not that unusual. Most of the geeks I know are like myself and still have their CRT TVs and standard DVD players, if they have a TV at all. It's Joe Public that is running out to get the latest flat screen TVs, blu-rays, and stuff like that. I really don't care since that stuff as it really doesn't interest me. I just wish that the HDTV world and their lousy resolutions would stop dominating the computer monitor market.
The nice thing about the Thinkpads was that once you peel off the stickers, the laptop looks no different than a Thinkpad from 10 years ago to a casual observer. Maybe not the thing for those that consider their laptop a fashion accessory instead of a tool, but I found it rather amusing how many people refused to believe that I had bought a new laptop back when my Thinkpad was new.
I much prefer the small IBM logo* (about the size of a quarter) on my laptop instead of a gigantic glowing apple, myself.
*Yes, I know the IBM Thinkpad is dead :(
The way you get the 50% premium is that you go build/configure the PC you want first. Then go and try and configure a Mac to have what the PC does. You'll easily find the Mac costs 50% or more in many cases. Usually because with the Mac you have to purchase a whole lot of stuff you don't need (like a Xeon processor) to get something you do want (a decent graphics chipset).
Well back when Windows 95 was new, most computers were still AT-style, where the power was a switch hard-wired to the power supply. So back then, you would have to tell the OS to shutdown, then wait around until it got to the "It is now safe to power off your computer" message, then flip the switch to actually turn it off. I can see why some people would consider that a pretty big annoyance. Nowadays, with the soft-off ATX-style computers, you can tell the computer to turn off, then walk away from it as it can power itself off when it is done.
Or my favorite, when you can still get to Task Manager, so you go into the Processes tab and start randomly killing stuff. Eventually you'll kill the right thing, because all of sudden Task Manager will close and the computer will then continue shutting down.
That would be kind of amusing, as Microsoft has removed the "Are You Sure?" prompt (much to my annoyance) for shutting down in Windows 7.
You'd still need to power the disk to write the contents. With the way ram sizes have increased in comparison to disk speeds, you'd be talking several seconds to tens of seconds to dump the contents of the ram to the disk nowadays. If anything he has a smart UPS that tells the computer that it has lost power, and the PC then hibernates itself while on UPS power.
Maybe you should replace the SUV with the 45 MPG sedan?
What makes you think that Adobe's DRM is any less draconian on the Mac?
I've found that the screens on the HP-48 series calculators are kind of fragile. It's due to the LCD being snug against the front of the case and unprotected. If the calculator is dropped, the case can flex, and if the screen doesn't have room to move then it will break. The old TI's like the 81 and 85 have the screen inside the calculator, which is protected by a clear plastic lens. This makes it harder to see the LCD, but the screen kind of sits loose inside, it's nearly immune to breaking when the calculator is dropped (my TI-85 has withstood an amazing amount of abuse and still works flawlessly). Note that the newer TI's (83+, 89) have the screen mounted like the HP's and thus seem more prone to breaking in the same manner.