The Ranger is made in a plant in St. Paul, Minnesota and that plant is scheduled to be shutdown sometime next year. Ranger sales have picked up, and some of the local politicians in MN have been appealing to Ford as the plant employees a bunch of people, but so far I haven't heard anything about Ford changing their plans.
If you ask me, Ford needs to make the Ranger a bit smaller and go after people who want 25-30MPG but still want a truck. The biggest problem I see with the Ranger is it's a bit heavy for the I4 engine they offer, and the two V6's they offer for it aren't really that less thirsty or cheaper than the base F150.
Ranger is not dead. They are selling them in the more fuel price-conscious areas like Europe. So all Ford needs to do is turn around and shift back production.
Keep in mind that the Ranger sold in Europe is not the same as the Ranger that's sold in the US, and I don't think that one is on the chopping block. The Ranger that is sold overseas is made by Mazda, and is a bit smaller than the US Ranger. You can find the US version of the Ranger in South America though, where I believe it's somewhat popular.
That's one of the reasons I've been rather amused by the whole liquid thing at the security checkpoints. Look at what they do when they find a bottle of liquid - they generally toss it right into a trash can. If they actually accomplish their mission by confiscating a real bottle of liquid explosives someone was trying to sneak into the plane they'd likely kill themselves and dozens of others when they tossed it into the trash can. The fact that they are so careless with the liquids they take from people just demonstrates that they don't actually believe that someone would try it and that the whole thing is purely for show.
Not a coincidence. It's called tidal locking, and is actually quite common in the solar system amonst major moons as it's a stable configuration. More information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_locking.
Besides, who's to say that those Macs are actually running Mac OS? I know of a few people who bought Macs to run Linux, though granted that was the PPC days, nowadays you might as well buy something cheaper since it's all x86.
So, it's not a Desktop OS because it can't run Photoshop, a $650 professional level package? I might as well make fun of the platform of your choice since it can't run AutoCAD, which means that it's little more than a shiny toy, etc.
Did you ever consider turning the computers off when you aren't using them? When the computer is only running for 1/4-1/3 a day, you'll find they'll use a lot less power.
I call wtf on that. I've purchased laptop batteries many times on eBay.
I think that list includes any item that has any kind of restrictions on them. For example, I noticed "Coins" on the list, and the restriction on coins that I'm aware of is that you cannot put a grade of a coin on the title of the listing unless the coin is certified by one of their approved grading companies. So long as you don't do that you're allowed to sell any coin.
If Apple continues with only supporting the previous version of OSX with updates, that means that support for 10.4 will be ending soon with the release of 10.6, and support for 10.5 will end when 10.7 comes out, which will probably be about 2 years from now. At that point, the newest of the PPC machines will be about 4 years old, though those same machines will also be the high end PowerMacs and XServes so I would still expect complaining.
I guess the iPhone's OS is closer to OSX than the Windows Mobile to Windows. The iPhone is built upon Darwin and uses the Mach kernel, same as OSX, though you can download the Darwin for free, but most people don't consider that "OSX", so I what exactly constitutes OSX is a bit of a question here as the propriety stuff (the overlying user interface) is quite different from OSX on a Mac. Nevertheless, they do have a foundation for running things on ARM.
Windows Mobile, as you say, runs CE, which is a distant relative of Windows 9x which makes it different from the NT line of kernels. They both use the Win32 API, so in theory should be very similar in terms of developing on, in practice maybe not so much. Even so, it's enough to call it "Windows" in my book, though it would be wrong to say that some random smartphone "Runs Vista".
Interestingly, it seems that Apple has stopped saying that the "iPhone runs OSX" since the SDK came out and now just calls it "iPhone OS".
Actually, the discussion was about how Windows was stuck on x86, hence the comment.
Also, just because Apple says it is doesn't make it so. OSX on the iPhone is not the same as OSX on their desktops, unless you want to use a broad enough definition that would also include Windows/Windows Mobile.
Actually, it wasn't really a lack of foresight on IBM's part. IBM wanted to use the 68000 for the IBM PC too, except that at the time the 68000 was new and Motorola couldn't promise the quantities needed. Since IBM wanted to get something out to the market as quickly as possible, they went with x86 instead, and the rest is history.
I don't know about that. ME was a stinker but people where not spending $200 to buy Win98SE to install over it.
Well, the home users just got a pirated copy of 98SE to install over it, which was easy back in the day without activation. Corporate users, for the most part didn't care because they were either running NT or were starting to move to 2000.
Core 2 is close. Some of the Core 2 Solo processors are down to 5.5W. Sadly, I don't think they have a standard interface so you can't just buy an off-the-shelf motherboard and use it.
CDs and DVDs are virtually invincable, compared to VHS and cassette that they replace. And really, if you take care of it, it is quite robust.
My experience with renting movies is that VHS is far more durable. I can't remember ever getting a tape that won't play. Sure, it may have been really worn with a degraded picture and sound and I might have had to help the VCR with the tracking, but they always would play. DVDs? Not so much. I would get disks all the time that would not play, or would only play part way through, or were otherwise unwatchable. Some of these DVDs would look perfect given a visual inspection.
Is that on your new TV or on an older TV? I've found that many LCDs and plasmas do a horrible job with SD material, whereas it looks fine on an older SD CRT TV.
How many people do you have connected at once? A couple of people pegging your upload is a lot less worse than dozens of people pegging your upload, assuming your router gives all connections an equal slice of the available bandwidth.
You can also try m0n0wall, which is also free. You'll also need some hardware to run it on, but if you don't have at least one suitable old PC laying around, you don't belong here.
In this case, it will still prevent them from reading your email by downloading it from your ISP's server (assuming they don't have a computer on your ISP's network). Of course, they do still have your username and password.
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How often does that happen with soft-tops?
Not very often. It's a lot more common for them to slash the top and rummage through the glove box, then take the $1.27 sitting in your cup holder.
The Ranger is made in a plant in St. Paul, Minnesota and that plant is scheduled to be shutdown sometime next year. Ranger sales have picked up, and some of the local politicians in MN have been appealing to Ford as the plant employees a bunch of people, but so far I haven't heard anything about Ford changing their plans.
If you ask me, Ford needs to make the Ranger a bit smaller and go after people who want 25-30MPG but still want a truck. The biggest problem I see with the Ranger is it's a bit heavy for the I4 engine they offer, and the two V6's they offer for it aren't really that less thirsty or cheaper than the base F150.
Ranger is not dead. They are selling them in the more fuel price-conscious areas like Europe. So all Ford needs to do is turn around and shift back production.
Keep in mind that the Ranger sold in Europe is not the same as the Ranger that's sold in the US, and I don't think that one is on the chopping block. The Ranger that is sold overseas is made by Mazda, and is a bit smaller than the US Ranger. You can find the US version of the Ranger in South America though, where I believe it's somewhat popular.
That's one of the reasons I've been rather amused by the whole liquid thing at the security checkpoints. Look at what they do when they find a bottle of liquid - they generally toss it right into a trash can. If they actually accomplish their mission by confiscating a real bottle of liquid explosives someone was trying to sneak into the plane they'd likely kill themselves and dozens of others when they tossed it into the trash can. The fact that they are so careless with the liquids they take from people just demonstrates that they don't actually believe that someone would try it and that the whole thing is purely for show.
Not a coincidence. It's called tidal locking, and is actually quite common in the solar system amonst major moons as it's a stable configuration. More information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_locking.
That's obviously not the case here, as how could Microsoft get your computer to send down 100kV down the ethernet port with just a service pack?
Besides, who's to say that those Macs are actually running Mac OS? I know of a few people who bought Macs to run Linux, though granted that was the PPC days, nowadays you might as well buy something cheaper since it's all x86.
So, it's not a Desktop OS because it can't run Photoshop, a $650 professional level package? I might as well make fun of the platform of your choice since it can't run AutoCAD, which means that it's little more than a shiny toy, etc.
Did you ever consider turning the computers off when you aren't using them? When the computer is only running for 1/4-1/3 a day, you'll find they'll use a lot less power.
I call wtf on that. I've purchased laptop batteries many times on eBay.
I think that list includes any item that has any kind of restrictions on them. For example, I noticed "Coins" on the list, and the restriction on coins that I'm aware of is that you cannot put a grade of a coin on the title of the listing unless the coin is certified by one of their approved grading companies. So long as you don't do that you're allowed to sell any coin.
Aha! maybe that's why Gentoo isn't overly popular... 2008.0_beta2 just isn't that sexy.
I heard they are compiling a list of names right now.
If Apple continues with only supporting the previous version of OSX with updates, that means that support for 10.4 will be ending soon with the release of 10.6, and support for 10.5 will end when 10.7 comes out, which will probably be about 2 years from now. At that point, the newest of the PPC machines will be about 4 years old, though those same machines will also be the high end PowerMacs and XServes so I would still expect complaining.
I guess the iPhone's OS is closer to OSX than the Windows Mobile to Windows. The iPhone is built upon Darwin and uses the Mach kernel, same as OSX, though you can download the Darwin for free, but most people don't consider that "OSX", so I what exactly constitutes OSX is a bit of a question here as the propriety stuff (the overlying user interface) is quite different from OSX on a Mac. Nevertheless, they do have a foundation for running things on ARM.
Windows Mobile, as you say, runs CE, which is a distant relative of Windows 9x which makes it different from the NT line of kernels. They both use the Win32 API, so in theory should be very similar in terms of developing on, in practice maybe not so much. Even so, it's enough to call it "Windows" in my book, though it would be wrong to say that some random smartphone "Runs Vista".
Interestingly, it seems that Apple has stopped saying that the "iPhone runs OSX" since the SDK came out and now just calls it "iPhone OS".
Actually, the discussion was about how Windows was stuck on x86, hence the comment.
Also, just because Apple says it is doesn't make it so. OSX on the iPhone is not the same as OSX on their desktops, unless you want to use a broad enough definition that would also include Windows/Windows Mobile.
Actually, it wasn't really a lack of foresight on IBM's part. IBM wanted to use the 68000 for the IBM PC too, except that at the time the 68000 was new and Motorola couldn't promise the quantities needed. Since IBM wanted to get something out to the market as quickly as possible, they went with x86 instead, and the rest is history.
Apple has the OS running on ARM too. That makes three major ISAs.
If you want to count mobile versions, Windows runs on ARM too.
I don't know about that. ME was a stinker but people where not spending $200 to buy Win98SE to install over it.
Well, the home users just got a pirated copy of 98SE to install over it, which was easy back in the day without activation. Corporate users, for the most part didn't care because they were either running NT or were starting to move to 2000.
Is anyone worried that this will make McCain more of a puppet who dances on neocon strings rather than a viable president?
I though he was more or less at that state already?
I'm guessing that a few people at Microsoft also do as you do, after examining the new Start menu in Vista.
Core 2 is close. Some of the Core 2 Solo processors are down to 5.5W. Sadly, I don't think they have a standard interface so you can't just buy an off-the-shelf motherboard and use it.
CDs and DVDs are virtually invincable, compared to VHS and cassette that they replace. And really, if you take care of it, it is quite robust.
My experience with renting movies is that VHS is far more durable. I can't remember ever getting a tape that won't play. Sure, it may have been really worn with a degraded picture and sound and I might have had to help the VCR with the tracking, but they always would play. DVDs? Not so much. I would get disks all the time that would not play, or would only play part way through, or were otherwise unwatchable. Some of these DVDs would look perfect given a visual inspection.
I can barely stand to watch SDTV now.
Is that on your new TV or on an older TV? I've found that many LCDs and plasmas do a horrible job with SD material, whereas it looks fine on an older SD CRT TV.
How many people do you have connected at once? A couple of people pegging your upload is a lot less worse than dozens of people pegging your upload, assuming your router gives all connections an equal slice of the available bandwidth.
You can also try m0n0wall, which is also free. You'll also need some hardware to run it on, but if you don't have at least one suitable old PC laying around, you don't belong here.
In this case, it will still prevent them from reading your email by downloading it from your ISP's server (assuming they don't have a computer on your ISP's network). Of course, they do still have your username and password.