I find broadway is too expensive for my family of four. I know the experience is cheapened, but I'm wating for the big screen trilogy to hit. Firefox: A new hope, Firefox: Novell's Revenge, Firefox: The Rise of Linux.
Ahh, but you're searching for an origin to the Universe. Searching for what that something is that put all these atoms and heat in the void of space. Unfortunately, there is no single bit of evidence that the Universe was created. There is only evidence that it exists. It's expanding, yes. But we still don't know what that means either.
Intelligent Design came from thought. If humans didn't think, there would have never been such ideas as Intelligent Design.
You are absolutely correct. Even at nearly 20% off the US release price, Japanese do not take up the Xbox 360 as fast as US. Their gamers simply do not care about the games on this console. If Microsoft wants to succeed in Japan, they NEED to OWN Square Enix and re-release the history of Final Fantasy enhanced for 360. And keep the rest of the games as an exclusive to Xbox 360. All the advertising and price drops in the world will not be as effective as a move like that.
Screw the ad's! If you're paying for a service, why do they need to advertise? Let those ad's display for all the free service moochers.
But I'd agree with you. If they are going to advertise anything, do it based on categories that you allow. And provide an ability to block certain categories that you might not have an interest in. Such as beer, wine, casino, automotive, cellular services, and that guy with all the question marks on his jacket.
They have not increased the speed of light. They however increased modulation. That is the light flicking on and off. If you figure that each time the light flicks on, that's a 1. And each time the light flicks off, that's a 0. So now you can send a whole lot more 0's and 1's to a remote computer. In essence, they've created the laser that you will need in order to improve Internet bandwidth. Assuming that they can get it to shrink down and fit inside a router, and run over fiber, without the expense of heat or added power, etc...
I submit the parent for the Worlds greatest answer prize. Not only is the parent dead on, but their answer reflects the kind of half-ass journalism that we've become accustomed to. A journalism in which the reader isn't expected to actually read the article. A journalism in which no question will be answered and where diagrams are appropriate, none will be provided. And... ahh screw it, nobody is really going to read this any way!
One that protects the consumer from paying 99% interest when they take out a loan. And one that protects the consumer from paying 200% on the loan value. Banks are such a rip off...
Don't get me started on insurance companies either...
If I buy Sat. Radio I think I'm headed toward Sirius because of the lifetime subscription offer. That's slightly more appealing than a subscription. But, I want more flexibility in my radio equipment before I decide to buy.
They don't tell you on the package that joining at the hips is perfectly ok for SeaMonkey's! I remember when I was 6 and I thought they had become stuck together. I chased them with a spoon until I ended up killing the happy little beasts.
Why do Mozilla Dev's call it SeaMonkey any way? Isn't that a Firebird/Pheonix thing waiting to happen all over? SeaMonkey always is and always will be the little brine shrimp kit that you mail order.
What other ways are you going to navigate your music library if not by artist, album, or genre?!
I suppose Creative would want Apple to have a flat file system with no menu's or categorical sorting.
Bad move on Creative's part, now Apple will innovate and come up with a telepathic selection scheme where all the user would have to do is think of the song and it appears. And that's not to mention that this makes Creative look desperate in the eyes of the public. If you can't win the fight, get a bigger lawyer, eh Creative?
Is John Carmack building this gigantic hydrogen-powered trebuchet and launching milk cartons full of electronics into space
You might be on to something there. The article goes on to explain that among other nanosatellite's, one called the QuakeSat is being launched. Now, they disguise the fact that it's for Enemy Territory: Quake Wars http://www.enemyterritory.com/ by saying that it's for Earth Quake prediction. But smart people like us know that the satellite would have been called an EarthQuakePredictionSat if that were true! It must be some sort of new network for the game. Maybe Carmack has figured out a way to eliminate the cost to space that causes players lag by overloading space with nanosatellites?
Or, perhaps the Strogg are true and we're all participating in a recruitment program to eventually become an Army trained to fight the Strogg off?!
I was going to say that too. Vendor partnerships sometimes require certifications. I used to have an Apple certification because Apple required it in order for me to replace warranty items. At the time Apple reimbursed our company labor. So the certification paid for itself in a way. But now, since they no longer cover labor, we're now making Apple pay to sending a technician to us to preform the on-site repair work. We no longer certify our technicians now that we don't have a reason to. Our relationships with Novell, Apple, Cisco, or Microsoft do not require certification, so our department no longer has valid reasons to certify it's technicians.
While working as a certified technician, I didn't see the point to it either. Certifications covered more than my job duties. For instance, Apple certification covered repairs of AirPort, Cinema Display and iPod devices where we do not have any. The certifications also covered just released produects that my company had no plans to purchase. It seems that vendors threw anything they wanted on the test, even if it had no impact on a department's technicians duties. Vendor certifications are just too broad and meaningless as such.
I suggest that certifications are useless, and only show that someone had memorized enough answers to once pass a test. Since certifications do not exemplify day to day duties, I don't see how they can be used to determine qualification for a job related task.
Yeah, but Japan's minimum wage can be about $9.00 / Hr before taxes and factoring current exchange rates. So you figure that the poorest labor force has to work about 2 hours for 1 ticket. Which is about the same price as a ticket here in most of the States.
It's funny how ever much money you earn, the price of things follow in equal step. It's as if the values never change, but the numbers on the other side of the decimal point look better.
There was once a time where I could spend $5.50 per 2 adults and $4.50 per child; movies in theaters were compriably priced to a $19.99 DVD. And I would make point to attend those films. At those ticket prices I didn't mind the $3.95 soda pop or bag of candy. Now I'm spending in upwards of $35 for tickets, the quality of the movie is down, I sitll have to fight for the good seats, and the price of food is up! Why would I enjoy that?
Smart consumers would rather purchase or rent the film in 6 months and get the DVD bonus features than be subject to the price hikes at the multi-plex. The quality of the movie in theaters is also poor. Most all movies have that 15 minute splatter mark to remind the projectionist to change the reel. And the sound isn't exceptional when compared to my home stereo system. Today, the whole audio / visual experience of a movie at a theater is no longer superior to my home theater. And if I want to watch a film again, I have to pay full price. Why can't I use my ticket to come back free after the opening week rush?
<b>They need to release films in higher quality digital video with superior sound systems and bring the consessions to the audience.</b> And bring back the ticket prices to the 1990's price levels. Or, another business model could forget the multiplex and come straight to pay-per-view. The value of going to a theater is now missing when compared to movie alternatives. It's time to redesign the thinking in Hollywood.
I agree. IIRC posted not long ago on/. was news that Blu-Ray was going to adopt a protection scheme that required internet access to obtain rights. And if you violated those rights, it would disable your hardware. A repair facility would have to clear the disabled flag. Sorry, but all my hardware are not belong to Blu-Ray! When I heard the idea of DRM and copy protection like that, my spending dollars were frozen for the more consumer friendly solution. And I can hold out a lot longer than Sony can.
I can imagine it now... "Hey kids, want to watch Spirder Man X?!" "Oh, wait, I have to open a port on the wirewall. Oh, now I have to register. Almost done, just need to pop in the disk. Wait a second, there's a few preview commercialss before the main feature. Press play! Ok here it is! Oh $#%#!! Internet's down! #$%#$%!@#!! Movie stopped! #$%#$%!! @#$@#$!! Blue Ray!"
PC's innovate in evolution. Gradual and steady improvements are rewarded with repeat customers and a stead cash flow.
Every once in a while necessity will help invention. Like in the case of the Ageie PPU. Or 3DFX with the Voodoo line of graphics accelerators. But we tend to forget these quickly as they become cloned and consumed.
Exactly. I don't see what the big deal is over an RC Car with 6 tires. It seems that stairs, especially very shallow in height as shown here, are well with-in the reach of many wheeled vehicles. I'd even contest that those shallow stairs would pose no threat to the standard RC10-T or E-Maxx truck.
Umm, if we mine the moon for minerals and burn then as fuel in space, do we not reduce the mass of the moon? And if we do reduce the mass of the moon, do we reduce it's influence on our oceans in respect to tide? What further chain of events will occur?
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I find broadway is too expensive for my family of four. I know the experience is cheapened, but I'm wating for the big screen trilogy to hit. Firefox: A new hope, Firefox: Novell's Revenge, Firefox: The Rise of Linux.
Ahh, but you're searching for an origin to the Universe. Searching for what that something is that put all these atoms and heat in the void of space. Unfortunately, there is no single bit of evidence that the Universe was created. There is only evidence that it exists. It's expanding, yes. But we still don't know what that means either.
Intelligent Design came from thought. If humans didn't think, there would have never been such ideas as Intelligent Design.
Can Japanese be worse than the French?! Shocking.
You are absolutely correct. Even at nearly 20% off the US release price, Japanese do not take up the Xbox 360 as fast as US. Their gamers simply do not care about the games on this console. If Microsoft wants to succeed in Japan, they NEED to OWN Square Enix and re-release the history of Final Fantasy enhanced for 360. And keep the rest of the games as an exclusive to Xbox 360. All the advertising and price drops in the world will not be as effective as a move like that.
Screw the ad's! If you're paying for a service, why do they need to advertise? Let those ad's display for all the free service moochers.
But I'd agree with you. If they are going to advertise anything, do it based on categories that you allow. And provide an ability to block certain categories that you might not have an interest in. Such as beer, wine, casino, automotive, cellular services, and that guy with all the question marks on his jacket.
SED? Interesting. Can I get that in my next car with Bose suspension?
They have not increased the speed of light. They however increased modulation. That is the light flicking on and off. If you figure that each time the light flicks on, that's a 1. And each time the light flicks off, that's a 0. So now you can send a whole lot more 0's and 1's to a remote computer. In essence, they've created the laser that you will need in order to improve Internet bandwidth. Assuming that they can get it to shrink down and fit inside a router, and run over fiber, without the expense of heat or added power, etc...
I submit the parent for the Worlds greatest answer prize. Not only is the parent dead on, but their answer reflects the kind of half-ass journalism that we've become accustomed to. A journalism in which the reader isn't expected to actually read the article. A journalism in which no question will be answered and where diagrams are appropriate, none will be provided. And... ahh screw it, nobody is really going to read this any way!
One that protects the consumer from paying 99% interest when they take out a loan. And one that protects the consumer from paying 200% on the loan value. Banks are such a rip off...
Don't get me started on insurance companies either...
If I buy Sat. Radio I think I'm headed toward Sirius because of the lifetime subscription offer. That's slightly more appealing than a subscription. But, I want more flexibility in my radio equipment before I decide to buy.
They don't tell you on the package that joining at the hips is perfectly ok for SeaMonkey's! I remember when I was 6 and I thought they had become stuck together. I chased them with a spoon until I ended up killing the happy little beasts.
Why do Mozilla Dev's call it SeaMonkey any way? Isn't that a Firebird/Pheonix thing waiting to happen all over? SeaMonkey always is and always will be the little brine shrimp kit that you mail order.
...without photographs!
How can you say, hey I found something really cool! And then don't show any one. I mean, really?! Come on!
I suppose Creative would want Apple to have a flat file system with no menu's or categorical sorting.
Bad move on Creative's part, now Apple will innovate and come up with a telepathic selection scheme where all the user would have to do is think of the song and it appears. And that's not to mention that this makes Creative look desperate in the eyes of the public. If you can't win the fight, get a bigger lawyer, eh Creative?
You might be on to something there. The article goes on to explain that among other nanosatellite's, one called the QuakeSat is being launched. Now, they disguise the fact that it's for Enemy Territory: Quake Wars http://www.enemyterritory.com/ by saying that it's for Earth Quake prediction. But smart people like us know that the satellite would have been called an EarthQuakePredictionSat if that were true! It must be some sort of new network for the game. Maybe Carmack has figured out a way to eliminate the cost to space that causes players lag by overloading space with nanosatellites?
Or, perhaps the Strogg are true and we're all participating in a recruitment program to eventually become an Army trained to fight the Strogg off?!
I was going to say that too. Vendor partnerships sometimes require certifications. I used to have an Apple certification because Apple required it in order for me to replace warranty items. At the time Apple reimbursed our company labor. So the certification paid for itself in a way. But now, since they no longer cover labor, we're now making Apple pay to sending a technician to us to preform the on-site repair work. We no longer certify our technicians now that we don't have a reason to. Our relationships with Novell, Apple, Cisco, or Microsoft do not require certification, so our department no longer has valid reasons to certify it's technicians.
While working as a certified technician, I didn't see the point to it either. Certifications covered more than my job duties. For instance, Apple certification covered repairs of AirPort, Cinema Display and iPod devices where we do not have any. The certifications also covered just released produects that my company had no plans to purchase. It seems that vendors threw anything they wanted on the test, even if it had no impact on a department's technicians duties. Vendor certifications are just too broad and meaningless as such.
I suggest that certifications are useless, and only show that someone had memorized enough answers to once pass a test. Since certifications do not exemplify day to day duties, I don't see how they can be used to determine qualification for a job related task.
Yeah, but Japan's minimum wage can be about $9.00 / Hr before taxes and factoring current exchange rates. So you figure that the poorest labor force has to work about 2 hours for 1 ticket. Which is about the same price as a ticket here in most of the States.
It's funny how ever much money you earn, the price of things follow in equal step. It's as if the values never change, but the numbers on the other side of the decimal point look better.
There was once a time where I could spend $5.50 per 2 adults and $4.50 per child; movies in theaters were compriably priced to a $19.99 DVD. And I would make point to attend those films. At those ticket prices I didn't mind the $3.95 soda pop or bag of candy. Now I'm spending in upwards of $35 for tickets, the quality of the movie is down, I sitll have to fight for the good seats, and the price of food is up! Why would I enjoy that?
Smart consumers would rather purchase or rent the film in 6 months and get the DVD bonus features than be subject to the price hikes at the multi-plex. The quality of the movie in theaters is also poor. Most all movies have that 15 minute splatter mark to remind the projectionist to change the reel. And the sound isn't exceptional when compared to my home stereo system. Today, the whole audio / visual experience of a movie at a theater is no longer superior to my home theater. And if I want to watch a film again, I have to pay full price. Why can't I use my ticket to come back free after the opening week rush?
<b>They need to release films in higher quality digital video with superior sound systems and bring the consessions to the audience.</b> And bring back the ticket prices to the 1990's price levels. Or, another business model could forget the multiplex and come straight to pay-per-view. The value of going to a theater is now missing when compared to movie alternatives. It's time to redesign the thinking in Hollywood.
I agree. IIRC posted not long ago on /. was news that Blu-Ray was going to adopt a protection scheme that required internet access to obtain rights. And if you violated those rights, it would disable your hardware. A repair facility would have to clear the disabled flag. Sorry, but all my hardware are not belong to Blu-Ray! When I heard the idea of DRM and copy protection like that, my spending dollars were frozen for the more consumer friendly solution. And I can hold out a lot longer than Sony can.
Blu-ray is going to be crap. No Poo-Ray for me! I'm not that in love with Sony that I can't adopt China's EVD disks instead.
I can imagine it now... "Hey kids, want to watch Spirder Man X?!" "Oh, wait, I have to open a port on the wirewall. Oh, now I have to register. Almost done, just need to pop in the disk. Wait a second, there's a few preview commercialss before the main feature. Press play! Ok here it is! Oh $#%#!! Internet's down! #$%#$%!@#!! Movie stopped! #$%#$%!! @#$@#$!! Blue Ray!"
PC's innovate in evolution. Gradual and steady improvements are rewarded with repeat customers and a stead cash flow.
Every once in a while necessity will help invention. Like in the case of the Ageie PPU. Or 3DFX with the Voodoo line of graphics accelerators. But we tend to forget these quickly as they become cloned and consumed.
Exactly. I don't see what the big deal is over an RC Car with 6 tires. It seems that stairs, especially very shallow in height as shown here, are well with-in the reach of many wheeled vehicles. I'd even contest that those shallow stairs would pose no threat to the standard RC10-T or E-Maxx truck.
Don't worry, I've seen Apollo 13, the trip doesn't look like fun to me! That's a long way to go just to come back with a bladder infection.
Way to go NASA! Clean liftoff, NASA is the best!
Umm, if we mine the moon for minerals and burn then as fuel in space, do we not reduce the mass of the moon? And if we do reduce the mass of the moon, do we reduce it's influence on our oceans in respect to tide? What further chain of events will occur?