After dealing with a couple cars built in the last 10 years, it doesn't really matter if the original owners want to keep them longer - they won't last. Why? One word, plastics. I've a 10 year old Beetle that is falling apart because the plastics are failing. I was shocked that they used plastic for the impeller for the water pump in the engine. When it failed and the engine overheated, it set off a series of other failures. Bravo VW on saving money using plastic at such a critical point.
I do wonder if the 10 year car cycle will change because of the economy. I'll bet if you can put a 20 year life car out there at a decent price it would be quite popular.
The video itself is WAY too long for something so redundant. I find it amusing that the video has such an obvious African american flavor for an ad for a site that has a reputation for aiding in the distribution of pirated material. Almost feels racist...almost.
And they spent 3 MILLION on producing THAT video?? Holy shit snacks, I would have done it for 1.
...if he let go of this sort of wasted energy and focused more on his health? Mind you this hyperbole might have been all show and maybe he really didn't care.
But didn't he 'steal' the idea for the iPhone from Star Trek or 2001?
Inflation causes education costs to rise. Students flooding the job market roll the dice and take out loans to try to improve their chances. The economy crashes, jobs are even more scarce, students delay leaving college, loans get bigger, they realize they're in deep poo and decide 'the man' and his want to be paid back on the loans is holding them down. OWS people. Don't trust anyone over 30 (which is now 40 because, it's the new 30).
We need a good war to thin out their ranks, only now war is fought with expensive toys that rack up the national debt.
And tomorrow the world ends - it must be Thursday.
With all the high speed multiple angles on all bases - why the hell don't they at least use instant replay. We've all seen the bad game changing calls. Time for that to end.
Most large software companies acquire smaller development groups, that's SOP these days AND many of the smaller companies WANT it. I know I worked for a couple of start-ups that had those hopes.
Some of the software acquisitions you listed saved the software from simply going away because they weren't being profitable on their own (damn that capitalism) so Autodesk saw an opportunity to keep some technologies alive. (yeah, don't be all grateful or anything)
I'm sure when faced with the choice of going away or being acquired by a company that sells design software - the decision wasn't difficult in the slightest.
Geeze Louise people - get over it.
The ONLY valid point he makes is that the iPad has better applications - and it's a good one but he also spent a lot of time mocking the Galaxy like you would expect from an Apple fan boy.
FWIW: I was excited about the iPad 2 until I read about the camera that was worse than my iPhone 4. It just soured me to the device because it felt like a deliberate move from Apple. (Save the iPhone quality camera for next rev, it'll be a crowd pleaser) I can see Jobs now touting it's amazing picture quality.
Not sure why this article was worthy of the front page, I'm sure if you spent 30 seconds on Google you could find a number of other fan boys ranting about the Galaxy.
As I recall this fee Apple is charging is an annual one. What happens when the year is up? (I've not found this info anywhere yet) Do they turn off access to cloud stash?
Also, from what I can tell, other than the improved bit rate - it's just a convenience fee to save you time uploading your library to the cloud (if you have a large library) but that you can't (yet) stream the music from the cloud like you can Google or Amazon, it has to be downloaded back to you device.
Not being that much of an audio freak, I'll just copy it directly to my device, I don't carry around my full library anyway.
Unless they can convince me otherwise, this seems about as useful as MobileMe or Ping.
A short scene where the scientist at Area 51 said our microprocessor tech largely came from examining the computers on board the crashed Alien spacecraft.
I mean - that part is original material, right?
Seems to me there is a value he's added to this mix and yes the Software is just Blender but so what?
And if the images were made with Blender, then they're legit too, no?
I've not bought a DVD in years and have no interest to invest in Blu-Ray especially with the dust collecting on the movies I DID buy on DVD.
The only way I'll have a Blu player is if it comes with my next Laptop (and I don't have a choice).
The first words that came to mind when I saw this headline was "Who cares - how did this article get approved?"
Good luck George, maybe do a Laser Disc release while you're at it.
I don't understand, I was a member of that group on Facebook and well over a week ago the Admins said they were removing the page because it had served its purpose and was at this point only attracting trolls.
Now Facebook is taking credit for removing it?
Feh.
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They sure set it up.
Ben tells Hurley he can do as he wants with the island, that people can come and go if he wishes.
I see it being a darker version of Fantasy Island
where Ben is the primary host for the guests (Mr. Roarke) and Hurley works behind the scenes to make the fantasy happen (Tattoo).
Guests don't necessarily know the reason they're there. Story arcs would last more than one episode and not always offer happy endings.
In the mean time, more mysteries of the island can be woven into the story, because there's no island hand book there are often many "Dude, look what I can do" moments between Hurley and Ben.
Fantasy Island - "smoke monster free since 2010"
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Trust? I trust a company to want to deliver value so their product continues.
And when they fail to, the product fails (like Vista).
Yes, I don't trust the big AV companies because they survive by consumer fear.
Do I think they're perpetrating viruses? Well, let's just say I wouldn't be surprised if they were. I would rather think they're not, but if there was a slow down in attacks where would they be financially?
All the 'trial' versions are, are ways to ease you into paying for something you wish you didn't have to pay for, no?
The cynic in me doesn't trust any of the big AV security companies. They have a clear motive to make sure their products are needed.
An OS manufacturer on the other hand is motivated to produce a secure environment, and in this case where Apple has been hammering Microsoft about this issue, there is even more motivation.
I'll certainly be giving this free offering a try.
BTW- The rotten egg analogy was pretty lame.
Not sure why they need a smaller one but if it's cheaper and market with the right angle, the kids will have to have it.
I can't imagine it will have the touch screen UI so maybe it will fail.
It's happened before.
I agree - I had a technical question about the "Watch Instantly" service and didn't want to place a phone call to explain bandwidth and playback performance issues. Had to use the service feedback form to send the question with all the details and still haven't received a reply, so I guess that didn't work.
I HATE having to call on the phone and wait to explain something technical to someone who is most likely not going to know the answer. (It's like trying to call Home Depot to see if they have something in stock.)
Email (or live chat), is a far better forum for exchange of technical data.
It's a sound loop player. "lets you block distracting conversation and noise by simultaneously playing multiple voices, music, and sound effects files."
What it's missing is a "We're experiencing technical difficulties, please stand by" loop. It seems harmless and the demo is fun to goof with.
Another good loop would be John Lennon saying "Number 9"
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After dealing with a couple cars built in the last 10 years, it doesn't really matter if the original owners want to keep them longer - they won't last. Why? One word, plastics. I've a 10 year old Beetle that is falling apart because the plastics are failing. I was shocked that they used plastic for the impeller for the water pump in the engine. When it failed and the engine overheated, it set off a series of other failures. Bravo VW on saving money using plastic at such a critical point. I do wonder if the 10 year car cycle will change because of the economy. I'll bet if you can put a 20 year life car out there at a decent price it would be quite popular.
The video itself is WAY too long for something so redundant. I find it amusing that the video has such an obvious African american flavor for an ad for a site that has a reputation for aiding in the distribution of pirated material. Almost feels racist...almost. And they spent 3 MILLION on producing THAT video?? Holy shit snacks, I would have done it for 1.
I'll bet that's more the reality, you think?
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But didn't he 'steal' the idea for the iPhone from Star Trek or 2001?
Inflation causes education costs to rise. Students flooding the job market roll the dice and take out loans to try to improve their chances. The economy crashes, jobs are even more scarce, students delay leaving college, loans get bigger, they realize they're in deep poo and decide 'the man' and his want to be paid back on the loans is holding them down. OWS people. Don't trust anyone over 30 (which is now 40 because, it's the new 30). We need a good war to thin out their ranks, only now war is fought with expensive toys that rack up the national debt. And tomorrow the world ends - it must be Thursday.
With all the high speed multiple angles on all bases - why the hell don't they at least use instant replay. We've all seen the bad game changing calls. Time for that to end.
Yes, it appears FB 'fixed' this already - there is a note about it on the original 'how to' page.
Most large software companies acquire smaller development groups, that's SOP these days AND many of the smaller companies WANT it. I know I worked for a couple of start-ups that had those hopes. Some of the software acquisitions you listed saved the software from simply going away because they weren't being profitable on their own (damn that capitalism) so Autodesk saw an opportunity to keep some technologies alive. (yeah, don't be all grateful or anything) I'm sure when faced with the choice of going away or being acquired by a company that sells design software - the decision wasn't difficult in the slightest. Geeze Louise people - get over it.
The ONLY valid point he makes is that the iPad has better applications - and it's a good one but he also spent a lot of time mocking the Galaxy like you would expect from an Apple fan boy. FWIW: I was excited about the iPad 2 until I read about the camera that was worse than my iPhone 4. It just soured me to the device because it felt like a deliberate move from Apple. (Save the iPhone quality camera for next rev, it'll be a crowd pleaser) I can see Jobs now touting it's amazing picture quality. Not sure why this article was worthy of the front page, I'm sure if you spent 30 seconds on Google you could find a number of other fan boys ranting about the Galaxy.
As I recall this fee Apple is charging is an annual one. What happens when the year is up? (I've not found this info anywhere yet) Do they turn off access to cloud stash? Also, from what I can tell, other than the improved bit rate - it's just a convenience fee to save you time uploading your library to the cloud (if you have a large library) but that you can't (yet) stream the music from the cloud like you can Google or Amazon, it has to be downloaded back to you device. Not being that much of an audio freak, I'll just copy it directly to my device, I don't carry around my full library anyway. Unless they can convince me otherwise, this seems about as useful as MobileMe or Ping.
Actually, mine isn't fake or a rick roll, just a nerd being just that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_w9Sb54_ik Geeze everything leaks these days.
Perfectly timed, I must say.
A short scene where the scientist at Area 51 said our microprocessor tech largely came from examining the computers on board the crashed Alien spacecraft.
I mean - that part is original material, right? Seems to me there is a value he's added to this mix and yes the Software is just Blender but so what? And if the images were made with Blender, then they're legit too, no?
I've not bought a DVD in years and have no interest to invest in Blu-Ray especially with the dust collecting on the movies I DID buy on DVD. The only way I'll have a Blu player is if it comes with my next Laptop (and I don't have a choice). The first words that came to mind when I saw this headline was "Who cares - how did this article get approved?" Good luck George, maybe do a Laser Disc release while you're at it.
I don't understand, I was a member of that group on Facebook and well over a week ago the Admins said they were removing the page because it had served its purpose and was at this point only attracting trolls. Now Facebook is taking credit for removing it? Feh.
They sure set it up. Ben tells Hurley he can do as he wants with the island, that people can come and go if he wishes. I see it being a darker version of Fantasy Island where Ben is the primary host for the guests (Mr. Roarke) and Hurley works behind the scenes to make the fantasy happen (Tattoo). Guests don't necessarily know the reason they're there. Story arcs would last more than one episode and not always offer happy endings. In the mean time, more mysteries of the island can be woven into the story, because there's no island hand book there are often many "Dude, look what I can do" moments between Hurley and Ben. Fantasy Island - "smoke monster free since 2010"
Enough seeds were planted last night http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs327.snc3/28962_1394349472816_1654586325_941861_440731_n.jpg Fantasy Island, smokey free since 2010.
Trust? I trust a company to want to deliver value so their product continues. And when they fail to, the product fails (like Vista). Yes, I don't trust the big AV companies because they survive by consumer fear. Do I think they're perpetrating viruses? Well, let's just say I wouldn't be surprised if they were. I would rather think they're not, but if there was a slow down in attacks where would they be financially? All the 'trial' versions are, are ways to ease you into paying for something you wish you didn't have to pay for, no?
The cynic in me doesn't trust any of the big AV security companies. They have a clear motive to make sure their products are needed. An OS manufacturer on the other hand is motivated to produce a secure environment, and in this case where Apple has been hammering Microsoft about this issue, there is even more motivation. I'll certainly be giving this free offering a try. BTW- The rotten egg analogy was pretty lame.
Not sure why they need a smaller one but if it's cheaper and market with the right angle, the kids will have to have it. I can't imagine it will have the touch screen UI so maybe it will fail. It's happened before.
I agree - I had a technical question about the "Watch Instantly" service and didn't want to place a phone call to explain bandwidth and playback performance issues. Had to use the service feedback form to send the question with all the details and still haven't received a reply, so I guess that didn't work.
I HATE having to call on the phone and wait to explain something technical to someone who is most likely not going to know the answer. (It's like trying to call Home Depot to see if they have something in stock.)
Email (or live chat), is a far better forum for exchange of technical data.
What it's missing is a "We're experiencing technical difficulties, please stand by" loop. It seems harmless and the demo is fun to goof with.
Another good loop would be John Lennon saying "Number 9"