So a PDA without a stylus is called a "Tactile Digital Assistant"? What next? A bowl without a spoon is a "Concave Multi-Fluid Receptacle"?
The sort of naming conventions which were previously only applied to pseudo-scientific theories and toothbrush commercials are no making their way into real gadgets. Has technology "arrived"?
There is a difference between highly polished entertainment and a genuine work of Art: "That which the outward is entirely representative of the inward".
I'm not sure if many Americans are aware of this, but whenever a foreigner flies to the States we have to fill out a questionnaire.
This piece of nonsense includes questions such as "Are you a member of the Nazi party?" and "Are you related to any groups responsible for genocide?". The mind boggles.
I keep my mobile in the front pocket of my jeans.
That way, I can be sure that my future kids will never laugh at me for using, what could be, a dangerous device.:)
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The poster was refering to the anti-piracy warning at the start of all DVDs.
1. The act, condition, quality, or fact of converging. 2. Mathematics. The property or manner of approaching a limit, such as a point, line, function, or value. 3. The act of putting a clock on an existing gadget.
"CNN reports that Microsoft may charge extra for security software. So first they edge their competition out of the browser market, then they tie IE into the OS so tightly that a crash in IE can crash the computer, and then they make IE so vulnerable that just using it is hazardous to the typical computer's health, and now they want to CHARGE users to fix it?"
News posts are becoming more and more like trolls...
That "click" is the sound of my slashdot bookmark moving from my news folder into my entertainment folder.
No. If a law is Immoral, it is everyone's Moral Responsibility to break that law.
Copyright law isn't immoral, it's just inconvenient. To suggest that copying of a piece of work without paying for it somehow gives you the moral high ground is laughable.
With all the hassle we have now with copying/stealing software, think of the fuss companies like Ferrari will kick up when we can do the same to their products.
Finally, modern day pirates could actually snaffle gold doubloons.
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The Baby boomers' kids are now pushing baby-having age.
Isn't this just another baby boomer generation leaving the office to have kids?
Why are you restating my point?
:)
Yes, we all know that videos are inferior to DVDs, but my point is that before DVDs were known about we were all happy enough with video cassettes.
Personally, I could never ever go back, but at the time, yes I (along with the millions of other video cassette buyers) was happy enough.
I imagine that if I could somehow watch nothing but HiDef DVDs for a month, I would find it hard to go back to regular DVDs.
Things are good enough only while there is nothing better available.
Video cassettes were "good enough" too.
So a PDA without a stylus is called a "Tactile Digital Assistant"? What next? A bowl without a spoon is a "Concave Multi-Fluid Receptacle"?
The sort of naming conventions which were previously only applied to pseudo-scientific theories and toothbrush commercials are no making their way into real gadgets. Has technology "arrived"?
Any sign that they may be developing Duke Nuke 'em Forever?
Luckily the flames spewing from their server will be put out with all the drooling.
All' well that ends well.
Fifty years from now our grandkids could be laughing at us for holding such dangerous devices up to our heads.
That's why I keep my mobile in my front trousers-pocket. There's no chance I'll be laughed at by grandkids.
For a full review of "Pong" and an exclusive preview of "Pac-Man".
I mean Art, as opposed to art. :)
There is a difference between highly polished entertainment and a genuine work of Art: "That which the outward is entirely representative of the inward".
"Games" is just another medium, like text or pictures. It has its advantages and dissadvantages, just like any other media.
Unfortunately it is still in its infancy, hence no works of Art yet.
Yup.
I'm not sure if many Americans are aware of this, but whenever a foreigner flies to the States we have to fill out a questionnaire.
This piece of nonsense includes questions such as "Are you a member of the Nazi party?" and "Are you related to any groups responsible for genocide?". The mind boggles.
Just think of the number of terrorist attacks this invasion of privacy prevents each year.
Hasn't he seen the first two?
That's what sets us apart from other nations.
What? Where did you hear that tripe?
I keep my mobile in the front pocket of my jeans. :)
That way, I can be sure that my future kids will never laugh at me for using, what could be, a dangerous device.
The poster was refering to the anti-piracy warning at the start of all DVDs.
:)
Duh.
Mama's on the Grassmarket?
;)
Any drunk fancying a tasty bite would be better off stealing the box, not the pizza.
convergence (kn-vûrjns) n.
"CNN reports that Microsoft may charge extra for security software. So first they edge their competition out of the browser market, then they tie IE into the OS so tightly that a crash in IE can crash the computer, and then they make IE so vulnerable that just using it is hazardous to the typical computer's health, and now they want to CHARGE users to fix it?"
News posts are becoming more and more like trolls...
That "click" is the sound of my slashdot bookmark moving from my news folder into my entertainment folder.
No. If a law is Immoral, it is everyone's Moral Responsibility to break that law.
Copyright law isn't immoral, it's just inconvenient. To suggest that copying of a piece of work without paying for it somehow gives you the moral high ground is laughable.
intends to be largely used for video streaming.
*Wink wink*
There are a number of devices already on the market which input visual and audio information into your brain via well defined pathways.
With all the hassle we have now with copying/stealing software, think of the fuss companies like Ferrari will kick up when we can do the same to their products.
Finally, modern day pirates could actually snaffle gold doubloons.