And yes, I've heard the usual "America isn't a Democracy, it's a Republic" etc - but a Republic and a Democracy are not othogonal concepts.
They are orthogonal, actually. There are democratic republics, undemocratic republics, democratic monarchies and undemocratic monarchies. They're not mutually exclusive concepts.
Also, giving a child a double portion of food pretty much guarantees that child will be eating a less balanced lunch, because she'll only eat the favourite bits. So a double portion of meat and no vegetables, for example.
Not that that's technically bad. As long as there's nothing actively unhealthy in it (nuggets might apply), the school lunch is only a small part of the child's diet. No veggies at school is not a problem as long as it gets veggies for dinner.
Not so long ago, my son (now almost 3) preferred food that was green. We got him to eat pancakes by putting spinach in it. We often give him peas because he loves those and doesn't eat the stuff we actually want him to eat. Sprouts are a bit harder but not a huge problem. Not so long ago he didn't like fries or other potato products, but that's fortunately over now. He only eats meat that's sausage shaped.
Did you know Guy Fawkes fought in the Spanish army during the Dutch revolution against Spanish oppression? He wasn't an anarchist, he was closer to the fascists that the guy in V for Vendetta fought.
Their point is actually that industries and companies only adopt the really aggressive anti-competitive behaviour once they've peaked. Considering the smartphone patent war, I'm not entirely sure that's correct, though.
But are there working portable fuel cells already? This patent suggests Apple has developed the first one. If they have, it's a valid patent. Of course if they're just trying to patent an idea instead of actual technology, then it shouldn't be allowed (but probably will anyway).
Did they seed it with early hominids? If you want to explain our relationship with earth's other life, they have to have seeded it with entire ecosystems including early hominids. Unless we're the original source of that life (meaning aliens aren't related to other life on their planet), which brings us to the Traveller setting.
If they only seeded it with prokaryotes, then it doesn't explain fertility between humans, Vulcans and Klingons in any way. (Why do they get capitals and we don't?)
I have a cheap EUR 140 Dropad with a capacitive screen. Cheap quality (the power connection broke after half a year), but unlike the article suggests, it does have Android Market access.
Absolutely. The problem with Macbooks is that the bigger the screen gets, the higher the specs of every other component. Why can't I have a 17" with a cheaper CPU and a smaller harddisk? If you want to spend more, you've got to spend more on everything, it seems. Though the (overpriced) upgrades give you some customization options.
Still, that doesn't mean that there are cheaper alternatives for Macbooks. Well, maybe old Macbooks. But OS is a big part of the choice too. If you prefer Windows or Linux, you won't want a Macbook. If you prefer OS X, you've got to have a Macbook. (If you just want a unix, then OS X is still a valid choice.)
If you want to see evidence of Apple overpricing, you need to look at the upgrades for Macbooks. Macbooks themselves, though pricey, are really, really nice machines. And if they cost more than comparable, slick, goodlooking hardware elsewhere (not sure if that's actually the case; there are other expensive laptops out there), then at least you get a really nice OS with it, and it all just works. But if you want 4GB extra RAM, you pay $200 extra. Replace the harddisk with an SSD? Pay $200 extra. 8GB of similar RAM would cost $50 elsewhere, and for $200 you can buy a better SSD and keep the old one.
I still think Macbooks are worth their price (if you can afford it at all, of course), but the upgrades make no sense. You can get them better and cheaper elsewhere. And reputedly the official manual even explains how to replace the harddisk.
That's true, but the summary is wrong to claim that that's fundamentally the same as relying on non-renewable fuel.
If implemented correctly, renewable energy can really last us until the sun explodes. That doesn't mean that all current renewable energy plants are done correctly, but it is a solvable problem, unlike the depleting fossil fuel supplies.
Actually that's not how belief works. Unless someone is brainwashed as a kid, you have to provide evidence that something is real for them to believe any of it and not expect them to try and disprove it.
That's not how belief works. Every single person on earth believes tons of unproven things. Some of those are true, some aren't.
It's great to see my government do something sensible related to IT. Most of the time they really truly suck at it (like almost every other government, I suspect). Surely you remember the Diginotar debacle? We've got tons more like that.
They are related, and both based upon the same enlightenment ideals. I dare say that the US was initially a lot more successful at implementing them, however. The rule of terror and the various emperors weren't exactly what the enlightenment thinkers had in mind.
Yeah, Macs aren't cheap. Yet they're incredibly popular in professional environments. On your average programming meetup/gettogether/com/whatever, about half the laptops tend to be Macs, it seems. Two days ago I was at a small Clojure meetup where every single laptop had an Apple logo (though one was actually an Acer).
And I'm about to buy one too. And probably not the cheapest one either. They're just incredibly nice machines to work on.
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And yes, I've heard the usual "America isn't a Democracy, it's a Republic" etc - but a Republic and a Democracy are not othogonal concepts.
They are orthogonal, actually. There are democratic republics, undemocratic republics, democratic monarchies and undemocratic monarchies. They're not mutually exclusive concepts.
Also, giving a child a double portion of food pretty much guarantees that child will be eating a less balanced lunch, because she'll only eat the favourite bits. So a double portion of meat and no vegetables, for example.
Not that that's technically bad. As long as there's nothing actively unhealthy in it (nuggets might apply), the school lunch is only a small part of the child's diet. No veggies at school is not a problem as long as it gets veggies for dinner.
Exactly. Fat is important. If you're worried about weight, cut back on sugars.
Not so long ago, my son (now almost 3) preferred food that was green. We got him to eat pancakes by putting spinach in it. We often give him peas because he loves those and doesn't eat the stuff we actually want him to eat. Sprouts are a bit harder but not a huge problem. Not so long ago he didn't like fries or other potato products, but that's fortunately over now. He only eats meat that's sausage shaped.
I think bananas are more vitamin B than C.
I suspect the lunch needed more vegetables. Like pizza or something.
Did you know Guy Fawkes fought in the Spanish army during the Dutch revolution against Spanish oppression? He wasn't an anarchist, he was closer to the fascists that the guy in V for Vendetta fought.
But it's a cool mask, so who cares about history?
Perhaps we need an Inciteful mod.
Their point is actually that industries and companies only adopt the really aggressive anti-competitive behaviour once they've peaked. Considering the smartphone patent war, I'm not entirely sure that's correct, though.
But are there working portable fuel cells already? This patent suggests Apple has developed the first one. If they have, it's a valid patent. Of course if they're just trying to patent an idea instead of actual technology, then it shouldn't be allowed (but probably will anyway).
Did they seed it with early hominids? If you want to explain our relationship with earth's other life, they have to have seeded it with entire ecosystems including early hominids. Unless we're the original source of that life (meaning aliens aren't related to other life on their planet), which brings us to the Traveller setting.
If they only seeded it with prokaryotes, then it doesn't explain fertility between humans, Vulcans and Klingons in any way. (Why do they get capitals and we don't?)
Yet for some reason, many items tend to cost the same in euros as they do in dollars. Taxes, customs and shipping, I suppose.
Honestly, this one might have been $140 originally. I really can't recall anymore.
I have a cheap EUR 140 Dropad with a capacitive screen. Cheap quality (the power connection broke after half a year), but unlike the article suggests, it does have Android Market access.
Do it's a platform without the infrastructure to run it on. Interesting idea, but not really what people generally mean with PaaS.
Free as in costing no money whatsoever? Does it scale at all? Sounds like a big money pit.
Absolutely. The problem with Macbooks is that the bigger the screen gets, the higher the specs of every other component. Why can't I have a 17" with a cheaper CPU and a smaller harddisk? If you want to spend more, you've got to spend more on everything, it seems. Though the (overpriced) upgrades give you some customization options.
Still, that doesn't mean that there are cheaper alternatives for Macbooks. Well, maybe old Macbooks. But OS is a big part of the choice too. If you prefer Windows or Linux, you won't want a Macbook. If you prefer OS X, you've got to have a Macbook. (If you just want a unix, then OS X is still a valid choice.)
If you want to see evidence of Apple overpricing, you need to look at the upgrades for Macbooks. Macbooks themselves, though pricey, are really, really nice machines. And if they cost more than comparable, slick, goodlooking hardware elsewhere (not sure if that's actually the case; there are other expensive laptops out there), then at least you get a really nice OS with it, and it all just works. But if you want 4GB extra RAM, you pay $200 extra. Replace the harddisk with an SSD? Pay $200 extra. 8GB of similar RAM would cost $50 elsewhere, and for $200 you can buy a better SSD and keep the old one.
I still think Macbooks are worth their price (if you can afford it at all, of course), but the upgrades make no sense. You can get them better and cheaper elsewhere. And reputedly the official manual even explains how to replace the harddisk.
Explaining is not the same thing as spicing up.
That's true, but the summary is wrong to claim that that's fundamentally the same as relying on non-renewable fuel.
If implemented correctly, renewable energy can really last us until the sun explodes. That doesn't mean that all current renewable energy plants are done correctly, but it is a solvable problem, unlike the depleting fossil fuel supplies.
Actually that's not how belief works. Unless someone is brainwashed as a kid, you have to provide evidence that something is real for them to believe any of it and not expect them to try and disprove it.
That's not how belief works. Every single person on earth believes tons of unproven things. Some of those are true, some aren't.
It's great to see my government do something sensible related to IT. Most of the time they really truly suck at it (like almost every other government, I suspect). Surely you remember the Diginotar debacle? We've got tons more like that.
I thought you meant: You need this thing called 'law', but it's owned by the corporations.
They are related, and both based upon the same enlightenment ideals. I dare say that the US was initially a lot more successful at implementing them, however. The rule of terror and the various emperors weren't exactly what the enlightenment thinkers had in mind.
The EU has some really good ideals, but at times really crappy implementation. In the US the original really good ideas seem pretty much dead.
Yeah, Macs aren't cheap. Yet they're incredibly popular in professional environments. On your average programming meetup/gettogether/com/whatever, about half the laptops tend to be Macs, it seems. Two days ago I was at a small Clojure meetup where every single laptop had an Apple logo (though one was actually an Acer).
And I'm about to buy one too. And probably not the cheapest one either. They're just incredibly nice machines to work on.