I love my iPhone, but it did'nt come for free. In fact it cost alot. iTunes is free but you have to have a computer to run it. To get my phone unlocked so it would work in Australia cost money. But I still prefere it over a free equally as good phone on a big contract. Alot of things that are 'free' actually cost you money in the long run. I think in the near future there will be an anti free backlash of people paying the big sum up front and foregoing all the greif of continuing cost. I can also see certain manufacturers catering for them by actually creating products to last and be well designed for their job. But of course making money is where businesses put all their efforts to. So you will have to spend money to forgo continuing cost or in other words, It will cost alot (but still be cheaper) to not get things for free which actually are not really free....um, yeah.
There must be alot of dissalusioned ex members in Sydney cause we get them in our second hand store all the time. Lots of fun to play with the trick being to adjust your squeeze while looking at the meter. From what i can tell its just a fancy galvanic skin response meter that is heighly tunable. If you want to use it semi seriously you could see your reaction to questions you ask yourself, self diagnosis with a bit of force feedback. If you want to have fun with the poor meter drivers on open days that they have, think of horrible things when they ask you about your relationship with your kids, and nice things.. etc. Either way its an excellent device for practicing lying and therefor acting, no wonder TC and JT are into it. We have 1 or 2 regular buyers who get them all, no questions asked. Could be higher ups who dont want to make a fuss.
On the whole Diamond vs K-4 debate...K-4 sounds to tecky. To sell it I propose "DiTriamond" as a better name. Triamond is half a hexagon, and Di is 2, and it sounds alot like Diamond so woman will want it. I would not market it as man made especially but as "The rarest most pure substance in the universe" and let them draw their own conclusions. Anyone know how hard it is os might be on the Mohs scale? Or even its electrostatic absorbtion rate cause thats how most jem testing is done. Well, up to the top 1% of the market anyway, and then its gamma absorsion etc.
I would have thought that every big hotel in the world would have tagged everything by now. Security dude radios main desk " We'eve got Mrs Jenkins from 337 mooving into lobby with 2 towels and a lamp in her bag."...
I really liked the way Bruce Willis gave up his life so his daughters boyfriend could live (and to save the planet). Personally I would have insisted Ben Aflek do the job. I mean, he DID draw the short straw.
BTW.. How come the explosion dont sound like no xploshun? If y' could hear that guy breathin in his helmet when he wuz shutin down thet cumputer with the red eye, then sherly you could hear the spaceship blowin up?!
If IBM score a contract with Intel to make their chips (cheaper faster stronger) then THAT would be a monopoly. Mac and PC and servers and mainframes and games consoles... I can see the head of IBM sitting in his throne , wringing his hands, laughing like a maniac, Mwuh ha ha HA HA HA!
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Yeah but are you making games FOR the mac?
Could it be the other way around?... the more/better games for the mac you put out, the more people will get macs and therefore your games?
Hey, just my 0.02% worth
I havn't got the link but Apple are working on a mouse with more than one button and putting stuff in 10.4 to make it work real neat.
AND..
You can get shareware stuff to help 3 button mouses to do anything you think you want on your mac.
****I guess that covers much of the Mac PC debate really. Mac sees a problem or hears complaints and makes a solution. PC's make money. The "fanboi" populace help to solve perceived problems as well. Funny how there are so many Mac fans for a 3% (soon to be 5%) market share? Also funny is how PC users either "Work" on their computers or "Play games" and mac users seem to get the work done but they have fun doing it?
Anyway- my 1/4000th share worth (before split).****
If you read cartoons - (comics, Paper) and you agree with me that the earlier version of something has precedence then you will find that my version (aprox 1980) is probably the bassis of that scene in the jungle Book movie. It was the 3 ducks who are the Nefews of Donald Duck being Hewie , Dewie and Lewie. It was a comic that had Scrooge McDuck getting one of his Money Boxes robbed and Goofie eating a goober berrie to have super powers if that helps. Good effort though.
It reminds me of the kids cartoon which has the 3 little ducks sitting round, playing, saying to each other in turn " I don't know Louie, what do you want to do?" , "I don't know Dewie, What do you want to do?" round in a circle. Except this time It's " I dont know if I should go against MS and earn more money for my company, What are you going to do?" etc...
What about a piece of shear genius showing most if not all OS's , how much they cost (initial and licences per year) and how much they cost or save in terms of productivity over time. I can guarantee you the saving of inital cost is only important to some companies but only in relation to the gains made by happier faster workers who can actually do thier work. Thats where the money is.
First I'd like to say that there has been a record amount of interest in this post. (dont mod me down, I can't help being disapointed in a posibly world saving subject being ignored in favor of less important subjects)
There was a project some years ago in Australia where the heat difference between (one of our) desert surface and pipes/heat exchange buried underground was going to power a whole lot of engines. I'm not positive but I think they were Stirling engines that had been changed in some way (possibly day and night running- desert cold at night). They got to the stage of cupple of dozen in a test area to show efficiency workability etc. then nothing. Googling it doesnt show much. Rumors of state govt being bought out by the local energy companies which rezoned and shut them down. The usual Nexus style hippies chanted conspiracy, maybe it just wasnt as efficient as it could have been at that time.
Anyway, plenty of room and plenty of heat and cold differentials in the desert(s). Just something bothers me. Wouldnt the loss associated with transporting the energy back to where it is needed (suberbia, industrial and city use) by leakage make it not sustainable? [In Australia desert in center, cities/living areas on edges]
All this springs more questions. What are the efficiency ratings of other energy storages such as spliting water into Hydrogen and Oxygen to be stored separately and recombined when needed to make combustion engine generate power?
I thought we addressed the issue of killing killers a long time ago. Just look at such films as Clockwork Orange in which the 'poor misunderstood' killer is retrained using new technology. So what if the moral of the movie was 'new technology works but poorly directed is bad' or even ' You can take the killer instinct out of a killer but you cant take it out of society' It still made very valid points. I say "hold their eyes open and play Bach till they scream" then retrain their brains to be servile automatons for the good of society. Serve as a constant reminder to anyone thinking of killing much more than not seen electric chair or non painfull injection.
Babies can be cute (I've got 2) but can sevearly cut into your GTA: San Andreas play time, so I can really SIMpathise with newly pregnant moms wanting to do the right thing and give their foetuses to genetic engineers to help make the next gen of cyborg fighters even better. Who knows, they might even cure a few diseases along the way, and cord blood is really tasty to a kid dying of Leukemia.
Besides dont the kids who grow up not having been wanted as a baby, turn into societys monsters and kill people. So situation 1 affects situation 2 and Vica Versa in many ways, thus continuing the cycle that is life or death as the case may be.
Also, inteligence being predominately passed on the mothers side means that moms who are stupid enough to get unwantedly pregnant are more likely to bring the national average down in the long run. Then you would have societies choosing 4 more years of no brains. Don't talk about brain drain, talk about genetic brain dilution.
My answer is to zombify killers to help work in abortiion clinics & GM labs- Problem solved. Maybe then the trains will run on time.
My experiences with SP2 have been mostly great!
I play the new Grand Theft Auto : San Andreas on it all the time which keeps my parole Orficer really happy as he says it keeps my hands AND mind busy.
Fooey to pros having guns now.
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I love my iPhone, but it did'nt come for free. In fact it cost alot. iTunes is free but you have to have a computer to run it. To get my phone unlocked so it would work in Australia cost money. But I still prefere it over a free equally as good phone on a big contract. Alot of things that are 'free' actually cost you money in the long run. I think in the near future there will be an anti free backlash of people paying the big sum up front and foregoing all the greif of continuing cost. I can also see certain manufacturers catering for them by actually creating products to last and be well designed for their job. But of course making money is where businesses put all their efforts to. So you will have to spend money to forgo continuing cost or in other words, It will cost alot (but still be cheaper) to not get things for free which actually are not really free....um, yeah.
There must be alot of dissalusioned ex members in Sydney cause we get them in our second hand store all the time. Lots of fun to play with the trick being to adjust your squeeze while looking at the meter. From what i can tell its just a fancy galvanic skin response meter that is heighly tunable. If you want to use it semi seriously you could see your reaction to questions you ask yourself, self diagnosis with a bit of force feedback. If you want to have fun with the poor meter drivers on open days that they have, think of horrible things when they ask you about your relationship with your kids, and nice things.. etc. Either way its an excellent device for practicing lying and therefor acting, no wonder TC and JT are into it. We have 1 or 2 regular buyers who get them all, no questions asked. Could be higher ups who dont want to make a fuss.
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On the whole Diamond vs K-4 debate...K-4 sounds to tecky. To sell it I propose "DiTriamond" as a better name. Triamond is half a hexagon, and Di is 2, and it sounds alot like Diamond so woman will want it. I would not market it as man made especially but as "The rarest most pure substance in the universe" and let them draw their own conclusions. Anyone know how hard it is os might be on the Mohs scale? Or even its electrostatic absorbtion rate cause thats how most jem testing is done. Well, up to the top 1% of the market anyway, and then its gamma absorsion etc.
Where is Merkin? I've never heard of that country.
...How much DOES an Egyptian Urn?
I would have thought that every big hotel in the world would have tagged everything by now. Security dude radios main desk " We'eve got Mrs Jenkins from 337 mooving into lobby with 2 towels and a lamp in her bag."...
...but does it run on Intel?
I have just patented the term 'iSight' and will accept bids for it now.
I really liked the way Bruce Willis gave up his life so his daughters boyfriend could live (and to save the planet). Personally I would have insisted Ben Aflek do the job. I mean, he DID draw the short straw.
BTW.. How come the explosion dont sound like no xploshun? If y' could hear that guy breathin in his helmet when he wuz shutin down thet cumputer with the red eye, then sherly you could hear the spaceship blowin up?!
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i want to play "evade the Tank" new chinese game.
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If IBM score a contract with Intel to make their chips (cheaper faster stronger) then THAT would be a monopoly. Mac and PC and servers and mainframes and games consoles... I can see the head of IBM sitting in his throne , wringing his hands, laughing like a maniac, Mwuh ha ha HA HA HA!
This review of the affor mentioned review has has been reviewed by Slashdot and found to be in contravention of our policy, which you all signed in blood, in regards to star rating, namely, section 24b subsection 2 of SD codex 3, "..any comment that does not give the highest praise or agree with what we are saying at this time.." etc,etc "..shall be given a lower viewable rating eg: 0, and so therefor shall not be seen by normal happy healthy slashdoters.." etc etc. *to be read in the manor of Gene Wilder from Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory* - (good movie)[the original movie not the upcoming crap movie with Johnie Depp]
Yeah but are you making games FOR the mac? Could it be the other way around?... the more/better games for the mac you put out, the more people will get macs and therefore your games? Hey, just my 0.02% worth
Hey guess what?
I havn't got the link but Apple are working on a mouse with more than one button and putting stuff in 10.4 to make it work real neat.
AND..
You can get shareware stuff to help 3 button mouses to do anything you think you want on your mac.
****I guess that covers much of the Mac PC debate really. Mac sees a problem or hears complaints and makes a solution. PC's make money. The "fanboi" populace help to solve perceived problems as well. Funny how there are so many Mac fans for a 3% (soon to be 5%) market share? Also funny is how PC users either "Work" on their computers or "Play games" and mac users seem to get the work done but they have fun doing it?
Anyway- my 1/4000th share worth (before split).****
If you read cartoons - (comics, Paper) and you agree with me that the earlier version of something has precedence then you will find that my version (aprox 1980) is probably the bassis of that scene in the jungle Book movie. It was the 3 ducks who are the Nefews of Donald Duck being Hewie , Dewie and Lewie. It was a comic that had Scrooge McDuck getting one of his Money Boxes robbed and Goofie eating a goober berrie to have super powers if that helps. Good effort though.
It reminds me of the kids cartoon which has the 3 little ducks sitting round, playing, saying to each other in turn " I don't know Louie, what do you want to do?" , "I don't know Dewie, What do you want to do?" round in a circle. Except this time It's " I dont know if I should go against MS and earn more money for my company, What are you going to do?" etc...
What about a piece of shear genius showing most if not all OS's , how much they cost (initial and licences per year) and how much they cost or save in terms of productivity over time. I can guarantee you the saving of inital cost is only important to some companies but only in relation to the gains made by happier faster workers who can actually do thier work. Thats where the money is.
well Dun Troon!
First I'd like to say that there has been a record amount of interest in this post. (dont mod me down, I can't help being disapointed in a posibly world saving subject being ignored in favor of less important subjects)
There was a project some years ago in Australia where the heat difference between (one of our) desert surface and pipes/heat exchange buried underground was going to power a whole lot of engines. I'm not positive but I think they were Stirling engines that had been changed in some way (possibly day and night running- desert cold at night). They got to the stage of cupple of dozen in a test area to show efficiency workability etc. then nothing. Googling it doesnt show much. Rumors of state govt being bought out by the local energy companies which rezoned and shut them down. The usual Nexus style hippies chanted conspiracy, maybe it just wasnt as efficient as it could have been at that time.
Anyway, plenty of room and plenty of heat and cold differentials in the desert(s). Just something bothers me. Wouldnt the loss associated with transporting the energy back to where it is needed (suberbia, industrial and city use) by leakage make it not sustainable? [In Australia desert in center, cities/living areas on edges]
All this springs more questions. What are the efficiency ratings of other energy storages such as spliting water into Hydrogen and Oxygen to be stored separately and recombined when needed to make combustion engine generate power?
I thought we addressed the issue of killing killers a long time ago. Just look at such films as Clockwork Orange in which the 'poor misunderstood' killer is retrained using new technology. So what if the moral of the movie was 'new technology works but poorly directed is bad' or even ' You can take the killer instinct out of a killer but you cant take it out of society' It still made very valid points. I say "hold their eyes open and play Bach till they scream" then retrain their brains to be servile automatons for the good of society. Serve as a constant reminder to anyone thinking of killing much more than not seen electric chair or non painfull injection.
Babies can be cute (I've got 2) but can sevearly cut into your GTA: San Andreas play time, so I can really SIMpathise with newly pregnant moms wanting to do the right thing and give their foetuses to genetic engineers to help make the next gen of cyborg fighters even better. Who knows, they might even cure a few diseases along the way, and cord blood is really tasty to a kid dying of Leukemia.
Besides dont the kids who grow up not having been wanted as a baby, turn into societys monsters and kill people. So situation 1 affects situation 2 and Vica Versa in many ways, thus continuing the cycle that is life or death as the case may be.
Also, inteligence being predominately passed on the mothers side means that moms who are stupid enough to get unwantedly pregnant are more likely to bring the national average down in the long run. Then you would have societies choosing 4 more years of no brains. Don't talk about brain drain, talk about genetic brain dilution.
My answer is to zombify killers to help work in abortiion clinics & GM labs- Problem solved. Maybe then the trains will run on time.
My experiences with SP2 have been mostly great! I play the new Grand Theft Auto : San Andreas on it all the time which keeps my parole Orficer really happy as he says it keeps my hands AND mind busy. Fooey to pros having guns now.
I'd like to see it work first befor puting it down, I mean 100 mil $ spent by Bill gates GUARANTEES a superior product ....doesn't it?
Are the any links to this to prove it? something with quicktime would be cool.
If the IOC was involved, does that mean the winners received gold medals?