Streaming is completely logical for Disney. $10/mo for the entire catalog ~= six $25 DVDs/yr, and you're not bothered by physical media.
Hell, my household would only use the Star Wars and Marvel channels, and if you included ALL the episodic animation (SW Rebels, Avengers Assemble, the underrated Lego Star Wars), I could almost see subscribing to it. If they're REALLY smart, they'll throw in ESPN+ for free. Gives Dad a reason to hook it up.
The question is what happens when their IP doesn't even appear on wider content aggregators (NetFlix/Prime/Hulu/Whatever). If half a generation never sees it, and/or finds alternatives (e.g. Amazon's "Just Add Magic"), Disney's position moving foward is unclear.
Think of it as a foldable tablet that will replace your phone instead of a phone that becomes a tablet. I can see use in that. I never use my tablet because there are things a PC does better, and other things a phone is adequate for, and the phone is always charged and handy.
If my tablet folded and I could carry it around in my pocket instead of my phone... that's a good thing.
Why? Even ignoring cost, the PC isn't replaced, and you still need a phone.
I see this (slightly) extending the same "luxury phone" market segment as the Galaxy Note series. The Fold's screen isn't that much bigger, and both lack a physical keyboard.
Also notable: I can't (quickly) find its weight, and it sorta looks like a Nintendo DS, but I suppose nobody remembers side-talking.
> Millenials however see jobs as more transitory in my experience. They are less career oriented. I don't know how that's going to work out for them. Maybe great.
I'm not sure they have a choice. Companies don't train any more.
If you train on your own, up to and including a new, verifiable, cert/degree/whatever, your employer has no obligation to recognize that, let alone give you a raise. Frankly, your employer would rather have your cheaper replacement, so why bust your ass to get the training?
Let's say you get the training anyway. Your current gig (probably) won't value it, so your only viable option is to tout your new skills at a different employer, hopefully getting enough cash to justify the loss of stability. Lather, rinse, repeat until you find some position/situation/lifestyle you actually want to be.
Then start praying it lasts. In many modern situations, it won't. I don't know whether companies are going bust at historically high rates, but it sorta smells that way to me.
Anyway, I'm not convinced that the next generation eschews stability, so much as lacks a path to it.
Even should it work as you describe, aren't the original buyers going to take the best offer? Which, in turn, is unlikely to be from a person who can afford less-than-$x00,000. Also, the tax bills on those houses will rise with the market, not income, and certainly not low-income income.
Assuming they finance it with cash, they're carrying nearly $12B (https://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/msft/financials?query=balance-sheet). Plus, I'd lay odds it's a tax writeoff. Seems a prudent investment, assuming your future employees want to buy homes at some point.
Pure hell. NKOTB, Salt n' Pepa, Debbie Gibson, Naughty By Nature, and @#%#ing Tiffany, whose entire set probably consists of the one craptastic semi-hit she had THIRTY-ONE years ago. AND it was a cover. AND they're playing basketball stadia.
I'll defend music until I die. The industry surrounding it can go blow a goat.
Any situation where school is "the deep end" needs to be re-evaluated. School is where you're supposed to try things out to see if you're any good at them. I, for instance, stink at foreign languages. My ineptitude wasn't crucial, learning my limits was.
If you need an even less judgmental forum, try ToastMasters. My wife participated, and there are absolutely no consequences. That's the point.
Frankly, I'd raise the bar a little higher. PPT presentations != "reading the bullet points." Unfortunately, that excludes the vast majority of "professionals" I've seen.
(I have two similar boxes. IMHO, you only want the X230s. Pretty sure X200 and 210 only have the eraser mouse thing, and the X220 keyboard layout is ridiculous.
The two minute video presentation. Duh. Totally evens the playing field.
To be fair, this is the first good use of the "4K Video 'Creator'" job class I've seen. If I needed it, I could see dropping $(ProVideoGuySideGigMoney) for 25hr of a pro video guy, maybe $100 per re-edit for differing colleges. Just a new variant of wedding planner / house revamping guy / life coach.
Read: Another bunch of flakes who should be on a 747 to the sun.
Just curious, but you sound like a good guy to ask.
I heard a rumor that the window sealant on early Teslas sold to Finland won't survive multiple Scandinavian winters.
No idea whether that's true or not, just curious about the amount of localization that needs to occur. Similarly, how much work is done ON that localization? I'd expect quite a bit, and presume that Tesla can't buy, say, Ford's knowledge base.
Is it actually reasonable to expect a well-finished product on the first couple of attempts?
I hear you, but there are valid reasons for driving a '55 Chevy. I'm a 2000 Civic guy myself, but old cars are pretty, and if mechanic-ing is your thing, Godspeed.
Less confident that's the case here, though. I haven't tracked Intel names for a while now, but got bored/curious, data Wikipedia except for one:
Bloomfield / Bloomfield Xeon: 4c/8t, running 2.4-3.3GHz, produced '08-'11. Clarksfield: Mobile Quad i7, 1.6-2.0GHz base, 3.2 turbo. 45W TDP, produced '08-11. Gulftown: 6 cores running 3.2-3.4GHz, production started in '11 Harpertown: Quad core, 2-3.4GHz, produced '07-present Jasper Forest: Quad core, 1.7-2.4GHz, produced '10-present Penryn: Mobile C2D, 2-4 cores, 1.2-3GHz, produced '07-'11 SoFIA 3GR: (Intel page) 2W TDP, 1.1GHz Atoms, and that's enough about that Wolfdale: 2 cores, 2.5-3.5GHz, produced '07-'11 Yorkfield: Quad core, 2.3-3.2GHz, produced '07-'11
What in there is worth the time to refurbish? Bloomfield/Gulftown, we'll talk, maybe, but it would literally have to drop into my lap, come in a fully functioning box, and I'd have to invent a task for it. Even then, finding memory/cards/etc. would be problematic, and you're definitely stuck on USB 2.0. At best. No, I'm not doing the research.
I can see why folks are getting their shorts in a bind, but let's pump the brakes a little bit, anyway. I dunno. Probably just another "Yeah, you're officially old now" moment.
Even $1000 is nearly the sum total price of this generation's consoles: PlayStation 4 Pro ($399), Xbox One X ($499 once it ships in November), and Nintendo Switch ($299).
And, once you have either the XBone or PS4, the other gets pretty optional. Plus, any of them are cheaper than a top video card alone. (ballpark, anyway, not checking).
Yes, PC gaming is awesome, it's just less so at twice the HW cost.
This happens more than you think. OSX, but I was trying to attach to my NAS, and Finder just wasn't cutting it. Dropped to a command line, and everything worked fine. Something about Samba v. AFS, IMS.
Occam's Razor: One of the beta testers tried to play FLAC. If you're Apple, now where are you? Gotta keep that "just works" thing going, but....
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Streaming is completely logical for Disney. $10/mo for the entire catalog ~= six $25 DVDs/yr, and you're not bothered by physical media.
Hell, my household would only use the Star Wars and Marvel channels, and if you included ALL the episodic animation (SW Rebels, Avengers Assemble, the underrated Lego Star Wars), I could almost see subscribing to it. If they're REALLY smart, they'll throw in ESPN+ for free. Gives Dad a reason to hook it up.
The question is what happens when their IP doesn't even appear on wider content aggregators (NetFlix/Prime/Hulu/Whatever). If half a generation never sees it, and/or finds alternatives (e.g. Amazon's "Just Add Magic"), Disney's position moving foward is unclear.
Here's hoping...
Better yet: Start with 1, stop there.
Think of it as a foldable tablet that will replace your phone instead of a phone that becomes a tablet. I can see use in that. I never use my tablet because there are things a PC does better, and other things a phone is adequate for, and the phone is always charged and handy.
If my tablet folded and I could carry it around in my pocket instead of my phone... that's a good thing.
Why? Even ignoring cost, the PC isn't replaced, and you still need a phone.
I see this (slightly) extending the same "luxury phone" market segment as the Galaxy Note series. The Fold's screen isn't that much bigger, and both lack a physical keyboard.
Also notable: I can't (quickly) find its weight, and it sorta looks like a Nintendo DS, but I suppose nobody remembers side-talking.
> Millenials however see jobs as more transitory in my experience. They are less career oriented. I don't know how that's going to work out for them. Maybe great.
I'm not sure they have a choice. Companies don't train any more.
If you train on your own, up to and including a new, verifiable, cert/degree/whatever, your employer has no obligation to recognize that, let alone give you a raise. Frankly, your employer would rather have your cheaper replacement, so why bust your ass to get the training?
Let's say you get the training anyway. Your current gig (probably) won't value it, so your only viable option is to tout your new skills at a different employer, hopefully getting enough cash to justify the loss of stability. Lather, rinse, repeat until you find some position/situation/lifestyle you actually want to be.
Then start praying it lasts. In many modern situations, it won't. I don't know whether companies are going bust at historically high rates, but it sorta smells that way to me.
Anyway, I'm not convinced that the next generation eschews stability, so much as lacks a path to it.
And the procs weren't great. I recently retired one. Eight years in, perfectly functional, 2lbs, $200@purchase. Actually bought it instead of an iPod.
Looked up the proc on some benchmark site where 100=non-overclocked current fastest thing.
It got a 3. Despite that, it was nearly usable running lxde. Nearly, but not quite.
Been replaced by a refurb'd x230, but I still sorta miss it.
Even should it work as you describe, aren't the original buyers going to take the best offer? Which, in turn, is unlikely to be from a person who can afford less-than-$x00,000. Also, the tax bills on those houses will rise with the market, not income, and certainly not low-income income.
Assuming they finance it with cash, they're carrying nearly $12B (https://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/msft/financials?query=balance-sheet). Plus, I'd lay odds it's a tax writeoff. Seems a prudent investment, assuming your future employees want to buy homes at some point.
Your ageist squabbling distracts from the true enemy.
Who's up for throttling a PM?
Somebody felt the need to explain the notion of the root user? On /.?
Goodness.
Don't forget the tour: https://www.nkotb.com/news/tit...
Pure hell. NKOTB, Salt n' Pepa, Debbie Gibson, Naughty By Nature, and @#%#ing Tiffany, whose entire set probably consists of the one craptastic semi-hit she had THIRTY-ONE years ago. AND it was a cover. AND they're playing basketball stadia.
I'll defend music until I die. The industry surrounding it can go blow a goat.
Any situation where school is "the deep end" needs to be re-evaluated. School is where you're supposed to try things out to see if you're any good at them. I, for instance, stink at foreign languages. My ineptitude wasn't crucial, learning my limits was.
If you need an even less judgmental forum, try ToastMasters. My wife participated, and there are absolutely no consequences. That's the point.
Frankly, I'd raise the bar a little higher. PPT presentations != "reading the bullet points." Unfortunately, that excludes the vast majority of "professionals" I've seen.
But the bezels, man, the bezels....
(I have two similar boxes. IMHO, you only want the X230s. Pretty sure X200 and 210 only have the eraser mouse thing, and the X220 keyboard layout is ridiculous.
Completely usable, of course.)
We distributed your investment, but the market reconubulated, so now it's valueless.
Care to try again?
The two minute video presentation. Duh. Totally evens the playing field.
To be fair, this is the first good use of the "4K Video 'Creator'" job class I've seen. If I needed it, I could see dropping $(ProVideoGuySideGigMoney) for 25hr of a pro video guy, maybe $100 per re-edit for differing colleges. Just a new variant of wedding planner / house revamping guy / life coach.
Read: Another bunch of flakes who should be on a 747 to the sun.
Granted, I'm probably giving too much credit, but the movie mirrors the generic game scenario almost exactly.
I've only played Fortnite, but the only thing the movie lacks is the drop from the helicopter.
(I think. Been a while.)
The genre doesn't deserve such a fine provenance, but I think it was from the Japanese film that spawned the competition portion of The Hunger Games.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0...
I enjoyed it. Your tastes may differ greatly, but if you're ok with stylized hyper-violence, I'd recommend it.
"Welcomed"?
Man, I'd hate to see what happened to the guys that weren't welcomed.
Goatse, FFS. Honestly.
There is no right answer, but somehow, you've both managed to be wrong.
Just curious, but you sound like a good guy to ask.
I heard a rumor that the window sealant on early Teslas sold to Finland won't survive multiple Scandinavian winters.
No idea whether that's true or not, just curious about the amount of localization that needs to occur. Similarly, how much work is done ON that localization? I'd expect quite a bit, and presume that Tesla can't buy, say, Ford's knowledge base.
Is it actually reasonable to expect a well-finished product on the first couple of attempts?
I hear you, but there are valid reasons for driving a '55 Chevy. I'm a 2000 Civic guy myself, but old cars are pretty, and if mechanic-ing is your thing, Godspeed.
Less confident that's the case here, though. I haven't tracked Intel names for a while now, but got bored/curious, data Wikipedia except for one:
Bloomfield / Bloomfield Xeon: 4c/8t, running 2.4-3.3GHz, produced '08-'11.
Clarksfield: Mobile Quad i7, 1.6-2.0GHz base, 3.2 turbo. 45W TDP, produced '08-11.
Gulftown: 6 cores running 3.2-3.4GHz, production started in '11
Harpertown: Quad core, 2-3.4GHz, produced '07-present
Jasper Forest: Quad core, 1.7-2.4GHz, produced '10-present
Penryn: Mobile C2D, 2-4 cores, 1.2-3GHz, produced '07-'11
SoFIA 3GR: (Intel page) 2W TDP, 1.1GHz Atoms, and that's enough about that
Wolfdale: 2 cores, 2.5-3.5GHz, produced '07-'11
Yorkfield: Quad core, 2.3-3.2GHz, produced '07-'11
What in there is worth the time to refurbish? Bloomfield/Gulftown, we'll talk, maybe, but it would literally have to drop into my lap, come in a fully functioning box, and I'd have to invent a task for it. Even then, finding memory/cards/etc. would be problematic, and you're definitely stuck on USB 2.0. At best. No, I'm not doing the research.
I can see why folks are getting their shorts in a bind, but let's pump the brakes a little bit, anyway. I dunno. Probably just another "Yeah, you're officially old now" moment.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt22...
I'm as suprised as anyone.
Best of the year? No. Fun? You betcha.
Make them the expensive ones. No shade, just saying.
Actually:
Even $1000 is nearly the sum total price of this generation's consoles: PlayStation 4 Pro ($399), Xbox One X ($499 once it ships in November), and Nintendo Switch ($299).
And, once you have either the XBone or PS4, the other gets pretty optional. Plus, any of them are cheaper than a top video card alone. (ballpark, anyway, not checking).
Yes, PC gaming is awesome, it's just less so at twice the HW cost.
Anybody got a rule of thumb for that? I swear I read once that things START getting profitable when domestic box office gets to 4x production costs.
Worldwide box office, I got nothing.
This happens more than you think. OSX, but I was trying to attach to my NAS, and Finder just wasn't cutting it. Dropped to a command line, and everything worked fine. Something about Samba v. AFS, IMS.
Occam's Razor: One of the beta testers tried to play FLAC. If you're Apple, now where are you? Gotta keep that "just works" thing going, but....
About @#%#ing time, IMHO.
I'm no chip designer, but wouldn't this destroy any current Apple offering short of the mostly defunct Mac Pro?
I mean, yeah, the i7 MBPs go up to 3.6Ghz, but the vast majority are dual core.