... it's the credit card company charging so much per transaction. Why work around that problem?
The "market" for credit cards is skewed because the transaction charge is applied to the merchant rather than the purchaser. If the charge did come direct from the purchaser, the purchaser would choose a credit card that offered the lowest charge. As it is, the merchant has no choice (other than saying "I don't accept Amex), so competitive pressures don't apply.
Peppercoin-type operations will further mask the skewed market - we will all end up worse off; except of course for the Visas and MasterCards of this world.
1. They have no policy on anything. 2. We don't know who they are. 3. They don't provide any contact details. 4. Their home page contains (ominous music) "no data". 5. erm. 6. that's it.
When I see these things that help you copy games and use stuff you don't own, I always feel tempted to go and steal them from the shop, rather than buy them. After all, the purveryors of them can hardly complain about theft, can they?
When this thing fails, will it fly off into space or fall to Earth? I mean, however light these nano-tubes are, there's tens of thousands of miles of them.
I've listened to some scientists close to/in the company on Radio 4's (a UK factual radio station) Material World program and they seemed to be a little too keen on the theoretical cool stuff and less bothered about the practical details.
Rob.
Pity about the earthquake...
on
NES PC
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... during parts three and four.
Rob.
I've got a Mr Desiato on the line...
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Blacker Than Black
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Hotblack wants to upgrade his spaceship with some new buttons.
What I'm getting at is that however "easy" it is to install a Linux distro, it's far easier to get going with Windows because your PC's already got it.
The non-geeks won't even think of using a real easy distro. Whilst making the distros easy is part of the war, the first battle is to get Linux pre-installed on consumer-spec machines as a matter of course. Until then Linux disto-makers will be swimming in a tiny puddle of geeks whilst Microsoft has the ocean of normals to itself.
For many photographers the argument has moved on. A 3MP camera called the D30 was one crushing argument, the D30 upped the ante further and the 1D killed film for sports/pj use. (Nikon made some equivalent cameras).
As for your comment about contrast, the response of a 1D or D30 totally wipes the floor with transparencies/negatives.
The argument has now moved to medium format and the new 1DS camera looks like it may make a convincing point for the digital camp.
Please mod up one of the rebuttals to this guy's comments.
Rob. (Happy owner of an EOS 1D, D30 and EOS 3 film camera)
Wayyyyy too much stuff to break down in the middle of nowhere.
Still, if you can afford it, you can probably afford to bring a few Land Rovers with you to get you out of trouble when the computer-controlled suspension starts getting jiggy.
Just a thought, but we're told we should take 15 minutes break an hour from VDU tasks - maybe you should just chill away from the screen, rather than flip to another task?
Granted, occasionally you see exceptions. I suspect the publishers think of them as loss-leaders, or in the case of the strange world of comics, as a reward to loyal readers.
I'm already paying them, I shouldn't have to watch ads as well
You aren't paying them the full price of production, let alone allowing them to make a profit. No magazine on the newstand would survive if they either charged full cost (noone would buy it) or didn't include pages of advertising (they wouldn't make any money) - the same is true of tv.
As the owner at one time or another of an Organiser 2, Series 3, 3a, 5 and 5mx (currently), and as someone who dabbled in programming them in OPL, Java and C++, I'm deeply moved by this news. Being a UK citizen makes it doubly galling.
To my mind, the current trend away from powerful machines, with keyboards, good quality mono screens and sensible build/design and towards chrome/changable facias/built-in MP3 player type nonsense is symptomatic of the dumbness of corporate-types and affluent consumers.
Why on earth would anyone choose to play games on a PC? Use a console. The game works first time everytime, takes seconds to boot up, looks and sounds better than most "normal" PCs, costs less to buy (except PS2 games), is typically more fun and is more likely to be interesting to non-PC owners (you know, friends).
I'm the owner of a Dell Inspiron 7500 600Mhz laptop and a PlayStation. The only game that the poor miserable 600Mhz PIII can drive successfully is SimCity 3k. Any other game is stodgy as anything. My [several] years-old PS beats the 1-yr old PC completely for games.
On the other hand, the PC wipes the floor with the PS when it comes to compiling C++ or editing Perl scripts. And a fully loaded PC with today's flavour of "the best video card there will ever be" might look better than the PS game. The fact that the video card alone would cost more than the console is probably neither here nor there:-)
As a general point, use the right tool for the job - a PC is incredibly versatile, but it's not the right iron to run games on.
I don't know - you post a comment that is used to update the article text and then you get moderated down for being overrated. I don't want to play any more.:-)
As a mountain-biker (Kona Explosif with Pace front forks, fixed-tail), the only thing I want more of is _fun_. Adding electronics to a device designed to cross terrain in the most enjoyable way seems a bit dumb to me. If it doesn't get me more air or more speed, or less weight up the hill, I don't want it.
I've been using my Psion + Garmin GPS for a while and it works okay. The problem in London and any other big city is the height of the buildings. It can be tricky to get a good lock on multiple satellites when 70-80% of the sky is filled by concrete.
On the open road it's a breeze. I tend to stop if I'm not sure of the best route, check out what the GPS+RoutePlanner/StreetPlanner suggest, then plough on. Looking down at a screen whilst driving is a big no-no. I've played with a program (CoDriver) that shouts out directions as you go. With a bit of work that would probably be the best way to go.
re: HUDS. I drive an Impreza Turbo. In Japan, STI will sell you a nice HUD for their top-spec models. I've not seen one on a UK car yet, so I can't report on their efficacy.
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... it's the credit card company charging so much per transaction. Why work around that problem?
The "market" for credit cards is skewed because the transaction charge is applied to the merchant rather than the purchaser. If the charge did come direct from the purchaser, the purchaser would choose a credit card that offered the lowest charge. As it is, the merchant has no choice (other than saying "I don't accept Amex), so competitive pressures don't apply.
Peppercoin-type operations will further mask the skewed market - we will all end up worse off; except of course for the Visas and MasterCards of this world.
Rob.
1. They have no policy on anything.
2. We don't know who they are.
3. They don't provide any contact details.
4. Their home page contains (ominous music) "no data".
5. erm.
6. that's it.
When I see these things that help you copy games and use stuff you don't own, I always feel tempted to go and steal them from the shop, rather than buy them. After all, the purveryors of them can hardly complain about theft, can they?
Rob. (the misanthrope)
When this thing fails, will it fly off into space or fall to Earth? I mean, however light these nano-tubes are, there's tens of thousands of miles of them.
I've listened to some scientists close to/in the company on Radio 4's (a UK factual radio station) Material World program and they seemed to be a little too keen on the theoretical cool stuff and less bothered about the practical details.
Rob.
... during parts three and four.
Rob.
Hotblack wants to upgrade his spaceship with some new buttons.
Rob.
Solid point. What needs to be discovered is whether price is the deciding factor for users, rather than ease-of-use/lifetime cost/etc.
The history of Apple probably contains lessons for someone trying to compete on non-price terms...
Rob.
... at least not from Dell in the UK.
What I'm getting at is that however "easy" it is to install a Linux distro, it's far easier to get going with Windows because your PC's already got it.
The non-geeks won't even think of using a real easy distro. Whilst making the distros easy is part of the war, the first battle is to get Linux pre-installed on consumer-spec machines as a matter of course. Until then Linux disto-makers will be swimming in a tiny puddle of geeks whilst Microsoft has the ocean of normals to itself.
Rob.
How long do cars last, typically? And how long do tyres last? So how much of a problem is this?
Rob.
evaporated into thin air in the last two years despite the founder still leading the company ? ... a point the article actually makes.
Rob.
Erm, it has.
For many photographers the argument has moved on. A 3MP camera called the D30 was one crushing argument, the D30 upped the ante further and the 1D killed film for sports/pj use. (Nikon made some equivalent cameras).
As for your comment about contrast, the response of a 1D or D30 totally wipes the floor with transparencies/negatives.
The argument has now moved to medium format and the new 1DS camera looks like it may make a convincing point for the digital camp.
Please mod up one of the rebuttals to this guy's comments.
Rob. (Happy owner of an EOS 1D, D30 and EOS 3 film camera)
Keep It Simple, Stupid.
Wayyyyy too much stuff to break down in the middle of nowhere.
Still, if you can afford it, you can probably afford to bring a few Land Rovers with you to get you out of trouble when the computer-controlled suspension starts getting jiggy.
Rob
cheap software:
Blender
Rob.
Just a thought, but we're told we should take 15 minutes break an hour from VDU tasks - maybe you should just chill away from the screen, rather than flip to another task?
Rob.
Granted, occasionally you see exceptions. I suspect the publishers think of them as loss-leaders, or in the case of the strange world of comics, as a reward to loyal readers.
Rob.
I'm already paying them, I shouldn't have to watch ads as well
You aren't paying them the full price of production, let alone allowing them to make a profit. No magazine on the newstand would survive if they either charged full cost (noone would buy it) or didn't include pages of advertising (they wouldn't make any money) - the same is true of tv.
Rob.
As the owner at one time or another of an Organiser 2, Series 3, 3a, 5 and 5mx (currently), and as someone who dabbled in programming them in OPL, Java and C++, I'm deeply moved by this news. Being a UK citizen makes it doubly galling.
To my mind, the current trend away from powerful machines, with keyboards, good quality mono screens and sensible build/design and towards chrome/changable facias/built-in MP3 player type nonsense is symptomatic of the dumbness of corporate-types and affluent consumers.
Just my brief half-pence worth.
Rob.
another globalist coterie dedicated to one-world politics rather than the genuine welfare of those it is supposed to represent
Is the opposite of "one-world politics" "one-nation politics"? Or maybe "one-person politics"?
The buzzword alarm just went off when I read your post (global.* -> loud klaxon).
Rob
Microsoft didn't get to be as successful as it did by creating obfuscated code you know.
No, they did it by putting Easter egg flight sims in their Office apps.
Rob.
Why on earth would anyone choose to play games on a PC? Use a console. The game works first time everytime, takes seconds to boot up, looks and sounds better than most "normal" PCs, costs less to buy (except PS2 games), is typically more fun and is more likely to be interesting to non-PC owners (you know, friends).
:-)
I'm the owner of a Dell Inspiron 7500 600Mhz laptop and a PlayStation. The only game that the poor miserable 600Mhz PIII can drive successfully is SimCity 3k. Any other game is stodgy as anything. My [several] years-old PS beats the 1-yr old PC completely for games.
On the other hand, the PC wipes the floor with the PS when it comes to compiling C++ or editing Perl scripts. And a fully loaded PC with today's flavour of "the best video card there will ever be" might look better than the PS game. The fact that the video card alone would cost more than the console is probably neither here nor there
As a general point, use the right tool for the job - a PC is incredibly versatile, but it's not the right iron to run games on.
Rob.
I don't know - you post a comment that is used to update the article text and then you get moderated down for being overrated. I don't want to play any more. :-)
Rob.
It's at 25000 now and still the reserve's not met. Any chance they're just doing it for publicity and the reserve's sky high?
Rob.
As a mountain-biker (Kona Explosif with Pace front forks, fixed-tail), the only thing I want more of is _fun_. Adding electronics to a device designed to cross terrain in the most enjoyable way seems a bit dumb to me. If it doesn't get me more air or more speed, or less weight up the hill, I don't want it.
Rob.
I've been using my Psion + Garmin GPS for a while and it works okay. The problem in London and any other big city is the height of the buildings. It can be tricky to get a good lock on multiple satellites when 70-80% of the sky is filled by concrete.
On the open road it's a breeze. I tend to stop if I'm not sure of the best route, check out what the GPS+RoutePlanner/StreetPlanner suggest, then plough on. Looking down at a screen whilst driving is a big no-no. I've played with a program (CoDriver) that shouts out directions as you go. With a bit of work that would probably be the best way to go.
re: HUDS. I drive an Impreza Turbo. In Japan, STI will sell you a nice HUD for their top-spec models. I've not seen one on a UK car yet, so I can't report on their efficacy.
Rob.
See my reply to the other message. I realise I was being stupid. Just ignore me, I'm tired.
Sorry.