What about Skynet? Are the evil robots just going to put their plan on hold so we can watch the asteriod? I don't know about you, but I would be much more concerned about the polished-chrome evil robots with freakin' lasers, if you know what I mean.
This is going to be a boon for hackers and such. Now they can connect to ANY computer! These access points will be unsecured, and even if they used WEP it is crackable in a few minutes or less.
Hell, the average user can't even keep from installing SPYWARE! How does anyone expect them to disable simple file sharing (default in windows that allows anyone to access shared files without a password)? Many people I know have to pause to think where the freaking START button is. Everyone who isn't an expert is going to be screwed by this.
If you are stupid enough to NOT see a huge, new "ADAPTOR" sticking out of the side of your damn iMac you don't deserve to be teaching, because your freaking blind.
Laptops are a waste of money for school, they should be buying Tablet PC's. Then you can take notes and draw the (very important) diagrams the teachers draw.
I bought a tablet and it does me wonders. However, my school is really crappy so I just sit in the back and learn on my own (read ebooks on linux and run Linux in VMware. It's slow but works for just the command line.) See? See? I CAN tell the teacher I'm learning, just something other than facts ont he Spartans.
I can confirm this, I'm a student in California and a school near me just got laptops for all students. My friends have porn, warez, and games on it. He let me look at it, I couldn't find one single document on that thing.
Oh crap. Forget about me buying anything from them. I'm not getting scammed into paying for this.
DAMN, I JUST want a freaking MP3 file! Is that so hard? Back to getting 320kbps quality music for FREE in MP3 format I guess. What a clueless industry.
Because we are a different audience. Many people will go for iTunes music but the smart people refuse to use the DRM. This is a different market segmeent.
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I commend you.
By the time 2029 comes along, light pollution will remove all detail in the night sky.
No, by then you will be in the Matrix, and they forgot the plugin for near-earth asteriods.
What about Skynet? Are the evil robots just going to put their plan on hold so we can watch the asteriod? I don't know about you, but I would be much more concerned about the polished-chrome evil robots with freakin' lasers, if you know what I mean.
Also a good test for our naquadria-enhanced nuclear warheads =)
Hell, the average user can't even keep from installing SPYWARE! How does anyone expect them to disable simple file sharing (default in windows that allows anyone to access shared files without a password)? Many people I know have to pause to think where the freaking START button is. Everyone who isn't an expert is going to be screwed by this.
BTW, Revolution OS is a great movie, even my non-nerd friends loved it. You can pick it up here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000A9GLO/ revolutionos-20/103-9235316-0475036
Or maybe they are just plain lazy. After all, they don't even read their own website.
I like your sig =)
I do a quick check everyday to ensure nothing like that has been installed on my computer. Geeze, 3 seconds at the most.
He doesn't deserve it. The teacher should have noticed. I would not want a teacher that stupid teaching my kids.
If you are stupid enough to NOT see a huge, new "ADAPTOR" sticking out of the side of your damn iMac you don't deserve to be teaching, because your freaking blind.
I bought a tablet and it does me wonders. However, my school is really crappy so I just sit in the back and learn on my own (read ebooks on linux and run Linux in VMware. It's slow but works for just the command line.) See? See? I CAN tell the teacher I'm learning, just something other than facts ont he Spartans.
I can confirm this, I'm a student in California and a school near me just got laptops for all students. My friends have porn, warez, and games on it. He let me look at it, I couldn't find one single document on that thing.
The music industry would beg to differ.
iTune Music Store: Facelift for a corrupt industry.
I don't want to drive to the music store. The whole point of an online marketplace is to give an EQUIVILENT product at a faster and easier speed.
iTunes missed the clue train.
However, I am audiophile and require high kbps music, which Apple for some reason doesn't do.
http://www.downhillbattle.org/itunes/
I go to indie concerts. Not really for the music, but I still go =)
Music is like coffee beans. You pay a crapload for it, but the grower is still getting screwed.
They are not. It is in MP3 format but all the files are in one large file. You buy a song and it adds them into that huge file.
DAMN, I JUST want a freaking MP3 file! Is that so hard? Back to getting 320kbps quality music for FREE in MP3 format I guess. What a clueless industry.
Giving up is not practical.
Because we are a different audience. Many people will go for iTunes music but the smart people refuse to use the DRM. This is a different market segmeent.