Amen to that. Another thing, while you're not supposed to pirate it from friends and such, it makes sense financially to obtain your friend's old copy. (if you want it to be legal I'm sure you can "purchase" it).
I think it would be kind of neat to give your children/nephews and such your username and password to slashdot, as well as other places you post at/belong to. Then they could have insight into your mind and stuff. See what type of person you were and such.
True, you don't need to look down at your keyboard when you are typing. But there are times when you just need to press a couple of buttons and it isn't worth it to sit down and/or orient yourself.
Sometimes, during the night, when I am typing, its kind of nice to be able to hit Command-Open without having to figure out where you are on the keyboard. Apply this to multimedia keys and Fkeys as well.
As far as I see it, there are other problems in the world that need more attention than deciding whether or not kids should play violent video games.
As far as I see it, let kids play violent video games all their life. But don't try to take it out on the video game industry because you screwed up. Otherwise, make a squeaky clean society in which nothing that encourages a crime can be aired/made into a video game.
Indeed. The issue isn't how much damage you are doing, it's who you're doing it to. A multi-million dollar company is able to screw the hell out of you in court, and if you don't have the money to afford a lawyer of that calibur, you can kiss your ass goodbye. (Laywers, law enforcement officials, etc, etc)
Unfortunantly, the more power these companies get, the more and more likely they will be able to invade our privacy, or, as you say, make these random home searches.
While I will agree with you that some electronics manufacturers (including Apple, I will admit) do this, if it occured in a very small amount of time after being bought (35-40 days, as quoted in the article) then I doubt it is intentionally made to be "disposable."
Yes, I agree that this is an indication of poor design, but with a one year warranty and free replacements, I don't think it could possibly be a grandiose scheme to make money and stick consummers with worthless merchandise.
As with all products, no matter who makes them, you should probably buy a warranty if none is provided.
Fortuantly, all Apple hardware products come with a one-year limited warranty against defects.
So before you flame, remember that your product is probably in warranty, and that Apple would be more than happy to replace it because they desire your business.
It seems like a great value, and has a feature I actually wrote with pen on my old one (the special characters) Although its cheaper to get a ADB adapter, I think I would purchase one of these before then. But I'm broke.
And I do feel like I type faster on that keyboard, but that might be poor memory.
I assume it all boils down to how much money these parents have, and who they know.
I wish I had these kind of opportunities. But I'm stuck in a place where education is valued less than the size of your truck.
Its basically equivalent to the infinate geometric series.5 +.25 +.125 +.0625... etc. Try it in your calculator and you'll see it amounts to.9999
Now the equation for a geometric series
(fir)/(1-(constant)) where the absolute value of the constant is less than one.
So just plug.5 in for the first term and.5 for the constant (each term is half the preceding term) and you get.5/(1-.5), which is.5/.5 = 1.
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You must be new here... :P
Of course, you have to figure in that by Petabyte, they mean 1,000,000,000,000,000 bytes. Of couse, the actual formatted capacity is much less.
1,000,000,000,000,000/(1024^4) yields only about 909.5 TB. Correct me if I am mistaken.
Amen to that. Another thing, while you're not supposed to pirate it from friends and such, it makes sense financially to obtain your friend's old copy. (if you want it to be legal I'm sure you can "purchase" it).
I think it would be kind of neat to give your children/nephews and such your username and password to slashdot, as well as other places you post at/belong to. Then they could have insight into your mind and stuff. See what type of person you were and such.
Would be pretty cool, unless you were a troll.
Heh... now I have another site besides /. to constantly hit the refresh button on!
Not only that, but it hurts spammers!
True, you don't need to look down at your keyboard when you are typing. But there are times when you just need to press a couple of buttons and it isn't worth it to sit down and/or orient yourself.
Sometimes, during the night, when I am typing, its kind of nice to be able to hit Command-Open without having to figure out where you are on the keyboard. Apply this to multimedia keys and Fkeys as well.
What does it mean for a ghost to "eat" Pac-Man?
Kick him in the balls.
What happens if a random pedestrian interferes with the game?
See above.
Wouldn't the fastest runner have a distinct advantage over the other players?
Get a spedometer and a taser and wire it to shock you if you go too fast.
Space invaders is easy. Get people to jump off buildings while hurling stones down at you. If you get hit, you lose.
Meanwhile, you throw baseballs at them. If they get hit, it triggers the detonation device.
Only problem I see is if you and they miss completely, and a guy is sent falling to his death.
As far as I see it, there are other problems in the world that need more attention than deciding whether or not kids should play violent video games.
As far as I see it, let kids play violent video games all their life. But don't try to take it out on the video game industry because you screwed up. Otherwise, make a squeaky clean society in which nothing that encourages a crime can be aired/made into a video game.
Indeed. The issue isn't how much damage you are doing, it's who you're doing it to. A multi-million dollar company is able to screw the hell out of you in court, and if you don't have the money to afford a lawyer of that calibur, you can kiss your ass goodbye. (Laywers, law enforcement officials, etc, etc)
Unfortunantly, the more power these companies get, the more and more likely they will be able to invade our privacy, or, as you say, make these random home searches.
Heh... water. Can be a serious problem when it becomes polluted... but whatever.
:)
A problem: you named it wrong. It should be dihydrogen oxide. not monoxide. Need to brush up on your chemistry, eh?
They do that so they won't be suprised if somebody gets their email address and spams it. ;P
Not to mention bragging rights.
Damn, it'd be nice to have recognition for your sperm.
While I will agree with you that some electronics manufacturers (including Apple, I will admit) do this, if it occured in a very small amount of time after being bought (35-40 days, as quoted in the article) then I doubt it is intentionally made to be "disposable."
Yes, I agree that this is an indication of poor design, but with a one year warranty and free replacements, I don't think it could possibly be a grandiose scheme to make money and stick consummers with worthless merchandise.
Patience, patience...
As soon as someone releases a fix, we just blame their archnemesis (es)
Unless of course, its Microsoft or SCO. Then its just their fault all along.
1) Custom OS, G-mail 2) ? 3) Profit (of course, all of it in Google e-currency)
As with all products, no matter who makes them, you should probably buy a warranty if none is provided. Fortuantly, all Apple hardware products come with a one-year limited warranty against defects. So before you flame, remember that your product is probably in warranty, and that Apple would be more than happy to replace it because they desire your business.
It seems like a great value, and has a feature I actually wrote with pen on my old one (the special characters) Although its cheaper to get a ADB adapter, I think I would purchase one of these before then. But I'm broke.
And I do feel like I type faster on that keyboard, but that might be poor memory.
oh... and ep!
"they feel that changing its status to "minor" will minimize Pluto's significance in the solar system" ;P
What significance?
Burn and re-rep? Works with iTunes and the AAC files. Who knows, M$ may have this same loophole due to their 'innovation'
If you lack storage space because of how many games you have, take a break, go outside, and enjoy some fresh air. OH... SP btw.
I assume it all boils down to how much money these parents have, and who they know. I wish I had these kind of opportunities. But I'm stuck in a place where education is valued less than the size of your truck.
Its basically equivalent to the infinate geometric series .5 +.25 +.125 + .0625 ... etc. Try it in your calculator and you'll see it amounts to .9999
.5 in for the first term and .5 for the constant (each term is half the preceding term) and you get .5/(1-.5), which is .5/.5 = 1.
Now the equation for a geometric series
(fir)/(1-(constant)) where the absolute value of the constant is less than one.
So just plug
That could seriously get rid of the competition...
Yet anti-M$ zealots would continue to denounce it and refuse to get one.
Martha Stewart, of course!