You don't become a great artist by looking at great paintings. You get there by painting all the time. You don't become a mathematician by watching the instructor. You get there by doing the homework. You don't become a famous author by reading Jane Austin and Mark Twain. You get there by writing.
In every case, the thing you must do is create content. However, that's almost impossible on tablets (no keyboard), hard on laptops (small keyboard, no real mouse), and even slightly challenging on desktops (ever try typing out a complex mathematical equation in Latex?).
Today's latest and greatest systems (I'm looking at you, iPad) are really geared toward content consumption, not creation. We should focus more on making it easy for kids to express themselves and then give them the tools that do that.
Is this really such a big deal? I've used third-party high end cooling solutions for over a decade now and I always buy tray-only CPUs. I buy AMD and I can usually find the processor I want without the heatsink and fan. Are things that different from Intel?
I say it's a great change. How many stock fans and heatsinks will be saved from gathering dust because of this? How much waste will this reduce? Plus it will put $10-15 in someone's pocket (probably Intel's).
Asking shouldn't make it right either. I know I'm saying this through U.S.-colored glasses, but free speech is a fundamental human right and no one should ever be expected to give it up.
More to the point, the problem here isn't social media, rather it is that the police feel its okay to shoot kids and the kids feel its okay to loot and riot. Both of which can occur just as well with or without social media.
"That seems like the wrong approach. How about emulating the hardware, and running the Xbox OS from a hard disk image (or real xbox hard drive)?"
But now you're talking about copyright infringement. I know it's ironic since what most emulators are used for, but still, requiring an emulator to use a copied ROM would just get you a nice lawsuit from the gents at Microsoft.
This is Intel's effort to reclaim some of the profit margin they gave up when netbooks became popular. The idea is to create a premium form factor that offers enough perks to make them attractive compared to a netbook, while keeping the price under that of the entry level MacBook Air (currently $999).
Don't get too excited about a $475 BOM, though. That number comes from Intel and the purpose is to convince manufacturers that they can produce a retail $999 ultrabook and still make a profit. Manufacturers have been expressing doubts about the form factor.
He's the guy who edited the post to include the word "to" used incorrectly three times. Not to be a grammar-nazi, but after the third grade, you should know the difference between "to" and "too".
Actually, there is no mistake, because we buy gas in units of dollars, not "percent improvements". Consider this "real world" example. You own two vehicles, a 14mpg SUV and a 25mpg sedan. You drive them an equal number of miles per week. You are going to replace one of them with a more fuel efficient vehicle. Economically, does it make more sense to upgrade the SUV to a sedan OR the sedan to a hybrid?
Well, if you upgrade the SUV, you burn 3.1 gallons less of gas for every 100 miles you drive. If you upgrade the sedan, you burn 2.0 gallons less.
Upgrading the SUV will save you an additional 1.1 gallons per 100 miles driven versus upgrading the sedan.
The reason this analysis works is because at the end of the day, we are trying to use less gas, not find the largest percentage improvement.
Every couple of years, another one of these devices is offered up for sale. Why does this keep coming around? Is there really a demand for artificial scents with every TV commercial? Do we really want to be smell-o-vision while we're watching The Hangover?
Seriously, if you think this is a great idea, please reply and tell us all why...
I used to live in Phoenix. It's dry and it's hot. Phoenix is in the middle of a valley surrounded by mountains, so storm systems tend to wrap around the city rather than pass overhead. With the exact same weather every day, it's hilarious watching the weather forecasters try futilely to come up with new and exciting ways to describe that day's weather.
To think that a law enforcement agency, and yes, that's all they are, can walk into a premises with a warrant for specific information and take most of your equipment goes against the whole idea of "freedom".
What's the FBIs alternative? They have a warrant for the server containing a particular person's information. They can't realistically walk in and snip out the part of the hard drive that contains that, can they? They have to take the entire server and on a shared hosting setup, that means dozens or even hundreds of clients. They also need to maintain a good chain of custody on that server, so they can't really ask the hosting company to replicate the data off of server X - they need the real thing and they need it intact.
Possible solutions that would have avoided this for the innocent: -dedicated server -colocation -a hosting provider who has the capability to quickly bring in a backup
It's no accident that your question hasn't gotten any replies. I don't understand why there isn't such a program. Most people would be happy with a cross-platform program that allows for computer-to-computer video conferencing. That's pretty easy:
-record audio -record video -transit/receive -playback audio -display video
Use a Skype-like distributed phonebook, so you don't have to have any centralized servers (or very, very few). Later, add a plugin system that is flexible enough to allow third-party companies to add support for computer-to-phone and phone-to-computer.
The NanoNote is not my ideal solution, but I really wish everyone with a smart phone would stop assuming that everyone else also has one. By the end of the year, only half of the cellphones will be smart phones and not everyone even has a cell phone. On top of that, even if you have a smart phone, you don't necessarily have a data plan. I'd have to guess that right now, probably only 20% of adults actually have a smart phone and data plan.
Yes, because there's never a legitimate reason to send/receive executables. My university does this stripping crap and it's annoying as hell. They even yank out archive files. I eventually had to switch to Gmail from the university system, because I would send a colleague a zip file and they would email me back that I forgot to send an attachment (or vice-versa).
A better option than blindly modifying emails is to look for virus signatures in the files. At least that way, you're only eliminating the things that are known to be harmful.
Other posters are suggesting ideas such as requiring a password to unlock the file, or splitting the file into two parts stored in different places. These are all just "security by obscurity" options. The only real way to secure your BitCoins is to secure your computer. Start off with an up-to-date OS, a decent firewall and antivirus, don't download strange programs, and set your firewall to deny Internet access to any program other than those that need it.
The only real problem that I have is that court case and cross-sterilization that you refer to.
Other than that, if company A sells heirloom seeds that produce tasty food year after year and company B sells GMO seeds that produce tasty food for only one year, then I trust the free market to make the right decision and choose the seed that is best for the food supply. I'm not going to hate a company just because their seed is GMO.
The real question is why would anyone pre-order any big title. They are going to have hundreds of them on launch day. The only time I've ever pre-ordered anything is if the bonus is particularly good, or if the game is particularly obscure, where they might not carry it all on launch day.
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You don't become a great artist by looking at great paintings. You get there by painting all the time. You don't become a mathematician by watching the instructor. You get there by doing the homework. You don't become a famous author by reading Jane Austin and Mark Twain. You get there by writing.
In every case, the thing you must do is create content. However, that's almost impossible on tablets (no keyboard), hard on laptops (small keyboard, no real mouse), and even slightly challenging on desktops (ever try typing out a complex mathematical equation in Latex?).
Today's latest and greatest systems (I'm looking at you, iPad) are really geared toward content consumption, not creation. We should focus more on making it easy for kids to express themselves and then give them the tools that do that.
Thanks for the correction. I was wondering what kind of Roku device wouldn't do Netflix streaming...
According to this article they are looking to include a water cooled solution instead.
Is this really such a big deal? I've used third-party high end cooling solutions for over a decade now and I always buy tray-only CPUs. I buy AMD and I can usually find the processor I want without the heatsink and fan. Are things that different from Intel?
I say it's a great change. How many stock fans and heatsinks will be saved from gathering dust because of this? How much waste will this reduce? Plus it will put $10-15 in someone's pocket (probably Intel's).
Asking shouldn't make it right either. I know I'm saying this through U.S.-colored glasses, but free speech is a fundamental human right and no one should ever be expected to give it up.
More to the point, the problem here isn't social media, rather it is that the police feel its okay to shoot kids and the kids feel its okay to loot and riot. Both of which can occur just as well with or without social media.
"That seems like the wrong approach. How about emulating the hardware, and running the Xbox OS from a hard disk image (or real xbox hard drive)?"
But now you're talking about copyright infringement. I know it's ironic since what most emulators are used for, but still, requiring an emulator to use a copied ROM would just get you a nice lawsuit from the gents at Microsoft.
Excellent nitpick!
This is Intel's effort to reclaim some of the profit margin they gave up when netbooks became popular. The idea is to create a premium form factor that offers enough perks to make them attractive compared to a netbook, while keeping the price under that of the entry level MacBook Air (currently $999).
Don't get too excited about a $475 BOM, though. That number comes from Intel and the purpose is to convince manufacturers that they can produce a retail $999 ultrabook and still make a profit. Manufacturers have been expressing doubts about the form factor.
Screw you guys, I'm going home.
He's the guy who edited the post to include the word "to" used incorrectly three times. Not to be a grammar-nazi, but after the third grade, you should know the difference between "to" and "too".
From the summary, it says that this was stimulus money - i.e., tax money. So, indirectly, they (and every other tax payer) did already pay for it.
Actually, there is no mistake, because we buy gas in units of dollars, not "percent improvements". Consider this "real world" example. You own two vehicles, a 14mpg SUV and a 25mpg sedan. You drive them an equal number of miles per week. You are going to replace one of them with a more fuel efficient vehicle. Economically, does it make more sense to upgrade the SUV to a sedan OR the sedan to a hybrid?
Well, if you upgrade the SUV, you burn 3.1 gallons less of gas for every 100 miles you drive. If you upgrade the sedan, you burn 2.0 gallons less.
Upgrading the SUV will save you an additional 1.1 gallons per 100 miles driven versus upgrading the sedan.
The reason this analysis works is because at the end of the day, we are trying to use less gas, not find the largest percentage improvement.
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Every couple of years, another one of these devices is offered up for sale. Why does this keep coming around? Is there really a demand for artificial scents with every TV commercial? Do we really want to be smell-o-vision while we're watching The Hangover?
Seriously, if you think this is a great idea, please reply and tell us all why...
I used to live in Phoenix. It's dry and it's hot. Phoenix is in the middle of a valley surrounded by mountains, so storm systems tend to wrap around the city rather than pass overhead. With the exact same weather every day, it's hilarious watching the weather forecasters try futilely to come up with new and exciting ways to describe that day's weather.
Okay, that's the funniest "In Soviet Russia..." joke I've ever read. Mod parent +1 funny!
To think that a law enforcement agency, and yes, that's all they are, can walk into a premises with a warrant for specific information and take most of your equipment goes against the whole idea of "freedom".
What's the FBIs alternative? They have a warrant for the server containing a particular person's information. They can't realistically walk in and snip out the part of the hard drive that contains that, can they? They have to take the entire server and on a shared hosting setup, that means dozens or even hundreds of clients. They also need to maintain a good chain of custody on that server, so they can't really ask the hosting company to replicate the data off of server X - they need the real thing and they need it intact.
Possible solutions that would have avoided this for the innocent:
-dedicated server
-colocation
-a hosting provider who has the capability to quickly bring in a backup
It's no accident that your question hasn't gotten any replies. I don't understand why there isn't such a program. Most people would be happy with a cross-platform program that allows for computer-to-computer video conferencing. That's pretty easy:
-record audio
-record video
-transit/receive
-playback audio
-display video
Use a Skype-like distributed phonebook, so you don't have to have any centralized servers (or very, very few). Later, add a plugin system that is flexible enough to allow third-party companies to add support for computer-to-phone and phone-to-computer.
Yes, it can boot an open source OS out of the box.
The NanoNote is not my ideal solution, but I really wish everyone with a smart phone would stop assuming that everyone else also has one. By the end of the year, only half of the cellphones will be smart phones and not everyone even has a cell phone. On top of that, even if you have a smart phone, you don't necessarily have a data plan. I'd have to guess that right now, probably only 20% of adults actually have a smart phone and data plan.
Yes, because there's never a legitimate reason to send/receive executables. My university does this stripping crap and it's annoying as hell. They even yank out archive files. I eventually had to switch to Gmail from the university system, because I would send a colleague a zip file and they would email me back that I forgot to send an attachment (or vice-versa).
A better option than blindly modifying emails is to look for virus signatures in the files. At least that way, you're only eliminating the things that are known to be harmful.
Other posters are suggesting ideas such as requiring a password to unlock the file, or splitting the file into two parts stored in different places. These are all just "security by obscurity" options. The only real way to secure your BitCoins is to secure your computer. Start off with an up-to-date OS, a decent firewall and antivirus, don't download strange programs, and set your firewall to deny Internet access to any program other than those that need it.
The only real problem that I have is that court case and cross-sterilization that you refer to.
Other than that, if company A sells heirloom seeds that produce tasty food year after year and company B sells GMO seeds that produce tasty food for only one year, then I trust the free market to make the right decision and choose the seed that is best for the food supply. I'm not going to hate a company just because their seed is GMO.
That's because you didn't get the reference you insensitive clod!
The real question is why would anyone pre-order any big title. They are going to have hundreds of them on launch day. The only time I've ever pre-ordered anything is if the bonus is particularly good, or if the game is particularly obscure, where they might not carry it all on launch day.