After calling Cingular this afternoon to find out the problem with incoming calls, I have been credited with $20 as compensation for the poor service for the last 2 days.
I can still make outgoing calls but no-one can get hold of me. Shame;-)
I totally agree with you on manufacturer's motives for chosing a decimal representation of these numbers. Anything to get an advertising edge.
IMHO, however, the confusion started with the geeks. Referring to 2^10 B as a kB was easy - but innacurate. I don't care about the context - 1kB should be 1000B. The topic is an evolution of that.
Personally, I never heard of a kibibyte. Now that I have, it sounds reasonable enough. Seems to me its not the marketing bods that should change their ways.
So if the majority of a people are bashing gays, gay bashing should be legal?
You may not like it - and for the record, I would not support that particular example myself either - but isn't that democracy?
If it indeed true, as posted above, that 57 million Americans support file swapping, then why isn't the law in their favor?
If the voting population are democratically happy to face any consequence of IP rights reductions, then it should be so. The law is an ass.
As it happens, I do not personally believe music swapping to be moral. But I do want to live in a democracy and accept that my opinion is not always shared by a majority.
Problem with diluting the information pool, as you describe, is that the absolute total of good data remains constant: there remains money to be made on the genuine replies.
The article says that good data is worth $20 on a prospective $1000 profit on a mortgage lend. You'd have to add a lot of bad enquiries to make the process unprofitable. A 1% phony reply rate is barely going to hurt at all, unfortunately.
For most people the computer is an appliance. They want to turn it on and have it work.
I would liked to have believed that, but if it were really true, why is Windows the dominant OS? Linux is still too difficult for the average end user to install and it will never compete until that simple fact is addressed. OS-X fits your declaration but it will never be available to users who can't see past paying less for lower quality Wintel.
Also...
You talk about focussing on productivity whilst supporting IE as a browser! Did I miss the upgrade that put pop-up blocking and tabbed browsing into IE? Get used to those features in Mozilla or Safari, then try to explain why IE is more productive.
Nope. Sorry. I see no other explanation than to agree with grand-parent post: IE is still the dominant browser, because Windows is the dominant desktop platform.
Well - it was a nice idea, in principle. Looks to me as if this model has so much going on around the screen that when folded it would be about the same size as the screen.
If that's the case, it may as well be following the current laptop form factor and not incorporate a folding screen at all.
One early use, I guess, would be to have laptops that essentially tri-folded. I love carrying around a small laptop but it would be great to open up a larger screen.
I wish them luck. A screen with the flexibility to either roll-up or fold multiple ways just looks a long way off, though, on this evidence.
Safari v85 also still doesn't work with ThinkGeek accounts (bug submitted through v74, just in case). Now, at least, ThinkGeek acknowledge it, which wasn't the case when I first happened upon the problem for myself.
They say:
"Attention Safari Users: Due to a problem with Safari reading cookies on our site, Safari users are unable to log into the site. The problem should be resolved soon, but in the meantime, please use a different browser such as Mozilla, Netscape, or Internet Explorer. Sorry for the inconvenience!"
Is it ironic only to me that OSDN are pointing people to using (among other things) M$IE?
What IS the default font NOW?
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Now I've updated Safari, the default font for me is Helvetica 14. (Sans-serif: makes sense, looks good.)
Not sure how you ended up with Times...
Re:What was the default font before?
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The last Safari beta (v74) used Lucida Grande 14 as default font.
I find it strange that a switch has been made to a serif font - Times - as default. The "frilly bits" added to the letters in a serif font were designed so that text could still be read even if printed onto cheap paper that let the ink spread. On screen, a sans-serif (no "frilly bits") font is far more readable and so makes much more sense. e.g. Lucida, Arial.
Who cares if pages render like they do through M$IE if it looks like crap? The good news is that it can be changed in preferences.
I have also read the reviews of PocketMac and am disappointed and frustrated that it seems to be expensive and worthless at the same time. The concept of Missing Sync is different and appears to be more Mac orientated. let's hope it works.
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640k ought to be enough for anybody...
After calling Cingular this afternoon to find out the problem with incoming calls, I have been credited with $20 as compensation for the poor service for the last 2 days.
;-)
I can still make outgoing calls but no-one can get hold of me. Shame
I totally agree with you on manufacturer's motives for chosing a decimal representation of these numbers. Anything to get an advertising edge.
IMHO, however, the confusion started with the geeks. Referring to 2^10 B as a kB was easy - but innacurate. I don't care about the context - 1kB should be 1000B. The topic is an evolution of that.
Personally, I never heard of a kibibyte. Now that I have, it sounds reasonable enough. Seems to me its not the marketing bods that should change their ways.
So if the majority of a people are bashing gays, gay bashing should be legal?
You may not like it - and for the record, I would not support that particular example myself either - but isn't that democracy?
If it indeed true, as posted above, that 57 million Americans support file swapping, then why isn't the law in their favor?
If the voting population are democratically happy to face any consequence of IP rights reductions, then it should be so. The law is an ass.
As it happens, I do not personally believe music swapping to be moral. But I do want to live in a democracy and accept that my opinion is not always shared by a majority.
Problem with diluting the information pool, as you describe, is that the absolute total of good data remains constant: there remains money to be made on the genuine replies.
The article says that good data is worth $20 on a prospective $1000 profit on a mortgage lend. You'd have to add a lot of bad enquiries to make the process unprofitable. A 1% phony reply rate is barely going to hurt at all, unfortunately.
PocketMac is, apparently, simultaneously expensive and worthless.
MissingSync appears to be better received.
"Two-and-a-quarter pounds of jam weigh about a kilogram."
Repeat. In a sing-song style.
For most people the computer is an appliance. They want to turn it on and have it work.
I would liked to have believed that, but if it were really true, why is Windows the dominant OS? Linux is still too difficult for the average end user to install and it will never compete until that simple fact is addressed. OS-X fits your declaration but it will never be available to users who can't see past paying less for lower quality Wintel.
Also...
You talk about focussing on productivity whilst supporting IE as a browser! Did I miss the upgrade that put pop-up blocking and tabbed browsing into IE? Get used to those features in Mozilla or Safari, then try to explain why IE is more productive.
Nope. Sorry. I see no other explanation than to agree with grand-parent post:
IE is still the dominant browser, because Windows is the dominant desktop platform.
Well - it was a nice idea, in principle. Looks to me as if this model has so much going on around the screen that when folded it would be about the same size as the screen. If that's the case, it may as well be following the current laptop form factor and not incorporate a folding screen at all.
One early use, I guess, would be to have laptops that essentially tri-folded. I love carrying around a small laptop but it would be great to open up a larger screen.
I wish them luck. A screen with the flexibility to either roll-up or fold multiple ways just looks a long way off, though, on this evidence.
Safari v85 also still doesn't work with ThinkGeek accounts (bug submitted through v74, just in case). Now, at least, ThinkGeek acknowledge it, which wasn't the case when I first happened upon the problem for myself.
They say:
"Attention Safari Users: Due to a problem with Safari reading cookies on our site, Safari users are unable to log into the site. The problem should be resolved soon, but in the meantime, please use a different browser such as Mozilla, Netscape, or Internet Explorer. Sorry for the inconvenience!"
Is it ironic only to me that OSDN are pointing people to using (among other things) M$IE?
Now I've updated Safari, the default font for me is Helvetica 14. (Sans-serif: makes sense, looks good.)
Not sure how you ended up with Times...
The last Safari beta (v74) used Lucida Grande 14 as default font.
I find it strange that a switch has been made to a serif font - Times - as default. The "frilly bits" added to the letters in a serif font were designed so that text could still be read even if printed onto cheap paper that let the ink spread. On screen, a sans-serif (no "frilly bits") font is far more readable and so makes much more sense. e.g. Lucida, Arial.
Who cares if pages render like they do through M$IE if it looks like crap? The good news is that it can be changed in preferences.
P4?
Just because you use an IBM notebook in the bathroom, doesn't make it the "nicest".
;-)
I sometimes use my 12" PowerBook out by the pool. What could be nicer?
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Novell owns it.
Right?
[Scratches head some more.]
MissingSync looks promising. Due out soon.
I have also read the reviews of PocketMac and am disappointed and frustrated that it seems to be expensive and worthless at the same time. The concept of Missing Sync is different and appears to be more Mac orientated. let's hope it works.
Like comparing apples and oranges.
;-)
More like comparing apples to lemons, if you ask me.
Actually, Hexidecember belongs to Novell.
Maybe.
That's "Mr Jobs" to you.
And me, I guess.
486's coming out of my asshole
Definitely not anally retentive.
Your wrong. You are infinitely stupid := You're infinitely stupid
Woo hoo! My first post!