Apple still has many products that met the EPEAT certification requirements. However, the newer products with glued batteries and screen components do not.
The MacBook Pro with Retina Display has an EPEAT Gold rating - so no, that's not it.
If you're talking about phones and tablets... currently EPEAT doesn't rate them - at all - for any manufacturer.
.. and you are correct.
I was under the impression that the glue used on the battery and screen would cause issues with regard to recycling the battery and screen components in a standard way would prevent certification.
If Apple takes them all back for recycling, doesn't that work?
No, it doesn't work, because it still means you are going to replace the unit just because the battery got weak,or pay Apple exorbitant extended warranty or out of warranty charges.
The cost to replace the battery depends on the device and ranges from ~$50 to ~$200, from iPods/iPhones up to the Macbook Pro Retina, which isn't unreasonable considering the size of the built in batteries on the newest laptops. The cost for the older Macbook batteries that were replaceable is about $130 anyway. Hardly exorbitant.
I wonder what kind of back deals finally convinced EPEAT to give Apple the seal of approval.
They didn't give them the seal of approval. Apple still has many products that met the EPEAT certification requirements. However, the newer products with glued batteries and screen components do not. Those products still do not meet the EPEAT requirements and are not certified. Apple withdrew *all* of their products from the certificated list and stated they would no longer pursue the certification. Based on the response from their customers, they have decided to reapply the certification for their existing products that meet the requirements (mostly the Macbook Pros, iMacs, etc).
EPEAT also changed their position and acknowledged the fact they are going to have to change the certification requirements in the future to account for newer slimmer devices and technologies that require more specialized recycling programs. Apple has for some time now offered its own recycling program for all of its products (and other vendors products!).
The current air has a 1366x768 display and on 13" that sucks. I can see the pixels quite easily at normal use distance. I want my maximally corrected vision to be the limiting factor not the panel.
Actually, the 13.3 inch MacBook Air has a 1440x900 display. The 11.6 inch one has a 1366x768 display. Still a bit low compared to the competition, but the 13 inches isn't that bad. I expect they may upgrade it in the next refresh.
Stop spreading FUD. They didn't sue because it had round corners, there was a long list of things that were copied right down to the power adapters and packaging. Samsung has a long history of copying other manufacturers devices (see their old "blackjack" phone as an example).
Just reading wikipedia's description: " CentOS exists to provide a free enterprise class computing platform and strives to maintain 100% binary compatibility with its upstream source, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)." - Why not just use Red Hat directly?
Because that way they don't have to pay Red Hat anything.
I'm not a fan of the DRM crap either, but lets be fair here. The pass they included wasn't for 1/3 of KoA, it was for a short quest line that took maybe 2-3hours to complete. It was nothing really special or essential for the main story of the game. I wasn't happy about it, and I certainly wouldn't have bought the game had I known they were doing it, but lets not accuse them of preventing used game buyers from finishing the game just yet.
As for KoA itself, I actually thought it was pretty good. Kind of like Fable, except way longer with a bunch more weapons. The main issue is that it was released fairly close to other high profile games. Lets be honest here, if you only had enough time/money for either Skyrim or KoA which would you choose? I think the sales numbers speak for themselves.
I agree with you, except I don't like the gameplay in the Elder series. KoA has amazing game play and movement. It actually feels like an action game. The world is just so massive, that one locked quest (House of Valor) is miniscule. As you say, it isn't part of the main story line and it is far from 1/3. There are 100s of quests in the game.
All I can say is good riddance. I'm glad that a shitty game with an even shittier DRM practice is not rewarded. We should be happy about this.
Have you actually even played Kingdoms of Amalur or are just ranting because of some stuff you read on the Internet? I have spent many hours playing and absolutely love it. It is quite the opposite of a "shitty" game.
I played the console version, so I can't really speak of the DRM. It doesn't seem to have any more than any other console game. There is one quest (House of Valor) that is unlocked with a key you get when you buy it new, but you can get it as DLC. I bought it used for pretty cheap. Loved the game so much I didn't mind paying a bit for the one quest. The game has such a massive world that it is worth it and the action game play is fantastic. IMHO far superior game play than the Elder series. Then they released two new DLCs which are also massive new areas to explore and worth the cost to purchase.
There is a lot of misunderstanding of what exactly the bill would allow. There is some oversight and a form of judicial review. Obama most certainly did not want the White House to have "unconstrained power". Nothing he said would imply that. He did not want to be forced to put everyone in this class in military detention (maintaining the option of civilian courts in some cases). Everyone seems to miss the fact that this was included in the NDAA, which has to pass every year to continue funding the military. Voting against it would have been used against him politically as not supporting the military. It passed both the House and the Senate with >2/3 majority anyway.
Obama said: "I have signed the Act chiefly because it authorizes funding for the defense of the United States and its interests abroad, crucial services for service members and their families, and vital national security programs that must be renewed . . . I have signed this bill despite having serious reservations with certain provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation, and prosecution of suspected terrorists."
Really? Does his IP maximalism really come close to his support for the NDAA? His assassination of US citizens and flagrant violation of the War Powers Act? His crack down on government whistle blowers (more whistle blowers prosecuted than all previous presidents combined)? His crack down on legal medical marijuana dispensaries despite his promise to respect states rights on the issue? His failure to prosecute anyone for the 2008 financial crisis?
IP maximalism is bad, but it's WAY down on the list of grievences against Barack Obama.
While I agree with some of the things you are faulting him for (although not all are so clear), faulting him for "support for the NDAA" is over generalizing. An NDAA is passed every year. It is what specifies the budget and expenditures for the US DoD. You are probably upset with a single provision in this year's bill being referred to as the "Indefinite Detention" section. The president himself was not happy with this provision and pushed back. Unfortunately, a compromise on the wording didn't improve it much. Also (unfortunate) the law does nothing that the Federal courts have not already recognized as lawful.
i dont understand this idea that gays have different rights than straight people.
i am a straight male...i can marry a woman but not a man.
a gay man can marry a woman but not a man.
we have the exact same rights.
As I said in a comment above, marriage is about a partnership between two people under the law and should be judged in those terms. A gay couple does not have the same rights as a heterosexual couple. If you can't grasp that then you are being intuitionally dense.
You are being intentionally obtuse. Marriage is about a partnership involving two parties under the law and should be judged in those terms, therefor (rights of AA) != (rights of AB). In fact, there are no rights for AA because it is not allowed to exist under the law (i.e. in most states and federally). The fact that AA can't exist represents an inequality. Since Marriage is between two people, you cannot argue that gay couples have equal rights to straight couples because they are all free to marry the opposite sex as individuals. The semantic argument you are making is very similar to the one used to support segregation among blacks and whites at one time.
Tolerance -- The idea of putting up with beliefs differing from one's own.
Zero Tolerance -- What right-wing nuts have for anyone who doesn't agree with them...
FTFY..? Really though, why are you bringing political ideology up? It seems it's mostly the social conservatives fighting for these sorts of DUI laws. Heck, the ACLU (arguably a fairly liberal organization) has a history of fighting against some of these police activities.
People would avoid going into the same elevator with him, to avoid any potential repercussions. It's been written about, why not start reading if you are so interested.
You're the ones making the argument, so it is your point to prove. I've read a significant amount about him, but not heard this specifically. Citations and references are valuable tools (necessary tools) to support a position, especially when that position is so derogatory towards someone. If you can't produce them, then maybe you shouldn't me making the statements or should at least preface them with "I imagine...". Also, you might also need to learn to consider possible bias in your sources (if you were to use them).
The difference between SJ and most people, not referenced in his report but available from anyone who ever worked closely with him, was that SJ was addicted to backstabbing even when it would hurt him as well. Do a favor for SJ? Either disappear immediately or count on him going out of his way to hurt you.
Have you met everyone who worked closely with him? What is the reference for this? Do you have a personal anecdote? I'm curious where you derive this assessment of him. To say that "anyone who ever worked closely with him" would basically call him a vindictive backstabbing SOB seems extremely hyperbolical or like you just have your own axe to grind.
Don't sweat it, you still got your well deserved +5 Insightful;).
I live in Virginia, so I'm familiar with Mr. Cantor, although I am not in his district. I'm really not a fan because he has the polar opposite views of mine on most every social issue (and most economic/political issue for that matter).
Eric Cantor is Speaker of the House, and he's the one who 'tabled' SOPA yesterday, according to the stories we've been reading. The Speaker controls the House by controlling the schedule. He decides what gets floor time, and if he refuses to schedule something for a vote it can't become law.
Small correction, Eric Cantor is House Majority Leader. The current speaker of the house is John Boehner.
In any case it could still be defeated with his severed head.
That is macabre. I would think just tying him up and holding the phone up to his face would work just as well, or putting a gun to the back of his head, or if you must kill him I don't think removing the head is actually necessary. But hey, different strokes for different folks;)
lol "Big contributors to the open source movement"
From the most anti open source group out there...
I don't understand how they are anti-open source? They're OS is built from an open source OS and includes a massive amount of open source code. They contribute to a multitude of open source projects.
He might be thinking more generally of sepsis (or blood poisoning) which might be caused by a lot of things including wide spread cell death, but it would still have to be a lot of cell death from a really widespread infection.
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Apple still has many products that met the EPEAT certification requirements. However, the newer products with glued batteries and screen components do not.
The MacBook Pro with Retina Display has an EPEAT Gold rating - so no, that's not it.
If you're talking about phones and tablets... currently EPEAT doesn't rate them - at all - for any manufacturer.
I was under the impression that the glue used on the battery and screen would cause issues with regard to recycling the battery and screen components in a standard way would prevent certification.
If Apple takes them all back for recycling, doesn't that work?
No, it doesn't work, because it still means you are going to replace the unit just because the battery got weak,or pay Apple exorbitant extended warranty or out of warranty charges.
The cost to replace the battery depends on the device and ranges from ~$50 to ~$200, from iPods/iPhones up to the Macbook Pro Retina, which isn't unreasonable considering the size of the built in batteries on the newest laptops. The cost for the older Macbook batteries that were replaceable is about $130 anyway. Hardly exorbitant.
I wonder what kind of back deals finally convinced EPEAT to give Apple the seal of approval.
They didn't give them the seal of approval. Apple still has many products that met the EPEAT certification requirements. However, the newer products with glued batteries and screen components do not. Those products still do not meet the EPEAT requirements and are not certified. Apple withdrew *all* of their products from the certificated list and stated they would no longer pursue the certification. Based on the response from their customers, they have decided to reapply the certification for their existing products that meet the requirements (mostly the Macbook Pros, iMacs, etc).
EPEAT also changed their position and acknowledged the fact they are going to have to change the certification requirements in the future to account for newer slimmer devices and technologies that require more specialized recycling programs. Apple has for some time now offered its own recycling program for all of its products (and other vendors products!).
The current air has a 1366x768 display and on 13" that sucks. I can see the pixels quite easily at normal use distance. I want my maximally corrected vision to be the limiting factor not the panel.
Actually, the 13.3 inch MacBook Air has a 1440x900 display. The 11.6 inch one has a 1366x768 display. Still a bit low compared to the competition, but the 13 inches isn't that bad. I expect they may upgrade it in the next refresh.
Stop spreading FUD. They didn't sue because it had round corners, there was a long list of things that were copied right down to the power adapters and packaging. Samsung has a long history of copying other manufacturers devices (see their old "blackjack" phone as an example).
Just reading wikipedia's description: " CentOS exists to provide a free enterprise class computing platform and strives to maintain 100% binary compatibility with its upstream source, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)." - Why not just use Red Hat directly?
Because that way they don't have to pay Red Hat anything.
I'm not a fan of the DRM crap either, but lets be fair here. The pass they included wasn't for 1/3 of KoA, it was for a short quest line that took maybe 2-3hours to complete. It was nothing really special or essential for the main story of the game. I wasn't happy about it, and I certainly wouldn't have bought the game had I known they were doing it, but lets not accuse them of preventing used game buyers from finishing the game just yet. As for KoA itself, I actually thought it was pretty good. Kind of like Fable, except way longer with a bunch more weapons. The main issue is that it was released fairly close to other high profile games. Lets be honest here, if you only had enough time/money for either Skyrim or KoA which would you choose? I think the sales numbers speak for themselves.
I agree with you, except I don't like the gameplay in the Elder series. KoA has amazing game play and movement. It actually feels like an action game. The world is just so massive, that one locked quest (House of Valor) is miniscule. As you say, it isn't part of the main story line and it is far from 1/3. There are 100s of quests in the game.
All I can say is good riddance. I'm glad that a shitty game with an even shittier DRM practice is not rewarded. We should be happy about this.
Have you actually even played Kingdoms of Amalur or are just ranting because of some stuff you read on the Internet? I have spent many hours playing and absolutely love it. It is quite the opposite of a "shitty" game.
I played the console version, so I can't really speak of the DRM. It doesn't seem to have any more than any other console game. There is one quest (House of Valor) that is unlocked with a key you get when you buy it new, but you can get it as DLC. I bought it used for pretty cheap. Loved the game so much I didn't mind paying a bit for the one quest. The game has such a massive world that it is worth it and the action game play is fantastic. IMHO far superior game play than the Elder series. Then they released two new DLCs which are also massive new areas to explore and worth the cost to purchase.
There is a lot of misunderstanding of what exactly the bill would allow. There is some oversight and a form of judicial review. Obama most certainly did not want the White House to have "unconstrained power". Nothing he said would imply that. He did not want to be forced to put everyone in this class in military detention (maintaining the option of civilian courts in some cases). Everyone seems to miss the fact that this was included in the NDAA, which has to pass every year to continue funding the military. Voting against it would have been used against him politically as not supporting the military. It passed both the House and the Senate with >2/3 majority anyway.
Obama said: "I have signed the Act chiefly because it authorizes funding for the defense of the United States and its interests abroad, crucial services for service members and their families, and vital national security programs that must be renewed . . . I have signed this bill despite having serious reservations with certain provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation, and prosecution of suspected terrorists."
Really? Does his IP maximalism really come close to his support for the NDAA? His assassination of US citizens and flagrant violation of the War Powers Act? His crack down on government whistle blowers (more whistle blowers prosecuted than all previous presidents combined)? His crack down on legal medical marijuana dispensaries despite his promise to respect states rights on the issue? His failure to prosecute anyone for the 2008 financial crisis?
IP maximalism is bad, but it's WAY down on the list of grievences against Barack Obama.
While I agree with some of the things you are faulting him for (although not all are so clear), faulting him for "support for the NDAA" is over generalizing. An NDAA is passed every year. It is what specifies the budget and expenditures for the US DoD. You are probably upset with a single provision in this year's bill being referred to as the "Indefinite Detention" section. The president himself was not happy with this provision and pushed back. Unfortunately, a compromise on the wording didn't improve it much. Also (unfortunate) the law does nothing that the Federal courts have not already recognized as lawful.
i dont understand this idea that gays have different rights than straight people. i am a straight male...i can marry a woman but not a man. a gay man can marry a woman but not a man. we have the exact same rights.
As I said in a comment above, marriage is about a partnership between two people under the law and should be judged in those terms. A gay couple does not have the same rights as a heterosexual couple. If you can't grasp that then you are being intuitionally dense.
You are being intentionally obtuse. Marriage is about a partnership involving two parties under the law and should be judged in those terms, therefor (rights of AA) != (rights of AB). In fact, there are no rights for AA because it is not allowed to exist under the law (i.e. in most states and federally). The fact that AA can't exist represents an inequality. Since Marriage is between two people, you cannot argue that gay couples have equal rights to straight couples because they are all free to marry the opposite sex as individuals. The semantic argument you are making is very similar to the one used to support segregation among blacks and whites at one time.
Tolerance -- The idea of putting up with beliefs differing from one's own.
Zero Tolerance -- What right-wing nuts have for anyone who doesn't agree with them...
FTFY..? Really though, why are you bringing political ideology up? It seems it's mostly the social conservatives fighting for these sorts of DUI laws. Heck, the ACLU (arguably a fairly liberal organization) has a history of fighting against some of these police activities.
Don't hate the player, hate the game.
People would avoid going into the same elevator with him, to avoid any potential repercussions. It's been written about, why not start reading if you are so interested.
You're the ones making the argument, so it is your point to prove. I've read a significant amount about him, but not heard this specifically. Citations and references are valuable tools (necessary tools) to support a position, especially when that position is so derogatory towards someone. If you can't produce them, then maybe you shouldn't me making the statements or should at least preface them with "I imagine...". Also, you might also need to learn to consider possible bias in your sources (if you were to use them).
The difference between SJ and most people, not referenced in his report but available from anyone who ever worked closely with him, was that SJ was addicted to backstabbing even when it would hurt him as well. Do a favor for SJ? Either disappear immediately or count on him going out of his way to hurt you.
Have you met everyone who worked closely with him? What is the reference for this? Do you have a personal anecdote? I'm curious where you derive this assessment of him. To say that "anyone who ever worked closely with him" would basically call him a vindictive backstabbing SOB seems extremely hyperbolical or like you just have your own axe to grind.
Did anyone notice the two dissenters were appointed to the court by President George W. Bush?
No, because they weren't. Justice Stephen Gerald Breyer was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1994.
Don't sweat it, you still got your well deserved +5 Insightful ;).
I live in Virginia, so I'm familiar with Mr. Cantor, although I am not in his district. I'm really not a fan because he has the polar opposite views of mine on most every social issue (and most economic/political issue for that matter).
Eric Cantor is Speaker of the House, and he's the one who 'tabled' SOPA yesterday, according to the stories we've been reading. The Speaker controls the House by controlling the schedule. He decides what gets floor time, and if he refuses to schedule something for a vote it can't become law.
Small correction, Eric Cantor is House Majority Leader. The current speaker of the house is John Boehner.
In any case it could still be defeated with his severed head.
That is macabre. I would think just tying him up and holding the phone up to his face would work just as well, or putting a gun to the back of his head, or if you must kill him I don't think removing the head is actually necessary. But hey, different strokes for different folks ;)
Oh, I think we have the capability to build cars for a fly. Question is, would they sell?
I think if a car cost only a single fly, it would have a lot of potential buyers.
lol "Big contributors to the open source movement" From the most anti open source group out there...
I don't understand how they are anti-open source? They're OS is built from an open source OS and includes a massive amount of open source code. They contribute to a multitude of open source projects.
He might be thinking more generally of sepsis (or blood poisoning) which might be caused by a lot of things including wide spread cell death, but it would still have to be a lot of cell death from a really widespread infection.
I believe you are referring to a Herxheimer reaction.
However, it is usually only associated with the death of bacteria and not virus infected cells.
XKCD isn't funny, either.
References to pop culture don't make you funny. Being funny makes you funny.
Humor is highly subjective.