Just to start, I don't understand the Gibson reference, as I haven't read it, but the company town is still alive and well, to some extent in the US military. Most military bases above a minumum size (unspecified here) have housing for active military personnel. Usually, there is a real town nearby with amenities that could support those people, so they aren't really slaves to the company store. However, it is a bit unnerving that your landlord could call your boss to have legal action taken against you for failing to mow your lawn (admittedly extreme and probably rare).
On a more extreme level, there are locations overseas and on the seas (ships), where there is no alternative to military housing. On the plus side, though, there are thoroughly-written laws that guide both parties in those situations (not to be confused with well-written laws).
From the article: 'The final production testing is done by skilled female technicians who have the ability to test two at a time, in tandem.
Is anything added to the story by commenting on irrelevant physical features, such as gender? Is there something in the article, not quoted here, that makes this relevant? It would seem more natural if they were referred to as women, or more appropriate if they were simply skilled technicians.
Perhaps you can help undo some injustices by telling us who is the rightful heir to publishing rights for works that have no copyright protection, such as Shakespeare's works and The Bible. It sound like there must be some compelling public interest (even if not obvious to most of us) in having private ownership of creative works. I'm not talking about the physical books here, but the right to keep others from publishing copies of them.
How does your view of copyright fit this scenario?
No, he's saying he got arrested because his girlfriend's mom called the police. The bit about being a registered sex offender happened afterwards, though. I think it's clear that a few details were left out in between, probably for brevity; perhaps he can't type very fast....
I have seen test reports that list, as a limitation of test, that the equipment "wasn't tested in all possible environmental conditions, only those conditions that were present during testing." Better reports would specify which conditions had been present during testing, though.
According to the Wikipedia entry, the original prediction was doubling every 12 months. Later it was modified to account for reality.
However, whether it was numerically correct from the start may not be the important part. How about just nailing down the shape of the curve? Isn't that worth something by itself?
On the other hand, does anyone actually have a graph of transistors per chip, or transistor size plotted against time, covering the past 40 years? That is, is anybody checking the numbers?
This one is probably the most useless. It looks good (although too large to display the whole thing) until you notice the disclaimer for the vertical (Transistors) axis: "Note: vertical scale of chart not proportional to actual Transistor count." WTF?
Which iMac model allowed yout [sic] to change (gray) plastic pieces to suit your mood?
If I recall correctly, it was the 'Tangerine' and the 'Blueberry.' Of course the grey plastic pieces weren't included; it was assumed that you already had access to them.
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I noticed on my mac that the sound was pretty low quality, like the codec was different enough to induce noise. Also, I found the cinematography and editing to be very amateurish, to the point where I wouldn't have kept watching if the movie were much longer.
In both respects, things have come a long way since 1992.
Bass is just one of the positions in a Barbershop quartet, and as such probably isn't a technology. Some men have been singing bass since the dawn of time, or puberty, whichever comes first.
I was unable to use an American-issued credit card in Europe because it didn't have a chip on it, so the fuel pump couldn't verify it. I would say your phone experience is the flip side of that.
As far as quality goes, does the whole world use the same audio bandwidth for landline phones? It seems like American phones are about 6kHz and below, although I did just make up that number. If Europe uses a larger bandwidth, phones there may sound better. Anyone?
Oh, I just found another Business Week story about Apple not outsourcing their design. So those who thought that Apple may have bought the design from a Taiwanese company are wrong, according to Apple.
Handling its own design work is one reason for best-sellers like the iPod and Shuffle. Steve Jobs is the other.
"Designed by Apple in Cupertino."
The words are printed in such small type on the back of Apple's (AAPL ) tiny new iPod Shuffle MP3 player that you have to squint to read them.
But maybe Business Week is just a bunch of Apple fanboys....with presbyopia.
Business Week had a cover story about counterfeit goods a month ago. One of the more interesting points was that the situation was so bad that even China was going to crack down on it (due to external pressure).
Now, to be fair, this is not a case of the counterfeiter slapping an Apple brand on the product and selling it as an iShuffle, but it's close. Who knows, maybe the same factory is also selling Apples, we just can't tell because they all look like iPods.
...so you're saying that Tivo itself may be able to fill the need for Tivo-like opportunistic recording? Don't beat around the bush; say what you mean and say it mean.
Here is a method for omitting those ads, which I found works pretty well on many sites. Of course, I haven't been to the site you are referring to, because I don't believe in reading the farticles.
There's probably still time to patent the idea, then sue the guys who are actally using it. Perhaps a claim or two about ex-post-facto patent filings would help.
I thought I knew all about auto fuel pay-at-the-pump purchases until I went to Europe, and found my credit card was not compatible. What was supposed to save me from having to speak pidgin French turned into a great opportunity to experience difficulty understanding a native speaker.
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On a more extreme level, there are locations overseas and on the seas (ships), where there is no alternative to military housing. On the plus side, though, there are thoroughly-written laws that guide both parties in those situations (not to be confused with well-written laws).
Is anything added to the story by commenting on irrelevant physical features, such as gender? Is there something in the article, not quoted here, that makes this relevant? It would seem more natural if they were referred to as women, or more appropriate if they were simply skilled technicians.
How does your view of copyright fit this scenario?
The best advice I can offer is to ignore my advice.
No, he's saying he got arrested because his girlfriend's mom called the police. The bit about being a registered sex offender happened afterwards, though. I think it's clear that a few details were left out in between, probably for brevity; perhaps he can't type very fast....
Number 7 seems like it would be negligible....
I have seen test reports that list, as a limitation of test, that the equipment "wasn't tested in all possible environmental conditions, only those conditions that were present during testing." Better reports would specify which conditions had been present during testing, though.
However, whether it was numerically correct from the start may not be the important part. How about just nailing down the shape of the curve? Isn't that worth something by itself?
On the other hand, does anyone actually have a graph of transistors per chip, or transistor size plotted against time, covering the past 40 years? That is, is anybody checking the numbers?
I guess I can do my own Googling:
Gordon's graph paper that shows cost versus number of transistors per chip
Intel processors, a little behind the curve - doubling every two years.
More Intel processors (same ones), but this time doubling every 18 months.
This one is probably the most useless. It looks good (although too large to display the whole thing) until you notice the disclaimer for the vertical (Transistors) axis: "Note: vertical scale of chart not proportional to actual Transistor count." WTF?
He meant he wouldn't read an article again. But your point is worth making. Well, I haven't read it yet, but I will, and it will be worth it.
Hose it down with waste oil (because water would evaporate) just like Times Beach, Missouri.
If you re-read the article, you will see that this post (mine, not yours) is pure drivel, and should be ignored.
If I recall correctly, it was the 'Tangerine' and the 'Blueberry.' Of course the grey plastic pieces weren't included; it was assumed that you already had access to them.
In both respects, things have come a long way since 1992.
Here is the Google cache of said photo's.
Bass is just one of the positions in a Barbershop quartet, and as such probably isn't a technology. Some men have been singing bass since the dawn of time, or puberty, whichever comes first.
I prefer Zombo.com for that type of thing. Actually, it's a better source for treatment than for diagnosis, but you may disagree.
And after the breakup, it was fragmented. So telephone service was the same in the US and Europe. So that's settled. What were we talking about?
As far as quality goes, does the whole world use the same audio bandwidth for landline phones? It seems like American phones are about 6kHz and below, although I did just make up that number. If Europe uses a larger bandwidth, phones there may sound better. Anyone?
But maybe Business Week is just a bunch of Apple fanboys....with presbyopia.
Now, to be fair, this is not a case of the counterfeiter slapping an Apple brand on the product and selling it as an iShuffle, but it's close. Who knows, maybe the same factory is also selling Apples, we just can't tell because they all look like iPods.
...so you're saying that Tivo itself may be able to fill the need for Tivo-like opportunistic recording? Don't beat around the bush; say what you mean and say it mean.
Mod parent Informative. Je thought Keitai was a brand name of keitai, uh, I mean cell phone.
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There's probably still time to patent the idea, then sue the guys who are actally using it. Perhaps a claim or two about ex-post-facto patent filings would help.
I thought I knew all about auto fuel pay-at-the-pump purchases until I went to Europe, and found my credit card was not compatible. What was supposed to save me from having to speak pidgin French turned into a great opportunity to experience difficulty understanding a native speaker.