Also, you can refill your soda fountain for pennies on the gallon."
This list includes the price ($8.20/gallon) of Coca-Cola syrup. Since soda fountains mix at about a 5:1 ratio, fountain soda costs about $1.64/gallon. Of course, that's not including carbonation, but I have no idea how much that would cost.
The value of gold is also based on its durability; i.e., the fact that unlike most metals it doesn't corrode easily. Scorpion venoms most likely degrades over time, and thus would be a poor investment.
So if all those companies then make provisions for handling ODF files, what is to stop other businesses from emulating the government and saving money on licensing?
"Handling ODF files" is separate from "saving money on licensing," you know. Don't forget that Microsoft Office supports ODF files now too, and that ODF is a standard format which is implementable by proprietary software, not just OpenOffice's format.
Conflating separate things and making conflicting claims (e.g. "ODF is a standard" vs. "switch to OpenOffice to use ODF") when it suits them is a tactic Microsoft uses, not us. We should be better than that.
Yeah, because we all know every single possible chorded keyboard or other fancy assistive device will work just fine if Windows thinks it's a standard 104-key QWERTY! Including the ability to, say, load new macro programs onto the device (e.g. like a Twiddler2), which wouldn't apply to a normal keyboard.
Now, it may be that it's not really down to the DRM.
It's not that Vista is slow because of the DRM, it's that Vista is slow, period, and that it has DRM. For me, at least, they're entirely separate bullet points on my list of "why I hate Vista."
But it's still a problem -- and one that is Microsoft's fault -- because the existence of DRM "support" in Vista will eventually mean that they can turn it on. Conversely, if Vista didn't support DRM then content providers would be forced to distribute the media unencumbered, which would be a good thing.
I don't believe XP is the second coming; in fact, I'm using 2K as I type this! However, I am thinking of installing XP just because I now share this computer with my girlfriend and I want fast user switching.
I also have a Tablet PC which is currently running Vista, but which will be upgraded to XP this week as Vista is simply too damn slow and annoying to use (I had given it a shot because of the claimed improvements of the Tablet interface -- which do exist, but aren't enough to compensate for the rest of Vista). The only reason I wouldn't be putting 2K on that is because there's no "2K Tablet Edition."
I really wish 2K had the features I need, and in fact it did for a long time. But my needs have changed, and it isn't quite enough for me anymore (unless anybody knows a way to hack FUS and the tablet stuff into it?). I still recommend it as the "least bad" Windows choice for everyone else, however...
The TDI's are easily their equal with 10+ year old tech...
You say that as if 10 years is a lot. But remember, a 10-year-old TDI is only two engine revisions back (i.e., the only newer-tech engines here in the States were the pumpe-duses around 2003 and the brand-new Bluetecs). I'd say my girlfriend's '98 New Beetle TDI is still pretty modern, thankyouverymuch!
Also, hybrids are 10-year-old tech too; the first-gen Prius went on sale in Japan in 1997.
All in all, I'd say that hybrids and small diesels are pretty much equal to each other technologically, and that people should choose between them simply based on the sort of driving they do (city driving->hybrid, highway driving->diesel).
It has a 1940's technology air cooled 1.6l flat 4 in it that can be coerced to get around 35 mpg. The only difference I can see between the modern domestic compact cars and it are: 1. Safety, airbags & crumple zones. 2. Smog.
Yep. I have a 2003 Hyundai Accent, which also has a 1.6L engine (albeit inline and water-cooled) and can be "coerced" into 35mpg. It's also probably 500-1000lbs heavier than the Beetle because of all the extra safety features in it. To be honest, I would have rather the world evolved towards 60MPG still-lightweight cars instead though.
Worse, vehicles get a 50% milage "credit" if they're ethanol-friendly.
What they ought to do, if the vehicle is taking the credit, is do the mileage test using E85 (which has less energy density and thus decreases mileage by 5-15% according to the site I just checked). It'd still be a net gain for Chevy, but it wouldn't be as bad.
But for most families it's still less than their cable bill.
Holy shit! How much do these people pay for cable?!
I'm single and I drive an economy car. Up until last month, I'd been doing a typical Atlanta commute (Gwinnett County to downtown via I-85; about 30 miles or 45 minutes -- yes, this is typical for Atlanta). I was spending at least $150/month for gas alone, which is larger than any sane cable bill by itself. An actual family, with at least one member doing about the same commute but in a 15mpg SUV, must spend at least $250/month around here.
...my last two Chrysler cars both had major transmission failures, very early in their service life. I even ended up 'upside down' on both of their loans.
Perhaps the Chryslers were bad, but regardless of that it was pretty stupid to finance the cars for terms longer than the warranty!
Mustangs and big trucks. Whoop-de-do! That's like judging Chevy based solely on the Corvette, which is absurdly stupid, because you have to judge based on the Chevette too.
In other words, what I'm getting at is that you buy atypical Fords. The question is, how are all those Pintos and Escorts and Tauruses and Crown Vics and Rangers -- you know, the other half of Ford's sales -- holding up?
Notepad is almost featureless and has not changed in a decade or so. It has no code highlighting, no handling of different line endings, no support for different encodings, no tab handling, no plugin framework, no multi-file mode, and in fact its only feature is a search feature without regular expressions...
...And it doesn't even handle text encodings correctly!
Try this: write "this app can break" (without quotes), or any other text with the same pattern of spaces, in an otherwise-blank file, save it, and then reopen it. It'll show up as unprintable characters because that's (apparently) the magic sequence to switch Notepad to Unicode mode.
But when i get into excel and find no regular expressions as find options, I wonder if people dissing openoffice because it lacked some equation editor options were on crack.
No, they're just people who care about writing equations more than they do about using regular expressions. You're the one on crack if you find that hard to understand. Different people have different needs; for example, my problem with OpenOffice Calc is that it wasn't capable of making bar graphs with "whiskers," which was required for my lab reports in materials class.
But neither is copyright itself! Taking real property without due process is not a valid remedy for an imaginary (as in "IP," or "imaginary property") grievance!
...we don't have unlimited protection against search and seizure - property can already be seized in connection with criminal investigations.
Damnit, that's unconstitutional too! And I don't care what the Supreme Court said; the Supreme Court was wrong! Even people accused of being drug dealers have rights, until they're convicted.
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This list includes the price ($8.20/gallon) of Coca-Cola syrup. Since soda fountains mix at about a 5:1 ratio, fountain soda costs about $1.64/gallon. Of course, that's not including carbonation, but I have no idea how much that would cost.
The value of gold is also based on its durability; i.e., the fact that unlike most metals it doesn't corrode easily. Scorpion venoms most likely degrades over time, and thus would be a poor investment.
"Handling ODF files" is separate from "saving money on licensing," you know. Don't forget that Microsoft Office supports ODF files now too, and that ODF is a standard format which is implementable by proprietary software, not just OpenOffice's format.
Conflating separate things and making conflicting claims (e.g. "ODF is a standard" vs. "switch to OpenOffice to use ODF") when it suits them is a tactic Microsoft uses, not us. We should be better than that.
3) They want MSOXML to be eligible for use by governments that have regulations requiring "open standards."
Indie Rock Pete would use Plan 9.
Yeah, because we all know every single possible chorded keyboard or other fancy assistive device will work just fine if Windows thinks it's a standard 104-key QWERTY! Including the ability to, say, load new macro programs onto the device (e.g. like a Twiddler2), which wouldn't apply to a normal keyboard.
Oh wait -- it won't work, dumbass!
And now you know why some of us still even prefer 2K to XP!
It's not that Vista is slow because of the DRM, it's that Vista is slow, period, and that it has DRM. For me, at least, they're entirely separate bullet points on my list of "why I hate Vista."
But it's still a problem -- and one that is Microsoft's fault -- because the existence of DRM "support" in Vista will eventually mean that they can turn it on. Conversely, if Vista didn't support DRM then content providers would be forced to distribute the media unencumbered, which would be a good thing.
The "unacceptable DRM" isn't only (or even mostly) about playing media, you know!
For what it's worth, I even avoid XP as much as possible, just because of the "activation," even though all my copies are legal!
I don't believe XP is the second coming; in fact, I'm using 2K as I type this! However, I am thinking of installing XP just because I now share this computer with my girlfriend and I want fast user switching.
I also have a Tablet PC which is currently running Vista, but which will be upgraded to XP this week as Vista is simply too damn slow and annoying to use (I had given it a shot because of the claimed improvements of the Tablet interface -- which do exist, but aren't enough to compensate for the rest of Vista). The only reason I wouldn't be putting 2K on that is because there's no "2K Tablet Edition."
I really wish 2K had the features I need, and in fact it did for a long time. But my needs have changed, and it isn't quite enough for me anymore (unless anybody knows a way to hack FUS and the tablet stuff into it?). I still recommend it as the "least bad" Windows choice for everyone else, however...
Huh? Those still exist; they're just called the Taurus [X] now.
No, my car was paid off after about 4 years (on a 5 year loan), but it's still under its 100K mile powertrain warranty.
You say that as if 10 years is a lot. But remember, a 10-year-old TDI is only two engine revisions back (i.e., the only newer-tech engines here in the States were the pumpe-duses around 2003 and the brand-new Bluetecs). I'd say my girlfriend's '98 New Beetle TDI is still pretty modern, thankyouverymuch!
Also, hybrids are 10-year-old tech too; the first-gen Prius went on sale in Japan in 1997.
All in all, I'd say that hybrids and small diesels are pretty much equal to each other technologically, and that people should choose between them simply based on the sort of driving they do (city driving->hybrid, highway driving->diesel).
Yep. I have a 2003 Hyundai Accent, which also has a 1.6L engine (albeit inline and water-cooled) and can be "coerced" into 35mpg. It's also probably 500-1000lbs heavier than the Beetle because of all the extra safety features in it. To be honest, I would have rather the world evolved towards 60MPG still-lightweight cars instead though.
What they ought to do, if the vehicle is taking the credit, is do the mileage test using E85 (which has less energy density and thus decreases mileage by 5-15% according to the site I just checked). It'd still be a net gain for Chevy, but it wouldn't be as bad.
Of course, it'd never happen...
Holy shit! How much do these people pay for cable?!
I'm single and I drive an economy car. Up until last month, I'd been doing a typical Atlanta commute (Gwinnett County to downtown via I-85; about 30 miles or 45 minutes -- yes, this is typical for Atlanta). I was spending at least $150/month for gas alone, which is larger than any sane cable bill by itself. An actual family, with at least one member doing about the same commute but in a 15mpg SUV, must spend at least $250/month around here.
Perhaps the Chryslers were bad, but regardless of that it was pretty stupid to finance the cars for terms longer than the warranty!
Mustangs and big trucks. Whoop-de-do! That's like judging Chevy based solely on the Corvette, which is absurdly stupid, because you have to judge based on the Chevette too.
In other words, what I'm getting at is that you buy atypical Fords. The question is, how are all those Pintos and Escorts and Tauruses and Crown Vics and Rangers -- you know, the other half of Ford's sales -- holding up?
I was under the impression that "guessing" was non-standard, and thus the correct thing to do would be not to guess.
I like adding a top bar with KNewsTicker showing the Slashdot RSS.
...And it doesn't even handle text encodings correctly!
Try this: write "this app can break" (without quotes), or any other text with the same pattern of spaces, in an otherwise-blank file, save it, and then reopen it. It'll show up as unprintable characters because that's (apparently) the magic sequence to switch Notepad to Unicode mode.
No, they're just people who care about writing equations more than they do about using regular expressions. You're the one on crack if you find that hard to understand. Different people have different needs; for example, my problem with OpenOffice Calc is that it wasn't capable of making bar graphs with "whiskers," which was required for my lab reports in materials class.
But neither is copyright itself! Taking real property without due process is not a valid remedy for an imaginary (as in "IP," or "imaginary property") grievance!
Damnit, that's unconstitutional too! And I don't care what the Supreme Court said; the Supreme Court was wrong! Even people accused of being drug dealers have rights, until they're convicted.
No, actually all those lights have signs next to them saying "one car per green."
In America, roundabouts (what few we have, anyway) go counterclockwise. All turns (both into and out of the roundabout), are right turns.