How do you know there isn't a bunch of women and babies hiding from the fighting in the next room. Or for that matter, some of your valiant Iraqui allies. Wouldn't it be better to have a look see first? You could still have a couple of guys with grenades ready to throw.
Can't you at least try to be fair. Why would I spend $99 on anti-virus when there are any number of perfectly good free ones out there. Adobe Elements??? Wtf do I want to spend $99 for that? I can get Picassa or Gimp or Paint.net for free. Chances are the Vista laptop comes with MS Works (mine did) so an office suite seems kinda unnecessary. If not, Open Office will do. So - $600 vs $999. Looks like they're not competing very hard on price.
Insofar as the only person to see the prescription is going to be me, the pharmacist, and maybe his assistant, I think I would prefer HERPES CREAM. That way I don't end up with a tube of RABIES SERUM by mistake.
Does anybody know why doctors still mostly hand write prescriptions? They are (to me) almost illegible. Wouldn't printing in block letters reduce the risk of a pharmacist mis-reading a prescription with possibly serious negative consequences. Is it tradition, resistance to change, some sort of medieval security by obscurity? I am genuinely curious to know.
Mostly doesn't mean only. I use mine for email, web, etc. I also use it for AutoCad, MS Office, Power Point, and MS Project, and most important Starcraft and Diablo 2. Where did the idea come from that netbooks are only for Web and email anyway? (OK besides the name "netbook"). They are small but fully functional laptops with CPU about as good as top of the line was a few years ago.
The curved upper surface of the wing produces lift somehow. The upward lift force is equal to the downward force of gravity (equal forces in opposite directions). As soon as a plane rolls inverted the lift from the wing and the downward force of gravity are acting in the same direction and the aircraft immediately accelerates downward at 2 g (19.6 m/s/s).
I get the whole Slashdot passive aggressive snarky IT guy thing, but....Lotus Notes. God's Teeth man, there are lines you just don't cross. Your hatred must burn strong and deep to want to foist Lotus Notes on someone.
As an owner of both PDA and netbook, I don't think this is correct. If you compare with my PDA (Palm Tungsten E2) and with my full sized computer, my netbook (ASUS Eee 900HA) is about 95% computer and 5% PDA. My netbook came with XP, and can run pretty much any PC software except newer 3D games. Older games like starcraft run great. AutoCAD 2005 runs fine. My PDA fits in a shirt pocket, and is fine for reminders, phone list and games to kill time, but you wouldn't want to try to "create" anything on it, like compose documents or build spreadsheets etc.
You just got to figure that "New Artist" contracts are going to own not just the record sales, but also concert revenue and t-shirt and other merchandise from a band. Labels are going to be looking for "a more equitable distribution of all music related revenue streams" or however they are going to phrase it.
"the defining part of each piece of music was typically the melody. We listened to things that had beautiful sounds and chords. We had thought provoking lyrics that read like poetry"
Speak for yourself dude. I was listening to Motorhead the whole time.
PS Dear Apple. See link above. Would that be so fucking hard to do on your flash encrusted proprietary POS apple quick-time update forcing site? Just asking.
I ride a bus about an hour to work and back each day. I've tried bringing a laptop, to see if I can't get some productivity out of that 2 hours, but the regular 15" laptops are too big and heavy for me. I was looking at the sub-13" laptops, but those were always uber premium executive toys with the high prices to match. I'm thinking a netbook is just what I need. Hey, for $350 I can afford to buy one and not be out too much cash if it turns out not to be what I'm looking for.
A bug is a broken promise or a lie! You tell me the software will do $foo, but when I try it it doesn't do $foo. If you as a developer are ok with that then you have no honour. If you want to take credit for the stuff that works, you should be man enough to take responsibility for the stuff that's broken.
Typical responses to bug complaints are usually as follows: 1. Fix it yourself. 2.Pay someone to fix it for you. 3.How dare you complain about something you're getting for free. 4.We are all busy fixing more important bugs. 5.Here is a workaround. 6.If you hate Linux so much you should go back to using Micro$oft.
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1 billion tons aluminum is about 6 million boeing 747's. So at each airforce base they have 80 thousand of them. Where do they park them all?
No Mod Points today, so I'll just say "Agree 100% Well put!"
How do you know there isn't a bunch of women and babies hiding from the fighting in the next room. Or for that matter, some of your valiant Iraqui allies. Wouldn't it be better to have a look see first? You could still have a couple of guys with grenades ready to throw.
Can't you at least try to be fair. Why would I spend $99 on anti-virus when there are any number of perfectly good free ones out there. Adobe Elements??? Wtf do I want to spend $99 for that? I can get Picassa or Gimp or Paint.net for free. Chances are the Vista laptop comes with MS Works (mine did) so an office suite seems kinda unnecessary. If not, Open Office will do. So - $600 vs $999. Looks like they're not competing very hard on price.
Insofar as the only person to see the prescription is going to be me, the pharmacist, and maybe his assistant, I think I would prefer HERPES CREAM. That way I don't end up with a tube of RABIES SERUM by mistake.
Does anybody know why doctors still mostly hand write prescriptions? They are (to me) almost illegible. Wouldn't printing in block letters reduce the risk of a pharmacist mis-reading a prescription with possibly serious negative consequences. Is it tradition, resistance to change, some sort of medieval security by obscurity? I am genuinely curious to know.
Boffins are birds, they look like penguins with a big orange beak. Seriously, 2 seconds with google and you would know that.
Mostly doesn't mean only. I use mine for email, web, etc. I also use it for AutoCad, MS Office, Power Point, and MS Project, and most important Starcraft and Diablo 2. Where did the idea come from that netbooks are only for Web and email anyway? (OK besides the name "netbook"). They are small but fully functional laptops with CPU about as good as top of the line was a few years ago.
The curved upper surface of the wing produces lift somehow. The upward lift force is equal to the downward force of gravity (equal forces in opposite directions). As soon as a plane rolls inverted the lift from the wing and the downward force of gravity are acting in the same direction and the aircraft immediately accelerates downward at 2 g (19.6 m/s/s).
I get the whole Slashdot passive aggressive snarky IT guy thing, but ....Lotus Notes. God's Teeth man, there are lines you just don't cross. Your hatred must burn strong and deep to want to foist Lotus Notes on someone.
Oooga Booga, Steal that Car!
Drive me where them white women are!
- from an old national lampoon
I always said that England's three great gifts to the world were the Magna Carta, Branston Pickle and Motorhead.
Yes! Hawkwind. In case of sonic attack on your district follow these rules....
Nope, an _electric_ field.
Any UBC EEs from 83/84 will remember our robot, also called Basil, because it was somewhat faulty (Fawlty).
As an owner of both PDA and netbook, I don't think this is correct. If you compare with my PDA (Palm Tungsten E2) and with my full sized computer, my netbook (ASUS Eee 900HA) is about 95% computer and 5% PDA. My netbook came with XP, and can run pretty much any PC software except newer 3D games. Older games like starcraft run great. AutoCAD 2005 runs fine. My PDA fits in a shirt pocket, and is fine for reminders, phone list and games to kill time, but you wouldn't want to try to "create" anything on it, like compose documents or build spreadsheets etc.
A netbook should have the following characteristics:
1. Small (10" or less screen)
2. Long Battery Life (4 hrs +)
3. Light weight (under 2 kg)
4. Cheap (under $500 US).
Apple can do 1 and 2, and 3 but 4, I don't think so.
You just got to figure that "New Artist" contracts are going to own not just the record sales, but also concert revenue and t-shirt and other merchandise from a band. Labels are going to be looking for "a more equitable distribution of all music related revenue streams" or however they are going to phrase it.
"the defining part of each piece of music was typically the melody. We listened to things that had beautiful sounds and chords. We had thought provoking lyrics that read like poetry"
Speak for yourself dude. I was listening to Motorhead the whole time.
Dear A.C. Thank you kindly.
PS Dear Apple. See link above. Would that be so fucking hard to do on your flash encrusted proprietary POS apple quick-time update forcing site? Just asking.
"arrogance and a feeling of superiority"
I would think envy and a feeling of inferiority would do just as well.
AutoCad
Or whatever app it is that your industry uses that doesn't run on Linux, will keep the need for Windows for a very long time.
I ride a bus about an hour to work and back each day. I've tried bringing a laptop, to see if I can't get some productivity out of that 2 hours, but the regular 15" laptops are too big and heavy for me. I was looking at the sub-13" laptops, but those were always uber premium executive toys with the high prices to match. I'm thinking a netbook is just what I need. Hey, for $350 I can afford to buy one and not be out too much cash if it turns out not to be what I'm looking for.
A bug is a broken promise or a lie! You tell me the software will do $foo, but when I try it it doesn't do $foo. If you as a developer are ok with that then you have no honour. If you want to take credit for the stuff that works, you should be man enough to take responsibility for the stuff that's broken.
Typical responses to bug complaints are usually as follows:
1. Fix it yourself.
2.Pay someone to fix it for you.
3.How dare you complain about something you're getting for free.
4.We are all busy fixing more important bugs.
5.Here is a workaround.
6.If you hate Linux so much you should go back to using Micro$oft.
Bifocal Windshield?