That surprises me quite a bit. I have a 2005FPW, and I love it...
I've only seen a couple of the 2405s, and I haven't played with it enough to have necessarily encountered those problems. I'll keep that in mind, though, before I go out and buy [or recommend] one of the 2405s.
You ought to be able to get a PC videocard with a DVI connector without too much difficulty.
If you go the 30" route, you'll need a special videocard... specifically one with "Dual-Link DVI" which basically means a newish nVidia Quadro, any ATi X1x00 series, or any newish FireGL. Check the specific model to be sure. This limitation applies to any monitor that gets above about 2048x1536 (I think that's the number)... it's a bandwidth issue.
If you're going 20" or 23" might I recommend at least considering the Dell 2005FPW (20") and 2405FPW (24").
As best I can tell, the panels are equivalent. They both have the same resolutions 20" = 1680x1050, 23 or 24" = 1920x1200. I can't tell if one has a better image than the other -- they look the same to me. Others will surely disagree.
But the Dells are cheaper. They start at $699 and $1199 instead of $799 and $1299. But, you can usually (such as right now) get nice discounts on the Dell...
DealMeIn.net has the 20" at $394 after a bunch of coupons right now. Until yesterday they had coupons to make the 24" $774, but that seems to have expired... it'll be back at some point.
Of course, Apple's pretty silver frame and stand is cooler than Dell's black one. But then, the power button on the Dell monitor turns off the monitor, whereas the power button on the Apple monitor confusingly turns off the computer it's connected to without turning off the monitor. (That may or may not happen on a PC... but it sure does on our powermac!)
Up to you, but these days I think the Dell is just as good for much less... anyway, hope I was helpful.
unless I am most mistaken, it's a business-model patent (or whatever those are called busines practice or busines method or something like that), so that they own the business model of charging people in advance for minutes.
I don't know that I'm correct, but I'd be very surprised to hear otherwise.
1: there are "good enough" alternatives 2: the existence of "good enough" alternatives destroys MS Office
I assert: MS Office is still the king of the hill. Unless you want to say that something like OpenOffice has even noticeable market-share, at least one of your premises are wrong.
MS Office has been making a bit less money than usual lately. Not because of competitors, but because fewer people see the need to upgrade to the newer version every 2 years.
Now, on the Mac side, yes, MS is losing marketshare... but not to OpenOffice...
you are not obligated to prove your innocence. Instead, Bush would be required to prove your guilt.
Since libel is a civil matter, he would have to convince at least 3/4 of a jury that "a proponderance of evidence" exists.
There are many, many, many valid defenses against a libel suit (including both parody and truth), but if the plaintiff can't prove his case, you needn't say a thing in your own defense.
You will note that officers can not beat down your door unless they have a good reason to believe you were doing something illegal in the privacy of your own home.
If you tell the police you were, that's sufficient.
They seriously need to go through there and remove all the commented-out sections... that's just gross with all the huge chunks of HTML just commented out...
They cut their quality. Now the quizons near me are actually *lower quality* than the subways -- which have been improving their quality over the last few years (at least out here).
It used to be that a $8 Quiznos sub was delicious and a $5 Subway sub was naaasty.
Now, a $7 Quiznos sub is pretty bad, and a $6 Subway sub is passable.
The goal of efficient programming is to create efficient code.
In this case, the Windows GUI is very responsive on even the slowest of computers. On the other hand, OS X requires a reasonable video card, and Linux GUI is just always slow.
This wouldn't be a problem if it weren't impossible for independent companies to build their own refineries.
I would like to build a refinery here in CA. I'm not much of a chemist, but I know a good business when I see one -- and a market such as this is ripe for new competition. If I could actually do such a thing, I could actually lower the average gas price a Californian pays while also making craploads of money.
The Jury (or judge in a bench trial) find fact. They evaluate the evidence and make a determination.
The facts are not re-tried in an appeal. In an appeal, you argue whether the legal proceedings were conducted according to law, whether the jury was given the correct instructions, or if there was any bias, or if the judge's interpretation of the law was correct.
You can appeal on many different and interesting grounds. But you can not appeal because the fact found was wrong.
Trade Secrets and libel/defamation? Or just speech?
Well, somehow I doubt the whole trade-secrets thing... what is their secret "we're evil"?
Re: libel/defamation, the ultimate defense is truth. You can say all the nasty things you want about someone -- so long as they're true -- and it's not defamation or libel [or, rather, since my example said "say," slander].
Then let's make the Open Ordering System, and we can use letters instead of numbers... and commas or dashes instead of a decimal point. And then patent the invention of a collection of media items in physical forms assigned unique character-strings based on their subject matter and then sorted lexicographically.
most PIN-based systems won't *let* you use the too-obvious ones.
You do have a point with the card-locking though. hadn't considered that... I assume the PIN isn't on the mag-stripe, and that you can only verify it by connecting to whichever network...
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Very interesting, but... two questions:
1: Which is which?
2: The one on the left needs to be set warmer, the one on the right needs to be set cooler.
That surprises me quite a bit. I have a 2005FPW, and I love it...
I've only seen a couple of the 2405s, and I haven't played with it enough to have necessarily encountered those problems. I'll keep that in mind, though, before I go out and buy [or recommend] one of the 2405s.
As others have said, that is a DVI connector.
You ought to be able to get a PC videocard with a DVI connector without too much difficulty.
If you go the 30" route, you'll need a special videocard... specifically one with "Dual-Link DVI" which basically means a newish nVidia Quadro, any ATi X1x00 series, or any newish FireGL. Check the specific model to be sure. This limitation applies to any monitor that gets above about 2048x1536 (I think that's the number)... it's a bandwidth issue.
If you're going 20" or 23" might I recommend at least considering the Dell 2005FPW (20") and 2405FPW (24").
As best I can tell, the panels are equivalent. They both have the same resolutions 20" = 1680x1050, 23 or 24" = 1920x1200. I can't tell if one has a better image than the other -- they look the same to me. Others will surely disagree.
But the Dells are cheaper. They start at $699 and $1199 instead of $799 and $1299. But, you can usually (such as right now) get nice discounts on the Dell...
DealMeIn.net has the 20" at $394 after a bunch of coupons right now. Until yesterday they had coupons to make the 24" $774, but that seems to have expired... it'll be back at some point.
Of course, Apple's pretty silver frame and stand is cooler than Dell's black one. But then, the power button on the Dell monitor turns off the monitor, whereas the power button on the Apple monitor confusingly turns off the computer it's connected to without turning off the monitor. (That may or may not happen on a PC... but it sure does on our powermac!)
Up to you, but these days I think the Dell is just as good for much less... anyway, hope I was helpful.
can't copyright a business process...
only patent. Though we're still a first-to-invent system, so you (in theory) have to have been the first to invent the process...
Though, since it's a process and not an invention, I suppose it's never actually *been* invented... so... patent away!
unless I am most mistaken, it's a business-model patent (or whatever those are called busines practice or busines method or something like that), so that they own the business model of charging people in advance for minutes.
I don't know that I'm correct, but I'd be very surprised to hear otherwise.
you assert two things:
1: there are "good enough" alternatives
2: the existence of "good enough" alternatives destroys MS Office
I assert: MS Office is still the king of the hill. Unless you want to say that something like OpenOffice has even noticeable market-share, at least one of your premises are wrong.
MS Office has been making a bit less money than usual lately. Not because of competitors, but because fewer people see the need to upgrade to the newer version every 2 years.
Now, on the Mac side, yes, MS is losing marketshare... but not to OpenOffice...
It depends... Unlike copyrights, patents actually prevent you from creating a competing invention during the term.
If you created something that worked on a totally different premise, you'd probably be OK. You'll get sued, but you have a real chance.
If you created something that worked on a similar premise, but, for instance, used a different mechanism... that's pretty iffy.
Patents are complicated.
time to break out the famed 800 pound gorrila then?
(sorry... couldn't resist)
you are not obligated to prove your innocence. Instead, Bush would be required to prove your guilt.
Since libel is a civil matter, he would have to convince at least 3/4 of a jury that "a proponderance of evidence" exists.
There are many, many, many valid defenses against a libel suit (including both parody and truth), but if the plaintiff can't prove his case, you needn't say a thing in your own defense.
You will note that officers can not beat down your door unless they have a good reason to believe you were doing something illegal in the privacy of your own home.
If you tell the police you were, that's sufficient.
at only $500m a pop, they can do another 10-20 of them without even having to wait for next quarter's profits to come in.
yes. we should have. kinda sad, really.
They seriously need to go through there and remove all the commented-out sections... that's just gross with all the huge chunks of HTML just commented out...
That's just it. When they became bland & stale, we stopped buying them, even though they are now only $7.
And then Quiznos did something unforgivable.
They cut their quality. Now the quizons near me are actually *lower quality* than the subways -- which have been improving their quality over the last few years (at least out here).
It used to be that a $8 Quiznos sub was delicious and a $5 Subway sub was naaasty.
Now, a $7 Quiznos sub is pretty bad, and a $6 Subway sub is passable.
not even copyright infringement.
Violation of a Non-Disclosure Agreement between G&M and Microsoft to NOT SHOW the design to anyone else
The goal of efficient programming is to create efficient code.
In this case, the Windows GUI is very responsive on even the slowest of computers. On the other hand, OS X requires a reasonable video card, and Linux GUI is just always slow.
Wow!
That is by far the most interesting and well-thought-out response I've ever heard to my mutterings on refinery-building. And a really good idea too!
This wouldn't be a problem if it weren't impossible for independent companies to build their own refineries.
I would like to build a refinery here in CA. I'm not much of a chemist, but I know a good business when I see one -- and a market such as this is ripe for new competition. If I could actually do such a thing, I could actually lower the average gas price a Californian pays while also making craploads of money.
For a while, anyway.
Parent is correct.
The Jury (or judge in a bench trial) find fact. They evaluate the evidence and make a determination.
The facts are not re-tried in an appeal. In an appeal, you argue whether the legal proceedings were conducted according to law, whether the jury was given the correct instructions, or if there was any bias, or if the judge's interpretation of the law was correct.
You can appeal on many different and interesting grounds. But you can not appeal because the fact found was wrong.
That's the crux of the matter, isn't it...
Trade Secrets and libel/defamation? Or just speech?
Well, somehow I doubt the whole trade-secrets thing... what is their secret "we're evil"?
Re: libel/defamation, the ultimate defense is truth. You can say all the nasty things you want about someone -- so long as they're true -- and it's not defamation or libel [or, rather, since my example said "say," slander].
I really wish I had mod points just now... that's the 3rd-funniest thing I've read all day -- and it's been a really good day for funny shit.
YES! Because it can ask the cars around it to get out of the way before it swerves!
Then let's make the Open Ordering System, and we can use letters instead of numbers... and commas or dashes instead of a decimal point. And then patent the invention of a collection of media items in physical forms assigned unique character-strings based on their subject matter and then sorted lexicographically.
Then we can sue them, and have even more fun!
most PIN-based systems won't *let* you use the too-obvious ones.
You do have a point with the card-locking though. hadn't considered that... I assume the PIN isn't on the mag-stripe, and that you can only verify it by connecting to whichever network...