One benefit of waiting until the last minute is that I get to see all this come out before I clicked that accept button. Now I'll definitely stick with Windows 7 until the end.
Before I get roasted for even having Windows 7 or thinking of upgrading.. 99% of my PC use is for playing games.. I'm sure there are ways to get some of them working on Linux but I'm past that part of my life where I enjoy fiddling with computers as a hobby.
Don't build a "fence" to keep the curious drones away, build a vacuum that sucks them into the fire. That's a much better lesson for nosey drone operators.
It's funny that so many people who do not have an Xbox One are telling others they shouldn't get one..
I've had mine for almost a year now. I enjoy playing the occasional game but mostly use it for streaming or watching Blu-ray moves as I only had DVD player before. It also plays the movie files I have saved on a thumb drive. I do not have the Kinect. It's a good piece of hardware and you can find some quality games for good prices if you're willing to wait a couple months after launch.
If you want one, buy one. If you are not sure, don't buy one.
That's how society evolves.. something that was a luxury a century ago is now a basic necessity.
I personally feel that all citizens should get free basic health care (anything elective is out of pocket) and free secondary education (community colleges, must maintain good grades). I think these things can be done simply by making government more efficient.
The older I became, the more of the world I experience, the more I came to believe the current Republican party is the opposite of progress. They want to act like it's still the 1950s.
If minimum wage kept up with inflation, maybe we wouldn't have so many people on welfare.
It's a joke that someone can put 40 hours in per week with one employer and still need to work a 2nd job or require government assistance simply to pay the bills and put food on the table.
Reality is that a single semi-automatic rifle would have been extremely effective in stopping the madman in Nice attack.
I don't know how long it took that guy to plow through the crowd but I am quite positive no one in that crowd would have had the time, situational analysis, and space to end the threat without taking out more innocent bystanders.
I'm not anti-gun, there are just very few people trained to respond with deadly force in traumatic situations. Your average citizen is not one of them. Your average citizen is going to protect their own life by getting the fuck out of the way.
I guess I'm cut from a different mold, just because something is "free" or "unlimited" doesn't mean I'm going to horde resources.
When something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. I hope rational people will realize that if too many people abuse the system like this, the rules will get changed for the worse for everyone.
Japanese cars built in N. America use a higher grade steel (in most cases) than American automotive companies. Stronger and more resistant to corrosion. Now was that steel recycled in some way? That I do not know.
My wife was recently the steel buyer for a tier 1 supplier to many of the OEs.
Here's my thought on why I agree that it will be a long time to never; autonomous vehicles will not be completely effective until 100% of vehicles on the road are autonomous and they communicate with each other using an agreed upon standard.
So now the question is do eventually roll out cars with this capability and require everyone on the road to have one.. or do we not allow people to use the function until all non-conforming cars are retired.. or do we have a separate road system just for these cars.. I don't think it's the technology of the car that will be the difficult part.
Reading through the comments, you'd think Armageddon has hit us. I'd like to post that good companies to work for still exist.
I've been with my company for 16+ years, there have been only 2 firings. One was a guy who was routinely changing performance numbers to make his own performance look good.. he was warned but kept doing it. The other was a guy brought in to help improve our systems and connectivity with the manufacturing side, turns out he had vastly overstated his skills.
There are a number of people in this office that could easily be replaced.. but my company doesn't believe in managing by fear.
Point of my story, don't be a dick and don't stop looking for one of those good companies to work for.
The website says the road remains free of snow/ice so I'm assuming there is a heating element built in.
Without diving too far into the website, it seems as if the design also allows utilities to run "through" the panels.. likely in molded conduits on the bottom.
Depending on the wear rate, even if it only provided enough energy to ensure no snow/ice formation as well as run the lights built in to the panels, it might be a good option. Seems like it'd be better for sidewalk applications, though, or driveways.
My car technically has the ability to drive itself on the freeways. After about 10 seconds of no driver input the system will alert the driver that it will turn itself off, basically to keep incidents like this from happening.
Yes, and for a politician it is very hard to prove sincerity when an opinion has changed.
I have a former classmate that is now heavily involved in Planned Parenthood after being an aide for Democratic Congressfolk for about a decade... the guy has a huge thing for Hillary.. and I just don't get it. Ok, so she's a woman and now wants to be a champion of women's rights.. guess it's convenient to ignore the past when in the present you'll get what you want.
I cannot stand Hillary and will not vote for her or Trump.. however don't we want our elected representatives to echo the voice of the people?
It was relatively recent that a majority of Americans supported gay marriage.
I don't mind politicians who change their tone over time.. we all change our viewpoints throughout our lives. As I've grown older I have become more liberal (by American standards). I also do not care what a politicians personal belief is, I want to know how they would influence the law related to those issues. I would personally only approve of an abortion if there were life-threatening complications to the pregnancy... but I think everyone should make their own choice.
I'm starting to think you're also the submitter or you're the developer of this game. You seem to be the only one still on the "Activision are evil" bandwagon once new evidence came out.
This isn't about Activision and if they steal assets from other companies, it is if the game Orion stole assets from Activision, which is appears by evidence to be true.
If my wife's laptop (with a camera) is open, even in hibernate or off mode, I close it.
Not because I'm worried about mass surveillance but because I know there are ways for individuals to gain access to these devices.
I'm not worried about what they might see, but the creep factor of the 1 in a million chance someone gains access to the camera without me knowing is worth the tiny effort to block the view.
No, it's humorous that the 2nd amendment seems to be the only thing the NRA crowd actually care about.
There are people in my office (Ohio suburbia) that don't want any gun regulations because of the BoR but at the same time believe the Bible should be the rule of law.
My opinion is that people should only be allowed to own certain classes of guns; shotguns, single action rifles, semi-auto handguns. Everything else you could shoot only at certified gun ranges.
I grew up around guns, fwiw. It's not that I'm anti gun, I'm just anti irresponsible people who can easily get guns. Going through a token CCW class does not mean you'll be a good decision maker in a stressful situation.
To too many people in the US, it seems like all they care about (or know about) is the 2nd amendment. Just a quick look at the Bill of Rights (original 10 amendments)
Amendment 1 is pretty much toast.
3 is not really applicable any more.
4 is a joke now.
5, gone.
6, nope.
7 is very dated, not really applicable.
8 is up for interpretation
9 is a joke
10 is a blanket statement.
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One benefit of waiting until the last minute is that I get to see all this come out before I clicked that accept button. Now I'll definitely stick with Windows 7 until the end.
Before I get roasted for even having Windows 7 or thinking of upgrading.. 99% of my PC use is for playing games.. I'm sure there are ways to get some of them working on Linux but I'm past that part of my life where I enjoy fiddling with computers as a hobby.
Don't build a "fence" to keep the curious drones away, build a vacuum that sucks them into the fire. That's a much better lesson for nosey drone operators.
90% of the use of our xbox one is streaming. My 3 year old has to help my wife turn it off after his show is over....
Of course, she just doesn't want to learn.. very capable woman in many instances.. except having fun.
It's funny that so many people who do not have an Xbox One are telling others they shouldn't get one..
I've had mine for almost a year now. I enjoy playing the occasional game but mostly use it for streaming or watching Blu-ray moves as I only had DVD player before. It also plays the movie files I have saved on a thumb drive. I do not have the Kinect. It's a good piece of hardware and you can find some quality games for good prices if you're willing to wait a couple months after launch.
If you want one, buy one. If you are not sure, don't buy one.
That's how society evolves.. something that was a luxury a century ago is now a basic necessity.
I personally feel that all citizens should get free basic health care (anything elective is out of pocket) and free secondary education (community colleges, must maintain good grades). I think these things can be done simply by making government more efficient.
The older I became, the more of the world I experience, the more I came to believe the current Republican party is the opposite of progress. They want to act like it's still the 1950s.
Good luck policing that law. Guess they'll do a "package" inspection at the door now, for security reasons of course.
To be fair, the house was already on fire. She just ran in and grabbed a few valuables before the structure collapses.
If minimum wage kept up with inflation, maybe we wouldn't have so many people on welfare.
It's a joke that someone can put 40 hours in per week with one employer and still need to work a 2nd job or require government assistance simply to pay the bills and put food on the table.
Reality is that a single semi-automatic rifle would have been extremely effective in stopping the madman in Nice attack.
I don't know how long it took that guy to plow through the crowd but I am quite positive no one in that crowd would have had the time, situational analysis, and space to end the threat without taking out more innocent bystanders.
I'm not anti-gun, there are just very few people trained to respond with deadly force in traumatic situations. Your average citizen is not one of them. Your average citizen is going to protect their own life by getting the fuck out of the way.
irrelevant?
I guess I'm cut from a different mold, just because something is "free" or "unlimited" doesn't mean I'm going to horde resources.
When something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. I hope rational people will realize that if too many people abuse the system like this, the rules will get changed for the worse for everyone.
Maybe I'm just weird.
Mine rarely cried at that age, they are so use to falling over and bumping into things that it became second nature to get a small boo-boo.
Now he's 3.5, when he cries, it's bloody murder.
Japanese cars built in N. America use a higher grade steel (in most cases) than American automotive companies. Stronger and more resistant to corrosion. Now was that steel recycled in some way? That I do not know.
My wife was recently the steel buyer for a tier 1 supplier to many of the OEs.
Here's my thought on why I agree that it will be a long time to never; autonomous vehicles will not be completely effective until 100% of vehicles on the road are autonomous and they communicate with each other using an agreed upon standard.
So now the question is do eventually roll out cars with this capability and require everyone on the road to have one.. or do we not allow people to use the function until all non-conforming cars are retired.. or do we have a separate road system just for these cars.. I don't think it's the technology of the car that will be the difficult part.
Reading through the comments, you'd think Armageddon has hit us. I'd like to post that good companies to work for still exist.
I've been with my company for 16+ years, there have been only 2 firings. One was a guy who was routinely changing performance numbers to make his own performance look good.. he was warned but kept doing it. The other was a guy brought in to help improve our systems and connectivity with the manufacturing side, turns out he had vastly overstated his skills.
There are a number of people in this office that could easily be replaced.. but my company doesn't believe in managing by fear.
Point of my story, don't be a dick and don't stop looking for one of those good companies to work for.
I'm just wondering how much /. has been paid to report on every thing Elon Musk says.
The website says the road remains free of snow/ice so I'm assuming there is a heating element built in.
Without diving too far into the website, it seems as if the design also allows utilities to run "through" the panels.. likely in molded conduits on the bottom.
Depending on the wear rate, even if it only provided enough energy to ensure no snow/ice formation as well as run the lights built in to the panels, it might be a good option. Seems like it'd be better for sidewalk applications, though, or driveways.
My car technically has the ability to drive itself on the freeways. After about 10 seconds of no driver input the system will alert the driver that it will turn itself off, basically to keep incidents like this from happening.
Yes, and for a politician it is very hard to prove sincerity when an opinion has changed.
I have a former classmate that is now heavily involved in Planned Parenthood after being an aide for Democratic Congressfolk for about a decade... the guy has a huge thing for Hillary.. and I just don't get it. Ok, so she's a woman and now wants to be a champion of women's rights.. guess it's convenient to ignore the past when in the present you'll get what you want.
I cannot stand Hillary and will not vote for her or Trump.. however don't we want our elected representatives to echo the voice of the people?
It was relatively recent that a majority of Americans supported gay marriage.
I don't mind politicians who change their tone over time.. we all change our viewpoints throughout our lives. As I've grown older I have become more liberal (by American standards). I also do not care what a politicians personal belief is, I want to know how they would influence the law related to those issues. I would personally only approve of an abortion if there were life-threatening complications to the pregnancy... but I think everyone should make their own choice.
I'm starting to think you're also the submitter or you're the developer of this game. You seem to be the only one still on the "Activision are evil" bandwagon once new evidence came out.
This isn't about Activision and if they steal assets from other companies, it is if the game Orion stole assets from Activision, which is appears by evidence to be true.
I played Oregon Trail during school in the mid 80s. Not much, maybe an hour every other week since there was 1 computer for 20 kids.
I'd be interested in what changes they make. I see some potential in teach lessons.
If my wife's laptop (with a camera) is open, even in hibernate or off mode, I close it.
Not because I'm worried about mass surveillance but because I know there are ways for individuals to gain access to these devices.
I'm not worried about what they might see, but the creep factor of the 1 in a million chance someone gains access to the camera without me knowing is worth the tiny effort to block the view.
No, it's humorous that the 2nd amendment seems to be the only thing the NRA crowd actually care about.
There are people in my office (Ohio suburbia) that don't want any gun regulations because of the BoR but at the same time believe the Bible should be the rule of law.
My opinion is that people should only be allowed to own certain classes of guns; shotguns, single action rifles, semi-auto handguns. Everything else you could shoot only at certified gun ranges.
I grew up around guns, fwiw. It's not that I'm anti gun, I'm just anti irresponsible people who can easily get guns. Going through a token CCW class does not mean you'll be a good decision maker in a stressful situation.
To too many people in the US, it seems like all they care about (or know about) is the 2nd amendment. Just a quick look at the Bill of Rights (original 10 amendments)
Amendment 1 is pretty much toast.
3 is not really applicable any more.
4 is a joke now.
5, gone.
6, nope.
7 is very dated, not really applicable.
8 is up for interpretation
9 is a joke
10 is a blanket statement.
http://uspolitics.about.com/od/usgovernment/a/bill_of_rights.htm
But dammit, let us keep our 2nd amendment!
I'm going to start telling the gun lovers they should have used their firearms to protect the rest of our rights.