I bought Apple stock when it was in the low 30s. Let's just say I'm really happy now, even though it's down 4% today. Hope Wall Street reacts favorably to the smaller Mac, as the worry is that it may eat up the sales of more expensive ones...unless it is made to be very, very limited w/o affecting normal functionality.
Corporations start small, then get big, if they're good at whatever it is they do. To prevent them from owning patents is just insane and goes against everything this country stands for. I believe that those who discover new "things" and file patents should have exclusive access to that "thing," unless they choose to license it. What on Earth would make you want to scrap that is beyond me. However, I will state that patenting business methods can get a bit messy.
As it becomes more and more popular, more and more bugs will be discovered. There is no inherently secure piece of software: it's only a matter of problems / volume.
How much higher would the increase have been had piracy not been a problem? No one can say for sure. But you can't state that file sharing has not had a negative effect as a result of a positive increas in sales.
But early reports indicate it was some 8000 feet high and some 15 miles away. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, unless those reports were wrong and did not refer to this man.
They say the plane was about 10,000 feet up and the laser came from 15 miles away. It doesn't take a genius to see that:
1) Laser pointers over 15 miles away - or even nearly 2 miles away - lose a lot of their energy and are no brighter than dim LED bulbs at those distances.
2) It is virtually impossible to track a laser on a cockpit from 15 miles way, or even from 2 miles away.
Actually, that was meant more as a joke. I have nothing against Microsoft and often defend their position in Slashdot discussions. I suppose I could have used a smiley or something to better convey my intent.
Yes, for the dirt and grime, micro will cover it, but it is very important to have a fundamental understanding of the larger picture, especially as businesses get larger and rely much more on economic factors outside of one's controls.
You can probably set up a NetMeeting conference, but you'll need Windows, so that's no an option. How about some sort of a very simple client-server setup, with you sending information to the clients. Or hell, how about a simple Instant Messenger program?
I don't want to be called any names, but I will try to address your question. The vast majority of Americans, rightly or wrongly, dislike - or hate - blacks and homosexuals. Maybe this was true 20+ years ago when AIDS came to the scene, but outside of the large, liberal cities, this point of view is probably what the parent was referring to.
THE ABOVE POST DOES NOT REFLECT MY OWN BELIEFS. I LOVE ALL HUMANS EQUALLY.
* Learn microeconomics before graduating.
* Stop worrying about all the jobs going to India.
First, I think it's also to learn macroeconomics, if you plan on becoming anything more than a cubicle-dwelling drone. If you want to take mattesr into your own hands, you have to have a good understanding of the big picture. As for India - which is related to my first point: it is important to look at all trends and act accordingly. If you ignore any large trend, movement, etc., you can very well be doomed to failure. When I say trend, don't misinterpret that as the equivalent of "fashion."
I can't understand why the regular search function isn't enough. No, I'm serious. What do these products offer that a regular search cannot afford? Seems everyone is on the desktop search bandwagon these days.
If you took the time to RTFA, you would see that this is a brilliant idea. While "reinventing the wheel" may sound absurd, I think the engineers are up to something. Whether or not it will be adopted on a large scale is up for debate, but I could see this technology on mid to high-end cars, like Mercedes E class and above, Audi A6 and above, and so on. The initial cost would probably turn off most people from replacing their wheels and tires with the Tweel, but I could see some businesses adopting it, such as car rental and trucking companies, for whom a blown tire would be a major headache.
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Are you an idiot? No, seriously. That was a CUTOUT so you could see what it looks like inside! Do you think any engineer would be so stupid to design a tire like that? If it didn't have a cutout, someone as ignorant as you would proclaim that it looks no different than a typical radial!
Sounds like coincidence to me, unless you are one of the very few people who can hear very low frequency sounds. Most people can hear 20-20,000 Hz, so either you imagined the whole thing after the earthquake or you have better hearing than most people!
It's possible. Until recently, we didn't know a certain kind of squirrel could communicate in very high frequencies, but alas. But I think the easiest explanation is that the animals could hear the deep rumble of the initial earthquake (inaudible frequencies are created) and decided that something must be up and ran away from the source of the sound.
There were other choices besides Windows at that time, but guess what? The consumers made a choice. Whether or not it was prudent is subjective, but no one forced anyone to purchase anything. I have been using MS products for more than a decade, and I can tell you I have not had problems. One can similarly state that no one should buy a computer with an OS that doesn't support the vast majority of hardware, software, and since it is a minority player in the OS market, support is lousy for non-nerds. Get my drift?
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I bought Apple stock when it was in the low 30s. Let's just say I'm really happy now, even though it's down 4% today. Hope Wall Street reacts favorably to the smaller Mac, as the worry is that it may eat up the sales of more expensive ones...unless it is made to be very, very limited w/o affecting normal functionality.
Corporations start small, then get big, if they're good at whatever it is they do. To prevent them from owning patents is just insane and goes against everything this country stands for. I believe that those who discover new "things" and file patents should have exclusive access to that "thing," unless they choose to license it. What on Earth would make you want to scrap that is beyond me. However, I will state that patenting business methods can get a bit messy.
Why is it a failure? Because it isn't "The Apprentice" or a similar knockoff?
VIRGINS in space, from the BLASTING OFF department? Hah!
I may have to append! ;)
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If you could help me with getting in touch with him though, that would be great.
What are the chances that a granny writes or checks blogs on a regular basis? Most of the people doing this are at least moderatively savvy.
As it becomes more and more popular, more and more bugs will be discovered. There is no inherently secure piece of software: it's only a matter of problems / volume.
>So where's the evidence that P2P downloading caused the slump in record sales?
There is no evidence to the contrary, either.
How much higher would the increase have been had piracy not been a problem? No one can say for sure. But you can't state that file sharing has not had a negative effect as a result of a positive increas in sales.
But early reports indicate it was some 8000 feet high and some 15 miles away. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, unless those reports were wrong and did not refer to this man.
They say the plane was about 10,000 feet up and the laser came from 15 miles away. It doesn't take a genius to see that:
1) Laser pointers over 15 miles away - or even nearly 2 miles away - lose a lot of their energy and are no brighter than dim LED bulbs at those distances.
2) It is virtually impossible to track a laser on a cockpit from 15 miles way, or even from 2 miles away.
So what's going on?
Actually, that was meant more as a joke. I have nothing against Microsoft and often defend their position in Slashdot discussions. I suppose I could have used a smiley or something to better convey my intent.
Yes, for the dirt and grime, micro will cover it, but it is very important to have a fundamental understanding of the larger picture, especially as businesses get larger and rely much more on economic factors outside of one's controls.
You can probably set up a NetMeeting conference, but you'll need Windows, so that's no an option. How about some sort of a very simple client-server setup, with you sending information to the clients. Or hell, how about a simple Instant Messenger program?
I don't want to be called any names, but I will try to address your question. The vast majority of Americans, rightly or wrongly, dislike - or hate - blacks and homosexuals. Maybe this was true 20+ years ago when AIDS came to the scene, but outside of the large, liberal cities, this point of view is probably what the parent was referring to.
THE ABOVE POST DOES NOT REFLECT MY OWN BELIEFS. I LOVE ALL HUMANS EQUALLY.
* Learn microeconomics before graduating.
* Stop worrying about all the jobs going to India.
First, I think it's also to learn macroeconomics, if you plan on becoming anything more than a cubicle-dwelling drone. If you want to take mattesr into your own hands, you have to have a good understanding of the big picture. As for India - which is related to my first point: it is important to look at all trends and act accordingly. If you ignore any large trend, movement, etc., you can very well be doomed to failure. When I say trend, don't misinterpret that as the equivalent of "fashion."
That I'm an idiot. But I can't prove it, probably because of that very belief.
Actually, it CAN search inside of files, contrary to your post. The results can then be arranged by size, type, folder, date, etc. Isn't that enough?
I can't understand why the regular search function isn't enough. No, I'm serious. What do these products offer that a regular search cannot afford? Seems everyone is on the desktop search bandwagon these days.
If you took the time to RTFA, you would see that this is a brilliant idea. While "reinventing the wheel" may sound absurd, I think the engineers are up to something. Whether or not it will be adopted on a large scale is up for debate, but I could see this technology on mid to high-end cars, like Mercedes E class and above, Audi A6 and above, and so on. The initial cost would probably turn off most people from replacing their wheels and tires with the Tweel, but I could see some businesses adopting it, such as car rental and trucking companies, for whom a blown tire would be a major headache.
Are you an idiot? No, seriously. That was a CUTOUT so you could see what it looks like inside! Do you think any engineer would be so stupid to design a tire like that? If it didn't have a cutout, someone as ignorant as you would proclaim that it looks no different than a typical radial!
Sounds like coincidence to me, unless you are one of the very few people who can hear very low frequency sounds. Most people can hear 20-20,000 Hz, so either you imagined the whole thing after the earthquake or you have better hearing than most people!
It's possible. Until recently, we didn't know a certain kind of squirrel could communicate in very high frequencies, but alas. But I think the easiest explanation is that the animals could hear the deep rumble of the initial earthquake (inaudible frequencies are created) and decided that something must be up and ran away from the source of the sound.
I don't think I understand your dog food reference. Care to expound?
There were other choices besides Windows at that time, but guess what? The consumers made a choice. Whether or not it was prudent is subjective, but no one forced anyone to purchase anything. I have been using MS products for more than a decade, and I can tell you I have not had problems. One can similarly state that no one should buy a computer with an OS that doesn't support the vast majority of hardware, software, and since it is a minority player in the OS market, support is lousy for non-nerds. Get my drift?