If you read the article, it's saying that the news offers as much substance as The Daily Show, not that either does a good job of being a news show. Basically, it's calling the state of US news shitty.
They lied to achieve their goal. Just because a market "corrects" itself doesn't mean it's OK. Chinese or not, forcing people to give up their businesses under a lie is not cool. Of course the tenants don't own the property, and it's not the original owners that increased the rent. Let me guess - you vote republican?:)
They lied. They said they were going to open a massive supermarket, which is bad enough (unless gentrification is cool to you). They then opened the shops right back up, and increased the rent so that the original tenants couldn't rent them back, effectively forcing them out of their place of business.
I'm "acting" like people were taken advantage of, which is obviously what happened.
If you read what the technology is, you'd see it's not just a "screen on the notebook". You can have the info on your PDA, phone, smart watch, whatever. It automatically syncs with your inbox (and other data sources), so you don't have to worry about that. But, as with so many other people in this thread, don't bother to read up about it before you condemn it:) It is more fun that way.
That is one incarnation of Sideshow out there. Others include phones and PDAs, or pretty much any device with a small processor, some storage, and connectivity. You can have the notebook in your bag, and read your inbox on your phone. I've seen people with notebooks having to get them out to check details (such as hotel bookings, travel information, etc.) when they haven't printed it out. This Sideshow incarnation would allow them to quickly access their info without having to turn on their notebook and fish for the info - it's right there on the lid. I guess if you don't want it, don't buy it!:)
So you can write your entire calendar and emails on a little piece of paper? With all your contacts? Good for you! For those of us unable to read and write at an atomic level, this is a great idea. It also can use other devices not connected to the computer to display, such as your phone or PDA, so you can read your inbox from your phone over bluetooth, etc. Again, if you can do that using bits of paper, good for you. But then please don't spend 2 seconds reading about the feature before bashing - I know it's less fun that way.
You can read about it here. The Sideshow idea is designed to support a multitude of devices with different power, display and processing capabilities. The sideshow device manufacturers can define what their device is capable of, and then vista provides the information.
Sideshow uses a second device - your phone, a PDA, these secondary screen devices, simple dot-matrix devices, etc. to display the cached data. There is no need for the two to be connected (as syncing can be done wirelessly). So, if on your notebook you have an email you want to quickly read, you can use your phone to read it without having to turn your notebook on. So, basically, the screen is a second, really low-power computer.
They're just as bad as Microsoft. They bought up a large section of London's Chinatown, under the guise of creating a massive supermarket in the centre. The shops were sold, their chinese tenants evicted, and then the shops were re-opened with much higher rent (which was far higher than could be paid by the current tenants), causing half of Chinatown to stop being Chinese. Fuck Tesco.
Your printout should be handed in to be counted manually later on, should it be necessary. Allowing someone to walk away from a polling station with proof of who they voted for is ridiculous - someone could use that to leverage you into changing your vote (ie vote for X or I'll kill your family).
Whereas Linux in its various flavours get all its FUD created and distributed for free:) You saying windows is hard to keep running is a great example of that. If you actually did care for your neighbour, you'd not spout such obvious bollocks, but make sure the truth is out there:)
Politics doesn't matter a jot. As I said, it's a tool. You don't wear it on your sleeve - to most people it simply doesn't matter. People don't judge others by which operating system they use (well, maybe some on Slashdot). I don't care who Microsoft has bought out - I just care which operating system lets me do what I want it to do. Marketing? Doesn't matter to me - Windows is currently the only OS to offer what I want. When that changes, I'll most likely switch.
It's not mandatory. You can use it if your computer supports it (and you want it turned on), if not the UI will revert back to a more 2000/XP-like version. Alt-tab still works exactly the same. Just because you don't have a problem with something doesn't mean others don't:) The flip-3d thing shows the contents of the window, not just the app's icon and window title. The windows are also "live", so video plays, websites flash away, downloads update, etc. It's just another way of looking at what you've got open, when just the name and icon isn't enough to determine what's in a window. So, there is no performance loss if you don't want to use it, and none of the old ways of moving around windows have been removed.
Everyone seems to be seeing how OSs fare compared to each other, giving bragging rights to whichever one was the first to use various features, when that doesn't even matter in the slightest. An OS is to be used - it's not your child, you don't have to stand up for it. If it does what you need it to do, then it's great. I don't give a rat's ass who invented "windows flying around revealing themselves" first, I just care if it's of any use to me. It's an operating system, not a political statement. Fucking fanboys.
I installed the latest Vista RC1 (whatever build that is), and it installed in well under an hour, runs ridiculously quick, has no problems with any of the software I've used, and so far is a great OS to use. I guess different people see things differently.
You're kidding, right? I use linux all the time, just not on my desktop machine. I am a web developer, and I insist on only running linux on any website that I get the chance to dictate OS on. As a network guy, I've moved many systems on corporate networks from Windows to less-expensive/more-capable linux equivalents (CUPS, IPTABLES, etc. etc.) I know how to run linux, but I choose to not have it on my desktop, as being a web developer, it just doesn't have the tools that Windows or OSX does to accomplish my tasks. I'm no fanboy. I use what I can to best do my job. I made all that clear in my post, but thanks for letting your obvious fanboyism piss on your objectivity.
I don't have any problems with my install of XP, so clearly not all users have issues, hence XP still being as common as it is. Saying anything else is just ignorant bullshit, something we don't like microsoft spreading around.
I use XP because it has all the software I want to use (as does OSX), and it has a good UI that is very keyboard-friendly (as are most Linux flavours I've encountered), while still allowing me to play all the games I want to (currently just XP here), and watch any media I might want to watch, regardless of codec or DRM-infection (again, only XP does that for me). I use my computer to actually use it, not to make a statement:) As soon as any other OS is better-suited to my needs, I'll switch in a heart-beat.
Acting all surprised that people still use it, then insult them as if they're brain-dead drones following what Big Bill tells them is a bit rude. There are plenty of competent non-fanboys out there using Windows, as it does what they want. Just as there are plenty of non-fanboys out there using the many flavours of Linux and OSX to do exactly the same. Again, I use my computer as a tool, not a statement.
No-one has a right to privacy in a public area. It's not as if the CCTV cameras are in people's homes. I don't get why everyone screams "big brother!" and gets upset - unless you don't like people looking at you in the streets, and go everywhere with a bag on your head. These cameras do nothing a poiceman couldn't do, they just do it in a far more cost-effective fashion. May I suggest if you don't want people to know where you are, don't go out in public.:)
What if the iPod had actually flushed without causing any problems, and someone else had done something to the toilet with something more dangerous? If the flight attendants accepted his story, then there could have been big problems. They can't take ANY risks, as if something should happen, everyone involved would be serially fucked by whoever serially fucks people in their position who screw up.
They can't assume anything, as hundreds of lives are at risk.
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If you read the article, it's saying that the news offers as much substance as The Daily Show, not that either does a good job of being a news show. Basically, it's calling the state of US news shitty.
They lied to achieve their goal. Just because a market "corrects" itself doesn't mean it's OK. Chinese or not, forcing people to give up their businesses under a lie is not cool. Of course the tenants don't own the property, and it's not the original owners that increased the rent. Let me guess - you vote republican? :)
I'm "acting" like people were taken advantage of, which is obviously what happened.
If you read what the technology is, you'd see it's not just a "screen on the notebook". You can have the info on your PDA, phone, smart watch, whatever. It automatically syncs with your inbox (and other data sources), so you don't have to worry about that. But, as with so many other people in this thread, don't bother to read up about it before you condemn it :) It is more fun that way.
That is one incarnation of Sideshow out there. Others include phones and PDAs, or pretty much any device with a small processor, some storage, and connectivity. You can have the notebook in your bag, and read your inbox on your phone. I've seen people with notebooks having to get them out to check details (such as hotel bookings, travel information, etc.) when they haven't printed it out. This Sideshow incarnation would allow them to quickly access their info without having to turn on their notebook and fish for the info - it's right there on the lid. I guess if you don't want it, don't buy it! :)
So you can write your entire calendar and emails on a little piece of paper? With all your contacts? Good for you! For those of us unable to read and write at an atomic level, this is a great idea. It also can use other devices not connected to the computer to display, such as your phone or PDA, so you can read your inbox from your phone over bluetooth, etc. Again, if you can do that using bits of paper, good for you. But then please don't spend 2 seconds reading about the feature before bashing - I know it's less fun that way.
You can read about it here. The Sideshow idea is designed to support a multitude of devices with different power, display and processing capabilities. The sideshow device manufacturers can define what their device is capable of, and then vista provides the information.
Sideshow uses a second device - your phone, a PDA, these secondary screen devices, simple dot-matrix devices, etc. to display the cached data. There is no need for the two to be connected (as syncing can be done wirelessly). So, if on your notebook you have an email you want to quickly read, you can use your phone to read it without having to turn your notebook on. So, basically, the screen is a second, really low-power computer.
There's also the XM982 GPS-guided 155mm round, which as the name implies, is guided by a small GPS device to correct any errors by the firing crew.
They're just as bad as Microsoft. They bought up a large section of London's Chinatown, under the guise of creating a massive supermarket in the centre. The shops were sold, their chinese tenants evicted, and then the shops were re-opened with much higher rent (which was far higher than could be paid by the current tenants), causing half of Chinatown to stop being Chinese. Fuck Tesco.
Your printout should be handed in to be counted manually later on, should it be necessary. Allowing someone to walk away from a polling station with proof of who they voted for is ridiculous - someone could use that to leverage you into changing your vote (ie vote for X or I'll kill your family).
It's being controlled by a guy. Without sounding rude, are you really that gullible? :)
Upgradeable components? It's rather expensive to upgrade the integrated GPU on a notebook :)
Politics doesn't matter a jot. As I said, it's a tool. You don't wear it on your sleeve - to most people it simply doesn't matter. People don't judge others by which operating system they use (well, maybe some on Slashdot). I don't care who Microsoft has bought out - I just care which operating system lets me do what I want it to do. Marketing? Doesn't matter to me - Windows is currently the only OS to offer what I want. When that changes, I'll most likely switch.
Let it be a political statement for you, just accept that for most people, it's anything but :)
It's not mandatory. You can use it if your computer supports it (and you want it turned on), if not the UI will revert back to a more 2000/XP-like version. Alt-tab still works exactly the same. Just because you don't have a problem with something doesn't mean others don't :) The flip-3d thing shows the contents of the window, not just the app's icon and window title. The windows are also "live", so video plays, websites flash away, downloads update, etc. It's just another way of looking at what you've got open, when just the name and icon isn't enough to determine what's in a window. So, there is no performance loss if you don't want to use it, and none of the old ways of moving around windows have been removed.
Everyone seems to be seeing how OSs fare compared to each other, giving bragging rights to whichever one was the first to use various features, when that doesn't even matter in the slightest. An OS is to be used - it's not your child, you don't have to stand up for it. If it does what you need it to do, then it's great. I don't give a rat's ass who invented "windows flying around revealing themselves" first, I just care if it's of any use to me. It's an operating system, not a political statement. Fucking fanboys.
Maybe the first picture you see has been scaled down tremendously to fit it on the screen, and in selecting an area, the image is zoomed to 1:1... :)
I installed the latest Vista RC1 (whatever build that is), and it installed in well under an hour, runs ridiculously quick, has no problems with any of the software I've used, and so far is a great OS to use. I guess different people see things differently.
You're kidding, right? I use linux all the time, just not on my desktop machine. I am a web developer, and I insist on only running linux on any website that I get the chance to dictate OS on. As a network guy, I've moved many systems on corporate networks from Windows to less-expensive/more-capable linux equivalents (CUPS, IPTABLES, etc. etc.) I know how to run linux, but I choose to not have it on my desktop, as being a web developer, it just doesn't have the tools that Windows or OSX does to accomplish my tasks. I'm no fanboy. I use what I can to best do my job. I made all that clear in my post, but thanks for letting your obvious fanboyism piss on your objectivity.
I use XP because it has all the software I want to use (as does OSX), and it has a good UI that is very keyboard-friendly (as are most Linux flavours I've encountered), while still allowing me to play all the games I want to (currently just XP here), and watch any media I might want to watch, regardless of codec or DRM-infection (again, only XP does that for me). I use my computer to actually use it, not to make a statement :) As soon as any other OS is better-suited to my needs, I'll switch in a heart-beat.
Acting all surprised that people still use it, then insult them as if they're brain-dead drones following what Big Bill tells them is a bit rude. There are plenty of competent non-fanboys out there using Windows, as it does what they want. Just as there are plenty of non-fanboys out there using the many flavours of Linux and OSX to do exactly the same. Again, I use my computer as a tool, not a statement.
No-one has a right to privacy in a public area. It's not as if the CCTV cameras are in people's homes. I don't get why everyone screams "big brother!" and gets upset - unless you don't like people looking at you in the streets, and go everywhere with a bag on your head. These cameras do nothing a poiceman couldn't do, they just do it in a far more cost-effective fashion. May I suggest if you don't want people to know where you are, don't go out in public. :)
Because for many people, windows does just work. It's nonsense to claim otherwise.
I think re-evaluating the constitution every generation would be a great start. Shit, that's what was supposed to happen from the outset.
What if the iPod had actually flushed without causing any problems, and someone else had done something to the toilet with something more dangerous? If the flight attendants accepted his story, then there could have been big problems. They can't take ANY risks, as if something should happen, everyone involved would be serially fucked by whoever serially fucks people in their position who screw up.
They can't assume anything, as hundreds of lives are at risk.