Yahoo is doing what Interactive (IACI) is trying to achieve - be the one-size-fits all gorilla in the marketplace - Oh did I mention Oracle? Of course, we should remember that the P/E ratios of all these companies, and the granddaddy of inorganic growth, Cisco, are over the norm for the market as a whole. That's a growth stock portfolio for you!
The objective is to control a slice of many pies that adds up to a tutti-frutti whole (poor taste?) The secondary objective is to be in on the game not through innovation, but through absorption - I wonder of course, what happens when one of these Borg assimilates another Borg?
Well, the obvious step is for Microsoft to acquire Nintendo next - no problem patent-wise. And Homer might have a thing or two to say about that, methinks
Sonia Gandhi is not related to Mahatma Gandhi(Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi)
Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of Independent India had a daughter, Indira Priyadarshini Nehru who married Feroze Gandhi, a Parsi(Iranian)and took his name. Sonia Gandhi is the daughter-in-law of Indira Gandhi.
Interestingly, Feroze Gandhi's name was originally spelt Ghandy or Ghandi - this may have been changed to play on the allusion to Mahatma Gandhi.
There is a great book "The Nehrus and the Gandhis" that has interesting information on the dynasty. A bit out-of date as it does not refer to the new generation - Rahual, Priyanka and Varun Gandhi
The Indian elections - all-electronic - a few hundred million voters seems to have gone off with few hitches. This does kind of validate EVMs.
For those with concerns about security, hacking, etc. there are possible solutions. A good, low cost, locked-down EVM can be deployed on a standard PC - running any OS - the UI needs to be only a radio-button-type list box, with a submit/cancel button, and a tracker for each entry in the list box. The Admin views can be kept on a separate machine, and downloaded into the actual EVM PC. Top-class encryption can be thrown in with no additional complexity. A basic reporting app can tabulate and display results. No network cards needed on the EVM
What other features would ensure better acceptance of EVMs?
If Microsoft did that, Slashdotters would be all over them. funny how things change based on which side of the fence one is.
This is not a troll- just an opinion. It is definitely a big gap, and good that it was identified early - possibly earlier than it might have been were it in the closed-source world?
The best thing about the iTunes update is the fact that it now supports authenticating firewalls, which was sorely lacking in the previous versions.
This hack/crack is not very useful to most iTunes users on Windows. What might be more useful is a way to access the iTunes store from Windows. That does not seem likely, however, even though Microsoft is an Apple investor;-)
That being said, this is definitely valuable for Linux iTunes/iPod users. Not bad! and pretty fast
This terms comes from the Greek for virgin birth (;))Natural parthenogenesis has been observed in many lower animals (it is characteristic of the rotifers), especially insects, e.g., the aphid
The phenomenon of parthenogenesis was discovered in the 18th cent. by Charles Bonnet. In 1900, Jacques Loeb accomplished the first clear case of artificial parthenogenesis when he pricked unfertilized frog eggs with a needle and found that in some cases normal embryonic development ensued
Artificial parthenogenesis has since been achieved in almost all major groups of animals, although it usually results in incomplete and abnormal development
The phenomenon is rarer among plants (where it is called parthenocarpy) than among animals
The headphone jack is on a small part separate from the rest of the board. This small part attaches to the main iPOD board via a small black connector that sits on on the main board.
The small part with the headphone jack attaches via screws to the aluminium case, but does not screw to the main board. Because of this any pressure on the case, dock connector, or simply plugging in and out headphones, creates tension between the small part and the main board.
Since only the black connector sits between these two parts, it quickly wears out.
With regular use, contacts get loose and slightest pressure on iPod creates static sounds
The throwaway comment at the end of the OP " They're also theorizing over in the forums that the iPod Mini shortage may be a cover for this problem..." is interesting, if true. That would be mal-whatever on Apple's part if they KNEW about the problem in a batch/all of the Minis and did not announce this earlier, and let out a cover story related to shortage...
Also, how does an issue like this get addressed for international customers? I'm guessing Apple has the policy of free shipping, etc only for US-based customers.
Wonder if anyone remembers the theremin - this was invented by a Soviet scientist Leon Theremin in 1918, it had no strings, no pipes or keys.
Led Zeppelin used it to great effect. Here is the Beach Boys using it in Good Vibrations
One would venture to call this a 'bender' device since it is functionally the same as a metal detector, and works by sensing the proximity of the player's hands to the antennae.
I was filling out my Wisconsin returns recently, and I paused at the Use Tax line. I left it blank, and agonized over it for a while - not sure whether to leave it blank or put in a valid value
After much soul-searching, and looking around at all the manifold books, dvds, etc. I've bought online, I finally decided to compromise and provide an amount on the largest(size) item i could see that I'd bought online - a home theater system from an NY retailer - this cost $400 and at 5.6%, that works out to approx $20.
Well, I've sent it off, and feel somewhat easier, but as confused as anyone about why one state should care about goods purchased from another state if the retailer is not registered in the second state.
Of course, with the strength and ease of data-mining, this may be very easy for revenue agencies to collate and use in an audit. In which case, I might be better off:)
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The entire debate is pointless unless Robertson can prove he has a successful product, and a winning business model. To take a example, there are enough worldwide clones of Coke, but only one Coke. Or for that matter, a name like Windows is as generic as one can possibly get, but that does not stop the success of the company/product.
This should be seen as a step in the right direction, but more focus should be put on evaluating the distro itself, and the viability of the business.
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The objective is to control a slice of many pies that adds up to a tutti-frutti whole (poor taste?) The secondary objective is to be in on the game not through innovation, but through absorption - I wonder of course, what happens when one of these Borg assimilates another Borg?
Well, the obvious step is for Microsoft to acquire Nintendo next - no problem patent-wise. And Homer might have a thing or two to say about that, methinks
There is a Paris, France?
This reminds of a certain place in a series of books by Terry Pratchett...
Auto-resume, throttled speed, no leech benefits, etc.
Of course, no one downloads copyright violations that way do they?;)
At least you don't have to deal with ringing phones, gumwads and overly tall people front of you.
Try leaving a theater 10 mins into a chickflick with the girlfriend all wrapped up in it.
Love the immersive experience of a theater though
A picture editing program I use (and like) called Picasa went to version 1.618 from version 1 - no prizes for guessing why
Basically the time will probably come when we will treat spam like bacteria - it's there, but that doesnt mean we have to like it or care.
No filter is perfect, not even this one.
There have to be electronic solutions to fraud detection & prevention, some form of authentication, possibly
Are there any design patterns from other fields that could be applied?
Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of Independent India had a daughter, Indira Priyadarshini Nehru who married Feroze Gandhi, a Parsi(Iranian)and took his name. Sonia Gandhi is the daughter-in-law of Indira Gandhi.
Interestingly, Feroze Gandhi's name was originally spelt Ghandy or Ghandi - this may have been changed to play on the allusion to Mahatma Gandhi.
There is a great book "The Nehrus and the Gandhis" that has interesting information on the dynasty. A bit out-of date as it does not refer to the new generation - Rahual, Priyanka and Varun Gandhi
For those with concerns about security, hacking, etc. there are possible solutions. A good, low cost, locked-down EVM can be deployed on a standard PC - running any OS - the UI needs to be only a radio-button-type list box, with a submit/cancel button, and a tracker for each entry in the list box. The Admin views can be kept on a separate machine, and downloaded into the actual EVM PC. Top-class encryption can be thrown in with no additional complexity. A basic reporting app can tabulate and display results. No network cards needed on the EVM
What other features would ensure better acceptance of EVMs?
This is not a troll- just an opinion. It is definitely a big gap, and good that it was identified early - possibly earlier than it might have been were it in the closed-source world?
Now, I know that iTunes is a free browser, and all, but I'd prefer to use other players perhaps, and not build up my library in two places
This hack/crack is not very useful to most iTunes users on Windows. What might be more useful is a way to access the iTunes store from Windows. That does not seem likely, however, even though Microsoft is an Apple investor;-)
That being said, this is definitely valuable for Linux iTunes/iPod users. Not bad! and pretty fast
The phenomenon of parthenogenesis was discovered in the 18th cent. by Charles Bonnet. In 1900, Jacques Loeb accomplished the first clear case of artificial parthenogenesis when he pricked unfertilized frog eggs with a needle and found that in some cases normal embryonic development ensued
Artificial parthenogenesis has since been achieved in almost all major groups of animals, although it usually results in incomplete and abnormal development
The phenomenon is rarer among plants (where it is called parthenocarpy) than among animals
Google searches you
hmm - first posters might pick up on this;)
The small part with the headphone jack attaches via screws to the aluminium case, but does not screw to the main board. Because of this any pressure on the case, dock connector, or simply plugging in and out headphones, creates tension between the small part and the main board. Since only the black connector sits between these two parts, it quickly wears out.
With regular use, contacts get loose and slightest pressure on iPod creates static sounds
Also, how does an issue like this get addressed for international customers? I'm guessing Apple has the policy of free shipping, etc only for US-based customers.
So they bent the theremin?
Led Zeppelin used it to great effect. Here is the Beach Boys using it in Good Vibrations
One would venture to call this a 'bender' device since it is functionally the same as a metal detector, and works by sensing the proximity of the player's hands to the antennae.
Any other similar devices or early bender apps?
After much soul-searching, and looking around at all the manifold books, dvds, etc. I've bought online, I finally decided to compromise and provide an amount on the largest(size) item i could see that I'd bought online - a home theater system from an NY retailer - this cost $400 and at 5.6%, that works out to approx $20.
Well, I've sent it off, and feel somewhat easier, but as confused as anyone about why one state should care about goods purchased from another state if the retailer is not registered in the second state.
Of course, with the strength and ease of data-mining, this may be very easy for revenue agencies to collate and use in an audit. In which case, I might be better off:)
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This should be seen as a step in the right direction, but more focus should be put on evaluating the distro itself, and the viability of the business.
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