Yep. It's strange that legal pot comes in containers with doper-proof caps.
"Each laser bong is being sold for $2,400 -- which as far as I can see is worth every damn penny."
A Bic lighter costs a buck. There are lots of other ways to generate heat which don't cost $2400. A fool (Daniel Oberhaus, the author of that quote) and his money are soon parted. That's probably a good thing - stupidity should be painful.
"The amount of untruthful stuff that is written is unbelievable. Take that Wall Street Journal front-page article about, like, 'The FBI is closing in.' That is utterly false. That's absurd," Musk told Swisher. "To print such a falsehood on the front page of a major newspaper is outrageous. Like, why are they even journalists? They're terrible. Terrible people."
A trillion dollar company, supported in vast majority by (essentially) a single product. Why wouldn't they try to obfuscate when basic facts start looking "iffy?"
Really, the whole iThing ecosystem came to be in 15 years, and it's a monoculture. It's a huge bet for it being sustainable. Heck, 15 years ago, GE was king of the hill and way more diversified, look where they are now.
Citations needed. Because it's not that simple. MEMS can be marginally more frequency stable only because of temperature compensation. Without, they're much worse. They have worse phase performance, not better.
You obviously don't understand the difference between "interstate" (i.e. US states, and the Constitutional role of the Federal government) and nations (e.g. "international").
Please STFU until you do, unless you want to continue embarrassing yourself.
You clearly don't know what the fuck you're talking about.
Whoosh. Most people, including myself, will try to accommodate those assholes. But that's not always possible, sometimes there's other traffic which prevents moving over. And it's dangerous for freeway traffic to make sudden speed changes when someone thinks they can merge into 70 MPH traffic when they're going 50. It's up to the merging traffic to, well, merge. That means more than just driving onto the freeway without any situational awareness.
And yes, the one without the right of way is the one at fault.
You're not reading the same summary the rest of us are. They didn't cause any accident. It was the Camry which was merging onto the freeway. No doubt one of those assholes who merges - not by looking for a gap in traffic, positioning and adjusting speed - but by simply letting the white line on the outside of the merge lane "push" them into traffic, which they expect to make way for them. The Waymo car didn't do that, nor was it required to. The Camry continued to drive on the shoulder, and the Camry driver caused their own crash.
What's with all this "she" BS? Any of it can be replaced with a gender neutral "they." So, either it's an SJW failing at their mission, or someone who thinks that women look at porn more than men.
Leave it to an AC to think there was ever an "Apple ][e", and then comment on it while acting knowledgeable. Nope. It was an Apple//e. And it was basically a cost reduced Apple ][+ with 80 column card.
The original Apple ][ used Alps keyswitches, which were even better than Cherry's at the time. And they were individually replaceable. Unfortunately, they're taller than most of today's laptops. Heck, just the movement on a good keyboard is a significant part of a laptop's thickness.
"The 1975 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act states that no manufacturer who charges more than $5 for a product can put repair restrictions on a product they're offering a warranty on."
It says no such thing. It basically says that warranty terms must be spelled out clearly, and a warranty can't be conditioned on use of name brand parts or service unless they're provided free under warranty.
The PIRG report deliberately misleads:
[g]enerally, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
prohibits warrantors from conditioning warranties on the
consumer's use of a replacement product or repair service
identified by brand or name...
...but the Act actually says:
No warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on the consumerâ(TM)s using, in connection with such product, any article or service (other than article or service provided without charge under the terms of the warranty) which is identified by brand, trade, or corporate name...
...they very deliberately skipped the part about stuff provided without charge under the warranty in order to mislead.
Yes, a manufacturer can tell you who you must get work done by, but only if that work is covered for free by the warranty. They can also say you can't use 3rd party replacement parts, if parts are provided free under the warranty. You don't have to use the manufacturer's oil filters on your car, unless they provide them free during the warranty.
They can also "void" the warranty if the product is modified, which is perfectly reasonable. If you add a turbo to your car's engine and it blows up, the manufacturer shouldn't have to cover it under warranty.
The MMWA is rather short. It's not a hard read. People should do so instead of thinking the bullshit in the summary/article is anything close to accurate.
Is it? If you search for "magic leap creator edition," you'll find a web page of their's. It says "So if you're a developer, creator or explorer, be one of the first to forge the Magicverse." Also, a bunch of meaningless drivel like "Use your Control as a paint brush, a conductorâ(TM)s baton or a weaponized ice cream cone that launches Rocky Road at 14 scoops per second."
It says nothing about any sort of development kit, which would presumably include stuff like technical documentation and a development environment. It doesn't even say what you get when you buy one. So it's not just a "fucking Developer's kit," is it?
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Yep. It's strange that legal pot comes in containers with doper-proof caps.
"Each laser bong is being sold for $2,400 -- which as far as I can see is worth every damn penny."
A Bic lighter costs a buck. There are lots of other ways to generate heat which don't cost $2400. A fool (Daniel Oberhaus, the author of that quote) and his money are soon parted. That's probably a good thing - stupidity should be painful.
So, Fake News?
A trillion dollar company, supported in vast majority by (essentially) a single product. Why wouldn't they try to obfuscate when basic facts start looking "iffy?"
Really, the whole iThing ecosystem came to be in 15 years, and it's a monoculture. It's a huge bet for it being sustainable. Heck, 15 years ago, GE was king of the hill and way more diversified, look where they are now.
Not to age myself, but was that written by, like, a 'valley girl?"
Sorry, try this. I hate how the Google can make it hard to get an actual link.
And, they're not using $50 oscillators in cell phones.
Citations needed. Because it's not that simple. MEMS can be marginally more frequency stable only because of temperature compensation. Without, they're much worse. They have worse phase performance, not better.
Meh. You think removing the headphone jack gives more battery capacity, too. Right?
"Space?" They charge a premium for the larger models. Go figure.
Using MEMS instead of a quartz crystal is like using an inscribed candle instead of a pendulum. It's a major step in the wrong direction.
Apple may have saved a whole 2 cents per $1000 phone by doing that.
"we are not talking about or thunderbolt or lightning ports. "
Please state your confusion in the form of a coherent question.
If the thunder don't get you then the lightning will.
Yep. No need for some special "T2" chip - all (?) laptops have a lid switch, and stopping an analog signal based on it being closed isn't high tech.
Next week, we'll hear of some security flaw which allows evildoers to listen in based on fluctuations in SSD access times, or some such.
Really, clickbait to a site which describes it as "a booger?" How about a link to the source.
You obviously don't understand the difference between "interstate" (i.e. US states, and the Constitutional role of the Federal government) and nations (e.g. "international").
Please STFU until you do, unless you want to continue embarrassing yourself.
"So why did the feds shut down this project while allowing lots of others to continue...?"
Why are the feds even involved? This isn't a issue regarding interstate commerce, which is the most disingenuous excuse they have.
"You clearly don't drive."
You clearly don't know what the fuck you're talking about.
Whoosh. Most people, including myself, will try to accommodate those assholes. But that's not always possible, sometimes there's other traffic which prevents moving over. And it's dangerous for freeway traffic to make sudden speed changes when someone thinks they can merge into 70 MPH traffic when they're going 50. It's up to the merging traffic to, well, merge. That means more than just driving onto the freeway without any situational awareness.
And yes, the one without the right of way is the one at fault.
"These two yutzes cause a crash on the freeway"
You're not reading the same summary the rest of us are. They didn't cause any accident. It was the Camry which was merging onto the freeway. No doubt one of those assholes who merges - not by looking for a gap in traffic, positioning and adjusting speed - but by simply letting the white line on the outside of the merge lane "push" them into traffic, which they expect to make way for them. The Waymo car didn't do that, nor was it required to. The Camry continued to drive on the shoulder, and the Camry driver caused their own crash.
It's every bit [sic] as effective as the evil bit.
What's with all this "she" BS? Any of it can be replaced with a gender neutral "they." So, either it's an SJW failing at their mission, or someone who thinks that women look at porn more than men.
"And the Apple ][e..."
//e. And it was basically a cost reduced Apple ][+ with 80 column card.
Leave it to an AC to think there was ever an "Apple ][e", and then comment on it while acting knowledgeable. Nope. It was an Apple
IP routes around damage. It wasn't a fire at a facility which caused an outage, it was incorrect network design.
The original Apple ][ used Alps keyswitches, which were even better than Cherry's at the time. And they were individually replaceable. Unfortunately, they're taller than most of today's laptops. Heck, just the movement on a good keyboard is a significant part of a laptop's thickness.
Form over function rules these days, it seems.
It's not hard. #deletefacebook.
(twitter, too, but the meme is no good without the hashtag). Why hasn't the terminology morphed into anti-social networking?
Wait, you mean they can't have their cake and eat it, too?
"The 1975 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act states that no manufacturer who charges more than $5 for a product can put repair restrictions on a product they're offering a warranty on."
It says no such thing. It basically says that warranty terms must be spelled out clearly, and a warranty can't be conditioned on use of name brand parts or service unless they're provided free under warranty.
The PIRG report deliberately misleads:
...but the Act actually says:
...they very deliberately skipped the part about stuff provided without charge under the warranty in order to mislead.
Yes, a manufacturer can tell you who you must get work done by, but only if that work is covered for free by the warranty. They can also say you can't use 3rd party replacement parts, if parts are provided free under the warranty. You don't have to use the manufacturer's oil filters on your car, unless they provide them free during the warranty.
They can also "void" the warranty if the product is modified, which is perfectly reasonable. If you add a turbo to your car's engine and it blows up, the manufacturer shouldn't have to cover it under warranty.
The MMWA is rather short. It's not a hard read. People should do so instead of thinking the bullshit in the summary/article is anything close to accurate.
"Well it's fucking Developer's kit, isn't it? "
Is it? If you search for "magic leap creator edition," you'll find a web page of their's. It says "So if you're a developer, creator or explorer, be one of the first to forge the Magicverse." Also, a bunch of meaningless drivel like "Use your Control as a paint brush, a conductorâ(TM)s baton or a weaponized ice cream cone that launches Rocky Road at 14 scoops per second."
It says nothing about any sort of development kit, which would presumably include stuff like technical documentation and a development environment. It doesn't even say what you get when you buy one. So it's not just a "fucking Developer's kit," is it?