Just get the Xoom... It's simply the best option right now in practically all respects... (best network, fastest processor, Honeycomb, thin, durable, great price point, on & on & on...)... You have to start somewhere so why not start with the what's currently best?
All of the extraneous crap that adds on to the cost of using said laptop would be applied no matter what the cost of the hardware was.
If it costs $100 to produce the $100 laptop and it costs $400 to produce a $400 laptop... then if my math is correct... that would be around $300 less expensive... (I don't have a calculator handy right now)... shipping the $100 laptop would probably cost about the same unless it weighs a few tons more than the $400 laptop (I'm lousy with measurements... I'm not sure if the weight of laptops is measured in tons or milliwatts)... so I think the $400 laptop is still more expensive...
Unless you want the $100 laptop in black... that incurs a $1200 service charge and you have to shave your pubes with that option... but on the other hand you get a free printer... so it's still not a total loss.
Arguing over whether we could destroy aliens is irrelevant to what the article is trying to say.
I think the whole point of the article is that Canadians are completely off their rockers.
I mean hey, Bryan Adams... Need more proof... Anne Murray... I could go on and on (Celine Dion) but I think we have enough evidence.
We need to build a forward military base base on a small island in Lake Michigan in case we ever have to defend ourselves from such insanity... please... act before it's too late.
Later. One thing that is definitely sure is that we will definitely be better off without you. The simple act of you leaving will improve America.
See... there's hope after all.
P.S. Galen needs to stick to medicine... and even at that he couldn't figure out that blood flowed.
I tell you what... I'll go to a doctor for health reasons and I will obtain my philosophy from within.
You make it all sound so random. The truth seems to be that our thoughts (and thereby our actions) are not some random swirling of atoms or flippant firings of synapse.
Rather I would conjecture that we have been blessed, given, accidently obtained, whatever you wish... the ability to have independent thought as opposed to running on instinct as a non-sentient being would.
No... there's something... some call it a soul... you call it what you like. Perhaps it lives on after the body dies perhaps it don't.
Many great and wise men have believed both ways.
Simply having beliefs that aren't purely scientific in nature doesn't make one anti-science. That's propoganda for those who choose not to believe in what they can not see.
But there are many things that weren't seen until they were ultimately discovered through science. But it is the soul of man through free will and a curious spirit that drives us to make these discoveries.
Anyone want a brownie?
Yea but if you were really good in economics then you wouldn't have to balance your own checkbook.
You would have so much money that others would do all that mundane stuff for you while you are deep in contemplation of economic theory in order to devise ways of obtaining all the worlds funds for yourself.
Then you could start you own universe and decide whether to create everything as God, or choose the lazy way out and let evolution do all the work.
See it all relates to economics.
God told Me That This Article Is A Bunch Of Rubbish.
God Told Me That Science Is One of His Favorite Subjects and He is American.
God Also Told Me That He Is A Huge Star Wars Fan.
God Wears Glasses And Carries an IPod.
God And I Just Burned A Big Fatty.
God Says Happy Halloween Everyone.
It's stupid to believe that this thing is accurate. PC makers would lose thoudands of dollars on every PC they sold if we were to believe these numbers.
Okay... so you apparently think Saddam was a fine upstanding gentleman and that mean old America picked on a nice world leader.
Saddam had 12 years to come clean... North Korea and some of the unstable governments in Africa still have time for diplomacy. This is apparent when you see the dictator Taylor from Liberia leaving and even Mohammar Quadaffi opening the door to WMD inspections and dismantlement.
War is the last resort when negotiation is no longer productive.
And the fact that most of the 9/11 terrorists were Saudi's wasn't as significant as the fact that they were part of a terrorist organization (Al-Queda) that was being nurtured by a fanatical government (The Taliban).
There's no question who was training terrorists (from many different countries including America) that were responsible for 9/11. And we really kicked some Taliban/Al-Queda ass and will continue to do so.
And yes there are some individuals in Saudi Arabia that support these murderers as there are people that support them in all countries. But rest assured that they will be uncovered and justice will be served upon them.
As far as China surpassing America as the worlds dominant economy... you may very well be right. China has a very strong work ethic and if they drop the socialism and the facade of communism then I have little doubt that they could achieve this.
Okay... you've stooped to calling out names and typos... The last bastion of a weak mind... I guess that means I win this entire argument.
Oh... and by the way... your initial gripe about the original post... it's generated at this point 251 comments... that's more than any current topic on Slashdot. Pretty good for a dull submission eh?
Oh... and there is no capital 'a' in the middle of the word vacation:-P
one last p.s. I hate no one... and I have murdered no one. But my government does have my support in defending our country against terrorists and brutal dictators.
Currency valuation is a relatively inept way of judging a nations economy. GDP is the only true indicator of financial superiority. I guess you also judge a stock by it's price. Damn it's easy to see why we are cleaning your clocks in matters of finance.
GDP: U.S. - 10.082 trillion UK - 1.47 trillion Russia - 1.2 trillion France - 1.51 trillion Germany - 2.174 trillion Australia - 465.9 billion Japan - 3.45 trillion
as you can see... it takes all of these countries combined totals to equal the United States GDP... whatever country that you are from... you have a looooong way to go to catch up economically.
What the hell say do you have about the content of Ask Slashdot? It's an American site... I guess the reason that you hang out here is that wherever you come from must have extremely boring websites since you seem to have to hang out in an AMERICAN website to find interesting material.
And as far as laziness goes... America is the MOST productive country by far in the world. We work more hours per week than any other country (not sure about Japan... they are probably close to us). But Europeans? They are always on vaction... we work over 40 hours a week on average... while the lazy Europeans work 35 or less... but that's okay... as long as you guys stay lazy... we will maintain our economic superiority.
Goodwill has a program where they use old machines/parts to train computer skills to teens. I'm not sure if it exists at all Goodwills... but I'm sure that they would take your old stuff and some of it could be eligible as a tax deduction for you.
Since there is no Earth to find... how can it be called BattleStar Gallactica... I mean the entire plot of the series was that they were searching for Earth (Terra).
It's a different story line with similiar characters.
So if this is valid... then I propose a new Lord of The Rings... It takes place in New York City during the 20s... There's no ring... but there are four small people named Merry, Pippin, Sam and Frodo... they hang out with this street bum named Gandalf who gets his liquor from a bootlegger named Strider... What'ya think?
Napster is good... the software is stable... downloads speeds are good....99 singles and 9.95 CD's... unlimited burns from purchased tunes....
unlimited downloads with the 9.95 premium service (these are only playable from computer) community access to check out other peoples playlists... send songs to other members etc.
Incredible inventory of high quality tunes (over 1/2 million)
I haven't used iTunes... but I have used the new Napster... I give it an 8 out of 10
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Just get the Xoom... It's simply the best option right now in practically all respects... (best network, fastest processor, Honeycomb, thin, durable, great price point, on & on & on...)... You have to start somewhere so why not start with the what's currently best?
All of the extraneous crap that adds on to the cost of using said laptop would be applied no matter what the cost of the hardware was.
If it costs $100 to produce the $100 laptop and it costs $400 to produce a $400 laptop... then if my math is correct... that would be around $300 less expensive... (I don't have a calculator handy right now)... shipping the $100 laptop would probably cost about the same unless it weighs a few tons more than the $400 laptop (I'm lousy with measurements... I'm not sure if the weight of laptops is measured in tons or milliwatts)... so I think the $400 laptop is still more expensive...
Unless you want the $100 laptop in black... that incurs a $1200 service charge and you have to shave your pubes with that option... but on the other hand you get a free printer... so it's still not a total loss.
Awww... so you admit that you are Canadian eh? :-)
Arguing over whether we could destroy aliens is irrelevant to what the article is trying to say.
I think the whole point of the article is that Canadians are completely off their rockers.
I mean hey, Bryan Adams... Need more proof... Anne Murray... I could go on and on (Celine Dion) but I think we have enough evidence.
We need to build a forward military base base on a small island in Lake Michigan in case we ever have to defend ourselves from such insanity... please... act before it's too late.
Later. One thing that is definitely sure is that we will definitely be better off without you. The simple act of you leaving will improve America.
See... there's hope after all.
P.S. Galen needs to stick to medicine... and even at that he couldn't figure out that blood flowed.
I tell you what... I'll go to a doctor for health reasons and I will obtain my philosophy from within.
You make it all sound so random. The truth seems to be that our thoughts (and thereby our actions) are not some random swirling of atoms or flippant firings of synapse.
Rather I would conjecture that we have been blessed, given, accidently obtained, whatever you wish... the ability to have independent thought as opposed to running on instinct as a non-sentient being would.
No... there's something... some call it a soul... you call it what you like. Perhaps it lives on after the body dies perhaps it don't.
Many great and wise men have believed both ways.
Simply having beliefs that aren't purely scientific in nature doesn't make one anti-science. That's propoganda for those who choose not to believe in what they can not see.
But there are many things that weren't seen until they were ultimately discovered through science. But it is the soul of man through free will and a curious spirit that drives us to make these discoveries.
Anyone want a brownie?
Frog/Tadpoles, Platypus (Platypi?), Butterflies/Caterpillars, Centaurs, and don't forget those lion thingies with the chicken-heads.
Yea but if you were really good in economics then you wouldn't have to balance your own checkbook.
You would have so much money that others would do all that mundane stuff for you while you are deep in contemplation of economic theory in order to devise ways of obtaining all the worlds funds for yourself.
Then you could start you own universe and decide whether to create everything as God, or choose the lazy way out and let evolution do all the work.
See it all relates to economics.
Yeah! What he said.
God told Me That This Article Is A Bunch Of Rubbish.
God Told Me That Science Is One of His Favorite Subjects and He is American.
God Also Told Me That He Is A Huge Star Wars Fan.
God Wears Glasses And Carries an IPod.
God And I Just Burned A Big Fatty.
God Says Happy Halloween Everyone.
It's stupid to believe that this thing is accurate. PC makers would lose thoudands of dollars on every PC they sold if we were to believe these numbers.
Absolute rubish.
Okay... so you apparently think Saddam was a fine upstanding gentleman and that mean old America picked on a nice world leader.
Saddam had 12 years to come clean... North Korea and some of the unstable governments in Africa still have time for diplomacy. This is apparent when you see the dictator Taylor from Liberia leaving and even Mohammar Quadaffi opening the door to WMD inspections and dismantlement.
War is the last resort when negotiation is no longer productive.
And the fact that most of the 9/11 terrorists were Saudi's wasn't as significant as the fact that they were part of a terrorist organization (Al-Queda) that was being nurtured by a fanatical government (The Taliban).
There's no question who was training terrorists (from many different countries including America) that were responsible for 9/11. And we really kicked some Taliban/Al-Queda ass and will continue to do so.
And yes there are some individuals in Saudi Arabia that support these murderers as there are people that support them in all countries. But rest assured that they will be uncovered and justice will be served upon them.
As far as China surpassing America as the worlds dominant economy... you may very well be right. China has a very strong work ethic and if they drop the socialism and the facade of communism then I have little doubt that they could achieve this.
Okay... you've stooped to calling out names and typos... The last bastion of a weak mind... I guess that means I win this entire argument. Oh... and by the way... your initial gripe about the original post... it's generated at this point 251 comments... that's more than any current topic on Slashdot. Pretty good for a dull submission eh? Oh... and there is no capital 'a' in the middle of the word vacation :-P
one last p.s. I hate no one... and I have murdered no one. But my government does have my support in defending our country against terrorists and brutal dictators.
Currency valuation is a relatively inept way of judging a nations economy. GDP is the only true indicator of financial superiority. I guess you also judge a stock by it's price. Damn it's easy to see why we are cleaning your clocks in matters of finance.
:-)
GDP:
U.S. - 10.082 trillion
UK - 1.47 trillion
Russia - 1.2 trillion
France - 1.51 trillion
Germany - 2.174 trillion
Australia - 465.9 billion
Japan - 3.45 trillion
as you can see... it takes all of these countries combined totals to equal the United States GDP... whatever country that you are from... you have a looooong way to go to catch up economically.
Better stop taking holiday and get to work.
And yes we are fat
What the hell say do you have about the content of Ask Slashdot? It's an American site... I guess the reason that you hang out here is that wherever you come from must have extremely boring websites since you seem to have to hang out in an AMERICAN website to find interesting material.
And as far as laziness goes... America is the MOST productive country by far in the world. We work more hours per week than any other country (not sure about Japan... they are probably close to us). But Europeans? They are always on vaction... we work over 40 hours a week on average... while the lazy Europeans work 35 or less... but that's okay... as long as you guys stay lazy... we will maintain our economic superiority.
So go hang fire bloke
Goodwill has a program where they use old machines/parts to train computer skills to teens. I'm not sure if it exists at all Goodwills... but I'm sure that they would take your old stuff and some of it could be eligible as a tax deduction for you.
I'll watch it... but I will skip the show and just watch the commercials. :-)
Since there is no Earth to find... how can it be called BattleStar Gallactica... I mean the entire plot of the series was that they were searching for Earth (Terra). It's a different story line with similiar characters. So if this is valid... then I propose a new Lord of The Rings... It takes place in New York City during the 20s... There's no ring... but there are four small people named Merry, Pippin, Sam and Frodo... they hang out with this street bum named Gandalf who gets his liquor from a bootlegger named Strider... What'ya think?
Napster is good... the software is stable... downloads speeds are good... .99 singles and 9.95 CD's... unlimited burns from purchased tunes....
unlimited downloads with the 9.95 premium service (these are only playable from computer) community access to check out other peoples playlists... send songs to other members etc.
Incredible inventory of high quality tunes (over 1/2 million)
I haven't used iTunes... but I have used the new Napster... I give it an 8 out of 10
Bubba = redneck Hotep = Family Dynasty that ruled ancient Egypt starting around 2600 BC (hmmm 2600) |:-|