I misunderstood your first post. I thought you meant jews who vote have more sway or power than muslims who vote. Now I see that you meant that it's more worthwhile for a candidate to appeal to and solicit votes from the jewish community than the muslims.
And, yes. I would try to get the votes of the larger groups as a priority. This is why all presidential candidates are "Christian."
I'll continue to go to the Drive-in as long as it is around 78th year this coming season I believe.
Drive-ins were cool and, in some areas, I'm sure they can still thrive. I remember seeing Star Wars (nobody called it "A New Hope" back then) at the drive in with my parents. I'm sure I fell asleep before it was over. I have good memories of the drive in. I hope it does last for you -- it was a good institution.
in many places its already saturated to the max just with all the teens blabbing their asses off all day, tethering your laptop and trying to treat it like a landline just makes the whole thing suck worse for everyone else.
Maybe you didn't know that voice and data are two separate channels (for now.) Eventually, it will all be VOIP, but for now it doesn't matter how many teens are "blabbing their asses off all day" — that doesn't effect the data stream.
The real problem -- the source of both our woes -- is the fact the the carriers have not done enough to provide for infrastructure. They do in some markets, where it's important to them, but not in others. I visited San Jose last year, and I was able to get about 4 Mb/s on a 3G connection. Here in the Salt Lake area, I'm lucky to get 1.5 Mb/s on 4G. It's not about population or blabbering teens, it's about the bare minimum the carrier can get away with.
Technology could be so much better if the damned companies would just get out of our way:
-Let us tether our phones. Don't make us jailbreak/root the things to get the bandwidth and features we pay for. The phones are perfectly capable, so stop stifling us!
-Let us watch our movies on whatever device we want, whenever we want, without having to crack/decrypt or download someone else's cracked/decrypted copy.
-Embrace streaming. The infrastructure is there. The technology is mature. Drive-in theaters died a long time ago, and so will megaplexes. Deal with it. Stop fighting Netflix. Stop trying to cling onto your antiquated distribution platform.
I'm sure I have other rants, but I won't be able to think of them until my vein recedes back into my forehead.
not even "that" hard - just stop burning fossil fuels that are just large amounts of carbon locked up in a solid as opposed to being in the atmosphere.
In other words
- Stop heating our homes with anything other than wood (other avenue of pollution)
- Stop generating electricity with anything other than wind and solar (inadequate with current technology)
- Stop commuting to our places of work. (Of course, as a software engineer, I wouldn't have a place of work without adequate electricity)
- Stop producing plastics (stop recycling them too)
- Stop mining or refining metals (stop recycling them too)
- Stop large-scale farming (or, at least mechanical planting/harvesting)
Wow, you're right. Sounds pretty easy. Of course, nuclear power would nullify many of these arguments, so maybe it would be somewhat practical.
Physical textbooks lack portability, durability, accessibility, consistent quality, interactivity and searchability, and they're not environmentally friendly."
They lack... portability? Ok, if you have to carry 5 of them around, I see your point.
Durability? Like, when I spill coffee on mine? Or, drop it? Or, draw mustaches on the people in it?
Accessibility?.... ok, you win.
Consistent quality? So, you're going to GUARANTEE consistent content quality in eBooks?
And, of course, the ebook argument wins on searchability. But let's face it, an Index/TOC is practically just as good. Unless you're searching for absolutely every occurrence of a specific word, a good index is just as good.
But, are we really going to argue that iPads are more environmentally friendly than text books? That would be an interesting discussion.
No mysterious network traffic (I'm running custom firmware on my router and am able to easily see this.)
No corrupt/missing files.
No unexpected behavior
And, most importantly, I know that I've done nothing that would cause the system to become infected. A virus doesn't just happen -- you either have to insert an infected disc/flash drive with Autoplay enabled, open an infected binary (executable/PDF, etc.), or leave your system running in a DMZ with no firewall protection. I suppose there are some Flash vulnerabilities out there as well, but so far... nothing's made it through. If I browse to a site that presents me with the notorious fake virus scanner, I just turn off javascript in the browser, and close the window.
I run the OS, LibreOffice, Gimp, Firefox, Thunderbird, a few commercial apps, and Steam games. Installing any of these has never caused a problem, and I have no reason to believe that any of them ever would. If there's anything questionable (like a friend's USB drive), I plug it into my Linux box and deal with it there.
Admittedly, I have periodically run scans using various methods like AVG's boot image. Clean, every time.
This myth that you're absolutely going to be infected if you aren't running some kind of crappy antivirus software on your system is just nonsense. The trick is this: don't be an idiot. Be aware of the threats and avenues of attack, and simply don't let them in.
Running Windows XP on today's Internet is far more dangerous, both for the operator and for everyone else, than running a more recent operating system.
If your router is blocking incoming connections -- acting as a firewall, and you're not using IE6 or some other crappy browser, how is XP any less secure than win7? Assuming you're not running questionable executables or opening strange email attachments, what's the problem?
I ran XP up until early 2010 without any antivirus and never had any problem. As long as you're aware of the various ways your system can be infected and avoid risky behavior, you should be fine. (Of course, there's always the off chance that installing a presumably legit piece of software could put you at risk if the download site was compromised.)
I was going to say B&N Nook Color. Install Cyanogen 7.1 (very easy to do), connectBot, hacker's keyboard, and Opera. The battery life is great, nice screen, dirt cheap. Tether it to your phone for non-wifi connectivity.
..but then I clicked your link for the Transformer Prime. Very nice. Yeah, get that one.
I torrent absolutely everything that I watch. For me, TV is better than it has ever been, but I admit that it's non-ideal. Ethical issues aside (I consider torrenting analogous to having a neighbor tape a show for you, and then fast-forwarding through the commercials REALLY fast), I find that I miss out on not seeing ANY ads. Other than checking movie trailers on apple.com, I never know about new, upcoming movies. I never know about new fall line-ups, or upcoming sales from local retailers.
None of these are crucial, and I'm fine without them, but I find some ads/commercial breaks to be as useful as checking dealnews.com daily, or the Sunday ads in the paper (which I also do not subscribe to.)
I think that I would actually be willing to selectively watch ads (those that interest me) periodically, just to stay up on things. I don't want or need to see ads for herpes meds, adult diapers or panty liners with wings, but I might just want to know about a sale from a local retailer, a new ride at the amusement park, or a discount day at a ski resort.
I don't know the solution here, but I think ads are the biggest problem with TV. Who wants to watch an advertisement for something that isn't even relevant for their life situation?
BTW, I also don't like the fact that I have gigabytes of brain memory storage taken up by toy/toothpaste/cereal jingles from the 80's. It's disgusting how may cereal jingles I can sing from my childhood.
Oh, and as for the VOD, it's awesome to be able to watch what I want, when I want without having to remember to set a timer or schedule a recording on a device.
Name something that was on TV that was so profound and moving that it was absolutely critical that you see it when it first came out
The falling of the towers on 9/11/2001. Prior to that was probably the moon landing, but I wasn't born yet and neither were DVDs.
For bonus points, explain why that show was so awesome that you'd rather be watching it than spending that hour conversing with your loved ones.
Please, stop. You're going to make me cry. Seriously, the motivation for watching something in current runs is the ability to discuss it with friends and family afterward -- water cooler conversation. Like, how bad did the final season/episode of LOST suck!? Or, the last episode of BSG?
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Old, yes. But, at least five moderators + me think it's funny enough to CTRL_F gore, just so we could read it.
Wow, you've garnered a lot of hatred for asking a simple question.
I misunderstood your first post. I thought you meant jews who vote have more sway or power than muslims who vote. Now I see that you meant that it's more worthwhile for a candidate to appeal to and solicit votes from the jewish community than the muslims.
And, yes. I would try to get the votes of the larger groups as a priority. This is why all presidential candidates are "Christian."
I wasn't aware that you had to check a box for religion or ethnicity when voting. Must be new.
Drive-ins were cool and, in some areas, I'm sure they can still thrive. I remember seeing Star Wars (nobody called it "A New Hope" back then) at the drive in with my parents. I'm sure I fell asleep before it was over. I have good memories of the drive in. I hope it does last for you -- it was a good institution.
Maybe you didn't know that voice and data are two separate channels (for now.) Eventually, it will all be VOIP, but for now it doesn't matter how many teens are "blabbing their asses off all day" — that doesn't effect the data stream.
The real problem -- the source of both our woes -- is the fact the the carriers have not done enough to provide for infrastructure. They do in some markets, where it's important to them, but not in others. I visited San Jose last year, and I was able to get about 4 Mb/s on a 3G connection. Here in the Salt Lake area, I'm lucky to get 1.5 Mb/s on 4G. It's not about population or blabbering teens, it's about the bare minimum the carrier can get away with.
Technology could be so much better if the damned companies would just get out of our way:
-Let us tether our phones. Don't make us jailbreak/root the things to get the bandwidth and features we pay for. The phones are perfectly capable, so stop stifling us!
-Let us watch our movies on whatever device we want, whenever we want, without having to crack/decrypt or download someone else's cracked/decrypted copy.
-Embrace streaming. The infrastructure is there. The technology is mature. Drive-in theaters died a long time ago, and so will megaplexes. Deal with it. Stop fighting Netflix. Stop trying to cling onto your antiquated distribution platform.
I'm sure I have other rants, but I won't be able to think of them until my vein recedes back into my forehead.
In other words
Wow, you're right. Sounds pretty easy. Of course, nuclear power would nullify many of these arguments, so maybe it would be somewhat practical.
They lack... portability? Ok, if you have to carry 5 of them around, I see your point. .... ok, you win.
Durability? Like, when I spill coffee on mine? Or, drop it? Or, draw mustaches on the people in it?
Accessibility?
Consistent quality? So, you're going to GUARANTEE consistent content quality in eBooks?
And, of course, the ebook argument wins on searchability. But let's face it, an Index/TOC is practically just as good. Unless you're searching for absolutely every occurrence of a specific word, a good index is just as good.
But, are we really going to argue that iPads are more environmentally friendly than text books? That would be an interesting discussion.
The answer would have been, "probably nothing". That is, if we didn't have such a wimp for a president.
Sounds reminiscent of the anti-Linux on the netbook tactic Microsoft used.
Wow, those prices are extremist, and will cause many to resort to pro-SSD racism!
I sure hope we can change these practices.
Don't be a Godwin Nazi.
Still missing Borg Gates.
Billcutus?
What's up with the respectful, reverent Microsoft logo? I want my Borg Gates back!
And, most importantly, I know that I've done nothing that would cause the system to become infected. A virus doesn't just happen -- you either have to insert an infected disc/flash drive with Autoplay enabled, open an infected binary (executable/PDF, etc.), or leave your system running in a DMZ with no firewall protection. I suppose there are some Flash vulnerabilities out there as well, but so far... nothing's made it through. If I browse to a site that presents me with the notorious fake virus scanner, I just turn off javascript in the browser, and close the window.
I run the OS, LibreOffice, Gimp, Firefox, Thunderbird, a few commercial apps, and Steam games. Installing any of these has never caused a problem, and I have no reason to believe that any of them ever would. If there's anything questionable (like a friend's USB drive), I plug it into my Linux box and deal with it there.
Admittedly, I have periodically run scans using various methods like AVG's boot image. Clean, every time.
This myth that you're absolutely going to be infected if you aren't running some kind of crappy antivirus software on your system is just nonsense. The trick is this: don't be an idiot. Be aware of the threats and avenues of attack, and simply don't let them in.
If your router is blocking incoming connections -- acting as a firewall, and you're not using IE6 or some other crappy browser, how is XP any less secure than win7? Assuming you're not running questionable executables or opening strange email attachments, what's the problem?
I ran XP up until early 2010 without any antivirus and never had any problem. As long as you're aware of the various ways your system can be infected and avoid risky behavior, you should be fine. (Of course, there's always the off chance that installing a presumably legit piece of software could put you at risk if the download site was compromised.)
Oh, well then ok. No worries.
I wonder what his feelings are on the TSA gropings.
I was going to say B&N Nook Color. Install Cyanogen 7.1 (very easy to do), connectBot, hacker's keyboard, and Opera. The battery life is great, nice screen, dirt cheap. Tether it to your phone for non-wifi connectivity.
..but then I clicked your link for the Transformer Prime. Very nice. Yeah, get that one.
Ditto ditto ditto.. except only two domains for me.
Excellent idea, stupid name. But, excellent idea. Mate is the way to go for LM12 (IMHO), and I'm sure this will be a very popular decision.
Wow. 2.5 hours and 8 previous posts saying the same thing later, you're so informative. STFU, already. WE KNOW.
I torrent absolutely everything that I watch. For me, TV is better than it has ever been, but I admit that it's non-ideal. Ethical issues aside (I consider torrenting analogous to having a neighbor tape a show for you, and then fast-forwarding through the commercials REALLY fast), I find that I miss out on not seeing ANY ads. Other than checking movie trailers on apple.com, I never know about new, upcoming movies. I never know about new fall line-ups, or upcoming sales from local retailers.
None of these are crucial, and I'm fine without them, but I find some ads/commercial breaks to be as useful as checking dealnews.com daily, or the Sunday ads in the paper (which I also do not subscribe to.)
I think that I would actually be willing to selectively watch ads (those that interest me) periodically, just to stay up on things. I don't want or need to see ads for herpes meds, adult diapers or panty liners with wings, but I might just want to know about a sale from a local retailer, a new ride at the amusement park, or a discount day at a ski resort.
I don't know the solution here, but I think ads are the biggest problem with TV. Who wants to watch an advertisement for something that isn't even relevant for their life situation?
BTW, I also don't like the fact that I have gigabytes of brain memory storage taken up by toy/toothpaste/cereal jingles from the 80's. It's disgusting how may cereal jingles I can sing from my childhood.
Oh, and as for the VOD, it's awesome to be able to watch what I want, when I want without having to remember to set a timer or schedule a recording on a device.
The falling of the towers on 9/11/2001. Prior to that was probably the moon landing, but I wasn't born yet and neither were DVDs.
Please, stop. You're going to make me cry. Seriously, the motivation for watching something in current runs is the ability to discuss it with friends and family afterward -- water cooler conversation. Like, how bad did the final season/episode of LOST suck!? Or, the last episode of BSG?