They seem to have solved the problem pretty well with laptops, which are a fraction of the size/weight of desktops...
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...living in countries where employment opportunities may be limited (I'm thinking former Soviet Bloc, Pakistan, India - countries with strong traditions in mathematics/sciences.) There is also potential for a similar thing to happen with nuclear weapons in some of these countries, which is a good bit scarier (as indeed did happen with Pakistan, although not in that case due to a lack of employment.)
if any of the conditions were illegal in your country/state then the legal ones will still be valid. That's a standard clause in almost all contracts and is generally upheld; IANAL but AFAIK it would generally be upheld even if it isn't specifically in the contract.
My quite old Nokia 8310 is smaller, and the Nokia 8210 I had five years ago is lighter - and you can get smaller yet these days, such as this little 44g thing.
Here's what counts: price functionality batteries...to you
Here's what doesn't count: appearance (unless you wear transparent trousers and are incredibly vain) size weight a funny circle thing [- note, some people call this 'usability'] corporate branding...to you
Have you ever considered that people other than you might have different priorities? The market seems to put quite a premium on size and weight, and it makes quite a difference when exercising.
No *way* was it left out due to size. I've got a Sandisk MP3 player that's got a built in radio and it's not exactly bulky.
You'd really have to see one to appreciate it, but if this this is the Sandisk you are talking about, the Shuffle is actually _a third_ of the size volumetrically (75.2 x 32.8 x 20.8 mm vs 83.8 x 25 x 8.4 mm) and almost half of the weight (22g vs 40g, with batteries.)
I swapped a AAA-powered stick for a Shuffle and the Shuffle is much better, particularly convenient that it charges through USB rather than annoyingly running out randomly. I'd much prefer the size of the thing as it is over a radio (although a screen _would_ be nice to see what is playing, I'll agree.) Interface on the Shuffle is also better for me in that it is much more responsive than the player it replaced (e.g. next button works _immediately_ rather than after a delay like many flash players, am not accusing the SanDisk of having this problem.)
A million users and they want POP3? Add a gun and a single bullet to your administration requirements.
An ISP, etc. could quite reasonably require a million POP3 accounts. Given that the submitter mentions Some corporate, some personal, some free I am guessing that employee users are in the minority here.
There are some small form factor desktops that take 2.5" hard drives (the Mac Mini is an obvious example, but there are PC versions also.)
Problem is that 2.5" drives are still _much_ more expensive per gigabyte compared to 3.5", and 3.5" is generally small enough even for very small desktops (Shuttle comes to mind, although the Mac Mini is substantially smaller again.)
They are also generally slower, and the 7200rpm versions are rare and more expensive again.
I'd reckon that this 160gb 2.5" drive when it comes out will cost at least as much as a 500gb 3.5" - if not more.
2.5" drives are finding use in servers, blades in particular.
Don't know why you were modded troll, as you say VHS has had index search for a very long time. Don't know if it worked on sold/rented tapes (whether it did would be up to the manufacturer), but it certainly always worked fine on my own recordings.
Having said that, DVD is ten times better, no question. Far more durable than tape if handled well (DVDs might be more sensitive to things like mishandling/dropping, but aren't damaged half as much as tape through normal playing/sitting on a shelf/etc.) And while you might not notice the quality difference so much on a smallish TV, but projected there is no competition (erm, apart from HD of course).
...and now it is built in to Windows for any PC with firewire, just connect the cable and they are both on a 400Mbps TCP/IP network. In fairness you do have set up a network share on one of the computers, but arguably this is a security feature.
I think I see one method that could be used to filter out your entries.
Got a spam once that included a mobile phone number. Rang it to verify that it did indeed belong to the sender of the spam. Now our local health insurer has a handy service that will send you daily text alerts to remind you to take your contraceptive pill. Pity the earliest you can sign up for your daily reminder is 6am...
...when I was searching for a product, and the ad was relevant and useful to me, and offered a good deal on the product. Why not?
AdWords can even be _more_ relevant than the main search results if you are in a small European country; the main search results can tend to be from USA sellers that won't sell to you anyway, while the AdWords are targetted, from local sellers who will...
1. Netflix DVDs come straight to you, so you don't have to go out to the video shop. This is very convenient, especially if there isn't a video shop near you, or more to the point there isn't one that stocks anything but blockbusters.
2. It can also be very good value* on a per-rental basis compared to store rentals, depending on how many you rent in a month. *Note: not 'a' good value.
3. However, you have no way of knowing what you are going to get on any particular day, it can come from pretty much any position on your list (at least with our local Netflix-type service.) Hence you may not be in the mood for a particular film when it arrives, and you lose 'I think I'd like to watch X tonight.'
4. Copying a DVD is quick and easy. If you only tend to watch a film once, what you are doing here is basically equivalent to video time-shifting.
5. Voila, you now have a selection conveniently near to you that you can select from to watch at will.
The more observant types will note that the position described in (5) would also be completely satisfied with a good movie-on-demand service. Even more than satisfied as it would do away with the hassle of having to copy and keep the damn things. Especially with movies, which most people do tend to watch only once, I think this type of piracy could be annihilated overnight simply by providing a better service...
However due to the pig-headedness of the studios and the prevalence of DRM impeding easy use of the end product, I don't see this becoming mainstream in less than ten years. Hence refer back to 1-5 above.
Derailment usually isn't a problem for bullet trains unless the rails themselves fail
"The train is equipped with a new air-brake system that deploys in the event of an earthquake or other emergency. The retractable cat ear-shaped spoilers that can protrude from the roof are expected to help slow the train more quickly than conventional brakes." - From Japan Times
On your other point, you really notice the length of the rails (generally 1km sections I believe) on these high-speed trains - amazingly smooth rides with no 'clackety clack'.
...but their VAIO notebooks have done exceptionally well for them at least for a period; they were no.1 by revenue in 2001 (no.2 by shipments) with consistently higher pricing than the competition.
That Sony are now ~no.6 (by laptop shipments) is partly due to price, but also because their competitors (HP, Dell, Toshiba, IBM, Fujitsu) now produce nicer notebooks that compete with Sony on weight, ergonomics and aesthetics. There wasn't that same competition in 2001.
...at very low prices, or even free (I have just such a copy of Oracle in front of me, which came with a textbook.) This particular one is limited to 120 days and clearly says FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY in the license.
Other server tools are commonly available with use restrictions that leave them fine for learning but unsuitable for a production environment (performance limitiations, one concurrent user, etc.)
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I really struggled to understand your third paragraph.
That's what you get when you try to work 168 hours in a week.
They seem to have solved the problem pretty well with laptops, which are a fraction of the size/weight of desktops...
...living in countries where employment opportunities may be limited (I'm thinking former Soviet Bloc, Pakistan, India - countries with strong traditions in mathematics/sciences.) There is also potential for a similar thing to happen with nuclear weapons in some of these countries, which is a good bit scarier (as indeed did happen with Pakistan, although not in that case due to a lack of employment.)
Oracle.
...perhaps you meant the commission?
if any of the conditions were illegal in your country/state then the legal ones will still be valid.
That's a standard clause in almost all contracts and is generally upheld; IANAL but AFAIK it would generally be upheld even if it isn't specifically in the contract.
My quite old Nokia 8310 is smaller, and the Nokia 8210 I had five years ago is lighter - and you can get smaller yet these days, such as this little 44g thing.
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By the way, this site has a pretty nifty 'compare size' function (on top of the images:) http://www.esato.com/phones/index.php/phone=23,cp
The question is, did I really make an error or am I just demonstrating #2 above?
You made an error, certianly.
Here's what counts: ...to you
...to you
price
functionality
batteries
Here's what doesn't count:
appearance (unless you wear transparent trousers and are incredibly vain)
size
weight
a funny circle thing [- note, some people call this 'usability']
corporate branding
Have you ever considered that people other than you might have different priorities? The market seems to put quite a premium on size and weight, and it makes quite a difference when exercising.
No *way* was it left out due to size. I've got a Sandisk MP3 player that's got a built in radio and it's not exactly bulky.
You'd really have to see one to appreciate it, but if this this is the Sandisk you are talking about, the Shuffle is actually _a third_ of the size volumetrically (75.2 x 32.8 x 20.8 mm vs 83.8 x 25 x 8.4 mm) and almost half of the weight (22g vs 40g, with batteries.)
I swapped a AAA-powered stick for a Shuffle and the Shuffle is much better, particularly convenient that it charges through USB rather than annoyingly running out randomly. I'd much prefer the size of the thing as it is over a radio (although a screen _would_ be nice to see what is playing, I'll agree.) Interface on the Shuffle is also better for me in that it is much more responsive than the player it replaced (e.g. next button works _immediately_ rather than after a delay like many flash players, am not accusing the SanDisk of having this problem.)
A million users and they want POP3? Add a gun and a single bullet to your administration requirements.
An ISP, etc. could quite reasonably require a million POP3 accounts. Given that the submitter mentions Some corporate, some personal, some free I am guessing that employee users are in the minority here.
...quite a difference.
There are some small form factor desktops that take 2.5" hard drives (the Mac Mini is an obvious example, but there are PC versions also.)
Problem is that 2.5" drives are still _much_ more expensive per gigabyte compared to 3.5", and 3.5" is generally small enough even for very small desktops (Shuttle comes to mind, although the Mac Mini is substantially smaller again.)
They are also generally slower, and the 7200rpm versions are rare and more expensive again.
I'd reckon that this 160gb 2.5" drive when it comes out will cost at least as much as a 500gb 3.5" - if not more.
2.5" drives are finding use in servers, blades in particular.
Don't know why you were modded troll, as you say VHS has had index search for a very long time. Don't know if it worked on sold/rented tapes (whether it did would be up to the manufacturer), but it certainly always worked fine on my own recordings.
Having said that, DVD is ten times better, no question. Far more durable than tape if handled well (DVDs might be more sensitive to things like mishandling/dropping, but aren't damaged half as much as tape through normal playing/sitting on a shelf/etc.) And while you might not notice the quality difference so much on a smallish TV, but projected there is no competition (erm, apart from HD of course).
...and now it is built in to Windows for any PC with firewire, just connect the cable and they are both on a 400Mbps TCP/IP network. In fairness you do have set up a network share on one of the computers, but arguably this is a security feature.
Same here, 50s Ireland. The grandparent wasn't actually too far off what used to happen.
I think I see one method that could be used to filter out your entries.
Got a spam once that included a mobile phone number. Rang it to verify that it did indeed belong to the sender of the spam. Now our local health insurer has a handy service that will send you daily text alerts to remind you to take your contraceptive pill. Pity the earliest you can sign up for your daily reminder is 6am...
...when I was searching for a product, and the ad was relevant and useful to me, and offered a good deal on the product. Why not?
AdWords can even be _more_ relevant than the main search results if you are in a small European country; the main search results can tend to be from USA sellers that won't sell to you anyway, while the AdWords are targetted, from local sellers who will...
1. Netflix DVDs come straight to you, so you don't have to go out to the video shop. This is very convenient, especially if there isn't a video shop near you, or more to the point there isn't one that stocks anything but blockbusters.
2. It can also be very good value* on a per-rental basis compared to store rentals, depending on how many you rent in a month. *Note: not 'a' good value.
3. However, you have no way of knowing what you are going to get on any particular day, it can come from pretty much any position on your list (at least with our local Netflix-type service.) Hence you may not be in the mood for a particular film when it arrives, and you lose 'I think I'd like to watch X tonight.'
4. Copying a DVD is quick and easy. If you only tend to watch a film once, what you are doing here is basically equivalent to video time-shifting.
5. Voila, you now have a selection conveniently near to you that you can select from to watch at will.
The more observant types will note that the position described in (5) would also be completely satisfied with a good movie-on-demand service. Even more than satisfied as it would do away with the hassle of having to copy and keep the damn things. Especially with movies, which most people do tend to watch only once, I think this type of piracy could be annihilated overnight simply by providing a better service...
However due to the pig-headedness of the studios and the prevalence of DRM impeding easy use of the end product, I don't see this becoming mainstream in less than ten years. Hence refer back to 1-5 above.
...as such the power at least has the potential to come from a non-fossil source.
Derailment usually isn't a problem for bullet trains unless the rails themselves fail
"The train is equipped with a new air-brake system that deploys in the event of an earthquake or other emergency. The retractable cat ear-shaped spoilers that can protrude from the roof are expected to help slow the train more quickly than conventional brakes." - From Japan Times
On your other point, you really notice the length of the rails (generally 1km sections I believe) on these high-speed trains - amazingly smooth rides with no 'clackety clack'.
...but their VAIO notebooks have done exceptionally well for them at least for a period; they were no.1 by revenue in 2001 (no.2 by shipments) with consistently higher pricing than the competition.
That Sony are now ~no.6 (by laptop shipments) is partly due to price, but also because their competitors (HP, Dell, Toshiba, IBM, Fujitsu) now produce nicer notebooks that compete with Sony on weight, ergonomics and aesthetics. There wasn't that same competition in 2001.
...oh wait. This is Slashdot, right.
Seriously though, have you never been in a situation where you would have liked to know the answer to a question and *not* been near a computer?
...at very low prices, or even free (I have just such a copy of Oracle in front of me, which came with a textbook.) This particular one is limited to 120 days and clearly says FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY in the license.
Other server tools are commonly available with use restrictions that leave them fine for learning but unsuitable for a production environment (performance limitiations, one concurrent user, etc.)
...for comparisons with 44.1 kHz?