While Vintage Vinyl is a good record store, I would have to say that for a 15-year-old to understand why one would choose vinyl over digital either has more to do with trying to be "retro" and impress his friends or this child is some kind of prodigy and should be encouraged to be an audio engineer. On the other hand, perhaps this kid is just tired of the "loudness wars"...
IMHO, an album that takes 4 years is probably going to be worth paying for. The shit-crop of "music" that the RIAA members are currently pumping out at a rate of two or more per year per "artist" is not. Your point still holds, but I wanted to do that "the kids these days don't know good music" think.
Yeah, but there's no way this system shouldn't have had some protections in place. Where are the operator overrides? Why does the train override operator input? Why isn't the system hardwired? Why does the train have control over the junction, instead of an automated control system that is centrally housed? I understand the need for simplicity, but there has to be some balance. "Native wit" isn't going to cut it.
Damn, I didn't proof-read. My points don't connect... I need lots of rum. However, I still agree with the parent post. Telecom, at least, will not be delighted.
Not to make a "me-too" post, but I totally agree. The summary (I didn't RTFA) seemed to imply that the industries that the FCC regulates welcome the congressional oversight. Therefore, big T will be a little upset that their motives will be scrutinized more closely.
Exactly. It's highly unsettling to me that a mathematician-slash-law-professor (a what?) is making a straw-man argument that completely disregards the intent of the separation of powers. Not only are there three distinct (well, there supposed to be distinct) branches, one of the branches is itself separated. All this was carefully thought out by equally scholastic people, long before this clown. To what ends go his proposed changes?
The stumbling block to a high quality windows experience may be the lack of source visibility, but I think it's simpler than that.
The general cause of low quality windows experiences has, in my experience, been windows.
Thank you. I was hoping to lead others to that point, but your directness has beaten them to it. Obviously sitting around and worrying that we'll be hit by an asteroid, and spending trillions to try and prevent it is pointless. It's moot if we destroy ourselves or our only known inhabitable planet. Relax, unclench our collective assholes and let's all get a beer. If we're just being academic about the research of whether or not we could nudge an asteroid, that's fine. I personally will not be concerned. You fix it. I'll enjoy my beer. Don't send me a bill.
I'm not sure, but I believe that the rate the telcos charge is pre-determined. I agree that there is the possibility for abuse, but I don't like the idea of granting the FBI free access.
The point was, you_can't_stop_it. So why is it a wake-up call? I was hoping to bring out some cognitive thought, but apparently all I'm going to get is "that was retarded". A wake-up call usually serves to bring people to the realization that something needs corrected. Do you mean to suggest that we need to correct the orbital patterns of an asteroid? Are you suggesting that there is some way to correct the fact that we are infinitesimal in the grand scheme of the universe?.
Let me put it in terms you can understand...
You're a dumb ass
So given that we currently have no proven technology to avoid such an impact, and given that the sun will eventually consume the earth anyway, when we do get this so-called "wake-up-call" what do you suggest we do? You can't stop the sun...
So you are advocating unfettered government access to a private commodity with no compensation?
The cost of administering a wiretap is not small, and lack of compensation would make this problematic for any of the telcos. Besides, the cost should serve to throttle the number of wiretaps that the FBI puts in place, thus building in some natural checks and balances.
"I have a two-year-old child," says Nocivelli, "and I would never install a glass optical fibre in my own home, even though I have been working with glass optical fibers for many years."
Go ahead and take out the electrical wiring too then. It's far more dangerous.
I see the same thing on network TV...
There are reporters that are incapable of forming an opinion about any of the candidates. It ends up sounding like a used car salesman trying to only talk about the good points of a crappy car.
Not to mention the fact <citation needed> that most people drive their GPS enabled cars near their homes, and already know their way around. When they do venture out, it's usually to some place they've already been, and know well enough to navigate. GPSs foster insecurity and the inability to think analytically.
Go ahead, mod me down, Troll -1.
Since I don't own an iPhone, and I didn't RTFA (much), I gotta ask...
Is it getting its time from AT&T's network? If so, is this really Apple's fault?
I've had similar problems on more than one occasion with a regular cell phone showing daylight savings time wrong, or radio stations broadcasting RDS with the time wrong, and the downstream device dutifully sets itself to whatever it gets over the air.
Agreed, probably nothing more to see here, but it is a little bit disconcerting that (according to TFA) one would have to opt-out of the service in order to get unfettered access. Opting out would likely bring you unwanted scrutiny, deserved or not.
You joke, but this type of problem is real. The reason spam continues to proliferate is because it, on some dark, evil plane, works. People answer it or by the products it hawks. The reason malware sites, such as the type of phishing sites you quipped about, continue to work, is primarily because people are easy marks.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to click this link that says my PayPal account needs updating.
It's unfreakingbelievable to me that you consider it normal for your CPU to idle at 11% usage, whether it's XP or Vista. I know it's not a direct linear translation, but think of it this way: 330MHz of your 3GHz CPU are being wasted all the time. Why anyone settles for this type of mediocrity or accepts it as normal is beyond me.
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While Vintage Vinyl is a good record store, I would have to say that for a 15-year-old to understand why one would choose vinyl over digital either has more to do with trying to be "retro" and impress his friends or this child is some kind of prodigy and should be encouraged to be an audio engineer. On the other hand, perhaps this kid is just tired of the "loudness wars"...
IMHO, an album that takes 4 years is probably going to be worth paying for. The shit-crop of "music" that the RIAA members are currently pumping out at a rate of two or more per year per "artist" is not. Your point still holds, but I wanted to do that "the kids these days don't know good music" think.
Yeah, but there's no way this system shouldn't have had some protections in place. Where are the operator overrides? Why does the train override operator input? Why isn't the system hardwired? Why does the train have control over the junction, instead of an automated control system that is centrally housed? I understand the need for simplicity, but there has to be some balance. "Native wit" isn't going to cut it.
Damn, I didn't proof-read. My points don't connect... I need lots of rum.
However, I still agree with the parent post. Telecom, at least, will not be delighted.
Not to make a "me-too" post, but I totally agree. The summary (I didn't RTFA) seemed to imply that the industries that the FCC regulates welcome the congressional oversight. Therefore, big T will be a little upset that their motives will be scrutinized more closely.
Exactly. It's highly unsettling to me that a mathematician-slash-law-professor (a what?) is making a straw-man argument that completely disregards the intent of the separation of powers. Not only are there three distinct (well, there supposed to be distinct) branches, one of the branches is itself separated. All this was carefully thought out by equally scholastic people, long before this clown. To what ends go his proposed changes?
The stumbling block to a high quality windows experience may be the lack of source visibility, but I think it's simpler than that.
The general cause of low quality windows experiences has, in my experience, been windows.
Thank you. I was hoping to lead others to that point, but your directness has beaten them to it. Obviously sitting around and worrying that we'll be hit by an asteroid, and spending trillions to try and prevent it is pointless. It's moot if we destroy ourselves or our only known inhabitable planet. Relax, unclench our collective assholes and let's all get a beer. If we're just being academic about the research of whether or not we could nudge an asteroid, that's fine. I personally will not be concerned. You fix it. I'll enjoy my beer. Don't send me a bill.
I'm not sure, but I believe that the rate the telcos charge is pre-determined. I agree that there is the possibility for abuse, but I don't like the idea of granting the FBI free access.
The point was, you_can't_stop_it. So why is it a wake-up call? I was hoping to bring out some cognitive thought, but apparently all I'm going to get is "that was retarded". A wake-up call usually serves to bring people to the realization that something needs corrected. Do you mean to suggest that we need to correct the orbital patterns of an asteroid? Are you suggesting that there is some way to correct the fact that we are infinitesimal in the grand scheme of the universe?.
Let me put it in terms you can understand...
You're a dumb ass
Quite funny... but I still can't believe that nobody has come out with the "big-ass asteroid hitting Uranus" joke yet...
So given that we currently have no proven technology to avoid such an impact, and given that the sun will eventually consume the earth anyway, when we do get this so-called "wake-up-call" what do you suggest we do? You can't stop the sun...
So you are advocating unfettered government access to a private commodity with no compensation?
The cost of administering a wiretap is not small, and lack of compensation would make this problematic for any of the telcos. Besides, the cost should serve to throttle the number of wiretaps that the FBI puts in place, thus building in some natural checks and balances.
"I have a two-year-old child," says Nocivelli, "and I would never install a glass optical fibre in my own home, even though I have been working with glass optical fibers for many years."
Go ahead and take out the electrical wiring too then. It's far more dangerous.
I see the same thing on network TV...
There are reporters that are incapable of forming an opinion about any of the candidates. It ends up sounding like a used car salesman trying to only talk about the good points of a crappy car.
Clearly, neither of you are in the target demographic.
Not to mention the fact <citation needed> that most people drive their GPS enabled cars near their homes, and already know their way around. When they do venture out, it's usually to some place they've already been, and know well enough to navigate. GPSs foster insecurity and the inability to think analytically.
Go ahead, mod me down, Troll -1.
Since I don't own an iPhone, and I didn't RTFA (much), I gotta ask...
Is it getting its time from AT&T's network? If so, is this really Apple's fault?
I've had similar problems on more than one occasion with a regular cell phone showing daylight savings time wrong, or radio stations broadcasting RDS with the time wrong, and the downstream device dutifully sets itself to whatever it gets over the air.
Agreed, probably nothing more to see here, but it is a little bit disconcerting that (according to TFA) one would have to opt-out of the service in order to get unfettered access. Opting out would likely bring you unwanted scrutiny, deserved or not.
You joke, but this type of problem is real. The reason spam continues to proliferate is because it, on some dark, evil plane, works. People answer it or by the products it hawks. The reason malware sites, such as the type of phishing sites you quipped about, continue to work, is primarily because people are easy marks.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to click this link that says my PayPal account needs updating.
It's unfreakingbelievable to me that you consider it normal for your CPU to idle at 11% usage, whether it's XP or Vista. I know it's not a direct linear translation, but think of it this way: 330MHz of your 3GHz CPU are being wasted all the time. Why anyone settles for this type of mediocrity or accepts it as normal is beyond me.
Steve Jobs sued the exoplanet for patent infringement, citing its ability to focus the limelight on anything other than him.
A desk you can sleep under.
As far as I'm concerned, if it has Windows installed on it from the factory, it's already bricked.