I'm kind of curious about battery life myself. With a solid state drive, since everything is using a mobile chipset (mobile graphics, mobile physics chipset) I think the battery consumption would actually be pretty low. However its also powering a 17" screen which is pretty monstrous, and I can only imagine cooling and all the fancy-schmancy LEDs will eat up battery power. Given the machine though, like I said I think this is meant to be more of a desktop replacement than a serious road warrior machine.
*shrug*
I see people spending tens of thousands of dollars "pimping their rides" when a gremlin or a pinto can do the job. I enjoy what I enjoy, and its not really important what anyone else thinks about it. Crackheads spend their money on crack, audiophiles spend their money on audio, movie buffs spend money on movies, I'm a gamer and I choose to spend my money on a game. To each his own.
Given that it basically comes with both collectors editions (either of which can fetch upwards of 1200-1500$ on ebay), as well as a beta ticket for upcoming betas, this is a pretty good deal. I wish I could afford it. Not just for WoW either, with a physics accelerator and the SLI'd graphics this a pretty beastly desktop replacement.
I'll absolutely acquiesce that there are far more invisible lines drawn in the US which do complicate matters a lot. As a network admin, the fundamental basics should not be very different from how things are implemented in Japan - utilizing a single centralized network to completely canvass an entire geographic region, laying a dependable open infrastructure (is it infra or infa? The way things stand now in the US, companies are constantly competing for territory (both physically, buying out space on skyscrapers, etc, as well as in the air with differing spectrums and standards like 3G, GSM, EVDO, CDMA, etc). On top of that, it has limited consumer choice by causing things like the iphone to effectively be monopolized by a single company. I'm a big fan of keeping things simple. Seeing 30 different cell phone towers on a single building when 1 would easily suffice using this sort of setup seems kind of pointless and wasteful. On top of that, as a consumer I'd like to be able to buy (for example) an iphone, but I can't because I'm loyal to Sprint. The movements verizon has made recently are hopefully going to rectify this, but its still annoying.
Dear poster,
Please use proper sentence structure, punctuation, and number matching. Further, you may be interested that the US is pretty far down towards the bottom of the barrel as far as world standards of education go, leaving some areas of the nation with more than a 33% illiteracy rate. That's pretty pathetic.
The government owns the air, as has been stated numerous times in surveillance cases. However, this does NOT ensure things work. If we wanted to ensure that things worked we'd have a cell phone system similar to Japan where the government constructs a series of towers operating on the same wavelength, and then allows the cell phone companies to compete for customers on these systems. It works, and it works really damn well. On top of that, all cell phones are compatible with one another, and can be swapped to and from providers at will (just swap the SIM card).
Ah yes, because the "head start" program and "No Child Left Behind" have done any better. At least with this program kids who otherwise would have no way to go to college have the choice to go.
And what makes you think we do anything different in our undisclosed prisons and torture chambers in Turkey, Pakistan, and numerous other nations? You do realize that there have been leaked special forces interrogation manuals detailing how to remove skin from the chest, exposing nerve endings which can be manipulated via medical implements, fire, etc, to cause mind numbing pain?
Actually they're two fundamentally different things. The manual you posted is a guide to field operations, and some tactics. Basically its nothing that would seem out of place in a classroom in West Point (not surprising considering a number of the "terrorists" we're fighting were either trained in Europe, or the United States School of Americas).
My apologies, I was pulling it from memory and I screwed up the adverb. The actual quote is: "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it." I think your googleventures will be much easier:)
At least in our state you're more than likely never going to get a position in these fields without joining a union, and all of the unions (that I know of at least) require you to have gone to a trade school, and served as an apprentice for a set period of time.
My guess is single progeny of an independently wealthy family. Considering the average income in the US is 40,000$ a year, an entry level job fresh out of college would NOT afford someone the possibility to pay back 30-50k in loans.
First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.
Hmm, an uneducated answer. See, its hard to get citizenship elsewhere when you're massively in debt. However, there are very few uneducated jobs available in the US thanks to Clinton's push to have them eliminated. This leaves people no choice but to go to college, which for most people means tens of thousands of dollars in debt. This is my situation.
So, as much as I would like to just renounce it, it isn't that easy (unless of course you're a troll who has nothing to really add to a conversation).
First they can bully their way through to getting a critics name. Next they won't have to bully because it'll become common practice. Its sad... can anyone else feel it? One by one our freedoms are being taken away, and the majority of the American populace is too busy watching who is going to be the next American Idol or seeing who is Dancing with the Stars to give two shits. Its pathetic. This apathy and ignorance is probobly the biggest slap to the face to the founders of this country, even moreso than the current administrations' abuses of the constitution. If there are any fine, foxy Canadian ladies out there interested in adopting a cynical geek from the states, send me a PM, I can't stand living here anymore.
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I'm kind of curious about battery life myself. With a solid state drive, since everything is using a mobile chipset (mobile graphics, mobile physics chipset) I think the battery consumption would actually be pretty low. However its also powering a 17" screen which is pretty monstrous, and I can only imagine cooling and all the fancy-schmancy LEDs will eat up battery power. Given the machine though, like I said I think this is meant to be more of a desktop replacement than a serious road warrior machine.
*shrug* I see people spending tens of thousands of dollars "pimping their rides" when a gremlin or a pinto can do the job. I enjoy what I enjoy, and its not really important what anyone else thinks about it. Crackheads spend their money on crack, audiophiles spend their money on audio, movie buffs spend money on movies, I'm a gamer and I choose to spend my money on a game. To each his own.
Given that it basically comes with both collectors editions (either of which can fetch upwards of 1200-1500$ on ebay), as well as a beta ticket for upcoming betas, this is a pretty good deal. I wish I could afford it. Not just for WoW either, with a physics accelerator and the SLI'd graphics this a pretty beastly desktop replacement.
If your children don't cower in fear upon your entry into the home, you have failed as a parent.
I'll absolutely acquiesce that there are far more invisible lines drawn in the US which do complicate matters a lot. As a network admin, the fundamental basics should not be very different from how things are implemented in Japan - utilizing a single centralized network to completely canvass an entire geographic region, laying a dependable open infrastructure (is it infra or infa? The way things stand now in the US, companies are constantly competing for territory (both physically, buying out space on skyscrapers, etc, as well as in the air with differing spectrums and standards like 3G, GSM, EVDO, CDMA, etc). On top of that, it has limited consumer choice by causing things like the iphone to effectively be monopolized by a single company. I'm a big fan of keeping things simple. Seeing 30 different cell phone towers on a single building when 1 would easily suffice using this sort of setup seems kind of pointless and wasteful. On top of that, as a consumer I'd like to be able to buy (for example) an iphone, but I can't because I'm loyal to Sprint. The movements verizon has made recently are hopefully going to rectify this, but its still annoying.
Dear poster, Please use proper sentence structure, punctuation, and number matching. Further, you may be interested that the US is pretty far down towards the bottom of the barrel as far as world standards of education go, leaving some areas of the nation with more than a 33% illiteracy rate. That's pretty pathetic.
The government owns the air, as has been stated numerous times in surveillance cases. However, this does NOT ensure things work. If we wanted to ensure that things worked we'd have a cell phone system similar to Japan where the government constructs a series of towers operating on the same wavelength, and then allows the cell phone companies to compete for customers on these systems. It works, and it works really damn well. On top of that, all cell phones are compatible with one another, and can be swapped to and from providers at will (just swap the SIM card).
On US Interrogation (sadly I cannot find the SF field manual): http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/18779prs20041207.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_interrogation_techniques http://www.americanthinker.com/2004/10/torture_as_an_interrogation_te.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1212197,00.html http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/16/washington/16cnd-formica.html http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/080305I.shtml http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1227&id=893492006 On the US School of Americas: http://www.soaw.org/ On Secret US Prisons: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1237589,00.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/01/AR2005110101644.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4461470.stm http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/12/19/afghan12319.htm http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/12/19/afghan12319.htm http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/64/22567 Now why is this important? Since the US keeps these prisons in secret locations which are never disclosed, the international red cross is never permitted to inspect them. Therefore, any sort of interrogation and torture technique used is carte blanche.
Given the article I believe the statement was about the scholarship, not the purchase of the laptops.
Ah yes, because the "head start" program and "No Child Left Behind" have done any better. At least with this program kids who otherwise would have no way to go to college have the choice to go.
Who cares, either way my stock goes up, and ma bell and her babies get a swift kick in the teat. Its win win!
And what makes you think we do anything different in our undisclosed prisons and torture chambers in Turkey, Pakistan, and numerous other nations? You do realize that there have been leaked special forces interrogation manuals detailing how to remove skin from the chest, exposing nerve endings which can be manipulated via medical implements, fire, etc, to cause mind numbing pain?
I'm excited!!! Hopefully we'll actually see some genuine competition between these giants.
Actually they're two fundamentally different things. The manual you posted is a guide to field operations, and some tactics. Basically its nothing that would seem out of place in a classroom in West Point (not surprising considering a number of the "terrorists" we're fighting were either trained in Europe, or the United States School of Americas).
From this day forward diff will be known as "rm." Please update all records accordingly. Sincerely, the ministry of homeland security.
My apologies, I was pulling it from memory and I screwed up the adverb. The actual quote is: "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it." I think your googleventures will be much easier :)
At least in our state you're more than likely never going to get a position in these fields without joining a union, and all of the unions (that I know of at least) require you to have gone to a trade school, and served as an apprentice for a set period of time.
My guess is single progeny of an independently wealthy family. Considering the average income in the US is 40,000$ a year, an entry level job fresh out of college would NOT afford someone the possibility to pay back 30-50k in loans.
"Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is gravely important that you do it." - Ghandi
First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the Communists and I did not speak out because I was not a Communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me.
Look at Roman history - the most corrupt years of their government came during the Roman obsession with the games.
Hmm, an uneducated answer. See, its hard to get citizenship elsewhere when you're massively in debt. However, there are very few uneducated jobs available in the US thanks to Clinton's push to have them eliminated. This leaves people no choice but to go to college, which for most people means tens of thousands of dollars in debt. This is my situation. So, as much as I would like to just renounce it, it isn't that easy (unless of course you're a troll who has nothing to really add to a conversation).
First they can bully their way through to getting a critics name. Next they won't have to bully because it'll become common practice. Its sad... can anyone else feel it? One by one our freedoms are being taken away, and the majority of the American populace is too busy watching who is going to be the next American Idol or seeing who is Dancing with the Stars to give two shits. Its pathetic. This apathy and ignorance is probobly the biggest slap to the face to the founders of this country, even moreso than the current administrations' abuses of the constitution. If there are any fine, foxy Canadian ladies out there interested in adopting a cynical geek from the states, send me a PM, I can't stand living here anymore.
Actually, downloading everything seems to have worked so far ;)
Not that I would ever participate in illegal downloading!
Challenges are just another excuse to crack open a beer or smoke a bowl. After all, programming intoxicated == best code ever!