does anyone else find amusement in the line that talks about "the global cost of spam in the US alone"? US != global (unless "global" has some new meaning of which I am unaware)
One of the few places where "They shouldn't be filming me in public" and "I should be able to film anyone else in public" aren't seen as logically inconsistent.
Where the walls are covered with tubs of the rectangular blocks in different colors and sizes. You can buy just a few at a time, too.
When I was a kid, I would have loved to have this - I was always frustrated when I'd created something really cool that had one or two blocks of the "wrong" color... like a grey battleship that wound up with three red blocks in the hull because I ran out of blue 1x8 blocks. If I could have gone to the Lego store and bought just those three blocks, I would have spent a lot of my allowance on Legos.
Having the ability to just grab a couple handfuls of the rectangular blocks is pretty cool. Maybe it will help?
I've used ITMS for a while, and now have an iPod (not purchased, it was a "reward" for a job well done - and I'd probably have preferred the cash). Before the iPod I owned two different flash-based MP3 players.
Perhaps Apple can make a usable MP3 player. Both of the flash-based MP3 players I owned before my iPod had clunky interfaces that were torture to use. It was easy to just play, but setting up playlists, suffling, etc. was a process that took a long time. The PC software sucked, too.,
The digital watch sized buttons were also a pain. I frequently had to pull one out of it's nylon holder to squint at the tiny screen and manipulate the tiny buttons.
If I were still in the market for a player, I think Apple's intergration with ITMS and the usability factor might influence me to give these a look. If they exist:-)
Congress and the courts are assuming that the right to "regulate devices which might circumvent copyright" is part of the right to create legislation regulating copyright. Sort of like how the right to regluate interstate commerce is used by the ITC to regulate commercial vehicles.
IIRC, it's illegal to create printing plates that could be used to counterfeit US currency. Not just to use such plates to perform the act of counterfeiting, but just to have the plates (IANAL)
I'm not saying I agree... I'm just pointing out the "reasoning" behind the regulation of copyright circumvention devices that leads TPTB to think that way.
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But not by much. They had one at the Tech Museum (downtown San Jose) that they would let you try out for a minute or two. There really isn't that much to it. The docent explained the concept in about 20 words and away I went.
The day that I was there the place was empty and I got to ride it for a good bit. Controlling it is surprisingly intuitive: lean forward to go forward, lean back to slow (or reverse) and a twist handle to turn. I ran it around in circles and between obstacles (they had cones set up) and basically in the couple of minutes I was on it, I had it mostly down. Getting on and off are the only tricky parts.
They're pretty cool, but I don't think in my case the "need" for one matches the cost.
100% of the reason why there are less fatal accidents between the hundreds of planes flying at 500mph than there are between the millions of cars driving at 15mph is because of the strict rules governing gneral aviation. The volume of traffic has NOTHING to do with it.
Both the article summary and the company's site say "smaller than a postcard" which is obviously a ridiculous statement - two dimensions pretty much tell you nothing about the size of the device... it could be 3" x 5" x 25" and still be "the size of a postcard"
I have my entire collection of MP3s on my iPod... along with a handful of tunes from IMS. In fact, playing MP3s is advertised right on Apple's iPod pages...
Of course, my iPod was free, and I'm not sure I would have bought one?though I had been thinking about it. Not free from a site, but a "reward" at work (cheaper than a "real" bonus, I guess) so I didn't actually buy it.
This is a common misperception: If only they _knew_ someone who was [insert group here], they'd finally see the light.
From past experience in the Army, I can tell you that it works like everything else with the average human: experience reinforces prejudice. What most people call "reasons" are actually rationalizations of illogicial decisions.
Folks with prejudice only "see" the things that match their preconceptions... So in your scenario, when the white guys hired the minority candidates, the new hire's screw-ups are all because they're [insert group here], not because they're inexperienced, or because everyone makes mistakes.
Sad, but true.
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that there's no truth to the rumors of an air shortage.
No, thank you for calling... and not reversing the charges.
(Opens can of Perri-Air)
So there's definitely something funny going on with these two-legged roaches that don't move...
does anyone else find amusement in the line that talks about "the global cost of spam in the US alone"? US != global (unless "global" has some new meaning of which I am unaware)
Do you want help with that?
That was a somewhat suggestive headline.
One of the few places where "They shouldn't be filming me in public" and "I should be able to film anyone else in public" aren't seen as logically inconsistent.
I think you mean ./ no, wait... :o)
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Where the walls are covered with tubs of the rectangular blocks in different colors and sizes. You can buy just a few at a time, too.
When I was a kid, I would have loved to have this - I was always frustrated when I'd created something really cool that had one or two blocks of the "wrong" color... like a grey battleship that wound up with three red blocks in the hull because I ran out of blue 1x8 blocks. If I could have gone to the Lego store and bought just those three blocks, I would have spent a lot of my allowance on Legos.
Having the ability to just grab a couple handfuls of the rectangular blocks is pretty cool. Maybe it will help?
Is that you?
I've used ITMS for a while, and now have an iPod (not purchased, it was a "reward" for a job well done - and I'd probably have preferred the cash). Before the iPod I owned two different flash-based MP3 players.
:-)
Perhaps Apple can make a usable MP3 player. Both of the flash-based MP3 players I owned before my iPod had clunky interfaces that were torture to use. It was easy to just play, but setting up playlists, suffling, etc. was a process that took a long time. The PC software sucked, too.,
The digital watch sized buttons were also a pain. I frequently had to pull one out of it's nylon holder to squint at the tiny screen and manipulate the tiny buttons.
If I were still in the market for a player, I think Apple's intergration with ITMS and the usability factor might influence me to give these a look. If they exist
Congress and the courts are assuming that the right to "regulate devices which might circumvent copyright" is part of the right to create legislation regulating copyright. Sort of like how the right to regluate interstate commerce is used by the ITC to regulate commercial vehicles.
IIRC, it's illegal to create printing plates that could be used to counterfeit US currency. Not just to use such plates to perform the act of counterfeiting, but just to have the plates (IANAL)
I'm not saying I agree... I'm just pointing out the "reasoning" behind the regulation of copyright circumvention devices that leads TPTB to think that way.
Ask me how I know :-)
But not by much. They had one at the Tech Museum (downtown San Jose) that they would let you try out for a minute or two. There really isn't that much to it. The docent explained the concept in about 20 words and away I went.
The day that I was there the place was empty and I got to ride it for a good bit. Controlling it is surprisingly intuitive: lean forward to go forward, lean back to slow (or reverse) and a twist handle to turn. I ran it around in circles and between obstacles (they had cones set up) and basically in the couple of minutes I was on it, I had it mostly down. Getting on and off are the only tricky parts.
They're pretty cool, but I don't think in my case the "need" for one matches the cost.
REMOVABLE, rechargable battery.
It'd be cool to have two batteries on a long bike trip and just be able to pop in a fresh one when the first one died.
100% of the reason why there are less fatal accidents between the hundreds of planes flying at 500mph than there are between the millions of cars driving at 15mph is because of the strict rules governing gneral aviation. The volume of traffic has NOTHING to do with it.
WiFi sucks power like crazy. It reduces battery life by over 70% if the SDIO WiFi card is any indication.
And, as another poster mentioned, WiFi seems to change about once a year - and I'd rather buy a new $100 SDIO card than a new $400 PDA.
"US$30 is 5-10% of a programer's salary here..."
Where's here (if you don't mind answering) and 5-10% of a programmer's daily, weekly, or monthly salary?
Both the article summary and the company's site say "smaller than a postcard" which is obviously a ridiculous statement - two dimensions pretty much tell you nothing about the size of the device... it could be 3" x 5" x 25" and still be "the size of a postcard"
If it's that thin, it would be easy to bend.
You must be new here. :-)
of the "tie-end" of the helium balloon and the gas rushes out with a loud whoopie cushion-like sound.
I have my entire collection of MP3s on my iPod... along with a handful of tunes from IMS. In fact, playing MP3s is advertised right on Apple's iPod pages...
Of course, my iPod was free, and I'm not sure I would have bought one?though I had been thinking about it. Not free from a site, but a "reward" at work (cheaper than a "real" bonus, I guess) so I didn't actually buy it.
Steve and his customers may be on a one-way trip :-)
Yes, MacFans, that was a joke.
This is a common misperception: If only they _knew_ someone who was [insert group here], they'd finally see the light. From past experience in the Army, I can tell you that it works like everything else with the average human: experience reinforces prejudice. What most people call "reasons" are actually rationalizations of illogicial decisions. Folks with prejudice only "see" the things that match their preconceptions... So in your scenario, when the white guys hired the minority candidates, the new hire's screw-ups are all because they're [insert group here], not because they're inexperienced, or because everyone makes mistakes. Sad, but true.