So how is it that my Chrysler 300 Hemi gets better mileage when on the open road and it shuts off 4 cylinders?
(And my opinion of Ford is that it's the Microsoft of the auto industry.)
600/47/7291
One core maxed out during the tests. The other 7 sitting idle. So if the tests were multi-threaded the score would have been 86808 out of a possible 50000.:)
I used to be a SETI At Home enthusiast. When it first came out, it was really cool, seeing all those flashy graphics as it worked. I even turned off auto-sleep on my Mac just so it could work day in and day out on the thing. Then they pulled it, and replaced the app with some bastardized Linux-ized piece of crap that was anything but simple to install & use. (Whoever "they" are.) I haven't looked into this planet-hunter app yet, but I sure hope it's more like the original SETI than what is available now.
Well, I suppose with a kilowatt of audio in the room the fan noise might be hard to pull out. But use it in a quiet room, and during the silent periods in a movie you'll always be hearing that "rrrrrrrrrrrr" sound. I do. My wife does.
I used to use my Xbox 360 for Netflix. Too damn noisy. Way too noisy. The fan noise is not noticeable when playing games but for TV it's a show-stopper. Netflix is a better experience with an Apple TV anyway.
Your lady friend sounds like my sister. Only I convinced her to get a Mac. And now, 2 years later, she's a soccer-mom geek. Doing all kinds of stuff with her computer that she never thought she would be doing... except calling me for help.
In the tradition of having at least 1 off-topic post in any discussion, let me ask a question here.
If I set my torrent client's upload bandwidth to zero I find that I still get reasonable download speeds but I upload nothing. I know the torrent crowd would like to hang me for that but doesn't that offer me protection from copyright infringement lawsuits?
If I've said this once I've said it a thousand times. Radio communications is simply a passing fancy for advanced civilizations. They don't use it any more. It was only a viable means for communications for a few hundred years at most. What all the aliens are using now are UHF (and higher) gravity waves. Not blocked by anything.
Yes, with 3 millions sold from Apr 3 to June 22 (80 days), I'd say they've sold over 4 million. Hey TacoBell, why low-ball it? Why not treat it like a new flavor of bubble gum and give it your best UNbiased guess?
I'm convinced that we're pretty much forever stuck with the battery technology we have today. Of all the hype I've heard over the years of some great new battery technology, nothing of any major consequence has ever panned out. I didn't even read the article, cause I'll only believe it when I see it.
Haven't you guys worn out the "iPad is cool and hip but doesn't do anything useful" argument by now? It would seem that since so many businesses and schools are seriously considering incorporating the iPad, that ALL of them can't be suffering from the shiny object syndrome. There must be a significant percentage of those people who have looked at it and the alternatives in a logical and sound manner and have concluded that the iPad just might be the way to go. Just because it doesn't jive with the way you would go doesn't mean it isn't the right choice... unless everyone is wrong and you're the only one who sees things in their true light.
I've been using a Tek TDS2014 for several years now for both analog & digital work. 4 channels, fast enough, programmable. My only real complaint is screen burn and the long startup time.
I see what you're saying and agree with you. Even though I did say "1% greater rate", Jobs said "1 per 100 calls". And I know that 1 in a hundred is 1% so whatever the rate of the 3GS is, the iP4 is 1% greater. That's not double-talk...:) I mean if the 3GS was 2%, the iP4 is 3%. So you could say 50% greater, but still, 1 more call per 100 isn't a whole lot. Reminds me of how early iPhone sales (and for that matter, Android) had figures of "200% increase in sales!" which sounds impressive but the low starting point was never mentioned - like sales went from 5000 to 15000 or some such.
Anyway, My experience is that it drops 100 calls more per 100 calls than the 3GS, since all 3 of my 3GS phones are rock solid here at my house but my 3 iP4s (since returned) would lose connection when held gently in the same way I've always held the 3GS (and 3G before that). Every time. And demonstrated to Apple. I could easily fix it with a case but I don't like cases and I don't want to change the way I hold it, so I returned all 3 of them and went back to my original contract and my 3GSs. Wife had the same problem (no bumper). Daughter did not, until she removed her case. The iP4 is a great smartphone. Excellent camera, video, responsive, awesome display, intuitive to use (like all iPhones), FaceTime is fantastic, and on and on. It just has that one spot that you cannot touch when in a weak signal area (like my home), and that one spot is where I naturally touch it, and could not train myself to continuously be aware not to. My dropped call rate no doubt drove up the number of dropped calls per 100 for the iP4, but there are many many more people out there who say they have no problem at all with reception. Personally, I've met 3 other iP4 owners and have asked them if they have experienced any dropped calls when touching the antenna gap. All 3 said no and were puzzled about all the talk about it. Makes me think that the unlucky people who have the problem have it bad, and those that don't, don't.
So, how can I say "1% greater" and make it mean "add" rather than "multiply"?
If I chose not to believe someone just because they had a motive to lie, I would chose to not believe your statement that the net can be a trusty source.
My personal experience tells me it is much much higher than 1.4%. But we (or at least I) aren't talking about my experience or yours. It's the log that ATT maintains that tells them the number of dropped calls throughout iPhoneLand. The log shows that iP4s drops calls at less than 1% greater rate than the 3GS. And when I'm given hard numbers like that, even from a CEO, I tend to believe them rather than not. I'm not gullible, but I don't wear tin foil either.
I believe we're talking about whether or not it is the truth that ATT asked Jobs not to reveal the actual dropped call rate, not a product claim. So yeah, I'd believe him over "the internet" since lying about this would be so easy to discover (ATT says "we did not") and very damaging if he did.
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So how is it that my Chrysler 300 Hemi gets better mileage when on the open road and it shuts off 4 cylinders? (And my opinion of Ford is that it's the Microsoft of the auto industry.)
600/47/7291 One core maxed out during the tests. The other 7 sitting idle. So if the tests were multi-threaded the score would have been 86808 out of a possible 50000. :)
Don't know if you're being sarcastic or not, but just in case:
http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/10/13/father-son-team-launch-balloon-with-hd-camera-iphone-into-space/
I used to be a SETI At Home enthusiast. When it first came out, it was really cool, seeing all those flashy graphics as it worked. I even turned off auto-sleep on my Mac just so it could work day in and day out on the thing. Then they pulled it, and replaced the app with some bastardized Linux-ized piece of crap that was anything but simple to install & use. (Whoever "they" are.) I haven't looked into this planet-hunter app yet, but I sure hope it's more like the original SETI than what is available now.
Well, I suppose with a kilowatt of audio in the room the fan noise might be hard to pull out. But use it in a quiet room, and during the silent periods in a movie you'll always be hearing that "rrrrrrrrrrrr" sound. I do. My wife does.
I used to use my Xbox 360 for Netflix. Too damn noisy. Way too noisy. The fan noise is not noticeable when playing games but for TV it's a show-stopper. Netflix is a better experience with an Apple TV anyway.
Thanks. I've been laughing at what you wrote for 5 minutes now.
Tell me where I can get the equivalent of a 2011 Chrysler 300 SRT/8 for $50k or less please. Don't waste my time if it has less than 400hp.
Your lady friend sounds like my sister. Only I convinced her to get a Mac. And now, 2 years later, she's a soccer-mom geek. Doing all kinds of stuff with her computer that she never thought she would be doing ... except calling me for help.
Yeah, I'm sure my IP is out there blinking like a neon sign, but don't they have to show that I was actually sending the stuff to someone?
In the tradition of having at least 1 off-topic post in any discussion, let me ask a question here. If I set my torrent client's upload bandwidth to zero I find that I still get reasonable download speeds but I upload nothing. I know the torrent crowd would like to hang me for that but doesn't that offer me protection from copyright infringement lawsuits?
@Chitlenz: Howdy neighbor. Advance here.
If I've said this once I've said it a thousand times. Radio communications is simply a passing fancy for advanced civilizations. They don't use it any more. It was only a viable means for communications for a few hundred years at most. What all the aliens are using now are UHF (and higher) gravity waves. Not blocked by anything.
Yes, with 3 millions sold from Apr 3 to June 22 (80 days), I'd say they've sold over 4 million. Hey TacoBell, why low-ball it? Why not treat it like a new flavor of bubble gum and give it your best UNbiased guess?
I'm convinced that we're pretty much forever stuck with the battery technology we have today. Of all the hype I've heard over the years of some great new battery technology, nothing of any major consequence has ever panned out. I didn't even read the article, cause I'll only believe it when I see it.
Haven't you guys worn out the "iPad is cool and hip but doesn't do anything useful" argument by now? It would seem that since so many businesses and schools are seriously considering incorporating the iPad, that ALL of them can't be suffering from the shiny object syndrome. There must be a significant percentage of those people who have looked at it and the alternatives in a logical and sound manner and have concluded that the iPad just might be the way to go. Just because it doesn't jive with the way you would go doesn't mean it isn't the right choice... unless everyone is wrong and you're the only one who sees things in their true light.
Don't know where they got Sept 9th from, but mine came on Friday, Sept 3rd.
And it's still in one piece!
I've been using a Tek TDS2014 for several years now for both analog & digital work. 4 channels, fast enough, programmable. My only real complaint is screen burn and the long startup time.
I see what you're saying and agree with you. Even though I did say "1% greater rate", Jobs said "1 per 100 calls". And I know that 1 in a hundred is 1% so whatever the rate of the 3GS is, the iP4 is 1% greater. That's not double-talk... :) I mean if the 3GS was 2%, the iP4 is 3%. So you could say 50% greater, but still, 1 more call per 100 isn't a whole lot. Reminds me of how early iPhone sales (and for that matter, Android) had figures of "200% increase in sales!" which sounds impressive but the low starting point was never mentioned - like sales went from 5000 to 15000 or some such.
Anyway, My experience is that it drops 100 calls more per 100 calls than the 3GS, since all 3 of my 3GS phones are rock solid here at my house but my 3 iP4s (since returned) would lose connection when held gently in the same way I've always held the 3GS (and 3G before that). Every time. And demonstrated to Apple. I could easily fix it with a case but I don't like cases and I don't want to change the way I hold it, so I returned all 3 of them and went back to my original contract and my 3GSs. Wife had the same problem (no bumper). Daughter did not, until she removed her case. The iP4 is a great smartphone. Excellent camera, video, responsive, awesome display, intuitive to use (like all iPhones), FaceTime is fantastic, and on and on. It just has that one spot that you cannot touch when in a weak signal area (like my home), and that one spot is where I naturally touch it, and could not train myself to continuously be aware not to. My dropped call rate no doubt drove up the number of dropped calls per 100 for the iP4, but there are many many more people out there who say they have no problem at all with reception. Personally, I've met 3 other iP4 owners and have asked them if they have experienced any dropped calls when touching the antenna gap. All 3 said no and were puzzled about all the talk about it. Makes me think that the unlucky people who have the problem have it bad, and those that don't, don't.
So, how can I say "1% greater" and make it mean "add" rather than "multiply"?
I believe the part that is confidential is the dropped call rate per a specific phone model, not the overall rate.
If I chose not to believe someone just because they had a motive to lie, I would chose to not believe your statement that the net can be a trusty source.
My personal experience tells me it is much much higher than 1.4%. But we (or at least I) aren't talking about my experience or yours. It's the log that ATT maintains that tells them the number of dropped calls throughout iPhoneLand. The log shows that iP4s drops calls at less than 1% greater rate than the 3GS. And when I'm given hard numbers like that, even from a CEO, I tend to believe them rather than not. I'm not gullible, but I don't wear tin foil either.
I believe we're talking about whether or not it is the truth that ATT asked Jobs not to reveal the actual dropped call rate, not a product claim. So yeah, I'd believe him over "the internet" since lying about this would be so easy to discover (ATT says "we did not") and very damaging if he did.
Because I do not think Jobs lied about it when he said so in the press conference. Did you listen to it or watch it?
Ohhhh.... the information that ATT was holding as confidential is "on the internet". Trusty source, that internet.