Or maybe Steve Jobs was prone to exaggeration sometimes? I can't think that he was a tech visionary unless I also insist he could never be wrong? Oh, okay.
Simple little world you live in. Mostly regular shapes and primary colours, I'm guessing. Have fun in there, and try not to bump your head.
Since supporting your religion of choice is "charitable giving" in the US, nothing you wrote is surprising. Subtract "charitable giving" to religious causes and -- surprise! -- secular and non-secular giving rates are about the same.
Now...where do the majority of religious people live, as a percent of a state's total population? In which states do the majority of non-religious people live, as a percentage of total population?
Argument skewing with statistics. Fun for everyone!
"The smoke alarm went off in the hallway upstairs, either to let us know the battery had just died or because the house was on fire. We finished our lunches in silence." -- Don DeLillo, _White Noise_.
That's almost exactly my experience too. I was in the market for a watch to replace an aging Garmin, so figured I could justify the cost of the entry-level Apple watch. I really like the fitness feature, and taptic notifications are very helpful if you spend a lot of time in meetings. The only non-Apple watch app I use is by Calvetica. It's not as important to my daily life as an iPhone, but I appreciate all the little benefits it adds. It's a useful (though expensive) complement to my phone. Worth it to me, though I can certainly imagine others deciding it's not for them.
I recall shopping for party supplies in a Hypermarché on the outskirts of Paris (southside, coincidentally) back in '92, and realizing that the "muzak" playing over the PA was Prince's "Sexy Muthafucka". This has never happened to me in North America.
And the millennial generation are the ones who are doing it by far the most.
Can't argue with that. No, I mean you literally can't argue with that, as it's a fact-free generalization so vapid it defies refutation. Plus you have decided you can define "idiot" to mean anyone who does something you personally disagree with. Nice move, Orwell.
But at least you've figured out how to spell the word "millennial."
Gerald the pink-furred cat only exists in your imagination.
Ah. About that. Actually Gerald is the result of a science experiment gone horribly wrong. I'm really sorry. I learned a valuable lesson and it won't happen again.
Visit the woman's site. Check her publication history. She's a shill. Hint: "polarbearscience" isn't hard to type into a Wordpress template.
That site is one of the most depressing and dishonest things I've seen in a while. She should be ashamed of herself.
Her opinion on walrus ecology is as valid as yours and mine. Except hers is paid for by a "think tank" that does everything it can to undermine science if it gets in the way of corporate profits.
So, yeah. In 2012 the entire country of Canada recorded 543 homicides. There were 414 in New York City alone. Almost 15,000 in the US as a whole. Ten times the population, but almost 30 times the number of murders.
Violent crime rates have been trending down everywhere in the industrialized world for the last couple of decades, but relative to the other countries in the G8 the good ol' U.S. of A. remains a pretty violent place. As someone pointed out upthread, it's a big, messy cultural problem with no easy answers or solutions.
As a friend of mine once pointed out, if Canada ever joined the US, the Presidency and the HofR would be dominated by the Democratic party for at least the next two decades. Canada would have more electoral votes than any state but California, and enough left-leaning congressional districts to tip the balance. In Canada Obama would be considered a moderate conservative, and Rick Santorum would be institutionalized and kept under heavy government-subsidized sedation.
Sooner or later. Unless a big-ass meteor crushes the Earth, in which case we're all doomed and I'm right on a technicality.
>When all is said and done, right now Apple is rather aggressively destroying value as it tilts at windmills.
>Sure, they might get away with it in the short term or figure out a way of avoiding it in the long,
>but eventually this sort of behavior catches up with a company.
A useful link [techdirt] to send to anyone defending or even ambivalent about SOPA. It's legislation designed by a lobby group to service their agenda, and damn any unforeseen consequences. If you think the RIAA and MPAA give a shit about the free speech and due process of *others* balanced against their desire to maximize profits, you've been asleep for the last twenty years.
Growl's a good product. I have used it for years. Somehow paying $1.99 for a piece of well-written software that helps me get stuff done seems...reasonable.
He created a short, informative video that synthesizes complex statistics into a compelling visual display and over a million people have watched it on Youtube in the last MONTH but no, you don't think he knows much about presentation. Maybe you can give him lessons and make him better at what he does? If we could just harness your ego to power electricity we could power the continental United States.
He's had a real impact on health in the developing world. He's made a huge difference in the lives of real people using -- yes! -- science and statistics, and now he's reaching a huge audience with clever and insightful presentations that attract audiences in the hundreds of thousands.
Oh, but he wasn't able to impress you. And you've accomplished...what, exactly?
Oh, MrHanky. So indignant and so totally clueless. It's almost like you are sounding off about something you know nothing about. If only there were some web site or something where you could learn about the device before making stupid comments.
It will stream mpeg-4 and h.264 files from my computer to my TV. I don't actually know if I need a gizmo to do this, as it's not too hard for me to plunk my laptop beside the TV and attach a simple cable, but for some people it might seem like a worthwhile device.
If you could stop foaming for a second and educate yourself before you spout off, maybe you won't come across as such an idiot.
Yes, the device is a fail at doing things it was never designed for. Most devices are. My pencil, for instance, is an epic fail when my toilet gets clogged.
I can build a relatively high-end gaming computer for that much. There's no reason a pad should cost that much.
Sure, you go do that. Oh, and give it a touchscreen while you're at it. And a battery that lasts for 10 frickin' hours. And make it weigh a pound and a half. For $500.
What exactly is your point? I could build a deluxe two-story treehouse for $500, and it would have more in common with an ipad than your "relatively high-end gaming computer."
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Or maybe Steve Jobs was prone to exaggeration sometimes? I can't think that he was a tech visionary unless I also insist he could never be wrong? Oh, okay. Simple little world you live in. Mostly regular shapes and primary colours, I'm guessing. Have fun in there, and try not to bump your head.
Since supporting your religion of choice is "charitable giving" in the US, nothing you wrote is surprising. Subtract "charitable giving" to religious causes and -- surprise! -- secular and non-secular giving rates are about the same. Now...where do the majority of religious people live, as a percent of a state's total population? In which states do the majority of non-religious people live, as a percentage of total population? Argument skewing with statistics. Fun for everyone!
"I like A, I don't understand why other people like B" - Every slashdot post for the past 20 years
"I like A. Anyone who likes B is a drooling moron." - I think that's closer to the average post.
"The smoke alarm went off in the hallway upstairs, either to let us know the battery had just died or because the house was on fire. We finished our lunches in silence." -- Don DeLillo, _White Noise_.
That's almost exactly my experience too. I was in the market for a watch to replace an aging Garmin, so figured I could justify the cost of the entry-level Apple watch. I really like the fitness feature, and taptic notifications are very helpful if you spend a lot of time in meetings. The only non-Apple watch app I use is by Calvetica. It's not as important to my daily life as an iPhone, but I appreciate all the little benefits it adds. It's a useful (though expensive) complement to my phone. Worth it to me, though I can certainly imagine others deciding it's not for them.
I recall shopping for party supplies in a Hypermarché on the outskirts of Paris (southside, coincidentally) back in '92, and realizing that the "muzak" playing over the PA was Prince's "Sexy Muthafucka". This has never happened to me in North America.
Can't argue with that. No, I mean you literally can't argue with that, as it's a fact-free generalization so vapid it defies refutation. Plus you have decided you can define "idiot" to mean anyone who does something you personally disagree with. Nice move, Orwell.
But at least you've figured out how to spell the word "millennial."
Gerald the pink-furred cat only exists in your imagination.
Ah. About that. Actually Gerald is the result of a science experiment gone horribly wrong. I'm really sorry. I learned a valuable lesson and it won't happen again.
>Then the city should step in there also. We want full service
If you think fellatio is "full service", you probably have Comcast as your ISP.
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That site is one of the most depressing and dishonest things I've seen in a while. She should be ashamed of herself.
Her opinion on walrus ecology is as valid as yours and mine. Except hers is paid for by a "think tank" that does everything it can to undermine science if it gets in the way of corporate profits.
We are so fucked.
So, yeah. In 2012 the entire country of Canada recorded 543 homicides. There were 414 in New York City alone. Almost 15,000 in the US as a whole. Ten times the population, but almost 30 times the number of murders.
Violent crime rates have been trending down everywhere in the industrialized world for the last couple of decades, but relative to the other countries in the G8 the good ol' U.S. of A. remains a pretty violent place. As someone pointed out upthread, it's a big, messy cultural problem with no easy answers or solutions.
C'mon. Won't some of you out there with mod points rate this funny? Just to up the ante.
As a friend of mine once pointed out, if Canada ever joined the US, the Presidency and the HofR would be dominated by the Democratic party for at least the next two decades. Canada would have more electoral votes than any state but California, and enough left-leaning congressional districts to tip the balance. In Canada Obama would be considered a moderate conservative, and Rick Santorum would be institutionalized and kept under heavy government-subsidized sedation.
Sooner or later. Unless a big-ass meteor crushes the Earth, in which case we're all doomed and I'm right on a technicality.
>When all is said and done, right now Apple is rather aggressively destroying value as it tilts at windmills.
>Sure, they might get away with it in the short term or figure out a way of avoiding it in the long,
>but eventually this sort of behavior catches up with a company.
A useful link [techdirt] to send to anyone defending or even ambivalent about SOPA. It's legislation designed by a lobby group to service their agenda, and damn any unforeseen consequences. If you think the RIAA and MPAA give a shit about the free speech and due process of *others* balanced against their desire to maximize profits, you've been asleep for the last twenty years.
The real question is, has Blink been translated into Persian? If so, I'm afraid we're sunk!
Thanks, Anne McCaffrey, for introducing generations of slashdotters to the joys of Pern.
Here's hoping you get to put those principles of yours to the test!
Growl's a good product. I have used it for years. Somehow paying $1.99 for a piece of well-written software that helps me get stuff done seems...reasonable.
And a bit explodier.
Jesus H. Christ.
He created a short, informative video that synthesizes complex statistics into a compelling visual display and over a million people have watched it on Youtube in the last MONTH but no, you don't think he knows much about presentation. Maybe you can give him lessons and make him better at what he does? If we could just harness your ego to power electricity we could power the continental United States.
He's had a real impact on health in the developing world. He's made a huge difference in the lives of real people using -- yes! -- science and statistics, and now he's reaching a huge audience with clever and insightful presentations that attract audiences in the hundreds of thousands.
Oh, but he wasn't able to impress you. And you've accomplished...what, exactly?
Oh, MrHanky. So indignant and so totally clueless. It's almost like you are sounding off about something you know nothing about. If only there were some web site or something where you could learn about the device before making stupid comments.
It will stream mpeg-4 and h.264 files from my computer to my TV. I don't actually know if I need a gizmo to do this, as it's not too hard for me to plunk my laptop beside the TV and attach a simple cable, but for some people it might seem like a worthwhile device.
If you could stop foaming for a second and educate yourself before you spout off, maybe you won't come across as such an idiot.
That's a shitty analogy.
I have a nagging sense your question is rhetorical.
I can build a relatively high-end gaming computer for that much. There's no reason a pad should cost that much.
Sure, you go do that. Oh, and give it a touchscreen while you're at it. And a battery that lasts for 10 frickin' hours. And make it weigh a pound and a half. For $500.
What exactly is your point? I could build a deluxe two-story treehouse for $500, and it would have more in common with an ipad than your "relatively high-end gaming computer."