Yeah, but knowing Microsoft's history of Release dates, a Ship date of '2007' really means 'late 2008', and even if it doesn't, I doubt they'd simply chop back the recommended 'average'. Like I said, these aren't the Min. Recommended Specs.
This isn't the minimum specs. It's not recommended specs. This is the 'projected average', meaning what Microsoft predicts the average user will have. Digital Music, Images, Videos, et al are all becoming more and more popular. Programs are getting 'heavier' and more bloated, Games are getting more and more intensive, et cetera.
In three years (2007), I can easily see this as a high-end machine. If that's when Longhorn launches, those machines will be bundled with Longhorn. Most copies of Windows, remember, are bundled with new computers. If it's 2008, I can see this as an AVERAGE computer at launch. It's simply the bastard version of Moore's Law (Actual Moore's Law deals with transistor density... Bastard Moore's law is the 'double in speed' one) in action.
If these were the minimum specs, I could see being outraged, but this is just an attempt by Microsoft to gauge the average computer it's going to ship with...
Yeah, but if you modify the main deflectors to channel a modified photon torpedo blast, you could cause the power conduits to emit a... damn. Ran out of Treknobabble...
WOW wtf I just read an article about a dune buggy with a 2.5L subaru engine (Probably similar if not the STi engine) and they say it's a GOOD thing that it only weighs in at _310_ lbs !
All I have to say is WOW. A FULL LS1 likely doesn't weigh that much but at the very least is similar in weight. The block itself is MORE than half as light as the 4cyl.
A ~330 flyhp V8 weighing less than a ~300 flyhp (?) 2.5L turbo subaru. Mmmm Displacement + Aluminum.:)
Ahem, but I call bullshit.
First, a Camaro does not have an LS1 engine, it has an LT1 engine. The LS1 is a Corvette engine.
Second, a fully built aluminum LS1 weighs almost 500 pounds. That's not surprising, since it's a 5.6 liter engine.
Third, as the LT1 block is cast iron, not aluminum, there's no way in hell it's lighter.
Last, if you want to talk insane engines, all conversations must start, and end, with the S2000 VTEC engine. Naturally Aspirated, 2 liters, 250 horsepower. Compare that to the Base WRX's 2 liter, intercooled, turbocharged engine, which puts out a very respectable 246 horsepower.
The problem with loser pays is that in order to help secure the win someone could go out and hire a really-freakin-expensive-lawyer (you know, one of those > $1000/hr big shots).
There are two scenarios.
1) The people 'securing' the win are the plaintiffs, in which case they have a legitimate grievance, and the people who committed whatever infraction... well, shouldn't have infracted.
2) The people 'securing' the win are the defendants, in which case the people suing shouldn't have brought a frivolous lawsuit to court.
In some society's if you need something fix, you go to the fixer person, and he fixes it. And if the fixer person is hungry, he comes to you and you give him some food. Sure it's mostly african tribes, but who says capitalism is "right"? It's what we have, but I'm not sure it's a universal law on earth and from god that charging for services is "right".
I've found that the inherent problem in communism lie in scale. A village can subsist as a commune, as African tribes, an indeed some places in America even. A country, however can not. As a commune grows past the ability for everybody to recognize every other person, the free rider problem grows geometrically. More people assume they can get away with doing less and taking more without their neighbors retalliating, resulting in a tragedy of the commons type scenario. The fact that people will always seek to maximise their personal utility is, in fact, a cornerstone of economics.
So. Back to the topic. Why is capitalism a "universal law"? Because it's the only real way a large-scale society can function efficiently, by putting the burden not on the society as a communism does, but the individuals. It has nothing to do with the bible, but rather it's a pretty damn efficient way of making sure society does whats best for society most of the time, and for the most part it works.
If you want to get into socialism, or Laisse-Fair, that's a different subject, but the point stands.
Considering that, on the day of the election, the number of outstanding absentee votes is measured in the hundreds or thousands, in contests where MILLIONS vote, it's not surprising that, in most cases, they don't matter. The key word is outstanding (Remember, they're valid as long as the post mark is before or on the day of the vote). They only don't count the votes which don't arrive by election day. In the cases where that's not true, there are usually those pesky recounts and such anyway, which adds time for the absentee votes to come in. So yes, outstanding absentee votes are discarded most of the time, just like I said.
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No, my problem is sheer portability. And a Desktop will *never* be able to compete with a laptop in this regard, for a very simple reason, being that it's not trying to, nor should it.
Like I said, though. I don't take either when I LAN game...
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Your money is your own to do with as you please and I'm perfectly content with your using it to do nothing more than making your insides feel all warm and fuzzy.
Phhbt. I'm a poor college student. And by poor, I mean I survived a semester on Burritos and PB&J sandwiches. I had a 266mhz machine until I was forced to upgrade for college (Min. System requirements).
That being said, with a gaming laptop, even if you're taking a keyboard and mouse, can fit in a backpack, no problem. I can't even fit a minitower in my backpack, let alone a 2/3rd size tower, and god forbid you try and put a full tower in there. And that still leaves the problem of a monitor, keyboard, mouse, cords, and anything else you feel like bringing around.
Then again, when I feel like LAN gaming (Not often), I head to my local neigborhood LAN gaming center. Saves lugging even a laptop.
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If you don't want to lug your tower, monitor, keyboard, and metric assload of cords, then it's perfect.
Not all people go to a LAN party to show off their UBER-1337 gaming rigs. Some people go to have fun, and don't mind only getting 64 fps, instead of 184 fps.
No it wasn't. It's my understanding that Schwarzeneggar won by a large enough margin that the votes which were thrown out were irrelevant to the outcome. Similarly, if outstanding absentee votes are less than the margin of victory, they are discarded. The outrage is that the mistake *could have been important* and changed the outcome, not that it did, or was large enough to possibly have done that.
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Yeah, but knowing Microsoft's history of Release dates, a Ship date of '2007' really means 'late 2008', and even if it doesn't, I doubt they'd simply chop back the recommended 'average'. Like I said, these aren't the Min. Recommended Specs.
This isn't the minimum specs. It's not recommended specs. This is the 'projected average', meaning what Microsoft predicts the average user will have. Digital Music, Images, Videos, et al are all becoming more and more popular. Programs are getting 'heavier' and more bloated, Games are getting more and more intensive, et cetera.
In three years (2007), I can easily see this as a high-end machine. If that's when Longhorn launches, those machines will be bundled with Longhorn. Most copies of Windows, remember, are bundled with new computers. If it's 2008, I can see this as an AVERAGE computer at launch. It's simply the bastard version of Moore's Law (Actual Moore's Law deals with transistor density... Bastard Moore's law is the 'double in speed' one) in action.
If these were the minimum specs, I could see being outraged, but this is just an attempt by Microsoft to gauge the average computer it's going to ship with...
Yeah, and (Even though he didn't really say it)...
640k should be enough RAM for everyone.
Yeah, but if you modify the main deflectors to channel a modified photon torpedo blast, you could cause the power conduits to emit a... damn. Ran out of Treknobabble...
Yes. Because Linux IS inherently secure?
Or maybe, just maybe, computers are inherently insecure?
Finally, a solution to the near-catastrophic lack of Rodent Teeth! I can sleep easy tonight!
LS1 Engine Specs.
Block Cast aluminum, 107.1 lbs (48.6 kg).
Total Dressed Engine Weight Auto. - 457.6 lbs. (208 kg); Manual - 497.2 lbs (226 kg).
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First, a Camaro does not have an LS1 engine, it has an LT1 engine. The LS1 is a Corvette engine.
Second, a fully built aluminum LS1 weighs almost 500 pounds. That's not surprising, since it's a 5.6 liter engine.
Third, as the LT1 block is cast iron, not aluminum, there's no way in hell it's lighter.
Last, if you want to talk insane engines, all conversations must start, and end, with the S2000 VTEC engine. Naturally Aspirated, 2 liters, 250 horsepower. Compare that to the Base WRX's 2 liter, intercooled, turbocharged engine, which puts out a very respectable 246 horsepower.
1) The people 'securing' the win are the plaintiffs, in which case they have a legitimate grievance, and the people who committed whatever infraction... well, shouldn't have infracted.
2) The people 'securing' the win are the defendants, in which case the people suing shouldn't have brought a frivolous lawsuit to court.
It means that you couldn't go around sueing people to extort settlement fees out of them, just because the cost of fighting would be greater...
One word:
Displacement
I'd imagine they needed space for Waterproofing, or foam, or maybe just needed to cut the weight down.
It's the same engine, only modified.
The STi adds a larger turbo, a strengthened block, and different pistons which reduce the friction.
But it's the same engine design.
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No, a communism is the exact opposite of capitalism.
A socialism is the de-privitization of some industries within a capitalism for the benefit of society as a whole. For instance, 'socialized medicine.
The "Best of both worlds"?
You mean, like... taxes being levied on the wealthy, used to pay for services for everybody?
Gee, I do believe that's called a socialism. A socialism is actually a sub-type of capitalism. And I do believe I addressed that in my original post.
But, like I said. It's a different arguement, and one which other people in this thread have already discussed.
So. Back to the topic. Why is capitalism a "universal law"? Because it's the only real way a large-scale society can function efficiently, by putting the burden not on the society as a communism does, but the individuals. It has nothing to do with the bible, but rather it's a pretty damn efficient way of making sure society does whats best for society most of the time, and for the most part it works.
If you want to get into socialism, or Laisse-Fair, that's a different subject, but the point stands.
So did Porsche.
(And yes. I meant Hundreds or Thousands. Not Hundreds of thousands.)
Considering that, on the day of the election, the number of outstanding absentee votes is measured in the hundreds or thousands, in contests where MILLIONS vote, it's not surprising that, in most cases, they don't matter. The key word is outstanding (Remember, they're valid as long as the post mark is before or on the day of the vote). They only don't count the votes which don't arrive by election day. In the cases where that's not true, there are usually those pesky recounts and such anyway, which adds time for the absentee votes to come in. So yes, outstanding absentee votes are discarded most of the time, just like I said.
No, my problem is sheer portability. And a Desktop will *never* be able to compete with a laptop in this regard, for a very simple reason, being that it's not trying to, nor should it.
Like I said, though. I don't take either when I LAN game...
That being said, with a gaming laptop, even if you're taking a keyboard and mouse, can fit in a backpack, no problem. I can't even fit a minitower in my backpack, let alone a 2/3rd size tower, and god forbid you try and put a full tower in there. And that still leaves the problem of a monitor, keyboard, mouse, cords, and anything else you feel like bringing around.
Then again, when I feel like LAN gaming (Not often), I head to my local neigborhood LAN gaming center. Saves lugging even a laptop.
If you don't want to lug your tower, monitor, keyboard, and metric assload of cords, then it's perfect.
Not all people go to a LAN party to show off their UBER-1337 gaming rigs. Some people go to have fun, and don't mind only getting 64 fps, instead of 184 fps.
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No it wasn't. It's my understanding that Schwarzeneggar won by a large enough margin that the votes which were thrown out were irrelevant to the outcome. Similarly, if outstanding absentee votes are less than the margin of victory, they are discarded. The outrage is that the mistake *could have been important* and changed the outcome, not that it did, or was large enough to possibly have done that.