That's exactly it. CDs were a major improvement over cassette tapes and DVDs were a major improvement over VHS, no more rewinding and they took up way less space, so there was a compelling reason to switch. Now the motivation is gone; the form factor is the same, the picture isn't that much better, and Bluray players and discs are still relatively expensive compared to DVDs.
Very true. The only reason I have a Bluray player is because my DVD player was dead and I had a brand new flatscreen and the budget for a PS3 so it fills multiple roles. And I only buy blu-ray disks when they are either reasonably priced or are excellent movies by top directors or cinematographers that I love to see every pixel of detail.
If SpaceX truly is better they'll just use the Chinese 3 step program:
The first ones, you build them and we launch them (teach us to use it) The next ones, we build under your supervision (teach us to build it) The final ones, we build ourselves on license (assuring completeness)
Step four is where they allow the lowest bidder to build them out of tinfoil and 2x4s and sell them to the rest of the world at a markup.
...on the other hand a 90 year old great-grandmother might be more comfortable with new tech than her daughter.
Some people are are going to be a problem no matter how easy you make things.
Yup... my 65 year old mother uses AutoCAD and called me the other day to get advice on configuring the iPad she bought for her second husband, her 21 year old learning disabled niece is challenged by a world processor and her iPod.
At some point they'll get to where apps run about as fast as on a quintuplecore Win 7 Phone as they did on 33MHz 486 desktop with Win 3.1
I know you're joking, but honestly my Neo Freerunner was faster than my 386 running windows, it certainly outstripped it in every attribute except screensize (but not resolution), and I'm pretty sure the iPhone 4 is faster than a 486
China is just pointing at the US to justify it's own censorship.
I'm no fan of the U.S. foreign policy or recent regressions in civil rights but China is comparing apples with oranges here. The very idea that you can compare a country that imprisons or dissapears anyone who actually speaks out against repression with the U.S. is shameful.
That doesn't mean the U.S. can't do better... putting Bush and Cheney up on warcrimes charges would be a good start.
That's sort of how I've been responding to telephone calls, which are mostly marketers, when I'm working at home.
They seem to find "I'm sorry, I'm working right now so if this is not important I'm going to hang up. Is this important?" a question too challenging to answer.
No the point is that mission critical assets like that should not rely on security through obscurity. They should remain secure no matter who has the hardware.
If he had been dealing with a reputable US manufacturer of semi-automatic weapons he would have been fine. But selling fancy RC aircraft of dubious provenance is clearly beyond the pale.
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It does this old man some good to see 4chan and the phrase " vigilantes of sub-average intelligence" used in the same discussion thread.
That's exactly it. CDs were a major improvement over cassette tapes and DVDs were a major improvement over VHS, no more rewinding and they took up way less space, so there was a compelling reason to switch. Now the motivation is gone; the form factor is the same, the picture isn't that much better, and Bluray players and discs are still relatively expensive compared to DVDs.
Very true. The only reason I have a Bluray player is because my DVD player was dead and I had a brand new flatscreen and the budget for a PS3 so it fills multiple roles. And I only buy blu-ray disks when they are either reasonably priced or are excellent movies by top directors or cinematographers that I love to see every pixel of detail.
Pays the rent though. :)
If SpaceX truly is better they'll just use the Chinese 3 step program:
The first ones, you build them and we launch them (teach us to use it)
The next ones, we build under your supervision (teach us to build it)
The final ones, we build ourselves on license (assuring completeness)
Step four is where they allow the lowest bidder to build them out of tinfoil and 2x4s and sell them to the rest of the world at a markup.
...on the other hand a 90 year old great-grandmother might be more comfortable with new tech than her daughter.
Some people are are going to be a problem no matter how easy you make things.
Yup... my 65 year old mother uses AutoCAD and called me the other day to get advice on configuring the iPad she bought for her second husband, her 21 year old learning disabled niece is challenged by a world processor and her iPod.
Why should anyone be surprised by this? Flash usually fails to impress on any platform. In fact, it usually epic fails to impress.
I treat the presence of flash on a company website as a sign of a company that I do not want to do business with. Except possibly as a consultant...
Aw, Hack, did you forget your meds again?
I don't think he forgot them, I think he just took a little too much this morning.
Will most people go straight from XP or Vista to Windows 8? Am I unusual in this?
As far as I can tell you are. I'm actually seeing corporate uptake of Win7, unlike Vista, if only for 64bit memory spaces.
At some point they'll get to where apps run about as fast as on a quintuplecore Win 7 Phone as they did on 33MHz 486 desktop with Win 3.1
I know you're joking, but honestly my Neo Freerunner was faster than my 386 running windows, it certainly outstripped it in every attribute except screensize (but not resolution), and I'm pretty sure the iPhone 4 is faster than a 486
Smoke and mirrors, point out someone else's flaw to get them to overlook your own. It's how people with fragile egos act.
Sounds like my ex-wife actually... "Do you remember what you said last time?" "Four years ago, seriously?"
China is just pointing at the US to justify it's own censorship.
I'm no fan of the U.S. foreign policy or recent regressions in civil rights but China is comparing apples with oranges here. The very idea that you can compare a country that imprisons or dissapears anyone who actually speaks out against repression with the U.S. is shameful.
That doesn't mean the U.S. can't do better... putting Bush and Cheney up on warcrimes charges would be a good start.
... whatever that dude is smoking.
It isn't just a cabal of child molesters.
Correct, they seem to be a cabal of child molesters AND ethical hackers. Who knew they had so much in common with Slashdot?
The Catholic Church as a religious organization has a long history of trying to find and understand the truth, theologically.
Absolutely. The problem is that they're clearly not very good at it.
and two new levels of verification will be added: .... 'Extended Validation: Pinky Swear!' ... 'Double-Secret Extended Validation'
Well played sir.
"Honey, I'm not here, I'm at work".
That's sort of how I've been responding to telephone calls, which are mostly marketers, when I'm working at home.
They seem to find "I'm sorry, I'm working right now so if this is not important I'm going to hang up. Is this important?" a question too challenging to answer.
That would be The Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory in a nutshell.
Given that IBM is one of the biggest corporate contributors to open source I would have to disagree.
You do realize that you can already debug it and step through because it's client side?
But where'd you get the coconut?
I had to quickly replace my router last year when it died and I'm not terribly happy with the one I ended up with. What model did they give you?
No the point is that mission critical assets like that should not rely on security through obscurity. They should remain secure no matter who has the hardware.
I've got $50 that says 95% of the components in the Raven were made in China
If he had been dealing with a reputable US manufacturer of semi-automatic weapons he would have been fine. But selling fancy RC aircraft of dubious provenance is clearly beyond the pale.