> If you'd buy a $1500 computer and a $400 set top box, you'd probably jump at the idea of an $1900 combination box, right?
Actually, no. Sometimes it's nice to separate things. I'd hate to be knocked both offline and off the tube if my computer went bad...
...too much computer. If it was a pared-down machine with WinXP embedded, simplified interface (as in, maybe only Media Center?), etc. and brought it in under $500, it could have had a shot. However, computing on the couch (with a TV, no less) just feels odd to me, and probably to a lot of people out there. In addition, people who want a full-blown computer in their living room AND desktop are fairly limited in number - or at least that's what gut instinct is telling me.
The irony is that, even though my mind futzed out when I typed "prophylactic", the intended word - suppository - probably wouldn't have been any better.
* You need a million-dollar electron microscope to see the screen * Sneezing anywhere near it wipes out the RAID array * You confuse it with a prophylactic * Ants use it to jumpstart their own nuclear weapon program for their holy war against the termites
Because, you know, after they've landed themselves in this mess, somehow those college kids can magically go backwards in time and warn their past selves to not pirate copyrighed material. Why didn't I think of that before?! Pure genius.
1) Find a lawyer to defend you; worry about the final verdict; worry about legal fees; worry about what your friends think; worry about possible ramifications from your school administration/student government...ad nauseum...
2) Pony up the money, which, upon consideration, is probably less than the credit card debt you've managed to rack up.
Honestly, I'm not sure I can blame them for their choice.
You can still find EDTVs (Enhanced-definition television, same number of lines as SDTV, but progressive scan, not interlaced [aka 480p, coincidentally the highest resolution for the Wii]) these days, though they're less common now that HDTV prices have begun their slow price slide.
On the other hand, the Powerizers seem to be more difficult to use in certain situations... such as standing still. Plus, you're stuck being about a foot taller while wearing them, it looks like. Though it would be neat to have a pair of them anyways.
This seems like a situation that would benefit from the application of composite materials, seeing how they seem to incorporate a fair amount of metal...
> Most people can afford Vista, they just don't want it (for very good reasons).
Most people don't buy OSes, they just buy the computer that it comes installed on.
And yet, he's asking for suggestions on "scientifically accurate science fiction books would you recommend for high school readers". So we *are* doing homework for high schoolers, not *him*.
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... is the majority of the conquered elderly South Korean or French?
...and Sony couldn't have heard prior to their filing that Microsoft was planning on upping their hard drives to 120GB because of what reason?
...will Han be printed first?
...a commercial with a stoner penguin saying, "Dude, you're getting a Dell!".
> If you'd buy a $1500 computer and a $400 set top box, you'd probably jump at the idea of an $1900 combination box, right? Actually, no. Sometimes it's nice to separate things. I'd hate to be knocked both offline and off the tube if my computer went bad...
Huh. Didn't know the Xbox360 ran embedded XP.
...too much computer. If it was a pared-down machine with WinXP embedded, simplified interface (as in, maybe only Media Center?), etc. and brought it in under $500, it could have had a shot. However, computing on the couch (with a TV, no less) just feels odd to me, and probably to a lot of people out there. In addition, people who want a full-blown computer in their living room AND desktop are fairly limited in number - or at least that's what gut instinct is telling me.
How can it be one-upping them A-DATA already annouced 128GB SSDs two months ago?
The irony is that, even though my mind futzed out when I typed "prophylactic", the intended word - suppository - probably wouldn't have been any better.
I don't know about you, but I use Ctrl-Alt-Del to access the Task Manager and (on a locked machine) access the login panel...
* You need a million-dollar electron microscope to see the screen
* Sneezing anywhere near it wipes out the RAID array
* You confuse it with a prophylactic
* Ants use it to jumpstart their own nuclear weapon program for their holy war against the termites
Because, you know, after they've landed themselves in this mess, somehow those college kids can magically go backwards in time and warn their past selves to not pirate copyrighed material. Why didn't I think of that before?! Pure genius.
...what now? Options:
1) Find a lawyer to defend you; worry about the final verdict; worry about legal fees; worry about what your friends think; worry about possible ramifications from your school administration/student government...ad nauseum...
2) Pony up the money, which, upon consideration, is probably less than the credit card debt you've managed to rack up.
Honestly, I'm not sure I can blame them for their choice.
...trust. For now, anyways.
We're talking about a 1-800 number, not a 1-900.
You can still find EDTVs (Enhanced-definition television, same number of lines as SDTV, but progressive scan, not interlaced [aka 480p, coincidentally the highest resolution for the Wii]) these days, though they're less common now that HDTV prices have begun their slow price slide.
"Suckers!"
...claiming that casual piracy like YouTube is the root of the problem.
NOT practical for YOU, you mean.
On the other hand, the Powerizers seem to be more difficult to use in certain situations... such as standing still. Plus, you're stuck being about a foot taller while wearing them, it looks like. Though it would be neat to have a pair of them anyways.
This seems like a situation that would benefit from the application of composite materials, seeing how they seem to incorporate a fair amount of metal...
I can only get my XP Pro to wake up out of hibernate mode about 30% of the time...
> Most people can afford Vista, they just don't want it (for very good reasons). Most people don't buy OSes, they just buy the computer that it comes installed on.
Ok, so they'll have full support for XP with DX 9, and full support for Vista with DX 10. What's the problem?
And yet, he's asking for suggestions on "scientifically accurate science fiction books would you recommend for high school readers". So we *are* doing homework for high schoolers, not *him*.