I'm still hopeful that one of these days they'll stop letting people recline their seats. You get precious little space on a plane to start with and then you have someone recline their seat into that space. Just plain stupid.
My wife has a Prius with keyless entry/start. The keyfob hides a physical key that you can use to unlock the door and you can insert the keyfob into a socket in the dash if you need to (if the battery dies). Works great. Plus the batteries in the keyfob are readily available and easy to change.
I love being able to unlock the doors and start the car without needing to get the keys out. Makes it that much harder to lock my keys in the car.
Agreed. I'm backing up almost 1TB (most of which is my music/movie library). The only downside was the amount of time that first backup took. Almost 2 months on my crappy Charter Cable connection got my to 80%, switched to a fiber connection and it finished in 2 days.
iTunes is nothing but the backend of my Apple TV these days. I can't remember the last time I played something directly on the computer. I just wish the AppleTV interface had a fast scroll option. When your library has 17,000+ tracks in it, it takes forever to scroll through it to the bottom.
So they're going to try to use the Xbox model to try to get as many devices out there as possible. Unfortunately for MS, Android already beat them to this. Sure, it's possible to late to the game if you have a way of upping the ante in the market, but when you come to the table with a device that is at best on par or slightly below what is already there, then you can't hope to break into the market.
They should have spent more time/effort getting a foothold in the phone market. Windows Phone was DOA and hasn't gone anywhere lately. Do they even still make it? Both Google and Apple were smart to get their foot in the door with a device everyone carries. Then they expanded to the middle ground devices that people weren't convinced they needed. Why would buy a Windows tablet if you have an iOS or Android phone?
You're doing something wrong if you got though 1 per year. I've only had one router die on me in the past 13 years. And that was after about 7 years. My WRT-54G lasted for about 7 years with no problems until it died. But at that point I wanted to replace it with an N device anyway. Been using a WRT160N ever since.
Additionally we purchase about 9 WRT-54Gs for work in 2004. They were just now being to have issues when we replaced them in the fall of 2012. But the issue they had were with load due to a massive influx of iPads, not because of hardware failure. And the few we had that began having software issues, worked perfectly after replacing the default firmware with DD-WRT.
Keep looking, the problem isn't your consumer grade routers.
Not only that but they don't pander to one side of the political spectrum, you get articles with view points from both sides (since apparently no one does any impartial journalism anymore).
Most of the bulbs I've bought have had some sort of "instant on" advertising on them and have worked decently.
The exception is indoor VS outdoor. I tried to use the same bulbs in some exterior lights and when it's cool outside (50 F) these bulbs take close to 10-20 minutes to warm up. I ended up switching back to incandescents for these fixtures.
No, those of us who fly infrequently think the TSA is doing a shitty job, just like those of you who fly regularly.
My wife was in a security line for an hour and a half a couple weeks ago and was only half way through the line when she finally had to go find someone and basically cut in line or she'd have missed her flight.
It should not take 3 hours to get through security at MSP, but apparently 54% of Americans think that is acceptable.
Really? Rich people will be the ones that first buy expensive new cars? How shocking. Next you'll tell me that they were the first to purchase the Tesla S and the Chevy Volt.
With more and more companies, municipalities and school districts moving to Google Apps, I'm shocked that the MS board hasn't handed Ballmer his gold watch and sent him packing.
Exactly. There is no such thing as "predictable, low-speed conditions" during rush hour or any other time. They'd have to have 100% of cars use this technology for that.
Plus who cares about low speed? Let me know when this thing can take over for me on my hour long 70 mph highway commute.
That was my first thought too. That's been part of Microsoft's (poor) business plan since Ballmer took over. Every new OS has to come in multiple versions.
Why? This doesn't happen now, why would it in the future? Plus there are already laws to prevent people from doing this. Sure you can do it illegally, but I don't see why the number of people doing this would grow just because you move the home release date up a few months.
How about this? If you go to the theater and buy a ticket, you can send another $5-$10 and get a digital copy code that you can redeem when you get home.
So the film industry has realized that no one really wants 3D so they are desperate to try to find something to replace it with that they can use to justify inflated prices.
If you want a gimmick, how about quicker DVD/BluRay/Digital releases after the movie hits theaters. Or better still, how about direct to DVD/BluRay/Digital purchase option day of release. That way those of us who want to see the movie but hate having to see it in a theater filled with assholes can do so. You can still wait months to release it for rental at a cheaper price if you want. But I don't think there is as much overlap in each of those markets as the industry thinks there is.
Screw the flying car. Who really wants this? If it ever did go into mass production, it would be a disaster. How many times have you seen some moron on the side of the road because they've hit another car? Or simply run out of gas?
If you want to make a useful contribution to the auto industry related to making cars fly, then find a way to make then hover. Not 30 feet in the damn ait, just 1 or 2 feet. Enough to make tires, roads and bridges unnecessary.
Yes folks, I want hoverboard technology. Think of the money that could be saved if we didn't have to constantly repave roads or build bridges. All we'd need would be some markers/bouys to keep everyone in "lanes".
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I'm still hopeful that one of these days they'll stop letting people recline their seats. You get precious little space on a plane to start with and then you have someone recline their seat into that space. Just plain stupid.
My wife has a Prius with keyless entry/start. The keyfob hides a physical key that you can use to unlock the door and you can insert the keyfob into a socket in the dash if you need to (if the battery dies). Works great. Plus the batteries in the keyfob are readily available and easy to change.
I love being able to unlock the doors and start the car without needing to get the keys out. Makes it that much harder to lock my keys in the car.
Agreed. I'm backing up almost 1TB (most of which is my music/movie library). The only downside was the amount of time that first backup took. Almost 2 months on my crappy Charter Cable connection got my to 80%, switched to a fiber connection and it finished in 2 days.
I mean seriously, how many products have they had to rename in the past few years? Metro, SkyDrive, etc...
Maybe they should try Googling these things before they announce them.
Sorry, Goose, but it's time to buzz a tower.
I've never used iTunes. I just use folders and store everything by /Artist/Album. It's easy enough to right click the folder and select "play in VLC".
And how exactly do you create playlists this way?
iTunes is nothing but the backend of my Apple TV these days. I can't remember the last time I played something directly on the computer. I just wish the AppleTV interface had a fast scroll option. When your library has 17,000+ tracks in it, it takes forever to scroll through it to the bottom.
So they're going to try to use the Xbox model to try to get as many devices out there as possible. Unfortunately for MS, Android already beat them to this. Sure, it's possible to late to the game if you have a way of upping the ante in the market, but when you come to the table with a device that is at best on par or slightly below what is already there, then you can't hope to break into the market.
They should have spent more time/effort getting a foothold in the phone market. Windows Phone was DOA and hasn't gone anywhere lately. Do they even still make it? Both Google and Apple were smart to get their foot in the door with a device everyone carries. Then they expanded to the middle ground devices that people weren't convinced they needed. Why would buy a Windows tablet if you have an iOS or Android phone?
I guess no one does.
You're doing something wrong if you got though 1 per year. I've only had one router die on me in the past 13 years. And that was after about 7 years. My WRT-54G lasted for about 7 years with no problems until it died. But at that point I wanted to replace it with an N device anyway. Been using a WRT160N ever since.
Additionally we purchase about 9 WRT-54Gs for work in 2004. They were just now being to have issues when we replaced them in the fall of 2012. But the issue they had were with load due to a massive influx of iPads, not because of hardware failure. And the few we had that began having software issues, worked perfectly after replacing the default firmware with DD-WRT.
Keep looking, the problem isn't your consumer grade routers.
...if you don't have a connection? I'd rather sacrifice some speed for reliability.
Me too.
Not only that but they don't pander to one side of the political spectrum, you get articles with view points from both sides (since apparently no one does any impartial journalism anymore).
But what will happen to all of those "Take a penny, Leave a penny" containers?
Most of the bulbs I've bought have had some sort of "instant on" advertising on them and have worked decently.
The exception is indoor VS outdoor. I tried to use the same bulbs in some exterior lights and when it's cool outside (50 F) these bulbs take close to 10-20 minutes to warm up. I ended up switching back to incandescents for these fixtures.
No, those of us who fly infrequently think the TSA is doing a shitty job, just like those of you who fly regularly.
My wife was in a security line for an hour and a half a couple weeks ago and was only half way through the line when she finally had to go find someone and basically cut in line or she'd have missed her flight.
It should not take 3 hours to get through security at MSP, but apparently 54% of Americans think that is acceptable.
Really? Rich people will be the ones that first buy expensive new cars? How shocking. Next you'll tell me that they were the first to purchase the Tesla S and the Chevy Volt.
Yes.
With more and more companies, municipalities and school districts moving to Google Apps, I'm shocked that the MS board hasn't handed Ballmer his gold watch and sent him packing.
Exactly. There is no such thing as "predictable, low-speed conditions" during rush hour or any other time. They'd have to have 100% of cars use this technology for that.
Plus who cares about low speed? Let me know when this thing can take over for me on my hour long 70 mph highway commute.
That was my first thought too. That's been part of Microsoft's (poor) business plan since Ballmer took over. Every new OS has to come in multiple versions.
I saw "Japanese Android Porn" and just assumed robot. Android the OS didn't even occur to me for a 10-15 seconds.
Why? This doesn't happen now, why would it in the future? Plus there are already laws to prevent people from doing this. Sure you can do it illegally, but I don't see why the number of people doing this would grow just because you move the home release date up a few months.
How about this? If you go to the theater and buy a ticket, you can send another $5-$10 and get a digital copy code that you can redeem when you get home.
So the film industry has realized that no one really wants 3D so they are desperate to try to find something to replace it with that they can use to justify inflated prices.
If you want a gimmick, how about quicker DVD/BluRay/Digital releases after the movie hits theaters. Or better still, how about direct to DVD/BluRay/Digital purchase option day of release. That way those of us who want to see the movie but hate having to see it in a theater filled with assholes can do so. You can still wait months to release it for rental at a cheaper price if you want. But I don't think there is as much overlap in each of those markets as the industry thinks there is.
How about his idea that businesses should be able to discriminate against people based on race?
Screw the flying car. Who really wants this? If it ever did go into mass production, it would be a disaster. How many times have you seen some moron on the side of the road because they've hit another car? Or simply run out of gas?
If you want to make a useful contribution to the auto industry related to making cars fly, then find a way to make then hover. Not 30 feet in the damn ait, just 1 or 2 feet. Enough to make tires, roads and bridges unnecessary.
Yes folks, I want hoverboard technology. Think of the money that could be saved if we didn't have to constantly repave roads or build bridges. All we'd need would be some markers/bouys to keep everyone in "lanes".