Yep. Just like they all seem to have overlooked the fact that Tom "Terri Schiavo is a gift from God to the Republicans" DeLay refused to have his brain damaged father put on kidney dialysis. Hypocrisy cuts both ways.
It's not (primarily) the web designers' fault that they use flashy designs. The people who get design contracts aren't the ones who use well-formed, W3C compliant XHTML that is functional even in text-based browsers. The people who get the contracts are the ones who have a 500KB Flash animation on every page and poorly coded Javascript rollovers because clients and PHBs see these things and go "Ooo! Shiny!"
So until businesses are punished for their lack of interoperability with mobile devices, this will always be the case.
And it's unlike they'll ever be punished because device manufacturers have the onus to interoperate with bad sites, not vice versa.
Ditto. He said something to the effect of "Oil isn't the best solution, but it's the only one we have right now," which is the total opposite of what he talked about on his PBS show, where he often ranted about the waste of cars and highways and the efficiency of bicycling.
There's a reason they charge $120, but there's no reason you should have to buy the latest version of the Calculus book written by the professor every semester, other than the professor said you had to have it.
The free market works when the consumers are, well, free to buy what they want. If people didn't have to have a specific textbook, the price would drop because there was competition. As it is now, professors dictate the textbooks, so the campus bookstores are able to charge whatever they want because they know people have to have the books.
You can get around this two ways. First, if you absolutely must have the most recent copy of the book because the professor is going to be suing problems from specific pages; get together with a bunch of classmates to chip in and buy the book. Then make copies of the problems the professor wants you to do. Or you could bypass the campus bookstore and get the book through an online retailer. Froogle is an excellent resource. And if you think you're good enough, you can get through the course without every buying a textbook. I've done it a bunch of times.
Anyone who was born after 1978 has probably had this experience: One day, the teacher told you "Today is computer lab day, children!" So you all for a neat, orderly line and march down to the computer lab where you'd boot up the Good ol' Apple ][gs and play an "educational" game. That is, if the teacher could figure out how to get it to work. As you went through school, computers became more and more complex, and the teachers knew even less about what to do with them. "Computer Lab Day" became and indoor recess.
Now imagine that every day is Computer Lab Day, because the damn things are sitting on your desk.
The problem isn't computers anymore than crime is caused by guns. The problem is that teachers are inherently incompatible with computers. Computers are egalitarian; teachers are authoritarian. Computers are complex; teachers are about breaking complexity down. Computers need to be explored; teachers don't like people going off on their own. Well, the ones that last any length of time in a school system.
The problem isn't computers. It's teachers. I'm going to make sure my kids have both computers and a healthy disrespect for school. I'll make sure they know school isn't about knowing things, but about letting the authorities know you're cooperating.
If I had the money to buy a Prius, I'd have to wait over a year to get one because demand is so high. So, yes, there is demand for hybrid vehicles, even if they're small.
I don't mind having one button on my Powerbook's trackpad. When I'm using it my other hand just naturally rests on the keyboard, making a control- or command- click very easy.
The real need for a multi-button mouse is with desktop computers, where the distance between mouse and keyboard is greater.
Well alright then! As long as they *say* they don't read person-to-person communications and they're not stored anywhere, that's good enough for me! Thankfully someone I know from a company I trust has quelled my fears.
But, by their very nature, they get special priveleges. A company is more likely to hire a single workaholic than a committed family-man. A company is more likely to fire a committed family-man than a single workaholic. Laws like a 40 hour work week level the playing field so that people with families don't have to pretend to be workaholics.
If you buy it at the beginning of the life cycle, you have a longer time before it's obsolete (same with buying top-of-the-line). That argument convinced my wife to let me get a Powerbook. The obvious tradeoff is that you deal with the bugs.
The rumor sites are popular because *gasp* people like to know what's coming out. Especially people who like certain things.
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Actually, it's called OS X because OS 10 was already taken and because it was a major innovation from OS 9 and they didn't want to confuse people.
Mac isn't a fscking acronym unless you're talking about Media Access Control addresses.
You don't plug hybrid cars in, dumbass. That's why they're *hybrids.*
Yep. Just like they all seem to have overlooked the fact that Tom "Terri Schiavo is a gift from God to the Republicans" DeLay refused to have his brain damaged father put on kidney dialysis. Hypocrisy cuts both ways.
Am I the only one who read "haughty sniping" as "freakin' campers?"
You'll get my 10" Shun Chef's knife when you pry it from my cold, dead hands!
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So until businesses are punished for their lack of interoperability with mobile devices, this will always be the case.
And it's unlike they'll ever be punished because device manufacturers have the onus to interoperate with bad sites, not vice versa.
I dont' mind iTMS DRM. Of course, I've never actually paid for a song, either. (Mmm... tilty Pepsi.)
Ditto. He said something to the effect of "Oil isn't the best solution, but it's the only one we have right now," which is the total opposite of what he talked about on his PBS show, where he often ranted about the waste of cars and highways and the efficiency of bicycling.
Maybe, but Bill Nye didn't need a rat and a whiny chick to make him cool.
1) Give out cell phone number
2) Sue telemarketers who call it
3) Profit!!!
Believe it or not, there are actually people who believe that God causes gravity. Evidence. I know. I'm scared, too.
The free market works when the consumers are, well, free to buy what they want. If people didn't have to have a specific textbook, the price would drop because there was competition. As it is now, professors dictate the textbooks, so the campus bookstores are able to charge whatever they want because they know people have to have the books.
You can get around this two ways. First, if you absolutely must have the most recent copy of the book because the professor is going to be suing problems from specific pages; get together with a bunch of classmates to chip in and buy the book. Then make copies of the problems the professor wants you to do. Or you could bypass the campus bookstore and get the book through an online retailer. Froogle is an excellent resource. And if you think you're good enough, you can get through the course without every buying a textbook. I've done it a bunch of times.
Now imagine that every day is Computer Lab Day, because the damn things are sitting on your desk.
The problem isn't computers anymore than crime is caused by guns. The problem is that teachers are inherently incompatible with computers. Computers are egalitarian; teachers are authoritarian. Computers are complex; teachers are about breaking complexity down. Computers need to be explored; teachers don't like people going off on their own. Well, the ones that last any length of time in a school system.
The problem isn't computers. It's teachers. I'm going to make sure my kids have both computers and a healthy disrespect for school. I'll make sure they know school isn't about knowing things, but about letting the authorities know you're cooperating.
Let's just hope it's the same for commercial space flight.
You must be new here.
Did you build a time machine and go forward from the 50's? Honestly, hard work and an honest buck died with the minicomputer.
Let me know when you can recycle automobile exhaust.
Emissions on biodiesel and vegetable oil are significantly lower than on petrodiesel. They meet Tier I standards easily, and increase horsepower.
I was able to squeeze 37mpg out of my 1990 Jetta. Just like with driving in the snow, it's more about the driver and less about the vehicle.
My parent's Prius is actually very nice.
The real need for a multi-button mouse is with desktop computers, where the distance between mouse and keyboard is greater.
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But, by their very nature, they get special priveleges. A company is more likely to hire a single workaholic than a committed family-man. A company is more likely to fire a committed family-man than a single workaholic. Laws like a 40 hour work week level the playing field so that people with families don't have to pretend to be workaholics.
The rumor sites are popular because *gasp* people like to know what's coming out. Especially people who like certain things.
I know. It's shocking.