I'm not sure that the remaining acceptees are really so holy and ethical. If all of the applicants had noticed this, maybe everyone would have peaked. The 119 caught were probably the only 119 out of the applicant pool who actually caught the story...curiousity got the better of them, and I'm sure that it probably would've the rest of the acceptees if they had only known...
That'd be interesting, too...if there suddenly was only a few people in the class of '09...but they'd probably fill the spots up with waitlisters...
Isn't that kind of a bad strategy? I mean, won't they take away the attention from each other? I'd think it'd be better to make a spectacle of one, wait for people to invest interest in it, then, once the hype dies down, release the other to a similar effect. Won't this move minimize public attention?
Actually, it makes some sense...what he means is, (I think) "why destroy something so beneficial to me that I barely had to work to produce in the first place?" which has absolutely nothing to do with a gift horse...
"But what does a company built around making inexpensive PCs know about HDTVs?"
For a lot of people, it probably won't matter. Dell is a name that most people know, and a good amount trust, so it is expected that they can make fairly reliable/quality products. Some consumers need to go no further...
"...save energy by letting gravity do a lot of the work. Like humans, they pick up their feet and just let 'em drop."
That makes sense, but humans don't really just let their feet "drop." Our steps are actually quite controlled...if we just let gravity pull them down, we'd have pretty heavy footfalls, not to mention an awful lot of shuffling...
Right...sounds fair, but how do they insure that the GPS devices actually stay on those people? If they could take them off, they probably would; they'd throw them in moving cars or something to make it look convincingly like they still have it. The only way to insure that they didn't do that would be to monitor them constantly, which kind of defeats the purpose, or find a way to attach the devices so they cannot be removed...which might be...er, painful.
Wouldn't that create a potential nation-wide vulnerability? In Europe there have been problems with people "hi-jacking" the bluetooth networks; I'd imagine this would spawn similar problems in the States. Plus, if this interconnects people acroos the entire country (or at least 90% of it...) what happens if someone gains control of it...somehow this conjures up thoughts of The Terminator and Skynet...
Perhaps they can figure out a way to replicate other octopus-like behavior, too. Like, say, squeezing into a bottle half it's size. I mean, that'd be great for all kinds of thing, consider what...
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Forget Linux...will it run Doom 3?
If only they could silence my roommate's snoring...
I'm not sure that the remaining acceptees are really so holy and ethical. If all of the applicants had noticed this, maybe everyone would have peaked. The 119 caught were probably the only 119 out of the applicant pool who actually caught the story...curiousity got the better of them, and I'm sure that it probably would've the rest of the acceptees if they had only known...
That'd be interesting, too...if there suddenly was only a few people in the class of '09...but they'd probably fill the spots up with waitlisters...
I wonder if it comes with 24-hour tech support?
Unfortunately, you can't get a can of Raid and put an end to a room full of robots when they becme too much of a nuisance...
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Isn't that kind of a bad strategy? I mean, won't they take away the attention from each other? I'd think it'd be better to make a spectacle of one, wait for people to invest interest in it, then, once the hype dies down, release the other to a similar effect. Won't this move minimize public attention?
"...then the colors and the sharpness are going to be a bit off."
I guess I never really needed that surgery after all...
Actually, it makes some sense...what he means is, (I think) "why destroy something so beneficial to me that I barely had to work to produce in the first place?" which has absolutely nothing to do with a gift horse...
Okay, so maybe you were right after all...
Ahem...I will revert to my grammar nazi roots once more:
the word is TOO
Alright, I'm out...
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I guess the music companies still think free music is taking away from their profits, even though it isn't free anymore...
Wait...that's a shame..?
That's not going to make people read EULAs...all that will make people do is say, "wow, I wish I had been that guy, what a break!"
"No movie critics were harmed or even used in the making of this page."
You know, just in case people thought that they'd holf movie critics hostage in order to promote them...
"But what does a company built around making inexpensive PCs know about HDTVs?"
For a lot of people, it probably won't matter. Dell is a name that most people know, and a good amount trust, so it is expected that they can make fairly reliable/quality products. Some consumers need to go no further...
I know we produce carbon-dioxide as a result of various...er...bodily functions, but that wouldn't be enough to change anything significantly.
...would it?
And you thought ceasing to answer the phone would make them go away...
If I was more involved in politics, and, for some unknown reason, absolutely hated Bush...my commment would read something like:
Ah...stupidity is a communicable disease...
"Apple probably figured out that dragging people into court usually does little for one's popularity."
Pre-teen girl: Lyke OMG!!1!11!1!!! did u c how apple dragged all the peeps to court or somethin'?? I totalie wont by a ipOd now!
Ya...I don't think it'll shake down that way....
"...save energy by letting gravity do a lot of the work. Like humans, they pick up their feet and just let 'em drop."
That makes sense, but humans don't really just let their feet "drop." Our steps are actually quite controlled...if we just let gravity pull them down, we'd have pretty heavy footfalls, not to mention an awful lot of shuffling...
Right...sounds fair, but how do they insure that the GPS devices actually stay on those people? If they could take them off, they probably would; they'd throw them in moving cars or something to make it look convincingly like they still have it. The only way to insure that they didn't do that would be to monitor them constantly, which kind of defeats the purpose, or find a way to attach the devices so they cannot be removed...which might be...er, painful.
Wouldn't that create a potential nation-wide vulnerability? In Europe there have been problems with people "hi-jacking" the bluetooth networks; I'd imagine this would spawn similar problems in the States. Plus, if this interconnects people acroos the entire country (or at least 90% of it...) what happens if someone gains control of it...somehow this conjures up thoughts of The Terminator and Skynet...
Now indecisive people like me will be completely immobilized...
Perhaps they can figure out a way to replicate other octopus-like behavior, too. Like, say, squeezing into a bottle half it's size. I mean, that'd be great for all kinds of thing, consider what...
oh, wait...nevermind...