i stand corrected, apologies for not being as well informed as you, the rather brief explanation i had was rather lacking i guess... still an amazing system...
melbourne, which is a very large indoor/outdoor place they use geothermal heating to heat the place, you walk over large grates with heated air gently blowing out of them, it's the most well heated outdoorish area ive ever visited...
"marketers would have to be pretty stupid to assume that this would influence sales any. "
i dont know, remember sales of mars bars went through the roof when we sent that first rover to mars.... i think that it would DEFINATLY influence sales....
"It's perfectly OK for everyone in China to blatantly pirate information, but all hell breaks loose when you try and make a VoIP phone call overseas from there."
the government of china talk about how hard it would be to stop piracy there, but they don't seem so daunted by the task of completly surpressing and controling information flow and revenue hurting practices....
i don't think this solar/wind setup can work during those still nights.... so there will still be a need for batteries, don't worry demand for batteries isn't going anywhere....
awesome! can't wait until the virus writers out there cotton on to this!
*note: by installing this virus you have agreed not to take part in virus scanning practices, you may not use the bytecode or any means of detection to scan for and/or remove this program.... MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
firstly, how does a company prove that the EULA was agreed to? i'm sure you could demonstrate ways of detecting this filthy program without having to install it... therfore you can't assume the EULA was even agreed to, and thats IF the EULA can even be considered legal tender in this case, im sure you can make an argument that it goes beyond legal limitations by attempting to control the way other programs function...
we've had it in many places around Australia too for quite some time, if you want information about adsl2+ visit www.whirlpool.net.au there are plenty of real life testomonies (in english, ok aussie english) and data about the real life speeds, quality and distances people are getting ADSL2/2+ at. (i think it's been around for a little over a year now commercially)
you think thats annoying?????
often i have run out of the bathroom in a towl to pick up the phone and be put on hold by an automated voice, they then play some elevator music, and an operator picks up.... as soon as i hear the music now i give the phone a good slam...
nowdays their actually training those ofshore telemarketers to sound Australian (i assume to sound American when they call America and to sound english etc) of coarse this strange aussie accent and odd tendency to bring up strange topics such as the weather and Australia specific issues can be quite hilarious:)
t shows 40 percent of U.S. adults used the Web to obtain news, weather or sports information, a dramatic increase from the 7 percent who surfed in 1997, when the bureau conducted a similar study. The report also found that nearly half of adults, 47 percent, used the Internet to find information on products or services. About one-third reported purchasing a product or service online, compared with only 2 percent who did so in 1997
when it says a third reported purchasing products or services online compared to 2%, is that a third of internet users? or a third of people surveyed? 2% just happens to be almost a third of 7% i noticed.... probably irrelevant though...
oh god, it's a new zealander.... why the fuck do they always have a fucking chip on their sholder, shit he's looking this way... turn around or something... i don't fucking know maybe if we ignore him he'll go away and not inform us about his fabulous country and their 'many' sporting/scientific/cultural superiorities over Australia... which is an inferior country in every way...
of coarse this sort of thing needs stringent regulation (what doesn't?) i dont know what health care is like in the U.S. but here in Australia-land if anything in health care goes wrong, heads do roll...
as with any new technology, we have to weigh good points and bad, good ones being things like: saving lives, and bad ones like your example: without strict controls the possibility of questionable ethics perhaps fuelled by greed/money... nothing is ever black and white, which is why we're blessed with a somewhat useful brain...:)
advancements in these life-saving feilds always seems to get stunted by idiotic activists and religious people, somehow saving lives offends god and we should stop it.
Let's see how long the US holds together without the monetary support of the rest of the world. If countries like China were to just stop buying your government debt (let alone trying to get rid of it) then you won't even be able to pay for your mighty military. You've already given up control of your country and destiny to foreign powers who could crush you and the global economy if they had to.
bam, you got it in one,
america is far from the center of the world now guys, the strong position you got comming out of WW2 is over, your being so ego centric, and silly clutching to the straws of US imperialism.... pathetic:)
mod me troll i dont mind.
so let me get this straight, this "revolution" nintendo has been hyping for some time now is basically a recycled game-and-watch and a remote-shaped power-VR glove?
listen i miss the 80s as much as anyone, but.... oh who am i kidding, lets bring back duran duran and the breakfast club and shoulder pads!!!
Slashdot Mirror
*clicks link*
PFFFFFT!!! (spits out water)
didn't you hear? laughing is now "lol" rofl is now "rifk" great is now "gr8" and overlords is now "masters".... rifk.
i stand corrected, apologies for not being as well informed as you, the rather brief explanation i had was rather lacking i guess... still an amazing system...
melbourne, which is a very large indoor/outdoor place they use geothermal heating to heat the place, you walk over large grates with heated air gently blowing out of them, it's the most well heated outdoorish area ive ever visited...
"marketers would have to be pretty stupid to assume that this would influence sales any. "
i dont know, remember sales of mars bars went through the roof when we sent that first rover to mars.... i think that it would DEFINATLY influence sales....
"It's perfectly OK for everyone in China to blatantly pirate information, but all hell breaks loose when you try and make a VoIP phone call overseas from there."
the government of china talk about how hard it would be to stop piracy there, but they don't seem so daunted by the task of completly surpressing and controling information flow and revenue hurting practices....
"obviating batteries entirely"?
i don't think this solar/wind setup can work during those still nights.... so there will still be a need for batteries, don't worry demand for batteries isn't going anywhere....
you wouldn't even need to write malicious viruses anymore.... just get people to agree to do it all manually :)
awesome! can't wait until the virus writers out there cotton on to this!
*note: by installing this virus you have agreed not to take part in virus scanning practices, you may not use the bytecode or any means of detection to scan for and/or remove this program.... MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
firstly, how does a company prove that the EULA was agreed to? i'm sure you could demonstrate ways of detecting this filthy program without having to install it... therfore you can't assume the EULA was even agreed to, and thats IF the EULA can even be considered legal tender in this case, im sure you can make an argument that it goes beyond legal limitations by attempting to control the way other programs function...
this isn't a follow-up story to "asteroid on collision coarse with earth" IS IT!?!?
theres alot of talent in antarctica, why should they be excluded?
we've had it in many places around Australia too for quite some time, if you want information about adsl2+ visit www.whirlpool.net.au there are plenty of real life testomonies (in english, ok aussie english) and data about the real life speeds, quality and distances people are getting ADSL2/2+ at. (i think it's been around for a little over a year now commercially)
you think thats annoying?????
:)
often i have run out of the bathroom in a towl to pick up the phone and be put on hold by an automated voice, they then play some elevator music, and an operator picks up.... as soon as i hear the music now i give the phone a good slam...
nowdays their actually training those ofshore telemarketers to sound Australian (i assume to sound American when they call America and to sound english etc) of coarse this strange aussie accent and odd tendency to bring up strange topics such as the weather and Australia specific issues can be quite hilarious
i believe this http://www.vgcats.com/comics/images/050919.gif will show you the answer (replace revolution with ipod)
t shows 40 percent of U.S. adults used the Web to obtain news, weather or sports information, a dramatic increase from the 7 percent who surfed in 1997, when the bureau conducted a similar study. The report also found that nearly half of adults, 47 percent, used the Internet to find information on products or services. About one-third reported purchasing a product or service online, compared with only 2 percent who did so in 1997
when it says a third reported purchasing products or services online compared to 2%, is that a third of internet users? or a third of people surveyed? 2% just happens to be almost a third of 7% i noticed.... probably irrelevant though...
oh god, it's a new zealander.... why the fuck do they always have a fucking chip on their sholder, shit he's looking this way... turn around or something... i don't fucking know maybe if we ignore him he'll go away and not inform us about his fabulous country and their 'many' sporting/scientific/cultural superiorities over Australia... which is an inferior country in every way...
oh fuck he's commming!
of coarse this sort of thing needs stringent regulation (what doesn't?) i dont know what health care is like in the U.S. but here in Australia-land if anything in health care goes wrong, heads do roll...
:)
as with any new technology, we have to weigh good points and bad, good ones being things like: saving lives, and bad ones like your example: without strict controls the possibility of questionable ethics perhaps fuelled by greed/money... nothing is ever black and white, which is why we're blessed with a somewhat useful brain...
advancements in these life-saving feilds always seems to get stunted by idiotic activists and religious people, somehow saving lives offends god and we should stop it.
don't mod this funny, because it's not.
i would say something bad about steve ballmer... but then he might decide to FUCKING KILL me.....
you can see the bind im in.....
have gotten at leas one thing wrong
"Analysts also speculate the computer maker got a significant discount from Samsung in order to hit the Nano's $199 and $249 prices"
the $199 model uses flash chips from toshiba (2* 1gb) whereas the $249 model uses flash from samsung (2* 2gb)
he said the internet as we know it.
Let's see how long the US holds together without the monetary support of the rest of the world. If countries like China were to just stop buying your government debt (let alone trying to get rid of it) then you won't even be able to pay for your mighty military. You've already given up control of your country and destiny to foreign powers who could crush you and the global economy if they had to. bam, you got it in one, america is far from the center of the world now guys, the strong position you got comming out of WW2 is over, your being so ego centric, and silly clutching to the straws of US imperialism.... pathetic :)
mod me troll i dont mind.
hopefully these intuitive* business practices catch on elsewhere too...
*intuitive may or may not refer to practices which further the goals of a private enterprise to enslave the earth.
so let me get this straight, this "revolution" nintendo has been hyping for some time now is basically a recycled game-and-watch and a remote-shaped power-VR glove?
listen i miss the 80s as much as anyone, but.... oh who am i kidding, lets bring back duran duran and the breakfast club and shoulder pads!!!