I presume Sir, you own & drive (fully paid) a Mercedes Benz G-Class SUV. Else, you are just acting like a silly woman bragging on handbags.
I am in India and drive a large Japanese SUV. Even I was curious on these Tata Nano contraptions. Drove one out of curiosity. It feels and drives like a car. In urban traffic, it is perfectly capable of moving 4 normal sized adult individuals. I repeat urban India. Unless someone is driving a military tank, I do not see a Tata Nano getting totalled. It's a small car capable of transporting 4 normal size people in a civilized way.
PS: I am still interested in your theory: Expensive = Golden Shit
In ancient times, there was a king who wanted a carpet rolled out for him wherever he went. The cities, the jungles, the villages. His wiseman advised --- wear velvet slippers.
It is an attempt to exploit the "trust" factor. People are developing skepticism on news (which is healthy). We tend to like cartoons (imagine a port opening in our minds). The powers-to-be want to exploit this port and deliver their "news & opinions" to us.
In my opinion, religion and politics is like mass hypnosis. In a hierarchical pyramid, people who control religion & politics sit at top. It's a powerful position to be in. The parasites at the top need more & more population to enjoy their status.
Someone above cited UN predicts 10 billion by 2070. So what? We wait till we reach 10 billion? If we have shortage of population, it can easily be grown but reducing population is problematic & ugly.
Kinkos or Sir Speedy comes to my mind for printing.
For digital media storage, why put photographs in hands of web based services? Hard drives are cheap. If you want to go for an overkill, copy them on a magnetic tape.
Come to India. It's mobile user wet dream. We are largely GSM.
Voice calls - 1 paisa for 2 seconds. There are 100 paisas in 1 rupee. 50 Rupees = 1 USD.
SMS: We basically don't care how much it costs. I think it's nearly free. Some 500 SMS free per month and then what? 20 paisa per SMS?
In India, receiving party NEVER pays for SMS.
International SMS (all over the world) costs like Rs 5 per SMS message.
For comparative analogy, one USD will get you 10 cups of good tea (1 billion times better than a 5 Star hotel) on a roadside tea cart, and 1.5 USD will get you one litre (1000ml) of petrol.
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Hola, Hello,
I presume Sir, you own & drive (fully paid) a Mercedes Benz G-Class SUV. Else, you are just acting like a silly woman bragging on handbags.
I am in India and drive a large Japanese SUV. Even I was curious on these Tata Nano contraptions. Drove one out of curiosity. It feels and drives like a car. In urban traffic, it is perfectly capable of moving 4 normal sized adult individuals. I repeat urban India. Unless someone is driving a military tank, I do not see a Tata Nano getting totalled. It's a small car capable of transporting 4 normal size people in a civilized way.
PS: I am still interested in your theory: Expensive = Golden Shit
BT
in disbelief. Did I come to Kuro5hin?
DO NOT FUCKING stand and talk on walkways and doorways.
In ancient times, there was a king who wanted a carpet rolled out for him wherever he went. The cities, the jungles, the villages. His wiseman advised --- wear velvet slippers.
Dear Slashdot,
It was good while it lasted.
Happy Birthday.
It is an attempt to exploit the "trust" factor. People are developing skepticism on news (which is healthy). We tend to like cartoons (imagine a port opening in our minds). The powers-to-be want to exploit this port and deliver their "news & opinions" to us.
No, I am not paranoid.
In my opinion, religion and politics is like mass hypnosis. In a hierarchical pyramid, people who control religion & politics sit at top. It's a powerful position to be in. The parasites at the top need more & more population to enjoy their status.
Someone above cited UN predicts 10 billion by 2070. So what? We wait till we reach 10 billion? If we have shortage of population, it can easily be grown but reducing population is problematic & ugly.
Agreed! But laptops have a problem. Lifting a laptop, the keyboard goes with it. I use 3 or 4 thick books for my thinkpad and a thinkpad USB keyboard.
http://www.amazon.com/ThinkPad-USB-Keyboard-with-TrackPoint/dp/B002ONCC6G
Perceiver perceives the perception as the extension of perceiver thereby corrupting the perception :)
I find it hard to imagine a sphere of 1396 kilometers contain 1.4 billion cubic kilometers of water. Maybe cubic meters.
But formula confirms
V = 4/3* pi* r^3
I think what Steve Ballmer is saying is "We have the money, we have the resources, we will get "that" magic.
Does this mean, it is good time to buy and stock non-UEFI mainboards?
When money & timelines are involved, intellectual honesty wanes.
Or to put it more clearly, there is an inverse relationship with money+timelines and intellectual honesty.
All good things in life are immoral or illegal or highly taxed.
Please search for Alexander Tytler and Tytler Cycle on Democracy. You can point where the general populace is in the cycle.
Note: There has been claims that Tytler Cycle is falsely attributed to Alexander Tytler.
I believe in two simple principles in cooking - heat & proportion.
Get it right, you've got a dish.
bon apetit
It's a pity Neil Armstrong did not explain about the remark he made to Mr.Gorsky.
Why not get Thinkpad W Series (Workstation class laptops) and an external numpad?
A country full of lawyers - litigation is rampant
A country full of doctors - disease is rampant
A country full of engineers - solutions are rampant
Whatever may be the story, Rebekah Brooks is attractive woman.
Kinkos or Sir Speedy comes to my mind for printing.
For digital media storage, why put photographs in hands of web based services? Hard drives are cheap.
If you want to go for an overkill, copy them on a magnetic tape.
At least where Monopolies or Oligopolies operate.
Come to India. It's mobile user wet dream. We are largely GSM.
Voice calls - 1 paisa for 2 seconds. There are 100 paisas in 1 rupee. 50 Rupees = 1 USD.
SMS: We basically don't care how much it costs. I think it's nearly free. Some 500 SMS free per month and then what? 20 paisa per SMS?
In India, receiving party NEVER pays for SMS.
International SMS (all over the world) costs like Rs 5 per SMS message.
For comparative analogy, one USD will get you 10 cups of good tea (1 billion times better than a 5 Star hotel) on a roadside tea cart, and 1.5 USD will get you one litre (1000ml) of petrol.
Cheers
BT
If it has anything remotely to do with Chi-Square symbol (the X which I cannot reproduce here), then it is pronounced as Kai-Square.
Just saying.
<quote>Most of the Catholic-church-secret-agent ones are pretty fun to watch...</quote>
I read "ones" as "nuns".
Sorry, I will now wash my mouth and hands.
"endless restarts".....
Just look at the bright side...enhanced refresh rates and De-gauss!!