Well, you already got the knee-jerk Android reaction - just uninstall the app.
If you're referring to the "slide the tile" comment, that doesn't uninstall it. It just removes it from your "recently used" application list. And stops the application from running, apparently. It does NOT uninstall it.
I don't know anyone that uses "veteran" to refer simply to being "old." In my experience, it's always used to denote experience. You can have a veteran soldier that's in his 20s. You can have a veteran teacher that's relatively young, too. In some fields, it does tend to denote some amount of age advancement, I agree.
(I did not know the Latin root, so thanks for that. I will say, though, that while roots are interesting, few people I know communicate with words that mean exactly what their root would indicate.)
Yes, I'm clearly going to immediately believe a random, uncited graphic that clearly has chosen specific old-looking tablets to make it's point:)
What about this graphic? Equally as valid, without further investigation.
A few dates, though. The first iPad came out in April, 2010. The HP Slate 500 was released in October, 2010. I seriously doubt the HP Slate 500's design was adjusted 6 months before hitting the shelves. Plus, it was at CES 2010 in January of 2010.
The JooJoo tablet came out BEFORE the iPad, as the image does accurately state, in March of 2010. So, who copied who again?
as well as being prohibited from the death penalty if you are under 18 years old
Because everyone under 18 is clearly mentally childlike and should never be held actually responsible for their actions. Even though we let you *drive* at 16.
I've never understood the weird idea that "you're not really an adult until 18. Wait, no, until 21. Unless you go to other countries. Hey, why do all our young people act so childish?"
... always come out whenever "elections" are mentioned.
As though it actually doesn't matter who we vote for. It does. It's just that we always* vote for the same type of politician. We are gullible. It's also interesting that, even with all the cynicism, we have remarkably different states. Compare New York to Texas. There's a world of difference in the politicians, in the laws, in how people live, etc. So to think that "all politicians" or "all governors" are the same and it "doesn't matter who you vote for"... to me, that smacks of either ignorant or exaggerated cynicism that ignores differences. To think that someone elected from the "Tea Party" is actually the same as Ye Olde Republican or Ye Olde Democrat party is... well, pretty weird. You may think, of course, that TP and R/D politicians are all alike in that they are all politicians and motivated by corporate money, but even that seems a bit of a stretch. You may also think they are all extremists, but that's a stretch. But to say they're all the same [and get modded Insightful] is... meh. Cynical.:)
So, the question then becomes... is the smart meter information encrypted? Can it be snooped? Can someone else get a hold of this data?
The issue isn't necessarily that PG&E is going to rob my house while I'm gone. The issue is whether or not generating that data, almost without consent or knowledge, is a good idea, period.
Problem I have with categories (especially my gnome installation I'm using on RedHat 6.1 right now:) ) - which, incidentally, is under a catch-all "Applications"... is that I'm never quite sure what category a given application goes. Does Spotify go under Media or Internet? I usually have to poke around a few menus before I find out where gnome puts the shortcut.
I don't know where you got your prices. $1000 for a notebook? Not normally. Tablets? I haven't seen a $1000 tablet yet. My ASUS TF300 that I just got was $385, and my Viewsonic gTablet before that (last year) was around $340 or so. Google's Nexus 7 is going for $200.
I have found that the "start" button + typing the app name (or start of it) is way faster than traversing any menus... so I can totally see how most users (including me) rarely use the start menu.
I heard more about this in the car, which follows everything you said... so to some extent, I stand corrected.:)
Also, I generally agree with the supreme court. I see no problem allowing officers to ask for proof of residency when some other problem was noted ("crime"). I also agree that it's not fair to randomly pull someone over only because you suspect they are here illegally. That, to me, was a very bad piece of legislation and totally not fair to any Mexican-American citizens, as they would essentially live in fear of walking down the sidewalk without their license on them, which is ridiculous.
Great, it's been stated. Has it been proven? Any statistics?
But, regardless, my point is that the supposed racial profiling issue isn't the best argument against this. IMO, I have a right to walk around, regardless of my race and regardless of where I'm living, and not be asked to have my proof of citizenship on me at all times. I ought to be assumed to BE a citizen, not the other way around. Again, regardless of race. So, regardless of this law and how it is employed, the same problem applies.
While I don't like the law or the checking... this type of argument is not a good way to argue about it. Why should they routinely and often check whites? Arizona is on the border of Mexico. If you have some stats about how many illegally residing Caucasians are in Arizona vs. illegally residing Mexicans that show there's a surprisingly large portion, those would be welcome. Otherwise, I will continue to assume that most of those illegally residing in Arizona, are, in fact, Mexican, due to proximity to Mexico.
On the other hand, if this were Washington, I would assume most of them are from B.C., so I would be interested in B.C.'s demographics.
That said, the real issue, to me, is not racial profiling per se; the real issue is that I don't think it's fair that you always have to carry ID or go to jail... i.e., be guilty until proven innocent. Subpoena for proof of citizenship when having actually been involved in something else illegal? Fine. But just being routinely stopped for something that you may not have even done and having to prove your citizenship on the spot?
(for example: if you're speeding, get pulled over, don't have a license... I see no reason why it's unfair to be penalized in whatever way the law states for driving without a license plus having to prove that you're a citizen in the first place; however, if you are pulled over for speeding and DO have your license, then it's not fair to have to prove citizenship... after-all, you have a license, which is all I [a citizen] carry, so if there's a problem with licenses, then the DMV should be looked at.)
No, it is correct that Windows is the only OS that can get a virus (and I'm not sure they still can get them).
I'm not sure that is correct. Viruses "infect" existing programs; worms apparently replace them. From my understanding of Linux, I see no reason why, given root access, a virus could not be made to work on a Unix based system?
So, in other words, they have a corner on the "expensive computer" market. Maybe because the majority of Windows based computers are under $1000, whereas it's difficult to get a Mac based computer for under $1000. It's kind of a self-fulfilling statistic since prices on Windows based comps have gone down significantly.:)
Same with my wife. I don't think it works for everyone, but she definitely notices, within minutes or hours, when she has a nightshade... especially paprika, which is in a lot of things like mustards or hot dogs.
I see a lot of comments about "schools don't teach you to think anymore." On the other hand, you can't reason the right answers out if you have the wrong basis (facts, memorization, etc.). It's like saying that elementary school math doesn't teach you how to solve large multiplication problems anymore, they just teach times tables!... but it's hard to do a multiplication problem without knowing what 6 * 8 is off the top of your head. Memorization of some things is extremely important to reasoning skills.
I also wonder if it has to do with books. Reading is out, other forms of media is in. Visual media doesn't make you think a whole lot. Even adults that do think can watch a movie, totally zone out and entirely ignore how things are presented, what views the movie is expressing (if any), whether or not it's realistic in any way, etc. Some movies push you to think; most, though, push people to turn off their brains.
And since visual media (games, TV, movies, etc) are getting more and more prevalent... I wonder if the lack of reasoning and thinking is related to the lack of necessity of imagination that is stimulated through reading books?
I can see how you would get extra capacity, sure. Multiple hours more, not sure about that part.
And, I guess here's perhaps the clincher for me; what about the special screws/screw drivers necessary? That can't be because it improves battery life. It seems like the only explanation is that Apple does not want you to change things yourself. They can justify it by saying they're trying to prevent ignorant people from breaking it or something like that, I suppose... but when you charge for the battery replacement, it's difficult for me, as a consumer, to agree with that argument.:)
Tablets and laptops are totally different. I don't store tons of music, do sound sampling and video editing, and store my entire picture collection on my tablet. I have upgraded my storage on my desktop computer from 500gb to 2tb. If I hadn't, I would have run out of room. I am very glad I was able to easily upgrade my storage rather than have to buy a whole new system because I had one too many video editing projects.
Comparing tablet upgradability to laptop upgradability is silly, IMO.:)
because they could nearly double the battery life of the computer without sacrificing power.
... this is clearly not my field of knowledge:) but how could making it non-removable double the battery life? were the pre-removable-batteries really THAT bad? And in phones or iPods or wherever else, too?
Actually, probably yes. I make more use of Ethernet than most people I know, and I still only use it once or twice a month.
Yet it's been indispensable the relatively few times I have to use it... i.e., when either the wireless simply isn't working or there's encryption issues or it's simply not available. Do I use it all the time? Definitely not. But I'm glad I do'nt have to carry a totally separate [$29] dongle for it.:) I would continue to maintain that Apple does change things as a trade-off for what they value or want to do rather than, necessarily, what most of their customers are currently doing. Sometimes, that's good. Sometimes, I think, it's not.
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Of course, you could read the article and find out. ;)
Tegra 3 — Quad-core processor
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1 GB LPDDR2 RAM
8 GB on-board flash
Bluetooth LE 4.0
Storage could be an issue. If they put an SD card into it, storage would be greatly expanded. Too bad :/
Well, you already got the knee-jerk Android reaction - just uninstall the app.
If you're referring to the "slide the tile" comment, that doesn't uninstall it. It just removes it from your "recently used" application list. And stops the application from running, apparently. It does NOT uninstall it.
I don't know anyone that uses "veteran" to refer simply to being "old." In my experience, it's always used to denote experience. You can have a veteran soldier that's in his 20s. You can have a veteran teacher that's relatively young, too. In some fields, it does tend to denote some amount of age advancement, I agree.
(I did not know the Latin root, so thanks for that. I will say, though, that while roots are interesting, few people I know communicate with words that mean exactly what their root would indicate.)
Yes, I'm clearly going to immediately believe a random, uncited graphic that clearly has chosen specific old-looking tablets to make it's point :)
What about this graphic? Equally as valid, without further investigation.
A few dates, though. The first iPad came out in April, 2010. The HP Slate 500 was released in October, 2010. I seriously doubt the HP Slate 500's design was adjusted 6 months before hitting the shelves. Plus, it was at CES 2010 in January of 2010.
The JooJoo tablet came out BEFORE the iPad, as the image does accurately state, in March of 2010. So, who copied who again?
as well as being prohibited from the death penalty if you are under 18 years old
Because everyone under 18 is clearly mentally childlike and should never be held actually responsible for their actions. Even though we let you *drive* at 16.
I've never understood the weird idea that "you're not really an adult until 18. Wait, no, until 21. Unless you go to other countries. Hey, why do all our young people act so childish?"
Because, clearly, veteran = old.
... always come out whenever "elections" are mentioned.
As though it actually doesn't matter who we vote for. It does. It's just that we always* vote for the same type of politician. We are gullible. It's also interesting that, even with all the cynicism, we have remarkably different states. Compare New York to Texas. There's a world of difference in the politicians, in the laws, in how people live, etc. So to think that "all politicians" or "all governors" are the same and it "doesn't matter who you vote for" ... to me, that smacks of either ignorant or exaggerated cynicism that ignores differences. To think that someone elected from the "Tea Party" is actually the same as Ye Olde Republican or Ye Olde Democrat party is ... well, pretty weird. You may think, of course, that TP and R/D politicians are all alike in that they are all politicians and motivated by corporate money, but even that seems a bit of a stretch. You may also think they are all extremists, but that's a stretch. But to say they're all the same [and get modded Insightful] is... meh. Cynical. :)
* Of course, there are exceptions. :)
So, the question then becomes ... is the smart meter information encrypted? Can it be snooped? Can someone else get a hold of this data?
The issue isn't necessarily that PG&E is going to rob my house while I'm gone. The issue is whether or not generating that data, almost without consent or knowledge, is a good idea, period.
The law said nothing of stopping someone simply because they were suspected of being in the country illegally.
From what I heard, it did. That was one of the things ,from what I heard, that the SC struck down.
Problem I have with categories (especially my gnome installation I'm using on RedHat 6.1 right now :) ) - which, incidentally, is under a catch-all "Applications" ... is that I'm never quite sure what category a given application goes. Does Spotify go under Media or Internet? I usually have to poke around a few menus before I find out where gnome puts the shortcut.
I don't know where you got your prices. $1000 for a notebook? Not normally. Tablets? I haven't seen a $1000 tablet yet. My ASUS TF300 that I just got was $385, and my Viewsonic gTablet before that (last year) was around $340 or so. Google's Nexus 7 is going for $200.
I have found that the "start" button + typing the app name (or start of it) is way faster than traversing any menus... so I can totally see how most users (including me) rarely use the start menu.
I heard more about this in the car, which follows everything you said... so to some extent, I stand corrected. :)
Also, I generally agree with the supreme court. I see no problem allowing officers to ask for proof of residency when some other problem was noted ("crime"). I also agree that it's not fair to randomly pull someone over only because you suspect they are here illegally. That, to me, was a very bad piece of legislation and totally not fair to any Mexican-American citizens, as they would essentially live in fear of walking down the sidewalk without their license on them, which is ridiculous.
Great, it's been stated. Has it been proven? Any statistics?
But, regardless, my point is that the supposed racial profiling issue isn't the best argument against this. IMO, I have a right to walk around, regardless of my race and regardless of where I'm living, and not be asked to have my proof of citizenship on me at all times. I ought to be assumed to BE a citizen, not the other way around. Again, regardless of race. So, regardless of this law and how it is employed, the same problem applies.
IMO, it's a much stronger argument against it.
On the other hand, if this were Washington, I would assume most of them are from B.C., so I would be interested in B.C.'s demographics.
That said, the real issue, to me, is not racial profiling per se; the real issue is that I don't think it's fair that you always have to carry ID or go to jail... i.e., be guilty until proven innocent. Subpoena for proof of citizenship when having actually been involved in something else illegal? Fine. But just being routinely stopped for something that you may not have even done and having to prove your citizenship on the spot?
(for example: if you're speeding, get pulled over, don't have a license... I see no reason why it's unfair to be penalized in whatever way the law states for driving without a license plus having to prove that you're a citizen in the first place; however, if you are pulled over for speeding and DO have your license, then it's not fair to have to prove citizenship... after-all, you have a license, which is all I [a citizen] carry, so if there's a problem with licenses, then the DMV should be looked at.)
No, it is correct that Windows is the only OS that can get a virus (and I'm not sure they still can get them).
I'm not sure that is correct. Viruses "infect" existing programs; worms apparently replace them. From my understanding of Linux, I see no reason why, given root access, a virus could not be made to work on a Unix based system?
So, in other words, they have a corner on the "expensive computer" market. Maybe because the majority of Windows based computers are under $1000, whereas it's difficult to get a Mac based computer for under $1000. It's kind of a self-fulfilling statistic since prices on Windows based comps have gone down significantly. :)
Same here, I have almost always been able to user the same license as the OEM one that came with the computer.
Same with my wife. I don't think it works for everyone, but she definitely notices, within minutes or hours, when she has a nightshade... especially paprika, which is in a lot of things like mustards or hot dogs.
I see a lot of comments about "schools don't teach you to think anymore." On the other hand, you can't reason the right answers out if you have the wrong basis (facts, memorization, etc.). It's like saying that elementary school math doesn't teach you how to solve large multiplication problems anymore, they just teach times tables! ... but it's hard to do a multiplication problem without knowing what 6 * 8 is off the top of your head. Memorization of some things is extremely important to reasoning skills.
I also wonder if it has to do with books. Reading is out, other forms of media is in. Visual media doesn't make you think a whole lot. Even adults that do think can watch a movie, totally zone out and entirely ignore how things are presented, what views the movie is expressing (if any), whether or not it's realistic in any way, etc. Some movies push you to think; most, though, push people to turn off their brains.
And since visual media (games, TV, movies, etc) are getting more and more prevalent ... I wonder if the lack of reasoning and thinking is related to the lack of necessity of imagination that is stimulated through reading books?
I can see how you would get extra capacity, sure. Multiple hours more, not sure about that part.
And, I guess here's perhaps the clincher for me; what about the special screws/screw drivers necessary? That can't be because it improves battery life. It seems like the only explanation is that Apple does not want you to change things yourself. They can justify it by saying they're trying to prevent ignorant people from breaking it or something like that, I suppose... but when you charge for the battery replacement, it's difficult for me, as a consumer, to agree with that argument. :)
Are you referring to the screen, or other components?
Tablets and laptops are totally different. I don't store tons of music, do sound sampling and video editing, and store my entire picture collection on my tablet. I have upgraded my storage on my desktop computer from 500gb to 2tb. If I hadn't, I would have run out of room. I am very glad I was able to easily upgrade my storage rather than have to buy a whole new system because I had one too many video editing projects.
Comparing tablet upgradability to laptop upgradability is silly, IMO. :)
because they could nearly double the battery life of the computer without sacrificing power.
... this is clearly not my field of knowledge :) but how could making it non-removable double the battery life? were the pre-removable-batteries really THAT bad? And in phones or iPods or wherever else, too?
Actually, probably yes. I make more use of Ethernet than most people I know, and I still only use it once or twice a month.
Yet it's been indispensable the relatively few times I have to use it ... i.e., when either the wireless simply isn't working or there's encryption issues or it's simply not available. Do I use it all the time? Definitely not. But I'm glad I do'nt have to carry a totally separate [$29] dongle for it. :) I would continue to maintain that Apple does change things as a trade-off for what they value or want to do rather than, necessarily, what most of their customers are currently doing. Sometimes, that's good. Sometimes, I think, it's not.
I agree with this, especially the editing part.