Netflix and Apple just realized they are selling competing streaming services? I think it would probably be better not to use a service linked to specific hardware. (iTunes runs fine on Windows.)
User mods are a BAD thing if you're doing competitive play! Yes, for single-player games, they're great. Hmm... do Minecraft Realms support user mods, despite running on Microsoft's servers?
Agreed; most of that could be done much more cost effectively and reliably with cheap Raspberry Pi boxes. But those don't impress the people shelling out a million dollars for a microscope! (Intel was our biggest customer.)
And yet, that's the interface that the majority of kids these days are trained to use. It's not a good interface, but it's the one any idiot now can use.
A desktop is still useful for development work; i.e. serial ports are actually still necessary for interfacing with some other hardware. But that's less than 1% of the computer market. As soon as gaming consoles become upgradable and offer performance on par with desktops, the gaming market for desktops disappears entirely (it's already doomed because it's easier to cheat on a PC than a console). Most office work now can be and is done on a laptop. And a tablet with a keyboard is now indistinguishable from a laptop. I once working on an ion beam microscope that had several PCs embedded in the hardware (one of which even booted off a floppy!); there is always a niche market for desktop hardware.
I have to agree with you -- it's possible to make tasty veggie patties, but non-meat pretending to be meat is always an abomination, in my personal experience. And then there was the "Vegetarian Turkey Tetrazinni" I saw at the health food store... IT CAN'T BE BOTH!!!
LOL!!! In my experience, non-meat that claims to be meat is always an abomination! Mind you, i _like_ the taste of tofu, it's just that anybody that tells you they've made tofu taste like meat is LYING!
2/3 of gun deaths in the United States are suicides... is it possible that restricting the availability of guns might save a few lives? Personally, I wish people that take their own lives wouldn't leave such a big mess for other people to clean up...
"Told how to drive"... you mean like on the Autobahn? Oh yeah, Americans have so much more freedom! Like the freedom to marry the person you love, that Pence is desperately hoping to take away from you, or the freedom to control your own body, that the Republicans are trying to stack the courts to take away from you!
Ok, I guess it's just an American problem then. Apparently most Americans aren't as anal retentive/OCD as I am; I find it kind of annoying, actually. But then I actually pick up some of the litter they throw on the ground, too.
"We got computers, we're tapping phone lines
I know that that ain't allowed
We dress like students, we dress like housewives
Or in a suit and a tie
I changed my hairstyle, so many times now
I don't know what I look like!"
As a former Oracle employee, I heartily agree with you! Actually, the technical implementation of their database wasn't that bad, but their marketing department was full of crooks. I.e. I had a manager that pulled down his $40k quarterly bonuses by billing customers for contract work that wasn't actually done... I wonder where Ken Ross is now...
I think the majority of plastic waste in the ocean is dumped off cruise ships and other boats... so if you want to ban something, maybe ban recreational boating?
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Netflix and Apple just realized they are selling competing streaming services? I think it would probably be better not to use a service linked to specific hardware. (iTunes runs fine on Windows.)
It's called "a sudden outbreak of sanity".
The Trump Recession will probably start before the 2020 election...
User mods are a BAD thing if you're doing competitive play! Yes, for single-player games, they're great. Hmm... do Minecraft Realms support user mods, despite running on Microsoft's servers?
Agreed; most of that could be done much more cost effectively and reliably with cheap Raspberry Pi boxes. But those don't impress the people shelling out a million dollars for a microscope! (Intel was our biggest customer.)
In other words, it's just like the Apple hardware it was designed to compete with?
An iPad pro? I believe you can run multiple external monitors through Lightning connector. 512GB memory max.
And yet, that's the interface that the majority of kids these days are trained to use. It's not a good interface, but it's the one any idiot now can use.
Like if you ban it, they won't continue doing it and just not tell you about it! That's hilarious!
A desktop is still useful for development work; i.e. serial ports are actually still necessary for interfacing with some other hardware. But that's less than 1% of the computer market. As soon as gaming consoles become upgradable and offer performance on par with desktops, the gaming market for desktops disappears entirely (it's already doomed because it's easier to cheat on a PC than a console). Most office work now can be and is done on a laptop. And a tablet with a keyboard is now indistinguishable from a laptop. I once working on an ion beam microscope that had several PCs embedded in the hardware (one of which even booted off a floppy!); there is always a niche market for desktop hardware.
I have to agree with you -- it's possible to make tasty veggie patties, but non-meat pretending to be meat is always an abomination, in my personal experience. And then there was the "Vegetarian Turkey Tetrazinni" I saw at the health food store... IT CAN'T BE BOTH!!!
Only if you do it the old-fashioned way: put it under your saddle and ride on it all day to tenderize it! Mmmmm!
Taco Bell's target audience is stoned people with midnight munchies... why would real food be required to serve that market?
LOL!!! In my experience, non-meat that claims to be meat is always an abomination! Mind you, i _like_ the taste of tofu, it's just that anybody that tells you they've made tofu taste like meat is LYING!
Russians don't need happiness; they have vodka!
2/3 of gun deaths in the United States are suicides... is it possible that restricting the availability of guns might save a few lives? Personally, I wish people that take their own lives wouldn't leave such a big mess for other people to clean up...
"Told how to drive"... you mean like on the Autobahn? Oh yeah, Americans have so much more freedom! Like the freedom to marry the person you love, that Pence is desperately hoping to take away from you, or the freedom to control your own body, that the Republicans are trying to stack the courts to take away from you!
Ok, I guess it's just an American problem then. Apparently most Americans aren't as anal retentive/OCD as I am; I find it kind of annoying, actually. But then I actually pick up some of the litter they throw on the ground, too.
"We got computers, we're tapping phone lines I know that that ain't allowed We dress like students, we dress like housewives Or in a suit and a tie I changed my hairstyle, so many times now I don't know what I look like!"
You misspelled "raper"...
As a former Oracle employee, I heartily agree with you! Actually, the technical implementation of their database wasn't that bad, but their marketing department was full of crooks. I.e. I had a manager that pulled down his $40k quarterly bonuses by billing customers for contract work that wasn't actually done... I wonder where Ken Ross is now...
Suing Google for using Java for Android pretty much guarantees the death of Java!
Have you ever actually seen a recycling bin that was sorted correctly? I haven't.
I don't understand... how do you get your plastic to play Fortnite?
I think the majority of plastic waste in the ocean is dumped off cruise ships and other boats... so if you want to ban something, maybe ban recreational boating?