...is printers that refuse to print a document when the level of one color of ink is low even if the document being printed doesn't use that color at all. I have an Epson that I like pretty much. It has individual cartridges for each color of ink but if, say, the cyan cartridge is empty, I can't print even if the page is nothing but black text. There's no real reason for it, it's strictly a software (or firmware) limitation put in by the manufacturer.
Microsoft has been playing fast and loose with it's sales statistics by reporting units shipped, which isn't the same thing as units sold since it's counting Zunes which are still sitting in retailer's warehouses, not in consumer's hands.
Oops, that should have read "it's counting X-boxes which are still sitting in retailer's warehouses."
Other than using the massive amount of cash available to them from their desktop business to run at a loss indefinitely until they achieved a profit, the x-box and 360 have been successful; They've had hiccups, but Microsoft certainly isn't in an undesirable position in the gaming market.
Not really. They've done okay in the U.S. market, but poorly elsewhere in the world. Sure, the U.S. is a huge market but the European Union a bigger one and the PS3 has it locked up. Also, Microsoft has been playing fast and loose with it's sales statistics by reporting units shipped, which isn't the same thing as units sold since it's counting Zunes which are still sitting in retailer's warehouses, not in consumer's hands.
The Zune is also showing *some* success, and I believe the 2nd generation line has actually seen some shortages in availability.
That shortage is artificial--Microsoft only had a very small number of the second generation Zunes assembled. Whether this was just to see how well it was received before committing to building a huge number of them that have to be sold off later at fire-sale prices (as the first generation Zunes were) or to create the illusion of a demand is a topic for debate.
Seriously, 10.5 has got to be the clumsiest OSX release ever. It introduced a ton of problems.
Funny, Leopard is working just fine for me and everyone else I know who's running it. While there have been some issues that Apple needs to address (if they haven't already), Leopard is in no way as bad as Vista. I'm not sure where you got the idea that it has a ton of problems.
Thanks for the URL, but a link to those tiny Linux distros sort of misses the point of my post, which was that a computer that ran XP (as well as several earlier Linux distros using KDE or Gnome windows managers) at a usable speed was unable to handle the burden of Ubuntu. That would tend to rule Ubuntu out as an alternative to Vista for a lot of people.
That said, I am going to download one of those mentioned and try it out on said generic PC since I can't figure out how to get the BSD install I have on it now to recognize the currently installed NIC.
We have switched all our machines to Ubuntu. Join us in the 21st century, dump M$ and the Vista trash!
Not to defend Microsoft or anything (I'm primarily using OS X Leopard these days) but when I tried to install Ubuntu on an older hand-built PC that ran XP acceptably, I found it so slow that it was unusable. While I've used various Linux distros in the past and liked them, I don't think Ubuntu is the be-all end-all of operating systems.
The http://cbs8.com/ website is an excellent example of what a proper news site should look like during an emergency.
Yeah, excellent, thanks for the heads-up. And I agree with you completely about the U-T site. Not only is the information not up to date, it took me four tries before I could get connected.
Interesting deal with KPBS, too. I was frustrated by not having it available until my wife discovered it on 94.9 accidentally.
Is this reverse 911 thing for the whole country or is it just local (e.g., San Diego)?
Just San Diego County, initiated after the Cedar Fire of 2003
(Sitting at home in one possible path of the Harris Fire and watching the news, waiting for my own reverse 911 call to come while hoping it doesn't...)
Color would be a huge help--a Citabria is typically painted with a very vivid red, white and blue star burst pattern on the wings that would be very easy to spot against a mountainside.
Basically we don't have any materials that could do the job and withstand the beating and corrosive power of salt water.
I can believe that. I work at a place where salt is extracted from sea water via solar evaporation. Every bit of steel in the place--including stainless steel--is pretty thoroughly rusted. The amount of maintenance required to keep the machinery up and running is astonishing.
My cell phone service provider knows where I am 24/7, and I'm not allowed to turn that feature off
You sure about that? I can turn it off in my phone and it's just a POS freebie LG. And if you're really worried about your mobile provider tracking your, you can always just power down the phone.
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The iPhone touch screen uses capacitance rather than resistance. It's the same technique that Apple uses on it's laptop touch pads, which can sense whether you've got one or two fingers on them.
I once used water to rinse the Coke out of the keyboard of one of my coworkers, figuring that there was nothing to lose. It worked--once the thing dried out, which took days. This makes me think that using a dishwasher is perfectly feasible and that getting it good and dry before attempting to use it is the key.
In large quantities, like lakes or oceans, the blue comes out. If it was just due to the reflection of the sky then large bodies of water would by white on overcast days.
As a matter of fact, the ocean looks gray on an overcast day. In other words, it's the same color as the sky.
I'm a little fuzzy on this but I believe that viruses (and possibly bacteria as well) can swap DNA with each other even though they reproduce asexually. I couldn't tell you the mechanism they use to do this, however.
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...is printers that refuse to print a document when the level of one color of ink is low even if the document being printed doesn't use that color at all. I have an Epson that I like pretty much. It has individual cartridges for each color of ink but if, say, the cyan cartridge is empty, I can't print even if the page is nothing but black text. There's no real reason for it, it's strictly a software (or firmware) limitation put in by the manufacturer.
Oops, that should have read "it's counting X-boxes which are still sitting in retailer's warehouses."
Not really. They've done okay in the U.S. market, but poorly elsewhere in the world. Sure, the U.S. is a huge market but the European Union a bigger one and the PS3 has it locked up. Also, Microsoft has been playing fast and loose with it's sales statistics by reporting units shipped, which isn't the same thing as units sold since it's counting Zunes which are still sitting in retailer's warehouses, not in consumer's hands.
That shortage is artificial--Microsoft only had a very small number of the second generation Zunes assembled. Whether this was just to see how well it was received before committing to building a huge number of them that have to be sold off later at fire-sale prices (as the first generation Zunes were) or to create the illusion of a demand is a topic for debate.
Funny, Leopard is working just fine for me and everyone else I know who's running it. While there have been some issues that Apple needs to address (if they haven't already), Leopard is in no way as bad as Vista. I'm not sure where you got the idea that it has a ton of problems.
Stamp out redundancy and do away with it!
Yeah, and according to them, we should all be flying autogiros and speaking Esperanto by now.
That was a joke based on what Michael Dell said that he would do with Apple back in 1998. Too subtle, I guess.
Kind of ironic that Apple's market cap now exceeds that of Dell's...
No, Steve Ballmer should shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders.
Thanks for the URL, but a link to those tiny Linux distros sort of misses the point of my post, which was that a computer that ran XP (as well as several earlier Linux distros using KDE or Gnome windows managers) at a usable speed was unable to handle the burden of Ubuntu. That would tend to rule Ubuntu out as an alternative to Vista for a lot of people.
That said, I am going to download one of those mentioned and try it out on said generic PC since I can't figure out how to get the BSD install I have on it now to recognize the currently installed NIC.
Not to defend Microsoft or anything (I'm primarily using OS X Leopard these days) but when I tried to install Ubuntu on an older hand-built PC that ran XP acceptably, I found it so slow that it was unusable. While I've used various Linux distros in the past and liked them, I don't think Ubuntu is the be-all end-all of operating systems.
Yeah, excellent, thanks for the heads-up. And I agree with you completely about the U-T site. Not only is the information not up to date, it took me four tries before I could get connected.
Interesting deal with KPBS, too. I was frustrated by not having it available until my wife discovered it on 94.9 accidentally.
Just San Diego County, initiated after the Cedar Fire of 2003
(Sitting at home in one possible path of the Harris Fire and watching the news, waiting for my own reverse 911 call to come while hoping it doesn't...)
Color would be a huge help--a Citabria is typically painted with a very vivid red, white and blue star burst pattern on the wings that would be very easy to spot against a mountainside.
They originally wanted DSL but the local loop length was way too long.
Hail Eris, hail yes!
Damn, I wish I had mod points for that one...
They're already here--parrots have squid-like beaks.
I can believe that. I work at a place where salt is extracted from sea water via solar evaporation. Every bit of steel in the place--including stainless steel--is pretty thoroughly rusted. The amount of maintenance required to keep the machinery up and running is astonishing.
Actually, Gates didn't get into philanthropy until after he got married and Microsoft got indicted for illegal trade practices.
You sure about that? I can turn it off in my phone and it's just a POS freebie LG. And if you're really worried about your mobile provider tracking your, you can always just power down the phone.
The iPhone touch screen uses capacitance rather than resistance. It's the same technique that Apple uses on it's laptop touch pads, which can sense whether you've got one or two fingers on them.
Nope, it was "pasta fazul!"
I once used water to rinse the Coke out of the keyboard of one of my coworkers, figuring that there was nothing to lose. It worked--once the thing dried out, which took days. This makes me think that using a dishwasher is perfectly feasible and that getting it good and dry before attempting to use it is the key.
As a matter of fact, the ocean looks gray on an overcast day. In other words, it's the same color as the sky.
I'm a little fuzzy on this but I believe that viruses (and possibly bacteria as well) can swap DNA with each other even though they reproduce asexually. I couldn't tell you the mechanism they use to do this, however.