The first model was a Wireless Toaster
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but the battery life while toasting was regarded as a defect by users, so they opted to connect to the internet over the power lines, as many rural communities are doing.
Plus, gangs of toast bandits would wargang for insecure toasters, which would then start under or over-toasting or popping up when it was just barely warmed.
Shipping supplies from the USPS state very clearly that they're the property of the USPS. The first time you order a shipment of boxes from the USPS, they make you sign something saying that you acknowledge this fact and that those supplies are indeed only for the purpose of sending stuff by means of USPS.
I had thought Fedex and UPS did the same, but I just examined a couple Fedex medium boxes we had laying around here and they don't say anything of the sort.
So, if they're in the trash disposal, they're USPS or FedEx property?
I don't think so... that's a clear violation of my patent on the business process of dumpster diving for useable objects.
Just because some lawyer writes you a letter doesn't mean you have to do anything asked. If that were the case, there would be pure anarchy.
Besides, I have a patent on using cardboard boxes as a business process to make furniture, and it's clear that FedEx is in violation of my business process patent.
I demand they start using tin foil for their boxes, as my patent clearly does not include the use of tin foil and other non-cardboard containing shipping materials that may or may not be used in the construction of furniture.
Party hats are expressly forbidden, however, as a separate patent that I have is for the use of commonly available materials used in shipping to make hats and footwear - so anyone making a tin foil hat is in clear violation of my patent rights and owes me 2 cents per party hat.
HDTVs aren't finding their way into homes nearly as fast as DVD players did. From what I've read, HDTV had a US installed base of something like 14M in 2004 with growth to 74M in 2010. Now, consider that the DVD player installed base was 73M in 2003.
Why buy now when the $4000 HDTV they want to sell you today will cost $500 in 2 years? Better to spend that money on a few laptops for the kids.
1. Sell Xbox 360 at a significant loss on each unit. 2. ??? 3. Profit!
We finally know what "2. ???" means. Indeed, the headline on news.com's home page is "Profit Plan For Xbox 360."
Um, actually, MSFT could do that for the next decade and still just use the interest on the cash they're sitting on to pay the bills for that.
It's just that patience may not be a virtue, but that never stopped anyone from doing really dumb things. Heck, just look at certain decisions made at the highest levels in the US...
The state has decided to shift the burden for health insurance to employers and that is what has created most of the nonsence that changed the employee-employer relationship to a slave-master relationship. Most of the drive to have employers involved in non-work areas is because of this.
Interesting... so you're saying that because we don't have nationalized health plans like all the other industrialized countries, this is what creates this desire to look inside our genes?
it was on the morning news at around 7 am - Morning Edition? on NPR where they talked about the RFID add-ons to vehicles crossing the border, in addition to the visa/passport addition.
Time to use a commonly available scanner to find it, swap it with someone else in your large network of "helpers" and fool the Really Bright People who think our enemy is dumb...
'm really beginning to wonder why nobody points out the fact that all these security measures just aren't any use to catch determined terrorists. My personal conviction is that companies who market those "anti-terrorism" devices are making a fat buck out of the whole deal, and they share the proceeds with the politicians who approve of these things. It disgusts me more and more each time I look at it...
Because living in Fear is so much better than actually thinking.
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No, toast can't run BSD.
It's not that it can't.
It's just that it won't.
Even if you give it jam.
but the battery life while toasting was regarded as a defect by users, so they opted to connect to the internet over the power lines, as many rural communities are doing.
Plus, gangs of toast bandits would wargang for insecure toasters, which would then start under or over-toasting or popping up when it was just barely warmed.
the URL isn't working.
I hope it's a dual-core toaster.
Can it burn CDs^W^W^W toast?
Only if they have DRM imposed on them.
Or with marmelade.
But it prefers DVDs. It's a new toaster.
f you had a beowulf cluster of these, you could toast a whole loaf at once!
Yeah, but since it only handles MP3 and not Ogg, I think I'll wait for the upgrade which also handles bagels.
sure it can make toast, and play MP3, but without a flash drive, it's just not geek enough.
Shipping supplies from the USPS state very clearly that they're the property of the USPS. The first time you order a shipment of boxes from the USPS, they make you sign something saying that you acknowledge this fact and that those supplies are indeed only for the purpose of sending stuff by means of USPS.
... that's a clear violation of my patent on the business process of dumpster diving for useable objects.
I had thought Fedex and UPS did the same, but I just examined a couple Fedex medium boxes we had laying around here and they don't say anything of the sort.
So, if they're in the trash disposal, they're USPS or FedEx property?
I don't think so
Just because some lawyer writes you a letter doesn't mean you have to do anything asked. If that were the case, there would be pure anarchy.
Besides, I have a patent on using cardboard boxes as a business process to make furniture, and it's clear that FedEx is in violation of my business process patent.
I demand they start using tin foil for their boxes, as my patent clearly does not include the use of tin foil and other non-cardboard containing shipping materials that may or may not be used in the construction of furniture.
Party hats are expressly forbidden, however, as a separate patent that I have is for the use of commonly available materials used in shipping to make hats and footwear - so anyone making a tin foil hat is in clear violation of my patent rights and owes me 2 cents per party hat.
and will use UPS boxes for my furniture in compliance with the FedEx DCMA rights they have expressed.
[sound of millions of lost customers going down drain over some frickin boxes and an overzealous team of lawyer bots]
"Um, actually, MSFT could do that for the next decade and still just use the interest on the cash they're sitting on to pay the bills for that."
It is simply staggering to see just how many stupid fucks like you are out there whenever an Xbox story comes up.
I own an xBox and have shares in MSFT - I'm entitled to point out facts when it's relevant. Just as you are to post anonymously in reply, as you did.
I for one welcome our new Martian masters.
HDTVs aren't finding their way into homes nearly as fast as DVD players did. From what I've read, HDTV had a US installed base of something like 14M in 2004 with growth to 74M in 2010. Now, consider that the DVD player installed base was 73M in 2003.
Why buy now when the $4000 HDTV they want to sell you today will cost $500 in 2 years? Better to spend that money on a few laptops for the kids.
1. Sell Xbox 360 at a significant loss on each unit.
...
2. ???
3. Profit!
We finally know what "2. ???" means. Indeed, the headline on news.com's home page is "Profit Plan For Xbox 360."
Um, actually, MSFT could do that for the next decade and still just use the interest on the cash they're sitting on to pay the bills for that.
It's just that patience may not be a virtue, but that never stopped anyone from doing really dumb things. Heck, just look at certain decisions made at the highest levels in the US
Ah, good ol' Copy II Plus. That and Locksmith were my two constant companions during high school and college. Then I got a Mac.
Me too. Dual floppy Mac SE with external SCSI2 40Mb HD.
Cracker's delight.
where the non-protected version will be available for 1/10th the cost, and play all the Blu-Ray DVDs you want.
I can smell massive lawsuits from State Attorney Generals a mile off ...
Seriously, this is almost as farcical as Lotus 1-2-3 introducing copy protection and spawning the Copy II Plus massive sales increase.
Mod me down as flamebait for pointing this out, but did anyone else notice that the posted link for .NET went to the Mono homepage?
Yeah, but the main article link brought up one of those annoying talking ads, so you didn't miss much.
You know, they were saying that back in 1980 when I was a CS student at SFU ...
... again.
The theory is nice, but the reality is different.
I figure in 2020 they'll be proposing Smalltalk as the next programming language
Mod up parent, moderators
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Have to agree, I thought the root post was an insightful commentary on the actual driving forces behind genetic testing usage by employers.
Guess I'll have to metamod whoever modded it down
The state has decided to shift the burden for health insurance to employers and that is what has created most of the nonsence that changed the employee-employer relationship to a slave-master relationship. Most of the drive to have employers involved in non-work areas is because of this.
... so you're saying that because we don't have nationalized health plans like all the other industrialized countries, this is what creates this desire to look inside our genes?
Interesting
it was on the morning news at around 7 am - Morning Edition? on NPR where they talked about the RFID add-ons to vehicles crossing the border, in addition to the visa/passport addition.
This does nothing about the most deadly traffic to cross the US border.
Each year, a large proportion of the gun deaths in Canada, Mexico and as far away as Japan are caused by illegal guns smuggled out of the US
Don't forget all the people killed in car accidents in Mexico and Cuba from US cars stolen and shipped south for "resale".
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Time to use a commonly available scanner to find it, swap it with someone else in your large network of "helpers" and fool the Really Bright People who think our enemy is dumb
1 second.
Having common sense and using it
priceless.
'm really beginning to wonder why nobody points out the fact that all these security measures just aren't any use to catch determined terrorists. My personal conviction is that companies who market those "anti-terrorism" devices are making a fat buck out of the whole deal, and they share the proceeds with the politicians who approve of these things. It disgusts me more and more each time I look at it...
Because living in Fear is so much better than actually thinking.
They also put a RFID tag on your vehicle when you drive through the border, although they say they don't do that for American and Canadian citizens.
According to NPR this morning, that is.
and are happy to serve them.
... hmmm, must be next to the [sarcasm] [/sarcasm] keys.
It's so nice to submit to their rule and their patriotic benevolence to us sheep.
Where's the Give Up My Rights button on my keyboard when I need it