Frankly, it sounds like you're trying to raise the world's worst douchebag PC liberal hippie college student.
Wait, reading Uncle Tom's Cabin turns someone into a PC liberal hippy? I'm pretty sure that PC liberal hippies disapprove of that book. Likewise, of Uncle Remus and the Looney Tunes videos mentioned.
Actually, it appears it does alter the 3D form. Look at the pictures - there are variations in the thickness caused by the intensity of the sunlight. And it even says so in the summary: "...causing it to be darker in color, thicker, and smaller than pieces created during the sun-soaked summer months".
I was planning a iMac 24" and looking for a secondary display solution since I used 2 monitors even back in Windows 98. So, I checked the "real life solution" USB2 scene (e.g. not toasters) a bit.
Umm, why not just use the Mini DisplayPort output with a DVI adapter for your second monitor? Why screw around with inferior USB solutions that won't perform anywhere near as well?
It means nothing to Windows pushers and nothing to Mac pushers. It only means something when they have something that Linux doesn't support. Then they can point their fingers and say "Linux doesn't support my hardware [again]!"
You must keep some pretty bad company. Most of the world has moved on from that mentality.
Remember they jumped to 667 Mhz instead of natural 666 in Pentium since people were already putting "Satan Inside" logos on web? Yes, SS still sounds like the SS from WW2. It will be trouble. That is why companies like Apple, Microsoft have huge databases for naming products and even filenames in their operating systems.
Speaking of Apple, they priced the Apple 1 at $666. So these companies aren't above finding humor in these things - of course, Apple was not a large corporation in those days. But it's particularly amusing when combined with the "bitten apple" representing knowledge (and the fall of mankind). Then there are other fun and provocative namings like "sosumi" and "BHA".
Because there is no way for a tech to know whether the music is legal or not just by looking at it. Has this person ripped it themselves? Have they downloaded something they own
The RIAA doesn't care about those details. They'll just prosecute anyway.
The government exists to pave roads, protect the borders, pick up the trash (at least in my city), and maintain parks. Public water is a good idea too. Everything else is a waste of good tax payer dollars. The more dollars that are in your pocket the more you can spend on things that drive innovation.
That's your opinion. My opinion is that the government is there to serve society, and if research is what society wants, then there's nothing wrong with the government undertaking it.
How is getting some public governmental research entity started going to be remotely cost effective and efficient, because we all know that government departments are the model of efficiency?
Plenty of governments around the world carry out certain activities in an efficient and cost-effective manner, often much more effective than the private sector.
They've been in business for over 40 years. Clearly, a measurable percentage of people who aren't you, disagree with you.
Bose used to make some decent products, but not anymore. Current buyers are simply victims of duplicitous marketing (lies, in other words).
In the end, do you really give a shit that I think my speakers sound fine and you feel they could only sound like crap?
I don't care about your tastes, personally. What I do care about is a company that is a bunch of lying parasites. I believe in honest business, and think that liars and scammers should be out of business, not making ridiculous profits based on ignorance.
So, your choice in speakers matters only insofar as you are enabling the scum.
However, it would be nice if they made a bit of effort toward that direction, because frankly, the less kid-friendly aspects of their newer movies are crap.
Pray tell, what is not "kid-friendly" about any of Pixar's films? Do you mean they don't feature any scenes with pedophiles or something?
The professor's plan to deal with high fuel prices is... to destroy fuel? So that people will come up with something better?
I'm not sure what Futurama you're watching - haven't you noticed yet that the professor is senile and rarely has good ideas unless it's purely by chance?
The reality is, most people don't have super-discriminating ears, and are therefore not really capable of telling much difference between any speakers.
You don't need super-discriminating ears to know that Bose systems sound like shit. It's perfectly obvious. Bose doesn't even do well against inexpensive systems, let alone ones in the Bose price-range.
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Frankly, it sounds like you're trying to raise the world's worst douchebag PC liberal hippie college student.
Wait, reading Uncle Tom's Cabin turns someone into a PC liberal hippy? I'm pretty sure that PC liberal hippies disapprove of that book. Likewise, of Uncle Remus and the Looney Tunes videos mentioned.
getting any benefit from BD requires a new player and a new TV, which is a hard sell given the price difference between SD and HD sets.
Can you even buy an SD TV anymore? Pretty much all current TVs start at 720p, except for the really small ones.
The story points out how our health care system is like the Geek Squad: poor troubleshooting. In the end the client has to figure out their problem.
Well, I wouldn't trust any of my systems, electronic or biological, to a group of people primarily employed to bite the heads off chickens.
Ummm... I think you missed the fact that my post was a grammar joke based on the poor wording of the article's title.
Actually, it appears it does alter the 3D form. Look at the pictures - there are variations in the thickness caused by the intensity of the sunlight. And it even says so in the summary: "...causing it to be darker in color, thicker, and smaller than pieces created during the sun-soaked summer months".
You really are a big sack of stupid.
I was planning a iMac 24" and looking for a secondary display solution since I used 2 monitors even back in Windows 98. So, I checked the "real life solution" USB2 scene (e.g. not toasters) a bit.
Umm, why not just use the Mini DisplayPort output with a DVI adapter for your second monitor? Why screw around with inferior USB solutions that won't perform anywhere near as well?
It means nothing to Windows pushers and nothing to Mac pushers. It only means something when they have something that Linux doesn't support. Then they can point their fingers and say "Linux doesn't support my hardware [again]!"
You must keep some pretty bad company. Most of the world has moved on from that mentality.
(I'll still get modded troll)
Uh... why?
Remember they jumped to 667 Mhz instead of natural 666 in Pentium since people were already putting "Satan Inside" logos on web? Yes, SS still sounds like the SS from WW2. It will be trouble. That is why companies like Apple, Microsoft have huge databases for naming products and even filenames in their operating systems.
Speaking of Apple, they priced the Apple 1 at $666. So these companies aren't above finding humor in these things - of course, Apple was not a large corporation in those days. But it's particularly amusing when combined with the "bitten apple" representing knowledge (and the fall of mankind). Then there are other fun and provocative namings like "sosumi" and "BHA".
The official USB 3 logo has the phrase "superspeed" on it
At first glance, I read that as "superceded". Sounds about right.
Who is Judge OK, and why does he have MediaSentry evidence? Usually judges aren't supposed to be directly involved in cases.
Because there is no way for a tech to know whether the music is legal or not just by looking at it. Has this person ripped it themselves? Have they downloaded something they own
The RIAA doesn't care about those details. They'll just prosecute anyway.
The government exists to pave roads, protect the borders, pick up the trash (at least in my city), and maintain parks. Public water is a good idea too. Everything else is a waste of good tax payer dollars. The more dollars that are in your pocket the more you can spend on things that drive innovation.
That's your opinion. My opinion is that the government is there to serve society, and if research is what society wants, then there's nothing wrong with the government undertaking it.
How is getting some public governmental research entity started going to be remotely cost effective and efficient, because we all know that government departments are the model of efficiency?
Plenty of governments around the world carry out certain activities in an efficient and cost-effective manner, often much more effective than the private sector.
They've been in business for over 40 years. Clearly, a measurable percentage of people who aren't you, disagree with you.
Bose used to make some decent products, but not anymore. Current buyers are simply victims of duplicitous marketing (lies, in other words).
In the end, do you really give a shit that I think my speakers sound fine and you feel they could only sound like crap?
I don't care about your tastes, personally. What I do care about is a company that is a bunch of lying parasites. I believe in honest business, and think that liars and scammers should be out of business, not making ridiculous profits based on ignorance.
So, your choice in speakers matters only insofar as you are enabling the scum.
So, what you're saying is we need to invade Superman's Fortress of Solitude?
It would only work on Nokia mobiles that have a compass... which isn't likely to be many models (if any).
However, it would be nice if they made a bit of effort toward that direction, because frankly, the less kid-friendly aspects of their newer movies are crap.
Pray tell, what is not "kid-friendly" about any of Pixar's films? Do you mean they don't feature any scenes with pedophiles or something?
The only option was Cars. Had I had a boy, I would have just grabbed it, whether he has even heard of the movie or not.
That's an odd comment. In your mind, are girls unable to enjoy cars, or movies?
How can you fudge numbers up like that - this is slashdot dammit!
Your question answers itself.
political corruption charities
Here, we just call them "politicians."
SCENE: Writers sitting around a table talking about the 80s.
This is where you lose all credibility. Family Guy doesn't have writers, it has manatees. Everybody knows that.
The professor's plan to deal with high fuel prices is... to destroy fuel? So that people will come up with something better?
I'm not sure what Futurama you're watching - haven't you noticed yet that the professor is senile and rarely has good ideas unless it's purely by chance?
If you cans end a machine back in time wrapped in flesh
I want no part of your horrific human-robot sex orgy. Cans your own end, buddy.
GOOD NIGHT!
The reality is, most people don't have super-discriminating ears, and are therefore not really capable of telling much difference between any speakers.
You don't need super-discriminating ears to know that Bose systems sound like shit. It's perfectly obvious. Bose doesn't even do well against inexpensive systems, let alone ones in the Bose price-range.