I'm not interested until the manufacturer puts a sticker on the box (or its balls on the table) certifying full Linux support: hardware well integrated, all features supported, especially graphics and powersaving and so on.
Obviously the loss of you, and the approximately 31 other people worldwide that have the same opinion, will bankrupt HP.
In all seriousness, you and your brethren are not the target market.
If Twitter wants me to use it more they need to up the 140 character limit. I don't need 5000 characters, but 1000 feels reasonable. As a 49 year-old I'm incapable of writing like a 15-year-old. Nt only cn I nt wrt twts lik ths, I cant rd them eithr.
How exactly do you get into an iTunes account to clone an iPhone so it's identical to the one you've swapped out? Including photos, music, texts, emails...
And where inside an iPhone do you implant a bug and how do you keep it charged? And how do you receive the signal from a bug all over a city? Sounds like you've been watching too many James Bond movies....
So cops never solved crimes before telephones existed?
Of course they did - But 100 years ago it was much easier to get away with crime.
If you robbed or killed someone in Boston and then hopped a train to Chicago to start a new life, odds were very good you'd get away with it - Unless someone paid Pinkerton's to track you down.
Do people in the USA lack the basic ability to get along with others?
No.
When I travel to the USA on business trips I'll sometimes go to a movie in the evening (otherwise I'd just be doing email and it's not like you're going to go on a summer stroll in the evening in somewhere like Houston). There are lots of Americans in the theatre behaving well and having a good time.
It's people on Slashdot that lack the basic ability to get along with others.
The "old fashioned" way used to be to get a warrant and tap your landline. Can't do that anymore because the phone is encrypted, or the suspects chat via text. "OId fashioned" way used to be to get a warrant and search your house for evidence - Can't do that any more because the evidence is in an encrypted file...
How picky is the Xbox One's DLNA client, compared to (say) a living room PC?
I dunno how picky it is. We're a Windows household, so I turned on DLNA on the home PC and presto I was ready to go. Also works on my Sony Blu-ray and Sony TV.
If you can make them -convenient- (car sharing never was)
I don't understand this comment. I just checked the app and there are 10 Car2Go vehicles all under a 3 minute walk from where I am right now. If I drive one home I can probably park it outside my house - Certainly within a 1/2 block of my house.
I realize many americans are lazy bastards, but that certainly meets my definition of 'convenient.'
Cars sold in the US seem to be designed to break though, judging by the amount of maintenance you guys do.
That was definitely the case 15 or so years ago, but the US automakers have really improved things. For example, Ford vehicles are pretty well made these days.
Maintenance should be lower but tends to cost more.
I'm not so sure about that - My 1973 Datsun 510 needed regular "tune ups."
I had to re-gap or replace the points and the spark plugs. The rotor and distributor cap needed regular replacement. An oil change was a *lube* oil and filter where you had to crawl under the car lubricating all the joints. The overhead cam needed regular inspection and adjustment.
On my 2012 Nissan you don't do any of those things, and it had a four-year end-to-end warranty. That Datsun 510 probably had a one-year warranty.
I'd say the difference is that likely in the 70s many more people did that tuneup work themselves.
Everyone that says people won't own cars in the future is a massive moron.
Anonymous Coward Moron:
Will *some* people still own cars in the future? Yes, of course.
Will *many fewer* people own cars? Yes. Particularly in urban areas. Why would you bother owning one if it's cheaper, easier and faster to get from A to B using a car share?
You're already seeing growth in this year over year in cities with Car2Go.
You and everyone else that thinks that is a massive moron.
Thanks for the insight, Anonymous Coward.
Here in Vancouver we already have a variation on this called Car2Go, and a competitor called Evo. The cars aren't driverless, but you just a take a car that's parked nearby, drive it to your destination, park it and walk away. You pay by the minute. Lots of people have given up on car ownership as a result of these services appearing.
In 1973 a new Datsun (Nissan) 510 cost around $2300, which is around $13,000 today. By contrast, a 2016 Nissan Versa sells for about $12,000 MSRP - And the Versa is a much better made car than the 510 was.
Why do people think self driving cars will catch on?
...because in their eventual form, people won't need to buy cars any more. You call one up on your smartphone and it pulls up at your door. You get in and it takes you where you want to go, then you get out and you're charged for the trip. Much cheaper than owning a car that sits in your driveway 20 hours per day.
Of course the best way is to abolish copyright altogether, and artists get paid for performing their work like the rest of us. Getting paid when a machine plays a recording is ludicrous!
Hey Anonymous Coward, quick question. My brother is an author. How does he get paid for 'performing' his work?
Star Wars universe is dominated by religious belief
I'm not sure you can all it 'religious beliefs' - Unlike religion here on earth, Jedi powers can be demonstrated, as can Jedi returning in 'spirit form' post-death.
This is further cemented by the fact that once the Jedi are gone, very few people believe in the 'religion' any more...
While more of a PITA than getting it delivered straight to your house.....what about packages, especially LARGE packages like from Amazon, etc?
With community mailboxes, packages are much more convenient. Today, if you have a package and you're not home they leave a message in your mail slot telling you to come to the post office to pick it up.
With community boxes the package is just in the bigger locker below - So no trekking out to the post office.
Canada Post installs them on streetcorners in neighbourhoods in Canada to replace home mail delivery. You walk a block to get your mail instead of having it go through a mail slot in your front door.
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I'm not interested until the manufacturer puts a sticker on the box (or its balls on the table) certifying full Linux support: hardware well integrated, all features supported, especially graphics and powersaving and so on.
Obviously the loss of you, and the approximately 31 other people worldwide that have the same opinion, will bankrupt HP.
In all seriousness, you and your brethren are not the target market.
If Twitter wants me to use it more they need to up the 140 character limit. I don't need 5000 characters, but 1000 feels reasonable. As a 49 year-old I'm incapable of writing like a 15-year-old. Nt only cn I nt wrt twts lik ths, I cant rd them eithr.
How exactly do you get into an iTunes account to clone an iPhone so it's identical to the one you've swapped out? Including photos, music, texts, emails...
And where inside an iPhone do you implant a bug and how do you keep it charged? And how do you receive the signal from a bug all over a city? Sounds like you've been watching too many James Bond movies....
So cops never solved crimes before telephones existed?
Of course they did - But 100 years ago it was much easier to get away with crime.
If you robbed or killed someone in Boston and then hopped a train to Chicago to start a new life, odds were very good you'd get away with it - Unless someone paid Pinkerton's to track you down.
Do people in the USA lack the basic ability to get along with others?
No.
When I travel to the USA on business trips I'll sometimes go to a movie in the evening (otherwise I'd just be doing email and it's not like you're going to go on a summer stroll in the evening in somewhere like Houston). There are lots of Americans in the theatre behaving well and having a good time.
It's people on Slashdot that lack the basic ability to get along with others.
Get off my lawn!
Try doing your job the old fashioned way..
The "old fashioned" way used to be to get a warrant and tap your landline. Can't do that anymore because the phone is encrypted, or the suspects chat via text. "OId fashioned" way used to be to get a warrant and search your house for evidence - Can't do that any more because the evidence is in an encrypted file...
How picky is the Xbox One's DLNA client, compared to (say) a living room PC?
I dunno how picky it is. We're a Windows household, so I turned on DLNA on the home PC and presto I was ready to go. Also works on my Sony Blu-ray and Sony TV.
Consoles provide a computer that, relatively, easily plays games. No tinkering or fussing required.
They also do other stuff, relatively tinker-free, that you'd want to do near your TV & sound system -
- Connect to streaming music & video services
- Play CDs, DVDs & Blu-ray
- Connect to video and audio content libraries in your home
- Control your TV with your voice.
Yeah, yeah, I know you can do all this stuff with a PC as well, but with an XBOX it's set-and-forget (and, most importantly, wife-friendly).
Can you name a single example where taxing people more, improved things?
Norway. Great standard of living, happy people with good lives.
Next?
but man listening to Art Bell on AM was awesome.
Yes, but did you ever buy a C.Crane radio?
I expect to see pod-planes for general cargo before 2025.
You already have this today. Here's a typical 747 cargo-pod configuration:
https://www.ups.com/aircargo/i...
Here are the pods going in:
http://www.ainonline.com/sites...
If you can make them -convenient- (car sharing never was)
I don't understand this comment. I just checked the app and there are 10 Car2Go vehicles all under a 3 minute walk from where I am right now. If I drive one home I can probably park it outside my house - Certainly within a 1/2 block of my house.
I realize many americans are lazy bastards, but that certainly meets my definition of 'convenient.'
Cars sold in the US seem to be designed to break though, judging by the amount of maintenance you guys do.
That was definitely the case 15 or so years ago, but the US automakers have really improved things. For example, Ford vehicles are pretty well made these days.
Maintenance should be lower but tends to cost more.
I'm not so sure about that - My 1973 Datsun 510 needed regular "tune ups."
I had to re-gap or replace the points and the spark plugs. The rotor and distributor cap needed regular replacement. An oil change was a *lube* oil and filter where you had to crawl under the car lubricating all the joints. The overhead cam needed regular inspection and adjustment.
On my 2012 Nissan you don't do any of those things, and it had a four-year end-to-end warranty. That Datsun 510 probably had a one-year warranty.
I'd say the difference is that likely in the 70s many more people did that tuneup work themselves.
Everyone that says people won't own cars in the future is a massive moron.
Anonymous Coward Moron:
Will *some* people still own cars in the future? Yes, of course.
Will *many fewer* people own cars? Yes. Particularly in urban areas. Why would you bother owning one if it's cheaper, easier and faster to get from A to B using a car share?
You're already seeing growth in this year over year in cities with Car2Go.
PS Moron.
You and everyone else that thinks that is a massive moron.
Thanks for the insight, Anonymous Coward.
Here in Vancouver we already have a variation on this called Car2Go, and a competitor called Evo. The cars aren't driverless, but you just a take a car that's parked nearby, drive it to your destination, park it and walk away. You pay by the minute. Lots of people have given up on car ownership as a result of these services appearing.
Who's the moron now?
The Anonymous Coward is right.
In 1973 a new Datsun (Nissan) 510 cost around $2300, which is around $13,000 today. By contrast, a 2016 Nissan Versa sells for about $12,000 MSRP - And the Versa is a much better made car than the 510 was.
Why do people think self driving cars will catch on?
Of course the best way is to abolish copyright altogether, and artists get paid for performing their work like the rest of us. Getting paid when a machine plays a recording is ludicrous!
Hey Anonymous Coward, quick question. My brother is an author. How does he get paid for 'performing' his work?
Star Wars universe is dominated by religious belief
I'm not sure you can all it 'religious beliefs' - Unlike religion here on earth, Jedi powers can be demonstrated, as can Jedi returning in 'spirit form' post-death.
This is further cemented by the fact that once the Jedi are gone, very few people believe in the 'religion' any more...
nightmare!
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
In Paris, you can buy beer at MacDonald's. Also, you know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris?
While more of a PITA than getting it delivered straight to your house.....what about packages, especially LARGE packages like from Amazon, etc?
With community mailboxes, packages are much more convenient. Today, if you have a package and you're not home they leave a message in your mail slot telling you to come to the post office to pick it up.
With community boxes the package is just in the bigger locker below - So no trekking out to the post office.
What the fuck is a "community mailbox"???
Looks like this -
http://www.newstalk1010.com/pi...
Canada Post installs them on streetcorners in neighbourhoods in Canada to replace home mail delivery. You walk a block to get your mail instead of having it go through a mail slot in your front door.