Parents of young children are obviously more sleep deprived than any of the above.
Damn right, but it's a dangerous thing to point out on Slashdot. Any kid related post usually results in vitriolic "more fool you for having kids" replies.
A petrol engine needs a little charge in the battery for the ignition to run. Not that it matters, solar effects aren't going to fry any cars. They don't work like that.
Very little, though. I've push-started petrol cars with batteries flatter than pancakes. I suspect the alternator provides a bit of oomph as well once you pop the clutch.
The life support doesn't talk to the food dispenser. The boosters responsible for orbital adjustments don't talk to the communications array. Likewise, the solar panel controls are separated, even from each other. Communication happens via a human.
The old SETI at home "screensaver" was popular ten years ago when most people were still using CRTs. Almost everyone I knew who ran it had their phosphors burned in their screen. That's what I was referencing.
a perfectly normal desktop is there if you want to use it
The start menu is gone - Clicking 'start' returns you to the metro tiles - Sort of like clicking the button on an iPad. So if you consider the start menu to be part of the 'perfectly normal desktop' then no, you can't use the normal desktop.
You can still use the normal desktop UI if you want, which I'm sure most desktop computer users will.
Except that the start menu is gone - Clicking 'start' returns you to the metro tiles - Sort of like clicking the button on an iPad. So if you consider the start menu to be part of the 'normal desktop UI' then no, you can't use the normal desktop.
why would i go to this mechanic person? the last 8 years i bought a new toyota or honda an average of once every 2 years
Because I keep a car at least 10 years and in that time you're bound to need new brake pads, new CV joints and a few other bits and pieces. I'm not willing to waste my money on a new car every two years when today's cars easily last at least 10 if maintained.
Actually, it's not. Indexed to inflation, air travel is dramatically cheaper than it was even 30 years ago. 30 years ago there just wasn't this expectation that a family could jet here and there for (an indexed) $300.
If you don't have a passport, just don't expect to return.
While the airline likely won't let you board their aircraft without a passport, it's not required to enter your nation of citizenship (not for the USA and Canada, anyway). If you manage to present yourself at *your own* nation's border, the agents will let you in once they've managed to confirm your citizenship via an alternate means. It might take a while, but if you're a citizen, they'll let you in. It's getting to that border itself that can sometimes be tricky.
To me what's amazing is a little more than SEVEN years after the first American orbited the earth, Americans walked on the moon, with all that entailed. Heck, less than a decade after Glenn's flight they were driving a little car around on the moon! Incredible.
After 1-2 rounds of emailing "John" with a "Hey John, want to do $something on $differentdate instead of $originaldate" and getting back a "Sorry hun, John isn't home, this is Melinda" and never getting a reply from John at all, you simply cease interacting with either of them because together they're too stupid to be worth it.
This is no different than 20 years ago when you would have phoned John and reached Melinda... Either John phoned you back, or he didn't...
You shouldn't have destroyed your individuality by combining all of these things
Are you married? Do you have kids? Combining things doesn't 'destroy your individuality' and when you have a family it's really often the only practical way to go. In fact, in my case, the marriages I know that are on the rocks are ones where the married couples live more like roommates than a family.
Seems pretty obvious to me that the biggest result will be that people who are actual criminals will take pains to either turn off their cell phones, use stolen phones or just go without any time they are doing something criminal.
You have forgotten that the vast majority of criminals are utter and complete morons. I have a friend who is a RCMP officer and you'd be amazed with his stories of criminal idiots.
Also, the old CEO, Leo Apotheker, did screw up and cause WebOS to flop
While he did screw up mightily, WebOS would have flopped mightily regardless. Like the way the desktop market belongs to Windows and Mac (with some bit players like Linux), the tablet market belongs to iOS and Android (with some bit players like Microsoft). WebOS was doomed regardless.
TSA agents have the most complete collection of "seized" TV shows, movies, and music on the planet.)
Fer God's sake. If you're going to spread conspiracy theories, get your US Fed acronyms correct. The TSA does not view laptop hard drives at their security checkpoints. They haven't even asked me to turn one on in nearly 10 years. CBP may scan your laptop, and they only do that when you enter the country.
I can tell you that as a Canadian business traveller...I don't travel to the US anymore. Just not worth it.
While I agree that as a Canadian, travelling to the USA on business is a PITA, it still represents a huge market with a common language and similar contract law. Doing business in Germany or China or Brazil or any other place (other than, perhaps the UK) doesn't have the same ROI or is risky & difficult.
I also don't care about watching Tibet videos on YouTube when visiting China, I don't watch them at home either. Have fun watching Al Qaeda videos while killing time in your US hotel.
My point was that in China you can't watch Youtube AT ALL. The whole site is censored away.... Tibet and cat videos. All gone. And yes, you can watch Al Qaeda videos in a US hotel room with zero consequences.
Stop doing businees in and with China, entirely. Bring manufacturing and jobs back to your home country/state and improve your own damn economy./radical concept I know.
You do realize many of these business travellers (like the ones from my company) are selling stuff *to* China, right? So we're actually generating jobs here....
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Like my 'old Datsun' back in the day, it probably also had a mechanical (as opposed to electric) fuel pump.
Parents of young children are obviously more sleep deprived than any of the above.
Damn right, but it's a dangerous thing to point out on Slashdot. Any kid related post usually results in vitriolic "more fool you for having kids" replies.
A petrol engine needs a little charge in the battery for the ignition to run. Not that it matters, solar effects aren't going to fry any cars. They don't work like that.
Very little, though. I've push-started petrol cars with batteries flatter than pancakes. I suspect the alternator provides a bit of oomph as well once you pop the clutch.
The life support doesn't talk to the food dispenser. The boosters responsible for orbital adjustments don't talk to the communications array. Likewise, the solar panel controls are separated, even from each other. Communication happens via a human.
Just like The Old Man's Battlestar!
CRT? You are still using a CRT for your computer?
The old SETI at home "screensaver" was popular ten years ago when most people were still using CRTs. Almost everyone I knew who ran it had their phosphors burned in their screen. That's what I was referencing.
how this is any different from seti@home, buzzwords aside
Unlike the SETI@home 'screensaver,' it probably doesn't permanently burn this image into your CRT's phosphors:
http://blog.sherweb.com/wp-content/uploads/seti_home_screen_l.gif
a perfectly normal desktop is there if you want to use it
The start menu is gone - Clicking 'start' returns you to the metro tiles - Sort of like clicking the button on an iPad. So if you consider the start menu to be part of the 'perfectly normal desktop' then no, you can't use the normal desktop.
You can still use the normal desktop UI if you want, which I'm sure most desktop computer users will.
Except that the start menu is gone - Clicking 'start' returns you to the metro tiles - Sort of like clicking the button on an iPad. So if you consider the start menu to be part of the 'normal desktop UI' then no, you can't use the normal desktop.
I don't know if it's my voice or accent, but it rarely understands me
Sounds like you and Barry have the same problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3bdXctq7DM
why would i go to this mechanic person? the last 8 years i bought a new toyota or honda an average of once every 2 years
Because I keep a car at least 10 years and in that time you're bound to need new brake pads, new CV joints and a few other bits and pieces. I'm not willing to waste my money on a new car every two years when today's cars easily last at least 10 if maintained.
Travel is already expensive
Actually, it's not. Indexed to inflation, air travel is dramatically cheaper than it was even 30 years ago. 30 years ago there just wasn't this expectation that a family could jet here and there for (an indexed) $300.
If you don't have a passport, just don't expect to return.
While the airline likely won't let you board their aircraft without a passport, it's not required to enter your nation of citizenship (not for the USA and Canada, anyway). If you manage to present yourself at *your own* nation's border, the agents will let you in once they've managed to confirm your citizenship via an alternate means. It might take a while, but if you're a citizen, they'll let you in. It's getting to that border itself that can sometimes be tricky.
To me what's amazing is a little more than SEVEN years after the first American orbited the earth, Americans walked on the moon, with all that entailed. Heck, less than a decade after Glenn's flight they were driving a little car around on the moon! Incredible.
After 1-2 rounds of emailing "John" with a "Hey John, want to do $something on $differentdate instead of $originaldate" and getting back a "Sorry hun, John isn't home, this is Melinda" and never getting a reply from John at all, you simply cease interacting with either of them because together they're too stupid to be worth it.
This is no different than 20 years ago when you would have phoned John and reached Melinda... Either John phoned you back, or he didn't...
You shouldn't have destroyed your individuality by combining all of these things
Are you married? Do you have kids? Combining things doesn't 'destroy your individuality' and when you have a family it's really often the only practical way to go. In fact, in my case, the marriages I know that are on the rocks are ones where the married couples live more like roommates than a family.
Will people be legally prevented from removing the battery?
Go try to pop the battery out of your iPhone and let me know how that works out for you.
Seems pretty obvious to me that the biggest result will be that people who are actual criminals will take pains to either turn off their cell phones, use stolen phones or just go without any time they are doing something criminal.
You have forgotten that the vast majority of criminals are utter and complete morons. I have a friend who is a RCMP officer and you'd be amazed with his stories of criminal idiots.
Also, the old CEO, Leo Apotheker, did screw up and cause WebOS to flop
While he did screw up mightily, WebOS would have flopped mightily regardless. Like the way the desktop market belongs to Windows and Mac (with some bit players like Linux), the tablet market belongs to iOS and Android (with some bit players like Microsoft). WebOS was doomed regardless.
your GF
You must be new here.
But why does that have to be *in* the TV?
Because, to date, solutions where that stuff is 'outside' the TV have not been wife-friendly.
Don't know why it is so confusing to folks though.
Because the above explanation lacks sufficient Microsoft conspiracy evilness.
TSA agents have the most complete collection of "seized" TV shows, movies, and music on the planet.)
Fer God's sake. If you're going to spread conspiracy theories, get your US Fed acronyms correct. The TSA does not view laptop hard drives at their security checkpoints. They haven't even asked me to turn one on in nearly 10 years. CBP may scan your laptop, and they only do that when you enter the country.
I can tell you that as a Canadian business traveller...I don't travel to the US anymore. Just not worth it.
While I agree that as a Canadian, travelling to the USA on business is a PITA, it still represents a huge market with a common language and similar contract law. Doing business in Germany or China or Brazil or any other place (other than, perhaps the UK) doesn't have the same ROI or is risky & difficult.
I also don't care about watching Tibet videos on YouTube when visiting China, I don't watch them at home either. Have fun watching Al Qaeda videos while killing time in your US hotel.
My point was that in China you can't watch Youtube AT ALL. The whole site is censored away.... Tibet and cat videos. All gone. And yes, you can watch Al Qaeda videos in a US hotel room with zero consequences.
Stop doing businees in and with China, entirely. Bring manufacturing and jobs back to your home country/state and improve your own damn economy. /radical concept I know.
You do realize many of these business travellers (like the ones from my company) are selling stuff *to* China, right? So we're actually generating jobs here....