I think people understood pretty well there would be a delay as they develop, build and test a new spacecraft.
Definitely. After all, what private citizen doesn't know more about Space Tourism Project Management than that Branson guy? Clearly, no one would take Branson's words at face value, expecting him to have done his homework and been honest about the results.
No, he's not. What is it with people on the internet thinking that others have to sit and research topics for them? If you're that interested, go prove it right/wrong yourself. Some people are just having a conversation, and *gasp* aren't actually paid to provide your education.
Yes, but you'll need to find a military college program. When you get there and choose your major, try to make it quick and deadly. Majors are scary when they've just been half-clubbed with a 2x4.
I think this whole article is sensationalist, and most likely part of the propaganda preparing us all for an invasion of Iran, just like the propaganda they spread to pave the way to invading Iraq. Frankly, the whole "possible military dimensions" concept sounds astoundingly similar to Rumsfeld's "we will in fact find weapons of mass destruction" bullshit.
I mean, really... what is there to be shocked ABOUT here anyway? Iran has the *information* to build a nuclear weapon? Whoopdeedoo. I know the basics of building a nuclear device myself, and would happily share that information with any kid who was curious about physics. Having information makes you knowledgeable, not evil. If anything, being uninformed is more likely to lead to evil.
No, that's not a possible explanation actually. The earlier comment was about people who care about these issues, yet buy apple anyway. Your explanation implies the opposite: that they don't care, but simply see the argument as something between companies, of no concern to them.
I'm not talking about legality, I'm talking about morality. Legality is the last refuge of people who don't care about ethics. As for your "question about the concept automobile"... that's because I didn't care to read that much of your response. But no, I don't think that there's a problem showing a concept vehicle, because it's labelled as such.
I only discovered this recently, but George R. R. Martin, famous for his high fantasy Song of Ice and Fire series amongst other things, also wrote some of the early Twilight Zone scripts. Not to dismiss the larger significance of TZ, but for ASoIaF fans, it seems appropriate to be discussing that early screen work as GRRM's own epic series begins filming soon.
OK, so you're willing to bet that it'll be OK. What you're willing to bet on, however, is entirely irrelevant to the morality of what they're doing. I surely wouldn't make that bet.
But people in these conferences like to see something physical
Of course they do, but why do you think that is? Because they're just dumb punters who like physical objects, even if they're fakes? Or because they actually care about seeing the REAL stage of production, the effort going in, the technical hurdles, seeing the real product before it hits the shelves, etc.? You don't lie to people just because you know they want to hear it.
So if I go to amazon and pre-order one of these based on the performance, only to find they can't actually mass produce them as valid PCI cards, that's fine? Right. It's false advertising, pure and simple.
What are you, stupid? The question you should be asking is, what's the point of showing a fake product, if not to deceive? There isn't one. If it was intended as an artist's interpretation of a future product, they could have just said so. Clearly this is part of a false advertising campaign to promote their product, and make it seem like they're ahead of rivals when in fact they still have plenty of work to do.
Yep, exactly. I'd like to see their Windows 7 certified laptops run datacentre edition. Oh wait, Microsoft like to pretend that Windows and Windows Server are hugely different, rather than that one is crippleware.
Why? Most homes would have a larger screen available, with better placement for viewing than a laptop would provide. Most offices or other commercial places/organisations wouldn't let you plug in a console, pull out a controller and start gaming, even if the console did have a laptop format. Don't get me wrong, it's a neat project, but I'm just saying it's not very practical.
Yeah, it's bulky, and it lacks a keyboard, and seemingly a battery, so it's no wonder there's space to randomly throw the cable in. Still nice, but not really an improvement to throwing a PS3 in a bag and plugging it in at your destination.
What you would prefer that instead of seeing $200 dollars on the sticker, it should say $500 TCO?
I would prefer that the console retailed for more, if that was its true cost, and the games retailed for less, and were more open for developers, if there are no real limitations on that. This way, people can judge the consoles on their merits (price vs. features), and get more games at realistic prices. It's not rocket science, to be honest.
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Angry much?
[better attitude needed]
Haven't quite made up my mind yet, but my vote's definitely going to either Jessica Alba, or Scarlett Johansson.
Definitely. After all, what private citizen doesn't know more about Space Tourism Project Management than that Branson guy? Clearly, no one would take Branson's words at face value, expecting him to have done his homework and been honest about the results.
No, he's not. What is it with people on the internet thinking that others have to sit and research topics for them? If you're that interested, go prove it right/wrong yourself. Some people are just having a conversation, and *gasp* aren't actually paid to provide your education.
Yes, but you'll need to find a military college program. When you get there and choose your major, try to make it quick and deadly. Majors are scary when they've just been half-clubbed with a 2x4.
I think this whole article is sensationalist, and most likely part of the propaganda preparing us all for an invasion of Iran, just like the propaganda they spread to pave the way to invading Iraq. Frankly, the whole "possible military dimensions" concept sounds astoundingly similar to Rumsfeld's "we will in fact find weapons of mass destruction" bullshit.
I mean, really... what is there to be shocked ABOUT here anyway? Iran has the *information* to build a nuclear weapon? Whoopdeedoo. I know the basics of building a nuclear device myself, and would happily share that information with any kid who was curious about physics. Having information makes you knowledgeable, not evil. If anything, being uninformed is more likely to lead to evil.
Like we give a shit.
No, that's not a possible explanation actually. The earlier comment was about people who care about these issues, yet buy apple anyway. Your explanation implies the opposite: that they don't care, but simply see the argument as something between companies, of no concern to them.
Two possible explanations:
a) they're in denial
b) they're hypocrites
Intelligent response. Well done.
I'm not talking about legality, I'm talking about morality. Legality is the last refuge of people who don't care about ethics. As for your "question about the concept automobile"... that's because I didn't care to read that much of your response. But no, I don't think that there's a problem showing a concept vehicle, because it's labelled as such.
Oh, you're right :)
I only discovered this recently, but George R. R. Martin, famous for his high fantasy Song of Ice and Fire series amongst other things, also wrote some of the early Twilight Zone scripts. Not to dismiss the larger significance of TZ, but for ASoIaF fans, it seems appropriate to be discussing that early screen work as GRRM's own epic series begins filming soon.
My friend, this is the whole point. Advertising something that is not available, and may never be available (at least as advertised), is a falsehood.
OK, so you're willing to bet that it'll be OK. What you're willing to bet on, however, is entirely irrelevant to the morality of what they're doing. I surely wouldn't make that bet.
Prove it. I say advertising is any form of publicity generation related to a commercial product.
Of course they do, but why do you think that is? Because they're just dumb punters who like physical objects, even if they're fakes? Or because they actually care about seeing the REAL stage of production, the effort going in, the technical hurdles, seeing the real product before it hits the shelves, etc.? You don't lie to people just because you know they want to hear it.
So if I go to amazon and pre-order one of these based on the performance, only to find they can't actually mass produce them as valid PCI cards, that's fine? Right. It's false advertising, pure and simple.
What are you, stupid? The question you should be asking is, what's the point of showing a fake product, if not to deceive? There isn't one. If it was intended as an artist's interpretation of a future product, they could have just said so. Clearly this is part of a false advertising campaign to promote their product, and make it seem like they're ahead of rivals when in fact they still have plenty of work to do.
Missing the point entirely seems quite stupid also.
Yep, exactly. I'd like to see their Windows 7 certified laptops run datacentre edition. Oh wait, Microsoft like to pretend that Windows and Windows Server are hugely different, rather than that one is crippleware.
Why? Most homes would have a larger screen available, with better placement for viewing than a laptop would provide. Most offices or other commercial places/organisations wouldn't let you plug in a console, pull out a controller and start gaming, even if the console did have a laptop format. Don't get me wrong, it's a neat project, but I'm just saying it's not very practical.
Yeah, it's bulky, and it lacks a keyboard, and seemingly a battery, so it's no wonder there's space to randomly throw the cable in. Still nice, but not really an improvement to throwing a PS3 in a bag and plugging it in at your destination.
I would prefer that the console retailed for more, if that was its true cost, and the games retailed for less, and were more open for developers, if there are no real limitations on that. This way, people can judge the consoles on their merits (price vs. features), and get more games at realistic prices. It's not rocket science, to be honest.