Western Digital seems to have been on a downward path for quite a long time....I'm not sure why they are still in business.
Seagate had a real rough period a few years back. Their 1.5TB models especially had a lot of trouble. A lot of people are still boycotting them for that reason. Not sure how long your "long time" is.
Boycotting manufacturers rather than models is pointless, but it's like banks. People get screwed and vow never to give money to X again, even though Y and Z are equally likely to screw them.
I'm guessing they're expecting texts more like "someone broke into my house, and I'm hiding in the closet", or "my husband is abusing me, and thinks I'm just cleaning up in the bathroom, but I need help", etc. Situations where being discreet is important, situations where people currently try to text 911, and often get no response.
The local power company sells "Green Power" but, as best as I can find out, they just shove the "Green Power" into the lines and everybody gets some of it. The people who pay the inflated price don't actually get "Green Power"--false advertising and a bait-and-switch.
Do you expect them to track the individual electrons or something? This is exactly how a system like this should work.
Users purchase x kWh of 'green' energy, so the company produces x kWh and puts it on the grid. Sure "everybody gets that energy", but it was funded by and produced for those subscribing to the 'green' power service.
It's about producing power the way a customer wants, not tracking individual joules as they float through wires. That would be madness of the highest order.
That's where I am too. I love the idea of smart watches, but I don't want anything clunky, or with poor battery life.
Simple notifications or apps (compass/GPS, weather, sunset/sunrise, heart rate monitor) that are useful when out and about, but not too clumsy on its tiny interface.
And ideally some sort of interoperability with various phones.
I don't have very high hopes of this type of device existing any day soon. So for now I'll stick with my Citizen WR200 atomic.
most people, journalists included, barely even know what encryption is, let alone how to use it properly.
She doesn't need to know how to use it, really. She just needs to know that its possible to "put a lock" on files (and probably a good idea, considering her subject matter), and then ask a tech-minded individual to help her implement it.
Hopefully this news story makes at least one journalist ask about that process.
Can you show your work? What prediction are you referring to?
If it legitimately proves god is real, you'd think it'd be a little more commonly known. But I'm willing to hear you out.
Agreed. I also like having a convenient chronometer for cooking food, or measuring how long I'm spending on something.
Sure I could use my phone, but the wrist is more convenient.
Putting a watch on in the morning is a lot easier than pulling a phone out of your pocket every time you want to tell the time for the rest of the day.
I remove my watch for extended computer use, sleeping and showering. I just find it more comfortable.
Though I also tend to remove my glasses before I eat, so I may be the weird one here.
I just recently picked up one of those. Perpetual calendar, sets itself via radio signal every night, automatic daylight savings adjustment, and recharges via sunlight. Plus It's got a sapphire crystal and I paid under $400 for it. For me it's the perfect quartz watch.
I really like the hardware idea. A torn apart hard drive and cd-rom and an old computer with the side off helps people understand that they aren't using a magical black box.
Theyre using a magical black box full of neat-o spinning and buzzing things.
If you're including 3 years of service costs, then the phone only costs $100 or so since it'll be subsidized.
And you really need to work that out for yourself. For me, having internet everywhere is worth a lot. I live in a city where I walk around and get lost a lot. If you go to a store and find something is out of stock, your phone can tell you who else might have one, and show you a map of how to get there.
If I'm in one of the large box stores and I can't find a price tag, I just scan the item with my phone and get all the details.
When my internet goes down at home (fucking rogers), I just tether to my phone.
If I need to rent a car, I can arrange a zipcar through my phone, and even honk the horn to help me find where its parked.
There are a million small uses, and to me, they're worth the $30/month I pay for data.
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Western Digital seems to have been on a downward path for quite a long time....I'm not sure why they are still in business.
Seagate had a real rough period a few years back. Their 1.5TB models especially had a lot of trouble. A lot of people are still boycotting them for that reason. Not sure how long your "long time" is.
Boycotting manufacturers rather than models is pointless, but it's like banks. People get screwed and vow never to give money to X again, even though Y and Z are equally likely to screw them.
I don't think that's the intended use at all.
I'm guessing they're expecting texts more like "someone broke into my house, and I'm hiding in the closet", or "my husband is abusing me, and thinks I'm just cleaning up in the bathroom, but I need help", etc. Situations where being discreet is important, situations where people currently try to text 911, and often get no response.
really? You suggested a noob edit a file in vi? At least point the poor shmuck to nano or something else a mortal can use.
Any source on that? I'm using their JB and haven't found any reason why not to so far, but I'm always glad to read someone's analysis/complaints.
Do you expect them to track the individual electrons or something? This is exactly how a system like this should work.
Users purchase x kWh of 'green' energy, so the company produces x kWh and puts it on the grid. Sure "everybody gets that energy", but it was funded by and produced for those subscribing to the 'green' power service.
It's about producing power the way a customer wants, not tracking individual joules as they float through wires. That would be madness of the highest order.
That's where I am too. I love the idea of smart watches, but I don't want anything clunky, or with poor battery life.
Simple notifications or apps (compass/GPS, weather, sunset/sunrise, heart rate monitor) that are useful when out and about, but not too clumsy on its tiny interface.
And ideally some sort of interoperability with various phones.
I don't have very high hopes of this type of device existing any day soon. So for now I'll stick with my Citizen WR200 atomic.
most people, journalists included, barely even know what encryption is, let alone how to use it properly.
She doesn't need to know how to use it, really. She just needs to know that its possible to "put a lock" on files (and probably a good idea, considering her subject matter), and then ask a tech-minded individual to help her implement it.
Hopefully this news story makes at least one journalist ask about that process.
Traffic analysis only gives you an upper bound. That's why spy stations read numbers every day, even though they (likely) only rarely send messages.
Then your client would lie to the server.
You wouldn't want to create a liar would you?
Can you show your work? What prediction are you referring to? If it legitimately proves god is real, you'd think it'd be a little more commonly known. But I'm willing to hear you out.
I have no idea where your 1.2 GW per person figure comes from
Turn in your nerd card.
how will you fit your 3D 4K movies across a home Internet connection
With uncapped internet (a few of us still have it) and next-next generation codecs
This simulator doesn't seem to simulate very well. I installed a couple apps, and wasn't able to interact with them as if it were a phone.
Though the native apps seem to work alright, and it feels like a modern phone to me.
Agreed. I also like having a convenient chronometer for cooking food, or measuring how long I'm spending on something. Sure I could use my phone, but the wrist is more convenient.
Putting a watch on in the morning is a lot easier than pulling a phone out of your pocket every time you want to tell the time for the rest of the day. I remove my watch for extended computer use, sleeping and showering. I just find it more comfortable. Though I also tend to remove my glasses before I eat, so I may be the weird one here.
Citizen Eco Drive!
I just recently picked up one of those. Perpetual calendar, sets itself via radio signal every night, automatic daylight savings adjustment, and recharges via sunlight. Plus It's got a sapphire crystal and I paid under $400 for it. For me it's the perfect quartz watch.
Did someone rewrite history and eliminate pocket pcs and similarly-equipped phones? Or did the iphone retroactively invent this concept?
His version of 'Physics' claims that its possible he could have stopped.
However, he relied on the assumption of 10 m/s^2 acceleration.
(60 mph) / (10 ((m / s) / s)) = 2.68224 seconds
Wasn't he driving a yaris? That has a 0-60 time closer to 9-10 seconds.
I really like the hardware idea. A torn apart hard drive and cd-rom and an old computer with the side off helps people understand that they aren't using a magical black box.
Theyre using a magical black box full of neat-o spinning and buzzing things.
If you're including 3 years of service costs, then the phone only costs $100 or so since it'll be subsidized. And you really need to work that out for yourself. For me, having internet everywhere is worth a lot. I live in a city where I walk around and get lost a lot. If you go to a store and find something is out of stock, your phone can tell you who else might have one, and show you a map of how to get there.
If I'm in one of the large box stores and I can't find a price tag, I just scan the item with my phone and get all the details.
When my internet goes down at home (fucking rogers), I just tether to my phone.
If I need to rent a car, I can arrange a zipcar through my phone, and even honk the horn to help me find where its parked.
There are a million small uses, and to me, they're worth the $30/month I pay for data.
A self-professed pedant who uses the non-word "irregardless"? Turn in your card, it's time to retire.
Then this sounds like the browser plug-in for you!
While true, this completely misses the point of the comment to which you're replying.
+1 funny
I hope you refuse their 'assistance' every time. That's fucked.