Of course, Apple will now trademark the terms "iRouter, iSwitch and iGateway" and will screw Cisco at some later date when Cisco develops their line of "Intelligent Devices"... Though it is Cisco, so it may be a while.
However, PayPal declined, saying it has an exclusive charity relationship with United Way of America.
This would seem to imply that the Deadspin funds will have to go to the United Way. Of course the Paypal weenie was quoted in the article as saying that the funds would go to the "bank account on file" after 180 days, which would imply that Paypal doesn't consider it a charity account - otherwise it would have to go to the United Way.
GP: In fact, there is no evidence at all. Yet mountain lions are easy to find evidence of. Therefore yeti are far less likely to exist than mountain lions.
P:That depends on how you are searching. Searching for your keys in a cluttered room with the lights off is going to be difficult...
Exactly, or if your keys are smarter than you and are actively hiding from you! One supposes this might be analogous to the Yeti being smarter than the Mountain Lion, or human.
Without getting into the merits of the new ribbon interface, the problem I have with this upgrade is that fact that M$ radically changed the interface and the file format.
In the near future, companies will hire people who have only used the new interface to work with people only familar with the current. Forcing either group to acclimate to the other interface will cause a (arguably) short drop in productivity.
The ribbon is apparently the future for Office, but any files generated in Office 2007 cannot be read by older versions without conversion software (won't that be fun). So to avoid these hassles, companies will either have to stick with Office 2003 and forever "down train" their new ribbon familar employees, or be forced to upgrade to Office 2007 (with all the expenses) and retrain their current employees.
The upgrade would less onerous had M$ decoupled the interface and file format changes and/or made the new ribbon interface optional. But, then again, why would anyone have the need to upgrade to Office 2007?
But don't let facts and reality put you off your FUD campaign.
Please climb down from your high horse. I was asking a question, not spreading FUD. Simple enough, "How much space does it take?" I haven't used the new version and the graphic shown made it look like a lot. I didn't realize that the stock Office 2003 was similar, as mine only has two menu bars showing (probably configured on the server prior to installation), and I'm betting many people display fewer bars than the stock install.
The article said it wasn't customizable, so even if (as you say) it can be minimized, it's all or nothing. Still a lot of real estate when shown.
Or if you're familiar with the story: Why are the Space Shuttle boosters the size they are?
The story, of course, is that it comes from the circumstances of the famous Mae West movie line, "Is that a Space Shuttle booster in your pants, or are you just happy to see me?". Obviously scaled down for practicality.
...does this new, giant, non-customizable ribbon consume? The graphic makes it look fairly large compared to the current (default) tool bar set. Considering it shows lots of items one, ok I, don't really need to see all the time, especially considering many commands are available (and faster) via keyboard control, is it really worth it?
I'm betting M$ will be getting a design patent on this real soon, and won't that be fun...
Dilbert's boss isn't so much lying willfully as he is lying ignorantly.
Yup. Exactly my point - good catch with "pointy haired".
I had one manager who didn't really know anything about Unix and/or networking, but wouldn't admit to being clueless. One of my co-workers use to just make stuff up about the network configuration and my manager would just nod his head in agreement and say "go for it". He went to work for Symantec - make of that what you will...
And (at least) 2 out of 5 are incompetent and probably "lie" out of ignorance. This leaves 1 gem out of 5. Good hunting people. As support for my argument, I cite just about any issue of Dilbert and the popularity of the strip in general...:-)
...the beings currently messing with the SG-1 crew and threatening the destruction of the Earth and populated planets in this galaxy? I can see why we'd definitely want cows without them.
that's when I realized that Xubuntu just wasn't actually making my life easier.
Not to lecture or troll, but Xubuntu wasn't making your gaming easier. If WoW is your "life", perhaps you should consider a change, like spending the time with your family...
I was never a gamer and spent most of my free time with my wife. After 20 years together, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor on Thanksgiving 2005 and died 7 weeks later on January 13, 2006. Now I wish I had spent all of my free time with her...
This won't affect the Insight at all; it doesn't have an all-electric mode.
As I understand it, none of the Honda models will run all-electric. They are optimized for highway driving with the electric motors as an assist. The Toyota models are optimized for city driving (where all electric makes more sense), hence the higher city than highway mileage rating.
I think the logic is that engines are more efficient at highway speeds, and motors at city speeds.
From a design sense, the Honda system scales better for larger vehicles as the motors are smaller. I believe I've read that car companies are not licensing the Toyota system as the motor size gets to large/heavy to fast as one scales up to larger vehicles - since the all-electric mode requires them to completely power the vehicle. I think other manufacture's designs are along the lines of the Honda system.
I'm not an engineer, but that's what I've read... Anyone have better information?
A Swiss airline pilot... has developed a working jet-pack and flown it more than 30 times.... he jumps out of an airplane, unfolds the wings and flies until he runs out of fuel, then parachutes to the ground.
The 35th jump went well until he accidentally unfolded the cork screw and magnifying glass instead of the wings and plummeted to his death.
Degradation is recommended by the HD standards only if the content provider has opted-in for content protection...
Thanks for the clarification. What are the odds a content provider won't opt-in for protection? In any case, I can't really make any justification for Vista (or high-def DVD) at this point -- especially if this article is accurate.
My guess is that the tighter DRM proponents squeeze, the more things will slip through their fingers -- to paraphrase someone I heard somewhere, sometime ago...
Content Protection is a explicit opt-in from content providers.
Its not mandated by the OS.
True, but the degradation discussed is a requirement for non-encrypted content streams. My understanding is that if you connect your new Blu-Ray or HD-DVD player via their analog outputs, or to a non-encrypted digital channel, the output is downgraded to a lower resolution (with respect to that of the encrypted digital channel).
Vista: Go where we allow you to go, be all we think you should be...
Friends of mine who are very much into drinking and partying have said from their own experience that the alcohol buzz from sources like grapes is vastly different and impacts them differently than the grain alcohol in harder drinks.
My understanding is that may be due to the barrels in which some alcohol is aged, like bourbon. The chemicals in the wood that give the amber colors also affect things like hangover, unlike the clearer alcohols like vodka, rum and gin. If it makes the hangover worse, it might also affect the buzz as well...
The major reason Harrison wants to hype up the "unlimited" potential of the PS3's architecture...
The potential of all systems is "unlimited", until one turns them on. While off, simply divide the work it's actually doing (0) vs. the work it can do (0)...
Slashdot Mirror
Of course, Apple will now trademark the terms "iRouter, iSwitch and iGateway" and will screw Cisco at some later date when Cisco develops their line of "Intelligent Devices"... Though it is Cisco, so it may be a while.
This would seem to imply that the Deadspin funds will have to go to the United Way. Of course the Paypal weenie was quoted in the article as saying that the funds would go to the "bank account on file" after 180 days, which would imply that Paypal doesn't consider it a charity account - otherwise it would have to go to the United Way.
So which is it Paypal?
Umm, are there stories that show Paypal in a good light? I haven't heard / read any...
... a recent picture of RMS? I thought he was taller.
P:That depends on how you are searching. Searching for your keys in a cluttered room with the lights off is going to be difficult...
Exactly, or if your keys are smarter than you and are actively hiding from you! One supposes this might be analogous to the Yeti being smarter than the Mountain Lion, or human.
In the near future, companies will hire people who have only used the new interface to work with people only familar with the current. Forcing either group to acclimate to the other interface will cause a (arguably) short drop in productivity.
The ribbon is apparently the future for Office, but any files generated in Office 2007 cannot be read by older versions without conversion software (won't that be fun). So to avoid these hassles, companies will either have to stick with Office 2003 and forever "down train" their new ribbon familar employees, or be forced to upgrade to Office 2007 (with all the expenses) and retrain their current employees.
The upgrade would less onerous had M$ decoupled the interface and file format changes and/or made the new ribbon interface optional. But, then again, why would anyone have the need to upgrade to Office 2007?
Now, this is FUD, or is it? :-)
Please climb down from your high horse. I was asking a question, not spreading FUD. Simple enough, "How much space does it take?" I haven't used the new version and the graphic shown made it look like a lot. I didn't realize that the stock Office 2003 was similar, as mine only has two menu bars showing (probably configured on the server prior to installation), and I'm betting many people display fewer bars than the stock install.
The article said it wasn't customizable, so even if (as you say) it can be minimized, it's all or nothing. Still a lot of real estate when shown.
In any case, thank you for the sizing info.
The story, of course, is that it comes from the circumstances of the famous Mae West movie line, "Is that a Space Shuttle booster in your pants, or are you just happy to see me?". Obviously scaled down for practicality.
I'm betting M$ will be getting a design patent on this real soon, and won't that be fun...
Yup. Exactly my point - good catch with "pointy haired".
I had one manager who didn't really know anything about Unix and/or networking, but wouldn't admit to being clueless. One of my co-workers use to just make stuff up about the network configuration and my manager would just nod his head in agreement and say "go for it". He went to work for Symantec - make of that what you will...
And (at least) 2 out of 5 are incompetent and probably "lie" out of ignorance. This leaves 1 gem out of 5. Good hunting people. As support for my argument, I cite just about any issue of Dilbert and the popularity of the strip in general... :-)
Gary Larson would have a field day with this...
Cracked already? I had December 29th in the pool.
Not to lecture or troll, but Xubuntu wasn't making your gaming easier. If WoW is your "life", perhaps you should consider a change, like spending the time with your family...
I was never a gamer and spent most of my free time with my wife. After 20 years together, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor on Thanksgiving 2005 and died 7 weeks later on January 13, 2006. Now I wish I had spent all of my free time with her...
This system probably still runs faster than the top-of-the-line Acer Ferrari laptops running Vista... :-)
Go ahead and mod this as: [x]flamebait, [x]redundant, [x]troll, but you know you want it to be true :P
As I understand it, none of the Honda models will run all-electric. They are optimized for highway driving with the electric motors as an assist. The Toyota models are optimized for city driving (where all electric makes more sense), hence the higher city than highway mileage rating.
I think the logic is that engines are more efficient at highway speeds, and motors at city speeds.
From a design sense, the Honda system scales better for larger vehicles as the motors are smaller. I believe I've read that car companies are not licensing the Toyota system as the motor size gets to large/heavy to fast as one scales up to larger vehicles - since the all-electric mode requires them to completely power the vehicle. I think other manufacture's designs are along the lines of the Honda system.
I'm not an engineer, but that's what I've read... Anyone have better information?
The 35th jump went well until he accidentally unfolded the cork screw and magnifying glass instead of the wings and plummeted to his death.
It's an exercise for the reader to determine what happens next.
A partial list of those strings appears to be: Linux, Open-Source, GNU, Stallman, and (oddly) chair.
Damn you neuro-surgeon, damn you to hell! I had such high hopes for a better life...
Thanks for the clarification. What are the odds a content provider won't opt-in for protection? In any case, I can't really make any justification for Vista (or high-def DVD) at this point -- especially if this article is accurate.
My guess is that the tighter DRM proponents squeeze, the more things will slip through their fingers -- to paraphrase someone I heard somewhere, sometime ago...
True, but the degradation discussed is a requirement for non-encrypted content streams. My understanding is that if you connect your new Blu-Ray or HD-DVD player via their analog outputs, or to a non-encrypted digital channel, the output is downgraded to a lower resolution (with respect to that of the encrypted digital channel).
Vista: Go where we allow you to go, be all we think you should be...
My understanding is that may be due to the barrels in which some alcohol is aged, like bourbon. The chemicals in the wood that give the amber colors also affect things like hangover, unlike the clearer alcohols like vodka, rum and gin. If it makes the hangover worse, it might also affect the buzz as well...
The potential of all systems is "unlimited", until one turns them on. While off, simply divide the work it's actually doing (0) vs. the work it can do (0)...
Then again, the Sheeple are like fish: Oooo shiny! Baaaaa...