Even on an oblique overhead pass, in low earth orbit maximum time in view is about 7 minutes. The article doesn't mention using a satellite relay network but of course... such things cost extra:)
I have a Geforce 4 at home and a Geforce 6800 GT at work. Both work very well under linux. No its not open source but the installation program compiles a custom interface if it can't find a standard one that will just work.
Bullshit. There are nonreligious accounts of many religious events. For example, the flood is recorded in the Bible, and in the story of Gilgamesh. The story of Christ is recounted not only in the Bible but in other historical documents of the day. Other historical events and battles of old (I'm most familiar with the christian ones - its my upbringing) such as the enslavement of the Jews by the pharoes (how do you think those pyramids were built? and yes, there is written documentation as well) epic battles, construction and reconstruction of the temple, the existance of Solomon, conquor of the Israelites by the Medes and the Persians, all have been documented not only in the holy books but in the history books as well.
What you meant to say is you choose not to believe that the Almighty had some say in the course of history.( And heres one for you. Why did God send Jesus when he did? Its really easy: Romans had just conquored the known world and established paved roads, it made it real easy for the religion to spread like wildfire.) To which I have to say, may God had mercy on your soul.
no such thing as a digital portable... your speaking about vaporware. We'll talk when it happens. For now the only broadcast is analog and the only portables are analog. If you buy an analog portable your screwing yourself over cause you'll have to replace it in 2 years...
...is being phased out. It is a moving target, but I think the present date is 2008, rendering your portable TV useless after that point (unless you are an amateur radio operator...)
The geek wants reassurances that he's doing a good job all of the time, especially when things are going smoothly.
I sure as hell don't. I'm not a needy child who needs constant reassurance. Give me work that mentally stimulating and challenging and compensate me appropriately and I'll be happy.
... the majority is stupid. Plus 50% of the general populace didn't vote for the last election, and that's a once every 4 years occurance, what makes you think people will care about the little stuff?
The current system works, the problem is people don't pay enough atttention when they are electing their representattives.
Given an 10% rate of return on investment, no overhead costs, 3% inflation rate, you could give out two prizes per year with a value of **seven percent** of whatever Vint and Robert are getting (which is a token amount, iirc). Not to mention there are overhead costs and inflation is a moving target.
Besides, who are you to tell these two men what to do? I mean seriously, what credentials do you possibly have to think you can tell these two "gods" as you say what to do? please...
Is not because they have the lowest price on everything, but rather the lowest price on main-stream products. They make the big bucks on the non-mainstream items. Google could bring this into light.
Sam's Club membership cost me $20 a year, and comparing it to my friend who has a Costco membership, I'm not missing anything. And yeah, Sams has better deals than Wal Mart, even as a single guy in college you can make use of it (5 pounds of cheese doodles? hell yes! more seriously though, meat in bulk... parcel it up and freeze it, save a few bucks here and there and the membership pays for itself a few times over)
Your missing the point. The point is what is the motivation for someone to hack into your computer and get personal information? What profit is there in personal communcations? Even investment information is a moot point (so what if they know what stocks/mutual funds you own? Now if you have your accounts and brokers stored on your computer, you are an idiot). The information doesn't need to be freely available because it isn't worth digging for.
The software, disclosed in mid-October, is called Glide Effortless. It's a set of 12 applications for content creation, communication, E-commerce, and sharing. The apps are Glide Photos, Glide Music, Glide Video, Glide Docs, Glide AllMedia, Glide Contacts, Glide Calendar, Glide Timeline (Glide's search engine), Glide Mail, Glide Cast (audio, text, and video conferencing), Glide Share, and Glide Shops.
(emphasis mine) The real hook is that they are talking to media creators - like Disney, ABC, etc - to distribute content directly. They want to be iTunes and a (legal) Napster all rolled into one on top of a suire of applications. Completely browser-based. Very cool indeed.
By college age you have used your social to fill out god-knows-how-many college applications, college loans, car loans, drivers license, etc. Before 18 you shouldn't be in the position to have access to something requiring a social security number unless you have access to it (IE: a bank account)
I don't know what kind of philanthropy gives out less than it takes in and never more than ~5% of its net worth, but it's not a typical one and certainly not one to hold up as the embodiment of charitable acts.
Its quite simple really. Historical trends of the stock market show returns of about 10%. Current inflation rate is about 3%, but that jumps up to 10% or more. By donating 5% of his net worth he is pretty much assured that by next year his profits in the stock market, minus inflation will allow him to do the same again. In perpetuity. This is economics 101.
The office suite is still missing Outlook, and without a suitable drop-in replacement most companies will gladly stick with Microsoft. Outlook just works, and works nicely...
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Even on an oblique overhead pass, in low earth orbit maximum time in view is about 7 minutes. The article doesn't mention using a satellite relay network but of course... such things cost extra :)
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I have a Geforce 4 at home and a Geforce 6800 GT at work. Both work very well under linux. No its not open source but the installation program compiles a custom interface if it can't find a standard one that will just work.
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it is utter fantasy
Bullshit. There are nonreligious accounts of many religious events. For example, the flood is recorded in the Bible, and in the story of Gilgamesh. The story of Christ is recounted not only in the Bible but in other historical documents of the day. Other historical events and battles of old (I'm most familiar with the christian ones - its my upbringing) such as the enslavement of the Jews by the pharoes (how do you think those pyramids were built? and yes, there is written documentation as well) epic battles, construction and reconstruction of the temple, the existance of Solomon, conquor of the Israelites by the Medes and the Persians, all have been documented not only in the holy books but in the history books as well.
What you meant to say is you choose not to believe that the Almighty had some say in the course of history.( And heres one for you. Why did God send Jesus when he did? Its really easy: Romans had just conquored the known world and established paved roads, it made it real easy for the religion to spread like wildfire.) To which I have to say, may God had mercy on your soul.
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right, but the point is that there exists no portable digital receiver at the moment.
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no such thing as a digital portable... your speaking about vaporware. We'll talk when it happens. For now the only broadcast is analog and the only portables are analog. If you buy an analog portable your screwing yourself over cause you'll have to replace it in 2 years...
-everphilski-
Verizon still stocks basic cell phones. They don't flip, no color screens, etc.
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...is being phased out. It is a moving target, but I think the present date is 2008, rendering your portable TV useless after that point (unless you are an amateur radio operator...)
-everphilski-
The geek wants reassurances that he's doing a good job all of the time, especially when things are going smoothly.
I sure as hell don't. I'm not a needy child who needs constant reassurance. Give me work that mentally stimulating and challenging and compensate me appropriately and I'll be happy.
-everphilski-
... the majority is stupid. Plus 50% of the general populace didn't vote for the last election, and that's a once every 4 years occurance, what makes you think people will care about the little stuff?
The current system works, the problem is people don't pay enough atttention when they are electing their representattives.
-everphilski-
Given an 10% rate of return on investment, no overhead costs, 3% inflation rate, you could give out two prizes per year with a value of **seven percent** of whatever Vint and Robert are getting (which is a token amount, iirc). Not to mention there are overhead costs and inflation is a moving target.
Besides, who are you to tell these two men what to do? I mean seriously, what credentials do you possibly have to think you can tell these two "gods" as you say what to do? please...
-everphilski-
Is not because they have the lowest price on everything, but rather the lowest price on main-stream products. They make the big bucks on the non-mainstream items. Google could bring this into light.
-everphilski-
Sam's Club membership cost me $20 a year, and comparing it to my friend who has a Costco membership, I'm not missing anything. And yeah, Sams has better deals than Wal Mart, even as a single guy in college you can make use of it (5 pounds of cheese doodles? hell yes! more seriously though, meat in bulk... parcel it up and freeze it, save a few bucks here and there and the membership pays for itself a few times over)
-everphilski-
Your missing the point. The point is what is the motivation for someone to hack into your computer and get personal information? What profit is there in personal communcations? Even investment information is a moot point (so what if they know what stocks/mutual funds you own? Now if you have your accounts and brokers stored on your computer, you are an idiot). The information doesn't need to be freely available because it isn't worth digging for.
-everphilski-
Read... the.... f*cking... article...
The software, disclosed in mid-October, is called Glide Effortless. It's a set of 12 applications for content creation, communication, E-commerce, and sharing. The apps are Glide Photos, Glide Music, Glide Video, Glide Docs, Glide AllMedia, Glide Contacts, Glide Calendar, Glide Timeline (Glide's search engine), Glide Mail, Glide Cast (audio, text, and video conferencing), Glide Share, and Glide Shops.
(emphasis mine) The real hook is that they are talking to media creators - like Disney, ABC, etc - to distribute content directly. They want to be iTunes and a (legal) Napster all rolled into one on top of a suire of applications. Completely browser-based. Very cool indeed.
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**worlds tiniest violin**
they were trying to save you from looking like an idiot on a us-based and us-centric website but apparently that's not what you had in mind.
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Compare it to Dell http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=my&s=AAPL&l=on&z=m &q=l&c=dell
Had the same person invested in dell, they would have made out better.
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http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=my&s=DELL&l=on&z=m &q=l&c=AAPL
burn
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gah. it was a reference to the Star Wars article preceding it. But whatever. :)
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Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
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By college age you have used your social to fill out god-knows-how-many college applications, college loans, car loans, drivers license, etc. Before 18 you shouldn't be in the position to have access to something requiring a social security number unless you have access to it (IE: a bank account)
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Web version of outlook has existed for quite some time and works very well. If they can pull the rest of the office suite off as well... good game.
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Which proves some of us are true nerds and dont get out much...
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I don't know what kind of philanthropy gives out less than it takes in and never more than ~5% of its net worth, but it's not a typical one and certainly not one to hold up as the embodiment of charitable acts.
Its quite simple really. Historical trends of the stock market show returns of about 10%. Current inflation rate is about 3%, but that jumps up to 10% or more. By donating 5% of his net worth he is pretty much assured that by next year his profits in the stock market, minus inflation will allow him to do the same again. In perpetuity. This is economics 101.
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in the New York Times ... maybe not anymore?
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The office suite is still missing Outlook, and without a suitable drop-in replacement most companies will gladly stick with Microsoft. Outlook just works, and works nicely...
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