"We have people who will devote months of their lives to sit on juries and render verdict even though everybody knows from the start that what the jury says is irrelevant because everything gets rewritten on appeal anyway."
So what are you saying here? That the jury system should be eliminated? That there should no appeals of verdicts, ever? You say the system is "broke" but you offer no constructive alternative. You have no faith in the justice system yet imply that an authoritarian-style system of summary conviction is somehow better.
I understand your cynicism but please try and avoid promoting injustice in the name of expediency.
"Machines will never be as innovative as humans simply for the fact that they can't love, feel pain, or get drunk."
Yet. I'm not sure I want to underestimate human ingenuity that much. I'm not prepared to say "never." If life follows science fiction there will indeed one day be artificial humans that can do those things.
"...the TV's industry-first lighted connection panel, conveniently located beneath the screen."
The operative word in this sentence is "lighted." I have lots of devices with a few front connectors. None of them are lighted and instead are usually black raised type on a black background, making the flashlight-in-the-teeth scenario only too common. I also haven't seen many devices with more than three or four ports on the front. The HP display in the picture shown via the link in the post by HFShadow has thirty-one ports by my count and it apparently hides them from view.
Interesting. If you do business in the U.S. you comply with the laws there don't you? Why is this different? If MS doesn't like it they can simply take their ball and go home. It may hurt their bottom line and enrage stockholders, but they'll sure show those Euros who's boss!
And Juniper may in fact have a libel case. I'm not completely sure about the laws in the States as they relate to message boards, but generally I think there may be a reverse onus in libel cases. In other words, the onus in a libel suite is on the defendant to prove that their written statements are in fact true.
The fact that Juniper is a public company my very well complicate this case to the point of dismissal though. What is said about a public company might fall within the realm of fair comment, even if it isn't true because the defendant may be able to claim that it was satire.
Remember Jerry Falwell vs. Larry Flynt? Flynt eventually won because nobody could possibly take his comments about Falwell's relationship with his mother seriously. The same may apply here. Would anybody reading those message board comments seriously consider them to be true?
My service is as realiable as my Comcast cable connection. Which is to say it's about 98% reliable. Vonage has never once gone down in the year I have had it. I have excellent quality sound -- better than my POTS was I might add -- and all the features have worked very well. I particularly love the automatic forwarding to my cell phone so I only ever have to give out one number.
I pay $16.95 a month. My old phone service was $55 a month for the same features.
About the only time I see businesses upgrade is when that POS 'puter with 128MB of RAM they got is too slow to run the latest version of Bloated.app. The solution? Purchase a new computer with a much faster processor and, you guessed it, 128MB (or whatever the base config is) of RAM.
Jobs has already stated (at the last World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco) that Apple would do nothing to stop you from installing whatever OS you like on your Intel Mac. Maybe that will change but there is no indication so far that it will.
I don't care if it's Quicktime only. I don't care if I can't make a "backup" copy to give to my friends. I don't really even care about the quality all that much because the quality of 50's and 60's tv shows was generally pretty bad over the air anyway. As long as the price is right (under a dollar) and I can get a wide variety of old shows such as Ripcord, The Man From Uncle, Fireball XL5, or even old kids shows such as The Junior Forest Rangers or Razzle Dazzle, I will buy them. Package sets would also be nice.
It really does help to read the rules before you jump right in and start playing. WoW's naming rules are old hat by now, and generally, your name won't be a problem unless somebody complains. You should have known that your name was illegal before you chose it. Sorry, but no sympathy here.
Flamebate? Why is this Flamebate? Since when are simple comments on the crux of a story considered flamebate? Unless the mod'er works for Fox I suppose.
This is just about the most abusive mod I have seen so far.
Well that's assuming you can actually hire all that brain power and convince them to move to the U.S.. The real problem is in people getting a first-rate education elsewhere and choosing to stay there because that's where the work is.
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I'm sure his daughter really appreciates being called "illegitimate."
"We have people who will devote months of their lives to sit on juries and render verdict even though everybody knows from the start that what the jury says is irrelevant because everything gets rewritten on appeal anyway."
So what are you saying here? That the jury system should be eliminated? That there should no appeals of verdicts, ever? You say the system is "broke" but you offer no constructive alternative. You have no faith in the justice system yet imply that an authoritarian-style system of summary conviction is somehow better.
I understand your cynicism but please try and avoid promoting injustice in the name of expediency.
"Machines will never be as innovative as humans simply for the fact that they can't love, feel pain, or get drunk."
Yet. I'm not sure I want to underestimate human ingenuity that much. I'm not prepared to say "never." If life follows science fiction there will indeed one day be artificial humans that can do those things.
...and many of the posts here, I still don't know WTF RSS is and how and why to use it.
"...the TV's industry-first lighted connection panel, conveniently located beneath the screen."
The operative word in this sentence is "lighted." I have lots of devices with a few front connectors. None of them are lighted and instead are usually black raised type on a black background, making the flashlight-in-the-teeth scenario only too common. I also haven't seen many devices with more than three or four ports on the front. The HP display in the picture shown via the link in the post by HFShadow has thirty-one ports by my count and it apparently hides them from view.
Interesting. If you do business in the U.S. you comply with the laws there don't you? Why is this different? If MS doesn't like it they can simply take their ball and go home. It may hurt their bottom line and enrage stockholders, but they'll sure show those Euros who's boss!
And Juniper may in fact have a libel case. I'm not completely sure about the laws in the States as they relate to message boards, but generally I think there may be a reverse onus in libel cases. In other words, the onus in a libel suite is on the defendant to prove that their written statements are in fact true.
The fact that Juniper is a public company my very well complicate this case to the point of dismissal though. What is said about a public company might fall within the realm of fair comment, even if it isn't true because the defendant may be able to claim that it was satire.
Remember Jerry Falwell vs. Larry Flynt? Flynt eventually won because nobody could possibly take his comments about Falwell's relationship with his mother seriously. The same may apply here. Would anybody reading those message board comments seriously consider them to be true?
I did this years ago using CuSeeMe and an A/V mac with S-video inputs from a TV.
I forgot to mention that I use the same telephone I've had for years. It simply plugs into the Vonage-supplied Linksys router.
My service is as realiable as my Comcast cable connection. Which is to say it's about 98% reliable. Vonage has never once gone down in the year I have had it. I have excellent quality sound -- better than my POTS was I might add -- and all the features have worked very well. I particularly love the automatic forwarding to my cell phone so I only ever have to give out one number.
I pay $16.95 a month. My old phone service was $55 a month for the same features.
I simply LOVE it.
About the only time I see businesses upgrade is when that POS 'puter with 128MB of RAM they got is too slow to run the latest version of Bloated.app. The solution? Purchase a new computer with a much faster processor and, you guessed it, 128MB (or whatever the base config is) of RAM.
What if they were born in France? Isn't deporting citizens the same thing as ethnic cleansing?
Graphics card company CEO, Dr. Evil: I know! We'll make a card for cheap and sell it for (finger to lip) the HUGE sum of $250!
CEO henchman: Uh, sorry Dr. Evil, but $250 really ISN'T a lot of money these days. Now where'd I put my iPod?
Jobs has already stated (at the last World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco) that Apple would do nothing to stop you from installing whatever OS you like on your Intel Mac. Maybe that will change but there is no indication so far that it will.
My mistake. I even RTFA. I just goofed on the headline. I'm not a journalist, obviously.
Perhaps they're taking the housing into account as well.
"What *is* the deal with Americans and your obsession with measuring stuff with football fields?"
Because they don't make swimming pools that big.
Canadians also use the football field measurement system (though their field is slightly larger).
"He already takes a huge piece of each 99 cent download"
Please define "huge piece" if you can. Some credible references would be good too.
"Its MP3 playback is far superior to the iPod."
Please explain how this is possible.
"Kids do the silliest things to look cool."
Surely you're not suggesting that a significant number of kids fake having iPod earbuds.
I don't care if it's Quicktime only. I don't care if I can't make a "backup" copy to give to my friends. I don't really even care about the quality all that much because the quality of 50's and 60's tv shows was generally pretty bad over the air anyway. As long as the price is right (under a dollar) and I can get a wide variety of old shows such as Ripcord, The Man From Uncle, Fireball XL5, or even old kids shows such as The Junior Forest Rangers or Razzle Dazzle, I will buy them. Package sets would also be nice.
It really does help to read the rules before you jump right in and start playing. WoW's naming rules are old hat by now, and generally, your name won't be a problem unless somebody complains. You should have known that your name was illegal before you chose it. Sorry, but no sympathy here.
Flamebate? Why is this Flamebate? Since when are simple comments on the crux of a story considered flamebate? Unless the mod'er works for Fox I suppose.
This is just about the most abusive mod I have seen so far.
Well that's assuming you can actually hire all that brain power and convince them to move to the U.S.. The real problem is in people getting a first-rate education elsewhere and choosing to stay there because that's where the work is.
I guess this means we can add "well researched" to their "fair and balanced" calling card.