If it works well developers will develop for it. Not to mention that this is Microsoft, a company notorious for "encouraging" developers to adopt their products through incentives. It's not like they cannot bundle the device in with the XBox if they need to.
Anywho, there is very slim chance that the device will flop; Microsoft has enough power to control the demand of the market through advertisement. As we've seen time and time again, shit products can and will sell if marketed properly.
1 million dead Iraqi civilians for an illegitimate war and you suggest that the US "goes to great pains to avoid casualties." Right. Which side is it exactly that fights to "massacre" innocents? +4 "insightful". What bullshit.
Revolution Muslim is a false-flag organization. Both the leaders are "supposide" Jewish converts. Here's an image of one of the leaders carrying a sign that misspells "Jews" as "Juice" (a Jew that can't spell 'Jew' correctly?)
Your typical low-end laptop does not get 8 hours+ of battery life. The defining characteristic of the netbook in the Atom chip which sacrifices performance for battery life and cost. Even your low-performing Atom chip can handle just about any typical home-user application you can throw it (apart from HD video decoding). IMHO, your typical laptop is overkill for your average home user on the go that simply needs to perform basic web-browsing tasks and watch the occasional video. The ION platform is more or less designed to fix the one deficiency with the netbook, video decoding.
What's the battery life? What's the cost today? My EEE 1000he cost me $300 and gets about 8 hours of life. The magic is in the Atom chip which is cheap to produce and has a very high performance per watt.
a.) A company shouldn't have the right to demand that kind of power.
and
b.) Microsoft has effectively monopolized the ability to compete online with other players. There is no hardware restriction for why you can't be allowed to play on other networks. As far as I am concerned, the ability to play online is a feature of the Xbox and by banning users from Xbox live they are banning users from the online play functionality of the XBox.
The netbook is cheaper and it still has a lower cost * failure rate than a notebook. I should care more if my $2000 Macbook is going to only last 2 years than if my $300 netbook will only last 1.5.
SPOILERS:
-You will find that a corrupt US general is responsible for triggering the conflict and is the main antagonist of the story.
-The Russians are merely reacting to a perceived false-flag terrorist attack perpetrated by the US.
-You will be killing American soldiers at the end of the game.
-Not a single individual in that game could be classified as a hero.
SPOILERS AHEAD:
Towards the end of the game you are killing Americans operating under the control of a corrupt general. In fact, all of the conflict is triggered by this US general. The Russian invasion was a response to a perceived false flag operation conducted by the US. There are no good guys in this game.
No, I can definitely say I've had my Saturn do this and it had absolutely nothing to do with the floor mat. After almost rear-ending a guy in a drive-through the car basically would accelerate erratically and unpredictably until we took it to the dealer and the bad chip was replaced. The car was beyond dangerous and I can easily say it was infuriating to know that these things can happen, and probably do happen frequently. Nobody should lose their life because of a bug.
I had this happen with a Saturn. I was in a drive through waiting to get to the window when they car suddenly lurched towards the vehicle infront of me. I nearly rear-ended him, but luckily I was able to cut the gas in time.
And if you can't believe the Bible literally what can you believe? The Bible doesn't tell you what is true and what is not. How do you choose what to believe and what not to?
I find it sad that people mod you as flamebait instead the original poster that is basically claiming that in war there are no rules of morality. I liked Slashdot a lot more when it wasn't overrun by an audience of chickenhawk Republicans.
That's right. When you reach the blur take a left turn. Keep going until you reach the next blur. You should see a blur to your right. Take the blur to the next blur until you reach the blur.
Well that depends where the poster is from. If it's the Netherlands, then gun violence and murder are considered a bigger social problem than drugs and prostitution. If it's America, then drugs and prostitution are considered bigger social problems than gun violence and murder.
Which is why it's legal to murder people in Nevada, but prostitution carries the death penalty.
I can understand N. Korea since they can actually reach the Aleutians... but Iran?
I think Iran and North Korea are simply the easiest threats to identify right now. What this system is designed to do is counter any country that is not deterred by the threat of massive retaliation. Whether it be Iran, North Korea, a destabilized Russia, or a fundamentalist lead Pakistan, this system should give pause to any suicidal leader who is willing to trade the annihilation of his country for the chance to wipe out at least one American city.
That being said, by the time Iran acquires the ability to launch ICBMs at the US, this program may actually work as advertised.
Are you kidding me? The US already has the power to wipe out any country that attacks it. The missle defense shield simply allows the US to perform acts of aggression without worry of consequence. Peace is a by-product of a balance of power, and this offensive weapon creates a massive imbalance.
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If it works well developers will develop for it. Not to mention that this is Microsoft, a company notorious for "encouraging" developers to adopt their products through incentives. It's not like they cannot bundle the device in with the XBox if they need to.
Anywho, there is very slim chance that the device will flop; Microsoft has enough power to control the demand of the market through advertisement. As we've seen time and time again, shit products can and will sell if marketed properly.
Did what gradually? One day there were no ads and the next day ads.
Firefox has terribly laggy draw performance on Linux. This was the primary reason for my switch to Chromium.
1 million dead Iraqi civilians for an illegitimate war and you suggest that the US "goes to great pains to avoid casualties." Right. Which side is it exactly that fights to "massacre" innocents? +4 "insightful". What bullshit.
Oooo, a Jewish racist playing the anti-Semite card. I am a white atheist, btw.
Revolution Muslim is a false-flag organization. Both the leaders are "supposide" Jewish converts. Here's an image of one of the leaders carrying a sign that misspells "Jews" as "Juice" (a Jew that can't spell 'Jew' correctly?)
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2008/12/death-to-the-ju.html [typepad.com]
The pair is often featured on CNN and Fox News. I don't even think they have any actual followers.
There is some information collected about the pair here:
http://catholicforum.fisheaters.com/index.php?topic=3427255.0 [fisheaters.com]
Revolution Muslim is a false-flag organization. Both the leaders are "supposide" Jewish converts that can't even spell 'Jews' properly.
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2008/12/death-to-the-ju.html
The pair is often featured on CNN and Fox News. I don't even think they have any actual followers.
There is some information collected about the pair here:
http://catholicforum.fisheaters.com/index.php?topic=3427255.0
Your typical low-end laptop does not get 8 hours+ of battery life. The defining characteristic of the netbook in the Atom chip which sacrifices performance for battery life and cost. Even your low-performing Atom chip can handle just about any typical home-user application you can throw it (apart from HD video decoding). IMHO, your typical laptop is overkill for your average home user on the go that simply needs to perform basic web-browsing tasks and watch the occasional video. The ION platform is more or less designed to fix the one deficiency with the netbook, video decoding.
What's the battery life? What's the cost today? My EEE 1000he cost me $300 and gets about 8 hours of life. The magic is in the Atom chip which is cheap to produce and has a very high performance per watt.
a.) A company shouldn't have the right to demand that kind of power. and b.) Microsoft has effectively monopolized the ability to compete online with other players. There is no hardware restriction for why you can't be allowed to play on other networks. As far as I am concerned, the ability to play online is a feature of the Xbox and by banning users from Xbox live they are banning users from the online play functionality of the XBox.
Or the fact that Apple spends a far greater proportion of the cost of the product on marketing.
The netbook is cheaper and it still has a lower cost * failure rate than a notebook. I should care more if my $2000 Macbook is going to only last 2 years than if my $300 netbook will only last 1.5.
SPOILERS: -You will find that a corrupt US general is responsible for triggering the conflict and is the main antagonist of the story. -The Russians are merely reacting to a perceived false-flag terrorist attack perpetrated by the US. -You will be killing American soldiers at the end of the game. -Not a single individual in that game could be classified as a hero.
SPOILERS AHEAD: Towards the end of the game you are killing Americans operating under the control of a corrupt general. In fact, all of the conflict is triggered by this US general. The Russian invasion was a response to a perceived false flag operation conducted by the US. There are no good guys in this game.
No, I can definitely say I've had my Saturn do this and it had absolutely nothing to do with the floor mat. After almost rear-ending a guy in a drive-through the car basically would accelerate erratically and unpredictably until we took it to the dealer and the bad chip was replaced. The car was beyond dangerous and I can easily say it was infuriating to know that these things can happen, and probably do happen frequently. Nobody should lose their life because of a bug.
I had this happen with a Saturn. I was in a drive through waiting to get to the window when they car suddenly lurched towards the vehicle infront of me. I nearly rear-ended him, but luckily I was able to cut the gas in time.
If everyone was smart, who would work at mcdonalds?
Robots. Assuming people were still not intelligent enough to avoid eating that food.
And if you can't believe the Bible literally what can you believe? The Bible doesn't tell you what is true and what is not. How do you choose what to believe and what not to?
If Hamas vanished it would be Egypt or Lebanon that Israel would be fighting. Israel is very much an expansionist state.
I find it sad that people mod you as flamebait instead the original poster that is basically claiming that in war there are no rules of morality. I liked Slashdot a lot more when it wasn't overrun by an audience of chickenhawk Republicans.
Dude, how do people mod up your heartless arm-chair commando dribble?
That's right. When you reach the blur take a left turn. Keep going until you reach the next blur. You should see a blur to your right. Take the blur to the next blur until you reach the blur.
Compress and stream like a youtube video.
Well that depends where the poster is from. If it's the Netherlands, then gun violence and murder are considered a bigger social problem than drugs and prostitution. If it's America, then drugs and prostitution are considered bigger social problems than gun violence and murder.
Which is why it's legal to murder people in Nevada, but prostitution carries the death penalty.
I can understand N. Korea since they can actually reach the Aleutians... but Iran?
I think Iran and North Korea are simply the easiest threats to identify right now. What this system is designed to do is counter any country that is not deterred by the threat of massive retaliation. Whether it be Iran, North Korea, a destabilized Russia, or a fundamentalist lead Pakistan, this system should give pause to any suicidal leader who is willing to trade the annihilation of his country for the chance to wipe out at least one American city.
That being said, by the time Iran acquires the ability to launch ICBMs at the US, this program may actually work as advertised.
Are you kidding me? The US already has the power to wipe out any country that attacks it. The missle defense shield simply allows the US to perform acts of aggression without worry of consequence. Peace is a by-product of a balance of power, and this offensive weapon creates a massive imbalance.