There's actually a really good chance you can find a power brick that will work for both if you really want to. Search for universal laptop power supply and you'll probably find some good options. Amazon carries some and a hard-core electronics supply store will have even more options. Just check the voltages on your laptops first.
Agreed, which is why the current system fails. It only verifies that someone was willing to fill out some paperwork and pay some money. It says nothing about who they are or what their intentions are. It's just money, and the bad guys can generally afford it.
As you have said, it is not difficult to build such a device now. But deploying such a device on private property or anywhere that people have an expectation of privacy (best example: bathroom) would be illegal. That is something I do not expect to change significantly in the next 100 years.
If the person "selling" whatever it is sincerely believes it, then it can't properly be called a scam. A scam does largely require the perpetrator to be making intentionally false statements to get money, or at least allegiance, from someone else. If they truly believe what they are "selling" then they are just deluded, not evil, and may otherwise be a kind and relatively normal person.
Keep in mind that no feature is free. One of the awesome things about the e-readers is their phenomenal battery life. Many of them can go for about 2 weeks without needing to be charged. Their battery power is actually typically measured in page-turns. This is because it only uses power to change the display. You can leave it showing the same page and it costs no power whatsoever. All the PIM things you are suggesting would be a constant drain on battery power. People who want such features are probably just going to get a smartphone with e-reader capabilities. I think a keep-it-simple approach will be best for e-readers.
I think your Apple example is counter to your point. They new it would make it suck, so they didn't ship it. The article is asking for any software that ships to be well-designed and to leave it off otherwise.
Wow, for once the US doesn't seem weird. In general any non-cash transaction can be done via internet or phone, including credit, debit and checks. The vast majority of the people who are paying in person are going to be paying in cash because everyone else is doing it remotely. There might be a few people paying by non-cash who simply prefer to do everything in person or are just in the habit of doing things that way, but they are increasingly less common.
I like how they say they are trying to "make people happy" as if it's just some minor bureaucrat the need to appease when it's more like "we flagrantly broke the law and are trying to get out of Dodge!"
Why don't you google "Myth no pain no gain" and follow some of the links. The entire first page of links is there to tell you that "no pain no gain" is a complete myth. There is no reason at all to work out till it hurts. If you're just starting out your muscles will probably be very sore from not being used in a while, which you probably do need to accept. But once you get past that in the first few weeks there is no reason to go beyond mild discomfort most of the time and you actually need to realize pain is a warning sign from your body and you may be causing yourself injury. If you like the pain, fine. But don't go pushing your masochism on others and pretending it's a virtue.
What he can't get for free is the biofeedback that Wii fit provides. It does extremely well at teaching you to do the exercises correctly. A therapist can show you how to do it right a few times and watch you while you are in for therapy. The Wii is "watching" every single thing and providing you constant feedback on how well you are doing.
Have you ever used/played Wii Fit? Depending on the exercise I'm quite sure you can't get a similar amount of reliable feedback from anything other than medical grade equipment. It tracks your center of balance precisely and can tell you if your doing the exercises correctly. Sure, you can do the exercises without it, but you can't get that reliable feedback on how well your doing. Depending on what kind of rehab he needs that feedback could be vital.
From what I've read on the incidence in the church compared to society in general is that the percentage of priests who are abusers is similar to or slightly lower than in comparable organizations (other churches, boy scouts, education), but the number of victims per abuser is much higher. Essentially, there are slightly less criminals, but they are committing more crimes.
Read the posts above you. Many people actually like it because they get that big check. Many of those people don't quite grasp that they are giving the govt a 0% loan, but some of them understand exactly what is happening (like the guy above) and are fine with it because they are terrible at managing money and aren't motivated enough to look into alternatives.
I saw the 3D conversions of Toy Story 1 and 2 which were interesting. They weren't designed for 3D, but being CGI were able to be re-rendered for native 3D. I've never cared much for 3D either way, but it was interesting. I certainly liked them better than anything that treated 3D as a gimmick.
The problem there is that mind-blowingly beautiful is insanely expensive, and will probably remain so for quite some time. This means that money frequently trumps creativity.
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If I understood his post correctly their account is terminated. They are signing into the accounts of other people who told them their passwords.
Computers are great. It's the Internet that causes problems.
There's actually a really good chance you can find a power brick that will work for both if you really want to. Search for universal laptop power supply and you'll probably find some good options. Amazon carries some and a hard-core electronics supply store will have even more options. Just check the voltages on your laptops first.
In all fairness, that's not likely to fly with most Christians either.
Agreed, which is why the current system fails. It only verifies that someone was willing to fill out some paperwork and pay some money. It says nothing about who they are or what their intentions are. It's just money, and the bad guys can generally afford it.
So we fight the Taliban by turning them into lazy couch potatoes? Great idea!
I've tried to get a sponsored link a few times just to do this and I can't get one. Where's my advertising?!
As you have said, it is not difficult to build such a device now. But deploying such a device on private property or anywhere that people have an expectation of privacy (best example: bathroom) would be illegal. That is something I do not expect to change significantly in the next 100 years.
If the person "selling" whatever it is sincerely believes it, then it can't properly be called a scam. A scam does largely require the perpetrator to be making intentionally false statements to get money, or at least allegiance, from someone else. If they truly believe what they are "selling" then they are just deluded, not evil, and may otherwise be a kind and relatively normal person.
Keep in mind that no feature is free. One of the awesome things about the e-readers is their phenomenal battery life. Many of them can go for about 2 weeks without needing to be charged. Their battery power is actually typically measured in page-turns. This is because it only uses power to change the display. You can leave it showing the same page and it costs no power whatsoever. All the PIM things you are suggesting would be a constant drain on battery power. People who want such features are probably just going to get a smartphone with e-reader capabilities. I think a keep-it-simple approach will be best for e-readers.
I think your Apple example is counter to your point. They new it would make it suck, so they didn't ship it. The article is asking for any software that ships to be well-designed and to leave it off otherwise.
Wow, for once the US doesn't seem weird. In general any non-cash transaction can be done via internet or phone, including credit, debit and checks. The vast majority of the people who are paying in person are going to be paying in cash because everyone else is doing it remotely. There might be a few people paying by non-cash who simply prefer to do everything in person or are just in the habit of doing things that way, but they are increasingly less common.
I like how they say they are trying to "make people happy" as if it's just some minor bureaucrat the need to appease when it's more like "we flagrantly broke the law and are trying to get out of Dodge!"
Wow, they let you use flamethrowers?! That's a lot more fun than pulling the drives and tossing the rest in the dumpster.
Wow, that came off as way to confrontational. I apologize for the tone of that and especially for the last statement.
Why don't you google "Myth no pain no gain" and follow some of the links. The entire first page of links is there to tell you that "no pain no gain" is a complete myth. There is no reason at all to work out till it hurts. If you're just starting out your muscles will probably be very sore from not being used in a while, which you probably do need to accept. But once you get past that in the first few weeks there is no reason to go beyond mild discomfort most of the time and you actually need to realize pain is a warning sign from your body and you may be causing yourself injury. If you like the pain, fine. But don't go pushing your masochism on others and pretending it's a virtue.
Also, see below for the comparison to an $18,000 device:
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/01/in-early-tests-us99-wii-balance-board-outperforms-us17885-medical-rig/
What he can't get for free is the biofeedback that Wii fit provides. It does extremely well at teaching you to do the exercises correctly. A therapist can show you how to do it right a few times and watch you while you are in for therapy. The Wii is "watching" every single thing and providing you constant feedback on how well you are doing.
Have you ever used/played Wii Fit? Depending on the exercise I'm quite sure you can't get a similar amount of reliable feedback from anything other than medical grade equipment. It tracks your center of balance precisely and can tell you if your doing the exercises correctly. Sure, you can do the exercises without it, but you can't get that reliable feedback on how well your doing. Depending on what kind of rehab he needs that feedback could be vital.
From what I've read on the incidence in the church compared to society in general is that the percentage of priests who are abusers is similar to or slightly lower than in comparable organizations (other churches, boy scouts, education), but the number of victims per abuser is much higher. Essentially, there are slightly less criminals, but they are committing more crimes.
Read the posts above you. Many people actually like it because they get that big check. Many of those people don't quite grasp that they are giving the govt a 0% loan, but some of them understand exactly what is happening (like the guy above) and are fine with it because they are terrible at managing money and aren't motivated enough to look into alternatives.
I saw the 3D conversions of Toy Story 1 and 2 which were interesting. They weren't designed for 3D, but being CGI were able to be re-rendered for native 3D. I've never cared much for 3D either way, but it was interesting. I certainly liked them better than anything that treated 3D as a gimmick.
This is the OMGTOADS! version.
And there was much rejoicing!
The problem there is that mind-blowingly beautiful is insanely expensive, and will probably remain so for quite some time. This means that money frequently trumps creativity.