This behavior happens in large companies all the time. They cut features not because it's bad or underperforming, but because they're afraid the feature would cannibalize the sales of some other existing product. So then the feature gets completely scrapped.
The other thing that didn't help tablet PC's was that touch technology was mostly encumbered by patents, and everybody was waiting for the patents to expire before building systems around them. Well, the relevant patents expired a few years ago, and hence the sudden tidal wave of touch screen devices.
Since when was theft punished by a public execution?
And if you don't mean that, then what's this "your life" thing you speak of? You may have forgotten, but life--living--is survival. If it is the interest of survival to steal, then it is obviously a rational choice.
Now, can one say that it is in the interest of survival to have luxury goods? Certainly not. But people can derive an excuse to steal anything predicated on this one fact alone. Yes, that's how the human mind works. It's not particularly logical, but that's common sense.
Then you better have your children (if/when you have them) vaccinated early. Because if they ever get infected from a "friend" who's not vaccinated, then your kid might end up the one culled from the population.
Natural selection sounds great, until you realize that most of it is up to chance anyway.
Even the most educated and tech-savvy people constantly fail to RTFM. What makes you think the average Joe will read it online? Heck, half of them probably can't figure out what the manual is saying because they can't read them big technical words, and the other half probably didn't know there was a manual.
Besides, most people think that having spent their hard-earned cash on something, they deserve an actual person on the line. That and everybody thinks their case is special, so the generic stuff doesn't apply.
Are you sad when an oceanographic research vessel sets off on an expedition without even rating a mention on the local news? When a geological field team pitches it's tents and there isn't breathless 24/coverage on CNN?
Yes. Because this would be far better as filler than the existing crap that's used in the 24-hour news cycle. Because it might just motivate people to learn about and do science.
They don't have to show the nitty gritty, but the news can do short blurbs about these things.
So yes, I do want to hear about these things. And occasionally, I do (usually in the form of: local man tries to break X record).
It won't blow the engine. There's a *ahem* computer that will prevent your engine from revving too high. I believe the engine shuts down when you hit those speeds. I belive you still get your power functions though (including AC and all that), but your battery will die very quickly if you don't turn everything off. Of course, I'd prefer a dead battery to a dead person...
Accidents, including accidents that are not your fault, can be avoided.
Difficult to call it an "accident" if you can just avoid it.
Some things are unavoidable, and if you've driven or sat in a car enough, you'll know that. Hell, if you've actually lived long enough (as in, ventured outside of your mother's basement), you'll know that.
The best thing you can do is minimize your risk. To say that you can "avoid" accidents entirely means you can reduce your risk to zero. This is blatantly untrue.
If you failed to avoid an accident, including the ones the ones that are not your fault, you get weeded from the gene pool.
Tell that to the former residents of Chernobyl. I guess since they couldn't avoid the radiation from the nuclear plant nearby blowing up, they got what was coming to them.
I'm sure if people weren't above working for cheap, they'd be employed.
Of course, here in the civilized world, people have to have luxuries. That fancy TV, the car, hell, even the personal space you call your apartment or house. In poor parts of the world, work is necessary to survive, not to pay the next month's bills.
At the same time, everbody wants stuff for cheap. If people want cheap stuff, then the labor costs behind them much be cheap too. But of course, since nobody's willing to be paid less for doing the same work, the work goes to those who are willing.
And if this continues, whole industries will follow.
Let me know when the UI's optimized for a small screen. Then I'll be impressed. Because then it'll be a competitor to the type of service Apple provides.
Until then, there's no point it bringing it up. Just because it's able to run something doesn't mean that something will be useful (usable is not necessarily useful).
As far as I'm concerned, for an interface on a tiny screen (where you're unlikely to have multiple windows onscreen at once), perfect stateful information is damn close to multitasking.
And with the iPad, suddenly, you have a lot more screen real estate. Suddenly, that multitasking that's not so useful in a small screen form factor becomes essential.
Plane ticket: $350 Hotel room for 5 nights: $500 Rental car for 6 days: $200 Broadway show tickets for two: $300 Finding out your VISA card doesn't work but your Master Card does: priceless.
Not necessarily. I'm assuming all electric vehicles will have a standardized method of charging. After all, if each manufacturer had their own charger, people would take their money right back to a gas-powered car.
And, it's not illegal to create or make an adapter, though the homemade ones might be dangerous.
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It rolls off the chair better.
This behavior happens in large companies all the time. They cut features not because it's bad or underperforming, but because they're afraid the feature would cannibalize the sales of some other existing product. So then the feature gets completely scrapped.
The other thing that didn't help tablet PC's was that touch technology was mostly encumbered by patents, and everybody was waiting for the patents to expire before building systems around them. Well, the relevant patents expired a few years ago, and hence the sudden tidal wave of touch screen devices.
Yeah, I was having the same trouble with T-junctions.
They can still implement software that automatically detects and rotates software patents to the wrong direction.
Wouldn't that make it your grandparent?
It can mean any number of things. Even with tone marks, there are still several possible meanings.
And if you relax your eyes, it'll turn into a CG face giving you the raspberry.
it is never in the interest of your life to steal
Since when was theft punished by a public execution?
And if you don't mean that, then what's this "your life" thing you speak of? You may have forgotten, but life--living--is survival. If it is the interest of survival to steal, then it is obviously a rational choice.
Now, can one say that it is in the interest of survival to have luxury goods? Certainly not. But people can derive an excuse to steal anything predicated on this one fact alone. Yes, that's how the human mind works. It's not particularly logical, but that's common sense.
Then you better have your children (if/when you have them) vaccinated early. Because if they ever get infected from a "friend" who's not vaccinated, then your kid might end up the one culled from the population.
Natural selection sounds great, until you realize that most of it is up to chance anyway.
Even the most educated and tech-savvy people constantly fail to RTFM. What makes you think the average Joe will read it online? Heck, half of them probably can't figure out what the manual is saying because they can't read them big technical words, and the other half probably didn't know there was a manual.
Besides, most people think that having spent their hard-earned cash on something, they deserve an actual person on the line. That and everybody thinks their case is special, so the generic stuff doesn't apply.
Are you sad when an oceanographic research vessel sets off on an expedition without even rating a mention on the local news? When a geological field team pitches it's tents and there isn't breathless 24/coverage on CNN?
Yes. Because this would be far better as filler than the existing crap that's used in the 24-hour news cycle. Because it might just motivate people to learn about and do science.
They don't have to show the nitty gritty, but the news can do short blurbs about these things.
So yes, I do want to hear about these things. And occasionally, I do (usually in the form of: local man tries to break X record).
It won't blow the engine. There's a *ahem* computer that will prevent your engine from revving too high. I believe the engine shuts down when you hit those speeds. I belive you still get your power functions though (including AC and all that), but your battery will die very quickly if you don't turn everything off. Of course, I'd prefer a dead battery to a dead person...
I know you were being funny, but it's kinda sad how close your comment is to reality.
They actually had to reboot their machines before they were able to continue.
Accidents, including accidents that are not your fault, can be avoided.
Difficult to call it an "accident" if you can just avoid it.
Some things are unavoidable, and if you've driven or sat in a car enough, you'll know that. Hell, if you've actually lived long enough (as in, ventured outside of your mother's basement), you'll know that.
The best thing you can do is minimize your risk. To say that you can "avoid" accidents entirely means you can reduce your risk to zero. This is blatantly untrue.
If you failed to avoid an accident, including the ones the ones that are not your fault, you get weeded from the gene pool.
Tell that to the former residents of Chernobyl. I guess since they couldn't avoid the radiation from the nuclear plant nearby blowing up, they got what was coming to them.
children will be 40% less dead
So would that make them only mostly dead instead of all dead?
I'll let you call me son if I get to soup your wife's bowl at the party.
I'm sure if people weren't above working for cheap, they'd be employed.
Of course, here in the civilized world, people have to have luxuries. That fancy TV, the car, hell, even the personal space you call your apartment or house. In poor parts of the world, work is necessary to survive, not to pay the next month's bills.
At the same time, everbody wants stuff for cheap. If people want cheap stuff, then the labor costs behind them much be cheap too. But of course, since nobody's willing to be paid less for doing the same work, the work goes to those who are willing.
And if this continues, whole industries will follow.
they want to put a man on a moon and a woman.
Where do I sign up to be put on a woman?
Let me know when the UI's optimized for a small screen. Then I'll be impressed. Because then it'll be a competitor to the type of service Apple provides.
Until then, there's no point it bringing it up. Just because it's able to run something doesn't mean that something will be useful (usable is not necessarily useful).
As far as I'm concerned, for an interface on a tiny screen (where you're unlikely to have multiple windows onscreen at once), perfect stateful information is damn close to multitasking.
And with the iPad, suddenly, you have a lot more screen real estate. Suddenly, that multitasking that's not so useful in a small screen form factor becomes essential.
Yeah, yeah, we'll get off your lawn.
Be careful. Internet version 3 may come with DRM built right into the standards.
Plane ticket: $350
Hotel room for 5 nights: $500
Rental car for 6 days: $200
Broadway show tickets for two: $300
Finding out your VISA card doesn't work but your Master Card does: priceless.
Not necessarily. I'm assuming all electric vehicles will have a standardized method of charging. After all, if each manufacturer had their own charger, people would take their money right back to a gas-powered car.
And, it's not illegal to create or make an adapter, though the homemade ones might be dangerous.
Why not create your own open source tablet to compete, and let the marketplace decide?
You keep using that term. I don't think it means what you think it means.