You may be on to something. An additional plus is those silicone grommets are pretty squishy and covering my backside in them sounds pretty comfy. We should patent this.
For less money, you can get some sound-dampening parts for your case and have the best of all worlds. Some silicone grommets, a little foam, and some bigger fans can do wonders for noise. I can barely hear the difference between my PC being on or off.
I've been on CDMA for years, and this has never impacted me. I don't need Pandora playing while I'm trying to talk, and I don't care if my Youtube video stops caching in the background. I can't speak for the iPhone, but Android is smart enough to automatically resume a download after a call.
Not to be contentious, but I already have all that. My fileserver already scans and downloads from RSS feeds, and through the magic of homebrew on the Wii / XBox, I can play them all off the fileserver.
However, both my Wii and my Xbox don't support HD content. So, I either shell out a few hundred bucks for a decent media center PC or I buy a PS3 that can do that and more for cheaper.
I'm not saying you're wrong in your points- I'm just saying that not everyone is like you.
DVI and HDMI are digital. VGA is analog, and analog to digital conversion is always messy.
While I don't have experience with a VGA to DVI adapter, I once used a VGA to S-Video adapter and it sucked eggs. Extremely noisy... although I guess it could be passable if you sit far enough away.
HDMI is hardly rare, you actually have to go out of your way to get a computer without it these days. Anybody can move their computer into their livingroom. It's not magic, just a little manual labor....oh wait, that might be a problem for most slashdotters.
I just went to Newegg.com, clicked on Ready-made Desktop PCs, and did a search for 'HDMI'. Out of the 600+ desktops they sell, only two came up in a search for HDMI... and one was out of stock. Granted, I only looked at one retailer, but it's a major one that has quite a few PCs for sale. So I think I'm going to need to ask for your source on your first point.
Also, according to the most recent article I could find on google, only 46% of US households had an HD TV a year ago.
Having just got an HDTV, I'm thinking about getting a PS3 myself just so I can turn it into a media center and give me Wii a rest from the role. I used to do the PC in the livingroom deal, but took it out when I got XBMC on an old Xbox.
Something as serious as a trade embargo or similar would require somebody very powerful to push it, if not more than a few. And normally, powerful people want to keep the status-quo. That is, making goods in China for pennies and selling it for a huge profit somewhere else.
No, it will take something so serious that it directly impacts the fatcat's wallets before something like that happens.
Some sites allow users to edit or remove their posts. Some, like Slashdot, do not. I'm not sure what would happen if I posted something so stupid that I felt the need to email a Slashdot mod to remove my comment, but people need to realize that just like screaming something foolhardy at work or in public, posting something on the internet never really goes away. Even if the mod did take down my comment, Google and a handful of other indexing sites have recorded it, etc.
If the statements posted by Bridezilla were factually false, the photographer probably has a case for libel. Perhaps some might think suing the bride after she recanted would be wrong- to those, I redirect to the first paragraph of my post.
However, I do have an escrow file which she can open in the event of my death which contains them all.
This is something I need to consider as well. How did you set this up? I was thinking of a safety deposit box or something, but don't know how well that would work.
Perhaps I'm a bad husband, but my wife doesn't have any of my passwords, and I don't know any of hers. If she brought it up I would say the exact same thing as you said. If she takes offense, that is her problem.
Now her underwear are on the internet. They're searchable, bookmarkable, they can be put into lists for underwear fetish websites, and theoretically a billion people now can check them out. That's different. Very different.
It seems to me that if she was really that afraid of this that she would have done what I said- quietly ask for Google to remove the offending images. Afterwards, and if the whole ordeal stressed her out that badly, she can sue for her billions of monies and we wouldn't be looking at pics of her panties on Idle.
Of course, if she had taken that course, the courts probably would figure her plight wasn't that bad and only a handful of people would have ever seen it and reward her minimal damages if any.
Perhaps I am applying my western paranoia here, but I wouldn't be surprised at all to learn she spread the story around herself just to get more publicity and thus strengthen her case.
I was thinking about this on my way to work this morning. I wonder whether it might be legitimate protest to stage a DDOS. IRL, the pubic at large can choose to blockage a company headquarters or a branch office, and if enough of the public are interested and concerned by the cause they can create disruption and media interest. DDOS attacks could be regarded as the online equivalent - they create disruption but when the attack ceases everything goes back to normal. The mainstream media tends to report these as 'hacking' attacks, which isn't really true at all, and it's certainly not terrorism.
Not really. As far as I know (and this may be false, or only pertain to my particular locale, which is the US) a protest can't interfere with other people's usage of that building. In other words, if I protest Walmart, I can't barricade the doors or even attempt to stop people from going inside. So, I believe what you say is incorrect- that a public can legally block a company.
A DDOS attack, however, is exactly that. By protesting in this way, you are preventing somebody from doing their holiday shopping in the way they want, and as far as I know, that is not a legal form of protest. Or legal at all.
Is that realistic though? I have seen areas that had only DSL and no cable available but I have never seen an area that had cable and no DSL.
My area is exactly like this. I'm not savvy enough in the telecom industry to know this, but if somebody knew the maximum distance figures for cable and DSL, that would be interesting to know. Although it might not matter much since those figures are probably "meters from nearest trunk".
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You may be on to something. An additional plus is those silicone grommets are pretty squishy and covering my backside in them sounds pretty comfy. We should patent this.
For less money, you can get some sound-dampening parts for your case and have the best of all worlds. Some silicone grommets, a little foam, and some bigger fans can do wonders for noise. I can barely hear the difference between my PC being on or off.
I've been on CDMA for years, and this has never impacted me. I don't need Pandora playing while I'm trying to talk, and I don't care if my Youtube video stops caching in the background. I can't speak for the iPhone, but Android is smart enough to automatically resume a download after a call.
I'd rather have an Atrix in February on Verizon.
Title: "Hubble Confirms..."
Summary: "...may finally confirm..."
In the submitter's defense, the article is just as confused.
How am I supposed to panic uncontrollably when level-headed people like you are around?
Seriously speaking, thank you (and people like you) for being around.
Not to be contentious, but I already have all that. My fileserver already scans and downloads from RSS feeds, and through the magic of homebrew on the Wii / XBox, I can play them all off the fileserver.
However, both my Wii and my Xbox don't support HD content. So, I either shell out a few hundred bucks for a decent media center PC or I buy a PS3 that can do that and more for cheaper.
I'm not saying you're wrong in your points- I'm just saying that not everyone is like you.
Errr, it's not. DVI is video only, no audio.
Although Wikipedia does say that some ATI and NVidia cards can do it in a non-standard way that involves some kind of DVI adapter.
Perhaps your PS3 is just magic?
DVI and HDMI are digital.
VGA is analog, and analog to digital conversion is always messy.
While I don't have experience with a VGA to DVI adapter, I once used a VGA to S-Video adapter and it sucked eggs. Extremely noisy... although I guess it could be passable if you sit far enough away.
HDMI is hardly rare, you actually have to go out of your way to get a computer without it these days. Anybody can move their computer into their livingroom. It's not magic, just a little manual labor. ...oh wait, that might be a problem for most slashdotters.
I just went to Newegg.com, clicked on Ready-made Desktop PCs, and did a search for 'HDMI'. Out of the 600+ desktops they sell, only two came up in a search for HDMI... and one was out of stock. Granted, I only looked at one retailer, but it's a major one that has quite a few PCs for sale. So I think I'm going to need to ask for your source on your first point.
Also, according to the most recent article I could find on google, only 46% of US households had an HD TV a year ago.
Having just got an HDTV, I'm thinking about getting a PS3 myself just so I can turn it into a media center and give me Wii a rest from the role. I used to do the PC in the livingroom deal, but took it out when I got XBMC on an old Xbox.
Is that because she's in it?
It sounds like they are saying the definition of arrested is "being detained by the police" even down to getting pulled over for a speeding violation.
If this article is correct, then perhaps I need to calibrate my own definition.
My understanding was that this only applied if you were arrested.
Granted, I'm not from California, but you're usually not arrested for a "simple traffic stop."
Something as serious as a trade embargo or similar would require somebody very powerful to push it, if not more than a few. And normally, powerful people want to keep the status-quo. That is, making goods in China for pennies and selling it for a huge profit somewhere else.
No, it will take something so serious that it directly impacts the fatcat's wallets before something like that happens.
Some sites allow users to edit or remove their posts. Some, like Slashdot, do not. I'm not sure what would happen if I posted something so stupid that I felt the need to email a Slashdot mod to remove my comment, but people need to realize that just like screaming something foolhardy at work or in public, posting something on the internet never really goes away. Even if the mod did take down my comment, Google and a handful of other indexing sites have recorded it, etc.
If the statements posted by Bridezilla were factually false, the photographer probably has a case for libel. Perhaps some might think suing the bride after she recanted would be wrong- to those, I redirect to the first paragraph of my post.
However, I do have an escrow file which she can open in the event of my death which contains them all.
This is something I need to consider as well. How did you set this up? I was thinking of a safety deposit box or something, but don't know how well that would work.
Trust is not needing that password.
Lack of trust is asking for it.
End of.
Not sure what I would do in that situation.
This.
Perhaps I'm a bad husband, but my wife doesn't have any of my passwords, and I don't know any of hers. If she brought it up I would say the exact same thing as you said. If she takes offense, that is her problem.
Yeah, I haven't been married very long.
Did she lose her job because of the underwear pictures, or because she's crazy and quit going to work?
TFA isn't clear on the timing or order of events. I don't think we can make an argument for either side here.
Now her underwear are on the internet. They're searchable, bookmarkable, they can be put into lists for underwear fetish websites, and theoretically a billion people now can check them out. That's different. Very different.
It seems to me that if she was really that afraid of this that she would have done what I said- quietly ask for Google to remove the offending images. Afterwards, and if the whole ordeal stressed her out that badly, she can sue for her billions of monies and we wouldn't be looking at pics of her panties on Idle.
Of course, if she had taken that course, the courts probably would figure her plight wasn't that bad and only a handful of people would have ever seen it and reward her minimal damages if any.
Perhaps I am applying my western paranoia here, but I wouldn't be surprised at all to learn she spread the story around herself just to get more publicity and thus strengthen her case.
I understand not wanting pictures of your underwear online, but she didn't seem to have a problem hanging it in her front yard.
In my eyes, any legitimacy she had was lost when she sued first instead of just asking to have it blurred or removed.
I was thinking about this on my way to work this morning. I wonder whether it might be legitimate protest to stage a DDOS. IRL, the pubic at large can choose to blockage a company headquarters or a branch office, and if enough of the public are interested and concerned by the cause they can create disruption and media interest. DDOS attacks could be regarded as the online equivalent - they create disruption but when the attack ceases everything goes back to normal. The mainstream media tends to report these as 'hacking' attacks, which isn't really true at all, and it's certainly not terrorism.
Not really. As far as I know (and this may be false, or only pertain to my particular locale, which is the US) a protest can't interfere with other people's usage of that building. In other words, if I protest Walmart, I can't barricade the doors or even attempt to stop people from going inside. So, I believe what you say is incorrect- that a public can legally block a company.
A DDOS attack, however, is exactly that. By protesting in this way, you are preventing somebody from doing their holiday shopping in the way they want, and as far as I know, that is not a legal form of protest. Or legal at all.
If you hadn't taken the time to type that "(hopefully)" you could have had your coveted first post.
The other jerk that beat you didn't have such issues and won by a few seconds. You need to work on your self-confidence, son.
Good point. Thanks for taking the time to prove me wrong in a kind manner.
Who enforces the constitution and the bill of rights?
Oh, crap....
Is that realistic though? I have seen areas that had only DSL and no cable available but I have never seen an area that had cable and no DSL.
My area is exactly like this. I'm not savvy enough in the telecom industry to know this, but if somebody knew the maximum distance figures for cable and DSL, that would be interesting to know. Although it might not matter much since those figures are probably "meters from nearest trunk".