I have no experience with this, but I'd be worried that the Pirate Bay Edition just substituted hidden malware for Microsoft's crapware. How do you verify this?
You really had to be one of those refresh-every-minute slashdotters to get a low UID. I don't believe that made me cool in any way, but I'm kinda glad I have it now;)
"Socialist pablum?" Dude, put the Fox News down before you hurt yourself.
Also, "bare arms" = short sleeves. I am exercising my right to bare arms at this very moment. You probably meant "bear arms", aka "carry arms". While it's not in the Canadian constitution, there are plenty of guns in Canada and you know it.
While we're at it, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms most certainly includes freedom of speech and religion. And I personally criticize the shit out of my municipal, provincial and federal governments on a regular (and public) basis. And I do so safe in the knowledge that they can't do a THING to me in retaliation. Jesus, did you sleep through grade 10 civics?
All things considered (seriously, you plan to "blow the head off some daft politician"?!?), I'd encourage you to apply for US citizenship as soon as you're able. I hear the Appalachians are lovely this time of year.
Yes, he was badly out-slimed by Bush/Rove in 2000. Yes, he does have a habit of departing the text and saying things that aren't in the talking points. Yes he has a history of indulging the press with unprecedented access and massive charm.
Those things don't make him honorable now or 8 years ago.
Hey, if Jurassic Park taught me anything, it's that all you need is a wide-eyed little girl to say "I know this... this is a UNIX system!".
By then some of your users may have been eaten by velociraptors, but your server will come back online eventually and you'll have saved yourself some power!
Right - unlike the mainstream energy sources (oil, coal, nuclear) which toil day in and day out, competing to power our lifestyles without any love from the government.
God, I was going to ask you for data to back up your assertion, but you don't even have an anecdote.
Can you back this up at all, or are you just emoting?
"Caught fabricating"? The Dan Rather story? Are you sure? Near as I can tell, a bunch of right-wing bloggers (at least some of whom had close ties to the Republican party) raised all sorts of questions about one document produced to support the story that George W Bush did not complete his military commitment.
To my knowledge, nobody ever *proved* the documents to be false. But under question of their veracity, and dealing with an awkward story that indicted a incumbent presidential candidate, CBS fell on its sword.
Interestingly, even if the documents had been forged (which was not established), the fact of the story remained: young George W Bush did not complete his military service. He went AWOL. Unfortunately, the story got so muddled (in part thanks to a subservient press that was nowhere as critical of the Swift Boat Veterans smear campaign) that it never got traction with the public.
If there's one thing the last ten years of American politics have taught us, it's that conventional wisdom is an ass, manipulated by unscrupulous people with destructive agendas and parroted by the ill-informed.
Somebody mod this up - the current crop of hybrids are a bad idea, designed to sell cars rather than conserve fuel. Your hybrid Camry, Accord or SUV engages the gasoline engine directly through the gearbox to assist in acceleration. This necessarily adds significant complexity and weight and requires a more powerful engine than would be used to simply charge the batteries.
The parent post talks about the right way to do it - a small, simple gas or diesel engine used only to charge the batteries. No complex gearbox, no need for a lot of power from the engine, no bloat. And the engine can always run at peak efficiency.
When ordinary small cars get comparable or better mileage than high-tech, expensive hybrids, you know marketing has run amok.
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I have no experience with this, but I'd be worried that the Pirate Bay Edition just substituted hidden malware for Microsoft's crapware. How do you verify this?
So a 20% premium over a PC at the low end, with the gap widening as you move up the performance curve.
That's a pretty big premium for what seems like an intangible benefit.
You really had to be one of those refresh-every-minute slashdotters to get a low UID. I don't believe that made me cool in any way, but I'm kinda glad I have it now ;)
We'll miss you Rob!
Dude. You just Blew My Mind.
Quick, gimme a smoke. Jesus.
"Socialist pablum?" Dude, put the Fox News down before you hurt yourself.
Also, "bare arms" = short sleeves. I am exercising my right to bare arms at this very moment. You probably meant "bear arms", aka "carry arms". While it's not in the Canadian constitution, there are plenty of guns in Canada and you know it.
While we're at it, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms most certainly includes freedom of speech and religion. And I personally criticize the shit out of my municipal, provincial and federal governments on a regular (and public) basis. And I do so safe in the knowledge that they can't do a THING to me in retaliation. Jesus, did you sleep through grade 10 civics?
All things considered (seriously, you plan to "blow the head off some daft politician"?!?), I'd encourage you to apply for US citizenship as soon as you're able. I hear the Appalachians are lovely this time of year.
I'm reasonably sure that man can afford his own beer.
This is slashdot - that little animal is considered quite a looker!
So "X has lost its innocence" has, itself, lost its innocence.
Don't look at me, you said it :)
Trust me.
Plus, she's coming home to find her paycheck docked for the next 3 years to pay for the lost tools. Ouch!
Ah, the myth of McCain.
Yes, he was badly out-slimed by Bush/Rove in 2000. Yes, he does have a habit of departing the text and saying things that aren't in the talking points. Yes he has a history of indulging the press with unprecedented access and massive charm.
Those things don't make him honorable now or 8 years ago.
A couple articles to consider: http://openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=9365
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccain
Hey, if Jurassic Park taught me anything, it's that all you need is a wide-eyed little girl to say "I know this... this is a UNIX system!".
By then some of your users may have been eaten by velociraptors, but your server will come back online eventually and you'll have saved yourself some power!
"...there's not much you can do other than putting a Faraday cage around the speaker"
Bah, too many speakers in my house. Much simpler to put the iPhone in a Faraday cage.
Miss him, miss him.
Right - unlike the mainstream energy sources (oil, coal, nuclear) which toil day in and day out, competing to power our lifestyles without any love from the government.
Has NASA hired Bjork?
Come on, those acronyms were, like, totally k-a!
God, I was going to ask you for data to back up your assertion, but you don't even have an anecdote. Can you back this up at all, or are you just emoting?
That's why I no longer utilize such language in my lifestyle, irregardless of staying in accordance with societal fashion.
Brilliant! The tech-savvy will know that means and avoid your WiFi.
The non-tech savvy will find it ambiguously gross and avoid you, your property, your children, your dog...
Citations, please?
Or are you just flinging feces here?
And Judging from that lowerish UID# he really does mean ... "HEY!"
Hey!!!
"Caught fabricating"? The Dan Rather story?
Are you sure? Near as I can tell, a bunch of right-wing bloggers (at least some of whom had close ties to the Republican party) raised all sorts of questions about one document produced to support the story that George W Bush did not complete his military commitment.
To my knowledge, nobody ever *proved* the documents to be false. But under question of their veracity, and dealing with an awkward story that indicted a incumbent presidential candidate, CBS fell on its sword.
Interestingly, even if the documents had been forged (which was not established), the fact of the story remained: young George W Bush did not complete his military service. He went AWOL. Unfortunately, the story got so muddled (in part thanks to a subservient press that was nowhere as critical of the Swift Boat Veterans smear campaign) that it never got traction with the public.
Salon has an update, focused on Dan Rather's case against CBS, which seeks to restore his reputation: http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/09/27/dan_rather_suit/index.html?source=rss&aim=yahoo-salon
If there's one thing the last ten years of American politics have taught us, it's that conventional wisdom is an ass, manipulated by unscrupulous people with destructive agendas and parroted by the ill-informed.
Somebody mod this up - the current crop of hybrids are a bad idea, designed to sell cars rather than conserve fuel. Your hybrid Camry, Accord or SUV engages the gasoline engine directly through the gearbox to assist in acceleration. This necessarily adds significant complexity and weight and requires a more powerful engine than would be used to simply charge the batteries.
The parent post talks about the right way to do it - a small, simple gas or diesel engine used only to charge the batteries. No complex gearbox, no need for a lot of power from the engine, no bloat. And the engine can always run at peak efficiency.
When ordinary small cars get comparable or better mileage than high-tech, expensive hybrids, you know marketing has run amok.