I'd rather non-invasive and targeted ads, than the annoying (and presumably irrelevant if MS aren't being hypocritical here) animated ones that you got on MSN, and now get on Skype.
I did actually wonder about the returns thing, but for people that actually read the reviews, they can see that it won't run Windows applications etc. As long as it does Flash it's fine (though apparently there are problems with the ARM build of Flash on it right now).
I work in IT, have an Android phone and 2 tablets.
Haha, no I don't work for Amazon, and I wouldn't want to. Jeff Bezos sounds like an awful boss. I do however think they provide really good service, and use them almost exclusively for buying stuff online (occasionally I'll check play.com too for blu-rays, since they sometimes beat out Amazon).
I often feel like I'm sitting in a hole when it comes to new laptops, netbooks and phones. I usually only pay attention to that stuff when I actually need a new one myself, or when I see a story on Slashdot. I have more interesting things to do the rest of the time.
It's a work machine, so I didn't pay for it. At the time (late 2011) I wanted a machine that I could take home and use to connect in to work and chat to friends when typing on my tablet got annoying. I ended up buying a desktop machine at home for gaming though (had been using consoles for a few years prior), and it takes care of when I need a real keyboard.
Why would you expect them to be outside? And do you always check what laptop everyone around you is using? My mum's laptop never leaves her house, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't exist or have any uses. My Ultrabook rarely leaves my desk at work, because I already have tablets and a desktop at home. I rarely take either of my tablets outside. My phone does the job just fine then.
They don't fill any particular needs
When tablets first came out everyone (including me) said they don't really fill a particular need. But they are very popular now. They aren't "needed", but they are much more convenient than a full laptop for the majority of browsing, email and IM needs, reading books, watching YouTube, etc.
This Chromebook isn't going to be much use for reading books, but as it comes with a full sized keyboard, it nicely fills in the gap for people who want something very cheap and portable with good battery life for browsing, but still comfortable for writing large emails, doing a lot of instant messaging, writing essays, etc. That is a whole lot of people.
It's the top selling laptop on both Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk right now. You've heard of Amazon, right? You know, the number 1 online retailer. Just how much more do you need before you define something as "popular", Mr Snarky?
I threw out the consoles and computers of my childhood (well, more accurately my mum did), and I can still replay the games of my childhood at any time. Emulators ftw.
Why would you want Android on the desktop? I love Android, but I don't want it on my desktop.
Besides, if you want that, you can get a tablet and a bluetooth mouse/keyboard. Or get an Asus Transformer with the keyboard/touchpad/battery attachment.
I'm happy with both Windows 7 and Mint on my desktops just now.
Seriously, when has "outreach" or "awareness" ever solved anything? (Urban violence? Drug use? What?)
There are examples. I haven't looked for any myself, but I heard about this one as I do Parkour:
According to figures from the Metropolitan Police, when sports projects were run in the borough of Westminster during the 2005 Easter holidays, youth crime dropped by 39 per cent. The following year, the most recent for which figures are available, when parkour was added to the projects, youth crime fell by 69 per cent.
Judging from what I've read about US telcos and ISPs, and the plans I've seen for mobile and broadband access here, it sounds like you have that the wrong way round. We have way more competition and better pricing in the UK.
You're right. Why didn't I see it before? Since at least one person in the world is not a thief, we should just get rid of law, police, courts, etc, etc.
"Principled"? The principle is perfectly reasonable. A lot of people have no scruples when it comes to acquiring software. That's why the content companies want some form of DRM. We all know DRM doesn't work, but that's besides the point. The content providers want something done. Steam does that. And even though Steam DRM is broken, we can still get our games there (and it's far, far more convenient being able to download from their central servers to any machine you want, without typing in license keys, blah blah). I think Valve have done their best with the reality that we are faced with.
I disagree with the philosophy of allowing other people to dictate when I may use something I have bought. I would not accept it for a car, I would not accept it for a toaster
You do accept it for your car. You have to have car tax and insurance to be able to drive legally. A one-off activation isn't really any different from requiring that the car you're buying isn't stolen. Software that requires you to always have the disc in the drive, or connect every single time you go online, is of course annoying though. I like Steam better than any other way of installing games - including games from a disc that require no license key or online activation.
I don't feel like entertainment is worth compromising my principles for
As long as you have other ways to appreciate your time spent alive then sure. At some point though, there's no point trying to argue. Like I said before about Steam, it has certain obvious online requirements, but considering all of my electronic devices are online 100% of the time anyway, I don't see that as a problem. Plus, you can play in offline mode, or crack the DRM if you really wish.
"Maybe there's no land life, but perhaps very clever dolphins," Livio joked.
Except dolphins are descended from land life. Fish are thick as quite thick shit. Most likely due to the lack of sufficient oxygen to run big brains. I hadn't actually considered that before.
I'm pretty sure anyone would lose weight and eliminate unwanted intestinal flora under the intake suggested
Bingo. "Higher" fat, low carb diets don't make you fat. High carb, low fat diets are way more likely to do so. Worse, "low fat" foods often are packed with sugar.
I read about gut flora/fauna a while ago and realised that it may not be purely blood sugar levels affecting my mood. After being on a lower GI diet for a few years and taking probiotics, I'm slightly more able to eat "normal" food again without it affecting my mood so much. Potato still causes noticeable differences though.
Maybe you haven't actually look at what the device does. You wouldn't get one with a built in battery for $20. Obviously they were offering something different or people would have just bought a $20 device off of Amazon rather than choosing to fund this project.
It's almost exactly like the US yes, ie basically nothing important really changes no matter who's in power. Even when you vote for the "other side" (or in our case a coalition of 2 parties), "democratic" government is "democratic".
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I'd rather non-invasive and targeted ads, than the annoying (and presumably irrelevant if MS aren't being hypocritical here) animated ones that you got on MSN, and now get on Skype.
Lamest. Shill. Ever.
I did actually wonder about the returns thing, but for people that actually read the reviews, they can see that it won't run Windows applications etc. As long as it does Flash it's fine (though apparently there are problems with the ARM build of Flash on it right now).
I work in IT, have an Android phone and 2 tablets.
Haha, no I don't work for Amazon, and I wouldn't want to. Jeff Bezos sounds like an awful boss. I do however think they provide really good service, and use them almost exclusively for buying stuff online (occasionally I'll check play.com too for blu-rays, since they sometimes beat out Amazon).
I often feel like I'm sitting in a hole when it comes to new laptops, netbooks and phones. I usually only pay attention to that stuff when I actually need a new one myself, or when I see a story on Slashdot. I have more interesting things to do the rest of the time.
It's a work machine, so I didn't pay for it. At the time (late 2011) I wanted a machine that I could take home and use to connect in to work and chat to friends when typing on my tablet got annoying. I ended up buying a desktop machine at home for gaming though (had been using consoles for a few years prior), and it takes care of when I need a real keyboard.
Or the owners aren't taking them outside for use
Why would you expect them to be outside? And do you always check what laptop everyone around you is using? My mum's laptop never leaves her house, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't exist or have any uses. My Ultrabook rarely leaves my desk at work, because I already have tablets and a desktop at home. I rarely take either of my tablets outside. My phone does the job just fine then.
They don't fill any particular needs
When tablets first came out everyone (including me) said they don't really fill a particular need. But they are very popular now. They aren't "needed", but they are much more convenient than a full laptop for the majority of browsing, email and IM needs, reading books, watching YouTube, etc.
This Chromebook isn't going to be much use for reading books, but as it comes with a full sized keyboard, it nicely fills in the gap for people who want something very cheap and portable with good battery life for browsing, but still comfortable for writing large emails, doing a lot of instant messaging, writing essays, etc. That is a whole lot of people.
It's the top selling laptop on both Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk right now. You've heard of Amazon, right? You know, the number 1 online retailer. Just how much more do you need before you define something as "popular", Mr Snarky?
I threw out the consoles and computers of my childhood (well, more accurately my mum did), and I can still replay the games of my childhood at any time. Emulators ftw.
Why would you want Android on the desktop? I love Android, but I don't want it on my desktop.
Besides, if you want that, you can get a tablet and a bluetooth mouse/keyboard. Or get an Asus Transformer with the keyboard/touchpad/battery attachment.
I'm happy with both Windows 7 and Mint on my desktops just now.
Hundreds of thousands of good people on both sides would be dead,
Why would the US even need to send in ground troops? They could send a pretty clear message by just bombing the hell out of them.
Seriously, when has "outreach" or "awareness" ever solved anything? (Urban violence? Drug use? What?)
There are examples. I haven't looked for any myself, but I heard about this one as I do Parkour:
According to figures from the Metropolitan Police, when sports projects were run in the borough of Westminster during the 2005 Easter holidays, youth crime dropped by 39 per cent. The following year, the most recent for which figures are available, when parkour was added to the projects, youth crime fell by 69 per cent.
Source
Judging from what I've read about US telcos and ISPs, and the plans I've seen for mobile and broadband access here, it sounds like you have that the wrong way round. We have way more competition and better pricing in the UK.
You're right. Why didn't I see it before? Since at least one person in the world is not a thief, we should just get rid of law, police, courts, etc, etc.
"Principled"? The principle is perfectly reasonable. A lot of people have no scruples when it comes to acquiring software. That's why the content companies want some form of DRM. We all know DRM doesn't work, but that's besides the point. The content providers want something done. Steam does that. And even though Steam DRM is broken, we can still get our games there (and it's far, far more convenient being able to download from their central servers to any machine you want, without typing in license keys, blah blah). I think Valve have done their best with the reality that we are faced with.
I disagree with the philosophy of allowing other people to dictate when I may use something I have bought. I would not accept it for a car, I would not accept it for a toaster
You do accept it for your car. You have to have car tax and insurance to be able to drive legally. A one-off activation isn't really any different from requiring that the car you're buying isn't stolen. Software that requires you to always have the disc in the drive, or connect every single time you go online, is of course annoying though. I like Steam better than any other way of installing games - including games from a disc that require no license key or online activation.
I don't feel like entertainment is worth compromising my principles for
As long as you have other ways to appreciate your time spent alive then sure. At some point though, there's no point trying to argue. Like I said before about Steam, it has certain obvious online requirements, but considering all of my electronic devices are online 100% of the time anyway, I don't see that as a problem. Plus, you can play in offline mode, or crack the DRM if you really wish.
"Maybe there's no land life, but perhaps very clever dolphins," Livio joked.
Except dolphins are descended from land life. Fish are thick as quite thick shit. Most likely due to the lack of sufficient oxygen to run big brains. I hadn't actually considered that before.
Nerd == only interested in tech? False.
Besides, vaccinations are technology.
Patents can be licensed you know.
I don't see the point in this technology though. I avoid discs where I can.
Effects.. or affects? I suppose both add up to the same meaning in this case :D
I'm pretty sure anyone would lose weight and eliminate unwanted intestinal flora under the intake suggested
Bingo. "Higher" fat, low carb diets don't make you fat. High carb, low fat diets are way more likely to do so. Worse, "low fat" foods often are packed with sugar.
I read about gut flora/fauna a while ago and realised that it may not be purely blood sugar levels affecting my mood. After being on a lower GI diet for a few years and taking probiotics, I'm slightly more able to eat "normal" food again without it affecting my mood so much. Potato still causes noticeable differences though.
Maybe you haven't actually look at what the device does. You wouldn't get one with a built in battery for $20. Obviously they were offering something different or people would have just bought a $20 device off of Amazon rather than choosing to fund this project.
Then you suggest sterilizing successful breeders
Sounds like someone could do with watching Idiocracy.
That didn't take much choosing, I'll go with trash thanks.
Isn't the entitlement princess really the one who refuses to pick up trash?
Yet you weren't worried at all about the ones it created? That seems a bit shortsighted.
Hence the quotation marks.
It's almost exactly like the US yes, ie basically nothing important really changes no matter who's in power. Even when you vote for the "other side" (or in our case a coalition of 2 parties), "democratic" government is "democratic".