This isn't a loss in my world. B&N in my area had 7 aisles of "christian inspiration" where "religious studies" should have been, "judaica" consisted of 12 books (of which 4 were holocaust history) "current events" (read sarah palin and rush books) where "political science" should have been, half the store devoted to the bargain section, two rows of way way overpriced journals, the most mainstream programming books that appeal to entry-level, and annoying cashiers reminding me how much i could have saved if i had their loyalty card. My god, I don't remember the last time they were even useful for me.
Amazon, otoh, has received maybe 60% of my book purchases in the past 2 years. What can I say besides they have what I'm looking for?
but many a geek has allowed Apple's products to take them over
Excluding ipods && ipads && iphones, this is not necessarily a turn-in-your-geek-card type of situation. They can still choose to pop open the hood and live on the command line with a mac.
The reception to this effort will be especially positive after the Higher Education Opportunity Act goes into effect (requiring a list of changes for a new edition of a textbook showing how it differs from the older edition). As it currently stands, the author could change a few equations, and add a couple graphs, and call it a new edition.
The game that is responsible for consuming the most hours of my life on a Windows box, is Chips Challenge (MS Entertainment Pack). 150 puzzle levels, nerd saves geeky princess-mad-scientist storyline. I'm nearly willing to have Windows again just to play it.
Subtraction is just addition using negative numbers. Why not skip subtraction altogether and just do addition? And hey, multiplication is just addition done over and over, and division is just subtraction done over and over, so we could simplify all those operators down to just one.
Treat everything you do online as if you have zero privacy.
If I can't have privacy, I'd at least like anonymity. That's what we are really after anyhow. Privacy relies on your identity being known, but your activities remaining unknown.
anyone who tries to lend support to a device that is so utterly anti-nerd as the ipad shouldn't really be showing their face at a website that has the tagline 'news for nerds'.
Saying that a family member has an iPad and does not fit into the stereotype being portrayed is not the same as saying that I have an iPad (which I do not BTW) or that I am defending/supporting it (which I am not) or that I am promoting it (which I am not). Learn to read.
Well yeah, considering that, for most of them (judging by the iPhone users and other macfans), that consists of "it's shiny and makes me look hip."
My mother has an iPad and she fits your gross generalization in no way whatsoever. In fact, she fits into a completely different category I would just call 'convenience based end user.'
She cares almost nothing for what others think of her aside from how good her casserole was at the pot luck or if she was a good hostess for Thanksgiving. I'm really tired of the/. mentality on what an Apple product user is.
How can this asshat know what is harmful and what is not?
From the Wikileaks article (Afghan War Diary)
We have delayed the release of some 15,000 reports from the total archive as part of a harm minimization process demanded by our source.
It seems the source of the documents may be deciding what is harmful, although that is not conclusive from the statement. I dare say that the source is likely to understand what can "harm" than you or I (or Julian) may be.
Jenner and his business partner King departed from Floyd when Syd was being edged out of the band. From what I've read it doesn't seem he was booted. He moved on to manage other quite successful English bands so it seems he shouldn't be written off too casually.
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What we need is Barbara Streisand to walk through one and have it escape onto the internet. That would be fun.
My kingdom for a mod point. Anyone? Oh well. +1 interesting
This isn't a loss in my world. B&N in my area had 7 aisles of "christian inspiration" where "religious studies" should have been, "judaica" consisted of 12 books (of which 4 were holocaust history) "current events" (read sarah palin and rush books) where "political science" should have been, half the store devoted to the bargain section, two rows of way way overpriced journals, the most mainstream programming books that appeal to entry-level, and annoying cashiers reminding me how much i could have saved if i had their loyalty card. My god, I don't remember the last time they were even useful for me. Amazon, otoh, has received maybe 60% of my book purchases in the past 2 years. What can I say besides they have what I'm looking for?
Off-topic I'm sure, but I think Ringdroid is rather good. I dump an mp3 file onto the sd card, a little editing, and done.
but many a geek has allowed Apple's products to take them over
Excluding ipods && ipads && iphones, this is not necessarily a turn-in-your-geek-card type of situation. They can still choose to pop open the hood and live on the command line with a mac.
The reception to this effort will be especially positive after the Higher Education Opportunity Act goes into effect (requiring a list of changes for a new edition of a textbook showing how it differs from the older edition). As it currently stands, the author could change a few equations, and add a couple graphs, and call it a new edition.
Well, we know he is a Persian cat and a monocle away from being a Bond villain. *
* apologies to Dennis Miller for botching his quote
Wouldn't you prefer a nice game of chess?
The game that is responsible for consuming the most hours of my life on a Windows box, is Chips Challenge (MS Entertainment Pack). 150 puzzle levels, nerd saves geeky princess-mad-scientist storyline. I'm nearly willing to have Windows again just to play it.
As we discussed earlier this week, it's time for Ballmer to move aside and let some new eyes bring some perspective to MS.
Subtraction is just addition using negative numbers. Why not skip subtraction altogether and just do addition? And hey, multiplication is just addition done over and over, and division is just subtraction done over and over, so we could simplify all those operators down to just one.
Someone paid attention in assembly class. ;)
Treat everything you do online as if you have zero privacy.
If I can't have privacy, I'd at least like anonymity. That's what we are really after anyhow. Privacy relies on your identity being known, but your activities remaining unknown.
touché
anyone who tries to lend support to a device that is so utterly anti-nerd as the ipad shouldn't really be showing their face at a website that has the tagline 'news for nerds'.
Saying that a family member has an iPad and does not fit into the stereotype being portrayed is not the same as saying that I have an iPad (which I do not BTW) or that I am defending/supporting it (which I am not) or that I am promoting it (which I am not). Learn to read.
Just because it is wearisome does not mean I intend on leaving. Sorry.
I went through them. Good luck.
Fanboys are pretentious pricks? I am shocked.
You're thinking of android. Apple, unlike Google has never exercised the ability to remove installed malware from user's phones.
FTFY
Well yeah, considering that, for most of them (judging by the iPhone users and other macfans), that consists of "it's shiny and makes me look hip."
My mother has an iPad and she fits your gross generalization in no way whatsoever. In fact, she fits into a completely different category I would just call 'convenience based end user.' She cares almost nothing for what others think of her aside from how good her casserole was at the pot luck or if she was a good hostess for Thanksgiving. I'm really tired of the /. mentality on what an Apple product user is.
You're comparing Facebook to thermonuclear war? Give me a break.
No. He is comparing it to global thermonuclear war. ;)
How can this asshat know what is harmful and what is not?
From the Wikileaks article (Afghan War Diary)
We have delayed the release of some 15,000 reports from the total archive as part of a harm minimization process demanded by our source.
It seems the source of the documents may be deciding what is harmful, although that is not conclusive from the statement. I dare say that the source is likely to understand what can "harm" than you or I (or Julian) may be.
They will be the first company to throw a chair at the moon.
There are other ways for citizens to be strong than implementing a monolithic state model.
Jenner and his business partner King departed from Floyd when Syd was being edged out of the band. From what I've read it doesn't seem he was booted. He moved on to manage other quite successful English bands so it seems he shouldn't be written off too casually.