I didn't say it because unlike my statement, which is grounded in fact, yours attempts to imply a desire which is not in any way backed up by the evidence. Sure, most people *might* want a Tesla they can't afford, but equally most people *might* have no interest in that Tesla even if they could afford it. I'm not in the habit of making statements with no grounding in fact; perhaps you are.
If nobody wanted it, their sales last month wouldn't have been 267,258 units (GM) / 215,268 units (Ford) vs. just an estimated 3,300 units (Tesla). Those two brands also wouldn't own one-third of the entire market between them, versus 0.2% of the market for Tesla.
It saddens me, as a one-time Motorolan myself, but when other vendors are perfectly capable of providing timely security updates, I'm not going to buy products from a company that willfully ignores its customers' security.
If it is too much work, Motorola, then you fix that problem. You don't just pass the buck to the end user. If it is taking too long, that means you're adding too much bloated cruft to the OS. Get rid of it and do your job properly, or suffer the consequences of anyone who knows a little about security avoiding your products, and recommending friends, family and colleagues to do the same.
Just what you wanted, yet another adapter to carry just so the device specs can be gamed to say it's another quarter of a millimeter less thick, and you can be sold proprietary accessories at a vastly higher profit margin. AWESOME!
...by not browsing websites whose content creation you are not willing to support. It costs a lot of money to create quality content, and most people are not willing to pay a cent out of their own pocket for it. By blocking the only remaining avenue for content creators to earn a living from their extremely hard work, you are helping put them out of business, or at the very least to replace them with more poorly-written clickbait drivel. I'm sure you won't concede the point, but the simple fact of the matter is that it's wrong.
Reporting the calls to the FCC is a complete waste of time. I've done it myself at least five or six times, and it's a long and tedious process which is followed by precisely zero action whatsoever.
And they still profit. Why? Because robocalls like this help push people into deciding they need unlimited calling in the first place, thereby spurring them to spend more. And because not everybody has unlimited calling, and a large portion of their userbase has their minutes eaten up by this. Whether you personally spend more because of it changes that not one lick.
And given that PC gaming has only *just* fractionally overtaken console gaming as the dominant platform last year and PS4 has outsold XBone by almost two to one, I'd say that figures are much more like 12 PC gamers to 8 PS4 gamers and 4 XBone gamers. (And many of those PC gamers will simultaneously by PS4 / XBone gamers, so you can already play against them on many of your games.)
Microsoft is hoping its negative PR campaign will spur Sony to give its one-third of console gamers access to the two-thirds of console gamers it has lost in this round of the war. That's the *only* reason for this story, and it's important to remember that. Why should Sony just hand over the keys to Microsoft and surrender their hard-fought advantage? Answer: They shouldn't.
Exactly. This has everything to do with Microsoft trying to remove reasons for people not to buy the XBone, such as that its market share is abysmal compared to that of the PS4, and that XBone buyers thus have far fewer of their friends to play games against.
Not sure why you've gotten modded down, because your post is quite correct. It would be accurate to call it Star Trek-themed. To call it a "reconstruction" is to severely overstate its accuracy.
Except it's not just pushing a button. It's designing, testing, manufacturing and piloting the drone to its target, all of which require a significant investment in new tech for new tech's sake.
Exactly. This is the fundamental failing of these autonomous modes. Once the car screws up and throws its hands up in despair, since the driver isn't paying attention, they lack any of the information necessary to recover from the incident. They have no awareness of the location of vehicles and objects around them, and no time in which to gather that knowledge. Their response will be ill-informed and likely to continue the crash -- and yet the manufacturer absolves itself of responsibility because "We weren't in control, guv. The driver was, and it's them that crashed."
He has, as he does with most things, sat on both sides of the fence. In the anti-gay column, he has:
* Supported North Carolina's effort to stop transgender people from using the bathroom matching their identity: "I believe it should be states’ rights and the state should make the decision. They’re more capable of making the decision."
* Repeatedly said that gay people should not be allowed to marry or have benefits that heterosexual couples are entitled to.
* Selected as his intended VP a man who has a long, LONG history of anti-gay voting, including attempting to institute a bill in Indiana that was intended solely to allow discrimination against LGBT individuals.
He's not as bad as many Republicans on this particular topic, no, but he's hardly pro-gay.
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I didn't say it because unlike my statement, which is grounded in fact, yours attempts to imply a desire which is not in any way backed up by the evidence. Sure, most people *might* want a Tesla they can't afford, but equally most people *might* have no interest in that Tesla even if they could afford it. I'm not in the habit of making statements with no grounding in fact; perhaps you are.
If nobody wanted it, their sales last month wouldn't have been 267,258 units (GM) / 215,268 units (Ford) vs. just an estimated 3,300 units (Tesla). Those two brands also wouldn't own one-third of the entire market between them, versus 0.2% of the market for Tesla.
http://online.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/2_3022-autosales.html
The truth of the matter is that at the prices they're being sold for, most people want a Ford or GM far more than they want a Tesla.
Windows 10: The World's Least Successful Commercial Virus.
Why is this any more risk-prone than immersed tube tunnels, which we've had for over a century now? I can't think of any good reason.
It saddens me, as a one-time Motorolan myself, but when other vendors are perfectly capable of providing timely security updates, I'm not going to buy products from a company that willfully ignores its customers' security.
If it is too much work, Motorola, then you fix that problem. You don't just pass the buck to the end user. If it is taking too long, that means you're adding too much bloated cruft to the OS. Get rid of it and do your job properly, or suffer the consequences of anyone who knows a little about security avoiding your products, and recommending friends, family and colleagues to do the same.
Do the editors not even read submissions anymore?
You say that like they ever used to.
This.
Sprint Admits Deceptive 'Half-Off' Deal Really Offers Only 20 Percent Off: http://www.cio.com/article/285...
Sprint Counts on Ignorance with New Half Price Plans: https://www.wirelessweek.com/b...
No, Sprint isn’t really cutting your phone bill in half: http://www.digitaltrends.com/m...
Just what you wanted, yet another adapter to carry just so the device specs can be gamed to say it's another quarter of a millimeter less thick, and you can be sold proprietary accessories at a vastly higher profit margin. AWESOME!
...by not browsing websites whose content creation you are not willing to support. It costs a lot of money to create quality content, and most people are not willing to pay a cent out of their own pocket for it. By blocking the only remaining avenue for content creators to earn a living from their extremely hard work, you are helping put them out of business, or at the very least to replace them with more poorly-written clickbait drivel. I'm sure you won't concede the point, but the simple fact of the matter is that it's wrong.
I had a similar experience.
Reporting the calls to the FCC is a complete waste of time. I've done it myself at least five or six times, and it's a long and tedious process which is followed by precisely zero action whatsoever.
And they still profit. Why? Because robocalls like this help push people into deciding they need unlimited calling in the first place, thereby spurring them to spend more. And because not everybody has unlimited calling, and a large portion of their userbase has their minutes eaten up by this. Whether you personally spend more because of it changes that not one lick.
Or more likely, they'll do nothing at all because they profit every time a robocall hits one of our phones.
And given that PC gaming has only *just* fractionally overtaken console gaming as the dominant platform last year and PS4 has outsold XBone by almost two to one, I'd say that figures are much more like 12 PC gamers to 8 PS4 gamers and 4 XBone gamers. (And many of those PC gamers will simultaneously by PS4 / XBone gamers, so you can already play against them on many of your games.)
Microsoft is hoping its negative PR campaign will spur Sony to give its one-third of console gamers access to the two-thirds of console gamers it has lost in this round of the war. That's the *only* reason for this story, and it's important to remember that. Why should Sony just hand over the keys to Microsoft and surrender their hard-fought advantage? Answer: They shouldn't.
Exactly. This has everything to do with Microsoft trying to remove reasons for people not to buy the XBone, such as that its market share is abysmal compared to that of the PS4, and that XBone buyers thus have far fewer of their friends to play games against.
Not sure why you've gotten modded down, because your post is quite correct. It would be accurate to call it Star Trek-themed. To call it a "reconstruction" is to severely overstate its accuracy.
You know what would enhance your Windows 10 experience even more? Uninstalling it.
This.
/and also, get off my lawn
Except it's not just pushing a button. It's designing, testing, manufacturing and piloting the drone to its target, all of which require a significant investment in new tech for new tech's sake.
Not to mention that the story whose absence he's decrying was posted seven minutes before his comment.
Exactly. This is the fundamental failing of these autonomous modes. Once the car screws up and throws its hands up in despair, since the driver isn't paying attention, they lack any of the information necessary to recover from the incident. They have no awareness of the location of vehicles and objects around them, and no time in which to gather that knowledge. Their response will be ill-informed and likely to continue the crash -- and yet the manufacturer absolves itself of responsibility because "We weren't in control, guv. The driver was, and it's them that crashed."
You forgot "No. I remember the XBone launch debacle and I know Microsoft hates its customers."
You're fine with him deciding that if he dies, he should be replaced by one of the most openly anti-gay men in the country? I'm not.
Fair enough. Mea culpa, but at least I'm not telling them which bathroom they have to use.
He has, as he does with most things, sat on both sides of the fence. In the anti-gay column, he has:
* Supported North Carolina's effort to stop transgender people from using the bathroom matching their identity: "I believe it should be states’ rights and the state should make the decision. They’re more capable of making the decision."
* Repeatedly said that gay people should not be allowed to marry or have benefits that heterosexual couples are entitled to.
* Selected as his intended VP a man who has a long, LONG history of anti-gay voting, including attempting to institute a bill in Indiana that was intended solely to allow discrimination against LGBT individuals.
He's not as bad as many Republicans on this particular topic, no, but he's hardly pro-gay.