Yep, hence my questioning his assertion that ceiling fans "often" use 150-watt halogens. I've never seen a single ceiling fan use that type. Sadly it seems he can't be bothered to answer.
Where on Earth have you seen ceiling fans using that bulb? Everything I've seen these days uses those infuriating little E12 bulbs which until recently weren't available in Cree TrueWhite series, but thankfully now are. Best LED bulbs out there hands down, although I've had about a 5-10% failure rate (two bulbs dead in total but both from the same it'll in a bathroom so probably condensation-related.) In fact I'm pretty sure I read that Bush II signed a law requiring use of E12 bulbs in ceiling fans.
Also, most of my software doesn't run in the cloud. A tiny fraction of what I use my computer for is done online, but the overwhelming majority is still done locally and doesn't even need a constant internet connection. (Wouldn't *need* one at all, except for licensing checks.)
Because good doesn't actually need "250,000 times more storage space than the entire digital universe today." Evil, though, would love to have it so that every single thing you do online can be permanently recorded on your profile for use as a cudgel by the government should you step out of line, and as a monetization tool by big business should you remain in check.
They're not walking back from what they offered. They never promised to offer this plan to new customers forever, and existing customers' plans continue to be honored. Where's your problem?
You went four years without bothering to upgrade from your lowly 386? The 486 came out in 1989, and the first Pentium didn't arrive until four years later in 1993...
...to offer to bring back a tiny, tiny fraction of the vast sum they've avoided paying a cent in taxes on so they can get some good PR and hope we ignore the rest of the money they've stolen from the US public. (And make no mistake, tax evasion is just another form of theft, with the victim being society.)
Their phones are overpriced shit too. There is nothing you could do to persuade me to swap my Android-based Sony phone and tablet for an iOS one. Apple's mobile OS is childish, limited and hobbled; Android is far, far more satisfying and capable for power users.
Just because you were overpaying for Verizon or don't actually use mobile data much, that doesn't make Project Fi a good deal. I'd be paying *far* more for Project Fi than I am for T-Mobile, based on my current usage.
Yep, and even if they didn't sound hopelessly artificial and robotic, they don't really sound *that* close to the people they're supposed to be anyway. Somewhat close, but hardly professional impersonator close.
...isn't whether they fixed the exploits or not. The real question is how many more exploits were added at the NSA's behest alongside these new patches.
Prepare to be surprised. You don't stop shipping a product in April if you intend to continue selling it the following year. Another NES Classic Edition-like product -- probably with stronger DRM -- may well be back. This one most definitely won't be.
Exactly. It was one thing when internet providers new that the rule was coming, because it wasn't worth the investment in a program that would soon be canceled. Now that the rule has been canceled, you can be 100% certain that Comcast and its ilk will be monetizing you in every way they can, disingenuous statements about not selling your data be damned. (Of course they're not selling the actual browsing histories of their users, because they'd be selling the keys to the kingdom. What they'll sell is customized reports on your browsing behavior. The report on you that your medical insurance company buys will be different from the one that your would-be next employer buys, because they'll both be interested in different things.
There'sâ a big difference between a primary (where you are allowed to use almost any method you like to choose your candidate) and an election (where intentionally disenfranchising one candidate is not allowed). Apparently you don't know that difference.
*sigh* It's significantly more efficient to externalize your emissions, rather than trying to drag emissions control hardware around town and match the efficiency of a power station in a mobile vehicle.
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Yep, hence my questioning his assertion that ceiling fans "often" use 150-watt halogens. I've never seen a single ceiling fan use that type. Sadly it seems he can't be bothered to answer.
Yep. It's nice when the game is carefully rigged and gerrymandered in your favor so you can win even when you're the unpopular party, isn't it?
/sarcasm, in case it isn't obvious
Mod parent up! Where are my mod points when I need some?
Where on Earth have you seen ceiling fans using that bulb? Everything I've seen these days uses those infuriating little E12 bulbs which until recently weren't available in Cree TrueWhite series, but thankfully now are. Best LED bulbs out there hands down, although I've had about a 5-10% failure rate (two bulbs dead in total but both from the same it'll in a bathroom so probably condensation-related.) In fact I'm pretty sure I read that Bush II signed a law requiring use of E12 bulbs in ceiling fans.
Yes, they do. Your taxi has a set rate for every mile driven, a set rate for every minute of waiting, and a set rate for any addons like baggage etc.
Also, most of my software doesn't run in the cloud. A tiny fraction of what I use my computer for is done online, but the overwhelming majority is still done locally and doesn't even need a constant internet connection. (Wouldn't *need* one at all, except for licensing checks.)
Because good doesn't actually need "250,000 times more storage space than the entire digital universe today." Evil, though, would love to have it so that every single thing you do online can be permanently recorded on your profile for use as a cudgel by the government should you step out of line, and as a monetization tool by big business should you remain in check.
They're not walking back from what they offered. They never promised to offer this plan to new customers forever, and existing customers' plans continue to be honored. Where's your problem?
You went four years without bothering to upgrade from your lowly 386? The 486 came out in 1989, and the first Pentium didn't arrive until four years later in 1993...
...to offer to bring back a tiny, tiny fraction of the vast sum they've avoided paying a cent in taxes on so they can get some good PR and hope we ignore the rest of the money they've stolen from the US public. (And make no mistake, tax evasion is just another form of theft, with the victim being society.)
You do realize it's possible to change the operating system a machine ships with, right?
You realize there are plenty of other operating system choices which provide update control without the drawbacks of using Apple products, right?
Their phones are overpriced shit too. There is nothing you could do to persuade me to swap my Android-based Sony phone and tablet for an iOS one. Apple's mobile OS is childish, limited and hobbled; Android is far, far more satisfying and capable for power users.
Just because you were overpaying for Verizon or don't actually use mobile data much, that doesn't make Project Fi a good deal. I'd be paying *far* more for Project Fi than I am for T-Mobile, based on my current usage.
Project Fi is also limited to just a couple of handsets, and *far* more expensive unless you don't use much data.
That'd be +10 stars more than they deserve, on a 1-5 star scale.
Yep, and even if they didn't sound hopelessly artificial and robotic, they don't really sound *that* close to the people they're supposed to be anyway. Somewhat close, but hardly professional impersonator close.
...isn't whether they fixed the exploits or not. The real question is how many more exploits were added at the NSA's behest alongside these new patches.
I am a Brit who left 18 years ago, and have never heard that expression used except by Indians and Brits who were mocking / copying Indians.
Prepare to be surprised. You don't stop shipping a product in April if you intend to continue selling it the following year. Another NES Classic Edition-like product -- probably with stronger DRM -- may well be back. This one most definitely won't be.
Exactly. It was one thing when internet providers new that the rule was coming, because it wasn't worth the investment in a program that would soon be canceled. Now that the rule has been canceled, you can be 100% certain that Comcast and its ilk will be monetizing you in every way they can, disingenuous statements about not selling your data be damned. (Of course they're not selling the actual browsing histories of their users, because they'd be selling the keys to the kingdom. What they'll sell is customized reports on your browsing behavior. The report on you that your medical insurance company buys will be different from the one that your would-be next employer buys, because they'll both be interested in different things.
And this, ladies and gents, is what a partisan hack looks like when modeling his shiny new tinfoil hat.
There'sâ a big difference between a primary (where you are allowed to use almost any method you like to choose your candidate) and an election (where intentionally disenfranchising one candidate is not allowed). Apparently you don't know that difference.
*sigh* It's significantly more efficient to externalize your emissions, rather than trying to drag emissions control hardware around town and match the efficiency of a power station in a mobile vehicle.