Yes, because I obviously bought my PS3 for the great internet browser...
That's not really the point.
"Bricked" came from the idea that the piece of hardware is "as useful as a brick" because it's unable to operate *at all*.
Now, obviously this sort of thing greatly reduces the usefulness of the device, but your statement itself shows that the device is *not*bricked*. Just broken.
It's hard to convince a Creationist that science is on their side, they don't even realize the irony inherent in the fact that their ability to communicate with each other is, by and large, facilitated by systems created via science.
Well, I tend to not buy boards for their "overclocking", though I get where your mind is on the thought process.
I tend to research and buy no-frill boards that review well (i.e. the last one I had that was rock solid until it flat out failed was an Intel D975XBX2).
Ironically, the systems that end up lasting the longest I end up eventually giving away to friends (i.e. - not a homebrew, but I got a used Thinkpad with a P-100 in it back in 1997 which I gave away 10 years later to a friend -- battery didn't work anymore, but the thing still ran win98 enough for Diablo II to work).
They're not holding the information hostage. They still have it, from the same source they uploaded it from.
Saying that every service should be *required* to have a particular export to every other service is a good way to run banks, but not necessarily every business with user generated content.
Ditto here, from experience. My home brews just keep on going, and going, and going, while the pretty store bought machines that the wife likes fall apart.
They definitely can, but don't necessarily. I've had my share of dead components in homebrew machines over the years, that's for sure, and from reputable manufs. I've had ASUS and Intel boards just conk out. Not often, not all the time, but it happens, and it's no less annoying then, either.
Expandability is always a buggaboo, but, some of the low-end Dells are stupidly inexpensive for being very decent computers. I almost found myself buying one a year ago for general computing use.
You're either building or paying out the nose (or both) for power, though. That's not changed at all.
That RMN and Denver Post were essentially owned by the same parent company. Wasn't really a loss, given that neither paper has been particularly good for quite a while now.
I was hoping to hear an answer on more of a philosophy or philosophy of science level, rather than on Judge Judy fan level.
Your query was on the "how do we know that intangible pink unicorns don't run the universe?" level. Unless there's evidence that would indicate such a thing happened, it's not worth thinking about in a *scientific* way.
If you wanna think about it while toking up, be my guest.
I used to be like you, chomping at the bit to make sure that people knew that *I* was technically right and the world was wrong.
Take it from someone who has been there: being chill and takin' it easy, not gettin' stressed out by the little things, makes life much better. It also reduces the tin-foil budget by quite a bit.
You can die from a lot of things, but in this case, the device doesn't meet the criteria of the weapon having a "primary function" of causing permanent blindness for purposes of the Geneva Conventions.
It's true that the GC warranty is, indeed, exceptional. Though I've been told the Microcenter warranty is also pretty darn good.
I suspect that the reason the salesperson was able to sell the customer the Comcast HD setup was because of the SD-crappiness issue on HDTVs. I don't see any real ethical problem there.
You're correct, though, that the salesperson was probably untrained, but I didn't see anything really wrong with that particular sales transaction (unless they sold them a Monster cable surge suppressor, then we'll need to get some oranges and a sock and meet the salesperson out back).
As someone who has been, has worked for, and associates with merchants, I'll ID every time someone I don't know purchases something that is above a hundred dollars or so. As will most merchants. I'm not worried about losing a paranoid freak's single transaction, because it saves me money in the long run.
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Exactly.
Yes, because I obviously bought my PS3 for the great internet browser...
That's not really the point.
"Bricked" came from the idea that the piece of hardware is "as useful as a brick" because it's unable to operate *at all*.
Now, obviously this sort of thing greatly reduces the usefulness of the device, but your statement itself shows that the device is *not*bricked*. Just broken.
I don't think these are really "bricked" consoles, are they? They boot, but they malfunction. That's not "bricking" anything.
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It could be the Pee-Wee football team.
It's hard to convince a Creationist that science is on their side, they don't even realize the irony inherent in the fact that their ability to communicate with each other is, by and large, facilitated by systems created via science.
thinkpads themselves are fairly highend...
Were, it seems. The words I hear on the Lenovo versions are not particularly glowing.
Well, I tend to not buy boards for their "overclocking", though I get where your mind is on the thought process.
I tend to research and buy no-frill boards that review well (i.e. the last one I had that was rock solid until it flat out failed was an Intel D975XBX2).
Ironically, the systems that end up lasting the longest I end up eventually giving away to friends (i.e. - not a homebrew, but I got a used Thinkpad with a P-100 in it back in 1997 which I gave away 10 years later to a friend -- battery didn't work anymore, but the thing still ran win98 enough for Diablo II to work).
They're not holding the information hostage. They still have it, from the same source they uploaded it from.
Saying that every service should be *required* to have a particular export to every other service is a good way to run banks, but not necessarily every business with user generated content.
Ditto here, from experience. My home brews just keep on going, and going, and going, while the pretty store bought machines that the wife likes fall apart.
They definitely can, but don't necessarily. I've had my share of dead components in homebrew machines over the years, that's for sure, and from reputable manufs. I've had ASUS and Intel boards just conk out. Not often, not all the time, but it happens, and it's no less annoying then, either.
Expandability is always a buggaboo, but, some of the low-end Dells are stupidly inexpensive for being very decent computers. I almost found myself buying one a year ago for general computing use.
You're either building or paying out the nose (or both) for power, though. That's not changed at all.
That RMN and Denver Post were essentially owned by the same parent company. Wasn't really a loss, given that neither paper has been particularly good for quite a while now.
You have a problem with actual, non-troll logic concepts.
I was hoping to hear an answer on more of a philosophy or philosophy of science level, rather than on Judge Judy fan level.
Your query was on the "how do we know that intangible pink unicorns don't run the universe?" level. Unless there's evidence that would indicate such a thing happened, it's not worth thinking about in a *scientific* way.
If you wanna think about it while toking up, be my guest.
I've always found the "simulation" theory (a.k.a. Descartes' Evil Genius/Demon) both incredibly lame and incredibly compelling. It is a conundrum.
Textbook publishers are swimming in so much cash that it's fucking absurd. It should actually be criminal.
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Just because some product is expensive, doesn't mean the company that produces it is profitable.
She couldn't even get them used because for some reason, books that have already been registered aren't usable for her classes.
Often this is because there's some online errata or other additional material, that is accessible via a code in the book.
But, and this isn't always widely known, you usually can go to that same website and get a new, valid code if you buy the book used.
I used to be like you, chomping at the bit to make sure that people knew that *I* was technically right and the world was wrong.
Take it from someone who has been there: being chill and takin' it easy, not gettin' stressed out by the little things, makes life much better. It also reduces the tin-foil budget by quite a bit.
Enjoy your shortened lifespan from your high blood pressure.
Did you have a traumatic childhood? You appear to have "i need to have control of the world around me" issues.
You can die from a lot of things, but in this case, the device doesn't meet the criteria of the weapon having a "primary function" of causing permanent blindness for purposes of the Geneva Conventions.
And doesn't the Geneva Convention specifically ban weapons where the primary purpose is blinding people?
Permanent, not temporary. Otherwise flash-bangs could be considered banned weapons, for example... or, really bright spotlights.
Sounds like a lot of work, when a quick format as Windows 2003's install will take about 15 seconds.
Somewhat irrelevant now, of course, since Vista and Windows 7 handle foreign MBRs just fine.
It's true that the GC warranty is, indeed, exceptional. Though I've been told the Microcenter warranty is also pretty darn good.
I suspect that the reason the salesperson was able to sell the customer the Comcast HD setup was because of the SD-crappiness issue on HDTVs. I don't see any real ethical problem there.
You're correct, though, that the salesperson was probably untrained, but I didn't see anything really wrong with that particular sales transaction (unless they sold them a Monster cable surge suppressor, then we'll need to get some oranges and a sock and meet the salesperson out back).
As someone who has been, has worked for, and associates with merchants, I'll ID every time someone I don't know purchases something that is above a hundred dollars or so. As will most merchants. I'm not worried about losing a paranoid freak's single transaction, because it saves me money in the long run.
Enjoy your backyard bunker.
Anyone with a modicum of intellect can be trained to do IT work, as many people can be trained to do farm work or become a teache
They can't be trained to be good IT staff. That's the difference.
Good teachers get recognition, and "farmers" as people think about them are less and less common in the first world.
Whereas, everything the people who *do* get recognition for, is because of competent (or better) IT staff. We *are* that important to the first world.