Once it's converted to PDF, it's no longer a Powerpoint presentation, it's just a presentation. Or a slideshow, or a slide deck. Powerpoint is just the name of the MS Office software used to create slideshows.
If I print out a report I made in MS Word, it's not a "Word report".
Considering the gasoline cost savings are based on a number of years of not buying gas, I'd expect the price would already take into account the increase in gasoline prices.
Now what about the increase in electricity prices?
Assuming TFA's argument is correct (which I wouldn't necessarily), isn't that the same problem that crippled Microsoft when they just rode the Windows XP gravy train because "hey, people are still buying it"?
It's called net-widening. They say it will save lots of money because new technology Y costs less than existing technology X, but really they just end up using X and Y.
It may be technically true, but that doesn't make it relevant to an article about Wikileaks. It's also true that he's allegedly blonde, but the article doesn't mention that either. I think it's also true that he has never publicly denounced killing of all smurfs. Should that be mentioned? It's technically true.
Usually when an article is written about, say, the latest top 10 list on David Letterman, he wouldn't be introduced as "Comedian and admitted adulterer David Letterman"
Sounds like Costco, or any of those other stores that require you to show ID or your receipt on entry/exit (none of which, thankfully, I have had the displeasure of patronizing personally).
then again, if they kept all their old baseball cards they'd be rich off of those too
They are valuable specifically because so many people didn't keep them.
Children's bicycles from the early 1900s are an example. Something like two girls' bikes were built for every hundred boys' bikes. However, because girls kept theirs clean and in good condition, they are not worth as much as the boys' bikes, which were ridden to the breaking point.
"Your honor, if this organization is allowed to republish this work without us successfully suing them, we will not get the money we would have from suing them!"
I guess the idiot kids who can't learn for shit because they grew up with computers have gotten to the age where they're idiot adults who can't teach for shit.
I can't find the graph, but there's one online somewhere that shows the difference between flight, car, rail, and ship efficiency, and it looks like an exponential growth curve.
If you take for granted that your goods must be transported the same distance, yes. There are other options, like producing goods more locally (which might have higher non-energy costs due to higher standards of labour and pollution regulation, which are uncounted externalities in the build-in-a-poor-country-and-ship-it-here option).
It's not so much an irrational fear of flying, it's a fear of not being in control of your own safety. Everyone thinks they're a safe driver and therefore on the safe edge of the bell curve when it comes to risks of driving. On an airplane, you can do everything to maximize your safety, at the end of the day, you have to trust that the pilot, mechanics, manufacturer, airline, inspectors, regulators, etc. are all doing their jobs properly, and that no extraneous factor (like unforeseen weather or terrorism) enters into the mix.
Statistically, you're safer on a per-distance basis, but human risk determination has a hard time balancing out these two situations.
Just skim over it, paying attention to only every couple of words, and let your brain fill in the gaps. It won't be the same as what the summary says, but there's a 50/50 chance what you read will be a more accurate description of the article.
I'm the reverse. I like how it can open in the browser on Windows, but I'm frustrated it doesn't do the same on OS X (which requires us to keep a Windows box around to print waybills for shipping). This helps differentiate between PDFs I opened from the internet versus those I opened locally. I can also keep those in the former category grouped in related html/pdf tabs in my browser.
In Windows, if you want to open the PDF in a separate window, just right-click the file and click "download". I'm pretty sure you get asked what you want to do with it (open/save), at least in Mozilla there is.
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A 10-page Powerpoint presentation (PDF)
Did anybody else kinda wince at that?
Yes.
Once it's converted to PDF, it's no longer a Powerpoint presentation, it's just a presentation. Or a slideshow, or a slide deck. Powerpoint is just the name of the MS Office software used to create slideshows.
If I print out a report I made in MS Word, it's not a "Word report".
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"Pork tube" sounds like it should already be a euphemism for.... er, part of the female anatomy.
Don't know what kind of "females" you've hooked up with, but the ones around here typically don't have sausages.
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Citizens of Washington: barrels are no more!
Enter the age of pork-tube politics!
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Considering the gasoline cost savings are based on a number of years of not buying gas, I'd expect the price would already take into account the increase in gasoline prices.
Now what about the increase in electricity prices?
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You expect to be able to watch it for free
This is not an option.
I would be very interested to see what would happen if YouTube gave users the option of paying for ad-free videos.
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How much does it cost to rent a bulldozer? "Never" could be an accurate answer, yes?
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Assuming TFA's argument is correct (which I wouldn't necessarily), isn't that the same problem that crippled Microsoft when they just rode the Windows XP gravy train because "hey, people are still buying it"?
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It's called net-widening. They say it will save lots of money because new technology Y costs less than existing technology X, but really they just end up using X and Y.
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It may be technically true, but that doesn't make it relevant to an article about Wikileaks. It's also true that he's allegedly blonde, but the article doesn't mention that either. I think it's also true that he has never publicly denounced killing of all smurfs. Should that be mentioned? It's technically true.
Usually when an article is written about, say, the latest top 10 list on David Letterman, he wouldn't be introduced as "Comedian and admitted adulterer David Letterman"
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Interesting, they put your girlfriend through the nudie scanner but not you?
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Sounds like Costco, or any of those other stores that require you to show ID or your receipt on entry/exit (none of which, thankfully, I have had the displeasure of patronizing personally).
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I honestly do not know why the TSA hasn't even openly considered bomb dogs as an acceptable alternative to full-body scanners.
There aren't enough dogs trained to detect nail clippers.
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$666.66 -- could Steve Jobs make it any clearer that he is the devil? ;-)
With a third decimal place! Accounting departments, beware!
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then again, if they kept all their old baseball cards they'd be rich off of those too
They are valuable specifically because so many people didn't keep them.
Children's bicycles from the early 1900s are an example. Something like two girls' bikes were built for every hundred boys' bikes. However, because girls kept theirs clean and in good condition, they are not worth as much as the boys' bikes, which were ridden to the breaking point.
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How is that hard to prove?
"Your honor, if this organization is allowed to republish this work without us successfully suing them, we will not get the money we would have from suing them!"
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I guess the idiot kids who can't learn for shit because they grew up with computers have gotten to the age where they're idiot adults who can't teach for shit.
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I can't find the graph, but there's one online somewhere that shows the difference between flight, car, rail, and ship efficiency, and it looks like an exponential growth curve.
If you take for granted that your goods must be transported the same distance, yes. There are other options, like producing goods more locally (which might have higher non-energy costs due to higher standards of labour and pollution regulation, which are uncounted externalities in the build-in-a-poor-country-and-ship-it-here option).
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Because folks have an irrational fear of flying.
It's not so much an irrational fear of flying, it's a fear of not being in control of your own safety. Everyone thinks they're a safe driver and therefore on the safe edge of the bell curve when it comes to risks of driving. On an airplane, you can do everything to maximize your safety, at the end of the day, you have to trust that the pilot, mechanics, manufacturer, airline, inspectors, regulators, etc. are all doing their jobs properly, and that no extraneous factor (like unforeseen weather or terrorism) enters into the mix.
Statistically, you're safer on a per-distance basis, but human risk determination has a hard time balancing out these two situations.
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You're right; they should have said "largest known spy satellite".
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In response, the Russians have announced their response--a satellite so big, they plan to launch the Earth off of it.
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Just skim over it, paying attention to only every couple of words, and let your brain fill in the gaps. It won't be the same as what the summary says, but there's a 50/50 chance what you read will be a more accurate description of the article.
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And they both lived in the White House, too! ZOMG, they're exactly the same!
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I'm the reverse. I like how it can open in the browser on Windows, but I'm frustrated it doesn't do the same on OS X (which requires us to keep a Windows box around to print waybills for shipping). This helps differentiate between PDFs I opened from the internet versus those I opened locally. I can also keep those in the former category grouped in related html/pdf tabs in my browser.
In Windows, if you want to open the PDF in a separate window, just right-click the file and click "download". I'm pretty sure you get asked what you want to do with it (open/save), at least in Mozilla there is.
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So if this is child molestation, then would it not be kiddie porn for the parents to take and distribute videos of it?
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The head of the TSA said today that they want to expand into ground transportation as well. They'll find a way to grope you one way or another.
Unless you can afford the time and/or money to drive there yourself or hire a private jet.
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