There are only two advantages SSD has over spinning media at this time: Access speed and Durability. Storage space is still not up to par, and cost is definitely a weak point. However, technology progresses and we're hitting the limits of the current hard disk technology. SSD technology is definitely the future of most personal storage.
But it won't replace it in all areas. There are still "obsolete" technologies in widespread use due to technical superiority over perceived convenience. No one is going to say digital cameras are lousy, but compared to film, they are simply outmatched. Where is Velvia for digital? Where is Kodachrome? These films have no equal in the digital world except as poorly implemented filters in Photoshop.
Spinning media is going to be with us for a while, and I expect, like film, that eventually prices will go back up and this technology will be a specialty market targeted at high-end users and professionals.
So they close up shop there. They are an INTERNET COMPANY!
As long as they aren't blocked, they can still serve those users in China. And if they aren't blocked, they can still charge for advertising to non-Chinese customers.
I asked this before, and everyone said something to the effect of "THERE ARE BILLIONS OF CHINESE" as a reason why Google should stay. But I'm still not seeing it. Google can operate from anywhere. A local presence provides them very little unless they intend to expand some China-specific business/technology, which they haven't done at all (for any country they are currently in for that matter).
Look, if you're going to use Ricci Flow to complete the proof, we all might as well pack up and go home. It's like the cheat code for all these manifold questions.
The thing that gets me is that TBL designed the internet protocols we use every day. Yet they are so full of plaintext and the technology to process it is all based around slicing and dicing this data up to turn it back into usable binary data that it's amazing we've come this far on such a rickety technology.
That's a whole lot of data without very much actionable information.
I'm not Google, nor am I an ISP. What do I care that Google's bandwidth costs are zero when I'm stuck with my pathetic broadband connection?
It's not even interesting data. The graphs make the whole presentation worse. I felt like I was reading a grad student's thesis, and a really dry one at that.
While there are definite benefits to the XP system, it's a very large departure from the stable and useful 2000 system.
I predict the next step will be a major overhaul of the evaluation system which will be widely hailed as a vast improvement on paper but turn out to be a huge mess and pleasing to no one.
We shouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater here. There could be a perfectly logical reason why kids who play video games are dumber than those who don't.
As these gamers mature into adulthood, I think that any correlation between gaming and real-world performance will be enhanced due to the smarter kids eventually growing out of it.
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There are only two advantages SSD has over spinning media at this time: Access speed and Durability. Storage space is still not up to par, and cost is definitely a weak point. However, technology progresses and we're hitting the limits of the current hard disk technology. SSD technology is definitely the future of most personal storage.
But it won't replace it in all areas. There are still "obsolete" technologies in widespread use due to technical superiority over perceived convenience. No one is going to say digital cameras are lousy, but compared to film, they are simply outmatched. Where is Velvia for digital? Where is Kodachrome? These films have no equal in the digital world except as poorly implemented filters in Photoshop.
Spinning media is going to be with us for a while, and I expect, like film, that eventually prices will go back up and this technology will be a specialty market targeted at high-end users and professionals.
Doesn't have to be. There was a thing we used to do with a jigsaw and 25-watt lightbulb...
But this isn't really an appropriate forum to talk about that.
Who among us has never paid for porn?
I'll call Harvard and have them disband the entire English Literature department.
First?
Gotta post something on-topic... FIRST! LOL
It must be a good thing since there were no nay votes, right?
Or should we believe that debate is a bad thing like we've been told time and again on this Universal Health Care issue.
Force TV newsreaders to wear their underpants on their head.
The best part was the rationale for rejecting this petition:
But if it wasn't!..
New technology is typically smaller, faster, and requires less energy than older technology. The faster we can replace the old stuff, the better.
Maybe instead of training them for a life of drudgery, we could let kids be kids.
I spent my honeymoon in Hawaii. I don't think I ever left the hotel room, much less the hotel.
It was enjoyable, but did I really enjoy Hawaii?
This is a self-selected survey
You're getting relevant responses from people who are already actively interested in discussing the topic? Will wonders never cease?
You take the good. You take the bad. You take them both, and there you have Net Neutrality.
Net Neutrality. When the world never seems to be living up to your dreams, and suddenly you're finding out Net Neutrality isn't all about you.
I'll take your word for it, I suppose...
Chinese government so scary! Booga booga!
So they close up shop there. They are an INTERNET COMPANY!
As long as they aren't blocked, they can still serve those users in China. And if they aren't blocked, they can still charge for advertising to non-Chinese customers.
I asked this before, and everyone said something to the effect of "THERE ARE BILLIONS OF CHINESE" as a reason why Google should stay. But I'm still not seeing it. Google can operate from anywhere. A local presence provides them very little unless they intend to expand some China-specific business/technology, which they haven't done at all (for any country they are currently in for that matter).
Language evolves, like hardware requirements...
I don't mean to complain, but it would be nice to have a picture.
Even if the object is invisible...
Look, if you're going to use Ricci Flow to complete the proof, we all might as well pack up and go home. It's like the cheat code for all these manifold questions.
The thing that gets me is that TBL designed the internet protocols we use every day. Yet they are so full of plaintext and the technology to process it is all based around slicing and dicing this data up to turn it back into usable binary data that it's amazing we've come this far on such a rickety technology.
That's a whole lot of data without very much actionable information.
I'm not Google, nor am I an ISP. What do I care that Google's bandwidth costs are zero when I'm stuck with my pathetic broadband connection?
It's not even interesting data. The graphs make the whole presentation worse. I felt like I was reading a grad student's thesis, and a really dry one at that.
While there are definite benefits to the XP system, it's a very large departure from the stable and useful 2000 system.
I predict the next step will be a major overhaul of the evaluation system which will be widely hailed as a vast improvement on paper but turn out to be a huge mess and pleasing to no one.
How does waiting for a publisher to loosen DRM equate to fighting DRM?
Gandhi and King taught non-violent resistance, but you can win against human beings. You can't win against a profit motive.
The list of sources at the bottom of most entries is a great starting point for research.
Who would have thought it?
Rush jobs typically exhibit signs of low quality and lack of attention to detail.
We shouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater here. There could be a perfectly logical reason why kids who play video games are dumber than those who don't.
As these gamers mature into adulthood, I think that any correlation between gaming and real-world performance will be enhanced due to the smarter kids eventually growing out of it.