As you presumably are aware, Universal owns the valuable copyrights and intellectual property in and to an assortment the theatrical motion picture "Serenity" and all images contained therein
Wait, first they revive a hit show in movie format, treat it like garbage, rely on it's fanbase for marketing (which really shuts out the mass majority because viral advertizing doesn't hit the masses...), express shock and horror that it tanked, let it die...
Well, then you just have someone use the online booking system to see if there's still a seat available and, if so, where, then call you. I know United has this option. Pretty sure NWA does too.
Let's pretend for a moment that Internet Explorer isn't the default web-browser built into Windows and instead, users are presented with a choice on first login (e.g. a message asking 'How would you like to browse the internet? MSIE, Firefox, Opera').
OK, I'll pretend. My first question is when we ask users this question... if it's in 1995, then Opera isn't on the list...and neither is Firefox.
Skipping the obligatory 'Well, if it's 95, Netscape is a choice' comment that's been mentioned, how can someone actively update a static installation? In fact, the first cds of XP, even cds with SP1 included, wouldn't have had Firefox included as an option. How can we pick Fox as an option if our system restore CD is from a 2004 Dell? We'd still have to use IE to download it.
Would MS be responsible for alerting you to updates of your other browsers? While I'm sure most of us would say no, to the general public, I would imagine the thought process would be, "Windows installed it, they should take care of it." And going back to 95, Netscape didn't have an automatic update solution as far as I can remember. They might have been stuck with 2.0 while IE was being upgraded through updates and developed a dislike to Netscape turning them off of 3rd party browers.
I can understand our want to have alternates included, but is just including them enough? Should they offer a second cd with additional packages? At this point, I don't think windows has the setup infrastructure to handle 3rd party programs.
Simply offering alternatives just isn't enough, I think. It doesn't help that presses of XP variants are few and far between, but even if they weren't how easy would it be to get a new CD of XP? If it's up to MS, I bet a new CD would mean a new sale. You can't exactly download a new ISO every couple months for reinstalling.
Politicians don't know the ins and outs of their field any more than CxO:s know the details of their company operations. They rely on having people that are experts in their field give the needed input. Is that perfect? No, but, unlike the alternative, it is actually possible to implement.
The problem, as I see it, is it seems they take the advice from the experts and throw it out anyway. I find it difficult to believe anyone could be against net neutrality if they heard it explained rationally and clearly (well, as long as they side with their constituants and not their backers).
I see this as a tech support rep. People *think* they know what's wrong with their system despite not having a clue and they take offense when you try to explain otherwise. They can't fathom that there might be topics they have to defer to the experts on.
"a couple more steps" easily locks out the majority of people, whether from lack of understanding or lack of motivation. The general public wants one program to do everything by itself.
From a strictly financial standpoint it would make more sense to buy the PS3, which Sony is subsidizing, rather than the Wii, which Nintendo makes a profit on.
From a financial standpoint, I will believe that if I can strip the PS3 for parts and sell them back at market value, otherwise I still have a net loss of $500.
But given the focus on premium specs for power infrastructure, data center builders may be wary of relying on used generators or units that are smaller than those found at competing providers.
Accurate or not, some people that matter in the decision making process like the feeling of having a new shiny regardless.
Well, converting an existing engine gives you the same, if not more, concerns as getting a used generator. As TFA mentioned, there's no problem finding used 2MW generators, but it's the stigma of using used equipment period.
Add to that the changes and parts necessary to change engines geared to creating propulsion to engines geared to creating electricity.
I doubt any company who considers their data center a key component of thier infrastructure to risk their backup solution on an untested refurbished generator.
No, it's because Sony has filed suits against Lik-Sang in nearly every country of Europe.
Lik-Sang can either (a) try to defend themselves in the entirety of Europe and get sucked dry, most likely negatively hurting their customers or (b) accept defeat and shut down gracefully, going out with style.
They don't have the warchest Sony does, and Sony knows it.
Sony wasn't going after Lik-Sang on their home turf. Sony was hitting them at their weak spot: their market, and Sony has massive power in Lik-Sang's target market.
If producers had nothing to do with the end product, though, mentioning the names Berman and Braga to trekkies would be inconsequential rather than invoke frothing at the mouth.
I don't play, so I could be way off on this analogy. I'd like to think of it like savings bonds. They accrue interest, but you only get taxed when you cash out. You can inherit them, pass them around, give them away, whatever, they're only worth is paper until you cash them. Thus, people trading in game things should only get taxed if they cash out.
What I'd be concerned about is if they start letting the IRS audit our virtual characters, where does it end? Can we declare bankruptcy if a character gets erased? Can I use my in game assets as collateral towards a loan: would the bank accept my +3 Sword of Fiery Death if I default on my Prius loan? Can I take a mortgage out on a castle? A second mortgage?
If they crack the floodgates, expect the impending flood. There's people smart enough to abuse the system and they will and Congress is just going to look more stupid as they patch up their VIRTUAL tax laws to prevent abuse.
Plus the headlines would be hilarious. 'Man declares bankruptcy after virtual character stolen' "My house loan was dependant on my online estate.!"
Most of us don't expect MS to release secure and bugfree software. What we don't expect is such blatent reaming of their customer base. Treat the user as a criminal, and they have to become one anyway.
MS is turning into an *AA in their business practice: Their cash cows are dying and instead of looking for new interpretations to their products, they refuse to believe their model is incorrect and enact strongarm tactics to keep people locked in. WGA, legal courses and even not-so-subtle threats documented as research.
It's not working for the *AAs; it won't work for their software.
Just re-read your first post, I didn't specifically see optical scan done on site, but if that's what you mean by computer backup, I'll go for it. Scan, view a readout, if it matches what you expect, confirm it, otherwise trash the ballot and get a new one.
As long as there's two sets onsite, I'll go for it. Won't like it, but I'll accept it. (Touch screens remind me of Star Trek...)
I always considered one plus to the electronic voting is that votes do NOT get lost or misplaced in a landfill (see Haiti). Don't see why they can't be stored (a) electronically, (b) on a printout that gets saved with a 2D barcode hash that can get scanned (keeps people from 'tweaking' the printout) as well as the results, and a receipt for the user. Heck, there can be an internal printout as well.
There can even be a reader that you can scan the barcode at before you manually deposit it and verify it says what you think it should.
Paper votes have one trail. If it breaks, well... SOL.
At least the elected representatives have at least a basic understanding of lawmaking and its repurcussions. As well, they act as a buffer between the lawbook and this week's media-fed clamor to "think of the children!".
Explain the umpteen state laws passed to curb the sales of 'violent video games'...and where they were summarily ruled unconstitutional by the judicial branch.
Even more important, representatives serve as a point of accountability. Their name and reputation are associated with their votes and actions, and this must have at least a slight restraining effect.
Votes and actions are used both for and against. I won't go into details, mostly because it's a pain to go back, but check out http://www.factcheck.org/ (not.com, like Cheney said back in '04) and check out all the ways voting records are misused, misinterpreted and flat out lied about. And then wonder how people don't look this up and call them on it.
(My personal favorite is how Reps call out Dems for "voting to raise taxes" when the actual vote was a 'Nay' on a tax decrease)
Problem is, in my HS Government/Civics class, I was taught democracy was "Majority Rule, Minority Rights." I used to be so idealistic and naive...
Anyway, it falls apart where we don't live in a democracy. We live in a democratic republic. Very important distinction. The people do not make the laws in the US (outside of the rare ballot initiative), the people elect representatives to make the laws.
Maybe what we need is to get people to stop throwing around the word "democracy" like a placebo.
A wise sage once quipped, and I'm sure I'll mangle the quote horribly, "Anyone capable of getting themselves elected president should on no account be allowed to do the job."
I'd expand that to 'elected to public office' myself...
Thing is, no matter how far in advance you plan, you'll always be down to the wire if you plan to put the latest and greatest in. One reason why Nintendo's having no problems is they're mostly using off the shelf components.
Those diodes have been a major stumbling block with the PS3, and before that, the Cell. Dunno what the XBox's problem was, but it had some shortage...
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As you presumably are aware, Universal owns the valuable copyrights and intellectual property in and to an assortment the theatrical motion picture "Serenity" and all images contained therein
Wait, first they revive a hit show in movie format, treat it like garbage, rely on it's fanbase for marketing (which really shuts out the mass majority because viral advertizing doesn't hit the masses...), express shock and horror that it tanked, let it die...
And now they call it valuable?
Make up your mind, Universal!
Well, then you just have someone use the online booking system to see if there's still a seat available and, if so, where, then call you. I know United has this option. Pretty sure NWA does too.
Plus anyone who wants a PS2 probably already has it by now.
Guess I lucked out that I never replaced the tape deck in mine with a CD player.
Let's pretend for a moment that Internet Explorer isn't the default web-browser built into Windows and instead, users are presented with a choice on first login (e.g. a message asking 'How would you like to browse the internet? MSIE, Firefox, Opera').
OK, I'll pretend. My first question is when we ask users this question... if it's in 1995, then Opera isn't on the list...and neither is Firefox.
Skipping the obligatory 'Well, if it's 95, Netscape is a choice' comment that's been mentioned, how can someone actively update a static installation? In fact, the first cds of XP, even cds with SP1 included, wouldn't have had Firefox included as an option. How can we pick Fox as an option if our system restore CD is from a 2004 Dell? We'd still have to use IE to download it.
Would MS be responsible for alerting you to updates of your other browsers? While I'm sure most of us would say no, to the general public, I would imagine the thought process would be, "Windows installed it, they should take care of it." And going back to 95, Netscape didn't have an automatic update solution as far as I can remember. They might have been stuck with 2.0 while IE was being upgraded through updates and developed a dislike to Netscape turning them off of 3rd party browers.
I can understand our want to have alternates included, but is just including them enough? Should they offer a second cd with additional packages? At this point, I don't think windows has the setup infrastructure to handle 3rd party programs.
Simply offering alternatives just isn't enough, I think. It doesn't help that presses of XP variants are few and far between, but even if they weren't how easy would it be to get a new CD of XP? If it's up to MS, I bet a new CD would mean a new sale. You can't exactly download a new ISO every couple months for reinstalling.
Politicians don't know the ins and outs of their field any more than CxO:s know the details of their company operations. They rely on having people that are experts in their field give the needed input. Is that perfect? No, but, unlike the alternative, it is actually possible to implement.
The problem, as I see it, is it seems they take the advice from the experts and throw it out anyway. I find it difficult to believe anyone could be against net neutrality if they heard it explained rationally and clearly (well, as long as they side with their constituants and not their backers).
I see this as a tech support rep. People *think* they know what's wrong with their system despite not having a clue and they take offense when you try to explain otherwise. They can't fathom that there might be topics they have to defer to the experts on.
"a couple more steps" easily locks out the majority of people, whether from lack of understanding or lack of motivation. The general public wants one program to do everything by itself.
From a strictly financial standpoint it would make more sense to buy the PS3, which Sony is subsidizing, rather than the Wii, which Nintendo makes a profit on.
From a financial standpoint, I will believe that if I can strip the PS3 for parts and sell them back at market value, otherwise I still have a net loss of $500.
I'm just pulling that argument from the article.
But given the focus on premium specs for power infrastructure, data center builders may be wary of relying on used generators or units that are smaller than those found at competing providers.
Accurate or not, some people that matter in the decision making process like the feeling of having a new shiny regardless.
I'll be darned...
-- considers himself educated
Well, converting an existing engine gives you the same, if not more, concerns as getting a used generator. As TFA mentioned, there's no problem finding used 2MW generators, but it's the stigma of using used equipment period.
Add to that the changes and parts necessary to change engines geared to creating propulsion to engines geared to creating electricity.
I doubt any company who considers their data center a key component of thier infrastructure to risk their backup solution on an untested refurbished generator.
No, it's because Sony has filed suits against Lik-Sang in nearly every country of Europe.
Lik-Sang can either (a) try to defend themselves in the entirety of Europe and get sucked dry, most likely negatively hurting their customers or (b) accept defeat and shut down gracefully, going out with style.
They don't have the warchest Sony does, and Sony knows it.
Sony wasn't going after Lik-Sang on their home turf. Sony was hitting them at their weak spot: their market, and Sony has massive power in Lik-Sang's target market.
If producers had nothing to do with the end product, though, mentioning the names Berman and Braga to trekkies would be inconsequential rather than invoke frothing at the mouth.
Thought that was Baywatch: The Movie, which got Pamela Anderson her acting Oscar.
I don't play, so I could be way off on this analogy. I'd like to think of it like savings bonds. They accrue interest, but you only get taxed when you cash out. You can inherit them, pass them around, give them away, whatever, they're only worth is paper until you cash them. Thus, people trading in game things should only get taxed if they cash out.
What I'd be concerned about is if they start letting the IRS audit our virtual characters, where does it end? Can we declare bankruptcy if a character gets erased? Can I use my in game assets as collateral towards a loan: would the bank accept my +3 Sword of Fiery Death if I default on my Prius loan? Can I take a mortgage out on a castle? A second mortgage?
If they crack the floodgates, expect the impending flood. There's people smart enough to abuse the system and they will and Congress is just going to look more stupid as they patch up their VIRTUAL tax laws to prevent abuse.
Plus the headlines would be hilarious. 'Man declares bankruptcy after virtual character stolen' "My house loan was dependant on my online estate.!"
WGA = WGA's Genuine Advantage... ...some GNU freaks are gonna dock me for that one, but it's SO worth it.
Most of us don't expect MS to release secure and bugfree software. What we don't expect is such blatent reaming of their customer base. Treat the user as a criminal, and they have to become one anyway.
MS is turning into an *AA in their business practice: Their cash cows are dying and instead of looking for new interpretations to their products, they refuse to believe their model is incorrect and enact strongarm tactics to keep people locked in. WGA, legal courses and even not-so-subtle threats documented as research.
It's not working for the *AAs; it won't work for their software.
Just re-read your first post, I didn't specifically see optical scan done on site, but if that's what you mean by computer backup, I'll go for it. Scan, view a readout, if it matches what you expect, confirm it, otherwise trash the ballot and get a new one.
As long as there's two sets onsite, I'll go for it. Won't like it, but I'll accept it. (Touch screens remind me of Star Trek...)
I always considered one plus to the electronic voting is that votes do NOT get lost or misplaced in a landfill (see Haiti). Don't see why they can't be stored (a) electronically, (b) on a printout that gets saved with a 2D barcode hash that can get scanned (keeps people from 'tweaking' the printout) as well as the results, and a receipt for the user. Heck, there can be an internal printout as well.
There can even be a reader that you can scan the barcode at before you manually deposit it and verify it says what you think it should.
Paper votes have one trail. If it breaks, well... SOL.
At least the elected representatives have at least a basic understanding of lawmaking and its repurcussions. As well, they act as a buffer between the lawbook and this week's media-fed clamor to "think of the children!".
.com, like Cheney said back in '04) and check out all the ways voting records are misused, misinterpreted and flat out lied about. And then wonder how people don't look this up and call them on it.
Explain the umpteen state laws passed to curb the sales of 'violent video games'...and where they were summarily ruled unconstitutional by the judicial branch.
Even more important, representatives serve as a point of accountability. Their name and reputation are associated with their votes and actions, and this must have at least a slight restraining effect.
Votes and actions are used both for and against. I won't go into details, mostly because it's a pain to go back, but check out http://www.factcheck.org/ (not
(My personal favorite is how Reps call out Dems for "voting to raise taxes" when the actual vote was a 'Nay' on a tax decrease)
Give us a week, we'll do it again!
It's our primary export. Course, no one's buying so we've got this huge trade gap...
Problem is, in my HS Government/Civics class, I was taught democracy was "Majority Rule, Minority Rights." I used to be so idealistic and naive...
Anyway, it falls apart where we don't live in a democracy. We live in a democratic republic. Very important distinction. The people do not make the laws in the US (outside of the rare ballot initiative), the people elect representatives to make the laws.
Maybe what we need is to get people to stop throwing around the word "democracy" like a placebo.
A wise sage once quipped, and I'm sure I'll mangle the quote horribly, "Anyone capable of getting themselves elected president should on no account be allowed to do the job."
I'd expand that to 'elected to public office' myself...
Thing is, no matter how far in advance you plan, you'll always be down to the wire if you plan to put the latest and greatest in. One reason why Nintendo's having no problems is they're mostly using off the shelf components.
Those diodes have been a major stumbling block with the PS3, and before that, the Cell. Dunno what the XBox's problem was, but it had some shortage...