The Asus is thicker and heavier. This matters to me when I'm trying to read on the subway or in bed; or when I'm sitting on the sofa. At the moment I use a netbook or an older 15" laptop for casual websurfing or remote control of my htpc - this device would be a book/newspaper, remote control, web browser and casual gaming toy all in one. I don't see myself using iWork on it though - that seems more like a gimmick to me.
There's an app for that: I bought Starmap for my iPhone - it's pretty good to start with. Shows constellations, planets and some other interesting things in the sky - and uses the GPS and clock to give a nice view of the sky. The 3GS version uses the compass to help orient yourself. A lot cheaper than a telescope, more portable, less setup, and therefore it's not a big deal if the child displays zero interest. Their eyes are also probably better than yours so they will see a lot more anyway. If they show any interest then maybe get a pair of binoculars - the massive improvement is also fairly low cost, portable, no setup, easy to use, multipurpose etc.
I was given a non-tech role, and I took it believing that I'd end up better paid etc. Nope. Not only did I hate the job but I wasn't good at it so knew there'd be no pay increases or bonuses worth mentioning. Two months into the role I told my manager that I was not being effectively utilized, that I was a bad fit for the job and that the best way to use me was in tech, etc. I was "demoted" to a tech role and couldn't be happier. The techs who took management roles are being crushed by red tape and bureaucracy and are not happy.
If you're fundamentally unsuited to the job and are not interested in it then you will fail. In that situation nobody wins!
As for the change in hours - presumably you'll be getting "on call" pay, overtime etc? Or are they just trying to piss you off and make you leave?
Make sure your resume is up to date and start looking elsewhere anyway.
Isn't there an enormous cost (in energy) associated with turning trees into paper? I'm talking about the energy required to cut the trees down, transport them, process them into paper, transport the paper, print the books, ship the books to the stores etc. Then what happens to those old books? Granted - many get "recycled" by being gifted/loaned/donated - but the remainder end up in landfill. Which bacteria/muchers eat books and what do they excrete?
I'm no fan of electronic waste - it's downright nasty - but one e-book reader will replace the 50-60 books I buy a year. I was really hoping the Nook would be the one. I love Android; and the sharing features make sense to me.
Hello Apple? I have a problem with my iPhone. Every time it shows an advertisement, the screen gets smashed. Can you help?
There's an app for that.
But seriously - if Apple actually implemented such a system I'd switch to another device. If they want to increase iPhone sales I think they should license it to people who make other devices but never implement it themselves!
I upgraded the stock 8GB in my Dell Mini 9 with a Crucial 64GB half mini-PCIE PATA SSD (Part Number: CT64SSDN100P00). I bought the SSD in mid-June, and it died mid-Sept. The drive had ben installed in a Dell Mini 9; I'd installed OS X retail and had been using the device pretty lightly (usually 2-3 hours per week). No warning signs whatsoever. At least with my dying HDDs I get errors, bad blocks etc.
Crucial's customer service was excellent but ultimately I had to get a refund since they no longer sell compatible SSD for my machine.
My other experience has been with a replacement SSD in my early-2006 Intel Mac Mini. The HDD died (not a bad run - this is my HTPC, jukebox, photo repository etc so it's basically been on almost continuously) and I recently replaced it with a Kingston SSDNow V-Series 64 GB SATA2 2.5" drive. So far, so good. Silent, cooler and busier but ask me in 3 years about the reliability.
I'm about to upgrade a laptop's HDD with a Crucial SSD - all I've done so far is format the new drive in an external enclosure and copy a large amount of data to the device. It functioned completely reliably for both hours it was in use.
I'm guessing from your mention of Google that you signed up for Gmail - it's "free" because you're allowing Google to sell ads based on the content of your email. You have made a value judgement and determined that reduction of privacy is outweighed by the benefit of free email. If you don't like it use some other service. At least Gmail is totally upfront about their service.
My problem is with services that mine my information without my knowledge and consent.
Furthermore I don't want ads, targeted or otherwise. When I need something I'll go out looking for reviews, prices etc - not ads. With the advent of search engines I no longer need to be told about exciting new products that are out there - Google finds them for me.
Wouldn't the first few people to land be responsible for setting up a biodome (or sealing a cave or whatever), setting up machinery to provide oxygen, water, power, fuel etc etc?
The first group of people should expect to die alone in horrible ways - accident, starvation, dehydration, murder, suicide, suffocation etc.
But if they make it possible for the next group of people to survive for a longer period...
The scientific breakthroughs might happen as part of the drive to do this thing; and perhaps, having done it we make new discoveries. Isn't that the whole goddamned point?
And landing a human successfully on another planet - another fricking PLANET! - is definitely a breakthrough moment for humanity. It'll be a first.
Then have the customer enter the spot number they parked in at the pay box. No return trip, no silly paper receipt to put on the dash board, no worries. Was that so hard?
Nope. And that's exactly what I was going to suggest. I've seen this system in use in a few different towns and it works well.
If you're referring to the subway, not Metro North, then no, there isn't a schedule. Trains run every 8 minutes. If they were to try and make a schedule with 8 minute intervals, any delays (which are inevitable, its a huge system) would quickly throw that out of what completely. Instead of late trains waiting for the next 8 minute interval, they just leave as soon as they can. New Yorkers know that if you miss a train, the next one isn't that far off.
If you are talking about Metro North like they were in the article, then you weren't looking hard enough. Grand Central has big lit up boards with all the schedules, and pampheletes all over the place. Those trains run once an hour. There a schedule is necessary. With the subway, not so much.
Are the flacks who write these sorts of releases embittered mercenaries who know they are puking shit into the public consciousness but just don't give a fuck, or are they bright eyed eternal optimists who actually think in PR language and sincerely believe each release as they write it(before, of course, believing something entirely different to write the next one)?
...Or pay them enough to send someone to your site. The main reason the outsourcers want to do stuff remotely is that they can easily support multiple customers from their site - thus they are losing money when they send their staff to your site. Plus they lose time, possibly incur travel costs etc.
But - you could also get lawyered up and stipulate an NDA etc with the surety bond.
Maybe it allows them to distribute the load across a much larger number of spindles. Also they'll use space more efficiently: so a 1K file now only takes 1MB instead of 64.
That's real helpful when you're at 38,000 feet and Mach 2.3, and your target is somewhere over the horizon. Yet another example of government waste.
How stupid are you? How many people are in the Air Force (any Air Force)? How many of those actually fly 'planes? It takes an enormous number of personnel to support each pilot/plane and they are ground-based. So teaching them how to defend their bases seems like a good idea to me. Plus if infantry suddenly needs reinforcement where do you think that should come from? Civilians? Even with 100% conscription it would take time to induct, train, equip and deploy them.
These were my thoughts exactly. Assuming there really is something worth preserving on DVD for 1000 years, how do we ensure that the archaeologists, anthropologists, librarians, archivists, backup operators and alien visitors of the future will be able to read the damn things. Even assuming that some future person is able to extract the binary data how do we ensure that they are able to decode it? Assuming they can decode it - can they make sense of the file format? Assuming the file format is readable, can it be presented in a meaningful way? Just having a digital medium that can last 1000 years (if that's true) is not the issue. We need a medium and a Rosetta Stone equivalent that'll allow future generations to understand what they're looking at.
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Not the kind of thing you're going to do in your kitchen!
You haven't seen my cooking.
There's an iPad SDK just for you: http://www.apple.com/ipad/sdk/
The Asus is thicker and heavier. This matters to me when I'm trying to read on the subway or in bed; or when I'm sitting on the sofa. At the moment I use a netbook or an older 15" laptop for casual websurfing or remote control of my htpc - this device would be a book/newspaper, remote control, web browser and casual gaming toy all in one. I don't see myself using iWork on it though - that seems more like a gimmick to me.
without exposing parents as Santa.
Wait, what?
There's an app for that: I bought Starmap for my iPhone - it's pretty good to start with. Shows constellations, planets and some other interesting things in the sky - and uses the GPS and clock to give a nice view of the sky. The 3GS version uses the compass to help orient yourself. A lot cheaper than a telescope, more portable, less setup, and therefore it's not a big deal if the child displays zero interest. Their eyes are also probably better than yours so they will see a lot more anyway. If they show any interest then maybe get a pair of binoculars - the massive improvement is also fairly low cost, portable, no setup, easy to use, multipurpose etc.
If you're fundamentally unsuited to the job and are not interested in it then you will fail. In that situation nobody wins!
As for the change in hours - presumably you'll be getting "on call" pay, overtime etc? Or are they just trying to piss you off and make you leave?
Make sure your resume is up to date and start looking elsewhere anyway.
Isn't there an enormous cost (in energy) associated with turning trees into paper? I'm talking about the energy required to cut the trees down, transport them, process them into paper, transport the paper, print the books, ship the books to the stores etc. Then what happens to those old books? Granted - many get "recycled" by being gifted/loaned/donated - but the remainder end up in landfill. Which bacteria/muchers eat books and what do they excrete?
I'm no fan of electronic waste - it's downright nasty - but one e-book reader will replace the 50-60 books I buy a year. I was really hoping the Nook would be the one. I love Android; and the sharing features make sense to me.
Hello Apple? I have a problem with my iPhone. Every time it shows an advertisement, the screen gets smashed. Can you help?
There's an app for that.
But seriously - if Apple actually implemented such a system I'd switch to another device. If they want to increase iPhone sales I think they should license it to people who make other devices but never implement it themselves!
Crucial's customer service was excellent but ultimately I had to get a refund since they no longer sell compatible SSD for my machine.
My other experience has been with a replacement SSD in my early-2006 Intel Mac Mini. The HDD died (not a bad run - this is my HTPC, jukebox, photo repository etc so it's basically been on almost continuously) and I recently replaced it with a Kingston SSDNow V-Series 64 GB SATA2 2.5" drive. So far, so good. Silent, cooler and busier but ask me in 3 years about the reliability.
I'm about to upgrade a laptop's HDD with a Crucial SSD - all I've done so far is format the new drive in an external enclosure and copy a large amount of data to the device. It functioned completely reliably for both hours it was in use.
I'm guessing from your mention of Google that you signed up for Gmail - it's "free" because you're allowing Google to sell ads based on the content of your email. You have made a value judgement and determined that reduction of privacy is outweighed by the benefit of free email. If you don't like it use some other service. At least Gmail is totally upfront about their service.
My problem is with services that mine my information without my knowledge and consent.
Furthermore I don't want ads, targeted or otherwise. When I need something I'll go out looking for reviews, prices etc - not ads. With the advent of search engines I no longer need to be told about exciting new products that are out there - Google finds them for me.
Wouldn't the first few people to land be responsible for setting up a biodome (or sealing a cave or whatever), setting up machinery to provide oxygen, water, power, fuel etc etc?
The first group of people should expect to die alone in horrible ways - accident, starvation, dehydration, murder, suicide, suffocation etc.
But if they make it possible for the next group of people to survive for a longer period...
The scientific breakthroughs might happen as part of the drive to do this thing; and perhaps, having done it we make new discoveries. Isn't that the whole goddamned point?
And landing a human successfully on another planet - another fricking PLANET! - is definitely a breakthrough moment for humanity. It'll be a first.
I'd sign up for this in a heartbeat.
Then have the customer enter the spot number they parked in at the pay box. No return trip, no silly paper receipt to put on the dash board, no worries. Was that so hard?
Nope. And that's exactly what I was going to suggest. I've seen this system in use in a few different towns and it works well.
If you're referring to the subway, not Metro North, then no, there isn't a schedule. Trains run every 8 minutes. If they were to try and make a schedule with 8 minute intervals, any delays (which are inevitable, its a huge system) would quickly throw that out of what completely. Instead of late trains waiting for the next 8 minute interval, they just leave as soon as they can. New Yorkers know that if you miss a train, the next one isn't that far off.
If you are talking about Metro North like they were in the article, then you weren't looking hard enough. Grand Central has big lit up boards with all the schedules, and pampheletes all over the place. Those trains run once an hour. There a schedule is necessary. With the subway, not so much.
Wrong: http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/schemain.htm I'm a New Yorker and although I know there is a published subway schedule I'm not foolish enough to believe it.
Are the flacks who write these sorts of releases embittered mercenaries who know they are puking shit into the public consciousness but just don't give a fuck, or are they bright eyed eternal optimists who actually think in PR language and sincerely believe each release as they write it(before, of course, believing something entirely different to write the next one)?
Yes.
It's worse than that. You have to take the hard drive to the specific volcano where it was made - and they don't print that info on the drive!
...Or pay them enough to send someone to your site. The main reason the outsourcers want to do stuff remotely is that they can easily support multiple customers from their site - thus they are losing money when they send their staff to your site. Plus they lose time, possibly incur travel costs etc.
But - you could also get lawyered up and stipulate an NDA etc with the surety bond.
Maybe it allows them to distribute the load across a much larger number of spindles. Also they'll use space more efficiently: so a 1K file now only takes 1MB instead of 64.
European clams on Kilimanjaro.
That's real helpful when you're at 38,000 feet and Mach 2.3, and your target is somewhere over the horizon. Yet another example of government waste.
How stupid are you? How many people are in the Air Force (any Air Force)? How many of those actually fly 'planes? It takes an enormous number of personnel to support each pilot/plane and they are ground-based. So teaching them how to defend their bases seems like a good idea to me. Plus if infantry suddenly needs reinforcement where do you think that should come from? Civilians? Even with 100% conscription it would take time to induct, train, equip and deploy them.
Fuck that. I'm waiting for the 17" HD netbooks with built-in FW800, DVD burner GigE, 802.11n etc. I think Apple makes a pretty good one.
Yang! cf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Yang
I've patented recursion, repetition and self-referencing. See you in court!
These were my thoughts exactly. Assuming there really is something worth preserving on DVD for 1000 years, how do we ensure that the archaeologists, anthropologists, librarians, archivists, backup operators and alien visitors of the future will be able to read the damn things. Even assuming that some future person is able to extract the binary data how do we ensure that they are able to decode it? Assuming they can decode it - can they make sense of the file format? Assuming the file format is readable, can it be presented in a meaningful way? Just having a digital medium that can last 1000 years (if that's true) is not the issue. We need a medium and a Rosetta Stone equivalent that'll allow future generations to understand what they're looking at.
I assume the printed label on the disk will have detailed instructions on how to play back the instructions to make a DVD reader.
When I read your post I was reminded of this old old old picture. http://www.cubiccompass.com/blogs/main/content/binary/TireSwingCartoon.png I first saw it on paper so I had to Google around for an example.