What I thought was funny was how after years and years of touting the PPC superiority over the X86 chips, as soon as Apple switched to Intel, they were bragging about how much better and faster their new Intel chipped products were over their old PPC systems. I guess in the end processing speed of the CPU does mean something after all!
this could all be solved if the greedy ISPs and network owners spent some of their damned earnings on upgrading the networks.
It might also help if the ISPs would stop advertising their secretly limited connections as "unlimited". It is hard to maintain the network when you have thousands of users all trying to use their "unlimited" access all at once.
No, it is both. Qwest in my area is pushing their phone and tv services just as much as Comcast is pushing theirs. There is no difference. And guess what - they both cost around the same (overinflated) price. Funny how that works. They both want to be your multimedia providers.
Make sure that you are completely removing the old drivers with something like Driver Cleaner before you install any new ones. Whenever I install new drivers, I usually boot into Safe Mode (after Driver Cleaner reports no old driver files hanging around) and do the install from there. Then it is reboot once more (I never promised this would be simple) and set the resolution and make any final adjustments. Not un-installing an old driver completely can leave behind old files that will still be used. I was having similar problems in the past and doing all of that finally cured it. Now it is a little more effort than simply installing the new drivers over the old ones, but since doing it the long and diligent way, I have yet to run into any driver issues. (And this is on a 64 bit Vista system.)
You should have left it at many religions. By singling out Christianity (who are no more or less blatant about this than most any other religions are) you yourself have engaged in "cherry picking" too.
And trust me, I wouldn't pass up the chance to bash Christianity any more than most Slashdotters, but as you said ALL religions do this. Christianity doesn't deserve any special recognition for this.
"In order for the person about whom a statement is made to recover for libel, the false statement must be defamatory, meaning that it actually harms the reputation of the other person, as opposed to being merely insulting or offensive."
"The statement(s) alleged to be defamatory must also be a false statement of fact. That which is name-calling, hyperbole, or, however characterized, cannot be proven true or false, cannot be the subject of a libel or slander claim.
The defamatory statement must also have been made with fault. The extent of the fault depends primarily on the status of the plaintiff. Public figures, such as government officials, celebrities, well-known individuals, and people involved in specific public controversies, are required to prove actual malice, a legal term which means the defendant knew his statement was false or recklessly disregarded the truth or falsity of his statement. In most jurisdictions, private individuals must show only that the defendant was negligent: that he failed to act with due care in the situation.
A defamation claim -- at least one based upon statements about issues that are matters of public interest -- will likely fail if any of these elements are not met."
I buy Dells all the time with no operating systems, and no pre-loaded software at all. Just a blank hard drive. Of course I am also buying through a University and probably have more readily available options than Joe Blow customer does. But the point being is that there are ways to buy systems independent of any OS, but the manufacturers don't want to make it easy for you. Usually if you dig around a website, or call and speak to a customer service person to get the option of a "bare" system. Or just do what I do and build it yourself. I built a system using components from Newegg and got a system for about $650 that would have cost me at least $950 from Dell or any of the big boy manufacturers. Yes it takes a little more time and effort, but it is the sort of time and effort geeks find stimulating...
Believe me, their reasoning was profit. One of their number crunchers indicated that their data says that the glossy screen will make them more money. (Cheaper manufacturing, initial test show people like it better, or even "Sure it is cheaper to make, but the average customer can't tell the difference", or what have you.) Their data may be in error, but I'm sure it was presented to their marketing folks as a big "plus" and not a huge "minus". Sometimes, *gasp* even Apple gets it wrong in predicting what people really want.
Or they want you to buy one of their big fancy displays by purposely making their built-in displays crap.
P.S. I know exactly what you mean though. My girlfriend does graphic design and she hates the new displays as well. Luckily she has one of the older ones that don't suck.
If lawyers charge $400 per hour, it would only take 2500 hours to get the costs into the millions range. That may sound like a lot, but if a lawyer works on your case for 30 seconds one day, you get charged $400. Lawyers do not bill in smaller increments than hours, in general. That isn't even taking into account any additional legal fees - filing fees, copies, faxes, long distance bills, etc. Some law firms charge up to 50 cents per page for copying. It is not unusual for a large case to have tens (or even hundreds) of thousands of pages in legal documents.
And it doesn't matter how simple of a case it appears to be. Clever lawyers can file all kinds of ridiculous (but legal) motions, create mountains of paperwork, hire experts that you would have to counter with your own hired experts to refute them, and so on. It is a game to big corporations like Apple, who budget this sort of thing into their legal costs. but to a small business, even having to be in court for a while could be detrimental to a business, not even considering the legal bills.
The legal cost of my divorce was over $2000, and I was literally in court 1 day for about 30 minutes. (However it was most likely the best $2000 I have ever spent!)
Yes, but Apple make a lot more profit off of you if after buying your iPod you go to iTunes and buy a bunch of songs for it. I know using iTunes doesn't automatically mean you will buy any songs from Apple, as you can rip your own CDs using it, but it does increase the chance greatly. If you don't use iTunes, you aren't buying any songs from Apple.
I have never used iTunes myself, and not coincidentally, have never purchased any songs from Apple.
Why is it so hard for some people to believe that Apple isn't this wonderful non-profit business with only intentions of making the world better? They are a for profit business, like the rest of them, with profit as the bottom line. They sell products to make money. That is all. Some people like their products better than others. But don't equate the products they sell with how they run their corporation.
bad news get the most attention. So what do you do when you want the most attention? You spread bad news. You invent them where necessary, because everyone else does it too and you gotta outdo them.
This should be CNN's (and all other 24 hour news channels) official mission statement.
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Our last President had an MBA from Harvard. Just what are you trying to say?
His dad pulled some serious strings?
What I thought was funny was how after years and years of touting the PPC superiority over the X86 chips, as soon as Apple switched to Intel, they were bragging about how much better and faster their new Intel chipped products were over their old PPC systems. I guess in the end processing speed of the CPU does mean something after all!
Yeah, but Gungans don't pull people's arms out of their sockets when they lose. Wookiees are known to do that.
this could all be solved if the greedy ISPs and network owners spent some of their damned earnings on upgrading the networks.
It might also help if the ISPs would stop advertising their secretly limited connections as "unlimited". It is hard to maintain the network when you have thousands of users all trying to use their "unlimited" access all at once.
No, it is both. Qwest in my area is pushing their phone and tv services just as much as Comcast is pushing theirs. There is no difference. And guess what - they both cost around the same (overinflated) price. Funny how that works. They both want to be your multimedia providers.
Hello Richard Gere! Welcome to Slashdot!
Obviously you missed the episode of "Pimp My Ride" where they totally chromed out the Death Star.
So he is forced to use a MS product to punish the others who are forced to use a MS product? Makes perfect sense.
You can pry my Lynx from my cold, dead, geek fingers.
How do you think the first "self cleaning litterbox" was invented?
Make sure that you are completely removing the old drivers with something like Driver Cleaner before you install any new ones. Whenever I install new drivers, I usually boot into Safe Mode (after Driver Cleaner reports no old driver files hanging around) and do the install from there. Then it is reboot once more (I never promised this would be simple) and set the resolution and make any final adjustments. Not un-installing an old driver completely can leave behind old files that will still be used. I was having similar problems in the past and doing all of that finally cured it. Now it is a little more effort than simply installing the new drivers over the old ones, but since doing it the long and diligent way, I have yet to run into any driver issues. (And this is on a 64 bit Vista system.)
They were a spywear company
So they made trench coats and top hats - available in black or white? Cool.
You should have left it at many religions. By singling out Christianity (who are no more or less blatant about this than most any other religions are) you yourself have engaged in "cherry picking" too.
And trust me, I wouldn't pass up the chance to bash Christianity any more than most Slashdotters, but as you said ALL religions do this. Christianity doesn't deserve any special recognition for this.
From Medialaw.org-
"In order for the person about whom a statement is made to recover for libel, the false statement must be defamatory, meaning that it actually harms the reputation of the other person, as opposed to being merely insulting or offensive."
"The statement(s) alleged to be defamatory must also be a false statement of fact. That which is name-calling, hyperbole, or, however characterized, cannot be proven true or false, cannot be the subject of a libel or slander claim.
The defamatory statement must also have been made with fault. The extent of the fault depends primarily on the status of the plaintiff. Public figures, such as government officials, celebrities, well-known individuals, and people involved in specific public controversies, are required to prove actual malice, a legal term which means the defendant knew his statement was false or recklessly disregarded the truth or falsity of his statement. In most jurisdictions, private individuals must show only that the defendant was negligent: that he failed to act with due care in the situation.
A defamation claim -- at least one based upon statements about issues that are matters of public interest -- will likely fail if any of these elements are not met."
I buy Dells all the time with no operating systems, and no pre-loaded software at all. Just a blank hard drive. Of course I am also buying through a University and probably have more readily available options than Joe Blow customer does. But the point being is that there are ways to buy systems independent of any OS, but the manufacturers don't want to make it easy for you. Usually if you dig around a website, or call and speak to a customer service person to get the option of a "bare" system. Or just do what I do and build it yourself. I built a system using components from Newegg and got a system for about $650 that would have cost me at least $950 from Dell or any of the big boy manufacturers. Yes it takes a little more time and effort, but it is the sort of time and effort geeks find stimulating...
Believe me, their reasoning was profit. One of their number crunchers indicated that their data says that the glossy screen will make them more money. (Cheaper manufacturing, initial test show people like it better, or even "Sure it is cheaper to make, but the average customer can't tell the difference", or what have you.) Their data may be in error, but I'm sure it was presented to their marketing folks as a big "plus" and not a huge "minus". Sometimes, *gasp* even Apple gets it wrong in predicting what people really want.
Or they want you to buy one of their big fancy displays by purposely making their built-in displays crap.
P.S. I know exactly what you mean though. My girlfriend does graphic design and she hates the new displays as well. Luckily she has one of the older ones that don't suck.
Viewing a human body is a simple action. The "sensuality" or "shock value" is something that is created in your own mind, and is not a universal fact.
It is how many religions work, especially various forms of christianity.
Well, now you are just cherry picking religions that practice this.
If lawyers charge $400 per hour, it would only take 2500 hours to get the costs into the millions range. That may sound like a lot, but if a lawyer works on your case for 30 seconds one day, you get charged $400. Lawyers do not bill in smaller increments than hours, in general. That isn't even taking into account any additional legal fees - filing fees, copies, faxes, long distance bills, etc. Some law firms charge up to 50 cents per page for copying. It is not unusual for a large case to have tens (or even hundreds) of thousands of pages in legal documents.
And it doesn't matter how simple of a case it appears to be. Clever lawyers can file all kinds of ridiculous (but legal) motions, create mountains of paperwork, hire experts that you would have to counter with your own hired experts to refute them, and so on. It is a game to big corporations like Apple, who budget this sort of thing into their legal costs. but to a small business, even having to be in court for a while could be detrimental to a business, not even considering the legal bills.
The legal cost of my divorce was over $2000, and I was literally in court 1 day for about 30 minutes. (However it was most likely the best $2000 I have ever spent!)
Yes, but Apple make a lot more profit off of you if after buying your iPod you go to iTunes and buy a bunch of songs for it. I know using iTunes doesn't automatically mean you will buy any songs from Apple, as you can rip your own CDs using it, but it does increase the chance greatly. If you don't use iTunes, you aren't buying any songs from Apple.
I have never used iTunes myself, and not coincidentally, have never purchased any songs from Apple.
Why is it so hard for some people to believe that Apple isn't this wonderful non-profit business with only intentions of making the world better? They are a for profit business, like the rest of them, with profit as the bottom line. They sell products to make money. That is all. Some people like their products better than others. But don't equate the products they sell with how they run their corporation.
bad news get the most attention. So what do you do when you want the most attention? You spread bad news. You invent them where necessary, because everyone else does it too and you gotta outdo them.
This should be CNN's (and all other 24 hour news channels) official mission statement.
Of course, the solution is to ban Spanish and classical guitar worldwide.
But then you would have to deal with Esteban.
How about if I just lick the Madagascar DVD?
That's because there are some things that are beyond science .... (Cue maniacal laughter)