Then I should throw away my fishing tackle because it's more humane to eat farm-raised fish? I should only eat farm-raised venison, rabbit, or quail? Or maybe those things shouldn't even be on my plate and I should eat fatty cow meat instead?
There's a marked difference between hunters who eat what they kill (pheasants, deer, fish, etc), and proto serial killers who kill/torture for a thrill. You're conflating the two.
So this is a clear message to the middle class parents then: "Don't send your kids to school with a lunch. We'll be charging you $1.50 no matter how nutritious the homemade lunch is."
In the minds of many technically-savvy users, there is a huge distinction between a general purpose computer, and media consumption devices like phones and tablets.
In the minds of many technically-savvy users, there is no distinction between a general purpose computer, and devices like smart phones and tablets beyond the arbitrary software restrictions placed on them.
I'm a Christian, however, unlike my "Christian Right" fellow Americans, I acknowledge that the Bible was written by humans, has a lot of parables that were never meant to be taken word-for-word literally, and I see no incompatibility between Biblical parables and modern science.
I must say, however, that I've always found Genesis 6:3 quite fascinating, since the current world record for longevity is 122 years, up from someone who died at the age of 101 in 1631. While 120 years is not exact, it's quite close to the modern-day life world record.
Even TFS details cosmetic changes that make OSX 10.8 more like iOS. Considering that Steve Jobs said that he planned to lock down Macs (stated that iOS was the future of computing), it makes perfect sense.
There are only so many times you can watch a cinematic, but you can always replay a game like Civilization or alpha centauri and be sucked right back in and that's totally missing from our modern AAA hollywood infested games.
Without an arcade style insert-coin, they can't monetize the replays, so making the games bland enough is part of the intent. "No, that's too fun! Ideally, we want them to tire of the game just as the new one launches, not before, not after."
half the people in the world have an IQ below 100.
You realize that quite a few of those people (less than half) don't use the internet regularly (they don't even own a computer!), and some of the people who do use the internet are so afraid of breaking their computer that they call us up whenever a weird ad like that pops up?
Wait, weren't ads present and effective in the past, prior to tracking?
I mean, if you went to a site about computers, they carried ads from computer manufacturers, etc.
The audience was already "targeted" by the mere fact that they arrived on that particular site. They selected themselves, and the ads were timely and focused.
Now with tracking, if search for bicycles, and for the next few days you get bicycle ads on sites dealing with Smartphones, Baseball, Rose Bushes. ?!??
This detracts from every web site's focus. I'm looking for a Catcher's mitt and they want to sell me a bike?
And all it does is rub it in your face that you are being tracked. It sure doesn't endear me to that particular bicycle company.
As with a lot of things, let's take this into meat-space to see if it's okay:
Chain store salesman: "Hello! I recognize you from this morning's sales briefing! Jim, right? I heard you bought a tub of salsa yesterday. Here for some antacids?"
Jim: "Go away and leave me alone."
"Sure thing pal!" *over walkie talkie* "Attention Sales staff. Jim is not looking for antacids. Must be anti-diarrheal. Someone bring some to the front STAT."
"&#$ you. I'm leaving."
"Your prerogative! Have a great day!" *dials a phone number* "Hi, Quik-e-mart? We just had an unsatisfied customer leave. Name's Jim. He's wearing blue jeans and a red shirt. Brown hair. Brown eyes. Yeah, that Jim. Well, I bet he's headed your way. He probably wants anti-diarrheal medicine, although the camera eye-focus heat-map suggests he was looking a lot at Cindy's cleavage. Maybe he wants milk. Got anyone you've pissed off?"
Your hardware was always good, but your focus on lock-in with nonstandard things like Memory Stick and user-hating products like the rootkit DRM on audio CDs is what killed you. Geeks everywhere have been telling their family and friends that you suck for the last decade. That tide will not change before you lose a lot more money. Just close up shop and call it a day.
It's kind of like saying that there *could* be a pie out there to be split with the artist and draconian laws are needed to protect that, while the entire time *actual* pies exist that are not being split with the artists anyways. Which is worse?
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I stopped fiddling with LPRng back when IRIX was dying. It's been CUPS for a decade here.
Why was there a big push for Unity if you're not going to use it in a small form factor? Why not just stick with a real desktop?
Then I should throw away my fishing tackle because it's more humane to eat farm-raised fish? I should only eat farm-raised venison, rabbit, or quail? Or maybe those things shouldn't even be on my plate and I should eat fatty cow meat instead?
HuntIng for food (in America) is not a poor person's activity.
There's a marked difference between hunters who eat what they kill (pheasants, deer, fish, etc), and proto serial killers who kill/torture for a thrill. You're conflating the two.
Now that Marvel is doing their own movies, they should do a remake, complete with Dr. Bong.
Sheldon, mathematical liberties are allowed when used in hyperbole.
I might actually give up my 100lbs CRT. Sweet.
Rotating an LCD to wysiwyg isn't as friendly as a CRT or projector due to the fuzziness that results from the sub pixel rendering being off.
So this is a clear message to the middle class parents then: "Don't send your kids to school with a lunch. We'll be charging you $1.50 no matter how nutritious the homemade lunch is."
In the minds of many technically-savvy users, there is a huge distinction between a general purpose computer, and media consumption devices like phones and tablets.
In the minds of many technically-savvy users, there is no distinction between a general purpose computer, and devices like smart phones and tablets beyond the arbitrary software restrictions placed on them.
I'm a Christian, however, unlike my "Christian Right" fellow Americans, I acknowledge that the Bible was written by humans, has a lot of parables that were never meant to be taken word-for-word literally, and I see no incompatibility between Biblical parables and modern science.
I must say, however, that I've always found Genesis 6:3 quite fascinating, since the current world record for longevity is 122 years, up from someone who died at the age of 101 in 1631. While 120 years is not exact, it's quite close to the modern-day life world record.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_people_by_year_of_birth
And mighty strange considering it was written at a time when people lived to 50.
She's not a Man, baby!
Even TFS details cosmetic changes that make OSX 10.8 more like iOS. Considering that Steve Jobs said that he planned to lock down Macs (stated that iOS was the future of computing), it makes perfect sense.
But supply and demand (classic capitalism) breaks down when supply is effectively infinite.
Internships are also common in America, I thought you had abolished slavery?
Compelled Internships are not common in America (claims regarding Sea Org notwithstanding).
Do you think there are enough workers in the West to man those jobs?
Yes. There are plenty of people who are not working who would like a factory job (although not if they were forced into it at gunpoint).
There are only so many times you can watch a cinematic, but you can always replay a game like Civilization or alpha centauri and be sucked right back in and that's totally missing from our modern AAA hollywood infested games.
Without an arcade style insert-coin, they can't monetize the replays, so making the games bland enough is part of the intent. "No, that's too fun! Ideally, we want them to tire of the game just as the new one launches, not before, not after."
Most of the Zelda games had rather pointless and sometimes incomprehensible narratives. Same with Final Fantasy. The gameplay saved those games.
Have game makers been 'seduced by the power and language of film' at the expense of gameplay?
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half the people in the world have an IQ below 100.
You realize that quite a few of those people (less than half) don't use the internet regularly (they don't even own a computer!), and some of the people who do use the internet are so afraid of breaking their computer that they call us up whenever a weird ad like that pops up?
Wait, weren't ads present and effective in the past, prior to tracking?
I mean, if you went to a site about computers, they carried ads from computer manufacturers, etc. The audience was already "targeted" by the mere fact that they arrived on that particular site. They selected themselves, and the ads were timely and focused.
Now with tracking, if search for bicycles, and for the next few days you get bicycle ads on sites dealing with Smartphones, Baseball, Rose Bushes. ?!?? This detracts from every web site's focus. I'm looking for a Catcher's mitt and they want to sell me a bike?
And all it does is rub it in your face that you are being tracked. It sure doesn't endear me to that particular bicycle company.
As with a lot of things, let's take this into meat-space to see if it's okay:
Chain store salesman: "Hello! I recognize you from this morning's sales briefing! Jim, right? I heard you bought a tub of salsa yesterday. Here for some antacids?"
Jim: "Go away and leave me alone."
"Sure thing pal!" *over walkie talkie* "Attention Sales staff. Jim is not looking for antacids. Must be anti-diarrheal. Someone bring some to the front STAT."
"&#$ you. I'm leaving."
"Your prerogative! Have a great day!" *dials a phone number* "Hi, Quik-e-mart? We just had an unsatisfied customer leave. Name's Jim. He's wearing blue jeans and a red shirt. Brown hair. Brown eyes. Yeah, that Jim. Well, I bet he's headed your way. He probably wants anti-diarrheal medicine, although the camera eye-focus heat-map suggests he was looking a lot at Cindy's cleavage. Maybe he wants milk. Got anyone you've pissed off?"
The free internet existed before client tracking. It can survive "do not track", especially since it's just a gentlemen's agreement.
Your hardware was always good, but your focus on lock-in with nonstandard things like Memory Stick and user-hating products like the rootkit DRM on audio CDs is what killed you. Geeks everywhere have been telling their family and friends that you suck for the last decade. That tide will not change before you lose a lot more money. Just close up shop and call it a day.
It's kind of like saying that there *could* be a pie out there to be split with the artist and draconian laws are needed to protect that, while the entire time *actual* pies exist that are not being split with the artists anyways. Which is worse?
"Mmmm, floor pie." - Homer Simpson
If anything, it worsens user security by domesticating people.