How about China, with one fifth of the world's population, learns from this and stops censoring their internet, allowing Chinese citizens to fully participate in the online world community?
Unfortunately I think the only thing that they might learn from this is that you must rule with an ironfist and keep people from organizing in protest.
They need to get the Core 2 Duos out before AMD gets out their 4x4s so that people have less of a reason to upgrade when AMD releases their chips.
Do most chip sales happen at the release date, or do most people wait for the competitors product to come out spurring price drops to compete? I know I seldom buy anything at the alpha-expensive stage, usually preferring to wait a few months for the inevitable price drop.
I wouldn't really worry about that. The fact is that we have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked.
Well that does it! No more hanging around polite charming people for me. From now on I'm only going to associate with people that have demonic beady eyes and fresh blood dripping from their chin.
..unless the polite charming people also have a lot of money
It would appear that the only people with the means to make suborbital space tourism a reality no longer have the motivation to do it as fast as possible.
Why do you suppose that is? Is that 'being first' was enough of a motivator to get to the point where the x-prize was claimed, but once you get into the nuts and bolts of going to the next step there just isn't the demand, or if there is the demand the economics just don't work out?
How much would you pay to go into space? Would you be able to afford it?
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Yeah, but I heard that this distro includes free beer, so count me in!
How long can this event be held in canada? I mean, sure its the right environment for penguins now but what about global warming?
Not just a winamp visualization, a complex winamp visualization.
with blackjack and hookers!
You people, with your 'facts' and 'figures'.. 40,000 year old samples?!
ridiculous.
Everybody knows that the earth is only 27 years old.
..he is the modern man, with parts made in japan.
no, wait a minute... He's Kilroy!
One of the 12 tenants is 'Promising not to retaliate against computer makers that support non-Microsoft software.'
Hmm.. does a slightly higher pricing structure count as 'retaliation', or is that just good business sense? I guess it's a matter of semantics.
Unfortunately I think the only thing that they might learn from this is that you must rule with an ironfist and keep people from organizing in protest.
Do most chip sales happen at the release date, or do most people wait for the competitors product to come out spurring price drops to compete? I know I seldom buy anything at the alpha-expensive stage, usually preferring to wait a few months for the inevitable price drop.
..because the last thing you want when you put up a public website is people visiting it?
I've got to get me one of these jobs! I figure i'd be pretty bad at it, so that would justify a 9 million dollar paycheck.
Where else can you get well compensated for poor or mediocre performance?
I knew that you were going to say that, and I've just got to say that what you're thinking about now is very inappropriate.
I wouldn't really worry about that. The fact is that we have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked.
No Problem! They promise to DO NO EVIL!
..Oh, Thats not them?
well, maybe if we asked them nicely?
Ted Bundy was polite and charming too.
..unless the polite charming people also have a lot of money
Well that does it! No more hanging around polite charming people for me. From now on I'm only going to associate with people that have demonic beady eyes and fresh blood dripping from their chin.
sure, or if you're really unlucky it means burning your penis!
Why do you suppose that is? Is that 'being first' was enough of a motivator to get to the point where the x-prize was claimed, but once you get into the nuts and bolts of going to the next step there just isn't the demand, or if there is the demand the economics just don't work out?
How much would you pay to go into space? Would you be able to afford it?