Comment Affordable? (Score 1) 214
A strange definition of affordable; given those locations, clearly it was a low factor in the equation...
A strange definition of affordable; given those locations, clearly it was a low factor in the equation...
Most web sites are badly designed, why should online applications be any different? I swear site designers never actually use the sites they design.
If it's a post by a friend or group I've joined (main news feed) or list member (when I have a list selected), show it. Period. That's the whole point of facebook. It's *extremely* annoying to find out some time later I missed something important because facebook decided it wasn't interesting for some obscure reason.
In particular, I won't pay more for an ebook than the price of a paperback, but I also generally have $10 as the cutoff point - if it's more than that, I'll read something else until the price comes down. I really think ebooks ought to be $5 but that ship has sailed.
People were using them anyhow, regardless of the policy. Welcome to the real world...
Now that's heavy metal I could actually get into...
The NB I-5 -> 217 ramp:
When I first saw them appearing, the "unintended consequence" of drivers using them was immediately obvious and appreciated
I wonder how many carats that is...
Phones are barely big enough to be usable for apps as it is - while I would like to move to a smartwatch to avoid hauling a phone or tablet around, it needs a way to have a large display on demand and simple user interface that isn't audible (for privacy and security reasons). Until we get a neural or perhaps google glass style interface, I don't think it's possible to solve that problem. And all that with a 24hr battery life.
If you have a very little bit of information, it's pretty easy to get around it on the regular website too, but I suppose it's better than nothing...
...sometimes tv, sometimes a book
Exactly the reasons I thought this was going to happen...
This is actually the sort of thing I was afraid was going to happen, sending a message that it's very profitable to be a bigot.
Exactly. Streaming is renting. When I can download unencumbered media, then I'll buy it.
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