It was a bit heavy handed, but if you read the article (Yeah, yeah. I know. Slashdot readers never....) you would fine the quote "...fueling speculation that Penguin’s actions may be directed at Amazon,"
But heavy handed or not, the point is a valid one.
I ordered a new hard drive because I needed more space. Potential price increases had nothing to do with it.
Because he isn't looking for a compatibility list. krinderlin said "So what 802.11n routers do you have with DD-WRT? What would you recommend for PCIe x1 and USB adapters?" Notice that he said "what
Yeah I got the same message after submitting my survey responses.
Maybe the response to what would you like changed should be a survey that doesn't think you've already taken it when you haven't.
I got a gps with voice prompting for my company van because I was afraid I was going to get in, or cause, a wreck trying to read the Thomas Guide. My short term memory isn't that great, especially if I'm thinking through my next job before I get to it. Having a gps system voice prompt me around a major metropolitan area is, for me, a significantly safer option. But then again, I don't blindly drive off the road into a river/ravine/building just because my gps told me to.
This isn't a pacifist vs free expression thought, or a think-of-the-children and how there minds might be warped, type of comment. A lot of people enjoy FPS and other types of shooter games. Nothing wrong with that. But I personally like thinking / exploring games. The Myst series was my ideal type of game. I don't want an adrenalin fix. I want an immersive environment that presents me with challenges and puzzles which allow me to think quietly and not fight a clock. But based upon what is available on the marketplace, I am a very small minority which is not catered to by the gaming industry. Oh well, I keep hoping for something new.
First, I note that you are happy to insult another person while posting as an AC. If you are going to insult someone, at least have the balls to sign in as a real person.
"Guys like me" drive up till near the merge point (say 10-20 cars away depending on the speed), align with a space between two cars, then gradually move into the space that the cooperative driver next to you creates. The gradual lane change makes the whole process smoother and therefore faster.
I agree that people who merge in 1/4 of a mile or 1/2 a mile before the merge create problems. But the people that drive around a series of mostly merged cars and then jam into the line a few cars up create the worst problems. There in a rush. They don't look beyond their hood ornament. And they want to be first in line. As a result they jam into a space they want causing the driver they've just cut off to brake suddenly. That creates a ripple effect of brakes which brings everything to a stop.
Oh. You mean you wanted actual facts? You are obviously confused about the American political system. You don't have to have facts, just make any old statement the you think supports you position. And claiming that something raises/lowers taxes gets extra bonus points.
Crudely put. But accurate.
The "go around again" option is a really great feature of rotaries. While motorcycling in England we weren't sure which smaller road to take from the large rotary in Leeds. So we went around again while my wife unfolded the table sized Michelin road map, and again while I read highway numbers to her. Then happily headed down the road we needed to take. We didn't block up traffic, have to go down a wrong road, bang a u-turn, or all the other problems of traditional intersections. Although I'm sure that we caused some strange looks while riding around in circles with a huge map spread out in the wind.
But the article rightfully points out that the "traditional" American driver will have some serious adjusting to do. Cooperative driving is a must, something we just don't do. Anybody who has been stuck in a traffic jam caused by a highway lane closure has witnessed it. Everybody jams up to the merge point then does the "me first" game. Those that try to merge smoothly and early are rewarded by a pushy jerk that drives around them and roars up to the merge point to try and jam themselves in to line.
Maybe it is a matter of growing up. America isn't a teenager anymore. As a general population I think we need to start thinking more like adults.
I probably shouldn't respond to somebody who's handle is 'countertrolling', but...
If you've read any of the information on this subject, you'd know that the contract with Apple requires that you price eBooks the same as what Apple sells them for. So raising the price is not an option.
While I don't choose to watch slasher type films, and don't play FPS games, I do watch some shows with pretty graphic content. Ever watch an episode of Bones? It doesn't phase me in the least. A few weeks ago I stumbled upon a show on PBS regarding sectarian violence during the US invasion of Iraq. It show footage of a number of individuals firing upon a pickup truck on a city street and clearly killing the driver. That image disturbed me deeply and it took many days for me to stop feeling depressed and angered by what I had watched.
It became quite clear to me that our minds process images differently based upon whether the are known to be fiction or truth. Or at least I hope that is the norm. Perhaps psychopaths don't differentiate in the same manner.
If you don't included internet access (sorry I'm not going to back up the power for my local Telco) we roll to battery backup through inverter, then as need run our generator. With 450 gallons of diesel fuel on board, and a consumption of 1/2 gph, and duty cycle of 50%, we'll go a long time.
Heck, if power is out for more than a couple weeks, we'll untie the dock lines and head for a more advanced and civilized country, like, say, Mexico.
The chip in my iPod Touch?
The chip in my cell phone? My wife's? My old Palm Treo that I never use? The old cell phones we no longer use?
The chip in the radar? (Oh yeah, I live on a boat.)
The chip in the microwave?
The chip in my multi-function printer?
"Microprocessor" is a very generic term. Heck my 1992 Subaru has several microprocessors in it! Where do you draw the line?
Happiness is twin floppies.
