Posts by finboy

Quote: Originally Posted by progmac I often wonder, what is the psychology behind this? There is no material difference between owning and renting. From a practical standpoint, do you want to live in a neighborhood where everyone...

Quote: Originally Posted by giant Print industries have always struggled trying to understand technology and tend to try fitting in without actually changing. That's basically what we are seeing with "ebook" readers. No one...

Sony's reader doesn't really do PDFs well. That's just insane. If I had a reader that would hold a few dozen papers, for instance, I could dispense with carrying things around. When they do backlit and PDF, I'll buy one.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jubelum This is the same ideology that brought you Eastern Europe and Chernobyl... those great vacation destinations of pristine environmental enjoyment. Golf claps.

Quote: Originally Posted by Denton The debate is over: what remains to determine is what, if anything, we ought to do to slow the change that is happening. Thank goodness for that!! Now we can let all the bureaucrats get down to...

Quote: Originally Posted by skatman Before we redestribute the cost of the insurance, it would be good re-examine the current system, cut out a lot of the fat, and change it such that it encourages preventing problems before they start...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Me No, it is not. That's news to me. I always thought that it was.

Quote: Originally Posted by finboy Wish I could find one of them, in Houston. My wife has suddenly decided that she has to have one RIGHT NOW. I ended up getting her a diamond ring Saturday instead. The flashing lights distracted her...

Quote: Originally Posted by tonton I'm seriously considering getting a Wii. That's pretty significant. I've never owned a console system in my life, and I was a kid when the Atari 2600 was the "hot thing". Wish I could find...

Quote: Originally Posted by hardeeharhar Dear lord... take the paper to the prof or some academic review committee... I agree, take it to the prof. That comment is unacceptable.