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This is a motorcycle that I hate to love and love to hate. I love Moto Guzzi's, always have. I love Cafe Racers since the first time I saw one. So when I first saw this V7 Racer, a factory made Guzzi Cafe – I felt my heart flutter. It is beautiful. Under the looks it has some things I really like. 5.8 Gallons in the fuel tank, you could ride this thing as long as your butt will let you. That V-Twin, facing sideways, allowing that Air Cooling to really keep things cool so when your hot, it's chill and turning some lazy revolutions.
But there in lays the problem… those Revs are not just lazy, but damn near lethargic. The bike only has 48 Horses and 40 pounds of torque. What is this? The 60's? Come on Guzzi… Well, yes, the machine is running on an electronic fuel injection. This is an advantage, and should help the 744cc engine crank out more Miles Per Gallon. Well, 47 to 50 MPG in the highway is pretty good, but not as big of a number as I'd have hoped, especially when the engine is so tired.
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6 Port drivers
This is an example of how to solve the example problem by using a linked in port driver.
Figure 6.1: Port Driver Communication.
6.1 Port Drivers
A port driver is a linked in driver, that is accessible as a port from an Erlang program. It is a shared library (SO in Unix, DLL in Windows), with special entry points. The Erlang runtime calls these entry points, when the driver is started and when data is sent to the port. The port driver can also send data to Erlang.
Since a port driver is dynamically linked into the emulator process, this is the fastest way of calling C-code from Erlang. Calling functions in the port driver requires no context switches. But it is also the least safe, because a crash in the port driver brings the emulator down too.
6.2 Erlang Program
Just as with a port program, the port communicates with a Erlang process. All communication goes through one Erlang process that is the connected process of the port driver. Terminating this process closes the port driver.
Before the port is created, the driver must be loaded. This is done with the function erl_dll:load_driver/1, with the name of the shared library as argument.
The port is then created using the BIF open_port/2 with the tuple {spawn, DriverName} as the first argument. The string SharedLib is the name of the port driver. The second argument is a list of options, none in this case.
-module(complex5). -export([start/1, init/1]). start(SharedLib) -> case erl_ddll:load_driver(".", SharedLib) of ok -> ok; \011{error, already_loaded} -> ok; \011_ -> exit({error, could_not_load_driver}) end, spawn(?MODULE, init, [SharedLib]). init(SharedLib) -> register(complex, self()), Port = open_port({spawn, SharedLib}, []), loop(Port).
Now it is possible to implement complex5:foo/1 and complex5:bar/1. They both send a message to the complex process and receive the reply.
foo(X) -> call_port({foo, X}). bar(Y) -> call_port({bar, Y}). call_port(Msg) -> complex ! {call, self(), Msg}, receive {complex, Result} -> Result end.
The complex process encodes the message into a sequence of bytes, sends it to the port, waits for a reply, decodes the reply and sends it back to the caller.
loop(Port) -> receive {call, Caller, Msg} -> Port ! {self(), {command, encode(Msg)}}, receive \011 {Port, {data, Data}} -> Caller ! {complex, decode(Data)} end, loop(Port) end.
Assuming that both the arguments and the results from the C functions will be less than 256, a very simple encoding/decoding scheme is employed where foo is represented by the byte 1, bar is represented by 2, and the argument/result is represented by a single byte as well.
encode({foo, X}) -> [1, X]; encode({bar, Y}) -> [2, Y]. decode([Int]) -> Int.
The resulting Erlang program, including functionality for stopping the port and detecting port failures is shown below.
-module(complex5). -export([start/1, stop/0, init/1]). -export([foo/1, bar/1]). start(SharedLib) -> case erl_ddll:load_driver(".", SharedLib) of ok -> ok; {error, already_loaded} -> ok; _ -> exit({error, could_not_load_driver}) end, spawn(?MODULE, init, [SharedLib]). init(SharedLib) -> register(complex, self()), Port = open_port({spawn, SharedLib}, []), loop(Port). stop() -> complex ! stop. foo(X) -> call_port({foo, X}). bar(Y) -> call_port({bar, Y}). call_port(Msg) -> complex ! {call, self(), Msg}, receive {complex, Result} -> Result end. loop(Port) -> receive {call, Caller, Msg} -> Port ! {self(), {command, encode(Msg)}}, receive {Port, {data, Data}} -> Caller ! {complex, decode(Data)} end, loop(Port); stop -> Port ! {self(), close}, receive {Port, closed} -> exit(normal) end; {'EXIT', Port, Reason} -> io:format("~p ~n", [Reason]), exit(port_terminated) end. encode({foo, X}) -> [1, X]; encode({bar, Y}) -> [2, Y]. decode([Int]) -> Int.
6.3 C Driver
The C driver is a module that is compiled and linked into a shared library. It uses a driver structure, and includes the header file erl_driver.h.
The driver structure is filled with the driver name and function pointers. It is returned from the special entry point, declared with the macro DRIVER_INIT(<driver_name>).
The functions for receiving and sending data, are combined into a function, pointed out by the driver structure. The data sent into the port is given as arguments, and the data the port sends back is sent with the C-function driver_output.
Since the driver is a shared module, not a program, no main function should be present. All function pointers are not used in our example, and the corresponding fields in the driver_entry structure are set to NULL.
All functions in the driver, takes a handle (returned from start), that is just passed along by the erlang process. This must in some way refer to the port driver instance.
The example_drv_start, is the only function that is called with a handle to the port instance, so we must save this. It is customary to use a allocated driver-defined structure for this one, and pass a pointer back as a reference.
It is not a good idea to use a global variable; since the port driver can be spawned by multiple Erlang processes, this driver-structure should be instantiated multiple times.
/* port_driver.c */ #include <stdio.h> #include "erl_driver.h" typedef struct { ErlDrvPort port; } example_data; static ErlDrvData example_drv_start(ErlDrvPort port, char *buff) { example_data* d = (example_data*)driver_alloc(sizeof(example_data)); d->port = port; return (ErlDrvData)d; } static void example_drv_stop(ErlDrvData handle) { driver_free((char*)handle); } static void example_drv_output(ErlDrvData handle, char *buff, int bufflen) { example_data* d = (example_data*)handle; char fn = buff[0], arg = buff[1], res; if (fn == 1) { res = foo(arg); } else if (fn == 2) { res = bar(arg); } driver_output(d->port, &res, 1); } ErlDrvEntry example_driver_entry = { NULL, /* F_PTR init, N/A */ example_drv_start, /* L_PTR start, called when port is opened */ example_drv_stop, /* F_PTR stop, called when port is closed */ example_drv_output, /* F_PTR output, called when erlang has sent */ NULL, /* F_PTR ready_input, called when input descriptor ready */ NULL, /* F_PTR ready_output, called when output descriptor ready */ "example_drv", /* char *driver_name, the argument to open_port */ NULL, /* F_PTR finish, called when unloaded */ NULL, /* F_PTR control, port_command callback */ NULL, /* F_PTR timeout, reserved */ NULL /* F_PTR outputv, reserved */ }; DRIVER_INIT(example_drv) /* must match name in driver_entry */ { return &example_driver_entry; }
6.4 Running the Example
1. Compile the C code.
unix> gcc -o exampledrv -fpic -shared complex.c port_driver.c windows> cl -LD -MD -Fe exampledrv.dll complex.c port_driver.c
2. Start Erlang and compile the Erlang code.
> erl Erlang (BEAM) emulator version 5.1 Eshell V5.1 (abort with ^G) 1> c(complex5). {ok,complex5}
3. Run the example.
2> complex5:start("example_drv"). <0.34.0> 3> complex5:foo(3). 4 4> complex5:bar(5). 10 5> complex5:stop(). stop

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"My mission is to be the ray of hope, the guy who stands out there on that beautiful field and owns up to his mistakes and lets people know it's never completely hopeless, no matter how bad it seems at the time. I have a platform and a message, and now I go to bed at night, sober and happy, praying I can be a good messenger." -Josh Hamilton
But he specifically brought up Pettyjohn when no one else has ever mentioned his name and then proceeded to say "he's a crafty lefty and is 14-5 this year" and then later says it's about whether a guy knows how to win.
I don't think it's a huge leap or some kind of stretch to say that he does see Pettyjohn as someone who "knows how to win." I think any reasonable person would understand that's what Dusty was saying even though he didn't explicitly say it.
Dusty's comments on Todd Frazier is what has me scratching my head. Dusty says Frazier may be able to stay at shortstop because he's similar in size to Tulowitzki. Size doesn't mean anything. Tulowitzki has quickness, good hands, and solid range whereas Frazier lacks the range to stick at SS. His size has nothing to do with it.
From the Reds:
--Joey Votto had three hits for the Reds Saturday night, his 16th three-hit game this season, twice as many as any other rookie in the National League. Geovany Soto is next with eight such games. Kansas Citys Mike Aviles leads A.L. rookies with 13 three-hit games.
--According to Elias Sports Bureau, Joey Votto (15hr) and Jay Bruce (14) are the first pair of Reds rookies ever to produce at least 14 home runs each in the same season...most likely, the Reds will be the only team in the Majors this season to have 2 rookies produce at least 14 homers each.
I read Dusty's statement this way: "We have no depth at all in the minors so we're going to throw this crap against the wall and see if it sticks!"
So, are there actually pitchers in the majors that don't "know how to pitch", and position players that don't know how to "play the game the right way"? I don't remember too many pitchers tossing it underhand or batters running the bases backwards...
I'm actually impressed Dusty knows as much about the minor league players as he does. He is always making references about some of them that surprise me. For some reason, I expect him to say, "Frazier? Isn't he on our high-A team or something? Yeah, I guess I've heard of him." But Dusty actually has studied these guys pretty extensively from what I can tell.
I also took the Pettyjohn comment as a shot towards guys like Homer Bailey who have all the skill in the world but don't know how to pitch. Some guys just buck up in pressure situations and get the job done. They don't walk a ton of guys. They don't have the best stuff, but they battle and they're around the plate. They mix up their pitches well. I think this is what Dusty was trying to say. Course, with Pettyjohn's age and ERA, he's closer to Tom Shearn than Reds '09 contributor.
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Alexis is then seen walking through the building, armed with a shotgun.
The FBI says there is no indication that the man targeted any specific individuals when he opened fire inside a building, killing 12 people.
Valerie Parlave, head of the FBI's field office in Washington, said Wednesday during a news conference that investigators are continuing to explore the background and motivations of the 34-year-old Alexis. However, she says Alexis had a well-documented history of mental health issues.
Parlave says Alexis held a delusional belief that he was being controlled by extremely low frequency waves, or ELF waves. Alexis had written "my ELF weapon" on a shotgun he used in the rampage.
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Good video on how Connor Reilly budgets his limited time (ignore Ryan Day's appearance).
Excuse me for bringing up a sore subject, but one of the promises Steve Addazio made all last spring and last summer in alumni gatherings from New York City to Los Angeles was "explosive plays downfield in the passing game."
We all know how that turned out.
The explosive plays downfield in the passing game were made AGAINST the Owls, not for the Owls a season ago.
The offensive season itself wasn't that bad, but was bad enough.
Unfortunately, when it came to Daz and empty promises, I was right.
Now we're hearing that from a number of football alumni who attended Alumni Day that several explosive plays were made downfield at Saturday's all-out scrimmage.
|Poland checking in (thanks, Poland).
That scrimmage was the most important one of the season, even more important than Saturday's Cherry and White game (1 p.m. kickoff) because new coach Matt Rhule is not likely to tip his hand to any Notre Dame scouts in attendance.
First-team quarterback Connor Reilly, poised and confident, delivered both the deep and intermediate ball effectively to a variety of receivers who made defenders miss. Reilly looked off defenders to deliver the ball. We all know that both Khalif Herbin and Jalen Fitzpatrick have the ability to make that first tackler miss and gain numerous yards after catch.
Hopefully, Notre Dame (see countdown count to the right) finds that out the hard way on August 31.
There are two ways to look at this:
The defensive backs who gave the Owls so much trouble last year are still on the field or that a commitment to the passing game also makes it harder for a defense to find out where the ball is going.
I hope it's the latter.
After all, when you run all the time on first and second down like the Owls did last year (75.1 percent), defending the pass on third down is easy.
When you offer the THREAT to throw the ball on first and second down, defending the pass (and the run) is not so easy.
That, in a nutshell, is how the Matt Rhule offensive philosophy differs from the Steve Addazio one.
I don't expect him to promise "explosive plays downfield in the passing game" after Saturday's Cherry and White game.
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Looks like it will be very rainy all afternoon tomorrow. How will this affect the two teams?
I have a increased fear factor that it will hurt Michigan worse than Illinois, but just wondered what everyone else was thinking.
At least we don't have to worry about that TALL grass slowing down Denard this week...
But it also tends to favor the team that runs better. So I think it's pretty offset. Michigan still can't get behind the chains, but Illinois can't afford to either. Michigan is much less likely to do so.
Considering we threw the ball like twice last week and Illinois's DL is half the size of Purdue's, and considering the team that is losing is the one forced to throw, I think this affects Illinois more than us.
The people this affects the most are the people who picked M to cover. 23.5 points are a lot harder in the rain.
The last time it rained all game against an inferior team we won 34-10 and Jordan Kovacs killed a man. I think it'll be fine.
with a Trident?
Halloween one.
Killed 5 hookers at SMU... with a rubber trident? This just keeps getting weirder and weirder.
It's only an allegation that Craig James killed five hookers with a trident at SMU. He might have used a different weapon.
If our game plan is like last week it shouldn't be too bad. Illinois is pretty terrible so we should be able to run it down their throats if we don't get too fancy.
Rainy with a high chance of Hoke-A-Mania
cassion may be looking extra-delicious if it rains tomorrow.
Note to cameraman: headshots only, please.
Not very much? The only team on our schedule that is baby seal-ier than this is UMass.
No rain: Illinois gets crushed, stays dry.
Rain: Illinois gets crushed, gets wet too.
The people wanting more out of Gallon on punt returns will likely be disappointed. Illinois will probably punt a lot, but with the elements I hope Gallon doesn't even fair catch them, let alone return them.
Although, short easy passes are best in the rain, so Gallon might get more looks in the passing game. Also, Funchess with his monstrous hands are an asset when the ball is wet.
Funchess with his monstrous hands are an asset
when the ball is wet in all circumstances forever.
Not when he drops his phone between the seat and the center console. They are most certainly a burden in that instance.
As one with big hands I HATE dropping phone/keys down that space!
Michigan fans always looking for negatives. How can you possibly think rain would hurt michigan more than illinois? Illinois struggles to move the ball in perfect conditions.
it will make M less likely/ effective to pass, so Illinois may be able to stop/ slow down Denard with 8-9 men in the box.
Yes, this is really what I was thinking about, the D can truly focus on Denard and try to force him to pass. Passing in the rain is always much more difficult and we haven't been great at it this year to boot. I think the short passes may be there, but not much down field.
They were going to put 8-9 in the box even if it was a sunny day. That said, you beat that by spreading it out. Bubble screen it to Gallon, play action to Funchess. We can beat that, no problem.
Denard NOT throwing the ball is NOT going to hurt us... If all we did against ND was run the ball, we might have won that game.
It will make the game wet....
Jamie Mac is right, as are all Mac's.
But is it a fast wet or a slow wet?
I doubt it affects the football game much.
More interesting would be if it affects the baseball playoffs should Baltimore win and Detroit gets the homefield. Could a rainout help the team set their rotation better after the short break from the ALDS round? Double header on Sunday or does the schedule get bumped a day back?
feels colder than it is, I will be miserable. We can only hope the rain doesn't put out the dumpster fire that is Illinois football and they suddenly become competent.
It will decrease Michigan's point total but not decrease our chance of winning.
Thunderstorms with lightning are another (which they say there is a chance of). Emptying the stadium with a big delay would be VERY annoying. But to answer your question, the rain will affect both teams pretty equally so it shouldn't matter.
Players will get wet
That's more of an effect of rain, actually.
The more you know.
Denard will run for touchdowns with one wet sock.
Well it will make me change out of my wet clothes and into some dry ones before I go out after the game tomorrow night.
it will make me not tailgate but still show up, and wear lots of stuff that resembles golf rain gear.
how will the weather affect my performance in the Chicago Urbanathlon? It'll be 40s and raining at the start tomorrow morning. I'm running in a team, so just the first 4 mile leg to worry about. I was planning on just wearing a couple layers (long-sleeve coolmax type shirts) and shorts, with a garbage bag to keep my body dry until the start.
Given that it's just 4 miles, I didn't think I'd be needing anything else until I finished and found my way to my wife, who'll have something dry for me to cover up with.
Oh, and Michigan crushes Illinois, regardless of the weather.
My wife ran the LA Marathon in 2011, and it was the rainiest day I've ever seen (and not just for LA - it was nuts). I stopped at a couple spots to watch her run by, and by the thirs stop, my clothes were so wet I put away the umbrella because I literally couldn't get more wet even if I fell into the ocean. At the finish line, it was a full-on monsoon, with people's umbrella going inside out and flying all over the place. Many of the runners had ditched their shoes and socks because they were like ankle weights with all the water.
My point? I'm not sure. But my wife looked like she was going to die at the end, half from exhaustion and half from hypothermia. Have fun.
Water does not matter to Denard. See example above.
Nice layering
Thanks - It's actually pretty sloppy, but ended up looking ok. I did with one layer over the kid (denard's hesiman cutout). I just cheated a motion blur on DR's feet and a bit on the legs, then cloned the water in where the kid was still showing.
Just as a minor sidenote, Illinois happens to be the fourth most-played opponent in Michigan history, totalling 93 games since 1898. In those 93 games, we are 68-23-2, which is the second-best overall record (in terms of winning percentage, anyway) of the eight teams we have played at least sixty times. I would say that, most years, weather has likely not been a significant contributor, sort of like Illinois.
With them being on the opposite side of the league as us now, I would imagine they other Legends teams will pass Illinois. I'm guessing the three above UofI are OSU, Minnesota and Purdue? The last two were a guess. Anyway, I bet MSU, Iowa and NW will pass Illinois in a decade or two.
I looked it up, and the top three are OSU, MSU and Minnesota, in order. The weird thing is, there's a huge drop-off after Illinois. We've played the Illini 93 times, and Northwestern is fifth with 70 meetings. Wisconsin is 64, Indiana is 61, and Iowa and Purdue are tied at 57. Obviously Penn State and Nebraska are much further down the list.
Fun fact: We've played UPenn (21) more times than Penn State (16).
MGROWOLD will have a post about coaches stopping by his trailer after the game, and he will get banned for posting wet t-shirt pics of his wife.
You wish
Denard will leave a vapor trail.
and the passing game will be more limited. This could be good for us.
Rain or shine we win easily
this thread is now about hot weather girls! (SFW)
As someone who has Spanish TV on at my house all the time (my wife is Guatemalan, so is my nanny) I can attest to this. They really are that hot, and they really do dress like that.
According to Hoke, weather schmeather.
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I agree - I used to be on IM with a number of my friends, but now all communication with them is via texting - SMS or FaceTime.
I personally use Telegram (https://telegram.org/), and have for quite some time now. I like it for various reasons. Mainly its open source, and multi-client.
What I
Can't you do that any more?
I remember my old Nokia could be controlled by a cable to read and send texts.
Can't you do that any more?
I remember my old Nokia could be controlled by a cable to read and send texts.
Unfortunately, today's phone can do that without a cable, making the process less complicated.
> Unfortunately, today's phone can do that without a cable, making the process less
> complicated.
That is a shame. Oh well, there are always other uses for cable fetishists, such as charging. For now, anyway.
You might want to checkout QuickMSG (Disclaimer: I wrote it and this is a shameless plug). http://quickmsg.vreeken.net/ [vreeken.net]
It is open source, decentralized, secure, and not tied to a phone number since it uses email as a transport medium.
Right now I only have an android app and a command line version for linux (I can only do so much at a time), but the protocol is completly open. Basicly PGPmime with a messaging format on top.
Literally a lie in any civilized country....
True, but that's because there really aren't any civilized countries on planet Earth
No prepaid plans in the UK come with unlimited texting.
Almost all the plans on giffgaff.com include unlimited texting. Those from £12/month include unlimited data too.
And some post paid plans... I'm on Verizon and demand a quarter from the sender for each text message they send me.
I can do all of the IP based messaging services I care about on my phone (and tablet, and laptop, and desktop)... so when someone reverts to SMS and costs me money (because I refuse to get a texting plan given my unlimited data plan and access to far more services via it)... I insist they reimburse me for the expense they caused.
I'm one of them. Back when I set up the plan, unlimited texts added ten or twenty bucks (I forget which) a month to my bill. It was and is cheaper to spend twenty cents each for the couple of dozen texts I send/receive each year.
Not everyone with a cell phone is addicted to text messages.
i am already paying $50 a month for verizon cell phone, that's a 4g lte phone with i think 1500 anytime minutes. 2gb data cap, unlimited texting costs $5 a month but i send/recieve less than $5 worth of texts a month. so no not 'everyone' has text messaging plans. my parents both have dumbphones still and they have text messages blocked to avoid unwanted charges.
and guess what, every other carrier servicing my area basically non existant. the towers used to be owned by alltel but now are all verizon and peo
i am already paying $50 a month for verizon cell phone, that's a 4g lte phone with i think 1500 anytime minutes. 2gb data cap, unlimited texting costs $5 a month but i send/recieve less than $5 worth of texts a month. so no not 'everyone' has text messaging plans. my parents both have dumbphones still and they have text messages blocked to avoid unwanted charges.
and guess what, every other carrier servicing my area basically non existant. the towers used to be owned by alltel but now are all verizon and people can barely make phone calls if they aren't verizon phones.
Where do you live so I don't ever go near that place?
You may have unlimited _domestic_ texting, but I doubt you have unlimited _international_ texting. An ever increasing number of people around the world know and interact with people who live in other countries. In my experience, this is what people use WhatsApp for. If one person in a circle of friends moves overseas, then that whole circle of friends gets WhatsApp so they can all continue to communicate seamlessly and cheaply. So, to answer your question, you are either insane or just ignorant.
It seems like the only point is to get around the few remaining billing plans on the planet that don't have unlimited text messaging.
This comes up every single time something is posted on Slashdot about WhatsApp.
Lots of people have packages with tonnes of text messages making them, essentially, free or very low cost - however SMS doesn't do anything beyond 1:1 communication in plain old text. So picture sharing and group chats are out.
MMS can do that, but it's often excluded from SMS packages - so after a f
Very cheap almost to the point of being free.
Text messages are already free.
They may be for you, but they aren't for everyone. The USA != The World.
- 1:1 and group chat support.
Already do that with regular text messages
SMS doesn't support group chat. Messages to more than one person are sent individually, there is no way for the recipients to see all the people who were messaged and therefore there is no way for them to group reply.
- Picture and content sharing.
Already do that with regular text
Text messages aren't necessarily free in the USA either. I'm paying $20 a month because my girlfriend is on a different service (I'm on AT&T, she's on Verizon I think). My ex wife and I are both on AT&T and both use iPhones (girlfriend has an Android) so my ex and I can text for free. Back in November my girlfriend and I started dating and texting. Within a couple of weeks I received an AT&T alert indicating I'd hit $50 in text charges and I should consider going with one of the texting plans.
Why would I pay $20 per month for unlimited messaging when I could pay $1 per year for this app?
Why use an app which you have to use your phone for, when there are those which work on tablets, desktops etc? I go abroad, I put my phone into airplane mode and use only wifi (I'm not paying £1500 per gig!).
This looks like a "messaging" app. It seems like the only point is to get around the few remaining billing plans on the planet that don't have unlimited text messaging
Few billing plans ? Maybe in the USA, but in the rest of the world (including Western Europe), many people use pre-paid plans. Especially kids, who happen to be heavy users of messaging.
And remember that "unlimited" text messaging is usually only for domestic messages : you often pay to send messages to another country, and you often pay when sending from abroad.
This looks like a "messaging" app. It seems like the only point is to get around the few remaining billing plans on the planet that don't have unlimited text messaging. Am I insane thinking that this market niche will only exist for another year, at most? I personally don't know anybody who has to pay for messaging, but I understand that some people in other countries still have to (for now)...
So tell me, how do I start an SMS conversation on my laptop, continue it on my phone and then later continue it on my tablet? Please tell me a user-friendly and obvious way to do it, because I want to be able to teach it to my mom...
This is fairly typical use case in this day and age. This is why SMS has peaked and is being replaced by other forms of texting.
Started using Whatsapp a few years ago and after 6 months I realized that group threads completely replaced Facebook for me, so I deleted my fb account. Main reason for using it over standard SMS is that it allows me to emulate SMS internationally (important for many) for free. SMS is $0.50/msg!!!
However, my group (mostly family) recently made the switch to Telegram instead. Opensource version of the same thing.
I'm sure Farcebork brought them some more visibility than they had, but what evidence is there that even most of them are actual bona fide new users, rather than just new accounts? FB has a history of having a significant percentage of their "accounts" being little more than "likebots" to float their "pay for likes" scheme.
(See VSauce's channel on YT for a rather telling commentary on the FB "like" scam).
"what evidence is there"
The $1 per year after the first year of use.
I am routinely spammed by fake accounts on Facebook. It happened twice in the last week alone. So far I have never received any spam on WhatsApp, probably because they do phone verification for every user, so a spammer would need to control lots of phone numbers, which is possible but not trivial.
Literally everyone I know uses WhatsApp. Just because it didn't take off in the USA doesn't mean these numbers are wrong. It's pretty rapidly replaced SMS as the global mobile messaging standard. Half a billion use
Unsurprising I'm 5 users myself.
I don't know any of them either. I wonder if anyone really uses it.
1 in 7 people on Earth uses it and I know none of them. And I know people in India
Same for me, but I also always got picked last at kickball so I'm not surprised the 6 in 7 other people don't tell me about their messaging.
i live in india, and i don't know anybody who does NOT use whatsapp. literally everyone uses it. every nokia phone (dumb/smart), every android, and even some local branded dumbphones have whatsapp. unlimited texting is not a thing over here. data is much, much cheaper. also, with texts you can't send pics, or audio, or video. and sms is not instant messaging. whatsapp is like fb chat, but on your phone.
also, i been using it for 3-4 years, and they always renew my subscription for free every year. and even i
Almost everyone in South Africa I know* uses it. It is a no-brainer in terms of the cost of sms/mms here.
*I know some people without capable phones, who would if they had a phone that could.
You not knowing anyone that uses is a simple case of being in a different "bubble" as others
But...but... I'm only two degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon!?!
It's always fascinating to find yet another way one differs from hundreds of millions or even billions of other people.
Than actual active members. I've had whatsapp installed on a phone for a couple years, and haven't used it in...well, a couple years. Am I in those statistics?
If you're on android, it costs USD1 a year to put whatsapp on your phone. Do you still pay for them? If no, it's unlikely that you're still counted as user
You should just take your heads out of that hole you have it in and look at other countries of the world.
There is a couple of things you should know:
1. No, non unlimited SMS plans are going nowhere in many places and SMS cost so much in some countries that you may pay for your data plan by sending 100-200 SMS a month.
2. Whatsapp has market penetration of over 90% in some countries, and many people from Latin America, many European countries (And I think Asia too, although I'm not too sure whats the scenario there, I know in India is wildly used) will tell you they don't know anyone who doesn't use whatsapp (unless they know an american). I have over 95% of my contacts in Whatsapp, and I haven't received ANY SMS in the past 3-4 years, unless it's spam or a message from the telco letting me know I have a lost call.
3. Whatsapp is very convenient for anyone that lives abroad or has friends abroad, which is becoming an increasing trend (probably in many cases but the US too)
4. Whatsapp is fast, many criticise how simple the app is, but this makes the app very fast, specially in low end phones and thats the reason many use it.
5. You can form groups which is very convenient, send photos, etc which makes it much more convenient than SMS once you get used to it.
I may add to this, when you're traveling it usually costs ~$1/day for some megs of data roaming (5-50mb i've seen), which is more than enough to send lots of messages, while ONE roaming SMS may cost the same. Again, probably not very common in the US to travel abroad, but think about Europe how much people travel and live in any other European country other than their own and where they have most of friends/family. You'd use Whatsapp (or something similar) lots more if you had to pay roaming charges to send SMS across states in the US.
Facebook chatting app Is Well On Its Way To A Billion Users
Time for regulators to step in. What if telco's kept their clients hostage by not letting them call clients on other networks? That would be insane. Same here.
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The opening of the $57 million Global Village residential and commercial complex on the west side of campus has opened new doors for students hoping to experience university living on a whole new level.
A grand opening ceremony was held Sept. 30 and featured a steel-band performance and tours of the complex.
"When I arrived at RIT in 2007, the university was already an international player," said President Bill Destler during the Sept. 30 dedication. "After all, we have relationships with more than 60 nations across the globe. Leading and preparing students for successful careers in a global society is the crux of our university mission statement. But something was missing on our main campus in Henrietta—until now. Global Village will provide a unique environment for RIT students as they prepare to enter the global community, travel overseas and join a culturally diverse workforce."
Rachael Huwyler, a senior majoring in biomedical sciences with an electrical engineering minor, moved into Global Village in August and won't easily forget her first impression.
"I couldn't believe how distinctive the entire complex looked," she says. "The design of Global Village has begun to create a unique sense of community on RIT's campus. The number of windows used in all of the buildings really helps to make the area feel very open and allow for an easier sense of access to what's happening in the other buildings."
Huwyler isn't alone in her sentiments. Students have been overheard commenting that Global Village housing feels like living in an upscale Manhattan hotel. With unique d�cor reminiscent of global regions, students, faculty, staff and campus visitors are in tune with the fact that Global Village has become the new "it" spot on campus.
"Not only is there a new restaurant nearby for dining, but there is also the opportunity for students to cook their own meals," says Huwyler. "Whether they'd like to try something international from the new Global Market or just make something on their own, living in Global Village provides a lot of diverse living within each housing unit."
Along with the new digs, commercial entities have opened including The Global Grille, featuring Mexican cuisine and fresh sushi, as well as a market offering an array of international foods and spices.
Greg Pollock, RIT Student Government president, echoed that sentiment. A fourth-year professional technical communication student, Pollock has studied abroad three times throughout his college career.
"The student experience is enhanced so much more when we're allowed to believe in the true value of cultural exchange," he stated. "This facility allows a mere taste of that sensation. Global Village is a symbol of RIT's commitment to building a global community."
This winter, students will also be able to test their skills on the open-air ice skating rink or relax in the heated seating area; and in the spring and summer, can dig balls on the sand volleyball court.
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Both the Mount Vernon Junior High seventh and eighth grade football teams ended their season this year undefeated. The eighth grade team was undefeated last year as a seventh grade team and have an overall record for the two seasons of 15-0.
The seventh grade team finished the season with a 22-0 win over New Boston. For more information, see the Nov. 14 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.


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D'Amore's Eight Points Leads Johns Hopkins Past #11 Penn State, 13-12
May 3, 2012
GAINESVILLE, FL - Sophomore Taylor D'Amore notched a game-high eight points and five draws to pace Johns Hopkins to a 13-12 win over 11th-ranked Penn State in the ALC Quarterfinals Thursday at Florida. The Blue Jays improve to 9-8 on the season and advance to the ALC Semifinals for the first time since 2008. The Nittany Lions slip to 11-6 as the Jays snap a three-game skid to Penn State.
Hopkins jumped out to a four-goal lead before the second half was four minutes old as sophomore Sarah Taylor's third goal of the game staked the Blue Jays to a 12-8 lead. The pace slowed from there and Penn State finally got on the board in the second half with an unassisted goal from Elaine Welch at 18:15. Just under five minutes later, Hopkins' lead was back to four when D'Amore scored on a hard dodge from right goal line extended. Penn State answered with back-to-back goals from Maggie McCormick and Mackenzie Cyr just 72 seconds apart to make it a 13-11 game with 11:48 still to play.
Defense was the name of the game in the ensuing 10 minutes before Penn State finally broke through for a man-up goal at 1:46 from Tatum Coffey to make it a one-goal game. D'Amore won the ensuing draw and the Blue Jays promptly called timeout. Coming back out, Hopkins was able to use up nearly 90 seconds before an errant pass went out of bounds and Penn State took over. On the clear however, senior Cami Kramer intercepted a pass in midfield and the Blue Jays were able to run out the clock.
Kelly Lechner and Maggie McCormick sandwiched goals around a strike from D'Amore and Penn State led 2-1 just over eight minutes in. Junior Monica Fischer scored on an over-the-cage pass from D'Amore at 17:39 to ignite a five-goal Blue Jay run that saw Hopkins take a 6-2 lead with 10:15 to play in the half. Sophomore Sammy Cermack followed an identical goal at 14:55 as Hopkins took the lead at 3-2. Just 37 seconds later, junior Courtney Schweizer converted a free position goal. Senior Rachel Ballatori made it a three-goal game when she took a dump pass from D'Amore in the slot turned and fired a shot past Dana Cahill. Senior Colleen McCaffrey capped the run with her team-leading 40th goal of the season as the Blue Jays capitalized in transition. Schweizer tipped a Cyr pass in the defensive end, sophomore Sophia Sherry scooped up the loose ball and the Blue Jays were off in transition. McCaffrey fed the ball to classmate Candace Rossi, who gave it right back to McCaffrey in the slot and she converted.
Penn State responded with three unanswered goals in a span of just 84 seconds to make it a 6-5 game with 7:42 to play in the opening half. Haley Ford got things going with a man-up goal at 9:06, followed by a Coffey unassisted goal just 32 seconds later. Theresa Zichelli capped the quick spurt on a quick-stick high-to-low shot off a McCormick feed with 7:42 to go. The teams traded goals over the remainder of the half as Hopkins took a 9-8 lead into the half.
Taylor answered Zichelli's goal just 12 seconds later with the first of her career-high-tying three goals on the day to stem the Nittany Lions' run. She later answered a McCormick goal with a free position tally at 4:09 and Hopkins led 8-6. Molly Fernandez closed the half by sandwiching a pair of goals around a strike from Cermack and it was 9-8 Hopkins.
Coming out of the half, Hopkins quickly took a two-goal lead off a McCaffrey to Rossi connection just 24 seconds in. Less than two minutes later, D'Amore dodged across the top of the fan and blew a side-arm shot past Cahill. Taylor capped the three-goal run 62 seconds later as she completed her second career hat trick to stake Hopkins to the 12-8 lead.
D'Amore led all scorers with three goals and five assists for a career-high eight points, while also controlling a game-high five draws. She broke the school's ALC Tournament records for assists and points in a game and with her fourth draw of the game, broke the school's all-time record (Division I and III) single-season draws record. Taylor finished with three goals as eight different players scored for the Blue Jays. Cermack notched a pair of goals, while McCaffrey, Ballatori and Rossi each finished with a goal and an assist. Junior Cosette Larash made seven saves to earn the win. McCormick led the Nittany Lions with three goals and one assist, while Cyr had one goal and three helpers. Coffey and Fernandez finished with two goals apiece. Cahill made four saves in the cage for the Lions.
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The Imaginarium Science Center will hosts its annual Boo Bash! Fall Family Fun Event on Saturday, Oct. 13, with special activities from 11 a.m.3 p.m., including make-and-take projects, spooky science shows, creepy crawly live animal encounters, as well as a family friendly costume parade and contest! Additional seasonally-inspired crafts and explorations like Ghost balloons, Spooky Slime, and Frightful Face Painting are available for a small fee to help support the Imaginarium's ongoing educational programs and exhibits.
Ghouls and gals will have all day to explore the Imaginarium's hands-on science exhibits.
Get up close and personal with sea life in the SEA-to-SEE Touch Tanks and meet the residents of Animal Lab-large & small with scales, tails, feathers, fur, & fins. Dig up fossils and come face-to-face with a T. rex in the Dino Discovery exhibit area, then take on the virtual Cretaceous and Be the Dinosaur in the special exhibition featuring a simulator survival game, dinosaur safari jeep simulation, paleontology field station, and models. Outside, stop by the Fisheye Lagoon to feed the fish, turtles, ducks, and geese, then check out the interactive Caloosahatchee Experience exhibit and relax under the Water Tower in the new Lipman Family Courtyard complete with a beautiful butterfly garden. Live Animal Encounters, Science Shows, and a 3-D film are all included in this spooktacular day and all guests will receive 50 percent off regular admission!
In conjunction with Boo Bash!, outdoors, the Imaginarium will host the Fall Kidz World Expo with vendors offering families a whole day of fun for everyone. Enjoy performances by singers, dancers, children's groups, and entertainers throughout the day, and catch the costume parade and contest.
Also learn about children's classes, camps, clubs, shops, and service providers.
The event is free and open to all with activities, music, and endless entertainment including performances by musical stars, feature creature shows, as well as the costume parade and contest with prizes. A petting zoo, bounce house, and obstacle course will offer additional experiences at a small fee. The Fall Kidz World Expo event is a free event and will be open to the public from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. For more information about Fall Kidz World Expo, visit www.kidzworldexpofl.com.
Don't forget that the Imaginarium is offering 50 percent off admission on the day of the event, so it will surely double your fun for half the price! For more information about the Imaginarium call 239.321.7420 or visit www.i-sci.org.


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I was coming back from Vegas a few weeks ago and saw this billboard. It made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside cause I thought it was a billboard for skeptics. I could tell my 2 theistic buddies got uncomfortable by it. Which was also kind of funny. A few days ago I decided to find out what organization put it there and maybe give them some props. It turns out its some weird ufo religion. It seems pretty stupid just like all of them. But they have a good story on their site in video form. Here's a link to them on Wikipedia If you're curios about them. Hope this isn't a re-post."The atheist 'Intelligent Design Theory' offers a rational solution to the age-old debate between God-believers and evolutionists. It's compatible not only with today's scientific discoveries but also with the ancient historical accounts of all cultures." Rael.org
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Blue Ridge Community Health Services Inc. has received a $50,000 grant from the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation Inc. to increase access to school-based health centers for Henderson County Public Schools students.
Blue Ridge Community Health Services Inc. has received a $50,000 grant from the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation Inc. to increase access to school-based health centers for Henderson County Public Schools students.
During the 2011-12 school year, 1,856 students used school-based health services resulting in 11,283 encounters. This funding will help provide an additional 3,165 students with access to school-based services.
BRCHS operates healthc enters at two elementary schools (Bruce Drysdale and Hillandale), a middle school (Apple Valley) and a high school (North Henderson). These schools have dedicated health center onsite, and they are staffed during school hours throughout the academic year. One site, Bruce Drysdale, is open year round.
A need to link these services to additional schools was identified in consultation with the Henderson County Public Schools at the following locations: Edneyville and Sugarloaf Elementary Schools, Hendersonville and Flat Rock Middle Schools and Hendersonville High School. Students from these schools will be transported to the nearest school-based health center.
"School Based Health Centers are an important method of health care delivery for children in Henderson County. They create an environment of service coordination and collaboration that addresses the health needs and well-being of students with health disparities or poor access to health care services," said Dr. Paul Trani, medical director of School Health Services. "Through thegenerosity of the Sisters of Mercy Foundation, more students will have access to medical and behavioral health services. This will contribute to systematic change in not only health care outcomes, but educational outcomes as well."
BRCHS has been serving Hendersonville and the surrounding communities for almost 50 years in an effort to provide high quality and affordable medical, dental and mental health care as well as promote health awareness/education. For more information about BRCHS, call 692-4289, ext. 2509, or visit www.brchs.com.


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Is it the right time to buy on Maui? Those with the ability and smarter than the average Joe seem to think so.
This brings to mind a quote from Warren Buffet, a businessman whose prominence is such that there is a tax code named after him.
He said, "If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians."
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345 Kului Way received multiple offers and has gone under contract with a buyer in less than three weeks.
In recent months, we definitely have seen increased showings and sales, and multiple offers on new "good" listings making for a quick sale.
Inventories have declined 17-20 percent over the past 12 months in residential and condo classes. Many "distressed properties," short sales and REO (bank-owned) properties are being quickly absorbed as sales as we begin to move ahead to a more normal marketplace.
In total, over the past 12 months in the residential category, 36.9 percent of the properties sold were distressed properties.
Some prime examples at time of print: a new REO listing in Honolua Ridge of a home built in 2008 and cottage for only $2,850,000. Another home in the same area sold in October for just under $6 million! But you need to act fast - the seller (bank) will begin to review the initial offers on Wednesday, Nov. 21. Call today if you would like to arrange to see this opportunity in person. Some very fortunate person will buy this property could it be you?
My listing at 345 Kului Way in the Kaanapali Golf Estates has received multiple offers and gone under contract with a buyer in less than three weeks.
Another Kapalua buyer recently purchased 197 Plantation Club Drive for $2,600,000, which is less than HALF of what the same home sold for in 2007!!!
We are still experiencing a buyer's market, but will it last?
Those who are qualified to buy are able to obtain some great deals! The year-to-date ending Oct. 31, 2012 average price for a home on Maui is $689,249, which is down 14 percent from a year ago for the same time period ending Oct. 31, 2011, according to Realtors Association of Maui statistics.
This past year has been an incredible year for many buyers, and I've been able to negotiate very good contracts. Let me help you find the perfect property and negotiate a great deal for you. I love what I do and look forward to assisting in your search. Call (808) 357-4782 or e-mail email@example.com today with any and all of your real estate questions.


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Offering a briefer treatment of the elements of physical geography without sacrificing scientific content, Elemental Geosystems features a distinctive integration of human-Earth relationships, an applied flavor, and scientific correctness. Drawing on the readability, superior graphics, cartography, and scientific accuracy of its companion book, Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography, Fourth Edition, Elemental Geosystems is written, organized, and illustrated to give readers an accessible, systematic, and visually appealing start. A logical, unique book arrangement organized into four parts, each containing related chapters, with a logical order for traditional and innovative subject matter that eases readers through physical geography and a presentation of Earth in a holistic study of interacting physical systems, in an essentially nonmathematical format. Strong emphasis on the science of physical geography, provides readers with a thorough definition of geography, physical geography, and Earth systems science in the introductory chapter, applying these definitions throughout the book. Companion Website gives readers on-line review questions, exercises, short answer and critical thinking items, and related weblinks, Virtual Field Trips CD-ROM features ten field trips, including photos, text illustrations, and narratives. Quality maps and cartography present readers with maps by professional cartographers. Use of Internet links as learning tools conveniently embeds over 100 internet address links (URLs) in the text for quick reference to primary source materials. Career Links features offer profiles of individuals that are working professionals in physical geography fields.
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What is SELF?
Dose SELF defines reality or our view of reality? If so, is there one and only one SELF and dose this implies there is one reality?
What about SELF as a construct and not as ONE entity, does a construct SELF implies multiple realities?


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Will Gardner rests his case.
On last night's episode of "The Good Wife"–spoiler alert!–Gardner, the character played by actor Josh Charles, was killed in a courtroom shooting. The fatality took many "Good Wife" fans by surprise, in part because there was very little buildup. The death happened suddenly, just like tragedies sometimes happen in real life. And real life–and real death–used to be the last thing people expected from TV dramas.
In recent weeks and months, killing major characters has become a thing on television. Of course, back in the day, TV had its share of deaths. In 1975 on "M*A*S*H," the Henry Blake character, beloved by nearly everyone, was shot down over the Sea of Japan. In 1980 on the "All in the Family" spinoff "Archie Bunker's Place," the Edith Bunker character, beloved by nearly everyone, died of a stroke.


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I have removed the siding and sheathing from the bottom of a cantilevered exterior chase for some renovation work. There is no insulation in there besides foil faced foam board sheathing, which I am replacing with 7/16 OSB sheathing.
The fireplace is a Heatilator FP36 from 1986. The label says: "Install chimney at 2" minimum to enclosure. Fireplace bottom, sides and back may be adjacent to enclosure."
What should I insulate underneath the fireplace and the walls of the chase with? Unfaced batts? What about a a vapor barrier?
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An iPad will get you through times of no oil better than oil will get you through times of no iPad.
depending on job you can work from home without gas (yea for nuclear power),
So yeah it is possible he can understand.
me I am in sales, I can do about a 1/3 of my responsibilities with a laptop, net connection and cell phone.
Erh... I go downstairs and then across the street. Actually, my car is parked further away than the grocery.
Not every place on earth is like the US where you pretty much need a car to collect your mail. In some areas there are actually still small/medium sized shops that don't gauge you, regular, normal grocery shops that exist between the apartments.
Not every place on earth is like the US where you pretty much need a car to collect your mail.
My car threw a serpentine belt last Thursday. My legs hurt now! But, er, how are they going to truck those groceries to the store across the street form you without fuel? Upload them from their iPods?
Sorry, I misread the original post. But thanks for the reply, it was a pretty witty one.
Yea, and what about the other 2/3rds? You think you're boss is going to understand that part not getting done?
You are CLEARLY in sales based on your statements. You think its perfectly acceptable to deliver a product that only does a 1/3rd what you claim it does.
Depends on whether or not your boss is understanding of you not showing up for work because there's no gas for your car...
Wait. So the presumption we're going on here is that the world ran out of oil for him, but has plenty of oil left for the rest of the employees? OK.
An iPad will get you through times of no oil better than oil will get you through times of no iPad.
Not if we're talking about baby oil.
so you're saying get our petrochemical products by liquifying baby humans?
worth a study
Yeah, you can sell the iPad to buy... dude, that joke sucked. Sorry. Pot will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no pot, but that meme just doesn't work with oil and iPads.
I had an iPad once. The iDoctor made me wear it after my iSurgery.
There is. It's use in aerospace and space travel. Ya know, the kind of places where a bluescreen or a burping driver can not only really ruin your day, but the day of many people at once.
I'll admit that depending on what he had for lunch, a burping driver can be quite unpleasant, but you shouldn't let it ruin your whole day.
But coders run on Oil.
(pro-tip: without oil, the market for shiny consumer goods would skew heavily toward the 'canned' variety...);
Pro-Tip: Without oil, computers are not possible. Too many components of oil are required for manufacturing of pretty much every component, ESPECIALLY the ICs themselves. And of course the massive amount of plastic that goes into any modern computer wouldn't exist without oil. In short, no oil means no PC as well.
While I see your humor, I have to argue that your point (and, to be honest, the point you were replying to) is a victim of mistaking (or improperly generalize) Nth generation tools as 1st generation tools.
Computer control of equipment is done because computers are available. Use of petroleum products in computers is done because petroleum is available. Substitutes in each case exist, but result in lower efficiency and/or greater costs. Much greater costs, much lower efficiency in many cases.
But you'll re
And the first things we'd recognize as computers were analog/mechanical devices.
Er, the first things we'd recognize as computers were really primitive -- they used vacuum tubes (discounting abacuses, slide rules, and mechanical calculators).
I didn't grow up with computers, computers grew up with me [kuro5hin.org].
Considering that the Univac had 5,000 vacuum tubes that did 1,000 calculations per second, that's pretty impressive. A musical Hallmark card has more computing power.
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Wrong, oil was found before the modern computer was a glimmer in someones eye. The modern computer however simply CAN NOT be produced without the beneifit of oil processing.
It is POSSIBLE to drill for oil, find it, and process it entirely without computers. You can not make a pentium processor without crude oil, it is simply not currently possible. You can act like we can't live without computers, but the reality of it is that we would simply be less efficient and not accomplish things as fast, but nothi
It has nothing to do with value. It has to do with investors thinking that "hey, the world economy tanked, they're not gonna need as much oil as we thought they would". Exxon and Apple are probably both good investments, but I'm glad oil tanked. Gasoline will be cheaper next week, and I have to drive.
This is ridiculous !
Without oil we have no modern civilization. Even if you could somehow replace all the energy produce from oil, you will still need it for: pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, plastics and others various organics chemicals. The modern world depends on oil even more than it dose on software.
Yep! We're past the tipping point, but maybe we'll be ok in the long run. Once we terra-form Mars.
Actually, if you could replace all the energy you get from oil, you could use that energy to make the items you list out of simpler substances- no one has any problem combining ingredients to create oil and gas, the issue is that it's never efficient to do so compared to getting it out of the ground. But if we were given a magical device with 100x the energy of all our current sources, we could just afford to fabricate oil and whatever the end products are from veggies and such.
the issue is that it's never efficient to do so compared to getting it out of the ground
no, it is not just less efficient, it isalmost always has a negative energy balance.
But if we were given a magical device with 100x the energy of all our current sources, we could just afford to fabricate oil and whatever the end products are from veggies and such.
True but requires a magical device....
True but requires a magical device....
To someone from 1911 an iPod would be magical. To someone from 1811 an airplane would be magical. Have you kids no imagination? I'm 59, I live in a science fiction world. Self-opening doors, communicators, flat screen computers, PADDs, almost everything from the original Star Trek of my youth is commonplace today. Hell, stuff today is past what sci-fi writers envisioned when I was young. See this journal [slashdot.org].
Hell, in Star Trek II McCoy gave Kirk a pair of reading glasses,
What value does Exxon bring that would be lost if they closed tomorrow? Anything?
You would lose a 25% return on capital used company and you would lose about 4.4millions barrels of oil a day. I you lose apple you only lose a company sitting on cash that produce finished product without doing any fundamental R&D.
it was sincere, it is just a reification that price != worth.
"Without oil we have no modern civilization."
Or Apple computers.
Apple is a hardware company.
" I don't care what your theories are"
so you have stopped thinking in any way and jumped to a baseless conclusion. Grow the fuck up.
Heh... You can get "Oil" from other sources- just not as easily as you can pulling them from the ground...
All it takes is exposing organic matter (biomass, coal, etc...) to one of several differing pyrolysis processes and you get "Oil"- sweet crude. At efficiencies typically in the ballpark of 70-85%.
you get "Oil"- sweet crude
you don't have the nice mix of complex hydrocarbons formed under high pressure that are so valuable to the chemical industry, however you could replace tar sand oil with it.
Find this, an oil company exec stated that they could shut off gasoline and diesel production, have less regulation, taxes and other red tape and make MORE money selling their products as chemical feed stock. They stated the only reason they had not gone that route was their existing customer base and the fear of political reprisal.
I may have imagined hearing that but dimly recall it was not a big name oil company.
Without software and computers we don't have a modern world...unless you consider 1850 the modern world.
no, before the software there always is hardware, I know about relay based logic and this date back to 1920 in academia and 1930s on production line. I am pretty sure that I am not the only one to know about that. Without software the only truly important thing that would be missing is the INTERNET....
This also shows that Apple is more valuable than air. After all, air is free!
Uh, yeah. The idea that price equals value is dangerous ideological mumbo-jumbo. Prices tell what something costs to buy. They do not indicate what it is worth to have. This is why political economists (particularly Marxist ones these days) distinguish between use value and exchange value.
Examples of market prices failing to reflect use values are too numerous to count. Fancy clothes and cars vs basic food, for example, or th
just to extend your definitions further...
market prices indicate "perceived value".
Cosmetics? Yeah, that's really necessary! The other things you mention can be achieved by other means; oil is, after all, organic. If all oil disappeared tomorrow we'd still get by; there are substitutes, all organic.
And IMO we'd be better off without cosmetics. And fashion in general.
This is ridiculous !
Without oil we have no modern civilization. Even if you could somehow replace all the energy produce from oil, you will still need it for: pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, plastics and others various organics chemicals. The modern world depends on oil even more than it dose on software.
Oil has been pretty important, but it's a bit of a stretch to say it's necessary for modern civilization. Automobiles didn't originally depend on it and plastics have been made from things other than petroleum. Many areas of technology would have developed quite differently and probably more slowly without petroleum, but perhaps more long-term sustainable energy sources would be more prevalent today.
Market cap doesn't really mean all that much. Other metrics, including revenue and profits matter much more. And so what if Apple is the "largest" publicly traded company right now? That changes so often that it doesn't really matter. Microsoft used to have that title. Cisco had that title for a few days about 11 years ago. GE had that title in the '80s. Besides, there are even larger corporations out there. Saudi Aramco, for example, would be worth trillions of dollars by market cap if it were a public com
"Apple's mind-miners explore myriad complexities to develop and understand new technologies."
Apple isn't NASA in the 60's, it's a manufacturer of shiny gadgets. They don't even have a research division.
Apple profits because people are vain, and are willing to accrue massive amounts of debt to buy pretty things.
These are the people who in days gone by would read tea leaves.
hold on there. while stock prices are notoriously volatile, they ARE a measure of public confidence in a company.
So whilst you could claim that it is not representative of how much a company is worth (and rightly so), the stock price IS representative of how much the public (well, shareholders actually) THINK a company WILL be worth.
Without a high-energy society, there is no Apple. Without plastics, there are many missing parts. Without diesel powered container cargo vessels, you must make your products locally for much more money. Without energy intensive semiconductor fab, there is no product. Without electricity the product is not powered. Most importantly, without high-energy freeing up labor, nobody can afford your device. They would be too busy plowing fields with draft horses.
Some argue hat oxen are more patient with clueless geeks on the field than draft horses:
http://www.energybulletin.net/stories/2011-08-09/our-future-our-past [energybulletin.net]
I heard that my grandfather had to use an ox on the field when the Russians took the horses. He wasn't happy about it. Contrary to the author of the above article speed does matter on the field, especially when you are being squeezed by an energy starved society that doesn't wan't to work on the fields.
Apple makes much more than just software. iPhones, iPads and Mac's are not software. I truly hate blanket statements like this. All the happened was the market cap of an information technology firm exceeded the market cap of an oil company. These numbers reflect the value of the companies not the value of the underlying commodities.
Apple makes much more than just software. iPhones, iPads and Mac's are not software. I truly hate blanket statements like this. All the happened was the market cap of an information technology firm exceeded the market cap of an oil company. These numbers reflect the value of the companies not the value of the underlying commodities.
Apple does not make any of those devices. A company in China makes them. Apple supposedly designs them, and definitely Apple markets and distributes them.
Exxon does not "make" oil either. They're pretty hot stuff at finding it, and coordinating the work of subcontractors to pump it out, assuming the country owning the land allows them to work instead of using their own nationalized company (petrobras, etc). In a world of declining oil production, I'm not sure how useful Exxon is. Kind of like a middlem
Apple does not make any of those devices. A company in China makes them. Apple supposedly designs them, and definitely Apple markets and distributes them.
Semantics is a poor argument. Does Ford make cars or just assemble them as the parts are made by non-Ford companies? You know what I meant but decided to be cute.
Exxon does not "make" oil either. They're pretty hot stuff at finding it, and coordinating the work of subcontractors to pump it out, assuming the country owning the land allows them to work instead of using their own nationalized company (petrobras, etc). In a world of declining oil production, I'm not sure how useful Exxon is. Kind of like a middleman. Does transocean really need exxon anymore if all the worlds oil is already found, mostly remains in far away lands where exxon isn't allowed to work, and TO is already pumping it?
It looks like you have it backwards; Transocean is an offshore drilling company and ExxonMobile is the producer. TO doesn't pump oil, they just drill holes to get at it. If all the oil was found it would be Transocean in trouble and not ExxonMobile. By the way, all the oil has not been found. That is why oil companies are spending billions searchin
It is the software that makes these machines what they are. It is the software that differentiates Apple from other companies.
Sure the design and hardware is good too, but we see plenty of good designs out there, yet it is iOS and OSX that drive people to buy Apple.
OSX is further proof of this. The hardware it runs on hardly differs from a standard PC (and you can in fact build a hackintosh from standard pc parts) - yet its value lies in the software.
So while you could say Apple is delivering the whole ex
I wonder, though, where a treatment like this leaves the human immune system.
A vaccine spurs the immune system to generate antibodies, so that when we're actually infected by the virus, the antibodies are available to combat it. Our own immune systems do all the work.
This new type of treatment, however, kills off the cells that have been infected by viruses, so the viruses aren't able to use the cell's materials to replicate. As the cells die, so do the viruses. From the sound of it, the treatment achieves
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And today apple was down over $10/ share while Exxon was up $.07/ share. And who knows what tomorrow will hold. Perhaps Sharpies will be more valuable than both.
Neither of them will ever be more important than happiness.
Though a bit of oil and a mobile computer can contribute.
happiness is only important to people who value happiness.
And yes, money does, in fact, buy happiness.
Back in 1999 (before the tech bubble burst), Microsoft was the company with the largest market cap. And they made less hardware then (this was pre-Xbox) than Apple does today.
They were over 2x larger than Exxon Mobil in market cap at the end of 1999.
Is ComputerWorld implying that back in 1999 Microsoft had "ideas" that were more valuable than Exxon Mobil?
Source: http://fortboise.org/top100-history.html [fortboise.org]
Apple makes a majority [ipadjailbreak.com] of their income on iOS devices. They're making income on the combination of hardware and software. Pure "software" sales are a *VERY* small percentage of their income.
how much does the hardware cost?
now how much does the software cost?
you even called them "iOS devices". It is the software that makes them what they are.
Its not about whether Apple is a company that primarily does one or the other, its about what part of Apple is the most VALUABLE. I'd say its the software.
Apple's mind-miners explore myriad complexities to develop and understand new technologies.
"New" technologies? What exactly has Apple invented here, apart from an OS taken from unix, applications written at no cost to Apple because they were done by others, touch screen technology that's been around on PDA's for almost 15 years, etc. Yeah they put it into a good looking package and built a good brand and marketed the crap out of it, but there's nothing exactly "cutting edge" here except for maybe the gross violation of your rights when they make you sign exclusivity contracts with third party cell phone providers.
Now, guess which company is more important. A company that obtains and produces a (relatively) cheap source of energy, or a company that produces a marginally different but very shiny communications/computing device?
Apple is fantastically over-valued and overbought, as anyone holding $400 Apple stock will tell you. I can just imagine the pain of the people who have been stopped out. Well what did you expect when you were buying the stock? Largest market cap != biggest money maker. Amazing revenue growth rates have to make you wonder how sustainable they are over the medium and long term. The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Me, I will cover my shorts at $280 and re-assess.
Apple's products are hardware-software bundles. Apple sometimes sells updated software to use on hardware you already bought from them. They also are a vendor of content -- none of which they create -- with the goal of making their hardware-software bundles even more appealing.
Stupid exceptions that don't change my argument:
FileMaker (a mostly-ignored Apple subsidiary)
You can use iTunes on Windows to purchase music & video and never put them on an Apple device. This wasn't the goal of th
Canada. We have high quality software developers up here, like EA.
BTW - its not that cold up here. You'll mostly like the temperature during your invasion.
EA.. ha. I'd rather go without.
Already doing it to Western Europe in the form of software patents and ever-increasing length of copyright. But I guess they call it "diplomacy" instead of "war".
1) Apple isn't a software company, its a hardware and media company.
2) Apple's stock rebounds quickly, so a large number of investors are trying to game that tendancy as the market drives the price down.
I've made a killing on Apple the last two weeks day trading the swings.
Having a monopoly worths more than something with a lot of suppliers. Put that monopoly in worldwide basis, and with enough weight put in patenting whatever looks like built in the same planet as the ipad and you have a formula for success.
When the bubble on imaginary things (like patents and money) blows up, probably oil won't worth a lot neither.
yeah, money is going away any day now. Idiot.
For real? I mean, I know, humanity doesn't learn jack from history, but when I see blunder after blunder after blunder from an entity, not only wasting time but also the money of millions, and I'm not even able to vote the jackasses out of their office, I guess the least I should do is to stop taking them serious.
Apple's mind-miners explore myriad complexities to develop and understand new technologies.
Geez, I think I just threw up a little.
If we all realize that with all this tech (aka Apple products), people sit in a couch all day long, and move a mouse (or their fingers) around a 2D screen to:
a. navigate through a 3D world/game
b. communicate to people
c. shop
d. work on spreadsheets
e. show presentations and watch TV/videos
f. look at photos
That explains why Apple would be at the top, as we are nothing but couch potatoes. Hand over the Cheetos.
Now went we get out of the house and....
a. navigate through a real world
b. talk to people face to fac
By any unit of measure, even Windows 1.0 and Clippy are more valuable than gold.
I don't think Apple has quite the amount of assets that Exxon has. That oil and its distribution are extremely valuable, and moreso as it runs out while our energy hunger grows. But Exxon has a vast liability. Apple has practically none. Exxon is extremely hateable, but Apple is cute. The values here are not just the assets, but the assets after the liabilities are deducted.
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For fiscal 2012, the company posted a narrower net loss. Excluding certain items, Supervalu reported net profit of $1.25 per share. Further, Supervalu stated that as it moves into fiscal 2013, it sees another year of improving identical store sales.
Craig Herkert, the company's chief executive officer and president said, "I am pleased with the launch of our business transformation this year and the initial results from that strategy which helped us deliver our adjusted earnings results of $1.25 for fiscal 2012."
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Results for the recent quarter included non-cash goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges of $2.32 per share and employee-related costs of $0.06 per share, related to a previously announced reduction in workforce.
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Net sales for the quarter declined to $8.23 billion from $8.66 billion in the same quarter last year, which also came below analysts estimate of $8.31 billion. The company attributed the decline in net sales mainly to identical store sales of negative 1.9 percent and previously announced store closures and sale of fuel centers.
Retail food net sales were $6.4 billion, lower than $6.7 billion in the prior year. Independent business net sales decreased 5.5 percent to $1.9 billion.
Gross profit margin was $1.9 billion, or 22.8 percent of net sales, compared to $2 billion or 23.3 percent of net sales last year, reflecting retail price investments, additional advertising expense, and changes in business segment mix.
For the fiscal ended February 25, 2012, the company's net loss was $1.04 billion or $4.91 per share, narrower than $1.51 billion or $7.13 per share a year ago. Adjusted for non-cash goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges, full year net earnings were $265 million or $1.25 per share. Net sales dropped to $36.1 billion from $37.53 billion in the preceding year.
Looking ahead to fiscal 2013, the company expects earnings per share to be in the range of $1.27 to $1.42, while 19 analysts project full-year earnings of $1.19 per share.
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Reggie Bush - At 28, Bush is entering his eighth NFL season. He has a Super Bowl ring with New Orleans. He has a 1,000-yard rushing campaign on his resume. His NFL career has been, well, respectable. Certainly, it wouldn�t fair to label Bush a bust. Yet, he hasn�t emerged as one of the NFL�s top players, either, which has been somewhat disappointing given what a truly great college player Bush was at the University of Southern California. It�s reasonable to expect Bush will fall under the category of a �nice� addition. The Lions, in order to not only make the playoffs, but have an impact once there, need Bush to have be more than that. In some respect, Bush�s legacy as an NFL player will depend on it.
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Riley Reiff - The known at offensive left tackle, veteran Jeff Backus, who has retired, has been replaced by the unknown in Reiff, the Lions� first-round draft choice in 2012 from Iowa. The Lions had the fifth overall pick in the �13 draft and selected defensive end Ziggy Ansah after three of the first four selections were offensive left tackles. The Lions� draft in �13 will not only be judged by what type of impact Ansah has on the defense, but whether Reiff is an effective left tackle. He has the size and athleticism for the position. While he was the 20th overall pick in the draft, Reiff was the second offensive lineman taken in the 2012 draft. But his challenge is especially unique and demanding in the NFC North. He will face Minnesota�s Jared Allen, Chicago�s Julius Peppers and Green Bay�s Clay Matthews twice each this season.
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Louis Delmas - The track record has been simplistic for Delmas. When he plays, he plays well. Problem is, he has missed a lot of games. The Lions finally got Delmas a legitimate partner at safety by signing free agent Glover Quin away from the Houston Texans, but they are still lacking depth at the position. They desperately need Delmas on the field.
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Chad Billingsley struck out seven over seven strong innings and A.J. Ellis recorded his first career multi-homer game Friday as the Dodgers downed the Cubs, 6-1, in the opener of a three-game set.
Billingsley (7-9) surrendered one run on four hits and two walks to earn his third consecutive victory.
Ellis clubbed a pair of a solo shots and added an RBI single, while Hanley Ramirez stroked a two-run single and scored once to help the Dodgers snap a three-game skid.
"I'm happy that it came in a win," said Ellis of his two-homer game. "It was a great team win tonight. Chad was the key. He attacked the strike zone and hit both sides of the plate."
Jeff Samardzija (7-9) absorbed the loss, giving up five runs on eight hits over 5 1/3 innings. Luis Valbuena knocked in the lone run for Chicago, which has dropped three straight games.
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