"Tramiel was *so* aggressive with the price and driving competitors out of the market- that C= weren't actually making that much money on them"
In the late 80s I read that Atari never made a cent on their home computer division. It was subsidized by the 2600.
Never happen. He's an atheist.
(Yes, I know about Peter Stark)
Also, some people CAN'T be vaccinated (e.g. genetic disease, allergy, too young), and depend on the protection of 'the herd'.
As pointed out by PZ Myers http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/12/another_reason_to_avoid_visiti.php
The comments in their javascript are kind of funny.In particular,
Wouldn't the movie be kind of flickery, since we'd be getting half the frame rate? Unless 3D movies these days play at double frame rate, which seems unlikely.
What he said. I work remotely for a large University, and it works very well for us. No hassles. Multi-user. Easy to use. App/desktop sharing. Remote control. Not free, but pretty affordable. Did I mention easy to use?
"A public domain work is an orphan. No one is responsible for its life. But everyone exploits its use, until that time cretain when it becomes soiled and haggard, barren of its previous virtues. Who, then, will invest the funds to renovate and nourish its future life, when on one owns it? How does the consumer benefit from that scenario? The answer is, there is no benefit."
-- Jack Valenti
As found in 'Digital Copyright' by Jessica Litman
I dunno, but my mother is still using the K1000 she bought in '79.
I'd love to try Netflix
Just because you can get around the popup blocking that every user has turned on doesn't mean you should.
They are called computers simply because computation is the only significant job that has so far been given to them.
