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If we can technically make it in 3 days; we can make it in a couple of weeks safely for humans; which is a big step from actual predictions.
I'd rather be phishing!
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So it was decided to build three ships, three Arks in space.
So the idea was that into the first ship, the A Ship, would go all the brilliant leaders...
The scientists... The great artists, you know, all the achievers. And then, into the third ship, the C Ship, would go all the people who did the actual work; who made things and did things you see. And then in the B Ship (that's us) - would go everyone else, the middlemen you see.
And so we were sent off first...
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Hell, I'd be happy with a system that gets me to work faster. 
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I bet you'd be faster with a laser frying your behind 
GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)
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 You have a point there! 
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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And the other end of the laser is pointing where?
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Used to be $25, then they upped it to $35, and now to $49. Seems as if they are pushing people into subscribing to Prime.
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We had a £10 to £20 increase recently, too.
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*Cynicism Alert*
Well, they have to pay tax now, so they have to do something to recoup their "losses" - the directors must be allowed to remain in their mansions and be allowed to continue taking holidays in the Caribbean on their yachts. 
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I have Netflix and some of the shows I watch on Netflix are not available on Amazon. Also Amazon prime music does not have an app for the Windows phone, and Amazon prime video does not have an app for Samsung Smart TVs. Kinda show stoppers for me really.
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Yeah I can see the value merely for the 2 day shipping. In fact I was going to get it when they had a 3 day sale and offered it for $70. Last minute I cheaped out and decided not to.
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How dare you accuse them of pushing people to their subscription service!
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Now I feel all guilty
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So young yet so cynical, Nish!
cheers
Chris Maunder
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With less and less competition they get to call the shots.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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A bit odd when you consider that their Amazon Prime Video really sucks.
Almost everything is for a fee - sometimes extraordinarily high fees,* at that. Frequently dated, even then.
After an assortment of free trials I found Hulu Plus to be my best choice for my cable-cutter video streaming. That, and a mind boggling amount of free services.
I must say, my US$7.99/mo fee is hugely cheaper than what the cable TV would cost.
* E.g., Foyle's War jumped from free to US$7.99/episode.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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W∴ Balboos wrote: and a mind boggling amount of free services.
What additional free services does Hulu Plus offer?
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I meant streaming free services - not HuluPlus, per se. HuluPlus, itself, is vast. So are many of the other subscription sites, so that's not a particular reason for subscribing.
I picked HuluPlus because it satisfies My/Mrs. TV series needs. Almost everything we watch is available the next day and for about five weeks more. I'm much less interested in movies. As they get older movies turn up free, soon enough, and the existing libraries are amazing.
Eventually, entire seasons are added and you can start from beginning watching something new, catch up, and then follow in almost real-time.
To get an idea of the vastness, check out Roku streaming stations. Roku, as a company, are crappy, but the availability of streaming stations is currently the largest.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Ive being seeing this more and more: you go to a site and you want to zoom in (you want to see more detail in a diagram, yo left your glasses upstairs etc) and you can't. You pinch, you zoom, and nothing.
I've seen this on sites that previously allowed zooming. It's weird
Someone actually went to the trouble of dis log zoom. It rarely affects layout (it's a viewport zoom, not a texts or element resize). There's nothing to be gained. Yet it seems to be more and more prevalent.
Anyone have any ideas on why?
cheers
Chris Maunder
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I don't think it's intentional, seems to be bugs in their responsive sizing code.
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