>> ^Yogi:

It's amazing how perceptive, funny, and intelligent Brian Williams can be...and yet still I couldn't watch his program without stabbing forks in my eyes. How can you be this way and not see that your own network...your own show is soo full of shit?


I think he's like this because of the people that surround him; how could you not be. I would also try to make many a joke that they don't understand unless they look up a turn of phrase--on their iPad (a glorified non-cellphone/unless you really need/want to spend that much money on one-"buggy and slow"-device).

Yes, I've used my Dad's. It certainly has some nifty features (which have all been invented or used already), but since it's Apple and it has the name i"x", it must be a game changing, revolutionary, cutting edge, never crashes, solves: world hunger, bi-polar, cancer, Fox News, heralds baby Jesus's return to Earth in North Western Missouri; and it has a shelf/I'm mean battery life of 30.62 days--or so I've heard.

It was semi-slow (that wasn't very surprising); slow in two departments: switching and starting between and new apps or processes. Second, the Wi-Fi connection was flaky (either not downloading or when downloading, even including the occasional burst speeds, it averaged 22 KBps (as I say below it should at least be going 100-200 KBps [this is still incredibly slow], as his connection has a download rate of 1.2-1.5 MBps). I'll play with that a bit more (as I think it may have been the wireless router as he has a 14-Megabit connection).

The games were fun and a few of the apps were great. But, I'd rather have a lightweight fully functional notebook PC with a 16:9 screen, atleast 720p, and a fully customizable network adapter. ...And to be blunt, I'd much rather have Windows 7 or even Vista (fully patched), as both have great functionality and support plus their 64-Bit support is great. Plus I can put in a full Blu-Ray drive that comes with PowerDVD.

Better applications, better games and support. Yes, this is an anti-apple rant as I think all of their once "highly revered" features: functionality, non-crashing, no hacking (hah!), graphical editing applications (which is a "contract" feature), sound editing applications (same as the last), and it's "ease-of-use" (which is now a completely moot point). Apple is still successful, because they find niche products that do well; like the Nintendo DS. The iPod (although the screens break a bit to early, my only complaint) and the iPhone are great products and fill a gap in a niche market. The iPad does the same thing, but from what I've tried it needed another year (plus some spec changes like a 16:9 screen going up to 720p (which is HD not this stupid licensing agreement so they can use the logo on a nice, but NOT HD screen (I think it's XGA or 1024x768), a connection port that could handle a multitude of devices: usb, 1394, ethernet, gamepads, speakers, etc I know it does some of this already, especially in the bluetooth department.

But, I feel that it should have come with the large flash/ssd drive, cell phone features (which they do have, it just costs an arm and a leg), more functionality for the "touch pen" (some mouse-like buttons etc...), FLASH & FULL browser SUPPORT (not having flash, plus other regular features "kills it" in a lot of ways)--Apple has to have their money/way though; I don't think they've got any clue when they shoot themselves in the foot), and a slightly faster (or duo-core) processor to help the experience feel more smooth; they have a: "1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed chip" were as a Intel Atom that has an nVidia extension may have been a better choice (I'm not to sure about battery usage for these guys, but from the devices it was used in it wasn't too bad).

So in the end (damn this was WAY longer than expected) I think they should have refined it for another year. Got some REAL user feedback; give it to people that don't work for the ass-kissing mainstream Apple press-core (yes, I'm talking about the likes of Engadget). Then, actually work on their gripes! People already seem willing to pay an arm and a leg for their stuff, so if the price goes up one-hundred, don't worry all your loyal'ii will still buy it. Anyway...this didn't happen, so I was left feeling underwhelmed by it and would instead by a nice laptop.

BTW, Brian Williams is the shit!

/This post may seem anti=Apple and in a lot of ways it is, but I would like them to make a good tablet (or awesome tablet--if they'd pull their collective heads out of their asses). It seems to me that any company, right now, that takes some time and makes a fast, reliable, easy-to-use, with 720p (and lots of video/codecs support)...will destroy Apple's iPad longterm (right now I just see Android tablets, but the ones I've seen are underwhelming).

//If someone has seen a good tablet coming out that has some of the features that I'm talking about, please throw in a reply.

I think we've reached the limits of Yo-Yo skill finally. Can we get back to that world hunger problem?

Better yet, this may help us find a solution for world hunger... by not eating.

There's an even easier way to end world hunger. Take all the money spent on building armies and financing wars and use that to feed people. But the chances of that happening are probably only slightly greater than what Sarah proposes.

ooooo...I'm sorry...the answer we were looking for is "Arkansas"

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>> ^eric3579:
A racist based on this one comment? You're fucking kidding me. Looks to me like a poor attempt at humor, and in bad taste. I think the downvotes and all the comments has made everyone well aware of this. In this situation I have a much bigger issue of slandering someones name with the label "racist". If you're gonna call someone a racist, you better be able to back that shit up, and I just don't see it.

You can single-handedly end world hunger, unite everybody together as one peaceful, worldwide community, but if you fuck just one goat...

Goat fucker! That's my final answer.

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>> ^eric3579:
A racist based on this one comment? You're fucking kidding me. Looks to me like a poor attempt at humor, and in bad taste. I think the downvotes and all the comments has made everyone well aware of this. In this situation I have a much bigger issue of slandering someones name with the label "racist". If you're gonna call someone a racist, you better be able to back that shit up, and I just don't see it.

You can single-handedly end world hunger, unite everybody together as one peaceful, worldwide community, but if you fuck just one goat...

Goat fucker! That's my final answer.

>> ^eric3579:
A racist based on this one comment? You're fucking kidding me. Looks to me like a poor attempt at humor, and in bad taste. I think the downvotes and all the comments has made everyone well aware of this. In this situation I have a much bigger issue of slandering someones name with the label "racist". If you're gonna call someone a racist, you better be able to back that shit up, and I just don't see it.

You can single-handedly end world hunger, unite everybody together as one peaceful, worldwide community, but if you fuck just one goat...

>> ^Fusionaut:
this is proof that God exists. No wait... that's beer


weeeeeeeeed

how is there still world hunger!

hehe, You know. I'm sure some day we'll find out a way to use the sun to recharge our bodies, and destroy world hunger.

And I'm also sure, sunlight will somehow taste like chicken.

I am a veteran of the Gulf War and I traveled extensively inside Iraq and Kuwait while I was active. My experience is that it is not the "horrors of war" that are mind boggling, but the fact that the horrors are so quickly forgotten and then made normal. This constantly ups the possibility of abuse, and ethics are thrown out the window. In fact it is true "freedom" from ethics, in a very scary sense. People become what they truly are, and it is usually not pretty.

While in Iraq, we played cards with dead Iraqis laying just a few meters away, guys placed water bottles on bodies where their heads used to be (just to be funny), and some even shot dogs for fun. I heard first hand stories of guys using 50 cals on surrendering, white flag waving, Iraqis. We saw little children with their legs blown off from cluster-bombs (note: children where all over the battlefield). Extreme stuff by any standard, but normal during a war. Even after seeing the "Highway of Death" (google it) the most scaring thing for me was the fact that so much effort could go towards pure destruction. Travel to Mars, eliminate world hunger, cure cancer, NO. Destroy the people and infrastructure of a captive nation. YES!

WAR = TERROR!

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Why don't we use it to destroy the impoverished African villages? Then we don't need to worry about world hunger, either.

no matter what we do to try to end world hunger or any other "world peace" shit we try to cure, there will always be pain and suffering...it is the way of mankind and it's all that man is capable of is destruction.
we may try to make the better of the world but there are always others that try to do the worst for the world for the sake of money.
"those with power will always try to gain more power."

40. What would your last meal, if you could plan ahead, look like?
Fried chicken, yellow rice, mashed potatoes, bacon, ranch, and stuffing, all mixed together.

Let me guess....you're American? How to solve world hunger - kill 5 Americans, ship their bodies to Africa and tell the natives it's a foreign delicacy with plenty of proteins.

>> ^Enzoblue:
Or we can just take 4% the richest 2% of americans net worth and solve this issue instantly and end world hunger at the same time.

It would certainly fit the third world nation rationale behind the current US economic policy.

The White House should go with the whole banana republic package. Here are some ideas: (1) institute a price freeze on basic food products, also prohibiting their export; (2) start taxing speculative market operations, especially those involving overseas transactions; (3) tax all monetary transactions, irrespective of nature; (4) increase the size of government, increase regulation; (5) start blaming foreign nations; (6) nationalize health and infrastructure services; (7) start a program awarding food/fuel vouchers and money allowances to low income families, where "low income" encompasses a large category; (8) increase government spending with large projects, in order to jump-start the economy; (9) have the president make frequent, 4 hour long speeches.