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ATLANTA -- Sometimes you just have to be able to knock 'em in the mouth. This is football, after all.
The New England Patriots' offense has effectively done so through the first two preseason games, proving that "Hard Knocks" isn't reserved solely for their bombastic AFC East rival New York Jets.
While the Patriots have picked up chunk yardage with big strikes in the passing game, most encouraging for Bill Belichick's boys has been their ability to churn it out on the ground as well. Check out these statistics through two preseason games: 65 rushes, 62 quarterback dropbacks.
Beautiful balance, indeed.
Thursday's ground brigade in a 28-10 win against the Atlanta Falcons was highlighted by running backs Fred Taylor (28-yard touchdown run) and Sammy Morris (20-yard touchdown run). The last time the team had two touchdown runs of 20 yards or more in a regular-season game was December of 2008 against the Oakland Raiders.
Those who watched the 2009 Patriots shouldn't be surprised at that. While the club averaged 4.1 yards per carry last season, and had games in which the running attack asserted itself, it hardly seemed like there was a genuine commitment to that aspect of the offense. The Patriots were a pass-first team.
If two preseason games are a barometer of change for the 2010 season, the needle looks like it's moving back toward the middle -- and offensive linemen such as Matt Light, who said one goal was to become more physical this year, must be pleased. Ask any offensive lineman or tight end, such as Alge Crumpler, and they'll say there is something powerful about establishing physical dominance up front in the running game.
"It's always good to get an opportunity to go out there and run the football," said Crumpler, who delivered one of the key blocks on Taylor's 28-yard touchdown run, a perfectly executed play-call against a blitz that was also expertly blocked.
Long touchdown runs like Taylor's are full-team, attitude-type, identity-shaping runs because they require blocking help from not only linemen and tight ends but also wide receivers. Randy Moss, Brandon Tate and Sam Aiken all delivered big blocks to help open daylight on Thursday's touchdown runs. There is something that can be galvanizing about seeing pass-catchers contribute in that way.
This is part of the attitude that the Patriots are in the early stages of creating for themselves.
Part of the reason for the better balance is the team's big change at tight end -- with Crumpler and rookies Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez -- which has opened up new possibilities for quarterbacks coach and playcaller Bill O'Brien.
The Patriots have run 86 of their 132 offensive plays (including those with penalties) this preseason with two or more tight ends on the field. Normally the team is more likely to put three receivers and one tight end on the field; this reflects how O'Brien is integrating the tight ends into the mix. Both games began with the Patriots putting all three tight ends on the field together, and no offensive skill-position players have been on the field more than Hernandez and Gronkowski this preseason.
"I think it's safe to say that's why the coaches brought those guys in here," Taylor said of the top three tight ends. "I think, all in all, they're all embracing their roles and doing a pretty good job at it."
The early results have been encouraging for the Patriots. In his 11 years as coach, Belichick has often repeated the same mantra:
There will be times when we have to throw the ball when the defense knows it, and times we have to run it when they know it, and hopefully we'll be good enough in both areas to convert.
The passing game hasn't often been the issue, as the team has generally been lethal in that area. Yet sometimes it seemed that came at the cost of developing a physical run-based attitude.
But through the two games this preseason, a nice balance has been struck. The passing game looks as sharp as ever. The running game, going the "Hard Knocks" route, looks revived.
"We want to continue to grind it out and grow as a unit," Taylor said. "I have to be honest, it's a start and it looks pretty good so far."
Mike Reiss covers the Patriots for ESPN Boston. You can follow him on Twitter or leave a question for his weekly mailbag.


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The Energy Networks Association (ENA) and CSIRO today announced the Australian-first partnership between the national science agency and electricity networks, including Ergon Energy, to deliver an Electricity Network Transformation Roadmap.
The Roadmap will set out a pathway to support better customer outcomes as the sector accommodates rapid adoption of new technologies.
Building on the CSIRO's Future Grid Forum in 2013, the roadmap development process will involve collaboration across the energy supply chain, including consumer representatives, service and technology providers, policy makers, regulators, and academia.
Ergon Energy Chief Executive Ian McLeod, a panellist at the launch in Brisbane today (July 15), said the company had already embarked on the transformation journey and was well positioned to work with other utilities to add value to this initiative.
"Firstly, I would like to applaud the ENA and CSIRO for this initiative and opportunity," Mr McLeod said.
"Ergon Energy has for a number of years now been proactively transforming itself and developing strategies to empower and enable new and emerging technologies on the network. This has included customer engagement, our work with tariff reform, our successful Energy Sense Communities program, and work toward developing standards for the adoption of technologies such as Solar PVs, battery storage and Electric Vehicles.
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"Australia has a clear window of opportunity to reshape our electricity system to enable customer-driven take up of new services, like renewable and low-emission generation, home automation, battery storage, and electric vehicles," Mr Bradley said.
The transformation of the Australian energy system is already underway with 1.4 million household generators, significantly greater consumer engagement, falling per capita consumption, and smart grid technologies enabling better network services.
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Central to the transformation will be the evolution of the way customers use, produce and value electricity and energy services.
"Energy transformation is challenging traditional business models but it is also creating opportunities for alternative services to unlock additional value for both homes and businesses," said CSIRO Chief Economist, Paul Graham.
Australian households are world leaders in the uptake of household solar power, with almost 15% having adopted the technology – more than triple that of Germany, in second place.
The internationally significant penetration of rooftop solar panels in Australia combined with the promise of accessible energy storage technology within a few years, means that Australian networks are in a unique position to lead the world in demonstrating how to transform the energy system in a way that is responsive to customer choice.
"Australia is an ideal place to launch this collaboration. While other developed countries around the world face similar change pressures, Australia's impressive rates of household solar penetration together with its market diversity – from remote rural networks to highly urbanized cities are truly unique," said Mr Graham.
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bought devil may cry on the release day 15th jan in NZ an i must say its my favorite game of the series, the voice acting is actually pretty good the story is the best i think by far and the combat is really smooth!
So the game starts off with a lil bit of a back story and then pretty much gets you right into it, as dante wakes up from a night out resulting in him bringing home some ladies he then gets woken up by a random girl and is dragged into LIMBO, you will hear that word a whole lot as the combat only exists in this world which is actually parallel to the normal world so if a building were to be destroyed in limbo then itd be destroyed in the real world which creates some funny moments.
so, the low down is pretty much, a demon king named mundus (bad guy in dmc 1) is ruling the world through a fizzy drink that is controlling the human race, he also killed dantes mother and imprisoned sparta (father) dante forgets about all this growing up and finally remembers everything once he meets up with his long lost twin brother. they set out on a mission to kill mundus and thats pretty much it really just taking the guy down but in the way you do it is really cool and there seems to be more of a drive to do stuff then "im a demon hunter, point me in the direction"
now with the combat there have been a little revamp in that category in the way that you can do a normal combo with your guns and sword but with the pull of a trigger you can instantly swap to another weapon with no lag and continue to rack up on the combo hits resulting in alot of SSS combos to keep you happy.
Now if you decide to play it an think that its a little to easy even on normal or hard do not worry there is like 7 difficulty settings so dont fret. now im off to play the white knight chronicles which im about 3 hours into and i must say, i really really want NI NO KUNI to come out because its a little painful.


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Baku 2015 European Games (BEGOC) announced that 10 nations have qualified for Blind Judo competition at next year's inaugural event.
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Blind Judo will take place throughout one day with medals in the men's over 90 kilogram category and in the women's under 57 kilogram category.
Baku 2015 Chief Operating Officer Simon Clegg said: "Blind Judo is a fantastic addition to our sports program and proof that the inaugural European Games will be an innovative and inclusive event that will be enjoyed by sports fans from all over the world."
"I would like to congratulate all of the nations who have qualified for next year and wish them good luck as they continue their training and preparation for Baku 2015," he underlined.
The 10 nations that have qualified are Azerbaijan, France, Germany, Greece, Great Britain, Hungary, Russia, Spain, Turkey and Ukraine.
In the men's tournament, Ilham Zakiyev who has won two Paralympic gold medals at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, and one bronze in London 2012 will compete for Azerbaijan.
"To represent my country at the first European Games in Baku is a wonderful honor for me and I hope to make history as the first champion," Zakiyev said. "It is excellent that Blind Judo is included at Baku 2015, and I am very proud to have the opportunity to win a medal for Azerbaijan in the Heydar Aliyev Arena."
In the women's competition, Germany's Ramona Brussig who won London 2012 gold medal in the under 52 kilogram category will be one of the main rivals.
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"We are expecting huge interest in Blind Judo, and are confident of hosting an event that will showcase the sport as the judokas battle for the right to be called the first ever European Games champion," he added.
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I have a Droid X (original, not X2) and it is definitely compatible w/ MFT.
Can make calls, text and stream music. One bug I've noticed is that randomly when I get a text it will say it's from one specific person in my phone when it's actually from someone completely different. Whenever this bug occurs, it always displays it as from the same person, rather than the actual message sender. Not really sure why it does this, and it seems to be intermittent.
As for DCT, like another poster wrote, it is a little jerky in traffic, but also seems to be intermittent. I drive in DC traffic, and in the morning when I accelerate a tiny bit while crawling in traffic, that car will accelerate noticeably 2 or 3 times. This only seems to happen on cold mornings. I park in a parking garage during the day, and on the way home I don't notice the jerky-ness.
Thanks for that feedback. Glad to know there's somebody else using the original Droid X still, besides myself. Now I don't feel so obsolete. I drove the car last evening and I was overall very impressed with the car. The only real gripe I have is the leg room in the back. By comparison the VW Jetta with TDI which is my other consideration has more leg room but also feels much larger. There's advantages and disadvantages to both. I must say, the Ford stands out a tech feature laden car when compared to the VW. Not to many bells and whistles on the VW. In fact, it's pretty stark when you compare the two. The VW is more basic with manual climate controls and no MFT, manual on/off headlights, etc. Also, the VW being a turbo diesel, there will be higher maintenance cost. One plus is that with VW they do offer free maintenance for 3yr/36k. If things go snap and a part is needed, the parts will also be more pricey. On the plus side of things, the VW can reach out to 50MPG (according to some owners I've spoken to) which is huge and the torque curve on the car is great! Lots of low end torque with that turbo diesel. Still, they're tradeoffs. No question in terms of bang for the buck, you can't beat the Ford. So I'm trying to weigh all of this out. I think I would be happy with either car and by the way, the VW has a few niggling issues with it also....like the Focus. I was hoping there would be a clear cut winner, but since both have issues it makes the decision much harder for me. We'll see what happens today after I talk to the VW guy about payment, etc.. By the way...I got a super low payment on the Focus $312 per mo. Gotta love 0% APR for 60 mos. So that's a big consideration also.
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A story of mental illness, faking a death, huge debts, attempted suicide, being a missing person for so long and being declared legally dead all while living in paradise before turning my life around to run a successful business. The story of how the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness needs to change and how society treats people with mental illness needs to change.
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In this book, Casper Rigsby addresses the doctrine of Christianity known as the bible, and dives head long into the insanity within that text. The book will introduce the non-Christian to some of the most irrational and illogical ideas within the Christian doctrine and will remind the progressive or moderate Christian of just how insane the bible is.
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What is the new MacBook?Apple's new MacBook is the laptop in its most basic, stripped-back form – I called it a laptop for the iPad generation when Apple first announced it. This slight, 12-inch laptop weighs just 920g and, like the original 2008 MacBook Air, removes almost all external connections. It has no normal USB ports, no normal video outputs. In fact, it has as many ports as an iPad.
You still get a headphone jack, but a single new type of USB connector serves as the power input and only external interface in one. You need an adapter to use any normal USB cable and there's no SD card slot for your camera's photos.
It's beautiful, brilliant and compact, but it's also divisive, troublesome and a luxury. There's a great deal to love about it, but only if you can make peace with the compromises it forces upon you.
Related:Apple MacBook Pro 2016: Everything you need to know
Update – 19/04/2016: Apple has announced and subsequently launched a refreshed 2016 12-inch MacBook line up. Pricing hasn't change, and the MacBook form factor is also identical. You won't be able to buy the 2015 MacBook direct from Apple any more, and if you're buying from third-party retailers, make sure you're getting the latest edition, or at least getting a nice discount on a 2015 model.
What's changed? Lots of stuff under the surface. For starters, Apple now offers a wider range of more powerful and more efficient Intel Core M processors, starting at a Core m3, to Core m5 up to Core m7. Despite the increase in power, the latest generation of Intel processors (called Skylake) are more efficient, and as a result Apple reckons you'll get an extra hour of battery life. RAM speed has received a boost, too, up from 1600MHz to 1866MHz, which should make a small amount of difference to overall performance. Finally, there's a Rose Gold (pink) edition available, putting the MacBook in line with Apple's other smaller products.The review below is still very much relevant to the new 2016 device and we'd expect improvements across the board. We'll update this review if Apple makes 2016 MacBook review units available
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Does tech need to be desirable? Not really, but it's sure nice when it is, and the new MacBook is very desirable. It's a certain quality that momentarily blinds you to any weaknesses – it makes you think "I want that," which is no doubt the intended effect.
It helps that you get a choice of colours, too. The MacBook is available in the traditional Silver, but also in iPad inspired Gold and Space Grey. The Space Grey version looks great – it's comfortably my favourite. The contrast against the black keyboard and black glass around the screen looks just right. It lends the MacBook a sense of "otherness" compared to the uniform silver aluminium of other MacBooks, and reinforces the sense that it's closer to the iPad in philosophy and intent.
Related: MacBook vs MacBook Air: What's the difference?
But no discussion of the new MacBook can ignore that port. Apple is the first to adopt the USB-C standard, a new USB design that's much smaller and reversible. It's very similar, in some respects, to Apple's Lightning connector, but it supports the faster USB 3.1 standard. This single port acts as the only data-carrying connection, as well as the power charger and the only potential video output.
It's innovative and a big improvement on the ageing old-school USB connection we know, but it also presents problems. Simple things, like charging your phone, require an adapter, while a three-way adapter that includes an HDMI out, a normal USB port and a power connection is an expensive extra.
In time this inconvenience will be lessened as accessories adopt the new connection, but even when they do the MacBook still only has one of them. That means you can't charge the laptop and have something connected at same time – not without yet another dongle, at least. Basically, the new MacBook is just like the original MacBook Air, which had a single USB port and a video output when it launched back in 2008. Apple eventually relented in its fundamentalism, but it took a couple of generations to find a happy balance.
Related: USB-C: Everything you need to know
That might still happen with future iterations, but for now you need to adapt to use the MacBook. You might find that easy if you don't own a camera or use flash drives often, but the MacBook really serves the most locked-in Apple users who rely on iCloud for syncing photos and their data, or other similar cloud services.
The plus side to this compromise is the sheer portability of the new MacBook. It can't match the super-slim screen bezel on the the Dell XPS 13, but you still get a 12-inch display on a laptop that's similar in size to past 11-inch laptops. It's a great laptop for working in tight spots and it's so thin and light that you don't need a hefty bag to carry it around.
There's a big difference between it and other Macbooks, too. Whereas the 13-inch MacBook Air doesn't feel significantly more portable than the 13-inch MacBook Pro, the difference between the MacBook and the MacBook Air range is huge. The 12-inch MacBook is much thinner and lighter than the 13-inch MacBook Air, and the 11-inch MacBook Air has an underwhelming screen that reflects its mid-level price.
Related: MacBook Pro vs MacBook Pro: Which should you buy?
Apple's new Force Touch trackpad is awesome – I've already waxed lyrical about it in the 13-inch MacBook Pro review, but it bears repeating. If you missed the details, it abandons a standard click mechanism in favour of an electromagnet that creates an artificial click sensation, while force sensors detect how hard you press.
This has all sorts of benefits, but the best is how you get the same feedback no matter where you click. You can even adjust how heavy the click from the pad feels in the settings, while the large glass surface glides perfectly.
The Force Touch options are subtle rather than essential, but the way you can press progressively harder to seek through QuickTime is very neat. It's just a shame the benefits are limited to the OS and Apple apps, so the opportunities to use Force Touch are limited right now.
The keyboard, meanwhile, is another love-or-hate feature. Apple has re-engineered the keyboard to work in such a thin laptop, using a "butterfly" mechanism instead of the typical "scissor" keys. The result are keys that have a remarkably even and flat feel, but also very shallow key travel.
Some people won't like the shallow feel – it didn't take me long to get up to speed, but I can't guarantee everyone will adapt as easily. But the action is still sharp and precise, so you're never left wondering if you've hit the key correctly, and it's extremely forgiving of off-centre strikes.
Arguably the worst thing about the new keyboard is how noisy it is – I'm more aggressive in my typing than typical, so I had to make a conscious effort to type more gently in public spaces. You can type quietly on the MacBook, but it isn't naturally quiet like the very best ThinkPad keyboards.
Should be a 7/10 at best. (The poor) Performance for that price is underwhelming.
I've been fairly critical of TR recently so it only seems fair to praise 'em when they get a review right. Too many gadget sites have obsessed over the single port or (relatively) low performance of the new Macbook without taking into consideration user preferences. As the wrap up makes clear, if those compromises are important to you there are better laptops out there for your money. That's fine, a single laptop will never be all things to all customers.
However if you're after a good, light everyday machine and don't need to hook up USB devices it might just be the best choice on the market right now. I suspect a lot of TR readers would be surprised at how little a lot of laptop users use external connections. Over the last three or four years it's amazing how many students I see who do everything via cloud services and don't even carry a USB stick anymore.
That being said this is clearly a preview of things to come. We'll need to wait and see which way Intel go but they've already spoken about Skylake enabling wireless charging. If that came to the Core M line suddenly the decision to only have one USB port makes more sense if it's not used to charge the laptop. Price will likely drop as well and for most users the performance will be at the very least acceptable.
As much as it griefs me for saying this, this apple mac looks to be fairly impressive, not convinced about the single connection as some users will have this as they go to device and will want to plug external connections in the machine.
I do not get why apple do not allow for a micro sd card but either way I think this will do quite well considering it is running mac os. Personally I prefer the Google Pixel Chrome, but I do think this seems like quite a nice machine.
I think if apple added more connectivity other than trying to be minimal all the time they would really do much better and also that is why they have the mac air for the minimal style type.
Because of the mac air and the fact they are all costed within a few hundred of each other I do not see why they made this machine even though it seem quite nice unless the mac air is going to be retired and they want to keep the mac book range?
The performance is as good as you're going to get for the size - they are using the best chip available.
>I think if apple added more connectivity other than trying to be minimal all the time they would really do much better
They are the most valuable company in the world and the pro is there if you need connectivity...
Are you still having this problem? What phone, browser etc. are you using?
I've said this so many times it's getting ridiculous, but you have an overly simplistic view if you think a laptop buying decision is just a ratio of price to processing power. That's clearly true for buying a cpu. It is not true for a laptop. Apple have designed the lightest laptop in its category in the world and been obsessive about making the most portable laptop in its class. Those design decisions are not actually cheap either. So to then measure this laptop based on a pure performance/ price ratio is entirely missing the point. If you want performance/ price you look at the macbook pro 13 retina that is a more powerful machine and can be had for less. It's like me saying the surface pro 3 performance for the price is poor, which it is - it doesn't stop it from being a good solution for some people, just like this is a good solution for some people too.
Yes I agree they are the most valuable tech business in the world currently and its amazing how 12 yrs ago the business goes from zero wealth to billions in profit and that is good. My point is though it does not mean their products are great or all that but either way I cannot knock them for doing so well.
With regards the Pro I wonder why they discontinued the 17" version. I am a professional master and music production specialist and I still use my 17" and so do virtually 95% of the rest of music professionals as they dare not part with it because its 17". Also the same applies to media specialists. I have yet to meet a fellow professional who likes the 15" albeit in the music and media graphic professions where they made their mark? Apple seem obsessed with thinness, lightest and how far they can shrink there metal finished products! Just a thought...
smells like another lustful apple victory
Do you have shares or something? Seems like you pop up and write this on every Apple review.
A good solid review. And I totally agree with your first sentence. It is a stripped back laptop, good for the basics. Which lets face it, is all that a considerable amount of people will need it for. The design (as always) is breathtaking. But, as you say it does force you to make compromises with its limited connectivity. So in that respect it deserves a lot of the negativity that it has generated. I can understand why people are critical of the lack of a USB port and Card Reader slot. Just as I can understand Apple's position that USB-C is the future. Which it is. However, even one more USB-C port on the opposite side, would probably have negated a lot of the criticism. I would have gone further and bundled the three way adaptor with this as a freebie. But then again, that's why I never have any money and Apple has hundreds of billions. I do have a 2014 Macbook Air (which is perfect for my needs) and had a play with this version at my local Apple Store. And I have to say that ergonomically this is a superior machine. The screen is brilliant, and once you get used to the shallow travel on the keyboard, I found it preferable to the one on my Macbook Air. The same goes with the touchpad. I do think that using the Intel Core M processor is a mistake and should be in your list of cons at the top of the article. Yes, it has enough power to run basic tasks seamlessly (the benefit of OSX Yosemite) and its battery lasts a lot longer than the other Intel Core M ultra books like the Samsung Ativ Book 9 and Lenovo Yoga Pro 3, but at the end of the day you will be limited when it comes to using a browser other than Safari, playing two or three video streams at once, attempting anything other than basic gaming, using power intensive image editing software like Photoshop, etc, etc. If you can accept this and it's lack of connectivity in this day and age, then it could be for you. Although, as the review notes, there is a great possibility that Apple will backtrack on at least the connectivity side in future iterations. In the meantime the Macbook Air remains the superior and cheaper option.
OSX allows me to use my laptop to communicate with other phones. Drop pics in conversations etc.
It allows me to install Windows 8 seamlessly via Parallels and get all the Tile app goodness of the Windows store. I can run apps for WatchESPN etc on one OS and work on the other as needed.
I need a portable Mac with long battery and HD or better screen
Basically, its the new Macbook.
It also allows me to keep it juiced with a $10 cable and my trusted power bank.
Yes, there is a market for this one.
The only unforgivable element in the design was the idiotic low res 480p camera.
It took me 1 second to get in love and 5 minutes to get used to the best notebook ever! Just installed the first Public Beta OS X El Capitan and it looks even better!
I heard El Capital public beta 2 has made this machine more than a joy to use! I get mine tomorrow and I'm excited to try it out and see how it fits into my life. In every regard (other than portability) my 15" Pro is "better" but I don't do anything that requires a quad core i7 chip and I never plug anything into the thing either, so we'll see.
Not so fast on the Battery Love in...so I use my new Macbook 12" as my primary business device. I have four desktops (no VM), typically running Mail, Cal, Addressbook, Omnifocus, Safari, iMessage, WORD and PowerPoint.
I am lucky if I get three and a half hours of battery before i'm at 3%. I've tested this consistently over several days.
I did think long and hard before replacing a MPB13Retina with the new MB12 - thought about an MBA11 but after trialing the machine (and having come from Retina) you cannot go back to a regular small screen - and if you travel a lot, you want a smaller, lighter machine.
That being said, I am disappointed with the day to day needs for USB (perhaps my Sandisk USB-C flash drive will partially help here) and the Performance.
The Intel M processor is just not up to real day to day business usage. Open a large document and PPT and the thing begins to get laggardly on menus and other click functions, scrolling between desktops etc. The machine runs hot because of the extra work the processor is having to do.
But the Battery is the issue. For me, 10 hours is not necessary, 6 solid hours is very good, 5 solid hours is necessary.
I'm just not seeing that - and having to compromise with only running one desktop or one app at a time seems to defeat the object of a Unix Operating System and Business Usage.
So, if this laptop was designed solely for streaming Netflix, then it should be advertised that way.
I did not buy it for that purpose. I can do that on my other iDevices.
dont be hating
There are also not many Hub alternatives for the new MacBook. Apple's dongle is selling quite expensively and the the Dongle designer is probably not Johnny Ive so it might not be as well design (in appearance) as the Apple laptop itself.
At the end you get a Dongle that is out of place.
For People who might want a Hub for more ports for connection expansion on their MacBook. Check this project out.
It is also an interesting locking device for the New MacBook or other Apple laptop models.
It's easy to extend battery life. WWW.DETOXMAC.ORG will speed up your Mac if it starts going slowly. It is the same software that Apple employees use if customers come in saying their Mac is going too slow or that they are seeing the rainbow wheel too often. It's great for extending battery life too.
Thought I'd chime in, as I am in love. Well, my 12" and I have been dating for several months now. I certainly agree that it is limited and add-ons are a pisser. But it is perfect for my needs as I have an iMac for the mother ship (but the 21" is super slow compared top this little guy- I mean gal if it matters.
It weighs nothing. Is sharp enough that the small screen is of very little encumbrance. The battery life is fine, but i expected better. It is a perfect fit for the dropdown tray on a CRJ200 flight (imagine that!). As I teach college, I can walk around the class with it open and in one hand. Those add-ons do work for projectors etc. Yes, it is pretty expensive but like I said, I found a good mate here.
So none of this bashing regarding dollars over performance. This is really an apples/oranges thing. A different box altogether. I feel stupid having an iPad and a Kindle now as this lets me read in bed, on airplanes, and to copy paste save send articles and annotated Kindle books etc. And on and on.
Macbook 12. A love affair.
The USB Type-C on the Macbook 12 is NOT faster than the USB 3.0 standard- both are still rated at 5 Gbps. Unfortunately, if this had had Thunderbolt 3 it would be a far more attractive computer. The keyboard is just poor, as well, and the screen destroys the battery life.
"But then again, that's why I never have any money and Apple has hundreds of billions."
LOL! Funniest comment I've read all day on the web!
Mike, did you ever figure out your situation? Did you return it? It sounds as if it might have been defective given all the other, much longer battery life reports. Did you go back to the MBP?
possible confustion on the part of the author as it *technically* it meets the standards of 3.1 and is labelled as such and should be capable of up to 10Gbps, but it's only actually functioning at 5Gbps at the moment.
*apparently* there's supposed to be an update of some description down the line once 10Gbps capable peripherals start to hit the street, but until then, it's probably best to take it all with a pinch of salt. :)
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This is a discussion on One shot stops. Important? within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; I'm ASSUMING the original poster, when he mentions shooting a lot of .357 and .40 rounds that he is referring to the .357 SIG semi-auto ...
I'm ASSUMING the original poster, when he mentions shooting a lot of .357 and .40 rounds that he is referring to the .357 SIG semi-auto pistol round rather than the .357 Magnum revolver round, because, with a handgun, the .357 Magnum in 125 grain jacketed hollow point configuration fired from a four (4) inch barrel DOES provide the closest thing to 100% one shot stops! In fact, when it was routinely being used by law enforcement, it was sometimes called the "magic bullet"!
atctimmy, given like bullet weights and designs at similar velocities, which one would make you feel more comfortable if needed?
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The FBI used to use the 9mm. After the big shootout, they decided they needed a round that was bigger and more powerful.
It's a balance between capacity and penetration. 9's you can carry a lot, great for suppressing fire, but they don't hit like a .40 or .45. If you're going to get a hit, you want it to be as hard as possible.
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To summarize "Tactical Anatomy" by Dr. Jim Williams; it's impossible to tell the caliber of a bullet simply by measuring the wound channel. All service caliber pistol rounds have a similar ballistic effect. Whether JHP or FMJ, virtually all shots to the torso are through and through, unless they strike the T-Spine or another major structure.
Jim summed it up really well--carry what you like and can shoot well. It's all about shot placement, and you should not feel under gunned with a 9mm or invulnerable with a .45 ACP.
For the record, Jim carries a .45 ACP and is a Master in CDP.
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I think it's a trade off. The .40 hits harder (but not that much) and the nine is easier to control. I've gotten where I can put four 9 mm rounds center mass in a little over 1 second.
I love them all. I went to the range with my snubby the other day and shot a box of 38 special followed by a box of .357. It's practice.
Sig 226, 228. Glock 19, 23. Smith Model 60,and 1911. XD45 Tactical. Mossberg 930 SPX.
How we behave as gun owners is important. Posturing and threatening does not serve us well in the public eye.
Sig 226, 228. Glock 19, 23. Smith Model 60,and 1911. XD45 Tactical. Mossberg 930 SPX.
How we behave as gun owners is important. Posturing and threatening does not serve us well in the public eye.
Even more important... and I learned it here... "anything worth shooting once is worth shooting twice."
I never gave the one shot stop any thought and never will. That's just my personal view on it.
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I watched a video on TV where they showed police chasing a 20 yr old in a car. He phoned home and left them a message, he was sorry but this was the last time they would hear from him. When they pitted him and he came to a stop, he came out shooting. He and the officer were about 8-10 ft away from each other when the shooting started and about 40 ft apart when it ended ... the whole time in the 'open' ... did not use the car for cover.
On the 2nd - 3rd shot the 20 yr old dropped..... but was still shooting , although hit. The officer and the following officer... did not stop shooting until their guns were empty and there was no gun fire coming from the 20 yr old anymore. He was killed. Neither officer was injured.
I would hate to even try to count the # of shots fired... a bunch.
One shot .. stop .... makes for good movies.
As for this whole debate on 9mm vs .40. As far as todays ammo go, a 9mm is just as good as a .40 but with out the snappy recoil and less ammo space IMO
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There are no words for this.
I'm tired of faking happy.
When all I wanna be is sad.
I'm tired of pretending to give a fuck,
When all I wanna do is cry.
I'm tired of hiding behind fake laughs and smiles,
when all I wanna do is give up.
I'm tired of believeing in false hopes,
when I know there is no futur for me.
I'm tired of being reasured,
when I know there getting tired of comforting me.
I'm tired of not being able to sleep,
when I know the nightmares will leave me more tired than I am.
I'm so tired of trying, I don't even see the point anymore.
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They keep telling me I'm going to fall.
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I already have.
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Until I can't get up.
There's no one who can save me.
It's hard being who I am, and no one understands.
When one problem stacks on top or another, and another.
I want to cry all the time. Everytime I see water I want to DROWN myself.
Everytime I see ropes I want to HANG MYSELF.
Everytime I see my medication I think. "WHAT IF I TAKE TO MUCH."
I Just wnat to die.
Is that so much to ask.
Is it so fucking selfish.
I know the answer is yes.
But I don't care.
There's nothing left for me in this world.
No dreams. No hope. No futur.
The only thing that's keeping me alive is Roleplaying.
Because I can lose myself in it.
Pretend for just a while.
Just a teensy little while.
That I am someone else.
Someone with an easier life.
But then it all comes crashing down again.
And I remeber that It's not me.
I have nothing like that.
And then I want to die all over again.
I hate it.
I HATE being WEAK.
I HATE this PATHETIC feeling.
I HATE MYSELF more though.
I don't trust a single soul.
Not my friends.
Not my family.
Not my mom.
Not my dad.
Not my brother.
Not my sister.
Not my teachers.
Not my self.
Not a single fucking soul.
It's just hard.
I feel like my friends pretend to care.
I feel like they really don't give a fuck.
I tell them it's ok if they leave me.
Because its better that I'm alone.
Alone is when I'm all ok.
When I know no one else will get hurt.
I want my friends to just give up on me.
I can't take it.
They need to leave.
But I won't tell them that.
I won't hurt there feelings.
But I do it to protect them.
That's why they need to fucking leave.
They all need to leave.
Everysingle last one of them.
So then I can die alone.
And nobody will know.
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