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In addition, there is only limited standardization in what these menus and buttons look like and how they function, contributing to confusion and frustration on the part of end-users.
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But in the end, and having attempted the dryer function, I resorted to toilet paper.
WSJ: In the Driver's Seat
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The Sun Ray appliance effectively becomes the end node of the network, and its function is to display pixels on the screen, capture keyboard and mouse clicks, and send them back to the server.
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End-users and departments are choosing their own devices, selecting and using Software as a Service applications and other cloud resources, and generally doing end-arounds to bypass the IT function whenever they feel like it.
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The end result was that Peter and the team were able to function effectively without being dragged down by bad feelings, jealousy, and awkward relationships.
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After studying a few exceptions to the pattern of disruption, Christensen concluded that the only way a big company could avoid being disrupted was to set up a small spinoff company that would function as a start-up, make the new low-end product, and be independent enough to ignore what counted as sensible for the mother ship.
NEWYORKER: When Giants Fail
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Despite already having met its maker once, Robosparrow met a second grisly end, with its head ultimately falling off, and wings ceasing to function after repeated attacks from other male sparrows.
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For example, if the cloud detects that the client has high-end graphics, it can let the client do some rendering, transmitting abbreviated math that describes the function to be rendered, rather than forcing the server end to do the work centrally and ship lots of pixel values down the line.
FORBES: Endpoints Ready For The Cloud
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The end-to-end intelligence and dynamic control of the electricity across the grid has become the defining function of the smart grid.
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