If you need a device to do those 99% of things, then buy an iPad. If you want a dedicated reader, you're much better off with a reader. Battery life measured in weeks instead of hours and eInk versus an LCD screen makes one worth having. I have a netbook and a Kindle, and both are essential to me when I travel.
I will drink to that. I've found some pretty amazing talent on Jamendo, and honestly I get more enjoyment out of music when I know the artists are in it for the love of music. I'd also add in OCRemix if you're into remixed classic video game music. I'm not a huge fan of techno, but some of the artists have turned the video game music I grew up with into truly haunting and beautiful instrumental music.
Why not take advantage of the fact that your audience is technologically savvy? Instead of bitching and wringing your hands together telling yourself that all of your watchers are dirty thieves, make it easy to download your shows. Instead of having a server watch an RSS feed for new NZBs why not simply make the shows directly downloadable. Incorporate some advertising (no more than an aired episode would have) and even use geolocation to make them relevant. I'm sure there are flaws in my idea, but if I could come up with that in 30 seconds then I'm sure smarter people given more time could do better. When I hear people moan about piracy all I actually hear is a complete lack of imagination and unwillingness to adapt.
I do apologize for jumping off the handle. Dweeb probably was the wrong word, but I should have realized that/. is probably the last place a non-techie person would go. I agree with you on most of your counts. Net neutrality isn't that big of a problem yet, and it should be a bi-partisan issue. The trouble is if we don't get some regulation on it soon, it may end up being decided by the ISPs and I trust an inept government more than multinational corporation. Just my two cents.
As much as I agree with you politically, you are way out of line coming to a tech site and calling the participants "neck bearded dweebs" To paraphrase one of my favorite movies, why not go jack off to some snowboarding videos and let us "dweebs" worry about keeping this whole internet thing up and running for douchebags like you.
You sir, are a bloody twit. Gotz found the crack, but Sony left it there to be found. It was their job to secure their system and as usual they did a piss poor job with it. The fact is that OtherOS was an advertised feature (a fact you and your ilk can't seem to get through your Sony-loving skull) and it was taken away. Instead of banning Hotz or going after him legally with DMCA violations, they took the hammer to the entire OtherOS system. It wasn't Hotz's fault any more than a beaten wife is to blame for her injuries because she burned dinner.
First off, thank you to the like-minded Christians and everybody who responded. I always get nervous posting anything religious, but I'm glad to know that there is still room for civil discourse in the tubes.
I thought it would be useful to respond to the various questions about reconciling a Christian theology with the idea that religion should be fluid and tailored to oneself... So here goes nothing.
Disclaimer: I'm currently 29 and cannot claim to have a great store of wisdom, I only know what works for me. I dual majored as an undergrad in computer science and anthropology and have an MA in anthropology so I have a decent theoretical background for comparing religions although in the interest in full disclosure my field experience is almost entirely in archaeology.
I consider myself a Christian primarily because I try to follow the philosophical teachings of Christ. I acknowledge full well that the bible was written by man and therefore must be questioned, but as of now I know of no other teachings passed down from Christ outside of it, so I must take it as my primary source.
I doubt I'll ever consider myself an atheist simply because I have too much faith that some sort of higher power exists. Whether this power did or didn't impart some sort of divinity to Christ is up for debate, but I sincerely doubt the truth will ever be known.
Personally, I doubt very much that the almighty creator of the universe cares much about our dietary or sexual habits, rather the various religious edicts against both are simply ways that society has attempted to control its members since the beginning of mankind. For me, religion is getting past the cultural crap and trying to (excuse the pun) divine the truth.
I'll end my rant as I usually do when I talk about religion and philosophy. Your mileage may vary.
You're right and you're wrong (at least in my anecdotal case). I am a Christian and stopped going to church a few years back. There were a number of reasons, I didn't like constantly defending myself against what other crazier Christians were doing, and I didn't like wasting my time going to church every week when 99% of what they preached didn't make any sense or didn't apply to me. My faith is still there, I just learned that organized religion does nothing but puts up barriers. For the record I believe in evolution, questioning the bible, and tolerance for everybody, be they black, white, gay, Klingon, or even woman.
While on a deep-water excavation in the Caribbean, we had our plotting PC crash. Since we needed it to run the plotter and keep the maps up-to-date, we had no choice but to use the satellite internet connection to download the driver. 3 hours, 200MB and almost $500 in bandwidth later we got the driver. Since then I've refused to buy anything from HP.
I'm with you. I love most Americans and am proud of what we have accomplished in an historically short span of time, but I am shit-terrified of our government. It stopped being "of and for" the people a long time ago. The citizens have no power over who gets elected anymore and we're starting to see what we thought of as basic human rights being further eroded every day. One of the things that makes me happy when I travel, is that many of the foreign nationals that I meet seem to understand the difference between the U.S. government and its citizens. I doubt you'll find a more generous and friendly population (Canada notwithstanding) and conversely you won't find a more frightening and pants-crappingly insane government (North Korea and Iran notwithstanding).
So after you're finished with your two year contract, does your bill somehow get smaller? Mine sure didn't, nor did it when I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile and brought my own phone.
The Gamecube controller works perfectly well for SuperNES and Nintendo 64 emulation. It's wireless and is reasonably easy on the AA batteries it consumes.
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Good luck, i'm behind seven proxies!
Yes, I know.
If only you had sprung for the eighth!
If you need a device to do those 99% of things, then buy an iPad. If you want a dedicated reader, you're much better off with a reader. Battery life measured in weeks instead of hours and eInk versus an LCD screen makes one worth having. I have a netbook and a Kindle, and both are essential to me when I travel.
Would you please Gimli a hit too?
I will drink to that. I've found some pretty amazing talent on Jamendo, and honestly I get more enjoyment out of music when I know the artists are in it for the love of music. I'd also add in OCRemix if you're into remixed classic video game music. I'm not a huge fan of techno, but some of the artists have turned the video game music I grew up with into truly haunting and beautiful instrumental music.
Why not take advantage of the fact that your audience is technologically savvy? Instead of bitching and wringing your hands together telling yourself that all of your watchers are dirty thieves, make it easy to download your shows. Instead of having a server watch an RSS feed for new NZBs why not simply make the shows directly downloadable. Incorporate some advertising (no more than an aired episode would have) and even use geolocation to make them relevant. I'm sure there are flaws in my idea, but if I could come up with that in 30 seconds then I'm sure smarter people given more time could do better. When I hear people moan about piracy all I actually hear is a complete lack of imagination and unwillingness to adapt.
I do apologize for jumping off the handle. Dweeb probably was the wrong word, but I should have realized that /. is probably the last place a non-techie person would go. I agree with you on most of your counts. Net neutrality isn't that big of a problem yet, and it should be a bi-partisan issue. The trouble is if we don't get some regulation on it soon, it may end up being decided by the ISPs and I trust an inept government more than multinational corporation. Just my two cents.
As much as I agree with you politically, you are way out of line coming to a tech site and calling the participants "neck bearded dweebs" To paraphrase one of my favorite movies, why not go jack off to some snowboarding videos and let us "dweebs" worry about keeping this whole internet thing up and running for douchebags like you.
Not sure why you were modded Troll, but truer words were never spoken. The two party system has failed us yet again.
Paraphrasing George Carlin:
Some people think that if you mention something bad, that it will happen. Some people are fucking stupid!
You sir, are a bloody twit. Gotz found the crack, but Sony left it there to be found. It was their job to secure their system and as usual they did a piss poor job with it. The fact is that OtherOS was an advertised feature (a fact you and your ilk can't seem to get through your Sony-loving skull) and it was taken away. Instead of banning Hotz or going after him legally with DMCA violations, they took the hammer to the entire OtherOS system. It wasn't Hotz's fault any more than a beaten wife is to blame for her injuries because she burned dinner.
I tried github but I just got a message that said "We apologise for the inconvenience"
First off, thank you to the like-minded Christians and everybody who responded. I always get nervous posting anything religious, but I'm glad to know that there is still room for civil discourse in the tubes.
I thought it would be useful to respond to the various questions about reconciling a Christian theology with the idea that religion should be fluid and tailored to oneself... So here goes nothing.
Disclaimer: I'm currently 29 and cannot claim to have a great store of wisdom, I only know what works for me. I dual majored as an undergrad in computer science and anthropology and have an MA in anthropology so I have a decent theoretical background for comparing religions although in the interest in full disclosure my field experience is almost entirely in archaeology.
I consider myself a Christian primarily because I try to follow the philosophical teachings of Christ. I acknowledge full well that the bible was written by man and therefore must be questioned, but as of now I know of no other teachings passed down from Christ outside of it, so I must take it as my primary source.
I doubt I'll ever consider myself an atheist simply because I have too much faith that some sort of higher power exists. Whether this power did or didn't impart some sort of divinity to Christ is up for debate, but I sincerely doubt the truth will ever be known.
Personally, I doubt very much that the almighty creator of the universe cares much about our dietary or sexual habits, rather the various religious edicts against both are simply ways that society has attempted to control its members since the beginning of mankind. For me, religion is getting past the cultural crap and trying to (excuse the pun) divine the truth.
I'll end my rant as I usually do when I talk about religion and philosophy. Your mileage may vary.
Nobody considered iOS to be the best OS. Nobody
I'm sure Cisco does.
You're right and you're wrong (at least in my anecdotal case). I am a Christian and stopped going to church a few years back. There were a number of reasons, I didn't like constantly defending myself against what other crazier Christians were doing, and I didn't like wasting my time going to church every week when 99% of what they preached didn't make any sense or didn't apply to me. My faith is still there, I just learned that organized religion does nothing but puts up barriers. For the record I believe in evolution, questioning the bible, and tolerance for everybody, be they black, white, gay, Klingon, or even woman.
While on a deep-water excavation in the Caribbean, we had our plotting PC crash. Since we needed it to run the plotter and keep the maps up-to-date, we had no choice but to use the satellite internet connection to download the driver. 3 hours, 200MB and almost $500 in bandwidth later we got the driver. Since then I've refused to buy anything from HP.
All those votes were probably from me. I just got really high and forgot that I'd already voted.
Sorry about that.
Does that still count as Chicago politics if you don't remember that you voted often?
Responsibility starts with you and me
I agree completely! Responsibility starts with the two of you. Now get on it!
i wonder if you can retrieve the ultimate winner cells (your cells) and it will boost your immune system?
There can be only one!!!!!!!!!
I'm with you. I love most Americans and am proud of what we have accomplished in an historically short span of time, but I am shit-terrified of our government. It stopped being "of and for" the people a long time ago. The citizens have no power over who gets elected anymore and we're starting to see what we thought of as basic human rights being further eroded every day. One of the things that makes me happy when I travel, is that many of the foreign nationals that I meet seem to understand the difference between the U.S. government and its citizens. I doubt you'll find a more generous and friendly population (Canada notwithstanding) and conversely you won't find a more frightening and pants-crappingly insane government (North Korea and Iran notwithstanding).
So after you're finished with your two year contract, does your bill somehow get smaller? Mine sure didn't, nor did it when I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile and brought my own phone.
... you can't plural an adverb.
Not with that attitude you can't.
So...this wasn't the (An)droid you were looking for? (I'll go ahead and show myself out.)
And if they can't view it, all I have to say is, bloody apathetic game owners, I've no sympathy.
The Gamecube controller works perfectly well for SuperNES and Nintendo 64 emulation. It's wireless and is reasonably easy on the AA batteries it consumes.
web sites? you mean web apps?
These are cloud-based apps, harnessing the synergy of mobile wireless smartdevices and anywhere/anytime access.
I think my market-speak thesaurus just paid for itself.
But...is it green?