It could be my ignorance of the way the industry works (which is most likely), but what I'm getting at is this could be used as another avenue for income. What Google did was wrong, yes...but there is still money to be made (not to mention the public gaining even more access to information.)
I'm just curious why people want to shut it down instead of shaping it to work to their advantage. Right now, no one is benefiting...but everyone could be.
The inevitable future where most if not all major (and likely minor) written works are available digitally.
The book industry is acting just like the music industry was in the early 2000's. Publishers should try to work with google instead of against them. It's in their (and the public's) best interest.
As I said previously, I haven't had a virus detected nor have there been any warning signs of one in literally years. The only reason I still run the software is because I'm paranoid.
Remember...just because you are paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you!
That's what Spybot is for...and the only thing it has found in the last six months have been cookies. Prior to that, it found a few...but I was also VERY careless in going to a site that I knew I shouldn't have.::shrug:: it really isn't all that hard to secure a Windows box....it mostly comes down to responsible browsing and common sense.
Agreed. Someone who draws first would (theoretically) be the one who DIDN'T think they could win, and as such would prolly be a little more nervous than the other guy.
Just my opinion though...my apologies if that is way more stupid than it was in my head.
I've been considering setting up my own mail server...the service provided by my Domain Hoster (prouddomains) is fairly stable and rock solid, but I still like the idea of having complete control over my email.
I suppose the question is should I build a seperate box, or just incorporate it into a server I already have running as an archive and (non-HD) media streamer...it's already far overpowered for the task (Core 2 Duo E8400 and 4 gigs of ram), I doubt adding email duties to it would be too big of a deal.
Screw what is required to do it, I'm more concerned about trying to find a 2TB drive that has decent reliability. So far, every 2 TB hard drive I have looked at has had a lot of problems, at least according to online reviews from multiple sources (forums, newegg, IT guys I know, etc.) Obviously, the people who complain tend to be the loudest, but still...I haven't come across a single 2TB drive that didn't have a LARGE number of complainers.
However the last patent in the H.264 portfolio expires in 2028, and the MPEG LA has not released what fees, if any, it will charge webmasters after this 'free trial' period is over.
I would SERIOUSLY hope there are new protocols by 2028...
For personal use touchscreens, wiping down the surface with a distilled-water-based cleaner should be good enough. The only touchscreens that require actual maintence beyond cleaning are the ones used by the public.
This didn't hold true in high school as much, but since "my people" were the wimpy, geeky kids in middle school, no one really messed with them either. Most of the people in my middle school that got bullied were the "average" kids, and most of the bullies were also "average" kids.
In middle school, I was the tallest, outweighed everyone, ran fast...and looked like a grade A dork. it was a killer combination, lol
Excluding gamers on the go (or anyone else that needs a lot of computing power on the go), I could foresee netbooks replacing conventional laptops over the next decade or so. It would be nice if more of them were designed as convertible tablets, but meh...can't have everything.
Alienware's new m11x will help bridge the gap between full size notebooks and netbooks, but the price will have to come down while keeping the upgraded power for netbooks to really take over.
It's not that they don't work, it's that they aren't maintained.
Take a look at one of the many all-in-one PCs out there with touchscreens. Hell, just look at an iPhone. They work pretty well. Now look at the touchscreen at the airport. This is a device that is touched by hundreds if not thousands of different people a day. That much constant use is going to require a lot of maintenance.
Don't blame the touchscreen, blame the fact that they aren't maintained given their high rate of use.
...anyone with knowledge of how an OS interacts with a laptop battery have an idea on what may be causing this?
On my end, I had Windows 7 running on my little Dell Mini 9 (upgraded to 2 gigs of ram, 16 gig SSD) as an experiment, and I got the same four hour battery life I get when ubuntu 9.10 is on there. Laptop is a bit over a year old.
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It could be my ignorance of the way the industry works (which is most likely), but what I'm getting at is this could be used as another avenue for income. What Google did was wrong, yes...but there is still money to be made (not to mention the public gaining even more access to information.)
I'm just curious why people want to shut it down instead of shaping it to work to their advantage. Right now, no one is benefiting...but everyone could be.
If you are independently published, absolutely nothing.
The inevitable future where most if not all major (and likely minor) written works are available digitally.
The book industry is acting just like the music industry was in the early 2000's. Publishers should try to work with google instead of against them. It's in their (and the public's) best interest.
No, it is inevitable that someone is going to eventually do this.
While I fully understand where the copyright holders are coming from, why not work with Google and strike a deal instead of just saying no?
I know, I know...it was a knee-jerk reaction. Still, I feel like this is a missed opportunity for the publishers and the public.
Huzzah for delaying the inevitable future, fuckwads!
See, I wouldn't have a problem with this sort of thing if the government wasn't already so shady. But with the way things are...
prolly not. :p
...more influence bought by money.
As I said previously, I haven't had a virus detected nor have there been any warning signs of one in literally years. The only reason I still run the software is because I'm paranoid.
Remember...just because you are paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you!
That's what Spybot is for...and the only thing it has found in the last six months have been cookies. Prior to that, it found a few...but I was also VERY careless in going to a site that I knew I shouldn't have. ::shrug:: it really isn't all that hard to secure a Windows box....it mostly comes down to responsible browsing and common sense.
Agreed. Someone who draws first would (theoretically) be the one who DIDN'T think they could win, and as such would prolly be a little more nervous than the other guy.
Just my opinion though...my apologies if that is way more stupid than it was in my head.
Agreed. I used AVG for years, and when it became too bloated I moved to Avast. Haven't had a virus on my windows box in close to five years.
Like I said, it's already overpowered for the tasks given to it :-) But it's what I had laying around, so...
I've been considering setting up my own mail server...the service provided by my Domain Hoster (prouddomains) is fairly stable and rock solid, but I still like the idea of having complete control over my email.
I suppose the question is should I build a seperate box, or just incorporate it into a server I already have running as an archive and (non-HD) media streamer...it's already far overpowered for the task (Core 2 Duo E8400 and 4 gigs of ram), I doubt adding email duties to it would be too big of a deal.
don't forget "gopher"
Screw what is required to do it, I'm more concerned about trying to find a 2TB drive that has decent reliability. So far, every 2 TB hard drive I have looked at has had a lot of problems, at least according to online reviews from multiple sources (forums, newegg, IT guys I know, etc.) Obviously, the people who complain tend to be the loudest, but still...I haven't come across a single 2TB drive that didn't have a LARGE number of complainers.
The same can't be said for 1TB or 1.5TB drives.
No need to try and recruit me...I despise software patents already ;-)
However the last patent in the H.264 portfolio expires in 2028, and the MPEG LA has not released what fees, if any, it will charge webmasters after this 'free trial' period is over.
I would SERIOUSLY hope there are new protocols by 2028...
For personal use touchscreens, wiping down the surface with a distilled-water-based cleaner should be good enough. The only touchscreens that require actual maintence beyond cleaning are the ones used by the public.
My favorite part about my Dell Mini 9 is that, excluding the keyboard, the lid hinge, and the trackpad buttons...it has zero moving parts.
No internal optical drive + SSD hard drive = made of win.
This didn't hold true in high school as much, but since "my people" were the wimpy, geeky kids in middle school, no one really messed with them either. Most of the people in my middle school that got bullied were the "average" kids, and most of the bullies were also "average" kids.
In middle school, I was the tallest, outweighed everyone, ran fast...and looked like a grade A dork. it was a killer combination, lol
Excluding gamers on the go (or anyone else that needs a lot of computing power on the go), I could foresee netbooks replacing conventional laptops over the next decade or so. It would be nice if more of them were designed as convertible tablets, but meh...can't have everything.
Alienware's new m11x will help bridge the gap between full size notebooks and netbooks, but the price will have to come down while keeping the upgraded power for netbooks to really take over.
It's not that they don't work, it's that they aren't maintained.
Take a look at one of the many all-in-one PCs out there with touchscreens. Hell, just look at an iPhone. They work pretty well. Now look at the touchscreen at the airport. This is a device that is touched by hundreds if not thousands of different people a day. That much constant use is going to require a lot of maintenance.
Don't blame the touchscreen, blame the fact that they aren't maintained given their high rate of use.
Think of the pr0n possibilities!
Japanese sexbots + touchscreen membrane = teh sex
...anyone with knowledge of how an OS interacts with a laptop battery have an idea on what may be causing this?
On my end, I had Windows 7 running on my little Dell Mini 9 (upgraded to 2 gigs of ram, 16 gig SSD) as an experiment, and I got the same four hour battery life I get when ubuntu 9.10 is on there. Laptop is a bit over a year old.