This is a scam that cellular companies use because they CAN and CONTINUE to get away with it. How many customers realize that the unlimited data plan that they signed up for means nothing when they step outside the US border? If they won't drop the charges, file a class action lawsuit. It would be funny to see AT&T try to justify to the courts how no intentional use of a device can add up to $4800 in charges.
People need to stop being so apathetic and resist the idiocracy.
The idea of client1->client2 is not going to happen anymore than it does now. While possible, it certainly won't be the default. There will always be the man in the middle. Routers, firewalls, and data taps are not going away. Your government and the corporation you work for will see to that.
How come everyone says "fanboy" these days? Is there some payola thing going on? Come on sheeple, use your brains and think up a new word. We really need a new #1 for the top ten list of words people like to say. People used to insult others by calling them a "liberal", now they just call everyone a "fanboy".
I'd mod ya up if I had some points. These drones are an escalation of war. Add to that, another warship is headed for the Gulf. They need those drones over there for a reason. Let's hope they are not for Iran.
While this may be painfully obvious to slashdotters, major corporations still cling to Microsoft. They are like the child that grows up, yet is still afraid of leaving the nest. The idea that there are other worlds out there to explore still scares them.
Don't forget the Terrorists. They should be banned from the dating sites too. That would really suck to meet the person of your dreams, then have them blow themselves up the next day...
According to Marketwatch last week, there are a few global US corporations with US operations that are bleeding money. They continue to make their quarterly numbers because operations outside of the US are doing really well. I would not be surprised if we see more than one company pull out from the US entirely. The whole ruckus over importing cheap labor can be bypassed if they just move the company right to where the cheap labor actually lives. When your transportation is Bombardier Learjets and Limos, do you really care where the office is?
Posting under Anonymous Coward isn't exactly free speech. Close though. If you really want to impress us, go ahead and try that using your real account.
It's a terrible name. What is it with open source projects and lame names? Linux would be WAY more popular if geeks would just ditch the gibberish and release stuff that was easy and fun to say. Take Perl for example, it reminds geeks of a certain feminine part, so all they can do is blather on how great it is. "Real men code in Perl." "I'm a Perl master!" Etc, etc... See? Easy and fun to say, and your get to establish your geeky manliness by saying it. Now try to think if something clever to say about "Pidgin". Sucks huh?
You know those little thought bubbles that appear over the heads of comic book characters? Something outside of the bubbles created the content of the bubbles. Thoughts are outside the realm of physics, and are essentially made of nothing, yet they still exist.
It would be nice if someone just stepped up to the plate and pressed charges. They broke the law. Arrest them and place them in front of a judge and jury.
Huh? Since when have we had an operating system with that type of functionality in that size of a package? The iPhone is NOT a cell phone. It is an operating system that includes cellular networks as a source for its network data requirements. The iPhone will host the first OS that places a brilliant interface on just another input/output stream called voice data. It's radical because Apple actually seems to be placing hardware innovation first. Your right, this tech has been around for years. Why is it that no tech company until now has bothered to try and do it right? They just do it well enough to get you to fork over your hard earned cash. Because of this we've spent the last few years with no innovation whatsoever. When companies place profit first and become monopolistic, they don't have to make anything better because they have already latched their parasitic teeth into your wallet. Now that Apple is in the game, they will HAVE to make their products better and cheaper, or Apple will put them out of business. Intel sat on it's ass until AMD started whipping them, now that they've seen the writing on the wall, we are back to getting some of the best processors ever out of them. The same thing will now happen to the cell phone business. If they don't get off their collective butts, Apple will run off with their cash cow. Just like the record companies, the cell networks are relics. It's about time somebody started taking advantage of, and making a profit out of, these outdated modes of business. Good for Apple. Good for us. Long live the new flesh.
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This is a scam that cellular companies use because they CAN and CONTINUE to get away with it. How many customers realize that the unlimited data plan that they signed up for means nothing when they step outside the US border? If they won't drop the charges, file a class action lawsuit. It would be funny to see AT&T try to justify to the courts how no intentional use of a device can add up to $4800 in charges. People need to stop being so apathetic and resist the idiocracy.
Fanboy!!!!
Fanboy!!!!!
Anyone say fanboy yet?
Anyone say fanboy yet?
The idea of client1->client2 is not going to happen anymore than it does now. While possible, it certainly won't be the default. There will always be the man in the middle. Routers, firewalls, and data taps are not going away. Your government and the corporation you work for will see to that.
How come everyone says "fanboy" these days? Is there some payola thing going on? Come on sheeple, use your brains and think up a new word. We really need a new #1 for the top ten list of words people like to say. People used to insult others by calling them a "liberal", now they just call everyone a "fanboy".
Sympathy is irrelevant.
I'd mod ya up if I had some points. These drones are an escalation of war. Add to that, another warship is headed for the Gulf. They need those drones over there for a reason. Let's hope they are not for Iran.
While this may be painfully obvious to slashdotters, major corporations still cling to Microsoft. They are like the child that grows up, yet is still afraid of leaving the nest. The idea that there are other worlds out there to explore still scares them.
Good one.
Don't forget the Terrorists. They should be banned from the dating sites too. That would really suck to meet the person of your dreams, then have them blow themselves up the next day...
Also, what's up with RE instead of RW? Is there some conspiracy to just confuse the crap out of people?
According to Marketwatch last week, there are a few global US corporations with US operations that are bleeding money. They continue to make their quarterly numbers because operations outside of the US are doing really well. I would not be surprised if we see more than one company pull out from the US entirely. The whole ruckus over importing cheap labor can be bypassed if they just move the company right to where the cheap labor actually lives. When your transportation is Bombardier Learjets and Limos, do you really care where the office is?
Ha. Too True. That tactic is quite popular these days.
Retroactive penalties for newly created laws are illegal.
1. Make High Risk Comment ...
2. Watch Search Engines Suck Up and Analyze Content
3.
4. Profit!!!
There's a joke in there somewhere...
Posting under Anonymous Coward isn't exactly free speech. Close though. If you really want to impress us, go ahead and try that using your real account.
It's a terrible name. What is it with open source projects and lame names? Linux would be WAY more popular if geeks would just ditch the gibberish and release stuff that was easy and fun to say. Take Perl for example, it reminds geeks of a certain feminine part, so all they can do is blather on how great it is. "Real men code in Perl." "I'm a Perl master!" Etc, etc... See? Easy and fun to say, and your get to establish your geeky manliness by saying it. Now try to think if something clever to say about "Pidgin". Sucks huh?
You know those little thought bubbles that appear over the heads of comic book characters? Something outside of the bubbles created the content of the bubbles. Thoughts are outside the realm of physics, and are essentially made of nothing, yet they still exist.
It would be nice if someone just stepped up to the plate and pressed charges. They broke the law. Arrest them and place them in front of a judge and jury.
Linux manual? Hmmm... Oh, here it is... Right on top of my Windows Vista manual.
Huh? Since when have we had an operating system with that type of functionality in that size of a package? The iPhone is NOT a cell phone. It is an operating system that includes cellular networks as a source for its network data requirements. The iPhone will host the first OS that places a brilliant interface on just another input/output stream called voice data. It's radical because Apple actually seems to be placing hardware innovation first. Your right, this tech has been around for years. Why is it that no tech company until now has bothered to try and do it right? They just do it well enough to get you to fork over your hard earned cash. Because of this we've spent the last few years with no innovation whatsoever. When companies place profit first and become monopolistic, they don't have to make anything better because they have already latched their parasitic teeth into your wallet. Now that Apple is in the game, they will HAVE to make their products better and cheaper, or Apple will put them out of business. Intel sat on it's ass until AMD started whipping them, now that they've seen the writing on the wall, we are back to getting some of the best processors ever out of them. The same thing will now happen to the cell phone business. If they don't get off their collective butts, Apple will run off with their cash cow. Just like the record companies, the cell networks are relics. It's about time somebody started taking advantage of, and making a profit out of, these outdated modes of business. Good for Apple. Good for us. Long live the new flesh.