HD radio sure sounds worlds better than sat radio (XM/Sirius) though. Egads, if I wanted to listen to an AM radio in the bathtub, I would. Can you bump that 34kbps up a little, please? I might Siriusly consider paying for XM, seeing as how it is pre-installed in both cars.
I suppose this is being marketed on some guise of consumer protection, but for anyone who reads/. it can only be yet another instance of "Apple wants us to buy into the iPhone? Seriously?"
As more devices become available, I believe that Android will look all that more attractive, if for no other reason than freedom. I can't fathom developing any application when one of the design criteria is "don't develop any feature Apple might get upset about."
This is absolutely correct. The Montessori program, of which I was a student as a kid, is absolutely wonderful. I learned a LOT in there, starting at pre-school age, which pushed me well ahead of my peers. For me, Kindergarten was ultimately deemed unnecessary; I tested in and went straight to first grade with zero struggles. To be honest I don't really feel I've struggled academically, because the precedent of applying myself was solidified early on. Montessori embraces the fact kids absolutely need BOTH freedom and structure, which prepared me in ways I only now realize as a parent myself.
I don't think any parent is doing their child service by allowing them to self-direct their whole lives. They need to be given the opportunity to express themselves, to embrace their imaginations, to follow their dreams. They also need to be taught right from wrong, fairness, politeness, etiquette, empathy, responsibility, and all of the other life lessons which are so crucial. One of the greatest lessons, and often one of the toughest for some parents to teach themselves, is that life isn't always full of success - which includes their children. It is how one deals with and overcomes failure which enables success. Even the most gifted and talented will fail if they don't understand this basic principle.
Looking at it from a non-fundamental angle, there is still a CHANCE children raised in such a manner can be incredibly successful, as a byproduct of their incapacity for accepting personal responsibility for failure. When placed in the right mix of people who ARE capable of success, there's the slim chance those who can't can still rise to the top by standing on the shoulders of those who can. Talented individuals have this strange propensity to use their skills to the benefit of others, which the aforementioned can occasionally exploit.
There's a significantly higher chance such flowers will be lazy and lacking direction in their lives, stuck jumping from job to job, standing in line at the soup kitchens, incarcerated, or living under a bridge.
Seems Microsoft hasn't really released anything worth protecting via patent in quite a while. At risk of sounding flame baity, I humbly submit one simple question: What would it help globally, if they were able to unilaterally enforce software patents?
The knee-jerk reaction is to think of all the licensing revenue and such, but we're used to thinking in that manner. We've been force fed this rhetoric for years, whether we agree to it in principal or not. Thinking more realistically, I don't believe a truly innovative company has much to gain by spending dollars and raw efforts with such nonsense. By the time anyone would be able to reverse engineer or copy such innovations, the market has often caught up or moved past what would be covered by the patent anyway.
I think it makes more sense to simply go back to striving to be the best, rather than the biggest in your field. I think Microsoft has forgotten how to do this, and they're starting to feel the pains of this "new" direction. Back when Chicago...err.. Windows 95 came out, the entire world was squirming in their seat to get it. There was true innovation in there. When Windows Vista came out, we were collectively cautious and ultimately soured. Stark contrast if there ever was one.
I'm sure some of the world's top talent is employed by Microsoft, but aren't able to let their works shine due to the mechanics of the large slow moving corporate machine.
Call me a fan, but I've been watching with great interest in the new space-bound projects. Lots of folks (/. and elsewhere) tore up privately-funded programs such as Space-X when they have had mishaps, but this is a clear reminder "this space stuff" isn't exactly trivial.
Speaking of Space-X, looks like they've actually been doing quite well, getting things reliably up in the air and on schedule. I can't wait for the day they (or anyone else in the private sector) can provide reliable human transport!
For 30 bucks, I can't imagine anything other than near 100% market acceptance. M$ could take a cue by bringing the prices on the OS down, and focusing on incremental profits from other packages. But then again, if Microsoft did it, they'd be accused of abusing their market power by "giving it away." Either way, I'm still happy I only spent 30 bucks to upgrade;)
Upgrading my Linux boxen: still the best, at free!
The contrast with the anonymity angle of the Federalist Papers versus this little girl fight, is intent of the author(s). One was trying to hide so she could talk trash without repercussions - messages posted with malice. The others were trying to convey well thought out information relevant to the national situation at the time, for the betterment of the greater community.
In this case, I don't believe anonymity is necessarily GOOD to be preserved; legal, is a whole other question. Ethically, this gal needed to own up to her words. In short, she got called out and is now upset because she couldn't hide behind a keyboard. Her risk was one of embarrassment, not of legal persecution and/or death. I simply do not feel riding the coat tails of the Federalist Papers is a relevant defense in this instance.
When considering the law, as it pertains to the internet, anonymity cannot either be guaranteed nor denied from a technological standpoint - so I think the law should follow the technical aspect. "When and if you can be found out, you will be. Be prepared to suffer the consequences of your actions, and stop being a Keyboard Cowboy."
What kind of dufus pays over a dollar a minute, from any corner of this globe, to make a (non 1-900) call in this day and age? One that also can't add apparently, because $46.60 + $23.30 != $69.00.. Even rounding off that last dime makes it $70.00:)
Palm has a standard US number, charges $15 for a support call, or charges nothing if you are in the first 90 days (which it sounds it was).
Either your story embellishes a bit, or we're not getting the real story. Sorry you had issues with your unit, but c'mon man...
In regards to the article - Palm who? I'm waiting for my iPhone 3G;)
If I were to be using someone else's connection on a more or less "permanent" basis, knowing full well he's just too dumb to configure his router, I might feel slightly more guilty than if I were just need a quick net connection while driving in an unfamiliar city.
Save for descriptive SSID's, who is to say the public access isn't intentional?
If someone is tailgating, it means they wish to travel faster than you. So let them!
Why do you feel that is appropriate behavior to interfere? I swear you must be from Houston - we have the largest concentration of incredibly unskilled, discourteous, self-righteous drivers of anywhere in the world. I travel a lot, and get to learn the driving habits of a lot of metro areas around the US, and Houston is thus far the worst. Apparently some of this asshattery has made it across the pond as well.
By your actions, you're only aggravating the situation, with NO concern for your fellow motorists. Is it so difficult to simply allow someone to continue on the path they wish, while you continue on the path you wish? A couple seconds of courtesy means you'll likely never see the faster motorist again, and you both arrive at your destination without raised blood pressure
As an aside, in my area drivers like this abound - which provides me with an endless source of entertainment. The simple fact is the vehicles I own *significantly* out-power and out-handle the average vehicles on the road, including the "sports cars." My driving skill may not be up there with the top race drivers, but I'm perfectly comfortable hanging it on the edge. All the little acceleration games do for me is give an opportunity to flex my nuts and show mine are bigger (engine-wise, anyway). I find it quite funny to force their attitude and opinion from "look at this jerk trying to pass me at 10 over the limit, I'll show him" to "Well I WAS on the way to work but now I need new skivvies." Ooops, sorry I scared you so bad you pooped. My bad.:)
For a developer, XP is the better choice as well. A good part of my job involves writing code in.NET for a company who has standardized on Microsoft technologies. This company is starting to embrace Vista, and with it VS2008.
So, I made the switch to Vista. I TRIED to switch, I should say. I gave it my all. I really, really did. I even did the whole "if I immerse myself, I'll be forced to use it" method (ie. I wiped XP off the drive, and installed Vista clean).
I gave it my all, but there are simply too many roadblocks, stumbling stones, bugs, security level problems, oddball exceptions getting thrown, and the pretty large performance hit to contend with. I was getting nothing done, and spending most of my time dealing with the operating system rather than writing code. When the pressure to produce got high enough, I was pretty much left with a two-option decision: continue fighting with Vista and risk my livelihood, or switch back to XP and get a paycheck.
I've been curious about OS X for a while, and this little debacle served one purpose: it got me off my ass to investigate further.
Something smelled fishy to me, so I wasn't quite ready to send my credit card info to Psystar (I didn't even get far enough notice they weren't using https!)
Anyway.. Call it illegal or whatever, but I did some research and found myself turning my trusty old Dell laptop into a Hackintosh (a HUGE thank you to the OSx86 community, BTW). While it wasn't 100% perfect, it certainly ran OSX well enough for me to get a taste. And... well... I liked it... So with that, on Monday my shiny new Macbook Pro arrives, and I'm actually excited about getting a new computer for the first time in a decade.
The only insightful thing I can say at this point, is I sure hope Apple doesn't ever unleash the lawyers on the OSX hackers (not that they could stop 'em, but I digress). I found I'm definitely not alone in a large group of people who found themselves "trying before buying" as it were. While I could just as easily continue using my Hackintosh, I wanted to upgrade my laptop anyway -- and the OSx86 enabled a situation that made it a very easy choice to buy Apple. Were it not for those folks providing an easy way to test drive on hardware I already own, I'd likely have bought another Dell and stayed within my comfort zone.
This is a generalization, not directed to any one woman in particular. It's more an exercise in thought and introspection.
Ladies, I'll talk to your face, but if you're an attractive gal I'm going to 100% notice that too. I'm a man, and I make no representation that I am anything but. Men look at women (unless they're gay, and even then -- they look). It's a fact of nature, just accept it and you'll be happier with life. You have checked out every man in the office yourself, and you know it. The girls in my office walk by, peer in my door and smile -- they're not just seeing if the lights are on. Do I run to HR? No, I just give a smile back and feel good about it.
Now. Men noticing your figure means NOTHING when it comes to your job. Just do your job, do it well, and quit bitching about everything. People notice and look and stare at a LOT of the IT folks too, and many of these poor lads have to deal with people looking upon them with distaste and disgust. Lets face it, you're getting the better end of that stick -- would you rather guys be thinking "wow, she's gorgeous!" or "holy crap she's a circus freak!" Think about that while you're feeling all self-centered over there. If a guy makes a pass at you, you're pissed. If a guy DOESN'T make a pass at you, you wonder what's wrong. Where's the middle ground? I say it's as above - you can let the girl/guy know you find them attractive without making advances, and likewise you can accept folks finding you attractive without filing harassment charges.
As for promotions, pay, etc. it's all up to you to negotiate your salary in this field. If you're underpaid, it's YOUR fault. Nobody is going to hand your salary to you on a silver platter. You have to fight for it. Same with the guys.
Now, in my history I've worked with a good handful of women in development, and save for ONE they all sucked. They couldn't code their way out of a for loop. They were slow to produce code, and it was always full of problems. The one girl was a monster though -- incredibly intelligent, wrote great code damned near 100% of the time. It always just worked, and she could hammer it out FAST. She had all the respect of everyone on the team, and she basically wrote her own rules. She came in whenever she wanted, left whenever she wanted, got paid well, and nobody said ANYTHING negative about her. Why? Because she was a badass. It probably pissed off the other women in the group because they couldn't fall back on the "oh it's because I'm a woman" excuse with her around. I (and the other guys) absolutely loved working with her, because things got DONE. Gender truly disappeared for her, because she became more than "just a woman." She was a developer, not a chair warmer.
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HD radio sure sounds worlds better than sat radio (XM/Sirius) though. Egads, if I wanted to listen to an AM radio in the bathtub, I would. Can you bump that 34kbps up a little, please? I might Siriusly consider paying for XM, seeing as how it is pre-installed in both cars.
Don't forget, NASA has already contracted SpaceX for resupply vessels. $3.5 billion contract. This was covered previously.
I suppose this is being marketed on some guise of consumer protection, but for anyone who reads /. it can only be yet another instance of "Apple wants us to buy into the iPhone? Seriously?"
As more devices become available, I believe that Android will look all that more attractive, if for no other reason than freedom. I can't fathom developing any application when one of the design criteria is "don't develop any feature Apple might get upset about."
This is absolutely correct. The Montessori program, of which I was a student as a kid, is absolutely wonderful. I learned a LOT in there, starting at pre-school age, which pushed me well ahead of my peers. For me, Kindergarten was ultimately deemed unnecessary; I tested in and went straight to first grade with zero struggles. To be honest I don't really feel I've struggled academically, because the precedent of applying myself was solidified early on. Montessori embraces the fact kids absolutely need BOTH freedom and structure, which prepared me in ways I only now realize as a parent myself.
I don't think any parent is doing their child service by allowing them to self-direct their whole lives. They need to be given the opportunity to express themselves, to embrace their imaginations, to follow their dreams. They also need to be taught right from wrong, fairness, politeness, etiquette, empathy, responsibility, and all of the other life lessons which are so crucial. One of the greatest lessons, and often one of the toughest for some parents to teach themselves, is that life isn't always full of success - which includes their children. It is how one deals with and overcomes failure which enables success. Even the most gifted and talented will fail if they don't understand this basic principle.
Looking at it from a non-fundamental angle, there is still a CHANCE children raised in such a manner can be incredibly successful, as a byproduct of their incapacity for accepting personal responsibility for failure. When placed in the right mix of people who ARE capable of success, there's the slim chance those who can't can still rise to the top by standing on the shoulders of those who can. Talented individuals have this strange propensity to use their skills to the benefit of others, which the aforementioned can occasionally exploit.
There's a significantly higher chance such flowers will be lazy and lacking direction in their lives, stuck jumping from job to job, standing in line at the soup kitchens, incarcerated, or living under a bridge.
Seems Microsoft hasn't really released anything worth protecting via patent in quite a while. At risk of sounding flame baity, I humbly submit one simple question:
...err.. Windows 95 came out, the entire world was squirming in their seat to get it. There was true innovation in there. When Windows Vista came out, we were collectively cautious and ultimately soured. Stark contrast if there ever was one.
What would it help globally, if they were able to unilaterally enforce software patents?
The knee-jerk reaction is to think of all the licensing revenue and such, but we're used to thinking in that manner. We've been force fed this rhetoric for years, whether we agree to it in principal or not. Thinking more realistically, I don't believe a truly innovative company has much to gain by spending dollars and raw efforts with such nonsense. By the time anyone would be able to reverse engineer or copy such innovations, the market has often caught up or moved past what would be covered by the patent anyway.
I think it makes more sense to simply go back to striving to be the best, rather than the biggest in your field. I think Microsoft has forgotten how to do this, and they're starting to feel the pains of this "new" direction. Back when Chicago
I'm sure some of the world's top talent is employed by Microsoft, but aren't able to let their works shine due to the mechanics of the large slow moving corporate machine.
It really depends on price.
Free or cheap, and I'm streaming it. My care for what happens after the point I heard it is in direct proportion to what I paid for it.
Anything more than pennies per song, and I expect to purchase it, sans DRM. Just the way I roll, and the only manner which seems ethical to me.
Sorry, no. In this instance, you simply cannot have it your way.
I almost started to bitch about now nothing good will come of this, but .... well the government DOES fuck up just about anything they try!
...
Then again so does the open market, which is now in many instances partially owned by the government, which is playing in the open market which is
OMG INFINITE LOOP, HELP !!!!
Well, they really only said free for all Americans -- not American (or other) companies.
... 3... 2....1...
Cue a shift in the "net neutrality" definition in
Call me a fan, but I've been watching with great interest in the new space-bound projects. Lots of folks (/. and elsewhere) tore up privately-funded programs such as Space-X when they have had mishaps, but this is a clear reminder "this space stuff" isn't exactly trivial.
Speaking of Space-X, looks like they've actually been doing quite well, getting things reliably up in the air and on schedule. I can't wait for the day they (or anyone else in the private sector) can provide reliable human transport!
If its shiny and made by Apple, I'm buying it.
;)
Ooops, already preordered!
For 30 bucks, I can't imagine anything other than near 100% market acceptance. M$ could take a cue by bringing the prices on the OS down, and focusing on incremental profits from other packages. But then again, if Microsoft did it, they'd be accused of abusing their market power by "giving it away." Either way, I'm still happy I only spent 30 bucks to upgrade
Upgrading my Linux boxen: still the best, at free!
The contrast with the anonymity angle of the Federalist Papers versus this little girl fight, is intent of the author(s). One was trying to hide so she could talk trash without repercussions - messages posted with malice. The others were trying to convey well thought out information relevant to the national situation at the time, for the betterment of the greater community.
In this case, I don't believe anonymity is necessarily GOOD to be preserved; legal, is a whole other question. Ethically, this gal needed to own up to her words. In short, she got called out and is now upset because she couldn't hide behind a keyboard. Her risk was one of embarrassment, not of legal persecution and/or death. I simply do not feel riding the coat tails of the Federalist Papers is a relevant defense in this instance.
When considering the law, as it pertains to the internet, anonymity cannot either be guaranteed nor denied from a technological standpoint - so I think the law should follow the technical aspect. "When and if you can be found out, you will be. Be prepared to suffer the consequences of your actions, and stop being a Keyboard Cowboy."
What kind of dufus pays over a dollar a minute, from any corner of this globe, to make a (non 1-900) call in this day and age? One that also can't add apparently, because $46.60 + $23.30 != $69.00 .. Even rounding off that last dime makes it $70.00 :)
;)
Palm has a standard US number, charges $15 for a support call, or charges nothing if you are in the first 90 days (which it sounds it was).
Either your story embellishes a bit, or we're not getting the real story. Sorry you had issues with your unit, but c'mon man...
In regards to the article - Palm who? I'm waiting for my iPhone 3G
Do what every average Joe in the world does with a brand new, expensive, snazzy, fast computer....
Play solitaire.
If I were to be using someone else's connection on a more or less "permanent" basis, knowing full well he's just too dumb to configure his router, I might feel slightly more guilty than if I were just need a quick net connection while driving in an unfamiliar city.
Save for descriptive SSID's, who is to say the public access isn't intentional?
VERY good info!
:)
Now where did I leave those mod points
Verified, on my Leopard box. SSH'ed to it and rooted it (I was able to touch a file in a root-only directory)
Why do you feel that is appropriate behavior to interfere? I swear you must be from Houston - we have the largest concentration of incredibly unskilled, discourteous, self-righteous drivers of anywhere in the world. I travel a lot, and get to learn the driving habits of a lot of metro areas around the US, and Houston is thus far the worst. Apparently some of this asshattery has made it across the pond as well.
By your actions, you're only aggravating the situation, with NO concern for your fellow motorists. Is it so difficult to simply allow someone to continue on the path they wish, while you continue on the path you wish? A couple seconds of courtesy means you'll likely never see the faster motorist again, and you both arrive at your destination without raised blood pressure
As an aside, in my area drivers like this abound - which provides me with an endless source of entertainment. The simple fact is the vehicles I own *significantly* out-power and out-handle the average vehicles on the road, including the "sports cars." My driving skill may not be up there with the top race drivers, but I'm perfectly comfortable hanging it on the edge. All the little acceleration games do for me is give an opportunity to flex my nuts and show mine are bigger (engine-wise, anyway). I find it quite funny to force their attitude and opinion from "look at this jerk trying to pass me at 10 over the limit, I'll show him" to "Well I WAS on the way to work but now I need new skivvies." Ooops, sorry I scared you so bad you pooped. My bad. :)
Fork you, NDS !
So, I made the switch to Vista. I TRIED to switch, I should say. I gave it my all. I really, really did. I even did the whole "if I immerse myself, I'll be forced to use it" method (ie. I wiped XP off the drive, and installed Vista clean).
I gave it my all, but there are simply too many roadblocks, stumbling stones, bugs, security level problems, oddball exceptions getting thrown, and the pretty large performance hit to contend with. I was getting nothing done, and spending most of my time dealing with the operating system rather than writing code. When the pressure to produce got high enough, I was pretty much left with a two-option decision: continue fighting with Vista and risk my livelihood, or switch back to XP and get a paycheck.
I think it's obvious, I chose to eat.
I've been curious about OS X for a while, and this little debacle served one purpose: it got me off my ass to investigate further.
... well ... I liked it... So with that, on Monday my shiny new Macbook Pro arrives, and I'm actually excited about getting a new computer for the first time in a decade.
Something smelled fishy to me, so I wasn't quite ready to send my credit card info to Psystar (I didn't even get far enough notice they weren't using https!)
Anyway.. Call it illegal or whatever, but I did some research and found myself turning my trusty old Dell laptop into a Hackintosh (a HUGE thank you to the OSx86 community, BTW). While it wasn't 100% perfect, it certainly ran OSX well enough for me to get a taste. And
The only insightful thing I can say at this point, is I sure hope Apple doesn't ever unleash the lawyers on the OSX hackers (not that they could stop 'em, but I digress). I found I'm definitely not alone in a large group of people who found themselves "trying before buying" as it were. While I could just as easily continue using my Hackintosh, I wanted to upgrade my laptop anyway -- and the OSx86 enabled a situation that made it a very easy choice to buy Apple. Were it not for those folks providing an easy way to test drive on hardware I already own, I'd likely have bought another Dell and stayed within my comfort zone.
IF this is true -- I will have lost quite a lot of respect for Miguel.
This is a generalization, not directed to any one woman in particular. It's more an exercise in thought and introspection. Ladies, I'll talk to your face, but if you're an attractive gal I'm going to 100% notice that too. I'm a man, and I make no representation that I am anything but. Men look at women (unless they're gay, and even then -- they look). It's a fact of nature, just accept it and you'll be happier with life. You have checked out every man in the office yourself, and you know it. The girls in my office walk by, peer in my door and smile -- they're not just seeing if the lights are on. Do I run to HR? No, I just give a smile back and feel good about it. Now. Men noticing your figure means NOTHING when it comes to your job. Just do your job, do it well, and quit bitching about everything. People notice and look and stare at a LOT of the IT folks too, and many of these poor lads have to deal with people looking upon them with distaste and disgust. Lets face it, you're getting the better end of that stick -- would you rather guys be thinking "wow, she's gorgeous!" or "holy crap she's a circus freak!" Think about that while you're feeling all self-centered over there. If a guy makes a pass at you, you're pissed. If a guy DOESN'T make a pass at you, you wonder what's wrong. Where's the middle ground? I say it's as above - you can let the girl/guy know you find them attractive without making advances, and likewise you can accept folks finding you attractive without filing harassment charges. As for promotions, pay, etc. it's all up to you to negotiate your salary in this field. If you're underpaid, it's YOUR fault. Nobody is going to hand your salary to you on a silver platter. You have to fight for it. Same with the guys. Now, in my history I've worked with a good handful of women in development, and save for ONE they all sucked. They couldn't code their way out of a for loop. They were slow to produce code, and it was always full of problems. The one girl was a monster though -- incredibly intelligent, wrote great code damned near 100% of the time. It always just worked, and she could hammer it out FAST. She had all the respect of everyone on the team, and she basically wrote her own rules. She came in whenever she wanted, left whenever she wanted, got paid well, and nobody said ANYTHING negative about her. Why? Because she was a badass. It probably pissed off the other women in the group because they couldn't fall back on the "oh it's because I'm a woman" excuse with her around. I (and the other guys) absolutely loved working with her, because things got DONE. Gender truly disappeared for her, because she became more than "just a woman." She was a developer, not a chair warmer.
Hmmm.. woman... cat person... hyphenated last name... Draw your own conclusions...