If it violates child porn laws when children are involved, does that mean it's regular porn when adults are involved? So much for not violating privacy.
Yup. And yet, almost every major website with advertising has figured out a way to deliver ads that are not only localized, but also, and even better, targeted based on my browsing habits.
If content distributors would take a moment to step into this century, they would realize that they don't have to license the content locally. All they need to do is to get local advertisers to *come to them* and then distribute the ads appropriately based on IP. They've already figured out how to *block* us geographically based on IP... but, content distributors always seem good with technology when it comes to *pissing off* their customers.
I only ever read 4 of the books in the series, and found them to be WAY too large. The first book split in half down the spine before I finished it. And, I was grateful because it was easier to read. Books 2-3 I split on my own before I even started reading them.
And, there is nothing remotely new in this. Marketing agencies have had paid actors posing as real customers for ever. Most of Apple's "Switchers" were paid to say so. All of Microsoft's laptop shoppers were paid to choose a laptop running Windows and complain about Apple.
No, ads don't pay for the *information*, they pay for the *distribution*. You're still buying in to the con that there is a cost to information. If there was, you'd have to charge for sharing with your friends the information you just read from a newspaper.
old-school business mentality coming head to head with something too revolutionary
Everyone clamoring for Free.. that's just not the way the world works.
That's not the way the world works *currently*. But, prior to the last few years information *was* free; people only had to pay for distribution of that information (and, hence, the invention of the "newspaper"). Now, we have an insanely cheap technology for distribution and the old guard are trying to change the model to pay-for-information without anyone noticing.
What's more, CP is often used as an excuse to target other entities (that have nothing to do with CP) that the government and their lobbies don't like but can't convince the voters not to like, such as The Pirate Bay.
Several, in both Ubuntu and Red Hat, at *the* major vendor's site. No Windows tax. No monopoly.
Debian offers Debian. Since Ubuntu is free, you aren't paying anything for the OS when you purchase a machine with Ubuntu pre-installed. If you want Debian, uninstall Ubuntu and install Debian.
You, or your employer, can choose to purchase computers without Windows installed. There is no MS tax. Netbooks and PCs without any OS or with Linux pre-installed are very easy to get.
Microsoft has developed a product that enables the the vast majority of people to work together! How insidious!
(until you realize that the most common file formats are very easily accessible on the other common OS's)
What PC monopoly? Last time I checked, there is nothing preventing PC owners from installing any OS they want on their PCs. The only monopoly that MS has is the one that consumers have freely given to them.
Well, at least they're honest about seeing settlement fee as a revenue stream, unlike the **AA.
Except, they fail to explain that, after all your customers realize you've been selling them out, you'll be left with no customers to either sell your service to *or* extort settlement fees from.
Exactly. A UMPC is way overkill for a 2yr old.
When my daughter was 3, I was spending a lot of time working at home on my laptop. She was obsessed with it and insisted on pounding on the keyboard while I was working on it. To keep her from pounding on my shiny new laptop, I decided to get a toy laptop for her. Shopping around, I found many in the $60 range. Then I spotted an old used laptop for $30 and got that instead and put a bunch of kid-friendly software onto it.
Kids don't need the latest and greatest, unless you're looking for an excuse to get the latest and greatest. Most software for kids still runs on 486 processors.
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If it violates child porn laws when children are involved, does that mean it's regular porn when adults are involved? So much for not violating privacy.
Yup. And yet, almost every major website with advertising has figured out a way to deliver ads that are not only localized, but also, and even better, targeted based on my browsing habits. If content distributors would take a moment to step into this century, they would realize that they don't have to license the content locally. All they need to do is to get local advertisers to *come to them* and then distribute the ads appropriately based on IP. They've already figured out how to *block* us geographically based on IP ... but, content distributors always seem good with technology when it comes to *pissing off* their customers.
I only ever read 4 of the books in the series, and found them to be WAY too large. The first book split in half down the spine before I finished it. And, I was grateful because it was easier to read. Books 2-3 I split on my own before I even started reading them.
Same here. Got through the first few books, and stopped once I realized that it was going to take at least 15 years before I'd ever see an ending.
And, there is nothing remotely new in this. Marketing agencies have had paid actors posing as real customers for ever. Most of Apple's "Switchers" were paid to say so. All of Microsoft's laptop shoppers were paid to choose a laptop running Windows and complain about Apple.
The cost of someone gathering it up is still a *distribution* cost which, again, is much easier (less costly) to do now.
No, ads don't pay for the *information*, they pay for the *distribution*. You're still buying in to the con that there is a cost to information. If there was, you'd have to charge for sharing with your friends the information you just read from a newspaper.
Everyone clamoring for Free.. that's just not the way the world works.
That's not the way the world works *currently*. But, prior to the last few years information *was* free; people only had to pay for distribution of that information (and, hence, the invention of the "newspaper"). Now, we have an insanely cheap technology for distribution and the old guard are trying to change the model to pay-for-information without anyone noticing.
We're in a thread discussing Apple, and you try to claim that we don't have an alternative to Microsoft?
20% understand the question.
What's more, CP is often used as an excuse to target other entities (that have nothing to do with CP) that the government and their lobbies don't like but can't convince the voters not to like, such as The Pirate Bay.
It's difficult to prove something when you're not allowed to do it.
In that case, you're employer has made the choice. Just because you're employer made the choice doesn't mean that the choice doesn't exist.
You've already gone from "no alternatives" to "precious few". As long as alternatives exist, monopolies do not.
Looks like Shuttle also offers Linux pre-installed http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/08/shuttle-launches-199-kpc-linux-box-99-barebones-kit/
I care about points? I seriously doubt anyone has bothered to read that far down. Dell has the largest PC market share. I'd say it's pretty significant when Dell offer computers with Linux installed. http://media.arstechnica.com/news.media/1q08us-1.png As for Walmart, check out the gPC http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=7754614
Several, in both Ubuntu and Red Hat, at *the* major vendor's site. No Windows tax. No monopoly. Debian offers Debian. Since Ubuntu is free, you aren't paying anything for the OS when you purchase a machine with Ubuntu pre-installed. If you want Debian, uninstall Ubuntu and install Debian.
http://www.dell.ca/ubuntu http://www.dell.com/open
You, or your employer, can choose to purchase computers without Windows installed. There is no MS tax. Netbooks and PCs without any OS or with Linux pre-installed are very easy to get.
Microsoft has developed a product that enables the the vast majority of people to work together! How insidious! (until you realize that the most common file formats are very easily accessible on the other common OS's)
What PC monopoly? Last time I checked, there is nothing preventing PC owners from installing any OS they want on their PCs. The only monopoly that MS has is the one that consumers have freely given to them.
Months? They've been talking about this for almost a decade.
Next is to kindly ask the student to forget everything they may have learned as a result of the teacher's IP.
Well, at least they're honest about seeing settlement fee as a revenue stream, unlike the **AA. Except, they fail to explain that, after all your customers realize you've been selling them out, you'll be left with no customers to either sell your service to *or* extort settlement fees from.
Exactly. A UMPC is way overkill for a 2yr old. When my daughter was 3, I was spending a lot of time working at home on my laptop. She was obsessed with it and insisted on pounding on the keyboard while I was working on it. To keep her from pounding on my shiny new laptop, I decided to get a toy laptop for her. Shopping around, I found many in the $60 range. Then I spotted an old used laptop for $30 and got that instead and put a bunch of kid-friendly software onto it. Kids don't need the latest and greatest, unless you're looking for an excuse to get the latest and greatest. Most software for kids still runs on 486 processors.