I think Netflix is likely more concerned with shutting down those who abuse their subscription by sharing access with several persons. I personally share it only with an ex roommate who was in the same household(which is permissible) for several months before moving to live with his brother in another state. I never took away his access after he moved. He is on disability and has poor eyesight. He couldn't afford a luxury like this and I doubt he is doing heavy watching due to being almost legally blind. I pay for the highest streaming plan cause I love 4k streaming their original programs. Netflix is most likely turning a profit on me despite allowing one other to share especially since I only use it a few times a month.
Or for about $20-25 you can upgrade your existing kindle book reader with a small external USB battery pack and charge it 10-15X for about the same life as the one that costs more than 2x as much.
While people who believe in the theory disregard any evidence that runs contrary to the theory, proper science takes into account all evidence. Rejecting data that runs counter to what you are trying to prove is very unscientific. There is plenty of denial to spread around. The ones who reject what the global warming believers say have seen the inconsistencies in the evidence submitted and refuse to be brain washed.
The biggest lie about global warming theory is that spending our way out of it will stop it from happening. This is nothing more than a trumped up scheme to transfer wealth. The poor are hurt the worst by this. Studies have been done and shown that it is far cheaper to adapt to climate changes if they happen than to try and alter it.
You can find sub $80 (especially in bulk wholesale) android tablets that are more than capable running of basic school learning software. The resale value of these isn't very high reducing the risk of theft and the on board processors won't be up to the task of running many popular games the kids will no doubt load onto the device. If a kid drops and breaks theirs, the cost of replacement will be much more bearable.
It isn't pointless at all for the entertainment enthusiasts! 4k is very much viable for those who are building high end gaming rigs or those who want full 1080p from their 3DTV. PC's are capable of the higher resolutions and the big payoff for cards that are powerful enough to run at 4k is a reduction in aliasing (jagged lines on the horizontal plane) in the game graphics w/o needing to use AA or as much of it compared to rendering lower resolutions. I predict 4k monitors will become popular in smaller desktop sizes first. It would be the ultimate retina display for gamers. Alternatively, you can game in 3d at 1080p for each eye instead of 540p. 4k would also be useful for professional digital artists and photographers.
For 3d movie fans, 4k is the best solution to eliminate the loss of resolution with the better and much brighter method of passive 3d display. While active shutter gives the appearance of full 3d, the loss of image brigtness is it Achilles heel. The current drawback to passive 3d on 1080p displays is the horizontal black lines you see. At the same viewing distance, doubling this line resolution will make those lines virtually disappear. For 1080p 2d sources, the built in upconversion will improve an already great viewing experience!
Since slashdot doesn't allow editing once posted, I want to clarify this kickstarter is using a less complicated and expensive approach. It is not quite fully copycatting his product, but the general idea is the same. I am sure many others have thought of this before.
It looks like they are trying to steal the idea of this kickstarter. He has proposed the exact same thing and will be shipping out inexpensive15X lenses(up to 60X if the phone has optical zoom) next month and is currently working on even more powerful 150X lens attachment. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/968523355/micro-phone-lens-cell-phone-based-microscope
I doubt highly the ones who need to have their hand held cost the company more than the minimum $20 a month for a data plan. If a customer truly becomes a problem, then you should be allowed to inform then no support is given for smartphone features without a data plan and end the call unless they have any other non-smartphone issue.
Admit it, this is about the greed of AT&T.
If Apple wants to play hardball when negotiating their sales cut, maybe Microsoft should do the same and block iTunes until they can work out something more reasonable. I think thousands of iPhone/iPad/Touch users screaming at Apple to work it out would motivated them to compromise.
The reason they want to you go to automatic withdrawals is because when you sign the AWS agreement it basically says they have full control over charging your card with or without your permission. This is dangerous to the consumer when billing errors occur. The power remains in their hands and they can ignore your dispute and charge what they feel. I do not use AWS agreements with subscription type services for this reason. So now if you don't agree to their blackmail they will make you pay extra for it.
Montana doesn't run deficits like other states for many reasons including a requirement in their constitution to have a balanced budget so Montana doesn't spend more than it takes in. States like California needs to have such provisions if they ever hope to remain solvent.
Speaking of people who don't what they're talking about, California has EXACTLY that provision in its state constitution. It's worth about as much as the Assembly Speaker's toilet paper.
I am a California native. Lived there most of my life until about 6 years ago when I moved to Montana. Thanks for the clarification on that. You wouldn't know they had such a provision with all the bad news you hear about their deficits. I didn't leave Cali for that reason, but it is certainly a good one. Some day the reckoning will come and the state will be forced to declare bankruptcy.
Montana is a right to work state thus not run by unions who are bankrupting states like California with excessive demands for pay, pension, and benefits. Cost of living is lower in Montana so wages would not need to be as high as other states to attract people to run their warehouses.
Ichijo said: "If only Montana could do that without relying on handouts from other states [scribd.com] such as California."
We have several Indian reservations skewing those numbers due their high participation in welfare programs. It's not like the average resident of Montana sees any of those dollars.
Maudib said: "Its really easy to have a balanced budget when your state's population is sub 1 million and half of your state is excluded from needing state services because its a national park. Also it routinely hits -30 in Montana, travelling by road is often out of the question and there is probably only one or two decent restaurants in the whole state."
You clearly know nothing of Montana so why did you bother to make a comment?
Montana doesn't run deficits like other states for many reasons including a requirement in their constitution to have a balanced budget so Montana doesn't spend more than it takes in. States like California needs to have such provisions if they ever hope to remain solvent. Montana has shown that it doesn't need to jack up tax rates or charge a sales tax to remain fiscally sound. Only half the state would see temps of -30 and it is not a frequent occurrence as you implied. Maybe one strong cold outbreak a year in the dead of winter normally lasting less than a week. Our road systems are very well maintained with 2 interstates crossing it and several US highways with very few closures due to winter weather. Donner pass in California for example shuts down several times a year due to snow which can't be great for commerce that time of year. Most roads are paved and even the few unpaved ones are some of the best I have ever seen.
Deviant Art, a site that is normally ranked near the other side of 100, currently 115 worldwide, is nowhere to be found. How accurate can this map be if it is missing such a popular site? Judging by the size of the ICQ.com icon, which is ranked in the 300s, it would be pretty damn hard to miss. They need to try again.
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I believe the the point when the convergence began is when TV monitors and PC monitors were increasingly designed to be compatible with both types of video signals. Last year I merged my entertainment center with my PC using a 52" HDTV monitor/receiver. I have found that I now spend even more time online for my video entertainment and little to none watching non interactive television. As predicted not too long ago, the PC and TV have become one.
Rural areas can often be best served cheaper by wireless than wired so it makes sense such areas would have service. In fact my area, which is rural, has wireless though missing from the map.
Think about this. Generally excess power consumption is given off in the form of waste heat. During the cooler months, many people are heating their houses to stay warm. Since the TVs do give off a lot of heat (stand near a flat panel TV display at your local store and you will feel it) they are actually saving energy that would be used to run a furnace for instance. If you have forced air heating this is actually saving energy in terms of the power needed to run the blower. I would however agree in summer months this would reverse and add to cooling expense. Then you have to consider when the flat panels are normally used. Evening and night hours and not normally during the warmest part of the day. I believe the energy waste is not more than half of what they are claiming based on this line of thinking. CRTs are not exactly all that efficient either when you take into account how much power needed per screen area. LCD monitors for PCs are far more energy efficient that their CRT counterparts. The same should hold true for TV units. Those trying to shame us for energy use are going to skew their calculations for their benefit not ours. They want to make us feel guilty for enjoying modern conveniences.
That may be but in videos they show people getting very active to hype the product making users think they must do the same. Not everyone who plays Wii is going to be a conservative sit down player.
I can see a new opportunity for a new peripheral. The WiiScreen! You place this plexiglass screen in front of the TV and no more busted TVs!
Seriously, the real issue here is Nintendo and game programmers designed the games to be played in a manner that has resulted in accidents. Toning down the amount of movement needed by a game would be a solution, another might be a more ergonomically designed controller or rubberized grip, or using a steel cable not nylon to secure the controller better. These few simple modifications would add only a small additional cost to the manufacturing process in my estimation. In fact as much as they charge for them, they wouldn't need to change the price given how much profit they make on them.
Well that certainly explains why my latency shot up this afternoon. Cogent or Sprint are not my ISPs, however, their squabble has affected other ISPs fair access to the net. When I do trace routes latency jumps from about 20ms to 300-500ms when it hops to a cogent address or fails to get a response. Really puts a crimp in online gaming. >.
I think part of the problem at least with movies is how much studios demand we pay for a personal copy. When you got to a theater to watch a movie you pay anywhere from 5-10 dollars US for the experience. You get to see it on the big screen with great surround audio. At home, well, most cannot afford to upgrade to that standard. Nearly all new releases I see come out start at $15-20. This will get you a nice but no where near as good presentation as what you see in the theaters. It just isn't a good value at that price. People will pay what they think something is worth and if movie companies want to sell more legit copies then they need to consider this fact. I am not condoning piracy or trying to justify it, however, it is symptom of the real problem, new release DVDs are over priced and greed is killing legitimate sales.
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I think Netflix is likely more concerned with shutting down those who abuse their subscription by sharing access with several persons. I personally share it only with an ex roommate who was in the same household(which is permissible) for several months before moving to live with his brother in another state. I never took away his access after he moved. He is on disability and has poor eyesight. He couldn't afford a luxury like this and I doubt he is doing heavy watching due to being almost legally blind. I pay for the highest streaming plan cause I love 4k streaming their original programs. Netflix is most likely turning a profit on me despite allowing one other to share especially since I only use it a few times a month.
Or for about $20-25 you can upgrade your existing kindle book reader with a small external USB battery pack and charge it 10-15X for about the same life as the one that costs more than 2x as much.
Bravo! I rather be right in my beliefs than try to appear cool by going along with the crowd.
While people who believe in the theory disregard any evidence that runs contrary to the theory, proper science takes into account all evidence. Rejecting data that runs counter to what you are trying to prove is very unscientific. There is plenty of denial to spread around. The ones who reject what the global warming believers say have seen the inconsistencies in the evidence submitted and refuse to be brain washed. The biggest lie about global warming theory is that spending our way out of it will stop it from happening. This is nothing more than a trumped up scheme to transfer wealth. The poor are hurt the worst by this. Studies have been done and shown that it is far cheaper to adapt to climate changes if they happen than to try and alter it.
Well, this certainly gives new meaning to the phrase "talk to the hand". ;)
You can find sub $80 (especially in bulk wholesale) android tablets that are more than capable running of basic school learning software. The resale value of these isn't very high reducing the risk of theft and the on board processors won't be up to the task of running many popular games the kids will no doubt load onto the device. If a kid drops and breaks theirs, the cost of replacement will be much more bearable.
It isn't pointless at all for the entertainment enthusiasts! 4k is very much viable for those who are building high end gaming rigs or those who want full 1080p from their 3DTV. PC's are capable of the higher resolutions and the big payoff for cards that are powerful enough to run at 4k is a reduction in aliasing (jagged lines on the horizontal plane) in the game graphics w/o needing to use AA or as much of it compared to rendering lower resolutions. I predict 4k monitors will become popular in smaller desktop sizes first. It would be the ultimate retina display for gamers. Alternatively, you can game in 3d at 1080p for each eye instead of 540p. 4k would also be useful for professional digital artists and photographers. For 3d movie fans, 4k is the best solution to eliminate the loss of resolution with the better and much brighter method of passive 3d display. While active shutter gives the appearance of full 3d, the loss of image brigtness is it Achilles heel. The current drawback to passive 3d on 1080p displays is the horizontal black lines you see. At the same viewing distance, doubling this line resolution will make those lines virtually disappear. For 1080p 2d sources, the built in upconversion will improve an already great viewing experience!
Since slashdot doesn't allow editing once posted, I want to clarify this kickstarter is using a less complicated and expensive approach. It is not quite fully copycatting his product, but the general idea is the same. I am sure many others have thought of this before.
It looks like they are trying to steal the idea of this kickstarter. He has proposed the exact same thing and will be shipping out inexpensive15X lenses(up to 60X if the phone has optical zoom) next month and is currently working on even more powerful 150X lens attachment. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/968523355/micro-phone-lens-cell-phone-based-microscope
I doubt highly the ones who need to have their hand held cost the company more than the minimum $20 a month for a data plan. If a customer truly becomes a problem, then you should be allowed to inform then no support is given for smartphone features without a data plan and end the call unless they have any other non-smartphone issue. Admit it, this is about the greed of AT&T.
If Apple wants to play hardball when negotiating their sales cut, maybe Microsoft should do the same and block iTunes until they can work out something more reasonable. I think thousands of iPhone/iPad/Touch users screaming at Apple to work it out would motivated them to compromise.
The reason they want to you go to automatic withdrawals is because when you sign the AWS agreement it basically says they have full control over charging your card with or without your permission. This is dangerous to the consumer when billing errors occur. The power remains in their hands and they can ignore your dispute and charge what they feel. I do not use AWS agreements with subscription type services for this reason. So now if you don't agree to their blackmail they will make you pay extra for it.
Montana doesn't run deficits like other states for many reasons including a requirement in their constitution to have a balanced budget so Montana doesn't spend more than it takes in. States like California needs to have such provisions if they ever hope to remain solvent.
Speaking of people who don't what they're talking about, California has EXACTLY that provision in its state constitution. It's worth about as much as the Assembly Speaker's toilet paper.
I am a California native. Lived there most of my life until about 6 years ago when I moved to Montana. Thanks for the clarification on that. You wouldn't know they had such a provision with all the bad news you hear about their deficits. I didn't leave Cali for that reason, but it is certainly a good one. Some day the reckoning will come and the state will be forced to declare bankruptcy.
Montana is a right to work state thus not run by unions who are bankrupting states like California with excessive demands for pay, pension, and benefits. Cost of living is lower in Montana so wages would not need to be as high as other states to attract people to run their warehouses.
Ichijo said: "If only Montana could do that without relying on handouts from other states [scribd.com] such as California."
We have several Indian reservations skewing those numbers due their high participation in welfare programs. It's not like the average resident of Montana sees any of those dollars.
Maudib said: "Its really easy to have a balanced budget when your state's population is sub 1 million and half of your state is excluded from needing state services because its a national park. Also it routinely hits -30 in Montana, travelling by road is often out of the question and there is probably only one or two decent restaurants in the whole state."
You clearly know nothing of Montana so why did you bother to make a comment?
Montana doesn't run deficits like other states for many reasons including a requirement in their constitution to have a balanced budget so Montana doesn't spend more than it takes in. States like California needs to have such provisions if they ever hope to remain solvent. Montana has shown that it doesn't need to jack up tax rates or charge a sales tax to remain fiscally sound. Only half the state would see temps of -30 and it is not a frequent occurrence as you implied. Maybe one strong cold outbreak a year in the dead of winter normally lasting less than a week. Our road systems are very well maintained with 2 interstates crossing it and several US highways with very few closures due to winter weather. Donner pass in California for example shuts down several times a year due to snow which can't be great for commerce that time of year. Most roads are paved and even the few unpaved ones are some of the best I have ever seen.
Deviant Art, a site that is normally ranked near the other side of 100, currently 115 worldwide, is nowhere to be found. How accurate can this map be if it is missing such a popular site? Judging by the size of the ICQ.com icon, which is ranked in the 300s, it would be pretty damn hard to miss. They need to try again.
I believe the the point when the convergence began is when TV monitors and PC monitors were increasingly designed to be compatible with both types of video signals. Last year I merged my entertainment center with my PC using a 52" HDTV monitor/receiver. I have found that I now spend even more time online for my video entertainment and little to none watching non interactive television. As predicted not too long ago, the PC and TV have become one.
Rural areas can often be best served cheaper by wireless than wired so it makes sense such areas would have service. In fact my area, which is rural, has wireless though missing from the map.
Think about this. Generally excess power consumption is given off in the form of waste heat. During the cooler months, many people are heating their houses to stay warm. Since the TVs do give off a lot of heat (stand near a flat panel TV display at your local store and you will feel it) they are actually saving energy that would be used to run a furnace for instance. If you have forced air heating this is actually saving energy in terms of the power needed to run the blower. I would however agree in summer months this would reverse and add to cooling expense. Then you have to consider when the flat panels are normally used. Evening and night hours and not normally during the warmest part of the day. I believe the energy waste is not more than half of what they are claiming based on this line of thinking. CRTs are not exactly all that efficient either when you take into account how much power needed per screen area. LCD monitors for PCs are far more energy efficient that their CRT counterparts. The same should hold true for TV units. Those trying to shame us for energy use are going to skew their calculations for their benefit not ours. They want to make us feel guilty for enjoying modern conveniences.
That may be but in videos they show people getting very active to hype the product making users think they must do the same. Not everyone who plays Wii is going to be a conservative sit down player.
I can see a new opportunity for a new peripheral. The WiiScreen! You place this plexiglass screen in front of the TV and no more busted TVs! Seriously, the real issue here is Nintendo and game programmers designed the games to be played in a manner that has resulted in accidents. Toning down the amount of movement needed by a game would be a solution, another might be a more ergonomically designed controller or rubberized grip, or using a steel cable not nylon to secure the controller better. These few simple modifications would add only a small additional cost to the manufacturing process in my estimation. In fact as much as they charge for them, they wouldn't need to change the price given how much profit they make on them.
Well that certainly explains why my latency shot up this afternoon. Cogent or Sprint are not my ISPs, however, their squabble has affected other ISPs fair access to the net. When I do trace routes latency jumps from about 20ms to 300-500ms when it hops to a cogent address or fails to get a response. Really puts a crimp in online gaming. >.
I think part of the problem at least with movies is how much studios demand we pay for a personal copy. When you got to a theater to watch a movie you pay anywhere from 5-10 dollars US for the experience. You get to see it on the big screen with great surround audio. At home, well, most cannot afford to upgrade to that standard. Nearly all new releases I see come out start at $15-20. This will get you a nice but no where near as good presentation as what you see in the theaters. It just isn't a good value at that price. People will pay what they think something is worth and if movie companies want to sell more legit copies then they need to consider this fact. I am not condoning piracy or trying to justify it, however, it is symptom of the real problem, new release DVDs are over priced and greed is killing legitimate sales.