I agree there. I think adhd is what happens to kids who are raised by a tv, they always expect something always flash and exciting to be happening in front of them. When its not they go crazy since they have no attention span. Not a real medical issue, just the outcome of how they were raised and devolved at an early age.
We live out in the country and were stuck with satellite internet, we recently got custody of our 2 nieces (6 and 9 then) and they kept asking about online gaming and watching streaming netflix . They just could not understand why that dosent work at our house or what a 350mb daily download limit pr ping times of 1300 mean.
They have had broadband their whole life and think the internet is just everywhere and always has been.
All they have to do it post an alert to facebook, it will get shared and reposed around the world in minutes.
I was not effected as I was listening on a online radio station. Maybe I better not say that, they govt. will try to require a backdoor to online stations in the name of safety and homeland security.
I've noticed the that too. So besides long term durability, poor emissions, bad fuel economy, much of the engine is not rebuildable(only replaceable) and high oil usage, they were pretty good motors. Also great I guess if you dont like to shift and run at 7000rpm all day. Course a biker will laugh at you with a 12k redline, cant win em all. They have 230 something HP i think ? Not that great, a 2L turbo 4 cylinder can do that and at over 30mpg. I saw a fairly new looking RX8 (2008-2009ish) at the gas station about a month ago, took them about 2 minutes and 5 or more tries at cranking before it got going. It would go and go and almost start then putter out. They didnt pop the hood or nothing, must always be like that.
Since either are faster than ssd or hdd speeds, it does not really matter, your bottleneck is your drive and sata connecters. I dont see paying extra for something that will not work with any devices I have, or will have to pay an extra premium for later.
Apple loves to use cables and connectors that no one else does. As the years go by Im sure a few more devices will support TB, but it will never really get off the ground. My guess is maybe 5% of the usb market share one day.
They have been calling the desktop dead for 10 years now each time a new gadget come out. Just got 2 boxes from newegg last week myself.
Many people like their desktops, the batteries don't go dead, you always know where they are, the kids don't bring them to their rooms and still juice on it. A $600 desktop will outperform a laptop costing double the price, add a new video card a few years later and your right back up to date. Also, do not rule out the business side of it. Go into most any office and you will see rows of desktops and maybe a few scattered laptops. The IT people need power supplies, replacement drives, fans, keyboards. Tablets are not to useful in most offices, no keyboard, no usb ports, no printers, it all has to be bluetooth or wifi.
And dont forget networking is a big seller. Wired, wireless, hubs, switches, modems, firewalls.
Can they also start stacking cpu's ? 12, 24, 48 cores ? It would have to have cooling pipes running though them, or thin separator plates connected to a cooling system and of soon you would need 220v outlets in your bedroom to power your 48 core system with cooling. Seems per-core cpu seeds have not gained much in the last few years, they are a faster per mhz though from better optimization but seem to mainly faster due to more cores per cpu.
Great for card processors who get money from every transaction, bad for businesses especially smaller ones with a high volume but low $ transactions (like coffee places)
Amazon wants you to store all your videos and music on their servers but with ISPs capping traffic and lowering limits that idea may be short lived.
"I have that movie but we can't watch it until the 18th when my limit resets for the month"
Many kids even know about proxy servers and how they get around school firewalls and filters. With overseas isp's, browser add-ons and proxys this bill will do nothing, it is just the beginning of a govt regulated internet. It won't be long before every web site has to be licensed and pay taxes and fees.
Internet broadcasters will just keep splitting into smaller an smaller groups, getting less attention and harder to track and regulate. Many local bands and singers are not members of these groups and the payout to the labels and recording organizations. The royalties paid in by broadcasters do not go to these bands and its just a waste. As long as some basic rules are followed and the site does not make a profit, there is no reason why broadcasters should be paying these fees.
Ive seen videos shot from newer flips in low lighting that cell phone cameras and cheap flip knock off's just show as black. I never had one mainly because of no zoom, for kids messing around in the room and doing skateboarding tricks they were great. They should have figured that it would only take a few months for the market to be flooded with lower cost clones.
I have brought games before, installed them and then can't play them because the registration server is down or because of system errors. Have to fill out a support ticket and wait 2 days before I can register my game and play. In the mean time, you can goto TPB download the patched file and play with 5 minutes.
I have many paid for games that Im using pirated cracks & patches to get rid of annoying registration checking, requiring the disk to be in the drive each time, etc....
I have software to convert DRM protected movies I bought from Amazon to drm-free so I can watch them anytime with out installing a license and removing it off each device when your done.
Most often, it much easier to pirate something than to get it legally then not have it work under a big list of restrictions.
So what happens when hundred of meteorite hunters and wanna be's jump in their cars with in minutes and race to an area all wanting to find it ? Most likely going onto private properties hoping to get lucky looking for a 6ft tall rock and trampling the little pebble into the ground.
Totally free, no ads on the site or stream. I get people emailing me all the time asking where they can buy that song/album that just played. Many times they can buy it directly from the band or indy label. People arnt buying less music, they are buying less generic top 40 from big labels.
A phone that can play games, has a large screen, can likely store lots of music, that would have been cool in 2006 now its like welcome to the club. It will probably use some special Sony only sim & memory cards.
Shoutcast has thousands of streams, Pandora , Maestro.fm, if you have satellite radio you can listen for free online, there are hundreds of sites on Itunes radio, etc...Shouldnt be much of a problem to ditch them.
No one has brought cable, dsl or high speed wireless to our area yet so that is all we have. Its double or more the price real internet, at peak times (5-11pm & most all sunday afternoon-evening) its can be as bad as being slightly better than dial-up, unreliable (goes out several time per day), ping times of 1000-1500 are common(no gaming), download limits smaller than many cell phone plans( watch more than a few youtube videos and your cut off for 24 hours)..No thanks
And when the launch large numbers of these low cost satellites seems about 10% or more of them are DOA, they just drift around and cant be controlled or brought back down from orbit.
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I agree there. I think adhd is what happens to kids who are raised by a tv, they always expect something always flash and exciting to be happening in front of them. When its not they go crazy since they have no attention span. Not a real medical issue, just the outcome of how they were raised and devolved at an early age.
We live out in the country and were stuck with satellite internet, we recently got custody of our 2 nieces (6 and 9 then) and they kept asking about online gaming and watching streaming netflix . They just could not understand why that dosent work at our house or what a 350mb daily download limit pr ping times of 1300 mean. They have had broadband their whole life and think the internet is just everywhere and always has been.
All they have to do it post an alert to facebook, it will get shared and reposed around the world in minutes. I was not effected as I was listening on a online radio station. Maybe I better not say that, they govt. will try to require a backdoor to online stations in the name of safety and homeland security.
I've noticed the that too. So besides long term durability, poor emissions, bad fuel economy, much of the engine is not rebuildable(only replaceable) and high oil usage, they were pretty good motors. Also great I guess if you dont like to shift and run at 7000rpm all day. Course a biker will laugh at you with a 12k redline, cant win em all. They have 230 something HP i think ? Not that great, a 2L turbo 4 cylinder can do that and at over 30mpg. I saw a fairly new looking RX8 (2008-2009ish) at the gas station about a month ago, took them about 2 minutes and 5 or more tries at cranking before it got going. It would go and go and almost start then putter out. They didnt pop the hood or nothing, must always be like that.
Since either are faster than ssd or hdd speeds, it does not really matter, your bottleneck is your drive and sata connecters. I dont see paying extra for something that will not work with any devices I have, or will have to pay an extra premium for later.
Apple loves to use cables and connectors that no one else does. As the years go by Im sure a few more devices will support TB, but it will never really get off the ground. My guess is maybe 5% of the usb market share one day.
They have been calling the desktop dead for 10 years now each time a new gadget come out. Just got 2 boxes from newegg last week myself. Many people like their desktops, the batteries don't go dead, you always know where they are, the kids don't bring them to their rooms and still juice on it. A $600 desktop will outperform a laptop costing double the price, add a new video card a few years later and your right back up to date. Also, do not rule out the business side of it. Go into most any office and you will see rows of desktops and maybe a few scattered laptops. The IT people need power supplies, replacement drives, fans, keyboards. Tablets are not to useful in most offices, no keyboard, no usb ports, no printers, it all has to be bluetooth or wifi. And dont forget networking is a big seller. Wired, wireless, hubs, switches, modems, firewalls.
Can they also start stacking cpu's ? 12, 24, 48 cores ? It would have to have cooling pipes running though them, or thin separator plates connected to a cooling system and of soon you would need 220v outlets in your bedroom to power your 48 core system with cooling. Seems per-core cpu seeds have not gained much in the last few years, they are a faster per mhz though from better optimization but seem to mainly faster due to more cores per cpu.
Very true, now we all have 5 or more rewards cards, half used gift cards, new gift cards to restaurants we don't goto, etc....
Great for card processors who get money from every transaction, bad for businesses especially smaller ones with a high volume but low $ transactions (like coffee places)
* Your actual speed may be slower due to network conditions, phone and hardware, signal strength and other factors
Amazon wants you to store all your videos and music on their servers but with ISPs capping traffic and lowering limits that idea may be short lived. "I have that movie but we can't watch it until the 18th when my limit resets for the month"
Why do we still have to pay extra to make a call to someone 25 minutes away ?
Many kids even know about proxy servers and how they get around school firewalls and filters. With overseas isp's, browser add-ons and proxys this bill will do nothing, it is just the beginning of a govt regulated internet. It won't be long before every web site has to be licensed and pay taxes and fees.
Internet broadcasters will just keep splitting into smaller an smaller groups, getting less attention and harder to track and regulate. Many local bands and singers are not members of these groups and the payout to the labels and recording organizations. The royalties paid in by broadcasters do not go to these bands and its just a waste. As long as some basic rules are followed and the site does not make a profit, there is no reason why broadcasters should be paying these fees.
Ive seen videos shot from newer flips in low lighting that cell phone cameras and cheap flip knock off's just show as black. I never had one mainly because of no zoom, for kids messing around in the room and doing skateboarding tricks they were great. They should have figured that it would only take a few months for the market to be flooded with lower cost clones.
Registration servers down, requiring the disk be in the drive, etc...A quick trip to TPB for a cracked file and I can play with no hassles.
In 2016 we will be reading a story on slashdot about why this company failed so fast and investors lost so much money.
I have brought games before, installed them and then can't play them because the registration server is down or because of system errors. Have to fill out a support ticket and wait 2 days before I can register my game and play. In the mean time, you can goto TPB download the patched file and play with 5 minutes. I have many paid for games that Im using pirated cracks & patches to get rid of annoying registration checking, requiring the disk to be in the drive each time, etc.... I have software to convert DRM protected movies I bought from Amazon to drm-free so I can watch them anytime with out installing a license and removing it off each device when your done. Most often, it much easier to pirate something than to get it legally then not have it work under a big list of restrictions.
So what happens when hundred of meteorite hunters and wanna be's jump in their cars with in minutes and race to an area all wanting to find it ? Most likely going onto private properties hoping to get lucky looking for a 6ft tall rock and trampling the little pebble into the ground.
I have 2 24" monitors and sit about 2 feet back, it would be a pain to try to use a touch screen interface
Totally free, no ads on the site or stream. I get people emailing me all the time asking where they can buy that song/album that just played. Many times they can buy it directly from the band or indy label. People arnt buying less music, they are buying less generic top 40 from big labels.
A phone that can play games, has a large screen, can likely store lots of music, that would have been cool in 2006 now its like welcome to the club. It will probably use some special Sony only sim & memory cards.
Shoutcast has thousands of streams, Pandora , Maestro.fm, if you have satellite radio you can listen for free online, there are hundreds of sites on Itunes radio, etc...Shouldnt be much of a problem to ditch them.
No one has brought cable, dsl or high speed wireless to our area yet so that is all we have. Its double or more the price real internet, at peak times (5-11pm & most all sunday afternoon-evening) its can be as bad as being slightly better than dial-up, unreliable (goes out several time per day), ping times of 1000-1500 are common(no gaming), download limits smaller than many cell phone plans( watch more than a few youtube videos and your cut off for 24 hours)..No thanks And when the launch large numbers of these low cost satellites seems about 10% or more of them are DOA, they just drift around and cant be controlled or brought back down from orbit.