Perhaps the submitter could come back and let us know what this has to do with fiber? That'd be great. Otherwise, perhaps we could have some editors remove the sensationalization. It's not like this is the first time a utility company has ever busted up another utilities equipment -- search for NANOG and backhoe on google, for example.
Yeah, although I wasn't around when cable first came out, I've heard tales of greatness where there were no commercials.
I think, if you compare the production quality levels, shows produced nowadays will always cost more (even accounting for inflation) than shows produced 30 years ago. Therefore, I am willing to pay more for them to come without commercials, yes.
Of course, you're talking to someone who buys TV shows on DVD (widescreen, no interruptions, watch when I want, etc). Unfortunately, by the time they make it to DVD, they're already well past deciding whether or not they're going to renew a series, so my purchasing it won't help support the actual show. Bummer.;)
They'll learn a lot faster if the banks, paypal, etc. start using signed messages than if they don't.
If the next Outlook Express included PGP/GPG signature checking, I think we'd be in much better shape. Unfortunately, it is basically all in Microsoft's control where we go from here.
However, the box does not "clearly" say anywhere on it that Valve's servers have to be up for the game to work. Nowhere on it does it say "must be registered before it can be played" or "purchasing this box does not authorize you to enjoy the contents unless you like frisbees".
Not only that, but it is unplayable if Valve's servers are down. Was great fun spending 4 hours yesterday periodically trying to register the software again and again.
"However, it's the implementation that is the concern. If the law is *interpreted* to mean that even things like fast forwarding through commercials are inappropriate, well, then we have a problem. But that is NOT the intent nor the purpose."
In an age when we have so many thousands (millions?) of lawyers in the nation, I do not think you can separate intent or purpose from what is written and how it is interpreted. We can't afford to be writing laws that are vague, and we have the resources to ensure it does not happen, should we choose to use them.
"Sure, your cable/satellite bill can, but only to a point. There are billions of dollars that come from advertising. Is there not that side to this story as well?"
I'd pay more per channel for cable if it had no advertising, no problem. Note I say per channel -- as in a la carte. Since I watch 2 or 3 channels via my TiVo I would probably end up paying less overall, but the channels whose services I use would be getting more.
"How and when is it acceptable for products to be advertised?"
It's acceptable exactly up to the point that the consumers allow it to be. If the consumers revolt, spend extra money on a product and service that allows them to skip them, it's no longer acceptable to them.
Heh, I'm not suggesting it'd be easy. But they could at least write the quests so it doesn't make it sound like you are some critical component to their tasks.
Then they could have some major, significant, unique quests. Have writers busy writing them all the time. Nobody would ever have a walkthrough to follow because the quest would only ever work once. If multiple people are on their way towards completing it, perhaps they could write up custom "secondary" prizes to handle that.
Intel's going to be playing catchup to AMD for some time to come. I don't hink we'll see them jump on the integrated memory controller so quickly simply because of how it'd appear -- validating AMD's superior approach.
Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy playing with other players, but I got extremely turned off by EQ 1's group requirement for later levels because I spent literally days (multiple 1 hour periods totalling probably >70-100 hours) "LFG" (announcing and flagged).
Nah, I believe the holocaust happened. You know, because there's evidence and stuff.
I also believe that 9/11 "happened".
I don't believe the explanation forcefed to us via the media, when the evidence that could possibly explain what happened was destroyed as quickly as it could be.
Thanks for playing "guess what's in dpk's head" though.
So, where is the evidence? Oh, that's right, they trucked it away as quickly as possible, and shipped it off to other countries, before the story could be verified.
Bin Laden can make whatever claims he wants, he has plenty of reasons to lie about it though, so I think we, the public, deserve more.
It's not. AMD's market cap is 7.72B, Intel's is 51.97B. That's the main number that "matters" (although the stock price itself matters for some obscure psychological reasons)
My 3 year old video card is driving my LCD at max resolution. You may not be able to play every new game that comes out without upgrading your computer, though, but that's not unknown.
I posted this in another subthread, but it was several posts deep.
Is there a way to make Wikipedia PDA friendly? The left column forces you to scroll right (at least on my 160x160 screen) and as you go from link to link it shifts the page left and right -- it's crazy hard to read.
Also, in regular browsers, other than disabling Javascript, is there a way to have a cookie or something which disables its desire to take over your keyboard? (Try alt-e some time, ugh)
Speaking of Wikipedia, is there any way to make it PDA friendly? The left column makes it really hard to read the text, because the text ends up off screen most of the time.
Also, is there any way to disable the goddamned stealing of alt-e?:)
Their vision was a country with suppression of women and minorities/slaves. What you're doing is trying to say it was SO much better under their vision, but then you (i think it was you?) offer up exceptions to that rule, effectively making up your own rules on what is good and bad.
It's not that I disagree with you, but trying to say the founding fathers were all ideal and had this perfect vision is ludicrous, especially when you disagree with some of that vision.
"But then why did Saddam keep acting like he had them? Not letting UN Inspectors access. Thumbing his nose at the whole process."
ha ha, yeah. Why didn't he just roll over and admit "yes, we're a very weak nation" and just let themselves get overrun by neighbors and other enemies. Why'd they have to pretend to be so powerful! That's so unlike any other country's actions!
Seriously, though, this reeks of the classic "if you have nothing to hide" argument that's been hashed and rehashed here in YRO over and over.
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Perhaps the submitter could come back and let us know what this has to do with fiber? That'd be great. Otherwise, perhaps we could have some editors remove the sensationalization. It's not like this is the first time a utility company has ever busted up another utilities equipment -- search for NANOG and backhoe on google, for example.
Yeah, although I wasn't around when cable first came out, I've heard tales of greatness where there were no commercials.
;)
I think, if you compare the production quality levels, shows produced nowadays will always cost more (even accounting for inflation) than shows produced 30 years ago. Therefore, I am willing to pay more for them to come without commercials, yes.
Of course, you're talking to someone who buys TV shows on DVD (widescreen, no interruptions, watch when I want, etc). Unfortunately, by the time they make it to DVD, they're already well past deciding whether or not they're going to renew a series, so my purchasing it won't help support the actual show. Bummer.
They'll learn a lot faster if the banks, paypal, etc. start using signed messages than if they don't.
If the next Outlook Express included PGP/GPG signature checking, I think we'd be in much better shape. Unfortunately, it is basically all in Microsoft's control where we go from here.
However, the box does not "clearly" say anywhere on it that Valve's servers have to be up for the game to work. Nowhere on it does it say "must be registered before it can be played" or "purchasing this box does not authorize you to enjoy the contents unless you like frisbees".
Not only that, but it is unplayable if Valve's servers are down. Was great fun spending 4 hours yesterday periodically trying to register the software again and again.
"However, it's the implementation that is the concern. If the law is *interpreted* to mean that even things like fast forwarding through commercials are inappropriate, well, then we have a problem. But that is NOT the intent nor the purpose."
In an age when we have so many thousands (millions?) of lawyers in the nation, I do not think you can separate intent or purpose from what is written and how it is interpreted. We can't afford to be writing laws that are vague, and we have the resources to ensure it does not happen, should we choose to use them.
"Sure, your cable/satellite bill can, but only to a point. There are billions of dollars that come from advertising. Is there not that side to this story as well?"
I'd pay more per channel for cable if it had no advertising, no problem. Note I say per channel -- as in a la carte. Since I watch 2 or 3 channels via my TiVo I would probably end up paying less overall, but the channels whose services I use would be getting more.
"How and when is it acceptable for products to be advertised?"
It's acceptable exactly up to the point that the consumers allow it to be. If the consumers revolt, spend extra money on a product and service that allows them to skip them, it's no longer acceptable to them.
Heh, I'm not suggesting it'd be easy. But they could at least write the quests so it doesn't make it sound like you are some critical component to their tasks.
:)
Then they could have some major, significant, unique quests. Have writers busy writing them all the time. Nobody would ever have a walkthrough to follow because the quest would only ever work once. If multiple people are on their way towards completing it, perhaps they could write up custom "secondary" prizes to handle that.
Man, that'd be slick.
Intel's going to be playing catchup to AMD for some time to come. I don't hink we'll see them jump on the integrated memory controller so quickly simply because of how it'd appear -- validating AMD's superior approach.
OK, I'll have to give it a shot now.
Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy playing with other players, but I got extremely turned off by EQ 1's group requirement for later levels because I spent literally days (multiple 1 hour periods totalling probably >70-100 hours) "LFG" (announcing and flagged).
Too bad quests don't have any impact on the world. Man, I would love to play a MMOG that incorporated that.
It's always so disappointing to complete a quest, realizing that everyone else before you already got the guy his "4 flasks of water" or whatever.
Nah, I believe the holocaust happened. You know, because there's evidence and stuff.
I also believe that 9/11 "happened".
I don't believe the explanation forcefed to us via the media, when the evidence that could possibly explain what happened was destroyed as quickly as it could be.
Thanks for playing "guess what's in dpk's head" though.
So, where is the evidence? Oh, that's right, they trucked it away as quickly as possible, and shipped it off to other countries, before the story could be verified.
Bin Laden can make whatever claims he wants, he has plenty of reasons to lie about it though, so I think we, the public, deserve more.
I wonder if I'm the only "consumer" who views his Treo 600 as more of a PDA than a phone. :)
Yeah, weird. I don't know how I did that. I'm pretty sure I didn't just make up the number from thin air.
Anyways, yeah, thanks, it is indeed closer to 150B.
It's not. AMD's market cap is 7.72B, Intel's is 51.97B. That's the main number that "matters" (although the stock price itself matters for some obscure psychological reasons)
But don't feel bad, you still bet on the right pony.
It would be very helpful to find out which big software company did that code. :)
Exactly true. I'd probably be going to school right now if I didn't have to work full time.
But, it is IBM's game and they can play it by their rules. I'm not going to hold my breath for any college assistance (can't qualify).
Interesting that Google isn't hosting the takedown notice itself, but is pointing to another website in that obviously custom text.
My 3 year old video card is driving my LCD at max resolution. You may not be able to play every new game that comes out without upgrading your computer, though, but that's not unknown.
You rock. Thanks for the tip.
I posted this in another subthread, but it was several posts deep.
Is there a way to make Wikipedia PDA friendly? The left column forces you to scroll right (at least on my 160x160 screen) and as you go from link to link it shifts the page left and right -- it's crazy hard to read.
Also, in regular browsers, other than disabling Javascript, is there a way to have a cookie or something which disables its desire to take over your keyboard? (Try alt-e some time, ugh)
Speaking of Wikipedia, is there any way to make it PDA friendly? The left column makes it really hard to read the text, because the text ends up off screen most of the time.
:)
Also, is there any way to disable the goddamned stealing of alt-e?
Their vision was a country with suppression of women and minorities/slaves. What you're doing is trying to say it was SO much better under their vision, but then you (i think it was you?) offer up exceptions to that rule, effectively making up your own rules on what is good and bad.
It's not that I disagree with you, but trying to say the founding fathers were all ideal and had this perfect vision is ludicrous, especially when you disagree with some of that vision.
"But then why did Saddam keep acting like he had them? Not letting UN Inspectors access. Thumbing his nose at the whole process."
ha ha, yeah. Why didn't he just roll over and admit "yes, we're a very weak nation" and just let themselves get overrun by neighbors and other enemies. Why'd they have to pretend to be so powerful! That's so unlike any other country's actions!
Seriously, though, this reeks of the classic "if you have nothing to hide" argument that's been hashed and rehashed here in YRO over and over.
Speaking of dumbing down, what you're saying is:
"I want our country to be what our forefathers envisioned."
and what you're meaning is:
"I want our country to be what our forefathers should have envisioned."