Why should I put up with satellite radio when I can use my mp3 player?
I think a lot of the points you make are true. I don't have satellite radio either, but for a lot of people there is a value in it that isn't valuable to you. It's that music isn't something they want to spend real mental energy or time or money on, building a collection, having and maintaining devices to transport and play it, learning of new bands and albums, etc. They just know that they like certain types and want to select those types at will, with minimal effort. Satellite radio does exactly that.
True, but this does utilize some new technology to do so. Also, we went from 1TB drives becoming available to 1.5TB becoming available. That's a big jump, although it is 50% increase which we've seen countless times in the past.
Thanks for the suggestions guys, but those features don't accomplish what I'm trying to do. I do love the autocomplete and use it every time I use gmail, but sometimes I want to send an email where I need to browse through my contact list and pick users off it, instead of trying to think of which individuals I need to send it to, I always end up missing some people.
As for the groups, I do use groups to some extent, but there's a lot of times I send an email to a lot of people but it's a very specific group of people based on that particular email, so I can't really have a group for every single permutation of contacts;)
In any given day I probably touch about 5-10 different PCs that I end up checking my email at (and multiple email addresses at that). I suspect that my scenario is very common among slashdotters. It is not even close to realistic to use a thick client. And don't bring up the "app on a thumb drive" because that's a whole other layer of maintenance and complexity that I don't have time for.
Most web mail products have become very "thin client" nowadays and work quite well with almost all of the features of a thick client.
I still can't believe their contacts list doesn't let you choose multiple contacts and compose an email to that list. I'm also shocked that you still can't go to Compose Email and then bring up your contact list from the To: field and start selecting contacts.
If anyone knows this is possible and I'm just totally missing the boat here, please clue me in!
it says they filmed 20 seconds of the CLIMAX of the movie, the action scene at the end, to show to the girl's little brother to get him hyped about seeing it, since he'd already expressed interest.
Why do I seem to recall something about DeLoreans and cocaine being sold with them... and a subsequent arrest. Maybe a shady dealer or something? This is from way back and I could be completely wrong... Anyone?
In most places you need a certification to teach, at least in public schools. This usually requires a degree in education. Private schools are therefore harder to get jobs at (more demand for those jobs). Also, since the current administration has decided to Leave No Child Behind by cutting education budgets, the supply of teacher jobs is scarce. Usually positions go to people already in the system, like substitute teachers, etc.
Well dude, try calling them back. As of last Friday, they are going to allow Windows XP to be purchased on certain models. Maybe you can exchange or something if you are adamant. Here is some info:
I had a friend buy a new PC a few weeks back and I spec'd it for him, and I told him to call and place the order online and demand XP instead of Vista. They refused. Then of course a week later, I see that article. Arrrgh
Sorry dude, but you're missing a large part of what Google does. Their phone will be tied to user locations (GPS), advertising revenue (location based), maps, targeted ads (it's 12:00 and you're near a McDonald's, etc), social networks (you're near LonelyGirl69, would you like to text her?), etc etc.
Among other things, these are the "in-betweens" that allow them to make a jump like this. It's not, as you are suggesting, such a large leap.
Don't forget they do sell hardware already too, their search appliances. It's not like Google will be actually manufacturing the phones, that would be farmed out to a phone manufacturer.
Of course, now that I've typed this, Google has denied the existence of a phone. BUT, so did Apple before the iPhone came out...
Not sure what the percentages are, but I'd say there's a very large percentage of people out there (especially with cable ISPs) who have very throttled upstream bandwidth. I know, because I'm one of them. The average digital camera today puts out an image that is like 5MB, and that's jpg compressed!
Or are the actual controls just being downloaded to my computer, and running locally? That would seem to make more sense.
If you're a VZW customer you're pretty limited in what you can do. Most flexibility comes from the GSM phones. Finding out more is left as an exercise in Google to you.
Your prayers have been answered. This phone runs Symbian.
I have owned numerous Moto's and while I dislike their UI, I enjoy the amazing hack-ability of them, with a large hacking community supporting it.
Anyway, this is total astroturfing, it's not that revolutionary, and it doesn't really "bend" at all, it just kicks out at the end of it's slide so it is more like a 160 degree angle instead of a straight line.
Slashdot Mirror
God of War series comes to mind!
Why should I put up with satellite radio when I can use my mp3 player?
I think a lot of the points you make are true. I don't have satellite radio either, but for a lot of people there is a value in it that isn't valuable to you. It's that music isn't something they want to spend real mental energy or time or money on, building a collection, having and maintaining devices to transport and play it, learning of new bands and albums, etc. They just know that they like certain types and want to select those types at will, with minimal effort. Satellite radio does exactly that.
True, but this does utilize some new technology to do so. Also, we went from 1TB drives becoming available to 1.5TB becoming available. That's a big jump, although it is 50% increase which we've seen countless times in the past.
you must have read the engadget post for that Denon cat5 cable, and the resulting amazon reviews
Thanks for the suggestions guys, but those features don't accomplish what I'm trying to do. I do love the autocomplete and use it every time I use gmail, but sometimes I want to send an email where I need to browse through my contact list and pick users off it, instead of trying to think of which individuals I need to send it to, I always end up missing some people.
;)
As for the groups, I do use groups to some extent, but there's a lot of times I send an email to a lot of people but it's a very specific group of people based on that particular email, so I can't really have a group for every single permutation of contacts
Yes, you are the only one surprised at this.
In any given day I probably touch about 5-10 different PCs that I end up checking my email at (and multiple email addresses at that). I suspect that my scenario is very common among slashdotters. It is not even close to realistic to use a thick client. And don't bring up the "app on a thumb drive" because that's a whole other layer of maintenance and complexity that I don't have time for.
Most web mail products have become very "thin client" nowadays and work quite well with almost all of the features of a thick client.
I still can't believe their contacts list doesn't let you choose multiple contacts and compose an email to that list. I'm also shocked that you still can't go to Compose Email and then bring up your contact list from the To: field and start selecting contacts.
If anyone knows this is possible and I'm just totally missing the boat here, please clue me in!
I'm too afraid to google that name to find out what the game was.
It's HIPAA, not HIPPA
Just Windex and a paper towel. Ok, now back to it. fap fap fap...
is soooooo 2003. I think they should use x-ray LEDs instead.
Of course, we could keep this at Layer 3, if programmers would just start properly implementing the Evil Bit!
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/earthquake_se ts_japan_back_to_2147
It's just that an earthquake set them back over a few hundred years.
it says they filmed 20 seconds of the CLIMAX of the movie, the action scene at the end, to show to the girl's little brother to get him hyped about seeing it, since he'd already expressed interest.
Interesting... thanks for the info. I don't think I ever heard the whole story.
Why do I seem to recall something about DeLoreans and cocaine being sold with them... and a subsequent arrest. Maybe a shady dealer or something? This is from way back and I could be completely wrong ... Anyone?
In most places you need a certification to teach, at least in public schools. This usually requires a degree in education. Private schools are therefore harder to get jobs at (more demand for those jobs). Also, since the current administration has decided to Leave No Child Behind by cutting education budgets, the supply of teacher jobs is scarce. Usually positions go to people already in the system, like substitute teachers, etc.
Well dude, try calling them back. As of last Friday, they are going to allow Windows XP to be purchased on certain models. Maybe you can exchange or something if you are adamant. Here is some info:
- dell-to-reintroduce-windows-xp-253953.php
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/software/free-go+backs
I had a friend buy a new PC a few weeks back and I spec'd it for him, and I told him to call and place the order online and demand XP instead of Vista. They refused. Then of course a week later, I see that article. Arrrgh
Sorry dude, but you're missing a large part of what Google does. Their phone will be tied to user locations (GPS), advertising revenue (location based), maps, targeted ads (it's 12:00 and you're near a McDonald's, etc), social networks (you're near LonelyGirl69, would you like to text her?), etc etc.
Among other things, these are the "in-betweens" that allow them to make a jump like this. It's not, as you are suggesting, such a large leap.
Don't forget they do sell hardware already too, their search appliances. It's not like Google will be actually manufacturing the phones, that would be farmed out to a phone manufacturer.
Of course, now that I've typed this, Google has denied the existence of a phone. BUT, so did Apple before the iPhone came out...
gets a swift kick in the nuts. Or a roundhouse kick to the face.
Well, they deserve one anyway.
Microsoft used to be an operating system software company.
Then they were a software company.
Then they were also a video game hardware company.
Then they were also a music player hardware company.
Catch my drift?
Not sure what the percentages are, but I'd say there's a very large percentage of people out there (especially with cable ISPs) who have very throttled upstream bandwidth. I know, because I'm one of them. The average digital camera today puts out an image that is like 5MB, and that's jpg compressed!
Or are the actual controls just being downloaded to my computer, and running locally? That would seem to make more sense.
If you're a VZW customer you're pretty limited in what you can do. Most flexibility comes from the GSM phones. Finding out more is left as an exercise in Google to you.
Additionally, this is close to 2 miles depth!
Your prayers have been answered. This phone runs Symbian.
I have owned numerous Moto's and while I dislike their UI, I enjoy the amazing hack-ability of them, with a large hacking community supporting it.
Anyway, this is total astroturfing, it's not that revolutionary, and it doesn't really "bend" at all, it just kicks out at the end of it's slide so it is more like a 160 degree angle instead of a straight line.