Huh? I don't understand how that proves that anything.
If TD was BOUGHT by Joynet in 2005 they would have acquired all of TD's Trademarks, company name etc... That has no bearing on TD no longer existing as a company. TD would be a brand name Joynet used to sell products at that point.
Disclaimer: My first post and this post are on valid IF the wiki is correct and Joynet purchased TD in 2005...
According to the wiki for Joynet --"... In 2005, the company bought TextDrive, gaining an ASP platform." If he bought his lifetime contract from "TextDrive" he's S.O.L. The company ceased to exist in 2005 so they fulfilled the contract at that point.
because this is./ and we like bitching about random stuff... Of course, I'm pretty sure MS has been slammed for YEARS here for doing exactly whatthey want it to do...
To rehash/clarify... MS bakes their IE browser into the the OS: [Slashdot opinion] this is the most evil thing ever and they are evil in gaining a "unfair" advantage.
MS doesn't bake skydrive into their OS instead using a app so all cloud storage apps are on equal footing:[Slashdot opinion] This is the most stupid idea ever, why wouldn't they bake it into the OS!
No I'm not a shill and I have no intention of ever using Skydrive OR Windows 8
Because in the US at least if whine and cry load enough the Government might bail you out... (Google the Savings and Loans scandal from the 80's? I think for supporting evidence)
Not knowing his specific one I can't say for sure. But I can say MOST medical devices have very little in the way of security... its really pitiful how far back the medical field is.
And absolutely, nasty, raw food on the floor, picked-up and put right on the grill. nothing is ever clean, the fridges hardly ever hold temp.
I did refrigeration work for 8 years. Doesn't matter, carry out or 5 star restaurant, 95% of the kitchens I was in, were filthy and those working could care less...
Yeah, something is missing here. My bet would the re-transmission fees. right now cable pays to re-transmit the signal. I bet Aereo is paying and broadcast TV is scared the cable companies will decide not to pay.
The problem is the world is changing radically right now and many companies are in their death throws as their market is replaced. Broadcast TV is dead it just doesn't know it yet, same as Newspapers. What will ultimately replace them isn't clear, because the do provide a needed service of local news, its just that is about a 1/10th of what they do and get paid for now.
Maybe your mute? you can't speak. sign language (real sign language) is much faster then typing or writing from what I understand. Wear the gloves leave your phone in your pocket, wear a small speaker around your neck. You look fairly normal standing at the bank instead of like a freak waving a clip board.
keep in mind to do sign language, you don't need to be able to see your hands like with typing. you don't have to fish a device out your pocket every time you want to talk...
It would be perfect for any situation where speaking isn't possible. and maybe even typing
Loud machine rooms? built in speakers in the sound protection gear. scuba diving? someone on a respirator?
I'm not saying it would be a airplane or internet, level game changer but I could seriously see folks coming up with some nifty uses for this.
Actually more I sit thinking about it more game changing I think this COULD be... ( if perfected of course)
Its funny, I had a post last year (maybe 2?) where I came in on the side of "Pagers" for level of service and reliability.
Today, its the opposite, We are in the process of turning ours in because they are becoming LESS reliable then our phones. There are spots less then 5 miles from my hospital where they don't work because the pagers companies are turning off towers as fast as they can.
I fully expect "normal" pagers to be dead in 4-5 years (probably much less)
There just playing loose with the term "building", what they should say is "erected"
This is not uncommon, see the "Liberty" ships built during WW II , the "record" is like 36 hours, BUT 80% of the ship was pre-built and they just it put together.
This gives a level control not available on radio. you can customize stations to the point of "almost" building your own playlist like you would with your own collection.
Streaming = radio customized to the "playlist" level.
To be honest, this is the evolution of radio, the same way B/W was replaced by Color.
The same thing is happening in the TV/Cable/Dish world, its slowly going to View on Demand
This isn't about owning or renting online... this is about streaming, (i.e. pandora, slackware,etc). Think radio, your issue is mute. If one provider dies just select another. You're not purchasing anything.
What killed MySpace was itself, it was a good first attempt but missed the mark. It's fault was it actually gave people to much control over their pages. All I remember about it was getting annoyed because each "kid" (and that was its demographic) had 3-4 music players set to auto play over each other. Add to that the themed pages you couldn't read because it was black on blacker font...
Facebook, solved those issues and made it "grandma" friendly. The demographic that found social networking usable went from kids,goths,bands to basically everyone. Once everyone was on it, it only got stronger.
That's also FB's strength everyone is on it(/. geeks not withstanding). Whatever eventually competes with and ultimately beats FB will have to overcome this. Community(real or imagined) is what will keep FB on top.
Slashdot Mirror
DING DING we have a winnner...
The exact method used by junk bonds and penny stock "investment" firms (which they often go to jail for)
Huh? I don't understand how that proves that anything.
If TD was BOUGHT by Joynet in 2005 they would have acquired all of TD's Trademarks, company name etc... That has no bearing on TD no longer existing as a company. TD would be a brand name Joynet used to sell products at that point.
Disclaimer: My first post and this post are on valid IF the wiki is correct and Joynet purchased TD in 2005...
According to the wiki for Joynet --"... In 2005, the company bought TextDrive, gaining an ASP platform." If he bought his lifetime contract from "TextDrive" he's S.O.L. The company ceased to exist in 2005 so they fulfilled the contract at that point.
Well, you're already in a zombie "safe" location and have no need of a communication network then :P
In addition or "better" make the parents give you a E-mail address where a monthly report of every high website the student visited will be mailed...
because this is ./ and we like bitching about random stuff... Of course, I'm pretty sure MS has been slammed for YEARS here for doing exactly whatthey want it to do...
To rehash/clarify...
MS bakes their IE browser into the the OS: [Slashdot opinion] this is the most evil thing ever and they are evil in gaining a "unfair" advantage.
MS doesn't bake skydrive into their OS instead using a app so all cloud storage apps are on equal footing:[Slashdot opinion] This is the most stupid idea ever, why wouldn't they bake it into the OS!
No I'm not a shill and I have no intention of ever using Skydrive OR Windows 8
Because in the US at least if whine and cry load enough the Government might bail you out... (Google the Savings and Loans scandal from the 80's? I think for supporting evidence)
Not knowing his specific one I can't say for sure. But I can say MOST medical devices have very little in the way of security... its really pitiful how far back the medical field is.
Depends on the company, but generally, yes being a "director" mean you dress business professional(i.e. suit tie or equivalent).
If you want to be taken seriously, you need to dress the part.
Well, it "was", the problem is Macs and OS x are no longer "obscure" ...
And absolutely, nasty, raw food on the floor, picked-up and put right on the grill. nothing is ever clean, the fridges hardly ever hold temp.
I did refrigeration work for 8 years. Doesn't matter, carry out or 5 star restaurant, 95% of the kitchens I was in, were filthy and those working could care less...
*Aereo ISN'T paying
--sigh I need to learn to proofread before posting on /. :(
Yeah, something is missing here. My bet would the re-transmission fees. right now cable pays to re-transmit the signal. I bet Aereo is paying and broadcast TV is scared the cable companies will decide not to pay.
The problem is the world is changing radically right now and many companies are in their death throws as their market is replaced. Broadcast TV is dead it just doesn't know it yet, same as Newspapers. What will ultimately replace them isn't clear, because the do provide a needed service of local news, its just that is about a 1/10th of what they do and get paid for now.
Maybe your mute? you can't speak. sign language (real sign language) is much faster then typing or writing from what I understand. Wear the gloves leave your phone in your pocket, wear a small speaker around your neck. You look fairly normal standing at the bank instead of like a freak waving a clip board.
keep in mind to do sign language, you don't need to be able to see your hands like with typing. you don't have to fish a device out your pocket every time you want to talk...
It would be perfect for any situation where speaking isn't possible. and maybe even typing
Loud machine rooms? built in speakers in the sound protection gear.
scuba diving?
someone on a respirator?
I'm not saying it would be a airplane or internet, level game changer but I could seriously see folks coming up with some nifty uses for this.
Actually more I sit thinking about it more game changing I think this COULD be... ( if perfected of course)
It very much DOES, just not in the most efficient way.
while this may have limited to no REAL value at the moment, there were a LOT of saying the EXACT same thing about the internet in 92-94.
You naysayers might want to think about that.
Its funny, I had a post last year (maybe 2?) where I came in on the side of "Pagers" for level of service and reliability.
Today, its the opposite, We are in the process of turning ours in because they are becoming LESS reliable then our phones. There are spots less then 5 miles from my hospital where they don't work because the pagers companies are turning off towers as fast as they can.
I fully expect "normal" pagers to be dead in 4-5 years (probably much less)
You forgot "get off my lawn" you geezer
Seriously, things change, get used to it...
You can also live in a tent in the wood and save electricity AND gas...
What was your point?
of course, what do you expect, the employee to stay around making 20-30% less?
Training is only part of the equation, you need to PAY them after you train them...
There just playing loose with the term "building", what they should say is "erected"
This is not uncommon, see the "Liberty" ships built during WW II , the "record" is like 36 hours, BUT 80% of the ship was pre-built and they just it put together.
This gives a level control not available on radio. you can customize stations to the point of "almost" building your own playlist like you would with your own collection.
Streaming = radio customized to the "playlist" level.
To be honest, this is the evolution of radio, the same way B/W was replaced by Color.
The same thing is happening in the TV/Cable/Dish world, its slowly going to View on Demand
You move onto the next provider, (i.e. change radio stations).
This isn't about owning or renting online... this is about streaming, (i.e. pandora, slackware,etc). Think radio, your issue is mute. If one provider dies just select another. You're not purchasing anything.
Do you THINK their not? Seriously like the other poster mentioned, its 2-4 years tops... probably much less for tablets...
Look where we where 5 years ago...
http://www.mobilewhack.com/top-ten-cell-phones-of-2007/
Exactly,
What killed MySpace was itself, it was a good first attempt but missed the mark. It's fault was it actually gave people to much control over their pages. All I remember about it was getting annoyed because each "kid" (and that was its demographic) had 3-4 music players set to auto play over each other. Add to that the themed pages you couldn't read because it was black on blacker font...
Facebook, solved those issues and made it "grandma" friendly. The demographic that found social networking usable went from kids,goths,bands to basically everyone. Once everyone was on it, it only got stronger.
That's also FB's strength everyone is on it( /. geeks not withstanding). Whatever eventually competes with and ultimately beats FB will have to overcome this. Community(real or imagined) is what will keep FB on top.