Why? Because I don't want to carry around ten different devices. I gave up on my MD-player as I have quite enough "necessities" to lug around (keys, wallet, watch, phone - which I really don't need as the phone has it) and my SL-45 plays mp3s. If it had a radio I'd be even happier. Ideally I'd like one device with all these functions - or perhaps two to reduce risks. Or perhaps none (wearables/cybernetics).
An additional benefit is that you can hear when someone calls you when listening to music as it automatically pauses.
Do I need it? No, but I want it. (The functionality, not this big, ugly phone)
- quite a few people pay per minute/hour while surfing. Seeing big, flashy ads is not only annoying, it might be costly, too.
- when reading something on a webpage, flashing pictures are *very* annoying (for me at least) and usually takes longer to load than the actual content. I rarely read longger texts from a TV screen.
Thus, ads should be non-animated and fast loading thankyouverymuch.
> I've long been of the opinion that if someone can't defend themselves from a hostile response, they shouldn't be > speaking in public. I think that flamers are actually a *good* thing, as they insure that the people in the > discussion are thinking and confident about their opinions.
Interesting idea. I, however, think you overestimate the connection betweeen knowledge and confidence. You're forgetting/ignoring that some people aren't comfortable about speaking in public, no matter how well they know what they are talking about. Others seem too stupid to realize that they don't know what they're talking about... People should "fear" getting their ideas shot down by a good argument/counter example, and thus think about what they write--not because they want to avoid being called idiots.
Flames also get in the way of real arguemnts, thus only hinder a meaningful discussion.
Heisenberg (who was working on the german uranium device/atomic bomb) went during the war to Copenhagen in occupied Denmark to see Bohr, an old friend/mentor of H. The uranium project was discussed, but what was said is still unclear. Bohr and Heisenberg had quite different ideas of what was said during the meeting. Bohr later escaped to England, IIRC.
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An additional benefit is that you can hear when someone calls you when listening to music as it automatically pauses.
Do I need it? No, but I want it. (The functionality, not this big, ugly phone)
Someone (on Slashdot?) "nominated" XP to be listed as Cartman, which might be easier to remember. Not a bad likeness IMO.
Other differences from TV advertising are:
- quite a few people pay per minute/hour while surfing. Seeing big, flashy ads is not only annoying, it might be costly, too.
- when reading something on a webpage, flashing pictures are *very* annoying (for me at least) and usually takes longer to load than the actual content. I rarely read longger texts from a TV screen.
Thus, ads should be non-animated and fast loading thankyouverymuch.
> I've long been of the opinion that if someone can't defend themselves from a hostile response, they shouldn't be
> speaking in public. I think that flamers are actually a *good* thing, as they insure that the people in the
> discussion are thinking and confident about their opinions.
Interesting idea. I, however, think you overestimate the connection betweeen knowledge and confidence. You're forgetting/ignoring that some people aren't comfortable about speaking in public, no matter how well they know what they are talking about. Others seem too stupid to realize that they don't know what they're talking about... People should "fear" getting their ideas shot down by a good argument/counter example, and thus think about what they write--not because they want to avoid being called idiots.
Flames also get in the way of real arguemnts, thus only hinder a meaningful discussion.
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