Perfect analogy. Cars usually dont let you start the car in gear, have things like antilock brakes, traction control, dont have easily disabled driver airbags, have governors(sometimes), dont let u shift into random gears like park while driving(automagics) and all kinds of other consumerprotection things.
I think in general the average consumer does not have enough auto knowhow or computer knowhow and should by default be limited.
And if my dog eats my CD, Tower Records or Sam Goody won't replace it for me for free. You dont even want to know. I vote yes. And if my hard drive dies, my prof won't re-write that term paper for me.
irrelevant, it's between two private parties. theres no license or merchantability, nothings bought or sold.
And if I lose my Office CD, and my hard drive dies, MS won't buy me a new copy. What's your point?
A resounding yes. You own a license, not the bits..or a copy of the bits. Getting a copy of a program you have a license for should be trivial and cost only so much as the materials. Cant have it both ways.
On a side note. How gay is MS. My father bought a bluetooth mouse kit, ms branded. comes with bluetooth dongle mouse and install cd. Cant install on his BRAND NEW toshiba cause it needs sp1. Says so in the instructions. WHY NOT INCLUDE IT ON THE CD. Nope, now he has to dl it over dialup. Good luck.
I know Im an ass, but what possible use will talking to these people in Klingon have? if they are that fucked up they are pretty much useless as it is..
mod this down how you will, or maybe dare to give me a useful reason..other than its the right thing to do! Everyone deserves a chance!
I never understand these arguments, as the reply already stated the 60 series nokias have awesome batteries...and symbian has a low footprint...
but why the charging every other day? I have no problem putting my phone on the charger at night. Hell the charge time is 1.5hrs on this phone, how hard is that? You cannot possibly tell me you are on the move for 48 hours straight with no opportunity to charge.
As a side note.. an hour and a half of gameboy? I think not. Its just a plus to be able to play more complex games than snake while waiting for something. I'm not 12;)
Now try writing down a phone number while you're talking over it!:)
already been done, one button press, and my phone is in loudspeaker mode and i can hold it in front of me and use other apps on the phone, such as phonebook while continuing the call.
I just bought a Nokia 3650 which has enough average person pda functionality to satisfy me: calendar, todo, phonebook...christ. it runs symbian and java midlets so there are a whole lot of apps out for it, including doom;)
point is...ive always been interested in a pda to use as an organizer, but theres no way in hell im carrying that bulk in addition to my phone.
now that problem is solved. I'm usually against multipurpose devices ie : vhs/dvd players...but space is a concern with things you carry.
Basically my phone is a phone, a digital camera (640x480),a gameboy(has emulator), a pda...and more (mp3...) and of course it has internet connectivity.
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ummm, just because you dont use it..and it'd be a rip off for you to own a cellphone doesnt mean others dont.
christ, herd mentality? what makes you a cut above the rest? do you get out much, i think you'll find in general the american public is your average american joe. they have a nice standard of living, dont mind shelling out money for the convienence of being able to make a call from anywhere, even if they dont use it that much.
christ, you are just as bad as "followers" if by standing by on your soapbox you tear them down. you are being distracted and manipulated just as much. look at how excited you got over OTHER people wanting cell phones.
and by the way. nearly every major provider has prepaid cellphones now. you pay per unit of airtime. so ya, you can get by on 11$ a month. but im sure you know that. cause you seem to know everything, about everybody:)
umm youre an idiot...when you are driving a motorcycle...you should be in line in traffic like a car. youre the asshole, youre the one whose brains should be splattered. people in cars shouldnt need to worry about dumbass cyclists pulling by them in a nonexistant special bike lane.
if finding out that chewie is gon be in the movie spoils it for you then you need a life. christ. you can know every character that will appear and if it is a good movie, it should still all be a surprise to you. dont blame the crappy star wars prequels on spoilers.
inconsiderate my ass. its a fucking movie. go live in a bubble if you really dont want to know.
and on another note do the editors ever read the articles to see if they are indeed that interesting? or even the fucking submitters... i mean, it cant carry a postit but you want blimps delivering your groceries...interesting
while i give kudos for having fun building something neat, this hardly seems that slashdot worthy. it can barely carry a postit note and the guy himself basically says its not usable.
again, i appreciate the try but the article itself wasnt any fun or insightful to read and the accomplishment wasnt too impressive. the most interesting part was using the red and blue to judge orientation and the size to judge distance. i thought that was neat, but not very practical of course.
i expected a somewhat usable system, maybe tweaks needed to the guidance systems. but it cant even carry a piece of paper...........
ummm, while i agree slashdot is slanted against microsoft, you can't say 'windows' pushed a boom. it pushed a new market, yes. but thats like claiming any invention that has widespread use caused the world to become something new. no shit, the product was new. unix didnt have desktop use, no. but who the hell do you think has been running the corporate machines the past 30 years? who do you think is still relied upon for the real important data crunching. it aint win2k thats for sure. dont confuse a new market (pcs) with microsoft doing some remarkable thing.
and christ. microsoft employs people. so does fucking coke. they provide a product. i would not say microsofts products cause any increase in employment in america. except maybe tech support;)
and giving microsoft credit for anything to do with the net is downright stupid. they are independent. microsoft just happens to be the monopoly residing on peoples home machines. mac people g0t online too.
you have no causal link for any of the shit you spewed out. and thats whats really sad.
are you retarded? what do you think the airfare is? who do you think gets paid to transport the people who use this service to find fares? could it be...............american airlines. holy shit!
AA says this flight costs this much. thats public fucking information. if i want to start a business that solely goes through all said public information and sells my conclusions to people. thats my deal. tough luck
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Perfect analogy. Cars usually dont let you start the car in gear, have things like antilock brakes, traction control, dont have easily disabled driver airbags, have governors(sometimes), dont let u shift into random gears like park while driving(automagics) and all kinds of other consumerprotection things.
I think in general the average consumer does not have enough auto knowhow or computer knowhow and should by default be limited.
umm being legal tender for all debts doesnt mean they need to accept it, can. can != must
And if my dog eats my CD, Tower Records or Sam Goody won't replace it for me for free.
You dont even want to know. I vote yes.
And if my hard drive dies, my prof won't re-write that term paper for me.
irrelevant, it's between two private parties. theres no license or merchantability, nothings bought or sold.
And if I lose my Office CD, and my hard drive dies, MS won't buy me a new copy. What's your point?
A resounding yes. You own a license, not the bits..or a copy of the bits. Getting a copy of a program you have a license for should be trivial and cost only so much as the materials. Cant have it both ways.
On a side note. How gay is MS. My father bought a bluetooth mouse kit, ms branded. comes with bluetooth dongle mouse and install cd. Cant install on his BRAND NEW toshiba cause it needs sp1. Says so in the instructions. WHY NOT INCLUDE IT ON THE CD. Nope, now he has to dl it over dialup. Good luck.
ya thats just what every web browser user wants, ads.
its not like we are all trying to escape from them
I know Im an ass, but what possible use will talking to these people in Klingon have? if they are that fucked up they are pretty much useless as it is..
mod this down how you will, or maybe dare to give me a useful reason..other than its the right thing to do! Everyone deserves a chance!
gprs is nice but the charges are ridiculous right now. maybe they will go down eventually with more subscribers, but right now its pretty sick.
and yes, gsm and bluetooth rock. until now my phone has always been a call only basic device because of the backwardsness of the us cell companies.
no more
Are you talking to me? I don't see why are YOU are asking ME that question.
I never understand these arguments, as the reply already stated the 60 series nokias have awesome batteries...and symbian has a low footprint...
;)
but why the charging every other day? I have no problem putting my phone on the charger at night. Hell the charge time is 1.5hrs on this phone, how hard is that? You cannot possibly tell me you are on the move for 48 hours straight with no opportunity to charge.
As a side note.. an hour and a half of gameboy? I think not. Its just a plus to be able to play more complex games than snake while waiting for something. I'm not 12
Now try writing down a phone number while you're talking over it! :)
already been done, one button press, and my phone is in loudspeaker mode and i can hold it in front of me and use other apps on the phone, such as phonebook while continuing the call.
I just bought a Nokia 3650 which has enough average person pda functionality to satisfy me: calendar, todo, phonebook...christ. it runs symbian and java midlets so there are a whole lot of apps out for it, including doom ;)
point is...ive always been interested in a pda to use as an organizer, but theres no way in hell im carrying that bulk in addition to my phone.
now that problem is solved. I'm usually against multipurpose devices ie : vhs/dvd players...but space is a concern with things you carry.
Basically my phone is a phone, a digital camera (640x480),a gameboy(has emulator), a pda...and more (mp3...) and of course it has internet connectivity.
ummm, just because you dont use it..and it'd be a rip off for you to own a cellphone doesnt mean others dont.
:)
christ, herd mentality? what makes you a cut above the rest? do you get out much, i think you'll find in general the american public is your average american joe. they have a nice standard of living, dont mind shelling out money for the convienence of being able to make a call from anywhere, even if they dont use it that much.
christ, you are just as bad as "followers" if by standing by on your soapbox you tear them down. you are being distracted and manipulated just as much. look at how excited you got over OTHER people wanting cell phones.
and by the way. nearly every major provider has prepaid cellphones now. you pay per unit of airtime. so ya, you can get by on 11$ a month. but im sure you know that. cause you seem to know everything, about everybody
Hmmm...I'm gonna think this out a bit more and put it to paper... too late, i already patented it
umm youre an idiot...when you are driving a motorcycle...you should be in line in traffic like a car. youre the asshole, youre the one whose brains should be splattered. people in cars shouldnt need to worry about dumbass cyclists pulling by them in a nonexistant special bike lane.
and yes, i ride as well
only for the ripping off the wall...not the act of photocopying. a photograph of the rembrandt.......
nice try but no star for you
if finding out that chewie is gon be in the movie spoils it for you then you need a life. christ. you can know every character that will appear and if it is a good movie, it should still all be a surprise to you. dont blame the crappy star wars prequels on spoilers.
inconsiderate my ass. its a fucking movie. go live in a bubble if you really dont want to know.
and on another note do the editors ever read the articles to see if they are indeed that interesting?
or even the fucking submitters...
i mean, it cant carry a postit but you want blimps delivering your groceries...interesting
while i give kudos for having fun building something neat, this hardly seems that slashdot worthy. it can barely carry a postit note and the guy himself basically says its not usable.
again, i appreciate the try but the article itself wasnt any fun or insightful to read and the accomplishment wasnt too impressive. the most interesting part was using the red and blue to judge orientation and the size to judge distance. i thought that was neat, but not very practical of course.
i expected a somewhat usable system, maybe tweaks needed to the guidance systems. but it cant even carry a piece of paper...........
ummm, while i agree slashdot is slanted against microsoft, you can't say 'windows' pushed a boom. it pushed a new market, yes. but thats like claiming any invention that has widespread use caused the world to become something new. no shit, the product was new. unix didnt have desktop use, no. but who the hell do you think has been running the corporate machines the past 30 years? who do you think is still relied upon for the real important data crunching. it aint win2k thats for sure. dont confuse a new market (pcs) with microsoft doing some remarkable thing.
;)
and christ. microsoft employs people. so does fucking coke. they provide a product. i would not say microsofts products cause any increase in employment in america. except maybe tech support
and giving microsoft credit for anything to do with the net is downright stupid. they are independent. microsoft just happens to be the monopoly residing on peoples home machines. mac people g0t online too.
you have no causal link for any of the shit you spewed out. and thats whats really sad.
are you retarded? what do you think the airfare is? who do you think gets paid to transport the people who use this service to find fares? could it be...............american airlines. holy shit!
AA says this flight costs this much. thats public fucking information. if i want to start a business that solely goes through all said public information and sells my conclusions to people. thats my deal. tough luck
am i missing something? that doesnt seem that hard
it seems to be the locale determination thats the problem
For the same reason a dog licks its balls: because it can.
are you saying that logic is flawed?
you're an idiot, that was part of the joke dumbass :-P
he mentions the fine?
id be collecting the fine
any numbfuck who still presses one deserves it
i saw a beavis and butthead first two seasons vhs or dvd set on tv the other day. am i missing something?
ummm joe bob and john all chose the same 'secret number'