When I first moved to Chicago, I purchased an AT&T package for home phone & DSL. Unfortunately, after I signed up and the phone line was installed, guess what? "No DSL is offered in your area?" THEN WHY DID YOU SELL IT TO ME? - As no one else in the area at that time (Comcast moved in later) offered high-speed internet, especially not over a line owned by AT&T, I was forced to pay $175 ransom to move my phone to SBC and their DSL. SBC was great, I had a $9 phone bill (other phone companies would call offering to cut my bill in half - and they'd laugh when I told them I was only paying $9), they repaid me half of my ransom to AT&T, and as a bonus wonderful customer service (I always got a human - at AT&T I got those horrid voice messaging systems.) Jump ahead two years - SBC buys AT&T, but keeps the AT&T brand (and apparently customer service mottos). Human no longer - hello voice menu loops.
I then moved down south, glad I could once again rid myself of AT&T, and got a contract with Bellsouth for home phone service... which then got bought by AT&T... which then bumped my bill by 50%, mostly due to "fees". I have a $14 line (metered line... not even the touch-tone dialing is included), after "taxes and fees" I pay $30. That's more than 100% of the cost of my service! But I'm stuck. There is no other provider in my area. Free market indeed.
I'd go VOIP - but the line is for emergency use, and I hate the thought of losing the phone if I lose internet/power.
I'd just like to say "Fudge Buckets". The RIAA has something against my enjoyment of music.
When Napster used to exist in its file sharing state, I used to by 10-20 CDs a month. Why? Because I was able to browse the music. I could find something I had never heard before, and hear a large sampling of the artist without investment. More often than not I would end up with a large list of CDs to buy. (Radio stations don't cut it for me, they play things I already know / own, or the fad of the month).
Pandora, for me, filled the hole left by Napster. I am able to customize the type of music I am browsing through, hear artists I don't know, and come away with a large list of music that I would like to buy. If they go under, I'll probably do what I did for the gap between Napster and Pandora. Not buy CDs (with the exception of some local bands at their concerts or small-label bands I follow).
Reminds me quite a bit of how Steam handles its game media.
The problem with moving that sort of idea to music is the much larger pool of songs / artists / etc. that would have to reside on the service provider's servers. I don't think this is plausible without some sort of service contract (which makes this idea a lot less appealing - to me at least). The effort needed to host that much content on live servers capable of streaming to that many devices on demand just isn't justified in the pay once business model.
That's not true. The hedge fund "black boxes" and the "advanced trading platforms" available from some brokers and trading groups let you base automated trades on news tickers. A bloomburg ticker with "UAL" or "United Airlines" closely associated to "filled for/going into", and "Bankcrupcy" would certainly kick off a lot of these automated trade systems. As would "missed earings by" > x. I agree, once the sale was on, "stop-loss" targets and margin-caps caused it to continue its slide, but the news ticker trades are real and do exist. (This is in large part due to the fact the news generally breaks on the tickers and starts the trading long before any numbers or flags show up in a stock database or report).
If the interactions were truly due to automation and not active stock manipulations, then I think the responsibility lies in the investor who was stupid enough to use automation and "triggers" to place their trades. That said, I am sure anyone who day traded today made a bundle of money if they hit the swings right. The market has become emotional, and often lacks reason. A lot of it comes from things like "lack of research" and making the market a pure number / target / trigger driven game that the hedge fund can sell you in their little black box.
I am disillusioned enough with the voting system after the last two elections that I couldn't bring myself to watch it. The state of our "vote" only depresses me.
BTW - Is anyone really surprised by TFV? We knew about these vulnerabilities for years.
Not many people realize this, but You Tube does offer a "higher-quality" video than it streams to the masses who stumble upon it.
It is a setting in your account (if you have an account). They stream the "low-quality" by default to save bandwidth. The problem here is you can not upload a video and specify that everyone should watch it in the "high-quality" mode.
Can you let me know where you are sourcing your OEM Vista? There are/were good deals for OEMs on Windows XP, but I have yet to find a source that is selling anything Vista for that much less than retail.
Given the generally good quality of Abit main/motherboards, and the fact that they were reasonably priced: will the loss of their competition raise the price of their competitors? Or is the market broad enough this won't impact the price points? (I would place them in the same field as Asus / ASrock / MSI / BIOSTAR / Foxconn / etc.)
I think Steam / XBOX Live / Wii Ware / etc. have already started this "less than the price of a full game" model with quite a lot of success. I am often willing to pay $5-$10 to try something I am not willing to pay $40-$60 on.
Sure I'll spend extra hours out of my day debugging vast company code to get some of that super-sweet wristband good-ness. I mean, who needs money or time with your family when you can have wristbands!
Let me start by saying I hate Google Desktop. I think it is insidious, and sneaks its way onto computers in dubious ways. I also am not a fan of "Google Home", I think the beauty of Google is its simple quick loading single textbox and all the clutter of "Home" ruins it. That said, I love the Google search engine. The fact that they are constantly tweaking their search algorithm, layout, and features only make the product better. The new drop-down in the search box has helped me numerous times (although it draws questions to how those terms are chosen); and I can not wait to try out commenting, or website ranking (Anyone know how are they going to deal with unscrupulous rankers?)
Is anyone actually surprised that the CEO is denying this? Even if the rumors were true, letting news out to market about it would give Intel time to prepare a response (and legal action).
Looking at the pictures (which are amazing) my big question is: is the PSU transformer in the cube? or is the power modification done in the cord? I can't imagine a CPU and a transformer in that tight of a space, without frying the other components.
Nifty. Thanks for the link. Still not quite what I was looking for, but moving in the right direction. I would like some combination of the links above: the stereoscopic depth map analysis of the video enhancer; the multidimensional / spatial relationships of Photosynth; and a 3d environment output (I would prefer a mesh / mip map, rather than a rendered fly around tool).
I can't wait to see where this technology is in 3-5 years.
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." --Benjamin Franklin http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin
For some reason I had really high expectations; something along the lines of loading all the photos and getting a 3D wire mesh back that could be used for anything. Not that this isn't nifty in its own special way.
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You forgot the new and improved "double strange".
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080903172201.htm
Yes...
When I first moved to Chicago, I purchased an AT&T package for home phone & DSL. Unfortunately, after I signed up and the phone line was installed, guess what? "No DSL is offered in your area?" THEN WHY DID YOU SELL IT TO ME? - As no one else in the area at that time (Comcast moved in later) offered high-speed internet, especially not over a line owned by AT&T, I was forced to pay $175 ransom to move my phone to SBC and their DSL. SBC was great, I had a $9 phone bill (other phone companies would call offering to cut my bill in half - and they'd laugh when I told them I was only paying $9), they repaid me half of my ransom to AT&T, and as a bonus wonderful customer service (I always got a human - at AT&T I got those horrid voice messaging systems.) Jump ahead two years - SBC buys AT&T, but keeps the AT&T brand (and apparently customer service mottos). Human no longer - hello voice menu loops.
I then moved down south, glad I could once again rid myself of AT&T, and got a contract with Bellsouth for home phone service... which then got bought by AT&T... which then bumped my bill by 50%, mostly due to "fees". I have a $14 line (metered line... not even the touch-tone dialing is included), after "taxes and fees" I pay $30. That's more than 100% of the cost of my service! But I'm stuck. There is no other provider in my area. Free market indeed.
I'd go VOIP - but the line is for emergency use, and I hate the thought of losing the phone if I lose internet/power.
I'd just like to say "Fudge Buckets". The RIAA has something against my enjoyment of music.
When Napster used to exist in its file sharing state, I used to by 10-20 CDs a month. Why? Because I was able to browse the music. I could find something I had never heard before, and hear a large sampling of the artist without investment. More often than not I would end up with a large list of CDs to buy. (Radio stations don't cut it for me, they play things I already know / own, or the fad of the month).
Pandora, for me, filled the hole left by Napster. I am able to customize the type of music I am browsing through, hear artists I don't know, and come away with a large list of music that I would like to buy. If they go under, I'll probably do what I did for the gap between Napster and Pandora. Not buy CDs (with the exception of some local bands at their concerts or small-label bands I follow).
Makes me sad.
Reminds me quite a bit of how Steam handles its game media.
The problem with moving that sort of idea to music is the much larger pool of songs / artists / etc. that would have to reside on the service provider's servers. I don't think this is plausible without some sort of service contract (which makes this idea a lot less appealing - to me at least). The effort needed to host that much content on live servers capable of streaming to that many devices on demand just isn't justified in the pay once business model.
JMHO. YMMV. etc. etc.
Me thinks you are missing the point.
Look at the Airplane / Trespassing issue presented in this video:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/larry_lessig_says_the_law_is_strangling_creativity.html
Mod Parent up!
That was my first response too. Doesn't every browser do this? Even those that do not keep a history keep a cache while the browser is open.
And they don't, because that's not even possible
That's not true. The hedge fund "black boxes" and the "advanced trading platforms" available from some brokers and trading groups let you base automated trades on news tickers. A bloomburg ticker with "UAL" or "United Airlines" closely associated to "filled for/going into", and "Bankcrupcy" would certainly kick off a lot of these automated trade systems. As would "missed earings by" > x. I agree, once the sale was on, "stop-loss" targets and margin-caps caused it to continue its slide, but the news ticker trades are real and do exist. (This is in large part due to the fact the news generally breaks on the tickers and starts the trading long before any numbers or flags show up in a stock database or report).
If the interactions were truly due to automation and not active stock manipulations, then I think the responsibility lies in the investor who was stupid enough to use automation and "triggers" to place their trades. That said, I am sure anyone who day traded today made a bundle of money if they hit the swings right. The market has become emotional, and often lacks reason. A lot of it comes from things like "lack of research" and making the market a pure number / target / trigger driven game that the hedge fund can sell you in their little black box.
Wild. That's all I have to say.
Haven't watched this, but was told about it:
http://www.uncountedthemovie.com/
I am disillusioned enough with the voting system after the last two elections that I couldn't bring myself to watch it. The state of our "vote" only depresses me.
BTW - Is anyone really surprised by TFV? We knew about these vulnerabilities for years.
Not many people realize this, but You Tube does offer a "higher-quality" video than it streams to the masses who stumble upon it.
It is a setting in your account (if you have an account). They stream the "low-quality" by default to save bandwidth. The problem here is you can not upload a video and specify that everyone should watch it in the "high-quality" mode.
Can you let me know where you are sourcing your OEM Vista? There are/were good deals for OEMs on Windows XP, but I have yet to find a source that is selling anything Vista for that much less than retail.
Given the generally good quality of Abit main/motherboards, and the fact that they were reasonably priced: will the loss of their competition raise the price of their competitors? Or is the market broad enough this won't impact the price points? (I would place them in the same field as Asus / ASrock / MSI / BIOSTAR / Foxconn / etc.)
Either way. It is a loss.
I think Steam / XBOX Live / Wii Ware / etc. have already started this "less than the price of a full game" model with quite a lot of success. I am often willing to pay $5-$10 to try something I am not willing to pay $40-$60 on.
Sure I'll spend extra hours out of my day debugging vast company code to get some of that super-sweet wristband good-ness. I mean, who needs money or time with your family when you can have wristbands!
Let me start by saying I hate Google Desktop. I think it is insidious, and sneaks its way onto computers in dubious ways. I also am not a fan of "Google Home", I think the beauty of Google is its simple quick loading single textbox and all the clutter of "Home" ruins it. That said, I love the Google search engine. The fact that they are constantly tweaking their search algorithm, layout, and features only make the product better. The new drop-down in the search box has helped me numerous times (although it draws questions to how those terms are chosen); and I can not wait to try out commenting, or website ranking (Anyone know how are they going to deal with unscrupulous rankers?)
My 2 cents.
The /. article on the rumor goes into that quite a bit. http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/20/1917239/
Is anyone actually surprised that the CEO is denying this? Even if the rumors were true, letting news out to market about it would give Intel time to prepare a response (and legal action).
Looking at the pictures (which are amazing) my big question is: is the PSU transformer in the cube? or is the power modification done in the cord? I can't imagine a CPU and a transformer in that tight of a space, without frying the other components.
Wild.
does it run... oh... it does? Awsome.
We need a Pratchett based online FPS! Dwarf Bread for weapons; you can play as a Gollum; Discworld based physics.
That would be super-sweet!
I want to see the white water version, Portage.
Nifty. Thanks for the link. Still not quite what I was looking for, but moving in the right direction. I would like some combination of the links above: the stereoscopic depth map analysis of the video enhancer; the multidimensional / spatial relationships of Photosynth; and a 3d environment output (I would prefer a mesh / mip map, rather than a rendered fly around tool).
I can't wait to see where this technology is in 3-5 years.
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
--Benjamin Franklin http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin
Reminds me of the Washington Edu. project to fix video errors using high-res photos.
http://grail.cs.washington.edu/projects/videoenhancement/videoEnhancement.htm
For some reason I had really high expectations; something along the lines of loading all the photos and getting a 3D wire mesh back that could be used for anything. Not that this isn't nifty in its own special way.
All my favorite Atari games started with a "P".
I spent countless hours jumping over alligators. http://www.atari.com/us/images/games/FBK2/manual/pitfall.htm