D) Use open source. Yes I'm 100% serious. My ethics are my own. Not what someone forces upon me. Be it an unethical company nor "but everyone else is doing it" society.
"Presto Vivace writes to tell us that CIO has an interesting article about customer "gag orders" that some ERP vendors are trying to impose contractually. "
"Science News has an article on research into a compound found in a particular kind of sea sponge that seems to have the ability to restore antibiotics' effectiveness against resistant bacteria. The hope is that, since the compound is not itself deadly or even harmful to bacteria, it may skew the antibiotic-bacteria arms race in our favor. "
Good thing we're not destroying our environment so discoveries like this can continue to be made.
"That's right folks! They're using this bill as a means to regulate the treatment your doctor provides. "
Three words. Medicare, Medicaid, HMO. As long as someone else is footing the majority of the bill (employer, government) then you'll have someone else calling the shots. The only system where you're calling the shots (within reason and legality) is all the money comes from your pocket.
An interesting post except for the problem that economic systems are global and linked. Remember not all countries we do business with subscribe to Keynesian economics. I think CSmonitor did a story pointing out that the solution needs to be global. Not just a US effort.
I have the link somewhere but it appears the issue with medical systems isn't so much lack of technology, but uniform standards. Also the only open source health technology system that comes to mind is the one the VA is using.
"The article only asserts that hairs were found with "wavy bands of scales" which suggest modern primates. Human hairs closest resemble these hairs, so it's possible that they come from an early human species."
Are you certain? I could have sworn the OSS vs MS was one of those big boss battles where one tries to knock Ballmer's health bar down to zero while avoiding flying chairs.
"Second, if you're really worried about availability, you could keep a spare battery pack around to plug into your router/ATA when you needed to make an emergency call -- most of them run at 5V or 12V DC, so it's trivial to make a backup that would last long enough for several emergency phone calls, would have weeks of standby time, and could left out-of-the-loop to avoid premature draining but still be easily switched on in an emergency, all for under $50. Not to mention the 12V power source and fuel-powered recharging system available in your car."
Ummm, down as in wires down (1). And even if they weren't were do you think the cable company get's the power to run their infrastructure?* Remember the cable company doesn't have to meet the same reliability requirements as the Telcos. They should but they don't. That's why I still keep a land line even if they cost more.
*Not to mention the water company and sewage treatment.
One thing I like about iTunes vs Miro's selection is better variety and quality, and that's just for the free stuff. Internet video really doesn't do much good when the selection is, meh.
"I don't need 10M+ speeds, but it is nice to have if I watch streaming video or other things requiring greater bandwidths. I do not download music and movies illegally, but I do grab iso images of Linux discs regularly."
Just a tip. If anyone out there has established a line-of-sight wireless connection, but then finds trees, mountains, large buildings, etc. getting in the way, something has gone terribly wrong. You are either experiencing a severe earthquake, or your house is being towed.
I suggest that you gather more data by looking out the window.
Considering the mortgage default rate, I'd say the latter.
"lochii sends us to Wired for reporting on ESPN's game plan to extract royalties from all ISPs, for a "license" for their users to view ESPN video. "
And let's extend this to all the other content carried over broadband connections. See the problem now? Sheer bottom line will keep most ISPs from joining this bandwagon.
"However, several features that are contemplated as possible options to minimize the interference potential of WSDs, such as dynamic power control and adjustment of power levels based on signal levels in adjacent bands, are not implemented in the prototype devices that were provided."
You may be an engineer, but you're not being completely above board with us.
"I wish people would stop buying games with the EA logo on them. The majority of the Battlefield games that I have played all look and feel the same, but with just a face lift and some lie about how they totally developed the game from scratch."
We "buy" movie stars after a face lift. Why not games?
"Shortages of converters meant a lot of people who did need the boxes couldn't get them before their coupon expired, then couldn't get a new one because the coupon program was out of money."
You left out a lot of the first adopter boxes were crap and featureless.
"Fix those problems, let the extra publicity for the issue reach the public, give it a few months, and we should find that far fewer people are still unprepared."
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D) Use open source. Yes I'm 100% serious. My ethics are my own. Not what someone forces upon me. Be it an unethical company nor "but everyone else is doing it" society.
Read this to understand.
How about option three? Don't use their product at all?
"Presto Vivace writes to tell us that CIO has an interesting article about customer "gag orders" that some ERP vendors are trying to impose contractually. "
Contracts aren't blank checks. There are limits.
Well my PC is a Windows zombie box. I'm playing Left for Dead.
Except that argument is diminished by the product being digital. e.g. Itunes.
"Science News has an article on research into a compound found in a particular kind of sea sponge that seems to have the ability to restore antibiotics' effectiveness against resistant bacteria. The hope is that, since the compound is not itself deadly or even harmful to bacteria, it may skew the antibiotic-bacteria arms race in our favor. "
Good thing we're not destroying our environment so discoveries like this can continue to be made.
"That's right folks! They're using this bill as a means to regulate the treatment your doctor provides. "
Three words. Medicare, Medicaid, HMO. As long as someone else is footing the majority of the bill (employer, government) then you'll have someone else calling the shots. The only system where you're calling the shots (within reason and legality) is all the money comes from your pocket.
An interesting post except for the problem that economic systems are global and linked. Remember not all countries we do business with subscribe to Keynesian economics. I think CSmonitor did a story pointing out that the solution needs to be global. Not just a US effort.
I have the link somewhere but it appears the issue with medical systems isn't so much lack of technology, but uniform standards. Also the only open source health technology system that comes to mind is the one the VA is using.
"The same goes for breast size of female MMORPG characters, I like those but don't push the settings for boob size to the maximum."
But of course. We want our characters to be able to stand upright, right?
"The article only asserts that hairs were found with "wavy bands of scales" which suggest modern primates. Human hairs closest resemble these hairs, so it's possible that they come from an early human species."
As opposed to some other earliest primate.
Are you certain? I could have sworn the OSS vs MS was one of those big boss battles where one tries to knock Ballmer's health bar down to zero while avoiding flying chairs.
"Build a BoxeeBox and Wean Yourself From Cable "
Or try one of these
"Second, if you're really worried about availability, you could keep a spare battery pack around to plug into your router/ATA when you needed to make an emergency call -- most of them run at 5V or 12V DC, so it's trivial to make a backup that would last long enough for several emergency phone calls, would have weeks of standby time, and could left out-of-the-loop to avoid premature draining but still be easily switched on in an emergency, all for under $50. Not to mention the 12V power source and fuel-powered recharging system available in your car."
Ummm, down as in wires down (1). And even if they weren't were do you think the cable company get's the power to run their infrastructure?* Remember the cable company doesn't have to meet the same reliability requirements as the Telcos. They should but they don't. That's why I still keep a land line even if they cost more.
*Not to mention the water company and sewage treatment.
(1) buried telco vs cable on pole.
One thing I like about iTunes vs Miro's selection is better variety and quality, and that's just for the free stuff. Internet video really doesn't do much good when the selection is, meh.
"I don't need 10M+ speeds, but it is nice to have if I watch streaming video or other things requiring greater bandwidths. I do not download music and movies illegally, but I do grab iso images of Linux discs regularly."
"Hi I'm The_crowbar and I'm a Linux ISO addict."
Just a tip. If anyone out there has established a line-of-sight wireless connection, but then finds trees, mountains, large buildings, etc. getting in the way, something has gone terribly wrong. You are either experiencing a severe earthquake, or your house is being towed.
I suggest that you gather more data by looking out the window.
Considering the mortgage default rate, I'd say the latter.
"It would be like blaming the power company when you plug too many appliances into one circuit and blow a circuit breaker in your home."
But, but, they promised me an unlimited connection.
"lochii sends us to Wired for reporting on ESPN's game plan to extract royalties from all ISPs, for a "license" for their users to view ESPN video. "
And let's extend this to all the other content carried over broadband connections. See the problem now? Sheer bottom line will keep most ISPs from joining this bandwagon.
The issue isn't so much "how digital works" as it is "how sensitive is your RF front-end"? This applies as much to analog as digital.
From provided link.
"However, several features that are contemplated as possible options to minimize the interference potential of WSDs, such as dynamic power control and adjustment of power levels based on signal levels in adjacent bands, are not implemented in the prototype devices that were provided."
You may be an engineer, but you're not being completely above board with us.
"I wish people would stop buying games with the EA logo on them. The majority of the Battlefield games that I have played all look and feel the same, but with just a face lift and some lie about how they totally developed the game from scratch."
We "buy" movie stars after a face lift. Why not games?
"Shortages of converters meant a lot of people who did need the boxes couldn't get them before their coupon expired, then couldn't get a new one because the coupon program was out of money."
You left out a lot of the first adopter boxes were crap and featureless.
"Fix those problems, let the extra publicity for the issue reach the public, give it a few months, and we should find that far fewer people are still unprepared."
They could have done this like a rebate program.
"And apparently the iTunes homepage is a huge hit making device. "
This is part of what an iphone "killer" has to overcome (I'm looking at you Palm).
Yes there's a rumor of a new Iphone being unveiled in June.