In some cases it isn't that way, though. My dad was working in Egypt for about 10 years and in at least some cases, he said the dentists there were at least equal to the best dentists he's ever had Stateside, but at a much lower price. I suppose you could take that to mean he's had terrible dentists over here, but in his experience they were often American trained and seemed to do a good job. Though there were some exceptions, the same as you'd have here (you find a good one, you keep going back, and if not you never go back again).
I agree. 40k would have been another great alternative from Star Wars or Star Trek-type futuristic game play. It already has a rich history to draw upon, and it was designed for war gaming, so there's tons of factions and ready-made reasons for conflict.
T-Mobile seems to be right there with them. My contract's up and I want to jump ship to get an Incredible but I have to get paid on some work I did for a friend first... Grrrrr. Friends. Can't live with them (sometimes), wouldn't want to live without them (sometimes).
My sarcasm detector must be on the fritz. I fully expected that story to end very differently, and when it didn't, I had to run through it again to understand what you actually meant.
That's a good point. My cable modem already comes with brakes for the internet. There's this blue bottom on top that puts the modem into standby. If I 'accidentally' run into some porn, I can always hit that to prevent my sensitive eyes from seeing too much. So that's all they need in SA if they want 'brakes for the internet'. Works for the whole house, too. And there's a reason it sits on my desk and not my wife's.;^)
That's funny. While that's probably true much of the time, I'm a programmer who hates any kind of GUI design work. That's just not what I like to do, and I'm no good at it. It didn't used to be that way, and I have no idea what happened. I think that part of my brain died. I'd almost rather pull my own teeth than do it for someone else (my own stuff is a different matter because I don't care if it is really nice, as long as it works and doesn't hinder my ability to use it).
Maybe I hate it because it is so subjective and people can be down right impossible to please and unhelpful in determining what they'd prefer? Maybe because I don't see the technical challenge so I don't get that sense of relief when I figure it out? It is basically art, and you can't really be sure when it's right. Any group large enough will have someone who hates it, it seems. But a technically right solution can be proven right or wrong.:shrugs:
It seems strange to me that put so much meaning to certain words. Like they have magic power or something. Most other cultures don't seem to have this, at least to to this almost religious level (barring some actual religions that kind of do the same thing, I suppose). Almost like saying fuck is like Harry Potter saying the name of "He Who Shall Not Be Named" or something. No one's done a better job of explaining how silly the whole thing is than George Carlin.
Well, the regulations sure didn't help much, did they? LOL
That's my point. Regulations don't seem to work against the big guys (due to corruption, enforcement difficulty, etc) and they keep the smaller guys from being able to even get started.
I'm definitely not one for saying we need to get rid of all regulation, but this idea that the government can possible protect us from everything just doesn't work. Even without considering the downsides (1984 scenarios for example) the simple fact is it can't succeed much of the time. Where's the sweet spot? If I knew, I sure wouldn't be posting here; I'd be trying to do something about it.
It's not opt-in for those who were using it before the system was changed to collect their information without giving them the option to opt-out.
Okay, you got me there. When I managed a self storage location we could tell who the lawyers were. They were the only ones (well, high 90's%) who read the contracts we had people sign. That might seem odd, considering it was only 1 page of relatively fine print (it wasn't like signing a mortgage or anything) but most people assume that they wouldn't understand it even if they did read it. Many people fear (rightly IMHO) that legalese too often has specific meanings that you have to be a lawyer to actually understand the implications; that it doesn't mean what you'd think it means.
As far as what it's cost Zuckerberg, you'd have to balance the bad will generated (which is far worse among us geeks than 'normal' folk, and they greatly outnumber us on FB these days, I'm willing to bet) with what he can do with the additional data. I'd bet the balance is, or will be, quite a bit less than $2B in the end. I think it should be much more, but I don't think it will actually work out that way.
You have a good point, but Facebook is opt-in, really. You don't have to use them. Google on the other hand is by default opt-out, since the site you go to may use it, and noscript and ghoster-type things aren't default controls yet.
But then you tend to end up with the opposite problem: the nanny state. While I agree we can't go back to an Wild West society, we are pretty far to the opposite extreme now: Paralysis because there's so much regulation over everything. From patent minefields to government 'oversight' (that often doesn't work anyway, I'm looking at you Enron, AIG, and now BP) I'm not sure it's actually worth it anymore.
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I'd vote for all three.
In some cases it isn't that way, though. My dad was working in Egypt for about 10 years and in at least some cases, he said the dentists there were at least equal to the best dentists he's ever had Stateside, but at a much lower price. I suppose you could take that to mean he's had terrible dentists over here, but in his experience they were often American trained and seemed to do a good job. Though there were some exceptions, the same as you'd have here (you find a good one, you keep going back, and if not you never go back again).
I agree. 40k would have been another great alternative from Star Wars or Star Trek-type futuristic game play. It already has a rich history to draw upon, and it was designed for war gaming, so there's tons of factions and ready-made reasons for conflict.
Damn it, mine's already mortgaged for a cell phone (should have read the fine print, I know!)
I'm in the North-west. They aren't terrible in coverage, but not great, either. Wait, isn't the Motorola Droid CDMA?
T-Mobile seems to be right there with them. My contract's up and I want to jump ship to get an Incredible but I have to get paid on some work I did for a friend first... Grrrrr. Friends. Can't live with them (sometimes), wouldn't want to live without them (sometimes).
My sarcasm detector must be on the fritz. I fully expected that story to end very differently, and when it didn't, I had to run through it again to understand what you actually meant.
I think Steve Jobs isn't the only one with a RDF these days.
You just did. And so did the parent poster. But I suppose you might both be nobodies, so maybe you're right?
With the crazies I have around me, who'd notice?
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Not really too bad though, since you can then close that tab or pres back and press standby to return it to operation.
That's a good point. My cable modem already comes with brakes for the internet. There's this blue bottom on top that puts the modem into standby. If I 'accidentally' run into some porn, I can always hit that to prevent my sensitive eyes from seeing too much. So that's all they need in SA if they want 'brakes for the internet'. Works for the whole house, too. And there's a reason it sits on my desk and not my wife's. ;^)
That's funny. While that's probably true much of the time, I'm a programmer who hates any kind of GUI design work. That's just not what I like to do, and I'm no good at it. It didn't used to be that way, and I have no idea what happened. I think that part of my brain died. I'd almost rather pull my own teeth than do it for someone else (my own stuff is a different matter because I don't care if it is really nice, as long as it works and doesn't hinder my ability to use it).
Maybe I hate it because it is so subjective and people can be down right impossible to please and unhelpful in determining what they'd prefer? Maybe because I don't see the technical challenge so I don't get that sense of relief when I figure it out? It is basically art, and you can't really be sure when it's right. Any group large enough will have someone who hates it, it seems. But a technically right solution can be proven right or wrong. :shrugs:
I think the fact they are using a modified form means they did judge you, and found it good enough to use as a start. That should count for something.
DC, duh! ;-)
It wouldn't be the greatest untold story then, would it?
As someone considering an Android device soon, that link was pretty interesting. I wonder if the growth will continue at anything close to that rate?
It seems strange to me that put so much meaning to certain words. Like they have magic power or something. Most other cultures don't seem to have this, at least to to this almost religious level (barring some actual religions that kind of do the same thing, I suppose). Almost like saying fuck is like Harry Potter saying the name of "He Who Shall Not Be Named" or something. No one's done a better job of explaining how silly the whole thing is than George Carlin.
Well, the regulations sure didn't help much, did they? LOL
That's my point. Regulations don't seem to work against the big guys (due to corruption, enforcement difficulty, etc) and they keep the smaller guys from being able to even get started.
I'm definitely not one for saying we need to get rid of all regulation, but this idea that the government can possible protect us from everything just doesn't work. Even without considering the downsides (1984 scenarios for example) the simple fact is it can't succeed much of the time. Where's the sweet spot? If I knew, I sure wouldn't be posting here; I'd be trying to do something about it.
It's not opt-in for those who were using it before the system was changed to collect their information without giving them the option to opt-out.
Okay, you got me there. When I managed a self storage location we could tell who the lawyers were. They were the only ones (well, high 90's%) who read the contracts we had people sign. That might seem odd, considering it was only 1 page of relatively fine print (it wasn't like signing a mortgage or anything) but most people assume that they wouldn't understand it even if they did read it. Many people fear (rightly IMHO) that legalese too often has specific meanings that you have to be a lawyer to actually understand the implications; that it doesn't mean what you'd think it means.
As far as what it's cost Zuckerberg, you'd have to balance the bad will generated (which is far worse among us geeks than 'normal' folk, and they greatly outnumber us on FB these days, I'm willing to bet) with what he can do with the additional data. I'd bet the balance is, or will be, quite a bit less than $2B in the end. I think it should be much more, but I don't think it will actually work out that way.
You have a good point, but Facebook is opt-in, really. You don't have to use them. Google on the other hand is by default opt-out, since the site you go to may use it, and noscript and ghoster-type things aren't default controls yet.
But then you tend to end up with the opposite problem: the nanny state. While I agree we can't go back to an Wild West society, we are pretty far to the opposite extreme now: Paralysis because there's so much regulation over everything. From patent minefields to government 'oversight' (that often doesn't work anyway, I'm looking at you Enron, AIG, and now BP) I'm not sure it's actually worth it anymore.
But that would be a lot of zeros!
In a thunderstorm? Hardly.
Well, that would probably solve the under-21 problem.