Actually there is a bandwidth cap on Comcast Business Class. It's 12TB. I asked.
But with a cap 48 times the cap of residential, it may as well be unlimited.
Also (at least here in Minnesota), Comcast won't give out Business Class accounts unless you actually have a business use for it, but the use can be minor. I run a website as a comedy musician (granted I make very little to no money with my music, but it's fun:) ), so that was acceptable to them.
Higher gas prices translate to higher everything-else prices due to the added transportation costs caused by rising gas prices. The products have to get to the stores somehow.
Even in taht situation, music wouldn't die, only the profit machine would.
Music would be back in the hands of the people who make music to make music, as opposed to the ones who make/manage music to make money.
The cold hard fact is that right now in most first-world countries, companies are getting rid of IT staff and farming them out to SE Asia.
The few IT professionals left in FWCs really can't leave, because they are considered expendable. Companies know that because of this, they have the IT pros right where they want them. "Do as we say or you will never work again!" And it's more real than most people think. Former IT pros can't get service jobs unless they lie on their apps (to say they have less education than they actually have). Take it from one who's tried. The service jobs don't want educated people because (a) they are more likely to question their work when things get unethical and (b) the company feels they can't count on a long-term commitment from an employee who would at a moment's notice bolt for a better job if anything comes down the pike. A manager from Speedway SuperAmerica actually told me this back in 2005.
It used to mean a college education meant a better chance at a real job. Now, unless your education is in one of the few remaining non-farmable jobs (like health care), it means a one-way ticket to the unemployment line for the rest of your life.
The person stuck in this situation is quite literally in a 'damned either way' situation. He will lose his job, either by whistleblowing as revenge, or by being thrown under the bus when the company gets found out.
Car analogy is bad. Either you own the car outright or are making payments on it (under which it's still considered yours unless you miss a payment). You're allowed to do what you wish with it.
The cable modem, OTOH, is owned by the cable company.
Water analogy is bad too, as it's not billed on a flat rate. It's in the water company's best interest to put nice fat pipes into your house to encourage you to waste more water.
Well, the EULA simply just defines the terms of which they will support you on. Breaking the EULA isn't *illegal*, but breaking it does mean you won't get help or support from Apple, and Apple is only obliged to make the OS work within the terms of the EULA.
Psystar is being sued because they were SELLING hackintoshes and, to the average end user, were making MacOS X look bad by running it on hardware it was not designed to run on. Damn right Apple's going to flinch at that. Psystar was basically selling geek hobby systems to the average end user who wouldn't know how to keep it running, and so when it breaks, many of these end users will end up blaming Apple, tarnishing Apple's rep.
That's why Apple previously turned a blind eye to the hobbyists (who know better than to expect Apple to supply hackintosh support, and know the risks beforehand), but now are trying to sue the pants off Psystar. Psystar's asshattery and persistence has now caused Apple to specifically try and kill the hackintoshes, and the hobbyists are unfortunately caught in the crossfire. I just hope the majority of us can put the blame for this on Psystar where it belongs.
In the UK the courts can declare somebody a vexatious litigant which requires them to apply to the court for leave to make an application to the court. Is there something similar in the US?
There is nothing like that in the USA. Actually, it would be against the Constitution here for courts to do that.
And before Apple wrote iTunes for Windows, they had a licencing agreement with MusicMatch. Palm doesn't even need to fully write their own app, they can licence iTunes sync ability through Apple with a plugin like BlackBerry and MS (WinMobile) do.
BlackBerry licences the ability from Apple. they have an agreement regarding the plugin. There is a similar plugin that allows Windows Mobile devies to sync. Why couldn't Palm licence a plugin with Apple like BB and, yes, even MS do?
Linux may not be officially supported, but RhythmBox for Linux AFAIK can sync with any iDevice except the iPhone.
And there are existing third-party devices that can sync in iTunes, but they licensed the ability from Apple. Why Palm didn't go that route, I'll never know....unless of course Palm decided to be greedy.
Palm was basically doing the equivalent of using a fake ID to get into a club, and the USB-IF smacked them down for it just as the law smacks down the owners of fake IDs who get caught. Palm, however, showed their stupidity when they basically went to the cops to complain the club wasn't taking their fake ID.
I actually bought the Business Class version for this very reason. Comcast's cap for residential is 250GB transfer. For Business Class it's (as of late 2008) 12TB.
And it costs the same as well if you're only buying Internet. (yes, if residential customers only want internet without a "bundle", they charge the same price as if it was Business Class, but with the lesser cap)
People were starting to get wise to this, so they started asking what your business need is. In my case, I run a website for my comedy music ventures. That was enough to get accepted.:)
I'd heard about that...so if you have a transponder, and your average speed between 2 checkpoints is over the limit (based on time codes), you get a ticket?
I don't see how that can be legal. That will cause more accidents than save them (as paranoid people with transponders will be traveling markedly slower than the rest of the traffic and become obstacles...I know how they drive in MA)
This. EULAs define the level at which you can still receive support. Go outside the EULA and all it means is that you will no longer get support anymore. It doesn't mean it's actually illegal.
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Actually there is a bandwidth cap on Comcast Business Class. It's 12TB. I asked. But with a cap 48 times the cap of residential, it may as well be unlimited. Also (at least here in Minnesota), Comcast won't give out Business Class accounts unless you actually have a business use for it, but the use can be minor. I run a website as a comedy musician (granted I make very little to no money with my music, but it's fun :) ), so that was acceptable to them.
That's right...they tried to kill WinMX, then someone else grabbed it, put new WinMX servers up, and it's still alive. ;)
Higher gas prices translate to higher everything-else prices due to the added transportation costs caused by rising gas prices. The products have to get to the stores somehow.
Actually, the astronauts' "Max Q" came first: 1987.
http://www.airspacemag.com/multimedia/videos/Max-Qs-First-Gig.html
Michael Hutchence's "Max Q" didn't start until 1989.
I've lived in a high-crime area and been the victim of a home invasion.
12 seconds is WAY too much time to "be ready to fire".
We should constantly live in fear of dead tribal men in caves 8000 miles away at all times. It's the new American way.
:) Even Fox reported his death in 12/2001
Corrected for you.
The fact that the case still isn't dismissed apparently means the lobby of electrosensitives is rather strong there :(
That just means terrorists will start using kids for their dirty work.
There is always going to be a loophole. ALWAYS.
Then again, they could just start saying that kids are no longer allowed to fly. -.-
So this! There is no freedom without risk. If we're not willing to take the risks associated with freedom, then we don't deserve it :(
Even in taht situation, music wouldn't die, only the profit machine would. Music would be back in the hands of the people who make music to make music, as opposed to the ones who make/manage music to make money.
(DJing != live.)
Not all electronica is sampling...and even the acts that do sample sometimes do it well. Ever seen Daft Punk live?
Where?
The cold hard fact is that right now in most first-world countries, companies are getting rid of IT staff and farming them out to SE Asia.
The few IT professionals left in FWCs really can't leave, because they are considered expendable. Companies know that because of this, they have the IT pros right where they want them. "Do as we say or you will never work again!" And it's more real than most people think. Former IT pros can't get service jobs unless they lie on their apps (to say they have less education than they actually have). Take it from one who's tried. The service jobs don't want educated people because (a) they are more likely to question their work when things get unethical and (b) the company feels they can't count on a long-term commitment from an employee who would at a moment's notice bolt for a better job if anything comes down the pike. A manager from Speedway SuperAmerica actually told me this back in 2005.
It used to mean a college education meant a better chance at a real job. Now, unless your education is in one of the few remaining non-farmable jobs (like health care), it means a one-way ticket to the unemployment line for the rest of your life.
The person stuck in this situation is quite literally in a 'damned either way' situation. He will lose his job, either by whistleblowing as revenge, or by being thrown under the bus when the company gets found out.
Actually, Windows (since XP), Mac (since Tiger), and Ubuntu have .zip creation and extraction built in. WinZip is a dinosaur at this point.
Car analogy is bad. Either you own the car outright or are making payments on it (under which it's still considered yours unless you miss a payment). You're allowed to do what you wish with it. The cable modem, OTOH, is owned by the cable company. Water analogy is bad too, as it's not billed on a flat rate. It's in the water company's best interest to put nice fat pipes into your house to encourage you to waste more water.
Well, the EULA simply just defines the terms of which they will support you on. Breaking the EULA isn't *illegal*, but breaking it does mean you won't get help or support from Apple, and Apple is only obliged to make the OS work within the terms of the EULA.
Psystar is being sued because they were SELLING hackintoshes and, to the average end user, were making MacOS X look bad by running it on hardware it was not designed to run on. Damn right Apple's going to flinch at that. Psystar was basically selling geek hobby systems to the average end user who wouldn't know how to keep it running, and so when it breaks, many of these end users will end up blaming Apple, tarnishing Apple's rep.
That's why Apple previously turned a blind eye to the hobbyists (who know better than to expect Apple to supply hackintosh support, and know the risks beforehand), but now are trying to sue the pants off Psystar. Psystar's asshattery and persistence has now caused Apple to specifically try and kill the hackintoshes, and the hobbyists are unfortunately caught in the crossfire. I just hope the majority of us can put the blame for this on Psystar where it belongs.
**DJ Particle puts on her tinfoil hat**
...what's worse is, despite the tinfoil hat comment, I'm not joking.
That's exactly what I was thinking...
In the UK the courts can declare somebody a vexatious litigant which requires them to apply to the court for leave to make an application to the court. Is there something similar in the US?
There is nothing like that in the USA. Actually, it would be against the Constitution here for courts to do that.
And before Apple wrote iTunes for Windows, they had a licencing agreement with MusicMatch. Palm doesn't even need to fully write their own app, they can licence iTunes sync ability through Apple with a plugin like BlackBerry and MS (WinMobile) do.
BlackBerry licences the ability from Apple. they have an agreement regarding the plugin. There is a similar plugin that allows Windows Mobile devies to sync. Why couldn't Palm licence a plugin with Apple like BB and, yes, even MS do?
Linux may not be officially supported, but RhythmBox for Linux AFAIK can sync with any iDevice except the iPhone.
And there are existing third-party devices that can sync in iTunes, but they licensed the ability from Apple. Why Palm didn't go that route, I'll never know....unless of course Palm decided to be greedy.
Palm was basically doing the equivalent of using a fake ID to get into a club, and the USB-IF smacked them down for it just as the law smacks down the owners of fake IDs who get caught. Palm, however, showed their stupidity when they basically went to the cops to complain the club wasn't taking their fake ID.
Unless of course, TOR only says that to cover their butts and they know damn well it's used for that purpose ;)
I actually bought the Business Class version for this very reason. Comcast's cap for residential is 250GB transfer. For Business Class it's (as of late 2008) 12TB. And it costs the same as well if you're only buying Internet. (yes, if residential customers only want internet without a "bundle", they charge the same price as if it was Business Class, but with the lesser cap) People were starting to get wise to this, so they started asking what your business need is. In my case, I run a website for my comedy music ventures. That was enough to get accepted. :)
U of M tried this last year. Apparently didn't work, as conventional meters were restored to the block within 6 months.
I'd heard about that...so if you have a transponder, and your average speed between 2 checkpoints is over the limit (based on time codes), you get a ticket? I don't see how that can be legal. That will cause more accidents than save them (as paranoid people with transponders will be traveling markedly slower than the rest of the traffic and become obstacles...I know how they drive in MA)
This. EULAs define the level at which you can still receive support. Go outside the EULA and all it means is that you will no longer get support anymore. It doesn't mean it's actually illegal.