Absolutely. And you must realize that any packet of data you send out will inevitably be passed on by several privately owned nodes on route... This differs from the physical analogy of a postal service because there is more transparency in the data being handed off. This will occur whether the user realizes it or not; ignorance is no excuse. I posted this earlier, so I apologize for being redundant. I have, of course, left out any thought of encryption- but lets face it, if a user doesn't understand the underlying principles of the internet, they probably don't understand the difference between these (or lack there of) security measures.
While I don't think the need for dedicated GPS units will disappear anytime soon, it is obviously troublesome for both companies. With that said, it does appear that Garmin is at least attempting to transition more into the cell phone market.
"Some have said the clouds look like Armageddon has arrived."... Others have said, that once you enter the cloud, things get really foggy and damp... What's the point of this again?
Agreed... But really though, rs is going to overtake torrents the day that users decide manually downloading 800 pieces of a file from a server is easier than letting an app do it for you (from a network of peers, none the less).
They are loaded with advertisements
that's funny. i'm logged into my facebook account right now and after clicking through the various screens i have yet to see a single ad. that's in contrast to myspace, which likes to shove huge flash background advertisements for the latest lame movie all over the place.
While I agree that you have to take a suppository of ads every time you visit myspace, it is not hard to also find ads on facebook. If you click on pretty much any page other than "home", there is a bar on the right side of the page with a series of advertisements, as well as a link to purchase your own adspace on the website-- this includes those annoying flash animations.
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Absolutely. And you must realize that any packet of data you send out will inevitably be passed on by several privately owned nodes on route... This differs from the physical analogy of a postal service because there is more transparency in the data being handed off. This will occur whether the user realizes it or not; ignorance is no excuse. I posted this earlier, so I apologize for being redundant. I have, of course, left out any thought of encryption- but lets face it, if a user doesn't understand the underlying principles of the internet, they probably don't understand the difference between these (or lack there of) security measures.
While I don't think the need for dedicated GPS units will disappear anytime soon, it is obviously troublesome for both companies. With that said, it does appear that Garmin is at least attempting to transition more into the cell phone market.
"Some have said the clouds look like Armageddon has arrived." ... Others have said, that once you enter the cloud, things get really foggy and damp... What's the point of this again?
Murdoch => Internet whoooosh... Er, wait... He preached IP in China? Now you're just fucking with me.
Agreed... But really though, rs is going to overtake torrents the day that users decide manually downloading 800 pieces of a file from a server is easier than letting an app do it for you (from a network of peers, none the less).
Wait... We're talking about Usenet here, right? It's cool, I can say that, it only shows up as X's for everyone else-- try it.
I only recently got into the Guitar Hero scene (V-day gift for myself; we've been having a blast!).
fixed that one for you...
But it has been THIRTEEN YEARS. We've come far enough to tackle some of them.
The irony in that statement is killing me...
They are loaded with advertisements that's funny. i'm logged into my facebook account right now and after clicking through the various screens i have yet to see a single ad. that's in contrast to myspace, which likes to shove huge flash background advertisements for the latest lame movie all over the place.
While I agree that you have to take a suppository of ads every time you visit myspace, it is not hard to also find ads on facebook. If you click on pretty much any page other than "home", there is a bar on the right side of the page with a series of advertisements, as well as a link to purchase your own adspace on the website-- this includes those annoying flash animations.