Wasn't the expected lifespan extremely short for these LEO satellites. With two years already gone by, how much time will remain for planning and actual usage before they start to fall? Although it is a big waste of time and money to put these up and just bring them down,, it may be the safest alternative.
IANAL, but even if there is a statement or contract on the web site, it is not binding. Even if it were, it would only apply to those who purchased through the web site. You have to realize, most of the people buying these (other than geeks) don't already have internet access. This is a easy alternative to buying a PC if you already have a phone line. Also, I called Netpliance yesterday and even if you buy online, you can cancel the service immediately.
So true, the whole point of Legos is to build them up and break them apart. I especially liked positioning them around a room and putting pillows and blankets on the floor and building a cool little world....anyway...When you build something with legos, you have to make sure it's sturdy and will hold up to attacks from the evil aliens accross the couch with huge death rays build out of those neat little clear, colored cyclinders. When you build it in CAD, it won't tell you when a wall is about to fall over because you used a thin piece instead of a fat piece, or when one of those pulley wheels is going to some off because it wasn't anchored enough. These are things you have to physically do.
They haven't stopped selling them at the circuit city near my house. In fact, the price is now 89.99 and no sales tax!! I think the way it is working is that when you buy it at Circuit City, you don't have to buy a contract but if you buy online you have to buy one which you can cancel immediately. (I called and asked, it's 21.99 a month I think)
Actually, the RSA algorithm was not a novel idea. In fact, the Pohlig-Hellman algorithm was developed over two years before the RSA algorithm. The similarities between the two are remarkable. The exponentiation and modular reduction work exactly the same, except the Pohlig-Hellman algorithm uses a single number, defined as (p-1) as the modulus. The RSA algorithm uses the product of two numbers, defined as (p-1)(q-1) as the modulus. Besides the fact that the algorithm was not new, the patent on the equations is a patent on mathematical fact not just someones idea.
You should research things a little more fully next time.
Many people are forgetting about the operating costs of these satellites. It runs into the billions after about 2 years. Billions, just for a backup system? Probably not worth it. Also, the phones for this system run in the thousands of dollars.
Actually, it's not more economical. It costs Iridium hundreds of millions a year to keep these birds up and running. If someone were to buy these at two dollars each, they would be fools. They would go bankrupt too, just trying to keep them running. This is the safest and most economical way to end the Iridium service. They also get in the way up there. That's 66 more things to collide with out there.
First of all, it gets pretty costly to keep Iridium up and running. An article here shows just how much Iridium pays Motorola to operate and maintain it. 129 million per quarter on the low end!!
Anyway, is there a date set for this "massive burnout". It would be pretty cool to see. It's not everyday you witness the intentional destruction of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of equipment.
It also seemed a little weird that they are still selling the service online on the Iridium web site.
Actually, the state I live in (Delaware), and a few others don't have a sales tax. For some of us lucky folk, it really just comes down to whether its cheaper online + shipping or to buy in the store + retail markup. We seem to be getting along fine without a sales tax, and actually, I have never purchased anything directly over the internet, I always look for a phone number first.
AT&T declined to say whether it automatically gives out customers' phone numbers to the Web sites they browse. Spokesman Ken Woo would only say that ``it's not an issue'' because the company hasn't received any complaints.
This is a small part of this article, which went up Tuesday March 7, 2000. It's not an issue because they haven't recieved any complaints.
Hmmm...Maybe the reason for this could be that the telephone owners don't know that its going on!! I doubt the phone flashes a little message that says, "I'm about to send your phone number to this web site. Do you wish to continue?". Also, this is relatively new news to most people.
What I said is that by including NAT services into the modem, people will only have to pay for one IP. Cable providers love to charge extra for those extra IP's and won't like it when people decide to use the integrated NAT features of the mdoem. It will also free up the box that I use for NAT and DHCP.
The reason for the TOS is a good reason and even though I don't like it, I agree with it. I subscribe to cable service and I share the bandwidth with my close neighbors and surrounding neighborhoods. If someone was running http/ftp/smtp servers and hosting shell accounts which generate enough traffic to slow service for everyone else, the rest of us don't get what we pay for. Although our contract entitles us to unlimited bandwidth, it does say we cannot use so much as to degrade performance for other users. Small home networks of 4-6 computers don't generate this kind of traffic unless everyone in the house is downloading or hosting huge games. If you want to host your own website, ftp and mail, they do provide a service called Cable @Work. This is for small businesses expecting higher than average traffic. A short while back, a few people who ignored these rules ruined it for the rest of us. They were running http and ftp and now our upstream bandwidth is no longer unlimited, but capped at 128kbps. I hope this helps you see it from the point of view of "the other users". Thanks,
I would love to have this new modem!! It would free up a decent computer that I have been using for NAT and DHCP. But what about the cable providers? They love to charge extra for additional IP addresses. It doesn't seem like they would like this too much. Also, will this new modem be compatible with all of the current HFC cable services? If so, can you choose to use this with your internet access like you can with you TV converter? The guys from Comcast who came to install our modem and line told us we had to use the RCA or the Motorola that they provide.
Well it may just work, if email is worth 3,000$ to someone. That's the MSRP for the Iridium phone with a data rate of 2400 bps. Also, I just found this article on the amount of money Motorola recieves from Iridium to operate and maintain everything. Between 128 and 179 million per quarter!!
Cool features in 4.0!! The 4.0 release is supposed to have support for dual head displays like the Matrox G400. Also, 3D support using Mesa 3.1, GLX and DRI.
I was under the impression that intel was way behind on production of the PIII's and that was a major cause in many retailers raising prices and running out. Won't this lower the number of processors available to paying customers even more? This may increase employee loyalty, but what about all of those customers that are becoming frustrated at the high prices and out of stock responses?
By the way, this is only something I was told by egghead.com...I have nothing to back this up but I thought I'd let you know. - Apparently Intel was/is? behind 15,000 pieces in their PIII line. - Again, I have no proof to back this up, only what I was told by egghead, so please correct me if it's wrong!!
The zoning not only places absurd limits on movies, it can also render your DVD player useless. Many manufacturers of DVD players, both hardware and software accounted for the fact that some people may move during the time they owned a DVD player and allowed the changing of the zone to your current residence. However, there is obviously a limit on the number of times you can change the zone, or you could change it for every movie. If you happen to change the zone to watch a foreign DVD and you have maxed out the number of times you can change, you're SOL if you want to watch a North American movie, so choose wisely...
All this time, Microsoft has been stressing the fact that Windows was sush an open platform OS which didn't require any special hardware. Is this the first step towards a MS hardware market?
Oh well, that's what they get for their lack of attention to detail. Other than the fact that it may not have been "nice", there's nothing wrong with it.
I guess now people will know the truth, Clinton is a big porn addict...
As for Fox trying to place blame on "hackers", I was too busy trying to figure that one out to come up with a good comment.
We were actually told by a MS technician from the Greater Penn. District of Microsoft that to be able to get rid of both the PDCs and BDCs every computer would have to be running Win2k.
Not only do you have to consider the massive number of bugs already known in Win2k, you also have to realize many of Win2k's strong points can only be taken advantage of in its "Native Mode". Native mode only works in a pure Win2k environment. This would be a huge step, and maybe an unnecessary one for many companies to upgrade every computer on the network.
Being unbiased here, I have to ask: How many of those "bugs" actually affect the reliability?
Those numbers may not be lies, but you have to look beyond them. Just because 25% of the web sites world wide are run on Windows doesn't mean that it is in the company's best interests and it doesn't make it any more reliable.
By the way, what do the Lycos network and Tripod run?
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Speaking of money required, I believe Iridium was paying Motorola between 128 and 179 million per quarter to maintain and operate the network.
Wasn't the expected lifespan extremely short for these LEO satellites. With two years already gone by, how much time will remain for planning and actual usage before they start to fall? Although it is a big waste of time and money to put these up and just bring them down,, it may be the safest alternative.
IANAL, but even if there is a statement or contract on the web site, it is not binding. Even if it were, it would only apply to those who purchased through the web site. You have to realize, most of the people buying these (other than geeks) don't already have internet access. This is a easy alternative to buying a PC if you already have a phone line. Also, I called Netpliance yesterday and even if you buy online, you can cancel the service immediately.
So true, the whole point of Legos is to build them up and break them apart. I especially liked positioning them around a room and putting pillows and blankets on the floor and building a cool little world....anyway...When you build something with legos, you have to make sure it's sturdy and will hold up to attacks from the evil aliens accross the couch with huge death rays build out of those neat little clear, colored cyclinders. When you build it in CAD, it won't tell you when a wall is about to fall over because you used a thin piece instead of a fat piece, or when one of those pulley wheels is going to some off because it wasn't anchored enough. These are things you have to physically do.
They haven't stopped selling them at the circuit city near my house. In fact, the price is now 89.99 and no sales tax!! I think the way it is working is that when you buy it at Circuit City, you don't have to buy a contract but if you buy online you have to buy one which you can cancel immediately. (I called and asked, it's 21.99 a month I think)
They were providing a link, I think it's here where they wre providing a list of alternate IP's because the main server was down.
Actually, the RSA algorithm was not a novel idea. In fact, the Pohlig-Hellman algorithm was developed over two years before the RSA algorithm. The similarities between the two are remarkable. The exponentiation and modular reduction work exactly the same, except the Pohlig-Hellman algorithm uses a single number, defined as (p-1) as the modulus. The RSA algorithm uses the product of two numbers, defined as (p-1)(q-1) as the modulus. Besides the fact that the algorithm was not new, the patent on the equations is a patent on mathematical fact not just someones idea.
You should research things a little more fully next time.
Even so, I was still able to place an order all the way up until it asked for the credit card(which I don't have).
Many people are forgetting about the operating costs of these satellites. It runs into the billions after about 2 years. Billions, just for a backup system? Probably not worth it. Also, the phones for this system run in the thousands of dollars.
Actually, it's not more economical. It costs Iridium hundreds of millions a year to keep these birds up and running. If someone were to buy these at two dollars each, they would be fools. They would go bankrupt too, just trying to keep them running. This is the safest and most economical way to end the Iridium service. They also get in the way up there. That's 66 more things to collide with out there.
First of all, it gets pretty costly to keep Iridium up and running. An article here shows just how much Iridium pays Motorola to operate and maintain it. 129 million per quarter on the low end!!
Anyway, is there a date set for this "massive burnout". It would be pretty cool to see. It's not everyday you witness the intentional destruction of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of equipment.
It also seemed a little weird that they are still selling the service online on the Iridium web site.
Actually, the state I live in (Delaware), and a few others don't have a sales tax. For some of us lucky folk, it really just comes down to whether its cheaper online + shipping or to buy in the store + retail markup. We seem to be getting along fine without a sales tax, and actually, I have never purchased anything directly over the internet, I always look for a phone number first.
AT&T declined to say whether it automatically gives out customers' phone numbers to the Web sites they browse. Spokesman Ken Woo would only say that ``it's not an issue'' because the company hasn't received any complaints.
This is a small part of this article, which went up Tuesday March 7, 2000. It's not an issue because they haven't recieved any complaints.
Hmmm...Maybe the reason for this could be that the telephone owners don't know that its going on!! I doubt the phone flashes a little message that says, "I'm about to send your phone number to this web site. Do you wish to continue?". Also, this is relatively new news to most people.
I'll try to clarify on my previous post:
What I said is that by including NAT services into the modem, people will only have to pay for one IP. Cable providers love to charge extra for those extra IP's and won't like it when people decide to use the integrated NAT features of the mdoem. It will also free up the box that I use for NAT and DHCP.
Sorry if it was unclear before.
Thanks
The reason for the TOS is a good reason and even though I don't like it, I agree with it.
I subscribe to cable service and I share the bandwidth with my close neighbors and surrounding neighborhoods. If someone was running http/ftp/smtp servers and hosting shell accounts which generate enough traffic to slow service for everyone else, the rest of us don't get what we pay for. Although our contract entitles us to unlimited bandwidth, it does say we cannot use so much as to degrade performance for other users. Small home networks of 4-6 computers don't generate this kind of traffic unless everyone in the house is downloading or hosting huge games.
If you want to host your own website, ftp and mail, they do provide a service called Cable @Work. This is for small businesses expecting higher than average traffic.
A short while back, a few people who ignored these rules ruined it for the rest of us. They were running http and ftp and now our upstream bandwidth is no longer unlimited, but capped at 128kbps.
I hope this helps you see it from the point of view of "the other users".
Thanks,
I would love to have this new modem!! It would free up a decent computer that I have been using for NAT and DHCP.
But what about the cable providers? They love to charge extra for additional IP addresses. It doesn't seem like they would like this too much.
Also, will this new modem be compatible with all of the current HFC cable services? If so, can you choose to use this with your internet access like you can with you TV converter? The guys from Comcast who came to install our modem and line told us we had to use the RCA or the Motorola that they provide.
Well it may just work, if email is worth 3,000$ to someone. That's the MSRP for the Iridium phone with a data rate of 2400 bps.
Also, I just found this article on the amount of money Motorola recieves from Iridium to operate and maintain everything. Between 128 and 179 million per quarter!!
Cool features in 4.0!! The 4.0 release is supposed to have support for dual head displays like the Matrox G400. Also, 3D support using Mesa 3.1, GLX and DRI.
I was under the impression that intel was way behind on production of the PIII's and that was a major cause in many retailers raising prices and running out. Won't this lower the number of processors available to paying customers even more? This may increase employee loyalty, but what about all of those customers that are becoming frustrated at the high prices and out of stock responses?
By the way, this is only something I was told by egghead.com...I have nothing to back this up but I thought I'd let you know. - Apparently Intel was/is? behind 15,000 pieces in their PIII line. - Again, I have no proof to back this up, only what I was told by egghead, so please correct me if it's wrong!!
The zoning not only places absurd limits on movies, it can also render your DVD player useless. Many manufacturers of DVD players, both hardware and software accounted for the fact that some people may move during the time they owned a DVD player and allowed the changing of the zone to your current residence. However, there is obviously a limit on the number of times you can change the zone, or you could change it for every movie. If you happen to change the zone to watch a foreign DVD and you have maxed out the number of times you can change, you're SOL if you want to watch a North American movie, so choose wisely...
All this time, Microsoft has been stressing the fact that Windows was sush an open platform OS which didn't require any special hardware. Is this the first step towards a MS hardware market?
Oh well, that's what they get for their lack of attention to detail. Other than the fact that it may not have been "nice", there's nothing wrong with it.
I guess now people will know the truth, Clinton is a big porn addict...
As for Fox trying to place blame on "hackers", I was too busy trying to figure that one out to come up with a good comment.
We were actually told by a MS technician from the Greater Penn. District of Microsoft that to be able to get rid of both the PDCs and BDCs every computer would have to be running Win2k.
Just repeating what I was told by MS...
Not only do you have to consider the massive number of bugs already known in Win2k, you also have to realize many of Win2k's strong points can only be taken advantage of in its "Native Mode". Native mode only works in a pure Win2k environment. This would be a huge step, and maybe an unnecessary one for many companies to upgrade every computer on the network.
Being unbiased here, I have to ask: How many of those "bugs" actually affect the reliability?
Those numbers may not be lies, but you have to look beyond them. Just because 25% of the web sites world wide are run on Windows doesn't mean that it is in the company's best interests and it doesn't make it any more reliable.
By the way, what do the Lycos network and Tripod run?