The trick is getting anyone else to use it. If you can get that, you can make up all sorts of words/meanings. For good examples, look at how language has changed in the past 10 years just in rap and ebonics.
Although, I do like the idea of referring to someone as a marble, sounds very condescending.
This sounds more like a patent on RSS feeds- online episodic media goes way back (Big media had webisodes in 2000, with amateur stuff going back much further) but the patent seems to refer to subscriptions and automatic downloading.
They ARE dual-band, at least in the US, because every carrier uses both bands. Within each band, carriers are assigned a range that their devices can use, within a certain geographical area. This is NOT set uniformly, and is subject to change. Ergo, locking by frequency is absolutely absurd.
They are not going to lobby for a special section of airwaves that their competitors can't use, just to lock down their phones. If anything, the reverse is true- they're (almost) all going to LTE, because it allows cheaper phones that are already developed, with minimal modification.
I was under the impression that all phones released recently were at least dual-band (850/1900 in the US, 900/1800 in EU), with a 3rd or even 4th band to allow usage in another country.
The summary and article are HORRIBLY wrong. These things have been discussed on various cell phone forums many times, and here is the truth:
The data used on the phone is indeed unlimited.
Exchange access is not needed on the Droid, but it was something needed for certain Blackberry users. Note that the Droid can still access Exchange servers. This cost $15, making the data plan $45.
Data from the phone is counted separately from the PC (but currently, the only tethering options mask the tethering as being from the phone, which is against ToS)
You're overlooking the marketing potential of this- back when number portability was proposed, all of the carriers opposed it due to cost and concerns over churn. After a while, however, VZW embraced it, because they realized that there would be A LOT of people coming to them because of the new freedom.
Similarly, if VZW could market this ("Most accurate coverage map anywhere"), they could potentially embrace it. The weaker carriers probably would oppose it.
While I understand AT&T's complaint, it is still more of the same from them- just like when they claim to offer the same internet (768kbps) as RoadRunner (now up to 7mbps).
The market is smartphones right now, with the iPhone currently being #1. VZW is about to launch a number of very high-end phones (esp. the DROID) which will chew through data, and 3G coverage is a necessity. The difference VZW is highlighting is exactly what AT&T wants to keep quiet- smartphones will work a lot better in many areas on VZW.
If you can't check e-mail, facebook, IM, etc, then I think it's fair to claim you're out of touch.
What's funny is Sprint phones can and do roam on Verizon.
Only if Sprint doesn't have coverage in the area, and there are no other preferred cell sites. If Sprint covers the area, your phone will only use Sprint- even if it's unusably poor.
There is a limitation you should be aware of- any shell extensions must be written for x64. For instance, when you right click on a.RAR file, and you have the options to Extract to Subfolder (thanks to WinRAR). I still cannot simply create.PAR2 files from the shell. I have to open QuickPAR, then go through the process that way.
Also, CloneCD does not work (at least, not the old version I tried to install) since it wants to use its own ASPI driver. Had to update Daemon Tools for the same reason.
The problem with that, at least in the US, is carrier support. The vast majority of carriers here are CDMA- Verizon, Sprint, Cricket, Alltel, US Cellular, Revol, MetroPCS, and a few others.
Nextel is iDEN (Similar to GSM, but different enough to be incompatible).
GSM is really only covered by AT&T, T-Mobile, Cincinnati Bell, and other small regional carriers.
I hate to be pedantic, especially since your source makes the same mistake, but LTE is not based on GSM- it's just that GSM has reached its end-of-life and needs to be completely replaced. Currently, the best option for future deployments is LTE, therefore all the GSM carriers are going to switch to it. CDMA still has life in it (LTE is based on UMTS, which relies heavily on various parts of the CDMA stack), but Verizon has decided to switch to the upcoming technology now, rather than invest further in an unpopular technology.
I think a bigger concern for them is that it would prove disasterous for their case- their list of banned newsgroups, at least as far as anyone could identify, was CLEARLY not researched beyond a superficial check of the names, since they all had names suggesting child porn, but the users that checked found that every single one had been abandoned long ago, even by most spammers.
With more mistakes coming to light, they wouldn't be able to charge for their list.
Not everyone in favor of private gun ownership interprets that clause the same.
For instance, on Penn & Teller's Bullshit, they claim that it means private citizens should own guns to be able to use them AGAINST that necessary and regulated militia. (and they support it quite well)
Others believe that the term 'militia' itself means non-professional soldiers, i.e. private citizens.
Many proponents of gun control believe that it means the active-duty military can always carry guns.
NRA mostly falls under #2 (or a variant of it), and thus doesn't have any self-contradiction. (BTW, the NRA has pushed for stronger penalties for crimes committed with guns, etc- they are focused on gun ownership for law-abiding citizens ONLY)
Please cite a source on that, I've been using - almost exclusively for a long time (still has slightly higher compatability, if nothing else because of older players)
To see how long you've been running? If your drive supports SMART, you may be able to find out (google for smartmontools). As a bonus, it can also help predict failures. 6 years is a long time, I hope you do backups.
However, the MTBF does NOT measure longevity- it measures premature failure rate. E.G. if I have a farm running 1,000 drives w/ a MTBF of 100,000 hours, there should be 1 failure every 100 hours.
The purpose of Marketing is to convince people they need what your company is selling. If anything, that guy did his job perfectly, and is probably the only person involved that deserves a raise.
That has nothing to do with it. Although I can't verify the parent (seems unlikely in any case), resolution has nothing to do with bitrate (well, nothing direct, anyway).
A 2-hour movie can fit on a DVD5 at ~4775kbps. That same movie, at the same resolution, framerate, etc, would be about 1500kbps (assuming a 448kbps audio line and negligible menus/extras/etc).
Since the UMD uses a superior codec, that would make the quality comparable. DVD would win in most cases, but they're still comparable.
IE was installed on Win95 original as well- it was IE2 (just barely usable enough to download IE3 or NS, IMHO). IIRC there were no links to it, but it was there.
Thus, IE has been installed by default on every version of windows since 95.
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Good post, but you missed a very important point if you get ripped off by rebate:
Complain to your state Attorney General. Ohio's has a website to submit claims (making it rather easy. Not much in correspondence, but after about 2 weeks I suddenly got a rebate check in the mail), and I'm sure others do, too. Few companies are willing to risk the wrath of any state AGs, especially not over <$100
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My guess is because AFAIK, there is no trade embargo/export restriction against Saudi Arabia.
The extra screening might be to prevent espionage/smuggling, rather than thwart a hijacker.
The trick is getting anyone else to use it. If you can get that, you can make up all sorts of words/meanings. For good examples, look at how language has changed in the past 10 years just in rap and ebonics.
Although, I do like the idea of referring to someone as a marble, sounds very condescending.
This sounds more like a patent on RSS feeds- online episodic media goes way back (Big media had webisodes in 2000, with amateur stuff going back much further) but the patent seems to refer to subscriptions and automatic downloading.
The option to install unsigned apps. (Menu->Settings->Applications->Unknown sources)
They ARE dual-band, at least in the US, because every carrier uses both bands. Within each band, carriers are assigned a range that their devices can use, within a certain geographical area. This is NOT set uniformly, and is subject to change. Ergo, locking by frequency is absolutely absurd.
They are not going to lobby for a special section of airwaves that their competitors can't use, just to lock down their phones. If anything, the reverse is true- they're (almost) all going to LTE, because it allows cheaper phones that are already developed, with minimal modification.
The Droid cannot currently be rooted.
However, if all you're doing is installing an app, why would you need to? There's an option to allow it under system settings.
I was under the impression that all phones released recently were at least dual-band (850/1900 in the US, 900/1800 in EU), with a 3rd or even 4th band to allow usage in another country.
That one's easy- robots can do math.
The summary and article are HORRIBLY wrong. These things have been discussed on various cell phone forums many times, and here is the truth:
The data used on the phone is indeed unlimited.
Exchange access is not needed on the Droid, but it was something needed for certain Blackberry users. Note that the Droid can still access Exchange servers. This cost $15, making the data plan $45.
Tethering is limited to 5GB, and is clearly stated on their site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/mobilebroadband/?page=plans&lid=//global//plans//mobile+broadband+plan
This is $15 if added to the Exchange plan, or $30 if added to the regular plan. Either way, the data portion is now $60, the same cost as a standalone tethering plan.
Data from the phone is counted separately from the PC (but currently, the only tethering options mask the tethering as being from the phone, which is against ToS)
You're overlooking the marketing potential of this- back when number portability was proposed, all of the carriers opposed it due to cost and concerns over churn. After a while, however, VZW embraced it, because they realized that there would be A LOT of people coming to them because of the new freedom.
Similarly, if VZW could market this ("Most accurate coverage map anywhere"), they could potentially embrace it. The weaker carriers probably would oppose it.
While I understand AT&T's complaint, it is still more of the same from them- just like when they claim to offer the same internet (768kbps) as RoadRunner (now up to 7mbps).
The market is smartphones right now, with the iPhone currently being #1. VZW is about to launch a number of very high-end phones (esp. the DROID) which will chew through data, and 3G coverage is a necessity. The difference VZW is highlighting is exactly what AT&T wants to keep quiet- smartphones will work a lot better in many areas on VZW.
If you can't check e-mail, facebook, IM, etc, then I think it's fair to claim you're out of touch.
What's funny is Sprint phones can and do roam on Verizon.
Only if Sprint doesn't have coverage in the area, and there are no other preferred cell sites. If Sprint covers the area, your phone will only use Sprint- even if it's unusably poor.
There is a limitation you should be aware of- any shell extensions must be written for x64. For instance, when you right click on a .RAR file, and you have the options to Extract to Subfolder (thanks to WinRAR). I still cannot simply create .PAR2 files from the shell. I have to open QuickPAR, then go through the process that way.
Also, CloneCD does not work (at least, not the old version I tried to install) since it wants to use its own ASPI driver. Had to update Daemon Tools for the same reason.
The problem with that, at least in the US, is carrier support. The vast majority of carriers here are CDMA- Verizon, Sprint, Cricket, Alltel, US Cellular, Revol, MetroPCS, and a few others.
Nextel is iDEN (Similar to GSM, but different enough to be incompatible).
GSM is really only covered by AT&T, T-Mobile, Cincinnati Bell, and other small regional carriers.
I hate to be pedantic, especially since your source makes the same mistake, but LTE is not based on GSM- it's just that GSM has reached its end-of-life and needs to be completely replaced. Currently, the best option for future deployments is LTE, therefore all the GSM carriers are going to switch to it. CDMA still has life in it (LTE is based on UMTS, which relies heavily on various parts of the CDMA stack), but Verizon has decided to switch to the upcoming technology now, rather than invest further in an unpopular technology.
They claim it's the first mistake they've made- this is clearly false, and it isn't hard to find examples where they've been clearly wrong.
It is, however, the first time that they've reversed their decision and admitted that they were wrong.
I think a bigger concern for them is that it would prove disasterous for their case- their list of banned newsgroups, at least as far as anyone could identify, was CLEARLY not researched beyond a superficial check of the names, since they all had names suggesting child porn, but the users that checked found that every single one had been abandoned long ago, even by most spammers.
With more mistakes coming to light, they wouldn't be able to charge for their list.
Not everyone in favor of private gun ownership interprets that clause the same.
For instance, on Penn & Teller's Bullshit, they claim that it means private citizens should own guns to be able to use them AGAINST that necessary and regulated militia. (and they support it quite well)
Others believe that the term 'militia' itself means non-professional soldiers, i.e. private citizens.
Many proponents of gun control believe that it means the active-duty military can always carry guns.
NRA mostly falls under #2 (or a variant of it), and thus doesn't have any self-contradiction.
(BTW, the NRA has pushed for stronger penalties for crimes committed with guns, etc- they are focused on gun ownership for law-abiding citizens ONLY)
Please cite a source on that, I've been using - almost exclusively for a long time (still has slightly higher compatability, if nothing else because of older players)
To see how long you've been running? If your drive supports SMART, you may be able to find out (google for smartmontools).
As a bonus, it can also help predict failures. 6 years is a long time, I hope you do backups.
However, the MTBF does NOT measure longevity- it measures premature failure rate. E.G. if I have a farm running 1,000 drives w/ a MTBF of 100,000 hours, there should be 1 failure every 100 hours.
Even easier- Go to View | Status Bar.
Enables the status bar, which shows both line AND column number.
The purpose of Marketing is to convince people they need what your company is selling. If anything, that guy did his job perfectly, and is probably the only person involved that deserves a raise.
That has nothing to do with it. Although I can't verify the parent (seems unlikely in any case), resolution has nothing to do with bitrate (well, nothing direct, anyway).
A 2-hour movie can fit on a DVD5 at ~4775kbps. That same movie, at the same resolution, framerate, etc, would be about 1500kbps (assuming a 448kbps audio line and negligible menus/extras/etc).
Since the UMD uses a superior codec, that would make the quality comparable. DVD would win in most cases, but they're still comparable.
IE was installed on Win95 original as well- it was IE2 (just barely usable enough to download IE3 or NS, IMHO). IIRC there were no links to it, but it was there.
Thus, IE has been installed by default on every version of windows since 95.
Good post, but you missed a very important point if you get ripped off by rebate:
Complain to your state Attorney General. Ohio's has a website to submit claims (making it rather easy. Not much in correspondence, but after about 2 weeks I suddenly got a rebate check in the mail), and I'm sure others do, too. Few companies are willing to risk the wrath of any state AGs, especially not over <$100