Question to the advertisers: Where are you going to run your advertisements that has at least as many eyeballs as youtube? Let that sink in for a moment.
You have the choice between not advertising or advertising. You can be lucky Google cares enough to cater to you needs.
My father showed me basic when I wanted to use the computer as a calculator (basic arithmetic). I discovered programming.
He then saw talent in me and bought me a Turbo Pascal book (in my mother tongue... English would not have worked at that age) and a copy of Turbo Pascal (I presume from work, but... I don't know where exactly he got it from).
... and that's how he awoke my interest in computers and ultimately the profession I would choose.
That is because you assume that "Apps" are the same as "Applications" or "Programs". That isn't really the case: "Apps" come from the mobile space and are usually touch optimized dumbed down versions. Often they are just fronts for web applications, instead of full native applications. Applications or programs like Thunderbird are not "Apps", they stand on their own and talk SMTP and IMAP and are compatible with all servers that speak these open protocols. That is inherently superior than proprietary "Apps" that do not talk open protocols.
*of course* it doesn't... That's was the whole point of the thought experiment.
They may store a copy of the account balance on the card. This is only for your convenience - so the card can report "out of money" and reject the offline transaction.
That would be a reasonable assumption. I wouldn't count on it... Overdraft fees are the bread and butter of banks;-)
Last time I was in Val Thorens (basically the highest ski resort in France, maybe Europe), I could use my cellphone everywhere... including Internet. Hell, the *first* time I went there, I surfed on the internet using my Psion Revo connection using IR to my Siemens 35i using GRPS. Given the hardware, you can basically guess when exactly that was.
Besides, all it needs is a phone line.: Classic POTS for the terminal base to be connected (the handsets can be wirelessly connected to it), and if those people had a phone, they had a connection.
From my understanding, in Europe, the chip and pin does make a connection. Terminals generally do have a connection. For a while a lot of them were GPRS or POTS, so you can guess how long this has been used. I remember a few restaurants that had horrible cell reception, and you were pretty much asked to come chip and pin at the counter where reception was acceptable.
I do think that below a certain threshold amount, making the connection isn't mandatory. That's usually when it goes quickly and it doesn't say "connecting". I've only seen it happen on small amounts. Do note, that this is what I conclude from the behaviour. It would be better if someone who actually knows how this works to chime in.
If anything, I do not think that it's the card that stores the transaction. It would not make any sense at all. Imagine I do a 1000€ purchase, and it would be store-on-card. At that point, I destroy the card or never use it again. My card never gets the chance to "synchronize" with anything. Now, perhaps I misunderstood what you meant with "the balance would be kept on the card", but it definitely doesn't involve storing anything on the card. It's the terminal that must store and forward the transaction. Granted, it doesn't change anything in your scenario, but given European chip 'n pin do connect, I doubt you attack would be feasible (ignoring the fact you need a 1000 unconnected terminals, which is doing to be very hard to find).
Don't diss old Thinkpads. I got myself a Thinkpad X220 (Intel Sandy Bridge) for 179EUR recently and given the form factor (12") and the fact you can slap in 16GB RAM (99EUR) and a SSD suiting your needs (I went for 128GB, I don't need much - 49EUR), I have kick ass machine for 327EUR total. It even still has 85% of battery capacity left. Getting replacement batteries is no problem for Thinkpads, but right now this is sufficient.
That's netbook prices, for mid-level laptop (typically 15") performance. Granted... Pre-owned, but we are talking about recycling.
It comes with a 7 license, I upgraded it to 10 with the "assistive technologies" upgrade and now I can choose to run 7 or 10 on it... This is mainly for the day, I want to pass it on to a new user. I simply run Linux on it and everything works out of the box.
Granted, I have no idea what I'd do with 10 of them and a new MacBook sure would be nice... but for the thrifty, I'd suggest getting a Thinkpad any time
I am still using my iPhone 5. It's on it's third battery though, and the current one is (again) bulging. I need to find a better battery supplier.
What I do think, is that upon the next iOS refresh, they'll go full 64-bit and then the iPhone 5 will be out.
At that point I might get my wifes old iPhone 6 (She always gets the newest, I take her old one), but I really prefer the iPhone 5 form factor. I might splurge one an SE instead.
I'm not familiar with the details, but I know having an unrented apartment can have a positive impact on your taxes. Depending on what exactly you want, that might be enough to keep your apartment unrented until a suitable candidate comes along. Remember... In the "you have more than 15 apartments" scenario. The little landlord obviously can't afford this.
Indeed. Here, most landlords are of the ownership type. Buying anything is cost-prohibitive for most middle class people. So getting a mortgage to rent the property isn't usually going to pass the banks approval unless you can pay a significant part yourself.
That highly depends on the real estate market and the landlord. Where I live rents are high, and indeed, a landlord with one or two apartments can't afford to wait. I have however talked to landlords who have 20+ apartments. They can and do wait because if they have 15 occupied apartments, they can afford to wait to fill the 5 remaining with the rent they want to get. It's no big deal and they do it.
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Most stuff on youtube isn't worth a dime any way... Hateful or not.
You get the offensive stuff without ads! Think about that. More reason to watch the offensive stuff. They didn't think this through.
Question to the advertisers: Where are you going to run your advertisements that has at least as many eyeballs as youtube? Let that sink in for a moment.
You have the choice between not advertising or advertising. You can be lucky Google cares enough to cater to you needs.
He then saw talent in me and bought me a Turbo Pascal book (in my mother tongue... English would not have worked at that age) and a copy of Turbo Pascal (I presume from work, but... I don't know where exactly he got it from).
Thanks dad...
That is because you assume that "Apps" are the same as "Applications" or "Programs". That isn't really the case: "Apps" come from the mobile space and are usually touch optimized dumbed down versions. Often they are just fronts for web applications, instead of full native applications. Applications or programs like Thunderbird are not "Apps", they stand on their own and talk SMTP and IMAP and are compatible with all servers that speak these open protocols. That is inherently superior than proprietary "Apps" that do not talk open protocols.
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What exactly is wrong with just using IMAP & SMTP? We don't need "apps" for any of this.
That has got to be the most silly explanation of why a place has good coverage, I've ever read.
Correction, it was a "Siemens S35i" and a "Psion Revo Plus". It's been ages, I even thought of that setup.
*of course* it doesn't... That's was the whole point of the thought experiment.
That would be a reasonable assumption. I wouldn't count on it... Overdraft fees are the bread and butter of banks ;-)
Technically feasible... Practically, though... much less.
Besides, all it needs is a phone line.: Classic POTS for the terminal base to be connected (the handsets can be wirelessly connected to it), and if those people had a phone, they had a connection.
I do think that below a certain threshold amount, making the connection isn't mandatory. That's usually when it goes quickly and it doesn't say "connecting". I've only seen it happen on small amounts. Do note, that this is what I conclude from the behaviour. It would be better if someone who actually knows how this works to chime in.
If anything, I do not think that it's the card that stores the transaction. It would not make any sense at all. Imagine I do a 1000€ purchase, and it would be store-on-card. At that point, I destroy the card or never use it again. My card never gets the chance to "synchronize" with anything. Now, perhaps I misunderstood what you meant with "the balance would be kept on the card", but it definitely doesn't involve storing anything on the card. It's the terminal that must store and forward the transaction. Granted, it doesn't change anything in your scenario, but given European chip 'n pin do connect, I doubt you attack would be feasible (ignoring the fact you need a 1000 unconnected terminals, which is doing to be very hard to find).
That's netbook prices, for mid-level laptop (typically 15") performance. Granted... Pre-owned, but we are talking about recycling.
It comes with a 7 license, I upgraded it to 10 with the "assistive technologies" upgrade and now I can choose to run 7 or 10 on it... This is mainly for the day, I want to pass it on to a new user. I simply run Linux on it and everything works out of the box.
Granted, I have no idea what I'd do with 10 of them and a new MacBook sure would be nice... but for the thrifty, I'd suggest getting a Thinkpad any time
What I do think, is that upon the next iOS refresh, they'll go full 64-bit and then the iPhone 5 will be out.
At that point I might get my wifes old iPhone 6 (She always gets the newest, I take her old one), but I really prefer the iPhone 5 form factor. I might splurge one an SE instead.
You might think I was making fun of him. I wasn't. I've been calling Stallman "Cassandra of tech" for many years now.
We all know that without the source, it is impossible to verify their claims.
Well, I admit I might be mistaken. Alas, I'll never be in a position to verify how badly mistaken I am.
I'm not familiar with the details, but I know having an unrented apartment can have a positive impact on your taxes. Depending on what exactly you want, that might be enough to keep your apartment unrented until a suitable candidate comes along. Remember... In the "you have more than 15 apartments" scenario. The little landlord obviously can't afford this.
There have been plans to do that, but obviously there is serious lobbying against exactly that.
Also, keep in mind you can deduce unrented property as a loss for tax purposes. (At least here you can)
Indeed. Here, most landlords are of the ownership type. Buying anything is cost-prohibitive for most middle class people. So getting a mortgage to rent the property isn't usually going to pass the banks approval unless you can pay a significant part yourself.
That highly depends on the real estate market and the landlord. Where I live rents are high, and indeed, a landlord with one or two apartments can't afford to wait. I have however talked to landlords who have 20+ apartments. They can and do wait because if they have 15 occupied apartments, they can afford to wait to fill the 5 remaining with the rent they want to get. It's no big deal and they do it.
I don't believe the claim... Hence my comment.
Wait? What?!? Why are even even using i7's then? From a power usage perspective, you'd be better off using an A10.