Same as an iPhone 4S with an equal amount of storage. I wouldn't be surprised if they use the Apple devices as a price benchmark.
I wonder if there will be a 16gb model that could go for $200 to match the 16gb iPhone option. That seems to be the upper boundary on my comfort zone for fancy new widgets.
It varies. There are cases where I'm aggravated that an ebook costs the same as buying a real book. But sometimes I find myself wanting the real book, but cant justify a big price difference.
What Id really like to see, is Amazon working out something like Hollywood is doing (something I never thought id say) by letting me buy the real book and getting the kindle copy right away. I like both formats for different reasons, but I just cant buy 2 of everything at twice the price.
I'd check it out if you have a minute. I was starting to think the bundles were getting... less interesting. But this one has some really great games and I'm glad I got it.
No, I had to jailbreak it to get the Google stuff, so I could get the launcher from the market. There may have been some way I don't know of to get that launcher without the market, but the point was that I could root the thing, if I wanted.
I wouldn't try anything that's meant to turn something against the police. That'd be like trying to blow CS gas back at the police. You'll end up in worse trouble than temporary blindness. "But, but... you tried to do it to me first!" isn't likely to go over well in court, should you live long enough for a hearing.
Just wear eye protection. It's a bit like wearing a gas mask (assuming even that is legal nowadays, which I admit, is a longshot).
I imagine these things are VERY specific. Are we talking one person that ONLY supports that one thing? Is it mediocre/shitty service at 200k, costing your business more than the original 200k when considering lost productivity from broken services, bad integration and workflow incompatibility across the whole enterprise? Does having a knowledgeable person on staff open up avenues for future services that you wouldn't otherwise have? Does the employee really cost 200k or would the overhead part of that figure be spent on another kind of worker anyway? How much is irrelevant sunk cost (office furniture... really??)...
Too many variables without a real, specific scenario.
Cloud doesn't actually bother me like it does most people. I think it's years of seeing those boring presentations to clients where the Internet was represented by a little visio cloud.
Or at least, it bugs me less than some of the more cryptic little nicknames and acronyms we've used over the years.
Jailbreaking the fire was really quick and easy, and allowed me to run the tablet like a regular android device. The greatest benefit of which is not having to deal with the annoying amazon launcher. Personal preference, I know.
Since cm7 is largely working for the fire and ICS is in progress, that'll be pretty important soon. Just not yet.:)
As with most new toys, I see the whole spectrum. Some think they're a horrible, overpriced, vendor locked conspiracy to get your money. Some think a tablet is just another device that has its own utility. Some think they spell the death of the personal computer as we've known them. And of course, every possible opinion in between.
I go with the historically safe play. They're quite handy for some things, worthless for others, and what they're used for will change over time.
I don't much care what anyone thinks of me using one. At least, no more than I care what someone thinks watching me use a wrench.
Wasn't samsung donating handsets and such to the folks behind cyanogenmod? I could be remembering that wrong, but seemed surprisingly... cooperative for a handset maker.
I was hoping this would turn out to be bs. I guess they've claimed to have shot down our stuff before and never produced any evidence.
I guess it's a little irrational but I don't mind keeping an eye on them from space... but flying aircraft over a nation like that is asking for trouble. You can only use, "It veered off course" so many times. I mean, especially from the same folks that can put a missile through your bedroom window from a couple thousand miles away.
Oh, and the part that really gets me... to go from 1 show worth watching to 2 shows worth watching, you'll need to up your package with another 30 awful channels for an additional $20 in MRC.
And want to watch on another TV? That'll be another $5-10 a month.
Oh and don't pick a movie from the on demand, you'll have to mortgage the house and you'll only have access for the next 24-48 hours.
It's expensive as hell.
The cost exaggerates how much crap there is to sift through to find anything worth watching.
Often the "worth watching" query comes back empty.
The STB's are universally awful.
Even if you DVR and FFwd, the commercials are an annoyance.
I'm sure there's more... but that's what I can think of off the top of my head.
Both seem to work just fine. In fact, the lastpass extension for firefox seems to work much better than the Chrome one, though I realize that's likely a reflection on the extension makers and not the browsers themselves.
I use chrome on my windows machines... have for a long time. I was using either chrome or chromium on linux for some time too. But as it turns out, very basic functionality in the linux builds has been broken for as long as I can remember and your patience eventually runs out. For instance, bookmarks have never worked right in Chromium or Chrome. There are something like 20 related bug tracker entries for the same issues and they've never been fixed. And I just can't get by without working bookmarks anymore... they're kinda essential to a decent browser.
So I put firefox back on those machines, and I was impressed that everything just works, and it's plenty fast. I'm sure it's because I've only got two extensions installed but I'm happy with it. Now I'm considering moving the windows machines back.
Huh, that's surprisingly consistent with that show's conclusions at the time.
I remember thinking it was funny that you could reliably use garbage pickers to determine what makes sense to recycle. They'll pick what people will pay for, and people will pay for things that make sense to recycle.
I agree completely. There are outside cases where that kind of data plan is entirely justifiable and those scenarios are going to become the norm, eventually. Just not yet.:)
Interesting. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a real problem in some places... I've only lived in a few cities.
I think there was a Penn & Teller episode on municipal recycling programs being a waste, though I didn't go fact check their conclusions or anything. iirc, the conclusion was that it's largely a psychological exercise where everyone gets to feel like they're doing something productive, but that the programs deal with a problem that's mostly "bullshit".
Obviously it'd be unwise to take my word (or theirs) on that... but I remember it being an interesting view on recycling programs. If there was any merit to it, I'd guess it would apply to compost programs too.
I think there's a middle ground there on recycling. The towns I've lived in will take the recycling bin[s], pretty much regardless of what's in them. I'm sure at some point they'd let you know if you were filling them with inappropriate stuff... but I've never heard of someone being contacted. So people willingly recycle... for whatever it's actually worth.
Making composting mandatory, on the other hand, is ridiculous if they (the city, by way of contracted waste co's) aren't going to do the sorting and composting.
Read the WSJ article linked in the summary for a quick run-down on how crazy complicated and impractical a program like that is for NYC. It'd be just as bad for all the same reasons, anywhere I've lived.
I'd think any system that ever allows you to see comment authors is subject to gaming by those who really want to target an individual. What could prevent me from browsing comments anonymously (or under another account) and finding the targets for later moderation?
It just seems like a lot of complication that wouldn't really work against someone nasty enough to mod with a vendetta.
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Same as an iPhone 4S with an equal amount of storage. I wouldn't be surprised if they use the Apple devices as a price benchmark.
I wonder if there will be a 16gb model that could go for $200 to match the 16gb iPhone option. That seems to be the upper boundary on my comfort zone for fancy new widgets.
It varies. There are cases where I'm aggravated that an ebook costs the same as buying a real book. But sometimes I find myself wanting the real book, but cant justify a big price difference.
What Id really like to see, is Amazon working out something like Hollywood is doing (something I never thought id say) by letting me buy the real book and getting the kindle copy right away. I like both formats for different reasons, but I just cant buy 2 of everything at twice the price.
I'd check it out if you have a minute. I was starting to think the bundles were getting... less interesting. But this one has some really great games and I'm glad I got it.
No, I had to jailbreak it to get the Google stuff, so I could get the launcher from the market. There may have been some way I don't know of to get that launcher without the market, but the point was that I could root the thing, if I wanted.
Slashdot is $27-$80 Cpm, depending on ad placement. It's in the advertising brochure.
I wouldn't try anything that's meant to turn something against the police. That'd be like trying to blow CS gas back at the police. You'll end up in worse trouble than temporary blindness. "But, but... you tried to do it to me first!" isn't likely to go over well in court, should you live long enough for a hearing.
Just wear eye protection. It's a bit like wearing a gas mask (assuming even that is legal nowadays, which I admit, is a longshot).
I imagine these things are VERY specific. Are we talking one person that ONLY supports that one thing? Is it mediocre/shitty service at 200k, costing your business more than the original 200k when considering lost productivity from broken services, bad integration and workflow incompatibility across the whole enterprise? Does having a knowledgeable person on staff open up avenues for future services that you wouldn't otherwise have? Does the employee really cost 200k or would the overhead part of that figure be spent on another kind of worker anyway? How much is irrelevant sunk cost (office furniture... really??)...
Too many variables without a real, specific scenario.
Cloud doesn't actually bother me like it does most people. I think it's years of seeing those boring presentations to clients where the Internet was represented by a little visio cloud. Or at least, it bugs me less than some of the more cryptic little nicknames and acronyms we've used over the years.
Jailbreaking the fire was really quick and easy, and allowed me to run the tablet like a regular android device. The greatest benefit of which is not having to deal with the annoying amazon launcher. Personal preference, I know.
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Since cm7 is largely working for the fire and ICS is in progress, that'll be pretty important soon. Just not yet.
As with most new toys, I see the whole spectrum. Some think they're a horrible, overpriced, vendor locked conspiracy to get your money. Some think a tablet is just another device that has its own utility. Some think they spell the death of the personal computer as we've known them. And of course, every possible opinion in between.
I go with the historically safe play. They're quite handy for some things, worthless for others, and what they're used for will change over time.
I don't much care what anyone thinks of me using one. At least, no more than I care what someone thinks watching me use a wrench.
I'm pretty sure they do their own launches too. Aren't these the ones that built their own rocket and launch platform on a boat?
Wasn't samsung donating handsets and such to the folks behind cyanogenmod? I could be remembering that wrong, but seemed surprisingly... cooperative for a handset maker.
I was hoping this would turn out to be bs. I guess they've claimed to have shot down our stuff before and never produced any evidence.
I guess it's a little irrational but I don't mind keeping an eye on them from space... but flying aircraft over a nation like that is asking for trouble. You can only use, "It veered off course" so many times. I mean, especially from the same folks that can put a missile through your bedroom window from a couple thousand miles away.
Yes it is. The Roku channel I have is labeled as unofficial, but it works nicely.
Interesting side note... the Kindle Fire wants to change Roku into Romulus.
Oh, and the part that really gets me... to go from 1 show worth watching to 2 shows worth watching, you'll need to up your package with another 30 awful channels for an additional $20 in MRC.
And want to watch on another TV? That'll be another $5-10 a month.
Oh and don't pick a movie from the on demand, you'll have to mortgage the house and you'll only have access for the next 24-48 hours.
I'll take a crack at this.
It's expensive as hell.
The cost exaggerates how much crap there is to sift through to find anything worth watching.
Often the "worth watching" query comes back empty.
The STB's are universally awful.
Even if you DVR and FFwd, the commercials are an annoyance.
I'm sure there's more... but that's what I can think of off the top of my head.
When Adblock does block youtube adverts, there's a good chance the actual video isn't going to work either... which I find insanely annoying.
But all of life is trade-off's and I try not to judge a browser based how a particular extension works today.
Obviously not all 1,035 open issues matching "bookmarks" are exclusively bookmarks bugs... but you'll see a good handful of them here:
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/list?can=2&q=bookmarks
Lastpass and AdBlock.
Both seem to work just fine. In fact, the lastpass extension for firefox seems to work much better than the Chrome one, though I realize that's likely a reflection on the extension makers and not the browsers themselves.
There's truth in this.
I use chrome on my windows machines... have for a long time. I was using either chrome or chromium on linux for some time too. But as it turns out, very basic functionality in the linux builds has been broken for as long as I can remember and your patience eventually runs out. For instance, bookmarks have never worked right in Chromium or Chrome. There are something like 20 related bug tracker entries for the same issues and they've never been fixed. And I just can't get by without working bookmarks anymore... they're kinda essential to a decent browser.
So I put firefox back on those machines, and I was impressed that everything just works, and it's plenty fast. I'm sure it's because I've only got two extensions installed but I'm happy with it. Now I'm considering moving the windows machines back.
Either way, you've gotta love having choices.
Huh, that's surprisingly consistent with that show's conclusions at the time.
I remember thinking it was funny that you could reliably use garbage pickers to determine what makes sense to recycle. They'll pick what people will pay for, and people will pay for things that make sense to recycle.
I agree completely. There are outside cases where that kind of data plan is entirely justifiable and those scenarios are going to become the norm, eventually. Just not yet. :)
Interesting. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a real problem in some places... I've only lived in a few cities.
I think there was a Penn & Teller episode on municipal recycling programs being a waste, though I didn't go fact check their conclusions or anything. iirc, the conclusion was that it's largely a psychological exercise where everyone gets to feel like they're doing something productive, but that the programs deal with a problem that's mostly "bullshit".
Obviously it'd be unwise to take my word (or theirs) on that... but I remember it being an interesting view on recycling programs. If there was any merit to it, I'd guess it would apply to compost programs too.
I think there's a middle ground there on recycling. The towns I've lived in will take the recycling bin[s], pretty much regardless of what's in them. I'm sure at some point they'd let you know if you were filling them with inappropriate stuff... but I've never heard of someone being contacted. So people willingly recycle... for whatever it's actually worth.
Making composting mandatory, on the other hand, is ridiculous if they (the city, by way of contracted waste co's) aren't going to do the sorting and composting.
Read the WSJ article linked in the summary for a quick run-down on how crazy complicated and impractical a program like that is for NYC. It'd be just as bad for all the same reasons, anywhere I've lived.
I'd think any system that ever allows you to see comment authors is subject to gaming by those who really want to target an individual. What could prevent me from browsing comments anonymously (or under another account) and finding the targets for later moderation?
It just seems like a lot of complication that wouldn't really work against someone nasty enough to mod with a vendetta.