I should have been more specific. I'm sure it works great for most people, just not for me and my linux machines and htpc. That blows because I like Netflix.
And while I understand not wasting additional time and resources on a fringe OS, why go out of your way to exclude them when you could just use a high-adoption tech like flash and have it work everywhere? I know it's a bit conspiratorial, but like I said, I'd guess it's the MSFT kool-aid.
Anyway, not that they'd ever miss my business, but I just use Amazon's streaming service, Hulu, etc. instead. They all just work.
That's stupid of them, and it's to their own detriment.
I work for a small business and every day I make decisions like, "Would I be pissed about this?" and "Would this make me like this company less?" I regularly make statements on our various websites like, "This will only ever be used to activate your account.", and am prepared to back those statements up with my own job (not that my company would ask me to break a public promise anyway). I like to think that's served us well.
I think in a lot of cases, it's worth sending feedback to the business to tell them what you think. Ignorance not malice, and all that... you know? I've gotten feedback from customers and just realized I screwed something up. It happens, and I fix it as fast as I can.
And if they're a US company that doesn't provide the requisite information and a hassle-free unsubscribe from any list, complain. Put the pressure on. Nothing aggravates me more (in the world of junk email) like a seemingly legit commercial email that provides an unsubscribe link, but makes you jump through hoops to get off the list. I know I'd never do that to someone... and it bothers me that someone else thought it was ok.
Interesting. It seems obvious, but it never occurred to me to make sure the letter deals with more than one topic, to help prevent easy categorization for a single automated response.
And maybe I'll have my next letter sent from a lawyer-buddies office, so the letterhead will get some kind of attention.
My snail mail doesn't end up being read either. Or at best, some intern skims over it just enough to press a button on the form letters I always get in return. I don't recall ever getting a letter back that actually addressed anything I said. Maybe the rep eventually gets a spreadsheet tally of [issue x]:[for|against]:[contributor|nobody].
But they do sometimes invite you to a constituents breakfast. So if you're likely to be in the right place at the right time, you might get a chance to bitch in a way that can't be completely ignored.
Hm. I suppose you're right, it doesn't directly train you for those things. But I'd say that the requisite analytical skills would serve you quite well.
Indeed. Sunk costs are sunk costs. At this point they've got to be evaluating what it takes to actually, finally get some kind of utility out of the damned thing.
The last press statement I saw out of SpaceX on the subject was that they already have signed contracts in hand for lifts with Falcon Heavy. An "also", not an "instead of", seems reasonable to me. And in the meantime, I'm sure someone will take of the task of something even more useful.
And seriously, relax a little. We're allowed to disagree over something without acting like I kicked your dog.
I'm sorry I just ran out of mod points. But you're right, that is a much better way to look at it. It sounds like everyone expected something radically different from anything we've ever done before... as if that worked out well the last time.
I think we're also assuming that this is all we're going to see for the 30 years, as was largely the case with the shuttle program. But a heavy lift platform more capable than anything we've ever built sounds like a good starting point for a more exciting program, like manned planetary exploration.
I seem to remember there being quite a stir over Modern Warfare 2, during which you had to choose if you would shoot up an airport full of innocent civilians with a machine gun just to maintain your undercover status... or some such craziness. Or am I remembering it wrong?
Anyways, I do remember many sequences (some more realistic than others) in various games, Mw2 included I believe, where you've had to shoot the bad guy without killing civilians... dating all the way back to old hogan's alley type games of my youth.
Well, he had books previous to this one, Art of Deception and Art of Intrusion. And he was allowed to earn a living acting as a security consultant. So I'd guess he could have done trashy things like the gp suggested... he just didn't.
I'm starting to shake, just thinking about all the shitty video streaming solutions I've seen in my life. As much as I hate sites built in Flash, the world is a better place since its adoption for video delivery.
DOWNLOAD WIZBANGWHUTZIT.COM'S VIDEO VIEWER BROWSER PLUGIN SUITE NOW!
Enjoy the new BHO's while waiting for your crappy 12 second video, that's going to look like a muddy stained glass window.
I really do want to agree with you, but I don't think that'd play out like that.
If they get hacked enough, they go out of business.
You'd think after months of regular hacks, service downtime, DoS'ing, compromised customer info published all over, a long history of screwing their customers, etc., Sony would've been a prime candidate for this. Instead they hired a token g-man and went on with business as usual.
Do the customers get hurt? Sure. They get smarter too.
Again, I wish they would... but that doesn't seem to be the case. When a customer weighs their privacy and financial security against being able to play call of duty... well, we know what they go with.
My understanding was that fuel costs are a major problem for commercial airlines, which is why there's always such a push to make passenger jets more fuel efficient per passenger and they employ personnel to deal with hedging fuel prices. If maintenance (w/ additional labor) and fuel costs are significantly less on these (I'd guess they are) I could see that making up a significant part of the # of flights difference between 100mph and 530mph, even if the sunk cost on each vehicle were the same. Make them a bit more expensive per ticket, et voila, a nice new mode of travel. At least, I hope!
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$5/mo + .039/mb * 5120 mb = ~$205.00
Not sure that's the least expensive option.
When do you warn people and start the panic? As it is, the +-9hr windows makes the projected landing location of this thing hugely variable.
:)
Also Nasa already has ios and android apps. They're kinda neat.
I should have been more specific. I'm sure it works great for most people, just not for me and my linux machines and htpc. That blows because I like Netflix.
And while I understand not wasting additional time and resources on a fringe OS, why go out of your way to exclude them when you could just use a high-adoption tech like flash and have it work everywhere? I know it's a bit conspiratorial, but like I said, I'd guess it's the MSFT kool-aid.
Anyway, not that they'd ever miss my business, but I just use Amazon's streaming service, Hulu, etc. instead. They all just work.
I'm not going to get to the end of my life and think, "Gee, I wish I had spent more time outdoors", either.
Fair enough, though for my part, I think there's a good chance I'll think something just like that. :/
Huh? Hulu uses Flash here in the states, which does, in fact, offer DRM.
Netflix does use silverlight for PC streaming though (which blows). I suspect that has more to do with Reed Hastings being on the board at MSFT.
That's stupid of them, and it's to their own detriment.
I work for a small business and every day I make decisions like, "Would I be pissed about this?" and "Would this make me like this company less?" I regularly make statements on our various websites like, "This will only ever be used to activate your account.", and am prepared to back those statements up with my own job (not that my company would ask me to break a public promise anyway). I like to think that's served us well.
I think in a lot of cases, it's worth sending feedback to the business to tell them what you think. Ignorance not malice, and all that... you know? I've gotten feedback from customers and just realized I screwed something up. It happens, and I fix it as fast as I can.
And if they're a US company that doesn't provide the requisite information and a hassle-free unsubscribe from any list, complain. Put the pressure on. Nothing aggravates me more (in the world of junk email) like a seemingly legit commercial email that provides an unsubscribe link, but makes you jump through hoops to get off the list. I know I'd never do that to someone... and it bothers me that someone else thought it was ok.
Indeed. Though it sometimes seems a lot of even our elected reps have mastered Ninja Vanish.
They're present, but go unnoticed.
Oh I dunno. I figure the bears would keep the population of jobless humans in check.
Interesting. It seems obvious, but it never occurred to me to make sure the letter deals with more than one topic, to help prevent easy categorization for a single automated response.
And maybe I'll have my next letter sent from a lawyer-buddies office, so the letterhead will get some kind of attention.
My snail mail doesn't end up being read either. Or at best, some intern skims over it just enough to press a button on the form letters I always get in return. I don't recall ever getting a letter back that actually addressed anything I said. Maybe the rep eventually gets a spreadsheet tally of [issue x]:[for|against]:[contributor|nobody].
But they do sometimes invite you to a constituents breakfast. So if you're likely to be in the right place at the right time, you might get a chance to bitch in a way that can't be completely ignored.
I assumed he meant it as a rule of thumb, not a strict, context-adjusting, home-buying criteria.
Hm. I suppose you're right, it doesn't directly train you for those things. But I'd say that the requisite analytical skills would serve you quite well.
I know it's bad form to do so, but consider the source. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heritage_Foundation
Indeed. Sunk costs are sunk costs. At this point they've got to be evaluating what it takes to actually, finally get some kind of utility out of the damned thing.
Jesus... who bricked in your Cheerios?
The last press statement I saw out of SpaceX on the subject was that they already have signed contracts in hand for lifts with Falcon Heavy. An "also", not an "instead of", seems reasonable to me. And in the meantime, I'm sure someone will take of the task of something even more useful.
And seriously, relax a little. We're allowed to disagree over something without acting like I kicked your dog.
...and medicine that causes it.
I'm sorry I just ran out of mod points. But you're right, that is a much better way to look at it. It sounds like everyone expected something radically different from anything we've ever done before... as if that worked out well the last time.
I think we're also assuming that this is all we're going to see for the 30 years, as was largely the case with the shuttle program. But a heavy lift platform more capable than anything we've ever built sounds like a good starting point for a more exciting program, like manned planetary exploration.
The summary says they have to open source any resulting software and inventions.
I seem to remember there being quite a stir over Modern Warfare 2, during which you had to choose if you would shoot up an airport full of innocent civilians with a machine gun just to maintain your undercover status... or some such craziness. Or am I remembering it wrong?
Anyways, I do remember many sequences (some more realistic than others) in various games, Mw2 included I believe, where you've had to shoot the bad guy without killing civilians... dating all the way back to old hogan's alley type games of my youth.
Well, he had books previous to this one, Art of Deception and Art of Intrusion. And he was allowed to earn a living acting as a security consultant. So I'd guess he could have done trashy things like the gp suggested... he just didn't.
I'm starting to shake, just thinking about all the shitty video streaming solutions I've seen in my life. As much as I hate sites built in Flash, the world is a better place since its adoption for video delivery.
...Buffering...
DOWNLOAD WIZBANGWHUTZIT.COM'S VIDEO VIEWER BROWSER PLUGIN SUITE NOW!
Enjoy the new BHO's while waiting for your crappy 12 second video, that's going to look like a muddy stained glass window.
Maybe not in the way you meant, but we do:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochlear_implant
If they get hacked enough, they go out of business.
You'd think after months of regular hacks, service downtime, DoS'ing, compromised customer info published all over, a long history of screwing their customers, etc., Sony would've been a prime candidate for this. Instead they hired a token g-man and went on with business as usual.
Do the customers get hurt? Sure. They get smarter too.
Again, I wish they would... but that doesn't seem to be the case. When a customer weighs their privacy and financial security against being able to play call of duty... well, we know what they go with.
My understanding was that fuel costs are a major problem for commercial airlines, which is why there's always such a push to make passenger jets more fuel efficient per passenger and they employ personnel to deal with hedging fuel prices. If maintenance (w/ additional labor) and fuel costs are significantly less on these (I'd guess they are) I could see that making up a significant part of the # of flights difference between 100mph and 530mph, even if the sunk cost on each vehicle were the same. Make them a bit more expensive per ticket, et voila, a nice new mode of travel. At least, I hope!