No way, Videotron charges 2 cents per megabyte (around 1.3 cents US), that's $20/gig over 6 gigs downloaded or over 1 gig uploaded. You can get them to cut the charges in half the first few times it happens, but eventually they'll put a note in your file saying you're a problem case and not to give you any discount.:)
I would also say the value lies in the amount of time the user spent building up his character along with the number of items and experience acquired. Those last two are most relevant. I don't think the size of the data is relevant at all. You can buy a full cd-rom for 50 cents at the store but the content is crap, or you can buy a 1 million dollar application that can fit on a couple of floppy disks. It's not the medium or size, it's the content... unless of course the medium contains large amounts of gold.:)
I think this is the worst article Katz has ever written. He graps on to a small fact and blows it out of proportion. His article makes no sense and he jumps around with not train of thought. ARGH!
You're using an old game as an example. Many of the newer games can bring a Geforce 3 to about 30fps easily. Quake 3 running at 135fps doesn't mean much. There are so many factors that will slow down the game but provided a better visual effect or even a better game. Imaging if you could play Quake 3 in an open arena bigger than a football stadium online with 300 players and all details set to high. A Geforce 3 couldn't even handle this. Now when a video card that can handle this comes out, just increase the size of the stadium, add more players and maybe add a couple of special effects and there, you brought the new card to its knees. Repeat to infinity.
If you're Canadian you have a right to officially object. I got this of of http://www.goldfishlegs.com (the forum). You need to follow this template for it to be considered an official objection, otherwise it's just a comment.
[message template] send to: Claude Majeau majeau.claude@cb-cda.gc.ca
[you need these first paragraphs to have your letter considered as a formal complaint]
I intend to participate actively to the process leading to the certification of the private copying tariff. Consequently, this constitutes my formal objection to the proposed statement filed by CPCC.
I have read the information set out in the Board.s notice published in the Canada Gazette on March 9, 2002 with CPCC ' s proposed statement. I understand the duties that I undertake as an objector and intend to abide by them.
I do not wish to take part in the pre-hearing conference on May 23, however I do wish for my objections to be made part of the official records of these proceedings.
[insert your objections here. Make them clear and consice, state your reasons for objection, etc]
I feel for you guys, really! In Quebec, Videotron cable charges $30/month for cable internet acccess, (anotehr $15 if you rent the modem). That's canadian dollars.. (Approx $20/month USD for net access). On top of the the download speed is insane. You get burts of 400-600 Kilobytes/sec and a steady transfer at 300-350 Kilobytes/sec. (thats bytes, not bits). The only thing that sucks is the 16 Kilobytes/sec upload speed.
How do they do this? In your contract it states you can only download 6 gigs, and upload 1 gig in a month. That's really limiting of course but it is only enforced on the first and second generation Motorola Cybersurfer modems). If you go over you pay 2 cents/meg. That quickly gets expensive. With the newer modems there are no limits. (although technically the limits still apply).
So to all you Americans down south, look north for a good example of how to do broadband internet. The funniest thing is that everyone hates Videotron for "poor service" etc. (Actually, this summer service was very slow and laggy, but they have fixed the problems they were having.)
In my opinion they should _STILL_ withdraw it and fix it.
By this, I mean that they should recall every vulnerable CD off of shelves, and send everyone who they know has bought one a new copy that is already patched.
This really isn't necessary. When you do an install of Windows XP, it will (try) connect to Windows Update and patch it self as it installs.
China is one of the biggest world powers. It's starting to get good at the whole space thing and they ALWAYS have a chip on their shoulder. They like to annoyingly poke the US to piss them off. I really do see a US vs China war happening within the next 100 years.
"The Air Force remains so enthusiastic about its 40-year-old bombers that it has publicly declared that the B-52 will continue to be a crucial element of the nation's war-fighting ability for another 40 years -- until 2040. "
In 40 years, new technology may make the b-52 obsolete so in 2040, they'll probably be laughing at the statement above.
The only reason it is still in use is because the USA has fought countries with limited resources after WW2. Vietnam (technically this goes with the Cold War), Iraq, Afghanistan. If (when..) they go to war with China, both countries have the resources for an arms race, producing new Anti aircraft defences and possibly making the B-52 obsolete.
Should this darn thing be tested before it's released as "final"! I mean just a few weeks ago you guys were bashing Apple for their iTunes install that wrecked the hard drive, and now you're just coming up with solutions. How bout complaints? How about "This code should never have been released with such a serious bug". Again if this is test code then fine, it comes with the territory. Even if it's "Implied" test code, that's not good enough.
Unfortunatly if you buy the phone from your service provider it's often locked to that service provider. At least that's the case with Fido in Canada. (An actual GSM network)
WMA 8 sounds better then either formats (especially MP3). No I'm not a troll, facts are facts. 64kbps sounds ok but isn't great. 96kbps is good enough for me, it sounds better than mp3's 128kbps. Also the stereo separation is much better. Oh, and WMA's play on my Rio Volt, which rocks.
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No way, Videotron charges 2 cents per megabyte (around 1.3 cents US), that's $20/gig over 6 gigs downloaded or over 1 gig uploaded. You can get them to cut the charges in half the first few times it happens, but eventually they'll put a note in your file saying you're a problem case and not to give you any discount. :)
I would also say the value lies in the amount of time the user spent building up his character along with the number of items and experience acquired. Those last two are most relevant. I don't think the size of the data is relevant at all. You can buy a full cd-rom for 50 cents at the store but the content is crap, or you can buy a 1 million dollar application that can fit on a couple of floppy disks. It's not the medium or size, it's the content... unless of course the medium contains large amounts of gold. :)
I think this is the worst article Katz has ever written. He graps on to a small fact and blows it out of proportion. His article makes no sense and he jumps around with not train of thought. ARGH!
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Is that they give you no relevant results compared to others.
You're using an old game as an example. Many of the newer games can bring a Geforce 3 to about 30fps easily. Quake 3 running at 135fps doesn't mean much. There are so many factors that will slow down the game but provided a better visual effect or even a better game. Imaging if you could play Quake 3 in an open arena bigger than a football stadium online with 300 players and all details set to high. A Geforce 3 couldn't even handle this. Now when a video card that can handle this comes out, just increase the size of the stadium, add more players and maybe add a couple of special effects and there, you brought the new card to its knees. Repeat to infinity.
If you're Canadian you have a right to officially object. I got this of of http://www.goldfishlegs.com (the forum). You need to follow this template for it to be considered an official objection, otherwise it's just a comment.
[message template]
send to: Claude Majeau majeau.claude@cb-cda.gc.ca
[you need these first paragraphs to have your letter considered as a formal complaint]
I intend to participate actively to the process leading to the certification of the private copying tariff. Consequently, this constitutes my formal objection to the proposed statement filed by CPCC.
I have read the information set out in the Board.s notice published in the Canada Gazette on March 9, 2002 with CPCC ' s proposed statement. I understand the duties that I undertake as an objector and intend to abide by them.
I do not wish to take part in the pre-hearing conference on May 23, however I do wish for my objections to be made part of the official records of these proceedings.
[insert your objections here. Make them clear and consice, state your reasons for objection, etc]
Thank you,
[your name]
[your address]
[your phone and fax #]
[your email address]
[end message template]
Isn't it strange how advertising an advertisment will increase rating for a show? That's completely backwards, you're all clones!
Download does not mean install. It automatically downloads critical updates and asks you if you want to install.
I thought it said GREEK cookbook. I was like, wtf is that doing on slashdot.. Crazy CMDR TACO!
I was about to post it but Duke Nukem Forever finally came out and I can't stop playing it!
At least we have better internet access than you.
I feel for you guys, really! In Quebec, Videotron cable charges $30/month for cable internet acccess, (anotehr $15 if you rent the modem). That's canadian dollars.. (Approx $20/month USD for net access). On top of the the download speed is insane. You get burts of 400-600 Kilobytes/sec and a steady transfer at 300-350 Kilobytes/sec. (thats bytes, not bits). The only thing that sucks is the 16 Kilobytes/sec upload speed.
How do they do this? In your contract it states you can only download 6 gigs, and upload 1 gig in a month. That's really limiting of course but it is only enforced on the first and second generation Motorola Cybersurfer modems). If you go over you pay 2 cents/meg. That quickly gets expensive. With the newer modems there are no limits. (although technically the limits still apply).
So to all you Americans down south, look north for a good example of how to do broadband internet. The funniest thing is that everyone hates Videotron for "poor service" etc. (Actually, this summer service was very slow and laggy, but they have fixed the problems they were having.)
In my opinion they should _STILL_ withdraw it and fix it.
By this, I mean that they should recall every vulnerable CD off of shelves, and send everyone who they know has bought one a new copy that is already patched.
This really isn't necessary. When you do an install of Windows XP, it will (try) connect to Windows Update and patch it self as it installs.
China is one of the biggest world powers. It's starting to get good at the whole space thing and they ALWAYS have a chip on their shoulder. They like to annoyingly poke the US to piss them off. I really do see a US vs China war happening within the next 100 years.
"The Air Force remains so enthusiastic about its 40-year-old bombers that it has publicly declared that the B-52 will continue to be a crucial element of the nation's war-fighting ability for another 40 years -- until 2040. "
In 40 years, new technology may make the b-52 obsolete so in 2040, they'll probably be laughing at the statement above.
The only reason it is still in use is because the USA has fought countries with limited resources after WW2. Vietnam (technically this goes with the Cold War), Iraq, Afghanistan. If (when..) they go to war with China, both countries have the resources for an arms race, producing new Anti aircraft defences and possibly making the B-52 obsolete.
Who the hell writes a review about a stupid movie like this??? It's ABSOLUTELY SCRUMPTIOUS!!! I do say!
I live in Montreal (Mount Royal.. MOUNTAIN) and it's very hilly with lots of steep sidewalks. Does this thing have the power to get me up a hill??
Could there BE any more pop under ads on that site?
Ok sales doesn't translate to popularity. It's a lot more complicated than that.
Will it be able to render Pengiuns under linux?
Ok, no if this is still in "testing" forgive me.
Should this darn thing be tested before it's released as "final"! I mean just a few weeks ago you guys were bashing Apple for their iTunes install that wrecked the hard drive, and now you're just coming up with solutions. How bout complaints? How about "This code should never have been released with such a serious bug". Again if this is test code then fine, it comes with the territory. Even if it's "Implied" test code, that's not good enough.
Unfortunatly if you buy the phone from your service provider it's often locked to that service provider. At least that's the case with Fido in Canada. (An actual GSM network)
Maybe Microsoft will make Windows more Linux-ish, not on the surface but as long as those who need the tools can get at it, hey why not?
WMA 8 sounds better then either formats (especially MP3). No I'm not a troll, facts are facts. 64kbps sounds ok but isn't great. 96kbps is good enough for me, it sounds better than mp3's 128kbps. Also the stereo separation is much better. Oh, and WMA's play on my Rio Volt, which rocks.