Being an ex-Gateway phone support lead I know a bit about this. Normally there is a procedure list and when things of the same sort (like broken hinges) damage happen repeatedly we are to replace the product.
Mostly though this only deals with electronic components and not things like hinges. Reason being that it is difficult to gauge weather or not it was due to manufacturing failure or to misuse (yes laptops are rugged but your not supposed to be throwing it around the room).
Though I can attest to the issue that is seen here as Dell has been notorious for their bad hinges (broken hinges on a CPt and a Insperion).
The really bad part about it is with the economy as it is the first thing companies begin todo is trim support. Remember when most computers came with a 3 year guarantee and now you have to pay for that sort of thing. I'm sure they have new policies in place that make getting replacement hardware more difficult as a 'cost cutting measure'
If you look at the case filing you will see that Yahoo! made the original mark claim in January of 1996 as a computer company. In May of 96 another claim was made as an entertainment company.
The document also states that Serious's first counter claim was made in November of 1997. It finally says that his arguments were filed in time and accordance with Australian laws.
He's been fighting this for a while it seems and keeps getting slapped down (he has filed against Yahoo 5 times). Being not very well known (anymore) and the fact that he never actually trademarked the name, I doubt he will win but then IANAL.
Considering that the EFF would not want to do this. HOWEVER, considering that every other intrest group has their "scum" as you put it getting thier laws on the congressional agenda. Don't you think we should too?
it may be one of the evils of society but if those who made the laws have them we need them to change those laws.
I think you are missing the point. Yes it may be the best solution to set up a PC. The person asking the question however wants to know which out of the box solution is best. Not what do-it-yourself solution is best.
How is it so many smart people have so much trouble reading?
Yes this is true but citizenship can change the jurisdiction of such matter espically in the case of federal. I doubt that this was an action of Las Vegas PD considering the high profile.
I would disagree. In the simpilest form it may be but lets look at the 2:
A DoS attack is normally done when a script with no intention of anything other than bringing a site down is excuted across 1 or more systems that hit the server 100s-1000s of times a second to overload the server.
The/. effect is a bit different though it is debiliatating to some servers. Users of/. see a link from a story and wish to find out more by viewing that link. Due to the large membership of/. this can sometimes surprise a site not ready for a lot of traffic and bring them down.
The effects are the same but the intent is quite different. And at least in the US intent can be the difference between guilty and innocent.
It seems to me that Spielberg was looking for a somewhat happy ending and the only way he could do it is through aliens in the future.
Hoenstly the last bit is cool and I liked it though it did totally skew the movie away from the storyline.
The ending should have been right when hes trapped and the camera zooms out (In an Abyss type way) the last thing seen would be the lights on the copeter...
Fade to black...
Roll Credits.. Good movie
Weather this was a spielberg choice or a Kurburic chice is yet to be known as both people are known for some drawn out endings.
Well the point of it is that your accord will require a full tank of about what 9 - 10 gallons (maybe more) of gas for something close to 2.00 per gallon.
Hydrogyn fuel cell cars require no gas (with electrolysis only water) and produce no pollutants.
A hybrid car may require some gas (anywhere from 3 - 5 gallons) but have very low emissions and still mee that 500 mile range.
So the range might not be different but fuel and pollution savings are immense. The fact that the car can match that of your average sedan is impressive considering a few years ago a fuel cell car would need a recharge every 100 - 150 miles or so (some as low as every 60miles).
Ok I went to the japanese site IBM has for some more detail. This is BabelFish translation so dont yell at me for the crazy engrish:
At the IBM, the XGA which presently is used generally (the 1024x768=78 ten thousand 6432 pixels) 921 ten thousand 6000 pixels which are suitable to approximately 12 times that display (the QUXGA-WIDE 3840X2400=921 ten thousand 6000 pixels), we developed the liquid crystal display for the computer of high resolution of worldwide highest level.
* The wide type picture of large-sized 22.2 type display length and breadth ratio 16:10 is adopted, A3 paper size identical dimensions is indicated and furthermore, the indicatory area of approximately 6cm width is guaranteed, offers comfortable work environment by usual indicating the idea contest and the like.
* The amount of information of approximately 4.5 times that the HDTV is indicated with the pixel of 921 ten thousand 6000 pixel 3840 X 2400 dots.
* The 204ppi which exceeds the super high fine indication general liquid crystal display of the 204ppi largely (pixel pitch: The 0.1245mm) super with high finely, the high picture quality indicatory grade which is equal to the photograph and the printed matter is actualized.
* With wide field of vision angular former general liquid crystal display, when you look at the picture from slanted direction, gradation reversal was caused, indicatory contents stopped knowing, but wide field of vision angle of the recognition possible top and bottom / left and right each 170 degrees is achieved from with any direction dual * domain -IPS with the adoption of structure.
* 400:1 high contrasts which actualize the image which high contrast clear, it is clearly are achieved.
* Thickness of the economical space design indicatory department the installation space it decreases with the thin-shaped design of the 76mm, it is possible to improve theoretical Labor effectiveness.
Main use The large picture, utilizing super high definition and the numerous high performance in wide field of vision angle and the like, when with following kind of use serves the purpose of business of everyone, we are convinced.
* The high luster which is approached to the printed matter for the sake of, improvement of productivity can expect this display of printing
* publication * DTP * design industry by doing the large portion of compilation job on this picture. In addition because picture quality sufficiently is high, at each time small modification is done each time not printing, proofreading becomes possible, probably will be. It can apply to extensive DTP use from product design to the publication of catalog compilation, the newspaper and the magazine.
* Digital fine arts museum high luster by utilizing picture quality, appreciation becomes possible even with the valuable fine arts regardless of place
* time, probably will be. High luster the picture offers the image which is close to the real thing even to the delicate material feeling. * Medical field the film of the X line photograph was indicated shear refuse ten (the fluorescent light light box) with until recently, but presently research of the X line photograph system which digitalizes is advanced, in that case, when in the past film searching each time the time which goes to searching can be reduced to the storage warehouse, simultaneously, reaches the point where it can shorten also the time when the necessary film is searched.
* When the automobile industry new model car is designed, those which are designed on the computer in regard to this display to detail because it can examine, it is possible to decrease the production of the mock-up of some stage. As a result, development expense is saved and it becomes possible to shorten the development period of the new model car.
* As for the meteorological data which become the basis of weather forecast all weather forecast, although being the immense range, the every place item is included finely in large quantities, the word í you can call the enormous digital map. Moment by moment, each time not printing the weather map which changes, with the indication of this display, to detail because investigation
* examination is possible, you can lighten former time and the time when it relates to weather analysis.
* In processing of the satellite picture satellite data, the abundant printing picture is necessary in order to look at the circumstance of contents and detail. Until recently, such to look at the small part, only the expedient that it was, you inspect the photograph, but indicating the picture in the picture by using this display, it is necessary in order to analyze, description and resolution to detail are offered. The numerous advanced technology which is loaded Portion of the various latest and most powerful technologies which the IBM which is thrown to these 920 ten thousand pixel super high fine TFT liquid crystal displays has is introduced.
* The beautiful indicatory grade where it divides twisted direction of the liquid crystal into left and right two inside one pixel dual domain -IPS structure (IPS:in-plane-switching) by designating the IPS electrode as letter structure of the , contrast on up and down left and right it improves by compensating mutually, there is no color gap was actualized.
* High picture quality of high contrast was achieved with the actualization of the black indication which tightens by losing the Post Spacer Technology spacer ball, the cell gap from equalization.
* The common electrode and overlapping the signal conductor became possible the High Resolution Process (the HRP depending upon the adoption HRP technology of the resistant gate line)
* low, in addition, until recently with technology achieved the high numerical aperture with the large size
super high fine panel which is impossible with the adoption of the resistant gate line low, high brightness conversion at low electric power consumption were compatible high dimension.
22.2 types of picture size (56cm) -Wide picture format QUXGA-WIDE pixel several 3840x2400 (9.2mpixel) resolution 204ppi (pixel pitch: 0.1245mm) indicatory color 1670 ten thousand colors (RGBx8bit) brightness 235cd/m2 contrast 400:1 degree of angle of visibility horizontal }85, vertical degree of }85 response time 50msec (Typical and Ton+Toff) external size 547mm (W) ~445mm (H) ~76mm (D) weight 13kg
IBM sets new record for display resolution
IBM has demonstrated the world's sharpest liquid crystal display technology, with a resolution of 3840 x 2400 ( 9.2 million ) pixels. This QUXGA technology is 12 times sharper than the current sharpest XGA technology, which provides a resolution of 1024 x 768, or 786,432 pixels.
Good little lesson in what codecs there are. However I doubt AT&T is going after mS for all of them. Im sure there are specific codecs that they are using a specific agremments they are breaking. Of course the burden of proof will be on the side of AT&T so we will have to see how they handle it.
Anyone know where we can get ahold of the detials of what exactly aT&T is filing. I think that until we know exactly what codecs and agreemnets are involved then we are left to simpily speculate till are heads explode from overthinking.
Does anyone know where more detailed info on the suit can be found th article left a lot out for example:
Exactly what codec is being disputed. Is this code or formulas that AT&T can PROVE MS is using or is it more like the Amazon 1-Click thing where they are suing for the concept.
If it is the concept of compression then they may have to pick a fight with Faughenfer ISS (the inventor of the MP3 standard)
Also the article neglects to metion why it took AT&T 11 years to finally file suit when they claim that Win95 and up are breaking thier patent.
I dislike MS as much as the other guy but making blind jabs at the goliath is going to do nothing but make us all looks stupid.
Lets make sure we judge things on the facts of the case and not because we all hate microsoft.
I agree I was just clearing up the grocery store analogy. I agree that Payola is wrong:
Honestly other than FCC stuff I find it hard to believe that Payola is wrong considering it is the stations choice as to what they play. However I can see it becasue they have such an influence to thier market.
Its not really due to license of the public airwaves (though through the license is how it is enforced). It is the fact that these are public entities and have the ability to change the minds of the public at large with thier corprate views.
This was for the grocery store poster who thought it was a bd thing to sell endcap space:
You cant call up a radio station and tell them you want to listen to some other song (unless its all request nite). In a grocery store you are free to pay attention to or ignore any products offered to you. Its only a problem when 1 soda, cereal, milk what ever company buys ALL the shelf space or does some type of microsoftesque deal.
As I said its not bad that grocery stores do this so long as they dont allow the big guys to muscle out the little ones, though this does happen.
And the only people who make money out of it in the end are the lawyers.
You make a good point though its not wrong for gorcery stores to do what they do considering that they own the space.
Honestly other than FCC stuff I find it hard to believe that Payola is wrong considering it is the stations choice as to what they play. However I can see it becasue they have such an influence to thier market.
You cant call up a radio station and tell them you want to listen to some other song (unless its all request nite). In a grocery store you are free to pay attention to or ignore any products offered to you. Its only a problem when 1 soda, cereal, milk what ever company buys ALL the shelf space or does some type of microsoftesque deal.
You know everyone complains about horrible employers and granted there are many really bad ones out there that are just out to tear you open and take everything you make but there are also many companies that are on the other extreme and many in the middle.
Fact of the matter is no one would have these jobs if people individually took the initiative to resarch the corp they are going to work at. In the technical field we are in the unique position not to ask for work but to take a position.
Even in the econmys current state for skilled people there are 100s (yes 100s maybe 1000s) of companies that are clawing all over eachother for good talent.
If you are one of these people DONT COMPLAIN. Get another job and this time really RESEARCH the corp your going to sign a contract to. Make sure you know the culture and that you would fit in. Ask other employees about the place (most people in HR will even give you #s of people within the company you can talk to).
Remember money is not the only factor (though it is a big one) you have to be happy to. Personally I spent 3 months job hunting 2 years ago and turned down over 15 offers some higher than what I make now. But after all the research and time I found a company I am truly happy with (of course time and econmics can change things but for now they are excellent). I enjoy work (thou sometimes the clients and the sales people tick me off) the culture is great and even if it is not the most stellar salary I feel I am fairly compensated and appriceated for my work.
This is not the perfect company (I would say its on the good end though) and it did not walk up to me right away I had to search for it. It takes a lot of guts to turn down a good offer (even when you know the company is crap) but its well worth it to hold out.
For those of you that are saying "Well I dont have those skills that employers are clawing for." I say "GET THEM THEN" no one is going to hand you a silver platter or a box with root. You have to build your skills on your own (unless you got a rich family or something). And yes learning these things may take work so just live with it.
Oh and as for the sysadmins.....if you can convert a mainframe application into a web based application that is not only user friendly but also intergrates 3 other systems without trashing the orignal mainframe then....what are you doing as a sysadmin????
This product should not really be directly targeted to the PC market (except those with disabilities, one armed man, grandma with arthritus in her right hand etc.)
In the PDA market however this could be a lot more convient than cludgy fold out keyboards and stupid graffitti interfaces. You may not be able to type to fast but its a hellava lot faster than most options today.
As a devout Palm/Visor user this would be very valauble to me. As for ubergeek gaming It probaly wont do much though it might be cool to remap your keys and see if it might be easier to hold the keyboard in your hand almost like a controller.
MicroPayments are also done by American Express (thought it may be as a test because they don't market it). At every 7-11 in Florida you can buy a prepaid card backed by AMEX it can be used online or anywhere AMEX is accepted anywhere in the world.
As micropayment systems go this probaly has the best chance of making it becasue it uses current infrastrcutre and standards so no one need special equipment or software.
Remember the easier something is to adopt to the more redially its adopted. Espically if it has value.
Properly administered, the online environment offers more privacy protections, not fewer. Online, you can encrypt things and provide conditional access. You can know where your files are and who's looking at them through audit trails. Try that with a paper file.
On this I agree this should go right along with OptIns and OptOut policies. There are lots of features and conviences technology can bring us but in order for them to do so they will need some presonal information.
As long as we are able to control that information ourselvs as well as know who has access to and who has seen our information then I belive that this can be a good thing.
Of course I am speaking in terms of a "dream world" currently as most of our technology and legistrative processes have yet to develop to provide this however these are the initiatives we should take.
No man/woman is an island unless he chooses to be. We should build things not to one extreme or another but to one where each man/woman has the choice and power of controll and audting over thier own data.
Be sure to watch for this one. According to another article i read on this in this months issue of Popular Science (page 64) It will create a pit 25 meters wide by 100 meters deep which will launch a slow-motion plume of gas and ice into space.
The theory also says that the plume may spew into space months after impcat providing tons of data on the compisition of comets (which belive it or not we know very little about other than theroy).
Slashdot Mirror
Being an ex-Gateway phone support lead I know a bit about this. Normally there is a procedure list and when things of the same sort (like broken hinges) damage happen repeatedly we are to replace the product.
Mostly though this only deals with electronic components and not things like hinges. Reason being that it is difficult to gauge weather or not it was due to manufacturing failure or to misuse (yes laptops are rugged but your not supposed to be throwing it around the room).
Though I can attest to the issue that is seen here as Dell has been notorious for their bad hinges (broken hinges on a CPt and a Insperion).
The really bad part about it is with the economy as it is the first thing companies begin todo is trim support. Remember when most computers came with a 3 year guarantee and now you have to pay for that sort of thing. I'm sure they have new policies in place that make getting replacement hardware more difficult as a 'cost cutting measure'
If you look at the case filing you will see that Yahoo! made the original mark claim in January of 1996 as a computer company. In May of 96 another claim was made as an entertainment company.
The document also states that Serious's first counter claim was made in November of 1997. It finally says that his arguments were filed in time and accordance with Australian laws.
He's been fighting this for a while it seems and keeps getting slapped down (he has filed against Yahoo 5 times). Being not very well known (anymore) and the fact that he never actually trademarked the name, I doubt he will win but then IANAL.
Considering that the EFF would not want to do this. HOWEVER, considering that every other intrest group has their "scum" as you put it getting thier laws on the congressional agenda. Don't you think we should too?
it may be one of the evils of society but if those who made the laws have them we need them to change those laws.
come one guys....breaking lameness filter MOD This MAN UP!!!
I think you are missing the point. Yes it may be the best solution to set up a PC. The person asking the question however wants to know which out of the box solution is best. Not what do-it-yourself solution is best.
How is it so many smart people have so much trouble reading?
Zork Series (for those who can read)
Tetris
Dr. Mario (or Some variant)
BustAMove/Super BustAmove
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
'Letter from Birmingham Jail'
in Why We Can't Wait 1963
Yes this is true but citizenship can change the jurisdiction of such matter espically in the case of federal. I doubt that this was an action of Las Vegas PD considering the high profile.
Rather good question, the article does not say. What agency would be responsible for such enforcment espically when the person is a non-citizen?
Anyone out there have any clue as to what we cana do here if anything. What might happen to him if he is found guilty?
I would disagree. In the simpilest form it may be but lets look at the 2:
/. effect is a bit different though it is debiliatating to some servers. Users of /. see a link from a story and wish to find out more by viewing that link. Due to the large membership of /. this can sometimes surprise a site not ready for a lot of traffic and bring them down.
A DoS attack is normally done when a script with no intention of anything other than bringing a site down is excuted across 1 or more systems that hit the server 100s-1000s of times a second to overload the server.
The
The effects are the same but the intent is quite different. And at least in the US intent can be the difference between guilty and innocent.
It seems to me that Spielberg was looking for a somewhat happy ending and the only way he could do it is through aliens in the future.
Hoenstly the last bit is cool and I liked it though it did totally skew the movie away from the storyline.
The ending should have been right when hes trapped and the camera zooms out (In an Abyss type way) the last thing seen would be the lights on the copeter...
Fade to black...
Roll Credits..
Good movie
Weather this was a spielberg choice or a Kurburic chice is yet to be known as both people are known for some drawn out endings.
Thoughts Anyone?
Well the point of it is that your accord will require a full tank of about what 9 - 10 gallons (maybe more) of gas for something close to 2.00 per gallon.
Hydrogyn fuel cell cars require no gas (with electrolysis only water) and produce no pollutants.
A hybrid car may require some gas (anywhere from 3 - 5 gallons) but have very low emissions and still mee that 500 mile range.
So the range might not be different but fuel and pollution savings are immense. The fact that the car can match that of your average sedan is impressive considering a few years ago a fuel cell car would need a recharge every 100 - 150 miles or so (some as low as every 60miles).
Little Johnnys first day in computer lab:
Ohhh teacher this video about the blow fish looks like Monica and Bill.
Ok I went to the japanese site IBM has for some more detail. This is BabelFish translation so dont yell at me for the crazy engrish: At the IBM, the XGA which presently is used generally (the 1024x768=78 ten thousand 6432 pixels) 921 ten thousand 6000 pixels which are suitable to approximately 12 times that display (the QUXGA-WIDE 3840X2400=921 ten thousand 6000 pixels), we developed the liquid crystal display for the computer of high resolution of worldwide highest level.
* The wide type picture of large-sized 22.2 type display length and breadth ratio 16:10 is adopted, A3 paper size identical dimensions is indicated and furthermore, the indicatory area of approximately 6cm width is guaranteed, offers comfortable work environment by usual indicating the idea contest and the like.
* The amount of information of approximately 4.5 times that the HDTV is indicated with the pixel of 921 ten thousand 6000 pixel 3840 X 2400 dots.
* The 204ppi which exceeds the super high fine indication general liquid crystal display of the 204ppi largely (pixel pitch: The 0.1245mm) super with high finely, the high picture quality indicatory grade which is equal to the photograph and the printed matter is actualized.
* With wide field of vision angular former general liquid crystal display, when you look at the picture from slanted direction, gradation reversal was caused, indicatory contents stopped knowing, but wide field of vision angle of the recognition possible top and bottom / left and right each 170 degrees is achieved from with any direction dual * domain -IPS with the adoption of structure.
* 400:1 high contrasts which actualize the image which high contrast clear, it is clearly are achieved.
* Thickness of the economical space design indicatory department the installation space it decreases with the thin-shaped design of the 76mm, it is possible to improve theoretical Labor effectiveness.
Main use The large picture, utilizing super high definition and the numerous high performance in wide field of vision angle and the like, when with following kind of use serves the purpose of business of everyone, we are convinced.
* The high luster which is approached to the printed matter for the sake of, improvement of productivity can expect this display of printing
* publication * DTP * design industry by doing the large portion of compilation job on this picture. In addition because picture quality sufficiently is high, at each time small modification is done each time not printing, proofreading becomes possible, probably will be. It can apply to extensive DTP use from product design to the publication of catalog compilation, the newspaper and the magazine.
* Digital fine arts museum high luster by utilizing picture quality, appreciation becomes possible even with the valuable fine arts regardless of place
* time, probably will be. High luster the picture offers the image which is close to the real thing even to the delicate material feeling. * Medical field the film of the X line photograph was indicated shear refuse ten (the fluorescent light light box) with until recently, but presently research of the X line photograph system which digitalizes is advanced, in that case, when in the past film searching each time the time which goes to searching can be reduced to the storage warehouse, simultaneously, reaches the point where it can shorten also the time when the necessary film is searched.
* When the automobile industry new model car is designed, those which are designed on the computer in regard to this display to detail because it can examine, it is possible to decrease the production of the mock-up of some stage. As a result, development expense is saved and it becomes possible to shorten the development period of the new model car.
* As for the meteorological data which become the basis of weather forecast all weather forecast, although being the immense range, the every place item is included finely in large quantities, the word í you can call the enormous digital map. Moment by moment, each time not printing the weather map which changes, with the indication of this display, to detail because investigation
* examination is possible, you can lighten former time and the time when it relates to weather analysis.
* In processing of the satellite picture satellite data, the abundant printing picture is necessary in order to look at the circumstance of contents and detail. Until recently, such to look at the small part, only the expedient that it was, you inspect the photograph, but indicating the picture in the picture by using this display, it is necessary in order to analyze, description and resolution to detail are offered. The numerous advanced technology which is loaded Portion of the various latest and most powerful technologies which the IBM which is thrown to these 920 ten thousand pixel super high fine TFT liquid crystal displays has is introduced.
* The beautiful indicatory grade where it divides twisted direction of the liquid crystal into left and right two inside one pixel dual domain -IPS structure (IPS:in-plane-switching) by designating the IPS electrode as letter structure of the , contrast on up and down left and right it improves by compensating mutually, there is no color gap was actualized.
* High picture quality of high contrast was achieved with the actualization of the black indication which tightens by losing the Post Spacer Technology spacer ball, the cell gap from equalization.
* The common electrode and overlapping the signal conductor became possible the High Resolution Process (the HRP depending upon the adoption HRP technology of the resistant gate line)
* low, in addition, until recently with technology achieved the high numerical aperture with the large size
super high fine panel which is impossible with the adoption of the resistant gate line low, high brightness conversion at low electric power consumption were compatible high dimension.
22.2 types of picture size (56cm) -Wide picture format QUXGA-WIDE pixel several 3840x2400 (9.2mpixel) resolution 204ppi (pixel pitch: 0.1245mm) indicatory color 1670 ten thousand colors (RGBx8bit) brightness 235cd/m2 contrast 400:1 degree of angle of visibility horizontal }85, vertical degree of }85 response time 50msec (Typical and Ton+Toff) external size 547mm (W) ~445mm (H) ~76mm (D) weight 13kg
IBM sets new record for display resolution IBM has demonstrated the world's sharpest liquid crystal display technology, with a resolution of 3840 x 2400 ( 9.2 million ) pixels. This QUXGA technology is 12 times sharper than the current sharpest XGA technology, which provides a resolution of 1024 x 768, or 786,432 pixels.
DETAILS
Thank you for the info.
Good little lesson in what codecs there are. However I doubt AT&T is going after mS for all of them. Im sure there are specific codecs that they are using a specific agremments they are breaking. Of course the burden of proof will be on the side of AT&T so we will have to see how they handle it.
Anyone know where we can get ahold of the detials of what exactly aT&T is filing. I think that until we know exactly what codecs and agreemnets are involved then we are left to simpily speculate till are heads explode from overthinking.
Does anyone know where more detailed info on the suit can be found th article left a lot out for example:
Exactly what codec is being disputed. Is this code or formulas that AT&T can PROVE MS is using or is it more like the Amazon 1-Click thing where they are suing for the concept.
If it is the concept of compression then they may have to pick a fight with Faughenfer ISS (the inventor of the MP3 standard)
Also the article neglects to metion why it took AT&T 11 years to finally file suit when they claim that Win95 and up are breaking thier patent.
I dislike MS as much as the other guy but making blind jabs at the goliath is going to do nothing but make us all looks stupid.
Lets make sure we judge things on the facts of the case and not because we all hate microsoft.
I agree I was just clearing up the grocery store analogy. I agree that Payola is wrong: Honestly other than FCC stuff I find it hard to believe that Payola is wrong considering it is the stations choice as to what they play. However I can see it becasue they have such an influence to thier market. Its not really due to license of the public airwaves (though through the license is how it is enforced). It is the fact that these are public entities and have the ability to change the minds of the public at large with thier corprate views. This was for the grocery store poster who thought it was a bd thing to sell endcap space: You cant call up a radio station and tell them you want to listen to some other song (unless its all request nite). In a grocery store you are free to pay attention to or ignore any products offered to you. Its only a problem when 1 soda, cereal, milk what ever company buys ALL the shelf space or does some type of microsoftesque deal. As I said its not bad that grocery stores do this so long as they dont allow the big guys to muscle out the little ones, though this does happen.
And the only people who make money out of it in the end are the lawyers.
You make a good point though its not wrong for gorcery stores to do what they do considering that they own the space.
Honestly other than FCC stuff I find it hard to believe that Payola is wrong considering it is the stations choice as to what they play. However I can see it becasue they have such an influence to thier market.
You cant call up a radio station and tell them you want to listen to some other song (unless its all request nite). In a grocery store you are free to pay attention to or ignore any products offered to you. Its only a problem when 1 soda, cereal, milk what ever company buys ALL the shelf space or does some type of microsoftesque deal.
You know everyone complains about horrible employers and granted there are many really bad ones out there that are just out to tear you open and take everything you make but there are also many companies that are on the other extreme and many in the middle.
Fact of the matter is no one would have these jobs if people individually took the initiative to resarch the corp they are going to work at. In the technical field we are in the unique position not to ask for work but to take a position.
Even in the econmys current state for skilled people there are 100s (yes 100s maybe 1000s) of companies that are clawing all over eachother for good talent.
If you are one of these people DONT COMPLAIN. Get another job and this time really RESEARCH the corp your going to sign a contract to. Make sure you know the culture and that you would fit in. Ask other employees about the place (most people in HR will even give you #s of people within the company you can talk to).
Remember money is not the only factor (though it is a big one) you have to be happy to. Personally I spent 3 months job hunting 2 years ago and turned down over 15 offers some higher than what I make now. But after all the research and time I found a company I am truly happy with (of course time and econmics can change things but for now they are excellent). I enjoy work (thou sometimes the clients and the sales people tick me off) the culture is great and even if it is not the most stellar salary I feel I am fairly compensated and appriceated for my work.
This is not the perfect company (I would say its on the good end though) and it did not walk up to me right away I had to search for it. It takes a lot of guts to turn down a good offer (even when you know the company is crap) but its well worth it to hold out.
For those of you that are saying "Well I dont have those skills that employers are clawing for." I say "GET THEM THEN" no one is going to hand you a silver platter or a box with root. You have to build your skills on your own (unless you got a rich family or something). And yes learning these things may take work so just live with it.
Oh and as for the sysadmins.....if you can convert a mainframe application into a web based application that is not only user friendly but also intergrates 3 other systems without trashing the orignal mainframe then....what are you doing as a sysadmin????
This product should not really be directly targeted to the PC market (except those with disabilities, one armed man, grandma with arthritus in her right hand etc.)
In the PDA market however this could be a lot more convient than cludgy fold out keyboards and stupid graffitti interfaces. You may not be able to type to fast but its a hellava lot faster than most options today.
As a devout Palm/Visor user this would be very valauble to me. As for ubergeek gaming It probaly wont do much though it might be cool to remap your keys and see if it might be easier to hold the keyboard in your hand almost like a controller.
umm...probaly not
MicroPayments are also done by American Express (thought it may be as a test because they don't market it). At every 7-11 in Florida you can buy a prepaid card backed by AMEX it can be used online or anywhere AMEX is accepted anywhere in the world.
As micropayment systems go this probaly has the best chance of making it becasue it uses current infrastrcutre and standards so no one need special equipment or software.
Remember the easier something is to adopt to the more redially its adopted. Espically if it has value.
From the article (if you read it):
Properly administered, the online environment offers more privacy protections, not fewer. Online, you can encrypt things and provide conditional access. You can know where your files are and who's looking at them through audit trails. Try that with a paper file.
On this I agree this should go right along with OptIns and OptOut policies. There are lots of features and conviences technology can bring us but in order for them to do so they will need some presonal information.
As long as we are able to control that information ourselvs as well as know who has access to and who has seen our information then I belive that this can be a good thing.
Of course I am speaking in terms of a "dream world" currently as most of our technology and legistrative processes have yet to develop to provide this however these are the initiatives we should take.
No man/woman is an island unless he chooses to be. We should build things not to one extreme or another but to one where each man/woman has the choice and power of controll and audting over thier own data.
Discuss, Argue (Intelligently), no flames
Be sure to watch for this one. According to another article i read on this in this months issue of Popular Science (page 64) It will create a pit 25 meters wide by 100 meters deep which will launch a slow-motion plume of gas and ice into space.
The theory also says that the plume may spew into space months after impcat providing tons of data on the compisition of comets (which belive it or not we know very little about other than theroy).