It's not about not being able to see the difference... It's about having your hand forced to spend money tomorrow on something that works acceptably for 95% of the population today.
Like it or not, the American public depends on the Television as both a source of information and entertainment. If overnight, a switch is flipped cutting this source off... the FCC stands to isolate and infuriate consumers that have little incentive, and no desire to "upgrade".
1) Moving parts (sliding parts). Face it... if something moves, it's a weak point. Part of what makes handhelds worth spending money on is their longevity, and adding a weak point to a relatively fragile device is a mistake.
2) The Tungsten W will end up in the courts with a lawsuit from RIM. A good reference is here where they've had success thus far.
Some guys did it at RPI when I was there. They started it out of their dorm room, posted signs around campus listing the station, and did a decent job involving the listeners. It went for a while, but listeners dropped off, as did participation... but for the month or so that it ran, it was amusing.
If memory serves, he suffers from a fairly common skin disorder called 'vitiligo'.
Nah, he suffers from a fairly common mental disorder called idiocy. Don't buy into his spin on things... he lightened his skin and changed his face's bone structure because he wanted to... not because of some condition.
While they're at it, they should pass a law banning the expansion of cellular service to subway tunnels.
One of the saving graces of the NYC subway is that, for the most part, people pretty much shut the fuck up. Unfortunately, cellular companies are currently researching the economical benefits of expanding service to the underground. Combine cramped quarters with non-stop blabber and I fear everybody might turn into Colin Furgeson.
"Once they have surpassed that amount (of allotted printouts), they have to go back and add more copies to their account," Paustian said. "Otherwise, they'll print off reams of paper."
Maybe they're printing off reams of paper because your new learning method is flawed.
I know the courts pretty much follow the Id Software philosophy of "When it's done"... but is there any rough timeline of when a decision is expected in the trial being decided by Judge Kollar-Kotelly?
The way to make a concinvincing case against legalizing a certain activity is NOT to commit that crime yourself.
Or maybe not. If the courts repeatedly find that this DOS is illegal, they'll have a more difficult time giving permission to certain groups. The recent DOS, while illegal, actually may have proven the point that such power should not be distributed to private individuals or companies.
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It's not about not being able to see the difference ... It's about having your hand forced to spend money tomorrow on something that works acceptably for 95% of the population today.
... the FCC stands to isolate and infuriate consumers that have little incentive, and no desire to "upgrade".
Like it or not, the American public depends on the Television as both a source of information and entertainment. If overnight, a switch is flipped cutting this source off
I see two problems with these handhelds.
... if something moves, it's a weak point. Part of what makes handhelds worth spending money on is their longevity, and adding a weak point to a relatively fragile device is a mistake.
1) Moving parts (sliding parts). Face it
2) The Tungsten W will end up in the courts with a lawsuit from RIM. A good reference is here where they've had success thus far.
Some guys did it at RPI when I was there. They started it out of their dorm room, posted signs around campus listing the station, and did a decent job involving the listeners. It went for a while, but listeners dropped off, as did participation ... but for the month or so that it ran, it was amusing.
Tune in for next week's episode:
"The Story of Andy's Lego Characters Stealing Dollars Out of Relatives' Wallets to Pay For Bandwidth".
YES. Because you could be using your teeth to transmit the sound to somebody's MP3 phone ... thus, violation the DMCA. Run villain, run!
Yeah ... but what if they were to bundle it with one of these?
Yeah, it's exactly like Daiktanka's engine ... only a little better.
(I didn't bother to check the spelling of Daiktanka because I don't really care)
While they're at it, they should pass a law banning the expansion of cellular service to subway tunnels.
One of the saving graces of the NYC subway is that, for the most part, people pretty much shut the fuck up. Unfortunately, cellular companies are currently researching the economical benefits of expanding service to the underground. Combine cramped quarters with non-stop blabber and I fear everybody might turn into Colin Furgeson.
I've still got one of those puppets sitting on my desk.
Nope ... But we also didn't read about what you didn't do on Slashdot. Oh, wait ... yeah, I guess we just did. Good job with those kittens...
What about the iMac?
Spend all day on an iPaq = drained battery. ...
Is that the new excuse for not being able to take a test? "Sorry, my battery is dead"
They all say "Goodyear" on the side of them, right?
I know the courts pretty much follow the Id Software philosophy of "When it's done" ... but is there any rough timeline of when a decision is expected in the trial being decided by Judge Kollar-Kotelly?
I'm betting Junis makes the cut. That thing always makes me laugh.
IBM just bought Monday ... Stay tuned as they make a move to pick up the rest of the week.
I think your sig pretty much answers your own question.
My friends and I have always considered piracy the "educational discount"!