Gosh... wouldn't it be simpler if they just cut off everyone's fingers so they couldn't type... and cut out their tongues so the couldn't talk. Oh and poke out their eyes so they can't see sign languate... oh and rip off their ears so they can't hear... and...... or how about they realise that talk and speech is inevitable and trying to censor it only makes yourself unpopular and your demise as ruler more likely.
There is no doubt that cable TV are losing market place.
Devices like the Roku- and a subscription to Netflix/Hulu and you can get almost anything you want- and for lower price. That said- most of the major channels (with a decent budget to make original content) are channels that have a firm base in cable. These channels are grand-fathered in- there is an inherent cost to become a new cable channel- and there isn't much point being an internet startup if most people only see cable.
Once a larger portion of people switch to internet-based TV this could spark a revolution over the established order. There would no longer be such a big threshold to start up new channels- and borders will inevitably be crossed. British stations, American stations, Australian stations... they'll all be competing for the same "English-speaking" world market.
Suddenly there will be many multiple the current number of stations producing their own content. Most of this will be very low budget and not get much of a following- however the big stations of today will see their share eroded. It will be survival of the fittest.
This is a good thing right? Well, yes and no. The spread of stations available mean stations will need to produce good-quality (but cheap) productions.
A lot of high-budget shows will die. A lot fewer high-budget shows will be made. You will have greater choice- but it will all be lower budget- but most likely better written. There will be a lot of wading through crap to find the good stuff- but the good stuff will be there because content will matter due to higher competition.
Stations will come and go- just like local commercial radio- they will constantly reformat, collapse, and be born.
The absolute worst thing that could happen would be if enough "good" stations team up "buy us as a package" to monopolise internet TV to stiffle competition. Then we would be back to the old days- of big budget but low quality. The more competition the better TV we'll get.
It is real- it is currently being made. It is being made by a real company- a western company in an eastern factory. It really is currently being sold for $50 in India to the gov.
Whether the price will drop to $35- who knows- they're talking about selling it for $60 in the US (almost double the $35 price-tag) - but that is still HUGE news.
This will do for the tablet what the assembly line did for cars. It's not just for the rich and the upper middle class anymore. The working man can afford one too- and so can his dog.
For that price $60 ($35 definately) this could be revolutionary.
You're hitting a price that anyone for whom this would be beneficial can afford it. Any office worker could send the doc they've been working on and take it to a meeting. Any foreman can take it out to show a worker without worrying about someone's hammer mis-swinging and smashing the screen (can be replaced).
Places where you wouldn't want to risk an expensive tablet getting damaged- you can risk one of these.
Currently most people unless they are rich, technophiles, or show-offs don't have a tablet. At this price the trend will reverse. EVERYONE will have a tablet. You don't need to be a tech-lover, rich, or snobby.
Those who can afford the expensive Kindle Fire- and the iPad will still do so- because they are much better- but now there is a tablet for everyone... and the world will doth rejoice- because now everybody can be cool.
Actually, it is more like if you visited Walmart and they told Best Buy that you went into their store at 6:30pm last Saturday.
Best Buy is not actually following you around- and there is nothing illegal about two companies sharing data about you. I don't like it- you don't like it- but it is not actually illegal.
You can leave Facebook any time you like. Nothing locks you in. Leave- go somewhere else and ask your friends to follow. Some will, some won't- even with half the amount of friends on a rival network such as Google+, you still will have the ability to waste more time than you should.
It is more complicated than that you are actually BOTH the customer and the product.
Think of it like a flower. Facebook is the flower- you (the bee) goes to the flower to consume their nectar. They don't get benefit from you eating their nectar (communicating mundane comments with your friends) - but their way of continuing on is that they attach a packet of pollen to you (sell your data) so that you can propagate the species (pay the employees and Suckerborg's wallet).
If another flower offers more and sweeter tasting nectar- you may be encouraged to visit it instead.
Completely abolish patents. Then what? If someone sees a good idea- they can use it. Nothing wrong with that?
Do you think people will stop innovatiting? I doubt it- let's pretend I have a company called Pear.
I invent something new... the jClock. It's a device that tells time AND you can strap it to your wrist. OK - with patents I can maybe make a bazillion dollars being the only one making it.
Now - imagine there are no patents.. if I make the jClock I may only make half a bazillion dollars instead of a bazillion dollars. Will I therefore not make the jClock because others will try and steal my idea? No- I still make the product- but get less rich off it.
Patents secure a monopoly based upon who gets an idea to their lawyer first. Monopolies are bad for the economy and patents are bad for the economy.
American's are taught from an early age that patriotism is not just good, but expected. They use an old communist pledge to worship a flag every school day as a child. It is no surprise the US is so insular- Americans have nationalism beat into them as children.
Most people turn out relatively normal though- but a number do become very nationalistic and fail to see any positives from foreign shores.
You caught one of the looneys on a bad day. The average American would not have been so hostile.
Someone just needs to get a really big tube and suck the air out of the mega cities like New York, LA, Chicago and Goose Creek, South Carolina and pump all that ozone saturated air into the polar regions.
Yeah, I know... can't be done- it's just sad how our world is seeing ozone missing where it is needed- and causing harm where it isn't.
The iSuck is a revolutionary product- that uses vacuum forces to suck dirt off carpets. Really cool- only $500 for the entry level model. It's amazing how they keep coming up with these brand new ideas.
You need to read what I said- I said I see it's value in the office.
At home- for the consumer- it is primarily sold as a status symbol/image thing. Anything the tablet can do, a lower price laptop/desktop can do better.
Sure it has a GPS and a few other cool things... but again- other things that rich people already have do that better too. It's nice to have in one place- but it IS really an over-priced status symbol when used by the consumer... would love to have one- because they are cool- but I have more usefull places to apply my money.
It was somewhat necessary though- as their borders grew- they had to rely on soldiers who were from the territories to man their borders. There were simply not enough people in Rome- or the home nations to man an army large enough to defend such a large territory. There were even a number of Emperors from the provinces eventually.
It did make the army somewhat weaker- but it was the invention of the stirrup that allowed horseback armies to be surpreme over the more foot-based armies- the invasion of horse back riders from the East displaced tribes that started the Barbarian invasions that brought down Rome.
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Even if they had no fingers you'd still need to poke their eyes out so that they can't read what others in other countries have written/typed.
Admittedly it would be hard to navigate the web or turn pages in a book without any fingers.
Gosh... wouldn't it be simpler if they just cut off everyone's fingers so they couldn't type... and cut out their tongues so the couldn't talk. Oh and poke out their eyes so they can't see sign languate... oh and rip off their ears so they can't hear... and... ... or how about they realise that talk and speech is inevitable and trying to censor it only makes yourself unpopular and your demise as ruler more likely.
There is no doubt that cable TV are losing market place.
Devices like the Roku- and a subscription to Netflix/Hulu and you can get almost anything you want- and for lower price. That said- most of the major channels (with a decent budget to make original content) are channels that have a firm base in cable. These channels are grand-fathered in- there is an inherent cost to become a new cable channel- and there isn't much point being an internet startup if most people only see cable.
Once a larger portion of people switch to internet-based TV this could spark a revolution over the established order. There would no longer be such a big threshold to start up new channels- and borders will inevitably be crossed. British stations, American stations, Australian stations... they'll all be competing for the same "English-speaking" world market.
Suddenly there will be many multiple the current number of stations producing their own content. Most of this will be very low budget and not get much of a following- however the big stations of today will see their share eroded. It will be survival of the fittest.
This is a good thing right? Well, yes and no. The spread of stations available mean stations will need to produce good-quality (but cheap) productions.
A lot of high-budget shows will die. A lot fewer high-budget shows will be made. You will have greater choice- but it will all be lower budget- but most likely better written. There will be a lot of wading through crap to find the good stuff- but the good stuff will be there because content will matter due to higher competition.
Stations will come and go- just like local commercial radio- they will constantly reformat, collapse, and be born.
The absolute worst thing that could happen would be if enough "good" stations team up "buy us as a package" to monopolise internet TV to stiffle competition. Then we would be back to the old days- of big budget but low quality. The more competition the better TV we'll get.
It's not OK... ... but it is amusing.
No, they will never outsource to America. They need to find a market that has trainable workers in.
Patents are bad... .... except for when they hurt Apple. :)
It is real- it is currently being made. It is being made by a real company- a western company in an eastern factory. It really is currently being sold for $50 in India to the gov.
Whether the price will drop to $35- who knows- they're talking about selling it for $60 in the US (almost double the $35 price-tag) - but that is still HUGE news.
This will do for the tablet what the assembly line did for cars. It's not just for the rich and the upper middle class anymore. The working man can afford one too- and so can his dog.
For that price $60 ($35 definately) this could be revolutionary.
You're hitting a price that anyone for whom this would be beneficial can afford it. Any office worker could send the doc they've been working on and take it to a meeting. Any foreman can take it out to show a worker without worrying about someone's hammer mis-swinging and smashing the screen (can be replaced).
Places where you wouldn't want to risk an expensive tablet getting damaged- you can risk one of these.
Currently most people unless they are rich, technophiles, or show-offs don't have a tablet. At this price the trend will reverse. EVERYONE will have a tablet. You don't need to be a tech-lover, rich, or snobby.
Those who can afford the expensive Kindle Fire- and the iPad will still do so- because they are much better- but now there is a tablet for everyone... and the world will doth rejoice- because now everybody can be cool.
Actually, it is more like if you visited Walmart and they told Best Buy that you went into their store at 6:30pm last Saturday.
Best Buy is not actually following you around- and there is nothing illegal about two companies sharing data about you. I don't like it- you don't like it- but it is not actually illegal.
You can leave Facebook any time you like. Nothing locks you in. Leave- go somewhere else and ask your friends to follow. Some will, some won't- even with half the amount of friends on a rival network such as Google+, you still will have the ability to waste more time than you should.
It is more complicated than that you are actually BOTH the customer and the product.
Think of it like a flower. Facebook is the flower- you (the bee) goes to the flower to consume their nectar. They don't get benefit from you eating their nectar (communicating mundane comments with your friends) - but their way of continuing on is that they attach a packet of pollen to you (sell your data) so that you can propagate the species (pay the employees and Suckerborg's wallet).
If another flower offers more and sweeter tasting nectar- you may be encouraged to visit it instead.
Completely abolish patents. Then what?
If someone sees a good idea- they can use it. Nothing wrong with that?
Do you think people will stop innovatiting? I doubt it- let's pretend I have a company called Pear.
I invent something new... the jClock. It's a device that tells time AND you can strap it to your wrist. OK - with patents I can maybe make a bazillion dollars being the only one making it.
Now - imagine there are no patents.. if I make the jClock I may only make half a bazillion dollars instead of a bazillion dollars. Will I therefore not make the jClock because others will try and steal my idea? No- I still make the product- but get less rich off it.
Patents secure a monopoly based upon who gets an idea to their lawyer first. Monopolies are bad for the economy and patents are bad for the economy.
Branes definately exist in the Zombie universe!
Patriotism and Nationalism are not far seperated.
American's are taught from an early age that patriotism is not just good, but expected. They use an old communist pledge to worship a flag every school day as a child. It is no surprise the US is so insular- Americans have nationalism beat into them as children.
Most people turn out relatively normal though- but a number do become very nationalistic and fail to see any positives from foreign shores.
You caught one of the looneys on a bad day. The average American would not have been so hostile.
Thats why all this talk in astronomy of meta-verses, multiverses, and branes is nonsense.
God holds the patent on the Universe and to quell competition won't let anyone else make their own.
Someone just needs to get a really big tube and suck the air out of the mega cities like New York, LA, Chicago and Goose Creek, South Carolina and pump all that ozone saturated air into the polar regions.
Yeah, I know... can't be done- it's just sad how our world is seeing ozone missing where it is needed- and causing harm where it isn't.
As one would expect of a security company whose name sounds like it belongs on the McDonald's dollar menu and served with cream.
* It is a greasy mess and will bloat your computer
* It will ruin your web-nuggets
* Not protect you from viruses. McAfee couldn't stop salmonella.
Advice: If you trade the trolls your sword- you can always get it back by saying "Kentilla" - no force required.
SW:TOR
I think it is the
Sweaty Women:Tournament of Raspberries
Kind of a cage death-match scenario where they have to kill each other by blowing raspberries on each other.
Sorry... I remembered my history wrong... it was those who didn't survive that got eaten. None of the survivors were eaten. WOOT for surviving!
Does the handbook contain recipes on how to cook your fellow survivors if you crash in the Andes and need something to eat.
Did they really include an antenna? Why has noone thought of this before. Jobs is a genius!
Apparantly apple's next product is the iSuck.
The iSuck is a revolutionary product- that uses vacuum forces to suck dirt off carpets. Really cool- only $500 for the entry level model. It's amazing how they keep coming up with these brand new ideas.
You need to read what I said- I said I see it's value in the office.
At home- for the consumer- it is primarily sold as a status symbol/image thing. Anything the tablet can do, a lower price laptop/desktop can do better.
Sure it has a GPS and a few other cool things... but again- other things that rich people already have do that better too. It's nice to have in one place- but it IS really an over-priced status symbol when used by the consumer... would love to have one- because they are cool- but I have more usefull places to apply my money.
It was somewhat necessary though- as their borders grew- they had to rely on soldiers who were from the territories to man their borders. There were simply not enough people in Rome- or the home nations to man an army large enough to defend such a large territory. There were even a number of Emperors from the provinces eventually.
It did make the army somewhat weaker- but it was the invention of the stirrup that allowed horseback armies to be surpreme over the more foot-based armies- the invasion of horse back riders from the East displaced tribes that started the Barbarian invasions that brought down Rome.