Do not trust anything the media companies do no matter how benevolent they seem. Their end game is to control the stream of data to the customer and they will do everything in their power to destroy Net Neutrality. I would have forensic attorneys and coders going over these bits with a fine-tooth comb before using it.
The FCC needs to take back control of all spectrum and assign one company (fully regulated) to implement the towers/technology then let the providers lease space on the towers for their customers. They now compete on service and can't play games with throttling streaming competitors.
So where is the link to download and install Edge for my Android device? Or my friends iPhone? My customer's Mac? or my neckbeard brother's Linux box? I still use a Windows machine but more and more people are consuming most of their content on a mobile device. If I can't get Edge on the device it will never get the traction IE did.
Grid storage has historically been cost prohibitive. However several big energy players are working with the auto industry to re-purpose used batteries from EV's and hybrids which is driving the cost of grid storage down making it more economically feasible.
You are correct that nuclear is the way to go based on existing technology but the NIMBY attitude is so strong getting them built anywhere is a monumental task and even if they get built face continuous resistance and scrutiny on a much larger scale than solar or wind.
If this product can produce a fraction of the claims it makes it will still be seen as a win for MoDOT.
KitKat was a marketing tie-in with Nestle. To do Nerds they would need to do another tie-in with Nestle. Perhaps they (Google or Nestle) decided the ROI wasn't there.
I suspect this is precisely why they are ditching the port. Square was able to skirt Apple's connector tax and Apple was none too happy about that. But for Square to make their card reader with the legacy 30 pin connector would have cost $1 to manufacture and $5-$8 in Apple tax! Without the 3.5 mm audio port there is no longer a way to make compatible accessories without paying the tax.
How is this different than when car companies provide review vehicles with all the bells and whistles pre-installed? Most will purchase a mid range trim level vehicle so the review may not adequately reflect what the average car buyer will experience.
The intentional exclusion of features from these devices to drive their own services means I won't be using a console for the foreseeable future. I use my PS3 almost exclusively as a streaming player now. Sony removed features from the PS4 that made the PS3 a useful device once games run dry. I can buy a NUC device and get much better ROI.
To understand why ISP's put caps on data you have to understand their business model. An ISP has a pipe to the internet X in size. At any point in time only X can get through. ISP's use a predictive algorithm to guess how much their customer's will use at any given time. They then sell service to end users with total disregard to how much capacity they actually have because they don't expect the user to actually use as much as they are promised. They intentionally oversell service and use caps to punish those using their service above the amount the algorithm set because if they continue to use what they paid for the ISP will have to buy more capacity from the backbone internet providers. It's a constant dance between capacity and profits and profits always win.
While I agree with you I submit we are not the target demographic of these smart features. I have a fairly tame home media setup with a TV, Audio system with HDMI switcher, satellite receiver, a PS3, and a Chromecast. My wife would lose her mind if the system got changed from the satellite because of all the settings to switch it back. I finally got a Harmony Home Hub with the simple remote and she loves it. She can confidently change from the PS3 for Netflix back to satellite by herself. Of course she would never have figured out how to set up the remote no matter how easy it was. When we got a new TV for her personal space she wanted everything already on the TV so she would only need one remote. We ended up getting a Sharp 50" with the ROKU built in. She still has a little trouble switching from the built-in to the Satellite but she is more comfortable with it all being on one remote.
With the "smart" built in there is no upgrade path. Once a manufacturer stops selling the model you have you are guaranteed to not be getting any firmware updates sans any class action. Right now you buy a TV and keep it until it dies or you decide on a bigger set. OEM's want a way to get you to upgrade quicker. Enter Smart TV's. It's like all the auto makers now adding WiFi to their cars. When LTE2 or whatever rolls out will you be able to upgrade that? Probably not.
This is pretty much the advice I give my customers. If you have Windows 7 and it does what you want/need don't switch but if your machine came with 8/8.1 upgrade. 8 was a UI nightmare and I couldn't upgrade fast enough on machines that came with it by default but my main PC still runs 7 and will for the foreseeable future. At least as long as NVidia keeps supporting it.
Stationary Fuel Cell sites are quite efficient with some installations reaching ~90%. But the current infrastructure moguls want to keep their power so they pay big money to keep the mobile fuel cell initiative alive and well. It's interesting that ten years ago home fuel cell devices were coming to market and then suddenly vanished. Had they actually been offered a fuel cell could be installed in the home to generate electricity for the home and the Tesla for less than the local utility. Provided your home had natural gas or a LPG tank.
They may do that anyway. I've seen exploited vulnerabilities get passed over for more "mainstream" bugs but at least you won't be looking at jail time.
I got up this morning and looked at my phone and saw the ad screen and was WTF!? because I had no idea what was generating it. I was late so I didn't have time to investigate further. Now I know what it was.
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Do not trust anything the media companies do no matter how benevolent they seem. Their end game is to control the stream of data to the customer and they will do everything in their power to destroy Net Neutrality. I would have forensic attorneys and coders going over these bits with a fine-tooth comb before using it.
The FCC needs to take back control of all spectrum and assign one company (fully regulated) to implement the towers/technology then let the providers lease space on the towers for their customers. They now compete on service and can't play games with throttling streaming competitors.
The point is the browser is not available on the platforms people use to consume content.
So where is the link to download and install Edge for my Android device? Or my friends iPhone? My customer's Mac? or my neckbeard brother's Linux box? I still use a Windows machine but more and more people are consuming most of their content on a mobile device. If I can't get Edge on the device it will never get the traction IE did.
Grid storage has historically been cost prohibitive. However several big energy players are working with the auto industry to re-purpose used batteries from EV's and hybrids which is driving the cost of grid storage down making it more economically feasible.
You are correct that nuclear is the way to go based on existing technology but the NIMBY attitude is so strong getting them built anywhere is a monumental task and even if they get built face continuous resistance and scrutiny on a much larger scale than solar or wind.
If this product can produce a fraction of the claims it makes it will still be seen as a win for MoDOT.
There was a substantial tie in beyond just the naming rights. There were contests, videos, and a host of cross-licensed merchandise.
KitKat was a marketing tie-in with Nestle. To do Nerds they would need to do another tie-in with Nestle. Perhaps they (Google or Nestle) decided the ROI wasn't there.
Spain. The country that signs power purchasing agreements and then changes the laws so they can renege on their agreements.
The US Navy would disagree with you.
I suspect this is precisely why they are ditching the port. Square was able to skirt Apple's connector tax and Apple was none too happy about that. But for Square to make their card reader with the legacy 30 pin connector would have cost $1 to manufacture and $5-$8 in Apple tax! Without the 3.5 mm audio port there is no longer a way to make compatible accessories without paying the tax.
How is this different than when car companies provide review vehicles with all the bells and whistles pre-installed? Most will purchase a mid range trim level vehicle so the review may not adequately reflect what the average car buyer will experience.
The intentional exclusion of features from these devices to drive their own services means I won't be using a console for the foreseeable future. I use my PS3 almost exclusively as a streaming player now. Sony removed features from the PS4 that made the PS3 a useful device once games run dry. I can buy a NUC device and get much better ROI.
This is the one I use
To understand why ISP's put caps on data you have to understand their business model. An ISP has a pipe to the internet X in size. At any point in time only X can get through. ISP's use a predictive algorithm to guess how much their customer's will use at any given time. They then sell service to end users with total disregard to how much capacity they actually have because they don't expect the user to actually use as much as they are promised. They intentionally oversell service and use caps to punish those using their service above the amount the algorithm set because if they continue to use what they paid for the ISP will have to buy more capacity from the backbone internet providers. It's a constant dance between capacity and profits and profits always win.
While I agree with you I submit we are not the target demographic of these smart features. I have a fairly tame home media setup with a TV, Audio system with HDMI switcher, satellite receiver, a PS3, and a Chromecast. My wife would lose her mind if the system got changed from the satellite because of all the settings to switch it back. I finally got a Harmony Home Hub with the simple remote and she loves it. She can confidently change from the PS3 for Netflix back to satellite by herself. Of course she would never have figured out how to set up the remote no matter how easy it was. When we got a new TV for her personal space she wanted everything already on the TV so she would only need one remote. We ended up getting a Sharp 50" with the ROKU built in. She still has a little trouble switching from the built-in to the Satellite but she is more comfortable with it all being on one remote.
With the "smart" built in there is no upgrade path. Once a manufacturer stops selling the model you have you are guaranteed to not be getting any firmware updates sans any class action. Right now you buy a TV and keep it until it dies or you decide on a bigger set. OEM's want a way to get you to upgrade quicker. Enter Smart TV's. It's like all the auto makers now adding WiFi to their cars. When LTE2 or whatever rolls out will you be able to upgrade that? Probably not.
This is pretty much the advice I give my customers. If you have Windows 7 and it does what you want/need don't switch but if your machine came with 8/8.1 upgrade. 8 was a UI nightmare and I couldn't upgrade fast enough on machines that came with it by default but my main PC still runs 7 and will for the foreseeable future. At least as long as NVidia keeps supporting it.
Whenever I get close to the cap I just upload some really large files to roll the odometer back.
I suspect they are all fast enough but your ISP may not like the VOD competition.
Stationary Fuel Cell sites are quite efficient with some installations reaching ~90%. But the current infrastructure moguls want to keep their power so they pay big money to keep the mobile fuel cell initiative alive and well. It's interesting that ten years ago home fuel cell devices were coming to market and then suddenly vanished. Had they actually been offered a fuel cell could be installed in the home to generate electricity for the home and the Tesla for less than the local utility. Provided your home had natural gas or a LPG tank.
Actually I think Mclaren is working on an upgrade for their F1 support PC and were hoping to use VB6.
He's using Rambus technology.
They may do that anyway. I've seen exploited vulnerabilities get passed over for more "mainstream" bugs but at least you won't be looking at jail time.
I got up this morning and looked at my phone and saw the ad screen and was WTF!? because I had no idea what was generating it. I was late so I didn't have time to investigate further. Now I know what it was.