Actually it is a problem that we can't get and keep the boomers retired. We will be the squeezed generation because they will hang on until they die and by then the younger ones will be kicking us out. No generational mindsets can change until people leave the workforce.
This isn't a tax loss it's a tax opportunity loss. Just like lost sales due to "piracy" aren't lost sales they are lost sales opportunity. I hate it when people calculate these things like that. Just because someone pirated something does not mean they would have bought it. Thus it is not a lost sale and should not be counted as such. It drives the wrong behaviors and perspective.
How about if the girls in the pictures don't want to press charges then the DA isn't allowed to. The problem here is an over zealous DA trying to defend the "written law" for its own sake rather than someone who has been victimized trying to get justice.
Except one you may notice them and also requires more manual work. Automating this type of thing and doing so without your knowledge is just as bad as having a device that tracks when you break any traffic laws and automatically gives you a ticket. The purpose there is of course revenue generation not law enforcement.
Let them require skill and police work instead of the equiv of breaking into your car and changing it without your permission.
While the idea is interesting my thought is "why, while we still have the real thing." (geek out) This could be more interesting for "farming" in harsh environments or deep space missions. (/geek out)
I'm all for giving the farm animals better conditions like room to move around, etc where appropriate, but when it's time to slit throat/smack in head with pneumatic hammer or whatever the ideal way to slaughter them is well, then it's dinner time. I don't see a need to stop eating animals so they can live out long lives in the wild (which as another author said domesticated animals won't be able to survive). Animals eat animals, we eat those animals, it is called a food chain.
What would be faster is if everyone checked their $#@$@# luggage. People hauling their pull along bags down the aisle and then looking for overhead room and hoisting them up is a huge delay. Make them check them all and just bring a backpack or laptop bag on board, plus security checkpoints would go faster with less stuff to scan.
You've hit the nail right on the head. This BREAKS proper DNS workings and in my case causes me lots of headaches with a split tunnel VPN that depends on a DNE result to know if it should try the DNS servers for the VPN connection. If they really want to do this then build it into the web browsers and let it be an option. Don't try to force it in some attempt to be "Friendly" that is also an attempt for web ads.
I have an iPhone, I also have a windows mobile 6 smartphone. I use one as a wifi ipod and the other as my communications tool. Why? Cause the iphone doesn't sync up with my corporate exchange server and push email to me from it. It's just a tool and as much as I love my iphone I have to use the other to get the functionality of the tool I need. For what its worth I think WM6 is pretty decent and I can work without a laptop and have access to my corporate address list, email, contacts, office documents anywhere I've got reception. not bad.
Where the t-mob shadow really sucks is the half azz keyboard.;)
One team at my company is looking at iphones for distribution of training videos to on-site and field technicians because over an ipod based solution they also have the google maps, better web browsing and actual phone all in the one device. Yes many other pda phones can easily handle podcast aggregation, but Apple does a darn good job and the device should have excellent video playback.
The big holdup for a lot of people will be a lack of direct exchange integration. I'm not a blackbery fan at all, but I do like Windows Mobile and exchange push. I would not be surprised at all to see apple licensing from MS and implementing OTA exchange sync in the future.
It makes me sad that this kind of thing (lets have society police the industry versus parents being responsible) keeps happening. Parents if you don't want your kids playing this then don't let them buy it. Leave the rest of us alone from your moral judgement. Get back to putting up limitless video monitoring cameras and automatic ticketing citation machines.
If some disturbed person blames a video game for inspiring their actions they are just looking for a scape goat and not taking responsibility for their own actions.
I've thought about this and the best way to handle the paparazzi is the make a law that you can't SELL these un approved pictures of people to web sites, newspapers, magazines. See how much they want to hunt down stars and photograph them when there is no money in it for them.
Actually I applaud the Judge and he is wise. When conforted with something he didn't understand, he asked questions for clarification. A judge isn't an IT admin, he is an interpreter of the law and a decision maker based on that and the facts presented.
While it is funny to think of someone who doesn't know what a web site is, in this case he is a better judge than one who would pretend, make assumptions and possibly make wrong decisions based on that knowledge.
What the providors need to realize is they are just telecoms networks like your local ISP and should have nothing to do with phone hardware. In fact phone hardware should not be subsidized at all and just sold through retail outlets. Most importantly the US should align with the GSM and 3G standards used in UK/Europe/etc and get rid of others.:)
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So I will just turn it on and go to a big book store wirelessly to buy a book and... oh damn, never mind.
Actually it is a problem that we can't get and keep the boomers retired. We will be the squeezed generation because they will hang on until they die and by then the younger ones will be kicking us out. No generational mindsets can change until people leave the workforce.
I am so calling my wife on her bluff now! ;)
I program in my parents basement to facilitate a speedy commute to work you insensitive clod! ;)
How about when said child needs to quickly move in a life threatening situation (like a fire) and is slowed down or immobilized by this. What a crock.
This isn't a tax loss it's a tax opportunity loss. Just like lost sales due to "piracy" aren't lost sales they are lost sales opportunity. I hate it when people calculate these things like that. Just because someone pirated something does not mean they would have bought it. Thus it is not a lost sale and should not be counted as such. It drives the wrong behaviors and perspective.
Maybe if we let IBM patent it then everyone else will stop doing it?
How about if the girls in the pictures don't want to press charges then the DA isn't allowed to. The problem here is an over zealous DA trying to defend the "written law" for its own sake rather than someone who has been victimized trying to get justice.
Except one you may notice them and also requires more manual work. Automating this type of thing and doing so without your knowledge is just as bad as having a device that tracks when you break any traffic laws and automatically gives you a ticket. The purpose there is of course revenue generation not law enforcement.
Let them require skill and police work instead of the equiv of breaking into your car and changing it without your permission.
umm yes?
While the idea is interesting my thought is "why, while we still have the real thing." (geek out) This could be more interesting for "farming" in harsh environments or deep space missions. (/geek out)
I'm all for giving the farm animals better conditions like room to move around, etc where appropriate, but when it's time to slit throat/smack in head with pneumatic hammer or whatever the ideal way to slaughter them is well, then it's dinner time. I don't see a need to stop eating animals so they can live out long lives in the wild (which as another author said domesticated animals won't be able to survive). Animals eat animals, we eat those animals, it is called a food chain.
I don't want calls available, but SMS and 2.5 or 3G data connectivity sounds good to me. I guess wifi would work just the same.
What would be faster is if everyone checked their $#@$@# luggage. People hauling their pull along bags down the aisle and then looking for overhead room and hoisting them up is a huge delay. Make them check them all and just bring a backpack or laptop bag on board, plus security checkpoints would go faster with less stuff to scan.
again why do I not like Safari? I'm probably just thick headed with the same reason I run IE7 on XP.
You've hit the nail right on the head. This BREAKS proper DNS workings and in my case causes me lots of headaches with a split tunnel VPN that depends on a DNE result to know if it should try the DNS servers for the VPN connection. If they really want to do this then build it into the web browsers and let it be an option. Don't try to force it in some attempt to be "Friendly" that is also an attempt for web ads.
I have an iPhone, I also have a windows mobile 6 smartphone. I use one as a wifi ipod and the other as my communications tool. Why? Cause the iphone doesn't sync up with my corporate exchange server and push email to me from it. It's just a tool and as much as I love my iphone I have to use the other to get the functionality of the tool I need. For what its worth I think WM6 is pretty decent and I can work without a laptop and have access to my corporate address list, email, contacts, office documents anywhere I've got reception. not bad.
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Where the t-mob shadow really sucks is the half azz keyboard.
from U2 who stole it back from Charles Manson who stole it from the Beatles .."When I get to bottom I go back to the top of the slide...."
One team at my company is looking at iphones for distribution of training videos to on-site and field technicians because over an ipod based solution they also have the google maps, better web browsing and actual phone all in the one device. Yes many other pda phones can easily handle podcast aggregation, but Apple does a darn good job and the device should have excellent video playback.
The big holdup for a lot of people will be a lack of direct exchange integration. I'm not a blackbery fan at all, but I do like Windows Mobile and exchange push. I would not be surprised at all to see apple licensing from MS and implementing OTA exchange sync in the future.
It makes me sad that this kind of thing (lets have society police the industry versus parents being responsible) keeps happening. Parents if you don't want your kids playing this then don't let them buy it. Leave the rest of us alone from your moral judgement. Get back to putting up limitless video monitoring cameras and automatic ticketing citation machines.
If some disturbed person blames a video game for inspiring their actions they are just looking for a scape goat and not taking responsibility for their own actions.
I've thought about this and the best way to handle the paparazzi is the make a law that you can't SELL these un approved pictures of people to web sites, newspapers, magazines. See how much they want to hunt down stars and photograph them when there is no money in it for them.
Actually I applaud the Judge and he is wise. When conforted with something he didn't understand, he asked questions for clarification. A judge isn't an IT admin, he is an interpreter of the law and a decision maker based on that and the facts presented.
While it is funny to think of someone who doesn't know what a web site is, in this case he is a better judge than one who would pretend, make assumptions and possibly make wrong decisions based on that knowledge.
So how will they raid with only 3 hours of game time? ;) On a serious note does this only apply to internet cafe's or also in home gaming?
I for one welcome our.... ...get your hands off me you damn dirty ape!
What the providors need to realize is they are just telecoms networks like your local ISP and should have nothing to do with phone hardware. In fact phone hardware should not be subsidized at all and just sold through retail outlets. Most importantly the US should align with the GSM and 3G standards used in UK/Europe/etc and get rid of others. :)
If they want to make another movie bring back the movie cast. The TV show cast is too weak. Atlantis maybe, but not SG-1.