The intrusiveness of gmail is almost non-existant.
However, I actually LIKE IT! I was reading an email from a friend about solar power, and sure enough on the right side were adverts for websites that had solar panels. This was very handy and saved me from the logical next step.
So IMO it's actually nice GREAT to see adverts that pertain to something you might actually be interested in instead of randomly targetted crap.
I've been reporting it, but haven't noticed gmail getting any better at identifying it.
I consider spam to be a major problem with my personal email accounts right now. With hotmail offering 2 gig of space (like you would ever need that) and its excellent spam block, I may just opt to fork over the $20 per year for the spam filter alone.
I haven't found gmail to be that good at filtering spam. I forward two accounts to it that have been around since, oh, 1998 or so and it catches maybe 30 percent of the spam, the rest ends up in my inbox. We're talking about 500 messages a day.
Using Hotmail with those same two accounts, I'd see about 5 percent of the spam, maybe less. Yahoo is a little worse, about 10 percent in the inbox.
So I hope gmail gets better. I do like a lot of things about it; the conversations, stars, etc... very nice and easy to use.
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I realize you're a troll, but...
The reason Ham radio has it ALL OVER any internet technology is that it requires exactly TWO pieces of equipment to communicate effectively across great distances.
When the 'net goes out, Ham radio will still work.
First of all, I'm guessing PDALive is running a matchbook size webserver and it started to flame so they took it down.
This product (if it's not vapor) looks like it could be a great advance in this technology. I use a "regular" size projector daily and it's a pain in the butt to move the whole setup when we go on the road.
The other issue is price; a decent LCD project costs $2K. If they could get the price down to under $500, that would be big. As it is, we have to move projectors quite often due to the cost of buying new ones.
For the most part laptops are made to be power misers. They have to be, the intention is that they run on a battery.
Get a laptop that runs on 12v DC. Your solar power should actually be used to charge a bank of batteries, which you'll hook up to directly to power your laptop. If you have AC appliances you'll need an inverter.
Forget the desktop system, for the most part they aren't made to be efficient as far as power goes. They don't pack in as nice as a laptop either.
Oh yeah, get a stinky noisy generator just in case 'eh.
>>These companies have real technology and a solid technical base that have historically been the bedrock of Silicon Valley
Now all we all need is a business plan... Let's give away our product (we'll make it up in volume). We'll maximize our user-base communities and merge into an e-business to sell into vertical markets while maximizing our investment with our margin accounts.
All we need is an overpriced CEO, his favorite exec buddies, some groovy office space and expensive furniture.
"The average user gets it for free with the computer then upgrades with a friend's copy."
The "average users" that I know think that WinXX is part of their computer. The concept of an operating system upgrade is beyond them. They think they buy a new computer if they want an upgraded copy of WinXX.
I'm not kidding.
Furthermore, they think MS Word and Excel and IE is part of that same "package."
I like it that there are people here who tout as FACT that GWB "STOLE" the election. Of course if Gore had won, the Republicans would all be screaming the same thing (be honest now).
It's too bad the whole thing had to come down to hanging, dimpled and pregnant chads, but it did.
And computerized voting would quiet all this hubbub how?
Right. It wouldn't.
There would be a bunch of screaming memies saying the software must be bad 'cause it's not Open Source if their candidate didn't win.
Yet historically we've seen that even OSS isn't immune to bugs and security problems.
The fact of the matter is, the BEST system under MOST circumstances is the one we use, and will continue to use. Just 'cause it's not the solution we (i.e. the/. we) doesn't mean it isn't the best solution for most people.
For AA batteries, go to Walmart and pick up the NiMH rechargables at 1800mAh and a charger. I think you can get a combo pack (4 batts and charger) for something like $12, which is a heckuva a good deal. These batteries last and last and last.
The 1800mAh batteries are an absolute requirement for digital cameras. Using standard alkalines, I would get just over 30 digital pics in my Toshiba camera. Using 4 1800 NiMH, I get about 200 before needing a charge.
I also use them in my FRS radios and GPS, and they last forever.
I've also used various brands of NiMH's besides the Walmart specials and haven't seen much difference in quality.
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> Where do I sign up to be a class action
> ambulance chaser?
Law school... duh?
I've had my account since about the middle of June.
I will agree with you about the false positives - only one that I've noticed.
The intrusiveness of gmail is almost non-existant.
However, I actually LIKE IT! I was reading an email from a friend about solar power, and sure enough on the right side were adverts for websites that had solar panels. This was very handy and saved me from the logical next step.
So IMO it's actually nice GREAT to see adverts that pertain to something you might actually be interested in instead of randomly targetted crap.
Good point.
I've been reporting it, but haven't noticed gmail getting any better at identifying it.
I consider spam to be a major problem with my personal email accounts right now. With hotmail offering 2 gig of space (like you would ever need that) and its excellent spam block, I may just opt to fork over the $20 per year for the spam filter alone.
To be totally honest:
I haven't found gmail to be that good at filtering spam. I forward two accounts to it that have been around since, oh, 1998 or so and it catches maybe 30 percent of the spam, the rest ends up in my inbox. We're talking about 500 messages a day.
Using Hotmail with those same two accounts, I'd see about 5 percent of the spam, maybe less. Yahoo is a little worse, about 10 percent in the inbox.
So I hope gmail gets better. I do like a lot of things about it; the conversations, stars, etc... very nice and easy to use.
I realize you're a troll, but...
The reason Ham radio has it ALL OVER any internet technology is that it requires exactly TWO pieces of equipment to communicate effectively across great distances.
When the 'net goes out, Ham radio will still work.
> He's my brother
No, you got it wrong...
He's my Sysadmin.
First of all, I'm guessing PDALive is running a matchbook size webserver and it started to flame so they took it down.
This product (if it's not vapor) looks like it could be a great advance in this technology. I use a "regular" size projector daily and it's a pain in the butt to move the whole setup when we go on the road.
The other issue is price; a decent LCD project costs $2K. If they could get the price down to under $500, that would be big. As it is, we have to move projectors quite often due to the cost of buying new ones.
>>reinstalling and reconfiguring crashware
What if that's your job?
If Windows actually worked as advertised, A LOT [more] of us would be out of work.
This is sad, but true.
For the most part laptops are made to be power misers. They have to be, the intention is that they run on a battery.
Get a laptop that runs on 12v DC. Your solar power should actually be used to charge a bank of batteries, which you'll hook up to directly to power your laptop. If you have AC appliances you'll need an inverter.
Forget the desktop system, for the most part they aren't made to be efficient as far as power goes. They don't pack in as nice as a laptop either.
Oh yeah, get a stinky noisy generator just in case 'eh.
>>These companies have real technology and a solid technical base that have historically been the bedrock of Silicon Valley
Now all we all need is a business plan... Let's give away our product (we'll make it up in volume). We'll maximize our user-base communities and merge into an e-business to sell into vertical markets while maximizing our investment with our margin accounts.
All we need is an overpriced CEO, his favorite exec buddies, some groovy office space and expensive furniture.
Happy days are here again!
Who was it who said "the difference between a liberal and a conservative is 20 years?"
Don't worry, you'll be a republican in short order.
How long before a bunch of open source revolutionaries are seen dumping Windows CD's into the bay?
I was a customer.
Anyone remember what happened to the OS/2 Version of SourceSafe when Microsoft bought that?
I do.
I do... and that's my point! ;)
"a brand new game console, the XGAMESTATION which may fulfill the fantasies of Slashdot readers everywhere"
Does it come with a girlfriend?
"materials already widely used in the semiconductor industry, such as gallium arsenide.'""
Kirk: Warp Factor Ten Scotty!
Scotty: I'm giving her all the gallium arsenide we've got Captain but she's suckin' mud!
"In the present effort, a Livermore team led by engineer Michael Murphy"
They've got Murphy involved already...
"launching a fart at an unsuspecting party guest"
If I see someone exhaling out their ass into an Airzooka, well, I'm just gonna have to beat them with a clue bat.
Talk about socially unacceptable!
"The average user gets it for free with the computer then upgrades with a friend's copy."
The "average users" that I know think that WinXX is part of their computer. The concept of an operating system upgrade is beyond them. They think they buy a new computer if they want an upgraded copy of WinXX.
I'm not kidding.
Furthermore, they think MS Word and Excel and IE is part of that same "package."
I like it that there are people here who tout as FACT that GWB "STOLE" the election. Of course if Gore had won, the Republicans would all be screaming the same thing (be honest now).
/. we) doesn't mean it isn't the best solution for most people.
It's too bad the whole thing had to come down to hanging, dimpled and pregnant chads, but it did.
And computerized voting would quiet all this hubbub how?
Right. It wouldn't.
There would be a bunch of screaming memies saying the software must be bad 'cause it's not Open Source if their candidate didn't win.
Yet historically we've seen that even OSS isn't immune to bugs and security problems.
The fact of the matter is, the BEST system under MOST circumstances is the one we use, and will continue to use. Just 'cause it's not the solution we (i.e. the
For AA batteries, go to Walmart and pick up the NiMH rechargables at 1800mAh and a charger. I think you can get a combo pack (4 batts and charger) for something like $12, which is a heckuva a good deal. These batteries last and last and last.
The 1800mAh batteries are an absolute requirement for digital cameras. Using standard alkalines, I would get just over 30 digital pics in my Toshiba camera. Using 4 1800 NiMH, I get about 200 before needing a charge.
I also use them in my FRS radios and GPS, and they last forever.
I've also used various brands of NiMH's besides the Walmart specials and haven't seen much difference in quality.
"If you buy this thing, use it safely. None of us want auto PC users to end up in the same category as annoying cell phone users."
How does one do a C-x-f safely while driving anyway?
Here's a Google cache of the article: ...
(just kidding)