Or the companies could build their networks to support the increased load.
TW has no interest in doing this. They're already cramming more and more HD channels into their service faster than they're upgrading infrastructure; as a result, HD channels are over-compressed and looking pretty crappy.
This is one of the arguments Rep. Eric Massa is using to support his position against these caps. In short - you'll hurt the economy because people who depend upon having unmetered access to do their jobs will either be out more money for bandwidth (less disposable income), will have to physically commute more (less disposable income), or have to change jobs/give up their job entirely.
Not to mention people who will lower their online shopping volume and any economic impact that has.
His point being why is calibration necessary at all if there are touch-screen setups put in bars that work for years without any recalibration needed over the unit's lifespan.
It's not about the amount people are downloading. It's about pushing people away from AppleTV, Hulu, YouTube, iTMS, Netflix On-Demand, et al and into services sold by TW that don't eat into your download cap.
The bottom price will be what they pay now and everyone else will just pay more
I'm a TW customer and I can't even tell you what I pay just for RoadRunner. It's rolled into the "Digipic 1000R" package which is just one lump sum. And TW is counting on people not realizing what they're paying today.
They're still running ads for $30/month for your first year. No mention of monitoring, metering or caps.
Eliminate stupid practices like bandwidth caps & metered usage designed to squeeze out competition from online video services while abusing the government-granted monopoly position.
I'm looking at TW in Rochester, San Antonio, and 4 other cities. You know who you are.
They've done checks and most people (read: over 95%) never break 15gb. Sucks to be high bandwidth users I guess
What about 5GB? That's the bottom tier of caps/pricing. Then 10GB. The next level of the proposed options is 20GB.
What about the ones who do 11GB? How many of them? A lot more than 5%. They'll be forced (or tricked) into going for the 20GB package, scared by "overage" charges and not have the information needed to do the math on whether they should just accept the overage.
They're also hoping (expecting) to find other stuff that they can bilk you for. Our Dodge dealer gives us free oil changes - then they tried to soak my wife for a $500 repair on a part that the van doesn't even have.
I'm not talking invalids, I'm talking people with bad backs and such. If you've ever had a kid you'd know that often they want to be carried more than is good.
If you know you can't carry the kid, then you take backup - whether it be another person, a stroller, a shopping cart, a wagon, etc.
Let's change the situation around a little - the kid's behaving, but he's getting tired, or he's fallen and hurt himself and refuses to keep walking, or a rainstorm whips up. Now, you've got a bad back, what are you going to do to get the kid home quickly? He can't (or won't) keep up with you, you can't pick him up. Now what?
This weekend, I took my son for a long walk. He spent most of it in the stroller, but I let him walk in a town park (and he asked to hold my hand, I didn't have to force him). After a while, he got tired of walking, and asked to be picked up & carried. Am I capable of carrying a 31 pound kid the 3/4 mile back home? Yes (it'd be pretty tiring though), but that's beside the point - I had adequate backup so that I didn't have to.
Finally, if they squirm out of your hand, you think they sit still when being carried?
Yes. It depends upon why they're squirming out of your hand. For some kids, being carried is a comfort thing and if given a choice between walking & being carried, they'll violently resist walking, but have no problem being carried. It varies from kid to kid and situation to situation.
Coding can be outsourced, but human interaction can't.
Psychology is good, but remember that human interaction also involves a lot of communication. Take at least 2 classes which are centered around verbal and spoken communication - whether it be a "speaking" class and "writing" class or classes which cover both. If you're doing any programming in a business setting, technical writing skills will be a huge asset (if I have to choose between working with a "stellar" programmer who either can't or refuses to write good documentation of his systems, and a "good" programmer who writes good documentation and does it consistently, I'll take the latter). I'm not just talking about style of writing either - I mean writing with good grammar and correct spelling & vocabulary.
(They will most likely try it once, until they realize what that harness means.)
As duffbeer wrote above about dogs on leashes:
Actually, putting a dog on one of those 12 foot leashes is one of the dumbest things that you can do to a dog. It makes the animal feel like she's in charge and reinforces all sorts of bad behaviors.
Personally I've never felt a need to go beyond holding my 2 year old's hand to manage him outside his stroller. In the mall, he'll either hold my hand or stay close enough that it's not a problem (when it's really crowded, we give him a choice of holding hands or riding in the stroller). In our neighborhood, he knows that the sidewalk is his limit, and stops at the grass strip between the curb and the concrete. If we're not out for a walk and instead just playing in the front yard, he'd rather walk around to the backyard and see what's going on there. He's been doing this since he was 18 months old, last summer.
I read and hear all these stories about how people have to leash their kids, or their kids are completely unmanageable, or they have to be so tightly controlled that the parents are always within a 2 foot radius, I start wondering if I've failed as an American because I've succeeded thus far as a parent.
When I was a kid my parents kept me on reins so I was never more than 2 feet and a tug away. Parents these days seem to think that is treating your kids like a dog.
If you literally mean "reins" as in a leash then yes, that is treating your kid like a dog.
It's called a hand. Learn to hold it.
What a sad little childhood you must have had. Never more than 2' from your parents, not getting to stop & explore things. I took my 2-year-old son for a walk yesterday through a park. He insisted on holding my hand, but had he let go, I would have let him roam some.
In all other "land speed record" runs, the driver is required to make 2 runs on the course, in opposite directions, typically within a 1-hour span. This is to negate any "wind at your back" assist which would taint the results unfairly.
Weird, if you think about The Dark Knight, you'd think there's no way that movie would be anything less than 'R'.
I didn't even realize that The Dark Knight was PG-13. I assumed it was R. No way in hell would I let a 13 year old see that w/o a parent. My wife won't even watch it a second time, it creeped her out way too much.
Alas, R ratings are about nudity and words, not the overall psychological effect the movie might have on someone.
Batman Begins was OK as PG-13, that seems appropriate. The Dark Knight was far, far too dark & disturbing for that rating though.
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TW has no interest in doing this. They're already cramming more and more HD channels into their service faster than they're upgrading infrastructure; as a result, HD channels are over-compressed and looking pretty crappy.
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090416/BUSINESS/90416024&referrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL
Rochester TW does compete with Verizon if you get out of Monroe & Ontario counties. In Wayne county, it's Verizon (no FIOS) or TW Rochester.
This is one of the arguments Rep. Eric Massa is using to support his position against these caps. In short - you'll hurt the economy because people who depend upon having unmetered access to do their jobs will either be out more money for bandwidth (less disposable income), will have to physically commute more (less disposable income), or have to change jobs/give up their job entirely.
Not to mention people who will lower their online shopping volume and any economic impact that has.
His point being why is calibration necessary at all if there are touch-screen setups put in bars that work for years without any recalibration needed over the unit's lifespan.
It's not about the amount people are downloading. It's about pushing people away from AppleTV, Hulu, YouTube, iTMS, Netflix On-Demand, et al and into services sold by TW that don't eat into your download cap.
I'm a TW customer and I can't even tell you what I pay just for RoadRunner. It's rolled into the "Digipic 1000R" package which is just one lump sum. And TW is counting on people not realizing what they're paying today.
They're still running ads for $30/month for your first year. No mention of monitoring, metering or caps.
Eliminate stupid practices like bandwidth caps & metered usage designed to squeeze out competition from online video services while abusing the government-granted monopoly position.
I'm looking at TW in Rochester, San Antonio, and 4 other cities. You know who you are.
Don't forget your state's Attorney General.
What about 5GB? That's the bottom tier of caps/pricing. Then 10GB. The next level of the proposed options is 20GB.
What about the ones who do 11GB? How many of them? A lot more than 5%. They'll be forced (or tricked) into going for the 20GB package, scared by "overage" charges and not have the information needed to do the math on whether they should just accept the overage.
They didn't get away with it. She doesn't trust them as far as she can throw them when they start telling her things need to be "fixed."
It's going to an independent mechanic and once he's looked it over, I'm going back to challenge the service writer about the veracity of their claims.
They buy the oil in bulk.
They're also hoping (expecting) to find other stuff that they can bilk you for. Our Dodge dealer gives us free oil changes - then they tried to soak my wife for a $500 repair on a part that the van doesn't even have.
Didn't bother reading my whole post, did you?
If you know you can't carry the kid, then you take backup - whether it be another person, a stroller, a shopping cart, a wagon, etc.
Let's change the situation around a little - the kid's behaving, but he's getting tired, or he's fallen and hurt himself and refuses to keep walking, or a rainstorm whips up. Now, you've got a bad back, what are you going to do to get the kid home quickly? He can't (or won't) keep up with you, you can't pick him up. Now what?
This weekend, I took my son for a long walk. He spent most of it in the stroller, but I let him walk in a town park (and he asked to hold my hand, I didn't have to force him). After a while, he got tired of walking, and asked to be picked up & carried. Am I capable of carrying a 31 pound kid the 3/4 mile back home? Yes (it'd be pretty tiring though), but that's beside the point - I had adequate backup so that I didn't have to.
Yes. It depends upon why they're squirming out of your hand. For some kids, being carried is a comfort thing and if given a choice between walking & being carried, they'll violently resist walking, but have no problem being carried. It varies from kid to kid and situation to situation.
Psychology is good, but remember that human interaction also involves a lot of communication. Take at least 2 classes which are centered around verbal and spoken communication - whether it be a "speaking" class and "writing" class or classes which cover both. If you're doing any programming in a business setting, technical writing skills will be a huge asset (if I have to choose between working with a "stellar" programmer who either can't or refuses to write good documentation of his systems, and a "good" programmer who writes good documentation and does it consistently, I'll take the latter). I'm not just talking about style of writing either - I mean writing with good grammar and correct spelling & vocabulary.
As duffbeer wrote above about dogs on leashes:
Personally I've never felt a need to go beyond holding my 2 year old's hand to manage him outside his stroller. In the mall, he'll either hold my hand or stay close enough that it's not a problem (when it's really crowded, we give him a choice of holding hands or riding in the stroller). In our neighborhood, he knows that the sidewalk is his limit, and stops at the grass strip between the curb and the concrete. If we're not out for a walk and instead just playing in the front yard, he'd rather walk around to the backyard and see what's going on there. He's been doing this since he was 18 months old, last summer.
I read and hear all these stories about how people have to leash their kids, or their kids are completely unmanageable, or they have to be so tightly controlled that the parents are always within a 2 foot radius, I start wondering if I've failed as an American because I've succeeded thus far as a parent.
If you literally mean "reins" as in a leash then yes, that is treating your kid like a dog.
It's called a hand. Learn to hold it.
What a sad little childhood you must have had. Never more than 2' from your parents, not getting to stop & explore things. I took my 2-year-old son for a walk yesterday through a park. He insisted on holding my hand, but had he let go, I would have let him roam some.
So stay late a few nights, like those of us not in academia have to do on occasion?
No, I think you're the one who missed it.
In all other "land speed record" runs, the driver is required to make 2 runs on the course, in opposite directions, typically within a 1-hour span. This is to negate any "wind at your back" assist which would taint the results unfairly.
Because if the schools aren't going to teach it right, the parents shouldn't bother doing it at all?
Open/vent sunroof, open up dash vents, or crack the window, you'll cool the car off (down to near-ambient temperature, anyway) in plenty of time.
I didn't even realize that The Dark Knight was PG-13. I assumed it was R. No way in hell would I let a 13 year old see that w/o a parent. My wife won't even watch it a second time, it creeped her out way too much.
Alas, R ratings are about nudity and words, not the overall psychological effect the movie might have on someone.
Batman Begins was OK as PG-13, that seems appropriate. The Dark Knight was far, far too dark & disturbing for that rating though.
How many telephone numbers do you have memorized?
How do you propose that when a website changes IPs, that change be broadcast to everyone?
How many different motherboards/BIOSs does Dell really ship?
How many Dells are installed in offices?
Getting "the right ones" could be huge.
I was pointing out that it's also possible that the benchmark is off and the imagery is correct.
Or, both could be wrong.