yeah, they use PartnerNet to avoid problems. Although i think being able to check out a reviewer on Live makes a lot of sense (Gabe @ PA talked about this a few days ago).
the disadvantage is loss of backwards compatability with ps2 games. just like the xbox 360. this can be solved with firmware updates, but software can't get the same level of compatability as the actual hardware on board.
not in a million years would i sign up with them again. looks indisputably great, but even best interface in the world won't make me switch back from Verizon.
and a 2 year exclusive to at&t, by some accounts? it would have to be a hefty subsidy that at&t may/may not offer to make up for lost sales due to the network exclusivity.
and if there is no subsidy, why not just offer the phone a la carte (at the apple store, best buy, etc) and the end user can just sign up with whichever CDMA or GSM networks? the end of stupid service contracts and mobile providers holding all the cards? i'm disappointed in apple for not using its clout to benefit the consumer (with the added incentive that they probably would sell more iphones). flame away.
"While in my previous job I might have fallen from a tall building, or I might have rolled a brand new car. But it was because I was the unknown stuntman that made Redford such a star."
Leave it at that. And call Lee Majors for a reference.
from TFA: "The shooting on the Virginia Tech campus was only hours old, police hadn't even identified the gunman, and yet already the perpetrator had been fingered and was in the midst of being skewered in the media.
Video games. They were to blame for the dozens dead and wounded. They were behind the bloodiest massacre in U.S. history.
Or so Jack Thompson told Fox News and, in the days that followed, would continue to tell anyone who'd listen.
i'm interested to see how they would set up a legal music downloading system with absolutely no DRM wrapper. also, does their language seem...well, a little orwellian?
from TFA:
"DRM gives them that power over you. Your devices will have to do their bidding. That is what DRM is about, taking the control away from you, and giving it to Big Media and companies like Apple. The hardware and software they sell you will enforce their rules, by removing your rights. As the largest distributor of DRM infected technology, Apple has set a new low in the mistreatment of our freedoms."
check the facts. the original Super Mario Brothers was released as a standalone cart. i had that, duck hunt, and of course Rob the robot. years later it was released on a combo cart.
isn't this what speed step did back with the PIII?
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i'm not so sure about the heat, but it seems that it would follow.
"Mobile Intel® Pentium® III processors with Intel SpeedStep® technology let you customize high performance computing on your mobile PC. When the notebook computer is connected to the AC outlet, the new mobile PC runs the most complex business and Internet applications with speed virtually identical to a desktop system. When powered by a battery, the processor drops to a lower frequency (by changing the bus ratios) and voltage, conserving battery life while maintaining a high level of performance. Manual override lets you boost the frequency back to the high frequency when on battery, allowing you to customize performance.?
it digitizes the programming from your cable or satellite box and streams it--in real time--to a remote PC. The receiving computer needs to be a Windows XP PC with access to a broadband Internet connection and be running Sling's SlingPlayer viewing software. you can stream your PVR, DVD and any channels you get, not just a select few.
Don't forget that recording costs. Getting artists in the studio, mixing, editing, and other miscallaneous production costs money. Marketing an album also costs money. I'm not saying that the RIAA isn't greedy, but they don't make as much of a profit as is implied in this post.
Could Oracle Deal Put Simon Back On The Map?
San Francisco Chronicle's Marinucci reports, Davis has run into "what Republicans hope will become the 'perfect storm' of campaign issues" for Simon. At issue is a $95M no-bid deal Oracle Corp. signed with the state that "could cost taxpayers $41 million" in "unnecessary charges." Making matters worse: a $25K campaign contribution from Oracle to Davis "handed over" to a Davis adviser "in a bar while the contract was being negotiated last spring." Making matters even worse: Reports of shredding of documents related to the contract by "state bureaucrats." The news found Simon "seizing the offensive for the first time," charging in a presser that "the scent of scandal surrounding this administration is growing." Although AG Bill Lockyer (D) is investigating, Simon said "more needed to be done." Simon: The dots are starting to be connected, and they paint a very troubling picture. Californians have a right and a need to know... if their tax dollars are being wasted through gross incompetence -- or worse, being used to facilitate corruption."
Davis denied "allegations of impropriety, saying he did not know of the Oracle deal or the company's campaign contribution." And the "top three" Davis admin. officials "in charge of the contract have resigned, been fired or placed on suspension" (5/5).
About That Donation
The Davis camp "reported receiving a $25,000 donation from Oracle" 6/5/01, "Days after the contract was finalized. But Arun Baheti, the governor's director of e-government, told top Davis aides that he accepted the $25,000 check from an Oracle lobbyists before the negotiations were complete and mailed it to the campaign. The check had a March date." An Oracle spokesperson said the donation came from an April tech event "hosted by Davis that was attended by roughly 30 companies." Oracle said delivery of the check was "apparently delayed" and was "unrelated to the state contract" (Bustillo/Tamaki, Los Angeles Times, 5/6).
Just The Beginning? Or Going Nowhere?
Observers say the Oracle deal "could reinforce reservations that voters have expressed about Davis' fund-raising practices." GOP strategist Dan Schnur: "This Oracle mess is taking place in the middle of a budget crisis. It's easy to see how tens of millions in wasted money could have been spent on programs that Davis is cutting." And Simon -- to GOPers "glee -- made exactly that point when he lambasted the governor." Simon: "The money wasted on this Oracle contract could have paid for thousands of teachers, textbooks or lunches for needy children."
Berkeley prof. Bruce Cain said the Oracle story "shifts the media's attention from Simon's recent gaffes on such issues as whether he paid state taxes to the growing Oracle scandal." Cain: "[It] allowed him to go on the offense... and takes Gray Davis off message. At a minimum, this is a godsend [to Simon]."
Simon's aggressive stance "coincides with a decision to reach out to some seasoned political operatives with track records on aggressive campaigns." Simon has hired ex-Gov. Pete Wilson (R) spokesperson Sean Walsh; ex-spokesperson for Sec/State Bill Jones (R), Rob Lapsley; and researcher Mark Bogetich -- "a team that with little money, landed the toughest punches on Davis through the primary."
Walsh: "Every time that reporters and other people are turning over rocks, there are a lot of cockroaches running -- and they're all running for the center of the Capitol. And I see Bill Simon holding a big can of Raid" (Marinucci, San Francisco Chronicle, 5/5).
Said Schnur "after highway patrol officers descended on state offices" 5/2 to "prevent document destruction, no politician likes to see his name in the same headline as the word 'shredder'" (Chance, Sacramento Bee, 5/5).
NRCC Chair Rep. Tom Davis: "Gray Davis is in bad shape in terms of his personal popularity and voters wanting a change. But whether Simon's the guy to do it or not, we'll have to see" ("Capital Gang," CNN, 5/4).
Simon Dying To Get To This Guy...
Simon said he "wants to see" Davis manager Garry South "on the witness stand regarding the timing of the $25,000 contribution," an idea Joint Legislative Audit Cmte chair Dean Florez (D) "quickly dismissed as ridiculous and politically motivated" (Bustillo/Tamaki, Los Angeles Times, 5/6).
Davis Offers His Take
Davis said his admin "has opened talks to scrap" the $95M deal with Oracle, "which he insisted was approved without his knowledge. He also took credit for removing three state officials who promoted or signed off on the much-criticized deal." Davis: "I had no idea this contract was being negotiated. I think most of you know I'm barely on the information on-ramp, much less proficient in technology. So this is not a matter that would normally come to my attention, nor did it." Davis "acknowledged his reputation for keeping a tight reign on his" admin., but "said he only micro-manages 'what's on my plate'" (Sweeney, Copley News Service, 5/4).
What Will The Leg. Do?
Capitol Dems were placed in a "precarious position" by the news of the Oracle deal, "requiring them to react forcefully or face" GOP "criticisms that they are protecting their governor." GOPers have "already asked the federal government to conduct its own Oracle investigation, arguing that" Lockyer, "whom Davis asked to investigate the matter, cannot be impartial because he accepted $50,000 from the software maker in recent months." State Sen. Ray Haynes (R): "If they pursue this with the same vigor they pursued [former Insurance Commissioner Chuck] Quackenbush [R], I think we could compliment them and say they did good work, If they don't, then we go through a partisan drill that is nothing more than window dressing. That's going to be the test" (Bustillo/Tamaki, Los Angeles Times, 5/6).
The cmte today will take testimony from "key administration witnesses" (Chance, Sacramento Bee, 5/5).
No Surprise, Oracle Very Influential
San Francisco Chronicle's Salladay reports, Oracle has worked had to channel "its major campaign contributions to a select few" CA pols "wielding the most power over its livelihood." Almost "every elected official" who has received money from Oracle "has some measure of control over Oracle government business, or held influence over the $95 million software contract that has embarrassed the company" and Davis. Davis and Oracle are now working together to "cancel the contract" (5/6).
State Cabinet Sec. Susan Kennedy: "If somebody comes to you and says, 'I need something and it has to be right now,' the answer is 'No.'" Kennedy said she broke that "cardinal rule" when she put her signature on a "governor's action request" (GAR) that "gave the green light for the apparently overpriced software contract with Oracle Corp." Kennedy was presented with the GAR 5/31, the "three-page memo concluded" with a sense of "urgency, emphasizing 'the short window of opportunity.'" The "state fell for it and immediately signed" the deal. Kennedy said she "assumed all the advertised benefits had been checked out -- or would be -- by the other GAR signatories. They weren't" (Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 5/6).
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If someone could invent so-called "binary load lifters," the future would be NOW.
You're wrong. They avoid the "existing train route" because it only exists in your imagination.
yeah, they use PartnerNet to avoid problems. Although i think being able to check out a reviewer on Live makes a lot of sense (Gabe @ PA talked about this a few days ago).
you must be new here.
definitely not safe for work. but brilliant. http://cinemassacre.com/Movies/Nes_Nerd_videos.htm l
the disadvantage is loss of backwards compatability with ps2 games. just like the xbox 360. this can be solved with firmware updates, but software can't get the same level of compatability as the actual hardware on board.
since i just finished reading the 'psychology of fanboys' story below. now we can see some in their native habitat.
not in a million years would i sign up with them again. looks indisputably great, but even best interface in the world won't make me switch back from Verizon.
and a 2 year exclusive to at&t, by some accounts? it would have to be a hefty subsidy that at&t may/may not offer to make up for lost sales due to the network exclusivity.
and if there is no subsidy, why not just offer the phone a la carte (at the apple store, best buy, etc) and the end user can just sign up with whichever CDMA or GSM networks? the end of stupid service contracts and mobile providers holding all the cards? i'm disappointed in apple for not using its clout to benefit the consumer (with the added incentive that they probably would sell more iphones). flame away.
Just say this:
"While in my previous job I might have fallen from a tall building, or I might have rolled a brand new car. But it was because I was the unknown stuntman that made Redford such a star."
Leave it at that. And call Lee Majors for a reference.
from TFA: "The shooting on the Virginia Tech campus was only hours old, police hadn't even identified the gunman, and yet already the perpetrator had been fingered and was in the midst of being skewered in the media.
Video games. They were to blame for the dozens dead and wounded. They were behind the bloodiest massacre in U.S. history.
Or so Jack Thompson told Fox News and, in the days that followed, would continue to tell anyone who'd listen.
Don't you all mean to say, "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame?"
...to not throw your previous XBox out.
i'm interested to see how they would set up a legal music downloading system with absolutely no DRM wrapper. also, does their language seem...well, a little orwellian?
from TFA:
"DRM gives them that power over you. Your devices will have to do their bidding. That is what DRM is about, taking the control away from you, and giving it to Big Media and companies like Apple. The hardware and software they sell you will enforce their rules, by removing your rights. As the largest distributor of DRM infected technology, Apple has set a new low in the mistreatment of our freedoms."
check the facts. the original Super Mario Brothers was released as a standalone cart. i had that, duck hunt, and of course Rob the robot. years later it was released on a combo cart.
i'm not so sure about the heat, but it seems that it would follow.
"Mobile Intel® Pentium® III processors with Intel SpeedStep® technology let you customize high performance computing on your mobile PC. When the notebook computer is connected to the AC outlet, the new mobile PC runs the most complex business and Internet applications with speed virtually identical to a desktop system. When powered by a battery, the processor drops to a lower frequency (by changing the bus ratios) and voltage, conserving battery life while maintaining a high level of performance. Manual override lets you boost the frequency back to the high frequency when on battery, allowing you to customize performance.?
http://reviews.cnet.com/Sling_Media_Slingbox/4505- 6739_7-31423815-2.html?tag=top
it digitizes the programming from your cable or satellite box and streams it--in real time--to a remote PC. The receiving computer needs to be a Windows XP PC with access to a broadband Internet connection and be running Sling's SlingPlayer viewing software. you can stream your PVR, DVD and any channels you get, not just a select few.
this is what we who have senses of humor call "wit."
Don't forget that recording costs. Getting artists in the studio, mixing, editing, and other miscallaneous production costs money. Marketing an album also costs money. I'm not saying that the RIAA isn't greedy, but they don't make as much of a profit as is implied in this post.
Could Oracle Deal Put Simon Back On The Map? ... if their tax dollars are being wasted through gross incompetence -- or worse, being used to facilitate corruption."
... and takes Gray Davis off message. At a minimum, this is a godsend [to Simon]."
...
San Francisco Chronicle's Marinucci reports, Davis has run into "what Republicans hope will become the 'perfect storm' of campaign issues" for Simon. At issue is a $95M no-bid deal Oracle Corp. signed with the state that "could cost taxpayers $41 million" in "unnecessary charges." Making matters worse: a $25K campaign contribution from Oracle to Davis "handed over" to a Davis adviser "in a bar while the contract was being negotiated last spring." Making matters even worse: Reports of shredding of documents related to the contract by "state bureaucrats." The news found Simon "seizing the offensive for the first time," charging in a presser that "the scent of scandal surrounding this administration is growing." Although AG Bill Lockyer (D) is investigating, Simon said "more needed to be done." Simon: The dots are starting to be connected, and they paint a very troubling picture. Californians have a right and a need to know
Davis denied "allegations of impropriety, saying he did not know of the Oracle deal or the company's campaign contribution." And the "top three" Davis admin. officials "in charge of the contract have resigned, been fired or placed on suspension" (5/5).
About That Donation
The Davis camp "reported receiving a $25,000 donation from Oracle" 6/5/01, "Days after the contract was finalized. But Arun Baheti, the governor's director of e-government, told top Davis aides that he accepted the $25,000 check from an Oracle lobbyists before the negotiations were complete and mailed it to the campaign. The check had a March date." An Oracle spokesperson said the donation came from an April tech event "hosted by Davis that was attended by roughly 30 companies." Oracle said delivery of the check was "apparently delayed" and was "unrelated to the state contract" (Bustillo/Tamaki, Los Angeles Times, 5/6).
Just The Beginning? Or Going Nowhere?
Observers say the Oracle deal "could reinforce reservations that voters have expressed about Davis' fund-raising practices." GOP strategist Dan Schnur: "This Oracle mess is taking place in the middle of a budget crisis. It's easy to see how tens of millions in wasted money could have been spent on programs that Davis is cutting." And Simon -- to GOPers "glee -- made exactly that point when he lambasted the governor." Simon: "The money wasted on this Oracle contract could have paid for thousands of teachers, textbooks or lunches for needy children."
Berkeley prof. Bruce Cain said the Oracle story "shifts the media's attention from Simon's recent gaffes on such issues as whether he paid state taxes to the growing Oracle scandal." Cain: "[It] allowed him to go on the offense
Simon's aggressive stance "coincides with a decision to reach out to some seasoned political operatives with track records on aggressive campaigns." Simon has hired ex-Gov. Pete Wilson (R) spokesperson Sean Walsh; ex-spokesperson for Sec/State Bill Jones (R), Rob Lapsley; and researcher Mark Bogetich -- "a team that with little money, landed the toughest punches on Davis through the primary."
Walsh: "Every time that reporters and other people are turning over rocks, there are a lot of cockroaches running -- and they're all running for the center of the Capitol. And I see Bill Simon holding a big can of Raid" (Marinucci, San Francisco Chronicle, 5/5).
Said Schnur "after highway patrol officers descended on state offices" 5/2 to "prevent document destruction, no politician likes to see his name in the same headline as the word 'shredder'" (Chance, Sacramento Bee, 5/5).
NRCC Chair Rep. Tom Davis: "Gray Davis is in bad shape in terms of his personal popularity and voters wanting a change. But whether Simon's the guy to do it or not, we'll have to see" ("Capital Gang," CNN, 5/4).
Simon Dying To Get To This Guy
Simon said he "wants to see" Davis manager Garry South "on the witness stand regarding the timing of the $25,000 contribution," an idea Joint Legislative Audit Cmte chair Dean Florez (D) "quickly dismissed as ridiculous and politically motivated" (Bustillo/Tamaki, Los Angeles Times, 5/6).
Davis Offers His Take
Davis said his admin "has opened talks to scrap" the $95M deal with Oracle, "which he insisted was approved without his knowledge. He also took credit for removing three state officials who promoted or signed off on the much-criticized deal." Davis: "I had no idea this contract was being negotiated. I think most of you know I'm barely on the information on-ramp, much less proficient in technology. So this is not a matter that would normally come to my attention, nor did it." Davis "acknowledged his reputation for keeping a tight reign on his" admin., but "said he only micro-manages 'what's on my plate'" (Sweeney, Copley News Service, 5/4).
What Will The Leg. Do?
Capitol Dems were placed in a "precarious position" by the news of the Oracle deal, "requiring them to react forcefully or face" GOP "criticisms that they are protecting their governor." GOPers have "already asked the federal government to conduct its own Oracle investigation, arguing that" Lockyer, "whom Davis asked to investigate the matter, cannot be impartial because he accepted $50,000 from the software maker in recent months." State Sen. Ray Haynes (R): "If they pursue this with the same vigor they pursued [former Insurance Commissioner Chuck] Quackenbush [R], I think we could compliment them and say they did good work, If they don't, then we go through a partisan drill that is nothing more than window dressing. That's going to be the test" (Bustillo/Tamaki, Los Angeles Times, 5/6).
The cmte today will take testimony from "key administration witnesses" (Chance, Sacramento Bee, 5/5).
No Surprise, Oracle Very Influential
San Francisco Chronicle's Salladay reports, Oracle has worked had to channel "its major campaign contributions to a select few" CA pols "wielding the most power over its livelihood." Almost "every elected official" who has received money from Oracle "has some measure of control over Oracle government business, or held influence over the $95 million software contract that has embarrassed the company" and Davis. Davis and Oracle are now working together to "cancel the contract" (5/6).
State Cabinet Sec. Susan Kennedy: "If somebody comes to you and says, 'I need something and it has to be right now,' the answer is 'No.'" Kennedy said she broke that "cardinal rule" when she put her signature on a "governor's action request" (GAR) that "gave the green light for the apparently overpriced software contract with Oracle Corp." Kennedy was presented with the GAR 5/31, the "three-page memo concluded" with a sense of "urgency, emphasizing 'the short window of opportunity.'" The "state fell for it and immediately signed" the deal. Kennedy said she "assumed all the advertised benefits had been checked out -- or would be -- by the other GAR signatories. They weren't" (Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 5/6).
I set my Shoutcast internet radio station to play looped public service announcements all day. The PSAs heighten my listeners awareness by explaining the issue, how it affects them, how it affects me, and how they can take action. You can visit SaveInternetRadio.com for more information.