I'm still waiting on an E-ink ebook reader like the Sony Librie to make it to the US. Of course, if it does, it will probably be too expensive for a "book"
I checked it out and found it totally useless. The cab company in Milwaukee is legit. The cars hop around like gps errors, the dispatcher won't necessarily send the closest since it might be taken already. Most people I know use only 1 cab company.
Bus tracking would be a much better idea. I don't think they have tracking equipment, though I could be wrong.
At its core is the question: Can the makers of a product or the providers of a service be held responsible for the misuse of that product or misuse of that service?
FTA: When should the distributor of a multi-purpose tool be held liable for the infringements that may be committed by end-users of the tool?
If misuse was honestly the question, then the answer would have to be no. Otherwise, no service or goods could be sold without the makers being liable. Guns are not an extreme example. You can use anything to kill someone.
Sticking strictly to media; telcos, isps, cable, manufacturers of computer or audio equipment would all be sued out of existence instantly if your question was the one being asked.
I really think Sony made a mistake when it comes to promoting this in the US. The portable game markets belongs to parents with kids. A parent with 2 kids will slap down the $250 for 2 Gameboys and 2 games, but will might stall on just one PSP for the same price or dropping $600 on 2 PSP w/ games. Now, if Sony pushed it as a PDA, MP3, Video, e-book, etc and add the ability to slap in a CF card or microdrive. Hotcakes! Of course, Sony fears losing control/money on non-proprietary storage.
Triangulation is not required since you're in close proximity to the target and the target is clearly defined as a person and router. One person with a directional antenna can do this.
Now if you're dropping a bomb a thousand miles away, you better have something better than shoot it over that way.
"XP or 2K represented almost 75% of all Windows users. That means that the really legacy products - 95, 98, and NT4 represent less than 1 in 4."
More people have bought computers in the last 5 years because the entry level price dropped. They could no longer get the Legacy products pre-installed during this time.
Stupid Metric system always screwing things up...what are we talking about...I just saw kilos and thought I'd start the standard metric flame thread before anyone else did.
It would be easy for Blackjack. When it's the dealer's "turn", they activate a button by foot to record the player's chips on the table then record again after payout.
Remember, these are "numbered" chips so you know exactly which chips the dealer has and which chips are on the table. You might not know if the player has chips in their pockets:)
Salaries cut - if they don't like it, there's a couple options. People who are unwilling to take a paycut: 1. killed off in a massive attack on the enterprise, bringing surviving crew members and unknowns to the forefront. 2. changed to look like other people. Possibly by Q or to go undercover.
CGI budget gets cut 1. Time-travel into the future into Kirk's time. Use appropriate special effects, etc to make it match the original series. 2. Concentrate on story, not effects.
Additional outside income Paying extras - Star Trek fans pay to be extras.
While it may be easy to teach a three year old the difference between a left and right mouse button, it's not so easy to teach some parents. Trust me on that.
I love downloaded shows. I can watch when I want (I work nights). Friends can turn me onto a show, and I can watch from the beginning of a season. Plus it takes less time to watch without commercials. The problem is that commercials work. When I worked retail, you could tell what was being advertised without having seen the ad. I'm not talking about instantly hypnotized zombies, but it helps. A new product whether is a chicken sandwich or a car uses advertising to get people to try the product. Store ads generate traffic. People think about buying electronics but don't do anything about it. A commercial will either get them interested, make them realize they can afford it (Geez the prices have come down on that), or make them realize they can't afford it, but want it and the credit card has some room.
A $1 a show is too much. Take 5 shows a week X 4 weeks a month. $20 for what a PVR will do???
I'd lean more towards the video rental model that Netflix/Blockbuster/etc use. $15-$20 and you get everything we have including back shows.
$80 for a TV season on DVD, no thanks.
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The analysis is flawed though. What he proved was in a 36 hour period 99.9% of IRC Traffic in the "top 60" channels relating to 4 keywords he chose was "illegal" according to laws in his area.
1. We'll let him use 36 hours as enough time though a longer time frame should have been used.
2. He choose 4 keywords. If he chose bacon aardvark, pistacchio, and nutmeg. He might have come up with a different conclusion (or not).
3. He didn't relate keyword traffic to overall traffic of the channels. If an entire channel is dedicated to cancer research, and one person asks about a cracked version of Norton, that does not make the channel a warez haven since 100% of keyword traffic was illegal.
4. "Top 60" channel traffic compared to all of IRC traffic.
5. IRC is available to those outside his current area, and some of those people may not be violating any laws.
6. Where did he do any research on trojans at all.
7. How did he determine traffic? byte, msg, etc.
A ton of other stuff, but those were the main points.
Side note: Jasc? Come on, at least use Adobe for a keyword. If he wanted Jasc at least he could have used the phrase Paint Shop Pro or maybe PSP. I'm suprised he got as many hits as he did. I've never seen or heard anyone ever mention Jasc itself except him and Jasc.
Not all movies are cams. There are a ton of high quality movies available, whether from leaked copies, dvd screeners, foreign dvds. You could buy different region dvds of movies like Shaun of the Dead before it ever showed in theaters here in the US.
I thought Sci-Fi was showing new episodes. I didn't realize that these were the ones that I already saw. I use the internet as my own personal TIVO, and don't pay attention to schedules. My friend did receive a cease and desist order for downloading the episodes, and he has Charter.
I've used H&R Tax Cut software before. I used Tax Act Online last year. It was very similar, and I'll probably use it again. Just printed off paper copies for my records when I was done. I'd never trust a computer to keep records like that. Corruption, hardware failure, etc.
I wonder how many people who think the white worm is a good thing, also think that all software and OS should have automatic updates with no control over the updating process. Games, Windows, Distros, Window managers would automatically have access through your firewall to update at will.
Would you let someone walk into your house at will, if they promised to clean one thing, and do nothing else? If so post your address, and times that you will be available to let us in.
Like it's so hard to pump out individual lawsuits using any of the currently available p2p programs. The more hype P2P gets, the more fuss is made. It's not like I can't jump on IRC and download stuff. When was the last time IRC was shut down?
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Competition???
Great, I'll be expecting a call from Time Warner doubling my bill because bundling is ok now.
I'm still waiting on an E-ink ebook reader like the Sony Librie to make it to the US.
Of course, if it does, it will probably be too expensive for a "book"
You must be new here, you forgot
3. ???
4. Profit!
"Can it be that we're finally nearing the end of one of the most hated marketing ploys of all?"
Do you mean promise something a couple years in the future and then never deliver?
I checked it out and found it totally useless. The cab company in Milwaukee is legit. The cars hop around like gps errors, the dispatcher won't necessarily send the closest since it might be taken already. Most people I know use only 1 cab company.
Bus tracking would be a much better idea. I don't think they have tracking equipment, though I could be wrong.
FTA: When should the distributor of a multi-purpose tool be held liable for the infringements that may be committed by end-users of the tool?
If misuse was honestly the question, then the answer would have to be no. Otherwise, no service or goods could be sold without the makers being liable. Guns are not an extreme example. You can use anything to kill someone.
Sticking strictly to media; telcos, isps, cable, manufacturers of computer or audio equipment would all be sued out of existence instantly if your question was the one being asked.
I really think Sony made a mistake when it comes to promoting this in the US. The portable game markets belongs to parents with kids. A parent with 2 kids will slap down the $250 for 2 Gameboys and 2 games, but will might stall on just one PSP for the same price or dropping $600 on 2 PSP w/ games.
Now, if Sony pushed it as a PDA, MP3, Video, e-book, etc and add the ability to slap in a CF card or microdrive. Hotcakes! Of course, Sony fears losing control/money on non-proprietary storage.
Foreign languages are helpful. It depends on the company, and where they have offices, plants, or what to expand.
I've debated learning Mandarin based on the possibility of China's future impact on the market.
Triangulation is not required since you're in close proximity to the target and the target is clearly defined as a person and router.
One person with a directional antenna can do this.
Now if you're dropping a bomb a thousand miles away, you better have something better than shoot it over that way.
Why all small letters in mc chris?
What do you think your chances of surviving the first wave in the coming robot revolution are?
"XP or 2K represented almost 75% of all Windows users. That means that the really legacy products - 95, 98, and NT4 represent less than 1 in 4."
More people have bought computers in the last 5 years because the entry level price dropped. They could no longer get the Legacy products pre-installed during this time.
Stupid Metric system always screwing things up...what are we talking about...I just saw kilos and thought I'd start the standard metric flame thread before anyone else did.
Please troll away
It would be easy for Blackjack. When it's the dealer's "turn", they activate a button by foot to record the player's chips on the table then record again after payout.
:)
Remember, these are "numbered" chips so you know exactly which chips the dealer has and which chips are on the table. You might not know if the player has chips in their pockets
Salaries cut - if they don't like it, there's a couple options. People who are unwilling to take a paycut:
1. killed off in a massive attack on the enterprise, bringing surviving crew members and unknowns to the forefront.
2. changed to look like other people. Possibly by Q or to go undercover.
CGI budget gets cut
1. Time-travel into the future into Kirk's time. Use appropriate special effects, etc to make it match the original series.
2. Concentrate on story, not effects.
Additional outside income
Paying extras - Star Trek fans pay to be extras.
While it may be easy to teach a three year old the difference between a left and right mouse button, it's not so easy to teach some parents. Trust me on that.
I love downloaded shows. I can watch when I want (I work nights). Friends can turn me onto a show, and I can watch from the beginning of a season. Plus it takes less time to watch without commercials. The problem is that commercials work. When I worked retail, you could tell what was being advertised without having seen the ad. I'm not talking about instantly hypnotized zombies, but it helps. A new product whether is a chicken sandwich or a car uses advertising to get people to try the product. Store ads generate traffic. People think about buying electronics but don't do anything about it. A commercial will either get them interested, make them realize they can afford it (Geez the prices have come down on that), or make them realize they can't afford it, but want it and the credit card has some room.
A $1 a show is too much. Take 5 shows a week X 4 weeks a month. $20 for what a PVR will do???
I'd lean more towards the video rental model that Netflix/Blockbuster/etc use. $15-$20 and you get everything we have including back shows.
$80 for a TV season on DVD, no thanks.
The analysis is flawed though. What he proved was in a 36 hour period 99.9% of IRC Traffic in the "top 60" channels relating to 4 keywords he chose was "illegal" according to laws in his area.
1. We'll let him use 36 hours as enough time though a longer time frame should have been used.
2. He choose 4 keywords. If he chose bacon aardvark, pistacchio, and nutmeg. He might have come up with a different conclusion (or not).
3. He didn't relate keyword traffic to overall traffic of the channels. If an entire channel is dedicated to cancer research, and one person asks about a cracked version of Norton, that does not make the channel a warez haven since 100% of keyword traffic was illegal.
4. "Top 60" channel traffic compared to all of IRC traffic.
5. IRC is available to those outside his current area, and some of those people may not be violating any laws.
6. Where did he do any research on trojans at all.
7. How did he determine traffic? byte, msg, etc.
A ton of other stuff, but those were the main points.
Side note:
Jasc? Come on, at least use Adobe for a keyword. If he wanted Jasc at least he could have used the phrase Paint Shop Pro or maybe PSP. I'm suprised he got as many hits as he did. I've never seen or heard anyone ever mention Jasc itself except him and Jasc.
Not all movies are cams. There are a ton of high quality movies available, whether from leaked copies, dvd screeners, foreign dvds.
You could buy different region dvds of movies like Shaun of the Dead before it ever showed in theaters here in the US.
The -1 day helps reduce some piracy, but not all.
It made me want to work for him. (not that I am/tried to)I think it's great that someone is excited about their company.
I thought Sci-Fi was showing new episodes. I didn't realize that these were the ones that I already saw. I use the internet as my own personal TIVO, and don't pay attention to schedules.
My friend did receive a cease and desist order for downloading the episodes, and he has Charter.
the cardboard toilet.
I've used H&R Tax Cut software before.
I used Tax Act Online last year. It was very similar, and I'll probably use it again. Just printed off paper copies for my records when I was done. I'd never trust a computer to keep records like that. Corruption, hardware failure, etc.
I wonder how many people who think the white worm is a good thing, also think that all software and OS should have automatic updates with no control over the updating process. Games, Windows, Distros, Window managers would automatically have access through your firewall to update at will.
Would you let someone walk into your house at will, if they promised to clean one thing, and do nothing else? If so post your address, and times that you will be available to let us in.
Those damn internet criminals that take from the rich and give to the poor. How dare they be romanticized.
Like it's so hard to pump out individual lawsuits using any of the currently available p2p programs. The more hype P2P gets, the more fuss is made. It's not like I can't jump on IRC and download stuff. When was the last time IRC was shut down?