I had a non-compatible SIM card, but it took only a few minutes in an AT&T Store to have them bring up my account, give me a new card, and double check that it works. They generally seem friendly, and it's pretty easy. Just say "Hi, I have an unlocked phone, and my current SIM card doesn't work. Is there any way that I can get another one?"
I've used a couple of phones (non-ATT purchased) using my ATT sim card and haven't had any problems.
Good idea - then some random show will get advertising dollars and the shows that you actually like, won't get and advertising dollars and they'll be canceled.
I suppose you might be a troll - I am by no means an Apple faithful, but I do know the difference between american prices and australian prices.
So without going into all the specs in American dollars in America, the 2.5GHz 1730 with 4gb RAM and a nVidia 8700 with 256MB RAM is $2349 after the $458 "instant" savings.
The mac pro with 2,5 GHz processor, 4GB RAM, 320GB drive and nVidia 8600 with 512MB RAM is 2799.
off topic, but the side effect of this is that you can't go sit on the patio anymore. It used to be OK if there were a couple of people on the patio smoking - you could usually situate yourself away from the smoke, but now with everyone out on the patio smoking (and coming and going for a quick one) us non smoke-likers are stuck inside.
Being in favour of the bailout and thinking it was the best possible course of action are two different things.
For example, I think that perhaps the $700B bailout was a good idea, however we should take the organs out of the corrupt lenders and sell them to help pay back the $700B to the taxpayers.
I'm guessing there wouldn't be too many stories of how the corrupt lenders were profiting in this case.
I personally think a buck for a Virginia would be a great deal.
On a side note, that seems pretty pricey for a watt - turning on my blow dryer in the morning would cost me $1500 where you live. I'd have to go to work with wet hair everyday.
Ooooh - I could instead use solar energy to dry my hair (stand outside in the sun for a while). Green is good!
Nice scenario - in the first case, guy gets to hopsital as quick as he can, might have to pay a fine for breaking the law (running the red light) at some later date - perhaps he takes the medical records to a judge and the judge lets him off.
In the second case, the cop pulls him over, costing potentially valuable time to stop, run the plates do everything they do before they even approach the car.
In a real emergency I'd prefer the former, not the latter.
Right, you are paying for a license to use it. And along with that license, there is an agreement. If you violate that license agreement, you are breaking the contract between you and Apple. Don't like the terms of the license? Don't enter into that agreement.
Is this right (ethically)? Maybe not - there are very valid arguments on both sides.
Is this legal? Maybe not - it is up for the courts to decide.
Is this anything remotely related to what the lawsuit with Psystar, who is reselling machines with OSX pre-installed? Not really.
I believe you are missing the point - he's not throwing it away - he's giving it to an 'ordinary' person. That ordinary person will use it to buy food at his grocery store, among other things.
That grocery store will take that money and pay its suppliers, and it's staff. That staff will use the money the store gave them to buy other stuff, and the process repeats. It doesn't matter what the money is spent on, only that it is spent.
Then all these people who are still employed because people spend money (on what it doesn't really matter, as long as it is being spent) would then be in a position to donate way more than that original $1000 to your blind africans.
Compare this to a recession where people decide (for whatever reason, sometimes good, sometimes bad) to not spend money. The not spending money spirals into stores closing, so their suppliers don't get money and they have to shut down, and the staff don't get paid, so they can't spend money and it is a vicious downward spiral - see the great depression for an example.
CCW permits in many states require training. Here in Arizona you have to attend a 4 hour class and be able to fire a gun and hit a target close enough that a blind person can hit it if you know which end of the gun is the one to point at what you want to kill.
Other states (Florida, IIRC) require a couple hour course and don't ever require you to fire a gun to get your concealed weapons permit.
Excuse me for not being overwhelmed with conficende.
Trust goes with every "scientific" invention - I trust newton's laws because those laws have been tested against nature several times
I trust (pun intended) that you are aware that Newton's Laws cannot be trusted under all conditions (quantum mechanics and relativity both show Newtons 'laws' to be broken)
So by the same token, it appears on the surface that open source may be better tested for 'holes' however that might not always be the case.
So instead of buying one 1.5TB drive, buy 3 500MB drives (it should cost about the same) and back up your stuff up on two other drives.
If enough people cared about longevity they would advertise that, but because you should have backups anyway (no amount of 'longevity' is going to protect against your PC being burned up in a fire) longevity doesn't matter as much.
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I think not.
So then you go to court and tell your story and win.
And then you ask for damages for your time and 'suffering' and you get those too - and come out way ahead.
Part of being a member of society is dealing with the bureaucracy. If you don't like it go get a cabin in the hills and don't deal with it.
What is not open about ATT's network?
From the openmoko wiki...
I had a non-compatible SIM card, but it took only a few minutes in an AT&T Store to have them bring up my account, give me a new card, and double check that it works. They generally seem friendly, and it's pretty easy. Just say "Hi, I have an unlocked phone, and my current SIM card doesn't work. Is there any way that I can get another one?"
I've used a couple of phones (non-ATT purchased) using my ATT sim card and haven't had any problems.
Good idea - then some random show will get advertising dollars and the shows that you actually like, won't get and advertising dollars and they'll be canceled.
That'll teach those bastards!
I suppose you might be a troll - I am by no means an Apple faithful, but I do know the difference between american prices and australian prices.
So without going into all the specs in American dollars in America, the 2.5GHz 1730 with 4gb RAM and a nVidia 8700 with 256MB RAM is $2349 after the $458 "instant" savings.
The mac pro with 2,5 GHz processor, 4GB RAM, 320GB drive and nVidia 8600 with 512MB RAM is 2799.
More expensive yes...$2000 more, no.
couldn't you simply add an external IR receiver (Serial or USB) and have LIRC use that?
Or alternatively try using NFS instead of windows file sharing.
I use a mac. Two of them actually. Typing this on my macbook right now.
I can't remember the last time I browsed the web with Safari...well maybe I can. I believe the first and only site I went to was getfirefox.com.
off topic, but the side effect of this is that you can't go sit on the patio anymore. It used to be OK if there were a couple of people on the patio smoking - you could usually situate yourself away from the smoke, but now with everyone out on the patio smoking (and coming and going for a quick one) us non smoke-likers are stuck inside.
Talk about unanticipated consequences...
The community can release a constant stream of fresh and exciting content that will keep the people coming back for more. Wonderful.
I'm not usre if you are being sarcastic here - but apparently you are not aware of the MUD craze of the 90's. That is exactly what happened.
Light doesn't push.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_propulsion
Being in favour of the bailout and thinking it was the best possible course of action are two different things.
For example, I think that perhaps the $700B bailout was a good idea, however we should take the organs out of the corrupt lenders and sell them to help pay back the $700B to the taxpayers.
I'm guessing there wouldn't be too many stories of how the corrupt lenders were profiting in this case.
I don't think you understand the point - 'His' in the case above refers to Bruce Schneier one of the authors of the paper.
The paper was announced in his (Bruce Schneier's) blog.
That particular blog can hardly then be referred to as a 'random' blog. It is more specifically the exact blog that announced the paper that you read.
English speaking sites usually only get hit from the North America and the UK regions.
And here i thought they spoke english in Australia...and New Zealand...and South Africa.
Silly me...
I personally think a buck for a Virginia would be a great deal.
On a side note, that seems pretty pricey for a watt - turning on my blow dryer in the morning would cost me $1500 where you live. I'd have to go to work with wet hair everyday.
Ooooh - I could instead use solar energy to dry my hair (stand outside in the sun for a while). Green is good!
6CO2 + 6H2O + Light = C6H12O6 (Glucose) + 6O2
Last time I put glucose and oxygen into my engine, I needed to buy a new car.
Nice scenario - in the first case, guy gets to hopsital as quick as he can, might have to pay a fine for breaking the law (running the red light) at some later date - perhaps he takes the medical records to a judge and the judge lets him off.
In the second case, the cop pulls him over, costing potentially valuable time to stop, run the plates do everything they do before they even approach the car.
In a real emergency I'd prefer the former, not the latter.
A sign stating something does not make it illegal. It makes it a store policy.
If you break the policy they can ask you to leave - it does not mean you broke the law.
If you don't leave when they ask you, you are perhaps breaking a trespassing law, however taking the picture is not illegal.
rats - too bad you didn't keep the AAPL.
Then of course the Apple stock doesn't keep the rain of your stuff as well as a house does.
We are paying for a license to use it.
Right, you are paying for a license to use it. And along with that license, there is an agreement. If you violate that license agreement, you are breaking the contract between you and Apple. Don't like the terms of the license? Don't enter into that agreement.
Is this right (ethically)? Maybe not - there are very valid arguments on both sides.
Is this legal? Maybe not - it is up for the courts to decide.
Is this anything remotely related to what the lawsuit with Psystar, who is reselling machines with OSX pre-installed? Not really.
My mother, who still finds checking voicemail on her cell phone an incomprehensible task
she should get an iPhone. the visual voicemail it is VERY easy to use.
I believe you are missing the point - he's not throwing it away - he's giving it to an 'ordinary' person. That ordinary person will use it to buy food at his grocery store, among other things.
That grocery store will take that money and pay its suppliers, and it's staff. That staff will use the money the store gave them to buy other stuff, and the process repeats. It doesn't matter what the money is spent on, only that it is spent.
Then all these people who are still employed because people spend money (on what it doesn't really matter, as long as it is being spent) would then be in a position to donate way more than that original $1000 to your blind africans.
Compare this to a recession where people decide (for whatever reason, sometimes good, sometimes bad) to not spend money. The not spending money spirals into stores closing, so their suppliers don't get money and they have to shut down, and the staff don't get paid, so they can't
spend money and it is a vicious downward spiral - see the great depression for an example.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keynesian_economics
For 4 or 5x the price you can get a OLPC.
but if you only have 1/2 the price of an OLPC, then 2 of these is certainly MUCH better than zero OLPCs.
CCW permits in many states require training. Here in Arizona you have to attend a 4 hour class and be able to fire a gun and hit a target close enough that a blind person can hit it if you know which end of the gun is the one to point at what you want to kill.
Other states (Florida, IIRC) require a couple hour course and don't ever require you to fire a gun to get your concealed weapons permit.
Excuse me for not being overwhelmed with conficende.
but can't flog the 2G off since no one wants it.
That might be a reason, however the original iPhones are still going for several hundred dollars on eBay.
Trust goes with every "scientific" invention - I trust newton's laws because those laws have been tested against nature several times
I trust (pun intended) that you are aware that Newton's Laws cannot be trusted under all conditions (quantum mechanics and relativity both show Newtons 'laws' to be broken)
So by the same token, it appears on the surface that open source may be better tested for 'holes' however that might not always be the case.
So instead of buying one 1.5TB drive, buy 3 500MB drives (it should cost about the same) and back up your stuff up on two other drives.
If enough people cared about longevity they would advertise that, but because you should have backups anyway (no amount of 'longevity' is going to protect against your PC being burned up in a fire) longevity doesn't matter as much.