The problem is, that 52K phone bill is not all going to this guy's phone company's coffers. They're going to pass on some amount of that to their upstream provider who will pass some amount on to someone else and on and on. It's not like the phone company can waive that 52K charge and nobody's hurt. The phone company still has to pay someone else for that call.
Sorry, but I can't side with the guy in this case. He setup his own equipment instead of using the phone company's and that implies, in the absence of an agreement otherwise, that you're taking the responsibility to make sure it is setup correctly.
Anyone have any problems during installation when trying to import settings from Firefox? It says it imported bookmarks and moves on to search settings at which point it seems to hang. The cancel button doesn't do anything and I have to kill it from the task manager.
If I skip the Firefox import it works okay though.
There are a ton of cheap players out there that can't play AAC.
Higher bitrate MP3s are transparent for most people. AAC may be able to be transparent at a lower bitrate but with storage space so cheap these days, I'll gladly trade a little bit of disk space for much better compatibility.
In any case, if you want to pick a standard format for the commercial side to settle on, I'd pick FLAC. At least then you can convert it to whatever other format you want without any transcoding-related quality issues.
Or they could just make some code changes to the rootkit cleaners available in the repository so that it ignores any hypothetical pre-installed rootkits. Most people are going to install programs from the official repository instead of directly downloading the source.
Really? I don't think I've ever loaded up IE on a non-"power user" person's computer without seeing at least 2 or 3 "search toolbar" addons installed.
If anything, I think "power users" are less likely to have random addons installed since they actually bother to uncheck the "install random crap toolbar" box when they install something.
The GPL only states you have to provide the source code to those who you distribute the binaries too. There is no requirement that the source be available the public at large. While most companies provide the source without any requirement to also have the binaries, this is not a requirement of the GPL.
Anyway, this suite is seems stupid. Isn't the whole point of the GPL and open source in general that the developer is explicitly giving permission to anyone to "modify, copy, or distribute" their software without prior permission? If this lawsuit succeeds than every Linux distribution out there is going to have to send a flood of emails out for every single open source package they provide to get explicit permission to distribute it.
I never had the problem with Hardy but I see it very frequently after upgrading to the Intrepid RC a few days ago. The workaround is to use a non-Human based theme or disable Compiz. Since the issue only affects certain themes it seems to me like it's more likely a theme or Compiz bug than an nVidia problem.
IP geolocation usually only gets you down to the city level usually and even then the city you get isn't always accurate. Using wifi signals (I assume they keep a keep a database of SSIDs and AP MAC addresses to compare against) should be able to get your location down to at least the city block level which is much more useful.
Same here. When I got my first DSL connection 2001 I was paying Verizon around $40/mo. for a 768/128 connection. Over the years, that went from 768/128 to 1500/384 to 3000/768 without any significant change in price. These days I pay around $60 for a 20000/5000 FIOS connection. The price of bandwidth has most definitely dropped.
The subscription is $100/year. The $200 price listed in the article is basically $100 for the year subscription + $100 for the hardware. You're going to need to buy a TV tuner and a remote control to get the most out of MythTV, so really you're comparing $100/year for the Tivo service to $20/year for MythTV (what it costs to use Schedules Direct for a year) - so really the price difference is only $80/year.
MythTV does have some features that a regular Tivo lacks - being able to run game emulators, easily playing downloaded movies, etc. - but in this context (running a Tivo frontend on an otherwise normal computer), those don't really matter much since you can just run a standalone application to do those.
If it's easy to upgrade the OS on the phone after you bought it (meaning something I can easily do at home and not have to go into a store or send it somewhere to do it...), I'm all for option 2, especially in this case where both of these features are in the "nice to have" category instead of reguired features.
A 33 year old won the silver medal in the vault competition, so it's definitely possible to be successful despite not being prepubescent.
IMO, if you want to prevent young kids from competing in the Olympics for psychological reasons, that's fine. In that case, the age restriction should be consistent across all of the sports. Restricting young kids because they have a physical advantage is lame though. Michael Phelps had an advantage due to his body proportions. Usain Bolt has an advantage because of his long legs. Shawn Johnson's short height helps her be successful. Shouldn't they also be barred from competing because of these advantages?
Symbian-based phones definitely have this capability, at least my 5 year old Nokia 6600 does. While in an application, I can hold down the "menu" button and it will show me task switcher that will let me go back to the menu and start another program without closing the first one and swap between them. I'm sure the limited memory of the phone will stop you at some point but I've had 4 or 5 applications running at once at times.
The whistleblower protection laws in the USA protect an employee from termination for reporting the employer acting illegally. Shoddy security may be stupid but I don't know if it's illegal or not. Also, the employee needs to be reporting to the proper authority, not a random Internet forum.
Does anyone know if DownThemAll works properly with FF3 yet? I tried 3b5 a few weeks ago and the then-current version of DownThemAll would frequently cause the download dialog box to have the bottom 2/3's or so cut off making it almost unusable.
Also the then current AdBlock Plus wouldn't install on FF3. I know there are ways around that but I wasn't motivated enough at the time:)
Do both of these extensions work "out of the box" with FF3 yet?
Titanium is one of the few metals I can wear for a significant amount of time without my skin breaking out. The only others I know is pure gold. Everything else I've tried, even those labeled as "hypoallergenic" cause me to begin to break out after a few days.
Since a pure gold jewelery would be both expensive and scratch up very easily, that leaves titanium for my wedding band and my watch. I wish I could find something a bit heavier though. Titanium jewelery is not very substantial feeling due to its light weight.
I tried a tungsten carbide ring but it caused me to break out as well. Now the quest for another "alternative" metal continues anew:)
No, I think they mean you could use a phone acquired from somewhere besides AT&T, stick your SIM card in it, and not have any problems. As far as I know all GSM providers will allow their users to use any GSM device with their SIM card. Whether the GSM devices they provide can be used with other providers is a different story.
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The problem is, that 52K phone bill is not all going to this guy's phone company's coffers. They're going to pass on some amount of that to their upstream provider who will pass some amount on to someone else and on and on. It's not like the phone company can waive that 52K charge and nobody's hurt. The phone company still has to pay someone else for that call.
Sorry, but I can't side with the guy in this case. He setup his own equipment instead of using the phone company's and that implies, in the absence of an agreement otherwise, that you're taking the responsibility to make sure it is setup correctly.
Everyone seems to forget or willfully ignore that Toyota also filed similar lawsuits against states trying to impose stricter emission guidelines.
Anyone have any problems during installation when trying to import settings from Firefox? It says it imported bookmarks and moves on to search settings at which point it seems to hang. The cancel button doesn't do anything and I have to kill it from the task manager.
If I skip the Firefox import it works okay though.
There are a ton of cheap players out there that can't play AAC.
Higher bitrate MP3s are transparent for most people. AAC may be able to be transparent at a lower bitrate but with storage space so cheap these days, I'll gladly trade a little bit of disk space for much better compatibility.
In any case, if you want to pick a standard format for the commercial side to settle on, I'd pick FLAC. At least then you can convert it to whatever other format you want without any transcoding-related quality issues.
Or they could just make some code changes to the rootkit cleaners available in the repository so that it ignores any hypothetical pre-installed rootkits. Most people are going to install programs from the official repository instead of directly downloading the source.
Really? I don't think I've ever loaded up IE on a non-"power user" person's computer without seeing at least 2 or 3 "search toolbar" addons installed.
If anything, I think "power users" are less likely to have random addons installed since they actually bother to uncheck the "install random crap toolbar" box when they install something.
They should tagged it "tagged" if it is tagged and "!tagged" if it's not tagged.
The GPL only states you have to provide the source code to those who you distribute the binaries too. There is no requirement that the source be available the public at large. While most companies provide the source without any requirement to also have the binaries, this is not a requirement of the GPL.
Anyway, this suite is seems stupid. Isn't the whole point of the GPL and open source in general that the developer is explicitly giving permission to anyone to "modify, copy, or distribute" their software without prior permission? If this lawsuit succeeds than every Linux distribution out there is going to have to send a flood of emails out for every single open source package they provide to get explicit permission to distribute it.
FYI, the most common 3G frequency is 2100MHz. Neither ATT or T-Mobile uses 2100MHz in the US market. ATT uses 850/1900 and T-Mobile uses 1700.
Both the G1 and the iPhone 3G are capable of working at 2100MHz though, which means both phones can operate on the 3G network in most of the world.
There are some graphical glitches with some Nvidia (5,6 and 7 series) processors:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/99508
I never had the problem with Hardy but I see it very frequently after upgrading to the Intrepid RC a few days ago. The workaround is to use a non-Human based theme or disable Compiz. Since the issue only affects certain themes it seems to me like it's more likely a theme or Compiz bug than an nVidia problem.
IP geolocation usually only gets you down to the city level usually and even then the city you get isn't always accurate. Using wifi signals (I assume they keep a keep a database of SSIDs and AP MAC addresses to compare against) should be able to get your location down to at least the city block level which is much more useful.
You had to install IE4 to get the quick launch bar in Windows 95. It was part of that whole "active desktop" thing MS was trying out.
Same here. When I got my first DSL connection 2001 I was paying Verizon around $40/mo. for a 768/128 connection. Over the years, that went from 768/128 to 1500/384 to 3000/768 without any significant change in price. These days I pay around $60 for a 20000/5000 FIOS connection. The price of bandwidth has most definitely dropped.
The subscription is $100/year. The $200 price listed in the article is basically $100 for the year subscription + $100 for the hardware. You're going to need to buy a TV tuner and a remote control to get the most out of MythTV, so really you're comparing $100/year for the Tivo service to $20/year for MythTV (what it costs to use Schedules Direct for a year) - so really the price difference is only $80/year.
MythTV does have some features that a regular Tivo lacks - being able to run game emulators, easily playing downloaded movies, etc. - but in this context (running a Tivo frontend on an otherwise normal computer), those don't really matter much since you can just run a standalone application to do those.
Sassy Sasquatch?
Cheeky Chucacabra?
Moody Manbearpig?
If it's easy to upgrade the OS on the phone after you bought it (meaning something I can easily do at home and not have to go into a store or send it somewhere to do it...), I'm all for option 2, especially in this case where both of these features are in the "nice to have" category instead of reguired features.
A 33 year old won the silver medal in the vault competition, so it's definitely possible to be successful despite not being prepubescent.
IMO, if you want to prevent young kids from competing in the Olympics for psychological reasons, that's fine. In that case, the age restriction should be consistent across all of the sports. Restricting young kids because they have a physical advantage is lame though. Michael Phelps had an advantage due to his body proportions. Usain Bolt has an advantage because of his long legs. Shawn Johnson's short height helps her be successful. Shouldn't they also be barred from competing because of these advantages?
From the Android FAQ page: http://code.google.com/android/kb/licensingandoss.html
Symbian-based phones definitely have this capability, at least my 5 year old Nokia 6600 does. While in an application, I can hold down the "menu" button and it will show me task switcher that will let me go back to the menu and start another program without closing the first one and swap between them. I'm sure the limited memory of the phone will stop you at some point but I've had 4 or 5 applications running at once at times.
eBay doesn't sell ivory. eBay sells an item listing and auction service.
The whistleblower protection laws in the USA protect an employee from termination for reporting the employer acting illegally. Shoddy security may be stupid but I don't know if it's illegal or not. Also, the employee needs to be reporting to the proper authority, not a random Internet forum.
Does anyone know if DownThemAll works properly with FF3 yet? I tried 3b5 a few weeks ago and the then-current version of DownThemAll would frequently cause the download dialog box to have the bottom 2/3's or so cut off making it almost unusable.
:)
Also the then current AdBlock Plus wouldn't install on FF3. I know there are ways around that but I wasn't motivated enough at the time
Do both of these extensions work "out of the box" with FF3 yet?
A regex visualizer is pretty useful too for understanding how regex works. I used this one a few years ago and it does a good job:
http://laurent.riesterer.free.fr/regexp/
It will color code your regex pattern and the associated matches in the string to be searched so you know what is matching what.
Titanium is one of the few metals I can wear for a significant amount of time without my skin breaking out. The only others I know is pure gold. Everything else I've tried, even those labeled as "hypoallergenic" cause me to begin to break out after a few days.
:)
Since a pure gold jewelery would be both expensive and scratch up very easily, that leaves titanium for my wedding band and my watch. I wish I could find something a bit heavier though. Titanium jewelery is not very substantial feeling due to its light weight.
I tried a tungsten carbide ring but it caused me to break out as well. Now the quest for another "alternative" metal continues anew
No, I think they mean you could use a phone acquired from somewhere besides AT&T, stick your SIM card in it, and not have any problems. As far as I know all GSM providers will allow their users to use any GSM device with their SIM card. Whether the GSM devices they provide can be used with other providers is a different story.