I agree that Bellsouth and AT&T are trying to gain an advantage that will stick it to smaller companies and consumers...
I also think it is interesting how words change slightly as you change sources:
Article Title:
Telecoms want their products to travel on a faster Internet
Slashdot Link:
telecom carriers' own Internet services would be transmitted faster and more efficiently... than those of their competitors.'
Notice how the article title makes them sound like benevolent companies looking to improve the Internet for us all?
I think the Slashdot assessment is closer to being correct. (The truth is always somewhere in the middle.) But these two companies don't have a lock on the infrastructure like AT&T once did. They just happen to have very large customer bases which would give them tremendous short term influence. Given enough time and the revelation to customers that they can get better and cheaper services from other companies... Their customer base will erode. AOL tried to devise cute proprietary ways of delivering media to their customers. That didn't mean enough to retain customers...
Bellsouth and AT&T can fight over goofy ways to re-structure how data moves... If it doesn't get shot down, someone will deliver content faster and cheaper outside of their proposed plans.
I don't think this will hold up, or be a relevant solution for these companies long term... But feel free to write a congressman.
One thing that is nice about having people use web based e-mail is that there may be fewer points where information can leak out. If you're not using POP and SMTP to access your mail you don't have to worry about configuring your client to ensure security. It also means that people won't be running outlook express, and you don't have to update and patch all those desktops out there.
But I don't know if that means that most business users will move over to web-based. There are too many convenience reasons to have a client on the desktop... Outlook is way too complex for most users, Evolution is pretty nice but is in danger of getting too much like Outlook. I am really liking how Mail and iCal work together on OS X... I think all the Mozilla apps are headed that way, and are much more mature in their configurability standing alone.
My question... How can you convince users to give up Outlook, Entourage, and Evolution in favor of simple one function applications that tie together in a loose fashion?
OK... before I read another comment saying... "E911 associates your address and name with your phone number"
The e-mail asks me to confirm my address and they know my name.
I've used Vonage for years on their oldest hardware... and am not in the biggest city they serve... I would think that would put me in the 74% not being served correctly. Why is Vonage having a problem implementing this service? Doesn't it sound like that "26%" statistic just might be bullshit?
They included my address in the e-mail... and that's what they are reporting for E911.
I have been a customer for years... using really old Cisco ATA (Analog Telephone Adapter) hardware... in one of the smaller metro markets they are in... If they can get to me, I would expect them to be hitting more than 26% of their customer base. This surprises me that Vonage didn't meet the mark, it also surprises me that the FCC might have to be involved.
It doesn't surprise me however that some A-C asswipe would troll on my contribution of a piece of information that illustrates my experience as an actual customer.
Wait... I just got an e-mail on the 26th that says
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Vonage 911 Deadline Passed
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· Score: 5, Informative
We have completed 911 Dialing activation for your Vonage line...
Now when you dial 911, Vonage will route your call to a general number at your nearest emergency response center, based on the address below:
Please note if you move your device you must reactivate 911 Dialing with your new address. If you add a line to your account you will need to activate 911 Dialing for that line as well.
If you would like more information about Vonage's 911 Dialing service, please visit the 911 Feature page at http://www.vonage.com./ If you have any questions please reply to this email, or call us Toll Free at: 1-VONAGE-HELP (1-866-243-4357), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
They are fundamentally different processes so in order to have backwards compatibility you would have to cram traditional optical storage methods in with the new... Nice to see someone who has done some work in interferometry comment on this one. I haven't done anything in that area that wasn't spread out over an entire optics table... I can't imagine what it would be like having to design a unit that would fit nicely into something even the size of a traditional stereo component.
You think CD's are too small? I certainly agree that it's crazy to use anything the size of a credit card or smaller for regular use. I can't even make myself use USB memory because it's impossible to sort on a bookshelf or keep track of in a briefcase...
Even if it is a small change in physical size for the media I'm not too hot on that. I like how our DVD storage is the same size as the previous generation of CDs. The result is that all of my data recorded on CD-R from 8 years ago is still readable and I use it from time to time on our new drives... You can't say that for many other optical or magnetic storage media of odd sizes. Zip Disks, SuperDisks, Jaz Drives... Maybe they're going for a different market, but you think these folks would leave their options open.
There are also good things to be said about leaving the past behind, and not keeping the same physical form factor.
That is the worst theory I have ever heard... Give the majority of humankind a little more credit. If something good costs less, we will still buy it, and be very happy about the whole transaction.
I agree with other posts... it's just about getting more for the flavor of the month.
Just don't let it escalate to the level of East Coast VS West Coast Rappers. I'd hate to see stories about CowboyNeal overdosing, Kevin Rose getting gunned down, or Leo Laporte convicted of robbery and assault.
And for god's sake if CowboyNeal does croak... CmdrTaco better not release a cover of "Every Breath You Take" lamenting his long lost compadre and punchline...
Is that 28 days later the entire UK will be engulfed in a "rage" virus, and zombies will roam the country freely. Meanwhile the terrorist detained in jail has no idea what is going on because of his detainment.
You're actually proposing to tax thought? To have a government say that they are entitled to a piece of something that I have written? Wrong level... Tax the book that is sold, the CD, the file... The way we're doing it now is just fine. I don't want anyone saying that since I didn't pay taxes on time for a text I wrote that it immediatly becomes communal property.
This idea is wrong on so many levels that I can't begin to express how bad it really is... Just the thought of government agency charged with the task of setting the value of and collecting money on an idea makes me want to throw up.
for both parents of this post... Hookers and a mispronunciation/misreading of crocheters (think "Crotch-a-teers") is going to lead to some really weird and frightening mental images.
Also, have you people seen what the top entries on Google is when you look up "crotch"?
I think that market pressures are exerting change on the music industry. We're just seeing some of the last efforts to capitalize on business models that are outmoded.
Meanwhile... the oil thing... there are some legitimate reasons we are paying more for oil... I still think that we are paying too much. The price of the crude commodity is up maybe 33% from last year. 20% of our refining capacity has been effected by recent events... But we're looking at 100% price increase on the finished product from last year...There is no real incentive for any one company to lower their prices right now, increase refining capacity, etc. This is a hypothetical situation...
What if we stopped buying from the largest oil company inside the US? What is we stopped buying any gasoline from only Exxon Mobile? Would their supplies increase enough and their profits drop enough to make them want to lower their prices to draw customers back?
It's something that I don't know enough to comment on, but I'd love to hear from someone with a degree in economics.
I think that we need to change our habits in this country, but I also think that it's perfectly fair for us to fight back as consumers and exert our buying power to change things on the short term too. It is way over simplified, but it's like AOL getting it's ass kicked for offering internet access at $20, and others offering nearly the same product at $15, $10, or less. Eventually AOL, Exxon, Warner Music or any other business is left with a choice... adapt... or die.
Of course it may be even worse for the giant to die, but I'd be willing to see what poking it with a pointy stick does...
Solar activity cycles? I heard a scientist from NASA say that we are on the high end of a cycle of solar output. In 100 years it is just as likely that we'll be on the low end of solar output.
I heard, (hearsay evidence, so check it out for yourself.) that their are paintings made in Holland from a few hundred years ago that show people ice skating on a river that doesn't freeze over now. That river was also never depicted as having frozen over before those paintings were made.
There are many variables that effect our environment. While we make an impact, and we should strive to lessen our impact... One scientists study... or a group of scientists work... should be taken with a grain of salt.
The Acer Ferrari isn't impossible to find, they are in high demand though. It's all about timing. If anyone wants one, I have them for sale at http://www.cts-llc.net/ for $2098. Free shipping to anywhere in the US.
I haven't had a chance to play with a Ferrari yet, but I sell TravelMate's and Aspire's all the time. They're well built, have excellent LCD screens, and an extended warranty only costs you $99 for 2 years of additional coverage.
We don't sell outside of the United States, sorry Nigeria!
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I agree that Bellsouth and AT&T are trying to gain an advantage that will stick it to smaller companies and consumers...
I also think it is interesting how words change slightly as you change sources:
Article Title:
Telecoms want their products to travel on a faster Internet
Slashdot Link:
telecom carriers' own Internet services would be transmitted faster and more efficiently... than those of their competitors.'
Notice how the article title makes them sound like benevolent companies looking to improve the Internet for us all?
I think the Slashdot assessment is closer to being correct. (The truth is always somewhere in the middle.) But these two companies don't have a lock on the infrastructure like AT&T once did. They just happen to have very large customer bases which would give them tremendous short term influence. Given enough time and the revelation to customers that they can get better and cheaper services from other companies... Their customer base will erode. AOL tried to devise cute proprietary ways of delivering media to their customers. That didn't mean enough to retain customers...
Bellsouth and AT&T can fight over goofy ways to re-structure how data moves... If it doesn't get shot down, someone will deliver content faster and cheaper outside of their proposed plans.
I don't think this will hold up, or be a relevant solution for these companies long term... But feel free to write a congressman.
well, exactly that is the point. there's a little 007 in every real british man :-)
Where british men store their action figures is their own business...
Who reads this shit?
One thing that is nice about having people use web based e-mail is that there may be fewer points where information can leak out. If you're not using POP and SMTP to access your mail you don't have to worry about configuring your client to ensure security. It also means that people won't be running outlook express, and you don't have to update and patch all those desktops out there.
But I don't know if that means that most business users will move over to web-based. There are too many convenience reasons to have a client on the desktop... Outlook is way too complex for most users, Evolution is pretty nice but is in danger of getting too much like Outlook. I am really liking how Mail and iCal work together on OS X... I think all the Mozilla apps are headed that way, and are much more mature in their configurability standing alone.
My question... How can you convince users to give up Outlook, Entourage, and Evolution in favor of simple one function applications that tie together in a loose fashion?
OK... before I read another comment saying... "E911 associates your address and name with your phone number"
The e-mail asks me to confirm my address and they know my name.
I've used Vonage for years on their oldest hardware... and am not in the biggest city they serve... I would think that would put me in the 74% not being served correctly. Why is Vonage having a problem implementing this service? Doesn't it sound like that "26%" statistic just might be bullshit?
They included my address in the e-mail... and that's what they are reporting for E911.
I have been a customer for years... using really old Cisco ATA (Analog Telephone Adapter) hardware... in one of the smaller metro markets they are in... If they can get to me, I would expect them to be hitting more than 26% of their customer base. This surprises me that Vonage didn't meet the mark, it also surprises me that the FCC might have to be involved.
It doesn't surprise me however that some A-C asswipe would troll on my contribution of a piece of information that illustrates my experience as an actual customer.
We have completed 911 Dialing activation for your Vonage line...
e x.htm and edit your information from the 911 Dialing feature box.
...
Now when you dial 911, Vonage will route your call to a general number at your nearest emergency response center, based on the address below:
If this address is incorrect, simply click on the following link to login to your web account https://secure.vonage.com/vonage-web/features/ind
Please note if you move your device you must reactivate 911 Dialing with your new address. If you add a line to your account you will need to activate 911 Dialing for that line as well.
If you would like more information about Vonage's 911 Dialing service, please visit the 911 Feature page at http://www.vonage.com./ If you have any questions please reply to this email, or call us Toll Free at: 1-VONAGE-HELP (1-866-243-4357), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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So what gives?
Yeah, plus flipbooks full of Laserdiscs were just awkward to carry around...
Take it easy.
They are fundamentally different processes so in order to have backwards compatibility you would have to cram traditional optical storage methods in with the new... Nice to see someone who has done some work in interferometry comment on this one. I haven't done anything in that area that wasn't spread out over an entire optics table... I can't imagine what it would be like having to design a unit that would fit nicely into something even the size of a traditional stereo component.
You think CD's are too small? I certainly agree that it's crazy to use anything the size of a credit card or smaller for regular use. I can't even make myself use USB memory because it's impossible to sort on a bookshelf or keep track of in a briefcase...
Even if it is a small change in physical size for the media I'm not too hot on that. I like how our DVD storage is the same size as the previous generation of CDs. The result is that all of my data recorded on CD-R from 8 years ago is still readable and I use it from time to time on our new drives... You can't say that for many other optical or magnetic storage media of odd sizes. Zip Disks, SuperDisks, Jaz Drives... Maybe they're going for a different market, but you think these folks would leave their options open.
There are also good things to be said about leaving the past behind, and not keeping the same physical form factor.
Opinions?
Now photos can be as healthy for you as a Jack in the Box hamburger.
I don't think the hamburgers react to light though... or anything else...
What are you doing putting computer peripherals in your mouth? ...on second thought... I don't want to know.
That is the worst theory I have ever heard... Give the majority of humankind a little more credit. If something good costs less, we will still buy it, and be very happy about the whole transaction.
I agree with other posts... it's just about getting more for the flavor of the month.
Let the fun begin!
Just don't let it escalate to the level of East Coast VS West Coast Rappers. I'd hate to see stories about CowboyNeal overdosing, Kevin Rose getting gunned down, or Leo Laporte convicted of robbery and assault.
And for god's sake if CowboyNeal does croak... CmdrTaco better not release a cover of "Every Breath You Take" lamenting his long lost compadre and punchline...
Is that 28 days later the entire UK will be engulfed in a "rage" virus, and zombies will roam the country freely. Meanwhile the terrorist detained in jail has no idea what is going on because of his detainment.
Hmm... I smell a sequel.
You're actually proposing to tax thought? To have a government say that they are entitled to a piece of something that I have written? Wrong level... Tax the book that is sold, the CD, the file... The way we're doing it now is just fine. I don't want anyone saying that since I didn't pay taxes on time for a text I wrote that it immediatly becomes communal property.
This idea is wrong on so many levels that I can't begin to express how bad it really is... Just the thought of government agency charged with the task of setting the value of and collecting money on an idea makes me want to throw up.
That of course leads to being chased by a midget, a crazy bitch, and Brent Spiner...
Threshold
for both parents of this post... Hookers and a mispronunciation/misreading of crocheters (think "Crotch-a-teers") is going to lead to some really weird and frightening mental images.
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Also, have you people seen what the top entries on Google is when you look up "crotch"?
http://www.google.com/search?rls=en&q=crotch&ie=U
I think that market pressures are exerting change on the music industry. We're just seeing some of the last efforts to capitalize on business models that are outmoded.
Meanwhile... the oil thing... there are some legitimate reasons we are paying more for oil... I still think that we are paying too much. The price of the crude commodity is up maybe 33% from last year. 20% of our refining capacity has been effected by recent events... But we're looking at 100% price increase on the finished product from last year...There is no real incentive for any one company to lower their prices right now, increase refining capacity, etc. This is a hypothetical situation...
What if we stopped buying from the largest oil company inside the US? What is we stopped buying any gasoline from only Exxon Mobile? Would their supplies increase enough and their profits drop enough to make them want to lower their prices to draw customers back?
It's something that I don't know enough to comment on, but I'd love to hear from someone with a degree in economics.
I think that we need to change our habits in this country, but I also think that it's perfectly fair for us to fight back as consumers and exert our buying power to change things on the short term too. It is way over simplified, but it's like AOL getting it's ass kicked for offering internet access at $20, and others offering nearly the same product at $15, $10, or less. Eventually AOL, Exxon, Warner Music or any other business is left with a choice... adapt... or die.
Of course it may be even worse for the giant to die, but I'd be willing to see what poking it with a pointy stick does...
Just build a McDonald's at each of these facilities... Boom! You have your security, and the burger joint has a fresh supply of ingredients on hand.
I have heard the same info from a someone at the Marshall Space Flight Center. This is a good comment and deserves a little recognition.
Solar activity cycles? I heard a scientist from NASA say that we are on the high end of a cycle of solar output. In 100 years it is just as likely that we'll be on the low end of solar output.
I heard, (hearsay evidence, so check it out for yourself.) that their are paintings made in Holland from a few hundred years ago that show people ice skating on a river that doesn't freeze over now. That river was also never depicted as having frozen over before those paintings were made.
There are many variables that effect our environment. While we make an impact, and we should strive to lessen our impact... One scientists study... or a group of scientists work... should be taken with a grain of salt.
We pay for the interstate and local highways with taxes.
We pay for our water and electricity based on how much we use.
I don't think enough people are interested in paying for wireless networking in either manner to make it nationwide.
I wanted to watch it until it fell back through the atmosphere.
That was a cool new perspective!
The Acer Ferrari isn't impossible to find, they are in high demand though. It's all about timing. If anyone wants one, I have them for sale at http://www.cts-llc.net/ for $2098. Free shipping to anywhere in the US.
I haven't had a chance to play with a Ferrari yet, but I sell TravelMate's and Aspire's all the time. They're well built, have excellent LCD screens, and an extended warranty only costs you $99 for 2 years of additional coverage.
We don't sell outside of the United States, sorry Nigeria!