I had previously very plain phones (GI Joe had a better cell phone than me). This month I upgraded to an LG vx6000.
1. Fancy phones are higher quality (you get what you pay for) - it's very evident that the plain phones are for cost-concious consumers. Cheap plastic all over, and bad antenna. This new phone is much more sturdy, I can feel it just by holding it. Also has much better reception in places where my old phones had almost none.
2. Features can be useful. For example, flip phones are space savers. Fit better on your belt (rather than a 5 inch long phone). Rather than wear a watch, a good phone has a second LCD on the front, so you can see the time/date, and if someone called. A nice phone also has caller ID on the front panel, so you can tell without even opening it.
3. Camera can be pretty useful. Car accident (insurance companies *strongly* recommend you take photo's on the scene... easier than keeping a disposable camera in your car). Good for just random occasions. I personally don't have the service. With most phones, you can buy a third party USB cable, and hook it up to your computer. Software is often available to download images from your phone.
4. Can't tell you how many times the calculator has come in handy. I'm a geek, but I enjoy programming (read: lazy).
5. Alarm Clock. Yes, that's pretty useful when you need it. Remember, your phone doesn't die if the power goes out. And it's normally loud enough to wake you up. A perfect backup alarm clock on a stormy night.
6. Voice Memo. Haven't used it much, but it is rather useful. And not nearly as lame as walking around with a mini-casette recorder.
All in all, I think it's worthwhile to get a better phone. Most of the features are worth while.
I'm not a fan of IM's on phones, or even text messaging... rather wasteful IMHO no need. Nor am I a heavy cell phone user. But a basic plan, and a few common tools on your phone is rather helpful.
The same group also promotes putting stickers on merchandice in stores. Without authorization from the store owner. That's vandalism (and not very bright that you can whois their domain and get their address).
People who endorse and encourage illegal activities normally aren't very reputable.
I'd be very cautious.
If you like the idea... why not just buy an an independant song off of iTunes yourself? That way your "recycling" yourself. And you know it will happen.
The author makes a few valid points. BUT... the author seems to be impling that the tech community should freeze.
I couldn't imagine all OS's being based on DOS, because "it's already there". Even the NT Kernel has many improvements. Linux as well. It's reinventing the wheel, but it's a better wheel.
XUL has the benefit of being truly cross platform, and standards compliant. It's easy to write/adapt. I don't know of any other standard that is.
Apache 2 is clearly the better Apache version. I don't think many debate that. What they debate is the failure to complete the job of getting the modules updated to utalize it. I don't know of many Apache users who aren't itching to get ahold of it for production use. As soon as all those modules are working 100%, there are many gains.
Funny the article didn't mention WinAmp 3... the one true case of bad rewrite.
Perhaps it is reinventing the wheel... Then again, you can go with your wooden carrage wheels, while I have a shiny crome rim with all terain tires... see who has a better time getting cross country.
reinventing can be a great thing. What's important is to do it in a way that smoothly transitions.
What's also important, is for people to realize that their technology, when connected over the net, must eventually be upgraded to keep up with the net. Slashdot is slow with a 14.4 modem. I know that. But is Slashdot at fault for that? Or is it unreasonable to expect slashdot to freeze development because someone won't upgrade their modem?
The claim is because Apple doesn't make money off of iTuness it won't hurt... but it will.
Steve Jobs clearly stated on more than one occasion that iTunes has done wonders for moving iPods (a big business, and growing).
iTunes got the Music industries backing because it was secure... if that trust is lost, after the contracts end, iTunes has no more content.
That means no more iTunes, and that lowers the sale of iPods.
All that can be good, can be used for evil.
Radiation can kill, and it can save lives. Without water we die. With to much, we drown.
iTunes is the same way.
You know you can choke to death on an Apple? If that NT computer that controls the Machines in the hospital goes down... you could die too.
It's all subject to success, and failure. Perhaps that's life.
My only beef is that DVDJohn is intentionally ruining the first digital success of legal Music, what could have been quite an industry. Apple already went to Windows... I would have bet, Linux was in the works. Apple needs the Open Source community, and knows that.
talk to any IT department of an TW (before AOLTW) company... they were forced to use this cr@p client and mail system after the merger....
and as the tides turned, everyone went back to their old email systems (outlook, pop3)...
Problems: - Undelivered email - Not well designed interface for business - Kicks user off frequently, if employee doesn't have SecurID tolken with them, they can't get their email for the rest of the day - Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam - Printing is rather cruddy - Doesn't save email very well (no archiving, filing that meets business needs) - Little control for document retention policies
But the last thing I want to see is every website hogging my CPU. Either selling computing power of their web visitors for profit, or using it for themselves.
Imagine the next series of Spyware Trojans... rather than spy, they harness your CPU and sell the power. All without the knowlege of the computer owner.
Interesting business model, but not something I want to see. I like my CPU. Note the word "my".
Not that I want to take a risk of my laptop blowing up, but a replacement battery for a laptop like my Thinkpad is:
That's a lot to pay every 2 years to prevent a fire no?
I'll most likely still do it, but that hurts. Now when do fuel cell batteries come and save my day? I wouldn't mind popping one of those wonders in this clunky power eating thinkpad.
That's all there is to it. As long as you have an IP, there will be a method to trace. No software is 100% secure, and IP's are still used apparantly for this product.
It's like anonymous email. Yea, right, that't a real offer.
Call now and I got a bridge to sell for only 2 payments of $19.95. This is a $50 million dollar offer, but it's yours if you CALL NOW.
Most online games aren't to bad (thankfully for us), especially the modern ones need just a bit more than 56k can provide. I have capped cable modem, and have spare bandwidth for a few downloads in the background if I want.
A linux distro every so often won't cost to much.
Casual web browsing is suprisingly little.
I was working on digital straming video over the summer at work. Each workstation pulled a few GB's of bandwidth (within the lan). And that's working on several hours of digital video, very high bandwidth I might add.
Unless your running a server (P2P, HTTP, etc), your not costing an ISP enough to care.
A few GB's isn't an issue these days. It's people who have constant 200k going 24x7 from these servers.
Not to mention it upsets people like me who you share the node with. I wouldn't mind being able to use the connection a bit without it getting real slugish as you offer the world your untalented Eminem mp3's!!!
Other than that... what can really burn so much bandwidth?
Even streaming video available over the web isn't to bad... and most servers time you out after a while, so you can't view it forever (they do that for their own costs).
I think most regular users have nothing to fear.
IMHO comcast should require some of these *excessive* P2P users to move to commerical rates. If your moving more data than a small business... you should pay that rate.
Otherwise, we will all be paying for it. And lets face it, it's not good for the net, if everyone is paying rediculus fees (above what we already do), to just check our email.
I'd support per/gb charges... provided they were reasonable. I think my home lan pulls no more than a few GB's a month. Mainly dependent on if I'm downloading Mozilla Nightlies, and perhaps a Linux distro.
But for average joe, IM'ing and checking their email, and a few google searches... come on. 40+ bucks is a bit rediculus no?
I know so many people who refuse to get EZ-Pass or a Metrocard... because "the man" is watching me (yes, that's right, upper class white people use "the man" more than any other group I know).
YET...
They have no problem using their cell phones, have blogs, PDA's, WiFi, and all sorts of other goodies. As if all those are real private and not giving off anything.
Someone could sit outside their home and monitor their internet usage... or just trace their cell phone.
Slashdot Mirror
Perhaps while dressing up as someone from his favorite Geek movie (star wars, LOTR, matrix).
Hobbit sex anyone?
(must be for those with a foot fetish)
Windows XP/Server 2003
Anything made by SCO
SCO Stock
One of these kinky drives
Or perhaps just a classic gift: A condom and a can of whipped cream.
With Apple's great camera, and software.
And AOL allowing any crummy cheap webcam.
Tis a shame.
But perhaps it will encourage others to make higher quality webcams, and people to buy higher quality webcams.
Could be a good thing. But stinks to be a Mac user connecting to an old QuickCam from the mid-late 90's.
I had previously very plain phones (GI Joe had a better cell phone than me). This month I upgraded to an LG vx6000.
1. Fancy phones are higher quality (you get what you pay for) - it's very evident that the plain phones are for cost-concious consumers. Cheap plastic all over, and bad antenna. This new phone is much more sturdy, I can feel it just by holding it. Also has much better reception in places where my old phones had almost none.
2. Features can be useful. For example, flip phones are space savers. Fit better on your belt (rather than a 5 inch long phone). Rather than wear a watch, a good phone has a second LCD on the front, so you can see the time/date, and if someone called. A nice phone also has caller ID on the front panel, so you can tell without even opening it.
3. Camera can be pretty useful. Car accident (insurance companies *strongly* recommend you take photo's on the scene... easier than keeping a disposable camera in your car). Good for just random occasions. I personally don't have the service. With most phones, you can buy a third party USB cable, and hook it up to your computer. Software is often available to download images from your phone.
4. Can't tell you how many times the calculator has come in handy. I'm a geek, but I enjoy programming (read: lazy).
5. Alarm Clock. Yes, that's pretty useful when you need it. Remember, your phone doesn't die if the power goes out. And it's normally loud enough to wake you up. A perfect backup alarm clock on a stormy night.
6. Voice Memo. Haven't used it much, but it is rather useful. And not nearly as lame as walking around with a mini-casette recorder.
All in all, I think it's worthwhile to get a better phone. Most of the features are worth while.
I'm not a fan of IM's on phones, or even text messaging... rather wasteful IMHO no need. Nor am I a heavy cell phone user. But a basic plan, and a few common tools on your phone is rather helpful.
It's an electronic sport-utility knife.
Conciously providing information and methods to perform a crime (vandalism is a crime in the United States among several other countries),is a crime.
It's called "Aiding & Abetting".
They encourage vandalism.
;-).
:-D
Fact is, it's still illegal in the US. Or else I would be able to key up your car, and set your house on fire
If only the laws would change... I'd have a field day
Sorry, but my gut instinct says it is.
The same group also promotes putting stickers on merchandice in stores. Without authorization from the store owner. That's vandalism (and not very bright that you can whois their domain and get their address).
People who endorse and encourage illegal activities normally aren't very reputable.
I'd be very cautious.
If you like the idea... why not just buy an an independant song off of iTunes yourself? That way your "recycling" yourself. And you know it will happen.
Sorry, I just don't believe criminals.
Keep It Super Simple
;-)
It's also sometimes fun to kiss an electrical outlet. Or Michael Jackson
Ok, couldn't resist a bad MJ joke.
I'd love to see someone in a Pinguin costume getting knighted.
:-D
That pic would be classic. Linux being knighted would be perhaps the funniest thing ever.
Can someone invite me to the party?
I think the mailman lost my invitation.
And now it doesn't want to talk. Looking to settle with Michael for an undisclosed sum of money.
:-D
That money will be used to help pay for Bush's Mars initiative.
The author makes a few valid points. BUT... the author seems to be impling that the tech community should freeze.
I couldn't imagine all OS's being based on DOS, because "it's already there". Even the NT Kernel has many improvements. Linux as well. It's reinventing the wheel, but it's a better wheel.
XUL has the benefit of being truly cross platform, and standards compliant. It's easy to write/adapt. I don't know of any other standard that is.
Apache 2 is clearly the better Apache version. I don't think many debate that. What they debate is the failure to complete the job of getting the modules updated to utalize it. I don't know of many Apache users who aren't itching to get ahold of it for production use. As soon as all those modules are working 100%, there are many gains.
Funny the article didn't mention WinAmp 3... the one true case of bad rewrite.
Perhaps it is reinventing the wheel... Then again, you can go with your wooden carrage wheels, while I have a shiny crome rim with all terain tires... see who has a better time getting cross country.
reinventing can be a great thing. What's important is to do it in a way that smoothly transitions.
What's also important, is for people to realize that their technology, when connected over the net, must eventually be upgraded to keep up with the net. Slashdot is slow with a 14.4 modem. I know that. But is Slashdot at fault for that? Or is it unreasonable to expect slashdot to freeze development because someone won't upgrade their modem?
The claim is because Apple doesn't make money off of iTuness it won't hurt... but it will.
Steve Jobs clearly stated on more than one occasion that iTunes has done wonders for moving iPods (a big business, and growing).
iTunes got the Music industries backing because it was secure... if that trust is lost, after the contracts end, iTunes has no more content.
That means no more iTunes, and that lowers the sale of iPods.
All that can be good, can be used for evil.
Radiation can kill, and it can save lives. Without water we die. With to much, we drown.
iTunes is the same way.
You know you can choke to death on an Apple? If that NT computer that controls the Machines in the hospital goes down... you could die too.
It's all subject to success, and failure. Perhaps that's life.
My only beef is that DVDJohn is intentionally ruining the first digital success of legal Music, what could have been quite an industry. Apple already went to Windows... I would have bet, Linux was in the works. Apple needs the Open Source community, and knows that.
talk to any IT department of an TW (before AOLTW) company... they were forced to use this cr@p client and mail system after the merger....
and as the tides turned, everyone went back to their old email systems (outlook, pop3)...
Problems:
- Undelivered email
- Not well designed interface for business
- Kicks user off frequently, if employee doesn't have SecurID tolken with them, they can't get their email for the rest of the day
- Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam
- Printing is rather cruddy
- Doesn't save email very well (no archiving, filing that meets business needs)
- Little control for document retention policies
Even outlook looked better than AOL Mail.
Not that I mind technology, and new tricks.
But the last thing I want to see is every website hogging my CPU. Either selling computing power of their web visitors for profit, or using it for themselves.
Imagine the next series of Spyware Trojans... rather than spy, they harness your CPU and sell the power. All without the knowlege of the computer owner.
Interesting business model, but not something I want to see. I like my CPU. Note the word "my".
Not that I want to take a risk of my laptop blowing up, but a replacement battery for a laptop like my Thinkpad is :
;-)
That's a lot to pay every 2 years to prevent a fire no?
I'll most likely still do it, but that hurts. Now when do fuel cell batteries come and save my day? I wouldn't mind popping one of those wonders in this clunky power eating thinkpad.
PS: I need a G4 powerbook! That would be sweet
It's sad that's actually an accomplishment (but sadly, it is a feat for programmers).
Funny in a way. But pretty sad.
Thanks Microsoft. Hackers are needed to get *your* crummy software on *your* crummy hardware.
At least Linux goes on pretty much anything.
That's right. I am.
With how cheap beef is, I'm going to have the best tasting case on the planet.
And I won't boot in windows, or else it will perform like it has Mad Cow Disease and get the neighbors upset.
That's all there is to it. As long as you have an IP, there will be a method to trace. No software is 100% secure, and IP's are still used apparantly for this product.
It's like anonymous email. Yea, right, that't a real offer.
Call now and I got a bridge to sell for only 2 payments of $19.95. This is a $50 million dollar offer, but it's yours if you CALL NOW.
Come on, it's old.
But slashdot just fried their server.
I decided to do a little research on this law today, and here's my conclusion.
IMHO were better off today with nothing, than this new bill.
How much can you really be buring?
Most online games aren't to bad (thankfully for us), especially the modern ones need just a bit more than 56k can provide. I have capped cable modem, and have spare bandwidth for a few downloads in the background if I want.
A linux distro every so often won't cost to much.
Casual web browsing is suprisingly little.
I was working on digital straming video over the summer at work. Each workstation pulled a few GB's of bandwidth (within the lan). And that's working on several hours of digital video, very high bandwidth I might add.
Unless your running a server (P2P, HTTP, etc), your not costing an ISP enough to care.
A few GB's isn't an issue these days. It's people who have constant 200k going 24x7 from these servers.
Not to mention it upsets people like me who you share the node with. I wouldn't mind being able to use the connection a bit without it getting real slugish as you offer the world your untalented Eminem mp3's!!!
Other than that... what can really burn so much bandwidth?
Even streaming video available over the web isn't to bad... and most servers time you out after a while, so you can't view it forever (they do that for their own costs).
I think most regular users have nothing to fear.
IMHO comcast should require some of these *excessive* P2P users to move to commerical rates. If your moving more data than a small business... you should pay that rate.
Otherwise, we will all be paying for it. And lets face it, it's not good for the net, if everyone is paying rediculus fees (above what we already do), to just check our email.
I'd support per/gb charges... provided they were reasonable. I think my home lan pulls no more than a few GB's a month. Mainly dependent on if I'm downloading Mozilla Nightlies, and perhaps a Linux distro.
But for average joe, IM'ing and checking their email, and a few google searches... come on. 40+ bucks is a bit rediculus no?
Grandma can enlarge my penis?
This is just sick. It's bad enough getting that spam period. It's even worse knowing that it's coming from an old lady.
I always thought Paris Hilton was the king of penis spam. I guess I was wrong.
Can't post the photo's here, but look here:
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http://robert.accettura.com/archives/000229.sht
Let the truth be told. Bush saved Christmas.
I know so many people who refuse to get EZ-Pass or a Metrocard... because "the man" is watching me (yes, that's right, upper class white people use "the man" more than any other group I know).
;-)
YET...
They have no problem using their cell phones, have blogs, PDA's, WiFi, and all sorts of other goodies. As if all those are real private and not giving off anything.
Someone could sit outside their home and monitor their internet usage... or just trace their cell phone.
Yep.. EZ-Pass is evil.