This is correct. In fact, there are lots of old codgers (some of whom are the kind that insist the IRS was created illegally and who may or may not be crackpots) who refuse to give their SSN to anyone for identification purposes.
You probably guessed, but because the summary omitted it, from TFA: "Until now, state-owned China United Network Communications Ltd. was the country’s sole connection."
I used to feel the same way about advertising, but then I got to thinking that the reason I can use the Google ecosystem to save myself time and effort at numerous tasks is because of the advertising the tech they use to gather metrics for it. So, I am cool with it now.
Agreed. I am fortunate enough to live in a place with four different nonprofit radio stations that broadcast an interesting blend of music (including genres I had never heard before). I seldom listen to the "morning zoo" type of crap, but am loath to pay for satellite. I would much prefer to support local programming, but so much of it is lowest-common-denominator junk, to me.
Having said that, I often seek out artists or particular songs or pieces I have heard on broadcast and add it to an internet playlist of some kind. Sometimes more choices is better, but there is a lot to be said for the serendipity of being forced to listen to something you might not have chosen.
Agreed. As an adult who pays his own way, I have other things to spend money on. My Moto G4 is an all-around OK device with pretty good quality at what I thought was a fairly reasonable price, and as a bonus, it does everything I need (emphasis on NEED) it to do, and anything beyond that is a bonus.
Years ago I learned how to use a map and compass with just the instructions out of my cheap compass bought at REI. As the man said, I was never lost, though I was considerably confused from time to time. I survived and learned to navigate by map and compass. The satisfaction is immeasurable.
Having said that, I love Google Maps for when I have to be somewhere by a certain time and am traveling by car. The biggest value, in my opinion, is the real-time traffic updates and alternate routes.
Well, you and I, through our tax dollars. Then, if you are displaced from the workforce, I will contribute to your welfare. That's part of living in a society, providing for the common welfare and all that.
Thank you. Sorry I don't have any mod points right now. Each generation fails to learn why the previous generation set things up the way they are--including myself in this. My point is, while bureaucracies and regulations may prove inconvenient, they usually exist because at sometime they were created to fill a need or correct a problem.
There are many television programs and movies in my watchlists and queues and on my shelves that I just haven't gotten around to watching yet. I think I have enough to tide me over for a while.
Not according to the history I have read about Rockefeller and Standard Oil. There are government-regulated monopolies, for sure, such as the old telephone company or utilities companies. But monopolies such as Standard Oil occur through aggressive business practices.
The only place I go to the movies is Alamo Drafthouse. No kids. No talking. Food and drink.
And no ads! Paying money and going out for the privilege of sitting there and getting bombarded by commercials I could have seen at home for free is a damned insult.
Linux is very much for power users, but my perception is that that is because of its lack of market share more than any desire on the part of developers or users that everyone be advanced users. In fact, Canonical tries to help non-technical users as much as they can. But, as long as Windows and Mac are "good enough" for most non-technical users, the situation won't change because there is not enough of a market incentive.
I have experimented with Linux for over a decade, have a media box that runs on a recent stable release of Ubuntu, and even used Ubuntu as my primary OS for over a year, and can't say that all Linux users want everyone to be a power user. Nor do all developers.
Companies and unions becoming greedy is not unusual. Uber succeeded because they offered an alternative that was cheaper for the end user. How? Because they had no regulatory burden (thanks to misrepresenting themselves as a tech company instead of a gypsy cab company) and foisting the costs off onto the contractor drivers.
The conduct of the cab and limo companies is a separate issue and belongs in a separate discussion.
Unions not only lobbied for those laws, they also force non-union shops to improve pay and benefits to compete with union shops. If you depend on a paycheck, you are a worker. If you are a worker who sides with employers against unions, you are like a chicken rooting for KFC.
As I have said before, Uber is a cab company that avoids the regulation of a cab company. "How many cabs do they own?" None. That's another aspect of how they privatize the profits and socialize the costs of doing business. Do not construe this as my blaming the drivers themselves. They are guys trying to make a living. I get it. But the "ride-sharing" industry is still a scam, pure and simple.
+1 Google "dumb TV". We are not the only ones who just want a big screen to display content captured by hardware of our own choosing that can be swapped out, mixed, matched, and replaced at our whim.
They went from 2 out of 4 to 3 out of 4. What about the majority of us who use Android phones? Still using whatever we were using. No need to buy anything.
You make a good point, but I believe my point stands as well: They provide a comparable service to the local taxi cab companies. Your statement, in fact, speaks to the point I did not make very well--that they have found a way to provide a comparable service with none of the overhead of a regular cab company. I still consider Uber and Lyft more of a transportation provider than a tech company.
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This is correct. In fact, there are lots of old codgers (some of whom are the kind that insist the IRS was created illegally and who may or may not be crackpots) who refuse to give their SSN to anyone for identification purposes.
You probably guessed, but because the summary omitted it, from TFA: "Until now, state-owned China United Network Communications Ltd. was the country’s sole connection."
I used to feel the same way about advertising, but then I got to thinking that the reason I can use the Google ecosystem to save myself time and effort at numerous tasks is because of the advertising the tech they use to gather metrics for it. So, I am cool with it now.
Agreed. I am fortunate enough to live in a place with four different nonprofit radio stations that broadcast an interesting blend of music (including genres I had never heard before). I seldom listen to the "morning zoo" type of crap, but am loath to pay for satellite. I would much prefer to support local programming, but so much of it is lowest-common-denominator junk, to me. Having said that, I often seek out artists or particular songs or pieces I have heard on broadcast and add it to an internet playlist of some kind. Sometimes more choices is better, but there is a lot to be said for the serendipity of being forced to listen to something you might not have chosen.
Having decent taste is heavily biased. TIL!
Agreed. As an adult who pays his own way, I have other things to spend money on. My Moto G4 is an all-around OK device with pretty good quality at what I thought was a fairly reasonable price, and as a bonus, it does everything I need (emphasis on NEED) it to do, and anything beyond that is a bonus.
And another branch of said corporation has remade a significant portion of the environment in its own image. http://www.carlhiaasen.com/boo...
Years ago I learned how to use a map and compass with just the instructions out of my cheap compass bought at REI. As the man said, I was never lost, though I was considerably confused from time to time. I survived and learned to navigate by map and compass. The satisfaction is immeasurable. Having said that, I love Google Maps for when I have to be somewhere by a certain time and am traveling by car. The biggest value, in my opinion, is the real-time traffic updates and alternate routes.
Well, you and I, through our tax dollars. Then, if you are displaced from the workforce, I will contribute to your welfare. That's part of living in a society, providing for the common welfare and all that.
Thank you. Sorry I don't have any mod points right now. Each generation fails to learn why the previous generation set things up the way they are--including myself in this. My point is, while bureaucracies and regulations may prove inconvenient, they usually exist because at sometime they were created to fill a need or correct a problem.
There are many television programs and movies in my watchlists and queues and on my shelves that I just haven't gotten around to watching yet. I think I have enough to tide me over for a while.
Not according to the history I have read about Rockefeller and Standard Oil. There are government-regulated monopolies, for sure, such as the old telephone company or utilities companies. But monopolies such as Standard Oil occur through aggressive business practices.
Are your Appalachian in-laws immigrants from the South Pacific? Because that's where that term originated.
The only place I go to the movies is Alamo Drafthouse. No kids. No talking. Food and drink. And no ads! Paying money and going out for the privilege of sitting there and getting bombarded by commercials I could have seen at home for free is a damned insult.
Linux is very much for power users, but my perception is that that is because of its lack of market share more than any desire on the part of developers or users that everyone be advanced users. In fact, Canonical tries to help non-technical users as much as they can. But, as long as Windows and Mac are "good enough" for most non-technical users, the situation won't change because there is not enough of a market incentive. I have experimented with Linux for over a decade, have a media box that runs on a recent stable release of Ubuntu, and even used Ubuntu as my primary OS for over a year, and can't say that all Linux users want everyone to be a power user. Nor do all developers.
Companies and unions becoming greedy is not unusual. Uber succeeded because they offered an alternative that was cheaper for the end user. How? Because they had no regulatory burden (thanks to misrepresenting themselves as a tech company instead of a gypsy cab company) and foisting the costs off onto the contractor drivers. The conduct of the cab and limo companies is a separate issue and belongs in a separate discussion.
I use Chrome across all devices, because it enables me to take advantage of the Google-Android ecosystem, which is its main advantage for me.
Reading this on Chrome, AdBlock tells me it has blocked 53,805 ads since installed.
Unions not only lobbied for those laws, they also force non-union shops to improve pay and benefits to compete with union shops. If you depend on a paycheck, you are a worker. If you are a worker who sides with employers against unions, you are like a chicken rooting for KFC.
Instructions, basically, though I can see why you would think that.
I am a lot less interested in having to be stuck in front of my TV for something than the ability to DVR it or get it on demand later.
As I have said before, Uber is a cab company that avoids the regulation of a cab company. "How many cabs do they own?" None. That's another aspect of how they privatize the profits and socialize the costs of doing business. Do not construe this as my blaming the drivers themselves. They are guys trying to make a living. I get it. But the "ride-sharing" industry is still a scam, pure and simple.
+1 Google "dumb TV". We are not the only ones who just want a big screen to display content captured by hardware of our own choosing that can be swapped out, mixed, matched, and replaced at our whim.
They went from 2 out of 4 to 3 out of 4. What about the majority of us who use Android phones? Still using whatever we were using. No need to buy anything.
You make a good point, but I believe my point stands as well: They provide a comparable service to the local taxi cab companies. Your statement, in fact, speaks to the point I did not make very well--that they have found a way to provide a comparable service with none of the overhead of a regular cab company. I still consider Uber and Lyft more of a transportation provider than a tech company.