A shitload of depreciation expense: cash flow = net income(loss) + depreciation...but that usually applies to industries that use lots of machinery and equipment.
If you can afford to spend billions of dollars and essentially take over the company, you can probably afford the cost of your own OC3 and just bypass the cable company altogether.
Then how come my in-laws in the Chicago suburbs can choose from 3 different cable providers? If any cable company has a monopoly, then the local legislators are either incompetent or on the take.
I think Ben Affleck was in the part of Baltimore that was near the outskirts of the radius of the nuke that went off in the stadium. So, his wireless device might have had a chance. Sorry if I ruined it for anyone that didn't see the movie yet...it was a shitty movie anyway.
I can imagine the frightened looks now...
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...that I'll get when I'm sitting at my desk with one of these watches on and the USB line going from my wrist into my notebook. Borg chic, anyone?
If Fossil had any brains, they'll hopefully let the battery recharge through the USB port. I'll definitely buy one in that case.
was the one where there was an eclipse and the sun ended up looking like the Apple Computer logo. For the love of God, will someone please find a link to that image?
Maybe because they're too cheap to care about? I have a whole mess of cheap pens around my desk that I don't keep track of, but I always know where my gold Cross pen is (my shirt pocket).
Can someone tell me which movies these are? I have three DVD players (my laptop, an Oritron and my Playstation 2 w/DVD software & remote) and I've yet to encounter these mandatory trailers. Is it just my DVD players or am I not renting the right movies with these trailers?
Hi, I'm the other Slashdot member who isn't in the closet about having to use Windows.
On my XP laptop that I use for work, I picked up a copy of Workshelf from the NextStart folks (www.winstep.net). It's basically a better dock than the OS X dock. In addition, I bought a copy of Object Desktop so I could customize the Start Menu to be a little box that slides out of a corner only when I need it. In the end, my desktop is very similar in nature to an OS X desktop (hard drive, trash bin and dock).
To keep things simple, I have Windows only show "My Computer" and the trash can on the desktop, while hiding any other desktop icons. Workshelf has a "Desktop Shelf" that can show you all the icons in their unhidden glory. The other workshelves (tabs) are set up to give me quick access to programs and running tasks. I have shelves for networking, office apps, utilities and current tasks.
Of course, the ultimate minimalist desktop is the Bloomberg Professional interface, which is really a sort of X server that sits on top of Windows and lets you access the Bloomberg system, which is a vast (and expensive) library of real-time and historical financial data on just about anything.
You get two or four LCD screens, each with a window that is always maximized. The top line of each window has a command line where you type in commands to go to different screens. Although you can sort of navigate Bloomberg screens like they're web pages, you can only really get things done through the command line. Imagine a cross between AOL and a bash prompt and you've got an idea of what I'm talking about.
Hmmmm...you must be a marketing manager that lives out in the suburbs. You probably live alone and drive on the highway every day back and forth to work. So, naturally, you need a vehicle that can drive across arctic tundra and can seat 12 people.
Have you test driven the latest Mobiatsu Monstrosity?:)
It's still happening. The last press release was in August saying that the venue was changed to Maryland. The ticker symbol for Be, Inc. is now "BEOSZ" if you want to track the headlines.
"...deal is actually a good idea: A prepackeged solution that affords end users (I.E. non-technical users that lack the knowledge to use a collection of existing hardware and software to acccomplish this themselves) a simple "take out of the box, plug in, and go" solution for recording and viewing digital media, yet still remaining a fully-fledged PC. To top it all off, a legitimate OEM manufacturer will provide support for the package."
And they should give it a really cool name, like iMac or something!
"This is not just a little step in improving the mouse, this is the first step in a new way of communicating with the computer through gestures and the movements of your hands. This is, after all, one of the ways humans interact."
If your TV has only one S-video connector, get yourself an A/V switch box that lets you plug in multiple sources (VCR, PS2, XBox, Camcorder, etc) and then just hit a button on the switch box to switch the source going to your TV. I bought one made by Pelican that has 5 inputs (RCA video & audio & S-video options for each input) and even RF in/out if you really need it for only $25 at Best Buy.
As for the quality of S-video, I find the picture vastly sharper and clearer than using RCA video. When I was living at home still, my mom's TV had S-video. I hooked up the Dish Network receiver using both RCA and S-video to compare both. The S-video blew RCA away. The RCA video image appeared kind of grainy and especially so with the on-screen guide. This was using the generic S-video cable that came with the Dish Network receiver and nothing hyped-up at all.
Simple...the employees have no recourse because they are not the ones being damaged. The affiliates who are being ripped off are the ones suffering damages and would be the ones to take legal action.
NBC is really making a push to whore themselves. Conan has had to do other live promotions before and is always able to express how cheesy the whole thing is.
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A shitload of depreciation expense: cash flow = net income(loss) + depreciation...but that usually applies to industries that use lots of machinery and equipment.
They can choose from at least AT&T, Time Warner and I believe SBC, which also happens to be the ILEC over there.
If you can afford to spend billions of dollars and essentially take over the company, you can probably afford the cost of your own OC3 and just bypass the cable company altogether.
Then how come my in-laws in the Chicago suburbs can choose from 3 different cable providers? If any cable company has a monopoly, then the local legislators are either incompetent or on the take.
I think Ben Affleck was in the part of Baltimore that was near the outskirts of the radius of the nuke that went off in the stadium. So, his wireless device might have had a chance. Sorry if I ruined it for anyone that didn't see the movie yet...it was a shitty movie anyway.
...that I'll get when I'm sitting at my desk with one of these watches on and the USB line going from my wrist into my notebook. Borg chic, anyone?
If Fossil had any brains, they'll hopefully let the battery recharge through the USB port. I'll definitely buy one in that case.
was the one where there was an eclipse and the sun ended up looking like the Apple Computer logo. For the love of God, will someone please find a link to that image?
Alex Trebeck: "Microsoft Antitrust Judgement"
*beep*beep*beep*
Contestant: "What is the sound of one wrist slapping, Alex?"
Alex Trebeck: "Yes for $400!"
Hey, if Eldred wins, we could at least get Mario vs. Steamboat Willie!
Maybe because they're too cheap to care about? I have a whole mess of cheap pens around my desk that I don't keep track of, but I always know where my gold Cross pen is (my shirt pocket).
now all we need are some explosives and we can play a wholesome round of Diablo Destruction!
MSFT Equity CN [GO] :)
Can someone tell me which movies these are? I have three DVD players (my laptop, an Oritron and my Playstation 2 w/DVD software & remote) and I've yet to encounter these mandatory trailers. Is it just my DVD players or am I not renting the right movies with these trailers?
I have the same cord for my Dell laptop and in fact I have the same cord for an old IBM Thinkpad 365, so the cord has been around since at least 1995.
Hi, I'm the other Slashdot member who isn't in the closet about having to use Windows.
On my XP laptop that I use for work, I picked up a copy of Workshelf from the NextStart folks (www.winstep.net). It's basically a better dock than the OS X dock. In addition, I bought a copy of Object Desktop so I could customize the Start Menu to be a little box that slides out of a corner only when I need it. In the end, my desktop is very similar in nature to an OS X desktop (hard drive, trash bin and dock).
To keep things simple, I have Windows only show "My Computer" and the trash can on the desktop, while hiding any other desktop icons. Workshelf has a "Desktop Shelf" that can show you all the icons in their unhidden glory. The other workshelves (tabs) are set up to give me quick access to programs and running tasks. I have shelves for networking, office apps, utilities and current tasks.
Of course, the ultimate minimalist desktop is the Bloomberg Professional interface, which is really a sort of X server that sits on top of Windows and lets you access the Bloomberg system, which is a vast (and expensive) library of real-time and historical financial data on just about anything.
You get two or four LCD screens, each with a window that is always maximized. The top line of each window has a command line where you type in commands to go to different screens. Although you can sort of navigate Bloomberg screens like they're web pages, you can only really get things done through the command line. Imagine a cross between AOL and a bash prompt and you've got an idea of what I'm talking about.
Hmmmm...you must be a marketing manager that lives out in the suburbs. You probably live alone and drive on the highway every day back and forth to work. So, naturally, you need a vehicle that can drive across arctic tundra and can seat 12 people.
:)
Have you test driven the latest Mobiatsu Monstrosity?
It's still happening. The last press release was in August saying that the venue was changed to Maryland. The ticker symbol for Be, Inc. is now "BEOSZ" if you want to track the headlines.
Only now with CD quality sound? What's the next headline going to be...man tries to polish a turd?
"...deal is actually a good idea: A prepackeged solution that affords end users (I.E. non-technical users that lack the knowledge to use a collection of existing hardware and software to acccomplish this themselves) a simple "take out of the box, plug in, and go" solution for recording and viewing digital media, yet still remaining a fully-fledged PC. To top it all off, a legitimate OEM manufacturer will provide support for the package."
And they should give it a really cool name, like iMac or something!
I think if they *don't* mention PS2, then the article will *clearly* look biased.
Captain Peacock: "The Japanese can't get their tongue around their r's."
:) )
Mr. Humphries: "Ohhhh...what a shame!"
(close enough quote anyway
"This is not just a little step in improving the mouse, this is the first step in a new way of communicating with the computer through gestures and the movements of your hands. This is, after all, one of the ways humans interact."
This thing is going to be *HUGE* in Italy.
If your TV has only one S-video connector, get yourself an A/V switch box that lets you plug in multiple sources (VCR, PS2, XBox, Camcorder, etc) and then just hit a button on the switch box to switch the source going to your TV. I bought one made by Pelican that has 5 inputs (RCA video & audio & S-video options for each input) and even RF in/out if you really need it for only $25 at Best Buy.
As for the quality of S-video, I find the picture vastly sharper and clearer than using RCA video. When I was living at home still, my mom's TV had S-video. I hooked up the Dish Network receiver using both RCA and S-video to compare both. The S-video blew RCA away. The RCA video image appeared kind of grainy and especially so with the on-screen guide. This was using the generic S-video cable that came with the Dish Network receiver and nothing hyped-up at all.
Simple...the employees have no recourse because they are not the ones being damaged. The affiliates who are being ripped off are the ones suffering damages and would be the ones to take legal action.
NBC is really making a push to whore themselves. Conan has had to do other live promotions before and is always able to express how cheesy the whole thing is.