This is a profound action by Ms. Rosen. The music industry is in serious trouble. The movie industry can bring us value and epics, such as 'Lord of the Rings', and DVD videos priced at 14.99. Most people I know would rather buy a DVD, and most are a good value.
On the other hand, what can the music industry bring us? What value do they have anymore? CD prices are way too high, and the value they have in most people's eyes are low. You cannot really produce an epic in terms of music anymore. All the good stuff has already been written and produced (think the 80s and 70s).
Her stepping down is waving the white flag, which states, I'm tired of fighting a losing battle, and I know our days are numbered. I think that after she came up with/annouced the zany levy the ISP, she realized that she could no longer carry on.
If this is true, this could indicate that Microsoft is ready to go on another spending spree and part with some of that $40 billion dollars. I suspect that they'll start buying companies up again, now that they've won/lost the anti-trust case. They waited a while for things to cool down, and now they are going to heat things up again as it were.
Sure, the delivery rate is terrible, but I'm sure your carrier of choice makes sure they charge you for each and everyone that gets sent, despite it being received or not.
When they come out they are usually 14.99-19.99 for new releases on salef or the first week, and then increase about 4-5 dollars and stay up there until the movie ages.
So, to get them cheap, you've got to buy them when they first come out, or wait about a year or so.
Will your 'print' also act as your Kroger Plus card (their loyalty program) as well? I know that a lot of you won't even fill out those loyalty card applications, or swap around with your friends. Bring in the finger print technology though (shiny technology), and you're all for that.
Mike has said on numerous occasions that he will release the G2 protocol when it is finished. Since the protocol is still in beta and being changed, it's still not finshed. When he works out the bugs and makes it as good as it can be, it will be released.
The real reason they are doing this is because they want to raise the barriers to entry for new competitors. It doesn't require much of an investment to become a PC manufacturer (anyone can assemble the parts and sell them online out of their house). The HP/Compaq juggernaught can afford this, smaller manufacturers cannot.
In 'Mostly Harmless', a tenth planet was discovered. In the story it was named Persephone, but it was more commonly known as Rupert, which was the name of the astronomer's (who discovered it) parrot. With this discovery, the science of astrology could be set back years. What happens if you were born while Rupert was in your tenth house of Mars, etc.
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napster to release a branded shareaza (maybe)
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This may be totally crazy, but I've read in one or two places that Shareaza is releasing a branded Napster/Gnutella clone to be distributed from Napster.com
Its interesting because the creator of Shareaza when asked about this possible development said "I can't comment on that."
K-Mart is phasing out the old 4683 registers with IBM SurePOS 500s I beleive, and NCR Self Checkouts. Most of the stores at one time ran either IBM 4683, NCR, or Fitjitsu registers.
Note however, that they have one of the worse POS software programs in the known world. Bug prone doesn't even begin to describe it.
2D barcodes can hold up to 2000 or more characters. PDF417 (a 2D symbology) is in the public domain, created by Symbol which allows this many characters. You can download a free PDF417 Generator and roll your own 2D barcodes. The only drawback is that a 2D barcode requires a more precise scanner and technique.
3D Barcodes are indeed 'bumpy' and can even be painted over.
The 'Private Address' Barcodes actually start with a 4, sort of like the 192.168.x.x range IP address range. Target uses these for their inhouse brands.
4 090 00 0292 1
4 = Private Address 090 = Department 00 = Class 0292 = Item
I remember reading an Infoworld article about a software package that does the very same thing, back in 1997. On a whim I was able to find the quoted article at (don't forget to remove the space):
http://www.mangosoft.com/news/pa/pa_0009_-_INFOW or ld_-_Mango_pooling.asp
It was true Peer to Peer before it was a buzzworld. Basically it would pool space from up to 25 PCs and create an M: drive. Here's part of the article:
Mango pooling is the biggest idea we've seen since network computers
By Info World
Mango, in Westborough, Mass., is not your average software start-up. In 30 months the company has raised $30 million. Its first product, Medley97, has shipped, transparently "pooling" workgroup storage.
And someone at Mangosoft really knows the difference between features and benefits.
But it's not the benefits of Medley97 pooling that interest me. What's interesting are the features and long-term potential of Mango's underlying distributed virtual memory (DVM). Mango's pooling DVM is the biggest software idea since network computers -- perhaps since client/server -- and Microsoft had better watch out.
According to Mango, Medley97 offers transparent networking that's easy to use, fast, and reliable (not to mention secure and high fiber).
Windows users working together on a LAN can share files in a pool of their combined disk storage. Every pooled PC is both a client and server.
Go ahead and drop Medley97 into any PC you want to pool. Medley97 installs, checks configuration, and updates required Windows networking software. The product adds the PC's storage to the pool, giving you a shared, fast, and reliable network drive, M:/, which is available on all pooled PCs. For this you pay Mango less than $125 each for up to 25 PCs.... for the rest goto the URL.
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This is a profound action by Ms. Rosen. The music industry is in serious trouble. The movie industry can bring us value and epics, such as 'Lord of the Rings', and DVD videos priced at 14.99. Most people I know would rather buy a DVD, and most are a good value.
On the other hand, what can the music industry bring us? What value do they have anymore? CD prices are way too high, and the value they have in most people's eyes are low. You cannot really produce an epic in terms of music anymore. All the good stuff has already been written and produced (think the 80s and 70s).
Her stepping down is waving the white flag, which states, I'm tired of fighting a losing battle, and I know our days are numbered. I think that after she came up with/annouced the zany levy the ISP, she realized that she could no longer carry on.
If this is true, this could indicate that Microsoft is ready to go on another spending spree and part with some of that $40 billion dollars. I suspect that they'll start buying companies up again, now that they've won/lost the anti-trust case. They waited a while for things to cool down, and now they are going to heat things up again as it were.
I can see it now. Honey, I sent you a text page saying I'd be late, didn't you get it? What's this? Did you see that CNN article?
Sure, the delivery rate is terrible, but I'm sure your carrier of choice makes sure they charge you for each and everyone that gets sent, despite it being received or not.
Not sure if it would be a wise idea to slashdot a military server these days. You might be considered a terrorist.
When they come out they are usually 14.99-19.99 for new releases on salef or the first week, and then increase about 4-5 dollars and stay up there until the movie ages.
So, to get them cheap, you've got to buy them when they first come out, or wait about a year or so.
Will your 'print' also act as your Kroger Plus card (their loyalty program) as well? I know that a lot of you won't even fill out those loyalty card applications, or swap around with your friends. Bring in the finger print technology though (shiny technology), and you're all for that.
Mike has said on numerous occasions that he will release the G2 protocol when it is finished. Since the protocol is still in beta and being changed, it's still not finshed. When he works out the bugs and makes it as good as it can be, it will be released.
Microsoft because of stupid patents,
or
Intertrust for stupid DRM?
The real reason they are doing this is because they want to raise the barriers to entry for new competitors. It doesn't require much of an investment to become a PC manufacturer (anyone can assemble the parts and sell them online out of their house). The HP/Compaq juggernaught can afford this, smaller manufacturers cannot.
See subject. Life's still going to suck. The planet is still going to be overrun with idiots.
Finally, a DivX player that people will actually want to buy.
In 'Mostly Harmless', a tenth planet was discovered. In the story it was named Persephone, but it was more commonly known as Rupert, which was the name of the astronomer's (who discovered it) parrot. With this discovery, the science of astrology could be set back years. What happens if you were born while Rupert was in your tenth house of Mars, etc.
Having Diffiiculties? Perhaps a spell checker somewhere seized up, causing a massive burst of traffic as people rush to post about yet another slashdot spelling mistake.
Someone tell this guy that the phrase 'any publicity is good publicity' isn't always true.
If you use VNC, they are accepting donations at http://www.realvnc.com/contribute.html.
This may be totally crazy, but I've read in one or two places that Shareaza is releasing a branded Napster/Gnutella clone to be distributed from Napster.com
Its interesting because the creator of Shareaza when asked about this possible development said "I can't comment on that."
It sticks because that little Geico/Gecko guy is on the TV every 5 minutes telling me how I can save 15% on car insurance.
For they will wreck havoc with your 802.11 control infrastructure.
...because Mozilla kept on putting on a .txt or .exe extension on my downloads.
K-Mart is phasing out the old 4683 registers with IBM SurePOS 500s I beleive, and NCR Self Checkouts. Most of the stores at one time ran either IBM 4683, NCR, or Fitjitsu registers.
Note however, that they have one of the worse POS software programs in the known world. Bug prone doesn't even begin to describe it.
2D barcodes can hold up to 2000 or more characters. PDF417 (a 2D symbology) is in the public domain, created by Symbol which allows this many characters. You can download a free PDF417 Generator and roll your own 2D barcodes. The only drawback is that a 2D barcode requires a more precise scanner and technique.
3D Barcodes are indeed 'bumpy' and can even be painted over.
The 'Private Address' Barcodes actually start with a 4, sort of like the 192.168.x.x range IP address range. Target uses these for their inhouse brands.
4 090 00 0292 1
4 = Private Address
090 = Department
00 = Class
0292 = Item
then one or two check digits.
I remember reading an Infoworld article about a software package that does the very same thing, back in 1997. On a whim I was able to find the quoted article at (don't forget to remove the space):
W or ld_-_Mango_pooling.asp
... for the rest goto the URL.
http://www.mangosoft.com/news/pa/pa_0009_-_INFO
It was true Peer to Peer before it was a buzzworld. Basically it would pool space from up to 25 PCs and create an M: drive. Here's part of the article:
Mango pooling is the biggest idea we've seen since network computers
By Info World
Mango, in Westborough, Mass., is not your average software start-up. In 30 months the company has raised $30 million. Its first product, Medley97, has shipped, transparently "pooling" workgroup storage.
And someone at Mangosoft really knows the difference between features and benefits.
But it's not the benefits of Medley97 pooling that interest me. What's interesting are the features and long-term potential of Mango's underlying distributed virtual memory (DVM). Mango's pooling DVM is the biggest software idea since network computers -- perhaps since client/server -- and Microsoft had better watch out.
According to Mango, Medley97 offers transparent networking that's easy to use, fast, and reliable (not to mention secure and high fiber).
Windows users working together on a LAN can share files in a pool of their combined disk storage. Every pooled PC is both a client and server.
Go ahead and drop Medley97 into any PC you want to pool. Medley97 installs, checks configuration, and updates required Windows networking software. The product adds the PC's storage to the pool, giving you a shared, fast, and reliable network drive, M:/, which is available on all pooled PCs. For this you pay Mango less than $125 each for up to 25 PCs.