So, could I get one of those Verizon unlimited data plans for $60/month with no voice plan, and make as many cell calls as I want without that silly "per minute" charge?
Just started a cell with Cingular, and was over minutes, upped the plan, but they *still* wanted $150 for overage. Got it all straightened out, but this whole concept of per-minute charge has just *got* to go away.
Dang! Complaints about no Skype at work? I have yet to work for any corporation that thinks there is "business value" in instant messaging. Actually, as far as that goes, Wi-Fi is still off limits at work.
If you want internet freedom at work, bring your home laptop to work and use one of the high-speed cell networks.
If you are a IT guy who gets a thrill out of locking down the computers so that the equipment is used for "work" only, then I want you to start monitoring all of my phone calls for personal use too.
I'm sorry, but I gotta disagree. When Windows can *delete a file* or *create a new folder* in less than 5 seconds, then yes, windows is fast and their developers deserve some cred. Until then, I'd say Apple engineers are doing much better work.
"total control" in sortof the same way that Microsoft has "total control" of the computing industry, and Google has "total control" over searching.
The thing is, there are options. When you agreed to buy an iPod, you implicitly agreed to use iTMS for your DRM-flavored music. You don't have to buy DRM music (legal mp3's and CD's are still an option). If you insist on buying non-iTMS DRM, you have implicitly agreed that you will not play that music on your iPod.
It would be *nice* if things were interoperable, but no one is forcing you to do anything. Just because you want your iPod but have issues with iTMS is not Apple's problem.
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Thanks, but I couldn't get through 5 minutes. The show seemed like it was trying much too hard to be a parody, and in the end it was clear the writers had nothing but stereo types to work with and I moved on.
It isn't the cost of the radio that is the problem. It is that 5 or 10 years from now, no one will want a radio because all content will be delivered through other mechanisms (podcasts anyone?). And as Steve has said before, they are very careful about adding features because once a feature is added, it is very, very hard to take it away. Take the floppy drive. How many PC's were still including that for "backwards compatibility" after USB memory sticks were cheap and plentiful?
No, I do not want a radio in my iPod. There are some good stations where I live, but they are simply not good enough to complicate the iPod interface. Keep it simple. Keep it easy.
Another huge bennefit: I can listen to internet radio at work again. Policy and bandwith concerns have always locked me out from streaming any audio at my desk. This way it's on my iPod before I leave for work. I can listen on the way, at my desk, and on my way home.
It is the presupposition of DRM technology that people will not do what is right, when given the option. I disagree with this presupposition, and have yet to see compelling evidence from RIAA or the MPAA that given the choice between illegally free and legally available (at a reasonable cost) people will choose the former.
There may be much more music sharing going on today, but I believe all that means is that people are sampling a wider variety of music. It does not flow that if I want to try out more music, that I am willing to pay more per year on it.
I say let people try out the music. Stop DRM'ng it, TRUST your customers, and believe that at the end of the year you'll have made just as much as last year.
(And don't expect to make *more* until the music-industry's 50% margins are more in line with the 5-10% margins on most products)
My post office wouldn't accept my card with "see id" on the back of it because, according to the fine print, the card is not valid without a proper signature.
I do my best not to be too much of a Mac fan-boy, but I gotta say my work compaq nc8000 is so big it *should* be a desktop, not a laptop. My home 12" PowerBook... it's strange. I don't know if it is the metal, the even warmth when it's been running for a while, the rounded corners... It is almost heart warming just to carry around the house. I wish I could pout a finger on what it is about the design that makes we not want to let go, but there is something there.
Cellsocket is a great idea. I looked into them extensively about 2 years ago. But they didn't make a version for my cellphone, and worse, they were quite slow to develop new adapters for new phones. This is a great market for such a device, but I honestly don't think it'll really take off until the cell manufacturing companies start making this a default must-have accessory with every new phone.
Nothing sucks more than being forced to buy an old, outdated phone, just so you can use the Cellsocket.
I checked in on implex.net. They offer a WiMax internet connection starting at $99/month for about 500k. Not too bad, but I never found out what the initial startup cost was.
No way are the days over. Even if this proves to be real, we can *still* say that Mac's have had *only one* virus in the last three years of OS X. "Virus free" is nice, but I personally think that "one virus in 3 years" is a heck of a lot better than what Microsoft can offer.
I had a friend that took the motherboard out of his non-working machine, washed in nicely in the dorm showers, let it dry and booted it back up. Worked great.
For those that would like to be more informed about copyright law and what the DMCA is doing to the rest of us, check out Lawrence Lessig's latest book, Free Culture. You can download the pdf for the book free here.
Except in this case, as I see it, Apple is profiting off of music in our culture. The reason it resonates with people is because it is part of our culture, not because it is owned by EMI.
Copyright was meant to forbid people from making copies of something for profit. With the understanding that a copy would reduce profits for the original inventor/creator. Apple is not selling a song here. They are selling an mp3 player and a music distribution service. This is not infringing on EMI's IP at all.
Let's get back to the original meaning of copyright.
I'll pass on the DVD's myself. Loved the first 3 movies. Own the original remastered versions on vhs. But Lucas has really put me off the series with his latest two installments. It was great for a long time, and then #1 came out, only to be further ruined with #2. I'm not seeing #3, no matter how good people say it is.
This is a bad idea all the way around. Content filtering should happen at the endpoints of the network. Not by the network itself. What's to stop Cisco from deciding that cool-new-feature-of-the-internet is not a new and upcoming technologiy, but a virus? And what if they decide this because the new feature undercuts one of their businesses?
And one has to further wonder how this "hot topic" even got to the front page of slashdot. I mean, does anyone really care that there are issues with the old 5GB iPod? Old equiptment *always* has problems with new software. So what's the big deal?
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So, could I get one of those Verizon unlimited data plans for $60/month with no voice plan, and make as many cell calls as I want without that silly "per minute" charge?
Just started a cell with Cingular, and was over minutes, upped the plan, but they *still* wanted $150 for overage. Got it all straightened out, but this whole concept of per-minute charge has just *got* to go away.
Dang! Complaints about no Skype at work? I have yet to work for any corporation that thinks there is "business value" in instant messaging. Actually, as far as that goes, Wi-Fi is still off limits at work.
If you want internet freedom at work, bring your home laptop to work and use one of the high-speed cell networks.
If you are a IT guy who gets a thrill out of locking down the computers so that the equipment is used for "work" only, then I want you to start monitoring all of my phone calls for personal use too.
I'm sorry, but I gotta disagree. When Windows can *delete a file* or *create a new folder* in less than 5 seconds, then yes, windows is fast and their developers deserve some cred. Until then, I'd say Apple engineers are doing much better work.
This will be interesting! Perhaps finally an end to cold hard cash!
"total control" in sortof the same way that Microsoft has "total control" of the computing industry, and Google has "total control" over searching.
The thing is, there are options. When you agreed to buy an iPod, you implicitly agreed to use iTMS for your DRM-flavored music. You don't have to buy DRM music (legal mp3's and CD's are still an option). If you insist on buying non-iTMS DRM, you have implicitly agreed that you will not play that music on your iPod.
It would be *nice* if things were interoperable, but no one is forcing you to do anything. Just because you want your iPod but have issues with iTMS is not Apple's problem.
Thanks, but I couldn't get through 5 minutes. The show seemed like it was trying much too hard to be a parody, and in the end it was clear the writers had nothing but stereo types to work with and I moved on.
It isn't the cost of the radio that is the problem. It is that 5 or 10 years from now, no one will want a radio because all content will be delivered through other mechanisms (podcasts anyone?). And as Steve has said before, they are very careful about adding features because once a feature is added, it is very, very hard to take it away. Take the floppy drive. How many PC's were still including that for "backwards compatibility" after USB memory sticks were cheap and plentiful?
No, I do not want a radio in my iPod. There are some good stations where I live, but they are simply not good enough to complicate the iPod interface. Keep it simple. Keep it easy.
Another huge bennefit: I can listen to internet radio at work again. Policy and bandwith concerns have always locked me out from streaming any audio at my desk. This way it's on my iPod before I leave for work. I can listen on the way, at my desk, and on my way home.
Dude. Stop fixing her computer. Tell her to buy a Mac. ... or charge her to fix it, and use the $$ to buy one for her later.
It is the presupposition of DRM technology that people will not do what is right, when given the option. I disagree with this presupposition, and have yet to see compelling evidence from RIAA or the MPAA that given the choice between illegally free and legally available (at a reasonable cost) people will choose the former.
There may be much more music sharing going on today, but I believe all that means is that people are sampling a wider variety of music. It does not flow that if I want to try out more music, that I am willing to pay more per year on it.
I say let people try out the music. Stop DRM'ng it, TRUST your customers, and believe that at the end of the year you'll have made just as much as last year.
(And don't expect to make *more* until the music-industry's 50% margins are more in line with the 5-10% margins on most products)
My post office wouldn't accept my card with "see id" on the back of it because, according to the fine print, the card is not valid without a proper signature.
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I do my best not to be too much of a Mac fan-boy, but I gotta say my work compaq nc8000 is so big it *should* be a desktop, not a laptop. My home 12" PowerBook ... it's strange. I don't know if it is the metal, the even warmth when it's been running for a while, the rounded corners... It is almost heart warming just to carry around the house. I wish I could pout a finger on what it is about the design that makes we not want to let go, but there is something there.
Cellsocket is a great idea. I looked into them extensively about 2 years ago. But they didn't make a version for my cellphone, and worse, they were quite slow to develop new adapters for new phones. This is a great market for such a device, but I honestly don't think it'll really take off until the cell manufacturing companies start making this a default must-have accessory with every new phone.
Nothing sucks more than being forced to buy an old, outdated phone, just so you can use the Cellsocket.
500 messages in a week... If only. I see that in three days on one email account. But then this is slashdot. I'm sure someone has bested me by far.
I checked in on implex.net. They offer a WiMax internet connection starting at $99/month for about 500k. Not too bad, but I never found out what the initial startup cost was.
No way are the days over. Even if this proves to be real, we can *still* say that Mac's have had *only one* virus in the last three years of OS X. "Virus free" is nice, but I personally think that "one virus in 3 years" is a heck of a lot better than what Microsoft can offer.
What a waste of time. We (and they) already know what people want in a browser. See the development for Firefox and Opera for a start.
I had a friend that took the motherboard out of his non-working machine, washed in nicely in the dorm showers, let it dry and booted it back up. Worked great.
For those that would like to be more informed about copyright law and what the DMCA is doing to the rest of us, check out Lawrence Lessig's latest book, Free Culture. You can download the pdf for the book free here.
He stated today that Sun sees no solution solved from open sourcing Java that isn't already addressed.
Don't we usually solve problems, not solutions?
Except in this case, as I see it, Apple is profiting off of music in our culture. The reason it resonates with people is because it is part of our culture, not because it is owned by EMI.
Copyright was meant to forbid people from making copies of something for profit. With the understanding that a copy would reduce profits for the original inventor/creator. Apple is not selling a song here. They are selling an mp3 player and a music distribution service. This is not infringing on EMI's IP at all.
Let's get back to the original meaning of copyright.
I'll pass on the DVD's myself. Loved the first 3 movies. Own the original remastered versions on vhs. But Lucas has really put me off the series with his latest two installments. It was great for a long time, and then #1 came out, only to be further ruined with #2. I'm not seeing #3, no matter how good people say it is.
but didn't Steve say the iTunes store is only there to sell iPods?
This is a bad idea all the way around. Content filtering should happen at the endpoints of the network. Not by the network itself. What's to stop Cisco from deciding that cool-new-feature-of-the-internet is not a new and upcoming technologiy, but a virus? And what if they decide this because the new feature undercuts one of their businesses?
And one has to further wonder how this "hot topic" even got to the front page of slashdot. I mean, does anyone really care that there are issues with the old 5GB iPod? Old equiptment *always* has problems with new software. So what's the big deal?