That is exactly what people used to think was the future for music-sales-in-the-mall. Things didn't turn out quite how those people imagined. I think DVD-on-demand will suffer a similar fate.
MP3-burning-on-demand is now a reality at the Virgin Mega store in San Francisco. I didn't go inside, but they just added an ATM-like station outside where you can get your taylor-made CD 24 hours a day 7 days a week. It took a while, but it's slowly getting there.
It's the same for DVD-on-demand, at the Metreon in San Francisco, they have a dozen kiosks that will burn the DVD you want in particular. Last month, it was only one kiosk, now it's twelve, so it seems they're getting serious about this.
If you're trying to completely throw away an identity, you have to leave behind your old accounts. Otherwise, there's a nice clear link that can be traced...
Did they fill out the pension paperwork *before* or *after* the War was ended. If it was *after*, then it would be greed and stupidity. If it was *before*, then I suppose they didn't know that they were going to lose the War.
..but you understand my point, the mail 'stays' on the server, even if the client has to 'transmit' the data so you can view it.
No, I don't. For most mail clients, a copy of the mail stays on the server if the checkbox "stays on the server" is checked.
Personally, I think nothing beats the combination of having both webmail and POP capabilities. Keeping a copy of the mail on the server is a backup in case your own personal computer ever goes down. And it's a nice backup to have in case you ever have to check your email in a pinch and you're away from your own computer.
"For new mail notification, I wish that mail programs would provide lots of hooks for external apps.
I might want to an audio notification--but I might want to first check if (a) I'm sleeping, (b) I'm having a higher priority meeting/phone call, (c) vary the audio notification depending on the email, (d) flash the lights if I'm deaf YIC!, (e) page me, (f) ???"
My old version of Kmail does all of this. For each filter you set up, you can have it process the email and execute the shell script you want. The only thing I wouldn't know how to do is to find an external application that knows when I'm sleeping. May be a couple of motion detectors combined with a carefully scripted time schedule might do the trick.
"Granted if the program is open source, I can do what I want, but that's frequently too much information. I just want documented hooks, not a whole parts list."
In KMail, there is no "programming" required. The Graphical User Interface is clean and easy. It's cleaner and easier than MS Office Outlook anyway. Even my mom uses those KMail filters.
Even in the US, PhD candidates may be living below the poverty line, but they're not poor -- they're still part of the elite. They have options. They have better chances at finding cheap places to rent in nice neighborhoods. They are good credit risks. And they may not see the money that is being spent on them by their Universities/governments, but it doesn't mean that money is not being spent. There is no such thing as free healthcare, free bus fare, and free travel to exotic places in the US. Everything has a price.
Sorry Philips, liquid lenses have been done before. You'll have to find a new angle to your story. If you believe the old church stained glass stories*, then glass is a liquid, and we've all seen glass lenses before. (-;
* I don't actually buy the church example, but I just thought I would troll for karma anyway.
Who wants to a laptop that will probably have a 45 minute battery life?
Most people. Most people use laptops at work or at home anyway.
In any case, it doesn't look like they're marketing this monster to everyone. They'll probably make a profit if they can get a quarter of a percent of the marketplace to buy into their idea.
Yahoo will be surfing up herbalviagra.com after every search result.
Your point is well taken, but you're blowing things out of proportion. If the keyword is "car" or "minivan", the highest bidders for those keywords are not going to be viagra related -- they're going to be "car" or "minivan" related.
If anything, this trend will force the public to look at for-profit web sites when all they wanted is non-profit unbiased information. There is a reason many of us have turned off our TV and gone to the internet, it's because the commercial signal-to-noise ratio is much better.
Right now, Yahoo is selling off the only asset it has, its reputation. It doesn't bode well for their future. May be their CEO is leaving soon and he wanted to prop up his options one last time.
At this very moment, I can imagine all the HR departments throughout the World redesigning their employment forms and sending off memos so they collect their employees SMS addresses.
It's really funny because my MS Intellipoint Mouse driver broke permanently my Windows computer (I had to reinstall everything from scratch), but it installed really nicely on my Red Hat machine.
And I wasn't the only one. At the time 10 to 20% of the windows user on Cnet.com who downloaded that same driver had the same problem, and for some reason deinstalling it and reinstalling the old mouse wouldn't fix it. In any case, I think Microsoft just lends its name to Mouse manufacturers -- I don't think they would be stupid enough to break their own OS.
I know I also tried to install FreeBSD as well. I bought the CDs along with the manual. I bought an extra book at Borders. And I looked for some instructions on Google. Using those three different sets of insctructions (for some reason, each set of instruction was different WTF?), I tried a number of times and I still couldn't install the damn thing.
And yes, I also installed Linux once, so I could use the partition/driver information for FreeBSD, but Linux installed just fine and FreeBSD was still a no-go.
Initially, I was about to flame this guy and then I remembered. I still can't get my Linux box to print on a printer (through Samba).
Either I can take his side and be called an idiot because I'm sure someone will claim to have an easy solution to my problem. That's what someone claimed the last time I mentioned I couldn't get MPlayer working and then of course the suggested solution didn't work. Or, I can stay out of the discussion entirely. I think I'll do the latter instead.
Welcome to the slippery slopes of hell! Enjoy the ride!
Thank you, but I don't share your beliefs and my outlook is a bit more optimistic than yours.
While I don't deny that there is a Depression heading our way, I believe we still have a good 20 years before the shit really hits the fan, and I plan to reposition myself and protect myself before then.
I think the reason for this is somewhat different that you believe. These types of regulations that force social responsibility work only if they are applied uniformely across the board.
Well, then that's where our disagreement lies.
While I don't disagree that unregulated globalism does impact the local job scene to some extent. I also believe that each job has a maximum cost that each employer is willing to pay for each employee. That maximum amount may change according to our trade policy, but a maximum will exist irregardless.
So the more you force local employers to hire employees for *more* money, the less likely the local employers will hire employees if the extra revenue doesn't justify the cost.
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MP3-burning-on-demand is now a reality at the Virgin Mega store in San Francisco. I didn't go inside, but they just added an ATM-like station outside where you can get your taylor-made CD 24 hours a day 7 days a week. It took a while, but it's slowly getting there.
It's the same for DVD-on-demand, at the Metreon in San Francisco, they have a dozen kiosks that will burn the DVD you want in particular. Last month, it was only one kiosk, now it's twelve, so it seems they're getting serious about this.
DVD-on-demand is already a reality at the Metreon in San Francisco. At least, I think that's what it was.
" I predicted that the internet would die in 2003, and though it didn't happen, we can be pretty sure that it will sooner or later.
Perhaps we need a legitimate internet? "
Did they fill out the pension paperwork *before* or *after* the War was ended. If it was *after*, then it would be greed and stupidity. If it was *before*, then I suppose they didn't know that they were going to lose the War.
Something a little bit more convenient for porn.
No, I don't. For most mail clients, a copy of the mail stays on the server if the checkbox "stays on the server" is checked.
Personally, I think nothing beats the combination of having both webmail and POP capabilities. Keeping a copy of the mail on the server is a backup in case your own personal computer ever goes down. And it's a nice backup to have in case you ever have to check your email in a pinch and you're away from your own computer.
My old version of Kmail does all of this. For each filter you set up, you can have it process the email and execute the shell script you want. The only thing I wouldn't know how to do is to find an external application that knows when I'm sleeping. May be a couple of motion detectors combined with a carefully scripted time schedule might do the trick.
"Granted if the program is open source, I can do what I want, but that's frequently too much information. I just want documented hooks, not a whole parts list."
In KMail, there is no "programming" required. The Graphical User Interface is clean and easy. It's cleaner and easier than MS Office Outlook anyway. Even my mom uses those KMail filters.
There are risks, of course, but if you can afford it -- you should do your research and buy something.
Even in the US, PhD candidates may be living below the poverty line, but they're not poor -- they're still part of the elite. They have options. They have better chances at finding cheap places to rent in nice neighborhoods. They are good credit risks. And they may not see the money that is being spent on them by their Universities/governments, but it doesn't mean that money is not being spent. There is no such thing as free healthcare, free bus fare, and free travel to exotic places in the US. Everything has a price.
* I don't actually buy the church example, but I just thought I would troll for karma anyway.
No. Not all of them anyway. You don't want me to provide examples, but I can if you really me want to.
Most people. Most people use laptops at work or at home anyway.
In any case, it doesn't look like they're marketing this monster to everyone. They'll probably make a profit if they can get a quarter of a percent of the marketplace to buy into their idea.
Tetris, the evil Russian game, has done worse. The US has lost billions of dollars through unproductive useage since the game was introduced.
Your point is well taken, but you're blowing things out of proportion. If the keyword is "car" or "minivan", the highest bidders for those keywords are not going to be viagra related -- they're going to be "car" or "minivan" related.
If anything, this trend will force the public to look at for-profit web sites when all they wanted is non-profit unbiased information. There is a reason many of us have turned off our TV and gone to the internet, it's because the commercial signal-to-noise ratio is much better.
Right now, Yahoo is selling off the only asset it has, its reputation. It doesn't bode well for their future. May be their CEO is leaving soon and he wanted to prop up his options one last time.
By that definition, any new-fangled technology that has been overly hyped by marketing is now DEAD.
At this very moment, I can imagine all the HR departments throughout the World redesigning their employment forms and sending off memos so they collect their employees SMS addresses.
And I wasn't the only one. At the time 10 to 20% of the windows user on Cnet.com who downloaded that same driver had the same problem, and for some reason deinstalling it and reinstalling the old mouse wouldn't fix it. In any case, I think Microsoft just lends its name to Mouse manufacturers -- I don't think they would be stupid enough to break their own OS.
I wonder if those quotas are going to apply to Open Source software? I assume not. Chances are, this is going to be boon for open source software.
And yes, I also installed Linux once, so I could use the partition/driver information for FreeBSD, but Linux installed just fine and FreeBSD was still a no-go.
Either I can take his side and be called an idiot because I'm sure someone will claim to have an easy solution to my problem. That's what someone claimed the last time I mentioned I couldn't get MPlayer working and then of course the suggested solution didn't work. Or, I can stay out of the discussion entirely. I think I'll do the latter instead.
Oh, the moderators didn't read why they were being raided !
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Thank you, but I don't share your beliefs and my outlook is a bit more optimistic than yours.
While I don't deny that there is a Depression heading our way, I believe we still have a good 20 years before the shit really hits the fan, and I plan to reposition myself and protect myself before then.
According to Robert McNamara, the then Secretary of State, everyone in a War commits Crimes against Humanity, but only the winners get to decide who gets convicted.
Well, then that's where our disagreement lies.
While I don't disagree that unregulated globalism does impact the local job scene to some extent. I also believe that each job has a maximum cost that each employer is willing to pay for each employee. That maximum amount may change according to our trade policy, but a maximum will exist irregardless.
So the more you force local employers to hire employees for *more* money, the less likely the local employers will hire employees if the extra revenue doesn't justify the cost.