Even without another post above, it's just not that funny/informative and has been done to death. About as funny as people writing their posts in rhyme/song format. Lame.
I still haven't read a good explanation about what you are missing in a cell phone that you get on a landline. Clearer sound? Always works? Bigger handsets?
To address those three:
1.Clearer sound, that would be nice, but most of the time I'm not at home in a quiet place, so I don't notice it much. A clearer sound would make it easier to hear people in noisier environments, but this isn't the same level of issue with landlines, so the comparison in this instance isn't very valid.
2. Always works. From my experience, this is a handset issue and not so much of a carrier's problem. My phone works great at home, which is where the comparison holds up. Last I checked a landline in my house won't work when I'm walking down the street on the other side of the country.
3. Bigger handsets. Agreed, and that is why I go for a bigger phone. But since the phone needs to fit in your pocket, a large phone is more of a drawback than a feature.
I only have a cell phone for many of the same reasons that others do. Would I like a higher quality sound on my phone? Yes, but much more important is to have mobility. Using a cell phone full time (like all of my friends do, too), it changes your behavior. The way that we plan events has changed a lot. In my group of friends there was one friend who was a hold out who wouldn't get a cell phone. It was remarkable how much more work it took to plan things, get in contact, etc. I remember using a landline, but I was still living at home with my parents, before heading off to college, and it wasn't a big deal. There were times, though, when I wanted to make a call but the line was being used by someone else at home. Or when it was past 9pm and I didn't want to wake up the other people in the household I was calling, I just wouldn't call. Now I can call that individual, or send them a text message to see if they are still awake and able to call me back. Voicemail is nicer than running my own machine, too.
I see all of the upsides to having a cell phone and not much upside to having a landline. Other than to not confuse my grandparents who haven't fully understood the idea that I don't have a landline and all that that entails.
ALL sites inflate the number of accounts they have. At least they are happy to give out the big number, but the one that counts is the number of active users (and what they define as active). If they claim 41 million users, I'll guess that the number of active users (logged in within the last 6 months) is about half that, ~20 million.
I hate this administration and believe that impeachment would be a victory for the US and the world, but I saw some of the page that you've written, and the 9-11 conspiracy stuff is killing your credibility. The WTC dropped due to physics. The intense heat destroyed the strength of the support beams, and that, coupled with the sheer weight of the floors above caused the building to fall. I don't give a shit what some crazy person, with no physics background, has to say. There was no planned demolition. I've seen some videos laying out the whole conspiracy theory, and it is bullshit. The same bullshit spewed by the same people who have wild theories about JFK and the moon landing. Well intentioned but too wound up with the idea. Look, fucked up shit happened, and then the administration took advantage. They are ruthless opportunists who are willing to send the American people to die for what? But they didn't set off the WTC. They merely took it as a great opportunity to pursue their goals.
I like using Linux but it is too much work too often. The easier it is for me to get a desktop running, the more likely I'll use it. Ideals are great, but without enough marketshare Linux won't demand the attention of hardware makers. With a larger marketshare and the continued persistence of people like you, Linux will get more free hardware support.
Just another reason why if it's not a PDA or a tablet, you should be using a wire.
For some reason I am not that paranoid that I have to use wire in my own house. Sure it is *possible* that someone could point a directional antenna at my place and pick up my wifi connection, then snoop in. It is also highly *improbable* and not worth the inconvenience, IMO.
I don't live in an apartment complex, though, or in high-density housing, so the neighbors will be lucky if they can attach to my network.
But they might be required to pay for listeners in the US, no? Or at least I could see people trying to get them to pay. This whole thing is a giant mess. Last.fm is an example of a great website that is doing something different to radio. They had to take it to the internet and web to make it happen, but they've gotten pretty good at aiding in music discovery, something that terrestrial radio has not been able to do well for a long time. This could also affect Pandora, too, if I'm not mistaken.
I also like PayPal and haven't had any issues with them. Right now I have several thousand dollars in there earning 5%. Much better savings account than my 2% Bank Of America account.
If you want to sell an item at a specific cost, just put in a buy it now option. I admit, I don't use eBay, but couldn't you just place the buy it now and reserve at the same point?
eBay Express was designed to target the Amazon shoppers who just want to get in and get out. One major change was the addition of a shopping cart. It sounds basic, but consider that the cart must be able to contain items from any number of different sellers and still allow seller flexibility w.r.t. shipping costs. eBay Express also provides a single receipt even with multiple sellers, IIRC.
The Buy It Now option is available to sellers, but the requirements mentioned refer to getting listed in eBay Express. Otherwise, you'll be stuck on the regular eBay.
Aren't browsers just displaying text and graphics, and running scripts?
Presently, yes, but as a web developer I see the value in having the current web and a much richer web that makes the OS underneath irrelevant. Firefox does this to a degree because it is available on the big three platforms. But having the supporting browser infrastrucure to deliver real applications via the web can provide features that the current web cannot, such as rich media.
Sure, Flash can do some of that now, but I would rather have the same capabilities (and more) as part of the basic browser landscape. Flash is buggy and not open, and I don't like that.
Just as lynx fills a niche, so too could today's browsers in a world of more heavy-duty browsers.
No worries. I'm thinking that DRM will likely become more visible in the coming years as more and more devices and software try to implement it. I'm interested to see how HDMI fares given its copy protection scheme. Looking forward to the death of that.
Or you could just download the TV shows from Usenet, without DRM, with higher resolution, and for less money.
Agreed, but that isn't as convenient for me. We can get into an argument about how simple and easy it is, but for me I don't want to spend my time doing that sort of thing. If you do, go for it, you'll be saving money. I can change the oil in my car, but I don't. Instead I pay someone else to do it because I value the convenience.
You might find it patronizing, but I am just telling it like I see it. All of my non-geek friends have no idea what DRM is until I tell them about it. Then they don't like it. But they don't care a whole lot about it. There is stuff that each of my friends cares about that I either have no idea about or am simply not passionate about. I'm not calling them stupid, but they are uninformed and Apple's DRM hasn't kicked many people in the ass yet.
As for your other points, I agree. I spread the word about DRM when I find the right context, as I'm sure you do too. So my friends now have an understanding about what DRM is and why it is bad.
I look at my $1.99 iTunes purchases as payments for convenience. I don't buy music there anymore since I started using lala (CDs don't have DRM, or at least those that I get), but I do buy TV shows. I know about DRM, and I don't like it, but for me $1.99 is the cost of convenience, not ownership.
Do you really want to have to replace an entire system when you upgrade?
I don't upgrade so this would be nice, yes.
You are a gamer and you are special. Most of the world isn't special and would like a cheaper machine to browse the web. You will buy a different system with an upgradable GPU. Or this new setup will be almost exactly like integrated graphics today which allows you to add your own killer card as a replacement.
The poster was talking about viewing the images in reverse, going backward in time. If the oceans rise, then viewing satelite pictures of them in reverse would make them appear to recede.
The huge difference between the story of Jason Haas and the murder of Hans Reiser's wife is in one case you have the victim of an accident as the main player, and in the other case the main person is arrested and accused of murdering his wife. In one situation it makes sense to express concern, while it might feel a little weird to express concern for the welfare of an accused murderer. I'm not trying to put anything extra into this, but the differences are not minor.
I think people feel OK, for better or worse, to tell jokes at the expense of an accused murderer.
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The parent was talking about blu-ray/dvd hybrid discs, not players.
So they can charge you money.
Well played. :)
Even without another post above, it's just not that funny/informative and has been done to death. About as funny as people writing their posts in rhyme/song format. Lame.
I still haven't read a good explanation about what you are missing in a cell phone that you get on a landline. Clearer sound? Always works? Bigger handsets?
To address those three:
1.Clearer sound, that would be nice, but most of the time I'm not at home in a quiet place, so I don't notice it much. A clearer sound would make it easier to hear people in noisier environments, but this isn't the same level of issue with landlines, so the comparison in this instance isn't very valid.
2. Always works. From my experience, this is a handset issue and not so much of a carrier's problem. My phone works great at home, which is where the comparison holds up. Last I checked a landline in my house won't work when I'm walking down the street on the other side of the country.
3. Bigger handsets. Agreed, and that is why I go for a bigger phone. But since the phone needs to fit in your pocket, a large phone is more of a drawback than a feature.
I only have a cell phone for many of the same reasons that others do. Would I like a higher quality sound on my phone? Yes, but much more important is to have mobility. Using a cell phone full time (like all of my friends do, too), it changes your behavior. The way that we plan events has changed a lot. In my group of friends there was one friend who was a hold out who wouldn't get a cell phone. It was remarkable how much more work it took to plan things, get in contact, etc. I remember using a landline, but I was still living at home with my parents, before heading off to college, and it wasn't a big deal. There were times, though, when I wanted to make a call but the line was being used by someone else at home. Or when it was past 9pm and I didn't want to wake up the other people in the household I was calling, I just wouldn't call. Now I can call that individual, or send them a text message to see if they are still awake and able to call me back. Voicemail is nicer than running my own machine, too.
I see all of the upsides to having a cell phone and not much upside to having a landline. Other than to not confuse my grandparents who haven't fully understood the idea that I don't have a landline and all that that entails.
ALL sites inflate the number of accounts they have. At least they are happy to give out the big number, but the one that counts is the number of active users (and what they define as active). If they claim 41 million users, I'll guess that the number of active users (logged in within the last 6 months) is about half that, ~20 million.
Thanks for the info.
I hate this administration and believe that impeachment would be a victory for the US and the world, but I saw some of the page that you've written, and the 9-11 conspiracy stuff is killing your credibility. The WTC dropped due to physics. The intense heat destroyed the strength of the support beams, and that, coupled with the sheer weight of the floors above caused the building to fall. I don't give a shit what some crazy person, with no physics background, has to say. There was no planned demolition. I've seen some videos laying out the whole conspiracy theory, and it is bullshit. The same bullshit spewed by the same people who have wild theories about JFK and the moon landing. Well intentioned but too wound up with the idea. Look, fucked up shit happened, and then the administration took advantage. They are ruthless opportunists who are willing to send the American people to die for what? But they didn't set off the WTC. They merely took it as a great opportunity to pursue their goals.
I like using Linux but it is too much work too often. The easier it is for me to get a desktop running, the more likely I'll use it. Ideals are great, but without enough marketshare Linux won't demand the attention of hardware makers. With a larger marketshare and the continued persistence of people like you, Linux will get more free hardware support.
I don't live in an apartment complex, though, or in high-density housing, so the neighbors will be lucky if they can attach to my network.
But they might be required to pay for listeners in the US, no? Or at least I could see people trying to get them to pay. This whole thing is a giant mess. Last.fm is an example of a great website that is doing something different to radio. They had to take it to the internet and web to make it happen, but they've gotten pretty good at aiding in music discovery, something that terrestrial radio has not been able to do well for a long time. This could also affect Pandora, too, if I'm not mistaken.
The link posted was broken, so here is the fixed version:
http://www.radioparadise.com/
You can always try recycling your music by turning to the second-hand market:
http://www.ebay.com/
http://www.lala.com/
I also like PayPal and haven't had any issues with them. Right now I have several thousand dollars in there earning 5%. Much better savings account than my 2% Bank Of America account.
eBay Express was designed to target the Amazon shoppers who just want to get in and get out. One major change was the addition of a shopping cart. It sounds basic, but consider that the cart must be able to contain items from any number of different sellers and still allow seller flexibility w.r.t. shipping costs. eBay Express also provides a single receipt even with multiple sellers, IIRC.
The Buy It Now option is available to sellers, but the requirements mentioned refer to getting listed in eBay Express. Otherwise, you'll be stuck on the regular eBay.
Presently, yes, but as a web developer I see the value in having the current web and a much richer web that makes the OS underneath irrelevant. Firefox does this to a degree because it is available on the big three platforms. But having the supporting browser infrastrucure to deliver real applications via the web can provide features that the current web cannot, such as rich media.
Sure, Flash can do some of that now, but I would rather have the same capabilities (and more) as part of the basic browser landscape. Flash is buggy and not open, and I don't like that.
Just as lynx fills a niche, so too could today's browsers in a world of more heavy-duty browsers.
No worries. I'm thinking that DRM will likely become more visible in the coming years as more and more devices and software try to implement it. I'm interested to see how HDMI fares given its copy protection scheme. Looking forward to the death of that.
Agreed, but that isn't as convenient for me. We can get into an argument about how simple and easy it is, but for me I don't want to spend my time doing that sort of thing. If you do, go for it, you'll be saving money. I can change the oil in my car, but I don't. Instead I pay someone else to do it because I value the convenience.
You might find it patronizing, but I am just telling it like I see it. All of my non-geek friends have no idea what DRM is until I tell them about it. Then they don't like it. But they don't care a whole lot about it. There is stuff that each of my friends cares about that I either have no idea about or am simply not passionate about. I'm not calling them stupid, but they are uninformed and Apple's DRM hasn't kicked many people in the ass yet.
As for your other points, I agree. I spread the word about DRM when I find the right context, as I'm sure you do too. So my friends now have an understanding about what DRM is and why it is bad.
Regular people don't know or care about DRM.
I look at my $1.99 iTunes purchases as payments for convenience. I don't buy music there anymore since I started using lala (CDs don't have DRM, or at least those that I get), but I do buy TV shows. I know about DRM, and I don't like it, but for me $1.99 is the cost of convenience, not ownership.
I don't upgrade so this would be nice, yes.
You are a gamer and you are special. Most of the world isn't special and would like a cheaper machine to browse the web. You will buy a different system with an upgradable GPU. Or this new setup will be almost exactly like integrated graphics today which allows you to add your own killer card as a replacement.
The poster was talking about viewing the images in reverse, going backward in time. If the oceans rise, then viewing satelite pictures of them in reverse would make them appear to recede.
As a shareholder, I'm happy to see them doing this. I invested to make money, but I knew how they operated before buying in.
The huge difference between the story of Jason Haas and the murder of Hans Reiser's wife is in one case you have the victim of an accident as the main player, and in the other case the main person is arrested and accused of murdering his wife. In one situation it makes sense to express concern, while it might feel a little weird to express concern for the welfare of an accused murderer. I'm not trying to put anything extra into this, but the differences are not minor.
I think people feel OK, for better or worse, to tell jokes at the expense of an accused murderer.