Ryan Air does this all the time. The make outrageous annoucements like this, get massive media attention and never follow through. They haven't started charging for the bathrooms, they haven't got rid of the seats to fit more passengers and they won't be offering in-flight porn.
Or using whatever method they chose to invoke caps lock. While it's true that they have removed the caps lock key, they still have a caps lock indicator and presumably caps lock in some form, possibly long pressing shift or something like that. The Caps Lock Indiciator can be seen on the leaked slide of the keyboard.
Actually, it's not required by Swedish law. There would be many free speech issues with such regulation. However, the companies realize that it's in their best interest not to ignore the wishes of the people they want to do business with, so they are generally respected. Some companies who deliver the flyers independently chose to ignore this, most notably real estate agents, pizza places with home delivery and political parties.
Not delivering mail (junk or not) addressed to you would be illegal, though.
Actually, eight different ISPs have vowed not to keep these records, instead promising to respect the integrity of their users. They've set up a small organization for this purpose at integrity.st [in swedish]. Tele2 is by far the largest ISP to join so far, though.
It was a common problem with the Titanium Powerbook, too. I remember duct taping mine to save my wrists from the electroshock therapy. Didn't look that good, but hey, it's the same color!
That's strange. I've gotten the impression that they're a good thing (when they're not erased by cellphones, of course).
All cars sold in the EU since 1998 have immobilizer systems. Today, at least in Sweden, 9 out of 10 cars stolen are from before 1998. Really expensive new cars are of course stolen despite the system, but still, it seems to be quite effective.
I can't imagine that immobilizers are a massive scam to sell expensive keys. Most people don't even change the keys for their car very often.
It's most likely because of the EU resolution requiring that all cars sold within the union since the 1998 model year must have some sort of immobilizer system installed.
The french word is in fact "(le) mètre", not "meter". If there was a word like 'meter' in French I think it would be pronounced meu-teh and be considered a verb.
So... my guess is that the English imported the word along with the unit from the French.
I'd have to agree with the grandparent here. Even checked the UK operators to be sure.
In most/all of Europe, all operators have a GSM 900 network covering most of the country. The lower frequency (900 MHz) offers larger cell sizes (compared to GSM 1800, 1800 MHz) which means they have to build fewer cell towers to cover a given area.
However, sometime around the year 2000 (might vary between countries) capacity became an issue in cities, airports, etc. The solutions was a dual band GSM900/GSM1800 network.
GSM 1800 has a higher frequency, offers smaller cell sizes but increased (or at least the same) capacity. The number of subscribers/area is greatly increased.
The dual band phone seamlessly switches between the two networks, providing the best of two worlds; the coverage of a GSM 900 network with the capacity of a GSM 1800 network.
That's why we have dual band phones.
Your solution would mean that Vodafone/O2 almost wouldn't work in big cities like London while the other two operators would have to spend a lot more money building overcapacity in the countryside.
The questionmark in this headline intrigues me though. It's more like "Coming up next: Is water really wet? Scientist confirm: yes, yes it is."
I must say I've never seen/. summed in four words better than the tagging of this article: "dupe, obvious, duh, tech"
The fact that it is shaped like stick of gum doesn't really mean it's the same size! Cargo freight containers and some tall buildings also share the same shape.
I haven't seen any store with working demos on display, but if I ask nicely they always let me try the phone out before deciding. I bought two phones last year, one in Sweden and one in France, and I think I played with at least 5 to 10 phones in the process.
SAAB started installing these a couple of years ago. They have denied the Swedish police force access to the data, which caused the media to discuss it a few months ago.
The instruction manual mentions that the car records what's going on a couple of seconds before a crash.
I attend this school; why do I have to read this on slashdot? Noone here knew. But then again, students don't seem to be invited to the 175 year anniversary.
Some people in this country seem a little bit too proud (as opposed to "lagom" proud) of the fact that it's supposed to be an unique word.
It's still just a word. "just right for the occasion" is, IMHO, a usable explanation. It all depends on the situation at hand, you, and the people around you.
Of course, if you're working with IT you might consider drinking 10 caffe lattes per day "lagom". If you're a farmer you might think that getting up at 4.30 AM is "lagom". Everyone else would think that you're mad.
I live in Europe, in Sweden. When I got my ADSL broadband i had two options, BoNet (now Bostream) $25/month, capped at 2 mbit (768 kbit upstream) with a static IP, or Telia $33/month, capped at 512 kbit (128 kbit upstream), dynamic IP, and a web-based login procedure.
The scary part is that most people go for the $33 option. It's more agressively marketed, sold by the contry's largest phone company (Telia), and is supposed to be more secure, because of the login procedure.
According to Telia 512 kbit is all you need now, and when/if you need more in the future they will provide it. Unfortunately, they decide when you need more than 512 kbit. It would be a great service if you could call them and say that you really need a 100 mbit connection, right now.
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It has been done before, so why not?
The prize in Economics wasn't there from the begging...
Bank of Sweden ("Riksbanken") donated a huge amount of money back in 1968, that's why the Nobel Prize in Economics is called "Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel".
So basically, you could donate $5000000 and ask the Nobel Foundation to award "The Slashdot Award in Computer Science in Memory of Alfred Nobel".
Fun-fact: The Computer Science Students' Association at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm have a special permit to wear their official color, pink (cerise), to the Nobel Banquet.
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Ryan Air does this all the time. The make outrageous annoucements like this, get massive media attention and never follow through. They haven't started charging for the bathrooms, they haven't got rid of the seats to fit more passengers and they won't be offering in-flight porn.
Or using whatever method they chose to invoke caps lock. While it's true that they have removed the caps lock key, they still have a caps lock indicator and presumably caps lock in some form, possibly long pressing shift or something like that. The Caps Lock Indiciator can be seen on the leaked slide of the keyboard.
Actually, it's not required by Swedish law. There would be many free speech issues with such regulation. However, the companies realize that it's in their best interest not to ignore the wishes of the people they want to do business with, so they are generally respected. Some companies who deliver the flyers independently chose to ignore this, most notably real estate agents, pizza places with home delivery and political parties.
Not delivering mail (junk or not) addressed to you would be illegal, though.
Actually, eight different ISPs have vowed not to keep these records, instead promising to respect the integrity of their users. They've set up a small organization for this purpose at integrity.st [in swedish]. Tele2 is by far the largest ISP to join so far, though.
Well, that would make sense. However, he's the specially appointed IT crime prosecutor, so this is supposed to be his field of expertise.
It was a common problem with the Titanium Powerbook, too. I remember duct taping mine to save my wrists from the electroshock therapy. Didn't look that good, but hey, it's the same color!
That's strange. I've gotten the impression that they're a good thing (when they're not erased by cellphones, of course). All cars sold in the EU since 1998 have immobilizer systems. Today, at least in Sweden, 9 out of 10 cars stolen are from before 1998. Really expensive new cars are of course stolen despite the system, but still, it seems to be quite effective.
I can't imagine that immobilizers are a massive scam to sell expensive keys. Most people don't even change the keys for their car very often.
It's most likely because of the EU resolution requiring that all cars sold within the union since the 1998 model year must have some sort of immobilizer system installed.
The french word is in fact "(le) mètre", not "meter". If there was a word like 'meter' in French I think it would be pronounced meu-teh and be considered a verb.
So... my guess is that the English imported the word along with the unit from the French.
I'd have to agree with the grandparent here. Even checked the UK operators to be sure.
In most/all of Europe, all operators have a GSM 900 network covering most of the country. The lower frequency (900 MHz) offers larger cell sizes (compared to GSM 1800, 1800 MHz) which means they have to build fewer cell towers to cover a given area.
However, sometime around the year 2000 (might vary between countries) capacity became an issue in cities, airports, etc. The solutions was a dual band GSM900/GSM1800 network.
GSM 1800 has a higher frequency, offers smaller cell sizes but increased (or at least the same) capacity. The number of subscribers/area is greatly increased.
The dual band phone seamlessly switches between the two networks, providing the best of two worlds; the coverage of a GSM 900 network with the capacity of a GSM 1800 network.
That's why we have dual band phones.
Your solution would mean that Vodafone/O2 almost wouldn't work in big cities like London while the other two operators would have to spend a lot more money building overcapacity in the countryside.
The questionmark in this headline intrigues me though. It's more like "Coming up next: Is water really wet? Scientist confirm: yes, yes it is." I must say I've never seen /. summed in four words better than the tagging of this article: "dupe, obvious, duh, tech"
The ultimate scam is of course to boost your ranking by providing original content so insightful that other people want to link it.
The fact that it is shaped like stick of gum doesn't really mean it's the same size! Cargo freight containers and some tall buildings also share the same shape.
That's why I always use a false name in situations like this. :)
I haven't seen any store with working demos on display, but if I ask nicely they always let me try the phone out before deciding. I bought two phones last year, one in Sweden and one in France, and I think I played with at least 5 to 10 phones in the process.
Good luck!
SAAB started installing these a couple of years ago. They have denied the Swedish police force access to the data, which caused the media to discuss it a few months ago. The instruction manual mentions that the car records what's going on a couple of seconds before a crash.
It's released in Sweden. I bought one a week ago.
I attend this school; why do I have to read this on slashdot? Noone here knew. But then again, students don't seem to be invited to the 175 year anniversary.
Some people in this country seem a little bit too proud (as opposed to "lagom" proud) of the fact that it's supposed to be an unique word.
;-)
It's still just a word. "just right for the occasion" is, IMHO, a usable explanation. It all depends on the situation at hand, you, and the people around you.
Of course, if you're working with IT you might consider drinking 10 caffe lattes per day "lagom". If you're a farmer you might think that getting up at 4.30 AM is "lagom". Everyone else would think that you're mad.
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I live in Europe, in Sweden. When I got my ADSL broadband i had two options, BoNet (now Bostream) $25/month, capped at 2 mbit (768 kbit upstream) with a static IP, or Telia $33/month, capped at 512 kbit (128 kbit upstream), dynamic IP, and a web-based login procedure. The scary part is that most people go for the $33 option. It's more agressively marketed, sold by the contry's largest phone company (Telia), and is supposed to be more secure, because of the login procedure. According to Telia 512 kbit is all you need now, and when/if you need more in the future they will provide it. Unfortunately, they decide when you need more than 512 kbit. It would be a great service if you could call them and say that you really need a 100 mbit connection, right now.
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It has been done before, so why not?
The prize in Economics wasn't there from the begging...
Bank of Sweden ("Riksbanken") donated a huge amount of money back in 1968, that's why the Nobel Prize in Economics is called "Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel".
So basically, you could donate $5000000 and ask the Nobel Foundation to award "The Slashdot Award in Computer Science in Memory of Alfred Nobel".
Fun-fact: The Computer Science Students' Association at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm have a special permit to wear their official color, pink (cerise), to the Nobel Banquet.