We're not all economists. I'm still in college, and not for anything to do with econ. I have no experience with the cost of building networks, but it seems like covering the entire country with redundant fast ethernet would cost quite a bit. That said, it wouldn't surprise me at all if the billions of dollars of Korean money being spent on this was some sort of Halliburton-style pork-barreling.
Either way, I was simply asking for more info. I'm sorry that it sounded so challenging.
7 figures? That's ridiculous. That only seems reasonable if you completely misunderstand vaccine manufacture. That said, I'd do it for $1500. I participate in these type of studies regularly, which is why I am able to eat. Worst one yet is the smallpox vaccine, which is the same one most people between 25-70 were given when they were younger. That one paid about $600 total.
So may anything else. Vaccines are a hell of a lot more safe than the actual virus, obviously, but what you may not realize is that, statistically, experimental vaccines are probably safer than crossing the road.
It's much worse a phenomenon than that. Prior to the movies, I'd read the whole trilogy at least 5 or 6 times. Nevertheless, when I read it now, I still picture all the movie characters. I can't even remember how I used to picture them. On one hand, it's a testament to the quality and immersive brilliance of the movies. On the other hand, it's really annoying that they stole from me the images of characers I've treasured since childhood.
True, I have not used Mozilla in a while. Back when I tried it, I had a lot of trouble with it. Unfortunately, I dislike Mozilla for a number of other reasons, but perhaps I'll give some pop-up blockers a try.
No, I'm saying, they don't make a margin on ANY software, GPL or otherwise. If I sell a $400 copy of Office, my store makes about $2. On half the software we sell, we lose money. The retailers don't see hardly any profit from software, but they have to carry it or else risk disappointing customers who are looking for software.
But you are right in that GPL software could conceivably have a higher margin than closed source, since they could sell, for instance, OpenOffice for $30 and therefore make $30 off of it (depending on their agreements and such).
Because we're not on commission, however, our sales do go on our records. So, if the salesmen sell more expensive computers because people don't have to worry about an additional $400 in software, it increases our sales.
I work at Circuit City, and any time a customer asks me about Office (none of our computers come with it and everyone wants it), I always tell them about OpenOffice and give them the web address. But, almost none of my fellow salespeople knew about it before I got there.
So, I think one thing that would definitely help is if some funding could be provided to have a free/oss rep go to Circuit Citys, Best Buys, etc and either give them discs, literature, or just educate them about what's available. They'll pass it on to their customers.
God knows my coworkers have lost a bunch of sales because customers didn't feel like paying $400 for office for school when its bundled with some Dells (of course it ends up costing the same thing, but if these were smart and informed customers, they wouldn't be in this position in the first place).
Plus the stores wouldn't care, cause the profit margins are nonexistent for software.
I modded him up, then posted. Does that mean he lost the points? I figured someone else modded him down. I didn't realize that if the mod was already made, he'd lose the points from it if I posted.
Actually, that's brilliant and could revolutionize the TV industry's whole business model. For instance, cable company has the right to put ads everywhere, but you don't pay for cable. You pay for individual networks. Meanwhile, networks work without commercials because you pay them directly. Only ones losing are NASCAR and I certainly don't give a damn about that.
They can, more or less. Sprint PCS networks (3g) offers this service at a flat fee of $80/month here in Florida, US. Nice service, but coverage is nonexistent in non-metropolitan areas and its still way too pricey for me.
Look, I am very interested in traffic patterns and the growth of the internet. I do web design and hosting. And I read the entire article before posting, expecting to find something insightful, an interesting deduction based on what the author was saying, something of the like. But I found that the entire article consisted of obvious observations that anyone who has used the internet for any length of time (most/.ers fall into this category) would have made on their own. So, perhaps this article would indeed appeal to a niche market, but do I not have a right to declare that I am not in that market?
Nextel is all of the above, although we don't carry them. Of the ones we carry, they all suck equally. The answer is not "Buy brand x because it is better," but rather "Buy whatever you want and spend $50 extra on a extended warranty plan that will give you new phones in perpetuity.
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We're not all economists. I'm still in college, and not for anything to do with econ. I have no experience with the cost of building networks, but it seems like covering the entire country with redundant fast ethernet would cost quite a bit. That said, it wouldn't surprise me at all if the billions of dollars of Korean money being spent on this was some sort of Halliburton-style pork-barreling.
Either way, I was simply asking for more info. I'm sorry that it sounded so challenging.
7 figures? That's ridiculous. That only seems reasonable if you completely misunderstand vaccine manufacture. That said, I'd do it for $1500. I participate in these type of studies regularly, which is why I am able to eat. Worst one yet is the smallpox vaccine, which is the same one most people between 25-70 were given when they were younger. That one paid about $600 total.
>it may kill you
So may anything else. Vaccines are a hell of a lot more safe than the actual virus, obviously, but what you may not realize is that, statistically, experimental vaccines are probably safer than crossing the road.
Provide some justification for points 2 and 3.
Craig? Is that you?
It's much worse a phenomenon than that. Prior to the movies, I'd read the whole trilogy at least 5 or 6 times. Nevertheless, when I read it now, I still picture all the movie characters. I can't even remember how I used to picture them. On one hand, it's a testament to the quality and immersive brilliance of the movies. On the other hand, it's really annoying that they stole from me the images of characers I've treasured since childhood.
OneRing is /.'ed but AOL is tortoising along at 1.5kb/s. By 8:00am I'll be basking in the glory of the Return Of The King trailer.
True, I have not used Mozilla in a while. Back when I tried it, I had a lot of trouble with it. Unfortunately, I dislike Mozilla for a number of other reasons, but perhaps I'll give some pop-up blockers a try.
Yeah, but it still blocks the good popups.
So, YOU, are assuming guilt... till proven innocent... Why does it take proof for you to doubt the FBI? Shouldn't it be the other way around?
Yeah, and that is why we're fighting this war, right?
I think if I try to write a reply to that comment, my head will explode.
No, I'm saying, they don't make a margin on ANY software, GPL or otherwise. If I sell a $400 copy of Office, my store makes about $2. On half the software we sell, we lose money. The retailers don't see hardly any profit from software, but they have to carry it or else risk disappointing customers who are looking for software.
But you are right in that GPL software could conceivably have a higher margin than closed source, since they could sell, for instance, OpenOffice for $30 and therefore make $30 off of it (depending on their agreements and such).
Because we're not on commission, however, our sales do go on our records. So, if the salesmen sell more expensive computers because people don't have to worry about an additional $400 in software, it increases our sales.
I work at Circuit City, and any time a customer asks me about Office (none of our computers come with it and everyone wants it), I always tell them about OpenOffice and give them the web address. But, almost none of my fellow salespeople knew about it before I got there. So, I think one thing that would definitely help is if some funding could be provided to have a free/oss rep go to Circuit Citys, Best Buys, etc and either give them discs, literature, or just educate them about what's available. They'll pass it on to their customers. God knows my coworkers have lost a bunch of sales because customers didn't feel like paying $400 for office for school when its bundled with some Dells (of course it ends up costing the same thing, but if these were smart and informed customers, they wouldn't be in this position in the first place). Plus the stores wouldn't care, cause the profit margins are nonexistent for software.
Why in God's name would Joe Sixpack be on a motherboard manufacturer's website trying to read about a hardware-based data encryption system?
And you're missing the point of SHUT UP HE WAS BEING SARCASTIC
I have read it, but I didnt realize it would retroactively deactivate moderations.
I modded him up, then posted. Does that mean he lost the points? I figured someone else modded him down. I didn't realize that if the mod was already made, he'd lose the points from it if I posted.
Actually, that's brilliant and could revolutionize the TV industry's whole business model. For instance, cable company has the right to put ads everywhere, but you don't pay for cable. You pay for individual networks. Meanwhile, networks work without commercials because you pay them directly. Only ones losing are NASCAR and I certainly don't give a damn about that.
I was just about to post a "Mod Parent Up" reply when I remembered I had moderator status right now. So I did.
They can, more or less. Sprint PCS networks (3g) offers this service at a flat fee of $80/month here in Florida, US. Nice service, but coverage is nonexistent in non-metropolitan areas and its still way too pricey for me.
Point taken.
Look, I am very interested in traffic patterns and the growth of the internet. I do web design and hosting. And I read the entire article before posting, expecting to find something insightful, an interesting deduction based on what the author was saying, something of the like. But I found that the entire article consisted of obvious observations that anyone who has used the internet for any length of time (most /.ers fall into this category) would have made on their own. So, perhaps this article would indeed appeal to a niche market, but do I not have a right to declare that I am not in that market?
Nextel is all of the above, although we don't carry them. Of the ones we carry, they all suck equally. The answer is not "Buy brand x because it is better," but rather "Buy whatever you want and spend $50 extra on a extended warranty plan that will give you new phones in perpetuity.