I fridge is a storage device, not a communications device. Any internet appliances built into it should build on the storage aspect of the fridge. There is nothing mentioned about a barcode scanner that would make it conveinent for making an inventory. There are very few markets that have grocery delivery of ordering via the internet and we don't know if the exsisting services will work with this system.
The ability to leave notes for the kids is novel but the display is too low for most adults and unless that screen tilts outword, it would be difficult to write on.
People don't normally read recipes off the fridge. The store them on the fridge under a magnet but take it off to actually cook so they don't have to walk back and forth to the fridge. Again the screen height doesn't help here.
Many of the food storage features for freshness are already available on many existing refridgerators like GE and Maytag.
It's a big toy for the wealthy that have money to burn on such things. The Titanium finish problably wont match most kitchen styles either IMO. Internet Appliances haven't historically done well. I don't believe this one will either in the mass market.
You eat Hamburgers with mayo.
You smell because you refuse to bathe.
You cower because you are afraid.
The France that spawned the great Lafayette no longer exsist. It hasn't since you lost your spine in WWII.
Face it, your limp dick province of the EU can't do shit without our help.
I'm guessing you would have rolled over for the Nazis too ehh.
Kiss my American ass biotch.
You French can do squat except sell out all your people in Louisiana after they were kicked from Canada for refusing to swear loyalty to England.
A guaranteed severence package so that if they let you go within 1 year, you will get at least 6 months severence. If they don't off that with the pay increase, you should walk.
That is the only way to protect yourself. Everything in that list of 10 things is DEAD ON. It happens all the time. I agree that there are many good companies that don't do that kinda crap but more often than not they do.
This makes the colonization of Mars possible. This makes Terraforming possible. This makes fuel manufacturing easier. This makes oxygen generation easier.
IF NASA plays this right we could easily be there by 2020. I just wish the money and the will exsisted because we have the technology to do this now.
The AirForce test their aircraft for vulnerabilities to EMP. I never worked on an aircraft that was extremely dependent on avionics (I was a UH-1H mech at one time) but I've heard stories from members of the airforce about hardening aircraft against EMP. I know the Army has experimented with it on Tanks.
Funny thing, the Russians use radios and electrics in their tanks that still run on vacumme tubes. However vacumme tubes are no vulnerable to EMP.
Yea, as I mentioned Onebox is a pay service now. But considering that they have never had advertising, they do a good job of protecting your info, and they have several features that Hotmail and other don't, I consider them resonably priced. That's why I kept the service.
http://www.onebox.com is a good alternative for a pay service.
They give you a phone number for voice messages and faxes as well.
I think they do an excellent job of filtering spam. I rarely get a damn think from anyone in my account.
They take a large cut of the proceeds from those cameras just like they do in SD. When I lived in Woodbridge, VA (a few miles south of DC). I watched a furor about it on Fox news.
Thank God I live in Texas now. They have a law against these damn things.
Thought it was a damn good idea. They built a huge one for troop and cargo transport. It has actually flown too. It was featured on WINGS a while back as I recall. However the fall of the Soviet Union and lack of Russian capitol killed the program.
These vessels can be built to very large proportions and cost much less to operate than a plane such as the C-5 Galaxy. They could be used to ship very large cargos across the oceans in very short times.
Ground effect craft are not new. They've been around for decades. The primaraly work by traping air underneath the "wing" and using that to create lift. As a result, they cannot "fly" very far off the ground. The FAA ruled quite a while ago that a craft that has to stay in "ground effect" to create lift is not an aircraft and thus isn't regulated by them. A hovercraft actually falls in the same catagory because it to flys in ground effect, it just does it in a completely different way.
I love AMD and everything they have done to spur true innovation in the processor market. While I am very disappointed with their stand on the M$ AT case, I will still support them. They have a great product and have kept Intel on their toes which is a great thing for all of us. Hopefully the judge was listening to some MP3s instead of AMDs comments;)
This isn't a smaller question of being able to verify the citizenry's identity. CT is collecting biometric data and using facial recognition technology in this process. While the CT DMV may genuinely not be in the business of violating a persons privacy, another government organization MIGHT BE one day. This tecnology, integrated with a network of digital video cameras, can be used to track your every move in public and sometimes private. The question you should be asking is, "Do I want to chance it that one day my government may track my every move?"
If you think that is paranoid, then you should read up on the facial recognition that was used at the last two SuperBowls. It wouldn't be a far leap to think a government could and would do this. Great Britain already has nearly every square inch of it's territory under video lookout. It wouldn't take much for them to use facial recognition to track their entire population.
made the following remark:
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety"
We, the United States, are slowly but surely becoming a police state. Do we truly want the actions of less than 20 men to forever forfeit our liberties? I served my country to perserve those liberties not to surrender them. The person's right to privacy is essential to maintain a true democracy. The government must not be able to know it's peoples every move lest it desire to control said people. Control is what this is all about. Events like those happening in Conneticut will only serve as the foundation upon which "Fortress America" will be built. Unfortunately, WE THE PEOPLE, will be it's prisoners.
As this is now death's nail in the coffin for Best Buy when it comes to MY business, I'll just buy used CDs if I buy them at all.
If you think about it, NOBODY gets any royalties off of used CDs or DVDs. Only the store owner makes money (which is cool by me).
Best Buy has done more to hurt me as a consumer than anyone else out there. I TRIED to buy a $3000 HDTV from them but they were so stupid when it came to the technology and so friggin arogant. I went to TWEETERS instead and they EARNED my 3000 bucks. They answered a half hour of my questions and gave VERY knowledgable remarks. Now a $3000 HDTV from Tweeters is in my living room.
Best Buy deserves to lose our business, if not for this crap, then for the lousy way they treat their customers.
ON TO FRY'S!
I bought my XBox early on and have really enjoyed HALO. I have enjoyed it even more with the GameSpy Tunnel. After the way Microsoft has dropped Ultimate TV like a bad habit, I keep wondering if it is worth it to keep the XBox now. I don't really care about the DVD Player since I already have a Progressive Scanning one for my HDTV. I bought the XBox because is supports HDTV (halo is a thing of beauty in HD on a 55" TV). I also bought it because of online gaming. However M$, as usual, as dragged their feet with specific information about online gaming. Perhaps I should put the damn thing on Ebay and cut my losses.
a Government of the people, by the people, for the people?
I guess it was sold off to the highest corporate bidder ehh?
The Federal Government shouldn't be looking out strictly for the interest of Corporate America but for Consumer America as well. Why doesn't Senator Hollings press the issue of CD and DVD priceing with RIAA and MPAA? We all know that DVDs and CDs are vastly cheaper to produce than Video and Audio Cassettes yet they cost sometime more than TWICE as much. Congress should be twisting the arms of the entertainment corporations to find a comprimise that allows fair use.
IMO, the Hollings bill will do nothing to prevent what it seeks to stop. You cannont stop Peer to Peer networking. You may be able to regulate it within the American borders but do you really want to do that? The only country that really does things like that is China. Do we really want to equalate ourselves with the Chinese?
The only thing the Hollings bill will accomplish is to give an infinite life to old computer components. We will be less likely to seek out newer computers because they hamper the way we use our music. The Mafia will make a ton of cash off the selling of black marketed motherboards and CD/DVD-r/RW from countries that refuse to comply with Hollings bill should it become law.
I would offer prohibition and even the drug war as examples. Even the most conservative Republican (which I happen to be) cannot deny that prohibition gave rise to Organized Crime. The so-called Drug War has done very little to curb the sale of illicit narcotics but has engorged the money coffers of drug lords. Indeed, if you wanted a Columbian drug lord to start shaking in his boots, you would legalize Coke and sic the IRS on his ass. An IRS audit would make any big bad man into a snivelling whimper of a child;)
But I digress. The point is that the Hollings bill will only serve to create a new market for true criminals. It will criminalize the VAST majority of internet users as well. Just an opinion, but Senator Hollings might want to consider not listening to his pocket book but his constituancy on this one.
I leave you with a final message. If you REALLY want to stick it to RIAA and/or the MPAA, DON'T BUY THEIR PRODUCTS. There are TONS of original music and video on the net that free or at a low cost to you the consumer. There are tons of artist that ARE NOT signed to major record labels that simple share their wares (not warez) with a small but loyal fan base. IMO, the best music in the world is out there for free. If you end up buying the music (which you should) then nearly ALL of that money goes to the musician. However, they make most of their money playing gigs. If you REALLY REALLY want to defeat RIAA, you simply have to ignore it.
Ward, Don't F with the Beav.
My wife's uterus was damaged by uterine fibriods. As a result she is unable to bear children. Barring adoption, the only option we have is a suragate mother, and option we dread to try. I plan to be at that conference in Oklahoma to learn more.
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If the music is good, he deserves to make his buck. I download his music too but I liked it and ended up buying it.
Moby needs to hope his distributor gets his music on line quick for 99 cents a song. He'll see sales improve at that point IMO.
I fridge is a storage device, not a communications device. Any internet appliances built into it should build on the storage aspect of the fridge. There is nothing mentioned about a barcode scanner that would make it conveinent for making an inventory. There are very few markets that have grocery delivery of ordering via the internet and we don't know if the exsisting services will work with this system.
The ability to leave notes for the kids is novel but the display is too low for most adults and unless that screen tilts outword, it would be difficult to write on.
People don't normally read recipes off the fridge. The store them on the fridge under a magnet but take it off to actually cook so they don't have to walk back and forth to the fridge. Again the screen height doesn't help here.
Many of the food storage features for freshness are already available on many existing refridgerators like GE and Maytag.
It's a big toy for the wealthy that have money to burn on such things. The Titanium finish problably wont match most kitchen styles either IMO. Internet Appliances haven't historically done well. I don't believe this one will either in the mass market.
You eat Hamburgers with mayo. You smell because you refuse to bathe. You cower because you are afraid. The France that spawned the great Lafayette no longer exsist. It hasn't since you lost your spine in WWII. Face it, your limp dick province of the EU can't do shit without our help.
I'm guessing you would have rolled over for the Nazis too ehh. Kiss my American ass biotch. You French can do squat except sell out all your people in Louisiana after they were kicked from Canada for refusing to swear loyalty to England.
A guaranteed severence package so that if they let you go within 1 year, you will get at least 6 months severence. If they don't off that with the pay increase, you should walk.
That is the only way to protect yourself. Everything in that list of 10 things is DEAD ON. It happens all the time. I agree that there are many good companies that don't do that kinda crap but more often than not they do.
This makes the colonization of Mars possible. This makes Terraforming possible. This makes fuel manufacturing easier. This makes oxygen generation easier. IF NASA plays this right we could easily be there by 2020. I just wish the money and the will exsisted because we have the technology to do this now.
The AirForce test their aircraft for vulnerabilities to EMP. I never worked on an aircraft that was extremely dependent on avionics (I was a UH-1H mech at one time) but I've heard stories from members of the airforce about hardening aircraft against EMP. I know the Army has experimented with it on Tanks. Funny thing, the Russians use radios and electrics in their tanks that still run on vacumme tubes. However vacumme tubes are no vulnerable to EMP.
Yea, as I mentioned Onebox is a pay service now. But considering that they have never had advertising, they do a good job of protecting your info, and they have several features that Hotmail and other don't, I consider them resonably priced. That's why I kept the service.
http://www.onebox.com is a good alternative for a pay service. They give you a phone number for voice messages and faxes as well. I think they do an excellent job of filtering spam. I rarely get a damn think from anyone in my account.
They take a large cut of the proceeds from those cameras just like they do in SD. When I lived in Woodbridge, VA (a few miles south of DC). I watched a furor about it on Fox news. Thank God I live in Texas now. They have a law against these damn things.
You can't supoenna a video camera. However the rest of your argument may be valid.
Thought it was a damn good idea. They built a huge one for troop and cargo transport. It has actually flown too. It was featured on WINGS a while back as I recall. However the fall of the Soviet Union and lack of Russian capitol killed the program. These vessels can be built to very large proportions and cost much less to operate than a plane such as the C-5 Galaxy. They could be used to ship very large cargos across the oceans in very short times.
Ground effect craft are not new. They've been around for decades. The primaraly work by traping air underneath the "wing" and using that to create lift. As a result, they cannot "fly" very far off the ground. The FAA ruled quite a while ago that a craft that has to stay in "ground effect" to create lift is not an aircraft and thus isn't regulated by them. A hovercraft actually falls in the same catagory because it to flys in ground effect, it just does it in a completely different way.
Damn man. Now that is cruel and unusual punishment. Yea, they deserve it anyways
Silver dots?!?
I'm already the geek of my neighborhood, but if I forget to take those things off I'll never hear the end of it I'm sure.
I'll pass since it isn't as precise as a mouse but I'm really taken by the concept. Especially if I can play CounterStrike or UnReal Tourney with it.
I love AMD and everything they have done to spur true innovation in the processor market. While I am very disappointed with their stand on the M$ AT case, I will still support them. They have a great product and have kept Intel on their toes which is a great thing for all of us. Hopefully the judge was listening to some MP3s instead of AMDs comments ;)
This isn't a smaller question of being able to verify the citizenry's identity. CT is collecting biometric data and using facial recognition technology in this process. While the CT DMV may genuinely not be in the business of violating a persons privacy, another government organization MIGHT BE one day. This tecnology, integrated with a network of digital video cameras, can be used to track your every move in public and sometimes private. The question you should be asking is, "Do I want to chance it that one day my government may track my every move?" If you think that is paranoid, then you should read up on the facial recognition that was used at the last two SuperBowls. It wouldn't be a far leap to think a government could and would do this. Great Britain already has nearly every square inch of it's territory under video lookout. It wouldn't take much for them to use facial recognition to track their entire population.
made the following remark: "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" We, the United States, are slowly but surely becoming a police state. Do we truly want the actions of less than 20 men to forever forfeit our liberties? I served my country to perserve those liberties not to surrender them. The person's right to privacy is essential to maintain a true democracy. The government must not be able to know it's peoples every move lest it desire to control said people. Control is what this is all about. Events like those happening in Conneticut will only serve as the foundation upon which "Fortress America" will be built. Unfortunately, WE THE PEOPLE, will be it's prisoners.
As this is now death's nail in the coffin for Best Buy when it comes to MY business, I'll just buy used CDs if I buy them at all. If you think about it, NOBODY gets any royalties off of used CDs or DVDs. Only the store owner makes money (which is cool by me). Best Buy has done more to hurt me as a consumer than anyone else out there. I TRIED to buy a $3000 HDTV from them but they were so stupid when it came to the technology and so friggin arogant. I went to TWEETERS instead and they EARNED my 3000 bucks. They answered a half hour of my questions and gave VERY knowledgable remarks. Now a $3000 HDTV from Tweeters is in my living room. Best Buy deserves to lose our business, if not for this crap, then for the lousy way they treat their customers. ON TO FRY'S!
I bought my XBox early on and have really enjoyed HALO. I have enjoyed it even more with the GameSpy Tunnel. After the way Microsoft has dropped Ultimate TV like a bad habit, I keep wondering if it is worth it to keep the XBox now. I don't really care about the DVD Player since I already have a Progressive Scanning one for my HDTV. I bought the XBox because is supports HDTV (halo is a thing of beauty in HD on a 55" TV). I also bought it because of online gaming. However M$, as usual, as dragged their feet with specific information about online gaming. Perhaps I should put the damn thing on Ebay and cut my losses.
a Government of the people, by the people, for the people? I guess it was sold off to the highest corporate bidder ehh? The Federal Government shouldn't be looking out strictly for the interest of Corporate America but for Consumer America as well. Why doesn't Senator Hollings press the issue of CD and DVD priceing with RIAA and MPAA? We all know that DVDs and CDs are vastly cheaper to produce than Video and Audio Cassettes yet they cost sometime more than TWICE as much. Congress should be twisting the arms of the entertainment corporations to find a comprimise that allows fair use. IMO, the Hollings bill will do nothing to prevent what it seeks to stop. You cannont stop Peer to Peer networking. You may be able to regulate it within the American borders but do you really want to do that? The only country that really does things like that is China. Do we really want to equalate ourselves with the Chinese? The only thing the Hollings bill will accomplish is to give an infinite life to old computer components. We will be less likely to seek out newer computers because they hamper the way we use our music. The Mafia will make a ton of cash off the selling of black marketed motherboards and CD/DVD-r/RW from countries that refuse to comply with Hollings bill should it become law. I would offer prohibition and even the drug war as examples. Even the most conservative Republican (which I happen to be) cannot deny that prohibition gave rise to Organized Crime. The so-called Drug War has done very little to curb the sale of illicit narcotics but has engorged the money coffers of drug lords. Indeed, if you wanted a Columbian drug lord to start shaking in his boots, you would legalize Coke and sic the IRS on his ass. An IRS audit would make any big bad man into a snivelling whimper of a child ;)
But I digress. The point is that the Hollings bill will only serve to create a new market for true criminals. It will criminalize the VAST majority of internet users as well. Just an opinion, but Senator Hollings might want to consider not listening to his pocket book but his constituancy on this one.
I leave you with a final message. If you REALLY want to stick it to RIAA and/or the MPAA, DON'T BUY THEIR PRODUCTS. There are TONS of original music and video on the net that free or at a low cost to you the consumer. There are tons of artist that ARE NOT signed to major record labels that simple share their wares (not warez) with a small but loyal fan base. IMO, the best music in the world is out there for free. If you end up buying the music (which you should) then nearly ALL of that money goes to the musician. However, they make most of their money playing gigs. If you REALLY REALLY want to defeat RIAA, you simply have to ignore it.
Ward, Don't F with the Beav.
My wife's uterus was damaged by uterine fibriods. As a result she is unable to bear children. Barring adoption, the only option we have is a suragate mother, and option we dread to try. I plan to be at that conference in Oklahoma to learn more.