So your solution is that we should go with the 100% patent encumbered codec instead? I fail to see how this solves the problem. With WebM, at least we have the possibility of a free and open solution.
If Google wins this, we will have choppy playback because of software decoding or we get more expensive hardware but at least the videos can be played anywhere, on any system and you're free to implement it in any product you choose to develop. If H.264 wins this, we will only have video playback on Windows and MacOS X, but at least you'll have your smooth playback. That's not enough for me, though.
For what though? I could pay the same amount here too, but the plan i am talking about gets you unlimited sms, virtually unlimited calls, plenty of data and a free smartphone (or rather the plan cost subsidizes it). For all that i wouldn't consider it 'hideously expensive'. Sure I could go on a $10 or $15 per month plan with no data and it would be the same as you pay.
Ok, that can explain stuff:) I generally buy phones without a subscription and then buy a subscription afterwards, it's cheaper that way, but I know that in a lot of countries you can't really do that.
The only thing that's really included is an unlimited number of sms' and a lot of calls. A couple of gigs of data would be another $10 or $15 per month (so called "unlimited" data plans).
I don't know about what has happened abroad, but here in Sweden, prices for 3G data traffic has plummeted after the introduction of 4G.
4G rollout hasn't happened here yet, we've been on 3.5G for ages.
Before 4G, an unlimited data plan would be ~$20--30 per month here. Prices have halved since then. Since the 4G data plans are about ~$50 per month, I don't really know how many actually buy those:)
Uhm yes, $49 per month *is* hideously expensive! I pay the equivalent of ~$50 each *quarter*, but that is without a data plan; a couple of gigs per month would cost me ~$10/mo., if I wanted it. I don't know about what has happened abroad, but here in Sweden, prices for 3G data traffic has plummeted after the introduction of 4G.
Bothering users more than having really bad reception on their phone? Having good signal strength to be able to make and receive calls when you're not really close to the base station is kinda basic functionality when it comes to a phone, bothcing the antenna is really about one of the worst things you can do.
And the generation after that will likely include things like fusion.
See, that right there is the assumption I query.
If the history of controllable hot fusion has taught us one thing, it's that sustainable breakeven is not around the corner, and that attempting to get there costs an increasing amount yet keeps the mirage at just about the same distance in the future.
No, that's not what the parent said. Read the post again. What he suggested was that exploring high energy physics may result in discoveries that are useful at NTP conditions in average Joe's living room, not that everyone should have a supercollider. While the latter would be extremely cool, the former is very reasonable.
At least here in Sweden (and I'm guessing it's mostly the same across the world), most banks run all their inter-bank transfers during the night, starting sometime after midnight. If I wire money to an account in the same bank that I have or to a bank that my bank has a special agreement with, it will be deposited immediately, otherwise (which is the normal case, especially so when paying bills) it will only be transferred during the night to the next bank day.
Where do you live do get that kind of service, how did you get your bank to actually replace the antiquated IBM systems from 1980 running all backends?:)
Why, yes, I *always* read the NACHA standard documents before doing any transaction with my bank, don't you?
Seriously though, the parent has a very valid point that 1) the wording is very badly chosen and 2) the banks have no incentive to fix it. These kinds of frauds are a big problem and, even though you feel that everyone that falls for it are dumb, it would probably be a good thing to at least try doing something about them.
What? Have you ever heard of the broken Netscape SSL implementation, or WEP (RC4 was an adequate algorithm), or any other broken crypto implementation? It's almost always the implementation of a provided algortihm that falters, not the algorithm itself!
People implementing and verifying provided algorithms need more math doctorates.
Don't you have any provider in the US that doesn't block ports? I only grudingly accept that my ISP in Sweden blocks port 25, but I can understand their reasoning. If they would block 3389, 80, or any other port I would immediately switch providers, that's simply unacceptable.
Your ISP probably has really bad peering with other ISPs or (more likely, considering it's a university) Hungary has bad connections to other countries and/or doesn't buy enough bandwidth on the transatlantic cables. Physical location really doesn't enter much into it.
Our (Swedish) government is famous for bending over for the US -- the Swedish police could invent any charges (Child Porn(tm), International Terrorism(tm) comes to mind) and seize Wikileaks' computers. The Pirate Bay raid comes to mind...
I second this. I pay ~$35 for my 10/100 Mbit split-speed unlimited broadband fiber connection (my ISP is Bredbandsbolaget), which is not an unreasonable price here in Sweden. And when I say unlimited, I mean no caps what so ever: I torrent *a lot* every month.
I always wonder why you people over there in the States pay so much for so crappy connections...
Here in Sweden, there are plenty of soaps, deodorants and other stuff that doesn't contain triclosan. Heck -- I'd even say that most of it doesn't contain antibacterial agents as people just don't want it.
Uhm, you do know that there are fewer birts than deaths in all industrialized western nations (excluding the US) and that all that is keeping the population up is immigration ? Better living conditions and longer lifespan => fewer births. There, problem solved.
The chinese only need their one-child-per-family-legislation since they still have a huge part of their population living in poverty.
The "no way you can have it done from your pocket" only applies for zero gain antennas. The black hat standing at the exit point, or better yet, in the van some meters away with a high gain parabolic antenna would tend to disagree.
... which doesn't help a thing if the user doesn't click "yes" on all alerts notifying him/her that the host key has changed.
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However, in many modern countries (perhaps yours excluded) power is generated using modern techniques that are impervious to all but the most severe weather
How about the following situation: Winter. Heavy snowfall. The temperature is one or two degrees above freezing (thus making the snow a) very heavy and b) very "sticky"). The snow accumulates on the nearby trees surrounding the lines, making them VERY heavy. Old trees cannot withstand the extra weight and they fall on the power lines. This happens a few times every winter in Sweden (where I live).
the transmission lines are underground
No, they aren't. All lines in towns and cities are underground, granted, but not in the country. Do you know the cost of putting all underground? I don't think they do that even where you live.
Yes, basing an argument on something which is flawed essentially invalidates the argument, however in this case it isn't flawed. Compare it to if I were to stick a note on a public board and suing people for reading it. It wouldn't matter if I put the note on my front door, but if I put it in my bedroom -- effectively shielding it from the outside using a physical barrier (a wall) -- then it would be illegal for people to force their way through the barrier in order to read the note.
If I don't want people to read the information then I should not post it in a public place. I can't, using lawyers, force people to read note A before they read note B either or to watch the commercial before reading my note.
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So your solution is that we should go with the 100% patent encumbered codec instead? I fail to see how this solves the problem. With WebM, at least we have the possibility of a free and open solution.
If Google wins this, we will have choppy playback because of software decoding or we get more expensive hardware but at least the videos can be played anywhere, on any system and you're free to implement it in any product you choose to develop. If H.264 wins this, we will only have video playback on Windows and MacOS X, but at least you'll have your smooth playback. That's not enough for me, though.
I pay the equivalent of ~$50 each *quarter*
For what though? I could pay the same amount here too, but the plan i am talking about gets you unlimited sms, virtually unlimited calls, plenty of data and a free smartphone (or rather the plan cost subsidizes it). For all that i wouldn't consider it 'hideously expensive'. Sure I could go on a $10 or $15 per month plan with no data and it would be the same as you pay.
Ok, that can explain stuff :) I generally buy phones without a subscription and then buy a subscription afterwards, it's cheaper that way, but I know that in a lot of countries you can't really do that.
The only thing that's really included is an unlimited number of sms' and a lot of calls. A couple of gigs of data would be another $10 or $15 per month (so called "unlimited" data plans).
I don't know about what has happened abroad, but here in Sweden, prices for 3G data traffic has plummeted after the introduction of 4G.
4G rollout hasn't happened here yet, we've been on 3.5G for ages.
Before 4G, an unlimited data plan would be ~$20--30 per month here. Prices have halved since then. Since the 4G data plans are about ~$50 per month, I don't really know how many actually buy those :)
Uhm yes, $49 per month *is* hideously expensive! I pay the equivalent of ~$50 each *quarter*, but that is without a data plan; a couple of gigs per month would cost me ~$10/mo., if I wanted it. I don't know about what has happened abroad, but here in Sweden, prices for 3G data traffic has plummeted after the introduction of 4G.
Bothering users more than having really bad reception on their phone? Having good signal strength to be able to make and receive calls when you're not really close to the base station is kinda basic functionality when it comes to a phone, bothcing the antenna is really about one of the worst things you can do.
And the generation after that will likely include things like fusion.
See, that right there is the assumption I query.
If the history of controllable hot fusion has taught us one thing, it's that sustainable breakeven is not around the corner, and that attempting to get there costs an increasing amount yet keeps the mirage at just about the same distance in the future.
ITER would like to disagree with you there.
Or I should have just read your entire post before posting. Oh, well, sorry about that :)
No, that's not what the parent said. Read the post again. What he suggested was that exploring high energy physics may result in discoveries that are useful at NTP conditions in average Joe's living room, not that everyone should have a supercollider. While the latter would be extremely cool, the former is very reasonable.
At least here in Sweden (and I'm guessing it's mostly the same across the world), most banks run all their inter-bank transfers during the night, starting sometime after midnight. If I wire money to an account in the same bank that I have or to a bank that my bank has a special agreement with, it will be deposited immediately, otherwise (which is the normal case, especially so when paying bills) it will only be transferred during the night to the next bank day. Where do you live do get that kind of service, how did you get your bank to actually replace the antiquated IBM systems from 1980 running all backends? :)
Why, yes, I *always* read the NACHA standard documents before doing any transaction with my bank, don't you? Seriously though, the parent has a very valid point that 1) the wording is very badly chosen and 2) the banks have no incentive to fix it. These kinds of frauds are a big problem and, even though you feel that everyone that falls for it are dumb, it would probably be a good thing to at least try doing something about them.
What? Have you ever heard of the broken Netscape SSL implementation, or WEP (RC4 was an adequate algorithm), or any other broken crypto implementation? It's almost always the implementation of a provided algortihm that falters, not the algorithm itself! People implementing and verifying provided algorithms need more math doctorates.
Don't you have any provider in the US that doesn't block ports? I only grudingly accept that my ISP in Sweden blocks port 25, but I can understand their reasoning. If they would block 3389, 80, or any other port I would immediately switch providers, that's simply unacceptable.
Your ISP probably has really bad peering with other ISPs or (more likely, considering it's a university) Hungary has bad connections to other countries and/or doesn't buy enough bandwidth on the transatlantic cables. Physical location really doesn't enter much into it.
They're sponsored by Bahnhof -- the same provider that hosted the Pirate Bay previously during the raid.
Our (Swedish) government is famous for bending over for the US -- the Swedish police could invent any charges (Child Porn(tm), International Terrorism(tm) comes to mind) and seize Wikileaks' computers. The Pirate Bay raid comes to mind ...
I second this. I pay ~$35 for my 10/100 Mbit split-speed unlimited broadband fiber connection (my ISP is Bredbandsbolaget), which is not an unreasonable price here in Sweden. And when I say unlimited, I mean no caps what so ever: I torrent *a lot* every month. I always wonder why you people over there in the States pay so much for so crappy connections ...
Here in Sweden, there are plenty of soaps, deodorants and other stuff that doesn't contain triclosan. Heck -- I'd even say that most of it doesn't contain antibacterial agents as people just don't want it.
Uhm, you do know that there are fewer birts than deaths in all industrialized western nations (excluding the US) and that all that is keeping the population up is immigration ? Better living conditions and longer lifespan => fewer births. There, problem solved. The chinese only need their one-child-per-family-legislation since they still have a huge part of their population living in poverty.
The "no way you can have it done from your pocket" only applies for zero gain antennas. The black hat standing at the exit point, or better yet, in the van some meters away with a high gain parabolic antenna would tend to disagree.
... which doesn't help a thing if the user doesn't click "yes" on all alerts notifying him/her that the host key has changed.
However, in many modern countries (perhaps yours excluded) power is generated using modern techniques that are impervious to all but the most severe weather
How about the following situation: Winter. Heavy snowfall. The temperature is one or two degrees above freezing (thus making the snow a) very heavy and b) very "sticky"). The snow accumulates on the nearby trees surrounding the lines, making them VERY heavy. Old trees cannot withstand the extra weight and they fall on the power lines. This happens a few times every winter in Sweden (where I live).
the transmission lines are underground
No, they aren't. All lines in towns and cities are underground, granted, but not in the country. Do you know the cost of putting all underground? I don't think they do that even where you live.
the only problem being, that there is no such thing as 'centrifugal force'. I could make a long post about this but I won't.
Yes, basing an argument on something which is flawed essentially invalidates the argument, however in this case it isn't flawed. Compare it to if I were to stick a note on a public board and suing people for reading it. It wouldn't matter if I put the note on my front door, but if I put it in my bedroom -- effectively shielding it from the outside using a physical barrier (a wall) -- then it would be illegal for people to force their way through the barrier in order to read the note.
If I don't want people to read the information then I should not post it in a public place. I can't, using lawyers, force people to read note A before they read note B either or to watch the commercial before reading my note.
"like if x locks or whatever" ctrl-shift-backspace?
Well, no, because the balls would stick to the magnets