I think this tax might not be a bad idea. The levy on blank CDs basically implied that downloading was legal. MP3 players are just an extension. It all depends on how much this tax is.
I think it's a good move for Google. China seems like it's a pain in the ass for them. They might as well sit it out for now, and if things change in China, they can always jump back in.
I wonder if it would be ever as good as it is in Doom, where you can shoot the wall directly in front of you, and all the enemies in your field of view immediately dies.
Who still uses IE6? Google should just insult the IE6 users into upgrading: "You are using Internet Explorer 6. This indicates that you are a giant douche. If you no longer want to be a giant douche, please upgrade your browser."
I find this an interesting issue, because the Chinese government has so much control over there, and they can probably order a company like Lenovo to install some spy chip on there. Without looking at the motherboard, it would be difficult to detect. I think it would be difficult to do a company like HP. Any additional chip means additional cost, and HP would notice this right away. It would have to be a company that collaborates in the design stage.
What the hell are you babbling about? All I'm saying is that we, the consumers, will decide whether the iPad is really a "Huge Step Backward". It's ridiculous to complain that the iPad is locked down. I'm going to vote with my wallet and not buy it. Maybe someday Apple will get my message.
This is why free markets are so great. While there's great debate whether the iPad is good or bad, the destiny of the iPad is solely in the consumer's hands. If they don't like it, they buy something else and the iPad dies. If they love it, the iPad thrives. Just wait a year, and we will see if Apple made a good decision. All this huff about the system being locked down is irrelevant.
This is actually a good thing. More research will get done. When researchers write papers, they have to be peer reviewed. In essence, the results are available to the world. Everyone benefits. China will contribute a huge amount to science. Also, it's in their best interest to collaborate with the rest of the world, or else they will be left behind.
I know some developers that are highly specialized in low-level DSP programming, and they make plenty. Also, if you are also responsible for architectural decisions and architectural design, you make more. I don't know many people who are just programmers, but I would have to assume they make less. My advice for programmers is take on more responsibilities and/or try to become a specialist. Unfortunately, there is a large supply of programmers, probably because the barrier to learning is quite low compared to say, FPGA design and development.
What I don't understand is: What is the connection between online advertising and illegal downloading of media? Those are completely unrelated. Aren't they?
The disney reference was to TFA. Disney is not on board with this DECE system, they're pitching their own system. It's like DVD+R vs DVD-R, except no one gives a shit.
It's glaringly obvious that this concept is already doomed to fail. So, what incentive do consumers have to buy this new hardware? This hardware is not going to be cheap, and no one will be willing to pay huge subsidies to make it attractive to customers. And what real value does this add for the customer, compared to another DRM free device that plays everything, say.... a cheap laptop with HDMI output. Oh, and it plays all movies, except from Disney.
The movie and TV companies need to take advantage of their huge catalog. If downloads were cheap (say $20 for a certain 20h of content), DRM free, and access to ALL movies and TV shows ever made, I would sign up in a heart-beat. Additional value can be added by a netflix type rating and recommendation system, and channels which are pre-programmed. The key is to add additional value on top of the content itself, which piracy has pretty much pushed down to almost 0.
If you look at the hills on the left side, the big white buildings are the Infineon fabs, and the now bankrupt Qimonda fab. Also, you can almost tell which part of Dresden was destroyed from the WWII bombings by the types of buildings that are there now. The apartment box-like buildings were built during the communist times after the war.
Plants are the most efficient at collecting solar energy. Plants are the most efficient at storing energy as some form of hydrocarbon. We already have a huge infrastructure to distribute hydrocarbons. It's such a perfect fit. This hydrogen nonsense was a huge waste of money, and should have been invested in biofuels.
I'm glad that more e-readers are starting to come out. I hope to get one after a couple more generations and a huge price cut. Plastic Logic is coming out with an e-reader soon too. Yay for competition.
HP has a chip on the ink cartridge that disables itself after a certain amount of time. Once the cartridge is disabled, the printer refuses to print with that cartridge, even if refilled. What a whole load of crap.
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You should tell your boss to memorize this: If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
I think this tax might not be a bad idea. The levy on blank CDs basically implied that downloading was legal. MP3 players are just an extension. It all depends on how much this tax is.
I fully welcome the publisher's threat to stop making PC games. It's an empty threat. Games will always be made for PC, as long as they exist.
Don't buy it. That's how you win against the profit motive.
I think it's a good move for Google. China seems like it's a pain in the ass for them. They might as well sit it out for now, and if things change in China, they can always jump back in.
LOL, I'll remember this the next time I play multiplayer DOOM.
Chuck Norris doesn't attack. He destroys.
I wonder if it would be ever as good as it is in Doom, where you can shoot the wall directly in front of you, and all the enemies in your field of view immediately dies.
Who still uses IE6? Google should just insult the IE6 users into upgrading: "You are using Internet Explorer 6. This indicates that you are a giant douche. If you no longer want to be a giant douche, please upgrade your browser."
I find this an interesting issue, because the Chinese government has so much control over there, and they can probably order a company like Lenovo to install some spy chip on there. Without looking at the motherboard, it would be difficult to detect. I think it would be difficult to do a company like HP. Any additional chip means additional cost, and HP would notice this right away. It would have to be a company that collaborates in the design stage.
What the hell are you babbling about? All I'm saying is that we, the consumers, will decide whether the iPad is really a "Huge Step Backward". It's ridiculous to complain that the iPad is locked down. I'm going to vote with my wallet and not buy it. Maybe someday Apple will get my message.
This is why free markets are so great. While there's great debate whether the iPad is good or bad, the destiny of the iPad is solely in the consumer's hands. If they don't like it, they buy something else and the iPad dies. If they love it, the iPad thrives. Just wait a year, and we will see if Apple made a good decision. All this huff about the system being locked down is irrelevant.
This is actually a good thing. More research will get done. When researchers write papers, they have to be peer reviewed. In essence, the results are available to the world. Everyone benefits. China will contribute a huge amount to science. Also, it's in their best interest to collaborate with the rest of the world, or else they will be left behind.
I know some developers that are highly specialized in low-level DSP programming, and they make plenty. Also, if you are also responsible for architectural decisions and architectural design, you make more. I don't know many people who are just programmers, but I would have to assume they make less. My advice for programmers is take on more responsibilities and/or try to become a specialist. Unfortunately, there is a large supply of programmers, probably because the barrier to learning is quite low compared to say, FPGA design and development.
What I don't understand is: What is the connection between online advertising and illegal downloading of media? Those are completely unrelated. Aren't they?
The disney reference was to TFA. Disney is not on board with this DECE system, they're pitching their own system. It's like DVD+R vs DVD-R, except no one gives a shit.
It's glaringly obvious that this concept is already doomed to fail. So, what incentive do consumers have to buy this new hardware? This hardware is not going to be cheap, and no one will be willing to pay huge subsidies to make it attractive to customers. And what real value does this add for the customer, compared to another DRM free device that plays everything, say.... a cheap laptop with HDMI output. Oh, and it plays all movies, except from Disney.
The movie and TV companies need to take advantage of their huge catalog. If downloads were cheap (say $20 for a certain 20h of content), DRM free, and access to ALL movies and TV shows ever made, I would sign up in a heart-beat. Additional value can be added by a netflix type rating and recommendation system, and channels which are pre-programmed. The key is to add additional value on top of the content itself, which piracy has pretty much pushed down to almost 0.
If you look at the hills on the left side, the big white buildings are the Infineon fabs, and the now bankrupt Qimonda fab. Also, you can almost tell which part of Dresden was destroyed from the WWII bombings by the types of buildings that are there now. The apartment box-like buildings were built during the communist times after the war.
Plants are the most efficient at collecting solar energy. Plants are the most efficient at storing energy as some form of hydrocarbon. We already have a huge infrastructure to distribute hydrocarbons. It's such a perfect fit. This hydrogen nonsense was a huge waste of money, and should have been invested in biofuels.
Since we're all doomed, how about you send me all you money?
Crap, now I can't yell at the kids playing counter-strike when they snipe me down with a pistol?
I'm glad that more e-readers are starting to come out. I hope to get one after a couple more generations and a huge price cut. Plastic Logic is coming out with an e-reader soon too. Yay for competition.
HP has a chip on the ink cartridge that disables itself after a certain amount of time. Once the cartridge is disabled, the printer refuses to print with that cartridge, even if refilled. What a whole load of crap.
I know someone that finished reading the Internet.