If they're implementing cap-excess fees, they should also enable the user to hard-limit his internet access when the cap is reached, with a manual bypass when the user wishes to "accept the charges".
My ISP (Rogers, up here in Canada) offers soft-cap notifications in your browser when the cap reaches 75% and 100%, but these notifications would never be seen if I, for example, were to Netflix my Gbs into oblivion.
It strikes me as odd that "only" a year after Jobs' death, the smaller tablet was released. It seems to me that it would take significantly more time for an executive board to come to an agreement on a new product, then design it, build it, put it through testing, establish a supply chain, etc etc. Jobs knew it was on the design table well in advance of his demise. What the public sees is far different from what takes place inside a company like Apple.
If there is a place you can donate to a less-fortunate destination (local or overseas school, library, etc) then make this your priority.
Else, if you can sell it in bulk on Kijiji/Craigslist for cheap (think $1 per monitor), then sell it, and donate the money to a good cause. They mightn't benefit from monitors and VCRs, but they can certainly use the money. I suggest in bulk, because you don't want to be supply-chain-managing a bunch of crap, do you?
Else, if you can recycle it, do so. Hoarding a bunch of worthless archaic junk that you can't get rid of will just mean you're hoarding a bunch of worthless archaic junk that you can't get rid of!
For the future, consider inventorying, photographing, and valuating as many possessions -- no matter how seemingly negligible. Then ensure that your insurance policy actually covers the cost of replacing as much as possible at full retail value.
There are apps, applications, and web apps which enable you to realistically valuate your possessions, to ensure that your insurance company is giving you a fair amount for theft.
Cooking (i.e. successfully cooking something that is palatable, enjoyable, nutritious, and visually attractive) is about ingredients and directions just as much as it is about taste, smell, personal preferences, dietary requirements, culture, tradition, and intuition.
Creativity is not a problem that needs to be solved by technology.
The mobile site is somewhat unresponsive on my Galaxy Nexus. I found I had to "swipe more" to get the site to scroll. This doesn't occur elsewhere, so I can only assume it's the toolkit you're using.
The orange-to-teal header background takes a visibly long time to load; with the support on mobile phones being what it is, it would make sense to render this using SVG or Canvas, and cut down on load time.
The UI theme is rather quirky, and doesn't animate fluidly, for example when loading new content, drilling deeper into settings, and the like.
Without going into conspiracy theories and donning tinfoil hats, the idealistic situation where I can go "anywhere" and WiFi is available to me, seems nice. I wouldn't need a data plan from my ISP except for extremely rural areas where network penetration is nigh impossible.
Essentially, this is an initiative which attempts to bring everyone up-to-speed with current internet accessibility technology, and puts everyone on an equal playing ground. Folks who can't afford internet access, folks in rural areas who don't bother with internet access due to lifestyle/need or current access limitations. Elderly who often don't approach the internet world due to technology's general confusing nature.
It seems that earliest adoption should be implemented in such a fashion as to bear the most impact for the greatest number of people (e.g. low-income residences, schools, libraries, or some other demographic). But are there other, more important "everyday human" needs, which the FCC can and should address, rather than attempting to offer a public WiFi mega-network?
You want to get her interested in gaming with you. Let's look at the root cause:
1) She begs, nags, harasses, pleads with you to get away from the computer, do something together, "spend more time with me", etc. You feel that getting her into gaming will bridge this gap, and let you continue on playing games together.
2) You watched some shitty movies, and have concluded that no movies in the history of cinema are worth watching. Or she only wants to watch chick-flicks. Or you can't agree on movies, so she watches The Notebook (again) and resents it the whole time, because you're busy playing a game.
3) She feels that she doesn't know you enough, wants to "meet you halfway", and has shown interest in playing something you play, rather than her typical Facebook games.
4) You want something for the both of you to do once your child(ren) is/are asleep, and the thought of reclaiming your juvenile adolescence by trouncing some n00b really butters your biscuit. It'd be great if you were a husband/wife team!
There's really only one thing to be said for all of these: you're doing it wrong.
You're in a new country. It has a history, a culture, a language. Go out and see and learn them, together. As a family.
You have a new family. It has a future, traditions, and time to be spent together. Don't waste it; spend it together. As a family.
You're wasting precious moments with people who don't give two shits about you, and avoiding precious moments with people who love you more than their own breath.
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If they're implementing cap-excess fees, they should also enable the user to hard-limit his internet access when the cap is reached, with a manual bypass when the user wishes to "accept the charges".
My ISP (Rogers, up here in Canada) offers soft-cap notifications in your browser when the cap reaches 75% and 100%, but these notifications would never be seen if I, for example, were to Netflix my Gbs into oblivion.
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C) Run Linux?
It strikes me as odd that "only" a year after Jobs' death, the smaller tablet was released. It seems to me that it would take significantly more time for an executive board to come to an agreement on a new product, then design it, build it, put it through testing, establish a supply chain, etc etc. Jobs knew it was on the design table well in advance of his demise. What the public sees is far different from what takes place inside a company like Apple.
Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
If there is a place you can donate to a less-fortunate destination (local or overseas school, library, etc) then make this your priority.
Else, if you can sell it in bulk on Kijiji/Craigslist for cheap (think $1 per monitor), then sell it, and donate the money to a good cause. They mightn't benefit from monitors and VCRs, but they can certainly use the money. I suggest in bulk, because you don't want to be supply-chain-managing a bunch of crap, do you?
Else, if you can recycle it, do so. Hoarding a bunch of worthless archaic junk that you can't get rid of will just mean you're hoarding a bunch of worthless archaic junk that you can't get rid of!
Else, build a time machine. :-)
For the future, consider inventorying, photographing, and valuating as many possessions -- no matter how seemingly negligible. Then ensure that your insurance policy actually covers the cost of replacing as much as possible at full retail value.
There are apps, applications, and web apps which enable you to realistically valuate your possessions, to ensure that your insurance company is giving you a fair amount for theft.
Cooking (i.e. successfully cooking something that is palatable, enjoyable, nutritious, and visually attractive) is about ingredients and directions just as much as it is about taste, smell, personal preferences, dietary requirements, culture, tradition, and intuition.
Creativity is not a problem that needs to be solved by technology.
Blockly!
...if an obnoxious guy wearing a Bluetooth headset is referred to as a 'douchebag', what do you moniker an obnoxious guy wearing a Glass headset?
...get your ass to Mars.
JJ Abrams directing more rehashed ideas than before - Burma-Shave
The mobile site is somewhat unresponsive on my Galaxy Nexus. I found I had to "swipe more" to get the site to scroll. This doesn't occur elsewhere, so I can only assume it's the toolkit you're using.
The orange-to-teal header background takes a visibly long time to load; with the support on mobile phones being what it is, it would make sense to render this using SVG or Canvas, and cut down on load time.
The UI theme is rather quirky, and doesn't animate fluidly, for example when loading new content, drilling deeper into settings, and the like.
Without going into conspiracy theories and donning tinfoil hats, the idealistic situation where I can go "anywhere" and WiFi is available to me, seems nice. I wouldn't need a data plan from my ISP except for extremely rural areas where network penetration is nigh impossible.
Essentially, this is an initiative which attempts to bring everyone up-to-speed with current internet accessibility technology, and puts everyone on an equal playing ground. Folks who can't afford internet access, folks in rural areas who don't bother with internet access due to lifestyle/need or current access limitations. Elderly who often don't approach the internet world due to technology's general confusing nature.
It seems that earliest adoption should be implemented in such a fashion as to bear the most impact for the greatest number of people (e.g. low-income residences, schools, libraries, or some other demographic). But are there other, more important "everyday human" needs, which the FCC can and should address, rather than attempting to offer a public WiFi mega-network?
My work here is done.
Any country IS. What's your point?
You're absolutely right. Thanks for making the world a better place, one nitpick at a time.
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apple
RTFW
And stop being so goddamn pedantic.
So... some rich dude will take out a huge insurance policy on a credit card database, just days before it's hacked and the information stolen?
...and thoroughly documented.
Or if you happen to sell groceries.
Say 'what' again. Say 'what' again, I dare you, I double dare you motherfucker, say what one more god-damned time!
Thanks for clarifying who the man of the house is. :-)
You want to get her interested in gaming with you. Let's look at the root cause:
1) She begs, nags, harasses, pleads with you to get away from the computer, do something together, "spend more time with me", etc. You feel that getting her into gaming will bridge this gap, and let you continue on playing games together.
2) You watched some shitty movies, and have concluded that no movies in the history of cinema are worth watching. Or she only wants to watch chick-flicks. Or you can't agree on movies, so she watches The Notebook (again) and resents it the whole time, because you're busy playing a game.
3) She feels that she doesn't know you enough, wants to "meet you halfway", and has shown interest in playing something you play, rather than her typical Facebook games.
4) You want something for the both of you to do once your child(ren) is/are asleep, and the thought of reclaiming your juvenile adolescence by trouncing some n00b really butters your biscuit. It'd be great if you were a husband/wife team!
There's really only one thing to be said for all of these: you're doing it wrong.
You're in a new country. It has a history, a culture, a language. Go out and see and learn them, together. As a family.
You have a new family. It has a future, traditions, and time to be spent together. Don't waste it; spend it together. As a family.
You're wasting precious moments with people who don't give two shits about you, and avoiding precious moments with people who love you more than their own breath.
You're the man of the house. Act like it.