This is good for those of us that already have access to high-speed cable Internet. The investment has already been made which pretty much means that it can only get better. (Note the optimism)
This is bad for those that lack access to high-speed cable Internet, perhaps because they don't live in highly metropolitan areas. As it becomes more likely that a cable company will have to share its infrastructure, the cable company becomes more likely to drag its heels. For example, Verizon held back the deveopment of DSL in the northeast because they were forced to share their network.
Or instead of probably violating your provider's Terms of Service by running a server (as I do too), you could just pony up the extra cash for a business account that will let you do anything you want.
Hey man, I love abusing my cable connection too, but since I'm not willing to pay $100 instead of the $40 I'm paying now, I don't expect being able to do everything I want to.
What the hell are you talking about?? Your examples of rap and jazz are mildly interesting, but patronage has ALWAYS been a central part of fine art - Beethoven, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael are some examples of what patronage has brought us.
Government support of the arts is an ancient practice.
Mozart, Schubert, Emily Bronte and John Keats died young and poor - who knows what more they could have done had they been given financial support?
think of what your money could do in the hands of people who really need it.
I have a better idea, why don't YOU sell all your furniture, all your electronics, all your clothes except those on your back, and send the money to Africa? You don't need those things do you? Think of what your money could in the hands of people who really need it.
This thing has to be one of the coolest things I've ever seen. It's essentially a $21,000 seaplane with a 90 mile range that's small enough to store in a garage.
If a car is given away for free, does that mean its manufacturer is free from liability if an error on manufacturer's part leads to the death or injury of the car's occupants?
and is seen to hurt smaller, independent-minded movies distributed by MPAA members
He's talking about THAT, and it refers to the exposure that smaller films will lose because of this. Because they never got the same ad budget as the summer blockbusters, smaller films relied on the buzz generated by screeners, or so the blurb would suggest.
According to our manager at THE STORE FORMERLY KNOWN AS COMPUTER CITY (now CompUSA), retail stores make very little money off the high-price items such as computers. They need those items to bring in customers. The REAL money is in supplies and accessories. Customer buys a computer: 5-10% of that is profit. You talk them into getting a printer and more stuff, and you end up with something like this...
That's the minimum you want to sell them. Now you're supposed to keep pushing - there's the scanner, digital camera, cable modem, cable/dsl router, joystick, etc. Software too, but there's usually very little money in that - software just brings in potential hardware customers.
Are people really pirating textbooks? I've heard rumors of that (here) - that you could get scanned textbooks as PDF's through p2p channels. But I have yet to see any proof that students are actually being crazy enough to scan entire textbooks.
Seeing as I'm far too lazy to actually read the PDF, can someone tell me if this is actually the software used by Google (you know, the search engine)?
You're kinda right, but it's more a matter of resources. You can criticize the government as much as you want in Pakistan, but they don't really have the resources to go after you (unless you're in any way connected to Bin Laden - that's a different case).
In India, with their thriving economy and huge cash reserves, it's a different deal. Some journalist got one of the defense ministers on video while taking a bribe - they shut him down, put some of his colleagues in prison, and used any means they could to harrass him.
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Isn't that also how Windows XP's activation scheme works?
It's free, pretty, and it works.
Mod parent up!! :)
I thought the network guys had finally blocked Slashdot. It's a good thing it came back before I finished loading my gun.
This is bad for those that lack access to high-speed cable Internet, perhaps because they don't live in highly metropolitan areas. As it becomes more likely that a cable company will have to share its infrastructure, the cable company becomes more likely to drag its heels. For example, Verizon held back the deveopment of DSL in the northeast because they were forced to share their network.
Any thoughts?
Hey man, I love abusing my cable connection too, but since I'm not willing to pay $100 instead of the $40 I'm paying now, I don't expect being able to do everything I want to.
Government support of the arts is an ancient practice.
Mozart, Schubert, Emily Bronte and John Keats died young and poor - who knows what more they could have done had they been given financial support?
I have a better idea, why don't YOU sell all your furniture, all your electronics, all your clothes except those on your back, and send the money to Africa? You don't need those things do you? Think of what your money could in the hands of people who really need it.
No? So shut the F up.
Damn, who would want to live in world without art? Even Hitler supported the arts!
What is this "AM" you refer to? Is that in contrast to "PM"? :)
This thing has to be one of the coolest things I've ever seen. It's essentially a $21,000 seaplane with a 90 mile range that's small enough to store in a garage.
If a car is given away for free, does that mean its manufacturer is free from liability if an error on manufacturer's part leads to the death or injury of the car's occupants?
So does paid software - the question is whether that "NO WARRANTY" holds up in court.
He's talking about THAT, and it refers to the exposure that smaller films will lose because of this. Because they never got the same ad budget as the summer blockbusters, smaller films relied on the buzz generated by screeners, or so the blurb would suggest.
my pr0n collection!! rofl LMAO BRB w00t!!
Just curious.
What does that mean? It sounds interesting.
You don't have a choice - VB Script is integrated in Windows. Specifically, it's tied to Internet Explorer.
Computer: $1500 ($150 profit)
Monitor: $200 ($50 profit)
Printer: $100 ($40 profit)
Printer cable: $30 ($29 profit)
"Photo" paper: $40 ($35 profit)
Plain paper: $10 ($8 profit)
Ink cartridges: $50 ($35 profit)
Surge protector: $35 ($25 profit)
Blank CD's: $40 ($25 profit)
Replacement plan: $300 (~$250 profit)
That's the minimum you want to sell them. Now you're supposed to keep pushing - there's the scanner, digital camera, cable modem, cable/dsl router, joystick, etc. Software too, but there's usually very little money in that - software just brings in potential hardware customers.
I'll tell you what's NOT comfortable: carrying 30 lbs of books on your back just because the freaking teacher MIGHT cover 2 or 3 pages.
Are people really pirating textbooks? I've heard rumors of that (here) - that you could get scanned textbooks as PDF's through p2p channels. But I have yet to see any proof that students are actually being crazy enough to scan entire textbooks.
cuz you want you want your server to be useful without having to log in
Seeing as I'm far too lazy to actually read the PDF, can someone tell me if this is actually the software used by Google (you know, the search engine)?
We can't take a chance - WE MUST STRIKE BEFORE THEY THREATEN OUR FREEDOM! Preemptory self-defense anyone?
In India, with their thriving economy and huge cash reserves, it's a different deal. Some journalist got one of the defense ministers on video while taking a bribe - they shut him down, put some of his colleagues in prison, and used any means they could to harrass him.