Kindle Killer = Local Library. Go check out a book. With the exception of a library keeping track of the date time and book you checked out, a book wont datamine or track your preferences or habits. Thats a kindle killer.
“We need to talk about the fact that we are for a free-market society that allows your effort and ingenuity to determine your success, not the cold, hard hand of the government.” -Chris Christie
Radio Shack ought to get back to being the electronic hobbyist store. They'll survive selling Arduinos , Raspberry Pi's, 3D printers, etc... Not over priced headphone cables and lack luster phones.
Hows Beta?
Buddy of mine was selected, and his company bought it for 'testing purposes as well like most here. Anyways, he brought it out one day and was showing it off to a bunch of us nerds getting beers at the local watering hole.
Honestly, I got bored with it after 2 minutes of fumbling around with it. Its clumsy and did not bring me "value". In stead of looking down at your phone, getting the same information, now you can stare straight ahead at someone across the table and appear engaging in a conversation but instead with your "Glass "as you would engage with your phone. Its the new modern day version of the fanny pack in my opinion.
But to answer OP, should you get Glass? No. Go invest your 1500 wisely elsewhere.
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As an audience member, I have not contributed in a long time.
Tl;DR Go google "Audiworld" "KAWF" "Exodus"
Few years ago, Audiworld.com was bought out by Internetbrands. Audiworld's underlying forum engine is an open source project called KAWF. Its a threaded style and most would call basic. Its "Audience" though otherwise.
Fast forward: All of InternetBrands automotive forums they own, runs a forum engine by vBulliten. Well, that didnt align up to what the rest of their portfolio they owned (eg common underlying foundation to make it easy to push ads to their "Audience" $$$$$$)
IB created a Beta site to preview the NEW Audiworld. With credit, they made a solid attempt to keep the look and feel of the old forums to please the hundreds of thousands of members of its "Audience" daily. It wasnt the same.
In the end the community "Audience" said a resounding "No, we dont like it". InternetBrands made the change anyways. After all Management knows better than its "Audience"
A few of the core "audience" started another website called Quattroworld.com which ran the opensource KAWF forum software that they created similar feel for their "Audience" The result was a HUGE mass exodus. Any reference on Audiworld pointing to Quattroworld, InternetBrands immediately started removing the posts so people can find their new home. Their familiar community. Audiworld sits today a former to its once glorious self with little "Audience" but its not the 400lb gorilla it once was.
Dice... Take a lesson. Sure, you can change over . Your management knows better than these insensitive clods here. You can introduce bot posted articles that promote a self serving advertising interest. You can make the look and feel easier to browse on phone. (I dont BTW) You will run off the nerds to another news for nerds forums. I only have a six digit 500K UserID, so I dont know what I'm talking about.
Parents need to keep an eye on their kids. Here is an analogy. One would not let them run free through a big city with out a watchful eye. Besides, all the teeny myspace bopers know exactly what they are doing. Generation gap is in effect.
Hire a bunch of college graduates.
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My company has been hiring a bunch of hungry college graduates. College 'new' hires easily get paid of those H1-B workers.
Then again, new hires get paid peanuts.
Noted, Californians get paid 10% more usually to compensate for the 10% income tax
"Young Americans are opting for better paid law and medicine over science and engineering and visa restrictions on bright foreign students further dilute the talent pool"
Unfortunately there is more $$$ to make in Law (Look at all the frivilous laws to get rich on) and Medicine (Baby Boomers are dying off and have money to spend on longevidy 'products') A good majority of the once high paying research and development jobs are going overseas, where the labor is cheaper.
If you dont like it, then TURN IT OFF. Is it that hard now? Alas, if on would so travel to other parts of the world, we'll see how good we have it here.
Employs well over 90,000 people. Each with a Laptop. This is going to be a nightmare for our IT Dept. See what happens when you go for the lowest bidder:) Anyone else's work affected?
I know we are in trouble when videogames idols are persuading America to vote. What character would you personally listen to? I'd love to see Lesiure Suit Larry telling our youth to vote;)
Could the Commodore 64 OS be tweaked to run on the Xbox. I'd love to play some old favorites. Lazy Jones, Jump Man, Spy Hunter, Silent Service, Grog's Revenge, Great American Cross Country Road Race and a buch more. That be sweet!
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Too much work. Black electrical tape over the clock.
CNN will ask the question if Climate Change here on earth caused it.
Kindle Killer = Local Library. Go check out a book. With the exception of a library keeping track of the date time and book you checked out, a book wont datamine or track your preferences or habits. Thats a kindle killer.
The location doesnt "agree" with the Inmarsat satellite pings.
“We need to talk about the fact that we are for a free-market society that allows your effort and ingenuity to determine your success, not the cold, hard hand of the government.” -Chris Christie
Radio Shack ought to get back to being the electronic hobbyist store. They'll survive selling Arduinos , Raspberry Pi's, 3D printers, etc... Not over priced headphone cables and lack luster phones. Hows Beta?
Buddy of mine was selected, and his company bought it for 'testing purposes as well like most here. Anyways, he brought it out one day and was showing it off to a bunch of us nerds getting beers at the local watering hole. Honestly, I got bored with it after 2 minutes of fumbling around with it. Its clumsy and did not bring me "value". In stead of looking down at your phone, getting the same information, now you can stare straight ahead at someone across the table and appear engaging in a conversation but instead with your "Glass "as you would engage with your phone. Its the new modern day version of the fanny pack in my opinion. But to answer OP, should you get Glass? No. Go invest your 1500 wisely elsewhere. (score: 0)
"Disable Advertising As our way of thanking you for your positive contributions to Slashdot, you are eligible to disable advertising." ORLY? As an audience member, I have not contributed in a long time.
Tl;DR Go google "Audiworld" "KAWF" "Exodus" Few years ago, Audiworld.com was bought out by Internetbrands. Audiworld's underlying forum engine is an open source project called KAWF. Its a threaded style and most would call basic. Its "Audience" though otherwise. Fast forward: All of InternetBrands automotive forums they own, runs a forum engine by vBulliten. Well, that didnt align up to what the rest of their portfolio they owned (eg common underlying foundation to make it easy to push ads to their "Audience" $$$$$$) IB created a Beta site to preview the NEW Audiworld. With credit, they made a solid attempt to keep the look and feel of the old forums to please the hundreds of thousands of members of its "Audience" daily. It wasnt the same. In the end the community "Audience" said a resounding "No, we dont like it". InternetBrands made the change anyways. After all Management knows better than its "Audience" A few of the core "audience" started another website called Quattroworld.com which ran the opensource KAWF forum software that they created similar feel for their "Audience" The result was a HUGE mass exodus. Any reference on Audiworld pointing to Quattroworld, InternetBrands immediately started removing the posts so people can find their new home. Their familiar community. Audiworld sits today a former to its once glorious self with little "Audience" but its not the 400lb gorilla it once was. Dice... Take a lesson. Sure, you can change over . Your management knows better than these insensitive clods here. You can introduce bot posted articles that promote a self serving advertising interest. You can make the look and feel easier to browse on phone. (I dont BTW) You will run off the nerds to another news for nerds forums. I only have a six digit 500K UserID, so I dont know what I'm talking about.
The main corporate Microsoft Campus.
What would a 'popup' feel like?
... a shameless plug. Shame.
victory for USA lawyers! Pretty soon we'll have to bubble wrap our kids up and send them off to school.
Parents need to keep an eye on their kids. Here is an analogy. One would not let them run free through a big city with out a watchful eye. Besides, all the teeny myspace bopers know exactly what they are doing. Generation gap is in effect.
My company has been hiring a bunch of hungry college graduates. College 'new' hires easily get paid of those H1-B workers. Then again, new hires get paid peanuts. Noted, Californians get paid 10% more usually to compensate for the 10% income tax
My cellphone scratches easily too. Common sense people. Thats why companies sell aftermarket ipod covers. Another frivolous lawsuit. Please move along. :)
"Young Americans are opting for better paid law and medicine over science and engineering and visa restrictions on bright foreign students further dilute the talent pool"
Unfortunately there is more $$$ to make in Law (Look at all the frivilous laws to get rich on) and Medicine (Baby Boomers are dying off and have money to spend on longevidy 'products') A good majority of the once high paying research and development jobs are going overseas, where the labor is cheaper.
I think I caught and need to leave work early today! :(
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The 12 year olds will have nothing better to do with their time. Hummm maybe catch up on some /. ;)
If you dont like it, then TURN IT OFF. Is it that hard now? Alas, if on would so travel to other parts of the world, we'll see how good we have it here.
Employs well over 90,000 people. Each with a Laptop. This is going to be a nightmare for our IT Dept. See what happens when you go for the lowest bidder :) Anyone else's work affected?
I know we are in trouble when videogames idols are persuading America to vote. What character would you personally listen to? I'd love to see Lesiure Suit Larry telling our youth to vote ;)
Could the Commodore 64 OS be tweaked to run on the Xbox. I'd love to play some old favorites. Lazy Jones, Jump Man, Spy Hunter, Silent Service, Grog's Revenge, Great American Cross Country Road Race and a buch more. That be sweet!
...just think what Viagra(tm)could do! It could happen.