I believe the idea of the barcodes are they are unique, so when they read your card at the store they know who you are without asking your name and asking a 'secret' question (which is the common, "I dont have my card" solution).
I dont believe that was the original commentor's point (even though I dont know what PHB meant). Yes, there is a solution if you dont want to be indexed, but if all the linking policies were followed by search engines, the thought is that no one would be able to find the web site. This would really force the company to find out how stupid their policy really is.
I was thinking You've Got Spam, but I guess that'd be the name of a porn movie.
Use QuickLaunch for more speed...
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[ Win32 only, though. ]
As long as this (undocumented) feature remains in the code, you can make Phoenix, like Mozilla, have a quick launch thing so it starts nearly instantly. Have a shortcut in your startup folder that runs "phoenix.exe -turbo" (with appropriate paths). Worry not; this will not start the browser, just the quicklaunch.
Now, Phoenix has the same advantage IE has (grumble grumble).
I agree with you here; I've seen it so many times with others who use their cell phone with a headset, as well as limited experience doing it myself. It is really surprising to what degree you are distracted when talking on the phone. What I find odd is that there isn't the same level of distraction when you're talking to someone in the passenger seat -- the phone is several times worse.
Why is a phone conversation so much more of a distraction than a conversation with a passenger? Ideally, shouldn't this be the case? What barriers to we need to break to do this? Is it possible?
The law, at least in New York, says you can't use it without a hands-free headset of some kind. The article provides little insight into the laws that are trying to be passed in Europe, but I believe an outright ban is pretty unlikely ("70% of calls are made from the car" -- there's certainly a lot of corporate interest that will make their voice heard).
The point is, using bluetooth to automatically recognize a nearby headset and use it without wires going all over the place is certainly an improvement. More people will follow the law if its more convienant. Even more-so, the phone can communicate with the car, and use the in-car speakers and a built-in microphone. Nothing to put on, and nothing to set up.
I'm not exactly sure what options you have to have, or even if its out yet, etc (I think it is; should I be posting this? I'm sure its announced somewhere), but they have voice recognition for both dialing numbers and names. You have to program the names in and associate it with one of your memory slots. You activate by holding a button the steering wheel, which then prompts you, "Number please." It works pretty well, and with very little distraction from the road. All the hands-free stuff is built into the car.
They're investigating bluetooth mostly for the convienance that you don't even have to plug the phone into the car when you get in. Its in your briefcase? Thats fine! Of course, you still have to plug it in if you want your phone to charge (or, not discharge) while you drive. Not sure if it has the power to turn the phone on if its off.
(FYI -- the BMW systems relies on a specific Motorola phone (one of the StarNet varieties) which has support for their telephony functions. You can take the phone with you, but it needs to be plugged into the car system for it to integrate with the telephony functions. Also FYI, I have first hand experience with the system, and not by using some prototype at a car show, although I'm not sure if it was a final retail car, either. If it isnt release yet, I'm sure they'll have it out really soon. No idea when to expect bluetooth.)
This is very localized, but here in New York on Verizon it would cost $30+ a month if I wanted unlimited local calling. Instead, I pay about $17/month and pay about $0.10 per local call. Unless you make 150+ local calls a month, this works out to be better. Seeing as I make about 5, and mostly use it so people can reach me, I like this. I also split this with my roommate so its even cheaper.
The reason I don't have a cell phone? I hate them. The reception. The plans. The contracts. The restrictions. Etc, etc...and if cable ever goes down, I can dial-up into the university dial-up.
This was my biggest bain when I installed Debian earlier this week. I got through the install just fine (having installed Slackware, Redhat/text-mode, etc etc in the past), but when it came to using it I found all the software out of date. When I attempted to install a more current fluxbox package, my libc was out of date; and libraries are the only thing I want my packaging system to take care of for me.
There is a mass amount of 'testing' and 'unstable' packages, but I could not figure out how to get apt-get to look at them. apt-setup does not ask you which level you are willing to brave, and it should.
Sure, stable is great for a server, but can't I get something a little more current? How do you do it?
Clearly he should've also built his server out of legos as well... or maybe he did.
Actually its holding up pretty well. Must be on a pretty fat pipe. LEGO makes fat pipes, right?
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I believe the idea of the barcodes are they are unique, so when they read your card at the store they know who you are without asking your name and asking a 'secret' question (which is the common, "I dont have my card" solution).
So, no.
I dont believe that was the original commentor's point (even though I dont know what PHB meant). Yes, there is a solution if you dont want to be indexed, but if all the linking policies were followed by search engines, the thought is that no one would be able to find the web site. This would really force the company to find out how stupid their policy really is.
I was thinking You've Got Spam, but I guess that'd be the name of a porn movie.
[ Win32 only, though. ]
As long as this (undocumented) feature remains in the code, you can make Phoenix, like Mozilla, have a quick launch thing so it starts nearly instantly. Have a shortcut in your startup folder that runs "phoenix.exe -turbo" (with appropriate paths). Worry not; this will not start the browser, just the quicklaunch.
Now, Phoenix has the same advantage IE has (grumble grumble).
I agree with you here; I've seen it so many times with others who use their cell phone with a headset, as well as limited experience doing it myself. It is really surprising to what degree you are distracted when talking on the phone. What I find odd is that there isn't the same level of distraction when you're talking to someone in the passenger seat -- the phone is several times worse.
Why is a phone conversation so much more of a distraction than a conversation with a passenger? Ideally, shouldn't this be the case? What barriers to we need to break to do this? Is it possible?
The law, at least in New York, says you can't use it without a hands-free headset of some kind. The article provides little insight into the laws that are trying to be passed in Europe, but I believe an outright ban is pretty unlikely ("70% of calls are made from the car" -- there's certainly a lot of corporate interest that will make their voice heard).
The point is, using bluetooth to automatically recognize a nearby headset and use it without wires going all over the place is certainly an improvement. More people will follow the law if its more convienant. Even more-so, the phone can communicate with the car, and use the in-car speakers and a built-in microphone. Nothing to put on, and nothing to set up.
I'm not exactly sure what options you have to have, or even if its out yet, etc (I think it is; should I be posting this? I'm sure its announced somewhere), but they have voice recognition for both dialing numbers and names. You have to program the names in and associate it with one of your memory slots. You activate by holding a button the steering wheel, which then prompts you, "Number please." It works pretty well, and with very little distraction from the road. All the hands-free stuff is built into the car.
They're investigating bluetooth mostly for the convienance that you don't even have to plug the phone into the car when you get in. Its in your briefcase? Thats fine! Of course, you still have to plug it in if you want your phone to charge (or, not discharge) while you drive. Not sure if it has the power to turn the phone on if its off.
(FYI -- the BMW systems relies on a specific Motorola phone (one of the StarNet varieties) which has support for their telephony functions. You can take the phone with you, but it needs to be plugged into the car system for it to integrate with the telephony functions. Also FYI, I have first hand experience with the system, and not by using some prototype at a car show, although I'm not sure if it was a final retail car, either. If it isnt release yet, I'm sure they'll have it out really soon. No idea when to expect bluetooth.)
This is very localized, but here in New York on Verizon it would cost $30+ a month if I wanted unlimited local calling. Instead, I pay about $17/month and pay about $0.10 per local call. Unless you make 150+ local calls a month, this works out to be better. Seeing as I make about 5, and mostly use it so people can reach me, I like this. I also split this with my roommate so its even cheaper. The reason I don't have a cell phone? I hate them. The reception. The plans. The contracts. The restrictions. Etc, etc. ..and if cable ever goes down, I can dial-up into the university dial-up.
Thanks, I'll try it out (saw the comment below this but replying here to make more sense).
I still think this should be better implemented or documented. Part of apt-setup would be the best place, IMHO.
This was my biggest bain when I installed Debian earlier this week. I got through the install just fine (having installed Slackware, Redhat/text-mode, etc etc in the past), but when it came to using it I found all the software out of date. When I attempted to install a more current fluxbox package, my libc was out of date; and libraries are the only thing I want my packaging system to take care of for me.
There is a mass amount of 'testing' and 'unstable' packages, but I could not figure out how to get apt-get to look at them. apt-setup does not ask you which level you are willing to brave, and it should.
Sure, stable is great for a server, but can't I get something a little more current? How do you do it?
Clearly he should've also built his server out of legos as well... or maybe he did. Actually its holding up pretty well. Must be on a pretty fat pipe. LEGO makes fat pipes, right?