I just can't wait for the first virus to be unleashed on something like this. Instead of the device sending OUT information, it would start sending information IN.
In all seriousness, I'm overwhelmed with Doubleclick ads now, I don't need them being inputted directly.
God help us if Microsoft gets ahold of this. Instead of, "Where do you want to go tomorrow", it's "What do we want you to think about today".;-)
Btw, what happens if you're using that device and you happen to catch a glimpse of Janet Jackson's Half Time show? Is it suddenly blown straight off your forehead? LOL!
The #1 thing about open source compression standards is how unwilling most of the brand name players are to support them.
I've got a Creative Labs Nomad Jukebox 3 and Ogg Vorbis is still not supported and I'm beginning to wonder if it ever will be.
If OV supported on the iPod?
The unwillingness by the major brands to support all standards really leaves the consumer in the bind. I've got OV encoded music tracks and just can't listen to them on my Jukebox 3.:-(
Hey, I got a great idea! Some people like to rape. Why should the government stand in their way!!!! That's horrible. If they want to rape, they should be allowed for crying out loud!
I, for one, applaud the long overdue efforts of the FCC to crack down on this kind of thing. As a father with children, or just a human being for that matter, it's disturbing how society continues to slide towards being more disrespectful and crass toward each other.
"Do you honestly think that Kerry will be able to do anything about this?"
Yes.
"You're talking about fighting economic forces here. The only way to prevent this current outsourcing trend is to become totally isolationist, which two world wars tell us is totally wrong."
Who said anything about being isolationist? I'm FOR trade. It's a wonderful thing. The problem with NAFTA and the WTO is that we gave away the farm. We didn't insist that other countries rise to our level (i.e., with labor standards, environmental standards, etc.) and as a result, we're grossly mismatched. You can't expect any part of our economy to compete with another country that doesn't have similar regulation. Just not going to happen.
Kerry, or someone, needs to revisit the trade agreements until they are **fair**.
"No, America's true skill is not in tech or medicine, but in creativity. Just wait. You'll see a new revolution in something, maybe nanotech, maybe biotech (here's hoping we can get cloning regulated, not banned), maybe something completely different, that will propel us into the future."
Wow! The logic here just escapes me. We can offshore tech, legal jobs, radiology, but it's not going to be possible to offshort "...nanotech, maybe biotech"??? You're kidding yourself.
"In the mean time, we're rich enough. Let the rest of the world have some for a change".
The issue isn't "some", it's going to be "most". What part of the economy can we be competitive in with the current trade agreements. We have a 500 ***billion*** trade deficit right now!!!!!!
"Hell, our unemployment rate currently is less than the average unemployment rate of the 1990's. We're doing OK."
We are? The unemployment figures do not take into account workers who are discouraged and stopped looking. It takes 150,000 new jobs each month just to keep up with population growth. We've *yet* to have one month over 150,000 in the last 3 years.
"I'm just as bitter about not being able to skim inflated wages anymore as you are, but soon, we'll start to at least make something fair. It'll just take some time. No matter who gets elected President."
Rotsa luck dude. This isn't about a high paying job, it's about a future period. - We have yet to have one month in 3 years with over 150,000 new jobs just to keep up with population growth. - We have a 500 billion dollar trade deficit. 500 billion dollars! - Lou Dobb's program on Friday night showed a graph indicating that in Tech trade, we used to have a 30 billion dollar surplus. Now we have a 30 billion dollar deficit.
"There is no moral to this story except that everything you use and buy - except food - will get cheaper and cheaper."
I agree with your percentages and that's the conclusion you draw from all of that? Wouldn't the primary point be that if 90% of the physical products come from China and 90% of the services comes from India,,, uhhhhh,,, what is everyone doing for employment in the USA??????????????
It doesn't matter how cheap goods and services are, if you're out of work, you can't afford anything.
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I just can't wait for the first virus to be unleashed on something like this. Instead of the device sending OUT information, it would start sending information IN.
;-)
In all seriousness, I'm overwhelmed with Doubleclick ads now, I don't need them being inputted directly.
God help us if Microsoft gets ahold of this. Instead of, "Where do you want to go tomorrow", it's "What do we want you to think about today".
Btw, what happens if you're using that device and you happen to catch a glimpse of Janet Jackson's Half Time show? Is it suddenly blown straight off your forehead? LOL!
Haaahahaha!
Download a proprietary encoded song for 89 cents and get a WORM at no extra charge. ;-)
I wonder how long he had to Google before he figured out the technical details of how to do that? ;-)
;-)
Search terms: "how to extort" AND money AND "from google"
It's not Windows.
The #1 thing about open source compression standards is how unwilling most of the brand name players are to support them.
:-(
I've got a Creative Labs Nomad Jukebox 3 and Ogg Vorbis is still not supported and I'm beginning to wonder if it ever will be.
If OV supported on the iPod?
The unwillingness by the major brands to support all standards really leaves the consumer in the bind. I've got OV encoded music tracks and just can't listen to them on my Jukebox 3.
Hey, I got a great idea! Some people like to rape. Why should the government stand in their way!!!! That's horrible. If they want to rape, they should be allowed for crying out loud!
That's outrageous.
I'm wrote the parent article and arent' surprised. It's Slashdot. Lots of great things happen here and some dumb things. Goes with the territory.
Bingo!
How about growing a brain. They rarely watch it. Don't make assumptions. I'm sure many children were wathing the Superbowl.
I, for one, applaud the long overdue efforts of the FCC to crack down on this kind of thing. As a father with children, or just a human being for that matter, it's disturbing how society continues to slide towards being more disrespectful and crass toward each other.
Yet another way to look at this is that Microsoft's future direction for security is to not improve the software but to stop issuing patches? LOL!
ChaoticChaos
"Some days you just can't ask for a better present than this!"
Another way to look at this is that I should be able to remove every patch from my Windows PC and it would be totally secure? LOL!
ROFLMAO!!!!!!!
"The Earth is flat."
:-)
"The Sky is green."
"Earth is the center of the universe."
Other ridiculous statements that have also been proven false.
So, let me get this straight, Windows will become more secure if Microsoft stops issuing patches?
Sakes alive, the Microsoft spin machine has been well oiled this morning!
ChaoticChaos
"If Windows wasn't vulnerable until the patch was released, why was the patch released in the first place???"
Hmmmmmmmm. Why is the PS2 more popular than the PS1 then?
I don't care how long the PSP is delayed, I would never buy a Gameboy, the graphics are just too awful.
Just like Nintendo got unseated with their console, it's about to happen again with their portable line.
...yeah, but it would only be 2 billion items if all the Janet Jackson stuff was removed. ;-)
I'm not sure what to tell you. You're not paying attention. He screams about offshoring *daily* and says the trade agreements need to be revisited.
LOL! Agreed.
Thanks for the spelling correction.
"Do you honestly think that Kerry will be able to do anything about this?"
Yes.
"You're talking about fighting economic forces here. The only way to prevent this current outsourcing trend is to become totally isolationist, which two world wars tell us is totally wrong."
Who said anything about being isolationist? I'm FOR trade. It's a wonderful thing. The problem with NAFTA and the WTO is that we gave away the farm. We didn't insist that other countries rise to our level (i.e., with labor standards, environmental standards, etc.) and as a result, we're grossly mismatched. You can't expect any part of our economy to compete with another country that doesn't have similar regulation. Just not going to happen.
Kerry, or someone, needs to revisit the trade agreements until they are **fair**.
"No, America's true skill is not in tech or medicine, but in creativity. Just wait. You'll see a new revolution in something, maybe nanotech, maybe biotech (here's hoping we can get cloning regulated, not banned), maybe something completely different, that will propel us into the future."
Wow! The logic here just escapes me. We can offshore tech, legal jobs, radiology, but it's not going to be possible to offshort "...nanotech, maybe biotech"??? You're kidding yourself.
"In the mean time, we're rich enough. Let the rest of the world have some for a change".
The issue isn't "some", it's going to be "most". What part of the economy can we be competitive in with the current trade agreements. We have a 500 ***billion*** trade deficit right now!!!!!!
"Hell, our unemployment rate currently is less than the average unemployment rate of the 1990's. We're doing OK."
We are? The unemployment figures do not take into account workers who are discouraged and stopped looking. It takes 150,000 new jobs each month just to keep up with population growth. We've *yet* to have one month over 150,000 in the last 3 years.
"I'm just as bitter about not being able to skim inflated wages anymore as you are, but soon, we'll start to at least make something fair. It'll just take some time. No matter who gets elected President."
Rotsa luck dude. This isn't about a high paying job, it's about a future period.
- We have yet to have one month in 3 years with over 150,000 new jobs just to keep up with population growth.
- We have a 500 billion dollar trade deficit. 500 billion dollars!
- Lou Dobb's program on Friday night showed a graph indicating that in Tech trade, we used to have a 30 billion dollar surplus. Now we have a 30 billion dollar deficit.
"...but surely if this keeps happening they'll eventually be as rich as the USA"
Uhhhhhhhh,,,, if this keeps happening, they'll have the USA's riches. We will have sent all of our capitol and future overseas.
"There is no moral to this story except that everything you use and buy - except food - will get cheaper and cheaper."
I agree with your percentages and that's the conclusion you draw from all of that? Wouldn't the primary point be that if 90% of the physical products come from China and 90% of the services comes from India,,, uhhhhh,,, what is everyone doing for employment in the USA??????????????
It doesn't matter how cheap goods and services are, if you're out of work, you can't afford anything.
Who says you can't run a hotel from India? Let's be real. ...and our future is pumping gasoline? I think most people pump it themselves actually.
This. Is. Sad.