In that scenario, how much will the "one or two huge pipes" cost? If providers aren't selling a lot of pipes, they will cost a bunch, right? No volume discount, no costs spread amongst many users, etc.
Unless all the fibre in the ground is a sunk cost, so to speak.
Excellent hardware, printers that worked, calculators that were better than everyone else's.
Well, things have changed - HP bought DEC, they bought Compaq, they got rid of a decent chip (Alpha), they have printer software that is HUGE and is always bugging me to check for updates, or, at the very least telling me my ink cartridge is "almost empty" (%50 full) - better buy more!
I think HP was better when it was run by engineers who did good work, rather than marketing folks who thought they know what was good.
Well, any company that big will last for a long time anyhow, but I know I won't be buying HP products without checking out the competition first.
If you write closed-source software, how would anyone prove your code infringes on a patent, unless they violate other laws and reverse engineer your program?
All OS's suck to a greater or lessor degree. I have been programming for a long time - proprietary OS's, Various flavors of Windows, pre-windows (non virtual memory os's ) RSX-11, VMS, MacOS, Unix, Solaris, real-time, scripting, you-name-it.
Philosophically, I like "unix" like os's. Hell, I use "vi" on Windows machines, and Cygwin on Windows too. I also get paid to write Commercial Qt C++ software for Linux. (But I can whip out a killer GUI in C# with.NET over the weekend, when needed).
The bottom line? The most productive OS? The one that has a paying gig, at the momement.
What do I want to do in 10 years? Nothing with computers, other than be a user - so I will probably go to an Apple product when I retire.
In the long run we are all dead - John Maynard Keynes And yes, he has been dead for almost 60 years now, so give the guy some credit for being right at least once.
Individuals aside, I think this whole planet is going to be toast (literally), in the long run, courtesy of our friendly neighborhood star. Now there is irony for you. Think about it. (But not too much, if you are really smart, life is even more of a bitch than if you are not.)
Remember, kids, this has all been covered before, see Existentialism in any handy encyclopedia.
Been nipping at the hooch a wee bit? You sound bitter about something.
Who said anything about used goods?
Not that I need to justify anything to an AC, but even if we take your theortical 5% under retail (and I include s&h in my calculations) it is still a 5% savings, but that's not all.
Hypotheical example. Say the kid wants a game, maybe "age of empires" or some such. It's $19.99 at Target.
So that's $21.50 including tax, plus 10 minutes each way to drive there, $.50 worth of gas, etc.
Ok now here's eBay: a couple minute search yeilds a $12.99 NIB buy-it-now, from a seller with 100's or 1000's positive rating + $6 s&h. Now it is delivered to my door for $18.99 - a savings of minutes of my time, gas, and oooh looky an actual couple of bucks.
My point is, that in this example, my max bid, (considering s&h) would, by definition be less than $21.50, because that is what it would cost me "retail". But even if I did go $21.50, It still saves a trip to the store (so you need to weigh in the "I was going to the store anyway" factor).
I am not an "eBay moron" (though I am sure there are plenty - I've sold stuff to a few folks who have paid far more than what I thought it was worth). I have never been burned, not once.
FTFA: please give us money 3M, this was expensive!
I just bought 2100 Post-It Notes(r) from Costco, I think it was about $11.
They used "~3800" for this artwork... Even if it were 5x the cost isn't that only $100.
Define "expensive"? Maybe it was a joke, but divide the expenses among the "12 people" involved and I hardly find it "expensive".
Now, if they get caught and charged with some sort of criminal littering offense, that's expensive! (And wasn't there some sort of law passed against "destroying art?" - hmm, maybe this needs to stay up...)
Even if they didn't "break any laws" by playing this "big joke" on donators, isn't that "income"... if "they" didn't break any laws yet, they will if they don't declare it.
Becoming a tax-evader is usually the ultimate sin, no matter how liberal your government.
Sure, having a defined end time leaves you open to "sniping", but hey, you put in your best and final proxy bid, right?
If you keep delaying the end of an auction as long as there are bidders (like a live auction), wouldn't that encourage even more "stupid" last minute got-to-have-it bidding?
I only try to "snipe" on eBay if it is a "one-of-a-kind" object I want.
If it is a commodity item, my max is approximately equal to the get-off-my-butt and go out and get-it price. (random dashes were not harmed in making this post).
I agree - for you, $18 (NetFlix) a month is probably a good deal. You only need to watch 4 or 5 DVD's a month before it is a good deal vs rentals.
My point was, for some of us, finding time to watch 4 or 5 movies a month is hard to do, so If I rent a "current" movie, and buy a couple of bargains, I am better off - I see all that I can see anyhow, plus I end up owning the media for a couple of them.
... an the ability to think that $xx/month for any subscription is too much, if it is more than I have time to use it.
Just wait until you have kids, if you don't feel this truth now.
When I can walk by the bargain rack at Circuit City and pick up something I might like to see (again) like Zardoz for $6.99 it hardly makes sense not to own it. Or some deals at Costco.
If I pick up a few of these deals, here and there, I start to have a backlog of stuff to watch, and never feel the need to commit to subscriptions or pay full-fare for something "new" and "hot".
But that's just me. I am a cheap bastard saving for retirement and helping my kids thru college, but still trying to have a few toys...
Ok, so I will not buy Lexmark (never been tempted anyhow).
HP is pissing me off due to their intrusive software. It seems really big, bloated and bothers me all the time with "do you wanna update, now, huh, do ya, do ya, do ya?".
I was sold on HP because they used to "just work" (I have a LaserJet 5L that is about 7 years old, and still working fine, a bit slow, and I have had to take a soldering iron to it, but it still works and there is no software required to make it work under Windows or Linux.
So - the next time I buy a printer I have vowed NOT to buy an HP. The next printer I buy will probably be a color laser printer.
Who should it be? Canon, Brother, NEC, Epson? Any suggestions?
Not that I disagree, but I can't really come up with an argument whytracking toilet uses is [an invasion of privacy.
I mean, all humans excrete. What's the big deal? I go to the bathroom. It might be interesting, in the case of school kids to know which of them "go" 20 times a day. That ought to be checked out by a doctor, psychologist or DEA.
Visiting the head a couple of times or less should raise no suspicion and certainly is no more an invaision of privacy than keeping attendance, by any means.
As far as knowning when a kid goes missing - it is worthless. Just drop the badge on the ground and the "kid never left the school".
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... and get them a movie gig. They are really funny that way.
Yes, [I was] just following the instructions. is always a great defense!
Anytime anyone does something clever, they need to pay me $0.05.
Contact me for payment options. Thank you.
Unless all the fibre in the ground is a sunk cost, so to speak.
Excellent hardware, printers that worked, calculators that were better than everyone else's.
Well, things have changed - HP bought DEC, they bought Compaq, they got rid of a decent chip (Alpha), they have printer software that is HUGE and is always bugging me to check for updates, or, at the very least telling me my ink cartridge is "almost empty" (%50 full) - better buy more!
I think HP was better when it was run by engineers who did good work, rather than marketing folks who thought they know what was good.
Well, any company that big will last for a long time anyhow, but I know I won't be buying HP products without checking out the competition first.
Especially printers.
... and somehow I don't think Windows was either. They both just happened.
If you write closed-source software, how would anyone prove your code infringes on a patent, unless they violate other laws and reverse engineer your program?
...dumber than a deck of cards. Hey, some of us make a good living from that deck... oh never mind.
Philosophically, I like "unix" like os's. Hell, I use "vi" on Windows machines, and Cygwin on Windows too. I also get paid to write Commercial Qt C++ software for Linux. (But I can whip out a killer GUI in C# with .NET over the weekend, when needed).
The bottom line? The most productive OS? The one that has a paying gig, at the momement.
What do I want to do in 10 years? Nothing with computers, other than be a user - so I will probably go to an Apple product when I retire.
Individuals aside, I think this whole planet is going to be toast (literally), in the long run, courtesy of our friendly neighborhood star. Now there is irony for you. Think about it. (But not too much, if you are really smart, life is even more of a bitch than if you are not.)
Remember, kids, this has all been covered before, see Existentialism in any handy encyclopedia.
One word: Cleavage
Who said anything about used goods?
Not that I need to justify anything to an AC, but even if we take your theortical 5% under retail (and I include s&h in my calculations) it is still a 5% savings, but that's not all.
Hypotheical example. Say the kid wants a game, maybe "age of empires" or some such. It's $19.99 at Target. So that's $21.50 including tax, plus 10 minutes each way to drive there, $.50 worth of gas, etc.
Ok now here's eBay: a couple minute search yeilds a $12.99 NIB buy-it-now, from a seller with 100's or 1000's positive rating + $6 s&h. Now it is delivered to my door for $18.99 - a savings of minutes of my time, gas, and oooh looky an actual couple of bucks.
My point is, that in this example, my max bid, (considering s&h) would, by definition be less than $21.50, because that is what it would cost me "retail". But even if I did go $21.50, It still saves a trip to the store (so you need to weigh in the "I was going to the store anyway" factor).
I am not an "eBay moron" (though I am sure there are plenty - I've sold stuff to a few folks who have paid far more than what I thought it was worth). I have never been burned, not once.
Sheesh.
I just bought 2100 Post-It Notes(r) from Costco, I think it was about $11.
They used "~3800" for this artwork... Even if it were 5x the cost isn't that only $100.
Define "expensive"? Maybe it was a joke, but divide the expenses among the "12 people" involved and I hardly find it "expensive".
Now, if they get caught and charged with some sort of criminal littering offense, that's expensive! (And wasn't there some sort of law passed against "destroying art?" - hmm, maybe this needs to stay up...)
Becoming a tax-evader is usually the ultimate sin, no matter how liberal your government.
If you keep delaying the end of an auction as long as there are bidders (like a live auction), wouldn't that encourage even more "stupid" last minute got-to-have-it bidding?
I only try to "snipe" on eBay if it is a "one-of-a-kind" object I want.
If it is a commodity item, my max is approximately equal to the get-off-my-butt and go out and get-it price. (random dashes were not harmed in making this post).
If someone patents this idea, please send me some money. Thank you.
I repeat: "Huh? Over."
My point was, for some of us, finding time to watch 4 or 5 movies a month is hard to do, so If I rent a "current" movie, and buy a couple of bargains, I am better off - I see all that I can see anyhow, plus I end up owning the media for a couple of them.
Just wait until you have kids, if you don't feel this truth now.
When I can walk by the bargain rack at Circuit City and pick up something I might like to see (again) like Zardoz for $6.99 it hardly makes sense not to own it. Or some deals at Costco.
If I pick up a few of these deals, here and there, I start to have a backlog of stuff to watch, and never feel the need to commit to subscriptions or pay full-fare for something "new" and "hot".
But that's just me. I am a cheap bastard saving for retirement and helping my kids thru college, but still trying to have a few toys...
HP is pissing me off due to their intrusive software. It seems really big, bloated and bothers me all the time with "do you wanna update, now, huh, do ya, do ya, do ya?".
I was sold on HP because they used to "just work" (I have a LaserJet 5L that is about 7 years old, and still working fine, a bit slow, and I have had to take a soldering iron to it, but it still works and there is no software required to make it work under Windows or Linux.
So - the next time I buy a printer I have vowed NOT to buy an HP. The next printer I buy will probably be a color laser printer.
Who should it be? Canon, Brother, NEC, Epson? Any suggestions?
Tell me about it when I am dead, now THAT would be something, because I expect not to be listening when I am dead.
Usually I "get it", but are these really bad, or did I have one too many beers on a Saturday?
I can't explain it, it is just a natural ability I have.
Items out... items in... same total... items out... items in... hmmm $1 off.
Let's leave that gallon of ice cream in the cracker section... ding ding ding. Miscreant on aisle three!
I mean, all humans excrete. What's the big deal? I go to the bathroom. It might be interesting, in the case of school kids to know which of them "go" 20 times a day. That ought to be checked out by a doctor, psychologist or DEA.
Visiting the head a couple of times or less should raise no suspicion and certainly is no more an invaision of privacy than keeping attendance, by any means.
As far as knowning when a kid goes missing - it is worthless. Just drop the badge on the ground and the "kid never left the school".