Parent sig asks Why do ink cartridges [snipurl.com] cost more than a microwave?
The question wrong - it isn't the cost of an ink cartridge vs a microwave oven, it is the retail price.
The answer brings us back on topic, people generally pay what things are worth to them. That means tangible (utility) and intangble (coolness/snob factor) worth.
Software application rental will fly or fail depending on the preceived value buyers receive.
Just remember this: "Shit Happens" I guarantee it*.
I am sure the Earth will eventually suffer a devastating blow, again, via cosmic forces at work, sooner or later. I just hope it is later, much later. Like after my kid's college bills are paid and stuff.
Especially with Yahoo - and other free accounts. I'd hate to go thru my loved one's free email account and see all the "Welcome to Spanky's Love Goat - your login is..."
I think keeping the contents private is prudent.
It is up to you to archive your emails and other e-stuff in a a spot that it can be found, if indeed you really want it found after you are "gone".
...NOTE: Before you purchase this software, be aware that you must agree to the EULA before using the software. If store policy does not allow the return of opened software, you should visit www.blablahblah.com/RTFEULAFIRST.
Under the Americans with Disability act, many State DMV offices have been court-ordered that they cannot discriminate against vision-imparied individuals getting a license.
That's why cars need the RADAR systems. The car talks to the driver and describes obsticals.
The relevant part is initially will be free but the company isn't ruling out charging for future versions. So maybe they will charge for something later.
So, Microsoft has announced FREE software - rant about that. Later, IF they start charging for it, you can rant again about them charging for it.
If every last human died in some global disaster, while it is sad to think about a priori, if it were to happen, by definition, there would be no one to care about it after the fact.
Wouldn't the universe be more ecologically sound if homo sapiens died off?
a) they need to charge the sponser for another showing of the commercial (or else the sponser is getting a freebe). Now you are in the stupid dot-com world of "clicks" to figure out how much to charge. The sponser is going to pay a lot less for a few thousand downloads vs potential millions of over-the-air viewers.
b) With the show available on the Internet, maybe there will now be less demand for it when re-run time rolls around, where the network SELLS the commercial slot AGAIN.
Bottom line - it is not free for the networks to push GB's of contentent over their bandwidth. So, what's in it for them?
Paypal only requires a Bank Account to get the high-limit "verified" status.
You can even use a "Matricular Consular" card, issued by the Mexican Government or any back-alley forger worth his salt, as ID to open a valid US bank account - US Citizen or not.
So, I see no obstical to becoming a full-fledged on-line citizen either (an appearing as a USA bank account holder).
Gateway (NYSE GTW) Has a market cap of 2.4B, so IBM's PC business at 1.75B is cheaper.
I don't think of Gateway, Dell, Toshiba, Sony, or any other name brand as a "clone" anymore, and that's the problem - everyone else thinks of them as name brands too.
All my desktops are white-box pc's that I built myself - now that is a clone (although, oddly all the components are themselves name brand... hmmm).
We have 5 computers in a 2 adult, 2 child household.
Both kids go to private schools (much to the pain of my checkbook) and both get straight "A"s.
I dunno, works for me.
We use the computers all the time - in "local" mode, for convenience items like copying timed math practice tests (scan and print), or on-line, for high-schoolers searching for google images for "art" ideas, etc. I don't see how computers can hurt.
Frankly, my analogy is this: "if you live in a world without calculators, you should have been studying how to kill things with a pointy stick". The same applies to computer use. I need to update my epitaph.
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The question wrong - it isn't the cost of an ink cartridge vs a microwave oven, it is the retail price.
The answer brings us back on topic, people generally pay what things are worth to them. That means tangible (utility) and intangble (coolness/snob factor) worth.
Software application rental will fly or fail depending on the preceived value buyers receive.
lol. All in good cheer, mate.
It would be nice if they could enjoy a bit of civilization before it was gone, but I always remind them:
"It is good to know how to kill things with pointy sticks, just in case that career in debentures arbitrage is interrupted by a meteor or some such."
Slashdot is a website, and, by extension, a community of folks.
So it can't physically do what was suggested. Or, alas, even virtully do such a thing (involves sucking).
Good Day, Mr. Troll, try again.
It's a free country, and EBAY (NASDAQ) is a publicly traded company. Or is that a sneer I heard in your voice?
I am sure the Earth will eventually suffer a devastating blow, again, via cosmic forces at work, sooner or later. I just hope it is later, much later. Like after my kid's college bills are paid and stuff.
* or double your money back.
Bad spelling either goes unnoticed, or invites comments.
Devastating (right), Devistating (wrong), who cares, this thread will soon be off the front page and life goes on.
Devistating, simply devistating.
Seriously - why not "TV" over IP (cable, DSL)
I don't see anything worth watching as it is - I wouldn't pay for cable if it weren't for the kids, and the fact that my Cable ISP is -$10 that way.
Who would pay for another mode of crappy content delivery?
I think keeping the contents private is prudent.
It is up to you to archive your emails and other e-stuff in a a spot that it can be found, if indeed you really want it found after you are "gone".
You'll have to use Administrator.
The password is on a yellow sticky, on the left side of the monitor, the one that says "admin".
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Does that cover it?
That's why cars need the RADAR systems. The car talks to the driver and describes obsticals.
So, Microsoft has announced FREE software - rant about that. Later, IF they start charging for it, you can rant again about them charging for it.
Two-rants-for-one special!
Wouldn't the universe be more ecologically sound if homo sapiens died off?
Next I will go visit http://whack.jobs and see if my picture has made it to the contributor-of-the-month spot!
Can you discriminate based on names?
I dunno, maybe you have a bunch of shirts with those little ovals that have "Steve" already embroidered on 'em.
a) they need to charge the sponser for another showing of the commercial (or else the sponser is getting a freebe). Now you are in the stupid dot-com world of "clicks" to figure out how much to charge. The sponser is going to pay a lot less for a few thousand downloads vs potential millions of over-the-air viewers.
b) With the show available on the Internet, maybe there will now be less demand for it when re-run time rolls around, where the network SELLS the commercial slot AGAIN.
Bottom line - it is not free for the networks to push GB's of contentent over their bandwidth. So, what's in it for them?
If you are creative, and want to add to the din, simply imagine the other side of the conversation, and in a very loud voice, share it with all!
You can even use a "Matricular Consular" card, issued by the Mexican Government or any back-alley forger worth his salt, as ID to open a valid US bank account - US Citizen or not.
So, I see no obstical to becoming a full-fledged on-line citizen either (an appearing as a USA bank account holder).
I don't think of Gateway, Dell, Toshiba, Sony, or any other name brand as a "clone" anymore, and that's the problem - everyone else thinks of them as name brands too.
All my desktops are white-box pc's that I built myself - now that is a clone (although, oddly all the components are themselves name brand... hmmm).
Both kids go to private schools (much to the pain of my checkbook) and both get straight "A"s.
I dunno, works for me.
We use the computers all the time - in "local" mode, for convenience items like copying timed math practice tests (scan and print), or on-line, for high-schoolers searching for google images for "art" ideas, etc. I don't see how computers can hurt.
Frankly, my analogy is this: "if you live in a world without calculators, you should have been studying how to kill things with a pointy stick". The same applies to computer use. I need to update my epitaph.
So - as of Monday 06, 2004 you can still directly link to the old groups...
Then run Google search on your own data!