The really issue is supply AND demand, not just supply. Production could be 1bl/day, and it wouldn't matter if demand was 0.5bl/day. What is really the variable of interest is the derived variable, production/demand----something that is on its way to 0. Conspiracy theories aside, that's why oil is so costly now.
Epifora is an ISP and not a common carrier. They hook up to Verizon which I presume is a common carrier to transport data from and to them. Verizon may or may not want to be classified as a common carrier since ISP's didn't want to be common carriers believing that would subject them to FCC regulations. See the following website:
What does support mean? Does that mean support in finding children to abuse? That's not the way we typically use the word. Support usually means helping people who admit they have a problem and want to make things better. Alcoholics, drug users, rape survivors, widows, etc all have support groups and resources.
While I do agree that sexually abusing children is terrible, I also can see that it is probably related to a mental illness. I have read that such individuals are not necessarily in control of their actions. Isn't a good thing if these people are seeking help? If my child is abused, can I now sue Verizon for denying access for the abuser to a resource that might have gotten him to control his problems?
The real issue, of course, is there is nothing I can do if I don't agree with the EULA. They generally say to return the software to the place of purchase, but you can't. They won't take it back if it has been opened, EULA or no EULA. So, the choice is agree to whatever legal agreement offered or be out the money you spent despite the fact that you did not get a chance to read the EULA before you purchased the software.
1) Print out a fake boarding pass at home to get through security. 2) Find some poor schmuck in a bathroom in the secure area. 3) Kill him. 4) Steal his boarding pass. 5) Pull out a notebook portable printer and make an exact, fake copy of his boarding pass. 6) Store the body and the real boarding pass in your carry on (they don't do random searches at the gate anymore). 7) Board the plane using the fake boarding pass. 8) Bring down the plane using a rubber band and a paper clip while jumping to safety using a piece of scotch tape and a set of shoe laces (ask MacGyver for pointers on how to do this).
In this way, you get away free and clear while above mentioned schmuck gets blamed---while else would he have been hiding in the overhead bin?
Lest we forget, Auckland lost power for 2 months in 1998, causing significant damage to the economy of the country. Perhaps the Kiwi just aren't able to handle utiliites?
It can take content from a Replaytv. Tivo is not the only DVR out there. And, Replaytv's ability to transfer video files is, IMHO, the kicker that makes it much better than Tivo.
I think many of y'all are missing the point. Yes, in a purely price vs power arguement, get a laptop. However, the same arguement could be made about high end PDA's as well. I have a notebook already. I have a high end PDA as well. They serve different purposes. The fact is, these portable video things have several advantages over notebooks:
1) They are small. 2) They are portable. 3) They have longer battery life.
Yes, it is a M$ product, and yes, Archos and RCA way beat them to market. But, these new devices simply show a maturing of the product type, and they will get better for having more competition. Heck, it looks to me like between the PMC's and the AV400 line, they are starting to become a mature and useful gadget, and I'm all about my gadgets.
I am surprised that people are missing the utility of combining these devices with a Replaytv unit. It is very easy to download recorded tv from Replaytv. I do it all the time to watch on airplanes. Some form of personal video thingy would be great as it is smaller and last longer---I get less than 2 hours watching shows on my notebook.
As for the price, it is inline with other similar devices. Heck, the RCA units are still selling for $400, and they are garbage by comparison. Is Thompson bringing out a new product? Besides, cost is all relative. It depends on how much money you have, and how much you want it.
I remember back in elementary school (mid 70's), we learned how by the year 2000, we would all fly to work in our hover cars, and we would have robot maids who would do all our housework for us. Well, I'm still sitting in traffic, and I still have to pay a human maid:). Pardon me if I am skeptical, but I have been promised a lot of things over the years based upon one of concept devices that never really worked as well as they said they did. I'll believe this one when I'm running from the FCC after violating SFO airspace with a six pack and a BB gun.
I hope Diamond has to pay a fortune to settle this one. Diamond is a large corporation with lots of money and lots, and these guys are like you and me---trying to get a break with nothing but a few ideas and no mega-bucks to back it up.
Why are we all so anxious to keep this from costing Diamond money? I remember back in about 94 when I was trying to get X to work under Linux on my Diamond Stealth 24. It was impossible. Diamond told all the open source people to go stuff themselves and refused to play ball. They were the most resistant. They deserve to pay.
Be is a smallish company that is very accessable. From my dealings with them, I'm reasonable sure that if you were building a cluster, they would cut you a terrific deal. They would likely even give you the software for free just to see you do it. They are strong on encouraging people to develop.
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The really issue is supply AND demand, not just supply. Production could be 1bl/day, and it wouldn't matter if demand was 0.5bl/day. What is really the variable of interest is the derived variable, production/demand----something that is on its way to 0. Conspiracy theories aside, that's why oil is so costly now.
> basically random votes should, ultimately, cancel each other out.
Resulting in higher variance, leading the networks to be more likely to make the wrong call. Go vote and throw a pie in the face of the network execs.
Epifora is an ISP and not a common carrier. They hook up to Verizon which I presume is a common carrier to transport data from and to them. Verizon may or may not want to be classified as a common carrier since ISP's didn't want to be common carriers believing that would subject them to FCC regulations. See the following website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carrier
What does support mean? Does that mean support in finding children to abuse? That's not the way we typically use the word. Support usually means helping people who admit they have a problem and want to make things better. Alcoholics, drug users, rape survivors, widows, etc all have support groups and resources.
While I do agree that sexually abusing children is terrible, I also can see that it is probably related to a mental illness. I have read that such individuals are not necessarily in control of their actions. Isn't a good thing if these people are seeking help? If my child is abused, can I now sue Verizon for denying access for the abuser to a resource that might have gotten him to control his problems?
The real issue, of course, is there is nothing I can do if I don't agree with the EULA. They generally say to return the software to the place of purchase, but you can't. They won't take it back if it has been opened, EULA or no EULA. So, the choice is agree to whatever legal agreement offered or be out the money you spent despite the fact that you did not get a chance to read the EULA before you purchased the software.
1) Print out a fake boarding pass at home to get through security.
2) Find some poor schmuck in a bathroom in the secure area.
3) Kill him.
4) Steal his boarding pass.
5) Pull out a notebook portable printer and make an exact, fake copy of his boarding pass.
6) Store the body and the real boarding pass in your carry on (they don't do random searches at the gate anymore).
7) Board the plane using the fake boarding pass.
8) Bring down the plane using a rubber band and a paper clip while jumping to safety using a piece of scotch tape and a set of shoe laces (ask MacGyver for pointers on how to do this).
In this way, you get away free and clear while above mentioned schmuck gets blamed---while else would he have been hiding in the overhead bin?
Lest we forget, Auckland lost power for 2 months in 1998, causing significant damage to the economy of the country. Perhaps the Kiwi just aren't able to handle utiliites?
All Blacks, bah! Go Springboks!!!
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It can take content from a Replaytv. Tivo is not the only DVR out there. And, Replaytv's ability to transfer video files is, IMHO, the kicker that makes it much better than Tivo.
I think many of y'all are missing the point. Yes, in a purely price vs power arguement, get a laptop. However, the same arguement could be made about high end PDA's as well. I have a notebook already. I have a high end PDA as well. They serve different purposes. The fact is, these portable video things have several advantages over notebooks:
1) They are small.
2) They are portable.
3) They have longer battery life.
Yes, it is a M$ product, and yes, Archos and RCA way beat them to market. But, these new devices simply show a maturing of the product type, and they will get better for having more competition. Heck, it looks to me like between the PMC's and the AV400 line, they are starting to become a mature and useful gadget, and I'm all about my gadgets.
I am surprised that people are missing the utility of combining these devices with a Replaytv unit. It is very easy to download recorded tv from Replaytv. I do it all the time to watch on airplanes. Some form of personal video thingy would be great as it is smaller and last longer---I get less than 2 hours watching shows on my notebook.
As for the price, it is inline with other similar devices. Heck, the RCA units are still selling for $400, and they are garbage by comparison. Is Thompson bringing out a new product? Besides, cost is all relative. It depends on how much money you have, and how much you want it.
I remember back in elementary school (mid 70's), we learned how by the year 2000, we would all fly to work in our hover cars, and we would have robot maids who would do all our housework for us. Well, I'm still sitting in traffic, and I still have to pay a human maid :). Pardon me if I am skeptical, but I have been promised a lot of things over the years based upon one of concept devices that never really worked as well as they said they did. I'll believe this one when I'm running from the FCC after violating SFO airspace with a six pack and a BB gun.
I hope Diamond has to pay a fortune to settle this one. Diamond is a large corporation with lots of money and lots, and these guys are like you and me---trying to get a break with nothing but a few ideas and no mega-bucks to back it up.
Why are we all so anxious to keep this from costing Diamond money? I remember back in about 94 when I was trying to get X to work under Linux on my Diamond Stealth 24. It was impossible. Diamond told all the open source people to go stuff themselves and refused to play ball. They were the most resistant. They deserve to pay.
Be is a smallish company that is very accessable. From my dealings with them, I'm reasonable sure that if you were building a cluster, they would cut you a terrific deal. They would likely even give you the software for free just to see you do it. They are strong on encouraging people to develop.