> if it is based on the dollars value, why wouldn't you attempt to correct the problem with the dollar (by not running a 1/2 trillion dollar deficit) rather than finding cheaper materials?
If the US is unwilling to correct its huge deficit for better reasons, the increasing price of minting pennies is unlikely to do the trick.
Since my LCD screen is hooked up to both my computer and DVD player, I have noticed that the video quality is much better coming out of the computer. Can't notice it from teh couch, but from a few feet away it is noticeable.
But I agree on teh sound issue. The cost to get decent sound out of a computer into surround is still expensive and sometimes a pain. A DVD player comes withit built in, all controlable from a single remote, and won't crash.
And I've never had a DVD player pop up an instant message, chirp for a new email, or start a virus scan and interrupt me in the middle of a movie.
Has anyone noticed that they only studied ten pillows? It seems like we need to study more than 10 pillows to get a better indication of the range and variety of problems, and what might be done to help. Also, is this really a bad thing? How bad is it compared with our clothing, air, utensils, keyboards, mice, etc. There's germs everywhere, yet most of us stay healthy most of the time...
The problem is that most people aren't willing to spend extra money just so they can get a better signal or more voice quality. Sure, there's a dedicated few who are willing, but your average user will compare cellphone plans and see that Company X's plan is cheaper for the same number of minutes, or offers a cooler phone, or whatever, and so they'll go with that.
It costs telecos money to upgrade cells, especially in a big, spread-out country like the US.
how about a timer-controlled camera on a helium balloon. it could take a picture every 10 seconds or something... the only tricky part would be getting the camera back after it had floated off. maybe you could promise whoever found it that you would send them reprints:)
so you're saying microsoft is going to start paying attention to security now?
seriously though, there may be some good in paying for something you *know* is secure. after all, you pay more for a good safe to put your money in than under the mattress...
of course, do you trust microsoft when it proclaims something as "secure"?
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> if it is based on the dollars value, why wouldn't you attempt to correct the problem with the dollar (by not running a 1/2 trillion dollar deficit) rather than finding cheaper materials?
If the US is unwilling to correct its huge deficit for better reasons, the increasing price of minting pennies is unlikely to do the trick.
Since my LCD screen is hooked up to both my computer and DVD player, I have noticed that the video quality is much better coming out of the computer. Can't notice it from teh couch, but from a few feet away it is noticeable. But I agree on teh sound issue. The cost to get decent sound out of a computer into surround is still expensive and sometimes a pain. A DVD player comes withit built in, all controlable from a single remote, and won't crash. And I've never had a DVD player pop up an instant message, chirp for a new email, or start a virus scan and interrupt me in the middle of a movie.
Has anyone noticed that they only studied ten pillows? It seems like we need to study more than 10 pillows to get a better indication of the range and variety of problems, and what might be done to help. Also, is this really a bad thing? How bad is it compared with our clothing, air, utensils, keyboards, mice, etc. There's germs everywhere, yet most of us stay healthy most of the time...
I suppose someone is next going to tell me that I need more than 640k of RAM... Shucks, I thought that was enough for anyone!
The problem is that most people aren't willing to spend extra money just so they can get a better signal or more voice quality. Sure, there's a dedicated few who are willing, but your average user will compare cellphone plans and see that Company X's plan is cheaper for the same number of minutes, or offers a cooler phone, or whatever, and so they'll go with that. It costs telecos money to upgrade cells, especially in a big, spread-out country like the US.
how about a timer-controlled camera on a helium balloon. it could take a picture every 10 seconds or something... the only tricky part would be getting the camera back after it had floated off. maybe you could promise whoever found it that you would send them reprints :)
so you're saying microsoft is going to start paying attention to security now? seriously though, there may be some good in paying for something you *know* is secure. after all, you pay more for a good safe to put your money in than under the mattress... of course, do you trust microsoft when it proclaims something as "secure"?
And do we all have to dress like Doc from the 2nd episode?