Every company wishes they had a set-up like this. We can't assume that they will police themselves. Passing a law is only one solution... passing along information for free is another (not that/.'ers needed to know that).
Ex: Don't buy a TeleZapper, record the tones you hear when you get a disconnected number on your answering machine, with your funny message right after it. This will fool the telemarketers dialing software and eventually you'll get no more unwanted calls.
This would be the first weapon mounted on aircraft/heavy machinery that the pilot/operator wouldn't have to worry about running out of ammo in combat! That's a pretty serious advantage, no matter what other shortcomings the weapon may have.
It's been cool to be able to purchase stuff tax free, but did anyone really think it would last forever? It just takes Congress a little time to catch up to innovation, or a lot of time if its messy. Seeing that my state has just had to seriously cut its funding for education due to lack of funds, it might not be a bad idea. One thing my pappy used to say:
The farthest I can see this law going is allowing the copyright holder (RIAA) to monitor the P2P traffic and log it as evidence to be submitted to authorities. It will never get passed if it allows actual vigilantism.
Song goes into public domain... (ok, hypothetical)
Remade and marketed by different big label...
Congress retroactively extends copyrights 1000 years...
Previous holder free to hack the label and RIAA...
No more RIAA...
The people who would fall for that kind of scam are the same ones that spread that spread a virus all over the world. Not to put all of the blame on them, but maybe the small inconvience of opening some spam will teach them a lesson that will benefit us all.
Anyone notice that for the last openchallenge there were only
two entries in three months? How is this local team going to be able to effectively use their own time when they can't count on the work they have "delegated" abroad being completed? Timing of component completion is essential when implementing a large project.
I work on a lot of older machines that don't have burners or high bandwidth connections, so having the ability to transfer large amounts of data with a portable device would be very useful. I never wanted to spend the money on one before, because I would only be able to use it for this reason. Now, I can buy one and it will also serve as a diskman, mp3 and dvd player.
Has anyone noticed that General Motors is selling cars equipped with XM Radio. This will hide the initial cost well, since no one thinks about that when its included. They will also be a lot more likely to continue paying for the service. If a lot of people buy these cars, this may give XM a chance.
I agree with the judges ruling that the web does not fall under the scope of the ADA, because the ADA was not designed with the internet in mind and trying to make it fit would cause chaos. The web is a public place of commerce, however, so the same rationale that created the ADA will create the eADA. This is a good thing, if accommodation is good at all. The difference will be that Congress can codify the specific requirements in a way that will set bright lines on what is legal and what is not. This would significantly decrease the number of lawsuits brought against companies.
This all depends, of course, on Congress actually taking the time to THINK about the issue and get the public opinion, then write a decent law... the law is coming, just don't know how good it will be.
they have a niche...
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It is obvious from their website that, as has been stated already, they are not marketing to you or I. This is being marketed for businesses and for individuals who are getting sick of Microsoft but need to stay compatible with its productivity software and needs everything graphical. You don't have to sell to everyone to make a profit in business.
In fact, having a niche is a strength, not a weakness. Think about the rise of the SUV. So many people liked the functionality of a truck (riding high, cargo carrying, not being tied to pavement) but many didn't want to drive a truck, either because of the look or because of less passenger room. The SUV fits the niche between the two nicely, and you can't drive 10 seconds without seeing one. Of course, some will stick with their trucks, others loyally to their cars, but the SUV makers will rake in the dough. What's $99.00 for a functional solution that is taylored to someone's needs.
The #1 reason that I have seen for hardware failure was that the PS fan had stopped working and no one noticed. Most PC's (bought or built) are designed to pull air in the front of the machine because of the vaccuum created by the PS exhaust fan. No air flow = stagnant hot air = hot heatsinks = hot chips = CRASH. This is a very important component that is often overlooked.
It's good that more time will be spent in examination of this issue. Time is crucial for all of these issues of regulation of technology. Legislation and regulation of technology happens so quickly that people read about the decisions after they have been made and only after it is too late to give any input. Where is the public debate about these issues? It is often limited to places like/. where only a small portion of people can/will take part.
It's not just hanging chads that disenfranchise voters.
These chips are great for battery powered devices, such as pagers, because they don't have to power a clock. Extends the batt life at least 2x. But even if the advantages are superior to clocked chips for larger markets, how do you market something like this to people who want to see "Pentium XXXVIV 1,000,000 Ghz" on the packaging?
This is the way capitalism works, and it does work. Without the INCENTIVE of profit from research, what company would even bother trying to make such advancements? It's funny that all of this advancement is moving at break-neck speed here in the US which is only ~220 years old, but happens to have a free market...
There are a lot of benefits to having this ability. At work, I can now equip our parking officers with wireless PDA's and soon I will be able to make sure that they are not sleeping in the lobby of some building instead of writing parking tickets. Maybe they will actually be out to ticket people parked illegally while attempting to warchalk from their vehicle! Now that's irony!
"Hundreds of old applications can't be moved to the new system, meaning that hundreds of workers still have two computers on their desks."
Interesting. After all this, they still won't be rid of the old systems! I hope my state Department of Transportation adopts this method of highway management. "Instead of actually evaluating your needs beforehand, we have decided to spend billions on new highways, then we'll see if they actually take you where you want to go."
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Every company wishes they had a set-up like this. We can't assume that they will police themselves. Passing a law is only one solution... passing along information for free is another (not that /.'ers needed to know that).
Ex: Don't buy a TeleZapper, record the tones you hear when you get a disconnected number on your answering machine, with your funny message right after it. This will fool the telemarketers dialing software and eventually you'll get no more unwanted calls.
So other than ease of installation, what advantages are there to building this in the kernel?
I'm sure I'm dense but I don't understand.
This would be the first weapon mounted on aircraft/heavy machinery that the pilot/operator wouldn't have to worry about running out of ammo in combat! That's a pretty serious advantage, no matter what other shortcomings the weapon may have.
I hope this can run .vbs scripts!!!
If they make these really energy effiecient it will give new meaning to "Rolling a green one".
It's been cool to be able to purchase stuff tax free, but did anyone really think it would last forever? It just takes Congress a little time to catch up to innovation, or a lot of time if its messy. Seeing that my state has just had to seriously cut its funding for education due to lack of funds, it might not be a bad idea. One thing my pappy used to say:
There Aint No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
The farthest I can see this law going is allowing the copyright holder (RIAA) to monitor the P2P traffic and log it as evidence to be submitted to authorities. It will never get passed if it allows actual vigilantism.
Song goes into public domain... (ok, hypothetical) Remade and marketed by different big label... Congress retroactively extends copyrights 1000 years... Previous holder free to hack the label and RIAA... No more RIAA...
The people who would fall for that kind of scam are the same ones that spread that spread a virus all over the world. Not to put all of the blame on them, but maybe the small inconvience of opening some spam will teach them a lesson that will benefit us all.
Anyone notice that for the last openchallenge there were only two entries in three months? How is this local team going to be able to effectively use their own time when they can't count on the work they have "delegated" abroad being completed? Timing of component completion is essential when implementing a large project.
With a guy like Adam Smith influencing them with all that invisible hand crap, what do you expect.
I work on a lot of older machines that don't have burners or high bandwidth connections, so having the ability to transfer large amounts of data with a portable device would be very useful. I never wanted to spend the money on one before, because I would only be able to use it for this reason. Now, I can buy one and it will also serve as a diskman, mp3 and dvd player.
Has anyone noticed that General Motors is selling cars equipped with XM Radio. This will hide the initial cost well, since no one thinks about that when its included. They will also be a lot more likely to continue paying for the service. If a lot of people buy these cars, this may give XM a chance.
I agree with the judges ruling that the web does not fall under the scope of the ADA, because the ADA was not designed with the internet in mind and trying to make it fit would cause chaos. The web is a public place of commerce, however, so the same rationale that created the ADA will create the eADA. This is a good thing, if accommodation is good at all. The difference will be that Congress can codify the specific requirements in a way that will set bright lines on what is legal and what is not. This would significantly decrease the number of lawsuits brought against companies.
This all depends, of course, on Congress actually taking the time to THINK about the issue and get the public opinion, then write a decent law... the law is coming, just don't know how good it will be.
It is obvious from their website that, as has been stated already, they are not marketing to you or I. This is being marketed for businesses and for individuals who are getting sick of Microsoft but need to stay compatible with its productivity software and needs everything graphical. You don't have to sell to everyone to make a profit in business.
In fact, having a niche is a strength, not a weakness. Think about the rise of the SUV. So many people liked the functionality of a truck (riding high, cargo carrying, not being tied to pavement) but many didn't want to drive a truck, either because of the look or because of less passenger room. The SUV fits the niche between the two nicely, and you can't drive 10 seconds without seeing one. Of course, some will stick with their trucks, others loyally to their cars, but the SUV makers will rake in the dough. What's $99.00 for a functional solution that is taylored to someone's needs.
I think that they will do well with this.
The #1 reason that I have seen for hardware failure was that the PS fan had stopped working and no one noticed. Most PC's (bought or built) are designed to pull air in the front of the machine because of the vaccuum created by the PS exhaust fan. No air flow = stagnant hot air = hot heatsinks = hot chips = CRASH. This is a very important component that is often overlooked.
It's good that more time will be spent in examination of this issue. Time is crucial for all of these issues of regulation of technology. Legislation and regulation of technology happens so quickly that people read about the decisions after they have been made and only after it is too late to give any input. Where is the public debate about these issues? It is often limited to places like /. where only a small portion of people can/will take part.
It's not just hanging chads that disenfranchise voters.
These chips are great for battery powered devices, such as pagers, because they don't have to power a clock. Extends the batt life at least 2x. But even if the advantages are superior to clocked chips for larger markets, how do you market something like this to people who want to see "Pentium XXXVIV 1,000,000 Ghz" on the packaging?
Check out the paragraph on integrity.
This is the way capitalism works, and it does work. Without the INCENTIVE of profit from research, what company would even bother trying to make such advancements? It's funny that all of this advancement is moving at break-neck speed here in the US which is only ~220 years old, but happens to have a free market...
There are a lot of benefits to having this ability. At work, I can now equip our parking officers with wireless PDA's and soon I will be able to make sure that they are not sleeping in the lobby of some building instead of writing parking tickets. Maybe they will actually be out to ticket people parked illegally while attempting to warchalk from their vehicle! Now that's irony!
Or you can just give it a fancy name like Palladium or something...
Think Apple would mind if they moved the west coast event to Redmond?
"Hundreds of old applications can't be moved to the new system, meaning that hundreds of workers still have two computers on their desks." Interesting. After all this, they still won't be rid of the old systems! I hope my state Department of Transportation adopts this method of highway management. "Instead of actually evaluating your needs beforehand, we have decided to spend billions on new highways, then we'll see if they actually take you where you want to go."