This would mean that tourists couldn't use their cell phones while in Mexico. Given the huge contribution of the tourist dollar to the Mexican economy, that is extremely unlikely to happen.
In general a prepaid cell phone from one country (e.g. USA) could be used in another country (e.g. India) to circumvent any such registration requirements.
The closest US analogy I can think of would involve some variety of "theft of service"
What about DMCA - which is where most copy-protection-removal schemes fall.
It's a pity the guy was concerned with profit, and didn't just post the method for breaking the copy limit on some eastern European web server. Then he'd be (a) famous and admired, and (b) a free man.
There is no true competition in phones. If you want an iPhone you must go AT&T, if you want Android you currently will go T-Mobile, and so on.
Once all phones are available on all networks, you will be able to have a valid feature comparison. Until then, choices will always be a combination of (how great the phone is) + (how much the carrier sucks).
True - but in Canada, you are only voting for one person. The Senate is appointed, not elected; and you don't vote for Prime Minister at all.
In the USA, an election is actually about 50 simultaneous voting opportunities. You may be voting for your congressman, your senator, the President, your town mayor, several state-level positions, the county sheriff, a few propositions, your local school board... the list seems endless. The ballot is so long and so complicated that they have to mail out booklets to voters ahead of time just to explain all of the choices.
Also, remember that US elections are more frequent (at least once per year), and that there are roughly ten times the number of voters. Overall, while paper sounds like a great idea, I don't think it would work.
As well as being just a test of repackaged existing technology, this launch is costing $445 million. I'm pretty sure that Congress could find a lot of other uses for that half billion dollars.
Not just projecting onto the retina - projecting directly onto the retina with lasers.
Many people shy away from laser eye surgery - I can imagine this device will be a bit difficult to market. Imagine the "phosphor burn" effect on your retina.... not pretty. My bet is that this won't appear in the lawsuit-happy USA any day soon.
The headline (and linked article) are unclear. Are pictures stripped from newspapers/magazines (a) on the international Kindle, no matter where it is used; or (b) on a Kindle only when used outside of the USA?
The difference is significant. I was considering getting an international Kindle even though I live in the USA - so that it would work on trips. But, if my daily NYTimes has no pictures, then forget it. If the Times has pictures while I'm at home, but none when I'm in London, that is still annoying, but much less so.
And no, the Amazon web site doesn't say anything about the picture issue.
The article is about major changes in the scheduler and their effects. How can you have major kernel changes, but claim that it is just "refurbished Vista"?
People complained long and loud about Vista. Microsoft addressed all of the complaints, and produced an OS that is faster, easier to use, and consumes less power. Now, people are complaining that this new OS is just "refurbished Vista". Was Vista just "refurbished XP"? Was XP just "refurbished Win95"?
Windows 7 (like all modern versions of Windows) does nothing with the BIOS at all - the BIOS ceases running as soon as Windows starts booting. You don't even need to *have* a BIOS to run Win7. And, if a power cycle fixes the issue, it clearly is not a BIOS problem.
If the device drivers for your motherboard have a bug - which sounds more like the cause of your issue - then that isn't a Microsoft problem at all, since they didn't write the drivers. Contact Abit for support.
Because when an e-book is $9.99, and a paperback is the same (or less),
Current Amazon prices of a popular book (Dan Brown's latest):
Hardcover: $16.47
Paperback: $16.74 (large print version)
Kindle: $9.99
So the electronic version is significantly cheaper. Same holds true for an older book (The DaVinci Code, $9.99 in paperback, only $7.59 in Kindle version).
So... why so long before boxes hit shelves? It seems very odd to me.
So that there will be working apps available at launch.
Yes, I've been running the final bits for a long time too. The point is, I can test my app against those final bits, and make sure everything works correctly. If needed, I've got time to make changes, spin a new version, and get updates available before customers start installing Windows 7.
Businesses have become used to smart phones, the majority of which work with Microsoft Exchange. Phones have pre-loaded clients for Exchange, not for anything from Lotus. If iNotes can't play with current phones, it will be a non-starter.
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This would mean that tourists couldn't use their cell phones while in Mexico. Given the huge contribution of the tourist dollar to the Mexican economy, that is extremely unlikely to happen.
In general a prepaid cell phone from one country (e.g. USA) could be used in another country (e.g. India) to circumvent any such registration requirements.
The closest US analogy I can think of would involve some variety of "theft of service"
What about DMCA - which is where most copy-protection-removal schemes fall.
It's a pity the guy was concerned with profit, and didn't just post the method for breaking the copy limit on some eastern European web server. Then he'd be (a) famous and admired, and (b) a free man.
My younger brothers know not to call 911 unless it is a real emergency.
My cat can't dial 911. However, my cat can accidentally walk on my keyboard and press the 911 key.
This is Microsoft - they tend to use their own compilers for most things, not the Intel one.
Finding a consensus on the purpose of imprisonment is pretty much impossible.
True. However, it would be extremely strange for a prison to release an inmate a year early because he is displaying unusually aggressive behaviour.
You should never say "every single one" when there is a counterexample sitting in my driveway.
Besides, I doubt that every single BMW ever made indicates 4-6 MPH when parked.
There is no true competition in phones. If you want an iPhone you must go AT&T, if you want Android you currently will go T-Mobile, and so on.
Once all phones are available on all networks, you will be able to have a valid feature comparison. Until then, choices will always be a combination of (how great the phone is) + (how much the carrier sucks).
Many phones play music - but the iPod market is still very strong.
True - but in Canada, you are only voting for one person. The Senate is appointed, not elected; and you don't vote for Prime Minister at all.
In the USA, an election is actually about 50 simultaneous voting opportunities. You may be voting for your congressman, your senator, the President, your town mayor, several state-level positions, the county sheriff, a few propositions, your local school board... the list seems endless. The ballot is so long and so complicated that they have to mail out booklets to voters ahead of time just to explain all of the choices.
Also, remember that US elections are more frequent (at least once per year), and that there are roughly ten times the number of voters. Overall, while paper sounds like a great idea, I don't think it would work.
Is there any guarantee that the source code they release is the actual code that will run on the machines during an election?
In other news, Comcast has effectively convinced the GAO that traffic shaping is now a good thing.
So, when will laptops start to use ultracapacitors instead?
Most pilot/flight scheduling software is on a mainframe with a web front end. How were the pilots getting internet reception to be able to log in??
As well as being just a test of repackaged existing technology, this launch is costing $445 million. I'm pretty sure that Congress could find a lot of other uses for that half billion dollars.
Not just projecting onto the retina - projecting directly onto the retina with lasers.
Many people shy away from laser eye surgery - I can imagine this device will be a bit difficult to market. Imagine the "phosphor burn" effect on your retina.... not pretty. My bet is that this won't appear in the lawsuit-happy USA any day soon.
The headline (and linked article) are unclear. Are pictures stripped from newspapers/magazines (a) on the international Kindle, no matter where it is used; or (b) on a Kindle only when used outside of the USA?
The difference is significant. I was considering getting an international Kindle even though I live in the USA - so that it would work on trips. But, if my daily NYTimes has no pictures, then forget it. If the Times has pictures while I'm at home, but none when I'm in London, that is still annoying, but much less so.
And no, the Amazon web site doesn't say anything about the picture issue.
The article is about major changes in the scheduler and their effects. How can you have major kernel changes, but claim that it is just "refurbished Vista"?
People complained long and loud about Vista. Microsoft addressed all of the complaints, and produced an OS that is faster, easier to use, and consumes less power. Now, people are complaining that this new OS is just "refurbished Vista". Was Vista just "refurbished XP"? Was XP just "refurbished Win95"?
Windows 7 (like all modern versions of Windows) does nothing with the BIOS at all - the BIOS ceases running as soon as Windows starts booting. You don't even need to *have* a BIOS to run Win7. And, if a power cycle fixes the issue, it clearly is not a BIOS problem.
If the device drivers for your motherboard have a bug - which sounds more like the cause of your issue - then that isn't a Microsoft problem at all, since they didn't write the drivers. Contact Abit for support.
Because when an e-book is $9.99, and a paperback is the same (or less),
Current Amazon prices of a popular book (Dan Brown's latest):
So the electronic version is significantly cheaper. Same holds true for an older book (The DaVinci Code, $9.99 in paperback, only $7.59 in Kindle version).
The WGS84 prime meridian still passes through Greenwich - it's just 100 metres east, still well within town boundaries.
So... why so long before boxes hit shelves? It seems very odd to me.
So that there will be working apps available at launch.
Yes, I've been running the final bits for a long time too. The point is, I can test my app against those final bits, and make sure everything works correctly. If needed, I've got time to make changes, spin a new version, and get updates available before customers start installing Windows 7.
I don't think being trained to fully understand the automobile will decrease the number of automobile related deaths.
Being trained to fully understand the laws of physics would certainly decrease automobile accidents.
Why is the www necessary in the first place? I think that is where Berners-Lee made the largest mistake.
Thankfully any semi-intelligent web site doesn't require the www.
Sounds great - except for the "under $1200" requirement. Haven't you been watching recent Microsoft ads on TV??
Businesses have become used to smart phones, the majority of which work with Microsoft Exchange. Phones have pre-loaded clients for Exchange, not for anything from Lotus. If iNotes can't play with current phones, it will be a non-starter.