EXACTLY!
Just yesterday was an article on how those in rural areas often felt broadband options were lacking. Well I'm one of those. Phantom update downloads happen at our house across the numerous computers we have throughout the family. Often exactly when someone wants to watch something or can't figure out where the lag is coming from while playing games. Now MS want's to start using my precious bandwidth to move my files offsite?
It would be one thing if I was sitting on a 100MB connection and didn't notice MS doing it's thing in the background. But multiple users sharing a 2.5MB ADSL connection and it's just too much. (yes, we're barely on the edge of DSL even being possible, hence that's the fastest we can even get).
This is all laughable to those of us "last milers". We're out in the country at the edge of DSL. We're lucky to get 2.6 down / 0.3 up. My wife can saturate one line easily so if Dad (me) wants to game, I have to have my own DSL line, hence we have two DSL lines into our house. It's still just barely liveable. A new neighbor down the street can't even get DSL (he's actually closer to the DSL access point than I am). AT&T told him they're not installing them anymore because they're not profitable. He's left with NO access.
Ever been driving down the road and you get a message pop up about a 12 minute delay just ahead? Google saw everyone else's phones come to a stop/near-stop on the road ahead and is busy trying to help you route around it. Is that good? Bad? I don't know the answer but I find it convenient more than I find it obtrusive as I generally don't care if Google knows where I am.
What if someone wanted a forum for say, Huntington's disease (just to pick a random genetic problem). What if they wanted a section where only people who truly have Huntington's can share their experiences without getting trolled by just any person? (duh, people with Huntington's could troll too, but you get what I mean).
Just to say, not everything having to do with someone's genetic code is "racist". Almost makes me think the OP is just trolling too.
The average newspaper "subscription fee" barely covers the cost of paper and distribution. Newspapers make their real money selling ads. Now those same local newspapers to me want me to buy a subscription to their online versions that cost nothing in paper and almost nothing to distribute? Their online money comes from me clicking through relevant advertisements I find while reading. Make me pay for the _privilege_ to read your news and I'll go elsewhere. Getting listed in an aggregator like news.google.com drives people to news sites so they can sell ads. Wonder how long it'll take before the news sites in Spain see their traffic dwindle to the point they're loosing appreciable revenue.
Another issue is the approx 23 day train time to get Sentry Drones to V for the far better Tech II variants. Of course if you're going for distance from the drone then the 23d train for Sentry Interfacing to V may be a better use of time.
I've got a couple I've had for years that I have as keychains. Slap a keyring on them and sell them as keychains fot 10 bucks each at local novelty stores or on Ebay.
While reading the above during a lull in work. I'm struck by the fact that this computer sitting in front of me has a Win7Pro sticker on it, but is running XP Pro. Seems to support most of the comments about being easier to predictably manage many installs by our IT dept.
Great. This means mine will finally be on it's way. With my luck, I'll get the last shipment that goes out of the now "obsolete" version. I'll then need to order again for a new 2.0 and wait months for it to ship.....
Great, this is one more researcher we'll have to send someone back in time to knock off. The list of people that put forth inventions leading to the machines taking over the earth keeps expanding.
Or, you do like my wife and I did, we've changed over to Mac OS X. We still have a few commercial apps that are currently "windows only". I bought each of us a new XP license in order to install them on Parallels. XP is ok for the time being for a few apps, but I'm just not happy letting Vista in the house.
I recently advised a few people at work to consider OpenOffice as an alternative to the use of MS Office. I was met with an answer I didn't expect. One commented that "it looks interesting, but I don't want just anyone to be able to read all of my files." This took me aback a minute until I realized that they assumed "Open" meant their data/files/Harddrive where "Open" to inspection by anyone "online". It takes a while to explain to this class of computer user just what is meant by the labels used by the "Open Source" community.
It's this same group of people that were convinced once they couldn't use Thunderbird to check their email because "well my ISP automatically sets up and uses/insert outlook or similar client here/".
Retailers generally get to report earnings based on dollars brought in at the register, _then_ they pay out rebates. So even if 100% of customers send in their 50% off rebates, ACME gets to report $100,000 in widget sales, when really they only sold $50,000 in widgets.
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EXACTLY! Just yesterday was an article on how those in rural areas often felt broadband options were lacking. Well I'm one of those. Phantom update downloads happen at our house across the numerous computers we have throughout the family. Often exactly when someone wants to watch something or can't figure out where the lag is coming from while playing games. Now MS want's to start using my precious bandwidth to move my files offsite? It would be one thing if I was sitting on a 100MB connection and didn't notice MS doing it's thing in the background. But multiple users sharing a 2.5MB ADSL connection and it's just too much. (yes, we're barely on the edge of DSL even being possible, hence that's the fastest we can even get).
This is all laughable to those of us "last milers". We're out in the country at the edge of DSL. We're lucky to get 2.6 down / 0.3 up. My wife can saturate one line easily so if Dad (me) wants to game, I have to have my own DSL line, hence we have two DSL lines into our house. It's still just barely liveable. A new neighbor down the street can't even get DSL (he's actually closer to the DSL access point than I am). AT&T told him they're not installing them anymore because they're not profitable. He's left with NO access.
Imagine not starting the semester by hearing âoeWerrcome to correredge arrgerbraâ.
Ever been driving down the road and you get a message pop up about a 12 minute delay just ahead? Google saw everyone else's phones come to a stop/near-stop on the road ahead and is busy trying to help you route around it. Is that good? Bad? I don't know the answer but I find it convenient more than I find it obtrusive as I generally don't care if Google knows where I am.
What if someone wanted a forum for say, Huntington's disease (just to pick a random genetic problem). What if they wanted a section where only people who truly have Huntington's can share their experiences without getting trolled by just any person? (duh, people with Huntington's could troll too, but you get what I mean). Just to say, not everything having to do with someone's genetic code is "racist". Almost makes me think the OP is just trolling too.
The average newspaper "subscription fee" barely covers the cost of paper and distribution. Newspapers make their real money selling ads. Now those same local newspapers to me want me to buy a subscription to their online versions that cost nothing in paper and almost nothing to distribute? Their online money comes from me clicking through relevant advertisements I find while reading. Make me pay for the _privilege_ to read your news and I'll go elsewhere. Getting listed in an aggregator like news.google.com drives people to news sites so they can sell ads. Wonder how long it'll take before the news sites in Spain see their traffic dwindle to the point they're loosing appreciable revenue.
Another issue is the approx 23 day train time to get Sentry Drones to V for the far better Tech II variants. Of course if you're going for distance from the drone then the 23d train for Sentry Interfacing to V may be a better use of time.
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There's some white trash that lives not far from here they can use too.
I've got a couple I've had for years that I have as keychains. Slap a keyring on them and sell them as keychains fot 10 bucks each at local novelty stores or on Ebay.
While reading the above during a lull in work. I'm struck by the fact that this computer sitting in front of me has a Win7Pro sticker on it, but is running XP Pro. Seems to support most of the comments about being easier to predictably manage many installs by our IT dept.
Initial data seems to indicate the presence of a monolith buried underneath the surface of the moon. Scientists baffled at the implications.
Great. This means mine will finally be on it's way. With my luck, I'll get the last shipment that goes out of the now "obsolete" version. I'll then need to order again for a new 2.0 and wait months for it to ship.....
We're talking about Hugo Chavez, and Venezuela here. It'll be trivial to figure out which aide's email was leaked.
Someone's gonna get stood up against a wall for the embarrassment to Hugo/Venezuela.
which is why I prefer Mexican Whooping Llamas
Great, this is one more researcher we'll have to send someone back in time to knock off. The list of people that put forth inventions leading to the machines taking over the earth keeps expanding.
I'm all for launching terrorists into space.
OHH, it says "tourists". Nevermind, I somehow read the title wrongly.
I guess it'll use that extra time to download the advertisement you are to view for the "free" version.
Or, you do like my wife and I did, we've changed over to Mac OS X. We still have a few commercial apps that are currently "windows only". I bought each of us a new XP license in order to install them on Parallels. XP is ok for the time being for a few apps, but I'm just not happy letting Vista in the house.
Well, they may be black and white, but they'll be red all over.
I recently advised a few people at work to consider OpenOffice as an alternative to the use of MS Office. I was met with an answer I didn't expect. One commented that "it looks interesting, but I don't want just anyone to be able to read all of my files." This took me aback a minute until I realized that they assumed "Open" meant their data/files/Harddrive where "Open" to inspection by anyone "online". It takes a while to explain to this class of computer user just what is meant by the labels used by the "Open Source" community.
It's this same group of people that were convinced once they couldn't use Thunderbird to check their email because "well my ISP automatically sets up and uses
Retailers generally get to report earnings based on dollars brought in at the register, _then_ they pay out rebates. So even if 100% of customers send in their 50% off rebates, ACME gets to report $100,000 in widget sales, when really they only sold $50,000 in widgets.
My take would be MS wants more restrictions to so it's own leaked memos can't be used against it so easily.
Just my two cents.
Oh well, so much for the insurance company not finding out about that ticket in that little town in Texas.
Generalíssimo Francisco Franco is still dead!