I've just found IE to be more efficient for my light-weight everyday use. If I want to search I'll go to google's web page. I don't need all these things glaring at me every second I'm using my browser. I'm all for using open-source programs when they fit my needs. OpenOffice.org is great. I had no problem switching to that. But until Firefox can work as efficiently as IE as a low-profile I-just-want-to-browse-webpages browser, then I'm sticking with IE.
I still use internet explorer (yea yea..) mostly because I don't want to install anything more than I have to. Windows is bloated enough as-is, and I don't need or want extra luggage attatched to my everyday computing. I've actually found that IE is fairly non-obtrusive if you turn all the extra crap off.
I guess I've just found that I don't often use Firefox's extra features. I generally browse one page at a time, and I don't use my web browser for anything much more than reading the news (/.) or checking my email.
The first is that you can *gasp* fast-forward through commercials. This has been an issue since the first generation DVRs. And after-all commercials>money>lobbyists>bills-like-this.
The second is that all those recorded shows are then (obviously) uploaded to the internet, where all the single mothers and grandfathers download them while cackling like the wicked witch of the west (duh!)
I played Ultima Online for 3 years, and never had a positive experience with a GM. I even resorted to -ugh- roleplaying to try and ambush one, and get his cool goodies. (It didn't work...)
I seem to remember a slashdot article posted a couple weeks ago, describing how our newest supreme court justice had successfully defended Microsoft in a case with some of the same issues. I believe that one was a class action against Microsoft for charging people to fix a buggy MSDOS. If she could prove that Microsoft wasn't liable for faulty code in this example, I don't know how she could uphold this law if put to the test.
Maybe simple underwater cameras could have the same effect. Put a monitor out by the lifeguarding stand, and let the lifeguard(s) keep an eye on that. Perhaps it's not as novel an idea, but the cost difference could be enough to make them common place in public pools. One of the scuba shops in my area had cameras mounted under plexiglass windows in the pool, so patrons in the store could watch classes in session.
Although I never worked as a lifeguard at a public pool, I was certified. And as a scuba instructor I ran snorkeling tours off a boat. I had to deal with distressed swimmers on a regular basis, but fortunately I never had to deal with an unconscous person in the water. Even with that background, if I glanced at a monitor and saw anything like the picture posted in the article, I'd be in the water in a heartbeat.
The Cocaine industry that is. Without millionaire rockstars where would the poor old drug dealers get money for gas and food? Come on, think of the big picture here!
Seriously! If I'm going to pay for a service, I'm not going to download from some shmuck with a 56k!
Lets face it, a big part of how we buy music is based on availability and quality... not something that P2P excels at.
Unless Kazaa creates some sort of method to redistribute bandwidth and songs to make it less faster and less frustrating, I'll keep using Illegal P2P and BestBuy to obtain my music.
I swear!! I was doing some repair work on ~8 year old lab computers at my school, and of course nobody knew the bios passwords. I got so bored trying to guess it I tried *s and it worked! Wish I remembered the bios make/version. It was probably some old proprietary crap.
heads from their asses. If you look at the huge stage successes bands like Phish, The Dead, or Dave Matthews are, you can basically dispel this new method. Hell, even Norah Jones doesn't really fit the mold of 90% of shit they play on the radio, and she won 8 emmys! Maybe if they move do diversify music (ex. XM and Sirius) instead of making it all the same people wouldnt be downloading millions of MP3s ever day! Imagine that!
I like my 19" trinitron... I feel like im sitting in the front row of a theatre if I have a bigger monitor. Are they going to start making keyboard shelves that move back more so I will be able to back up? I hope so.
I wonder if that could give end users some sort of consumer rights in the long run. If the RIAA instituded some deal with ISP's making them pay, and then refused to back off of the file-sharing, wouldn't that seem like blackmail? It sure does to me! If I went to a street vendor selling bootlegged CDs and demanded money for not taking legal action, I'm positive I would go to jail just as fast as the bootlegger.
Your local community college... while the classes they offer probably won't correlate directly to a certification, they can get you some good time in on the hardware.
I still don't really feel confident in any wireless over wired networks... I'm using 802.11a in my apartment and 2 walls and 30 feet basically destroy the signal. My roommate gets about a 10k connection about 50% of the time, and nothing the other 50! If there's enough wiring in my walls to kill an 802.11a signal so quickly, I don't know if ricochet would work any better.
I suggest people take action for themselves. We live in a capitalist society, use it! Don't buy the subject CDs, and don't buy CDs from that company. Tell your friends not to. Use your $14 as influence!
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I've just found IE to be more efficient for my light-weight everyday use. If I want to search I'll go to google's web page. I don't need all these things glaring at me every second I'm using my browser. I'm all for using open-source programs when they fit my needs. OpenOffice.org is great. I had no problem switching to that. But until Firefox can work as efficiently as IE as a low-profile I-just-want-to-browse-webpages browser, then I'm sticking with IE.
I still use internet explorer (yea yea..) mostly because I don't want to install anything more than I have to. Windows is bloated enough as-is, and I don't need or want extra luggage attatched to my everyday computing. I've actually found that IE is fairly non-obtrusive if you turn all the extra crap off. I guess I've just found that I don't often use Firefox's extra features. I generally browse one page at a time, and I don't use my web browser for anything much more than reading the news (/.) or checking my email.
Which is why they're trying to rid the world of that uninhibited technology (again.)
The first is that you can *gasp* fast-forward through commercials. This has been an issue since the first generation DVRs. And after-all commercials>money>lobbyists>bills-like-this. The second is that all those recorded shows are then (obviously) uploaded to the internet, where all the single mothers and grandfathers download them while cackling like the wicked witch of the west (duh!)
"And in a strange move, Sony sues itself over possible violations of the DMCA" Hah!
I played Ultima Online for 3 years, and never had a positive experience with a GM. I even resorted to -ugh- roleplaying to try and ambush one, and get his cool goodies. (It didn't work...)
I seem to remember a slashdot article posted a couple weeks ago, describing how our newest supreme court justice had successfully defended Microsoft in a case with some of the same issues. I believe that one was a class action against Microsoft for charging people to fix a buggy MSDOS. If she could prove that Microsoft wasn't liable for faulty code in this example, I don't know how she could uphold this law if put to the test.
Maybe simple underwater cameras could have the same effect. Put a monitor out by the lifeguarding stand, and let the lifeguard(s) keep an eye on that. Perhaps it's not as novel an idea, but the cost difference could be enough to make them common place in public pools. One of the scuba shops in my area had cameras mounted under plexiglass windows in the pool, so patrons in the store could watch classes in session. Although I never worked as a lifeguard at a public pool, I was certified. And as a scuba instructor I ran snorkeling tours off a boat. I had to deal with distressed swimmers on a regular basis, but fortunately I never had to deal with an unconscous person in the water. Even with that background, if I glanced at a monitor and saw anything like the picture posted in the article, I'd be in the water in a heartbeat.
The Cocaine industry that is. Without millionaire rockstars where would the poor old drug dealers get money for gas and food? Come on, think of the big picture here!
Seriously! If I'm going to pay for a service, I'm not going to download from some shmuck with a 56k! Lets face it, a big part of how we buy music is based on availability and quality... not something that P2P excels at. Unless Kazaa creates some sort of method to redistribute bandwidth and songs to make it less faster and less frustrating, I'll keep using Illegal P2P and BestBuy to obtain my music.
I swear!! I was doing some repair work on ~8 year old lab computers at my school, and of course nobody knew the bios passwords. I got so bored trying to guess it I tried *s and it worked! Wish I remembered the bios make/version. It was probably some old proprietary crap.
heads from their asses. If you look at the huge stage successes bands like Phish, The Dead, or Dave Matthews are, you can basically dispel this new method. Hell, even Norah Jones doesn't really fit the mold of 90% of shit they play on the radio, and she won 8 emmys! Maybe if they move do diversify music (ex. XM and Sirius) instead of making it all the same people wouldnt be downloading millions of MP3s ever day! Imagine that!
Don't play Ultima Online!
I like my 19" trinitron... I feel like im sitting in the front row of a theatre if I have a bigger monitor. Are they going to start making keyboard shelves that move back more so I will be able to back up? I hope so.
I wonder if that could give end users some sort of consumer rights in the long run. If the RIAA instituded some deal with ISP's making them pay, and then refused to back off of the file-sharing, wouldn't that seem like blackmail? It sure does to me! If I went to a street vendor selling bootlegged CDs and demanded money for not taking legal action, I'm positive I would go to jail just as fast as the bootlegger.
Your local community college... while the classes they offer probably won't correlate directly to a certification, they can get you some good time in on the hardware.
I still don't really feel confident in any wireless over wired networks... I'm using 802.11a in my apartment and 2 walls and 30 feet basically destroy the signal. My roommate gets about a 10k connection about 50% of the time, and nothing the other 50! If there's enough wiring in my walls to kill an 802.11a signal so quickly, I don't know if ricochet would work any better.
My linux-newbie-ass spent a month trying to get WINE working correctly, but it never was really up to par.
I suggest people take action for themselves. We live in a capitalist society, use it! Don't buy the subject CDs, and don't buy CDs from that company. Tell your friends not to. Use your $14 as influence!