"End-users will be able to keep existing sign-on procedures, e-mail addresses, IDs, passwords and payment methods regardless of the access point, whether its an ISP, corporate VPN, telecommunications provider or cable operator.
For service providers, it will mean the ability to offer wireless services to their customers without having to invest in the wireless infrastructure themselves."
I don't know. I'm already unhappy with my cable provider, with no other choice available. Do I really think that they could handle this reliably? I doubt it!
Whenever you add another layer of bueracracy, you're just going to get help desks saying "It's not our fault, it's 3i's fault, and 3i saying it's Comcast's fault".
Of course, I could see both of them saying it's Microsoft's fault, please reboot.
The most important detail seems to be to just be a question of quantity. Regardless of maturity, in order for deep riverbeds such as appear on Mars to form you need a lot of water flowing for a fairly long time (years, not days). To get that water from impacts would mean that a LOT of such impacts need to have taken place over a (cosmologically) short period; which makes the first point above all the more noticable.
Even if Mars did get significant amounts of water this way (or had enough of it melted out by side effects) the water wouldn't have been around long enough to make geological constructs unless there was an atmosphere allowing it to remain liquid long enough to flow around for years.
I'm surprised someone at NASA would publish national-enquirer quality science like that. More likely, Yahoo misread the paper to extract the nice sounding bits.
There is an HPT system to accommodate almost any central air conditioner, whether it be horizontal or vertical in design.
Because HPT equipment treats the entire home with dry-cooled air, there is no need for additional dehumidifiers or special equipment. Not only is dry-cooling better for you, it costs less to operate, usually recovering a payback on installation within 2 to 4 years as you set the thermostat 2 to 3 F higher.
The heat pipe dehumidification process is automatically activated any time the air conditioner is operating. In the winter, the smart heat pipes automatically deactivate, allowing your central heating system to operate as normal.
I am one of the toughest critics of cellular operators, whom I believe are the weakest links in the value chain to create viable wireless data businesses. However, I don't think the cellular operators are -- or should be -- embarrassed about 3G vs. WiFi. The operators should be embarrassed about lots of things -- misleading the public about capabilities, marketing WAP as "wireless Internet," providing virtually no customer education, etc., etc. -- but not about the concept of 3G vs. WiFi.
Some points of comparison:
* WiFi was designed for local area networks. 3G was designed for wide area networks.
* WiFi was designed for data. 3G was designed for voice and data.
* WiFi emphasizes computing devices (laptops, desktops, PDAs). 3G emphasizes (so far) handsets; I hope the cellular industry gets more aggressive about promoting PC Card/Compact Flash radio modems and wireless-enabled PDAs for 3G.
* WiFi uses non-licensed spectrum. 3G uses licensed spectrum. Businesses are often more wary of using unlicensed spectrum than licensed spectrum.
* WiFi doesn't require corporations or home users to pay airtime charges for local usage. WiFi companies trying to develop nationwide paid access are still figuring out the business model. 3G (2G and 2.5G) requires local, national and international airtime charges.
If the cellular industry fails to develop a viable business model for integrating WiFi with cellular and if public fee-based WiFi networks expand dramatically across the country, then it's possible that WiFi could steal some of the thunder and customers away from 3G data services.
So how does the privacy work with these things? Does it start with the phone with a MAC address? Your billing information with name & address? And then can they figure out where you're at by triangulation, etc?
Sure, it's the next step. But soon they'll sell demographic data on what you're thinking!
With DRM looming, TIVO like products skipping commercials... how else is McDonalds going to brag about their Big McNugget Deluxe Mac? With paper media slowing down (magazines, etc) and TV commercials maybe disappearing in 10 years, something will have to happen. This might be it.
2 things I can't stand now... The goddamn leadin's on some DVD's. I mean atleast let me hit the MENU button during this shit so I can get straight to my DVD menu that *I BOUGHT* There's no need for me to see commercials for other movies...or worse yet, a preview to the movie on the DVD!? (Why do they do that? I always have to hum and close my eyes when they show spoilers of the movie I'm about to watch)
The other thing I hate is how the commercials at movie theaters are getting longer and longer. Sure, I think the Mt. Dew boys were tedious, but it was almost tradition to just see that kid butt heads with the RAM before the movie started. What the hell. But now, we've got 10 minutes of commercials. Pretty soon they'll stop the movie in the middle with a commercial!
The phone companies can't copyright your phone number right? But I'm sure they tried their hardest to push it when they saw other companies trying to hedge in on their 'money' cow. (Ads in phone book)
Pricewatch is a great example of how well comparing prcies can work. My only guess is 2 things. Wal-mart doesn't want people to know that they're really not "rolling back prices" as well as their competitors, or they just can't bear to stand anyone making any money on "their" hard work.
Who knows. Pricewatch is opt-in. Fatwallet was not.
Heheh, of course, Wal-mart selling my demographic information was NOT opt-in!
A group of us used to do the same thing you mentioned, and we've been to their conferences and tours. One of our friends subscribed to all their newsletters and journals, and passed them around. The ads in there alone will point you to other organizations just like it. It's amazing.
I smiled while reading your description of awe-inspiring marvels of the world. I must say that being able to run a 5K race on the Great Wall of China was most amazing experience I've ever had.
You're absolutely right. I mean, look at Don Corleone. He took people in and gave them jobs. Whether it was shylarking, running numbers, you name it. And it made them grateful.
Truman is famous for adding jobs during the great depression, and when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor, the economy turned around with the war effort.
I mean if it wasn't for the money we spent on the space exploration, we wouldn't have velcro, microwave ovens, and no moon rocks at the museum. We'd also be decades and decades behind schedule when it comes time to defend against the aliens.
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For service providers, it will mean the ability to offer wireless services to their customers without having to invest in the wireless infrastructure themselves." I don't know. I'm already unhappy with my cable provider, with no other choice available. Do I really think that they could handle this reliably? I doubt it!
Whenever you add another layer of bueracracy, you're just going to get help desks saying "It's not our fault, it's 3i's fault, and 3i saying it's Comcast's fault".
Of course, I could see both of them saying it's Microsoft's fault, please reboot.
I'd rather terraform Pluto, like they did in Starship Troopers.
Well, *I* envision the god of speed, running through the skies at night.
Even if Mars did get significant amounts of water this way (or had enough of it melted out by side effects) the water wouldn't have been around long enough to make geological constructs unless there was an atmosphere allowing it to remain liquid long enough to flow around for years.
I'm surprised someone at NASA would publish national-enquirer quality science like that. More likely, Yahoo misread the paper to extract the nice sounding bits.
Because HPT equipment treats the entire home with dry-cooled air, there is no need for additional dehumidifiers or special equipment. Not only is dry-cooling better for you, it costs less to operate, usually recovering a payback on installation within 2 to 4 years as you set the thermostat 2 to 3 F higher.
The heat pipe dehumidification process is automatically activated any time the air conditioner is operating. In the winter, the smart heat pipes automatically deactivate, allowing your central heating system to operate as normal.
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A few of these books grace our desktops here at work.
D'oh!
I am one of the toughest critics of cellular operators, whom I believe are the weakest links in the value chain to create viable wireless data businesses. However, I don't think the cellular operators are -- or should be -- embarrassed about 3G vs. WiFi. The operators should be embarrassed about lots of things -- misleading the public about capabilities, marketing WAP as "wireless Internet," providing virtually no customer education, etc., etc. -- but not about the concept of 3G vs. WiFi. Some points of comparison: * WiFi was designed for local area networks. 3G was designed for wide area networks. * WiFi was designed for data. 3G was designed for voice and data. * WiFi emphasizes computing devices (laptops, desktops, PDAs). 3G emphasizes (so far) handsets; I hope the cellular industry gets more aggressive about promoting PC Card/Compact Flash radio modems and wireless-enabled PDAs for 3G. * WiFi uses non-licensed spectrum. 3G uses licensed spectrum. Businesses are often more wary of using unlicensed spectrum than licensed spectrum. * WiFi doesn't require corporations or home users to pay airtime charges for local usage. WiFi companies trying to develop nationwide paid access are still figuring out the business model. 3G (2G and 2.5G) requires local, national and international airtime charges. If the cellular industry fails to develop a viable business model for integrating WiFi with cellular and if public fee-based WiFi networks expand dramatically across the country, then it's possible that WiFi could steal some of the thunder and customers away from 3G data services.
So how does the privacy work with these things? Does it start with the phone with a MAC address? Your billing information with name & address? And then can they figure out where you're at by triangulation, etc?
Great 5 minutes he spent there replying...
Or do they HAVE to be on HD?
Buckaroo should come back from the 9th Dimensions and sue for infringement of the copyright on his name.
With DRM looming, TIVO like products skipping commercials... how else is McDonalds going to brag about their Big McNugget Deluxe Mac? With paper media slowing down (magazines, etc) and TV commercials maybe disappearing in 10 years, something will have to happen. This might be it.
2 things I can't stand now... The goddamn leadin's on some DVD's. I mean atleast let me hit the MENU button during this shit so I can get straight to my DVD menu that *I BOUGHT* There's no need for me to see commercials for other movies...or worse yet, a preview to the movie on the DVD!? (Why do they do that? I always have to hum and close my eyes when they show spoilers of the movie I'm about to watch)
The other thing I hate is how the commercials at movie theaters are getting longer and longer. Sure, I think the Mt. Dew boys were tedious, but it was almost tradition to just see that kid butt heads with the RAM before the movie started. What the hell. But now, we've got 10 minutes of commercials. Pretty soon they'll stop the movie in the middle with a commercial!
Pricewatch is a great example of how well comparing prcies can work. My only guess is 2 things. Wal-mart doesn't want people to know that they're really not "rolling back prices" as well as their competitors, or they just can't bear to stand anyone making any money on "their" hard work.
Who knows. Pricewatch is opt-in. Fatwallet was not.
Heheh, of course, Wal-mart selling my demographic information was NOT opt-in!
It's like no one is happy with where they are.
The grass is greener on the other side of the world.
"I don't want the world, I just want your half"--They Might Be Giants
A group of us used to do the same thing you mentioned, and we've been to their conferences and tours. One of our friends subscribed to all their newsletters and journals, and passed them around. The ads in there alone will point you to other organizations just like it. It's amazing.
I smiled while reading your description of awe-inspiring marvels of the world. I must say that being able to run a 5K race on the Great Wall of China was most amazing experience I've ever had.
You're absolutely right. I mean, look at Don Corleone. He took people in and gave them jobs. Whether it was shylarking, running numbers, you name it. And it made them grateful. Truman is famous for adding jobs during the great depression, and when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor, the economy turned around with the war effort. I mean if it wasn't for the money we spent on the space exploration, we wouldn't have velcro, microwave ovens, and no moon rocks at the museum. We'd also be decades and decades behind schedule when it comes time to defend against the aliens.