First off I have been using rabbit ears and other antennas for at least a couple of year. Some places the rabbit ears work, other places the "fancy" new HD TV antenna's work.
The rabbit ears part does make a difference, might just be interference. But where it is positioned effects reception. That, and AppleTV, and Netflix replaces the need for cable for me.
Most people will read this sentence and say it contradicts the rest of your argument. "Many local Chinese business operate on the idea where they just have to copy what is popular."
Until they develop their own new products, people will not believe in the ability to innovate. Of course Microsoft said the same of FOSS.
None of the Asian tigers has replaced the US as a center of innovation. That is a game the US will lose if the government keeps favoring establish Fortune 500 companies over small nimble truly innovative start ups.
Qualcomm has an ARM based processor (several links about it posted here). From the performance/power point of view I think these ARM based approaches is the future for mobile computing. I can see a big Linux future for it in small do-it-all always one home "IT" infrastructure.
If MS really does this, they might as ship windows with a big icon on the middle of the screen that take people to apple Switch site. Perhaps they can demo the multimedia functions with a "I'm a Mac" commercial in Quicktime. People just need one more reason to switch.
Really as if the proliferation of windows versions weren't bad enough. This makes the major desktop versions of linux look easier to decipher.
If that was true, why is IBM trying to get American engineers to move overseas?
IBM is just looking to cut costs. They are not looking at what is in the best interests of the US economically or strategically (militarily speaking). Read the wikipedia entry on "Tragedy of the Commons."
Since shortly before World War II the US has in general been the destination of choice for the best minds in the world. Don't believe that? Look up the birth country and nationality of people who worked on the Manhattan Project. If that had not been the case Nazi's would have had atomic weapons first and this would be written in German.
It is definitely in the US's best interest to have high paying engineering and design jobs here. But that might not be in the best interest of IBM's profits.
I'm waiting to find out if my job will be moved to a country where the "cost of a comparable person" is 1/3 what it is in the US. Even in that situation I'm not sure how I feel about this politically and morally. How ever as the unemployment rate goes up, and more white collar high paying jobs move else where, I believe this will become a hot topic politically.
There are many ways I see this as a bad sign for the US. Innovation happens where the engineering talent is located. If the worlds best engineers are no longer heading to the US (for high paying jobs) then the US will not longer be the center of innovation it has been for the last 50 years.
If you aren't a serious game or video editor this probably doesn't matter. I recently bought a new LCD for a dirt low price. Some of its specs are unbelievable (possibly with good reason) like the 15,000 to 1 contrast ratio. It claims a 5ms response time. I haven't tested it like CNET would, but I have seen no problems and am very happy with it.
So did they announce financial aid options? Now that most people's stock options (and a good deal of stock) are worthless, finding money for "summer school" might be hard.
It sucks for those that get arrested, but eventually things will get to the point where people/companies avoid travel to countries with such restrictive laws. That in turn will cut down on business deals and partnerships, etc. The countries will pay for these laws economically.
(On a similar note, the US is probably going to suffer based on the increasing issues with travel in the "Post 911 World.")
I had an old manager who was both lauded and vilified for once saying "The company needs to hire smarter employees." I think this is part of the price to pay for trying to save on labor costs by hiring people who are almost but not quiet qualified to do their jobs.
I like the let them fail argument. Take the billions that were given to them to set up half a dozen new banks to offer the same services the failed banks were offering. After the recovery the government can IPO the new banks, end the nationalized banking AND make money on the deal.
I used to think that people who were afraid to give out their SSN probably also slept with tinfoil hats on. Now I only give it to companies that have to report something to the IRS. If someone isn't reporting income to the IRS, they don't need a SSN.
I have heard from people in the research community that many papers on effects of marijuana have been suppressed for political reasons over at least the last 15 years. If I had to guess I'd bet that they have been suppressed for several decades regardless of who is in the Whitehouse.
I am hoping that will change with Obama, but won't be shocked if it doesn't. I hate to see real science and medical benefits take second place to "tough on drugs" politics.
I'm not sure about how I feel about this. I tend to like free and open borders. On the other hand I think making hiring decisions based almost solely on data that can be stuck into Excel is a bad thing.
How ever I am very glad to see this being discussed in a very public forum (US Senate) vs. just on tech sites like Slashdot.
I plan to do a blog post on this. I am seeing Google Meta-data being gold in more than just the ad revenue point of view. This data is showing up as useful predictors in medical research, and other fields.
My company is starting to sponsor 1 to 6 months paid breaks to do your regular work for NGO non-profits. For me that would be IT work. Normally if I donate labor it would be habitat for humanity as a worker drone. But do they or others need volunteer IT support?
I wonder if Chrome's idea of running each tab in a separate process makes it less vulnerable to this type of attack? I suspect that it is much harder for there to be a cross tab or cross window attack via Javascript it each has its own full process.
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First off I have been using rabbit ears and other antennas for at least a couple of year. Some places the rabbit ears work, other places the "fancy" new HD TV antenna's work. The rabbit ears part does make a difference, might just be interference. But where it is positioned effects reception. That, and AppleTV, and Netflix replaces the need for cable for me.
IP law is broken and needs fixing. I just hope the cure isn't worse than the disease.
Steve is a Vegan. I doubt ashes or human remains are on his diet.
If Apple suddenly does all of its announcements at night and Steve appears wearing a black cape, then its a possibility.
Was that tasteless?
Look here: http://forum.boxee.tv/showthread.php?t=5773&highlight=AppleTV
Seems like using an AppleTV with Boxxee provides a nice elegant $229 Boxxee box. I haven't used it, but friends tell me its great and dirt easy todo.
Most people will read this sentence and say it contradicts the rest of your argument. "Many local Chinese business operate on the idea where they just have to copy what is popular."
Until they develop their own new products, people will not believe in the ability to innovate. Of course Microsoft said the same of FOSS.
None of the Asian tigers has replaced the US as a center of innovation. That is a game the US will lose if the government keeps favoring establish Fortune 500 companies over small nimble truly innovative start ups.
A fair amount of fiber already runs along the train tracks, because the train companies already have the rights to that land. See this for more info: http://www.telecomramblings.com/2008/08/fiberrailroad-rights-of-way-case-finally-settled/
Qualcomm has an ARM based processor (several links about it posted here). From the performance/power point of view I think these ARM based approaches is the future for mobile computing. I can see a big Linux future for it in small do-it-all always one home "IT" infrastructure.
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/02/06/microsofts-plan-to-upsell-windows-7/
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2009/feb09/02-03Win7SKU-QA.mspx
If MS really does this, they might as ship windows with a big icon on the middle of the screen that take people to apple Switch site. Perhaps they can demo the multimedia functions with a "I'm a Mac" commercial in Quicktime. People just need one more reason to switch.
Really as if the proliferation of windows versions weren't bad enough. This makes the major desktop versions of linux look easier to decipher.
If that was true, why is IBM trying to get American engineers to move overseas?
IBM is just looking to cut costs. They are not looking at what is in the best interests of the US economically or strategically (militarily speaking). Read the wikipedia entry on "Tragedy of the Commons."
Since shortly before World War II the US has in general been the destination of choice for the best minds in the world. Don't believe that? Look up the birth country and nationality of people who worked on the Manhattan Project. If that had not been the case Nazi's would have had atomic weapons first and this would be written in German.
It is definitely in the US's best interest to have high paying engineering and design jobs here. But that might not be in the best interest of IBM's profits.
I'm waiting to find out if my job will be moved to a country where the "cost of a comparable person" is 1/3 what it is in the US. Even in that situation I'm not sure how I feel about this politically and morally. How ever as the unemployment rate goes up, and more white collar high paying jobs move else where, I believe this will become a hot topic politically.
There are many ways I see this as a bad sign for the US. Innovation happens where the engineering talent is located. If the worlds best engineers are no longer heading to the US (for high paying jobs) then the US will not longer be the center of innovation it has been for the last 50 years.
If you aren't a serious game or video editor this probably doesn't matter. I recently bought a new LCD for a dirt low price. Some of its specs are unbelievable (possibly with good reason) like the 15,000 to 1 contrast ratio. It claims a 5ms response time. I haven't tested it like CNET would, but I have seen no problems and am very happy with it.
Not sure about that. I already don't trust the IRS. I'd like to make the Justice Department more honest.
Maybe I watched too much CSI and "X Files". But couldn't someone build a national DNA registry by going through our trash or recycling bins?
So did they announce financial aid options? Now that most people's stock options (and a good deal of stock) are worthless, finding money for "summer school" might be hard.
It sucks for those that get arrested, but eventually things will get to the point where people/companies avoid travel to countries with such restrictive laws. That in turn will cut down on business deals and partnerships, etc. The countries will pay for these laws economically.
(On a similar note, the US is probably going to suffer based on the increasing issues with travel in the "Post 911 World.")
I had an old manager who was both lauded and vilified for once saying "The company needs to hire smarter employees." I think this is part of the price to pay for trying to save on labor costs by hiring people who are almost but not quiet qualified to do their jobs.
I like the let them fail argument. Take the billions that were given to them to set up half a dozen new banks to offer the same services the failed banks were offering. After the recovery the government can IPO the new banks, end the nationalized banking AND make money on the deal.
I used to think that people who were afraid to give out their SSN probably also slept with tinfoil hats on. Now I only give it to companies that have to report something to the IRS. If someone isn't reporting income to the IRS, they don't need a SSN.
I have heard from people in the research community that many papers on effects of marijuana have been suppressed for political reasons over at least the last 15 years. If I had to guess I'd bet that they have been suppressed for several decades regardless of who is in the Whitehouse.
I am hoping that will change with Obama, but won't be shocked if it doesn't. I hate to see real science and medical benefits take second place to "tough on drugs" politics.
I'm not sure about how I feel about this. I tend to like free and open borders. On the other hand I think making hiring decisions based almost solely on data that can be stuck into Excel is a bad thing.
How ever I am very glad to see this being discussed in a very public forum (US Senate) vs. just on tech sites like Slashdot.
How many times did you have to read this summary before you understood the current state of the law?
I plan to do a blog post on this. I am seeing Google Meta-data being gold in more than just the ad revenue point of view. This data is showing up as useful predictors in medical research, and other fields.
My company is starting to sponsor 1 to 6 months paid breaks to do your regular work for NGO non-profits. For me that would be IT work. Normally if I donate labor it would be habitat for humanity as a worker drone. But do they or others need volunteer IT support?
I wonder if Chrome's idea of running each tab in a separate process makes it less vulnerable to this type of attack? I suspect that it is much harder for there to be a cross tab or cross window attack via Javascript it each has its own full process.