What a great idea; do you shoot the postman when he delivers junk mail?
As this handy search page can tell you, Time Warner doesn't own a single TV station. So tell me, how exactly do you plan to make the big, bad TV stations "pay" for their right to make money?
You mean the people that provide the programming that I want to see want to insure that they get/paid/ to provide said programming? There should be a law!
Seriously. Most television stations get nearly all of their revenue from advertising. Do you honestly think they'll continue doing so if consumers just skip past it?
There is no 'quota' of advertising. As long as you're going to watch television, it's your part of the deal to watch the ads that fund it. If not, you're a fucking thief, and you belong on slashdot.
Moron asks: "Hi, a... uh... 'friend' of mine wants to be attractive to the opposite sex. He refuses to take a shower, change his clothes, or brush his teeth. Any suggestions?"
Or you could face reality and accept that having an ol' trusty windows partition for games isn't going to mean jack in the timeless battle between good and evil.
But then, intelligence seems to make everyone scurry around like cockroaches in light here on slashdot.
Yes, you were wrong, so I will correct you. The story you're alludingto has to do with NASA buying old, obsolete hardware off of eBay, since it's hard to find in 'normal' channels.
And yes, NASA may be underfunded (if you're one of 'those' people who think it's the.gov's job to fund such entities). Even so, $23M is a small price to pay to avoid wasting a satellite or space probe to a programming error.
Unless you're looking for incoming mail notification, you would probably be best served with a Kyocera Smartphone (running PalmOS) and either the included Eudora mail client, or any other of your choosing.
Note, however, that this solution will require you to check your e-mail manually, which might be undesirable for you. But it does guarantee (as much as you can trust your SMTP server) that your mail will go out.
Selfishness is not evil unless it involves intrusion upon the rights of others. I think the part that you take offense to is that the classic definition shows no regard for the happiness and interests of others; explain to me why I should be interested in your happiness?
As a happy capitalist who is engaged in the writing of software (which you seem to think there's a 'limitless supply' of) you seem pretty determined against my interests and happiness.
I'm not the first one to do this, but anyone who's in the market for a device such as this should definitely consider the kyocera smartphone.
I had reservations about the unit; it is a bit large, and does have a few drawbacks, but the engineers that developed it did an admirable job. The phone functionality is almost seamlessly added into the Palm OS. Battery life is also impressive; I see 4-5 days of life with light-moderate use.
It's worth noting that the best bet right now for wireless data seems to be CDMA-based networks (which this phone is designed for). 14.4kbps, ±700ms latency, and 5-6 second call-setup time.
To answer a question that someone had asked about the Treo: You can in fact turn off just the phone functionaluity for use on an airplane. It simply functions as a regular Palm at that point.
At the price it's going for now $150 from Sprint, it's also a far better deal than the Treo. However, it doesn't have the dual-band, worldwide capabilities of its competitor.
Evil corporate America wants people to stop screwing around on eBay and Hotmail instead of doing real work on company time? Someone notify Ralph Nader!
Any wireless access point that interferes with cellular phones is in clear violation of FCC rules and wouldn't be much use, since the two spectrums that each technology uses are nowhere near each other.
Companies that produce Bluetooth equipment don't stand to lose under the petition; Bluetooth operates at pwoer levels way below even the proposed limit.
As lame as this may be, it can only accelerate adoption and subsequent lowering of prices of 5GHz 802.11a.:)
How about the artists that are trying to make a profit off their talent? Or software developers trying to do the same?
Your example seems to conveniently ignore that by the time a copyright expires, the originator of the work is long dead. It doesn't matter to them anymore that they don't have a legally-protected right to profit from their work.
Now, apply this logic to content creators that are still alive, and you can rest assured that the quality and amount of work generated will drop substantially.
(And no, I don't want any idiots replying to this post pointing out the OSS/Free Software movements are proof that I'm wrong. The fact is, most people aren't as altruistic as you'd like to think when it comes to making money.)
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Buy an iPod. Apple so squarely has the rest of the market beat, that it's worth installing a windows partition just to interface with the unit.
I've owned a Nomad Jukebox and used an Archos model, and they're both horribly inferior to the Apple unit.
Note that it's somewhat easy to scratch the exterior, but the new iPods come with a decent carrying case, so that's mostly irrelevent.
What a great idea; do you shoot the postman when he delivers junk mail?
As this handy search page can tell you, Time Warner doesn't own a single TV station. So tell me, how exactly do you plan to make the big, bad TV stations "pay" for their right to make money?
Get a clue.
You mean the people that provide the programming that I want to see want to insure that they get /paid/ to provide said programming? There should be a law!
Seriously. Most television stations get nearly all of their revenue from advertising. Do you honestly think they'll continue doing so if consumers just skip past it?
There is no 'quota' of advertising. As long as you're going to watch television, it's your part of the deal to watch the ads that fund it. If not, you're a fucking thief, and you belong on slashdot.
Now stop your bitching.
Moron asks: "Hi, a... uh... 'friend' of mine wants to be attractive to the opposite sex. He refuses to take a shower, change his clothes, or brush his teeth. Any suggestions?"
I think it sure beats "whoring" himself to the lowest, don't you?
Or you could face reality and accept that having an ol' trusty windows partition for games isn't going to mean jack in the timeless battle between good and evil.
But then, intelligence seems to make everyone scurry around like cockroaches in light here on slashdot.
Of course, maybe it could be as simple as having an electric-powered pump and a well that provided that toilet with water.
Yeah, because when a plane goes down due to a glitch, you can go sue RMS.
Yes, you were wrong, so I will correct you. The story you're alludingto has to do with NASA buying old, obsolete hardware off of eBay, since it's hard to find in 'normal' channels.
.gov's job to fund such entities). Even so, $23M is a small price to pay to avoid wasting a satellite or space probe to a programming error.
And yes, NASA may be underfunded (if you're one of 'those' people who think it's the
Unless you're looking for incoming mail notification, you would probably be best served with a Kyocera Smartphone (running PalmOS) and either the included Eudora mail client, or any other of your choosing.
Note, however, that this solution will require you to check your e-mail manually, which might be undesirable for you. But it does guarantee (as much as you can trust your SMTP server) that your mail will go out.
Heh. The fact that it doesn't work would be a good start.
Selfishness is not evil unless it involves intrusion upon the rights of others. I think the part that you take offense to is that the classic definition shows no regard for the happiness and interests of others; explain to me why I should be interested in your happiness?
As a happy capitalist who is engaged in the writing of software (which you seem to think there's a 'limitless supply' of) you seem pretty determined against my interests and happiness.
You're exactly correct. Capitalism is entirely about greed and selfishness. Now, tell me, what is wrong with that?
I'm also rather unclear as to what you're talking about when you mention 'endless supply'.
I'm not the first one to do this, but anyone who's in the market for a device such as this should definitely consider the kyocera smartphone.
I had reservations about the unit; it is a bit large, and does have a few drawbacks, but the engineers that developed it did an admirable job. The phone functionality is almost seamlessly added into the Palm OS. Battery life is also impressive; I see 4-5 days of life with light-moderate use.
It's worth noting that the best bet right now for wireless data seems to be CDMA-based networks (which this phone is designed for). 14.4kbps, ±700ms latency, and 5-6 second call-setup time.
To answer a question that someone had asked about the Treo: You can in fact turn off just the phone functionaluity for use on an airplane. It simply functions as a regular Palm at that point.
At the price it's going for now $150 from Sprint, it's also a far better deal than the Treo. However, it doesn't have the dual-band, worldwide capabilities of its competitor.
...or is michael completely incapable of not adding his own stubborn bias at the end of every article he posts?
For once can't you refrain from adding your idiotic opinion at the end of everything?
Excuse me, but what exactly is the difference between an individual and a corporation? Isn't one comprised pretty much entirely of the other?
Methinks you don't like the 'evil' stigma of profit that the term 'corporation' carries. But that could just be me.
And let's not forget, individuals are subject to laws and punishments, even for acts committed on behalf of a corporation.
Evil corporate America wants people to stop screwing around on eBay and Hotmail instead of doing real work on company time? Someone notify Ralph Nader!
You seem to be suffering from an affliction common to slashdot; surely you intended to reply to the post above mine?
No worries. Better luck next time.
Wow, you're a moron.
Any wireless access point that interferes with cellular phones is in clear violation of FCC rules and wouldn't be much use, since the two spectrums that each technology uses are nowhere near each other.
Troll.
Companies that produce Bluetooth equipment don't stand to lose under the petition; Bluetooth operates at pwoer levels way below even the proposed limit.
:)
As lame as this may be, it can only accelerate adoption and subsequent lowering of prices of 5GHz 802.11a.
I know I won't be buying one... for the consumer's sake, I hope it's discovered that this technology causes cancer or something.
How could this possibly be good for the consumer?
Seems like causing cancer would be one of the last things that you'd want "for the consumer's sake".
(Oh, by the way, you're a total moron. Get a life.)
What's wrong with yelling out "Give it up for me" when Steve has helped build the most successful software company of all time?
Sure is more than you've probably done.
If you ask me, a bear with cat5 coming out of its paws and light-up lights is far scarier than my innocent little 'normal' 8-port switch.
Tell me, how is that mentality causing you pain and 'suffrage'?
Are you that pained by the fact that you can't just 'have' the hard work of others for free?
It's inconsiderate opinions like your own that impact creativity and innovation.
Who needs copyright?
How about the artists that are trying to make a profit off their talent? Or software developers trying to do the same?
Your example seems to conveniently ignore that by the time a copyright expires, the originator of the work is long dead. It doesn't matter to them anymore that they don't have a legally-protected right to profit from their work.
Now, apply this logic to content creators that are still alive, and you can rest assured that the quality and amount of work generated will drop substantially.
(And no, I don't want any idiots replying to this post pointing out the OSS/Free Software movements are proof that I'm wrong. The fact is, most people aren't as altruistic as you'd like to think when it comes to making money.)