The efficiency of chatting online is about the same as communicating while asleep.
To be completely out of touch with reality. And I'm not just talking about the efficiency of finding a hypothetical date.
In the office, it is far more efficient to IM a coworker a quick question... or 3 coworkers simultaneously, than it is to put my current phone conversation on hold, dial a number, possibly get a voicemail box, then try someone else.
Online "chatting" (both for work and play) has made communication much easier for me in many respects. A few things are still easier over the phone. But anything from deciding what movie to go see with the guys to work related scenarios like the one I mentioned above, are far easier online than they ever were on the phone.
I remember playing 3-hour games of phone tag to figure out who could make it to this weekend's matinee. With IM + email, the same dialog generally takes about 10 minutes. And anyone who's not on IM can get a voicemail from me later letting them know what the rest of us decided to do!
I did see that episode. But again, that was a planet... not a Planemo! I do think there were a few "vaguely similar to planemo" planets in TOS... But almost everything techncial was vague there anyway (as though throwing in a bunch of whacked-up technobabble makes the issue less vague in TNG)
And for the geek record, I haven't seen EVERY episode... There are about 5 episodes of TOS, 50% of Voyager, and 80% of DS9 I haven't seen. I have seen every Enterprise and TNG, however. I've only seen 2 epidosdes of TAS, although I have the entire series floating around somewhere on one of my old file server backups...
I feel that while we don't need IPv6 yet, waiting until we do need it would be foolish. Think of this in the same terms as the Y2K issue, which never became an issue because people took proactive action.
Amen! This is a tried-and-true strategy in all venues of life! From Internet protocols, to Iraqi WMDs!
I know my mobile-tech lingo is a bit rusty... But as I understand it my Samsung VI660 uses differnet technologies for voice, SMS, and the Internet. I know for a fact that my phone doesn't act like a "dialup connection" (in the sense that it modulates a digital signal into an analog one)--I've never seen a 163kbps analog modem, to be sure. But even so, I cannot make a phone call while browsing the web (either on the phone, or via USB).
If I am online, my phone does still receive notifications of new text messages or voicemails.
Perhaps this is simply a limitation in the phone's software, and not in the protocol(s) being used.
If these new web-server mobile phones work like my current phone, then whenever I'm "online" I can't also make phone calls. That would make a mobile web server about as useful as a web server on my old dialup connection.
But then with opensource, I can figure anything out... like using Skype to make my calls while my faithful website viewers are still able to browse my ever-so-important website in my pocket.
If AMD and ATI merge, it is certianly possible that ATI's evilness could be the one bad apple that spoils the whole barrel.
It's also possible that AMD's non-evilness could prevail, and turn ATI into a friendly company again.
Nonetheless, I would still prefer AMD join forces with nVidia.
I think it's cool that I own a 2400 baud hamm radio modem for a commodore 64. I've never used it--don't have a license. And never will (can't imagine I'll bother plugging in the C64 again).
But it's cool I have one!:)
If people who buy Sony CDs can afford to class-action sue Sony, certianly people who buy DVD players (or whatever) can afford a class-action lawsuit against AcmeCo.
If DRM is truely infringing on our rights to make private copies of media (that right has been held up in court, right?), then why not sue the manufacturers of the devices that make it impossible to do that?
For the first call I receive stating "I can't update my blog with Word, so that means the Internet isn't working!" and then explaining, to these valued "less technical" people, that Microsoft Word really is not part of the Internet.
I would favor the switch. I think the end result would be a higher quality product for the customer (and fewer calls to the tech support call center where I work). Our DVRs are constantly undergoing bug fixes and feature additions (which add more bugs to later be fixed). I would prefer to support a more mature product... and would also prefer to use one!
Plus, it would render all futuristic sci-fi movies where someone uses an unconcious person's handprint to activate a hand scanner! I don't know what I would do if Space Balls suddenly became obsolete...
I know it would still be a bit overpriced, but I would at least consider paying $0.99 for a downloadable copy of The Last Samurai in HD, or the latest edition of Microsoft Office if Apple would add movies and software to iTunes, too.
My main suggestion is to get a regular phone (as opposed to a pc card from Sprint, then get a USB cable. Why? I'm probably shooting myself in the foot here by posting this on Slashdot, but to my knowledge, they are the only company that gives you "free" unlimited Internet useage over USB.
If you get their PC card, they charge you a hefty amount per month for Internet access. But if you get a USB cable (check eBay), which they don't officially admit exists, and sign up for their "unlimited" vision plan ($10/mo), you can use unlimited internet.
This was my only Internet connection for nearly 12 months while I was unemployed. They never complained (altho the slashdot effect might change that now!)
As for phones that let you sync... I have no idea. But I'm sure you can find one of those. That's just a feature I've never cared about.
Like you said, that's for protecting personal information. Anyone who wants to follow the Debian development process can do so freely. The ability to post on some of the Debian devel lists may be limited (which is necissary if for no other reason than avoiding spam), but as far as I know, reading them is pretty open.
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The efficiency of chatting online is about the same as communicating while asleep.
To be completely out of touch with reality. And I'm not just talking about the efficiency of finding a hypothetical date.
In the office, it is far more efficient to IM a coworker a quick question... or 3 coworkers simultaneously, than it is to put my current phone conversation on hold, dial a number, possibly get a voicemail box, then try someone else.
Online "chatting" (both for work and play) has made communication much easier for me in many respects. A few things are still easier over the phone. But anything from deciding what movie to go see with the guys to work related scenarios like the one I mentioned above, are far easier online than they ever were on the phone.
I remember playing 3-hour games of phone tag to figure out who could make it to this weekend's matinee. With IM + email, the same dialog generally takes about 10 minutes. And anyone who's not on IM can get a voicemail from me later letting them know what the rest of us decided to do!
You can say that again!
Well you've already seen all the GOOD TV... so I don't blame you for not watching it any more :)
I *knew* he was pushing that button for a reason!
And for the geek record, I haven't seen EVERY episode... There are about 5 episodes of TOS, 50% of Voyager, and 80% of DS9 I haven't seen. I have seen every Enterprise and TNG, however. I've only seen 2 epidosdes of TAS, although I have the entire series floating around somewhere on one of my old file server backups...
I feel that while we don't need IPv6 yet, waiting until we do need it would be foolish. Think of this in the same terms as the Y2K issue, which never became an issue because people took proactive action. Amen! This is a tried-and-true strategy in all venues of life! From Internet protocols, to Iraqi WMDs!
In IE6, I dislike that the font is too BIG! And a few minor issues with the backgrounds being in the wrong place.... I want my old slashdot back :(
I've watched every episode of Star Trek, and don't remember these planemos ever being mentioned!
I'll buy one as soon as there's a MythTV plugin for it!
If I am online, my phone does still receive notifications of new text messages or voicemails.
Perhaps this is simply a limitation in the phone's software, and not in the protocol(s) being used.
But then with opensource, I can figure anything out... like using Skype to make my calls while my faithful website viewers are still able to browse my ever-so-important website in my pocket.
http://www.budugly.com/
If AMD and ATI merge, it is certianly possible that ATI's evilness could be the one bad apple that spoils the whole barrel. It's also possible that AMD's non-evilness could prevail, and turn ATI into a friendly company again. Nonetheless, I would still prefer AMD join forces with nVidia.
I think it's cool that I own a 2400 baud hamm radio modem for a commodore 64. I've never used it--don't have a license. And never will (can't imagine I'll bother plugging in the C64 again). But it's cool I have one! :)
If people who buy Sony CDs can afford to class-action sue Sony, certianly people who buy DVD players (or whatever) can afford a class-action lawsuit against AcmeCo.
If DRM is truely infringing on our rights to make private copies of media (that right has been held up in court, right?), then why not sue the manufacturers of the devices that make it impossible to do that?
Great balls of fire!!
For the first call I receive stating "I can't update my blog with Word, so that means the Internet isn't working!" and then explaining, to these valued "less technical" people, that Microsoft Word really is not part of the Internet.
I would favor the switch. I think the end result would be a higher quality product for the customer (and fewer calls to the tech support call center where I work). Our DVRs are constantly undergoing bug fixes and feature additions (which add more bugs to later be fixed). I would prefer to support a more mature product... and would also prefer to use one!
Plus, it would render all futuristic sci-fi movies where someone uses an unconcious person's handprint to activate a hand scanner! I don't know what I would do if Space Balls suddenly became obsolete...
Free Freedom...
Free love!
I know it would still be a bit overpriced, but I would at least consider paying $0.99 for a downloadable copy of The Last Samurai in HD, or the latest edition of Microsoft Office if Apple would add movies and software to iTunes, too.
If you get their PC card, they charge you a hefty amount per month for Internet access. But if you get a USB cable (check eBay), which they don't officially admit exists, and sign up for their "unlimited" vision plan ($10/mo), you can use unlimited internet.
This was my only Internet connection for nearly 12 months while I was unemployed. They never complained (altho the slashdot effect might change that now!)
As for phones that let you sync... I have no idea. But I'm sure you can find one of those. That's just a feature I've never cared about.
Exactly. A P133 didn't exist yet when MP3 was invented. It didn't exist until about 6 years later. Thus, MP3s were not quickly adopted.
Like you said, that's for protecting personal information. Anyone who wants to follow the Debian development process can do so freely. The ability to post on some of the Debian devel lists may be limited (which is necissary if for no other reason than avoiding spam), but as far as I know, reading them is pretty open.