By far the greatest reason why TV channels are so tasty to cellular phone and data providers, is that they generally are lower frequency in spectrum. Why is this good? If you have a portable TV and a cell phone, you'll find that you'll still get TV signal when you don't have cellular signal. They are lower frequency, and thus penetrate further into places like carparks, concrete structures et al.
That's why in Australia, carriers like Telstra beat the pants off other carriers like the Optus network, because their plans work in more carparks, buildings and those lovely artsy fortified bunker's that you get around the place.
This reminds me of Isaac Asimov's Elevator Fallacy. If we imagine ourselves back in the 1800's when buildings were no taller than 10 stories, and then talk about how towering behemoth buildings stretching 100 stories high exist, a science fiction writer would talk about how there would be sky lobbies so that meetings can be held along the way up the building, and that at the end of the day, to avoid the long trek back down the endless stair case, a slide would allow those at the top of the building to travel all the way down in a matter of minutes.
That, or the elevator would be invented.
It's exactly these unforseen technological changes that make us laugh at the predictions from earlier, as the pain points back then are completely irrelevant and solved today, only to have new ones exposed that were never even thought of. Who would have considered it abnormal back in the 80's to need to add and remove media constantly from their system, but would even have thought of software needing to be efficient because of power consumption?
If they're having an off day, just give them a "participation" trophy. That'll cheer the poor little sods up! It worked for the edumacation system, didn't it?
You may laugh, but I won't read novels by authors like Cormack McCarthy on anything but my kindle. Why? Because if there's a word I don't know, I push on it for a bit, and get the dictionary definition. Nothing has aggrandised my lexical ability as this humble feature.
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Hmmm, I can just imagine how the "death gene" conversation goes.
So, where did you get the gene from?
Ebola.
As the BOFH, I firmly advocate playing with users for amusement and sport, until they eliminate themselves.
Always look on the bright, side of death.
Whistling.
http://www.xkcd.com/1337/
Buying it! Especially since it's DRM free. 10+ points CD Projekt!
By far the greatest reason why TV channels are so tasty to cellular phone and data providers, is that they generally are lower frequency in spectrum. Why is this good? If you have a portable TV and a cell phone, you'll find that you'll still get TV signal when you don't have cellular signal. They are lower frequency, and thus penetrate further into places like carparks, concrete structures et al.
That's why in Australia, carriers like Telstra beat the pants off other carriers like the Optus network, because their plans work in more carparks, buildings and those lovely artsy fortified bunker's that you get around the place.
You should see a doctor about that.
Thank you, Captain Anonymous.
It's turtles all the way down until you hit a tortoise and a SVN repository.
This reminds me of Isaac Asimov's Elevator Fallacy. If we imagine ourselves back in the 1800's when buildings were no taller than 10 stories, and then talk about how towering behemoth buildings stretching 100 stories high exist, a science fiction writer would talk about how there would be sky lobbies so that meetings can be held along the way up the building, and that at the end of the day, to avoid the long trek back down the endless stair case, a slide would allow those at the top of the building to travel all the way down in a matter of minutes.
That, or the elevator would be invented.
It's exactly these unforseen technological changes that make us laugh at the predictions from earlier, as the pain points back then are completely irrelevant and solved today, only to have new ones exposed that were never even thought of. Who would have considered it abnormal back in the 80's to need to add and remove media constantly from their system, but would even have thought of software needing to be efficient because of power consumption?
Ah, the old recursive update on the operating system!
So what? How about I go over your house and beat your face in. Hey, I've stopped now! Let's not let that get in the way of a good criminal rant!
I was once told English Grammar to German Grammar is like Checkers is to Chess.
Do what you want sounds a lot less daunting now.
Spelling. Amateurs. Let's start banging on drums again to communicate. Dum de dum dum bang bang boom!
Badum - tsch!
If you can't beat em, bribe em.
I don't think rats are counted in this statistic.
If they're having an off day, just give them a "participation" trophy. That'll cheer the poor little sods up! It worked for the edumacation system, didn't it?
And when it doesn't work, put a firecracker on your computer and light it. Minesweep this!
I can see a market for literally hundreds of users for this!
You may laugh, but I won't read novels by authors like Cormack McCarthy on anything but my kindle. Why? Because if there's a word I don't know, I push on it for a bit, and get the dictionary definition. Nothing has aggrandised my lexical ability as this humble feature.
He's too old to fling chairs these days, so he has a new hobby.
You have guns, they have tanks. Enjoy.
No, he just accidentally phoned the Redundancy Department of Redundancy.
Arrrrr... Pirate support desk, XP division... What ken I do fer ya matey?
Yes hello, I'm trying to search for a pirate's favourite letter, but nothing's coming up under 'R'.
Yad think it's R but it's really the C.
Now there's a case for a crowd funding action! I'd pay $5.