I agree! Good for them for doing something! Every time someone launches a weather balloon with a camera we should have it on slashdot! I for one could use a weekly uplifting story about the inane.
It's not the first time a phone company has tried to sell combined satellite-terrestrial phones. Sprint Nextel Corp. sold Iridium phones in 1999, and Airtouch, a predecessor of Verizon Wireless, sold Globalstar phones a year a later.
So this has been done before
"Neither of them had any meaningful success because there just wasn't mass market demand for the phones," said Tim Farrar, a satellite industry consultant.
It crashed and burned
Hill said the Genus is a different breed, because it can be used a main phone, with most of the conveniences expected from smart phones, without the bulk of a traditional satellite phone. The cost to include the satellite option is also coming down, which means the feature could show up in more, and cheaper, phones in the near future, he said.
But this is different, because you can use it like a normal phone, only it's -really- expensive. However, a cheaper option may be available in the future. Someone needs to be fired. No one wanted to pay $5/meg before, and no one wants to pay $5/meg now. I don't care if it has a built in keyboard and calendar. Come back when you have the the cheaper future version.
I've said it before, I'll say it again: A project named "Diaspora" will never take off. Seriously, a catchy name is ridiculously important. Yahoo, Google, Facebook, Myspace, Friendster, Digg, Reddit, Slashdot, Diaspora? One of these names is not like the others. I'm really trying hard to think of another popular website with four syllables but am coming up short. Epic fail on so many levels for this project.
No, you are making that up. Lighter fluid isn't very explosive. The little plastic bottle doesn't contain enough oxygen to cause an explosion. Good luck getting the flame through the tiny spray nozzle while spraying fluid out of it. Physics are against your story. While calling shenanigans on this I figured I'd consult youtube. If this were possible, there would definitely be videos. The only videos are the tins of lighter fluid literally doused and burned from the outside in. Totally different, that features boiling fluid exploding a tin.
After hundreds of chemical weapon attacks were levied on them in the 1980s they retaliated by telling an international community who didn't care. They did not respond by attacking civilians or using chemical weapons. What loons.
I'm trying to work with you here on this one but everything I'm coming up with is illegal. However, when google institutes complimentary blowjobs at the googleplex sign me up!
Speaking of chips on shoulders, getting a little over zealous with your response eh? Seriously man, anger management.
Comcast does the same thing, requires a social security number before you even sign a contract. No, I don't want to give some random outsourced worker my number and I don't want a needless credit check on my record. Sure, I understand why it benefits a company to do it but it's just a creepy practice that I'm sure turns off a large percentage of potential customers. I'm wary about giving it out when I sign the contract let alone when I'm chatting with some random rep. No thanks!
No, they aren't changing their strategy, they are just getting more people hooked to prove the worth of their product as they hawk it to manufacturers. It is the same person who was behind T9 input, and he made a boatload of money off that. Why deal with piracy, direct to consumer sales, and support when you can sell to manufacturers, make your money, and let them handle all follow up?
Brazil was held scoreless for 45 minutes against a bush league minor league 100+ ranked team. Did you watch the game? Sure, their ball handing skills are still Brazilian, but something wasn't right...
Sure, "top kill" and "top hats" have risks. However, a caldera is not an associated risk, as it would be with a nuclear weapon. I dismiss cures with extinction as a side effect as well.
BP stands for Beyond Petroleum. It's big enough that it isn't really any countries anymore. Also, Deepwater Horizon is technically in international water.
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Well, your problem is you are fat. Riding said bicycle will help immensely in relieving this problem!
Your commute to work is 5 miles? Get a bicycle. You can get there in less than 30 minutes. You will save money and live longer.
Perhaps you need some reading comprehension tutoring. I have never had an issue with it.
I agree! Good for them for doing something! Every time someone launches a weather balloon with a camera we should have it on slashdot! I for one could use a weekly uplifting story about the inane.
I hate you and I hate your lame attempts at increasing your pagerank. You are the scum of the earth.
Also, your website looks terrible. When I opened it I assumed you linked to the wrong page and that was a domain filler. Really bad graphic design.
Now, kindly go away.
bicycle.
You read the first sentence of the post! Awesome! How about the second one, can you paraphrase that one for me?
It's not the first time a phone company has tried to sell combined satellite-terrestrial phones. Sprint Nextel Corp. sold Iridium phones in 1999, and Airtouch, a predecessor of Verizon Wireless, sold Globalstar phones a year a later.
So this has been done before
"Neither of them had any meaningful success because there just wasn't mass market demand for the phones," said Tim Farrar, a satellite industry consultant.
It crashed and burned
Hill said the Genus is a different breed, because it can be used a main phone, with most of the conveniences expected from smart phones, without the bulk of a traditional satellite phone. The cost to include the satellite option is also coming down, which means the feature could show up in more, and cheaper, phones in the near future, he said.
But this is different, because you can use it like a normal phone, only it's -really- expensive. However, a cheaper option may be available in the future. Someone needs to be fired. No one wanted to pay $5/meg before, and no one wants to pay $5/meg now. I don't care if it has a built in keyboard and calendar. Come back when you have the the cheaper future version.
Nicely played sir!
I've said it before, I'll say it again: A project named "Diaspora" will never take off. Seriously, a catchy name is ridiculously important. Yahoo, Google, Facebook, Myspace, Friendster, Digg, Reddit, Slashdot, Diaspora? One of these names is not like the others. I'm really trying hard to think of another popular website with four syllables but am coming up short. Epic fail on so many levels for this project.
I see you own an iPhone
No, you are making that up. Lighter fluid isn't very explosive. The little plastic bottle doesn't contain enough oxygen to cause an explosion. Good luck getting the flame through the tiny spray nozzle while spraying fluid out of it. Physics are against your story. While calling shenanigans on this I figured I'd consult youtube. If this were possible, there would definitely be videos. The only videos are the tins of lighter fluid literally doused and burned from the outside in. Totally different, that features boiling fluid exploding a tin.
After hundreds of chemical weapon attacks were levied on them in the 1980s they retaliated by telling an international community who didn't care. They did not respond by attacking civilians or using chemical weapons. What loons.
nice +5 insightful!
I'm trying to work with you here on this one but everything I'm coming up with is illegal. However, when google institutes complimentary blowjobs at the googleplex sign me up!
Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler.
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/07/20/0421257/Google-Chrome-Now-Has-Resource-Blocking-Adblock?from=rss
Speaking of chips on shoulders, getting a little over zealous with your response eh? Seriously man, anger management. Comcast does the same thing, requires a social security number before you even sign a contract. No, I don't want to give some random outsourced worker my number and I don't want a needless credit check on my record. Sure, I understand why it benefits a company to do it but it's just a creepy practice that I'm sure turns off a large percentage of potential customers. I'm wary about giving it out when I sign the contract let alone when I'm chatting with some random rep. No thanks!
I read that and laughed aloud, then felt ashamed that I both understood the reference and found it funny.
No, they aren't changing their strategy, they are just getting more people hooked to prove the worth of their product as they hawk it to manufacturers. It is the same person who was behind T9 input, and he made a boatload of money off that. Why deal with piracy, direct to consumer sales, and support when you can sell to manufacturers, make your money, and let them handle all follow up?
Brazil was held scoreless for 45 minutes against a bush league minor league 100+ ranked team. Did you watch the game? Sure, their ball handing skills are still Brazilian, but something wasn't right...
Sure, "top kill" and "top hats" have risks. However, a caldera is not an associated risk, as it would be with a nuclear weapon. I dismiss cures with extinction as a side effect as well.
BP stands for Beyond Petroleum. It's big enough that it isn't really any countries anymore. Also, Deepwater Horizon is technically in international water.
I'll admit, sense ui has its cool parts!
You love open and hate closed, so you bought a phone with Sense UI? A proprietary closed source UI slapped over an open product? Umm...
Anyway, since you're non US I'm assuming you have a GSM hero? Here's 2.1 for you.