As a pedestrian I say great. People shouldn't be texting or checking their phones while driving. While folks might think it's safe at an intersection, I disagree.
I've almost been hit a number of times as drivers inch through a cross walk when they aren't paying attention. Or they turn on red and don't pay attention. It's super dangerous.
How would you feel if I told you every police officer would be wearing these in a couple years coupled with apps that recognize faces and search databases?
Attend a rally for any cause and every law enforcement agency knows.
"Ireland is a small country" explains part of the issue of why it costs so much here.
The U.S. is physically huge. Ireland is about the size of one of 50 of the states. Takes a lotta dough to to build a network across the U.S. That and our regulators aren't empowered to stop companies from ripping us off.
What level of access do they have? I need details explaining more. Can they see what you are doing when you are on a cellular network, or when you are on wifi too.
Can they see what you are doing when you are using private browsing? Are they capturing passwords and storing them? Is the device pushing back secure information to them?
Does a VPN prevent tracking?
I expect some things when using a cellphone. Having them essentially listen in on all my communication or interaction with others is not one of them.
Ive had some pretty nasty side effects from a drug that weren't on the label. It really sucked. I'm still dealing with them.
Let me tell you that if you goto a doctor and say that you think that side effects are related to the drug he put you on and those side effects aren't yet on the label they will treat you like you are crazy. It was really eye openning to see how doctors can talk down to patients. The drug I was taking for example can cause tendons to snap. That was known. The doctor flat out didn't believe that incrediblely painful tendinitis could be related to taking the drug.
It really sucks. I got lucky though because a month later the FDA released a new list of side effects that for this drug that included my ones. Then I got a doctor to pay attention and help me out.
I knew the side effects were related to the drug thanks to a quick google search that showed thousands of other people had experienced the same things that I had. There were literally 100,000 posts in a forum discussing what I had experienced in the previous weeks.
I can't even imagine the complexity when combining two drugs and what havoc that could cause.
Depends on what you consider private, but I would put the Android phone last because of the tight Google integration. At least on the iPhone you can have everything local, not synced to the cloud.
The days of privacy are over for the most part. If you are using cloud services, you can be sure your data is being mined in some way.
Just imagine how much cash we'd have for research if we would have forced the banks to do the same thing that GM was forced to do.
Declare bankruptcy, wipe out shareholders, and trim bond holders. Those are the people that invested in risky behavior and they should have paid the price.
The swedes did it and they recovered from their banking crisis.
I'd settle for more than.9 cops per 1,000 people in a crime ridden city before switching to something like this.
It doesn't matter if you know where the crimes will be occurring in a city like Detroit or Flint. You don't have enough cops to cover those areas, let alone the larger city. Less than 1 cop per 1,000 doesn't cut it in crime areas, which is what we have in the crappy parts of Michigan.
I couldn't agree more with strength_of_10_men. I love roundabouts when they are done right. The one near my house has saved me days in travel time in the two years I've been in the area.
The worst part of the example he cites above as being a fucked up roundabout was that it was the first one installed in the area, located next to a giant shopping center. So everyone's first encounter with a roundabout was pretty terrible.
Hmm, the american thinker article seems pretty trollish, utilizing descriptions that I would generally find in political hate speech, blaming environmentalists for the flooding. The articles point isn't to find root cause, but to spread hate at environmental groups.
A quick google search reveals that the american thinker is indeed a conservative online magazine. I would hope that folks realize there is a war of information out there between extremes of the political spectrum and that we are better off not spreading those words of hate. The extremists are always going to be looking to enlist you in their war, by claiming the other side is outrageous.
This reminds me of what the church used to do, which was sell indulgences to the rich so they didn't have to pray or spend as much time earning forgiveness. Everyone else had to pay the full penance. It was one of the reasons Martin Luther started the protestant revolution.
Except this time it's not the church, but some business selling forgiveness in the eyes of the public. Who knows what the money is actually used for.
I'm in the same boat. Cable comes out to a little over $100 a month for me.$40 for internet, $60 for hd cable + a dvr. If I drop the TV option, internet goes up to $60 or more. So cable is $40 more a month than internet alone. It's worth it for me to see college football, hockey and the occasional baseball game + all our shows are recorded. If more sports were broadcast over the air, I probably would try and ditch it.
Honestly I think they nailed the pricing model to get keep me hooked.
Internet & HD cable with ridiculous number of channels & DVR $100
Internet $60
Internet & basic cable $60
Internet basic cable & DVR $80
Internet HD cable with ridiculous number of channels & DVR $100
At least I've got the option of two providers here. I have to call up and threaten to switch every few months.
I'm thankful that at least someone else actually understood what actually happened. I completely agree with tzhuge's assessment.
This whole thread further's my belief in the slashdot rule. 1 out of every 10 people that comment read the actual article linked in a slashdot summary. 1 out of those 10 people have something interesting to say. So you end up with 1 out of 100 comments being useful.
The slashdot rule also shapes my opinion that google might have done this simply to put Bing in a negative light. Don't rush to judge folks, you are being used in a proxy war between companies.
Slashdot Mirror
So Disney?
That is bad.
But a pedestrian isn't going to kill a driver. The driver is going to kill the pedestrian.
As a pedestrian I say great. People shouldn't be texting or checking their phones while driving. While folks might think it's safe at an intersection, I disagree.
I've almost been hit a number of times as drivers inch through a cross walk when they aren't paying attention. Or they turn on red and don't pay attention. It's super dangerous.
How would you feel if I told you every police officer would be wearing these in a couple years coupled with apps that recognize faces and search databases?
Attend a rally for any cause and every law enforcement agency knows.
That's what I'm worried about.
"Ireland is a small country" explains part of the issue of why it costs so much here.
The U.S. is physically huge. Ireland is about the size of one of 50 of the states. Takes a lotta dough to to build a network across the U.S. That and our regulators aren't empowered to stop companies from ripping us off.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Nobodys-Doing-The-Math-On-Verizon-Mystery-Fee-Scandal-110725
What level of access do they have? I need details explaining more. Can they see what you are doing when you are on a cellular network, or when you are on wifi too.
Can they see what you are doing when you are using private browsing? Are they capturing passwords and storing them? Is the device pushing back secure information to them?
Does a VPN prevent tracking?
I expect some things when using a cellphone. Having them essentially listen in on all my communication or interaction with others is not one of them.
I wonder how many Google engineers commented on this thread.
Ive had some pretty nasty side effects from a drug that weren't on the label. It really sucked. I'm still dealing with them.
Let me tell you that if you goto a doctor and say that you think that side effects are related to the drug he put you on and those side effects aren't yet on the label they will treat you like you are crazy. It was really eye openning to see how doctors can talk down to patients. The drug I was taking for example can cause tendons to snap. That was known. The doctor flat out didn't believe that incrediblely painful tendinitis could be related to taking the drug.
It really sucks. I got lucky though because a month later the FDA released a new list of side effects that for this drug that included my ones. Then I got a doctor to pay attention and help me out.
I knew the side effects were related to the drug thanks to a quick google search that showed thousands of other people had experienced the same things that I had. There were literally 100,000 posts in a forum discussing what I had experienced in the previous weeks.
I can't even imagine the complexity when combining two drugs and what havoc that could cause.
Depends on what you consider private, but I would put the Android phone last because of the tight Google integration. At least on the iPhone you can have everything local, not synced to the cloud.
The days of privacy are over for the most part. If you are using cloud services, you can be sure your data is being mined in some way.
I'm waiting to find out that I paid more than Google in taxes.
If only I could pull something so crazy off with my own income, shipping it to two different countries to avoid paying taxes.
Yes. Absolutely. It works.
contractors that are probably charging $300 an hour too.
My boiler broke this past winter and I had to run 2 space heaters a week until it was fixed.
Let me tell you, electrical heat is super expensive. Those space heaters for that week cost more than the 1955 natural gas boiler did in a month.
i forgot facebook should be added to that list too.
just another database tracking all my movements. like at&t, apple and google.
Just imagine how much cash we'd have for research if we would have forced the banks to do the same thing that GM was forced to do.
Declare bankruptcy, wipe out shareholders, and trim bond holders. Those are the people that invested in risky behavior and they should have paid the price.
The swedes did it and they recovered from their banking crisis.
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2011/06/go-swedish-part-47/
I'd settle for more than .9 cops per 1,000 people in a crime ridden city before switching to something like this.
It doesn't matter if you know where the crimes will be occurring in a city like Detroit or Flint. You don't have enough cops to cover those areas, let alone the larger city. Less than 1 cop per 1,000 doesn't cut it in crime areas, which is what we have in the crappy parts of Michigan.
I couldn't agree more with strength_of_10_men. I love roundabouts when they are done right. The one near my house has saved me days in travel time in the two years I've been in the area.
The worst part of the example he cites above as being a fucked up roundabout was that it was the first one installed in the area, located next to a giant shopping center. So everyone's first encounter with a roundabout was pretty terrible.
You might have time to feed the trolls (the guy who wrote the article) and investigate every little thing they say, but I don't.
Hmm, the american thinker article seems pretty trollish, utilizing descriptions that I would generally find in political hate speech, blaming environmentalists for the flooding. The articles point isn't to find root cause, but to spread hate at environmental groups.
A quick google search reveals that the american thinker is indeed a conservative online magazine. I would hope that folks realize there is a war of information out there between extremes of the political spectrum and that we are better off not spreading those words of hate. The extremists are always going to be looking to enlist you in their war, by claiming the other side is outrageous.
Very interesting. Thanks for the link.
This reminds me of what the church used to do, which was sell indulgences to the rich so they didn't have to pray or spend as much time earning forgiveness. Everyone else had to pay the full penance. It was one of the reasons Martin Luther started the protestant revolution.
Except this time it's not the church, but some business selling forgiveness in the eyes of the public. Who knows what the money is actually used for.
I'm in the same boat. Cable comes out to a little over $100 a month for me.$40 for internet, $60 for hd cable + a dvr. If I drop the TV option, internet goes up to $60 or more. So cable is $40 more a month than internet alone. It's worth it for me to see college football, hockey and the occasional baseball game + all our shows are recorded. If more sports were broadcast over the air, I probably would try and ditch it.
Honestly I think they nailed the pricing model to get keep me hooked.
Internet & HD cable with ridiculous number of channels & DVR
$100
Internet
$60
Internet & basic cable
$60
Internet basic cable & DVR
$80
Internet HD cable with ridiculous number of channels & DVR
$100
At least I've got the option of two providers here. I have to call up and threaten to switch every few months.
Coverage for 98% of the US is different than coverage for 98% of Americans.
I'm thankful that at least someone else actually understood what actually happened. I completely agree with tzhuge's assessment.
This whole thread further's my belief in the slashdot rule. 1 out of every 10 people that comment read the actual article linked in a slashdot summary. 1 out of those 10 people have something interesting to say. So you end up with 1 out of 100 comments being useful.
The slashdot rule also shapes my opinion that google might have done this simply to put Bing in a negative light. Don't rush to judge folks, you are being used in a proxy war between companies.