There is no such accounting rule! If I develop a product improvement and don't sell it, I record the expense. It might be at a loss when compared to revenue, but that's really the extent of it. Sure, it's good to sell the product after the development, but I certainly don't have to.
I don't think that he'll pardon him. He was reported today as saying that he should have the other penalties in force. Plus, by the end of his term, he will have already paid the 1/4 mil and almost be clear of it. Clearing the charges with a pardon wouldn't really help him, since people aren't likely to forget Libby.
I agree. As much as I enjoy the connivence of downloading, vs. physically procuring, music, I don't like that it's worse than CD quality audio. It seems not to deter most people, but it frustrates me that the public is willing to put up with taking a step back to the early 80s in audio quality. Technology should allow us to move forward with high-resolution multi-channel audio. Personally, I rip all my CDs in a lossless format, which is fine for now, but I'd really like to see a better than SACD (Super Audio CD) audio format hit the net.
I view the step backwards to 256kbps or lower bit-rate audio much like I looked at early digital cameras: It's great for the quick fix, but you don't want to take your baby's pictures in 640x480. It is a big step backwards from conventional film.
I Found the Perfect Market....Drug Dealing
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Heheh, well, the only people I can imagine needing these are drug dealers. They could go through after each day of dealin' and run a check of similarities from a pic database looking for patterns.
My TiVo's crying, surely it's of interest to TechTV at least! Been waiting a long time for this event, and I'm bummed I won't get to see it (at least live).
Google Google Google Google Google Google Google Google Google Google Google Google...come on, who didn't see that coming?
Well, the CD-ROM business really started the big decline, then the Internet finished it off. There are free encyclopedias online, but Google remains the best way if you've got a few more seconds.
The guy who invents CTRL-ALT-DELETE retires, so why not retire the technology and let all of those machines just go back to the Earth where they came? Out of that matter will rise a new super computing structure that will take over the world!! Mwwhahaha MWWHAHAA!
Hah, yeah, that's it.
BTW, you're not going to be sued for patent infringement if you build a product for your own use. Would it be illegal? Probably, but IF you're building a product that's been product IMPROVED upon an earlier patent, you have the ability to patent that.
I'm pretty sure that legally they could download Kazaa and pay a few people to run it on their computers with correctly sized files & ID3 tags that just feature loops of "do not steal" in the tracks? Then they're not doing a DoS or anything, but if people want to download files, they probably will get a bunch of the RIAAs versions.
Good Tie Into DARPA's LifeLog
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I'm part of a group that put a proposal in for LifeLog. This project seems like a good tie-in.
More info on LifeLog:
DARPA page:
http://www.darpa.mil/baa/baa03-30.htm
Please see the following articles if you are interested in reading what others have to say about it:
* CBS News: "A Diary That Never Sleeps" http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/06/03/tech/mai n556654.shtml
* Geek.com: "DARPA looking to record lives of interested parties" http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2003Jun/gee20030 603020240.htm
* The Oregonian: "Step into one man's world, as recorded by the Pentagon's planned LifeLog" http://www.oregonlive.com/living/oregonian/index.s sf?/base/exclude/1055937392327010.xml
* Timesunion: "Your diary's got nothing on LifeLog" http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?sto ryID=140316
As for Sam Goody, if it's like the other few Sam Goody locations I have visited throughout the country, they're not going to get anywhere selling $17.99 and $18.99 CDs. I'm shocked when $15.99 is their good deal! Chains like Best Buy do lots of the selling, like the new "Sense Field" release, "Living Outside," which sells for $6.99 there and much more anywhere else.
There is a lot of music out there now over the past decade or two and it is tough for them to convince you to expand your collection. The expanded music generes seem to have some impact here: Many people have a favorite set of music and buy that, but just hear the rest of the stuff on the radio.
It seems that most people I know (ok, I'm a tech guy I realize) buy CDs from a store like Best Buy, which is a pain to get into and out of, so they don't buy often, or they buy from Amazon.com. Of course now some people are going the iTunes Music Store way as well.
I would think some mix of Macs and PCs with a variety of software programs at least. You might want to lock down the OSes though so they have some good uptime.
I have had a variety of batteries in a multi-AA form fator that are rechargable, but I have yet to see a single AA that's LiIon, or perhaps an appropriately spaced dual AA form factor battery I could use in things like my remote controls. I would really like to be able to use my conventional batteries. I assume that each would output 1.5V per battery form (dual could have 3.0V, etc.).
Awesome! It's the old Silicon Graphics HQ Building, winner of architectural awards and all. I'm very impressed. I remember going to the building about 10 years ago on a trek to silicon valley (now I live here). You gotta go just for the building alone. No longer is that flight sim center nearby, but still very cool. Across the street to the movies after you're done.
As long as they don't use it to somehow SPAM me with calls, snail mail or email, I couldn't care less if they know what I personally even watch, much less aggregate info.
If they all figure out what I like, then perhaps I'll get ads I want to see, instead of the ones I don't....and shows too.
Re:Where is my last generation Broadband?
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Man that is slow. Where are you? I'm in the Rose Garden area of Willow Glen within San Jose (near Campbell) and I get 1500Kbps down and 256kbps up with SBC [Yahoo] DSL for $44.95/month. That's what they quote and I get the top end of the range. If I paid for this and got your speed they would come out and fix it by adjusting length from the F2 or something along those lines. If you're too far from your CO you'll have to be forced to go slower, but you should not be that low!
Yes, and I would like handwriting recognition, GPS, 8 mega-pixel camera (integrated), waterproof, voice recognition, card slot for ultrawideband, and a toaster too. Oh yeah, needs to be less than $10.
Get realistic. This is a phone that can be carried around all the time with you.
1. This is not needed, though better GPRS coverage would be nice, there's no usage charges, it's all you want for one low price.
2. The pipe key "|" is anything but critically important, though you can display it if you want.
3. Uhhhh and you want it what size? Eventually this sort of thing will happen, but the resolution is damn good for the size.
4. Sounds like you want a Linux PDA, there are a number out there, get one. This is not billed as a PDA, it's a phone or communicator.
5. Yeah yeah, would be fun, but again, what's the priority.
6. See the problem is that you want more for less. I only paid $50 for my hiptop (they cost $200 to make) and I do have a service plan, but I understand that you can't make things for free!
Good thing that the Seth Finklestein scale of greatness is not a scale anyone but Seth uses!
Since you're complaining about this so much, why don't YOU make this thing you are asking for?
It really depends on the user, but the key is finding your information and recovering from crashes/computer left/WW3 on your dorm room, etc.
Most people find that taking notes on paper is the easiest fastest way. They don't boot up, they don't crash, etc.
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Usually the pictures aren't that great on the Indiana BMV photos, now they will especially be poor.
There is no such accounting rule! If I develop a product improvement and don't sell it, I record the expense. It might be at a loss when compared to revenue, but that's really the extent of it. Sure, it's good to sell the product after the development, but I certainly don't have to.
I don't think that he'll pardon him. He was reported today as saying that he should have the other penalties in force. Plus, by the end of his term, he will have already paid the 1/4 mil and almost be clear of it. Clearing the charges with a pardon wouldn't really help him, since people aren't likely to forget Libby.
I agree. As much as I enjoy the connivence of downloading, vs. physically procuring, music, I don't like that it's worse than CD quality audio. It seems not to deter most people, but it frustrates me that the public is willing to put up with taking a step back to the early 80s in audio quality. Technology should allow us to move forward with high-resolution multi-channel audio. Personally, I rip all my CDs in a lossless format, which is fine for now, but I'd really like to see a better than SACD (Super Audio CD) audio format hit the net.
I view the step backwards to 256kbps or lower bit-rate audio much like I looked at early digital cameras: It's great for the quick fix, but you don't want to take your baby's pictures in 640x480. It is a big step backwards from conventional film.
Heheh, well, the only people I can imagine needing these are drug dealers. They could go through after each day of dealin' and run a check of similarities from a pic database looking for patterns.
My TiVo's crying, surely it's of interest to TechTV at least! Been waiting a long time for this event, and I'm bummed I won't get to see it (at least live).
Google Google Google Google Google Google Google Google Google Google Google Google...come on, who didn't see that coming? Well, the CD-ROM business really started the big decline, then the Internet finished it off. There are free encyclopedias online, but Google remains the best way if you've got a few more seconds.
Linux user, I am not (OS X). I was referring to IBM-Compatible PC, not Windows...since there's really no IBM PC OS anymore. Was that not clear?
The guy who invents CTRL-ALT-DELETE retires, so why not retire the technology and let all of those machines just go back to the Earth where they came? Out of that matter will rise a new super computing structure that will take over the world!! Mwwhahaha MWWHAHAA!
Hah, yeah, that's it. BTW, you're not going to be sued for patent infringement if you build a product for your own use. Would it be illegal? Probably, but IF you're building a product that's been product IMPROVED upon an earlier patent, you have the ability to patent that.
I'm pretty sure that legally they could download Kazaa and pay a few people to run it on their computers with correctly sized files & ID3 tags that just feature loops of "do not steal" in the tracks? Then they're not doing a DoS or anything, but if people want to download files, they probably will get a bunch of the RIAAs versions.
I'm part of a group that put a proposal in for LifeLog. This project seems like a good tie-in. More info on LifeLog: DARPA page: http://www.darpa.mil/baa/baa03-30.htm Please see the following articles if you are interested in reading what others have to say about it: * CBS News: "A Diary That Never Sleeps" http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/06/03/tech/mai n556654.shtml
* Geek.com: "DARPA looking to record lives of interested parties" http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2003Jun/gee20030 603020240.htm
* The Oregonian: "Step into one man's world, as recorded by the Pentagon's planned LifeLog" http://www.oregonlive.com/living/oregonian/index.s sf?/base/exclude/1055937392327010.xml
* Timesunion: "Your diary's got nothing on LifeLog" http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?sto ryID=140316
As for Sam Goody, if it's like the other few Sam Goody locations I have visited throughout the country, they're not going to get anywhere selling $17.99 and $18.99 CDs. I'm shocked when $15.99 is their good deal! Chains like Best Buy do lots of the selling, like the new "Sense Field" release, "Living Outside," which sells for $6.99 there and much more anywhere else. There is a lot of music out there now over the past decade or two and it is tough for them to convince you to expand your collection. The expanded music generes seem to have some impact here: Many people have a favorite set of music and buy that, but just hear the rest of the stuff on the radio. It seems that most people I know (ok, I'm a tech guy I realize) buy CDs from a store like Best Buy, which is a pain to get into and out of, so they don't buy often, or they buy from Amazon.com. Of course now some people are going the iTunes Music Store way as well.
I would think some mix of Macs and PCs with a variety of software programs at least. You might want to lock down the OSes though so they have some good uptime.
I have had a variety of batteries in a multi-AA form fator that are rechargable, but I have yet to see a single AA that's LiIon, or perhaps an appropriately spaced dual AA form factor battery I could use in things like my remote controls. I would really like to be able to use my conventional batteries. I assume that each would output 1.5V per battery form (dual could have 3.0V, etc.).
Wouln't there be a statute of limitations that would not allow them to sue you in 50 years if you stole "Baby One More Time" today? ;)
Awesome! It's the old Silicon Graphics HQ Building, winner of architectural awards and all. I'm very impressed. I remember going to the building about 10 years ago on a trek to silicon valley (now I live here). You gotta go just for the building alone. No longer is that flight sim center nearby, but still very cool. Across the street to the movies after you're done.
As long as they don't use it to somehow SPAM me with calls, snail mail or email, I couldn't care less if they know what I personally even watch, much less aggregate info. If they all figure out what I like, then perhaps I'll get ads I want to see, instead of the ones I don't....and shows too.
Man that is slow. Where are you? I'm in the Rose Garden area of Willow Glen within San Jose (near Campbell) and I get 1500Kbps down and 256kbps up with SBC [Yahoo] DSL for $44.95/month. That's what they quote and I get the top end of the range. If I paid for this and got your speed they would come out and fix it by adjusting length from the F2 or something along those lines. If you're too far from your CO you'll have to be forced to go slower, but you should not be that low!
I'm guessing that anyone with sendmespam@hotmail.com would be expecting spam.
Yes, and I would like handwriting recognition, GPS, 8 mega-pixel camera (integrated), waterproof, voice recognition, card slot for ultrawideband, and a toaster too. Oh yeah, needs to be less than $10. Get realistic. This is a phone that can be carried around all the time with you. 1. This is not needed, though better GPRS coverage would be nice, there's no usage charges, it's all you want for one low price. 2. The pipe key "|" is anything but critically important, though you can display it if you want. 3. Uhhhh and you want it what size? Eventually this sort of thing will happen, but the resolution is damn good for the size. 4. Sounds like you want a Linux PDA, there are a number out there, get one. This is not billed as a PDA, it's a phone or communicator. 5. Yeah yeah, would be fun, but again, what's the priority. 6. See the problem is that you want more for less. I only paid $50 for my hiptop (they cost $200 to make) and I do have a service plan, but I understand that you can't make things for free! Good thing that the Seth Finklestein scale of greatness is not a scale anyone but Seth uses! Since you're complaining about this so much, why don't YOU make this thing you are asking for?
It really depends on the user, but the key is finding your information and recovering from crashes/computer left/WW3 on your dorm room, etc. Most people find that taking notes on paper is the easiest fastest way. They don't boot up, they don't crash, etc.
I love the quote. Is that yours or did someone else come up with it?