I hate when I stop a torrent, because I need to use my connection for something else...
Why would you have to shut it down for other things? You realize you can throttle the up/down torrent bandwidth within the application, don't you? In Azureus, you can change the values without having to restart the app, too.
On the other hand, podcasting isn't exactly mainstream either.
Have you by chance caught the first couple of pocasts of "Revenge (or Return) of the Bleep" with Leo/Patrick/Kevin? The first week was just mp3, but after receiving a fair bit of email, they offered both mp3 and ogg the second week. And they made a point of mentioning that it's probably only one percent, albeit a vocal one percent, who want ogg format.
If you're in the position to offer up content in mp3 format, it's trivial to make another ogg copy.
Some repair shops blame spyware for more than half the trouble they're seeing.
Uh, isn't that the point of their business? They're a REPAIR shop. Next thing you know they're going to complain about "lost business" resulting from the suit.
Why pay $30 a month per seat for Vonage business lines, and have to hook up complicated hardware...
To put it succinctly: Clearness of the call itself, without depending on another complicated piece of hardware - your computer.
I would also venture to say that the current crop of hardware out there for VoIP, such as Sipura, are quite easy to set up. I brought my own devices to Broadvoice and both of them were extremely easy to set up. We're talking about three minutes each to set up.
They send US dollars to Canada or India, and those dollars have to be used to either purchase US goods, or to buy another currency from a bank (which in turn transfers the US dollars back to America). Ultimately, any wage earned in US dollars ends up in the US economy.
Well, that's a bit geocentric on your part. Have you actually looked at the "Made in..." label on many - no - most products lately? Have you looked at the "Made in... " label on most products sold in India (or anywhere else, for that matter)? They don't say "Made in the U.S.A.". The U.S. is slowly, but surely losing out to agriculture exports, too.
And why do you think that all currencies get translated to/from the U.S. dollar? Ever heard of the euro? It's quite strong at the moment, and not in much need of the dollar for trading.
All this talk of sky-high wages makes me wish I'd gone into computer programming.
I can't speak as a programmer, but I can certainly speak as a sysadmin.
Fact of the matter is, money really isn't the driving factor for getting into this field. In my case, there's a TON of headaches that goes with the territory. But there's also a lot of really great things about my career. But the salary isn't likely compensation for the good things. It's really compensating me for the times I have to put in an 18+ hour day, fixing a production box. Those days happen occasionally, and I have no choice but to work through them. If I didn't I'd be out of a job.
It's not the salary that keeps me in the job. It's the good things, like the chance to always be working with new technology, a constant education, etc.
You should simply favor downloads over streaming...
Why? Sometimes we just don't want to keep the media, such as a news report. We just want to hear/see it once. News is perfect for streaming, really. The only time I'm interested in keeping the media is if it has some sort of replay value (a good song). Not all media out there has that value.
but.. i hope its not slow and bloated still. I bet its still a complete adware-loaded pile of garbage.
I get really tired of seeing posts like this. All they do is perpetuate something that hasn't been true for quite some time.
About as helpful as me saying Redhat 6.2 sucked at hardware. If you want to have endless problems with your network and sound cards, go ahead and install it.
Look, if you haven't tried the latest version, you really have no business commenting on how faulty it is or isn't.
I agree that these guys have a right to some privacy.
Forgive my bluntness, but I don't agree. When you live your life in the public eye, you absolutely must expect this sort of thing. It's not like Jobs didn't go looking for attention all these years.
There are all sorts of hollywood types that complain about the paparazzi getting into parts of their life they don't belong. There are also plenty of stars that don't appear at all in the press.Why do you suppose that is?
Microsoft went from not having a browser to having the *best* browser in two years.
If you removed "the *best*" from your sentence, it'd be the simple truth.
Some of us consider Opera to be (and always has been) a superior browser from the start. Firefox currently is better than IE.
Now, take a look at your timeline... Anything been going on at all with IE since 2001? How about Opera? Firefox? Safari/Konqueror?
It's very easy to say "They went from nothing to something" - going on 10 years ago. What have they been doing lately (other than saying they'll be coming out with something Real Soon Now)?
Well, it is a podcast. That means you're quite able to produce something of greater value in a better format, should you wish, Too bad you don't have to name recognition.
I truly believe that sexuality is fluid. Much more so in some people than in others. Yet other people never would ever consider anything other than either strictly gay or strictly hetero relations.
For example, if you believe that for marriage all you should need is love then you can make an argument that two men can love each other. IMHO it would be the wrong argument to make, but at least it would be an honest argument.
Why would that be the wrong argument to make? Millions of people get married every day based on love alone.
And many seem to fail at it. Doesn't mean we should deny them the right to try to make it work.
BroadVoice is not completely reliable, but fine for informal situations.
Actually, their service has been very reliable for me. What IS unreliable with Broadvoice is live customer service. It's damn near impossible to get a person on the phone during normal business hours. After 8pm Pacific time, you usually can get someone, though. If you can live with that limitation (I've been able to, so far), Broadvoice should do fine. Also nice is the fact that you can bring your own device. There are only a couple of providers out there that let you do that at the moment.
Actually, you don't have to get cable. Speakeasy offers DSL without a dialtone. You get your data line, then either get their VoIP package, or get it from someone else, say, Broadvoice (my personal choice), and you're good.
you completely missed the gp's point and managed to be insulting in the process.
Acually, I think you missed the point. And managed to insult the parent poster in the process as well.
20 bucks is about the going rate for dialup in the US. If people were offered a higher speed at the same price, they'd SURELY take it. And then they might discover that they could start to do other things with the available bandwidth, such as VoIP (in any of the myriad of forms available now) with their family who lives across the country - or in another country altogether.
People aren't going to try bandwidth-heavy apps until the bandwidth is made available to them.
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I doubt it. Look at Battlestar Gallactice, which was downloaded left/right/up and down around the globe. It still managed to get renewed.
Nah, I think it's because Enterprise didn't know what direction it was going.
Why would you have to shut it down for other things? You realize you can throttle the up/down torrent bandwidth within the application, don't you? In Azureus, you can change the values without having to restart the app, too.
It's amazing that none of our politicians remember their junior high level world history lessons.
Have you by chance caught the first couple of pocasts of "Revenge (or Return) of the Bleep" with Leo/Patrick/Kevin? The first week was just mp3, but after receiving a fair bit of email, they offered both mp3 and ogg the second week. And they made a point of mentioning that it's probably only one percent, albeit a vocal one percent, who want ogg format.
If you're in the position to offer up content in mp3 format, it's trivial to make another ogg copy.
Probably the same thing that happens when you type it here on slashdot: people can still read it if they choose, even though it's a troll.
In my neck of the woods (SF bay area), the goal seems to be writing up parking violations.
While fighting crime is worthy of mention, it generates no income for anybody. On the contrary. It ends up costing money.
Uh, isn't that the point of their business? They're a REPAIR shop. Next thing you know they're going to complain about "lost business" resulting from the suit.
Call 911! Call 911! I'm being gangked!
To put it succinctly: Clearness of the call itself, without depending on another complicated piece of hardware - your computer.
I would also venture to say that the current crop of hardware out there for VoIP, such as Sipura, are quite easy to set up. I brought my own devices to Broadvoice and both of them were extremely easy to set up. We're talking about three minutes each to set up.
Well, that's a bit geocentric on your part. Have you actually looked at the "Made in ..." label on many - no - most products lately? Have you looked at the "Made in ... " label on most products sold in India (or anywhere else, for that matter)? They don't say "Made in the U.S.A.". The U.S. is slowly, but surely losing out to agriculture exports, too.
And why do you think that all currencies get translated to/from the U.S. dollar? Ever heard of the euro? It's quite strong at the moment, and not in much need of the dollar for trading.
I can't speak as a programmer, but I can certainly speak as a sysadmin.
Fact of the matter is, money really isn't the driving factor for getting into this field. In my case, there's a TON of headaches that goes with the territory. But there's also a lot of really great things about my career. But the salary isn't likely compensation for the good things. It's really compensating me for the times I have to put in an 18+ hour day, fixing a production box. Those days happen occasionally, and I have no choice but to work through them. If I didn't I'd be out of a job.
It's not the salary that keeps me in the job. It's the good things, like the chance to always be working with new technology, a constant education, etc.
Why? Sometimes we just don't want to keep the media, such as a news report. We just want to hear/see it once. News is perfect for streaming, really. The only time I'm interested in keeping the media is if it has some sort of replay value (a good song). Not all media out there has that value.
I get really tired of seeing posts like this. All they do is perpetuate something that hasn't been true for quite some time.
About as helpful as me saying Redhat 6.2 sucked at hardware. If you want to have endless problems with your network and sound cards, go ahead and install it.
Look, if you haven't tried the latest version, you really have no business commenting on how faulty it is or isn't.
Forgive my bluntness, but I don't agree. When you live your life in the public eye, you absolutely must expect this sort of thing. It's not like Jobs didn't go looking for attention all these years.
There are all sorts of hollywood types that complain about the paparazzi getting into parts of their life they don't belong. There are also plenty of stars that don't appear at all in the press.Why do you suppose that is?
They keep their private life private.
Way to deflect. Take a look at what the real subject is: Features in Tiger vs. features in Longhorn. Not iTunes. Or iPod.
But Jobs' perspective is biased. I can think of a desktop search engine that's out now - Google Desktop Search.
If anything, I'd say MS is copying/trying to catch up to Google.
Do you mean like how Apple came out with Safari and everybody copied it?
Not everything starts with Apple. It's a give-and-take from all parties (as you've somewhat alluded later on).
If you removed "the *best*" from your sentence, it'd be the simple truth.
Some of us consider Opera to be (and always has been) a superior browser from the start. Firefox currently is better than IE.
Now, take a look at your timeline... Anything been going on at all with IE since 2001? How about Opera? Firefox? Safari/Konqueror?
It's very easy to say "They went from nothing to something" - going on 10 years ago. What have they been doing lately (other than saying they'll be coming out with something Real Soon Now)?
Good luck with that.
Kinsey had the right idea, if you ask me.
Why would that be the wrong argument to make? Millions of people get married every day based on love alone.
And many seem to fail at it. Doesn't mean we should deny them the right to try to make it work.
Actually, their service has been very reliable for me. What IS unreliable with Broadvoice is live customer service. It's damn near impossible to get a person on the phone during normal business hours. After 8pm Pacific time, you usually can get someone, though. If you can live with that limitation (I've been able to, so far), Broadvoice should do fine. Also nice is the fact that you can bring your own device. There are only a couple of providers out there that let you do that at the moment.
Actually, you don't have to get cable. Speakeasy offers DSL without a dialtone. You get your data line, then either get their VoIP package, or get it from someone else, say, Broadvoice (my personal choice), and you're good.
properly matches the icon with the title.
Acually, I think you missed the point. And managed to insult the parent poster in the process as well.
20 bucks is about the going rate for dialup in the US. If people were offered a higher speed at the same price, they'd SURELY take it. And then they might discover that they could start to do other things with the available bandwidth, such as VoIP (in any of the myriad of forms available now) with their family who lives across the country - or in another country altogether.
People aren't going to try bandwidth-heavy apps until the bandwidth is made available to them.