Government jobs as G# through SEC whatever might pay well, but working for a government contractor sucks. You're paid like a FTE but your job security is like that of a contractor. I much prefer working in the private sector.
Um... 70k to 40k? You got screwed.... I came from Dayton (40 miles or so north of Cincinnati) where I was getting 40-50k (DOD work) got sick of "contracting" moved to Cincinnati and watched my salary go up by 100% with in a year and that's with leaving my entire "professional network" behind in Dayton and switching industries.
Because it's nice when your web page is a data feed and your data feed is a web page? Do you need anymore reason than that?
Once your web page can be parsed like XML, well it could be used in countless different ways. It can become a web service (and you don't need to use something ugly like SOAP).
So in a game such as EQ (the only MMO I've played) you could kill people (on pvp servers) and take their gold. Clearly this is part of the game, but is it something you could be arrested for now?
I also have an Xbox 360, I do play it fair amount and like it. Every once in awhile I'm tempted to get a wii. More to play old school games that you can download than to play any of the new stuff (which seems largely gimmicky and mostly shovelware imo). If they would re-release classic games (like the original zelda, smb, metroid, even kid icarus) in high def, I would be all over that in a heart beat. Seriously change nothing about the games except the graphics/artwork. That would sell me on a wii as it is the virtual console *almost* does.
Yeah, and while were' at it why put border patrols or bother offer military protection to everyone? If you want to be protected from invasion live near a military base. If you want access to a postal services live near a post office.
I believe the nook is also able to read epub files. I also thought I read the nook was running android. Am I wrong to assume this means the device will be pretty "open"? I buy a lot of books from Amazon, the onlything that could sell me on a Kindle was if they *gave* me an electronic copy of every book I had previously purchased.
If the nook is as open as I think it is, well I'll probably be buying books from B&N (and who ever else sells epub books).
I went to London last year and I took my laptop. Just get a converter/adapter for all of your electronics. My number 1 suggestion, don't get a hotel room. We rented a flat, it ended up costing the same, but having a lot more space and a kitchen. The flat also had wireless internet so no need for a special modem (I expect most hotels will have something similar but it may cost extra).
I don't think I'll ever stay in a hotel on vacation again (if possible). I really enjoyed going to the local markets and cooking my own food (still ate out quite a bit, but its nice not to have to do that for every meal).
So... after all the modding is said and done, how much does this cost? (not to someone buying the finished product, but just how much do all the parts here cost).
I think you will see more of this, the console makers want to extend this "generation" out longer than previous ones. Instead of creating next gen consoles Sony and MS seem to be working on enhancing the current crop with things like this. I just hope that when the next generation does come around that they will be backwards compatible with all the games and addon hardware.
The reviewer seems a little clueless. Seriously he thinks learning programming in java is harder than using javascript css and html? And he tells developers to run (from android) based on his opinion of a single phone? Seriously? I think he lacks a basic understanding of the phone market.
Ok, then why can't I put OSx or the iPhone OS on some other piece of hardware? Clearly the hardware is not a "key factor."
No its about control of the hardware/software. Mind you I have a mac at home and I like it, but Apple is a bit on the control-freak side of things.
Android:iPhone::Linux:OSX would be more appropriate.
personally I think android > iPhone OS. iPhone hardware is probably better than any existing android phones thought (for the time being).
So much fail... and it's modded +5 insightful.
Android phones are open which means less restriction on the apps being built for it (it will win that contest given time). The rest of your comparisons have to deal with hardware not the phone OS. Anyhoo the first android phone actually had a compass the iPhone not so much. They both have had GPS's, touch screens etc. but none of that matters, b/c Android phones can and will have multiple hardware configurations, the iPhone will be whatever 1 or 2 models Apple produces.
Net neutrality isn't about filtering content based on type but based on who/what. If video is watchable on ESPN or comedy central but not on youtube then you probably have a gripe. If all all video becomes unwatchable, that's just an issue of not enough throughput. Hell... if your ISP blocks all video content, its being neutral (still sucks, but they're not breaking network neutrality).
I like the idea. Personally I think the companies providing the physical wire/cable/signal should be like a utility. They ought to meter your usage and maybe put a minimum amount (for maintenance) (possibly different rates for different times of the day). I know everyone loves the "all you can consume" model but this is unrealistic. If usage was metered, people would be more proactive about securing their networks. If that zombie pc was costing you an extra 30 bucks a month you'd take care of it. Additionally, if the amount of money the network provider could make from you was limited by the size of the tube coming into your house, you better believe they'd find a way to provide more bandwidth.
Copyrights recently expired, might have something to do with it. Chaosium has trademarked Call of Cthulhu (not sure how, would love to see someone challenge it). But the stories are copyright free (although I think someone might be fighting this).
When its been demonstrated to run one or the other, I'll think about picking this up. But as long as its only running windows, forget about it. Not that I hate windows, I just don't want windows on my netbook. Windows on my work laptop is fine, Windows on my gaming pc at home is again fine. Just not on my netbook.
This is the second time I've come across issues with GAFYD and google services. I'm using GAFYD on my g1 and I have a google Voice account with the same account, yet when I try to run the android voice app it says I have no GV account associated with a different google account I have (one that isn't setup on the phone, not sure how it knew it was associated to me at all).
Anyone get it working successfully with a nonstandard google account?
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Government jobs as G# through SEC whatever might pay well, but working for a government contractor sucks. You're paid like a FTE but your job security is like that of a contractor. I much prefer working in the private sector.
Um... 70k to 40k? You got screwed.... I came from Dayton (40 miles or so north of Cincinnati) where I was getting 40-50k (DOD work) got sick of "contracting" moved to Cincinnati and watched my salary go up by 100% with in a year and that's with leaving my entire "professional network" behind in Dayton and switching industries.
Because it's nice when your web page is a data feed and your data feed is a web page? Do you need anymore reason than that? Once your web page can be parsed like XML, well it could be used in countless different ways. It can become a web service (and you don't need to use something ugly like SOAP).
So in a game such as EQ (the only MMO I've played) you could kill people (on pvp servers) and take their gold. Clearly this is part of the game, but is it something you could be arrested for now?
damn you beat me to it. People are paying for Opera. Granted it's not end users (well wii owners were briefly).
I also have an Xbox 360, I do play it fair amount and like it. Every once in awhile I'm tempted to get a wii. More to play old school games that you can download than to play any of the new stuff (which seems largely gimmicky and mostly shovelware imo). If they would re-release classic games (like the original zelda, smb, metroid, even kid icarus) in high def, I would be all over that in a heart beat. Seriously change nothing about the games except the graphics/artwork. That would sell me on a wii as it is the virtual console *almost* does.
Yeah, and while were' at it why put border patrols or bother offer military protection to everyone? If you want to be protected from invasion live near a military base. If you want access to a postal services live near a post office.
Why couldn't I use the standard Android SDK?
I believe the nook is also able to read epub files. I also thought I read the nook was running android. Am I wrong to assume this means the device will be pretty "open"? I buy a lot of books from Amazon, the onlything that could sell me on a Kindle was if they *gave* me an electronic copy of every book I had previously purchased. If the nook is as open as I think it is, well I'll probably be buying books from B&N (and who ever else sells epub books).
I went to London last year and I took my laptop. Just get a converter/adapter for all of your electronics. My number 1 suggestion, don't get a hotel room. We rented a flat, it ended up costing the same, but having a lot more space and a kitchen. The flat also had wireless internet so no need for a special modem (I expect most hotels will have something similar but it may cost extra). I don't think I'll ever stay in a hotel on vacation again (if possible). I really enjoyed going to the local markets and cooking my own food (still ate out quite a bit, but its nice not to have to do that for every meal).
So... after all the modding is said and done, how much does this cost? (not to someone buying the finished product, but just how much do all the parts here cost).
I think you will see more of this, the console makers want to extend this "generation" out longer than previous ones. Instead of creating next gen consoles Sony and MS seem to be working on enhancing the current crop with things like this. I just hope that when the next generation does come around that they will be backwards compatible with all the games and addon hardware.
The reviewer seems a little clueless. Seriously he thinks learning programming in java is harder than using javascript css and html? And he tells developers to run (from android) based on his opinion of a single phone? Seriously? I think he lacks a basic understanding of the phone market.
Ok, then why can't I put OSx or the iPhone OS on some other piece of hardware? Clearly the hardware is not a "key factor." No its about control of the hardware/software. Mind you I have a mac at home and I like it, but Apple is a bit on the control-freak side of things.
the iPhone is a piece of hardware. Android is an operating system. Repeat it to yourself. Hardware != software. so stop drawing false equivalencies.
Android:iPhone::Linux:OSX would be more appropriate. personally I think android > iPhone OS. iPhone hardware is probably better than any existing android phones thought (for the time being).
So much fail... and it's modded +5 insightful. Android phones are open which means less restriction on the apps being built for it (it will win that contest given time). The rest of your comparisons have to deal with hardware not the phone OS. Anyhoo the first android phone actually had a compass the iPhone not so much. They both have had GPS's, touch screens etc. but none of that matters, b/c Android phones can and will have multiple hardware configurations, the iPhone will be whatever 1 or 2 models Apple produces.
Net neutrality isn't about filtering content based on type but based on who/what. If video is watchable on ESPN or comedy central but not on youtube then you probably have a gripe. If all all video becomes unwatchable, that's just an issue of not enough throughput. Hell... if your ISP blocks all video content, its being neutral (still sucks, but they're not breaking network neutrality).
Just be happy you don't have to play with SGML.
I don't mind shelling out the money. I'm irked at MS for basically forcing valve's hand on this, but I will buy the DLC.
I like the idea. Personally I think the companies providing the physical wire/cable/signal should be like a utility. They ought to meter your usage and maybe put a minimum amount (for maintenance) (possibly different rates for different times of the day). I know everyone loves the "all you can consume" model but this is unrealistic. If usage was metered, people would be more proactive about securing their networks. If that zombie pc was costing you an extra 30 bucks a month you'd take care of it. Additionally, if the amount of money the network provider could make from you was limited by the size of the tube coming into your house, you better believe they'd find a way to provide more bandwidth.
You bought Damnation? I thought the game looked so promising, but the reviews are all pretty unanimous that the game is horrible.
Copyrights recently expired, might have something to do with it. Chaosium has trademarked Call of Cthulhu (not sure how, would love to see someone challenge it). But the stories are copyright free (although I think someone might be fighting this).
When its been demonstrated to run one or the other, I'll think about picking this up. But as long as its only running windows, forget about it. Not that I hate windows, I just don't want windows on my netbook. Windows on my work laptop is fine, Windows on my gaming pc at home is again fine. Just not on my netbook.
This is the second time I've come across issues with GAFYD and google services. I'm using GAFYD on my g1 and I have a google Voice account with the same account, yet when I try to run the android voice app it says I have no GV account associated with a different google account I have (one that isn't setup on the phone, not sure how it knew it was associated to me at all). Anyone get it working successfully with a nonstandard google account?