Plusnet aren't draconian, that's the problem. They won't say "we enforce bandwidth" because then people will not switch to them - they've not quite grasped how "false" and "advertising" juxtapose. Then they do it anyway. It used to be the opinion that plusnet was a geek ISP - now it's mom-and-pop and desperately trying to keep the geek vote, by just lying. And deleting all the customer's emails last week.
Plusnet aren't unlimited. They have a hazy and poorly-defined acceptable usage policy, and a CEO who rants and raves about the top 2% of bandwidth users like he'd round them up, put them in camps, and gas them. If you mod me troll, it's clear you've never used plusnet.
I was surprised it took the "why bother?" people this long to flourish out of the woodwork. I'm no physicist, but if it was pointless they wouldn't do it or it'd be some poorly-funded "just because" research project in a closet somewhere. See my sig for further details.
the conversations tend to be at a very low intellectual level
amen to that! I quit slashdot about a month ago because of the numbers of idiots, slashbots, rhetoric spouters and trolls, only to find that everywhere else that allows user comments is so much worse.
Slashdot, you're the least unusitable, and I'll always have a place for you.
No, they wouldn't. The number of people who'd buy from this AllOfRIAAMembers.com instead of iTunes et. al. would make overall profits plummet. Same reason the MPAA won't reduce the cost of a DVD from $20 to $3. These measures might reduce piracy but would not stand up to scrutiny in a cost-benefit analysis. Whether we choose to see this as implicit approval for our actions is up to the reader.
Maybe the difference between that engineer and all his superiors is that the engineer knows what he's talking about and the others only see "expense vs no expense"
Problem: a lot of people just buy dvds. If there were a cheaper alternative, the MPAA loses lots * price reduction. This is more than the potential gain in custom from people on the verge of piracy/not piracy, so they choose not to do so.
Exactly. Re vista's security model, people said "what's to stop the malware from confirming the 'install this?' prompt, but malware can't read a password postitted out of view of the webcam. If someone has physical access to the machine you're stuffed anyway.
As the available amount of data increases, so do unfortunate coincidences. They get some guy on circumstantial evidence, he has no alibi, therefore he's guilty.
prostoalex's name at the start of the article is clickable; Submitters get to link a site of their choosing as a reward for getting a successful story in. In Roland's case, the article itself linked to his blog as well as his name. In this case, prostoalex's name has linked to 3 different sites he runs.
Obviously you need atoms up there, which have to come from somewhere, but splitting them into fuel is easy, you're floating in space with all this sunlight. The problem is that if you carry a kilo of water from the surface and then swap it for a kilo of hydrogen/oxygen when you get to space, the benefits are minimal (easier storage?). This would work well coupled with a captured icy asteroid, even a small one.
What he means is that if you use this "30 years old" statistic in an argument against someone who's 35 to tell them they'd be dead, then you're wrong. If you're old enough to read and write, then you've survived the high-mortality period.
oh, it's not mandatory, it'll just become more difficult/inconvenient without it. If an unchipped animal turns up, they probably just bin it rather than try to find the owner the old-fashioned way. You don't have to get chipped, but if you do, you'll get 3 cents off gas.
Yes, I meant to clarify that. I specifically have regained my perspective on technology by meeting real people via an endless string of student jobs, other people on my course, family members, none of whom can do more than use MSN.
Just remember there is a vocal subset of the most millitant vegans and animal rights campaigners that will not be happy until man is extinct and the earth is exactly the way it was before monkeys started throwing stones.
This illustrates an important point about the internet in general. It enables people to only mingle with those similar to them, which is a shame because my most enriching experiences come from a diverse range of different people, coworkers, family, none technically literate. If we are permitted to choose everything we encounter, then life becomes boring and you lose perspective unless you throw in a "surprise me" or two.
It's your right not to understand plot that isn't simplified. Did you ever try, say, reading the newspapers pinned to Vance's noticeboard? Kleiners? Thought not. Go read the wiki if you can't be bothered working out the plot yourself.
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Plusnet aren't draconian, that's the problem. They won't say "we enforce bandwidth" because then people will not switch to them - they've not quite grasped how "false" and "advertising" juxtapose. Then they do it anyway. It used to be the opinion that plusnet was a geek ISP - now it's mom-and-pop and desperately trying to keep the geek vote, by just lying. And deleting all the customer's emails last week.
Plusnet aren't unlimited. They have a hazy and poorly-defined acceptable usage policy, and a CEO who rants and raves about the top 2% of bandwidth users like he'd round them up, put them in camps, and gas them. If you mod me troll, it's clear you've never used plusnet.
I was surprised it took the "why bother?" people this long to flourish out of the woodwork. I'm no physicist, but if it was pointless they wouldn't do it or it'd be some poorly-funded "just because" research project in a closet somewhere. See my sig for further details.
amen to that! I quit slashdot about a month ago because of the numbers of idiots, slashbots, rhetoric spouters and trolls, only to find that everywhere else that allows user comments is so much worse.
Slashdot, you're the least unusitable, and I'll always have a place for you.
Bandwidth? hosting?
Yep, ten times as much music. For 1/20 of the profit.
No, they wouldn't. The number of people who'd buy from this AllOfRIAAMembers.com instead of iTunes et. al. would make overall profits plummet. Same reason the MPAA won't reduce the cost of a DVD from $20 to $3. These measures might reduce piracy but would not stand up to scrutiny in a cost-benefit analysis. Whether we choose to see this as implicit approval for our actions is up to the reader.
Maybe the difference between that engineer and all his superiors is that the engineer knows what he's talking about and the others only see "expense vs no expense"
Incredible! That's the combination on my luggage!
Problem: a lot of people just buy dvds. If there were a cheaper alternative, the MPAA loses lots * price reduction. This is more than the potential gain in custom from people on the verge of piracy/not piracy, so they choose not to do so.
Exactly. Re vista's security model, people said "what's to stop the malware from confirming the 'install this?' prompt, but malware can't read a password postitted out of view of the webcam. If someone has physical access to the machine you're stuffed anyway.
Sure, but they don't read slashdot. Those genuinely inclined for greatness wouldn't listen to me anyway.
Einstein was one in a billion. I apply statistics to people who claim to be better than everyone else. Almost certainly, they lie.
Spending money on a good lawyer should not be a prequisite of being innocent.
As the available amount of data increases, so do unfortunate coincidences. They get some guy on circumstantial evidence, he has no alibi, therefore he's guilty.
prostoalex's name at the start of the article is clickable; Submitters get to link a site of their choosing as a reward for getting a successful story in. In Roland's case, the article itself linked to his blog as well as his name. In this case, prostoalex's name has linked to 3 different sites he runs.
Obviously you need atoms up there, which have to come from somewhere, but splitting them into fuel is easy, you're floating in space with all this sunlight. The problem is that if you carry a kilo of water from the surface and then swap it for a kilo of hydrogen/oxygen when you get to space, the benefits are minimal (easier storage?). This would work well coupled with a captured icy asteroid, even a small one.
What he means is that if you use this "30 years old" statistic in an argument against someone who's 35 to tell them they'd be dead, then you're wrong. If you're old enough to read and write, then you've survived the high-mortality period.
oh, it's not mandatory, it'll just become more difficult/inconvenient without it. If an unchipped animal turns up, they probably just bin it rather than try to find the owner the old-fashioned way. You don't have to get chipped, but if you do, you'll get 3 cents off gas.
Yes, I meant to clarify that. I specifically have regained my perspective on technology by meeting real people via an endless string of student jobs, other people on my course, family members, none of whom can do more than use MSN.
Just remember there is a vocal subset of the most millitant vegans and animal rights campaigners that will not be happy until man is extinct and the earth is exactly the way it was before monkeys started throwing stones.
This illustrates an important point about the internet in general. It enables people to only mingle with those similar to them, which is a shame because my most enriching experiences come from a diverse range of different people, coworkers, family, none technically literate. If we are permitted to choose everything we encounter, then life becomes boring and you lose perspective unless you throw in a "surprise me" or two.
From reading TFA, it seems like all these problems are caused by people who host games themselves. Like, duh?
Ironically, one of the major mobile phone companies in the UK is called O2.
It's your right not to understand plot that isn't simplified. Did you ever try, say, reading the newspapers pinned to Vance's noticeboard? Kleiners? Thought not. Go read the wiki if you can't be bothered working out the plot yourself.