You simply can't take statistics from one university and assume that they're not indicative of a universal trend either.
The burden of proof is on the person who asserts the positive. You prove that there are martians living on Mars by going there and taking a picture of them, not by telling someone to prove that there aren't martians on mars.
That is okay- it couldn't be commented on enough, trust me. This is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard of. Damn, I'm all for hacking up stuff, but come on. If you want to spray paint your car by hand, go ahead, but do it to a car you paid $200 for, not $20,000.
1) You have to activate it manually and are never told this is the case (s you find out when you try to dial it.. great)
2) It's in many places only works during office hours(!!)
Actually, 911 support looked so sketchy when I looked into Vonage a couple months ago that I decided not to go with it. I don't think I would have had that impression if they were hiding something. Actually, that combined with reports of sketchy service and the fact that my POTS line has only been out of service once in several years and that was my fault (cut through my line while doing yard work.)
# 1. Make it black
# 2. Make the circular control area square.
# 3. Make it narrower
I guess what you aren't realizing is that it isn't a mere coincidence that this thing looks just like the iPod Shuffle. If they make the changes you suggested, they've failed in their goal of getting sales by confusing consumers into buying their product.
Many non-tech users (a big slice of the Shuffle's market) may not notice the difference in the store, especially since these guys ripped of the advertising.
it's certainly not as difficult as you make it out to be to do it in Linux.
All I can say is try getting a Netgear MA111 v2 (non-prism2) USB wireless adapter to work in Linux. Then you'll know what my last week has been like. Reminds me of issues I used to have getting a nic to work under DOS. Unfortunately, this is 2005, not the mid 80's.
The answer is: Yes, we're supposed to feel some sympathy for people who spend their lives training for an extraordinary and meaningful experience, but who may not see their dream fulfilled.
Bah. They can return to being a test pilot or something if they want excitment. At least they've got a job and can eat.
I wonder how sorry they feel for me for spending years in college back in the mid 90's only to be sitting at a crappy cube with no view and working on crappy projects with crappy bosses and TPS reports. I can fully relate to "same shit, different day" and can even extend it to "same shit, different company." At least I've got a job, and can eat.
Here is a tip. Draw as much self worth out of your job as you want, but have a backup plan in case it doesn't work out like a story book. Make sure you've got a family or at least someone to love, so you're life won't be a total pile of shit just because your career didn't work out perfectly.
"Dammnit, why not spend $10 per tax on [insert pet cause here]. It's really nothing!"
And then, everyone around the world starts saying it to everyone else. A few billion to these guys, and those guys, some kickbacks to the guy over in the corner....and then you see why where the "big" in "big government" comes from.
Good luck pushing Wal*Mart. They've never bowed to a supplier. If they want to sell digital music at 25-cents a track, the music industry can just take it in the rear.
Hmmm, what does this mean the Wal*Mart "you put mom and pop out of business" crowd? Whose side do they take? One one side, RIAA. On the other side, Wal*Mart. It is going to be like Alien vs. Predator for the "you killed Main Street USA" crowd.
Hmm, good find. Thanks for the info. Would have been good to know before they introduced the "party shuffle" feature, since prior to that there was no obvious way to peek at the future play order.
There is something wrong, when my musican friend in malaysia can produce an album for under $10,000 while its almost impossible for a major label to produce it for less than $150,000.
Dude, you can't figure it out? It costs A LOT of money to make someone like Ashlee Simpson sound only slightly better than shit.
Funny you mention Malaysia. I've recently been listening to some music from the Phillipines as the artists are amazingly talented. My gut instinct is that this will all work itself out. I went to see Seven Nations this weekend, who never gets any airplay anywhere and I think they are on an independent label and the show was sold out- a few thousand people. How on earth did they get such a following when their music isn't played once an hour on all the local top 40 stations? (rhetorical question) Like I say, this all might work itself out.
I wonder why anyone would be willing to watch tv on a micro screen
The only thing I can think is that it isn't much smaller than the little LCDs in the seat backs of some airliners. And the airliners usually have crappy sound for some reason. Last time I watched a movie on a transatlantic flight, I couldn't hear jack (and the screen was small.)
Apple could grow the screen a little on the iPod and integrate video, and I think they might see some success. I'd like it as log as I could transfer on movies I already own on DVD. I wouldn't be in to having to buy something from an iVideo online store.
The way around it, of course, is just to randomize your playlist in iTunes and then just play on your Shuffle in sequential mode.
Now, iTunes doesn't have a way that I can tell natively to randomize the order that a playlist actually appears and will be copied to the device, but I'm pretty sure some Applescript can take care of that.
The went the right direction too. Take Mercedes, for years sells expensive cars out of reach for most- a luxury item most people only dream of. Years later, gradually introduce more affordable models.. hatchbacks, whatever.
That is an insanely better model, IMHO, than something like Yugo trying to introduce a Yugo GT, a 50K sportscar, after years of selling crappy $6000 cars.
There are ways around this, obviously, such as secondary brands like Infinity or Lexus- but that just illustrates my point. You sometimes have to go to drastic measures to upsell.
People are tripping over themselves to create "clean" and "renewable" energy, but they're losing sight of the big picture and the laws of physics.
Its like recycling here in my part of the country. The huge recycling truck comes by every week, belching out all kinds exhaust, only to pick up a little bin at maybe one out of every twenty houses.
We'd probably be better off if we just had the garbage truck coming by once a week, and forget about the recycling truck.
I also heard another thing that had happened at some schools: kids were being told to separate their trash at school during lunch, to recycle. Then it gets exposed that the janitorial staff is just throwing everything away in the trash bin out back.
So, just like you said, you have to look at the big picture here. Accept reality. Sometimes, our good intentions pay off big time, and other times they don't. It is important we realize the difference however so we can actually put our money and our effort where it has the greatest importance.
It was a pretty good interview. But one aspect of the whole thing distresses me - Martin admits he's not a very technical user. Yet he is in charge of directions to probe and determining what facts to spread.
Well, like any high level person in a big company, you have to hire and rely on really good people underneath you. It is an age-old argument, really. For example, do you need a CTO who is a brilliant coder, or do need someone who can hire someone who has the ability to properly interview and hire brilliant coders?
I don't get the impression this guy is an technical idiot- I think he is just being honest, which is uncommon. He probably has a lot more technical skill than your average business user, but he realizes that this is less skill than someone who writes code or works as a server admin 40 hrs a week. Kudos for that. I've worked for high level execs before who think they know everything- and it sucked.
few nutjobs paid by the oil companies is not "a lot". And exactly what good, properly conducted, peer-reviewd science that disputes global warmning do you know of?
I don't recall mention anything about studies from oil companies. Since you are the one asserting the positive, why don't you describe (in as scientific of terms as possible) what you think is happening to the earth, and what is causing it. We'll start from there.
It is near-universally accepted outside the US that this is happening, and that humankind is responsible. But many smart Americans doubt this.
Did you know that a lot of scientific evidence either disputes this claim and a lot of the remaining evidence is inconclusive? I choose to believe good, properly conducted science. I have no interest in believing "what everyone around the world is saying" just for the sake of conformity- because just the act of saying something doesn't make it true.
The problem is, most people have never even looked into the scientific research themselves. They just think that it "must" be true because it is what everybody is saying.
Everyone wants this: a consumer-easy, completely configurable single device for multimedia handling that integrates CDs, DVDs, local storage (HDs), and the Internet for playing (and even recording), sharing and moving around our multimedia, regardless of format or form factor.
I agree. And, all the technology already exists today but I guess a little something has always been missing. Perhaps, the way you bundle it and package it and leverage existing technology without requiring a consumer to have an entire PC setup in their living room. The Mac mini form factor has potential, but they've obviously not intended the thing to be a home entertainment centerpeice (no optical out, yada, yada)
We see these posts trumpeted by entities like Slashdot. It it warrented? Does Redmond have any credibility on things like this left?
We see that every time Slashdot posts a story about Microsoft, they post a picture of a borg version of Bill Gates, or a shattered Window icon. Does Slashdot have any credibility or objectivity when this is the first thing they show you?
Clearly, the editors have already made up their minds and are trying to make up our minds before we have a chance to decide for ourselves. Not to mention, it is just childish. People talk about the bias of CBS, Fox News, CNN, etc. What if, behind the anchor person, they put up icons like the ones Slashdot uses for Microsoft stories? Gimme a break.
Slashdot Mirror
You simply can't take statistics from one university and assume that they're not indicative of a universal trend either.
The burden of proof is on the person who asserts the positive. You prove that there are martians living on Mars by going there and taking a picture of them, not by telling someone to prove that there aren't martians on mars.
Same here. Read it four times or so and realized that it must just be written poorly. It makes absolutely no sense.
That is okay- it couldn't be commented on enough, trust me. This is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard of. Damn, I'm all for hacking up stuff, but come on. If you want to spray paint your car by hand, go ahead, but do it to a car you paid $200 for, not $20,000.
And most of the posters admit they haven't even read the article yet.
Haven't read, because the site crashed. Always embarassing when that happens.
Hey, thats cool. Thanks for the info... wasn't aware of that.
1) You have to activate it manually and are never told this is the case (s you find out when you try to dial it.. great)
2) It's in many places only works during office hours(!!)
Actually, 911 support looked so sketchy when I looked into Vonage a couple months ago that I decided not to go with it. I don't think I would have had that impression if they were hiding something. Actually, that combined with reports of sketchy service and the fact that my POTS line has only been out of service once in several years and that was my fault (cut through my line while doing yard work.)
How can you possibly control the actions of billions of people?
To start with, you build the world's largest army, and then don't let the 1 billion citizens own guns.
Also, gizmodo.com called, and said that they think it is lame how many slashdot stories are yesterday's news on their site.
# 1. Make it black
# 2. Make the circular control area square.
# 3. Make it narrower
I guess what you aren't realizing is that it isn't a mere coincidence that this thing looks just like the iPod Shuffle. If they make the changes you suggested, they've failed in their goal of getting sales by confusing consumers into buying their product.
Many non-tech users (a big slice of the Shuffle's market) may not notice the difference in the store, especially since these guys ripped of the advertising.
That means I get a refund for uploads, right?
Depends. 'Round these parts, we like to keep a ratio of 1:10, uploads to downloads. Unless, you're dialing LD, and then we'll cut you a break.
it's certainly not as difficult as you make it out to be to do it in Linux.
All I can say is try getting a Netgear MA111 v2 (non-prism2) USB wireless adapter to work in Linux. Then you'll know what my last week has been like. Reminds me of issues I used to have getting a nic to work under DOS. Unfortunately, this is 2005, not the mid 80's.
The answer is: Yes, we're supposed to feel some sympathy for people who spend their lives training for an extraordinary and meaningful experience, but who may not see their dream fulfilled.
Bah. They can return to being a test pilot or something if they want excitment. At least they've got a job and can eat.
I wonder how sorry they feel for me for spending years in college back in the mid 90's only to be sitting at a crappy cube with no view and working on crappy projects with crappy bosses and TPS reports. I can fully relate to "same shit, different day" and can even extend it to "same shit, different company." At least I've got a job, and can eat.
Here is a tip. Draw as much self worth out of your job as you want, but have a backup plan in case it doesn't work out like a story book. Make sure you've got a family or at least someone to love, so you're life won't be a total pile of shit just because your career didn't work out perfectly.
"Dammnit, why not spend $10 per tax on [insert pet cause here]. It's really nothing!"
And then, everyone around the world starts saying it to everyone else. A few billion to these guys, and those guys, some kickbacks to the guy over in the corner....and then you see why where the "big" in "big government" comes from.
Good luck pushing Wal*Mart. They've never bowed to a supplier. If they want to sell digital music at 25-cents a track, the music industry can just take it in the rear.
Hmmm, what does this mean the Wal*Mart "you put mom and pop out of business" crowd? Whose side do they take? One one side, RIAA. On the other side, Wal*Mart. It is going to be like Alien vs. Predator for the "you killed Main Street USA" crowd.
Hmm, good find. Thanks for the info. Would have been good to know before they introduced the "party shuffle" feature, since prior to that there was no obvious way to peek at the future play order.
There is something wrong, when my musican friend in malaysia can produce an album for under $10,000 while its almost impossible for a major label to produce it for less than $150,000.
Dude, you can't figure it out? It costs A LOT of money to make someone like Ashlee Simpson sound only slightly better than shit.
Funny you mention Malaysia. I've recently been listening to some music from the Phillipines as the artists are amazingly talented. My gut instinct is that this will all work itself out. I went to see Seven Nations this weekend, who never gets any airplay anywhere and I think they are on an independent label and the show was sold out- a few thousand people. How on earth did they get such a following when their music isn't played once an hour on all the local top 40 stations? (rhetorical question) Like I say, this all might work itself out.
I wonder why anyone would be willing to watch tv on a micro screen
The only thing I can think is that it isn't much smaller than the little LCDs in the seat backs of some airliners. And the airliners usually have crappy sound for some reason. Last time I watched a movie on a transatlantic flight, I couldn't hear jack (and the screen was small.)
Apple could grow the screen a little on the iPod and integrate video, and I think they might see some success. I'd like it as log as I could transfer on movies I already own on DVD. I wouldn't be in to having to buy something from an iVideo online store.
The way around it, of course, is just to randomize your playlist in iTunes and then just play on your Shuffle in sequential mode.
Now, iTunes doesn't have a way that I can tell natively to randomize the order that a playlist actually appears and will be copied to the device, but I'm pretty sure some Applescript can take care of that.
The went the right direction too. Take Mercedes, for years sells expensive cars out of reach for most- a luxury item most people only dream of. Years later, gradually introduce more affordable models.. hatchbacks, whatever.
That is an insanely better model, IMHO, than something like Yugo trying to introduce a Yugo GT, a 50K sportscar, after years of selling crappy $6000 cars.
There are ways around this, obviously, such as secondary brands like Infinity or Lexus- but that just illustrates my point. You sometimes have to go to drastic measures to upsell.
People are tripping over themselves to create "clean" and "renewable" energy, but they're losing sight of the big picture and the laws of physics.
Its like recycling here in my part of the country. The huge recycling truck comes by every week, belching out all kinds exhaust, only to pick up a little bin at maybe one out of every twenty houses.
We'd probably be better off if we just had the garbage truck coming by once a week, and forget about the recycling truck.
I also heard another thing that had happened at some schools: kids were being told to separate their trash at school during lunch, to recycle. Then it gets exposed that the janitorial staff is just throwing everything away in the trash bin out back.
So, just like you said, you have to look at the big picture here. Accept reality. Sometimes, our good intentions pay off big time, and other times they don't. It is important we realize the difference however so we can actually put our money and our effort where it has the greatest importance.
It was a pretty good interview. But one aspect of the whole thing distresses me - Martin admits he's not a very technical user. Yet he is in charge of directions to probe and determining what facts to spread.
Well, like any high level person in a big company, you have to hire and rely on really good people underneath you. It is an age-old argument, really. For example, do you need a CTO who is a brilliant coder, or do need someone who can hire someone who has the ability to properly interview and hire brilliant coders?
I don't get the impression this guy is an technical idiot- I think he is just being honest, which is uncommon. He probably has a lot more technical skill than your average business user, but he realizes that this is less skill than someone who writes code or works as a server admin 40 hrs a week. Kudos for that. I've worked for high level execs before who think they know everything- and it sucked.
few nutjobs paid by the oil companies is not "a lot". And exactly what good, properly conducted, peer-reviewd science that disputes global warmning do you know of?
I don't recall mention anything about studies from oil companies. Since you are the one asserting the positive, why don't you describe (in as scientific of terms as possible) what you think is happening to the earth, and what is causing it. We'll start from there.
It is near-universally accepted outside the US that this is happening, and that humankind is responsible. But many smart Americans doubt this.
Did you know that a lot of scientific evidence either disputes this claim and a lot of the remaining evidence is inconclusive? I choose to believe good, properly conducted science. I have no interest in believing "what everyone around the world is saying" just for the sake of conformity- because just the act of saying something doesn't make it true.
The problem is, most people have never even looked into the scientific research themselves. They just think that it "must" be true because it is what everybody is saying.
Everyone wants this: a consumer-easy, completely configurable single device for multimedia handling that integrates CDs, DVDs, local storage (HDs), and the Internet for playing (and even recording), sharing and moving around our multimedia, regardless of format or form factor.
I agree. And, all the technology already exists today but I guess a little something has always been missing. Perhaps, the way you bundle it and package it and leverage existing technology without requiring a consumer to have an entire PC setup in their living room. The Mac mini form factor has potential, but they've obviously not intended the thing to be a home entertainment centerpeice (no optical out, yada, yada)
We see these posts trumpeted by entities like Slashdot. It it warrented? Does Redmond have any credibility on things like this left?
We see that every time Slashdot posts a story about Microsoft, they post a picture of a borg version of Bill Gates, or a shattered Window icon. Does Slashdot have any credibility or objectivity when this is the first thing they show you?
Clearly, the editors have already made up their minds and are trying to make up our minds before we have a chance to decide for ourselves. Not to mention, it is just childish. People talk about the bias of CBS, Fox News, CNN, etc. What if, behind the anchor person, they put up icons like the ones Slashdot uses for Microsoft stories? Gimme a break.