According to the filings in Blake J Robbins v Lower Merion School District (PA) et al, the laptops issued to high-school students in the well-heeled Philly suburb have webcams that can be covertly activated by the schools' administrators, who have used this facility to spy on students and even their families.
This means they can choose when to take any photos/videos of the students.
Yeah, I grew up in a small town in New York State and I watched Tom Baker when I was a kid as well. I loved the show on PBS. I also watched Benny Hill and a few other shows on different channels from overseas. If anyone hasn't seen Tom Baker's Dr., I advise you to see them.
Oh, another British show that I enjoyed when I was younger was the Tomorrow People. I never could get into Monty Python though.
I just don't get why people are opposed to bandwidth shaping while the only way the ISPs are going to be happy solving this is to introduce bandwidth caps, and besides it's better having the bandwidth caps out in the open rather than having undefined 'unlimited' packages.
For me, it's not the bandwidth shaping so much though I don't like the idea that they get to decide what is important. It's that the bandwidth caps are too low. A cap of 5GB?!!? Are you kidding me, that can be used up just updating software and anti-virus! It's ridiculous how they are totally out to rip off the majority of their customers. When you are a monopoly, you should be forced to walk a tighter line than anyone else because there is no competition.
We currently have Frontier DSL and if this happens to Rochester and it's surrounding areas we definitely wont be going to TWC. It may be faster, but we do a lot of media uploading, our pictures not illegal, and we can go beyond the 5GB limit in a single weekend. I guess they just don't want our business.
Paying the OS Game Developers sounds like a good idea but most companies just wont pay for frivolity. In these uncertain economic times, I just can't see any but a Game company putting any money towards game creation. Especially if they don't receive a direct source of revenue from their investment. All of that said, I would certainly like to see it happen. If not that, how about some way for people to pay for features added to games that are already in development so that a game will be made better. If that sounds silly, then just a way to donate a few bucks would be good. I'm not talking paypal either, I don't trust the company as they have too much control over my money and I have none.
Actually, I hate not being able to go directly to the menu and choosing to play the movie or going to a scene or even seeing the extras. After the second or third time that you have put the movie in, it gets VERY annoying that I can't skip all of that crap. The first time is fine when I want to see the trailers and such but after that, they are just annoying. Let me watch what I PAID for and stop bugging me you jerks.
. They are good books and I have enjoyed them immensely. I just turned 40 so I don't know if a teenager would enjoy them but if they enjoy Science Fiction, then I think that they will enjoy these. When I was a teenager, I enjoyed the books that people would tell me were for adults. Most people underestimate what a teenager would be able to handle and therefore discount a great many possibilities. If you enjoyed a book, most likely so would a younger reader.
I doubt that it's the audio limiter. It ONLY happens on that channel and I can even watch the channel while it's recording and nothing is happening with the audio. It's only on the recording when I go to play it back.
I have a DVD recorder as, it also does RW's. My problem is I have tried to record channel 8 which is CBS and every time that I try to record it the sound acts wonky. It plays fine for maybe 30 seconds and then all sound cuts off for 2 or 3 seconds. It happens every time. I think it's some sort of DRM crap going on here and just figure that when I no longer have a VCR I will just give up on that channel and all of its shows. If the other stations follow suit, I'll just give up on TV completely. I do love to read a good book so it wont be a major loss for me, just annoying as all hell.
Try looking for XP in a regular store. You will not be able to find it. I have asked about having XP placed on the computer instead of the crappy Vista and was told that it was impossible. If you want XP preloaded on a machine anymore, you need to go to a website based business it appears. By the way, it was Circuit City that told me it was Vista only. I told them no way, I would go with Linux long before I would go to Vista. They told me I could get a Mac in that case and I told them I wasn't made of money it was XP or no way. They said no way.
Except that from what I hear, it's not an open or free SDK. I would like to write some software for my own phone (it runs Windows Mobile 5) but for all of my searching, I can't find anything on programming it for free/inexpensively. I do not have very much money but would like to program for my phone. I definitely cannot afford the multiple thousands of dollars to just be able to program a quick little program that only I would ever use. Android is supposed to come with a FREE and open SDK so that anyone could program for it. I am seriously considering getting one of these phones when they come out next year. Please note that I am not a professional programmer and have not programmed too much in the past 10 years. I would be a hobbiest but I want the ability to program for my computing platform.
I also just thought that you could make tiny support structures to support the legs and body until everything is printed. You then just take a knife or clippers cut away the support structures.
I don't think I would buy one because Uncle Steve is locking his systems down. I don't like it, I use OpenOffice because I don't want to be locked in to it, I have been using it for years. Until Apple shows that they are back to opening up their products, they wont get any of my money.
Yeah, I hate the idea of a separate box. It's just one more thing to program so that I can tape something.
On a slightly related note, I recently purchased a Direct TV receiver at a garage sale and wanted to swap it with my current receiver. Last time that I did this a few years ago, they had me put my current card in the new receiver and then sent a signal to activate that receiver and card. It took only a few minutes total. Now they want to charge me $20 for a new card and it will take days to get it to me through the mail. Plus they said that I would be charged an additional $5 a month! Even though I specifically said it was to replace a receiver, I said it multiple times with each person that I talked to. I was told that they are no longer allowed to activate the card in the receiver. This is pure and simply a way to extort more money from their consumers, uhh, excuse me, that should probably read SUCKERS!!! I have decided to look into other forms for the channels that I want, like cable or DISH Network. If I have to, I will even drop them all and go to antenna.
I did inform the person I was talking to that I thought this was intolerable and that I was going to very likely cancel my account very soon because of this. I specifically said that this was a way for the company to screw their customers for more money. Oh and in case anyone thinks that $20 for a new card is not anything to get worked up over, just think that it costs less than $1 to program the card and mail it to me. I pay many times that amount each month for the account and they can't eat less than a dollar to keep a loyal customer happy? I have been a loyal customer for the past 7 to 10 years and they just pissed it all away.
Does this mean they can decide to start encryping the OTA feeds and charge the consumers> THat would be bad. I think they already do something like this. Not exactly the encrypting part but you can't get the local OTA channels without purchasing a cable line and paying for the basic subscription, I know that you can get them through an antenna but we are talking cable here. So basically you are paying them for the local OTA channels.
I am not a graphics user. I like to play games and surf the web and do other mundane tasks with my computer and I prefer trackballs. I have ever since I first used a trackball around 20 years ago. I really don't like mice but will use them if I have nothing else. I have been looking for a replacement trackball and having a hard time finding one but will look into the Kensington.
(If anybody says 'hacked' I will beat them with a dictionary).
In case you didn't know, the english language is constantly evolving. The word ain't used to be considered anathema but is now in the dictionary. If the word hack and its derivative hacked isn't in the dictionary yet they will probably soon be.
To support my claim, look at history. If you were to travel one hundred years into the past, you would be able to understand what people were saying but there would be a few linguistic oddities. If a person were to travel two hundred years into the past, Understanding would still be possible but many pronunciations would be different as would the meaning of the words. To travel three hundred or more years in the past, most likely unless you were a student of olde english you wouldn't understand much of what was being said.
The first computer that I purchased using my own money was a 386 Micron computer that at the time cost around $3200. I had gotten just about the best product in every category which is why it cost so much. It was a very nice system at the time. It was also the last computer that I bought prebuilt. I started building my own to save money and to get the exact components that I wanted.
Given that most or all broadcasters are transmitting digitally
In my area of NY State in the USA, none of the broadcasters are sending digitally yet and I have been told that they wont until they are forced to do so. It is very annoying as I would like to drop cable but can't because an analog signal just doesn't come in very well in my area. It does come in enough that I don't qualify for satellite channels. I only have basic cable for the local channels and get everything else from DirecTV. I hope the FCC sticks to the 2009 deadline so that I will be able to drop cable.
Maybe they would migrate to Linux but why would you want then, They are computer-backward folks who have not updated their equipment. They will be a support nightmare.
Additionally why do you want to encourage them to use legacy hardware? It uses up more electricity to get the job done than modern hardware. Makes the user less productive. Why encourage that.
Maybe because there are a lot of people right now that just can't afford to upgrade their software, much less their hardware. I am one of those people, if just one of my paychecks were missed, I would be hurting majorly. I am looking for a better job and hope to have one soon but for now I am using hardware that is around 18 to 24 months old. Don't say that I should drop my cell or cable or something because the only things I am buying are food, gas for my car, car insurance and a few odds and ends. There is nothing left to cut so no money for new expensive things. Not everyone can afford to get the latest bleeding edge systems every 6 months. That is why they should be encouraged.
My mom works at a cash register for Walmart and has to stand all day at work. Except for the few breaks. She has worked there for around 13 to 15 years. She is always complaining about her feet and her legs hurting. Recently she has begun a partial retirement but she still works 3 days a week around 8 hours a day and those days still hurt. Some standing is good, but too much of anything is not good.
My system tried installing WGA a while ago and wouldn't install it. The installation program crashed everytime. I haven't tried the new one that came out Tuesday so I don't know if it will work or not. I don't want this program/system on my computer and they should not be able to force me to have it. I have a legally purchased copy of Windows XP in a box from a retail store. I registered it and now I just want to install updates and such that I want, not what they demand. I am already looking long and hard at Linux and have said that most likely Windows XP is the last Windows for me. They are really pushing me into keeping that thought and turning it into an ironclad promise!
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Possibly, you should have read the article.
According to the filings in Blake J Robbins v Lower Merion School District (PA) et al, the laptops issued to high-school students in the well-heeled Philly suburb have webcams that can be covertly activated by the schools' administrators, who have used this facility to spy on students and even their families.
This means they can choose when to take any photos/videos of the students.
Yeah, I grew up in a small town in New York State and I watched Tom Baker when I was a kid as well. I loved the show on PBS. I also watched Benny Hill and a few other shows on different channels from overseas. If anyone hasn't seen Tom Baker's Dr., I advise you to see them. Oh, another British show that I enjoyed when I was younger was the Tomorrow People. I never could get into Monty Python though.
I prefer to use daggers and swords with some silver inlay. It does the job and is reusable. My battleax with silver inlay works well too.
I just don't get why people are opposed to bandwidth shaping while the only way the ISPs are going to be happy solving this is to introduce bandwidth caps, and besides it's better having the bandwidth caps out in the open rather than having undefined 'unlimited' packages.
For me, it's not the bandwidth shaping so much though I don't like the idea that they get to decide what is important. It's that the bandwidth caps are too low. A cap of 5GB?!!? Are you kidding me, that can be used up just updating software and anti-virus! It's ridiculous how they are totally out to rip off the majority of their customers. When you are a monopoly, you should be forced to walk a tighter line than anyone else because there is no competition.
We currently have Frontier DSL and if this happens to Rochester and it's surrounding areas we definitely wont be going to TWC. It may be faster, but we do a lot of media uploading, our pictures not illegal, and we can go beyond the 5GB limit in a single weekend. I guess they just don't want our business.
Paying the OS Game Developers sounds like a good idea but most companies just wont pay for frivolity. In these uncertain economic times, I just can't see any but a Game company putting any money towards game creation. Especially if they don't receive a direct source of revenue from their investment. All of that said, I would certainly like to see it happen. If not that, how about some way for people to pay for features added to games that are already in development so that a game will be made better. If that sounds silly, then just a way to donate a few bucks would be good. I'm not talking paypal either, I don't trust the company as they have too much control over my money and I have none.
Actually, I hate not being able to go directly to the menu and choosing to play the movie or going to a scene or even seeing the extras. After the second or third time that you have put the movie in, it gets VERY annoying that I can't skip all of that crap. The first time is fine when I want to see the trailers and such but after that, they are just annoying. Let me watch what I PAID for and stop bugging me you jerks.
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. They are good books and I have enjoyed them immensely. I just turned 40 so I don't know if a teenager would enjoy them but if they enjoy Science Fiction, then I think that they will enjoy these. When I was a teenager, I enjoyed the books that people would tell me were for adults. Most people underestimate what a teenager would be able to handle and therefore discount a great many possibilities. If you enjoyed a book, most likely so would a younger reader.
Your probably right. At least until true AI is developed or develops.
I doubt that it's the audio limiter. It ONLY happens on that channel and I can even watch the channel while it's recording and nothing is happening with the audio. It's only on the recording when I go to play it back.
I have a DVD recorder as, it also does RW's. My problem is I have tried to record channel 8 which is CBS and every time that I try to record it the sound acts wonky. It plays fine for maybe 30 seconds and then all sound cuts off for 2 or 3 seconds. It happens every time. I think it's some sort of DRM crap going on here and just figure that when I no longer have a VCR I will just give up on that channel and all of its shows. If the other stations follow suit, I'll just give up on TV completely. I do love to read a good book so it wont be a major loss for me, just annoying as all hell.
Try looking for XP in a regular store. You will not be able to find it. I have asked about having XP placed on the computer instead of the crappy Vista and was told that it was impossible. If you want XP preloaded on a machine anymore, you need to go to a website based business it appears. By the way, it was Circuit City that told me it was Vista only. I told them no way, I would go with Linux long before I would go to Vista. They told me I could get a Mac in that case and I told them I wasn't made of money it was XP or no way. They said no way.
Except that from what I hear, it's not an open or free SDK. I would like to write some software for my own phone (it runs Windows Mobile 5) but for all of my searching, I can't find anything on programming it for free/inexpensively. I do not have very much money but would like to program for my phone. I definitely cannot afford the multiple thousands of dollars to just be able to program a quick little program that only I would ever use. Android is supposed to come with a FREE and open SDK so that anyone could program for it. I am seriously considering getting one of these phones when they come out next year. Please note that I am not a professional programmer and have not programmed too much in the past 10 years. I would be a hobbiest but I want the ability to program for my computing platform.
I also just thought that you could make tiny support structures to support the legs and body until everything is printed. You then just take a knife or clippers cut away the support structures.
Here's a simple solution, print it out upside down so that the back and/or head are printed first and the legs printed last.
I don't think I would buy one because Uncle Steve is locking his systems down. I don't like it, I use OpenOffice because I don't want to be locked in to it, I have been using it for years. Until Apple shows that they are back to opening up their products, they wont get any of my money.
On a slightly related note, I recently purchased a Direct TV receiver at a garage sale and wanted to swap it with my current receiver. Last time that I did this a few years ago, they had me put my current card in the new receiver and then sent a signal to activate that receiver and card. It took only a few minutes total. Now they want to charge me $20 for a new card and it will take days to get it to me through the mail. Plus they said that I would be charged an additional $5 a month! Even though I specifically said it was to replace a receiver, I said it multiple times with each person that I talked to. I was told that they are no longer allowed to activate the card in the receiver. This is pure and simply a way to extort more money from their consumers, uhh, excuse me, that should probably read SUCKERS!!! I have decided to look into other forms for the channels that I want, like cable or DISH Network. If I have to, I will even drop them all and go to antenna.
I did inform the person I was talking to that I thought this was intolerable and that I was going to very likely cancel my account very soon because of this. I specifically said that this was a way for the company to screw their customers for more money. Oh and in case anyone thinks that $20 for a new card is not anything to get worked up over, just think that it costs less than $1 to program the card and mail it to me. I pay many times that amount each month for the account and they can't eat less than a dollar to keep a loyal customer happy? I have been a loyal customer for the past 7 to 10 years and they just pissed it all away.
I am not a graphics user. I like to play games and surf the web and do other mundane tasks with my computer and I prefer trackballs. I have ever since I first used a trackball around 20 years ago. I really don't like mice but will use them if I have nothing else. I have been looking for a replacement trackball and having a hard time finding one but will look into the Kensington.
To support my claim, look at history. If you were to travel one hundred years into the past, you would be able to understand what people were saying but there would be a few linguistic oddities. If a person were to travel two hundred years into the past, Understanding would still be possible but many pronunciations would be different as would the meaning of the words. To travel three hundred or more years in the past, most likely unless you were a student of olde english you wouldn't understand much of what was being said.
The first computer that I purchased using my own money was a 386 Micron computer that at the time cost around $3200. I had gotten just about the best product in every category which is why it cost so much. It was a very nice system at the time. It was also the last computer that I bought prebuilt. I started building my own to save money and to get the exact components that I wanted.
Given that most or all broadcasters are transmitting digitally
In my area of NY State in the USA, none of the broadcasters are sending digitally yet and I have been told that they wont until they are forced to do so. It is very annoying as I would like to drop cable but can't because an analog signal just doesn't come in very well in my area. It does come in enough that I don't qualify for satellite channels. I only have basic cable for the local channels and get everything else from DirecTV. I hope the FCC sticks to the 2009 deadline so that I will be able to drop cable.
Maybe because there are a lot of people right now that just can't afford to upgrade their software, much less their hardware. I am one of those people, if just one of my paychecks were missed, I would be hurting majorly. I am looking for a better job and hope to have one soon but for now I am using hardware that is around 18 to 24 months old. Don't say that I should drop my cell or cable or something because the only things I am buying are food, gas for my car, car insurance and a few odds and ends. There is nothing left to cut so no money for new expensive things. Not everyone can afford to get the latest bleeding edge systems every 6 months. That is why they should be encouraged.
My mom works at a cash register for Walmart and has to stand all day at work. Except for the few breaks. She has worked there for around 13 to 15 years. She is always complaining about her feet and her legs hurting. Recently she has begun a partial retirement but she still works 3 days a week around 8 hours a day and those days still hurt. Some standing is good, but too much of anything is not good.
My system tried installing WGA a while ago and wouldn't install it. The installation program crashed everytime. I haven't tried the new one that came out Tuesday so I don't know if it will work or not. I don't want this program/system on my computer and they should not be able to force me to have it. I have a legally purchased copy of Windows XP in a box from a retail store. I registered it and now I just want to install updates and such that I want, not what they demand. I am already looking long and hard at Linux and have said that most likely Windows XP is the last Windows for me. They are really pushing me into keeping that thought and turning it into an ironclad promise!