Because the fact of the matter is that cell phone providers clean up. The cost of providing the service is tiny and quite on par with (if not less than) supporting copper.
The profit of any given carrier is of no importance. In a free-market system, one has the option to switch providers if one proves to be unsatisfactory; if no provider is acceptable, then one shouldn't have a cell-phone.
In the business world, there is no correlation between profits and obligations (outside those mandated by law).
I think there should be a way to get credit for the minutes that Spam costs a receiving cell.
I don't understand why the carrier should be held liable for information transmitted over their network that originates from a spammer. The spammer ought to be held responsible, not the carrier.
Verizon's lawsuit is in their best interest. Complaints from customers, which will increase unless the problem is addressed, will adversely affect the carrier more than any other party. Though the fault lays with the spammer, not Verizon, it is the latter that will have to deal with dissatisfied customers.
I haven't a cell phone either. Stories like this remind me why.
I live near a large HP facility (Boise, Idaho) and I've seen first hand the changes at HP. Brilliant engineers are being fired, and what used to be an emphasis on innovation and creativity has been replaced by a lust for short term profit to please the investors.
It's a comparison of the tech culture that exists in both Silicon Valley and the area surrounding Boston. HP, originally a company based upon the ideals of the former, has turned into a very different company.
Though this book was published in 1996 (I read it as an undergrad in an economic-history course), its thesis is just as evident and current as ever.
I didn't know compaq makes good printers... I have a Compaq IJ600 and it's a piece of junk that drinks ink.
The Compaq IJ600 is a rebranded Lexmark. It was a model sold prior to the acquisition of Compaq by HP.
Dell's current printers are rebranded Lexmarks. Lexmark inkjet printers are, and have always been, terrible. However, their Optra series laser printers are considerably better.
HP has always manufactured their own printers. With a few exceptions (the Laserjet 5L, for instance, with a vertical paper feed that ceased to work after a while) have always been of the highest quality.
When one considers that only three to five percent of the American public use any form of broadband services, the growth potential presented is unbelievable.
There's a Sony store here in Manhattan, around 50th and 5th Ave., if I remember correctly. It's a very exclusive area: Brooks Brothers, Bergdorf Goodman, Tiffany's, and several high end retailers are close by.
I walked into the Sony store and it was nowhere near as nice as the Apple store in SOHO. The store was physically split into two sections each with its own entrance; merchandise was cluttered; there weren't as many product demos as I expected; and the sales staff, I thought, might be more at home at a rural used car dealer lot.
I remember the old Gateway Stores. They weren't nearly as bad as the Sony store.
When the number of songs downloaded from Apple's iTunes Music Store crosses 95 million. ..
But how many of those 95 million songs were actually purchased? Haven't they given away, through various promotions, a lot of songs already? I still question the commercial viability of the iTunes Music Store.
Dell has no use for a bunch of broken down iPods which is all they will get with this promotion.
I think you're wrong. Conversation overheard in the marketing department:
Marketer 1: Yo, our product bites. Marketer 2: You're right, it does. I'd much rather have an iPod. Marketer 1: Here's an idea. How about we get people to send in their old iPods. Instead of trashing them, everyone in the marketing department will get one. That way we won't have to pay for our own iPods! Marketer 2: Briliant!
My sentiments exactly; a coworker of mine purchased a 20 GB Dell DJ that I played around with. In typical Dell fashion, it works exactly as I thought it would. The interface is, for the most part, a duplicate of the iPod's, but the awkward rocker is nowhere near as easy to use as the iPod's touch-based scroll mechanism. It's especially painful when navigating through a large selection of music. In addition, the device is too wide to fit into some pockets. I've not had the opportunity to use the included software, but I hear it's not as well designed as iTunes.
Yes, it plays music. So does the iPod. Only the latter does it far better.
The 33mpg is all highway, of course, in sixth gear, with no turbo.
I'm not a car guy (as I live in Manhattan, I don't even own one), but I was always under the impression that an engine with a turbo would always use it, regardless of engine RPM; difference being, at higher RPM's, it would be far more effective.
Since the turbo compresses air prior to intake, shouldn't the engine always use it, even if only minimally?
Lane splitting at 60mph is nothing; I've done it on my motorcycle at higher speeds.
There were two videos floating around the web at one point that would amaze you if you think this guy is dangerous. One was taken by a guy who owned a Ferrari F50 (their last generation supercar). He approached speeds close to 200mph on public roads. The other was of a guy on a motorcycle who drove the outer loop around Paris in 18 minutes. He passed trucks like they were standing still. Rumor has it he died on a subsequent attempt.
I'm unable to find a link to either at the moment. Maybe someone else has one?
I just saw this over at Halley's place and went to Tom's blog and read Dave's post on Tom's private weblog. Tom is traveling back from Mexico, not sure if he's landed yet, but I doubt that the first thing on his mind is how hard Dave Winer wants his old Manilla users to blow him in this special "one-time" offer.
Good riddance! I don't understand how one could possibly read such crap.
I scratched my nose a little and then depressed the 'W' key, knowing full well the corresponding character would henceforth be displayed in its full glory!
Might it be partially due to the higher concentration of people? Because the Japanese people live in closer proximity to one another, fewer cell-towers are needed to provide coverage for a comparable amount of people. Therefore, each cell tower can he of higher quality.
10 Print "Basic, while not a production-level programming language"
20 Print "is suitable for entry level education." 30 Print "It's not too difficult and can be adapted to meet a variety of needs." 40 Print "If she's mastered solitaire, chances are, she's on a MS system" 50 Print "almost all of which have QBasic installed; catch is, she has to enjoy text." 60 Goto 10
The original Doom was monumental soley for the multiplayer capabilities. Apart from that, it was relatively comparable to Wolfenstein 3D, its predecessor.
I expect Doom 3 will be a great game (as a not-so-random side note, anyone have expensive hardware they'd like to donate to, um... me?), but twenty years from now, I doubt it will be remembered as a "classic revolutionary" game. Most every feature people have imagined has already been implemented in some first-person shooter or another. Now it's basically come down to this: what game has the most visually realistic (read: highest frames per second rate) experience?
A while back (nearly six years ago, to be exact), I cancelled service with my local ISP. Though they deleted my email account, my FTP account was not touched. I still use it on a regular basis to host files. According to Netcraft the server is running WebSTAR/4.2, some old ancient Mac software that I've never seen elsewhere. I'm convinced my account will remain until there's a hardware failure.
There's little to no cost associated with maintaining this data. It would probably cost them more in man-hours to delete my account than it would to just leave the account in place.
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What in the name of the Eversmiling Buddha could possibly fill those pages?
Writer: "I couldn't come up with much, I apologize."
Editor: "Don't worry, we'll just use a 14 point font."
Because the fact of the matter is that cell phone providers clean up. The cost of providing the service is tiny and quite on par with (if not less than) supporting copper.
The profit of any given carrier is of no importance. In a free-market system, one has the option to switch providers if one proves to be unsatisfactory; if no provider is acceptable, then one shouldn't have a cell-phone.
In the business world, there is no correlation between profits and obligations (outside those mandated by law).
I think there should be a way to get credit for the minutes that Spam costs a receiving cell.
I don't understand why the carrier should be held liable for information transmitted over their network that originates from a spammer. The spammer ought to be held responsible, not the carrier.
Verizon's lawsuit is in their best interest. Complaints from customers, which will increase unless the problem is addressed, will adversely affect the carrier more than any other party. Though the fault lays with the spammer, not Verizon, it is the latter that will have to deal with dissatisfied customers.
I haven't a cell phone either. Stories like this remind me why.
I live near a large HP facility (Boise, Idaho) and I've seen first hand the changes at HP. Brilliant engineers are being fired, and what used to be an emphasis on innovation and creativity has been replaced by a lust for short term profit to please the investors.
Check out this book: Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128
It's a comparison of the tech culture that exists in both Silicon Valley and the area surrounding Boston. HP, originally a company based upon the ideals of the former, has turned into a very different company.
Though this book was published in 1996 (I read it as an undergrad in an economic-history course), its thesis is just as evident and current as ever.
I didn't know compaq makes good printers... I have a Compaq IJ600 and it's a piece of junk that drinks ink.
The Compaq IJ600 is a rebranded Lexmark. It was a model sold prior to the acquisition of Compaq by HP.
Dell's current printers are rebranded Lexmarks. Lexmark inkjet printers are, and have always been, terrible. However, their Optra series laser printers are considerably better.
HP has always manufactured their own printers. With a few exceptions (the Laserjet 5L, for instance, with a vertical paper feed that ceased to work after a while) have always been of the highest quality.
Now I can start alt.slashdot.first-post
When one considers that only three to five percent of the American public use any form of broadband services, the growth potential presented is unbelievable.
1996 called. They want their statistics back.
And after Netcraft announces "KDE is dying," there will be a final release, Koffin.
There's a Sony store here in Manhattan, around 50th and 5th Ave., if I remember correctly. It's a very exclusive area: Brooks Brothers, Bergdorf Goodman, Tiffany's, and several high end retailers are close by.
I walked into the Sony store and it was nowhere near as nice as the Apple store in SOHO. The store was physically split into two sections each with its own entrance; merchandise was cluttered; there weren't as many product demos as I expected; and the sales staff, I thought, might be more at home at a rural used car dealer lot.
I remember the old Gateway Stores. They weren't nearly as bad as the Sony store.
Hiding cookies in my power suppy never turned out good...
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Power supply: an E-Z Bake oven for
When the number of songs downloaded from Apple's iTunes Music Store crosses 95 million. . .
But how many of those 95 million songs were actually purchased? Haven't they given away, through various promotions, a lot of songs already? I still question the commercial viability of the iTunes Music Store.
There's a very informative biography on him here.
Dell has no use for a bunch of broken down iPods which is all they will get with this promotion.
I think you're wrong. Conversation overheard in the marketing department:
Marketer 1: Yo, our product bites.
Marketer 2: You're right, it does. I'd much rather have an iPod.
Marketer 1: Here's an idea. How about we get people to send in their old iPods. Instead of trashing them, everyone in the marketing department will get one. That way we won't have to pay for our own iPods!
Marketer 2: Briliant!
My sentiments exactly; a coworker of mine purchased a 20 GB Dell DJ that I played around with. In typical Dell fashion, it works exactly as I thought it would. The interface is, for the most part, a duplicate of the iPod's, but the awkward rocker is nowhere near as easy to use as the iPod's touch-based scroll mechanism. It's especially painful when navigating through a large selection of music. In addition, the device is too wide to fit into some pockets. I've not had the opportunity to use the included software, but I hear it's not as well designed as iTunes.
Yes, it plays music. So does the iPod. Only the latter does it far better.
The 33mpg is all highway, of course, in sixth gear, with no turbo.
I'm not a car guy (as I live in Manhattan, I don't even own one), but I was always under the impression that an engine with a turbo would always use it, regardless of engine RPM; difference being, at higher RPM's, it would be far more effective.
Since the turbo compresses air prior to intake, shouldn't the engine always use it, even if only minimally?
Lane splitting at 60mph is nothing; I've done it on my motorcycle at higher speeds.
There were two videos floating around the web at one point that would amaze you if you think this guy is dangerous. One was taken by a guy who owned a Ferrari F50 (their last generation supercar). He approached speeds close to 200mph on public roads. The other was of a guy on a motorcycle who drove the outer loop around Paris in 18 minutes. He passed trucks like they were standing still. Rumor has it he died on a subsequent attempt.
I'm unable to find a link to either at the moment. Maybe someone else has one?
I just saw this over at Halley's place and went to Tom's blog and read Dave's post on Tom's private weblog. Tom is traveling back from Mexico, not sure if he's landed yet, but I doubt that the first thing on his mind is how hard Dave Winer wants his old Manilla users to blow him in this special "one-time" offer.
Good riddance! I don't understand how one could possibly read such crap.
I scratched my nose a little and then depressed the 'W' key, knowing full well the corresponding character would henceforth be displayed in its full glory!
To Bart: Well son, you tried and you failed. Lesson learned: never try.
There are days when I think the USPO really needs to wake up.
I, too, share that thought. I call those days "weekdays" (friday evening through monday morning is generally spent either drunk or asleep).
Might it be partially due to the higher concentration of people? Because the Japanese people live in closer proximity to one another, fewer cell-towers are needed to provide coverage for a comparable amount of people. Therefore, each cell tower can he of higher quality.
Yes, that's the way I like to be clicked.
The original Doom was monumental soley for the multiplayer capabilities. Apart from that, it was relatively comparable to Wolfenstein 3D, its predecessor.
I expect Doom 3 will be a great game (as a not-so-random side note, anyone have expensive hardware they'd like to donate to, um... me?), but twenty years from now, I doubt it will be remembered as a "classic revolutionary" game. Most every feature people have imagined has already been implemented in some first-person shooter or another. Now it's basically come down to this: what game has the most visually realistic (read: highest frames per second rate) experience?
A while back (nearly six years ago, to be exact), I cancelled service with my local ISP. Though they deleted my email account, my FTP account was not touched. I still use it on a regular basis to host files. According to Netcraft the server is running WebSTAR/4.2, some old ancient Mac software that I've never seen elsewhere. I'm convinced my account will remain until there's a hardware failure.
There's little to no cost associated with maintaining this data. It would probably cost them more in man-hours to delete my account than it would to just leave the account in place.
I'm all for it, so long as he sits on a stool and sings some lame ass song about how to best go about finding inexpensive airfare.
Oh, wait...