...and save for those few people who really need high speed access in rural areas (I suspect there aren't a lot of people there that can't survive off of dialup), there really is no market for their product/service.
I wouldn't be so sure. There is a BIG demand for broadband access in rural areas. When I worked tech support for a major Canadian ISP, we recieved a *LOT* of calls from rural people wondering when and if broadband would be available in their area.
In fact, one could argue that there may be a bigger need for broadband in rural areas than in cities. When I've lived in the country I relied on the net to read the newspaper, because by the time the paper reached the town I was in, it was a day old. That kind of issue isn't something you have to deal with in a major urban centre. If I want to read todays new york times, I can go to a shop and find it, even though I live in Canada. If I lived in the middle of nowhere, I'd need the net.
Of course there is still dialup, but I find that for a lot of people, the big draw of broadband is not necessarily the speed increase but the fact that it doesn't tie up the phone.
Many or most of those programmes have Windows Versions. I myself use windows XP in combination with opensource software (Firefox, GIMP, etc) with no problems. Windows users are not required to use proprietary applications, when there are free (as in beer AND as in speech) options available.
While I understand this point of view, it still bothers me. Yes the politicians are liars. Yes they screw up and often don't care about common people. But you live in a democracy. If you don't like it, change it. A real grassroots effort by the dissaffected in society could change things for the better. Instead people whine and forget that a democracy entails responsibilities, not just rights.
There's no such language as 'Indian'. There are 18 different "official" langauges in India. Hindi is the "national language", but is the first language of only something like 30-40% of the population.
You actually have a good point. I'm not saying that there is no racism in australia, when there is, BUT:
the line between PC and non-PC is different there. Many comments that would make an American/Brit/Canadian feel uncomfortable, are perfectly acceptable in Aus, and are not taken offensively.
Is the mean Iq 100 or is it the median? if its the median, you are right. However, if it is the mean, then you could have EVERYONE with IQs below 100, except for one really smart guy.
There was no standardized spelling in Middle English. Different spellings of the same word in the same text are actually very common in writings of this era. Part of it has to do with spacing - a word would be spelled differently so that it would fit into a line better. Pronunciation and vocabulary were not fully standardized in this era either, causing a lot of problems.
Yes they did. It was actually a pretty good game, but didn't have enough of the classic SFII characters to keep me interested. I muched preferred Street Fighter Alpha III, which I still play regularly with MAME. SFAIII included not just Ken and Ryu, but many of the characters from SFII (including Chun-li, Blanka, E Honda, Zangief, Dhalsim, Vega, MBison, and more), while still having newer characters.
SFIII just didn't seem accessible to a casual arcade fan like myself, when I had no clue how to use 9/10s of the characters.
Actually if it was base ten, it would require 3 decimal BITS (bidts?) not bytes, so it would waste less bits than implementing it in Binary,where it requires 8 bits.
Thats not a completely valid test...over the years they've found a few female mules capable of being impregnated by a horse or donkey. In addition, female big-cat hybrids, like "Ligers" and "Tigons" or "Jaguleps", etc, are often fertile, and can be impregnated to produce 3-species hybrids (Do a google search for "Lijagulep" or "Ti-liger"...to lazy to do it myself). So maybe the criteria should be that species are seperate if they can't produce fertile *MALE* offspring....
If you use what they term 'excessive bandwidth', they will terminate your service.
I use Look for my connection...limited to 1mbit DSL, but no bandwidth caps, and I've never been hasssled for excessive use.
well, it's not quite the same as fritos. When I buy fritos, I don't have to buy a special version of Coke that is designed to be eaten with Fritos. I don"t have to recompile or purchase new products if i switch from doritos to fritos.
Software and operating systems are fundamentally different from other products.
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As an off topic aside, you spelled "Gandhi" wrong in your sig :P
The same reason the United States follows its stupid leader.
...and save for those few people who really need high speed access in rural areas (I suspect there aren't a lot of people there that can't survive off of dialup), there really is no market for their product/service.
I wouldn't be so sure. There is a BIG demand for broadband access in rural areas. When I worked tech support for a major Canadian ISP, we recieved a *LOT* of calls from rural people wondering when and if broadband would be available in their area.
In fact, one could argue that there may be a bigger need for broadband in rural areas than in cities. When I've lived in the country I relied on the net to read the newspaper, because by the time the paper reached the town I was in, it was a day old. That kind of issue isn't something you have to deal with in a major urban centre. If I want to read todays new york times, I can go to a shop and find it, even though I live in Canada. If I lived in the middle of nowhere, I'd need the net.
Of course there is still dialup, but I find that for a lot of people, the big draw of broadband is not necessarily the speed increase but the fact that it doesn't tie up the phone.
I'll stop ranting now.
Many or most of those programmes have Windows Versions. I myself use windows XP in combination with opensource software (Firefox, GIMP, etc) with no problems. Windows users are not required to use proprietary applications, when there are free (as in beer AND as in speech) options available.
Actually, Nero *fiddled*, and Hitler *wanted* to be an artist, but couldn't get in to art school.
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It's usually one CD. I think there are 2 cd versions with "media content" on disc 2, but I might be thinking of MS-Office.
so are the photons in a laser beam.
You realise that not everyone in europe speaks english? 17 April 2004 makes sense in many languages, including french.
While I understand this point of view, it still bothers me. Yes the politicians are liars. Yes they screw up and often don't care about common people. But you live in a democracy. If you don't like it, change it. A real grassroots effort by the dissaffected in society could change things for the better. Instead people whine and forget that a democracy entails responsibilities, not just rights.
There's no such language as 'Indian'. There are 18 different "official" langauges in India. Hindi is the "national language", but is the first language of only something like 30-40% of the population.
For those look for a torrent to download the windows version, there is one here
You actually have a good point. I'm not saying that there is no racism in australia, when there is, BUT:
the line between PC and non-PC is different there. Many comments that would make an American/Brit/Canadian feel uncomfortable, are perfectly acceptable in Aus, and are not taken offensively.
This is comming from a non-white canadian BTW.
Is the mean Iq 100 or is it the median? if its the median, you are right. However, if it is the mean, then you could have EVERYONE with IQs below 100, except for one really smart guy.
I've heard that it is very difficult to reliably keep chimp-sets quiet.
There was no standardized spelling in Middle English. Different spellings of the same word in the same text are actually very common in writings of this era. Part of it has to do with spacing - a word would be spelled differently so that it would fit into a line better. Pronunciation and vocabulary were not fully standardized in this era either, causing a lot of problems.
Yes they did. It was actually a pretty good game, but didn't have enough of the classic SFII characters to keep me interested. I muched preferred Street Fighter Alpha III, which I still play regularly with MAME. SFAIII included not just Ken and Ryu, but many of the characters from SFII (including Chun-li, Blanka, E Honda, Zangief, Dhalsim, Vega, MBison, and more), while still having newer characters.
SFIII just didn't seem accessible to a casual arcade fan like myself, when I had no clue how to use 9/10s of the characters.
Actually if it was base ten, it would require 3 decimal BITS (bidts?) not bytes, so it would waste less bits than implementing it in Binary ,where it requires 8 bits.
Thats not a completely valid test...over the years they've found a few female mules capable of being impregnated by a horse or donkey. In addition, female big-cat hybrids, like "Ligers" and "Tigons" or "Jaguleps", etc, are often fertile, and can be impregnated to produce 3-species hybrids (Do a google search for "Lijagulep" or "Ti-liger"...to lazy to do it myself). So maybe the criteria should be that species are seperate if they can't produce fertile *MALE* offspring....
I believe that vcds use mpeg-1, not mpeg-2. Mpeg-2 is DVD...someone tell me if I'm wrong.
there is so such thing as an anti-photon...photons are their own anti-particle. An antimatter star would emit regular photons. Sorry dude.
Physics genius is a known troll...i'm inclined to agree with those who call his post irrelevant
Maybe you should just use a better browser, like Mozilla or Firebird, so you don't have to see the popups.
If you use what they term 'excessive bandwidth', they will terminate your service. I use Look for my connection...limited to 1mbit DSL, but no bandwidth caps, and I've never been hasssled for excessive use.
I believe bhutan is a buddhist/hindu country.
well, it's not quite the same as fritos. When I buy fritos, I don't have to buy a special version of Coke that is designed to be eaten with Fritos. I don"t have to recompile or purchase new products if i switch from doritos to fritos. Software and operating systems are fundamentally different from other products.