So you're saying free news sources are good right? So am I! Good grief, I'm simply stating that there is a good reason to have a TV tuner... to watch the news. Perhaps not everyone can get to a local library everyday to read the paper. That leaves radio and TV for the most part. So why does your statement of "radio is cheaper" better or more acceptable or relevant than my statement that "TV has news as well"? You're arguing about something that needn't be argued about.
Yes, radio has news. Libraries have newspapers. But is it not also true to say that there is news available on the TV over the airwaves? And that's what the OP was "asking" about... TV and it's uses.
If you ask me both you and I put too much effort into this trollish post at the top of this thread:-)
I believe it. The OP suggested that he may be forgetting things on TV that are worthwhile, just in a snarky way. I provided an example.
I don't understand how what I said would imply these peole are illiterate or that I believe they are illiterate. It just means I think people may use the TV for more than reality television and police dramas.
Additionally, not everyone has the home paper delivered and I know several elderly (and not so elderly) people who rely on television for news because they do not receive the paper. That does not mean they cannot read, however.
Network television has news, and I watch my local news most days.
And the OP was asking if there was anything on TV that was important, and that could be... I provided an answer. I didn't say there weren't alternatives, but to simply suggest everything on TV is not worthwhile is silly.
Also, friends and co-workers aren't a good source of news... remember the "telephone" game from elementary school?:-D
Local news? National news? These are available in other places, but anyone watching network television over the airwaves is likely not going to have access to those other means (internet, for example).
You seem to care for someone who claims to not care. Otherwise you wouldn't take the time or go out of your way to find our if someone is an RIAA artist before deciding to purchase or not. And you are the exact person the RIAA is getting ripped off by (whether you think you are or not).
You are justifying their actions; they do not need to justify them any other way.
Are you sure you read the entire post? Poster is not sure exactly what the situation is with Verizon, but is sure there is a work around. Not that difficult to comprehend.
What I gathered from the post was that he wasn't exactly sure what the problem was with verizon, but the poster knows enough about computers and DSL to assumed (correctly) that there is a way to connect to the internet with Verizon and with Ubuntu.
Actually I would equate some companies "going green" to products advertising 0-trans fat even though they do in fact contain trans fat.
Advertising 0g trans fat in a product that never had it is not a bad thing, it's showing "hey look at us, we've always been here but maybe you didn't notice... no trans fat!" Rather than saying "0g trans fat" when your product really has.4g (which I believe is the maximum you can have and still say you have 0g).
Problem is nobody has the same job for ever, nor the same responsibilities. I've been bitten enough by other people's mistakes to realize that it will be my problem eventually.
What's the big deal about giving the warning? One could give the warning AND remove the space.
If you're really asking, all you have to do is sign in to the new PS3 with your PSN id and then go to the store and download the games.
And since you have a 60gb PS3, you can use an SD, CF, or Memory Stick flash card to copy your save games. Or you can use a USB flash drive if you prefer.
I had to get my 60GB unit replaced and was surprised how easily the "replacement" process was after I got my new unit.
What happens when the user then tries to enter their password and it has a space? It is easier to tell the user not to use a space at the beginning or end of a password when creating it than it is to remember to use a trim everywhere you read a password from. Now, I would use the trim anyhow, but if the user thinks that their password has a space at the beginning of it they're going to use it all of the time and eventually run into some problem.
I believe the idea is to just use the satellite STB as a way to present the video on the TV. The video would not be streamed via satellite. Standard internet connection would be used.
I'm American... if someone says 'pants' I think they are referring to (generically) long-legged clothing you wear on the lower-half of your body (as opposed to shorts, which only come down to the knee at most). More specifically, 'pants' would refresh to dress-slacks.
If someone was referring to the garments I wear under my 'pants', that would be 'underwear'. So, saying something is 'pants' doesn't make any sense to an American. As the parent to your post said, pants = trousers. You're going right back to the original definition, which doesn't make sense to an American!:-)
I always thought that emergency vehicles should be equipped with a method of sending a signal that would be picked up by the automobiles on the road and provide an in-car cue that "hey, pay attention stupid--there's an ambulance!". Of course, there are privacy concerns (I guess) and people never want to be inconvenienced, so I'm sure the idea would flop. But to me, that seems like a good solution. I would say 99% of the time that the siren isn't heard is because music is on/too loud.
"It's superior to the Start Menu list or the task bar because you can drag documents onto the icons and the applications will open them."
I can drag a document onto a quick launch icon, a start menu icon (in the 'Programs' folder) or onto an open application and the document will open. Your solution just seems silly, because by default you cannot make a folder stay on top nor can you make applications "tile" to open folders or apps on the desktop.
If this is the only reason you won't buy a PS3, that's pretty silly. I am a fan of the system, but honestly there have been plenty of other bigger reasons not to buy it (price, initial lack of games, etc).
Correct. Which also means that you can effectively buy a game and share it with 4 friends for the cost of one game download. Sony advertises this fact (not in commercials mind you, but it's been discussed on the Playstation blog, for example).
I wish people would quit dancing around the fact that what they are doing by pirating IP is illegal. Regardless of whether one is a criminal in the eyes of the law, the fact is this is breaking a rule. Now I know rules are meant to be broken, but come on... the parent's point was very well made. Piracy is stealing/infringing/hurting the IP owner in some way and he's trying to justify it. End of story.
That problem is entirely UPS or whomever the parcel carrier was... I guess you could argue that amazon should use someone else's service, but in my experience whether the package is left at the leasing office depends on 2 things: the carrier, and the relationship of the carrier and the leasing office. Point in case, UPS will leave things at the leasing office but FedEx will not. I asked the FedEx guy why not, and he said that he always gets a bad attitude from the lady in the leasing office.
Well, they're losing me and I'm sure they make plenty from me. While my wife goes through 2-3 movies a week at MOST, she normally might do 1 a week. I might go through 2 a month. We pay for 2 at a time, I'm sure we're an average customer but I can't imagine we're even remotely close to some people who rent and rip, rent and rip. This is truly a great feature, and I would even pay more for it. $16.99 or whatever I pay now for 2 at a time... I would happy pay a $2-3 premium if I could get the queues. To some people, it just makes sense to have them. Now, I know I could pay for two accounts and get the same feature for what I'm wiling to pay, but the fact is that's not as convenient and the entire point of Netflix for me is convenience. I can just stop at the Redbox and get movies on the way home now.
I would mod you up if I could, I agree wholeheartedly. Not only does it make things more complicated to maintain for 2 people (I can't imagine 3-4) the recommendations are also going to be screwed up (even more so) now. Sure, it isn't difficult to maintain one queue for multiple people, but it's inconvenient. The entire purpose of Netflix is CONVENIENCE! I don't have to go to a store, I can put movies in a list and drop them in my office's mailbox after I'm done watching. Thus the allure. Now they took away a very convenient feature. Redbox on the way home is sounding a bit more tempting now, goodbye Netflix.
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So you're saying free news sources are good right? So am I! Good grief, I'm simply stating that there is a good reason to have a TV tuner... to watch the news. Perhaps not everyone can get to a local library everyday to read the paper. That leaves radio and TV for the most part. So why does your statement of "radio is cheaper" better or more acceptable or relevant than my statement that "TV has news as well"? You're arguing about something that needn't be argued about.
:-)
Yes, radio has news. Libraries have newspapers. But is it not also true to say that there is news available on the TV over the airwaves? And that's what the OP was "asking" about... TV and it's uses.
If you ask me both you and I put too much effort into this trollish post at the top of this thread
I believe it. The OP suggested that he may be forgetting things on TV that are worthwhile, just in a snarky way. I provided an example.
I don't understand how what I said would imply these peole are illiterate or that I believe they are illiterate. It just means I think people may use the TV for more than reality television and police dramas.
Additionally, not everyone has the home paper delivered and I know several elderly (and not so elderly) people who rely on television for news because they do not receive the paper. That does not mean they cannot read, however.
Network television has news, and I watch my local news most days.
:-D
And the OP was asking if there was anything on TV that was important, and that could be... I provided an answer. I didn't say there weren't alternatives, but to simply suggest everything on TV is not worthwhile is silly.
Also, friends and co-workers aren't a good source of news... remember the "telephone" game from elementary school?
Local news? National news? These are available in other places, but anyone watching network television over the airwaves is likely not going to have access to those other means (internet, for example).
You seem to care for someone who claims to not care. Otherwise you wouldn't take the time or go out of your way to find our if someone is an RIAA artist before deciding to purchase or not. And you are the exact person the RIAA is getting ripped off by (whether you think you are or not).
You are justifying their actions; they do not need to justify them any other way.
Are you sure you read the entire post? Poster is not sure exactly what the situation is with Verizon, but is sure there is a work around. Not that difficult to comprehend.
What I gathered from the post was that he wasn't exactly sure what the problem was with verizon, but the poster knows enough about computers and DSL to assumed (correctly) that there is a way to connect to the internet with Verizon and with Ubuntu.
Actually I would equate some companies "going green" to products advertising 0-trans fat even though they do in fact contain trans fat.
.4g (which I believe is the maximum you can have and still say you have 0g).
Advertising 0g trans fat in a product that never had it is not a bad thing, it's showing "hey look at us, we've always been here but maybe you didn't notice... no trans fat!" Rather than saying "0g trans fat" when your product really has
Problem is nobody has the same job for ever, nor the same responsibilities. I've been bitten enough by other people's mistakes to realize that it will be my problem eventually.
What's the big deal about giving the warning? One could give the warning AND remove the space.
Keep in mind there is a 5 system limit. So I believe you can call and have a machine deactivated (which is what I did when my first unit died).
It's similar to the iTunes DRM policy.
If you're really asking, all you have to do is sign in to the new PS3 with your PSN id and then go to the store and download the games.
And since you have a 60gb PS3, you can use an SD, CF, or Memory Stick flash card to copy your save games. Or you can use a USB flash drive if you prefer.
I had to get my 60GB unit replaced and was surprised how easily the "replacement" process was after I got my new unit.
What happens when the user then tries to enter their password and it has a space? It is easier to tell the user not to use a space at the beginning or end of a password when creating it than it is to remember to use a trim everywhere you read a password from. Now, I would use the trim anyhow, but if the user thinks that their password has a space at the beginning of it they're going to use it all of the time and eventually run into some problem.
"they cost me"
They used to cost more, just an FYI. Currently same pricing, higher quality file.
I believe the idea is to just use the satellite STB as a way to present the video on the TV. The video would not be streamed via satellite. Standard internet connection would be used.
I am under the impression that the problem isn't "Sony trying to roll their own" but rather MS buying exclusive Netflix service for Live.
I may be wrong though.
I'm American... if someone says 'pants' I think they are referring to (generically) long-legged clothing you wear on the lower-half of your body (as opposed to shorts, which only come down to the knee at most). More specifically, 'pants' would refresh to dress-slacks.
:-)
If someone was referring to the garments I wear under my 'pants', that would be 'underwear'. So, saying something is 'pants' doesn't make any sense to an American. As the parent to your post said, pants = trousers. You're going right back to the original definition, which doesn't make sense to an American!
I always thought that emergency vehicles should be equipped with a method of sending a signal that would be picked up by the automobiles on the road and provide an in-car cue that "hey, pay attention stupid--there's an ambulance!".
Of course, there are privacy concerns (I guess) and people never want to be inconvenienced, so I'm sure the idea would flop. But to me, that seems like a good solution. I would say 99% of the time that the siren isn't heard is because music is on/too loud.
"It's superior to the Start Menu list or the task bar because you can drag documents onto the icons and the applications will open them."
I can drag a document onto a quick launch icon, a start menu icon (in the 'Programs' folder) or onto an open application and the document will open. Your solution just seems silly, because by default you cannot make a folder stay on top nor can you make applications "tile" to open folders or apps on the desktop.
I'll sell you my original DS cheap!
If this is the only reason you won't buy a PS3, that's pretty silly. I am a fan of the system, but honestly there have been plenty of other bigger reasons not to buy it (price, initial lack of games, etc).
Correct. Which also means that you can effectively buy a game and share it with 4 friends for the cost of one game download. Sony advertises this fact (not in commercials mind you, but it's been discussed on the Playstation blog, for example).
I wish people would quit dancing around the fact that what they are doing by pirating IP is illegal.
Regardless of whether one is a criminal in the eyes of the law, the fact is this is breaking a rule. Now I know rules are meant to be broken, but come on... the parent's point was very well made. Piracy is stealing/infringing/hurting the IP owner in some way and he's trying to justify it. End of story.
Coming down to $149 is still ridiculous.
That problem is entirely UPS or whomever the parcel carrier was... I guess you could argue that amazon should use someone else's service, but in my experience whether the package is left at the leasing office depends on 2 things: the carrier, and the relationship of the carrier and the leasing office.
Point in case, UPS will leave things at the leasing office but FedEx will not. I asked the FedEx guy why not, and he said that he always gets a bad attitude from the lady in the leasing office.
Well, they're losing me and I'm sure they make plenty from me. While my wife goes through 2-3 movies a week at MOST, she normally might do 1 a week. I might go through 2 a month. We pay for 2 at a time, I'm sure we're an average customer but I can't imagine we're even remotely close to some people who rent and rip, rent and rip.
This is truly a great feature, and I would even pay more for it. $16.99 or whatever I pay now for 2 at a time... I would happy pay a $2-3 premium if I could get the queues. To some people, it just makes sense to have them.
Now, I know I could pay for two accounts and get the same feature for what I'm wiling to pay, but the fact is that's not as convenient and the entire point of Netflix for me is convenience. I can just stop at the Redbox and get movies on the way home now.
I would mod you up if I could, I agree wholeheartedly. Not only does it make things more complicated to maintain for 2 people (I can't imagine 3-4) the recommendations are also going to be screwed up (even more so) now.
Sure, it isn't difficult to maintain one queue for multiple people, but it's inconvenient. The entire purpose of Netflix is CONVENIENCE! I don't have to go to a store, I can put movies in a list and drop them in my office's mailbox after I'm done watching. Thus the allure. Now they took away a very convenient feature.
Redbox on the way home is sounding a bit more tempting now, goodbye Netflix.