I think it was implied that "creating customers" means giving them their first taste, teaching them how to use computers, which will eventually give them the means to want more.
I wouldn't be surprised at all if the sales reps that sell you the phone don't know about the bandwidth cap. That way, there's no chance of them spilling the beans, or holding back from selling the plans.
If they sold OS X as a standalone product, they wouldn't be able to charge too much, or people would just stick with Windows. Which would make it harder for them to make a profit off of OS sales. And it would take away from their hardware sales.
I have to say that I agree. That last line sums it up pretty well.
I assume that if someone were being paid by an organization to spread some agenda, the organization might "assist" them in getting the proper registration, but then again, the organizations might only look for registered bloggers from now on. Also, this puts people at risk who could be "accused" of spreading propaganda, which would put innocent bloggers at risk. Even if you get cleared, getting investigated would probably not be a trivial process.
I'm all for adding support for non-latin characters. However, I do realize the problems with different encodings, similar looking characters, etc. Perhaps there should be a system that knows that certain characters are equivalent? I imagine that might cause some significant overhead...
The U.S. spends much more on Defense (a little less than half of the budget) than on education, "health and human services", energy, and science combined. I don't think most 1st world countries spend half of their budget on the military. North Korea is the best example of another country that does that, that comes to mind. Thus, there is data to back up such "fanatical" statements. We are also free to try to change things for the better.
And if you don't keep your system secure, someone else will throw a party and smash your good styrofoam foundation, and make new secret entrances for you.
It would do a damn thing in the long run if everyone switched to *nix or OSX, and if OSX 10.5 has support for Windows binaries, that might encourage more people to "stick it to Microsoft."
WINE / etc and virtualization are also options. Maybe less so in the Enterprise field, but for personal use, those are viable options.
I was responding more to the article, not him; I just decided to tack that on after his post. He's got a really good point, because if local municipalites were going to start providing sevice, from whom would they have to buy their equipment?
A pretty bad point is how net neutrality is a solution looking for a problem. I'm pretty sure there are providers that either block or limit traffic for VoIP services, to try to promote their own tack on $15/mo telephone services.
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I think it was implied that "creating customers" means giving them their first taste, teaching them how to use computers, which will eventually give them the means to want more.
How'd they get the name Naver? I thought Koreans couldn't pronounce the "v" sound, since they don't have it in Korean.
I almost wonder if the legal argument could be made (IANAL) that doing that would negate their legal "right" to sue.
I' have Cingular / ATT, and I've used an unlocked phone with my SIM, and also gotten them to give me an unlock code for my phone.
Do you not use hotkeys?
I wouldn't be surprised at all if the sales reps that sell you the phone don't know about the bandwidth cap. That way, there's no chance of them spilling the beans, or holding back from selling the plans.
That's what they want you to think!
If they sold OS X as a standalone product, they wouldn't be able to charge too much, or people would just stick with Windows. Which would make it harder for them to make a profit off of OS sales. And it would take away from their hardware sales.
All the better if he's dead on, that just saves the rest of us from having to RTFA!
They don't look so innocent with that hole in their heads with the computer chip sticking out.
You mean -16? Or 32 if it's unsigned? On an 6-bit system?
I have to say that I agree. That last line sums it up pretty well.
I assume that if someone were being paid by an organization to spread some agenda, the organization might "assist" them in getting the proper registration, but then again, the organizations might only look for registered bloggers from now on. Also, this puts people at risk who could be "accused" of spreading propaganda, which would put innocent bloggers at risk. Even if you get cleared, getting investigated would probably not be a trivial process.
Or they could bomb the reliable ones! And then we'd only have unreliable cell networks!
In all reality, it sounds like it is more of a profit thing.
I'm all for adding support for non-latin characters. However, I do realize the problems with different encodings, similar looking characters, etc. Perhaps there should be a system that knows that certain characters are equivalent? I imagine that might cause some significant overhead...
v rsn-end-of-zone-marker-dummy-record.root&dom_dns=t rue
There are already some systems that use this, for example: http://centralops.net/co/DomainDossier.aspx?addr=
Click some of the links on the bottom.
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/fy07/pdf/budget/ tables.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_spending
The U.S. spends much more on Defense (a little less than half of the budget) than on education, "health and human services", energy, and science combined. I don't think most 1st world countries spend half of their budget on the military. North Korea is the best example of another country that does that, that comes to mind. Thus, there is data to back up such "fanatical" statements. We are also free to try to change things for the better.
We're having a hard enough time getting IPv6 to take off, and here's all of this fuss about quantum networking.
I thought someone made a post a bit ago about how dumptrucks full of DVDs get higher bandwidth than an OC-48. Trucks would have been an upgrade!
I imagine Rockbox, or someone like that, will release their own firmware.
Either that, or people will hack it up and run linux.
Who says it can't be on a lan?
Everyone said that about Apple and the Intel Macs, too.
I was thinking of WINE and virtualization as methods to "ease" the transition, more than be the transition itself.
And if you don't keep your system secure, someone else will throw a party and smash your good styrofoam foundation, and make new secret entrances for you.
It would do a damn thing in the long run if everyone switched to *nix or OSX, and if OSX 10.5 has support for Windows binaries, that might encourage more people to "stick it to Microsoft."
WINE / etc and virtualization are also options. Maybe less so in the Enterprise field, but for personal use, those are viable options.
I was responding more to the article, not him; I just decided to tack that on after his post. He's got a really good point, because if local municipalites were going to start providing sevice, from whom would they have to buy their equipment?
That's a pretty good point.
A pretty bad point is how net neutrality is a solution looking for a problem. I'm pretty sure there are providers that either block or limit traffic for VoIP services, to try to promote their own tack on $15/mo telephone services.