The service companies like verizon/sprint offer using the 3G network achieves much of it's supposed '70k-100k' down speed from compression it applies on the images. (downgrades the quality of jpg, etc)
The real speed is barely comparable to 56k modem (if the use is light on the provider's network) and this is given you have a perfect signal reception. All this is with a SINGLE computer on the network. Now if this were used amongst 2.. or more computers you'd barely be able to browse the web, much less connect to your favorite Linux box via SSH.
Current sharp monitor monitor does this by displaying differing images to right and left eyes. This quickly makes the eyes tired, and is not suitable for long-term use. The technology by Toshiba is done through reflecting images to the small concavities in the surface of the monitor, so causes little to no strain on the eyes. Currently it has 30-45 degrees of viewing range but it's said that the same technology can be used to achieve 360 degrees of viewing range.
-Yuki
As a CTO of an IT organization and avid open-source fan, I frequently base many of our projects on open-source. But if we were bound to pay the fees, it would defeat the entire purpose of the opensource software, since developing the software internally would make much more long-term sense then. I'm sure my organization is not alone in this.
This is a terrible idea that threatens the spirits of open-source, but it could threaten the entire open-source movement in the future, as this would mean any open-source project would turn into a for-profit company, competing with multi-billion dollar corporations. Obviously very few if any open-source project would survive this. This is a reallybad idea, and I really hope this doesn't get implemented.
Children who are US citizens are already at a signficant disadvantage to immigrants and student-visa holders. The latter tend to get financial aid as grants
I think you don't know what you're talking about.
First of all, do you know how much these "student-visa holders" pay per year for tuition? At least 2 to 10 times what a US citizen would pay. For example, at a community college, a US citizen would pay (for those that didn't or couldn't get financial aid and have to pay) 11 dollars per unit, while a "student-visa holder" would pay 120 dollars PER UNIT. And at a public 4-year institution, it's 15k vs. 40k/year.
In addition to that, "student-visa holders" are NOT allowed to work. They can obtain ON-CAMPUS work permit ONLY IF they can prove financial difficulties. And guess what, as true as "not all American students are rich", not all international students are rich either. And even if they are, the fact is the currency exchange rate almost ALWAYS favors the Dollar.
These students are here to study, and they do just that. They are NOT eligible for financial aid at most public institutions, a lot of times they don't qualify for loans either, because they don't have a social security number to apply for any credit (for students after, I believe, 2000, only those authorized to work oncampus would get a ssn).
There are more to it than what I just said. But the point is you should check your facts before typecasting any group of people.
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There is actually a social networking site for poker addicts like us at http://www.chipleaders.com The members seem to be all hard-core poker players, but from surprising backgrounds, ranging from Investment Bankers, Doctors, to students.
P.S. I'm yuki@neospace.com for those that want to get in on my network.
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The service companies like verizon/sprint offer using the 3G network achieves much of it's supposed '70k-100k' down speed from compression it applies on the images. (downgrades the quality of jpg, etc)
The real speed is barely comparable to 56k modem (if the use is light on the provider's network) and this is given you have a perfect signal reception. All this is with a SINGLE computer on the network. Now if this were used amongst 2.. or more computers you'd barely be able to browse the web, much less connect to your favorite Linux box via SSH.
Maybe this is part of their .net vision to have web-enabled windows? Trying to compete with GooOS maybe?
Doesn't matter. You know you're going to see it eitherway. =]
Current sharp monitor monitor does this by displaying differing images to right and left eyes. This quickly makes the eyes tired, and is not suitable for long-term use. The technology by Toshiba is done through reflecting images to the small concavities in the surface of the monitor, so causes little to no strain on the eyes. Currently it has 30-45 degrees of viewing range but it's said that the same technology can be used to achieve 360 degrees of viewing range. -Yuki
As a CTO of an IT organization and avid open-source fan, I frequently base many of our projects on open-source. But if we were bound to pay the fees, it would defeat the entire purpose of the opensource software, since developing the software internally would make much more long-term sense then. I'm sure my organization is not alone in this. This is a terrible idea that threatens the spirits of open-source, but it could threaten the entire open-source movement in the future, as this would mean any open-source project would turn into a for-profit company, competing with multi-billion dollar corporations. Obviously very few if any open-source project would survive this. This is a reallybad idea, and I really hope this doesn't get implemented.
Children who are US citizens are already at a signficant disadvantage to immigrants and student-visa holders. The latter tend to get financial aid as grants
I think you don't know what you're talking about.
First of all, do you know how much these "student-visa holders" pay per year for tuition? At least 2 to 10 times what a US citizen would pay. For example, at a community college, a US citizen would pay (for those that didn't or couldn't get financial aid and have to pay) 11 dollars per unit, while a "student-visa holder" would pay 120 dollars PER UNIT. And at a public 4-year institution, it's 15k vs. 40k/year.
In addition to that, "student-visa holders" are NOT allowed to work. They can obtain ON-CAMPUS work permit ONLY IF they can prove financial difficulties. And guess what, as true as "not all American students are rich", not all international students are rich either. And even if they are, the fact is the currency exchange rate almost ALWAYS favors the Dollar.
These students are here to study, and they do just that. They are NOT eligible for financial aid at most public institutions, a lot of times they don't qualify for loans either, because they don't have a social security number to apply for any credit (for students after, I believe, 2000, only those authorized to work oncampus would get a ssn).
There are more to it than what I just said. But the point is you should check your facts before typecasting any group of people.
There is actually a social networking site for poker addicts like us at http://www.chipleaders.com
The members seem to be all hard-core poker players, but from surprising backgrounds, ranging from Investment Bankers, Doctors, to students.
P.S. I'm yuki@neospace.com for those that want to get in on my network.