Why go through a complicated, convoluted, non-private, expensive "cashless" system to avoid having to keep some money in your wallet? That seems pretty silly.
I'm getting really tired of these lame Slashdot "articles" about some schmoe guessing what industry tends will be and who will own what market share. Who cares? I sincerely doubt that anybody reading Slashdot has any real, vested interest in what any particular electronic gadget industry is going to do.
KDE and GNOME have the Microsoft disease... every year or two "everything you know is wrong". You have to unlearn navigating/using the desktop and learn a whole new paradigm
Microsoft's desktop really hasn't changed dramatically since Windows 95, from a usability standpoint. In fact, it stayed the same, even when the codebase was completely gutted and replaced with Windows NT. That's part of it's appeal to non-geeks... it *doesn't* change completely with every revision. A person from 1995 hopping into a time machine to now would be right at home in Windows 7.
My internet forces me to watch way more ads than my tv does.
If you use the Net over a computer (as opposed to a "smart phone" or tablet), you can install all kinds of software onto your computer. There's even software that blocks all advertisements from web browsers. It's very cool.
I understand that. My point was that if one wanted to bang in a fancy hot tub, one could always just rent a room at the local hotel. Lots of places have fancy hot tubs. Flying to Las Vegas for a soak... well.... that's like going to Paris and eating at McDonald's.
What you're describing is tacky conspicuous consumption. Really wealthy people who are secure with themselves don't need to show off in the ways you're describing.
You're just seeing the rich people who are into buying ridiculous things (like home automation and home theaters). Not all rich people are into blowing money on silly stuff like Apple products, expensive cars, etc. I know a lot of very wealthy people who look and act just like regular people.
He's right. TV is really just for the old and the dull, now. I mean, really... paying out the ass to be force fed advertisements? I know that's seen as "normal", and has been for a long time, but objectively, that's insane.
Of course you can sell items out of inventory! What are you talking about? You just take cash or check only until the Net connection is back up. Happens all of the time. You couldn't do this if you did everything via the "cloud" as per the post I was replying to.
2 servers running at the same time. Daily backups. If one fails, change the connection at the app level (ie: server 1 to server 2). Any POS app can switch the server it's pointing at in no more than a few steps.
With your suggestion, they'd have to rely on an Internet connection and some other service(s). Your suggestion would make the situation worse, not better.
It doesn't matter what the regulations are. A seller can refuse to sell anything to a buyer for any non-discriminatory reasons. I've refused to sell stuff to people because they were being jerks. I'm sure I will again.
Having a family to support and living in a very expensive city and paying for cable TV on $11/hour? I'd say that fits perfectly into my previous statement.
I think it's absolutely brilliant. Of course, nobody will actually be able to tell a difference, but if the price tag is large enough, people will think they hear a difference, and buy, buy, buy. Good for Dolby for keeping the dumb American public spending.
Personally, I use stereo. It sounds really great. I don't need 5,7,or 62 speakers, even if I happen to be watching some gimmicky movies with lots of explosions that happen "behind" me. The only bad part of this technology, as it effects me, is that it's getting harder and harder to buy amps and speakers that are good quality stereo.
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Why go through a complicated, convoluted, non-private, expensive "cashless" system to avoid having to keep some money in your wallet? That seems pretty silly.
It would be nice to be able to buy a song from iTunes or a Steam game without having to tell them my name, address, and credit card number.
It would be nice to be able to poop gold coins, as well. That doesn't mean that it's possible.
Why is having cash in your pocket a problem?
I'm getting really tired of these lame Slashdot "articles" about some schmoe guessing what industry tends will be and who will own what market share. Who cares? I sincerely doubt that anybody reading Slashdot has any real, vested interest in what any particular electronic gadget industry is going to do.
Go to your local thrift store and get a used computer for $20.
KDE and GNOME have the Microsoft disease... every year or two "everything you know is wrong". You have to unlearn navigating/using the desktop and learn a whole new paradigm
Microsoft's desktop really hasn't changed dramatically since Windows 95, from a usability standpoint. In fact, it stayed the same, even when the codebase was completely gutted and replaced with Windows NT. That's part of it's appeal to non-geeks... it *doesn't* change completely with every revision. A person from 1995 hopping into a time machine to now would be right at home in Windows 7.
My internet forces me to watch way more ads than my tv does.
If you use the Net over a computer (as opposed to a "smart phone" or tablet), you can install all kinds of software onto your computer. There's even software that blocks all advertisements from web browsers. It's very cool.
I understand that. My point was that if one wanted to bang in a fancy hot tub, one could always just rent a room at the local hotel. Lots of places have fancy hot tubs. Flying to Las Vegas for a soak... well.... that's like going to Paris and eating at McDonald's.
What you're describing is tacky conspicuous consumption. Really wealthy people who are secure with themselves don't need to show off in the ways you're describing.
You're just seeing the rich people who are into buying ridiculous things (like home automation and home theaters). Not all rich people are into blowing money on silly stuff like Apple products, expensive cars, etc. I know a lot of very wealthy people who look and act just like regular people.
No, you're missing the point. Apple customers are into conspicuous consumption.
Who goes to Vegas to soak in a tub...? That's weird.
He's right. TV is really just for the old and the dull, now. I mean, really... paying out the ass to be force fed advertisements? I know that's seen as "normal", and has been for a long time, but objectively, that's insane.
Of course you can sell items out of inventory! What are you talking about? You just take cash or check only until the Net connection is back up. Happens all of the time. You couldn't do this if you did everything via the "cloud" as per the post I was replying to.
2 servers running at the same time. Daily backups. If one fails, change the connection at the app level (ie: server 1 to server 2). Any POS app can switch the server it's pointing at in no more than a few steps.
With your suggestion, they'd have to rely on an Internet connection and some other service(s). Your suggestion would make the situation worse, not better.
Retailers can also take cash and checks. They're not dead in the water if credit cards go down.
It doesn't matter what the regulations are. A seller can refuse to sell anything to a buyer for any non-discriminatory reasons. I've refused to sell stuff to people because they were being jerks. I'm sure I will again.
Having a family to support and living in a very expensive city and paying for cable TV on $11/hour? I'd say that fits perfectly into my previous statement.
It's not quite as simple as you make it out to be. It's not "productivity per employee". You have to take into consideration responsibility, too.
You're really fucking stupid if you can't live comfortably on $11/hour. I mean that. Really fucking stupid.
Generalizing the entire state of employment in the country is pretty darned silly, if you ask me.
How do employers have almost all of the power? That doesn't even make any sense. A person is free to work or not work anywhere they'd like.
I think it's absolutely brilliant. Of course, nobody will actually be able to tell a difference, but if the price tag is large enough, people will think they hear a difference, and buy, buy, buy. Good for Dolby for keeping the dumb American public spending.
Personally, I use stereo. It sounds really great. I don't need 5,7,or 62 speakers, even if I happen to be watching some gimmicky movies with lots of explosions that happen "behind" me. The only bad part of this technology, as it effects me, is that it's getting harder and harder to buy amps and speakers that are good quality stereo.
Software that has been around and has been tested thoroughly isn't going to have a lot of bugs. PayPal shouldn't have any glaring bugs at this point.