This sounds like it could have a big impact on the anime fansub culture in Poland.
Fansubs distribute the entire video, seems like these people were just offering.sub texts.
But you need to spend such an amount monthly just for food, books and such.
After paying for tuition, room, board, food, books, lab fees, daily parking, gas, incidentals, supplies, saving up $600 is hard. Plus when I was in college laptops were in the $1200+ range (circa late 90's early 00).
But to my earlier post. E-paper would be useful. If it's mass produced (at least enough to replace a newspaper) then it would be cheap enough for college students, even the poorer ones. If it has some kind of interface (USB) you could always go to a computer lab unload it to a USB key for storage. So many possibilities I'm just tickled.
Plus interaction. Imagine if you're in a lab class, if you could write on these e-paper then it could be an effective way of passing idea's concept back and forth between your partners, like a private dry erase board that clones itself.
and some lecturers even ban the use of laptops in the classroom.
Here is the reason I've been told, even though I dont agree with it. (Also depends on the school you're going to albeit)
It's unfair to those who can't afford laptops.
This world is cut-throat and the strongest or richest tend to win. I think we spend to much time trying to equalize things out, always catering to the lowest common denominator. Which can be good in some cases, but often abused to dumb down the college experience.
This is one of those cases where you're hindering someones education. It's just wrong.
BTW I'm poor so I'm not flaming for those who can afford laptops, or private tutors, etc. I couldnt have those, but if they are available more power to those who can have them. Just more incentive for me to work harder.
I can see this being EXTREMELY useful in the college scene. Imagine walking into a classroom and a bluetooth or wifi transmitter sends todays lectures to your e-paper. Then you can sit at your desk and follow along and spend more time learning than trying to frantically write things down.
I welcome our paper overlords:)
I find it funny that when an article is about customer service, a lot of people post like "I am superior and the tech on the phone is a moron for not listening to me"
Then when we have a post about customers we get a lot of people saying "I am superior, the customer on the end is an idiot and shouldn't have bought a computer"
So which is it? Granted I've been on both sides of the spectrum. I've had poor CSR's before who didnt resolve my issue, and I've also worked tech support when people would call me asking "Why doesnt my modem work? So I'd start diagnosing connectivity problems. No the TV wont turn on my modem is broke" You'd be amazed how many people call a computer a modem.
Anyway, some CSR's suck some clients suck. Nothing really new here.
I dont think the numbers are that high because people *want* Vista, but because any PC you buy now adays comes preloaded with it.
I'm still fighting to exchange Vista for XP for my uncles laptop. To many problems with it so far, and all he does it use Streets and Trips (he's a trucker).
If when you walk into Walmart/Best Buy/etc you could choose XP or Vista, I'd bet those numbers would be a lot lower.
My mom use to have one back in the 80's. After a decade she gave it to my grandfather to use on the farm, this thing still runs.
If they can get that kind of reliability int a hybrid, more power to them.
Looking forward to getting one.
I was a late bloomer, didnt start programming till my Senior year in highschool. We had an old 386 IBM with basic rom, later using quickbasic in dos 6.22, in the library. I use to go in there during lunch and play around.
I always found it fun writing a little program that displayed random sized circles in random colors at random locations.
"SCREEN 1" was my friend, and people seemed to find it cool. My BBS was king, man those were the days.
We still research the bug and come up with tentative solutions, but we don't patch the problem.
I can understand the point if it's to save time and money for other things, but if they are going to find a solution to the problem and time/money is already spent, then that is completely wasted if it isn't utilized.
Plus you're risking the data by not closing a known hole or bug.
Doesnt make sense.
I just don't see the business case for personal use.
Depends on the business. I can definitely see these being useful in the financial segment or in animation studios.
But if you're comparing it to Boss X reading email and loading spreadsheets then I agree it's overkill.
It's one thing sitting at your desk and getting to watch a TV show, and syncing it with a mobile device and watching it during your lunch hour at work.
If I'm home I'll watch it on TV, but if I dont have time and want to watch it whenever I want from wherever I want then a video ipod sounds nice.
So there will be a market for it. Plus I'd rather pay a couple bucks for on-demand ad free content then free and usable only via the web with ads.
"nintendo jacked the price up to the point where they were making a profit on per-console sales"
This is bad how? Do you think Dell really makes much of a profit on each computer they sell. It's all in the numbers, maybe $10 profit but you sell a couple million and you might have something.
hey knew they COULD jack the price up, and still undercut M$ and Sony.
Again I dont see a problem with this. The PS3 is $600!!! If they can make something cheaper more power to them. Just because they didnt sell it to you at a loss doesnt mean they are bad. How would you feel if your next car cost you $1000 but you had to pay $15 a gallon for the rest of your life?
One of your points is that why are they selling it Wii for more than amount they are selling GC (250 vs 100). Simple answer, research and development. I'm sure it cost a nice penny to develop the Wii mote and the various other things that went into the Wii. The online servers, etc, etc cost money.
In order for them to control what apps are available, this makes me wonder if they are going to do a respository fork. So when you apt-get install it's not coming from ubuntu.com but ubuntu.dell.com or something like that.
Will be interesting to see how it unfolds.
doesnt count? This sounds illegal if not unconstitutional. If a group can reelect themselves without the need for citizens voting we're in serious trouble. How long till Congress decides, we dont need to have a vote, we'll choose who is best for president.
Would it be required to carry it at all times? If not then it's not such a problem, just stuff it in the closet till your next vacation then just use it as you would a passport. Perhaps I'm missing something here.
As I said, I personally think it's undesirable to rely on the US-controlled system. You can take this as an anti-U.S. rant or not; what it comes down to IMHO is that we need a system under our own control, not something that can be yanked from under our feet if it proves inconvenient to our allies.
Well said, I agree with your post.
The US GPS system is available worldwide, and with the increased amount of definition now I wonder why they want to invest so much money creating their own. Perhaps a joint US / Europe project to utilize one system, would be cost efficient.
Thanks for the reply, wish I had some mod points for you. I haven't followed ipv6 that much, except for the random blirp now and then.
But I agree it's been around for a long time yet never really used, so maybe it should be rethought or completely redone.
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This sounds like it could have a big impact on the anime fansub culture in Poland. Fansubs distribute the entire video, seems like these people were just offering .sub texts.
But you need to spend such an amount monthly just for food, books and such.
After paying for tuition, room, board, food, books, lab fees, daily parking, gas, incidentals, supplies, saving up $600 is hard. Plus when I was in college laptops were in the $1200+ range (circa late 90's early 00).
But to my earlier post. E-paper would be useful. If it's mass produced (at least enough to replace a newspaper) then it would be cheap enough for college students, even the poorer ones. If it has some kind of interface (USB) you could always go to a computer lab unload it to a USB key for storage. So many possibilities I'm just tickled.
Plus interaction. Imagine if you're in a lab class, if you could write on these e-paper then it could be an effective way of passing idea's concept back and forth between your partners, like a private dry erase board that clones itself.
Here is the reason I've been told, even though I dont agree with it. (Also depends on the school you're going to albeit) It's unfair to those who can't afford laptops.
This world is cut-throat and the strongest or richest tend to win. I think we spend to much time trying to equalize things out, always catering to the lowest common denominator. Which can be good in some cases, but often abused to dumb down the college experience. This is one of those cases where you're hindering someones education. It's just wrong.
BTW I'm poor so I'm not flaming for those who can afford laptops, or private tutors, etc. I couldnt have those, but if they are available more power to those who can have them. Just more incentive for me to work harder.
I can see this being EXTREMELY useful in the college scene. Imagine walking into a classroom and a bluetooth or wifi transmitter sends todays lectures to your e-paper. Then you can sit at your desk and follow along and spend more time learning than trying to frantically write things down. I welcome our paper overlords :)
I find it funny that when an article is about customer service, a lot of people post like "I am superior and the tech on the phone is a moron for not listening to me" Then when we have a post about customers we get a lot of people saying "I am superior, the customer on the end is an idiot and shouldn't have bought a computer" So which is it? Granted I've been on both sides of the spectrum. I've had poor CSR's before who didnt resolve my issue, and I've also worked tech support when people would call me asking "Why doesnt my modem work? So I'd start diagnosing connectivity problems. No the TV wont turn on my modem is broke" You'd be amazed how many people call a computer a modem. Anyway, some CSR's suck some clients suck. Nothing really new here.
LMAO!! reminds me of the college years. ;)
Kinda OT, but wonder if hot ice can be made on earth in a controlled environment.
I dont think the numbers are that high because people *want* Vista, but because any PC you buy now adays comes preloaded with it. I'm still fighting to exchange Vista for XP for my uncles laptop. To many problems with it so far, and all he does it use Streets and Trips (he's a trucker). If when you walk into Walmart/Best Buy/etc you could choose XP or Vista, I'd bet those numbers would be a lot lower.
My mom use to have one back in the 80's. After a decade she gave it to my grandfather to use on the farm, this thing still runs. If they can get that kind of reliability int a hybrid, more power to them. Looking forward to getting one.
I was a late bloomer, didnt start programming till my Senior year in highschool. We had an old 386 IBM with basic rom, later using quickbasic in dos 6.22, in the library. I use to go in there during lunch and play around. I always found it fun writing a little program that displayed random sized circles in random colors at random locations. "SCREEN 1" was my friend, and people seemed to find it cool. My BBS was king, man those were the days.
How is this even possible?
Yet murderers and rapist get out in less than 5-10. WTF is wrong with our society.
We still research the bug and come up with tentative solutions, but we don't patch the problem. I can understand the point if it's to save time and money for other things, but if they are going to find a solution to the problem and time/money is already spent, then that is completely wasted if it isn't utilized. Plus you're risking the data by not closing a known hole or bug. Doesnt make sense.
I just don't see the business case for personal use. Depends on the business. I can definitely see these being useful in the financial segment or in animation studios. But if you're comparing it to Boss X reading email and loading spreadsheets then I agree it's overkill.
It's one thing sitting at your desk and getting to watch a TV show, and syncing it with a mobile device and watching it during your lunch hour at work. If I'm home I'll watch it on TV, but if I dont have time and want to watch it whenever I want from wherever I want then a video ipod sounds nice. So there will be a market for it. Plus I'd rather pay a couple bucks for on-demand ad free content then free and usable only via the web with ads.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5cPVP_llfo for those who haven't seen it.
"nintendo jacked the price up to the point where they were making a profit on per-console sales"
This is bad how? Do you think Dell really makes much of a profit on each computer they sell. It's all in the numbers, maybe $10 profit but you sell a couple million and you might have something.
hey knew they COULD jack the price up, and still undercut M$ and Sony.
Again I dont see a problem with this. The PS3 is $600!!! If they can make something cheaper more power to them. Just because they didnt sell it to you at a loss doesnt mean they are bad. How would you feel if your next car cost you $1000 but you had to pay $15 a gallon for the rest of your life?
One of your points is that why are they selling it Wii for more than amount they are selling GC (250 vs 100). Simple answer, research and development. I'm sure it cost a nice penny to develop the Wii mote and the various other things that went into the Wii. The online servers, etc, etc cost money.
In order for them to control what apps are available, this makes me wonder if they are going to do a respository fork. So when you apt-get install it's not coming from ubuntu.com but ubuntu.dell.com or something like that. Will be interesting to see how it unfolds.
doesnt count? This sounds illegal if not unconstitutional. If a group can reelect themselves without the need for citizens voting we're in serious trouble. How long till Congress decides, we dont need to have a vote, we'll choose who is best for president.
*sigh* I love the smell of flamed spam in the morning.
Where can I send the check :) on a serious note this will be a very useful tool.
Would it be required to carry it at all times? If not then it's not such a problem, just stuff it in the closet till your next vacation then just use it as you would a passport. Perhaps I'm missing something here.
As I said, I personally think it's undesirable to rely on the US-controlled system. You can take this as an anti-U.S. rant or not; what it comes down to IMHO is that we need a system under our own control, not something that can be yanked from under our feet if it proves inconvenient to our allies. Well said, I agree with your post.
The US GPS system is available worldwide, and with the increased amount of definition now I wonder why they want to invest so much money creating their own. Perhaps a joint US / Europe project to utilize one system, would be cost efficient.
Thanks for the reply, wish I had some mod points for you. I haven't followed ipv6 that much, except for the random blirp now and then. But I agree it's been around for a long time yet never really used, so maybe it should be rethought or completely redone.