I disagree. When a party is actively blocking a service, they need to provide full disclosure that they are doing so. Just like the small stickers on doors that show which credit cards are accepted and that it's a non-smoking facility, a small symbol showing that cell phone signals are blocked in this building is not asking too much.
But you would still have the same problem with the business above you. If it blocks signal from getting inside, the signal isn't going to wrap around the blocked area. Cell "shadows" would be created.
Is cell phone usage really that much of a problem? The paint can't be cheap. What happens if you put it up and the FCC outlaws it? Not a simple case of painting over it with a different color.
Sure, but do you check it every time you walk into a room? Wouldn't it be better to require that the organization that is blocking the signal disclose that fact?
There are other issues with this. What if I want my business to be cell-free, so I paint the walls with this special paint. If those walls happen to be between the cell tower and the business next door, they lose signal as well. Will this create shadow areas outside of the area that was intended to be blocked in the first place? If so, this technology will have a far more difficult time in being accepted.
The real solution isn't a technology issue, it's a politeness issue. Put your cell phone on vibrate and go outside to talk.
Like I mentioned in the previous response, because they are intentionally blocking the signal. It's not a naturally ocurring dead spot. I'm sure that phone companies will want that disclaimer as well so that they don't get complaints about crappy coverage from provider X when it's the paint that's blocking the signal.
I have very little desire for a 60" plasma TV at home which is where I would notice any improved quality. Any new DVD standard will certainly come at an increased price. Anyways, I buy far fewer DVDs now than I used to. The prices continue to creep higher and with Comcast Digital, I wait for most movies on PayPerView. There very, very few titles that I watch more than once.
If I wanted to download videos, I want to watch them on my desktop or laptop where I get better resolution. $1.99 for a video to play in an inch and a half screen? No thanks.
So, I guess I should say no thanks to the video iPod if such a thing is to exist. I can see the people driving down the road now with cell phone in one hand, video iPod in the other, slurping Starbucks somehow while driving with their knees.
New stuff, completely different coming in 2 years. At least iPod will give Apple some revenue.
Oh well, I guess my iBook will be approaching EOL around then. I just won't buy anything else until the new stuff comes out. Even then... who knows, maybe longhorn won't suck. Apple will only have it's OS and cutesy cases as an advantage over Wintel. Cutesy cases doesn't do it for me.
What if Joe user that's pissed off about the damn spyware that he can't get rid of could make a switch to Mac OS X without buying new hardware. "Mac" users would increase 10x in the first year.
I have no desire to see Episode III. I and II were bad enough. I'm oversaturated with the advertising in the grocery store alone. You can't even buy Cheezits without R2-D2 staring at you. Dark side / dark chocolate M&M's? Give me a break!!! Science of StarWars on Discovery. Ok, the Chewbacca / Cingular commercial is kinda funny, but other than that, I've had it up to here with Star Wars.
So far the previews look too much like a video game and not enough like a story. Maybe I'm just getting old and would appreciate some mental activity instead of visual eye candy.
Oh well, I'll let you guys stand in line and if the Slashdot consensus is that it's good, I'll take a peek. Otherwise, I'm counting down the days 'til the return of Battlestar Galactica. Now that's some SciFi!
So we lost agriculture jobs to ourselves through efficiency gains. We lost and continue to lose manufacturing jobs to overseas. So, we don't have a huge trade deficit, right? Now we're losing programming jobs, engineering, accounting, etc to overseas markets. I'm afraid that we're sucking the intellectual wealth of this country to others at the speed of the Internet. I guess I can always work at Taco Bell...
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I disagree. When a party is actively blocking a service, they need to provide full disclosure that they are doing so. Just like the small stickers on doors that show which credit cards are accepted and that it's a non-smoking facility, a small symbol showing that cell phone signals are blocked in this building is not asking too much.
But you would still have the same problem with the business above you. If it blocks signal from getting inside, the signal isn't going to wrap around the blocked area. Cell "shadows" would be created.
Is cell phone usage really that much of a problem? The paint can't be cheap. What happens if you put it up and the FCC outlaws it? Not a simple case of painting over it with a different color.
Sure, but do you check it every time you walk into a room? Wouldn't it be better to require that the organization that is blocking the signal disclose that fact?
There are other issues with this. What if I want my business to be cell-free, so I paint the walls with this special paint. If those walls happen to be between the cell tower and the business next door, they lose signal as well. Will this create shadow areas outside of the area that was intended to be blocked in the first place? If so, this technology will have a far more difficult time in being accepted.
The real solution isn't a technology issue, it's a politeness issue. Put your cell phone on vibrate and go outside to talk.
Like I mentioned in the previous response, because they are intentionally blocking the signal. It's not a naturally ocurring dead spot. I'm sure that phone companies will want that disclaimer as well so that they don't get complaints about crappy coverage from provider X when it's the paint that's blocking the signal.
Why? Because they are purposely blocking the signal.
...as long as the areas where cell phones are blocked are clearly marked as dead areas. It's something that you really need to know if you're on call.
I know a guy that doesn't work much. Now I find out that he's really doing more than everyone else in bizarro quantum world.
...the "injection" required to gain access while in prison.
I have very little desire for a 60" plasma TV at home which is where I would notice any improved quality. Any new DVD standard will certainly come at an increased price. Anyways, I buy far fewer DVDs now than I used to. The prices continue to creep higher and with Comcast Digital, I wait for most movies on PayPerView. There very, very few titles that I watch more than once.
At least it's 49 cent AU. ;-)
Come on, if you could hump a neanderthal or a human, which would you choose?
(Actually knowing Slashdot, maybe I shouldn't ask that question.)
If I wanted to download videos, I want to watch them on my desktop or laptop where I get better resolution. $1.99 for a video to play in an inch and a half screen? No thanks.
So, I guess I should say no thanks to the video iPod if such a thing is to exist. I can see the people driving down the road now with cell phone in one hand, video iPod in the other, slurping Starbucks somehow while driving with their knees.
...is that while the copy protection sucks, we're paying for it in the form of passed on costs from Sony.
New stuff, completely different coming in 2 years. At least iPod will give Apple some revenue.
... who knows, maybe longhorn won't suck. Apple will only have it's OS and cutesy cases as an advantage over Wintel. Cutesy cases doesn't do it for me.
Oh well, I guess my iBook will be approaching EOL around then. I just won't buy anything else until the new stuff comes out. Even then
What if Joe user that's pissed off about the damn spyware that he can't get rid of could make a switch to Mac OS X without buying new hardware. "Mac" users would increase 10x in the first year.
"We will provide the funding necessary to get us where we want to go."
So we'll approve the funding to send astronauts to the moon. The retrun trip is on them.
"We will provide the funding necessary to get us where we want to go."
I have no desire to see Episode III. I and II were bad enough. I'm oversaturated with the advertising in the grocery store alone. You can't even buy Cheezits without R2-D2 staring at you. Dark side / dark chocolate M&M's? Give me a break!!! Science of StarWars on Discovery. Ok, the Chewbacca / Cingular commercial is kinda funny, but other than that, I've had it up to here with Star Wars.
So far the previews look too much like a video game and not enough like a story. Maybe I'm just getting old and would appreciate some mental activity instead of visual eye candy.
Oh well, I'll let you guys stand in line and if the Slashdot consensus is that it's good, I'll take a peek. Otherwise, I'm counting down the days 'til the return of Battlestar Galactica. Now that's some SciFi!
...but I would be sleeping in my spacesuit!
Guess I've been doing too much Unix...
I forgot it was April 1st.
Now time to start trickery of my own.....
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Was the photo taken outside or from inside behind glass? If the latter, its a reflection.
subject says it all...
So we lost agriculture jobs to ourselves through efficiency gains. We lost and continue to lose manufacturing jobs to overseas. So, we don't have a huge trade deficit, right? Now we're losing programming jobs, engineering, accounting, etc to overseas markets. I'm afraid that we're sucking the intellectual wealth of this country to others at the speed of the Internet. I guess I can always work at Taco Bell...