many developing countries are skipping the wired infrastructure altogether. It's generally easier/faster to set up a mobile network. It can also be more resilient, adaptable to change, etc.
that's a great point, and actually something the FCC (FTC?) should take notice of. Competition would result in price reduction according to cost of service. If Comcast is now providing cost or usage data (which should be translatable to cost) and they don't provide reduced price options to customers, it's demonstrating the fact that the current price fixing structure is more than just a theory.
oh... just saw the comment below about DRM specifically whacking unsupported clients. didn't realize it wasn't just a compatibility issue. What would it take to get the Moonlight developers to contact/work with the Netflix developers on that point? (i'm guessing a miracle)
nope. if for less money they can come up to speed fast enough and become sufficiently competent in what needs to be done, then they are the right person for the job. If that pisses off those who "already know what they're doing", it might mean they overvalue that knowledge and experience. of course 'fast enough' and 'sufficiently competent" are highly subjective terms.
Last time I saw a residential property with Faraday cage equivalent shielding... well, I never have. Even aluminum siding doesn't seem to keep me from seeing WiFi from the curb in most cases.
Let's just put it this way: tapping into someone's wifi from the curb doesn't require exposing yourself to an ass full of buckshot.
but man, they look really nice when they don't work. I mean, could an engineer really make the colors go together like that? And seriously, who uses red and green wires? Is it Christmas? A nice set of matching mauve is sooo much better at offsetting the grey c4.
seriously, with the amount of petroleum (or equivalent hydrocarbon) fuel used in this world, a 2% improvement in a system that's been tweaked and optimized during one of the most productive centuries for mechanical engineering is no small feat.
The US alone uses about 9 million barrels of gasoline each day, or 3.3 billion (US) per year. So if everyone got 2% better, that's a 65M barrel a year equivalent reduction in usage. Unless you come up with the next form of free energy, this sort of incremental improvement is about all we have going for us.
Of course, I seem to recall that a similar level of improvement can be achieved just by making sure your tires are balanced and at the proper pressure. It's winter now, so with colder temps everyone needs to re-check the static pressure in your tires!
I get charged for energy used, not power. where do you live? facilities will get a charge for peak power draw (to encourage load leveling and reduce the overcapacity requirement), but that's for BIG users. of course, this still does support the analogy.
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shhhhhhhh.... you'll disturb his carefully crafted mental house of cards...
mine even has video games. but they charge $1 per rental.
sorry, even with that last sentence this needs an Offtopic mod.
Pride and Prejudice? You're nice. I was thinking something along the lines of the 'first post' and CmdrTaco spam.
many developing countries are skipping the wired infrastructure altogether. It's generally easier/faster to set up a mobile network. It can also be more resilient, adaptable to change, etc.
that's a great point, and actually something the FCC (FTC?) should take notice of. Competition would result in price reduction according to cost of service. If Comcast is now providing cost or usage data (which should be translatable to cost) and they don't provide reduced price options to customers, it's demonstrating the fact that the current price fixing structure is more than just a theory.
oh... just saw the comment below about DRM specifically whacking unsupported clients. didn't realize it wasn't just a compatibility issue. What would it take to get the Moonlight developers to contact/work with the Netflix developers on that point? (i'm guessing a miracle)
or at least pissed with the Moonlight developers for not ensuring it can handle the the Netflix player, and therefore Linux.
i believe it was the mindset stated above that created what was seen in Spider-man 3
nope. if for less money they can come up to speed fast enough and become sufficiently competent in what needs to be done, then they are the right person for the job. If that pisses off those who "already know what they're doing", it might mean they overvalue that knowledge and experience. of course 'fast enough' and 'sufficiently competent" are highly subjective terms.
but its unnecessary if webmail serves your needs perfectly well.
or
"President@whitehouse.com"
might get you in the door faster.
Last time I saw a residential property with Faraday cage equivalent shielding... well, I never have. Even aluminum siding doesn't seem to keep me from seeing WiFi from the curb in most cases.
Let's just put it this way: tapping into someone's wifi from the curb doesn't require exposing yourself to an ass full of buckshot.
but man, they look really nice when they don't work. I mean, could an engineer really make the colors go together like that? And seriously, who uses red and green wires? Is it Christmas? A nice set of matching mauve is sooo much better at offsetting the grey c4.
Just remember, if Google was not allowed to manually tweak it's search results, we'd forever have the system that lets us know that Target fails to carry products catering to male self-stimulation needs:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Atarget.com+%2B%22We+could+not+find+matches+for%22&aq=f&oq=&aqi=
For once, a tax that can almost legitimately be referred to as stealing!
But... he has people skills!
Tinker Toys. Nothing beats the How a Differential Gear works youtube video, demonstrated with Tinker Toys. 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4JhruinbWc
Just remember, while the kids can play with science, they can learn to do things with engineering. teach them to play with making things work.
I fail to understand your usage of the word 'or' in that context.
seriously, with the amount of petroleum (or equivalent hydrocarbon) fuel used in this world, a 2% improvement in a system that's been tweaked and optimized during one of the most productive centuries for mechanical engineering is no small feat.
According to http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/twip/twip_gasoline.html#demand
The US alone uses about 9 million barrels of gasoline each day, or 3.3 billion (US) per year. So if everyone got 2% better, that's a 65M barrel a year equivalent reduction in usage. Unless you come up with the next form of free energy, this sort of incremental improvement is about all we have going for us.
Of course, I seem to recall that a similar level of improvement can be achieved just by making sure your tires are balanced and at the proper pressure. It's winter now, so with colder temps everyone needs to re-check the static pressure in your tires!
easy. you kill it with fire.
it may be significant, but it isn't significantly correlated to the increase in cell phone usage over the same time.
but why wont he just show the LONG FORM birth certificate... oh, sorry.
"and if the FCC had any spine"
I believe we've identified the problem.
I get charged for energy used, not power. where do you live? facilities will get a charge for peak power draw (to encourage load leveling and reduce the overcapacity requirement), but that's for BIG users. of course, this still does support the analogy.