If you see that 90% of everything is crap, and I see that 90% of everything is crap, who said that your cap and mine are the same 10%? What is crap to you may not be to me.
My point is that everyone has slightly different tastes, so categorizing music and allowing a person to listen to music and determine _what_ they like is the tool. By playing only what the major labels push, radio is causing the majority of listeners to settle for _their_ drek.
One BIG example of an indy artist is They Might Be Giants, who haven't had radio play in years. I discovered them through Napster. I had heard one or two of their songs before, but didn't know who the artist was. I finally found the song on Napster and looked up the artist. Now I am a loyal fan and have purchased a couple of CDs. BTW, they started now handle the music for Malcolm in the Middle.
Actually, that's not Dr. Demento, though it was played by him. The artist is Barnes and Barnes, who has as a member the actor who played Will Robinson on Lost In Space.
What speed DSL? What kind of DSL? Over your existing phone line or do they also have to pay for an additional loop?
I pay USD 39/month for 768K down / 384K up ADSL over an existing phone line. I own the equipment (installation was free and equipment was paid for within one year of service).
I even am able to host web servers, quake servers, whatever, on the service, and not worry aboot the IP changing, even though they use DHCP.
Just to prove your point a little further, $18K will get a full page ad in ONE daily newspaper. Depending on the paper, that would mean ONE city or region.
None of these are competition and are not in the same industry as the products whose names they are similar to. In addition, none of these acronyms or product names are also english words. "Aim" is a word. Look it up.
The only way that Aimster is in competition with AOL is the fact that AOL is now AOL/Time Warner, one of the "record companies" being sued by Aimster.
All things considered, this is a really poor decision, and I think the NAF is not as neutral as is believed.
Forgive me for being ignorant, but doesn't curses simply provide means to write the terminal/screen and accept input? I believe his question regarding the TUI library includes drawing windows on the screen in color. I actually wrote a library in C for DOS (~5 years ago) that does this. It also, if I remember correctly, includes support for controls in the window, such as buttons, text input. Allows for layering of windows and changing the Z-order. Like I said, for DOS. It uses inline assembly interrupt calls to write to the screen. But it could be ported to curses. Reply if you're interested.
Seeing naked people is NOT what they can find without trying. There is HARDCORE shit out there. I don't even need to describe it. None of it is appropriate for children under a certain age, and a parent makes the decision about when their child is mature enough to see it.
I agree with BlueJay, the bosses you would want to work for will see this as a mark of integrity. Also, you don't tell them _why_ you quit, just say 'creative differences' or somesuch. And I believe it would be illegal for you past employer to tell them anything about it. Also, if you have a friend at the company arrange in advance and get permission to put them on your references list.
BTW, I am not recommending that you quit, I'm just pointing out that it would not be the end of your career. I would educate management about spam and the _cost_ of it when people retaliate, such as ISP costs. If you do get fired over it, make sure you notify each of the ISPs so that they get their access cut off.
Forgive me, I did not mean to bash the cable modems themselves. The problem is the cable companies, which as a rule, have no clue. They impose restrictions on the uplink for no good reason, except to keep people from running servers. In other words, they are making their service less useful.
"...trying to get up to your level in debating skills." Whatever. I stated my reason for dislike cable modems--the uplink speed. You then proceeded to prove my point about the uplink speed. Thanks.
Most cable modem users I've heard from get about T1 download speed at the best times, and a fraction of modem speed at peak times. With DSL, I get the peak speed at _all_ times. My connection has never dipped below the promised speed. With cable modems, that dropoff is inevitable, since the entire neighborhood must share one connection, however fast it is. With xDSL, all users get their own connection to the switch. Of course, without a large enough connection to the internet at the switch, DSL service would be slow. But as long as it is properly administered, DSL can provide a very good service. Cable modem service can only be decent if your neighborhood has few subscribers. Just don't recommend the service to your neighbors!
The fact is, cable is far inferior and (usually) higher priced than xDSL, provided the company providing the service is competent. Plain copper pairs can be used with just about any type of equipment, while the cable system necessitates upgrading an entire neighborhood at once. I could get DSL service at 16mb down AND up VDSL, although not from my phone company, I would have to find a company that would provide it, but my point is that it is possible to do over the copper pair to my home.
Also, cable companies normally do not offer cable modem service to those who are not subscribers--I choose not to have cable service, for a number of reasons, including not wanting my children to be exposed to the mindless drivel. I cannot get cable modem service without also paying 40 USD/month for basic cable service, and $40 more for RoadRunner.
I could get my DSL service from a number of different companies, including my telephone company, and they would all deliver it over a copper pair to my home. By nature, only one provider can supply the cable modem service--the cable provider. And of course, they can lock out whatever ISP they want to. In the US, phone companies are required to allow competitors access to the phone network, at a resonable cost. Cable companies are not bound to these restrictions.
Here's a thought--the modem is connecting at 33.6 or ISDN which is at 64K. When you send a request for a page, for instance, there is about a second of latency before getting the response. What if they used the modem downlink to begin the download, and streamed the rest of the data simultaneously throught the satelite link. Downloads would be faster, since there is less latency. Software can be written to take into account the constant amount of latency between ground hub and satelite receiver, and break the data up accordingly.
That would remove atleast part of my biggest problem with satelite internet access.
I've had ADSL since January of 1999, and I'm never going back. 400kbps?!?! Seperate dialup!?!? I pay $39 a month, including the ISP, for 768kb down/384kb up. I don't have to pay for cable service, special hardware, or have Windows. They GIVE ME a Cisco 675 router, that I can set my own password on, and 4 IPs using DHCP.
http://www.dslreports.com/reviews/165
This is ONLY worth it if you are in an area not served by copper wiring or a decent phone company. Cable modems suck. I'm sorry, but that's the truth. 64kbps (or less) upload for 400 users is BS.
I have never found this to be true. Every CD I have ever listened to was full of good music. The only reason that people think the single is the only good song is that the radio stations play--it's the only song that the music company paid the radio stations to play.
A number of people have told me that they thought Napster was shut down months ago. I realized that the media, which is owned/controlled by the same conglomerates as the music industry leaders, is controlling what people find out.
No, they did NOT develop ANY technology as far as SDRAM is concerned. They sat in the meetings and patented the technology that was created in those meetings. They were under obligation to disclose any patents (or pending patents) that they had on technology the commitee was discussing, they did not.
They used a dodge to cause the patents to be dated much earlier than they actually turned in the information. They started the patents in 1993, and added additional patent information on the patents. By doing this, they made the patent older than the JEDEC published standard. (This is from memory, I have the Hitachi court document at home.)
So to answer your question, they did not develop the technology, they stole it from others, and they do not deserve royalties for it.
That's true. Here in Ohio it was actually warm out on Friday. I went out at night, and when I went to my car in the morning, a little flurry was starting, it was below freezing again! This is the second or third time it has varied that much in the last week.
In Third Rock From the Sun once, Tommy was forced to play on the basketball team. They were praying for God to help them 'kick their butts' and Tommy said, "Hey--the other team is praying too! Isn't that a conflict of interest?"
I agree, spectating is not worth it. Playing the game can be fun, but watching that mindless drivel... Except for women's beach volleyball. LOL.
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I found a hardware solution at Eversys. I think that the only way that could possibly work is if it is supported by hardware and firmware (BIOS). There's no way in hell you could hot-swap memory or processors without BIOS support. Software/OS support is a moot point. The system at Eversys can come with DOS, Windows 3.11/99 (really!)/NT4, and Netware. And I quote: "Most models have also been tested with other operating systems including Citrix MetaFrame, OS/2 Warp, BSDI Unix, Solaris x86 Unix, SCO Unixware, Linux and FreeBSD Unix; contact the factory for details."
Will any PHB know this? Will he research? Does he even know what hot-swappable means? No. Most executives and consumers won't know what it means or that it's a feature that Windows NT/2000 don't have, but it makes Linux sound inferior.
"What? It doesn't even support trans-bus-ultra-hertz-late-not-makers? It's worthless! I'd rather use AOL."
Um, yes, I would consider most geeks more intelligent than the rest of the country. Many of us were outcasts in school because of our intelligence. We were more interested in programming or video games or doing projects than the "boring" stuff that the rest of the school was doing (they were being children, we were growing up). We have jobs that people admit out loud that they can't wrap their heads around.
As far as the game is concerned, I don't think that watching the game is very exciting, I prefer to play it (which I rarely do anymore).
As far as the commercials, they will continue to play the same commercials throughout the next year and into the future. Hell, some of them are from months ago! If the commercials were worth it, they keep playing them, and someone makes a show based around them (one of which aired last night on CBS).
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Try thinking of it as a programming problem than as an English expression.
If you see that 90% of everything is crap, and I see that 90% of everything is crap, who said that your cap and mine are the same 10%? What is crap to you may not be to me.
My point is that everyone has slightly different tastes, so categorizing music and allowing a person to listen to music and determine _what_ they like is the tool. By playing only what the major labels push, radio is causing the majority of listeners to settle for _their_ drek.
One BIG example of an indy artist is They Might Be Giants, who haven't had radio play in years. I discovered them through Napster. I had heard one or two of their songs before, but didn't know who the artist was. I finally found the song on Napster and looked up the artist. Now I am a loyal fan and have purchased a couple of CDs. BTW, they started now handle the music for Malcolm in the Middle.
See http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/3705/barnes.
What speed DSL? What kind of DSL? Over your existing phone line or do they also have to pay for an additional loop?
I pay USD 39/month for 768K down / 384K up ADSL over an existing phone line. I own the equipment (installation was free and equipment was paid for within one year of service).
I even am able to host web servers, quake servers, whatever, on the service, and not worry aboot the IP changing, even though they use DHCP.
Why the hell did this get modded up?
Just to prove your point a little further, $18K will get a full page ad in ONE daily newspaper. Depending on the paper, that would mean ONE city or region.
Your analogy is incorrect. Aimster is not a competitor to AOL Instant Messenger.
"KFCster," selling watches and clocks
"BKster," selling computers
"Jifster," chatting software
(for example)
None of these are competition and are not in the same industry as the products whose names they are similar to. In addition, none of these acronyms or product names are also english words. "Aim" is a word. Look it up.
The only way that Aimster is in competition with AOL is the fact that AOL is now AOL/Time Warner, one of the "record companies" being sued by Aimster.
All things considered, this is a really poor decision, and I think the NAF is not as neutral as is believed.
Works 2000 has Word 2000 as the word processor.
Forgive me for being ignorant, but doesn't curses simply provide means to write the terminal/screen and accept input? I believe his question regarding the TUI library includes drawing windows on the screen in color. I actually wrote a library in C for DOS (~5 years ago) that does this. It also, if I remember correctly, includes support for controls in the window, such as buttons, text input. Allows for layering of windows and changing the Z-order. Like I said, for DOS. It uses inline assembly interrupt calls to write to the screen. But it could be ported to curses. Reply if you're interested.
LOL! I am seriously considering clicking that "Shutdown System" button...
Seeing naked people is NOT what they can find without trying. There is HARDCORE shit out there. I don't even need to describe it. None of it is appropriate for children under a certain age, and a parent makes the decision about when their child is mature enough to see it.
"Once I saved a man's life. I could have pushed him under a streetcar, but I didn't." -- L. Ron Hubbard
Interesting. Where is this quote from?
I agree with BlueJay, the bosses you would want to work for will see this as a mark of integrity. Also, you don't tell them _why_ you quit, just say 'creative differences' or somesuch. And I believe it would be illegal for you past employer to tell them anything about it. Also, if you have a friend at the company arrange in advance and get permission to put them on your references list.
BTW, I am not recommending that you quit, I'm just pointing out that it would not be the end of your career. I would educate management about spam and the _cost_ of it when people retaliate, such as ISP costs. If you do get fired over it, make sure you notify each of the ISPs so that they get their access cut off.
Forgive me, I did not mean to bash the cable modems themselves. The problem is the cable companies, which as a rule, have no clue. They impose restrictions on the uplink for no good reason, except to keep people from running servers. In other words, they are making their service less useful.
"...trying to get up to your level in debating skills." Whatever. I stated my reason for dislike cable modems--the uplink speed. You then proceeded to prove my point about the uplink speed. Thanks.
Most cable modem users I've heard from get about T1 download speed at the best times, and a fraction of modem speed at peak times. With DSL, I get the peak speed at _all_ times. My connection has never dipped below the promised speed. With cable modems, that dropoff is inevitable, since the entire neighborhood must share one connection, however fast it is. With xDSL, all users get their own connection to the switch. Of course, without a large enough connection to the internet at the switch, DSL service would be slow. But as long as it is properly administered, DSL can provide a very good service. Cable modem service can only be decent if your neighborhood has few subscribers. Just don't recommend the service to your neighbors!
The fact is, cable is far inferior and (usually) higher priced than xDSL, provided the company providing the service is competent. Plain copper pairs can be used with just about any type of equipment, while the cable system necessitates upgrading an entire neighborhood at once. I could get DSL service at 16mb down AND up VDSL, although not from my phone company, I would have to find a company that would provide it, but my point is that it is possible to do over the copper pair to my home.
Also, cable companies normally do not offer cable modem service to those who are not subscribers--I choose not to have cable service, for a number of reasons, including not wanting my children to be exposed to the mindless drivel. I cannot get cable modem service without also paying 40 USD/month for basic cable service, and $40 more for RoadRunner.
I could get my DSL service from a number of different companies, including my telephone company, and they would all deliver it over a copper pair to my home. By nature, only one provider can supply the cable modem service--the cable provider. And of course, they can lock out whatever ISP they want to. In the US, phone companies are required to allow competitors access to the phone network, at a resonable cost. Cable companies are not bound to these restrictions.
Here's a thought--the modem is connecting at 33.6 or ISDN which is at 64K. When you send a request for a page, for instance, there is about a second of latency before getting the response. What if they used the modem downlink to begin the download, and streamed the rest of the data simultaneously throught the satelite link. Downloads would be faster, since there is less latency. Software can be written to take into account the constant amount of latency between ground hub and satelite receiver, and break the data up accordingly.
That would remove atleast part of my biggest problem with satelite internet access.
I've had ADSL since January of 1999, and I'm never going back. 400kbps?!?! Seperate dialup!?!? I pay $39 a month, including the ISP, for 768kb down/384kb up. I don't have to pay for cable service, special hardware, or have Windows. They GIVE ME a Cisco 675 router, that I can set my own password on, and 4 IPs using DHCP.
http://www.dslreports.com/reviews/165
This is ONLY worth it if you are in an area not served by copper wiring or a decent phone company. Cable modems suck. I'm sorry, but that's the truth. 64kbps (or less) upload for 400 users is BS.
I have never found this to be true. Every CD I have ever listened to was full of good music. The only reason that people think the single is the only good song is that the radio stations play--it's the only song that the music company paid the radio stations to play.
A number of people have told me that they thought Napster was shut down months ago. I realized that the media, which is owned/controlled by the same conglomerates as the music industry leaders, is controlling what people find out.
No, they did NOT develop ANY technology as far as SDRAM is concerned. They sat in the meetings and patented the technology that was created in those meetings. They were under obligation to disclose any patents (or pending patents) that they had on technology the commitee was discussing, they did not.
They used a dodge to cause the patents to be dated much earlier than they actually turned in the information. They started the patents in 1993, and added additional patent information on the patents. By doing this, they made the patent older than the JEDEC published standard. (This is from memory, I have the Hitachi court document at home.)
So to answer your question, they did not develop the technology, they stole it from others, and they do not deserve royalties for it.
That's true. Here in Ohio it was actually warm out on Friday. I went out at night, and when I went to my car in the morning, a little flurry was starting, it was below freezing again! This is the second or third time it has varied that much in the last week.
I would want a Plow King jacket! Besides, are you licensed and bonded by the state?
In Third Rock From the Sun once, Tommy was forced to play on the basketball team. They were praying for God to help them 'kick their butts' and Tommy said, "Hey--the other team is praying too! Isn't that a conflict of interest?"
I agree, spectating is not worth it. Playing the game can be fun, but watching that mindless drivel... Except for women's beach volleyball. LOL.
I found a hardware solution at Eversys. I think that the only way that could possibly work is if it is supported by hardware and firmware (BIOS). There's no way in hell you could hot-swap memory or processors without BIOS support. Software/OS support is a moot point. The system at Eversys can come with DOS, Windows 3.11/99 (really!)/NT4, and Netware. And I quote: "Most models have also been tested with other operating systems including Citrix MetaFrame, OS/2 Warp, BSDI Unix, Solaris x86 Unix, SCO Unixware, Linux and FreeBSD Unix; contact the factory for details."
Will any PHB know this? Will he research? Does he even know what hot-swappable means? No. Most executives and consumers won't know what it means or that it's a feature that Windows NT/2000 don't have, but it makes Linux sound inferior.
"What? It doesn't even support trans-bus-ultra-hertz-late-not-makers? It's worthless! I'd rather use AOL."
Um, yes, I would consider most geeks more intelligent than the rest of the country. Many of us were outcasts in school because of our intelligence. We were more interested in programming or video games or doing projects than the "boring" stuff that the rest of the school was doing (they were being children, we were growing up). We have jobs that people admit out loud that they can't wrap their heads around.
As far as the game is concerned, I don't think that watching the game is very exciting, I prefer to play it (which I rarely do anymore).
As far as the commercials, they will continue to play the same commercials throughout the next year and into the future. Hell, some of them are from months ago! If the commercials were worth it, they keep playing them, and someone makes a show based around them (one of which aired last night on CBS).