They want to be able to advertise "with builtin netflix support!". Combine that with the fact that most people can't hook up their own cable box, and you have answered your own question.
Supply and demand means that TVs will be cheaper than monitors even if you don't use the extra stuff. If you want higher resolution, then you can look at big computer monitors but they're going to be more expensive than a TV of the same size.
I'd love to get a Dell U3011:
30" monitor, IPS, 2560 x 1600 2 HDMI, 2 DVI-D, 1 DisplayPort, 1 VGA, builtin 4-port USB hub and card reader. Roughly $1000.
Moving to 64-bit may be a recompile away *for perfectly written code*. In the real world, a lot of 32-bit code assumes you can store pointers in ints, assumes that alignment and packing rules of pointers and ints are the same, prints out pointers using int formatting, uses algorithms that don't scale beyond ~16GB of memory, etc.
That sort of trivial error can happen at any time, even when people are normally attentive. Everyone has an off day, or just got dumped, or a family member died, or whatever.
This sort of thing should be caught by the code inspections, unit tests, integration tests, regression tests, etc.
I'm a technical guy. You can bet if I owned an iPhone I'd know all the settings inside and out. However, it's not reasonable to expect a non-technical user of a technical device to know every setting on the phone, or even that the settings exist.
Also...I'm a parent of two small boys. They don't get a lot of TV, and they don't get a lot of time with electronic devices, but sometimes it's fun to let them play with something for a few minutes--in fact, my mom gives them her iPhone a few times a month as a treat.
It is not reasonable to expect that the kids are 100% supervised every minute of every day, and my 3-year-old can fire up his favorite games in a few seconds, so it's not too far-fetched to consider that a kid might be able to incur significant costs without the parent being a douchebag.
The fact that it's as popular as it is given that the vendor has basically announced they're giving up on the whole OS speaks wonders about the product.
The complaint is that most NDAs are not specific about what they cover, how long they last, etc. Alternately, they cover stuff already known by the programmer, or obvious to one skilled in the art. If I sign an overly-broad NDA, then if I take it seriously it may prevent me from discussing things that I really should be allowed to discuss.
Some selected bits from the article:
"Are there some situations where NDAs are appropriate? You betcha. They are appropriate when there exists something both significant and tangible to disclose, representing more than just whatever popped into your head in the shower. The 10 page business plan alluded to above makes a reasonable cutoff, necessary but probably not sufficient.
The importance of having something significant and tangible is that it’s something you can point to and say “there, THAT’S what is confidential”....An NDA that is not highly specific nor describes boundaries to what it applies is not worth signing: sloppy legalese at best, a malicious trap at worst.
An NDA should also be dependent upon the signer being compensated in some non-trivial way, as in a condition of being hired or part of terms of a sale."
The CBC is already paying royalties, apparently these guys just want them to pay MORE royalties.
From the article:
"In Canada, SOCAN applies different formulas for determining how much money it collects from various music-laying services, according to Paul Spurgeon, the group’s vice-resident of legal services. The formula tends to take into account the service’s Internet-based revenues, as well as the number of page impressions, or hits, the service gets. However the ratios are significantly different for various types of services, such as commercial or non-commercial radio stations."
At least according to my cable company, the transit costs are currently a significant cost and are increasing rapidly.
It's *far* cheaper for the cableco to serve TV/movies from an internal machine and keep it within the corporate network than it is for their customers to stream from Netflix.
I can order online from a store in Vancouver on Monday, and have a parcel of my stuff delivered a few thousand km away on Friday, for $5 in shipping. That's totally respectable in my books.
Around here pedestrians have right of way *at crosswalks*, either explicit or implicit (generally where a sidewalk continues across both sides of an intersection).
A pedestrian who steps out into traffic in the middle of the block where there is no crosswalk definitely does NOT have right of way.
It can't be "theft" if the original property is still in the hands of the original owner.
If I photocopy a document and take the copy, it's not "theft". If I take a picture of a painting, it's not "theft". Similarly, if I duplicate a digital file, it can't possibly be "theft".
There are other applicable charges (misappropriation of trade secrets, copyright infringement, etc.) that would be applicable to the case. It's just not "theft".
Macbook pro 17" is the easiest to find, but the Eurocom Montebello has it as an option, as does the Panasonic Toughbook 52 (in a 15" screen!). The first two are above $2K though, and I have no idea about the third.
I have a system where I'm doing some testing. It has a shelf of multiple blade servers, each of which has a terminal displaying current status. I have another few windows open controlling traffic generation tools, another one showing the steps to take for the testcase.
In an ideal world I want to have all of these open and visible simultaneously without needing to flick through them manually. With a 1920x1200 monitor this is possible, barely.
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They want to be able to advertise "with builtin netflix support!". Combine that with the fact that most people can't hook up their own cable box, and you have answered your own question.
Supply and demand means that TVs will be cheaper than monitors even if you don't use the extra stuff. If you want higher resolution, then you can look at big computer monitors but they're going to be more expensive than a TV of the same size.
I'd love to get a Dell U3011:
30" monitor, IPS, 2560 x 1600
2 HDMI, 2 DVI-D, 1 DisplayPort, 1 VGA, builtin 4-port USB hub and card reader.
Roughly $1000.
Moving to 64-bit may be a recompile away *for perfectly written code*. In the real world, a lot of 32-bit code assumes you can store pointers in ints, assumes that alignment and packing rules of pointers and ints are the same, prints out pointers using int formatting, uses algorithms that don't scale beyond ~16GB of memory, etc.
That sort of trivial error can happen at any time, even when people are normally attentive. Everyone has an off day, or just got dumped, or a family member died, or whatever.
This sort of thing should be caught by the code inspections, unit tests, integration tests, regression tests, etc.
If the solicitor is basically employed as an independent contractor, then they legitimately take their information with them when they leave.
In this case the database belonged to the company, NOT to the person managing it.
You can tell good CEOs after they've been running the place for a while.
Once you say "private sector" the only other choice is "public sector".
Retail, corporate, etc. are all subsets of "private sector".
I'm a technical guy. You can bet if I owned an iPhone I'd know all the settings inside and out. However, it's not reasonable to expect a non-technical user of a technical device to know every setting on the phone, or even that the settings exist.
Also...I'm a parent of two small boys. They don't get a lot of TV, and they don't get a lot of time with electronic devices, but sometimes it's fun to let them play with something for a few minutes--in fact, my mom gives them her iPhone a few times a month as a treat.
It is not reasonable to expect that the kids are 100% supervised every minute of every day, and my 3-year-old can fire up his favorite games in a few seconds, so it's not too far-fetched to consider that a kid might be able to incur significant costs without the parent being a douchebag.
Here are the docs:
http://www.usa.lighting.philips.com/pwc_li/us_en/connect/tools_literature/downloads/EnduraLED_A19-110726_2.pdf
The fact that it's as popular as it is given that the vendor has basically announced they're giving up on the whole OS speaks wonders about the product.
The complaint is that most NDAs are not specific about what they cover, how long they last, etc. Alternately, they cover stuff already known by the programmer, or obvious to one skilled in the art. If I sign an overly-broad NDA, then if I take it seriously it may prevent me from discussing things that I really should be allowed to discuss.
Some selected bits from the article:
"Are there some situations where NDAs are appropriate? You betcha. They are appropriate when there exists something both significant and tangible to disclose, representing more than just whatever popped into your head in the shower. The 10 page business plan alluded to above makes a reasonable cutoff, necessary but probably not sufficient.
The importance of having something significant and tangible is that it’s something you can point to and say “there, THAT’S what is confidential”. ...An NDA that is not highly specific nor describes boundaries to what it applies is not worth signing: sloppy legalese at best, a malicious trap at worst.
An NDA should also be dependent upon the signer being compensated in some non-trivial way, as in a condition of being hired or part of terms of a sale."
Have you looked at the music on offer? A lot of it is stuff that the other play-on-demand sites wouldn't bother providing because it's too obscure.
The CBC is already paying royalties, apparently these guys just want them to pay MORE royalties.
From the article:
"In Canada, SOCAN applies different formulas for determining how much money it collects from various music-laying services, according to Paul Spurgeon, the group’s vice-resident of legal services. The formula tends to take into account the service’s Internet-based revenues, as well as the number of page impressions, or hits, the service gets. However the ratios are significantly different for various types of services, such as commercial or non-commercial radio stations."
At least according to my cable company, the transit costs are currently a significant cost and are increasing rapidly.
It's *far* cheaper for the cableco to serve TV/movies from an internal machine and keep it within the corporate network than it is for their customers to stream from Netflix.
I can order online from a store in Vancouver on Monday, and have a parcel of my stuff delivered a few thousand km away on Friday, for $5 in shipping. That's totally respectable in my books.
Around here pedestrians have right of way *at crosswalks*, either explicit or implicit (generally where a sidewalk continues across both sides of an intersection).
A pedestrian who steps out into traffic in the middle of the block where there is no crosswalk definitely does NOT have right of way.
Newegg has a couple for under $300, Dell has one that goes down to $250 sometimes (currently $329), HP/Compaq has one for under $300.
Even if we posit your definition, it's not theft. The original bits on the server hard drive were not removed.
It can't be "theft" if the original property is still in the hands of the original owner.
If I photocopy a document and take the copy, it's not "theft". If I take a picture of a painting, it's not "theft". Similarly, if I duplicate a digital file, it can't possibly be "theft".
There are other applicable charges (misappropriation of trade secrets, copyright infringement, etc.) that would be applicable to the case. It's just not "theft".
Macbook pro 17" is the easiest to find, but the Eurocom Montebello has it as an option, as does the Panasonic Toughbook 52 (in a 15" screen!). The first two are above $2K though, and I have no idea about the third.
A 32" 2.39:1 would be an awesome desktop monitor! Panel size of 29.5"x12.35" at 135dpi.
As I said elsewhere, I went from 21" 1600x1200 to 24" 1920x1200. No downside, just extra space.
I went from a 21" 1600x1200 monitor to a 24" 1920x1200. There's no downside.
I have a system where I'm doing some testing. It has a shelf of multiple blade servers, each of which has a terminal displaying current status. I have another few windows open controlling traffic generation tools, another one showing the steps to take for the testcase.
In an ideal world I want to have all of these open and visible simultaneously without needing to flick through them manually. With a 1920x1200 monitor this is possible, barely.