This is true, however he speaks nothing of globalization in his question.
And, is anybody actually doing this? I would not consider running an entire offshore call center over VoIP. The cost of a dedicated network circuit would surely offset the cost of telco communications.
The only corporations that would actually stand for a gain from the benefits of IP phones are the ones that would not balk at the price of the hardware.
The largest sum of money spent on phone systems is usually interoffice calls. Why would you set up IP phones in a single location as your goal, then add more offices as a secondary "good to have?"
This is not sound economics -- just because speaking over your cat5 network is cool does not make it a smart thing to do.
Stephenson doesn't like it either:
>Neal, what is your opinion of your first novel, The Big U?
The fact that virtually all of the first edition ended up getting pulped created an unnatural scarcity of the printed book, which is only now being alleviated by a new edition from HarperCollins. This scarcity caused the price of the first edition to become ridiculously high, and led to bootleg editions being posted on the Web. If the book were judged on its own intrinisic merits, it would not attract such a high price or engender such curiosity. The Big U is what it is: a first novel written in a hurry by a young man a long time ago.
Ultima Online was very balanced in its beta. Too bad it had stability issues back then.
Dark Sun online was pretty well balanced also, but sadly quite hackable.
Dear President Bush,
I've tried to read your military records that were supposedly made public, but I don't know. I've worked with soldiers, airmen, sailors, and marines for my entire professional life, and many retired military who served in Vietnam. Almost all of them actually served in battle, and can vouch for where they were during that year. Maybe they were war criminals.
But I am *sure* you weren't. That's what I think, after all.
The jargon that is in it is specific to the game.
Just what the hell is an undead push, etc? This gives no insight to the game outside of the people who've already played it.
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If not, they should really work on their compatibility.
Quite simply.
If not, I really don't see a reason to use it.
But does this support Ogg?
I've heard they crash when commercial security scans are run against them. How does a large corporation deal with the security issues?
Great ideas. Too bad I think the only response you'll likely get on here by suggesting all of this is "why don't you do it yourself."
Why do you people care so much about karma? It is the most pathetic thing I've ever seen.
So what... 128kbps MP3 files sound terrible.
This is true, however he speaks nothing of globalization in his question.
And, is anybody actually doing this? I would not consider running an entire offshore call center over VoIP. The cost of a dedicated network circuit would surely offset the cost of telco communications.
The only corporations that would actually stand for a gain from the benefits of IP phones are the ones that would not balk at the price of the hardware.
The largest sum of money spent on phone systems is usually interoffice calls. Why would you set up IP phones in a single location as your goal, then add more offices as a secondary "good to have?"
This is not sound economics -- just because speaking over your cat5 network is cool does not make it a smart thing to do.
Stephenson doesn't like it either:
>Neal, what is your opinion of your first novel, The Big U?
The fact that virtually all of the first edition ended up getting pulped created an unnatural scarcity of the printed book, which is only now being alleviated by a new edition from HarperCollins. This scarcity caused the price of the first edition to become ridiculously high, and led to bootleg editions being posted on the Web. If the book were judged on its own intrinisic merits, it would not attract such a high price or engender such curiosity. The Big U is what it is: a first novel written in a hurry by a young man a long time ago.
...Only in Turing's case, it isn't fiction.
Use GNUMP3D http://gnump3d.sourceforge.net/
Maces and fencing weapons were far better than halberds then.
Just because everyone used them didn't mean they were better.
People could smite others with a single spell because nobody had the magic resistance skill.
I'm a moron for saying it has balance issues in beta?
I've been around for far too long playing these types of games to not see that there are these issues.
Also, please don't use the "word" allot when calling somebody a moron.
Ultima Online was very balanced in its beta. Too bad it had stability issues back then. Dark Sun online was pretty well balanced also, but sadly quite hackable.
I think there are some definite balance issues, in particular with the alliance classes.
Welp, time to start taking over websites on shared hosting companes.
Dear President Bush, I've tried to read your military records that were supposedly made public, but I don't know. I've worked with soldiers, airmen, sailors, and marines for my entire professional life, and many retired military who served in Vietnam. Almost all of them actually served in battle, and can vouch for where they were during that year. Maybe they were war criminals. But I am *sure* you weren't. That's what I think, after all.
You sir, are a God.
Then why the hell is it on Slashdot? Stuff that matters...
Except IANAL, FWIW, RTFA, etc are standardized and most computer users have been using them for the last 20 years.
The jargon that is in it is specific to the game. Just what the hell is an undead push, etc? This gives no insight to the game outside of the people who've already played it.
this is riddled with jargon that a lay person cannot possibly understand.
Yet it failed for Fururama...