I understand what you're getting at, but how should IM networks be paid for? Ads? Well, people don't want ads. Monthly charge? That'll go over well. Maybe one day it'll just be bundled as an extra charge on your VoIP/cellular/etc. plan.
Thanks for the input. I'm also a T-mobile customer, and since I asked my question on Slashdot, did about 20 minutes of research on the web. It appears almost all major cellphone providers in the US disallow collect calls. I understand that there are limited situations in where someone would need to make a collect call, but as you've illustrated, those cases still exist and need to be accommodated.
If you have a niche market, once you've built a critical mass as a seller, you could transition your buyers from Ebay to your own ecommerce site, cutting out Ebay/Paypal.
My (tentative) plan is to use a hybrid Battery/UltraCapacitor design for "burstable" speed where batteries are lacking. I suggested this on the EAA-PHEV mailing list, as a way to buffer the battery storage system from heavy draws (i.e. hard acceleration) although I don't think anything ever came of it. The trick is going to be to isolate the capacitor(s) from the battery storage system during the heavy draw, so the motor pulls the power from the capacitor. I suggest doing this by determining the accelerator position/rate of travel (off to floor in under X milliseconds = ultra capacitor bursting).
If you do decide to go with an ultra capacitor, let me know if you have success with that design.
I think I'd be ok with an IQ test for Slashdot, just like Mensa requires an admissions test. Smart people make mistakes. Get over it.
Although, my co-workers did get a kick out of "You have been consistently wrong" applying to a small number of comment posts in a single thread. Come back when you've gone through all 970 of my Slashdot posts.
Keep in mind the majority of the world is of Muslim faith. Just because you're of the opinion that it's the most iconic image in the world doesn't make it fact. Your comment actually comes of as a sign of ignorance.
Your fedex shipment was cheap because of your corporate account (the more you ship, the cheaper the rates you get from Fedex). For those without the advantage, you can always use Fedex Ground to get equipment to/from your destination if you plan in advance. You can ship up to 100-150lbs for under $40 each way.
Either way, as a merchant, I'm accepting the risk. With cash or EFT/ACH, it's harder for a customer to strongarm a merchant vs. the customer paying with a credit card and threatening a chargeback. And yes, customers threaten chargebacks over issues that aren't the merchant's fault/problem. The customer is not always right.
Which, from a quick Google search of him and reading his blog and the comments of others in the patent litigation field, is quite likely. I doubt Cisco is going to dump their top IP lawyer because of some tool in Chicago wanting to out him.
Actually, wouldn't it be useless to the minority of people in the country, since the majority of the population of the US is going to be concentrated in those 29 cities?
Towers use phased arrays on each side of the tower (usually in a 3-sided triangle shape). You can still use triangulation using just the phased arrays on top of the tower, with a reduced amount of accuracy.
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Depends. Most backend software for cellular networks will allow you to find the location of a particular handset/network device in under a few minutes with some clicking around or command line fu. Of course, you get a pretty large search area (handset is withing X of meters of this location) compared to GPS due to triangulation vs satellite positioning, but in the middle of nowhere, I would assume it would be pretty easy to locate the target/asset with that information.
I've only worked on GSM backend/middleware software in the US (two different providers), so CDMA/iDen/etc may be different.
Off-topic question, but you seem to know your stuff, so I'll ask. If cotton is basically cellulose, could I recycle old clothing into ethanol once cellulosic ethanol production is possible on a reasonable scale?
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I understand what you're getting at, but how should IM networks be paid for? Ads? Well, people don't want ads. Monthly charge? That'll go over well. Maybe one day it'll just be bundled as an extra charge on your VoIP/cellular/etc. plan.
Thanks for the input. I'm also a T-mobile customer, and since I asked my question on Slashdot, did about 20 minutes of research on the web. It appears almost all major cellphone providers in the US disallow collect calls. I understand that there are limited situations in where someone would need to make a collect call, but as you've illustrated, those cases still exist and need to be accommodated.
I would assume this only applies to land lines, as you can't collect call a cellphone (can you?).
If you have a niche market, once you've built a critical mass as a seller, you could transition your buyers from Ebay to your own ecommerce site, cutting out Ebay/Paypal.
Definitely. The efficiency of the whole system needs to be taken into consideration.
What about capacitor/chemical battery hybrid storage systems? The big chemical portion for power density, and the ultra capacitor for bursting.
If you do decide to go with an ultra capacitor, let me know if you have success with that design.
Although, my co-workers did get a kick out of "You have been consistently wrong" applying to a small number of comment posts in a single thread. Come back when you've gone through all 970 of my Slashdot posts.
People like yourself are the reason Slashdot needs a "Douchebag, -5" moderation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_religious_groups
Only 33% of the world population is Christian. 20% of the world population practices Islam. 33% is still a minority.
The throw a comment out saying that The Last Supper is the most iconic symbol in the world is ignorance, not a mistake.
Keep in mind the majority of the world is of Muslim faith. Just because you're of the opinion that it's the most iconic image in the world doesn't make it fact. Your comment actually comes of as a sign of ignorance.
Some people may not get it, but it definitely has that "last supper" flare. Very cool.
Your fedex shipment was cheap because of your corporate account (the more you ship, the cheaper the rates you get from Fedex). For those without the advantage, you can always use Fedex Ground to get equipment to/from your destination if you plan in advance. You can ship up to 100-150lbs for under $40 each way.
Either way, as a merchant, I'm accepting the risk. With cash or EFT/ACH, it's harder for a customer to strongarm a merchant vs. the customer paying with a credit card and threatening a chargeback. And yes, customers threaten chargebacks over issues that aren't the merchant's fault/problem. The customer is not always right.
Or, have a non-profit coop own the lines: http://www.rric.net/
Keep in mind the government could always walk in a nationalize an oil company. It's happened all the way from Russia to Venezuela.
Which, from a quick Google search of him and reading his blog and the comments of others in the patent litigation field, is quite likely. I doubt Cisco is going to dump their top IP lawyer because of some tool in Chicago wanting to out him.
Actually, wouldn't it be useless to the minority of people in the country, since the majority of the population of the US is going to be concentrated in those 29 cities?
Towers use phased arrays on each side of the tower (usually in a 3-sided triangle shape). You can still use triangulation using just the phased arrays on top of the tower, with a reduced amount of accuracy.
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I've only worked on GSM backend/middleware software in the US (two different providers), so CDMA/iDen/etc may be different.
It all depends on how spread out the towers are. The closer together they are, the better triangulation resolution you'll have.
Off-topic question, but you seem to know your stuff, so I'll ask. If cotton is basically cellulose, could I recycle old clothing into ethanol once cellulosic ethanol production is possible on a reasonable scale?
Could they use this process in automobiles to keep the exterior clean longer between washes?
I like to go with the "ride in front of me on my motorcycle facing me, holding on, because I don't have a passenger backrest."