While Wifi and WiMAX are what most expect to be the future, how long will it be before small rural towns are 100% accounted for? If the goal is to give EVERYONE the option of having internet access in their town, BPL is probably the most intelligent option.
With the power infrastructer already in place, it should be much less costly to implement this type of service to people outside of the large cities. I applaud Texas for this decision and hope to see more states follow in their footsteps. The "WI-'s" will take care of the big cities first, but what about everyone else?
If the problem is getting everyone connected, then this is the solution.
How is this any different than the poor people here who get paid to test drugs? Just because it's happening in India now as well it's news? Yes India is another developed country just like ours with people who want to get paid to pop pills. As well as get paid to do all the same things we do. It's not like they're an alien race or something.
"...had tied a rope to M2 before sending it into the work area..."
"...Using a ten-foot-long pole..."
"...RAP team's winch then pulled the robot directly out..."
They just better be sure to watch out for diamonds during their journey. Everyone knows diamonds are the hardest material on earth (forget scratch tests, diamonds are INDESTRUCTIBLE, right?). And even the magical laser beam on the ship's front won't be able to make them disintegrate like it will be able to with all the other rocks.
I just hope they get to the center in time to detonate the nuclear bombs in order to get it spinning again before the earth's magnetic field completely disappears.
Luckily there will be someone who gives their life during the mission to make sure everything goes as planned. Thank GOD for that guy as well as HORRIBLE HOLLYWOOD MOVIES.
There will ALWAYS be a market for what is in demand by the people. In this case, there will ALWAYS be independent artists who want a music player that can play un-"locked" files and there will always be plenty of fans of independent music who want the same thing.
The more the RIAA tries to "lock" in the content, the more people will seek out alternatives. Therefore, there will always be alternatives thanks to the demand for it. And with social networking, people will ALWAYS know that these alternatives exist.
If one business gives in and starts only making players that play "locked" files, there will almost instantly be a new startup that focuses on making what the sell-out business used to make; because there is money in it!
Once something is out of the bag, there is no shoving it back in (even if it does force companies to change their business models).
As a semi-related example, look at filesharing. What happens EVERY TIME the RIAA or MPAA shuts down a bittorrent (or any p2p) website that hosts copyrighted material? 10 more pop up in its place.
I didn't realize you were the all knowing person who decides what is ART or not. Actually ANY CREATION can be considered art. Just because you consider century old art to be more important than the shit spewed out by Brittney does not make her "creation" non-artistic.
And sorry but you are wrong. Entertainment IS art, in ANY form. Expression is art. Take a class.
Who said anything about a server BUDDY BOY? I'm pretty sure Vista will be available for Personal Computer use, and currently my XP PC takes only a few seconds to restart. You must be someone who enjoys attemping to correct others even when they have no basis for doing so. People don't like you.
Yeah but you could make that claim with ANY form of entertainment that SHOULD be considered art. Because Brittney Spears and Nsync weren't branded together with PEPSI or anything right? Oh wait, they were... Along with pretty much ALL popular entertainers, artists, and media out there these days. What about TV commercials or product placement in TV shows and Movies? It's all the same.
A reference to Picaso using Wendy's ads is a retarded statement. Times are different obviously and ads are here to stay. We are all consumers. But ads should not be a burden on any of us, they should be "background noise" in our lives; nothing more.
I think ads in games on billboards and walls or buildings that mimic businesses is a great idea just as long as they are not intrusive or overly distracting.
The last thing I want is for video games to not have enough funding to be of good quality. PC games lose a lot of revenue to pirating (consoles a little too) and most newer games take a lot of money to create. If putting SILENT ads in game play can help this and keep the games innovative and well-made, I say go for it.
If Google can include ads in their service without being too annoying about it and make a profit, there's no reason video games can't do it as well.
This is enough reason for me to not buy an XBOX360 EVER. In order to create a frenzy which in turn creates buzz and will most likely help sell even more of their consoles later on, they purposely make sure to not have enough supply for the demand in the beginning. This is just rude and evil.
Thousands would LOVE to buy a 360, but because of M$ greed, every place will be sold out for some time. They can do this and it works simply because there is no other next gen consoles competing with them at this time.
And the unfortunate, extremely desperate people who didn't get one before it sold out are having to pay triple the price on Ebay. Just lame Microsoft, LAME!
Where's Google's gaming console? At least I could trust they wouldn't dick around with their customers.
What I do with my time at work doesn't matter as long as I get my responsibilities done.
What I do in the privacy of my own home is nobodys business but my own, and it is completely pointless and juvenile to point the finger at ANYONE with ANY kind of addiction if they are not directly harming another person.
Being an "addict" of anything should never be looked at as negative as long as it makes you happy, doesn't hurt others, and you can still maintain the responsibility of accomplishing your duties in life.
Negatively judging gets everybody nowhere. If addiction is a problem, one should get help ON THEIR OWN. If addiction is not a problem, one should be left alone. We all learn through life's experiences.
Miranda is another that's a lot like GAIM and TRILLIAN but is much more basic and smooth running in my opinion. Works with all major clients as well and is a very small install.
Terraforming?
NO NEED!
We simply need to find and start the reactor Kuato keeps talking about. Cohagen knows it makes air but the BASTARD won't turn it on!
DDGGAAANNAA!! NOOO!! GET DAOWWN! AAHGHGHAGHAHHHGGGGHGHH!
I would have read the other articles had you NOT included a link to FOXNEWS.COM
Sorry, I cannot trust ANY of your other sources when you consider FOX credible.
"When a car is entered on the system it will 'ping' whenever it passes one of our cameras, which makes it a lot easier to track than waiting for a patrol car to spot it."
If the "Ping" is above 100, I'm finding another server..
offtopic troll me!
Cool, let's fill that thing up with as much as it can handle and use the whole craft as a counter-weight for our soon to be constructed space elevator.
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While Wifi and WiMAX are what most expect to be the future, how long will it be before small rural towns are 100% accounted for? If the goal is to give EVERYONE the option of having internet access in their town, BPL is probably the most intelligent option.
With the power infrastructer already in place, it should be much less costly to implement this type of service to people outside of the large cities. I applaud Texas for this decision and hope to see more states follow in their footsteps. The "WI-'s" will take care of the big cities first, but what about everyone else?
If the problem is getting everyone connected, then this is the solution.
How is this any different than the poor people here who get paid to test drugs? Just because it's happening in India now as well it's news? Yes India is another developed country just like ours with people who want to get paid to pop pills. As well as get paid to do all the same things we do. It's not like they're an alien race or something.
"...had tied a rope to M2 before sending it into the work area..."
"...Using a ten-foot-long pole..."
"...RAP team's winch then pulled the robot directly out..."
We're getting awfully technical, aren't we?
They just better be sure to watch out for diamonds during their journey. Everyone knows diamonds are the hardest material on earth (forget scratch tests, diamonds are INDESTRUCTIBLE, right?). And even the magical laser beam on the ship's front won't be able to make them disintegrate like it will be able to with all the other rocks.
I just hope they get to the center in time to detonate the nuclear bombs in order to get it spinning again before the earth's magnetic field completely disappears.
Luckily there will be someone who gives their life during the mission to make sure everything goes as planned. Thank GOD for that guy as well as HORRIBLE HOLLYWOOD MOVIES.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298814/
Try being a garbage man. Seriously, hop into any number of their vehicles and start driving and using the equipment. Good luck.
There will ALWAYS be a market for what is in demand by the people. In this case, there will ALWAYS be independent artists who want a music player that can play un-"locked" files and there will always be plenty of fans of independent music who want the same thing. The more the RIAA tries to "lock" in the content, the more people will seek out alternatives. Therefore, there will always be alternatives thanks to the demand for it. And with social networking, people will ALWAYS know that these alternatives exist. If one business gives in and starts only making players that play "locked" files, there will almost instantly be a new startup that focuses on making what the sell-out business used to make; because there is money in it! Once something is out of the bag, there is no shoving it back in (even if it does force companies to change their business models). As a semi-related example, look at filesharing. What happens EVERY TIME the RIAA or MPAA shuts down a bittorrent (or any p2p) website that hosts copyrighted material? 10 more pop up in its place.
Of course they need to worry about being SUED for the content their community creates (hot coffee).
I didn't realize you were the all knowing person who decides what is ART or not. Actually ANY CREATION can be considered art. Just because you consider century old art to be more important than the shit spewed out by Brittney does not make her "creation" non-artistic.
And sorry but you are wrong. Entertainment IS art, in ANY form. Expression is art. Take a class.
Who said anything about a server BUDDY BOY? I'm pretty sure Vista will be available for Personal Computer use, and currently my XP PC takes only a few seconds to restart. You must be someone who enjoys attemping to correct others even when they have no basis for doing so. People don't like you.
Now I can use that extra 17 seconds for something important. Time is Money PEOPLE!
Snaaaake, snaaaaaaake, IT'S A SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE! AH Badgers, badgers, badgers, badgers...
mmmm Grammar Nazi... always entertaining.
Yeah but you could make that claim with ANY form of entertainment that SHOULD be considered art. Because Brittney Spears and Nsync weren't branded together with PEPSI or anything right? Oh wait, they were... Along with pretty much ALL popular entertainers, artists, and media out there these days. What about TV commercials or product placement in TV shows and Movies? It's all the same.
A reference to Picaso using Wendy's ads is a retarded statement. Times are different obviously and ads are here to stay. We are all consumers. But ads should not be a burden on any of us, they should be "background noise" in our lives; nothing more.
I think ads in games on billboards and walls or buildings that mimic businesses is a great idea just as long as they are not intrusive or overly distracting.
The last thing I want is for video games to not have enough funding to be of good quality. PC games lose a lot of revenue to pirating (consoles a little too) and most newer games take a lot of money to create. If putting SILENT ads in game play can help this and keep the games innovative and well-made, I say go for it.
If Google can include ads in their service without being too annoying about it and make a profit, there's no reason video games can't do it as well.
This is enough reason for me to not buy an XBOX360 EVER. In order to create a frenzy which in turn creates buzz and will most likely help sell even more of their consoles later on, they purposely make sure to not have enough supply for the demand in the beginning. This is just rude and evil.
Thousands would LOVE to buy a 360, but because of M$ greed, every place will be sold out for some time. They can do this and it works simply because there is no other next gen consoles competing with them at this time.
And the unfortunate, extremely desperate people who didn't get one before it sold out are having to pay triple the price on Ebay. Just lame Microsoft, LAME!
Where's Google's gaming console? At least I could trust they wouldn't dick around with their customers.
And 12 critical flaw patches for it have since been released.
What I do with my time at work doesn't matter as long as I get my responsibilities done. What I do in the privacy of my own home is nobodys business but my own, and it is completely pointless and juvenile to point the finger at ANYONE with ANY kind of addiction if they are not directly harming another person. Being an "addict" of anything should never be looked at as negative as long as it makes you happy, doesn't hurt others, and you can still maintain the responsibility of accomplishing your duties in life. Negatively judging gets everybody nowhere. If addiction is a problem, one should get help ON THEIR OWN. If addiction is not a problem, one should be left alone. We all learn through life's experiences.
Miranda is another that's a lot like GAIM and TRILLIAN but is much more basic and smooth running in my opinion. Works with all major clients as well and is a very small install.
Terraforming? NO NEED! We simply need to find and start the reactor Kuato keeps talking about. Cohagen knows it makes air but the BASTARD won't turn it on! DDGGAAANNAA!! NOOO!! GET DAOWWN! AAHGHGHAGHAHHHGGGGHGHH!
I would have read the other articles had you NOT included a link to FOXNEWS.COM Sorry, I cannot trust ANY of your other sources when you consider FOX credible.
"When a car is entered on the system it will 'ping' whenever it passes one of our cameras, which makes it a lot easier to track than waiting for a patrol car to spot it." If the "Ping" is above 100, I'm finding another server..
As much as I hate Microsoft...I hate Comcast MORE.
And just because I want to be predictable...
"I for one welcome our new cable TV overlords"
I for one welcome our new MMOG...BLAH BLAH BLAH... Followed by something about dupes, and how Google MIGHT become evil...
offtopic troll me! Cool, let's fill that thing up with as much as it can handle and use the whole craft as a counter-weight for our soon to be constructed space elevator.
Why wouldn't they just market and sell that to everyone? I'm sure most people would buy and chew gum if it could effectively replace brushing.