You're right. Please post your account username and password along with your social security number, bank number, and routing number to this forum to express your outrage that someone might think such a thing.
> The reason that they don't open the source has nothing to do with that and > everything to do with making money. They don't want someone to be able to > make a WiiPC and skip their hardware altogether. Unlike the other console > makers, Nintendo make s a profit on each and every console sold.
Yeah, those lousy bastards actually want to be PAID for their WORK when we all know that everything in the world ought to be free. And I would like a pony.
Your overdeveloped sense of entitlement is not a business plan.
By "little known" did you mean "let alone"? That might help translate your sentence into English:
> I'd rather not visit a website that calls > itself "daring" anything [let alone] "daring fireball".
See that makes sense... or, actually it doesn't, but at least it's grammatical.
Since when we judge ideas on the web by domain names? "Google"? What kind of nonsense is "Slashdot"? And don't get me started on those yahoos at.... nevermind.
> I thought we purged all the web idiots during the nuclear winter period.
This time I can't figure out WTF you're talking about.
http://operalover.tntluoma.com/8/ is the new version. Not sure why anyone would be interested in Opera7 Lover anymore... in fact I should probably setup a redirect.
Why does ANYONE need WiFI under those conditions? (just carry a long piece of ethernet!)
In case you are unable to imagine why, here's a few examples:
1) I don't always use my computer in the same place (yes, once I plop down, I tend to stay there, but not always). Sometimes I'm in the living room, sometimes in the den, sometimes in the study/guest room (which doesn't have a phone jack anywhere near it)
2) cords are annoying. The phone jack in the living room is behind the couch. Should I leave the wire hanging over it so I can find it when I need it, or under it so it can slip back out of reach?
3) No phone jack on the deck. Running a long phone cord would mean running across the doorway between the dining room and kitchen. With my 3 year old son and my 70 year old father living here, we try to avoid "trip hazards" whenever possible
4) the cord is always where you aren't. Today alone I've been 3 different places in the house using the WiFI
5) If you do want to move, unplugging the phone cord loses your connection. WiFi means that I just close the lid, walk upstairs or down, open it, and pick up where I left off
6) Many households, including this one, have more than one computer user and more than one computer. "Can you get offline? I want to check my email!" is what you get when you try to share a phone line.... (Oh, and before anyone suggests Internet Connection Sharing on a desktop, a) We don't have or want a desktop and b) leaving a computer always on for a WiFi connection is dumb and wasteful.
The reasons dialup users want WiFi is the same reason that everyone else wants it.
ps - for the above I refer to my use of an Airport Extreme, which was more expensive than this unit but also has been around for awhile when I needed it
You might be surprised to learn that there are people who live in areas where cable/DSL is not available, and yes, where they don't get cell phone signal.
There's not even a Starbucks in town, or anywhere else offering free WiFi.
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> Security through obscurity does not work.
You're right. Please post your account username and password along with your social security number, bank number, and routing number to this forum to express your outrage that someone might think such a thing.
> The reason that they don't open the source has nothing to do with that and
> everything to do with making money. They don't want someone to be able to
> make a WiiPC and skip their hardware altogether. Unlike the other console
> makers, Nintendo make s a profit on each and every console sold.
Yeah, those lousy bastards actually want to be PAID for their WORK when we all know that everything in the world ought to be free. And I would like a pony.
Your overdeveloped sense of entitlement is not a business plan.
By "little known" did you mean "let alone"? That might help translate your sentence into English:
> I'd rather not visit a website that calls
> itself "daring" anything [let alone] "daring fireball".
See that makes sense... or, actually it doesn't, but at least it's grammatical.
Since when we judge ideas on the web by domain names? "Google"? What kind of nonsense is "Slashdot"? And don't get me started on those yahoos at.... nevermind.
> I thought we purged all the web idiots during the nuclear winter period.
This time I can't figure out WTF you're talking about.
If only we could purge the trolls.
http://operalover.tntluoma.com/8/ is the new version. Not sure why anyone would be interested in Opera7 Lover anymore... in fact I should probably setup a redirect.
You are kidding, right?
Why does ANYONE need WiFI under those conditions? (just carry a long piece of ethernet!)
In case you are unable to imagine why, here's a few examples:
1) I don't always use my computer in the same place (yes, once I plop down, I tend to stay there, but not always). Sometimes I'm in the living room, sometimes in the den, sometimes in the study/guest room (which doesn't have a phone jack anywhere near it)
2) cords are annoying. The phone jack in the living room is behind the couch. Should I leave the wire hanging over it so I can find it when I need it, or under it so it can slip back out of reach?
3) No phone jack on the deck. Running a long phone cord would mean running across the doorway between the dining room and kitchen. With my 3 year old son and my 70 year old father living here, we try to avoid "trip hazards" whenever possible
4) the cord is always where you aren't. Today alone I've been 3 different places in the house using the WiFI
5) If you do want to move, unplugging the phone cord loses your connection. WiFi means that I just close the lid, walk upstairs or down, open it, and pick up where I left off
6) Many households, including this one, have more than one computer user and more than one computer. "Can you get offline? I want to check my email!" is what you get when you try to share a phone line.... (Oh, and before anyone suggests Internet Connection Sharing on a desktop, a) We don't have or want a desktop and b) leaving a computer always on for a WiFi connection is dumb and wasteful.
The reasons dialup users want WiFi is the same reason that everyone else wants it.
ps - for the above I refer to my use of an Airport Extreme, which was more expensive than this unit but also has been around for awhile when I needed it
You might be surprised to learn that there are people who live in areas where cable/DSL is not available, and yes, where they don't get cell phone signal.
There's not even a Starbucks in town, or anywhere else offering free WiFi.
Scary, eh?