I think the idea here is to provide attractive functionality at a disguised cost. Once Apple switched over to Intel processors, anyone could run Windows on their Macs. But hardly anyone did, because who wants to reboot so often?
This will be touted the same way: "Keep your Windows apps!" But in the end, everyone will wind up using Google Docs, Gmail, etc. And that's just how Google wants it.
"Internet Service Retailers Management Software" could be just about anything.
I don't know what about "could be just about anything" isn't frightening to you when it refers to software that the government mandates be put on your computer.
The only reason I have comcast again is because unfortunately when i moved FIOS wasn't available for my Apartment Complex.
I am not chastising you, but have you considered something like 4G wireless or tethering a 3G smartphone connection? I'm just trying to think critically, given that we all hate Comcast, and plan for how best to react to this situation.
Personally, I'm in center city Philadelphia, and I get 16Mbps/1.5Mbps for $30/month. Suits my needs pretty well, so I'm still feeding the devil.
If you don't need the event input stuff (which, to be honest, you do; it's really nice), you can use toydispatch, which is a reimplementation that I wrote of the core workqueue model using just portable pthread stuff.
Can you provide a link for this? A Google search for "linux toydispatch" yields 3 hits, one of which is your post above:
Results 1 - 3 of 3 for linux toydispatch. (0.31 seconds)
Selection no longer matters, customer service doesn't matter, just price.
How can you say that? If I scan something and I find out no store in a 15-mile radius has that product, won't I buy it immediately?
Seems to me this barcode scanning phenomenon would be better for consumers all around. Stores will have to compete not just on price, but on whatever consumers demand. If you want selection, then choose on selection.
I'm not one to shun a history lesson, but I think the important thing here is that acknowledgment that the work of brilliant people should be free to all.
Keep charging for Hollywood crap, I don't care. But if you're truly bright, you'll want the world to know what you think.
It would also behoove Hollywood et al. to adopt this model, as it substantially augments the agent's influence in the given domain, but hey, they'll learn that the hard way, I guess.
technology doesn't fundamentally change communication (whether it be words, pictures, video, or audio). It may change the style and method of delivery (the 'channel' and 'code') but the content of what is being communicated does not change.
Yeah, you're right. I remember how much I loved to post my mother photographs of cats with goofy captions on them. I used to make the captions from letters I cut out of magazines.
Say, that word, nazi, what does it mean again ? Oh right... it translates to "socialist".
I hate to nitpick, but it actually would translate to "National." The party name was the Nationalsozialisten, which translates, obviously, as "national socialists."
in France, while on business trips, you assume you are being bugged and information will go to your local competition
Not flaming, but can I have a source for such practices, or are you speaking purely anecdotally? I find it very interesting. I've spent a considerable amount of time in Germany (as an American) and never experienced this.
Maybe in the 90s. But this day in age? Please. I think any porn connoisseur would be downloading high quality video via torrents and not streaming through the browser.
The notion of what is taboo is generally applied to actions, not people or things. In this case, the action would be 1) viewing things considered private by this society and 2) publishing these things and making them extremely searchable.
Business records are to be used for business purposes An interesting tactic you've employed there. Wouldn't it be rather trivial (at least in the States), to defend a business doing this? I mean, they're just trying to manage PR. That's a business purpose, isn't it?
I'm referring completely to casual conversation logic, not what would hold up in the courtroom. Although perhaps that's unreasonably optimistic of me.
In Finland, we are not going to give a shit about these laws. Not now, seemingly not before, and most importantly not in the future. A thoroughly rallying call to civil disobedience from an AC.
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I think the idea here is to provide attractive functionality at a disguised cost. Once Apple switched over to Intel processors, anyone could run Windows on their Macs. But hardly anyone did, because who wants to reboot so often?
This will be touted the same way: "Keep your Windows apps!" But in the end, everyone will wind up using Google Docs, Gmail, etc. And that's just how Google wants it.
Why should I waste my time with submissions that never go though when making snarky comments is infinitely more entertaining and rewarding?
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"Internet Service Retailers Management Software" could be just about anything.
I don't know what about "could be just about anything" isn't frightening to you when it refers to software that the government mandates be put on your computer.
Seriously, how on earth is this front page news on slashdot??
One word: kdawson.
I am not chastising you, but have you considered something like 4G wireless or tethering a 3G smartphone connection? I'm just trying to think critically, given that we all hate Comcast, and plan for how best to react to this situation.
Personally, I'm in center city Philadelphia, and I get 16Mbps/1.5Mbps for $30/month. Suits my needs pretty well, so I'm still feeding the devil.
Realize how silly that sounds now?
Can you provide a link for this? A Google search for "linux toydispatch" yields 3 hits, one of which is your post above:
How can you say that? If I scan something and I find out no store in a 15-mile radius has that product, won't I buy it immediately?
Seems to me this barcode scanning phenomenon would be better for consumers all around. Stores will have to compete not just on price, but on whatever consumers demand. If you want selection, then choose on selection.
Not that I would ever be interested in having sex with a computer anyway...
Not that there's anything wrong with that!
I'm not one to shun a history lesson, but I think the important thing here is that acknowledgment that the work of brilliant people should be free to all.
Keep charging for Hollywood crap, I don't care. But if you're truly bright, you'll want the world to know what you think.
It would also behoove Hollywood et al. to adopt this model, as it substantially augments the agent's influence in the given domain, but hey, they'll learn that the hard way, I guess.
technology doesn't fundamentally change communication (whether it be words, pictures, video, or audio). It may change the style and method of delivery (the 'channel' and 'code') but the content of what is being communicated does not change.
Yeah, you're right. I remember how much I loved to post my mother photographs of cats with goofy captions on them. I used to make the captions from letters I cut out of magazines.
I hate to nitpick, but it actually would translate to "National." The party name was the Nationalsozialisten, which translates, obviously, as "national socialists."
Not flaming, but can I have a source for such practices, or are you speaking purely anecdotally? I find it very interesting. I've spent a considerable amount of time in Germany (as an American) and never experienced this.
Is it funny or weird or normal that the only hit on Google for "Widget Model XJ123" is this thread?
Google actually has a stronger foothold in its primary market than Microsoft does in its, at the moment.
I read this as saying that Microsoft's marketshare in the OS market is less than Google's in the search market. This would definitely be false.
I don't think you quite understand what this "open source" thing is.
If this feature is well implemented, people will use it. Stores can't do anything about a large number of their patrons behaving in a certain way.
If you don't like the boundaries of what's considered acceptable behavior, behave exceptionally and let the boundaries catch up.
Jesus dude, easy on the line breaks! And I for one am a huge fan of Disagree Mail. =P
And cats.
Maybe in the 90s. But this day in age? Please. I think any porn connoisseur would be downloading high quality video via torrents and not streaming through the browser.
Employers aren't responsible for an employee's children.
No, but employers are responsible for their employees. If employees have needs, they need to be met.
Substantial child-raising accommodations are made all over Europe. It's legislated. And it works.
Look at the price of iPod's, iPhone's, Mac Books, and their other products. They are selling them at an incredible profit.
Whereas Google, on the other hand, offers its services at a steep count, because it is holy and good.
The notion of what is taboo is generally applied to actions, not people or things. In this case, the action would be 1) viewing things considered private by this society and 2) publishing these things and making them extremely searchable.
In other words, totally freaking taboo.
I have honestly refused to buy a cd since all this shit started.
I hope you mean that you've refused to buy any CD published by a label represented by the RIAA. Otherwise it'd just be stupid.
I'm referring completely to casual conversation logic, not what would hold up in the courtroom. Although perhaps that's unreasonably optimistic of me.