There have been lots of these cheap feature phones for years. You can find many models in developing countries already, with an FOB cost of around $14. In fact, this type of phone is already old and out-dated. The market for them is almost dead, even in India. This just shows how clueless M$ is about pretty much everything in the universe.
Working as a cashier at McDonold's should not pay a wage high enough for someone to "live." Minimum wage jobs should be something people do while they are young, living with family, students, etc. If you want to earn a "living" get a real job and work your way up the ladder. If you are illegal, GTFO.
I use VPN 24/7, even when I am at home in the US. Sure enough, it is not working now. Too bad. Cancelled my subscription today. I guess the content owners don't want my money, so I will go back to "free" sources.
We need to talk about solutions, not politics. I want strong encryption of all my data, in the cloud and local, by default. Come on fellow nerds, let's make this happen. Has anyone tried moving their email to an encrypted cloud storage? We need someone to step up and offer encrypted cloud based email. Google clearly has no interest in encryption, as digging through our data is their bread and butter.
I used to be an exec at RadioShack, but left when they started to go into a downward spiral. Don't be fooled by misleading financial reports. The "profit" they claim was achieved through cost cutting. If you look at the details, you will see their revenue and sales have been dropping continuously for the last 8 years. They can't survive on cost cutting forever...
It's only temporary, for the olympics. They opened up all of those sites, like wikipedia and bbc, a couple of months ago. I expect them to slam the door shut again, immediately after all of the foreign media leave china, after the games.
I live and work in China, so I am very thankful for ssh.
I am in Shenzhen now and can confirm all of the entertainment TV channels have been turned off, but all of my favorite web sites are still open - even the ones previously blocked, like wikipedia and bbc.
So, WTF? Why turn off my HBO for 3 days, but leave CNN and CNBC on?
Did they look up "mourning" in their pocket translator and get it confused with "boring?"
I am an American, living in China. While it is nice to see the BBC unblocked, I know that I will still have to use ssh to be sure I am seeing the real, unfiltered, content. Thanks to the nice Cisco (American) technology we developed for them, they are able to selectively block and redirect individual articles.
I have been living in China for almost 8 years and have never had a problem bypassing the great firewall. Tools such as tor, ssh, and usenet are widely known by most Chinese geeks, so such efforts just make the government look that much more incompetent.
Everyone knows what is going on...
The Chinese government is fighting a losing battle against the will of the people. At best, they can only act as a speed-bump in the path of democracy.
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There have been lots of these cheap feature phones for years. You can find many models in developing countries already, with an FOB cost of around $14. In fact, this type of phone is already old and out-dated. The market for them is almost dead, even in India. This just shows how clueless M$ is about pretty much everything in the universe.
Working as a cashier at McDonold's should not pay a wage high enough for someone to "live." Minimum wage jobs should be something people do while they are young, living with family, students, etc. If you want to earn a "living" get a real job and work your way up the ladder. If you are illegal, GTFO.
I use VPN 24/7, even when I am at home in the US. Sure enough, it is not working now. Too bad. Cancelled my subscription today. I guess the content owners don't want my money, so I will go back to "free" sources.
We need to talk about solutions, not politics. I want strong encryption of all my data, in the cloud and local, by default. Come on fellow nerds, let's make this happen. Has anyone tried moving their email to an encrypted cloud storage? We need someone to step up and offer encrypted cloud based email. Google clearly has no interest in encryption, as digging through our data is their bread and butter.
I used to be an exec at RadioShack, but left when they started to go into a downward spiral. Don't be fooled by misleading financial reports. The "profit" they claim was achieved through cost cutting. If you look at the details, you will see their revenue and sales have been dropping continuously for the last 8 years. They can't survive on cost cutting forever...
WTH? Why can't people come up with something we haven't tried already? pffft...
It's only temporary, for the olympics. They opened up all of those sites, like wikipedia and bbc, a couple of months ago. I expect them to slam the door shut again, immediately after all of the foreign media leave china, after the games. I live and work in China, so I am very thankful for ssh.
I am also in Shenzhen... Everything seems open on the Web, but I miss my HBO...
Can you post your link to the Lost episodes, inside China? I am in Shenzhen and downloading them from the US is making me old. :)
I am in Shenzhen now and can confirm all of the entertainment TV channels have been turned off, but all of my favorite web sites are still open - even the ones previously blocked, like wikipedia and bbc. So, WTF? Why turn off my HBO for 3 days, but leave CNN and CNBC on? Did they look up "mourning" in their pocket translator and get it confused with "boring?"
I am an American, living in China. While it is nice to see the BBC unblocked, I know that I will still have to use ssh to be sure I am seeing the real, unfiltered, content. Thanks to the nice Cisco (American) technology we developed for them, they are able to selectively block and redirect individual articles.
You guys are teasing me too early this year...
I have been living in China for almost 8 years and have never had a problem bypassing the great firewall. Tools such as tor, ssh, and usenet are widely known by most Chinese geeks, so such efforts just make the government look that much more incompetent. Everyone knows what is going on... The Chinese government is fighting a losing battle against the will of the people. At best, they can only act as a speed-bump in the path of democracy.
As a manager, I found the perfect solution. Only hire fugly ogre-like women with thick ankles. It makes for a very scary but productive environment.