Think about this, if Google controls the browser, what would keep them from doing banner replacement on every page visited (with explicit approval of the end user)?
I think that the general population might look at it as a service (replace pesky banner ads with things that really interest you!).
It's all about the Ads.
Martin Tibbitts
LCR Telecommunications, LLC
I remember reading about a product that does the same, except that it produced a white noise that made eavesdropping difficult.
Sounds like the same goal and result...without the mindless chatter.
Martin Tibbitts
I look at the skycar with lustful thoughts. But the skycar has been a denizen of what-if land for DECADES.
Personally I give a much greater chance of success to:
http://www.amvaircraft.com/index.html
Martin Tibbitts
LCR Telecommunications
The question is "is the reason that 2 years is shaved off because someone else is investing in pushing the technology?". If everyone then follows your model, then waiting 2 years pushes everything back...2 years. A fun exercise for the Spanish Prisoner.
It would be nice to see Moore's Law unstalled. Industry makes faster and faster chips..but they don't seem to be getting out to consumers. By the simplest of measures my 3 year old 2.4ghz p4 should be replaced by a 9.6 ghz monster today.
It seems the real push over the last several years has been towards battery life and power consumption, rather than raw power. this of course makes sense with laptops making up more than 50% of new consumer computers being sold.
This sounds like a light at the end of the tunnel.
Martin Tibbitts
Unbundling would be the first step. The next I would like to see the FCC push for would be true competitive DSL reselling. Right now, people reselling DSL have to be looking at the approach the FCC took with the CLEC industry.
After several years of more or less real competition the FCC cut the legs out from underneath the industry claiming that real competition is provided by cellular and voip (ha!) and that the UNE-P pricing structure was antiquated. Instantly, the CLEC industry imploded, local competition vanished and prices have gone up.
Here's to hoping that the FCC doesn't Indian-give unbundling to the consumer only to see it created in words but not effect.
Martin Tibbitts
This is a pretty ridiculous move in my opinion, and I hope the FCC can help the industry to not shoot themselves in the foot.
Digital radio is not of a noticably higher quality than analog...except that the song title will march across some radio "screens".
People are not ripping songs off Tivo'd radio any more than they might have in the 70s when standard tape recorders came out. The quality isn't worth the effort. People who would try to do this today are leeching these songs for free or paying a buck for them on itunes...both with significantly higher quality and no annoying DJ voiceovers.
Martin Tibbitts
I'm not the type to wear a tinfoil hat, but I will certainly use a tinfoil wallet if this becomes popular.
DVD encryption was supposed to be unbreakable...until somebody goofed leading to the creation of DeCSS and many other versions. Now DVD encryption is a joke and the industry has its entire library vulnerable. What would happen if the same were to happen to millions of credit cards?
I do not believe that slightly greater ease of use will overcome the risk...real or perceived.
Martin Tibbitts
I've been reading about Browne's Gas for a few weeks now. Interesting stuff. Here's to seeing a slew of independent experiments that either verify or kill this theory.
Martin Tibbitts
This is a peer to peer sized transaction, so I don't expect this purchase to be a buy-and-bury move. I expect that Access will come out with a business as usual announcement quickly.
Martin Tibbitts
Get me better resolution, color and a touch-screen, and I would love one! In the meantime I will simply click my bulkier existing solution to my belt.
Martin Tibbitts
The success of micropayments is still a chicken-and-the-egg problem.
Until there is a ubiquitous system out there few vendors will use one. Until vendors do so, few customers will bother with it.
Who has the strengh to make it happen? I would be surprised if paypal were to make this work, as they lack right types of vendors.
Were Google to come out with a system, it could have a chance...after all, they already do micropayments, of a sort: pay-per-click advertising.
Who is the biggest loser here? The LEC Billing industry for blowing the opportunity to have micropayments build into consumers' local phone bills. By the time the RBOCs wake up and see the opportunity here, somebody else will have found a better solution.
Martin Tibbitts
Slashdot Mirror
Think about this, if Google controls the browser, what would keep them from doing banner replacement on every page visited (with explicit approval of the end user)? I think that the general population might look at it as a service (replace pesky banner ads with things that really interest you!). It's all about the Ads. Martin Tibbitts LCR Telecommunications, LLC
I remember reading about a product that does the same, except that it produced a white noise that made eavesdropping difficult. Sounds like the same goal and result...without the mindless chatter. Martin Tibbitts
I look at the skycar with lustful thoughts. But the skycar has been a denizen of what-if land for DECADES. Personally I give a much greater chance of success to: http://www.amvaircraft.com/index.html Martin Tibbitts LCR Telecommunications
The question is "is the reason that 2 years is shaved off because someone else is investing in pushing the technology?". If everyone then follows your model, then waiting 2 years pushes everything back...2 years. A fun exercise for the Spanish Prisoner.
Martin Tibbitts
It would be nice to see Moore's Law unstalled. Industry makes faster and faster chips..but they don't seem to be getting out to consumers. By the simplest of measures my 3 year old 2.4ghz p4 should be replaced by a 9.6 ghz monster today. It seems the real push over the last several years has been towards battery life and power consumption, rather than raw power. this of course makes sense with laptops making up more than 50% of new consumer computers being sold. This sounds like a light at the end of the tunnel. Martin Tibbitts
Unbundling would be the first step. The next I would like to see the FCC push for would be true competitive DSL reselling. Right now, people reselling DSL have to be looking at the approach the FCC took with the CLEC industry. After several years of more or less real competition the FCC cut the legs out from underneath the industry claiming that real competition is provided by cellular and voip (ha!) and that the UNE-P pricing structure was antiquated. Instantly, the CLEC industry imploded, local competition vanished and prices have gone up. Here's to hoping that the FCC doesn't Indian-give unbundling to the consumer only to see it created in words but not effect. Martin Tibbitts
This is a pretty ridiculous move in my opinion, and I hope the FCC can help the industry to not shoot themselves in the foot. Digital radio is not of a noticably higher quality than analog...except that the song title will march across some radio "screens". People are not ripping songs off Tivo'd radio any more than they might have in the 70s when standard tape recorders came out. The quality isn't worth the effort. People who would try to do this today are leeching these songs for free or paying a buck for them on itunes...both with significantly higher quality and no annoying DJ voiceovers. Martin Tibbitts
I'm not the type to wear a tinfoil hat, but I will certainly use a tinfoil wallet if this becomes popular. DVD encryption was supposed to be unbreakable...until somebody goofed leading to the creation of DeCSS and many other versions. Now DVD encryption is a joke and the industry has its entire library vulnerable. What would happen if the same were to happen to millions of credit cards? I do not believe that slightly greater ease of use will overcome the risk...real or perceived. Martin Tibbitts
I've been reading about Browne's Gas for a few weeks now. Interesting stuff. Here's to seeing a slew of independent experiments that either verify or kill this theory. Martin Tibbitts
This is a peer to peer sized transaction, so I don't expect this purchase to be a buy-and-bury move. I expect that Access will come out with a business as usual announcement quickly. Martin Tibbitts
Get me better resolution, color and a touch-screen, and I would love one! In the meantime I will simply click my bulkier existing solution to my belt. Martin Tibbitts
The success of micropayments is still a chicken-and-the-egg problem. Until there is a ubiquitous system out there few vendors will use one. Until vendors do so, few customers will bother with it. Who has the strengh to make it happen? I would be surprised if paypal were to make this work, as they lack right types of vendors. Were Google to come out with a system, it could have a chance...after all, they already do micropayments, of a sort: pay-per-click advertising. Who is the biggest loser here? The LEC Billing industry for blowing the opportunity to have micropayments build into consumers' local phone bills. By the time the RBOCs wake up and see the opportunity here, somebody else will have found a better solution. Martin Tibbitts