What a complete and total arse you are. How is the iPhone magically more secure than any other phone if it is stolen (a large part of what the article is about).
How is the iPhone magically invulnerable to wireless issues, as the sister post describes.
Another fanboy, "Oh no! Someone's perhaps saying something potentially negative about an Apple product! Must rush to defense!"
I was at best buy recently and I ejected and reinserted a BD disc. it took nearly a minute to load. I LAUGHED MY ASS OFF. people accept this? really??
Apropos of anything re DRM, etc, I fail to see the issue here - the only time I could see the minute making any difference to your experience in watching a movie is seedy.
"Oh noes, it doesn't start instantly" is "not ideal" not "OMG, how stupid are you to put up with it".
I didn't buy an HD-DVD player. I will not be buying a Blu-Ray player. I will not be buying a this thing. Technology is moving way too fast for me to keep replacing my hardware.
And what, it's your belief that technology is only going to slow down from here?
Re resume and CV, I found it extremely advantageous to write a little two or three sentence synopsis on each company, giving an idea of size and general purpose. For companies like IBM, etc, not an issue, but you want to give people context when you mention you worked for [Company They May Never Have Heard Of].
In which case, talk to your insurance company. I had the same issue. I asked them what could be done... they were willing to accept information from my Australian insurer (blah blah blah, official letterhead, registered insurance provider, notarized, etc), and upon doing that, effectively transferred my insurance history and lowered my rates to what would normally be expected.
I did. Well, I did get engaged to an American first. I gotta take issue with the article's claim that "recruiters aren't interested until you're in the country". Of course, they're not, six months out - but a month or two? Sure. I posted (when I moved from Melbourne to Seattle 18 months ago) on Dice, and a few others, and specifically explained my situation. I got calls in the middle of the night from recruiters and companies, and the upshot was I touched down on a Friday afternoon at 2pm, and interviewed at a realllly large IT company Monday 8am (actually, they wanted to interview me 5pm Friday, "though we know you're just off the plane").
More often then not my tethered blackjack is faster then the wired network at hotels.
That wouldn't surprise me. I used to work for a digital video on demand company that also managed hotel in-room internet. I've seen 500 room hotels (that think nothing of charging $300/night) sharing a 512kbps DSL line.
Thing is, to hit that 8 presumes a linear, stable sales rate. I don't think that seems at all realistic. Markets have saturation points, there's initial excitement, etc.
A quote from the article... "Nokia sells more phones in a week than Apple has sold since it started". Of course it's not a fair comparison, but it also shows that the iPhone has not been the "OMG REVOLUTION" that some claim it has.
And yet you're happy to buy Apple. How many replacement logic boards did some (several thousands) people's Powerbooks go through? I have two friends that had three replacements each. One had two discolored MBs, too.
Yes, they came back "fixed", til they broke "again", quite quickly.
And yet you're happy to continue using one company and flame the other online.
Oh, I understand. Don't get me wrong, I don't think WM is amazing. In fact, I tried a couple of HTC phones, and whilst initially liking them, found the frustrations too much to put up with - I'm also a phone upgrader extraordinaire. I have only tried the iPhone for a few hours, and am willing to concede that many people claim it takes a few days to get into the habit of, but for me, for now, I'm happy with my Nokia N95. Also with its flaws and peccadilloes, but it does what I want, and well.
The worst thing about Apple fanboys is that you never know whether they're trolling, or being honest (to their opinions)...
A third altogether possible option is that there is a significant union between both of the above sets.
How in the name of blue fuck does a handheld device with a fold-open screen and a full keyboard, no native 'traditional' phone mode even remotely represent someone trying to copy the (All Hail The Apparently Omnipotent) iPhone?
Every time I go to solve a *NIX problem, then I get 12 answers of what might be causing that. Of those answers it is usually the case that at most one of them will fix my problem.
And nine of those will be along the lines of "RTFM, n00b!"
You don't say you're with Comcast, but I'm assuming it by the way you refer to "them", whilst talking about the bandwidth caps discussed by Comcast.
I have a solution. You're trying to get them to let you pay for two accounts, you say? Why haven't you tried a Business account? I have that with Comcast, at home (though I do work full time from home). I pay $98.95 a month (should be $160, but if you call a Comcast reseller, you'll get a discount - and often that will be "as long as you keep the service continually connected", not the usual "introductory rate" - and you'll never hear from the reseller again, really, bills will be from Comcast, you call Comcast for tech support) for an 8mbps/1mbps connection, with 5 static IP addresses, no throttling, and no port limitations. They are also explicit in that, within the limitations of the cable, I can utilize it 24/7 without threat of disconnection.
Problem solved, and for only $30 or so more than your current service. Considering you're willing to pay $65 more, fairly simple (and in and of itself, the above deal is pretty decent).
All that being said, I have no love for Comcast. I wouldn't use Comcast for TV if you paid me. Gah.
I'm fairly sure that Comcast, and indeed every other major ISP out there, has a "terms and conditions may be changed without notice. If the change results in a material difference to the service, you may elect to cancel your service without penalty or early termination fees if applicable".
Before anyone bleats about "they still can't just change the terms, there has to be agreement - there/was/ agreement that they could - that'd be your signature. There was even "consideration" given, the right to have fees waived if you left the service due to a change in said terms.
Really? You pay for a 6mbps connection to Comcast? Or do you pay for a connection to Comcast, which is advertised as "UP TO 6mbps" (my emphasis, since you conveniently seem to have dropped it).
If you have a commercial connection that offers 6mbps, SLA'd, that's different, but you don't, because you wouldn't be a target of this if you were.
With all due respect to your state, most of us in the sane world view many of the laws coming out of California with a healthy degree of amazement/amusement/cynicism/sorrow/pity...
Absolutely it is in Australia - or rather, the wasting police time - witness the Queensland case of the 14yo girl who ran off with her 20 something boyfriend and was hidden by him (with her consent) for years.
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How is the iPhone magically invulnerable to wireless issues, as the sister post describes.
Another fanboy, "Oh no! Someone's perhaps saying something potentially negative about an Apple product! Must rush to defense!"
Apropos of anything re DRM, etc, I fail to see the issue here - the only time I could see the minute making any difference to your experience in watching a movie is seedy.
"Oh noes, it doesn't start instantly" is "not ideal" not "OMG, how stupid are you to put up with it".
And what, it's your belief that technology is only going to slow down from here?
WordPerfect X4 sells for $299. Office 2007 Standard (with more elements to the suite than WP) sells for $399. I wouldn't call that extortionate.
What a bizarre metric. Why not "16 billion a year" or "1.3 billion a month"?
Funny, Office 2007 came out 'recently', as did 2008 for Mac. Did they put any money into that they are entitled to attempt to recoup?
How dare they.
Re resume and CV, I found it extremely advantageous to write a little two or three sentence synopsis on each company, giving an idea of size and general purpose. For companies like IBM, etc, not an issue, but you want to give people context when you mention you worked for [Company They May Never Have Heard Of].
In which case, talk to your insurance company. I had the same issue. I asked them what could be done... they were willing to accept information from my Australian insurer (blah blah blah, official letterhead, registered insurance provider, notarized, etc), and upon doing that, effectively transferred my insurance history and lowered my rates to what would normally be expected.
I did. Well, I did get engaged to an American first. I gotta take issue with the article's claim that "recruiters aren't interested until you're in the country". Of course, they're not, six months out - but a month or two? Sure. I posted (when I moved from Melbourne to Seattle 18 months ago) on Dice, and a few others, and specifically explained my situation. I got calls in the middle of the night from recruiters and companies, and the upshot was I touched down on a Friday afternoon at 2pm, and interviewed at a realllly large IT company Monday 8am (actually, they wanted to interview me 5pm Friday, "though we know you're just off the plane").
That wouldn't surprise me. I used to work for a digital video on demand company that also managed hotel in-room internet. I've seen 500 room hotels (that think nothing of charging $300/night) sharing a 512kbps DSL line.
Thing is, to hit that 8 presumes a linear, stable sales rate. I don't think that seems at all realistic. Markets have saturation points, there's initial excitement, etc.
A quote from the article... "Nokia sells more phones in a week than Apple has sold since it started". Of course it's not a fair comparison, but it also shows that the iPhone has not been the "OMG REVOLUTION" that some claim it has.
Is that the Windows equivalent of "Everybody knows you don't use the first generation of an Apple product"?
Yes, they came back "fixed", til they broke "again", quite quickly.
And yet you're happy to continue using one company and flame the other online.
Oh, I understand. Don't get me wrong, I don't think WM is amazing. In fact, I tried a couple of HTC phones, and whilst initially liking them, found the frustrations too much to put up with - I'm also a phone upgrader extraordinaire. I have only tried the iPhone for a few hours, and am willing to concede that many people claim it takes a few days to get into the habit of, but for me, for now, I'm happy with my Nokia N95. Also with its flaws and peccadilloes, but it does what I want, and well.
A third altogether possible option is that there is a significant union between both of the above sets.
How in the name of blue fuck does a handheld device with a fold-open screen and a full keyboard, no native 'traditional' phone mode even remotely represent someone trying to copy the (All Hail The Apparently Omnipotent) iPhone?
Either that, or that the dictionary is in alphabetic order, as is the norm for dictionaries...
And nine of those will be along the lines of "RTFM, n00b!"
Good point. More accurate would have been "At any time. You will be notified of these changes and allowed to exercise your rights."
I have a solution. You're trying to get them to let you pay for two accounts, you say? Why haven't you tried a Business account? I have that with Comcast, at home (though I do work full time from home). I pay $98.95 a month (should be $160, but if you call a Comcast reseller, you'll get a discount - and often that will be "as long as you keep the service continually connected", not the usual "introductory rate" - and you'll never hear from the reseller again, really, bills will be from Comcast, you call Comcast for tech support) for an 8mbps/1mbps connection, with 5 static IP addresses, no throttling, and no port limitations. They are also explicit in that, within the limitations of the cable, I can utilize it 24/7 without threat of disconnection.
Problem solved, and for only $30 or so more than your current service. Considering you're willing to pay $65 more, fairly simple (and in and of itself, the above deal is pretty decent).
All that being said, I have no love for Comcast. I wouldn't use Comcast for TV if you paid me. Gah.
Before anyone bleats about "they still can't just change the terms, there has to be agreement - there /was/ agreement that they could - that'd be your signature. There was even "consideration" given, the right to have fees waived if you left the service due to a change in said terms.
If you have a commercial connection that offers 6mbps, SLA'd, that's different, but you don't, because you wouldn't be a target of this if you were.
you've got balls, publishing your ip address on slashdot...
With all due respect to your state, most of us in the sane world view many of the laws coming out of California with a healthy degree of amazement/amusement/cynicism/sorrow/pity...
I think your perception of the average Slashdot reader, and mine, may vary significantly...
Absolutely it is in Australia - or rather, the wasting police time - witness the Queensland case of the 14yo girl who ran off with her 20 something boyfriend and was hidden by him (with her consent) for years.