In fact although 3G has been around in Europe for several years now using it has been too expensive for most people.
In the European countries I've been to the last years (Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Norway), my phone (Nokia N80) automatically switches to 3G if available, and in most cities it is. There is no extra charge for this.
Since I'd like to download a bit more than e-mail, I've gone for an extra data plan that gives me 50 MB in 3GB or standard mode. At 9 USD / month it doesn't really burn my wallet.
I'm about 20 hours into an encryption client, and I've already got people using it. I initially wanted to use GPG, but realized that most technophobes won't go for a command line application. So I pulled out FLUID (the FLTK design utility) and had a prototype working within hours.
I'm all with you, and would also like to send and receive encrypted e-mails from my friends and family. However, how do you solve these issues:
* How do you decrypt at an Internet cafe running a closed down system, or on your mobile phone browser. How do you get your private key there?
* How do you get most of your friends and family to register and send encrypted e-mails with their Hotmail and Gmail accounts?
There are several GUIs for PGP and GPG, but that still does not solve the problems above: Enigmail for Thunderbird, GpgOL for Outlook and more. However, I have seen none that integrates with browser e-mail. A Greesmonkey plugin or something like that would be nice (although, I don't know if it would be secure).
I like you "smell test", but I'm not sure how you got the other religions to smell so good...
> Does the "religion" make you pay to find their beliefs? Paying for salvation has and is still practiced in Christianity. What's more, all the three world religions you mention have a stated mission to rid the world of non-believers. Those that don't believe the right fairy tales will pay the highest price. And so they have throughout history.
> If you only pay a little bit, are you told a different truth than if you pay a lot? As with any danegeld, you always end up paying more, because "it is in your best interests".
> Does the religion take you to court if you reveal their beliefs? Only if you disagree with their beliefs: Jesus, Galileo, Martin Luther. And in modern times, pretty much anybody saying anything about Jews are antisemitic, anybody drawing Mohamed are threatened, and claiming that we originated from other lifeforms is still rediculed in large parts of the world.
So there you have it. It all comes with a stench of rotten decay to me.
I believe the exact plan was to first "fucking bury" them, and then kill them, so presumably, Balmer is intending to bury Google alive. There might also be chair throwing involved, so yeah, I'd say Google is in for some tough competition.
I don't get it. If I buy a ridiculously designed car without locks for the doors or ignition, just press-the-button-and-drive, and park it in the dodgiest place it town, you would expect it to get stolen, right? And even if I have insurance, I most likely would not get anything back on a claim, right? In the US you might get away with blaming it on the car manufacturer? While other places you'd just have to thank yourself for the foolishness of buying such a car in the first place, and then parking it next to Fraud-R-Us.
Now tell me, how come this change when you park a flawed, unlocked, and ridiculously designed OS on the Internet? Why is neither the manufacturer nor the user to blame for this?
Here you have both industrial strength and living room versions of devices to bend gravity, called GravaBendars (TM). Those for the home runs on batteries.
From the book:
"Now, you haven't seen a messed up room, until you've been in one where the GravaBenda (TM) has failed twice, in opposite directions.
My ideal future: Gamers --> go to consoles Office workers --> use web services Geeks --> use PCs
Finally, finally, somebody who grasped the point about this: EVERYBODY does not need to run the same terminal. As hrm clearly points out, each user have to evaluate their needs, and choose the right software/hardware that suits.
And just to add to the list:
Library terminals--> use web services Museum terminals --> use web services Other public service terminals --> use web services Mum who wants e-mail, bit of news and shopping --> use web services Dad who wants e-mail, bit of news and shopping --> use web services ATM/cach points/ticket machines--> use web services, maybe?
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In fact although 3G has been around in Europe for several years now using it has been too expensive for most people.
In the European countries I've been to the last years (Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Norway), my phone (Nokia N80) automatically switches to 3G if available, and in most cities it is. There is no extra charge for this.
Since I'd like to download a bit more than e-mail, I've gone for an extra data plan that gives me 50 MB in 3GB or standard mode. At 9 USD / month it doesn't really burn my wallet.
I'm about 20 hours into an encryption client, and I've already got people using it. I initially wanted to use GPG, but realized that most technophobes won't go for a command line application. So I pulled out FLUID (the FLTK design utility) and had a prototype working within hours.
I'm all with you, and would also like to send and receive encrypted e-mails from my friends and family. However, how do you solve these issues:
* How do you decrypt at an Internet cafe running a closed down system, or on your mobile phone browser. How do you get your private key there?
* How do you get most of your friends and family to register and send encrypted e-mails with their Hotmail and Gmail accounts?
There are several GUIs for PGP and GPG, but that still does not solve the problems above: Enigmail for Thunderbird, GpgOL for Outlook and more. However, I have seen none that integrates with browser e-mail. A Greesmonkey plugin or something like that would be nice (although, I don't know if it would be secure).
I like you "smell test", but I'm not sure how you got the other religions to smell so good...
> Does the "religion" make you pay to find their beliefs?
Paying for salvation has and is still practiced in Christianity. What's more, all the three world religions you mention have a stated mission to rid the world of non-believers. Those that don't believe the right fairy tales will pay the highest price. And so they have throughout history.
> If you only pay a little bit, are you told a different truth than if you pay a lot?
As with any danegeld, you always end up paying more, because "it is in your best interests".
> Does the religion take you to court if you reveal their beliefs?
Only if you disagree with their beliefs: Jesus, Galileo, Martin Luther. And in modern times, pretty much anybody saying anything about Jews are antisemitic, anybody drawing Mohamed are threatened, and claiming that we originated from other lifeforms is still rediculed in large parts of the world.
So there you have it. It all comes with a stench of rotten decay to me.
I believe the exact plan was to first "fucking bury" them, and then kill them, so presumably, Balmer is intending to bury Google alive.
There might also be chair throwing involved, so yeah, I'd say Google is in for some tough competition.
I don't get it. If I buy a ridiculously designed car without locks for the doors or ignition, just press-the-button-and-drive, and park it in the dodgiest place it town, you would expect it to get stolen, right? And even if I have insurance, I most likely would not get anything back on a claim, right? In the US you might get away with blaming it on the car manufacturer? While other places you'd just have to thank yourself for the foolishness of buying such a car in the first place, and then parking it next to Fraud-R-Us.
Now tell me, how come this change when you park a flawed, unlocked, and ridiculously designed OS on the Internet? Why is neither the manufacturer nor the user to blame for this?
Anybody read Michal Marshall Smith's Only Forward?
Here you have both industrial strength and living room versions of devices to bend gravity, called GravaBendars (TM). Those for the home runs on batteries.
From the book: "Now, you haven't seen a messed up room, until you've been in one where the GravaBenda (TM) has failed twice, in opposite directions.
Speaking of Martini. And glasses... For the superb drink Blok-Haakonsen , I recommend only Old Fashioned Double Whisky glasses.
My ideal future:
Gamers --> go to consoles
Office workers --> use web services
Geeks --> use PCs
Finally, finally, somebody who grasped the point about this: EVERYBODY does not need to run the same terminal. As hrm clearly points out, each user have to evaluate their needs, and choose the right software/hardware that suits.
And just to add to the list:
Library terminals--> use web services
Museum terminals --> use web services
Other public service terminals --> use web services
Mum who wants e-mail, bit of news and shopping --> use web services
Dad who wants e-mail, bit of news and shopping --> use web services
ATM/cach points/ticket machines--> use web services, maybe?
Did I miss some?