Isn't that like saying that you didn't beat someone to death your right hand did.
A CEO should be held responsible for the actions of the company they run. Isn't that one of the reasons they earn those multi-million dollar pay packets.
I agree. Why isn't the 'mainstream' press making more of the fact they're the last one to market and their product won't even be available for 18 months. I guess its Microsoft's only option when they cant buy/steal an existing product.
Until the media companies decide that constitutes copyright infringement.:(
As its only a backup I'm more than happy to run it through PGP/TrueCrypt a few times first. If they want to go through the trouble of trying to access my encrypted data I'd even help by telling them one character from one of the passwords.
I agree with you about SeaLand but it wont stop someone trying. I just hope a few companies will do it competently in a country that respects privacy.
In the 80's and 90's, Xerox used to call that ubiquitous computing [wikipedia.org]. And, it's actually a cool idea if it ever happens.
It is a cool idea but I just dont agree with it being cloud based. I'd rather have my own hub at home so I get to control my media and data. I'd only use cloud for off-site backups.
The evening starts out quiet As quiet as ever could be But suddenly a stormy night Becomes a reality The clouds dump out tons of rain And it falls so very fast Then suddenly its clear again And you see the moon at last
Theres so much mystery about the sky About its ever changing moods But most people dont realize Maybe clouds have feelings, too.
When theyre sad, they cry, And it falls on us as rain When theyre happy, theyre white And the tears stay away
So next time you look outside And the sky is no longer blue Dont get mad, just understand Maybe clouds have feelings, too.
. Everything is rented. Why get fleeced once when you can get fleeced monthly. Yes its crazy but aren't fleeces warm and fluffy like how you feel buying Apple products. You get regular updates on all your software like before but now you're paying. You get go keep paying to access the media you used to own. And the best thing is that even if you dont upgrade your iAppliances regularly you still get to keep paying.
. iAppliance based. Run your iApp (be it movie player, image editor, skype or game) on any of your iPad/iPod/iPhone/iMac/iMini/iWhatever. Talk on your iPhone then when you get to work it shifts to your iMac. Play an iGame iApp on your iPad and when you get home shift it to your 42" iTV iAppliance.
. Safety. Our walled garden is totally secure. All your interactions are done through iApps.
. Legacy. If you really must access that dirty web with all its flash we route all your traffic through our content network. We filter it for all that bad stuff like porn, bittorrent and independent thought.
Admittedly the iAppliance bit is nice but mine is Ubuntu/Android based.
I wish we get laws passed to force them to sell the fibre to us for the same price they sell it to each other. I'd love the internet to be more community based.
1Gbit connection to your neighbourhood and you group together to link to other places.
They have an incomplete list of printers. It is obviously hard to collect this information as I'm sure most companies aren't too eager to help. I would also imagine an updated firmware could add this 'feature' to a previously non-tracking printer. It surprises me that the US secret service didnt ask MS to add this as standard to the windows printer code on higher quality prints (or even if certain watermarks/EURion codes are found..
Big game publisher manipulation has set a perceived normal prices of at least $20.
FTFY
I do agree with what you said though. I paid $25 for HIB2. I played Osmos but the rest are of no interest to me. I paid that much mostly because I applaud what they're doing but I doubt I'd do it as often especially if there were hundreds of these packs.
I also think that if there were hundreds of these kinds of deals that people's perception of a 'normal price' would change. This is especially true for these games kinds of games as they're suited for the smartphone market that isn't yet controlled by the big game companies.
Slashdot Mirror
Power attracts the corruptible.
If the instruction set and APIs are compatible it should make it no harder to create apps than it is for the Iphone & Ipad.
Yes!!! Why converse with slashdotters on slashdot when you can chat on Facebook.
But then 250 * (14.5 billion)*4/3*pi light years is also as far from infinite as zero is.
Isn't that like saying that you didn't beat someone to death your right hand did.
A CEO should be held responsible for the actions of the company they run. Isn't that one of the reasons they earn those multi-million dollar pay packets.
The Archos 7" tablet is over $400 to here but it does have bluetooth (great for room based automation).
I meant to say the Galaxy Tab is too expensive and has far too many features I dont want (like 3G).
I've been looking for a smaller tablet for home automation. This might be perfect if they get wlan working. The Galaxy Tab
Dont forget they earn a few dollars installing Norton, a few more for the MS Office trial version, browser toolbars and other crap-ware.
I prefer placebo encryption. I tell people its encrypted and any methods they try to decrypt it wont work.
How about increasing the cost of each additional patent a company files in a year by 10%?
He only got as far as CHA
Thats match-fixing not precognition.
I agree. Why isn't the 'mainstream' press making more of the fact they're the last one to market and their product won't even be available for 18 months. I guess its Microsoft's only option when they cant buy/steal an existing product.
Until the media companies decide that constitutes copyright infringement. :(
As its only a backup I'm more than happy to run it through PGP/TrueCrypt a few times first. If they want to go through the trouble of trying to access my encrypted data I'd even help by telling them one character from one of the passwords.
I agree with you about SeaLand but it wont stop someone trying. I just hope a few companies will do it competently in a country that respects privacy.
Off-site cloud backups would be great for media, game scores & settings but obviously not anything private.
Cue the re-opening of SeaLand as an off-site data store until the next 'fire'.
In the 80's and 90's, Xerox used to call that ubiquitous computing [wikipedia.org]. And, it's actually a cool idea if it ever happens.
It is a cool idea but I just dont agree with it being cloud based. I'd rather have my own hub at home so I get to control my media and data. I'd only use cloud for off-site backups.
Maybe Clouds Have Feelings, Too by Kandi
The evening starts out quiet
As quiet as ever could be
But suddenly a stormy night
Becomes a reality
The clouds dump out tons of rain
And it falls so very fast
Then suddenly its clear again
And you see the moon at last
Theres so much mystery about the sky
About its ever changing moods
But most people dont realize
Maybe clouds have feelings, too.
When theyre sad, they cry,
And it falls on us as rain
When theyre happy, theyre white
And the tears stay away
So next time you look outside
And the sky is no longer blue
Dont get mad, just understand
Maybe clouds have feelings, too.
http://www.sffworld.com/authors/k/kandi/poems/maybe.html
I just wanted to add some culture to the inevitable flame war.
iCloudOS
Features include -
. Everything is rented. Why get fleeced once when you can get fleeced monthly. Yes its crazy but aren't fleeces warm and fluffy like how you feel buying Apple products. You get regular updates on all your software like before but now you're paying. You get go keep paying to access the media you used to own. And the best thing is that even if you dont upgrade your iAppliances regularly you still get to keep paying.
. iAppliance based. Run your iApp (be it movie player, image editor, skype or game) on any of your iPad/iPod/iPhone/iMac/iMini/iWhatever. Talk on your iPhone then when you get to work it shifts to your iMac. Play an iGame iApp on your iPad and when you get home shift it to your 42" iTV iAppliance.
. Safety. Our walled garden is totally secure. All your interactions are done through iApps.
. Legacy. If you really must access that dirty web with all its flash we route all your traffic through our content network. We filter it for all that bad stuff like porn, bittorrent and independent thought.
Admittedly the iAppliance bit is nice but mine is Ubuntu/Android based.
I wish we get laws passed to force them to sell the fibre to us for the same price they sell it to each other. I'd love the internet to be more community based.
1Gbit connection to your neighbourhood and you group together to link to other places.
Akami is saying 'we can deliver your stuff faster' but BT is saying 'pay us more for everything you dont want slowed down'.
Why not just fit everyone with a V-chip. If they have impure/illegal/un-patriotic/ thoughts they get a shock.
They have an incomplete list of printers. It is obviously hard to collect this information as I'm sure most companies aren't too eager to help. I would also imagine an updated firmware could add this 'feature' to a previously non-tracking printer.
It surprises me that the US secret service didnt ask MS to add this as standard to the windows printer code on higher quality prints (or even if certain watermarks/EURion codes are found..
Big game publisher manipulation has set a perceived normal prices of at least $20.
FTFY
I do agree with what you said though. I paid $25 for HIB2. I played Osmos but the rest are of no interest to me. I paid that much mostly because I applaud what they're doing but I doubt I'd do it as often especially if there were hundreds of these packs.
I also think that if there were hundreds of these kinds of deals that people's perception of a 'normal price' would change. This is especially true for these games kinds of games as they're suited for the smartphone market that isn't yet controlled by the big game companies.
What does it take to get a government of the people, for the people, and by the people in today's world?
A revolution.