Apple should buy SCO, and then drop all lawsuits. They'll "own" Unix (whatever that means), and they can help continue their commitment to the Open Source community.
SERIOUSLY! Thank GOD someone has the right idea. Forget making spam illegal...it's a borderless problem. But if we prosecute businesses that advertise with such "illegal" means...no matter who is doing it on their behalf...they should be fined up the wazoo. This makes the most economic sense.
I can foresee legitimate companies that DON'T want to be fined forcing their advertising distributors to comply with a set of rules to which they can be held liable if they are found to be illegally spamming on their behalf. Kind of like how McDonalds holds more sway over meat inspections than the toothless USDA.
The same should be true for junk faxes...but those guys should just be shot for calling my home phone at 5am trying to send a junk fax to a machine that doesn't exist.
I just started reading Asimov's novelization of his short story "Nightfall"...one of my all time faves. It's funny...similar concepts are discussed in the chapter I'm on right now! What a coincidence.
Even though I've had a ton of issues with the product quality (two units dying), I LOVE my ReplayTV 5080 for three reasons:
1. Automatic Commercial skips WORKS. (It works best when a show has "bumpers".)
2. Networking...with DV Archive I can offload shows onto unlimited drive space and/or burn to DVD.
3. Component video...yes I know the source is only S-Video, but there is an unquestionable increase in quality. I have both s-video and component outs hooked up, and there IS a difference.
I also prefer the ReplayTV Interface. It doesn't have those cutesy annoying Tivo noises.
We get junk faxes all the time at ungodly hours in the morning...usually between midnuight and 3am. It's not just a problem for dedicated fax lines. We will probably have to change our phone number because of these scumbags...their "removal" lines never work.
I am on my THIRD ReplayTV 5080...the first one died within a month, then the replacement died! What's worse is that it took a couple of months for ReplayTV to activate the first replacement unit...I had purchased a lifetime activation and they too forever to switch the activation over from the old unit to the new unit. Things went much smoother for the second replacement...although the fact that I've had THREE of these damn machines is pretty sad.
Once you get past that, the ReplayTV itself is FAR superior to Tivo. Automatic Commercial Skip actually works 95% of the time, and using DV Archive, I am able to download any recorded show over my home network to my mac to burn to DVD. It's just awesome. Their interface is far superior as well...I like how you can organize the shows by category...and they are not displayed by date recorded. That's one thing I HATE about the Tivo...you have to scroll around looking for shows that you recorded a while ago. With ReplayTV, you can find it instantly. Plus you have a buttont to skip 30-seconds without a hack, unlike Tivo series I...and as far as I know Series 2 machines can't do this. Actually, you can fast forward as far as you'd like by hitting a number first and the the skip button. It's little things like that that make the difference to me.
Tivo is the AOL of PVR's, imho. ReplayTV decided not to bend-over for the networks, which cost them money in legal fees...which definitely hurt them. The only thing Tivo is better at is marketing.
Wouldn't it have been smarter to release these BEFORE the holidays? Are they so down to the wire that a Jan. 6 announcement is the last possible day they can release them?
He isn't saying that the RAM is what's increasing the performance, it's that as far as he knows, the 256mb card has a higher clockspeed. That would certainly affect its performance.
Austin has its nose so far up Dell's butt that they would make a supercomputer of their PocketPC's if they were asked to. You think there was even a QUESTION of who would build their supercomputer?
And don't try to tell me that the Company-Formerly-Known-as-Compaq had a shot even though they're based in Houston...well not really anymore anyway.
Do not bother with T-Mobile in NYC. About 20% of my outgoing calls never get initiated (simply never start "ringing", or I get a "network busy" alter), and an equal amount of my incoming calls are greeted with "all circuits are busy" messages...so my friends tell me. There are also lots of gaps in their coverage in the city. And lets not even talk about Long Island...
I have a T68i, and I find that I generally can not use the phone from our 45th floor office due to its poor reception. The odd part is that it claims to have three bars...but most of the audio is digital garble. I blame this mostly on the phone, however.
I plan on switching to another provider (and phone) after Nov. 24...which incidentally is when my contract is up as well.
You didn't understand what I was saying. I believe that once someone understands the desktop GUI, they can use virtually any OS. I don't mean they have to learn the low level stuff...just things like what "Menus" are and how they work and what the ubiquitous ones ("File", "Edit", etc.) generally contain, what a dialog box is, what a file browser is, etc.
The age group is sixth graders, moron. Reader Rabbit is for beginning readers.
If Michigan had a set of specific applications in mind, then there wouldn't be much question of what platform they would pick. Instead it seems like they are following other states' lead by giving students access to laptops for general schoolwork, NOT to run specific applications. Besides, there are definitely plenty of educational software titles available for OSX. Maybe not as <b>many</b> as Windows, but quantity certainly does not equal quality.
More correctly, as a brainless Wintel droid, you choose what YOU like. Computing concepts should be taught at the root level. They shouldn't be taught what buttons to push to get something to work on a specific platform...they should be taught the underlying principles of a desktop GUI so that they can use any OS they are put in front of. Sure every OS has its idiosyncracies...but by understanding the core concepts, a student can teach himself how to maximize his computing experience.
High quality versions of the applications necessary for a young student to thrive are available on every modern OS...spreadsheets, word processors, presentations, web browsers, and other internet utilities. It's even arguable that Macs have better tools for creating multimedia content for projects, which may excite the students even more.
The purpose of the laptops isn't to teach them how to maintain a computer, it's to use the computer as a tool. That being the case, why wouldn't the state choose the platform that is more easily maintained, more secure, has a lower cost of ownership, and has fewer headaches in general?
Spamming generates a LOT of money for these people. The fact that their "industry" is already considered criminal by the internet community only makes it worse. These attacks are totally predictable...they will do whatever is necessary to protect their revenue stream. They are like the mafia.
What I don't understand is, why can't the government go after the people who enlist the spammers' services? For example, I've gotten spam from some "financial services" companies that want me to take their investment advice. They have obviously hired a spammer to spew emails on their behalf. Why can't that company be fined or sued? If we make it too expensive for the ADVERTISER to use spamming services, then I believe that will reduce spam overall. Or am I completely naive?
I disagree...I LOVE the 30 second skip on my ReplayTV. I especially like that I can hit a number and then the skip button and it skips that many MINUTES ahead. Nice feature. In the end it's really just a matter of personal preference, so who cares?
What I like most about my ReplayTV 5080 is the AUTOMATIC commercial skip. It works surprisingly well, and when it doesn't it's usually because it doesn't realize commercials have started...so I just do it manually. It hardly if ever goes too far into the show from a commercial break.
I just got a Harmony remote b/c my Pronto is a pain. It takes long to program, but most importantly, it's impossible to use without looking. And the screen isn't very sensitive so you have to touch a button a few times to get it to "take".
The Harmony is a generally good concept, but its major downside...like all universal remotes with hard buttons...is the fact that you have to remember where you mapped all the "special" buttons. For example, my cable remote has an "info" button that is separate from a "guide" button. I had to arbitrarily map it to an asterisk button because there is no "info" button on the Harmony...much to the chagrin of my wife.
This is interesting because when I put my 15" tibook in firewire target-disk mode (try THAT on a PC laptop), the fan goes into turbo mode within a few minutes.
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Apple should buy SCO, and then drop all lawsuits. They'll "own" Unix (whatever that means), and they can help continue their commitment to the Open Source community.
SERIOUSLY! Thank GOD someone has the right idea. Forget making spam illegal...it's a borderless problem. But if we prosecute businesses that advertise with such "illegal" means...no matter who is doing it on their behalf...they should be fined up the wazoo. This makes the most economic sense.
I can foresee legitimate companies that DON'T want to be fined forcing their advertising distributors to comply with a set of rules to which they can be held liable if they are found to be illegally spamming on their behalf. Kind of like how McDonalds holds more sway over meat inspections than the toothless USDA.
The same should be true for junk faxes...but those guys should just be shot for calling my home phone at 5am trying to send a junk fax to a machine that doesn't exist.
My Sony Ericsson P900 syncs beautifully...and wirelessly via bluetooth...with my Mac via iSync. Palm is so 90's.
I just started reading Asimov's novelization of his short story "Nightfall"...one of my all time faves. It's funny...similar concepts are discussed in the chapter I'm on right now! What a coincidence.
- Homer J. Simpson
Even though I've had a ton of issues with the product quality (two units dying), I LOVE my ReplayTV 5080 for three reasons:
1. Automatic Commercial skips WORKS. (It works best when a show has "bumpers".)
2. Networking...with DV Archive I can offload shows onto unlimited drive space and/or burn to DVD.
3. Component video...yes I know the source is only S-Video, but there is an unquestionable increase in quality. I have both s-video and component outs hooked up, and there IS a difference.
I also prefer the ReplayTV Interface. It doesn't have those cutesy annoying Tivo noises.
We get junk faxes all the time at ungodly hours in the morning...usually between midnuight and 3am. It's not just a problem for dedicated fax lines. We will probably have to change our phone number because of these scumbags...their "removal" lines never work.
I am on my THIRD ReplayTV 5080...the first one died within a month, then the replacement died! What's worse is that it took a couple of months for ReplayTV to activate the first replacement unit...I had purchased a lifetime activation and they too forever to switch the activation over from the old unit to the new unit. Things went much smoother for the second replacement...although the fact that I've had THREE of these damn machines is pretty sad.
Once you get past that, the ReplayTV itself is FAR superior to Tivo. Automatic Commercial Skip actually works 95% of the time, and using DV Archive, I am able to download any recorded show over my home network to my mac to burn to DVD. It's just awesome. Their interface is far superior as well...I like how you can organize the shows by category...and they are not displayed by date recorded. That's one thing I HATE about the Tivo...you have to scroll around looking for shows that you recorded a while ago. With ReplayTV, you can find it instantly. Plus you have a buttont to skip 30-seconds without a hack, unlike Tivo series I...and as far as I know Series 2 machines can't do this. Actually, you can fast forward as far as you'd like by hitting a number first and the the skip button. It's little things like that that make the difference to me.
Tivo is the AOL of PVR's, imho. ReplayTV decided not to bend-over for the networks, which cost them money in legal fees...which definitely hurt them. The only thing Tivo is better at is marketing.
Wouldn't it have been smarter to release these BEFORE the holidays? Are they so down to the wire that a Jan. 6 announcement is the last possible day they can release them?
"1.21 GIGAwatts?!?!?"
"They can't do that to our pledges...only WE can do that to out pledges!" /animalhouse
He isn't saying that the RAM is what's increasing the performance, it's that as far as he knows, the 256mb card has a higher clockspeed. That would certainly affect its performance.
Austin has its nose so far up Dell's butt that they would make a supercomputer of their PocketPC's if they were asked to. You think there was even a QUESTION of who would build their supercomputer?
And don't try to tell me that the Company-Formerly-Known-as-Compaq had a shot even though they're based in Houston...well not really anymore anyway.
Do not bother with T-Mobile in NYC. About 20% of my outgoing calls never get initiated (simply never start "ringing", or I get a "network busy" alter), and an equal amount of my incoming calls are greeted with "all circuits are busy" messages...so my friends tell me. There are also lots of gaps in their coverage in the city. And lets not even talk about Long Island...
I have a T68i, and I find that I generally can not use the phone from our 45th floor office due to its poor reception. The odd part is that it claims to have three bars...but most of the audio is digital garble. I blame this mostly on the phone, however.
I plan on switching to another provider (and phone) after Nov. 24...which incidentally is when my contract is up as well.
You didn't understand what I was saying. I believe that once someone understands the desktop GUI, they can use virtually any OS. I don't mean they have to learn the low level stuff...just things like what "Menus" are and how they work and what the ubiquitous ones ("File", "Edit", etc.) generally contain, what a dialog box is, what a file browser is, etc.
The age group is sixth graders, moron. Reader Rabbit is for beginning readers.
If Michigan had a set of specific applications in mind, then there wouldn't be much question of what platform they would pick. Instead it seems like they are following other states' lead by giving students access to laptops for general schoolwork, NOT to run specific applications. Besides, there are definitely plenty of educational software titles available for OSX. Maybe not as <b>many</b> as Windows, but quantity certainly does not equal quality.
High quality versions of the applications necessary for a young student to thrive are available on every modern OS...spreadsheets, word processors, presentations, web browsers, and other internet utilities. It's even arguable that Macs have better tools for creating multimedia content for projects, which may excite the students even more.
The purpose of the laptops isn't to teach them how to maintain a computer, it's to use the computer as a tool. That being the case, why wouldn't the state choose the platform that is more easily maintained, more secure, has a lower cost of ownership, and has fewer headaches in general?
These meteorites are simply precursors to a Texas-sized "Global Killer" (I hate that term) asteroid on its way. Smoke 'em if you got 'em!
As soon as you get past Apple's poor quality assurance on their hardware, the happier you'll be.
Sincerely,
A tibook owner whose only still-original part is the keyboard
Spamming generates a LOT of money for these people. The fact that their "industry" is already considered criminal by the internet community only makes it worse. These attacks are totally predictable...they will do whatever is necessary to protect their revenue stream. They are like the mafia.
What I don't understand is, why can't the government go after the people who enlist the spammers' services? For example, I've gotten spam from some "financial services" companies that want me to take their investment advice. They have obviously hired a spammer to spew emails on their behalf. Why can't that company be fined or sued? If we make it too expensive for the ADVERTISER to use spamming services, then I believe that will reduce spam overall. Or am I completely naive?
I disagree...I LOVE the 30 second skip on my ReplayTV. I especially like that I can hit a number and then the skip button and it skips that many MINUTES ahead. Nice feature. In the end it's really just a matter of personal preference, so who cares?
What I like most about my ReplayTV 5080 is the AUTOMATIC commercial skip. It works surprisingly well, and when it doesn't it's usually because it doesn't realize commercials have started...so I just do it manually. It hardly if ever goes too far into the show from a commercial break.
I just got a Harmony remote b/c my Pronto is a pain. It takes long to program, but most importantly, it's impossible to use without looking. And the screen isn't very sensitive so you have to touch a button a few times to get it to "take".
The Harmony is a generally good concept, but its major downside...like all universal remotes with hard buttons...is the fact that you have to remember where you mapped all the "special" buttons. For example, my cable remote has an "info" button that is separate from a "guide" button. I had to arbitrarily map it to an asterisk button because there is no "info" button on the Harmony...much to the chagrin of my wife.
This is interesting because when I put my 15" tibook in firewire target-disk mode (try THAT on a PC laptop), the fan goes into turbo mode within a few minutes.
I live in Manhattan. Me want gigabit internet access! (The Time Warner cable modem barely cuts it...and isn't particularly cheap.)
Hey, Roomie! I didn't know you surfed /. too!