The last monitor I bought for myself, right before HDTV came out and screwed us all, was 1920x1200 - you can't even find a monitor with that high of a resolution anymore.
While I do not believe the $10/$50 estimate you pulled out of your arse is anywhere near realistic, even for the manufacturers cost, much less the end consumer cost, I do agree with the very significant secondary costs you pointed out. So again, thanks for making my point...
Extremely useful if you are bright enough to understand that the camera is there to supplement your own field of vision not replace it.
The other 90% of the population will use the camera as a replacement for looking at everything ELSE behind them and more importantly what is not directly behind them but will be in the next few seconds.
Also consider the increase to the base cost of every new car sold. It may be a small percentage, but with so many Americans already having a difficult time affording the transportation that they need to get to work, or to take kids to school etc... government should be working towards better enabling citizens to be productive rather than making things more difficult.
As a "Safety Feature" there are plenty of other things the government could impose on people that would be far more effective at addressing any of the many more widespread diving safety issues.
It does kind of make you wonder though, how many politicians and officials with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have a financial interest in companies or patents that deal with back-up cameras.
The cameras in question are nearly 10 miles before the speedway, on one of the two main roads leading to the speedway.
11E is a 4 lane divided highway with a speed limit of 55 or higher except where it passes through stoplights. Bluff City conveniently has a total of 2 stoplights on 11E, although neither one is really necessary.
The two cameras here, along with many more that have been placed in the region over the past couple of years have only been placed in high traffic areas where the speed limit drops below the normal for a very short distance. Those areas have historically been some of the safest & most accident free stretches of road in the area.
The problem, and the common complaint about the cameras and their placement is that the various law enforcement agencies in the area are focusing on generating income by way of fines rather than focusing on reducing accidents and increasing highway safety.
Disclaimer - I live not just in the area, but less than 1 mile from another of the unnecessary set of cameras. I am also familiar with Bristol Motor Speedway, the cameras in question, and the traffic on race weekend from having provided network/server support to the speedway in the past, including during race weekends.
$1200 US for iPhones for myself and the wife was a bit tough to swallow, but in all fairness carrying the same phone for 2 1/2 years made it work out to $20 per month per phone which isn't too bad...
Besides that... make the company pay for them...
As for the guys carrying a new top end phone every two months... They are all wireless sales reps that have no other real expenses because they live in their parents basements, a dorm room, or an apartment with 5 other guys....
Where exactly is there "speculation" that it was Verizon pushing for the block other than in your first post? And while we're at it where did AT&T "confirm" it was not their issue, and then give a green light?
Like the poster below Google Voice (along with tethering) works perfectly on my Droid/w Verizon.
More than likely Apple does care, but just like the ban on tethering it is something AT&T is not willing to allow.
So yeah, it is banned in the Apple store, but probably due to AT&T rather than Apple.
Hopefully the iPhone being opened up to other carriers will mean a loosining of the restrictions as those carriers try and pull customers away from AT&T.
Either way though, I already retired my original iPhone for a Motorola Droid 2 months ago, with Google Voice and Tethering being two of the big reasons for doing so.
Really, why continue doing business with a company when it is clear that they have no interest in providing customers with the kind of service they want? (again talking about AT&T not Apple).
Just like iTunes, Amazon generates a zero dollar sales receipt when you download a free Ebook from them. And there are plenty of those to be found, mostly the first book in a series...
"Hey Kid, The first ones FREE." - but we will be counting it as a "Sale".
Because people see what they want to instead of what is really there and then push the button before realizing the mistake...
Kind of like you hitting reply to "Justify"
Instead of seeing "" in some people minds justify ""
Seriously, if suspecting someone who does not like US is building WMDs how much easier will it be, especially post 9/11, justify an attack when we KNOW someone who does not like US is building them... again, justifying in some peoples minds...
Slashdot posts and Nukes... two buttons you can not UN-Push
Right, because when someone invades your country you want to be able to nuke them on your own soil?
Oh wait, I know.... It's because the best way to keep from being attacked is to do the biggest thing you can to provoke, and in some peoples minds justify an attack right?
You want a rotten child? Let them watch Disney channel 2 hours a day.
It is particularly detrimental to the child / parent relationship
If your relying on television programing of any kind to teach your kids a positive child / parent relationship, Disney is probably the least of your problems.
Imagine the difference if you didn't just plug the kids into the TV for 2 hours a day in the first place.
Read the summary much?
It clearly explains that the 230MPG is the result of a new method of calculating/converting the electrical consumption to fuel consumption.
If your going to bitch about something, at least bitch about something real instead of something you imagined due to being too lazy to even read the summary.
No, if they REALLY wanted to rip off Apple they would cut the price of Win 7 down to almost nothing, but then force you to run it on hardware that would have been cutting edge last year that you can only buy from them at nearly twice it's value.
You don't think it's funny, so I am the one who doesn't have a sense of humor?
"The reason the sun never sets on the British Empire is because God doesn't trust the British in the dark." is at the least a 150 year old saying, and damn if it doesn't get funnier every time I hear it. Of course it was funnier as a reply to the first post (by someone else), that seems to be gone now.
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Get out from in-front of the computer and go play Paintball... When you get hit, pull out a stun gun and knock yourself out.
The last monitor I bought for myself, right before HDTV came out and screwed us all, was 1920x1200 - you can't even find a monitor with that high of a resolution anymore.
Dell Ultrasharp 2410 - 24" IPS screen @ 1920x1200 native resolution.
$600 MSRP
$500 or so in practice though
When did people develop this sense of entitlement that every little cheap-ass consumer product they buy ought to be future-proof?
Last Sunday during the Super Bowl when Ozzy and The Bieber told them it should be that way.
Thanks for making my point.
While I do not believe the $10/$50 estimate you pulled out of your arse is anywhere near realistic, even for the manufacturers cost, much less the end consumer cost, I do agree with the very significant secondary costs you pointed out. So again, thanks for making my point...
Extremely useful if you are bright enough to understand that the camera is there to supplement your own field of vision not replace it.
The other 90% of the population will use the camera as a replacement for looking at everything ELSE behind them and more importantly what is not directly behind them but will be in the next few seconds.
Also consider the increase to the base cost of every new car sold. It may be a small percentage, but with so many Americans already having a difficult time affording the transportation that they need to get to work, or to take kids to school etc... government should be working towards better enabling citizens to be productive rather than making things more difficult.
As a "Safety Feature" there are plenty of other things the government could impose on people that would be far more effective at addressing any of the many more widespread diving safety issues.
It does kind of make you wonder though, how many politicians and officials with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have a financial interest in companies or patents that deal with back-up cameras.
But now I remember and want to go to the Wicked Laser web site and buy stuff.
Don't forget to order the optional "Shark Mount"
The cameras in question are nearly 10 miles before the speedway, on one of the two main roads leading to the speedway.
11E is a 4 lane divided highway with a speed limit of 55 or higher except where it passes through stoplights. Bluff City conveniently has a total of 2 stoplights on 11E, although neither one is really necessary.
The two cameras here, along with many more that have been placed in the region over the past couple of years have only been placed in high traffic areas where the speed limit drops below the normal for a very short distance. Those areas have historically been some of the safest & most accident free stretches of road in the area.
The problem, and the common complaint about the cameras and their placement is that the various law enforcement agencies in the area are focusing on generating income by way of fines rather than focusing on reducing accidents and increasing highway safety.
Disclaimer - I live not just in the area, but less than 1 mile from another of the unnecessary set of cameras. I am also familiar with Bristol Motor Speedway, the cameras in question, and the traffic on race weekend from having provided network/server support to the speedway in the past, including during race weekends.
this makes finding "vulnerabilities" a revenue center.
Finding? Sounds like it makes not fixing vulnerabilities before release a revenue center...
Besides that... make the company pay for them...
As for the guys carrying a new top end phone every two months... They are all wireless sales reps that have no other real expenses because they live in their parents basements, a dorm room, or an apartment with 5 other guys....
Like the poster below Google Voice (along with tethering) works perfectly on my Droid /w Verizon.
So yeah, it is banned in the Apple store, but probably due to AT&T rather than Apple.
Hopefully the iPhone being opened up to other carriers will mean a loosining of the restrictions as those carriers try and pull customers away from AT&T.
Either way though, I already retired my original iPhone for a Motorola Droid 2 months ago, with Google Voice and Tethering being two of the big reasons for doing so.
Really, why continue doing business with a company when it is clear that they have no interest in providing customers with the kind of service they want? (again talking about AT&T not Apple).
Just like iTunes, Amazon generates a zero dollar sales receipt when you download a free Ebook from them. And there are plenty of those to be found, mostly the first book in a series... "Hey Kid, The first ones FREE." - but we will be counting it as a "Sale".
But then won't we have to plant more cross-breed cherry sage plant/gardenia/kudzu to deal with all of the Goat Emissions?
By definition 50% of the world is below average intelligence.
And the 50% of us on the top end know that by definition 50% of the world is below MEDIAN intelligence.
Because people see what they want to instead of what is really there and then push the button before realizing the mistake...
Kind of like you hitting reply to "Justify"
Instead of seeing "" in some people minds justify ""
Seriously, if suspecting someone who does not like US is building WMDs how much easier will it be, especially post 9/11, justify an attack when we KNOW someone who does not like US is building them... again, justifying in some peoples minds...
Slashdot posts and Nukes... two buttons you can not UN-Push
Right, because when someone invades your country you want to be able to nuke them on your own soil? Oh wait, I know.... It's because the best way to keep from being attacked is to do the biggest thing you can to provoke, and in some peoples minds justify an attack right?
None of US really WANT to use them?
Seriously, has anyone seen anything about a way to turn this off for your site?
Block FF, IE, and Chrome from accessing your site.
You want a rotten child? Let them watch Disney channel 2 hours a day.
It is particularly detrimental to the child / parent relationship
If your relying on television programing of any kind to teach your kids a positive child / parent relationship, Disney is probably the least of your problems. Imagine the difference if you didn't just plug the kids into the TV for 2 hours a day in the first place.
Read the summary much? It clearly explains that the 230MPG is the result of a new method of calculating/converting the electrical consumption to fuel consumption. If your going to bitch about something, at least bitch about something real instead of something you imagined due to being too lazy to even read the summary.
Perhaps the Internet can just ban the Government instead...
It would be a WIN - WIN Situation
You know cows are female?
Not only female, but Adult Females who have already given birth to 1-2 Calves (depending on region).
No, if they REALLY wanted to rip off Apple they would cut the price of Win 7 down to almost nothing, but then force you to run it on hardware that would have been cutting edge last year that you can only buy from them at nearly twice it's value.
Then they can offer all kinds of accessories to their zombies... I mean customers... Like a 1TB SATA ""Cable-free"" drive for $299.00 USD
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB984ZM/A?fnode=MTY1NDA0Nw&mco=NDE4NTE5Mg
Let me get this right...
You don't think it's funny, so I am the one who doesn't have a sense of humor?
"The reason the sun never sets on the British Empire is because God doesn't trust the British in the dark." is at the least a 150 year old saying, and damn if it doesn't get funnier every time I hear it. Of course it was funnier as a reply to the first post (by someone else), that seems to be gone now.
""The reason the sun never sets on the British Empire is because God doesn't trust the British in the dark.""