Municipal broadband projects have an overwhelming track record of failure because the same principles of other required municipal services are applied to an optional service. When a city establishes sewer service, they require everyone to purchase the service – the same for water and refuse pickup. The expenses are shared and necessary for everyone. Internet is still really an optional luxury – albeit a very useful luxury. The same business model applied to a sewer system doesn't work with broadband services.
Consider the largest quasi-municipal broadband project I know of – Utah's UTOPIA group ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Telecommunication_Open_Infrastructure_Agency ). When proposed around 2003, the system promised service to nearly 300,000 homes and businesses. That estimate dropped significantly over time. Quoting from a mid 2009 article about the project:
To date, the network has spent $112 million but only passed fiber to the curbs of 51,000 residences and businesses in the 11 cities, with 8,000 paying customers including 430 businesses, or a subscription rate of between 25 and 30 percent. UTOPIA had previously projected bringing connections to 70,000 households and businesses, with a 40 percent subscription rate.
This is just one example of a municipal group throwing money down the drain. While I agree there are some areas where the incumbent providers are failing, the best service for the consumer is found in the free market with limited government regulation. Alternative services from Clear, Sprint and other mobile providers are spurring development and technology growth while keeping pressure on low prices for internet service.
How is posting photos any different then the very public police blotter in the local news, or the booking log at my local county jail. I'm aware of at least one situation where a newspaper began publishing home addresses in the arrest report because a repeat criminal had an identical name as a prestigious businessman and politician. Mug shots certainly would be helpful in those instances.
Everyone's so excited about how easy this jailbreak is, the tech blogs are neglecting to report the problems with the current jailbreaks. Homescreen bookmarks no longer work on any iOS 4 devices after applying this patch. This is a known bug that's been in public knowledge for weeks, yet I've seen no tech blogs reporting the problems. Frankly, this jailbreak created more problems then solutions.
In nearly every episode River Song has appeared in, she comments on how young The Doctor appears. It doesn't surprise me that this rumor is making the rounds, and I'd bet Matt was told from the beginning he wouldn't be around too long.
I work for a small cable carrier with roughly 8,000 subscribers. Competing with Dish and Direct TV is a nightmare for the cable industry as a whole. Satellite providers are not regulated in the same way as cable providers despite offering the same product to the end user.
Our area is roughly 40% retired old white people and 40% Hispanic. The FCC prohibits a cable carrier from offering a $20 package with just Spanish language channels like Dish Latino. Instead, we must first sell a customer a basic and an expanded basic package before allowing the customer to buy any kind of premium or special interest tier. When you throw in all the national networks that are only sold by the package to the cable company, we can't be competitive.
For instance, we have a very small population that actually cares about MTV or VH1, but we can't offer Nick which is very popular without the first two. ESPN is one of the worst. Roughly $4 of your monthly cable bill goes straight to that one channel. But, to carry ESPN the cable company and eventually the customer are required to buy the other ESPN channels like ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, etc. at $0.50-$1.00 each
I'm not going to say cable companies are a misunderstood hero, but article in the OP barely scratches the surface of the issues.
Doesn't concealing weapons in civilian areas violate several international conventions and treaties? The only market for this device is terror based organizations.
ABC has already garnered additional advertising revenue by claiming the cable subscriptions as additional viewership. Long-term, this backfires on ABC as their audience in a major market drops significantly, and advertisers flock to a network that can provide a larger viewer base.
Speaking as one in the industry, a la carte will never catch on unless networks are prohibited from packaging. For instance, you're local cable provider can't buy Cartoon Network without buying MTV and Comedy Central. My kids and I love Sponge Bob, but we could do without The Situation.
In the case at hand, I hope all the advertisers are knocking down the door at WABC Monday morning demanding credit for the lost audience.
The minimum system requirements for the Starcraft II Beta are as follows:
PC Minimum Requirements:
Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1/Windows 7
2.2 Ghz Pentium IV or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
1 GB system RAM/1.5 GB for Vista and Windows 7
128 MB NVidia GeForce 6600 GT/ATI Radeon 9800 PRO video card
1024x768 minimum display resolution
4 GB free hard space (Beta)
Broadband connection
*Note* the final requirements for Starcraft II have not yet been determined. Due to ongoing development the minimum requirements listed above are subject to change at any time. During this phase a Mac version will NOT be available, please check back.
I would have to see the uniforms before passing judgment....
I'd agree with that sentiment. After all, Del Taco employees get swanky t-shirts with almost suggestive phrases. Are they planning on buying the uniforms from Think Geek?
Full Disclosure: I work for a small POTS provider.
In my city, Mesquite, Nevada, there are two telecom providers. The traditional phone company that has operated here for over 100 years, and the new VOIP provider. One works even when the power goes out; one has a working E-911 system; and one allows you to get telephone service without requiring other bundled services.
Its amazing what a little bit of copper wire can do.
Based on traditional addresses, they would need a new address for the ship for each episode since the ship is supposed to be constantly in motion. That's why I'm assuming there is something special about the 9 chevron address to the Destiny.
I would assume the address for the Destiny is specifically coded in the gate system to always dial the ship when the 8 chevron address is input with the planet's home symbol for a total of 9. (I'm interested to see if this holds up in upcoming episodes.) That would mean Destiny doesn't need a home location or be orbit of a planet to dial in or out.
The 9th symbol was still the origin point: Earth -- just in a less specific way. With this jump, they are moving between galaxies, not planets. Its like saying you live in New York. Is that a city or a state?
Slashdot Mirror
Do you know the IP address to any good Hotline servers?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotline_Communications
Almost as good as when my local paper reported on the football matchup between Virgin Valley HS and Beaver High: "Virgin Pounds Beaver".
I think the MSRP on the Boxee Box just got pushed down a bit.
Full Disclosure: I work for a local telco.
Municipal broadband projects have an overwhelming track record of failure because the same principles of other required municipal services are applied to an optional service. When a city establishes sewer service, they require everyone to purchase the service – the same for water and refuse pickup. The expenses are shared and necessary for everyone. Internet is still really an optional luxury – albeit a very useful luxury. The same business model applied to a sewer system doesn't work with broadband services.
Consider the largest quasi-municipal broadband project I know of – Utah's UTOPIA group ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Telecommunication_Open_Infrastructure_Agency ). When proposed around 2003, the system promised service to nearly 300,000 homes and businesses. That estimate dropped significantly over time. Quoting from a mid 2009 article about the project:
To date, the network has spent $112 million but only passed fiber to the curbs of 51,000 residences and businesses in the 11 cities, with 8,000 paying customers including 430 businesses, or a subscription rate of between 25 and 30 percent. UTOPIA had previously projected bringing connections to 70,000 households and businesses, with a 40 percent subscription rate.
This is just one example of a municipal group throwing money down the drain. While I agree there are some areas where the incumbent providers are failing, the best service for the consumer is found in the free market with limited government regulation. Alternative services from Clear, Sprint and other mobile providers are spurring development and technology growth while keeping pressure on low prices for internet service.
How is posting photos any different then the very public police blotter in the local news, or the booking log at my local county jail. I'm aware of at least one situation where a newspaper began publishing home addresses in the arrest report because a repeat criminal had an identical name as a prestigious businessman and politician. Mug shots certainly would be helpful in those instances.
Everyone's so excited about how easy this jailbreak is, the tech blogs are neglecting to report the problems with the current jailbreaks. Homescreen bookmarks no longer work on any iOS 4 devices after applying this patch. This is a known bug that's been in public knowledge for weeks, yet I've seen no tech blogs reporting the problems. Frankly, this jailbreak created more problems then solutions.
In nearly every episode River Song has appeared in, she comments on how young The Doctor appears. It doesn't surprise me that this rumor is making the rounds, and I'd bet Matt was told from the beginning he wouldn't be around too long.
Too bad though 'cause bow ties are cool!
I was going to guess "The cake is a lie."
What will we do when Bruce Willis needs to take his mining crew to the giant asteroid threatening to destroy the earth?
I work for a small cable carrier with roughly 8,000 subscribers. Competing with Dish and Direct TV is a nightmare for the cable industry as a whole. Satellite providers are not regulated in the same way as cable providers despite offering the same product to the end user.
Our area is roughly 40% retired old white people and 40% Hispanic. The FCC prohibits a cable carrier from offering a $20 package with just Spanish language channels like Dish Latino. Instead, we must first sell a customer a basic and an expanded basic package before allowing the customer to buy any kind of premium or special interest tier. When you throw in all the national networks that are only sold by the package to the cable company, we can't be competitive.
For instance, we have a very small population that actually cares about MTV or VH1, but we can't offer Nick which is very popular without the first two. ESPN is one of the worst. Roughly $4 of your monthly cable bill goes straight to that one channel. But, to carry ESPN the cable company and eventually the customer are required to buy the other ESPN channels like ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, etc. at $0.50-$1.00 each
I'm not going to say cable companies are a misunderstood hero, but article in the OP barely scratches the surface of the issues.
Well, it could ignite the entire planet's naquadah deposits potentially exploding with unimaginable force.
Yea, match making will be great. Look at what Bliz has done with WoW ... They've got this balance thing down.
Doesn't concealing weapons in civilian areas violate several international conventions and treaties? The only market for this device is terror based organizations.
Honestly, now the only way out for this guy is "leaking" an internet sex tape involving goats, a cheese grater and a midget.
ABC has already garnered additional advertising revenue by claiming the cable subscriptions as additional viewership. Long-term, this backfires on ABC as their audience in a major market drops significantly, and advertisers flock to a network that can provide a larger viewer base.
Speaking as one in the industry, a la carte will never catch on unless networks are prohibited from packaging. For instance, you're local cable provider can't buy Cartoon Network without buying MTV and Comedy Central. My kids and I love Sponge Bob, but we could do without The Situation.
In the case at hand, I hope all the advertisers are knocking down the door at WABC Monday morning demanding credit for the lost audience.
The minimum system requirements for the Starcraft II Beta are as follows:
PC Minimum Requirements:
Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1/Windows 7
2.2 Ghz Pentium IV or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
1 GB system RAM/1.5 GB for Vista and Windows 7
128 MB NVidia GeForce 6600 GT/ATI Radeon 9800 PRO video card
1024x768 minimum display resolution
4 GB free hard space (Beta)
Broadband connection
*Note* the final requirements for Starcraft II have not yet been determined. Due to ongoing development the minimum requirements listed above are subject to change at any time. During this phase a Mac version will NOT be available, please check back.
How often do you speak out loud in a public place?
None of that is encrypted. Someone might overhear you. Break out the tin foil hats!!!!
I would have to see the uniforms before passing judgment. ...
I'd agree with that sentiment. After all, Del Taco employees get swanky t-shirts with almost suggestive phrases. Are they planning on buying the uniforms from Think Geek?
Full Disclosure: I work for a small POTS provider.
In my city, Mesquite, Nevada, there are two telecom providers. The traditional phone company that has operated here for over 100 years, and the new VOIP provider. One works even when the power goes out; one has a working E-911 system; and one allows you to get telephone service without requiring other bundled services.
Its amazing what a little bit of copper wire can do.
Have you looked into FloH Club?
Doctors reported a sudden drop in new cases of blindness this month.
Based on traditional addresses, they would need a new address for the ship for each episode since the ship is supposed to be constantly in motion. That's why I'm assuming there is something special about the 9 chevron address to the Destiny.
I would assume the address for the Destiny is specifically coded in the gate system to always dial the ship when the 8 chevron address is input with the planet's home symbol for a total of 9. (I'm interested to see if this holds up in upcoming episodes.) That would mean Destiny doesn't need a home location or be orbit of a planet to dial in or out.
The 9th symbol was still the origin point: Earth -- just in a less specific way. With this jump, they are moving between galaxies, not planets. Its like saying you live in New York. Is that a city or a state?