Netscape readers will change from the baby-boomers of yester-year to a younger audience more interested in Jessica Alba's Bikini than real intellectual news.
I thought this sort of vapid interest was not delimited to certain generations.
Tragedy of the commons is a pretty good example, but it doesn't fit the net.
The whole commons mentality is "If I don't use it somebody else will."
However, this doesn't work with bandwith. There is no free bandwith just laying around to be snatched up by anybody. You pay for your bandwith, websites pay for theirs, and if you use more bandwith, it costs more.
Thus another way of looking is this is that the thing we need to fear is too few corporation controlliing the internet
This is the entire problem. Most small towns usually only have the local cable company and the local phone company supplying broadband access. There are only a few national telcos with most of the lines under their control. The stage is set for rampant extortion.
I would rather see the consumer make a choice and go with whichever Broadband provider...
Let's see, right now I am using Comcast for my internet.
If I didn't like their policy (which I don't. They are against net neutrality), I could go to Earthlink for DSL. If I don't like them, then this is about the point where I am screwed. The only other two options where I live are satellite(And the resulting latency issues which kill gaming) or dial-up(56kbps! Whee!)
This same situation is true for much of rural America.
The telecoms have a government-endorse monopoly. They have been given permission to lay cables, and it is illegal for other companies to simply start planting their own lines. There is no fabled "choice" between broadband providers, the market is captive and they want to take advantage of that. The only regulating the government is doing is to prevent providers from proirtizing packets based on destination. I don't even know if it's possible to subjectively interperet the net neutrality ammendment.
As for this doom and gloom he is broadcasting, net neutrality doesn't change anything. Right now, packets aren't discriminated by location. If I followed his logic, the entire internet should be slowing to a crawl at this very second.
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Nope, seems like the Earth is still turning after all.
As the article pointed out, this probably has to do with gamers saving money for the next gen consoles and developers saving good titles for next-gen releases.
Actually, I had the very same thought, "What would happen if someone broke wind in there." Especially since there were notices around the machine to not bring in food.
I propose that all slashdotters eat beans before going to the airport in hopes of answering this question.
Actually, my airport just added some new security machines to elongate the process and make you feel even more violated. (Cause it wasn't tedious and invase enough.)
This new machine had been installed in half the lines and I was lucky enough to get chosen for one of you on my last flight.
The was some GE contraption placed before the metal detector that would have one person enter it at a time. You would enter the machine, and then it would blow puffs of air at you from every direction. Then it would wait for about 20 seconds before finally giving the green light and letting you through to the metal detector.
I believe the machine was meant to sniff for explosives and the like, but I have a sneaking supspicion it was designed to be extra annoying.
Also the machine was pretty prone to false positives and would get upset easily if for instance you didn't stand on the footpads just right. Each upset would cause the machine to beep angrily for 30 seconds before it finally calmed down and reset for another try.
The upside to this machine: I didn't have to take off my sandals to prove I wasn't hiding something in them.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Google has always been available in China--as Google.com. Google.cn just makes it more language- and user-friendly for the Chinese consumer.
You are correct. Although the creation of google.cn was not only for language barrier breaking purposes. Thanks to the great firewall of China, google.com was often incredebly slow or inaccesible most of the time. Plus it was still censored, but in ways google couldn't control or even determine.
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Netscape readers will change from the baby-boomers of yester-year to a younger audience more interested in Jessica Alba's Bikini than real intellectual news.
I thought this sort of vapid interest was not delimited to certain generations.
We beat up hookers with ping-pong paddles now?
Barbie(TM) Horse Adventures(TM) Wild Horse Rescue(TM)
Everything else is irrelevant.
That's it.
You're off my friends list.
With this technology, you could ask for "things that are round, and have a box"
Really...
hmm...
I was thinking "things that are round, and have a nipple"
I hear that segmentation earthquakes often occur along segmentation fault lines in the googleearth.
I would take any necessary precations.
I just had a horrible nightmare about flash ads going 3d....
The extreme annoying-ness is too much for my feeble brain to handle.
Imagine the most hyperactive ADD person you know.
Now imagine them when they go into hyperactive mode that happens right before they need a nap.
Now give them lots and lots of soda and candy.
Now give them some crystal meth.
This is half the annoying-ness of a 3d flash ad.
And you'll never get rid of those damn iron filings.
Actually, instead of ripping you across the room, I think the MRI would do exactely this.
It'll just kinda ignore the tissue inbetween or any pain that tissue might experience upon being ripped apart.
Doh, should've previewed. I used "<>" charaters.
It should read:
Yeah... boss... about those <Insert favorite magnetic storage medium here> full of important data you wanted me to pick up...
Yeah... boss... about those full of important data you wanted me to pick up...
The mainstream media doesn't write much about games because it doesn't appeal much to a mainstream audience.
Tragedy of the commons is a pretty good example, but it doesn't fit the net.
The whole commons mentality is "If I don't use it somebody else will."
However, this doesn't work with bandwith. There is no free bandwith just laying around to be snatched up by anybody. You pay for your bandwith, websites pay for theirs, and if you use more bandwith, it costs more.
Thus another way of looking is this is that the thing we need to fear is too few corporation controlliing the internet
This is the entire problem. Most small towns usually only have the local cable company and the local phone company supplying broadband access. There are only a few national telcos with most of the lines under their control. The stage is set for rampant extortion.
There is a small sign that says "Please place hands at side or hold on to loose clothing."
Still, you can only hold a skirt down so far without bending over.
I would rather see the consumer make a choice and go with whichever Broadband provider...
Let's see, right now I am using Comcast for my internet.
If I didn't like their policy (which I don't. They are against net neutrality), I could go to Earthlink for DSL. If I don't like them, then this is about the point where I am screwed. The only other two options where I live are satellite(And the resulting latency issues which kill gaming) or dial-up(56kbps! Whee!)
This same situation is true for much of rural America.
The telecoms have a government-endorse monopoly. They have been given permission to lay cables, and it is illegal for other companies to simply start planting their own lines. There is no fabled "choice" between broadband providers, the market is captive and they want to take advantage of that. The only regulating the government is doing is to prevent providers from proirtizing packets based on destination. I don't even know if it's possible to subjectively interperet the net neutrality ammendment.
As for this doom and gloom he is broadcasting, net neutrality doesn't change anything. Right now, packets aren't discriminated by location. If I followed his logic, the entire internet should be slowing to a crawl at this very second.
.
.
Nope, seems like the Earth is still turning after all.
As the article pointed out, this probably has to do with gamers saving money for the next gen consoles and developers saving good titles for next-gen releases.
The first question I cannot answer to since I was unable to get that good a look.
As for the second question, I can indeed answer that I have knicknamed it "The Marylin Monroe Machine" for that very reason.
Voicing your opinion is great, isn't it. For instance, I am enjoying voicing my opinion that this constant privacy invasion needs to stop.
Hold on, I'll be right back, there's somebody at the door.
Whoa!
Aren't you getting a bit ahead of yourself?
Lets start with "man man"
We'll work up from there to "man ls" and "man cd"
Actually, I had the very same thought, "What would happen if someone broke wind in there." Especially since there were notices around the machine to not bring in food.
I propose that all slashdotters eat beans before going to the airport in hopes of answering this question.
Tell that to the women in skirts getting air puffed up their ass.
Stewardess: Is there anyhting I can get you, sir?
Nude Flyer Yes, I'd like a Bailey's, a pillow, and some pants.
Actually, my airport just added some new security machines to elongate the process and make you feel even more violated. (Cause it wasn't tedious and invase enough.)
This new machine had been installed in half the lines and I was lucky enough to get chosen for one of you on my last flight.
The was some GE contraption placed before the metal detector that would have one person enter it at a time. You would enter the machine, and then it would blow puffs of air at you from every direction. Then it would wait for about 20 seconds before finally giving the green light and letting you through to the metal detector.
I believe the machine was meant to sniff for explosives and the like, but I have a sneaking supspicion it was designed to be extra annoying.
Also the machine was pretty prone to false positives and would get upset easily if for instance you didn't stand on the footpads just right. Each upset would cause the machine to beep angrily for 30 seconds before it finally calmed down and reset for another try.
The upside to this machine: I didn't have to take off my sandals to prove I wasn't hiding something in them.
Where did the words "on today's Internet" come from?
If you read the TFA it would point out that this is geared toward an integrated messaging/email/game_status system with a serious gaming bent.
It's also specifically geared for consoles, so even stuff like X-fire wouldn't fall under it.
X-box live is really the only similar thing, and the patent was actually filed for 2 years before Live's official release.
Finally, when has the US Patent Office really cared about prior art?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Google has always been available in China--as Google.com. Google.cn just makes it more language- and user-friendly for the Chinese consumer.
You are correct. Although the creation of google.cn was not only for language barrier breaking purposes. Thanks to the great firewall of China, google.com was often incredebly slow or inaccesible most of the time. Plus it was still censored, but in ways google couldn't control or even determine.