Good point. Unfortunatley i think that technology should be made useful and easy to use first, and then good looking afterwards. We unfortunatley seem to do things the other way around...
Most of the new and upcoming technology that people *like* to talk about, is all the fluff. This is what marketing executives use to sell their products. The reality is that it amounts to nothing more than eye candy. People are attracted by good looking things and great sounding features, but ultimatley stay with something because of ease of use and performance.
People appreciate things that look nice, like buying a new car...if it is a really great looking car, it is great for the first week, but if it is slow, drives like a dog and guzzles the fuel (a little heavy on the resources me thinks...) then ultimatley you end up hating the car, and if there are better options available you tend to go and find something better, because ultimatley we derive more satisfaction from a car that performs well....looks alone do not do it.
Too much candy will give you a fat head. People are initially drawn into things that look nice because they are visually appealing and easy to figure out how to use. But once you know how to use it, you then want to cut the bull and find out the fastest and easiest way to do it.
In my experience, these types of lightbulbs are missleading. Claiming to have the 'equivalent' brightness as a normal 100W bulb....but putting out something similar to perhaps a 60W.
So whilst this may save power, it may be just the same as everyone moving down to 60W bulbs and living in the dim glow....why not just go back to candles...then we will save a whole bunch of electricity...
I also agree with previous statements that people are more interested in having soft, bright pleasing light that efficient light. You cannot get people to change just because something is more efficient or saves power....otherwise we would be using candles.
They have to want to change, which means they have to see some immediate percevable benifit to themselves by using something new.
I guess I would have to agree with the general consensus of this thread.
Why get a loan if you have money? Pay as much of it off as you can.
Pay off debt BEFORE you try to save and invest.
What can you achieve by investing? If you have money invested , say $10k making say 8% and you have a loan of perhaps $20k costing you 8%.....are you going fowards or backwards? Even if you can find some venture that gives you a higher return on your investment, you still have to take off the amount that you are paying in interest on your loan.
My wife and I between us have $50k of student loans. It is crippling. But we have made a budget and we are able to save around $2k a month to pay off that loan. Debt free here we come.
"Pay as you go Windows"?! That sounds more like "Pay...(and then) go (find something better...that's not) windows"...perhaps it was a typo...
Besides, they invented internet cafés for these kinds of people who like to nibble at a bit of technology for an exorbitant price
I am build a new PC at the moment...is there anything special that is required to achieve a setup like this? or is just WiFi required (on the pc end)? Viiv sounds cool.
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Good point. Unfortunatley i think that technology should be made useful and easy to use first, and then good looking afterwards. We unfortunatley seem to do things the other way around...
Most of the new and upcoming technology that people *like* to talk about, is all the fluff. This is what marketing executives use to sell their products. The reality is that it amounts to nothing more than eye candy. People are attracted by good looking things and great sounding features, but ultimatley stay with something because of ease of use and performance.
People appreciate things that look nice, like buying a new car...if it is a really great looking car, it is great for the first week, but if it is slow, drives like a dog and guzzles the fuel (a little heavy on the resources me thinks...) then ultimatley you end up hating the car, and if there are better options available you tend to go and find something better, because ultimatley we derive more satisfaction from a car that performs well....looks alone do not do it.
Too much candy will give you a fat head. People are initially drawn into things that look nice because they are visually appealing and easy to figure out how to use. But once you know how to use it, you then want to cut the bull and find out the fastest and easiest way to do it.
In my experience, these types of lightbulbs are missleading. Claiming to have the 'equivalent' brightness as a normal 100W bulb....but putting out something similar to perhaps a 60W. So whilst this may save power, it may be just the same as everyone moving down to 60W bulbs and living in the dim glow....why not just go back to candles...then we will save a whole bunch of electricity... I also agree with previous statements that people are more interested in having soft, bright pleasing light that efficient light. You cannot get people to change just because something is more efficient or saves power....otherwise we would be using candles. They have to want to change, which means they have to see some immediate percevable benifit to themselves by using something new.
I guess I would have to agree with the general consensus of this thread. Why get a loan if you have money? Pay as much of it off as you can. Pay off debt BEFORE you try to save and invest. What can you achieve by investing? If you have money invested , say $10k making say 8% and you have a loan of perhaps $20k costing you 8%.....are you going fowards or backwards? Even if you can find some venture that gives you a higher return on your investment, you still have to take off the amount that you are paying in interest on your loan. My wife and I between us have $50k of student loans. It is crippling. But we have made a budget and we are able to save around $2k a month to pay off that loan. Debt free here we come.
As the comedian Brian Regan put it "...how could instantly improved vision not be at the top of your todo list. naaaa...I can see tomorrow"
"Pay as you go Windows"?! That sounds more like "Pay...(and then) go (find something better...that's not) windows" ...perhaps it was a typo...
Besides, they invented internet cafés for these kinds of people who like to nibble at a bit of technology for an exorbitant price
I am build a new PC at the moment...is there anything special that is required to achieve a setup like this? or is just WiFi required (on the pc end)? Viiv sounds cool.