I think it's more a case of reducing the surface area of the vulnerabilities (people with access) is viewed as more important than "whatever it is they do." It *almost* doesn't matter what they do.
I don't think you understand how the stock market works. If I buy, for example, 1 share of DOW chemical stock DOW does not get that money. Whoever owned the stock prior to me gets that money. The only way DOW gets the money is if DOW issues new shares, diluting the rest. If you want to make money you buy stocks in the companies you expect to make money from, not necessarily the ones that "do the right thing." You then take your profits and use them for whatever purposes you want, in this case hopefully to do some good. I'm fairly anti-oil economy, anti-wars-for-oil, etc. but my portfolio still has some oil stocks in it because it's just good solid investment strategy. For the foreseeable future I expect that to be a good, sound investment. And even when/if we move more towards something like solar or wind I fully expect those oil companies to get their grimy fingers in the honeypot.
This model is already largely in place. Companies will focus on patching the vulnerabilities that are already being exploited in the wild. Then after that they will focus on some amalgamation of lowest hanging fruit and most likely to be exploited.
For me the show has a good combination of single episode watch-ability and long term (multi-year) story arcs, most of which you probably aren't expecting. Yes, the special effects and some of the other stuff is pretty cheeky sci-fi stuff, but it's pretty cool imho.
I dunno what time frame you're talking about but for me pre-paid has been $40-50/mo for unlimited stuff (similar to your quote) but a comparable plan with contract was 90/mo. So even with a free iPhone or comparable device I still saved quite a bit by switching to pre-paid.
Try Straight talk. It's Wal-Mart's rebranded service provided by either T-Mobile or ATT (you choose which type of SIM you want). The tricky point is you don't get roaming like you would have included with T-Mobile or ATT proper. Based on where I live, work, and mostly travel the T-Mobile SIM works great for me. $45/mo unlimited talk, text, and web on HSPA+. They did call me and fuss at me for data usage once, but it was pretty egregious.. I think I downloaded like 20-30GB one month:-/
So if you had to live like you ONLY made $210k for the first year you could pay off your student loans in 1 year? Okay, okay, taxes.. 1 year and 4 months. Oh you went to a *good* school? Well then, it might take you 2, maybe even 3 years to pay off your student loans.
Sometimes you no one even says anything to you and it counts as a "consultation." Random doctor walks by and reads your chart in the hallway? Billable consultation. The best part about that Ibuprofen they charge for? Name brands like Tylenol give their products to the hospital for free as advertising. That's why they give you a Tylenol instead of Acetaminophen. There are associated costs to the hospital though: someone making sure there's no bad drug interactions for other stuff you're on and someone to carry it to you.
I think it's a matter of psychology. Your Netflix DVD sitting on the counter costs you money. It costs you money while it's at the post office.. it costs you money while Netflix is processing it, etc. etc. You just don't *feel* that cost because it's a flat monthly fee.
"ATTN CUSTOMER: NBC Universal which owns your local channel 5 affiliate has quadrupled prices for content available via Netflix and is why you have lost your discounted streaming ability. Contact information is available below." -- Millions of pissed off people got BofA to move off the debit fees.
The point is that if you're only getting 1-3 DVDs per month through Netflix then you may wind up saving money getting your movies through Redbox and/or Amazon rental. Most people I know are not anal retentive enough to turn the DVDs around fast enough to make Netflix DVD a value compared to the other options. Of course, the Netflix DVD model relies on the fact that the majority of people don't turn around their DVDs very fast. It depends on what types of DVDs you're usually getting. If you're keeping up with the "latest releases" on DVD only then Redbox covers that pretty well. If you're looking for older content then Amazon rental covers that well. I mean, you can get 7 DVDs from Redbox per month for the same price as the cheapest Netflix plan of 1 DVD at a time. There's no way you're getting 7 DVDs from Netflix in a month with that package.
A whole bunch of great 80s/90s movies just popped up on there. I've recently watched Stripes, Grumpy Old Men, and the Blues Brothers. I know everything is subjective but I generally find that the movies I would categorize as "good" tend to wax and wane. Where you find the new/current content less interesting I was considering cancelling until they recently changed the lineup adding a few more movies that are in my queue. It's $8/mo. If I watch 3-4 movies a month I consider it a good deal.. and I generally watch the equivalent of a lot more than 3-4 movies since I watch seasons of shows and stuff on it.
If you want DVD go to redbox. It's cheaper than Netflix anyways. Alternatively there's pay per rental on Amazon where you can get a wider array of content if you're willing to pay for it. Depending on how often you do that, it may *also* be cheaper to pay per movie on Amazon than to get DVD by mail from Netflix.
One thing I've found helpful is on my Roku ($100 device for viewing internet TV, awesome toy, not affiliated with them at all) there's a couple of pay apps (~$5 I think) that will show you which things are leaving Netflix soon so you can hurry up and watch them. I agree 100% with what you're saying... two buts...but it's a part of the game of streaming media that won't ever go away.. the other but is that Netflix should do a *MUCH* better job of warning you that something you've been watching is about to disappear.
I'm going to be unpopular but I love Netflix. I never used the DVD delivery service so that change didn't affect me, and I do understand why people who were previously on the DVD service would be upset about the changes. It seems like every time I get to a point that I "can't find anything on Netflix" that I'm interested in watching within a few days their contract/content/whatever changes and there's a whole new set of TV series, movies, documentaries, etc. that I'm interested in. I have a Roku box on all my TVs now and subscriptions to Netflix for movies and Hulu+ for stuff I want to keep up with that's currently being aired. Hulu and Amazon are shite for movie content and UI compared to Netflix on the Roku. The only thing that makes Hulu+ palatable is the subscription/queue so I can subscribe to all the shows I watch and then just watch the queue. The device/app/whatever that will really get my business is something that allows me to search all of my subscription services through a single interface and manage a single queue. That's the next killer app but it will take an act of Congress to make that possible.
There's some "chinese knockoffs" available here that meet pretty close to the specs and price point the OP was looking for. http://www.mcbub.com/category/cheap-Android-Tablet-pc-1146/?displaySize=2 They're capacitive touch though.. but the newer capacitive touch tech is nothing like the nightmares we remember.
I would add a caveat of "for now." Within a few years I think our cell phones or that sized devices will be our computers.. we'll carry them around with us and then plug them into docking station type things so we have a big screen, keyboard, mouse, etc. They're already about to release quad-core 1Ghz processors on the next-gen phones, the graphics capability is already HD though support is kinda bleh.. Give them a few more generations/years of development and the processing power of your phone will make a decent workstation.
There's wafer-thin "cases" for your tablet that include keyboards. Everyone I see using them for business purposes pretty much has one of those. It not only provides a decent level of protection for the device, but simultaneously provides a real keyboard. I still wouldn't write a novel on a 10" screen, but you could certainly do a fair amount of typing on one without issue.
We're getting a nice 7" tablet for $100 for my daughter for Christmas. She's 4. We were initially going to get one of those Leapfrog or whatever "computers" but that was $100 and each app/cartridge is in the $10-15 range. Buying the $100 tablet was an easy decision. And yes, it's a Chinese knockoff.
It's very unlikely that an application user has a 1-to-1 ratio with database users. Let's say I have an online store that sells widgets. Each application user can see their purchase history. The one database user has access to everyone's purchase history. In this condition a flaw in the application can lead to exposing someone else's purchase history. The only applications I've seen where there was a 1-to-1 ratio such that one customer was limited at the db connection layer from another person's data were not expected to scale at all.
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I think it's more a case of reducing the surface area of the vulnerabilities (people with access) is viewed as more important than "whatever it is they do." It *almost* doesn't matter what they do.
I don't think you understand how the stock market works. If I buy, for example, 1 share of DOW chemical stock DOW does not get that money. Whoever owned the stock prior to me gets that money. The only way DOW gets the money is if DOW issues new shares, diluting the rest. If you want to make money you buy stocks in the companies you expect to make money from, not necessarily the ones that "do the right thing." You then take your profits and use them for whatever purposes you want, in this case hopefully to do some good. I'm fairly anti-oil economy, anti-wars-for-oil, etc. but my portfolio still has some oil stocks in it because it's just good solid investment strategy. For the foreseeable future I expect that to be a good, sound investment. And even when/if we move more towards something like solar or wind I fully expect those oil companies to get their grimy fingers in the honeypot.
This model is already largely in place. Companies will focus on patching the vulnerabilities that are already being exploited in the wild. Then after that they will focus on some amalgamation of lowest hanging fruit and most likely to be exploited.
For me the show has a good combination of single episode watch-ability and long term (multi-year) story arcs, most of which you probably aren't expecting. Yes, the special effects and some of the other stuff is pretty cheeky sci-fi stuff, but it's pretty cool imho.
I dunno what time frame you're talking about but for me pre-paid has been $40-50/mo for unlimited stuff (similar to your quote) but a comparable plan with contract was 90/mo. So even with a free iPhone or comparable device I still saved quite a bit by switching to pre-paid.
Try Straight talk. It's Wal-Mart's rebranded service provided by either T-Mobile or ATT (you choose which type of SIM you want). The tricky point is you don't get roaming like you would have included with T-Mobile or ATT proper. Based on where I live, work, and mostly travel the T-Mobile SIM works great for me. $45/mo unlimited talk, text, and web on HSPA+. They did call me and fuss at me for data usage once, but it was pretty egregious.. I think I downloaded like 20-30GB one month :-/
Most of the socialist countries I know of have a plethora of doctors while we here in the U.S. seem to be hurting for them in a lot of areas.
So if you had to live like you ONLY made $210k for the first year you could pay off your student loans in 1 year? Okay, okay, taxes.. 1 year and 4 months. Oh you went to a *good* school? Well then, it might take you 2, maybe even 3 years to pay off your student loans.
Sometimes you no one even says anything to you and it counts as a "consultation." Random doctor walks by and reads your chart in the hallway? Billable consultation. The best part about that Ibuprofen they charge for? Name brands like Tylenol give their products to the hospital for free as advertising. That's why they give you a Tylenol instead of Acetaminophen. There are associated costs to the hospital though: someone making sure there's no bad drug interactions for other stuff you're on and someone to carry it to you.
Redbox/Amazon pay per movie is for current DVDs, Netflix is for older material.
I think it's a matter of psychology. Your Netflix DVD sitting on the counter costs you money. It costs you money while it's at the post office.. it costs you money while Netflix is processing it, etc. etc. You just don't *feel* that cost because it's a flat monthly fee.
"ATTN CUSTOMER: NBC Universal which owns your local channel 5 affiliate has quadrupled prices for content available via Netflix and is why you have lost your discounted streaming ability. Contact information is available below." -- Millions of pissed off people got BofA to move off the debit fees.
The point is that if you're only getting 1-3 DVDs per month through Netflix then you may wind up saving money getting your movies through Redbox and/or Amazon rental. Most people I know are not anal retentive enough to turn the DVDs around fast enough to make Netflix DVD a value compared to the other options. Of course, the Netflix DVD model relies on the fact that the majority of people don't turn around their DVDs very fast. It depends on what types of DVDs you're usually getting. If you're keeping up with the "latest releases" on DVD only then Redbox covers that pretty well. If you're looking for older content then Amazon rental covers that well. I mean, you can get 7 DVDs from Redbox per month for the same price as the cheapest Netflix plan of 1 DVD at a time. There's no way you're getting 7 DVDs from Netflix in a month with that package.
I agree 100%. IMHO the "We're sorry" letter should have included information to help redirect anger towards the content producers.
A whole bunch of great 80s/90s movies just popped up on there. I've recently watched Stripes, Grumpy Old Men, and the Blues Brothers. I know everything is subjective but I generally find that the movies I would categorize as "good" tend to wax and wane. Where you find the new/current content less interesting I was considering cancelling until they recently changed the lineup adding a few more movies that are in my queue. It's $8/mo. If I watch 3-4 movies a month I consider it a good deal.. and I generally watch the equivalent of a lot more than 3-4 movies since I watch seasons of shows and stuff on it.
If you want DVD go to redbox. It's cheaper than Netflix anyways. Alternatively there's pay per rental on Amazon where you can get a wider array of content if you're willing to pay for it. Depending on how often you do that, it may *also* be cheaper to pay per movie on Amazon than to get DVD by mail from Netflix.
One thing I've found helpful is on my Roku ($100 device for viewing internet TV, awesome toy, not affiliated with them at all) there's a couple of pay apps (~$5 I think) that will show you which things are leaving Netflix soon so you can hurry up and watch them. I agree 100% with what you're saying... two buts...but it's a part of the game of streaming media that won't ever go away.. the other but is that Netflix should do a *MUCH* better job of warning you that something you've been watching is about to disappear.
I'm going to be unpopular but I love Netflix. I never used the DVD delivery service so that change didn't affect me, and I do understand why people who were previously on the DVD service would be upset about the changes. It seems like every time I get to a point that I "can't find anything on Netflix" that I'm interested in watching within a few days their contract/content/whatever changes and there's a whole new set of TV series, movies, documentaries, etc. that I'm interested in. I have a Roku box on all my TVs now and subscriptions to Netflix for movies and Hulu+ for stuff I want to keep up with that's currently being aired. Hulu and Amazon are shite for movie content and UI compared to Netflix on the Roku. The only thing that makes Hulu+ palatable is the subscription/queue so I can subscribe to all the shows I watch and then just watch the queue. The device/app/whatever that will really get my business is something that allows me to search all of my subscription services through a single interface and manage a single queue. That's the next killer app but it will take an act of Congress to make that possible.
There's some "chinese knockoffs" available here that meet pretty close to the specs and price point the OP was looking for. http://www.mcbub.com/category/cheap-Android-Tablet-pc-1146/?displaySize=2 They're capacitive touch though.. but the newer capacitive touch tech is nothing like the nightmares we remember.
I would add a caveat of "for now." Within a few years I think our cell phones or that sized devices will be our computers.. we'll carry them around with us and then plug them into docking station type things so we have a big screen, keyboard, mouse, etc. They're already about to release quad-core 1Ghz processors on the next-gen phones, the graphics capability is already HD though support is kinda bleh.. Give them a few more generations/years of development and the processing power of your phone will make a decent workstation.
There's wafer-thin "cases" for your tablet that include keyboards. Everyone I see using them for business purposes pretty much has one of those. It not only provides a decent level of protection for the device, but simultaneously provides a real keyboard. I still wouldn't write a novel on a 10" screen, but you could certainly do a fair amount of typing on one without issue.
We're getting a nice 7" tablet for $100 for my daughter for Christmas. She's 4. We were initially going to get one of those Leapfrog or whatever "computers" but that was $100 and each app/cartridge is in the $10-15 range. Buying the $100 tablet was an easy decision. And yes, it's a Chinese knockoff.
So, create a public DNA museum of sequences.
They have those, they call it the "public school system."
And I can't imagine how you can't make more data from DNA. The stuff is everywhere.
I work in a cheap motel you insensitive clod!
It's very unlikely that an application user has a 1-to-1 ratio with database users. Let's say I have an online store that sells widgets. Each application user can see their purchase history. The one database user has access to everyone's purchase history. In this condition a flaw in the application can lead to exposing someone else's purchase history. The only applications I've seen where there was a 1-to-1 ratio such that one customer was limited at the db connection layer from another person's data were not expected to scale at all.