Wish I had saved some of the points I had yesterday for you.
Overselling is a horrible tactic, and I'd like to see it done away with too. I understand that we aren't paying for dedicated 10Mbps, but they can't expect 20Mbit to cover more than 5 people reliably. I'd love to know what their actual load ratios are.
More importantly, this is not just a "peak traffic" issue with Bell. They significantly downgrade a large portion of traffic from 4pm to 2am. That's almost half the day! It is neither "narrowly targetted" nor "minimally interfering."
Pretty disgusting, if you ask me.
I don't mind Text Only ads in out of the way places on a page. Gmails right-side ads don't bother me at all, and often include actually helpful links.
What I do mind, is Graphic Ads that disrupt the layout of the page, or the flow as I am scrolling to read. Completely unacceptable.
I would be willing to allow select pages to display text ads that are carefully placed to minimize interference if I only want the content while at the same time providing helpful suggestions when I might want them. Is that too much to ask? I think it might be...
I'm surprised it didn't appear in this discussion at all (that I could find when searching the text). They are effectively letting you borrow a used game for a week for $10, then cycling it again.
I don't think Blockbuster would be to happy to hear that a given console publisher (or all of them) has opted for digital distribution only. I'd be pretty pissed too, because then I wouldn't get to play games that are fun but not worth buying, just a rental.
You missed the very important distinction of netbook from notebook. Netbook narrows us down the the ultra-portable, ultra-cheap sub-notebooks. "Monster" laptops aren't even part of this discussion.
It's good for consumer wallet because anybody can buy access for the same wholesale price and resell a service package at whatever price point makes sense. That means the telcos are competing with the little guy for customers, since they all have the same costs.
Right now the telcos just get to set prices arbitrarily, and have no incentive to upgrade the hardware.
This is how I think the system should be run. The government should front the cash for the build out and hardware maintenance.
Access should be sold wholesale to 3rd party providers (ie, todays ISPs and resellers) who then deal with the customer.
It win-mostly-win all around. We get better systems faster, and the telcos still get to play in the game.
What about private videos? I don't put those up for public review or sharing.
But I doubt there will be a distinction made in handing over the records.
While the license allows you to obtain from another source, the $5 download option offers to the listener Immediacy, Authenticity, Findability and Patronage: four things which are Better than Free.
Personally, I consider Patronage to be the most valuable in this instance, as I greatly respect what Reznor and friends have done with this album/project and would like to show that I support the work. I downloaded the free Ghosts I collection last night, and after enjoying it I paid the $5 for the full download. I want to see more artists release work like this, so it's worth my money to prove that it is a viable model for those who dare to test these new waters.
Not that I'm saying his method is foolproof, but your example does not show its failure. You say any pair will make the path worse (true) but gp is saying portion, which can be as little as a single pair or as much as the entire path less an endpoint.
In your example, if you reversed the visitation order of the sub-path 0-1-2 you would remove one vertical jump, thereby improving the path.
| 2 3 4 7 8 | | | 1 0 5 6 9
is obviously better than
| 0 3 4 7 8 | | | 1 2 5 6 9
Genetic algorithms improve this type of sub-path fine-tuning, by "mating" good paths with each other randomly (splicing portions across) combined with the randomized mutations described by the GP and ranking a large "population" of solutions according to some fitness/distance measure.
Yea, he must have meant 2ms, as 0.02 ms doesn't make any sense. I assume the presenter misspoke (I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, since it was just a single one-on-one session). Yet all the coverage of this monitor on various gadget sites has quoted the.02 number. People need to learn to question what they hear/read...
I'm glad to see someone taking the post more seriously. (Above comment about Dorigo also included.) I came in hoping to find some good discussion about biological algorithms and was sorely disappointed. The puns really sting.
Typically the way ant routing algorithms work is to track a simulated "pheromone level" for connected link at a given node. You want to send the data along the best path (the strongest pheromone reinforcement) at any given time. There are problems when path are rapidly degraded in some fashion, and you have to find a way to help the algorithm cope with that to avoid sending much data down a dead path.
I could go on for a while, but I have a pretty good feeling not any will read this discussion anymore, as I'm late to the party. If anyone is interested I can link you to my undergrad thesis project on designing a Control Layer for Ant Routing Algorithms. (The idea was to make the generic ant algorithm respond differently under different conditions.)
Government provisions for socialized health care do not inherently sacrifice privacy. What gives you that idea? As long as the hospitals (etc) abide to patient confidentiality, and the government pays for these hospitals (etc) to operate, there's no issue.
This is really far from an "all or nothing" debate. That's what the government wants you to believe: that in order to provide you with services, security and safety, we need to be able to get into every facet of your life. Don't let them convince you that's how it has to be.
There are choices to be made about everything. The government can provide health care without access to specific patient information. They can provide security without reading your email and listening to your phone calls. Do not for a second believe that one comes with the other. We have choices.
No kidding. This kind of crap pisses me off. We get the EXACT SAME broadcast as the US viewers. We are a market for the EXACT SAME products and services advertised in their commercials. Give us the god damned web access.
People should not have to worry about tricks like this. It should be (and probably is) illegal. It should be easily punished.
Unfortunately, I'm so jaded that I truly believe no one will get so much as a slap on the wrist over this.
If you want to protect a screen like that on any device, buy an Invisible Shield ( www.shieldzone.com ). I know this sounds like a blatant product pimping, but I'm just very happy with my purchases. I've had one on my Zen V:M for over a year, and just bought a second one for my W810i cellphone.
When friends ask how to protect stuff from scratches, I pull out my Zen (or now my cellphone) and scribble all over the screen with a key, and let them do it too. Then I tell them to buy one of those.
I'd rather have the electronic product be cheaper (because the "scretch-resistant" surface they use wont be work squat anyway) and I spend $20 for my own shield that I know will work.
Caveat: I have no idea how they would impact the touch screen input, but I'm sure IS will clarify once they start cutting shields for it.
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Got my launch model (60gb) in August 2007, it failed Oct 2007 with the yellow light code.
Wish I had saved some of the points I had yesterday for you.
Overselling is a horrible tactic, and I'd like to see it done away with too. I understand that we aren't paying for dedicated 10Mbps, but they can't expect 20Mbit to cover more than 5 people reliably. I'd love to know what their actual load ratios are.
More importantly, this is not just a "peak traffic" issue with Bell. They significantly downgrade a large portion of traffic from 4pm to 2am. That's almost half the day! It is neither "narrowly targetted" nor "minimally interfering."
Pretty disgusting, if you ask me.
I don't mind Text Only ads in out of the way places on a page. Gmails right-side ads don't bother me at all, and often include actually helpful links.
What I do mind, is Graphic Ads that disrupt the layout of the page, or the flow as I am scrolling to read. Completely unacceptable.
I would be willing to allow select pages to display text ads that are carefully placed to minimize interference if I only want the content while at the same time providing helpful suggestions when I might want them. Is that too much to ask? I think it might be...
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I'm surprised it didn't appear in this discussion at all (that I could find when searching the text). They are effectively letting you borrow a used game for a week for $10, then cycling it again.
I don't think Blockbuster would be to happy to hear that a given console publisher (or all of them) has opted for digital distribution only. I'd be pretty pissed too, because then I wouldn't get to play games that are fun but not worth buying, just a rental.
I watched the AP stream at webtvhub without any problems.
No lines, very few buffering issues, no sync problems.
I tried the CBS stream briefly, and Katie Curic aside, their stream was awful. Out of sync, constantly pausing to rebuffer.
Yes, but we didn't think your mother would want to sleep with each person/cyborg who applied for an account.
Stay tuned for footage of another poorly understood creature: Deep Sea Elbow Macaroni
No less elbowed and worm-like, but probably a little more appetizing.
You missed the very important distinction of netbook from notebook. Netbook narrows us down the the ultra-portable, ultra-cheap sub-notebooks. "Monster" laptops aren't even part of this discussion.
It's good for consumer wallet because anybody can buy access for the same wholesale price and resell a service package at whatever price point makes sense. That means the telcos are competing with the little guy for customers, since they all have the same costs.
Right now the telcos just get to set prices arbitrarily, and have no incentive to upgrade the hardware.
This is how I think the system should be run. The government should front the cash for the build out and hardware maintenance. Access should be sold wholesale to 3rd party providers (ie, todays ISPs and resellers) who then deal with the customer. It win-mostly-win all around. We get better systems faster, and the telcos still get to play in the game.
What about private videos? I don't put those up for public review or sharing. But I doubt there will be a distinction made in handing over the records.
While the license allows you to obtain from another source, the $5 download option offers to the listener Immediacy, Authenticity, Findability and Patronage: four things which are Better than Free.
Personally, I consider Patronage to be the most valuable in this instance, as I greatly respect what Reznor and friends have done with this album/project and would like to show that I support the work. I downloaded the free Ghosts I collection last night, and after enjoying it I paid the $5 for the full download. I want to see more artists release work like this, so it's worth my money to prove that it is a viable model for those who dare to test these new waters.
In your example, if you reversed the visitation order of the sub-path 0-1-2 you would remove one vertical jump, thereby improving the path.
is obviously better than
Genetic algorithms improve this type of sub-path fine-tuning, by "mating" good paths with each other randomly (splicing portions across) combined with the randomized mutations described by the GP and ranking a large "population" of solutions according to some fitness/distance measure.
Yea, he must have meant 2ms, as 0.02 ms doesn't make any sense. I assume the presenter misspoke (I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, since it was just a single one-on-one session). Yet all the coverage of this monitor on various gadget sites has quoted the .02 number. People need to learn to question what they hear/read...
I'm glad to see someone taking the post more seriously. (Above comment about Dorigo also included.) I came in hoping to find some good discussion about biological algorithms and was sorely disappointed. The puns really sting.
Typically the way ant routing algorithms work is to track a simulated "pheromone level" for connected link at a given node. You want to send the data along the best path (the strongest pheromone reinforcement) at any given time. There are problems when path are rapidly degraded in some fashion, and you have to find a way to help the algorithm cope with that to avoid sending much data down a dead path.
I could go on for a while, but I have a pretty good feeling not any will read this discussion anymore, as I'm late to the party. If anyone is interested I can link you to my undergrad thesis project on designing a Control Layer for Ant Routing Algorithms. (The idea was to make the generic ant algorithm respond differently under different conditions.)
Government provisions for socialized health care do not inherently sacrifice privacy. What gives you that idea? As long as the hospitals (etc) abide to patient confidentiality, and the government pays for these hospitals (etc) to operate, there's no issue.
This is really far from an "all or nothing" debate. That's what the government wants you to believe: that in order to provide you with services, security and safety, we need to be able to get into every facet of your life. Don't let them convince you that's how it has to be.
There are choices to be made about everything. The government can provide health care without access to specific patient information. They can provide security without reading your email and listening to your phone calls. Do not for a second believe that one comes with the other. We have choices.
No kidding. This kind of crap pisses me off. We get the EXACT SAME broadcast as the US viewers. We are a market for the EXACT SAME products and services advertised in their commercials. Give us the god damned web access.
Hopefully not on OiNK. :/
I thought God of War had an excellent play time. Beat in about 20-25 hours spread over a week or so. That's just right for me.
...gedankenexperiment...Gasundheit!
People should not have to worry about tricks like this. It should be (and probably is) illegal. It should be easily punished.
Unfortunately, I'm so jaded that I truly believe no one will get so much as a slap on the wrist over this.
If you want to protect a screen like that on any device, buy an Invisible Shield ( www.shieldzone.com ). I know this sounds like a blatant product pimping, but I'm just very happy with my purchases. I've had one on my Zen V:M for over a year, and just bought a second one for my W810i cellphone.
When friends ask how to protect stuff from scratches, I pull out my Zen (or now my cellphone) and scribble all over the screen with a key, and let them do it too. Then I tell them to buy one of those.
I'd rather have the electronic product be cheaper (because the "scretch-resistant" surface they use wont be work squat anyway) and I spend $20 for my own shield that I know will work.
Caveat: I have no idea how they would impact the touch screen input, but I'm sure IS will clarify once they start cutting shields for it.
You're right. It is stupid to "upgrade" to hardware and software that deliberately does less for you. It's Defective by Design.
Consumers need to be more vocal or the producers will shape the market.
Those tiny discs might get lost in that full-sized slot.