I work for a small ISP in Ohio. We charge less than AOL for dialup, but more than some other local providers. I keep trying to tell people it's the *quality of service* that counts.
Our DSL offerings are only about $5 more than SBC, but the service is better.
We have a fixed wireless option that is $40/mth, but gives you 3mb downstream *and* up.
It's comparable in every way to RoadRunner, in some cases better since it's dedicated bandwidth (and you get a nice fast upstream speed), at roughly the same cost. The best part (IMHO) is that you don't have to give your money to a soul sucking corporation like AOL/TW.
Capital Hill Blue and Rense may not be reliable sources, but given that this president has stated that it would be easier if the US were a dictatorship (as long as he were the dictator), would a lack of respect for the constitution *really* surprise you?
Frankly, I'd believe it if the Weekly World News said that Bush eats babies.
WHY? Let me ask it a different way: good god, why?!?
I used netscape back during the 4.0 days, when it was the best browser available for Linux. Even then, I hated it.
Now, there are SOOO many better browsers. Frankly, IE with active X disabled is better than netscape. Firefox beats them both. For Linux, there's konqueror (and firefox as well). I use a combination of Firefox/Camino/Safari under OS X. There is not ONE scenario under which I would use Netscape.
Why wouldn't they do a bundle with Firefox? Or Opera, now that it's 100% free.
Netscape's time has come and gone. There are much better IE alternatives available now.
Then again, HP is not exactly on the leading edge of tech anymore. Some would say they haven't been for quite some time... wasn't there a/. article recently about them firing all of their good engineers? Obviously, there's almost no one left with brains left at HP, at least not in whatever department choose to make this idiotic decision.
That being said, I am happy to see anything that detracts from IE marketshare. Not because I hate MS (although I do to a degree), but only because I think that competition forces innovation. Look at how things were in the 90s when IE and Netscape were battling it out, we saw all kind of changes in the browser software. Hopefully we'll see something that like occur again.
Obviously,/. should have a topic for EVERYTHING imaginable, including a "Guys get busted for pirated Star Wars Ep III" topic. Complete with animated GIF topic icon of Jar Jar getting his head blown off.
I voted in a suburb of Columbus (pickerington, fairfield county) that is predominantly republican. I voted in a gymnasium of an elementary school... there were ~50-60 machines in the room. It took me 20 minutes to vote. I have friends that live on OSU campus and other precincts in Columbus that are traditionally predominantly democrat, and they had to wait anywhere between 2-6 hours to vote.
What has our democracy come to when those who vote a certain way are given precedence over others who vote differently? Was there a link between Blackwell being both the Sec. of State *and* the co-chair of Bush's ohio re-election campaign? If there wasn't, it certainly didn't do anything to help his credibility-- especially once stories surfaced about the horribly inept (intentional?) placement of voting machines by precinct.
It's deplorable, inexcusable, and I think they should be brought up on trial for it. And I'd say the same if all those being discussed were democrats rather than republicans.
I think that something that would help ebooks is to have them bundled with the regular old paper version. I think this would be especially good for technical books. If you could download an ebook version of the book you bought, it gives you the option of reading it on a device or reading the actual book. Now, I don't have a PDA or anything, so I would probably read the book on my computer at home, then take the paper version with me (it would be read on my 1 hour commute). Now, let's say I buy a PDA or ebook reader down the line, and I'm also getting ready to buy another book. Because I am already used to the ebook format, I would be more prone to purchase an ebook only version to save a little money.
Now, that is on the marketing/sales end of the publishers obviously. But I think it would be a fairly resourceful way to force adoption of ebooks. People love getting stuff for free and saving money. Do it like a drug dealer man-- first hit's free, then you gotta pay... but it would at least be less than you're paying for a full book.
As far as the technological aspect goes, I'd say that the devices need to stop being so expensive. Or at least subsidize the cost of the unit by giving away multiple free ebooks. If I could buy an ebook reader for $100-200 and get 15-30 ebooks for free, I would consider that a good deal. Or mimic the video game/mp3 player model where you sell the hardware at a loss, and then make up for it in sales of the ebook. If you could sell a reader for $30-50 that didn't suck, and then consistently undercut the price of the paper version by 15-20%, I think you'd see more adoption of the technology... Also, unified file formats would be a good idea, but I doubt it will ever happen. The only caveat to that being if someone hit with a great device and service (see iPod) I think they would be able to gain some serious market and maybe push a (hopefully somewhat open) format.
I think it'll be interesting to wait and see what happens with ebooks.
Now, I'll admit I've never checked out Linspire before (I always used Debian, RedHat, or Ubuntu), but doesn't the GPL require that you give away Linux? I mean, I know you can still charge for it, but you have to provide the source code free of charge (AFAIK)
This is a production model mac mini (at least nothing in the article suggests otherwise), so I was assuming no NDA was involved as it was likely a retail purchase.
I think the parent was trying to make a joke, but sometimes internet humor misses my eye;-)
Slashdot Mirror
Strange game. The only winning move is not to play.
I work for a small ISP in Ohio. We charge less than AOL for dialup, but more than some other local providers. I keep trying to tell people it's the *quality of service* that counts.
Our DSL offerings are only about $5 more than SBC, but the service is better.
We have a fixed wireless option that is $40/mth, but gives you 3mb downstream *and* up.
It's comparable in every way to RoadRunner, in some cases better since it's dedicated bandwidth (and you get a nice fast upstream speed), at roughly the same cost. The best part (IMHO) is that you don't have to give your money to a soul sucking corporation like AOL/TW.
Capital Hill Blue and Rense may not be reliable sources, but given that this president has stated that it would be easier if the US were a dictatorship (as long as he were the dictator), would a lack of respect for the constitution *really* surprise you?
Frankly, I'd believe it if the Weekly World News said that Bush eats babies.
Green Apple ;-)
Agreed. I work for an ISP in a small somewhat-rural Ohio town. *We* sell SATA cables and power adapters.
They are not that hard to find.
Not until Quicktime can handle WMV, Divx, XVID, Ogg, etc.
Oh it's ok... I can understand the confusion given that Quinton J Peters preceded Peter I Quinn in the position!
the chief information officer for the commonwealth of massachusetts.
;-)
Duh!
I've got about 150 invites I could throw towards that ;-)
Not complaining about slashdot, per se, but did anyone else notice the marketing in those pics?
Must be nice to be a company as big as google, you don't even have to pay to advertise any more. Just do something cool and people eat it up.
9 hours a year... Yeesh.
Makes me glad I don't fly.
My USB key is the fastest around.
I've got a bolt on spoiler, a folgers can (spray painted gloss black), and NOS stickers.
Hell, the NOS stickers alone get me an extra 2MB/s.
What is this "taking home an attractive woman" that you speak of?
WHY? Let me ask it a different way: good god, why?!?
/. article recently about them firing all of their good engineers? Obviously, there's almost no one left with brains left at HP, at least not in whatever department choose to make this idiotic decision.
I used netscape back during the 4.0 days, when it was the best browser available for Linux. Even then, I hated it.
Now, there are SOOO many better browsers. Frankly, IE with active X disabled is better than netscape. Firefox beats them both. For Linux, there's konqueror (and firefox as well). I use a combination of Firefox/Camino/Safari under OS X. There is not ONE scenario under which I would use Netscape.
Why wouldn't they do a bundle with Firefox? Or Opera, now that it's 100% free.
Netscape's time has come and gone. There are much better IE alternatives available now.
Then again, HP is not exactly on the leading edge of tech anymore. Some would say they haven't been for quite some time... wasn't there a
That being said, I am happy to see anything that detracts from IE marketshare. Not because I hate MS (although I do to a degree), but only because I think that competition forces innovation. Look at how things were in the 90s when IE and Netscape were battling it out, we saw all kind of changes in the browser software. Hopefully we'll see something that like occur again.
Only time will tell.
new here... ;-)
/. should have a topic for EVERYTHING imaginable, including a "Guys get busted for pirated Star Wars Ep III" topic. Complete with animated GIF topic icon of Jar Jar getting his head blown off.
Obviously,
I voted in a suburb of Columbus (pickerington, fairfield county) that is predominantly republican. I voted in a gymnasium of an elementary school... there were ~50-60 machines in the room. It took me 20 minutes to vote. I have friends that live on OSU campus and other precincts in Columbus that are traditionally predominantly democrat, and they had to wait anywhere between 2-6 hours to vote.
What has our democracy come to when those who vote a certain way are given precedence over others who vote differently? Was there a link between Blackwell being both the Sec. of State *and* the co-chair of Bush's ohio re-election campaign? If there wasn't, it certainly didn't do anything to help his credibility-- especially once stories surfaced about the horribly inept (intentional?) placement of voting machines by precinct.
It's deplorable, inexcusable, and I think they should be brought up on trial for it. And I'd say the same if all those being discussed were democrats rather than republicans.
I think that something that would help ebooks is to have them bundled with the regular old paper version. I think this would be especially good for technical books. If you could download an ebook version of the book you bought, it gives you the option of reading it on a device or reading the actual book. Now, I don't have a PDA or anything, so I would probably read the book on my computer at home, then take the paper version with me (it would be read on my 1 hour commute). Now, let's say I buy a PDA or ebook reader down the line, and I'm also getting ready to buy another book. Because I am already used to the ebook format, I would be more prone to purchase an ebook only version to save a little money.
Now, that is on the marketing/sales end of the publishers obviously. But I think it would be a fairly resourceful way to force adoption of ebooks. People love getting stuff for free and saving money. Do it like a drug dealer man-- first hit's free, then you gotta pay... but it would at least be less than you're paying for a full book.
As far as the technological aspect goes, I'd say that the devices need to stop being so expensive. Or at least subsidize the cost of the unit by giving away multiple free ebooks. If I could buy an ebook reader for $100-200 and get 15-30 ebooks for free, I would consider that a good deal. Or mimic the video game/mp3 player model where you sell the hardware at a loss, and then make up for it in sales of the ebook. If you could sell a reader for $30-50 that didn't suck, and then consistently undercut the price of the paper version by 15-20%, I think you'd see more adoption of the technology... Also, unified file formats would be a good idea, but I doubt it will ever happen. The only caveat to that being if someone hit with a great device and service (see iPod) I think they would be able to gain some serious market and maybe push a (hopefully somewhat open) format.
I think it'll be interesting to wait and see what happens with ebooks.
Just wait until they integrate a camera in to the iPod, and market it as an accessory for the discriminating high-tech peepers.
Introducing the iPod pico
Thanks. That's what I was looking for.
I guess I should have been a little more clear in my original post.
Now, I'll admit I've never checked out Linspire before (I always used Debian, RedHat, or Ubuntu), but doesn't the GPL require that you give away Linux? I mean, I know you can still charge for it, but you have to provide the source code free of charge (AFAIK)
Can someone clarify this for me?
The Blue Screen of FREEDOM!
Very true... However, they are developers.
;-)
This is a production model mac mini (at least nothing in the article suggests otherwise), so I was assuming no NDA was involved as it was likely a retail purchase.
I think the parent was trying to make a joke, but sometimes internet humor misses my eye
It is definitely NOT against the EULA to open a mini, nor does it void the warranty (unless you mess something up).
Also, NDA? Who signs a NDA to buy a computer?
hate Microsoft^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Freedom?!?!
I'm just waiting for someone to start a webserver that runs on a Furby :-P
OK, apparently the iPod photos already have this capability, and their own cable. I was not even aware of that.
Obviously then, the iPod video would have a clear advantage straight out of the gate.