SF ceased to be SF long ago. walk into a bookstore, and you'll see books with a cover of a giant muscular thor-looking dude with a huge sword fighting a dragon. that is NOT SF. that is fantasy. that killed true SF (such as heinlein)
interestingly.... the cultural revolution and the great leap forward are not censored so much by google.cn... so the chinese government admits to the disasters and killings of that time, but not tiananmen square?
exactly. Honest viewpoints like that are what slashdot lacks so much.
Microsoft and Sony are endlessly maligned, while anything linux-related is hailed as amazing. Yes, linux is great blah blah blah, but most people are never going to hear of it, much less or use it. It's too obscure and overly complex, and with a huge learning curve.
Sure, go ahead and mod me down for this if you want, but linux users need to realize that if they want their OS to survive, they need to work on making it more for the masses and work less on pushing out the next kernel update.
I've had Verizon FIOS since June 2006 (I live in Long Island, NY.) For their triple play package (tv, internet, phone) it couldn't be any better, and is way better than Cablevision.
Installing FIOS
The installation went easy, the install techs are knowledgeable and rewire everything over the old stuff. The install takes about a day, and it's done cleanly.
Internet (first, cause thats what most people here are interested in)
I have 20mbps/5mpbs, and on a wired connection, you get your full advertised speed (I actually get 21/5.5 usually) For wireless, they give you a free Actiontec wireless router (the thing is a monster is size.) On a 802.11g wireless connection I get speeds around 11/4, which is still plenty fast. The connection is on 24/7, no outages or anything, ever, like all the crap I had dealt with from Cablevision. With FIOS, I can torrent all the time at full speed, no caps. The FIOS internet rocks.
TV
The FIOS tv is also great. There are like 1000 channels, which breaks down into like 250 real channels, like 200 HD channels, and a ton of movie and music channels that I didn't pay for. The standard def tv from fios looks great, much better than normal tv. The cable boxes work well, the guides make it easy to find shows over different channels or days. The only gripes I have with the tv are the somewhat random order of the channels (they BETTER fix this in the future) and that the channels aren't always in order, for example, the range from 30 to 60 only has like 12 channels, for some reason. Can anyone want to clear this up for me?
Phone
It's POTS, nothing more, nothing less. Works the same as before.
There are services in which you pay for a mechanic to comes to your property on a regular (usually weekly) basis to make sure everything is working properly. I used a service like that when I owned a condo in Florida and was away for most of the year. See if you can find one in your area, or if that fails, pay a friend.
Yes - remember the original reason why DVD was pushed so hard - unlike VHS, it was supposedly "uncopyable." But we all know how that's turned out. Now they're pushing another propietary, "uncopyable" format. Is it actually about better quality? I think not.
This shouldn't be news. People fast-forwarded through commercials with VCRs, and now can totally skip past them with DVRs and such. Personally, the reason I don't watch much tv is due to the ads. Consumers don't want to see ads, especially with the sad state of modern advertising (its quite amazing what seems to sell.) Yes, ads do pay for the programs, but someone else can watch those ads, not me. Tragedy of the commons right there.
I'm sorry to say this, but the huge majortiy of game people buying a game console don't care if you can hack it and put Linux on it. No, this isn't a troll, this is a fact. People want to play games an d have fun with their consoles.
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SF ceased to be SF long ago. walk into a bookstore, and you'll see books with a cover of a giant muscular thor-looking dude with a huge sword fighting a dragon. that is NOT SF. that is fantasy. that killed true SF (such as heinlein)
WHY is nokia trying for another one? did they not learn after last time?
interestingly.... the cultural revolution and the great leap forward are not censored so much by google.cn... so the chinese government admits to the disasters and killings of that time, but not tiananmen square?
Yes - but correlation does not neccessarily mean causation.
Expect it to get bombed again... now that they've pissed off the military.
exactly. Honest viewpoints like that are what slashdot lacks so much.
Microsoft and Sony are endlessly maligned, while anything linux-related is hailed as amazing. Yes, linux is great blah blah blah, but most people are never going to hear of it, much less or use it. It's too obscure and overly complex, and with a huge learning curve.
Sure, go ahead and mod me down for this if you want, but linux users need to realize that if they want their OS to survive, they need to work on making it more for the masses and work less on pushing out the next kernel update.
the real term would be "suspension of disbelief."
OK, not a service in that you pay, but something similar to Skype, which was easy to use.
Do other free VOIP services exist, possibly?
I've had Verizon FIOS since June 2006 (I live in Long Island, NY.) For their triple play package (tv, internet, phone) it couldn't be any better, and is way better than Cablevision.
Installing FIOS
The installation went easy, the install techs are knowledgeable and rewire everything over the old stuff. The install takes about a day, and it's done cleanly.
Internet (first, cause thats what most people here are interested in)
I have 20mbps/5mpbs, and on a wired connection, you get your full advertised speed (I actually get 21/5.5 usually) For wireless, they give you a free Actiontec wireless router (the thing is a monster is size.) On a 802.11g wireless connection I get speeds around 11/4, which is still plenty fast. The connection is on 24/7, no outages or anything, ever, like all the crap I had dealt with from Cablevision. With FIOS, I can torrent all the time at full speed, no caps. The FIOS internet rocks.
TV
The FIOS tv is also great. There are like 1000 channels, which breaks down into like 250 real channels, like 200 HD channels, and a ton of movie and music channels that I didn't pay for. The standard def tv from fios looks great, much better than normal tv. The cable boxes work well, the guides make it easy to find shows over different channels or days. The only gripes I have with the tv are the somewhat random order of the channels (they BETTER fix this in the future) and that the channels aren't always in order, for example, the range from 30 to 60 only has like 12 channels, for some reason. Can anyone want to clear this up for me?
Phone
It's POTS, nothing more, nothing less. Works the same as before.
There are services in which you pay for a mechanic to comes to your property on a regular (usually weekly) basis to make sure everything is working properly. I used a service like that when I owned a condo in Florida and was away for most of the year. See if you can find one in your area, or if that fails, pay a friend.
Yes - remember the original reason why DVD was pushed so hard - unlike VHS, it was supposedly "uncopyable." But we all know how that's turned out. Now they're pushing another propietary, "uncopyable" format. Is it actually about better quality? I think not.
it's a better job offer than the other offers most kids are going to get, and it appeals to their interests... why are people surprised?
until they discover all the free porn on the internet.
why don't they try using the rest?
However - how many of those accounts are multiple accounts from the same user? The number of users is more important than the number of accounts.
This shouldn't be news. People fast-forwarded through commercials with VCRs, and now can totally skip past them with DVRs and such. Personally, the reason I don't watch much tv is due to the ads. Consumers don't want to see ads, especially with the sad state of modern advertising (its quite amazing what seems to sell.) Yes, ads do pay for the programs, but someone else can watch those ads, not me. Tragedy of the commons right there.
another reason to use the preview button. yes, i screwed up the words "majority" and "and."
I'm sorry to say this, but the huge majortiy of game people buying a game console don't care if you can hack it and put Linux on it. No, this isn't a troll, this is a fact. People want to play games an d have fun with their consoles.
since when do pornos need plots?
they'd be better off without the awful acting and poor dialogue
hours of fun, pure sex, no plot
the "reach out and grab you" idea sounds like something off the 100 worst porn titles of all time list (http://members.shaw.ca/stayasyouare/tohwpmt.html
"insecure and buggy"? why is this news? news is supposed to be new