not really. IPTV is not really an amazing product, it's basically just another media center concept slightly modified (smaller scale same capability).
IPTV is important and is the way things will probably go, but solutions for it don't stand for anything - oversimplified it's just a computer and an internet connection -it's simply a matter of the old media players opening the pipes up.
Really, google TV is just integrating things such as netflix put onto a tv. How is this revolutionary or killer? Twitter? Facebook? People already have a computer with this stuff. Instead of spending $200 on a google TV box they can spend $30 on a 30 foot video output cable or use a wireless solution to broadcast computer output -> TV. I don't find google TV any more interesting than 3d - it might be interesting for the masses, but even then I'm skeptical.
Meanwhile, the google jedi mind trick here cracks me up - I wouldn't be surprised if it works.
only in the us would people throw a fit about this.
in the rest of the world, this is not even an issue - it just happens. They don't bother with the equivalent of penny coins. Some countries start at 5c/10c.
One of the best ways to learn hands on about programming is basically to go look at other people's programs and modify them to break them/see what this does/see what that does, etc.
Way to go square in ensuring that nobody will want to learn about game programming from carmageddon.
I mean what happened to public radio? news on public TV?
both of those are free. Granted the people are paid but we view that news for free too.
I wonder how they missed that part of the argument. If they're willing to put news behind a paywall are they willing to take the news off of CBS/NBC and put it on a premium channel?
I agree completely, in that people can get carried away with having fun and cause a burden to productivity.
However, that is not a company problem, that's a management problem. So it doesn't actually associate to whether or not fun should be allowed for a corporation at all..
the guy who wrote about fun being bad, is basically an antisocial individual.
Fun at work = more productive, more fun, more creative. It also goes hand in hand with people speaking their mind. Fun places also tend to attract more people.
Here's an easy example: of a fun company: google. Everyone wants to work there, not just because it's successful but because it's FUN.
I agree that lots of companies try to make things fun and fail, but that's because it's just not fun at that point.
filters should be basically mandatory if this isn't wifi for a home environment.
block a: ads, b: porn and c: hacking sites. The rest is not your issue, but if people manage to look at child porn on a starbucks wifi there will be it's own issues.
"And we've yet to confirm that life exists (or existed) on any other planet (or moon) that orbits our sun". huh? I know you're a tech guy, but you might want to keep up on science too, Mike.
boy do I love how politicians aren't held accountable because the public at large doesn't even pay attention most of the time, and when they do pay attention the politicians don't listen.
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Re: GoogleTV
IPTV is important and is the way things will probably go, but solutions for it don't stand for anything - oversimplified it's just a computer and an internet connection -it's simply a matter of the old media players opening the pipes up.
Really, google TV is just integrating things such as netflix put onto a tv. How is this revolutionary or killer? Twitter? Facebook? People already have a computer with this stuff. Instead of spending $200 on a google TV box they can spend $30 on a 30 foot video output cable or use a wireless solution to broadcast computer output -> TV. I don't find google TV any more interesting than 3d - it might be interesting for the masses, but even then I'm skeptical.
Meanwhile, the google jedi mind trick here cracks me up - I wouldn't be surprised if it works.
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won't work
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interesting
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please, thats the easy question
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only in the us
in the rest of the world, this is not even an issue - it just happens. They don't bother with the equivalent of penny coins. Some countries start at 5c/10c.
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Re: Re:
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it goes farther than that
Way to go square in ensuring that nobody will want to learn about game programming from carmageddon.
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#2
another example
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Re: What's hazy?
there's a recent example. Registration is a condition of enforcement.
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Re: Question...
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Re:
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$350,000$100,000 Per Day [Updated]penny arcade effect
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/9/17/
granted, one of the many reasons it did is probably because it's indie friendly.
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here's what it really translates to
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I love when they say it was suddenly free
both of those are free. Granted the people are paid but we view that news for free too.
I wonder how they missed that part of the argument. If they're willing to put news behind a paywall are they willing to take the news off of CBS/NBC and put it on a premium channel?
I didn't think so.
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Re: Re: the answer is simple
However, that is not a company problem, that's a management problem. So it doesn't actually associate to whether or not fun should be allowed for a corporation at all..
On the post: Is Fun No Longer Fun When It's Corporate Fun?
the answer is simple
Fun at work = more productive, more fun, more creative. It also goes hand in hand with people speaking their mind. Fun places also tend to attract more people.
Here's an easy example: of a fun company: google. Everyone wants to work there, not just because it's successful but because it's FUN.
I agree that lots of companies try to make things fun and fail, but that's because it's just not fun at that point.
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Re: Blacklist
filters should be basically mandatory if this isn't wifi for a home environment.
block a: ads, b: porn and c: hacking sites. The rest is not your issue, but if people manage to look at child porn on a starbucks wifi there will be it's own issues.
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Re: Re: uh, what?
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uh, what?
Life was essentially confirmed as "very likely to exist" on mars recently. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2951855/Nasa-Evidence-of-life-on-mars.html
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Re: You already have your answer...
so much for the public interest.
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