Review? - Page 3

NatCh · 09-20-2007, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by delphidb96

By the standards of most anime/manga I've seen floating around the internet, that picture was *MILD*!

I work for the state of Texas, and that sort of thing is one of the very few that can get me into serious trouble at work.

Besides, we do try to keep it family friendly around here, so if you happen to have anther pic that might illustrate the same thing (and I don't mean the things in the illustration

), but stays on the lighter side of PG-13, it might be appreciated (evidently by several of us) if you wouldn't mind switching it out yourself.

delphidb96 · 09-20-2007, 01:31 AM

Mike,

Where did you get the idea that I didn't understand you? Did you not read my apology to Nekokami?

Derek

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeF74

I don't think you fully understood what I was getting at Derek. I wasn't talking bandwith issues...

What I am saying is the display of cartoon breasts on a computer screen at work is enough to get some people reprimanded or fired. Sad, but true. So I'm just saying that you may want to lay of NSFW material in your full review.

delphidb96 · 09-20-2007, 01:38 AM

No worse than living in America. Let's see, I routinely have email conversations with people in France, UK, Germany, Israel, South Korea, China *and* Taiwan as well as even a few people in Turkey and South Africa. Not to mention my family friends in Kenya. What with all I've written to those people - even though the words would *have* to be taken out of context - I'm sure my email and phones are routinely monitored by DHS. Heck, I have received email from Iraqis.

IOW, it's not as if I have any reasonable expectation of privacy in my own life. So - in *my* life - I don't even flinch at NSFW. But I have already deleted that image from my blog and have no intention of including it in the reviews as after Nekokami pointed it out, I realized many others *are* worried about corporate 'guardians'. (Strange how knowing DHS is watching just makes the corp types so trivial to me. Sorry guys and gals.)

Derek

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ravenflight

Yes this is very true at my work. All internet usage is monitored- in fact all computer use of any kind is monitored- They track every page you go to- and you'd better be prepared to explain how such usage was company related if you ever have the misfortune to be summoned before the inquisition. Corporate Security lives by the motto 'Guilty until proven innocent.'

Ravenflight · 09-20-2007, 02:05 AM

Well, don't worry about me- I do all my browsing at work now on my personal iPhone- Now if they want to look over my shoulder, they have to literally look over my shoulder! And I can see em coming a long way off.

Best 20.00 a month I ever spent!

delphidb96 · 09-20-2007, 02:45 AM

Isn't iPhone service, like, a *minimum* of $60 per month?

Derek

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ravenflight

Well, don't worry about me- I do all my browsing at work now on my personal iPhone- Now if they want to look over my shoulder, they have to literally look over my shoulder! And I can see em coming a long way off.

Best 20.00 a month I ever spent!

guguy · 09-20-2007, 03:06 AM

Strange how the culture is different between the US and Europe, here
in France nobody would accept to have his internet browsing tracked
when at work!

Liberty, oh, dear liberty...

alexxxm · 09-20-2007, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guguy

Strange how the culture is different between the US and Europe, here
in France nobody would accept to have his internet browsing tracked
when at work!

Liberty, oh, dear liberty...

I'm Italian and - although I often joke with american friends about how fast they're running towards a police state - I am pretty sure that today nowhere is safe from electronic monitoring (e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHELON )

alessandro

HarryT · 09-20-2007, 04:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by delphidb96

Isn't iPhone service, like, a *minimum* of $60 per month?

Derek

The iPhone is being launched here in the UK this month, and the minimum contract price is £35 - US$70 - per month, although that includes unlimited data traffic. It's not even 3G either, unlike most "hi tech" phones now sold in Europe. I really don't see why anyone would want one, I have to admit!

astra · 09-20-2007, 06:20 AM

I know at least one college in the UK were they monitor the Internet usage by the staff. They even have a list which has all college staff on it and how much they are using the Internet to browse for non college related content. If a tutor gets into top 50, it is not a good sign...

So, I guess they are going to adopt the same draconian rules as in the USA. (as the saying goes: whatever happens in the USA will be adopted here in 10 years)

Ravenflight · 09-20-2007, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by delphidb96

Isn't iPhone service, like, a *minimum* of $60 per month?

Derek

Not when you are already a subscriber- If you are just adding the iPhone data plan to an existing account it is an extra 20.00 a month over what you are currently paying for whatever talk plan you are on.

HarryT · 09-20-2007, 10:47 AM

Does the US have "3G" phone networks, as a matter of interest? I'm rather curious as to why Apple went for EDGE for the iPhone rather than the vastly faster 3G.

jasonkchapman · 09-20-2007, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Does the US have "3G" phone networks, as a matter of interest? I'm rather curious as to why Apple went for EDGE for the iPhone rather than the vastly faster 3G.

Yes, we do. These guys, for example, are 3G-based. I think Verizon has 3G deployed to support their new cell phone television service, but I could be wrong.

Keith Lommel · 09-20-2007, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Does the US have "3G" phone networks, as a matter of interest? I'm rather curious as to why Apple went for EDGE for the iPhone rather than the vastly faster 3G.

Yes, the US has 3G. FWIW, the official line I've read about why Apple chose not to go with it is that they were concerned about battery life, and the current 3G chipsets consume somewhat more power than 2.5G.

HarryT · 09-20-2007, 11:17 AM

I wonder if it's a matter of coverage as well? It's obviously far easier to have a 3G network which covers a small, densely populated country like the UK than a huge, sparsely populated one like the US. I wonder if perhaps more of the country is covered by EDGE than by 3G?

Xenophon · 09-20-2007, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

I wonder if it's a matter of coverage as well? It's obviously far easier to have a 3G network which covers a small, densely populated country like the UK than a huge, sparsely populated one like the US. I wonder if perhaps more of the country is covered by EDGE than by 3G?

I don't know about other wireless companies, but AT&T has fairly complete EDGE coverage in the US, but their 3G coverage is quite spotty.

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09-20-2007, 02:05 AM	#34
Ravenflight Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 20 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Santa Clarita, CA Device: Sony Reader, Macbook, iPhone	Well, don't worry about me- I do all my browsing at work now on my personal iPhone- Now if they want to look over my shoulder, they have to literally look over my shoulder! And I can see em coming a long way off. Best 20.00 a month I ever spent!

09-20-2007, 03:06 AM	#36
guguy Groupie Posts: 191 Karma: 15 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Clermont-Ferrand/Paris, France Device: PRS-505	Strange how the culture is different between the US and Europe, here in France nobody would accept to have his internet browsing tracked when at work! Liberty, oh, dear liberty...

09-20-2007, 06:20 AM	#39
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	I know at least one college in the UK were they monitor the Internet usage by the staff. They even have a list which has all college staff on it and how much they are using the Internet to browse for non college related content. If a tutor gets into top 50, it is not a good sign... So, I guess they are going to adopt the same draconian rules as in the USA. (as the saying goes: whatever happens in the USA will be adopted here in 10 years)

09-20-2007, 10:47 AM	#41
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Does the US have "3G" phone networks, as a matter of interest? I'm rather curious as to why Apple went for EDGE for the iPhone rather than the vastly faster 3G.

09-20-2007, 11:17 AM	#44
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I wonder if it's a matter of coverage as well? It's obviously far easier to have a 3G network which covers a small, densely populated country like the UK than a huge, sparsely populated one like the US. I wonder if perhaps more of the country is covered by EDGE than by 3G?

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