I'm totally interested in keyboard improvements and such for mobile and portable devices. But when at a nice stable desk, I'm still of the opinion that there is nothing better than a classic IBM Model M.
The stamps are actually fake. "The package does not actually have real stamps on it? the outside of the package was crinkly and dirty as if it came through the mail, but the stamps themselves are pasted on and look like they have been photocopied."
Bitcoins are a really nice idea. Definitely not ready yet. But there always have to be early adopters to get it rolling. The real problem right now, I think, is the difficulty in getting BTC to USD and back again. (Well, that and the relatively instability of the BTC market compared to other currencies) You can't just use your credit or debit card like you can for the vast majority of internet transactions. Right now you have to work with some sort of payment site like Dwolla and have that hook up to your bank account (or use slower or more troublesome methods) and use that to pay a BTC exchange site so you can purchase some and then you can finally use the bitcoins. People are used to and prefer two or less steps to pay for things online.
I actually bought it and downloaded it myself. The facts that Louis is a cool guy and $5 is somewhat reasonable for an hour of this type of content definitely pushed me in that direction, but it was the lack of DRM that definitely got me to pay. I checked to make sure that it was being offered without any actual DRM before I purchased, since that would have been a huge deal breaker. So I'm definitely glad that he chose to release it that way. And I don't know who his "well-informed advice" came from that recommended against a file that's easy to use, but I don't think that he should take advice from that person anymore. At least not on the subject of digital media.
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I'm totally interested in keyboard improvements and such for mobile and portable devices. But when at a nice stable desk, I'm still of the opinion that there is nothing better than a classic IBM Model M.
This really makes me wish that TMobile had decent coverage so I could switch to them.
Re: From the "that-isn't-as-odd-as-you-think" dept.
The stamps are actually fake. "The package does not actually have real stamps on it? the outside of the package was crinkly and dirty as if it came through the mail, but the stamps themselves are pasted on and look like they have been photocopied."
Re: Re: bingo, simple solution
Bitcoins are a really nice idea. Definitely not ready yet. But there always have to be early adopters to get it rolling. The real problem right now, I think, is the difficulty in getting BTC to USD and back again. (Well, that and the relatively instability of the BTC market compared to other currencies) You can't just use your credit or debit card like you can for the vast majority of internet transactions. Right now you have to work with some sort of payment site like Dwolla and have that hook up to your bank account (or use slower or more troublesome methods) and use that to pay a BTC exchange site so you can purchase some and then you can finally use the bitcoins. People are used to and prefer two or less steps to pay for things online.
I actually bought it and downloaded it myself. The facts that Louis is a cool guy and $5 is somewhat reasonable for an hour of this type of content definitely pushed me in that direction, but it was the lack of DRM that definitely got me to pay. I checked to make sure that it was being offered without any actual DRM before I purchased, since that would have been a huge deal breaker. So I'm definitely glad that he chose to release it that way. And I don't know who his "well-informed advice" came from that recommended against a file that's easy to use, but I don't think that he should take advice from that person anymore. At least not on the subject of digital media.