January 18, 201214 yr Google joins the anti-SOPA campaign by blacking out the Google logo on their home page.
January 18, 201214 yr What is this SOPA blackout all about? Ah forget it, I'll just look it up on Wikipedia
January 18, 201214 yr QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jan 17, 2012 -> 11:24 PM) What is this SOPA blackout all about? Ah forget it, I'll just look it up on Wikipedia The future and openness of the internet within the very county in which you reside. It = important.
January 18, 201214 yr Author QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 18, 2012 -> 09:15 AM) The future and openness of the internet within the very county in which you reside. It = important. I think he was joking...Wikipedia is blacked out today.
January 18, 201214 yr QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 18, 2012 -> 08:19 AM) I think he was joking...Wikipedia is blacked out today. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopa coulda fooled me Edited January 18, 201214 yr by Steve9347
January 18, 201214 yr QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 18, 2012 -> 09:48 AM) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopa coulda fooled me That's the only page that works.
January 18, 201214 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 18, 2012 -> 08:58 AM) The Oatmeal.com has a fun take. I love that site, he usually has some real gems on current topics.
January 18, 201214 yr QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jan 18, 2012 -> 11:49 AM) I love that site, he usually has some real gems on current topics. The Oatmeal book was one of my better purchases.
January 19, 201214 yr QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 18, 2012 -> 09:48 AM) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopa coulda fooled me That was my point, it's the only page not blocked. Well, actually I think PIPA is unblocked too. But I mean come on.....dat ass!
January 19, 201214 yr QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jan 18, 2012 -> 07:27 PM) That was my point, it's the only page not blocked. Well, actually I think PIPA is unblocked too. But I mean come on.....dat ass! I remember reading through the page and they did leave a workaround in place. You could use the mobile site through your phone or tablet, or you could turn off javascript on your browser. Then, you would still be able to hit the site and do what you needed.
January 19, 201214 yr QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 19, 2012 -> 09:21 AM) It's 2012, time for Soxtalk to get mobile. They can't implement tapatalk without a major board overhaul
January 19, 201214 yr Apple's new textbook software is amazing and revolutionary... for their profit margins since you can only use those textbooks on an iPad. If you REALLY want to be revolutionary, open it up to the world. time for Google to step up and create a TRUELY open next generation digital textbook platform. Edited January 19, 201214 yr by Athomeboy_2000
January 19, 201214 yr Author QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 19, 2012 -> 12:22 PM) pple's new textbook software is amazing and revolutionary... for their profit margins since you can only use those textbooks on an iPad. If you REALLY want to be revolutionary, open it up to the world. time for Google to step up and create a TRUELY open next generation digital textbook platform. Whether it's open or not...I would have loved this in college and law school.....for the prices students currently pay for textbooks, they could buy a new ipad every year loaded with the books already on there...
January 19, 201214 yr QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 19, 2012 -> 12:13 PM) Whether it's open or not...I would have loved this in college and law school.....for the prices students currently pay for textbooks, they could buy a new ipad every year loaded with the books already on there... Oh, believe me, I dont disagree at all. Just saying I dont like the closed approach. LOVE Apple products though. I'm a walking contradiction.
January 19, 201214 yr QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 19, 2012 -> 12:13 PM) Whether it's open or not...I would have loved this in college and law school.....for the prices students currently pay for textbooks, they could buy a new ipad every year loaded with the books already on there... completely kills off the used book market.
January 20, 201214 yr Author QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 19, 2012 -> 05:44 PM) completely kills off the used book market. The used books are still far more than $14.99!
January 20, 201214 yr QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 19, 2012 -> 06:18 PM) The used books are still far more than $14.99! Amazon has saved me the past few semesters without having to buy an ereader. I can buy a used text book from their marketplace for $95 and sell it back for $85 in Amazon credit (which is like cash to me for how much I shop on there). I freaking love Amazon.
January 20, 201214 yr Author QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jan 19, 2012 -> 06:34 PM) Amazon has saved me the past few semesters without having to buy an ereader. I can buy a used text book from their marketplace for $95 and sell it back for $85 in Amazon credit (which is like cash to me for how much I shop on there). I freaking love Amazon. I spent $800-1000 a semester in law school and refused to sell the books back for dimes on the dollar. Now I have a bunch of heavy law books I am still lugging around. Textbooks on the iPad is something I fully support.
January 20, 201214 yr QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 19, 2012 -> 06:38 PM) I spent $800-1000 a semester in law school and refused to sell the books back for dimes on the dollar. Now I have a bunch of heavy law books I am still lugging around. Textbooks on the iPad is something I fully support. Just check them out on Amazon, who knows what you may get for them (even some older editions still bring back decent money). But Im sure Law books are much harder to buy/sell.
January 20, 201214 yr Apologies if this has ever already been discussed...too many pages to look through haha This has been bugging me for a while after reading various tech blogs... When it comes to TV/Movies Physical Media is still the best option. I love me some Netflix Streaming and Hulu and I'm sure I'll love whatever other Cloud-based streaming services that come out in the future, but until ALL of those services have EVERYTHING that's ever come out on home video and streams/hosts them FOREVER and ever (never losing the rights to certain blah blah), streams them is crystal clear High-Def/Highest Quality picture and Audio and includes Commentary and Special Features, until that happens Physical Discs are better. The picture and sound is a big issue cause I'm a bit of a snob, but the availability thing is what will stop the "death" of Discs. I'm willing to bet only a 1/4 (if that) of my collection is available online. That's a deal breaker. (Ironically I feel the exact opposite about CD's. There's absolutely no advantage of a physical disc vs. mp3. What's the benefit? The booklet? I'd flip through those once and lose them forever. Possibly even use it as a Kleenex when I'm out. The jewel case? That breaks if you look at it funny. For a road trip I'll take my iPod with every song I ever want to listen to over lugging the CaseLogic CD holder with the handle that looks like you're carrying a suitcase with the Nuke codes in it any day)
January 20, 201214 yr There are actually some high schools that have started just giving the students iPads instead of textbooks and it's saving them tons of money.
January 20, 201214 yr QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 19, 2012 -> 06:38 PM) I spent $800-1000 a semester in law school and refused to sell the books back for dimes on the dollar. Now I have a bunch of heavy law books I am still lugging around. Textbooks on the iPad is something I fully support. They look nice in an office though!
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