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  1. Advertising needs revamping by tellurian · · Score: 1 · on Web Profits in the Gutter
    What we need is a way for advertisers to find out what we want to see instead of annoying us with the stuff we don't want to see.

    We need an XML spec that defines the viewer's advertising preferences. Advertising is a way of life for free services. The thing I hate the most is watching Old Navy commercials or seeing a banner ad for X10. If there was an advertising preferences XML standard, advertisers wouldn't annoy me with stuff that didn't fit my preferences. I would be much more likely to sit through 5 minutes of commercials that advertise things I am actually interested in than to tell my Tivo to skip them.

    OASIS would need to approve it. It could be kept in a standard location on each type of medium. The server side could pull down the viewer's advertising preferences, and dish out the appropriate ads.

    This would benefit the viewer and the advertiser. Ads are a way of life for free services, I would just like to see this help the situation. We can do much better here. How do we make this happen?

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  2. This is dead simple by tellurian · · Score: 1 · on How Could TV Survive Without Commercials?
    What we need is a way for advertisers to find out what we want to see instead of annoying us with the stuff we don't want to see.

    We need an XML spec that defines the viewer's advertising preferences. Advertising is a way of life for free services. The thing I hate the most is watching Old Navy commercials. If there was an advertising preferences XML standard, advertisers wouldn't annoy me with stuff that didn't fit my preferences. I would be much more likely to sit through 5 minutes of commercials that advertise things I am actually interested in than to tell my Tivo to skip them.

    OASIS would need to approve it. It could be kept in a standard location on each type of medium. The server side could pull down the viewer's advertising preferences, and dish out the appropriate ads.

    This would benefit the viewer and the advertiser. Ads are a way of life for free services, I would just like to see this help the situation. We can do much better here. How do we make this happen?

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  3. Google's cache by tellurian · · Score: 1 · on FBI Warns Companies About Wireless Warchalking

    Here's Google's cache of http://www.warchalking.org.

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  4. You want a small footprint... by tellurian · · Score: 0, Troll · on Matchbox -- a Small Footprint Window Manager

    I give you FVWM2. Here's my screenshot.

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  5. wait a month... by tellurian · · Score: 0 · on Small Footprint PCs?

    Hopefully by then, the Linux XBox Project will be complete. It just got a big boost. Then you can buy 1,000 computers for just $200 each (the cost of an XBox). Microsoft sells them at a $150 loss so who could pass that up. They're small, too.

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  6. Grid Computing is hot... by tellurian · · Score: 0 · on Technology Sectors that are Hot or Heating Up Now?

    just check out the all the latest buzz about it at www.thegridreport.com

  7. weather by tellurian · · Score: 0 · on Home-built 747 Simulator

    at least he can save money on simulating the weather

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  8. Playstation 3 aims to do this by tellurian · · Score: 0 · on A Supercomputing Cluster For FPS Gaming

    Playstation 3 aims to do this using Grid technologies. Here's the scoop along with IBM's efforts.

  9. Playstation 3 aims to do this by tellurian · · Score: 0 · on A Supercomputing Cluster For FPS Gaming

    Playstation 3 aims to do this using Grid technologies. Here's the scoop along with IBM's efforts.

  10. RIAA sues... by tellurian · · Score: -1, Redundant · on RIAA Sues Audiogalaxy

    What else is new... =)

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  11. Grid Computing Developers by tellurian · · Score: 0 · on Smart Money Picks 10 Rising Careers

    With what the Internet did for information sharing, Grid computing will do for resource sharing. Grid application developers will be in high demand to tap into this new area which has the potential to change the way we use the Internet. Just ask IBM, Microsoft, and Sun.

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  12. i thought i noticed... by tellurian · · Score: 0 · on 5.2 Earthquake Shakes Up SF Bay Area

    i thought i noticed the essence of garlic in the air this morning...

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  13. Why not put a small tax on PC components? by tellurian · · Score: 1 · on Recycle Fee For Each PC?

    They shouldn't be taxing computer buyers but manufacturers of computer components based on how environmentally unfriendly the component they make is. Of course this cost will trickle down to the consumer some way or another but it's better than taxing the consumer directly. I don't like to pay more taxes any more than the next guy, but hey, it's better than having lead (or whatever harmful chemicals a PC contains) in your water.

    What harmful components do PCs have that harm the environment?

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  14. another Linux cluster by tellurian · · Score: 1 · on $24.5 Million Linux Supercomputer

    Argonne has a scalable Linux cluster. It's called Chiba City

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