Maybe it's just me, but I feel that I haven't tasted a real fruit (or vegetable) for some years now. Non-organic fruits have a similar tasteless taste. Anyway, making fruity flavoured edible stickers would make just as much sense as tattooing food.
how come we have to pay so much more for something that's not even close to what Indonesia (hello? Indonesia - with it's 13,000 islands! has way better speed?) is about to launch?
i'm getting real tired of all those cynical capitalists...i'm moving to Indonesia!
I think people that aren't used to using computers or the web - fear it not because of problematic usability (although there's no question about the need to simplify it), but because they fear to cause any sort of damage to the machine while misusing it.
why not offer a risk-free operating system? something you can use without the ability to mess things up. Call it the iGeezer...
with all due respect to YOUtube - aside watching silly experiments with diet coke and mentos and videos of talking cats (highly recommended..) what is it good for? I agree it should be monitored so nothing besides personal home-made videos are featured there. I do believe YOUtube will eventually turn out into a bubble - once all the people are done watching that unfunny dude dancing that evolution-of-dance thing, that bubble will explode.
the entire world of media communications is going through a very interesting evolution - caused by all these wondrous file sharing applications. Soon enough the p2p generation will grow and take over the world. This is a generation that expects to pay nothing for music and video. Why pay for something - when all you have to do is click your mouse thrice and you're in Kansas? this is no longer about pricing - this is about metamorphosing completely.
DRM is a funny thing. It's like trying to make a Tsunami go away by yelling at it. I guess that both Hollywood and the music industry, suffer from their historical misbehaviour towards users. Take the questionable pricing as an example - regardless of manufacturing costs. I assume that it costs less to mass produce DVDs and CDs than the late VHS and vinyl records - still prices haven't dropped. DRM is all about piracy - but it's a lost battle, that ship has sailed long ago...
well, after watching the video - it seems pretty obvious that the so-called inventor dude, managed to get his hands on the robot costume from Ed Wood's - "Plan 9 from Outer Space", or maybe "Bride of the Monster". In either case - good job...
I just watched "An inconvenient truth" yesterday. It was the creepiest film I ever watched, way scarier then "The Shining" or "The Ring". I hope most of you out there, have seen it already...
I the film Al Gore shows multiple graphs illustrating the drastic changes in the climate - due to our smoking and scorching of Earth - in the last few decades. 2005 was the warmest year, now 2006 bits that questionable record. Are we all running towards the flames of self-destruction? I would say we are all to blame here - It's true, we can all contribute something to the cause. Drive less, own less - endorse global warming awareness in our community. But that will solve a fraction of the problem - America has to wake the hell up and say no to all those fat corporations and say (in the words of the great wizard) "You Shall Not Pass". I mean - we have the technology to turn into cars and motors running on alternative types of energies - we had that technology more than 20 years. Why is the fat fuck the suit - always louder than the suffering masses? Voice out people - let's start our own revolution here - make our children proud of this spineless generation.
77 million dollars for a castle in Romania? I guess it would cost less to build a replica in someplace that's nicer - like Brazil. Who wants to live in Romania?
I know I'm off the subject here, but I just have to say that I don't get why people participate in that cynical "alternative" world. I heard so much about it, that I decided to try it out. The thing that made me really hate it - it the way they try and push you towards spending real money on bullshit items. I mean here is a chance to make something beautiful for all to share. Here's a chance for a platform where all are equal and have equal chances - but nay. Second life makes it all about the goddamn money. Hence it's main concept - it you have money, you'll have a better life...
I really hope that second life will fail - and that one day we can all roam virtual landscapes regardless of money.
Say, did the 60's ever happen?
2007 is gonna be about the consequences of our self destruction of earth - having our emails exposed will be the last of our problems...
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hey, hate to break it to ya - but Santa does not exist (and if he does exist he should be prosecuted for molesting little girls and boys - why do parents let their kids sit on grown weird fake beared people?)
I don't really get all that vista hype...I really don't. If you ask me, Microsoft lost this battle over the market, once Google stepped up and became what it is today. Google changed all the rules - and the battle now is not about advanced graphical layout and trifles of sorts, but about offering real and valuable services to the users. Microsoft is like the last mammoth - it's huge and strong, but alas, belongs to a dying breed.
Finally, the online community has convinced the gods of the space age to let go of their greed and lust for cash - i guess we owe it all to the Linux guys, but even more to Google - they were the first to understand how to profit in a friendly way.
over the years gazillions of money (well deserved money) was spent on cancer research - I cannot understand how they come up with a totally new direction only now! what have they been doing all this time?
however - this is very exciting news and I pray this new path will help find a cure
How about inventing a pair of jeans that reads Nietzsche?
or maybe a hat that throws insults and racial jokes at people?
perhaps the scientists can help invent shoes that know where you're going? that would be nice...
Maybe they are storing data on all of us...maybe...
but bear in mind that they provide excellent services and they are all free! they wewre the first huge mega company that actually tried to make things right for the end user - their method of money making (google ads) is not only brilliant it's also far from disturbing the eye - no silly loud banners - no stupid pop ups - no "view this commercial while we are loading the page".
Their search is still better then the rest of the search engines, their email is way better then all the rest (not to mention much larger), google earth, google toolbar - need I say more?
They are awesom - and I look forward for a bright future with Google
seems like it's high time for an unplugged Chistmas - how about we all go back a few years back in time and forget about all that never ending search for silly gadgets that have a life time span of 3 minutes...what ever happened to pets? to imagination? to communication skills?
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Maybe it's just me, but I feel that I haven't tasted a real fruit (or vegetable) for some years now. Non-organic fruits have a similar tasteless taste. Anyway, making fruity flavoured edible stickers would make just as much sense as tattooing food.
how come we have to pay so much more for something that's not even close to what Indonesia (hello? Indonesia - with it's 13,000 islands! has way better speed?) is about to launch? i'm getting real tired of all those cynical capitalists...i'm moving to Indonesia!
I think people that aren't used to using computers or the web - fear it not because of problematic usability (although there's no question about the need to simplify it), but because they fear to cause any sort of damage to the machine while misusing it. why not offer a risk-free operating system? something you can use without the ability to mess things up. Call it the iGeezer...
with all due respect to YOUtube - aside watching silly experiments with diet coke and mentos and videos of talking cats (highly recommended..) what is it good for?
I agree it should be monitored so nothing besides personal home-made videos are featured there. I do believe YOUtube will eventually turn out into a bubble - once all the people are done watching that unfunny dude dancing that evolution-of-dance thing, that bubble will explode.
the entire world of media communications is going through a very interesting evolution - caused by all these wondrous file sharing applications. Soon enough the p2p generation will grow and take over the world. This is a generation that expects to pay nothing for music and video. Why pay for something - when all you have to do is click your mouse thrice and you're in Kansas? this is no longer about pricing - this is about metamorphosing completely.
Now they can do a remake of Goldfinger - have the bad guy with the diamond fetish, cover an unfortunate young woman with it...
I guess the main question, is what kind of data will they store for future generations? porn? videos of coke and mentos?
DRM is a funny thing. It's like trying to make a Tsunami go away by yelling at it. I guess that both Hollywood and the music industry, suffer from their historical misbehaviour towards users. Take the questionable pricing as an example - regardless of manufacturing costs. I assume that it costs less to mass produce DVDs and CDs than the late VHS and vinyl records - still prices haven't dropped. DRM is all about piracy - but it's a lost battle, that ship has sailed long ago...
well, after watching the video - it seems pretty obvious that the so-called inventor dude, managed to get his hands on the robot costume from Ed Wood's - "Plan 9 from Outer Space", or maybe "Bride of the Monster". In either case - good job...
thank you for the comment and the link - I'll watch it later. cheers
I just watched "An inconvenient truth" yesterday. It was the creepiest film I ever watched, way scarier then "The Shining" or "The Ring". I hope most of you out there, have seen it already... I the film Al Gore shows multiple graphs illustrating the drastic changes in the climate - due to our smoking and scorching of Earth - in the last few decades. 2005 was the warmest year, now 2006 bits that questionable record. Are we all running towards the flames of self-destruction? I would say we are all to blame here - It's true, we can all contribute something to the cause. Drive less, own less - endorse global warming awareness in our community. But that will solve a fraction of the problem - America has to wake the hell up and say no to all those fat corporations and say (in the words of the great wizard) "You Shall Not Pass". I mean - we have the technology to turn into cars and motors running on alternative types of energies - we had that technology more than 20 years. Why is the fat fuck the suit - always louder than the suffering masses? Voice out people - let's start our own revolution here - make our children proud of this spineless generation.
77 million dollars for a castle in Romania? I guess it would cost less to build a replica in someplace that's nicer - like Brazil. Who wants to live in Romania?
I know I'm off the subject here, but I just have to say that I don't get why people participate in that cynical "alternative" world. I heard so much about it, that I decided to try it out. The thing that made me really hate it - it the way they try and push you towards spending real money on bullshit items. I mean here is a chance to make something beautiful for all to share. Here's a chance for a platform where all are equal and have equal chances - but nay. Second life makes it all about the goddamn money. Hence it's main concept - it you have money, you'll have a better life... I really hope that second life will fail - and that one day we can all roam virtual landscapes regardless of money. Say, did the 60's ever happen?
2007 is gonna be about the consequences of our self destruction of earth - having our emails exposed will be the last of our problems...
hey, hate to break it to ya - but Santa does not exist (and if he does exist he should be prosecuted for molesting little girls and boys - why do parents let their kids sit on grown weird fake beared people?)
I don't really get all that vista hype...I really don't. If you ask me, Microsoft lost this battle over the market, once Google stepped up and became what it is today. Google changed all the rules - and the battle now is not about advanced graphical layout and trifles of sorts, but about offering real and valuable services to the users. Microsoft is like the last mammoth - it's huge and strong, but alas, belongs to a dying breed.
I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind, There was something so pleasant about that place...
as fun and futuristic as it may seem - RFID gives you as much protection as a condom with a wee little hole in it.
Finally, the online community has convinced the gods of the space age to let go of their greed and lust for cash - i guess we owe it all to the Linux guys, but even more to Google - they were the first to understand how to profit in a friendly way.
The article tell you absolutly nothing about How To Tell If Your Cell Phone Is Bugged
over the years gazillions of money (well deserved money) was spent on cancer research - I cannot understand how they come up with a totally new direction only now! what have they been doing all this time? however - this is very exciting news and I pray this new path will help find a cure
How about inventing a pair of jeans that reads Nietzsche? or maybe a hat that throws insults and racial jokes at people? perhaps the scientists can help invent shoes that know where you're going? that would be nice...
Maybe they are storing data on all of us...maybe... but bear in mind that they provide excellent services and they are all free! they wewre the first huge mega company that actually tried to make things right for the end user - their method of money making (google ads) is not only brilliant it's also far from disturbing the eye - no silly loud banners - no stupid pop ups - no "view this commercial while we are loading the page". Their search is still better then the rest of the search engines, their email is way better then all the rest (not to mention much larger), google earth, google toolbar - need I say more? They are awesom - and I look forward for a bright future with Google
seems like it's high time for an unplugged Chistmas - how about we all go back a few years back in time and forget about all that never ending search for silly gadgets that have a life time span of 3 minutes...what ever happened to pets? to imagination? to communication skills?
Some places mostly hot climate countries like Africa and the Middle east are in a constant desperate need of fresh sweet water...