Fax machines, despite using 40-year-old technology and having come into prominence in the 1980s, are actually still pretty impressive if you think about it, a new Brookings Institute report confirmed Tuesday. "Yes, the words 'fax machine' evoke this arcane image of a bulky telephone apparatus that makes a dial-up modem sound, but come on, if you take a step back and think about how, with one press of a button, it's capable of transmitting a facsimile of a document thousands of miles away over a standard telephone line, there's no way you can't find that slightly remarkable," the report read in part, adding that one has to admit that even with all the technological advancements over the years, the fact that fax machines are still viable communication devices in offices around the world is "pretty goddamn amazing." "People still use these things. They rely on them. It's not uncommon for someone to say, 'Send me a fax.' When's the last time you heard someone say, 'Can I borrow your Discman?' See what we're saying?" The report concluded that the mere fact we're even talking about fax machines right now should be evidence enough of how great they still are.
Because when it involves the magical internet box, we need new laws.
People fear what they don't understand and lawmakers really don't understand tech.
TFA updated with response from Reverb
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Gaming the App Store
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· Score: 2, Informative
Reverb would like to clarify a few items regarding the MobileCrunch story about our agency that ran this weekend. The article âoeCheating the App Storeâ is unfortunately full of emotion, logical holes and for the most part untrue. Here are the facts:
1. The writer forgot that Reverb Communications is not just a public relations agency, but is also a sales and marketing agency. Reverbâ(TM)s marketing department has interns that do social viral marketing.
2. Our interns do not post reviews on iTunes. Our employees donâ(TM)t post fake reviews. Itâ(TM)s common for Reverb team members to purchase the games and write a review in iTunes using their personal accounts AFTER they have played the game. In many cases Reverb has provided technical feedback and gameplay guidance to the app developer, long before these games hit the App Store, so we know these games extremely well. We also like these games or we wouldnâ(TM)t take them on as clients. The entire list of iTunes accounts in your story are from staff members who have played the games.
3. 1 person=1 iTunes account=1 credit card. We do not have hundreds of accounts to âoetrawlâ through iTunes â" itâ(TM)s simply untrue. We have 10 staff members who choose to post on the games when and if they have played the game. We have to buy and play the game in order to have an opinion.
4. This same writer contacted several of our app store developers wanting negative comments from them regarding Reverb. They all gave positive feedback, but the writer left this aspect out of the story.
Same here. It is all spelled out in the contract. It is like this with any piece of new, 'cutting edge' hardware for cell phones. You want the latest and greatest? You'll be stuck with it for at least a year, probably two.
I've never understood wanting to be on the bleeding edge of cell phone technology. I want my phone to make calls first, do the fancy stuff second
I'm more interested in the site that did this and the legality of them doing it. There is zero reason why a site needs your password to your e-mail account.
MSNBC did a report on this subject back in 2006
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No Space Porn (For Now)
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· Score: 5, Interesting
Woodmansee said sex would be "the killer app of space tourism... because every couple who goes up there, or threesome or whatever their personal choice is, is going to want to try this."
TFA:
Outer-space sex carries complications
Experts say new devices and data would be needed to hit the zero-G-spot
By Alan Boyle
Science editor
updated 4:38 p.m. ET, Mon., July. 24, 2006
LAS VEGAS - Having sex in the weightlessness of outer space is the stuff of urban legends and romantic fantasy â" but experts say that there would be definite downsides as well.
Spacesickness, for instance. And the difficulty of choreographing intimacy. And the potential for sweat and other bodily fluids to, um, get in the way.
"The fantasy might be vastly superior to the reality," NASA physician Jim Logan said here Sunday at the Space Frontier Foundation's NewSpace 2006 conference. Nevertheless, Logan and others say the study of sex and other biological basics in outer space will be crucial to humanity's long-term push into the final frontier.
"Sex in space is not just a good idea, it's survival," said Vanna Bonta, a writer who blends romance with space travel and quantum physics in the novel "Flight."
Sex in the space environment has long been a source of rumor and speculation: Several years ago, one author claimed that NASA had conducted a study of sexual behavior during a space shuttle mission, sparking a quick round of denials. Today, NASA follows something of a "don't ask, don't tell" policy on the subject â" leading Logan to stress that he was not representing the space agency at Sunday's panel discussion.
The subject is coming to the fore again now for several reasons â" including next month's publication of a book by Laura Woodmansee titled "Sex in Space," as well as billionaire Robert Bigelow's plan to host research into animal propagation on his commercial space modules.
After all, sometime in the next decade Bigelow Aerospace envisions putting a hotel complex in orbit, "where people will probably be recreating and having sex," Bonta said.
Woodmansee said sex would be "the killer app of space tourism... because every couple who goes up there, or threesome or whatever their personal choice is, is going to want to try this."
However, off-Earth romantics will have to cope with some practical challenges:
# Sex in space would likely be "hotter and wetter" than on Earth, Bonta said, because in zero-G there is no natural convection to carry away body heat. Also, scientists have found that people tend to perspire more in microgravity. The moisture associated with sexual congress could pool as floating droplets.
# The physics of zero-G make the mechanics of sex more complicated. Bonta said it was challenging even to kiss her husband during a zero-G simulation flight they took recently. "You actually have to struggle to connect and stay connected," she recalled. Partners would have to be anchored to the wall and/or to each other. To address that need, Bonta has come up with her own design for garments equipped with strategically placed Velcro strips and zippers.
# Although zero-G could be a boon for saggy body parts, Bonta said males might notice a "slight decrease" in penis size due to the lower blood pressure that humans experience in microgravity.
# Romantics will also need to guard against the type of motion sickness that space travelers often encounter, especially if they get too adventurous right off. "Save the acrobatics for post-play vs. foreplay," Bonta advised.
For all these reasons, Logan said spontaneous sex in space could be "a little underwhelming."
"It's a pretty messy environment, when you think about it," he said. "And for every
I don't have the energy to translate it right now, but if any other Swede would like to, please do. Until that, try the google translation
Google doesn't seem to like that. I get this error - "The page you requested attempted to redirect to itself, which could cause an infinite loop."
So I copied and pasted just the text for the translator, here are the results:
Now I am tired of this. My respect for the media has disappeared, I do not understand what has happened.
Today I have been in the TV program SVT Notebook. And I am sick disappointed. Now I will explain how it is to be a part of The Pirate Bay. I'm really upset and this needs to be emptied out of me.
Last week I was on holiday in Iceland with my girlfriend. First holiday for quite a long time that did not include any element of being part of Pirate Bay. On Friday, I get a call from TV4 - caller to my cell phone, though I did not give them the number. They ask myself the question - "Why have you released pictures of dead children on your site?". I am Question's what the girl says on the phone and she explains that there is a records linked via TPB.
In FUP'en so there is obviously an autopsy materials and the victims' father had been sorry that it was on the Internet. Quite understandably, but unfortunately what happens when the paper becomes public. Such as TPB in the case.
I try to explain to TV4s journalist - "if there is any such material linked to the TPB, it is a USER who has re-released material, there is not anyone in the TPB to do it. TPB serves as yellow pages and has a list of numbers they can contact to find the material. We have not selected the material will be, made by users altogether. " Supplementary questions will, on different things, and three hours later, so be it trombone in the Swedish media in Sweden - "The Pirate Bay has released pictures of dead children on its website." TV4 knowingly makes a lie to the truth and it makes a huge media impact.
In the days that follow, we try to explain to people how the Internet works. We may also be responsible for everything that is available on the internet. Since the Internet is a replica of the traditional society as it is after all the inhabitants of both worlds, so it means that in practice, we must represent all evil. It is a role we often had before when our opponents (as is often the same media who report on us) think it suits their purpose well. The Swedish Radio I get called a terrorist by Ekots most respected journalists, something that previously only been Bert Karlsson reserved.
People believe in the lies and wonder why TPB choose to post any material on the Internet, which consists of pictures of dead children. It will attack, the death threats both by phone and e-mails, threatening to have his skull cracked with a sledgehammer. Then it will be time for the next lie: "The father has been e-mailing TPB to remove the photos and met with orespektfulla response." But - it was not the father. It was the partner. Without explaining who she was. And not an e-mail, but the 60 pcs. From various e-mail addresses (aka spam). Some right unpleasant, and they first received the usual response if the policy. In the end, so varnished our moderator out of everything spammande and writes them fateful words - "It was a fucking nyah, no, no and no again." I honestly can understand that it is responsible for a lot of spam from a stubborn person who does not explained his original position, or who have been especially nice. Especially if you are a young guy who burns for what you tweaking and face a wall of ignorance. It was produced in the media that we in the TPB is totally disconnected from the emotion and morality. Nothing could be further from the truth but there is no chance to show people how it is.
I'm looking for another guy to bareback my gf (late 20s, white, cute to average) while I watch. If you're disease free, white, well hung, not too old, not too fat, etc, and live near Virginia Beach, let me know.
I can meet 2 of those 6 requirements.
Why do these tech jobs always have a huge list of required skill sets?
When you do a search on 'conspiracy theory' the first link is to www.conspiracytheory.com - that old Mel Gibson flick. But if you go to that site, it now redirects you to movies.warnerbros.com/pk3/
Slashdot Mirror
Fax machines, despite using 40-year-old technology and having come into prominence in the 1980s, are actually still pretty impressive if you think about it, a new Brookings Institute report confirmed Tuesday. "Yes, the words 'fax machine' evoke this arcane image of a bulky telephone apparatus that makes a dial-up modem sound, but come on, if you take a step back and think about how, with one press of a button, it's capable of transmitting a facsimile of a document thousands of miles away over a standard telephone line, there's no way you can't find that slightly remarkable," the report read in part, adding that one has to admit that even with all the technological advancements over the years, the fact that fax machines are still viable communication devices in offices around the world is "pretty goddamn amazing." "People still use these things. They rely on them. It's not uncommon for someone to say, 'Send me a fax.' When's the last time you heard someone say, 'Can I borrow your Discman?' See what we're saying?" The report concluded that the mere fact we're even talking about fax machines right now should be evidence enough of how great they still are.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/report-fax-machines-still-pretty-impressive-if-you,21256/
I can understand why, when your homepage produces this.
Here and google has a whole bunch of stories on the site and him here
Because when it involves the magical internet box, we need new laws.
People fear what they don't understand and lawmakers really don't understand tech.
Reverb would like to clarify a few items regarding the MobileCrunch story about our agency that ran this weekend. The article âoeCheating the App Storeâ is unfortunately full of emotion, logical holes and for the most part untrue. Here are the facts:
1. The writer forgot that Reverb Communications is not just a public relations agency, but is also a sales and marketing agency. Reverbâ(TM)s marketing department has interns that do social viral marketing.
2. Our interns do not post reviews on iTunes. Our employees donâ(TM)t post fake reviews. Itâ(TM)s common for Reverb team members to purchase the games and write a review in iTunes using their personal accounts AFTER they have played the game. In many cases Reverb has provided technical feedback and gameplay guidance to the app developer, long before these games hit the App Store, so we know these games extremely well. We also like these games or we wouldnâ(TM)t take them on as clients. The entire list of iTunes accounts in your story are from staff members who have played the games.
3. 1 person=1 iTunes account=1 credit card. We do not have hundreds of accounts to âoetrawlâ through iTunes â" itâ(TM)s simply untrue. We have 10 staff members who choose to post on the games when and if they have played the game. We have to buy and play the game in order to have an opinion.
4. This same writer contacted several of our app store developers wanting negative comments from them regarding Reverb. They all gave positive feedback, but the writer left this aspect out of the story.
I fail to see the issue here.
Same here. It is all spelled out in the contract. It is like this with any piece of new, 'cutting edge' hardware for cell phones. You want the latest and greatest? You'll be stuck with it for at least a year, probably two. I've never understood wanting to be on the bleeding edge of cell phone technology. I want my phone to make calls first, do the fancy stuff second
I'm more interested in the site that did this and the legality of them doing it. There is zero reason why a site needs your password to your e-mail account.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14002908/
My favorite quote from TFA
Woodmansee said sex would be "the killer app of space tourism ... because every couple who goes up there, or threesome or whatever their personal choice is, is going to want to try this."
TFA :
Outer-space sex carries complications
... because every couple who goes up there, or threesome or whatever their personal choice is, is going to want to try this."
Experts say new devices and data would be needed to hit the zero-G-spot
By Alan Boyle
Science editor
updated 4:38 p.m. ET, Mon., July. 24, 2006
LAS VEGAS - Having sex in the weightlessness of outer space is the stuff of urban legends and romantic fantasy â" but experts say that there would be definite downsides as well.
Spacesickness, for instance. And the difficulty of choreographing intimacy. And the potential for sweat and other bodily fluids to, um, get in the way.
"The fantasy might be vastly superior to the reality," NASA physician Jim Logan said here Sunday at the Space Frontier Foundation's NewSpace 2006 conference. Nevertheless, Logan and others say the study of sex and other biological basics in outer space will be crucial to humanity's long-term push into the final frontier.
"Sex in space is not just a good idea, it's survival," said Vanna Bonta, a writer who blends romance with space travel and quantum physics in the novel "Flight."
Sex in the space environment has long been a source of rumor and speculation: Several years ago, one author claimed that NASA had conducted a study of sexual behavior during a space shuttle mission, sparking a quick round of denials. Today, NASA follows something of a "don't ask, don't tell" policy on the subject â" leading Logan to stress that he was not representing the space agency at Sunday's panel discussion.
The subject is coming to the fore again now for several reasons â" including next month's publication of a book by Laura Woodmansee titled "Sex in Space," as well as billionaire Robert Bigelow's plan to host research into animal propagation on his commercial space modules.
After all, sometime in the next decade Bigelow Aerospace envisions putting a hotel complex in orbit, "where people will probably be recreating and having sex," Bonta said.
Woodmansee said sex would be "the killer app of space tourism
However, off-Earth romantics will have to cope with some practical challenges:
# Sex in space would likely be "hotter and wetter" than on Earth, Bonta said, because in zero-G there is no natural convection to carry away body heat. Also, scientists have found that people tend to perspire more in microgravity. The moisture associated with sexual congress could pool as floating droplets.
# The physics of zero-G make the mechanics of sex more complicated. Bonta said it was challenging even to kiss her husband during a zero-G simulation flight they took recently. "You actually have to struggle to connect and stay connected," she recalled. Partners would have to be anchored to the wall and/or to each other. To address that need, Bonta has come up with her own design for garments equipped with strategically placed Velcro strips and zippers.
# Although zero-G could be a boon for saggy body parts, Bonta said males might notice a "slight decrease" in penis size due to the lower blood pressure that humans experience in microgravity.
# Romantics will also need to guard against the type of motion sickness that space travelers often encounter, especially if they get too adventurous right off. "Save the acrobatics for post-play vs. foreplay," Bonta advised.
For all these reasons, Logan said spontaneous sex in space could be "a little underwhelming."
"It's a pretty messy environment, when you think about it," he said. "And for every
I don't have the energy to translate it right now, but if any other Swede would like to, please do. Until that, try the google translation
Google doesn't seem to like that. I get this error - "The page you requested attempted to redirect to itself, which could cause an infinite loop."
So I copied and pasted just the text for the translator, here are the results:
Now I am tired of this. My respect for the media has disappeared, I do not understand what has happened.
Today I have been in the TV program SVT Notebook. And I am sick disappointed. Now I will explain how it is to be a part of The Pirate Bay. I'm really upset and this needs to be emptied out of me.
Last week I was on holiday in Iceland with my girlfriend. First holiday for quite a long time that did not include any element of being part of Pirate Bay. On Friday, I get a call from TV4 - caller to my cell phone, though I did not give them the number. They ask myself the question - "Why have you released pictures of dead children on your site?". I am Question's what the girl says on the phone and she explains that there is a records linked via TPB.
In FUP'en so there is obviously an autopsy materials and the victims' father had been sorry that it was on the Internet. Quite understandably, but unfortunately what happens when the paper becomes public. Such as TPB in the case.
I try to explain to TV4s journalist - "if there is any such material linked to the TPB, it is a USER who has re-released material, there is not anyone in the TPB to do it. TPB serves as yellow pages and has a list of numbers they can contact to find the material. We have not selected the material will be, made by users altogether. " Supplementary questions will, on different things, and three hours later, so be it trombone in the Swedish media in Sweden - "The Pirate Bay has released pictures of dead children on its website." TV4 knowingly makes a lie to the truth and it makes a huge media impact.
In the days that follow, we try to explain to people how the Internet works. We may also be responsible for everything that is available on the internet. Since the Internet is a replica of the traditional society as it is after all the inhabitants of both worlds, so it means that in practice, we must represent all evil. It is a role we often had before when our opponents (as is often the same media who report on us) think it suits their purpose well. The Swedish Radio I get called a terrorist by Ekots most respected journalists, something that previously only been Bert Karlsson reserved.
People believe in the lies and wonder why TPB choose to post any material on the Internet, which consists of pictures of dead children. It will attack, the death threats both by phone and e-mails, threatening to have his skull cracked with a sledgehammer. Then it will be time for the next lie: "The father has been e-mailing TPB to remove the photos and met with orespektfulla response." But - it was not the father. It was the partner. Without explaining who she was. And not an e-mail, but the 60 pcs. From various e-mail addresses (aka spam). Some right unpleasant, and they first received the usual response if the policy. In the end, so varnished our moderator out of everything spammande and writes them fateful words - "It was a fucking nyah, no, no and no again." I honestly can understand that it is responsible for a lot of spam from a stubborn person who does not explained his original position, or who have been especially nice. Especially if you are a young guy who burns for what you tweaking and face a wall of ignorance. It was produced in the media that we in the TPB is totally disconnected from the emotion and morality. Nothing could be further from the truth but there is no chance to show people how it is.
In
I'm looking for another guy to bareback my gf (late 20s, white, cute to average) while I watch. If you're disease free, white, well hung, not too old, not too fat, etc, and live near Virginia Beach, let me know.
I can meet 2 of those 6 requirements. Why do these tech jobs always have a huge list of required skill sets?
When you do a search on 'conspiracy theory' the first link is to www.conspiracytheory.com - that old Mel Gibson flick. But if you go to that site, it now redirects you to movies.warnerbros.com/pk3/