Me thinks the Senate may be far more dangerous than the Internet (and certainly far less fun). In light of that fact, would anyone like to second the motion for offering up a "Dangers of the Senate" Resolution?
Tossing stuff out to users with security holes is something that has earned Microsoft a reputation they'd rather not have. And this kind of bad Microsoft practice is certainly something Google would not want to emulate. So Google had better nip this in the bud quickly, especially as they continue to roll out new products at a rapid pace.
And a well deserved slap, too! I was in the shower after writing the comment this morning and it dawned on me that I had confused Ray Bradbury with Kurt Vonnegut as author of Fahrenheit 451. But before I could get out of the shower and back to my computer to correct my original post, you (and probably a few others) had already noticed the mistake. In any case, thanks for reading my comment and replying. Although Kurt's no longer around to join that group, Ray Bradbury (still alive and kicking last time I checked) would make a great substitute.
This group would benefit greatly from a real shake 'em up, iconoclastic thinker or two. It's really too bad Kurt Vonnegut is no longer alive. A guy who wrote things like Fahrenheit 451 and Slaughterhouse Five surely had a pretty good idea of what a terroristic future would/could look like (it often looks remarkably like the past), and how to depict it in stark, realistic terms. But alas, the group wouldn't have let Mr Vonnegut join them because their rules state that a member must have at least a PhD in at least one techical field, something Kurt never got around to doing (too busy writing great books, I guess). My next choice would be to add the writers of the Simpsons TV show (and I doubt that any of them possess technical PhDs either). The ideas they dream up may or may not come true, but they usually make you think and are almost always funny. And God knows we're going to need to find a way to hang on to our sense of humor as we face the challenges in the present and future of dealing with terrorism, no matter what form it takes.
A search on Charlotte's semantic web turned up "SOME PIG", whose real name was Wilbur, a sweet little porker who the locals grew very fond of, especially as he brought fame (and a bit of fortune) to their little town. Thanks to Wilbur's great and true friend Charlotte, Wilbur's essence of character was boiled down to one short phrase, making the search results highly relevant and easily accessible by all of God's creatures -- including spiders, of course. E.B White's creative mind gave us a fascinating character in Charlotte whose "web services" are the kind every child (and most adults too) can appreciate and enjoy.
No doubt you'll appreciate this thought, Johnny Fartpants. Instead of trying to use helium to throttle solar wind, how about we put it to some really good use as a throttle for gastric wind. Could first experiment on those bovine fart factories, AKA cows, to test how well the method works (and as a further interesting side effect, after they inhale the helium, we can get a good laugh from listening to their high pitched "moos"). Assuming everything works out as planned with the cows, then we can try it out on humans -- the old windbag (blowing strong at both ends) who lives next door to me would be a good place to start.
These CD-Wow folks should really be embarrassed. Not only did they lose but they lost to the British Phonographic Industry, whose name is the ultimate in anachronistic throwbacks. However, while those Phonographic guys may not be in tune with the technological times as far as their name goes, they more than made up for that by hiring a bunch of lawyers who obviously were quite up to date when it came to winning a high profile, very lucrative case. In light of all this, and the resultant financial pain it's going to cause them, maybe CD-Wow should change its name to the more apt CD-Ouch.
Alas, since my mom is very much the senior citizen, and well into her golden years, she's never managed to get into the electronic games scene (even on a computer, which she doesn't own nor has shown any interest in owning). The truth is, if I gave her an electronic game for Mother's Day, she'd think I'd lost my mind (unless there were flowers and chocolate also tucked away inside the box somewhere).
Google's got far too much invested in YouTube and way too much at stake overall to allow a steady stream of high profile, potentially extremely costly lawsuits to continue. So I bet they and their YouTube folks are working hard on a technical solution that would provide enough upfront screening/checking to drastically reduce the amount of copyrighted material that wound up posted on either YouTube or Google Video (which would strengthen their legal basis for defending against any lawsuits). They are also likely to redouble their efforts to strike marketing deals with all the major content providers to head things off at the pass as much as possible, and to of course find new ways to contribute to their bottom line. Should be very interesting to see how all this plays out.
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Me thinks the Senate may be far more dangerous than the Internet (and certainly far less fun). In light of that fact, would anyone like to second the motion for offering up a "Dangers of the Senate" Resolution?
Wonder if the Martians are spending much time poring over maps of Earth? Probably have better things to do. Like looking for water. Ice water.
Tossing stuff out to users with security holes is something that has earned Microsoft a reputation they'd rather not have. And this kind of bad Microsoft practice is certainly something Google would not want to emulate. So Google had better nip this in the bud quickly, especially as they continue to roll out new products at a rapid pace.
And a well deserved slap, too! I was in the shower after writing the comment this morning and it dawned on me that I had confused Ray Bradbury with Kurt Vonnegut as author of Fahrenheit 451. But before I could get out of the shower and back to my computer to correct my original post, you (and probably a few others) had already noticed the mistake. In any case, thanks for reading my comment and replying. Although Kurt's no longer around to join that group, Ray Bradbury (still alive and kicking last time I checked) would make a great substitute.
This group would benefit greatly from a real shake 'em up, iconoclastic thinker or two. It's really too bad Kurt Vonnegut is no longer alive. A guy who wrote things like Fahrenheit 451 and Slaughterhouse Five surely had a pretty good idea of what a terroristic future would/could look like (it often looks remarkably like the past), and how to depict it in stark, realistic terms. But alas, the group wouldn't have let Mr Vonnegut join them because their rules state that a member must have at least a PhD in at least one techical field, something Kurt never got around to doing (too busy writing great books, I guess). My next choice would be to add the writers of the Simpsons TV show (and I doubt that any of them possess technical PhDs either). The ideas they dream up may or may not come true, but they usually make you think and are almost always funny. And God knows we're going to need to find a way to hang on to our sense of humor as we face the challenges in the present and future of dealing with terrorism, no matter what form it takes.
A search on Charlotte's semantic web turned up "SOME PIG", whose real name was Wilbur, a sweet little porker who the locals grew very fond of, especially as he brought fame (and a bit of fortune) to their little town. Thanks to Wilbur's great and true friend Charlotte, Wilbur's essence of character was boiled down to one short phrase, making the search results highly relevant and easily accessible by all of God's creatures -- including spiders, of course. E.B White's creative mind gave us a fascinating character in Charlotte whose "web services" are the kind every child (and most adults too) can appreciate and enjoy.
No doubt you'll appreciate this thought, Johnny Fartpants. Instead of trying to use helium to throttle solar wind, how about we put it to some really good use as a throttle for gastric wind. Could first experiment on those bovine fart factories, AKA cows, to test how well the method works (and as a further interesting side effect, after they inhale the helium, we can get a good laugh from listening to their high pitched "moos"). Assuming everything works out as planned with the cows, then we can try it out on humans -- the old windbag (blowing strong at both ends) who lives next door to me would be a good place to start.
These CD-Wow folks should really be embarrassed. Not only did they lose but they lost to the British Phonographic Industry, whose name is the ultimate in anachronistic throwbacks. However, while those Phonographic guys may not be in tune with the technological times as far as their name goes, they more than made up for that by hiring a bunch of lawyers who obviously were quite up to date when it came to winning a high profile, very lucrative case. In light of all this, and the resultant financial pain it's going to cause them, maybe CD-Wow should change its name to the more apt CD-Ouch.
Alas, since my mom is very much the senior citizen, and well into her golden years, she's never managed to get into the electronic games scene (even on a computer, which she doesn't own nor has shown any interest in owning). The truth is, if I gave her an electronic game for Mother's Day, she'd think I'd lost my mind (unless there were flowers and chocolate also tucked away inside the box somewhere).
Google's got far too much invested in YouTube and way too much at stake overall to allow a steady stream of high profile, potentially extremely costly lawsuits to continue. So I bet they and their YouTube folks are working hard on a technical solution that would provide enough upfront screening/checking to drastically reduce the amount of copyrighted material that wound up posted on either YouTube or Google Video (which would strengthen their legal basis for defending against any lawsuits). They are also likely to redouble their efforts to strike marketing deals with all the major content providers to head things off at the pass as much as possible, and to of course find new ways to contribute to their bottom line. Should be very interesting to see how all this plays out.