"The software would also free advertising from its traditional browser yoke. "A word processor may display a banner ad along the top of a window, similar to a toolbar, while a graphical ad may be displayed in a frame associated with the application. A digital editor for photos or movies may support video-based advertisements," the patent application says.
So no, Adblock in its current form wouldn't do squat.
According to the patent application, "The benefit to the user is the perception that the ads are more relevant, and therefore, less of an interruption."
For me, ads that look more like the content that I actually want to read are more of an interruption because it takes me longer to differentiate between the important content and the crap.
I know their intentions are good, but for these various online text-searchable book projects to be of maximum usefulness, they really need to be merged into one big project. Or, at the very least, a search engine needs to be set up that will search them all. Right now I basically just stick to Google Books, although I'm fully aware that the content I'm looking for but can't find is likely out there in one of the other few dozen open library projects.
The "particular context" is traumatic fear, such as the result of previous bad encounters - for example, as seen in post traumatic stress disorder. It doesn't sound like this "cure" will do anything for other forms of fear, but I'm guessing that the human brain is so far beyond the mouse brain that this "cure" might not be useful for anything but mice.
CIH, by Chen Ing Hau, who "attended a university" at the time of release ~1998.
Melissa virus, by David L. Smith, age 31 in 1999
ILOVEYOU, by university student for thesis, 2000
Code Red, author unknown?
SQL Slammer, 2003, by a 21-22 year old
Blaster, 2003, variant by an 18 year old
Sobig, possibly by 30 year old Ruslan Ibragimov?
Bagle, author unknown?
MyDoom, unknown
Sasser, by 17 year old
"The amount of hot air spouted by people with custom cooling systems is cancelled out by the amount of cooling they produce."
That's probably true. Perhaps we can manufacture a sort of catalytic converter that people should attach to their faces to stop them from expelling such noxious gases.
I always thought it would be cool if they could get to the point where you buy another core and just plug it in on top of the ones you already have, stacking them up as you need them. The cooling system would have to be ridiculous on that though.
The company I work for provides custom document templates for presenting images and information, and we've started getting calls from people who previously had no problem with the templates, but decided (for whatever dumb reason) to just "upgrade" to Office 2007 (after all, the number 2007 is bigger than 2003). Now they're saying the templates no longer work in 2007.
At first we thought we would have to completely redo them for this new release, but it turns out that it's just part of Microsoft's attempt to increase "security", by automatically blocking all macros (even if the user previously allowed macros in an earlier version) and apparently not even giving you a notice that they were blocked. The workarounds are simple enough, but I foresee much more time spent on tech support fixing these dumb non-issues.
This should make for some interesting sushi rolls in the future! The Japanese elite will ditch the fugu pufferfish, and take their appetites to Great Lakes coastal restaurants for a real thrill!
The wrap-around design looks like an improvement over the standard system without going overboard like the ASUS Striker Extreme. How do these two cooling systems compare?
"they are trying to extract maximum profits out of it."
They are poor businessmen if they think the way to get the most profits is to scare everyone out of the business with ridiculous fees. They'd profit more from small fees and reinvestments, helping the community grow in the process, which in turn increases their profits. Or maybe they're not in it for the long-run.
SoundExchange had previously said the new royalty rates are "etched in stone". Are they finally feeling the pressure from critics and lobbyists, or is this only a temporary setback for them?
Does anyone else think that this was part of Intel's plan all along? Basically: create a cheap computer, and call the OLPC garbage, then offer an olive branch in exchange for a piece of their contract and a chance to push their crap PC worldwide?
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"Yes, you will get advertising for The Pirate Bay, but don't be fooled -- every other computer near you will get advertisements for the BSA."
And then I'll start getting advertisements offering to have Jack Abramoff simultaneously lobby for and against my defense.
According to TFA:
"The software would also free advertising from its traditional browser yoke. "A word processor may display a banner ad along the top of a window, similar to a toolbar, while a graphical ad may be displayed in a frame associated with the application. A digital editor for photos or movies may support video-based advertisements," the patent application says.
So no, Adblock in its current form wouldn't do squat.
According to the patent application, "The benefit to the user is the perception that the ads are more relevant, and therefore, less of an interruption."
For me, ads that look more like the content that I actually want to read are more of an interruption because it takes me longer to differentiate between the important content and the crap.
I wonder, if my hard drive is filled with pirated Microsoft software, will they show me advertisements for The Pirate Bay?
Actually, slugs are units of mass. Stones are for throwing.
The article reads like a full-page advertisement from Microsoft, with no attempt at actually examining the situation. Is this on par for BetaNews?
I know their intentions are good, but for these various online text-searchable book projects to be of maximum usefulness, they really need to be merged into one big project. Or, at the very least, a search engine needs to be set up that will search them all. Right now I basically just stick to Google Books, although I'm fully aware that the content I'm looking for but can't find is likely out there in one of the other few dozen open library projects.
The "particular context" is traumatic fear, such as the result of previous bad encounters - for example, as seen in post traumatic stress disorder. It doesn't sound like this "cure" will do anything for other forms of fear, but I'm guessing that the human brain is so far beyond the mouse brain that this "cure" might not be useful for anything but mice.
Of the "ten most destructive PC viruses of all time":
CIH, by Chen Ing Hau, who "attended a university" at the time of release ~1998.
Melissa virus, by David L. Smith, age 31 in 1999
ILOVEYOU, by university student for thesis, 2000
Code Red, author unknown?
SQL Slammer, 2003, by a 21-22 year old
Blaster, 2003, variant by an 18 year old
Sobig, possibly by 30 year old Ruslan Ibragimov?
Bagle, author unknown?
MyDoom, unknown
Sasser, by 17 year old
Not much to go on.
Is there any information on the average age of people who have written the major viruses of the last couple decades? Has this age gone down over time?
"The amount of hot air spouted by people with custom cooling systems is cancelled out by the amount of cooling they produce."
That's probably true. Perhaps we can manufacture a sort of catalytic converter that people should attach to their faces to stop them from expelling such noxious gases.
I vote for duct tape.
I always thought it would be cool if they could get to the point where you buy another core and just plug it in on top of the ones you already have, stacking them up as you need them. The cooling system would have to be ridiculous on that though.
Now all we need is Dr. Sam Beckett to step into the Quantum Leap accelerator, and set right what once went wrong.
The company I work for provides custom document templates for presenting images and information, and we've started getting calls from people who previously had no problem with the templates, but decided (for whatever dumb reason) to just "upgrade" to Office 2007 (after all, the number 2007 is bigger than 2003). Now they're saying the templates no longer work in 2007.
At first we thought we would have to completely redo them for this new release, but it turns out that it's just part of Microsoft's attempt to increase "security", by automatically blocking all macros (even if the user previously allowed macros in an earlier version) and apparently not even giving you a notice that they were blocked. The workarounds are simple enough, but I foresee much more time spent on tech support fixing these dumb non-issues.
Yay for productivity!
This should make for some interesting sushi rolls in the future! The Japanese elite will ditch the fugu pufferfish, and take their appetites to Great Lakes coastal restaurants for a real thrill!
The wrap-around design looks like an improvement over the standard system without going overboard like the ASUS Striker Extreme. How do these two cooling systems compare?
Damn! I knew that was too clever for him. Oh well, it's still funny either way.
A friend of mine who used to shop there called the store "whole check" for obvious reasons.
"they are trying to extract maximum profits out of it."
They are poor businessmen if they think the way to get the most profits is to scare everyone out of the business with ridiculous fees. They'd profit more from small fees and reinvestments, helping the community grow in the process, which in turn increases their profits. Or maybe they're not in it for the long-run.
SoundExchange had previously said the new royalty rates are "etched in stone". Are they finally feeling the pressure from critics and lobbyists, or is this only a temporary setback for them?
Does anyone else think that this was part of Intel's plan all along? Basically: create a cheap computer, and call the OLPC garbage, then offer an olive branch in exchange for a piece of their contract and a chance to push their crap PC worldwide?
"AT&T also said an open-access network would deprive taxpayers of billions of dollars, and inhibit the growth of wireless broadband in the country."
And by "taxpayers", they mean Randall Stephenson and Richard Lindner.
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