The sites depending on ad revenue need to find a different method of getting paid. Seriously. They've been abusive far too long and we shouldn't have to put up with it. If ads make half these internet sites vanish then so be it, since nothing of value will be lost.
All sorts of things are given away for free by some people. Software, music, sometimes even services. Quite a lot of things are given away free because the person would rather have a better world than a few more dollars, or they're creating the item as pastime. This totally confuses a lot of people who can't understand the concept that time is not money.
Try this on dialup and the ads cause severe slowdowns. This is not unusual, many people are still using dialup as its the most affordable solution on a limited income. Even if you block all images the ads still are sucking up the bandwidth, as well as the morass of third party scripts.
If these sites cry foul, then they should contribute money to the users to offset the amount being lost due to ads. This is not free and these sites are freeloading off of their users.
I just got the Roku. Very easy to use. Add in lots of obscure channels if you want. Search for movies across all apps so you can pick the free one (probably handy but I never really leave netflix). Mostly the same thing as Apple TV, Amazon Fire, and Nexus Player, but those used to be lacking in apps until relatively recently and they push their own services heavily (especially with Amazon Fire). Really the only reason to use one of the others over Roku is if you're already invested in their ecosystem (have an iTunes collection, have Amazon Prime, etc).
To play netflix when I tried the Chromecast I used the netflix app, it had no special buttons on the lock screen; the youtube app did not have special buttons on the lock screen. The only Chromecast interface was a "cast" button in some applications. Maybe there's some application you can find somewhere that does something better, maybe you can root the phone, maybe the Chromecast app got better, but by default this was not a great interface.
I tried out a Chromecast for a week, but it was way to clumsy to use. Have to use your smart phone. Need to pause the video? Turn on smart phone, enter your PIN, push the pause button. Now try that in a dark room because you're watching a movie... Then thirty seconds later the smart phone is locked again.
Tablets and smartphones are not suitable as a replacement for a basic remote control.
Got a Roku. More expensive even though it's basically the same thing (but with ethernet). But it does the job a lot nicer. Like uisng your big screen TV for showing you a UI instead of a lame phone app.
Advertising basically can't exist without stereotyping based on demographics. Sure it's not fair, it sucks, the whole advertising industry is evil, but that's how it works.
Doesn't work. The GG people keep invading everywhere, including Slashdot. Their jihad against women they don't like (which in some cases is all of them) won't stop merely because GG isn't cool anymore. I can't even keep track of gaming news anymore because it's still gets infested with their crap.
Seriously kids, if you don't like someone then just ignore them. Don't go on a campaign to see who can have the most misogynistic comments and videos, nobody wants to see that and it just makes your opponents seem like saints in comparison.
No, my mother never had a Tivo or DVR, but she used DirecTV which I remembered in the past had a very reasonable UI, which later integrated with Tivo very easily. So I was surprised to see the latest DirecTV non-DVR UI that she had as it seemed like a big step backwards.
When Lucas was in charge, he just made up crap on the fly. I don't think with Disney in charge that they're going to be more protective of the lore and story lines than Lucas was.
Right, the programmer only had the right to take the original unmodified GPL code, and had no rights to the modified code even if he was the one who made the modifications for hire.
Here's a scenario too. Company is creating software. One programmer decides on his own and without permission or legal advice to call it all open source code. Programmer drop in the GPLv2 copyright notice all over the place and the "Copying" file. Later programmer leaves with the source code and tells the authorities "it's ok, it's all open source!"
Not saying that this happened or not in this case, but that sort of scenario is happening in some places. If someone is being paid to write the code then it belongs to the employer. It doesn't matter whether or not the employer is in the software business. As such the programmer can not decide which license to usewithout explicit permission.
Claiming that something is open source is often just a way to get a lot of people on your side before they've seen the facts.
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The sites depending on ad revenue need to find a different method of getting paid. Seriously. They've been abusive far too long and we shouldn't have to put up with it. If ads make half these internet sites vanish then so be it, since nothing of value will be lost.
Well, you only see that pop-up if you forgot to use noscript.
Don't worry about it. They're not taking your money so I don't understand why people think there's some giant conspiracy going on with ad block.
All sorts of things are given away for free by some people. Software, music, sometimes even services. Quite a lot of things are given away free because the person would rather have a better world than a few more dollars, or they're creating the item as pastime. This totally confuses a lot of people who can't understand the concept that time is not money.
Try this on dialup and the ads cause severe slowdowns. This is not unusual, many people are still using dialup as its the most affordable solution on a limited income. Even if you block all images the ads still are sucking up the bandwidth, as well as the morass of third party scripts.
If these sites cry foul, then they should contribute money to the users to offset the amount being lost due to ads. This is not free and these sites are freeloading off of their users.
I was suspicious about the original paper because something about it smelled wrong.
I just got the Roku. Very easy to use. Add in lots of obscure channels if you want. Search for movies across all apps so you can pick the free one (probably handy but I never really leave netflix). Mostly the same thing as Apple TV, Amazon Fire, and Nexus Player, but those used to be lacking in apps until relatively recently and they push their own services heavily (especially with Amazon Fire). Really the only reason to use one of the others over Roku is if you're already invested in their ecosystem (have an iTunes collection, have Amazon Prime, etc).
To play netflix when I tried the Chromecast I used the netflix app, it had no special buttons on the lock screen; the youtube app did not have special buttons on the lock screen. The only Chromecast interface was a "cast" button in some applications. Maybe there's some application you can find somewhere that does something better, maybe you can root the phone, maybe the Chromecast app got better, but by default this was not a great interface.
The Google, Apple, and Amazon cults aren't worth joining. A good system should be able to play anything.
I tried out a Chromecast for a week, but it was way to clumsy to use. Have to use your smart phone. Need to pause the video? Turn on smart phone, enter your PIN, push the pause button. Now try that in a dark room because you're watching a movie... Then thirty seconds later the smart phone is locked again.
Tablets and smartphones are not suitable as a replacement for a basic remote control.
Got a Roku. More expensive even though it's basically the same thing (but with ethernet). But it does the job a lot nicer. Like uisng your big screen TV for showing you a UI instead of a lame phone app.
Are there court systems in other countries that work?
Advertising basically can't exist without stereotyping based on demographics. Sure it's not fair, it sucks, the whole advertising industry is evil, but that's how it works.
"LMOL" == Laugh My Out Loud?
"Earn $200K a year by doing nothing!" Is it a scam, or an ad from the back of the Economist?
Not a true fact. Emperical evidence seems to point that way, I'll agree, but I wouldn't go so far as to call it a true fact as it has not been proven.
You can use "-gate" ironically though.
Basically the Social Justice community are being denied all jobs except for warrior.
Doesn't work. The GG people keep invading everywhere, including Slashdot. Their jihad against women they don't like (which in some cases is all of them) won't stop merely because GG isn't cool anymore. I can't even keep track of gaming news anymore because it's still gets infested with their crap.
Seriously kids, if you don't like someone then just ignore them. Don't go on a campaign to see who can have the most misogynistic comments and videos, nobody wants to see that and it just makes your opponents seem like saints in comparison.
No, my mother never had a Tivo or DVR, but she used DirecTV which I remembered in the past had a very reasonable UI, which later integrated with Tivo very easily. So I was surprised to see the latest DirecTV non-DVR UI that she had as it seemed like a big step backwards.
Yes it's still around, just not in my house anymore.
When Lucas was in charge, he just made up crap on the fly. I don't think with Disney in charge that they're going to be more protective of the lore and story lines than Lucas was.
That was before the terrorists won their war against us!
Right, the programmer only had the right to take the original unmodified GPL code, and had no rights to the modified code even if he was the one who made the modifications for hire.
Here's a scenario too. Company is creating software. One programmer decides on his own and without permission or legal advice to call it all open source code. Programmer drop in the GPLv2 copyright notice all over the place and the "Copying" file. Later programmer leaves with the source code and tells the authorities "it's ok, it's all open source!"
Not saying that this happened or not in this case, but that sort of scenario is happening in some places. If someone is being paid to write the code then it belongs to the employer. It doesn't matter whether or not the employer is in the software business. As such the programmer can not decide which license to usewithout explicit permission.
Claiming that something is open source is often just a way to get a lot of people on your side before they've seen the facts.