I'm in the middle of this same process. I'm using Drupal along with the CCK (http://drupal.org/project/cck) and Views (http://drupal.org/project/views) modules to accomplish this. If you aren't aware of what Drupal (or CCK/Views) is, then please take a look at: http://www.drupal.org./
Basically, Drupal is a CMS application. CCK allows you to create custom content types for Drupal, thus allowing you to further control the structure of the content that is placed inside of Drupal. I'm using CCK to capture: Objectives, task lists, dependencies, team members etc. for each procedure. Views allows you to display the captured data in various ways. It allows me to generate listings of all of the procedures etc. and they are sortable.
You'd be surprised at how simple this is within Drupal. Give it a look...
Umm...this isn't a summary of the article...it's copied directly from the article. I'd prefer a summary that explains what the article is about, why I might be interested in reading it etc. Not just some regurgitated crap...
In related news, the RIAA asked that the hearing not be made available over BitTorrent...since, well, BitTorrent is evil, no matter what it is being used for...
Actually, the degree to which a spectator can resist the ideological forces of the text is one of the most studied, and controversial, areas of spectatorship studies. You seem to indicate that gamers can simply "be there for entertainment" but there are quite a few people that disagree. Try reading about Interpellation and Louis Althusser.
As a side note, I'm aware that the interactivity inherent in all games challenges the notion of the passive spectator of apparatus theory...I just wanted to say that there are differing opinions on this issue, though almost all sides agree that all texts are ideological.
"I did a painstaking spec-by-spec comparison versus three roughly comparably-configured Mac machines, and came to the conclusion that the value it offers for price paid is not out of whack with the Mac world."
I worked in a call center for over 3 years. I started on the phones (1.5 years), moved to Quality Assurance (1 year) and then moved to the IT team as a developer (1 year). I hope I can provide some insight.
The call center that I worked at had something similar to what you are asking for. We had a central portal with integrated messaging, suggestions, forums etc. Each of the representatives logged into this portal when they started their shift. The portal application was designed so that any incoming call would take precedence over what the agent was doing -- in other words, if the agent was browsing one of the community forums or if they were sending a private message etc., an incoming call would automatically execute the application for that call and bring the call application into the foreground.
This is the approach that we used. Maybe this could help.
I take it they will use this android to replace their customer service team. Seriously, on one hand you have a lifeless being that resembles a human and on the other a T-Mobile customer service rep.
Oh wait, this is about that Google phone thingy. My bad.
Might be time for a name change...
Too bad the domain CensorTube.com is already taken. Of course, YankTube.com was taken as well...wait, that's not right.
Haven't enough noobs died in this senseless war...Why can't there be peace between the Orcs and Humans? Someone needs to establish a UN in Azeroth. That should help.
A recent study of the recent Radiohead album release found that huge numbers of illegal downloads actually helped the band's popularity and, by extension, concert ticket sales.
But the quote says:
Radiohead's release of In Rainbows on a pay-what-you-want basis last October generated enormous traffic to the band's own website and intense speculation about how much fans had paid.
So was the pay-what-you-want part illegal? Is there a law that requires you to charge for music? Damn...
"Today's satellite image technology means that even in today's desert, complete privacy does not exist"
As I understand it, Street View is not captured by satellite?
From the same article:
The Street View program aims to photograph every street in the world and place the photographs online. A team of specially converted cars with cameras mounted on the roof are in constant action around the world.
Once again, why are they arguing about satellite imaging. That's not how Street View works.
I don't think Viacom's goal was to go after the viewers anyway.
Yes, I agree. They want to protect their aging business model. Not go after viewers in a new or creative way (unless it is through some type of lawsuit). Oh wait, I think you were saying something else...
That should worry banks and government agencies that have begun to use some of the commercial quantum encryption systems now available. Banks and Government agencies! Whatever! That data is nowhere near as important as movie and music and game data. Please tell me that we can still use this to protect that content!
I don't understand why this would perplex or confound creationists. They ignore the facts about evolution anyway; why would this change anything. This will just be added to the list of things to ignore or distort through the pseudoscience of Intelligent Design.
This type of thing is dreamed of by most media companies. For example, consider the "watch now/instant view" features at Netflix etc. Most consumers are so impressed with the ability to watch a film instantly that they fail to think about the fact that they no longer own a physical copy of that film. If you cancel your subscription: the film is gone. If Netflix shuts down: your access to the film is gone.
This type of thing will not only be done at Netflix etc. but obviously, it's going to start happening with game companies (and most media in general). What happens 5 years from now if you want to play Spore...does the authentication still work?
I'm using Pidgin on Windows...I have been for quite a while. I switched from MSN -> Trillian -> Pidgin. Several of my colleagues at work also use Pidgin on Windows.
Also, I find your KDE vs. Gnome example to be slightly off. KDE and GNOME are graphical user interfaces that can be used with the Linux operating system -- they do not define the Linux operating system, they are simply two separate applications for Linux. You have to look in a different place to determine why Linux isn't adopted by the average John/Jane Doe. I don't think it has to do with there being too many GUI options (look at all the custom desktops for XP), I think it has to do with the perception that application X won't work on Linux and application X has no viable alternative -- therefore I can't switch. Once again, this is simply a perception of the misinformed. You can do pretty much anything you want on a Linux system -- most people just don't know where to start; they are happy with the crappy software Dell installs on their computer.
This seems to be a list of personal preferences.
- Quit breaking stuff up into dozens of tiny bite sized pages. My scrollbar works just fine thank you very much, and it lets me scan all of the content in an instant instead of having to click through it all. Yes, I know that some people do this to goose their ad revenue, but you see it other places too. I prefer NOT to scroll all over the place when I'm on a site. I want all of the text on one screen. I'd rather click a link to move to the next page/article etc. This is my personal preference.
- Don't use clever little graphics and pop-ups for every link, text works much better. I find icons and some JavaScript tooltips to be very helpful. Once again, a personal preference.
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Look, if you were serviced on Facebook, it doesn't count. You are still a virgin. Come out of the basement and try to meet a real girl...
Maybe I should read the article...
I'm in the middle of this same process. I'm using Drupal along with the CCK (http://drupal.org/project/cck) and Views (http://drupal.org/project/views) modules to accomplish this. If you aren't aware of what Drupal (or CCK/Views) is, then please take a look at: http://www.drupal.org./
Basically, Drupal is a CMS application. CCK allows you to create custom content types for Drupal, thus allowing you to further control the structure of the content that is placed inside of Drupal. I'm using CCK to capture: Objectives, task lists, dependencies, team members etc. for each procedure. Views allows you to display the captured data in various ways. It allows me to generate listings of all of the procedures etc. and they are sortable.
You'd be surprised at how simple this is within Drupal. Give it a look...
Hire a bunch of creepy little girls?
Umm...this isn't a summary of the article...it's copied directly from the article. I'd prefer a summary that explains what the article is about, why I might be interested in reading it etc. Not just some regurgitated crap...
In related news, the RIAA asked that the hearing not be made available over BitTorrent...since, well, BitTorrent is evil, no matter what it is being used for...
"Uh, Japanese girls exchanging bodily fluids? Click."
Come on...It's not that obscure of a pop reference...I'm sure someone gets it...
I mean come on...porn + breath test? Do we really need those in the same sentence...that's just asking for trouble...
Actually, the degree to which a spectator can resist the ideological forces of the text is one of the most studied, and controversial, areas of spectatorship studies. You seem to indicate that gamers can simply "be there for entertainment" but there are quite a few people that disagree. Try reading about Interpellation and Louis Althusser.
As a side note, I'm aware that the interactivity inherent in all games challenges the notion of the passive spectator of apparatus theory...I just wanted to say that there are differing opinions on this issue, though almost all sides agree that all texts are ideological.
"I did a painstaking spec-by-spec comparison versus three roughly comparably-configured Mac machines, and came to the conclusion that the value it offers for price paid is not out of whack with the Mac world."
Yes, I'm making fun of this article: http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/10/21/0132232
Add built in 3G and then we can talk...Otherwise, you have to connect your cell phone to this beast.
I'd rather hook a 32X up to a Genesis than carry this thing around with my cell phone dangling...
I worked in a call center for over 3 years. I started on the phones (1.5 years), moved to Quality Assurance (1 year) and then moved to the IT team as a developer (1 year). I hope I can provide some insight.
The call center that I worked at had something similar to what you are asking for. We had a central portal with integrated messaging, suggestions, forums etc. Each of the representatives logged into this portal when they started their shift. The portal application was designed so that any incoming call would take precedence over what the agent was doing -- in other words, if the agent was browsing one of the community forums or if they were sending a private message etc., an incoming call would automatically execute the application for that call and bring the call application into the foreground.
This is the approach that we used. Maybe this could help.
So when is /. getting this?
They're throwing you a party with cake
I hate to break it to you but the cake is a lie.
I take it they will use this android to replace their customer service team. Seriously, on one hand you have a lifeless being that resembles a human and on the other a T-Mobile customer service rep.
Oh wait, this is about that Google phone thingy. My bad.
Might be time for a name change... Too bad the domain CensorTube.com is already taken. Of course, YankTube.com was taken as well...wait, that's not right.
Haven't enough noobs died in this senseless war...Why can't there be peace between the Orcs and Humans? Someone needs to establish a UN in Azeroth. That should help.
A recent study of the recent Radiohead album release found that huge numbers of illegal downloads actually helped the band's popularity and, by extension, concert ticket sales.
But the quote says:
Radiohead's release of In Rainbows on a pay-what-you-want basis last October generated enormous traffic to the band's own website and intense speculation about how much fans had paid.
So was the pay-what-you-want part illegal? Is there a law that requires you to charge for music? Damn...
"Today's satellite image technology means that even in today's desert, complete privacy does not exist"
As I understand it, Street View is not captured by satellite? From the same article:
The Street View program aims to photograph every street in the world and place the photographs online. A team of specially converted cars with cameras mounted on the roof are in constant action around the world.
Once again, why are they arguing about satellite imaging. That's not how Street View works.
I don't think Viacom's goal was to go after the viewers anyway.
Yes, I agree. They want to protect their aging business model. Not go after viewers in a new or creative way (unless it is through some type of lawsuit). Oh wait, I think you were saying something else...
I don't understand why this would perplex or confound creationists. They ignore the facts about evolution anyway; why would this change anything. This will just be added to the list of things to ignore or distort through the pseudoscience of Intelligent Design.
Use a better site than Yahoo Movies.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/epic_movie/
http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/epicmovie
According to Rotten Tomatoes, 2% of Critics liked Epic Movie. It got a 17 out of a 100 on MetaCritic ("Extreme dislike or disgust")
Use a better site than Yahoo Movies.
This type of thing is dreamed of by most media companies. For example, consider the "watch now/instant view" features at Netflix etc. Most consumers are so impressed with the ability to watch a film instantly that they fail to think about the fact that they no longer own a physical copy of that film. If you cancel your subscription: the film is gone. If Netflix shuts down: your access to the film is gone.
This type of thing will not only be done at Netflix etc. but obviously, it's going to start happening with game companies (and most media in general). What happens 5 years from now if you want to play Spore...does the authentication still work?
I'm using Pidgin on Windows...I have been for quite a while. I switched from MSN -> Trillian -> Pidgin. Several of my colleagues at work also use Pidgin on Windows.
Also, I find your KDE vs. Gnome example to be slightly off. KDE and GNOME are graphical user interfaces that can be used with the Linux operating system -- they do not define the Linux operating system, they are simply two separate applications for Linux. You have to look in a different place to determine why Linux isn't adopted by the average John/Jane Doe. I don't think it has to do with there being too many GUI options (look at all the custom desktops for XP), I think it has to do with the perception that application X won't work on Linux and application X has no viable alternative -- therefore I can't switch. Once again, this is simply a perception of the misinformed. You can do pretty much anything you want on a Linux system -- most people just don't know where to start; they are happy with the crappy software Dell installs on their computer.
- Quit breaking stuff up into dozens of tiny bite sized pages. My scrollbar works just fine thank you very much, and it lets me scan all of the content in an instant instead of having to click through it all. Yes, I know that some people do this to goose their ad revenue, but you see it other places too. I prefer NOT to scroll all over the place when I'm on a site. I want all of the text on one screen. I'd rather click a link to move to the next page/article etc. This is my personal preference. - Don't use clever little graphics and pop-ups for every link, text works much better. I find icons and some JavaScript tooltips to be very helpful. Once again, a personal preference.