Just like the newspaper. At least back in the day when a daily newspaper would be a 1-2 inches thick and still only cost 15-25 cents. And even then the ad/content ratio was around 60/40. But Craigslist et al ate up all the classified ad revenue. Now you're paying 50-100 cents for a paper that's half an inch thick.
NoScript technically isn't an ad blocker, but it does block a lot of ads. Is there less of an ethical quandary to blocking scripts as opposed to directly targeting advertisements?
It would seem technically feasible to have an ad blocker that actually downloads the ad content as if it's being displayed - and just not display it. It would appear to the ad agency the ads are getting through, even though in reality the user never sees them.
Not a good solution by any means, as it needlessly wastes bandwidth, processor cycles, memory, etc.
Of course this would just be one more salvo in the internet advertising arms race. What the advertisers would do to get around this should make one shudder to think.
Violent videogames do not in of themselves cause violence - BUT - works of fiction (or exaggerated works of non-fiction), including videogames, with characters that exhibit extreme behavior, can warp our perceptions of what "normal" behavior is, giving us license to act in ways we'd otherwise consider extreme.
"Yeah, I'm a gangster and I've killed a few people but it's not like I'm Scarface or anything."
"Yeah, I'm not the best manager in the world, and I goof around a lot, but it's not like I'm Michael Scott or anything."
"Yeah, I've been known to give a perp a beatdown after he's cuffed, but it's not like I'm Jack Bauer or anything."
And so on and so on...
I live in New York, you FUCKING ASSHO - ahem, I mean, you insensitive clod!
Seriously, it's usually people who've never lived in NYC that say things like this. We're as good-natured as any Americans. And when was the last time you offered a homeless guy on the street a place to stay?
It's a buyer's market for luxury property in Manhattan right now. Express your concerns to the sellers and hint that you'll need to have a survey team out to test for EMF exposure before you'd consider buying. Build an image in their minds of 3-4 guys in Tyvek jumpsuits walking around with meters on the roof and in the halls and knocking on your future neighbor's doors. (There's no reason for them to wear Tyvek jumpsuits, but you get the idea.) They'll likely offer to drop the price in exchange for you not doing that. More than enough to cover the cost of shielding and chemotherapy.
We will be fine (we will be fine)
Falcon 9* (Falcon 9)
Even though NASA say
"Way out of line" (out of line)
We will be fine (we will be fine)
Falcon 9 (Falcon 9)
Even though NASA say
"Way out of line" (out of line)
What sort of behavior do you expect from nations founded by criminals?
America was founded by the criminals that got away.
Australia was founded by the ones that got caught.
NOT 3GS! And FINGERS TOO BIG to work TOUCHSCREEN! HULK SMASH!!
(later, Bruce Banner fills out the claim form...)
Hmm.. "cause of accident." (Types Superhuman alter ego resulting from bombardment of gamma radiation and adrenal rush. Frustrated with user interface. Smashed phone in rage.. Considers it for a moment. Deletes and types in Fell out of moving vehicle.)
that sci-fi yarn where the mad programmer unleashes a bit of code that squirrels around the net for fifty or a hundred years, unnoticed by anyone, and when the programmer dies it unleashes the programmer's hate and fury upon the world, and no one is able to stop it even though computer's are a million times more complex and powerful than when the program was originally written? That could work?
And I don't mean "animate as in Avatar" or "animate as in UP" I mean "animate as in Akira, Paprika, Metropolis, etc. etc. (Pity I can't think of any comparable American productions. The Lion King?) A twelve-hour series would do Dune justice, but I'd settle for a three-hour film.
Slashdot Mirror
ONLY 5 PERCENT OF THE PAGE IS ACTUAL CONTENT
Just like the newspaper. At least back in the day when a daily newspaper would be a 1-2 inches thick and still only cost 15-25 cents. And even then the ad/content ratio was around 60/40. But Craigslist et al ate up all the classified ad revenue. Now you're paying 50-100 cents for a paper that's half an inch thick.
Long story short - TANSTAAFL!
NoScript technically isn't an ad blocker, but it does block a lot of ads. Is there less of an ethical quandary to blocking scripts as opposed to directly targeting advertisements?
It would seem technically feasible to have an ad blocker that actually downloads the ad content as if it's being displayed - and just not display it. It would appear to the ad agency the ads are getting through, even though in reality the user never sees them.
Not a good solution by any means, as it needlessly wastes bandwidth, processor cycles, memory, etc.
Of course this would just be one more salvo in the internet advertising arms race. What the advertisers would do to get around this should make one shudder to think.
We demand bouncing, followed by rolling, followed by rolling of the third type.
They're still one up on Steven Wright's would-be boss however. (See OP.)
No, seriously, I'm asking.
Tell me something - if you're driving you car near the speed of light, and you turn the headlights on, will they do anything?
...the handwriting is on the inside of the shells.
How do you think they managed to release the last five 2Pac albums? (Soon to be six!)
Violent videogames do not in of themselves cause violence - BUT - works of fiction (or exaggerated works of non-fiction), including videogames, with characters that exhibit extreme behavior, can warp our perceptions of what "normal" behavior is, giving us license to act in ways we'd otherwise consider extreme.
"Yeah, I'm a gangster and I've killed a few people but it's not like I'm Scarface or anything."
"Yeah, I'm not the best manager in the world, and I goof around a lot, but it's not like I'm Michael Scott or anything."
"Yeah, I've been known to give a perp a beatdown after he's cuffed, but it's not like I'm Jack Bauer or anything."
And so on and so on...
I live in New York, you FUCKING ASSHO - ahem, I mean, you insensitive clod!
Seriously, it's usually people who've never lived in NYC that say things like this. We're as good-natured as any Americans. And when was the last time you offered a homeless guy on the street a place to stay?
It's a buyer's market for luxury property in Manhattan right now. Express your concerns to the sellers and hint that you'll need to have a survey team out to test for EMF exposure before you'd consider buying. Build an image in their minds of 3-4 guys in Tyvek jumpsuits walking around with meters on the roof and in the halls and knocking on your future neighbor's doors. (There's no reason for them to wear Tyvek jumpsuits, but you get the idea.) They'll likely offer to drop the price in exchange for you not doing that. More than enough to cover the cost of shielding and chemotherapy.
We will be fine (we will be fine)
Falcon 9* (Falcon 9)
Even though NASA say
"Way out of line" (out of line)
We will be fine (we will be fine)
Falcon 9 (Falcon 9)
Even though NASA say
"Way out of line" (out of line)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3130681292715811054&hl=en#
You're welcome, NASA TV!
*post would make way more sense if del tags were allowed. Harumph!
More importantly, can you power a Segway with it?
Yeah, but vacuum tubes still create a warmer sound.
What sort of behavior do you expect from nations founded by criminals?
America was founded by the criminals that got away.
Australia was founded by the ones that got caught.
NOT 3GS! And FINGERS TOO BIG to work TOUCHSCREEN! HULK SMASH!!
(later, Bruce Banner fills out the claim form...)
Hmm.. "cause of accident." (Types Superhuman alter ego resulting from bombardment of gamma radiation and adrenal rush. Frustrated with user interface. Smashed phone in rage.. Considers it for a moment. Deletes and types in Fell out of moving vehicle.)
After all, Bill Gates didn't get that rich by writing a bunch of checks!
Steve Ballmer explains:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8xIdkw6Zvk#t=4m52s
I'd think you'd need to keep it under blocks, to keep it from floating away.
Apple's 2nd over-the-top so-bad-it's-great SuperBowl ad for the (unsuccessful) Macintosh Office.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mISsehE7tp4
Now that's some smack talk!
that sci-fi yarn where the mad programmer unleashes a bit of code that squirrels around the net for fifty or a hundred years, unnoticed by anyone, and when the programmer dies it unleashes the programmer's hate and fury upon the world, and no one is able to stop it even though computer's are a million times more complex and powerful than when the program was originally written? That could work?
Awesome.
http://wiredinsider.com/repomen/
And I don't mean "animate as in Avatar" or "animate as in UP" I mean "animate as in Akira, Paprika, Metropolis, etc. etc. (Pity I can't think of any comparable American productions. The Lion King?) A twelve-hour series would do Dune justice, but I'd settle for a three-hour film.
Lol, that was perfect.
Thanks, 'cept that's supposed to be Dream Chaser, not Catcher. :-( He who lives by the spell checker...