When was the last time Google was responsible for aiding the government in imprisoning a journalist for a big chunk of their life?
Hmm, that's a pretty specific question. When was the last time you have eaten a hamburger on a Tuesday after riding in a red car?
In seriousness, let me get this straight:
There are no details yet from Yahoo on how this happened exactly (they are "still looking into it"). Of course, the spin on this is it is Yahoo policy to provide such information, not the independant action of 1 of 10,000 employees. We don't know.
No details are known on how the Chinese government requested the information. Was it "may we please have this information?", was it "give us this info or we shut you down, capitalist pigs", or was it "give us this information or YOU are going to jail, Yahoo worker person".
Did Yahoo screw up? Quite possibly. Is there enough information yet to condemn them and boycott everything they do? Hmm, not sure there.
Given that you are so passionate about Chinese civil rights, I hope you don't own any products made in China. Perhaps you are conscious about this and if so, I applaud you.
I am not defending China either; I absolutely loathe the Chinese government. What I get annoyed with is the hysterical anti-corporation mentality. People are innocent until proven guilty but a big bad corporation is ALWAYS guilty without trial.
You're right, Yahoo should refuse all requests from the Chinese government and ignore the soon-to-be largest Internet users in the world (since the government would kick them out). In fact they should pump their money into a Chinese revolution towards true freedom.
Oh, wait, no one does that, not even the "do no evil" Google. I wonder how Google operates in China at all without doing evil, given that some might argue any support of the country is evil?
I am lucky enough to live 10-15 minutes drive from the Arclight in Hollywood.
It is by far my favorite theatre because:
-No commercials whatsoever (they freely admit their prices are a little higher because of this, but that's fine with me).
-Reserved advanced seating. No more saving seats or getting to the theatre an hour early and waiting in line. It basically removes the general chaos entirely.
-Ushers for EVERY screen and they WILL enforce behavior rules. They'll tell people on cell phones or talking to shut up (though cell phones don't work in much of the building; I have a feeling this is intentional). I think this is rarely used since the people smart enough to go to Arclight are all people fed up with the usual theatre experience.
-No admittance after the movie has started. Period.
It is absolutely wonderful. The technology is also excellent - great sound, video, and theatre design. The front-row seats are perfectly useable! In fact they are very good seats. There is a HUGE open space between the front row and the screen.
It's also next to Amoeba Music, a great music store, which is a bonus.
Perhaps Samba should start charging a penny for the software. And ignore "piracy". And oops, mess up the CVS firewalling and permissions so that everyone can get at the code.
I scoff at the notion that food can interfere with my keyboard. I'm not sure nuclear war would interfere with it. It is the best keyboard ever made... an IBM Model M.
Jelly? Perhaps today's puny, mushy keyboards would stop working properly when confronted with some measly jelly. My keyboard laughs and keeps on clickety clacking along in data input perfection.
I'll stop using it when they pry it away from my cold, dead fingers. If I ever can't interface it with future PCs I may have to stop buying new computers.
It's not recommended to lick off the orange powder from your fingers either since that makes your keyboard full of either saliva (best case) or an orange paste (if you do a poor job licking).
For your google search, use: movie: ZIPCode and it comes up with show times in your area. Pretty nifty and hella quicker than navigating through the garbage on yahoo's movie site.
Where are the other cool projects coming from? MSN, Yahoo?
Yes, Yahoo. Let's see...
Creative Commons searches.
Better image searches.
Traffic overlays on maps.
The same exact movie results feature that's being reported here.
Better search API.
Now, THAT said, nothing Yahoo's got right now is going to keep me away from google.com for searches.
How about their own search engine that is arguably better than Google's? Compare yourself. I think you'll find Yahoo's search results are fresher and more extensive.
I can spot a diesel jetta from a mile away. Sounds like a gasoline engine that is falling apart.
Agreed, someone that knows about cars will notice. But these days that's not a lot of people.
Also, diesels historically have been significantly louder than gasoline counterparts. While my VW is probably a bit louder than a gasoline engine, it is definitely nowhere near as loud as people think it would be. It is really a fabulous engine.
Things like this seem to vary by airport. Also, you arrived 2 hours early for your flight around Christmas? 2 hours early means 90 minutes early for actual boarding time, I assume. That's just not enough. Airports suck, it's just a matter of how much.
Southwest has its problems and I don't like the non-reserved seating either, but there are two big big things in their favor:
They are profitable (and thus don't whine to the government for handouts every year). So they must be doing something right. Then again if you are picking airlines on a political basis, an incompetent and subsidized airline like United or American would probably make more sense for you.
They are WAY more on time than any other airline I've ever flown. I'd estimate maybe 10-20% of my Southwest flights are ever late by even a few minutes. It's probably over 50% for every other airline.
I also appreciate that they charge on a completely one-way basis. I remember one time on a different airline I needed to fly one-way to drive a car back. One way tickets were twice as much as total round trip. That is just plain STUPID.
Yes. I have a 2002 VW Jetta TDI (diesel) wagon. I love it. I get 500-600 miles per tank and no one ever realizes it is a diesel while riding with me unless I tell them.
Really, I laugh to myself when I see people driving around gasoline Volkswagens. They are simply inferior.
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Hmm, that's a pretty specific question. When was the last time you have eaten a hamburger on a Tuesday after riding in a red car?
In seriousness, let me get this straight:
There are no details yet from Yahoo on how this happened exactly (they are "still looking into it"). Of course, the spin on this is it is Yahoo policy to provide such information, not the independant action of 1 of 10,000 employees. We don't know.
No details are known on how the Chinese government requested the information. Was it "may we please have this information?", was it "give us this info or we shut you down, capitalist pigs", or was it "give us this information or YOU are going to jail, Yahoo worker person".
Did Yahoo screw up? Quite possibly. Is there enough information yet to condemn them and boycott everything they do? Hmm, not sure there.
Given that you are so passionate about Chinese civil rights, I hope you don't own any products made in China. Perhaps you are conscious about this and if so, I applaud you.
I am not defending China either; I absolutely loathe the Chinese government. What I get annoyed with is the hysterical anti-corporation mentality. People are innocent until proven guilty but a big bad corporation is ALWAYS guilty without trial.
Oh, wait, no one does that, not even the "do no evil" Google. I wonder how Google operates in China at all without doing evil, given that some might argue any support of the country is evil?
It is only $14 during "prime time" which I think is Friday and Saturday nights. It's $10 I think every other time. Not bad at all for what you get.
It is by far my favorite theatre because:
-No commercials whatsoever (they freely admit their prices are a little higher because of this, but that's fine with me).
-Reserved advanced seating. No more saving seats or getting to the theatre an hour early and waiting in line. It basically removes the general chaos entirely.
-Ushers for EVERY screen and they WILL enforce behavior rules. They'll tell people on cell phones or talking to shut up (though cell phones don't work in much of the building; I have a feeling this is intentional). I think this is rarely used since the people smart enough to go to Arclight are all people fed up with the usual theatre experience.
-No admittance after the movie has started. Period.
It is absolutely wonderful. The technology is also excellent - great sound, video, and theatre design. The front-row seats are perfectly useable! In fact they are very good seats. There is a HUGE open space between the front row and the screen.
It's also next to Amoeba Music, a great music store, which is a bonus.
You mean Google's formula for success is "Do whatever Yahoo does" such as:
News
Maps
Email
And it's only a matter of time until...
Instant Messenger
Carl
Um, like this?
Um, yes, I don't think anyone is disagreeing with you that BF1942, BF:V, and BF2 are all arcade games.
If you don't want the messy portalness of Yahoo, just go to search.yahoo.com.
Perhaps Samba should start charging a penny for the software. And ignore "piracy". And oops, mess up the CVS firewalling and permissions so that everyone can get at the code.
Try bits of stinky cheese with mayonnaise. After a couple of weeks, it'll stink so bad you'll want to toss it.
That interferes with me, not my keyboard.
Jelly? Perhaps today's puny, mushy keyboards would stop working properly when confronted with some measly jelly. My keyboard laughs and keeps on clickety clacking along in data input perfection.
I'll stop using it when they pry it away from my cold, dead fingers. If I ever can't interface it with future PCs I may have to stop buying new computers.
Orange fingers + keyboard = orange keyboard.
It's not recommended to lick off the orange powder from your fingers either since that makes your keyboard full of either saliva (best case) or an orange paste (if you do a poor job licking).
Yeah agreed, Yahoo got a little carried away cloning Google there. Simplicity can be done with a bit of originality too.
The ignorance / anti-Yahoo bias here is astounding. Searching for "movie 91506" and such works on Yahoo as well. And if you don't want clutter, no problem.
Yes, Yahoo. Let's see...
Creative Commons searches.
Better image searches.
Traffic overlays on maps.
The same exact movie results feature that's being reported here.
Better search API.
More, that's just off the top of my head.
But you forgot that when Google copies Yahoo it's an awesome new Google feature. When Yahoo copies Google they are just pathetic imitators.
And you have made the quality of your sound on these files crappier. Compressing stuff that's already compressed, ick.
Not to mention what you describe sounds like a royal pain in the ass.
Carl
Strange. On Yahoo, I don't see a cluttered page here.
Can you re-do it with Peter Jackson directing?
How about their own search engine that is arguably better than Google's? Compare yourself. I think you'll find Yahoo's search results are fresher and more extensive.
Yahoo innovates. Everyone is just too infatuated with Google to notice.
Just the other day I discovered I can view a traffic overlay on Yahoo Maps. Cool eh?
Carl
Agreed, someone that knows about cars will notice. But these days that's not a lot of people.
Also, diesels historically have been significantly louder than gasoline counterparts. While my VW is probably a bit louder than a gasoline engine, it is definitely nowhere near as loud as people think it would be. It is really a fabulous engine.
Carl
Southwest has its problems and I don't like the non-reserved seating either, but there are two big big things in their favor:
They are profitable (and thus don't whine to the government for handouts every year). So they must be doing something right. Then again if you are picking airlines on a political basis, an incompetent and subsidized airline like United or American would probably make more sense for you.
They are WAY more on time than any other airline I've ever flown. I'd estimate maybe 10-20% of my Southwest flights are ever late by even a few minutes. It's probably over 50% for every other airline.
I also appreciate that they charge on a completely one-way basis. I remember one time on a different airline I needed to fly one-way to drive a car back. One way tickets were twice as much as total round trip. That is just plain STUPID.
Carl
Really, I laugh to myself when I see people driving around gasoline Volkswagens. They are simply inferior.
Carl