It is great PR, not everyone, especially the education crowd would know as much about Linux as the folks on Slashdot. They need the books. And I;m sure the pretty box looks great as well
This will no doubt create great word of mouth in the UK. I'm a little surprised they didn't do it here in the states first.
This could be interesting ground for the networks. They actually used "Luma" sampling a couple of years ago and got in trouble. I believe it was Dianne Sawyer, Supposedly at the white house or the capital building.
Once the virtual images are superimposed over the actual live picture, whether of a football game or in a news story, the virtual images appear to viewers at home to be as real as anything at the scene. People who walk in front of landmarks replaced by virtual billboards appear to television viewers to have walked in front of the electronic billboard, making it appear completely real.
Just like the above, she wasn't really there, she was standing in front of a blue screen in a studio in New York. The networks put a spin on the practice and called it " Look Live", It got some attention for a couple of weeks. In one camp they had the ethical journalists stating that it was not right and on the other they had the execs saying that it added flavor the news.
This is not too much different. Placing any kind of "Look Live" or "Look Anything" behind a live news broadcast is misleading. As far as placing the first down marker etc. on sporting or entertainment programming would more than likely be ok.
The question now boils down to is the news entertainment? Was the show produced that night a "News" broadcast in the first place or was it an entertainment program? Or are they the same. I thought the show was just that, a show. Just like Dick Clark and all the others. I didn't expect to see real content unless something bad happened and it turned into a news event.
The article is somewhat misleading. My wife taped the show and I just got done watching it. It isn't just the little logo in the bottom right, it is more of the whole bottom of the screen with a clock and on the right a small but somewhat larger than normal logo. Sort of like the sportcenter screen on ESPN.
The didn't cover it up completely, however it is obvious that the intent was there. CBS said it wasn't intentional. BS!
I don't know if I'm more pissed with the "honesty" issues or with the fact that this is a very dirty industry to begin with, and this was even out of bounds by the poor standards the networks have.
I wish to view DVDs on Linux, and that any Linux implementation would be illegal, that I can no longer in good conscience view DVDs on any Operating System running on my computer-it is, after all, the same computer which could view them illegally in one OS, so how could viewing the same DVD in the other OS be possibly legal?
Broken down into simple easy to u-n-d-e-r-s-t-a-n-d statements, maybe these muckety mucks will finally get how absurd their whole argument is.
"Here's a reason to fear AOL's control. AOL blocked delivery for the last edition of the AOL Watch newsletter. Did the newsletter's 25,000 AOL subscribers trigger an overzealous spam filter? Or was it that this edition was the first to remind users of the phone number for discontinuing service. (AOL had kicked the ACLU off the service after six years, and there was discussion about cancelling accounts en masse...) Either way, remember: Whoever controls the wires can control the content."
That is a very powerful paragraph. Although quite slanted it does clearly point out that AOL is clearly the powerhouse. This much "Control" over anything, (Except maybe nukes) is very bad.
Lot of it. MCI's Metro, BAN's service in NY state, Frontier in the Northeast, Qwest in the US west 14 states, Cavalier and GTE in the south.
The LD stand is that even though in spirit the little bell bast*rds have "on paper" opened up the market to local, there is still a lot of stonewalling.
Things like a local customer wanting to change and the BOCs "accidentally" mis routing the order etc. In most cases it takes over 3 mos to get a number switched, even if the local number portability is there.
As an employer I agree that un-accredited certds mean nothing and are a waste of my money. I am for certification if I get what I pay for. More often than not, I'll get a cert program reimbursement request and it will be for "Only" the employees good, resume building, and not nessasarily good for my company.
In our company HR knows nothing of certification, much less technology and they are not in the decicion making tree. However, to open doors, having a list of acronyms for certifications and associations really does have some impact.
This could be interesting ground for the networks. They actually used "Luma" sampling a couple of years ago and got in trouble. I believe it was Dianne Sawyer, Supposedly at the white house or the capital building.
Once the virtual images are superimposed over the actual live picture, whether of a football game or in a news story, the virtual images appear to viewers at home to be as real as anything at the scene. People who walk in front of landmarks replaced by virtual billboards appear to television viewers to have walked in front of the electronic billboard, making it appear completely real.
Just like the above, she wasn't really there, she was standing in front of a blue screen in a studio in New York. The networks put a spin on the practice and called it " Look Live", It got some attention for a couple of weeks. In one camp they had the ethical journalists stating that it was not right and on the other they had the execs saying that it added flavor the news.
This is not too much different. Placing any kind of "Look Live" or "Look Anything" behind a live news broadcast is misleading. As far as placing the first down marker etc. on sporting or entertainment programming would more than likely be ok.
I've got a fleet of Optiplex workstations in my shop as well. Hold up pretty well so we don't have many support issues. I was surprised when I read the Gigaflash, they had about 40 pages of horror stories and case after case of how Dell dropped the ball. Giga is usually pretty straighforward, and they have a good reputation for being on the mark.
Giga slammed Dell last month, putting them on the "not recommended" list. In part:
Giga Vice President Rob Enderle said in late September that Dell had made mistakes on orders, missed delivery dates, failed to fulfill terms of agreements and showed "arrogant disregard" for some newer customers. "
The story from Nov. is here, and some Zdnet follow-up here.
With their support being so poor across the board, I don't know if I would purchase again from them. Good for Linux exposure, but I don't think it will be all that good for Dell.
Palmisano said IBM's growing embrace of "open systems"--software whose features are designed by a growing body of independent programmers--is part of a multi-year undertaking to make IBM computers more adaptable to the changing industry.
This would be great if it ever really pans out. Which "Systems" are they really targeting? I would like to see support for the Thinkpad series. I've used the Thinkpad as my primary laptop for years and have been very happy with it. (once I learned how to manipulate all the IRQ's and drivers).
If they are serious I wonder which systems will be the first true "Linux Ready" hardware solutions to be delivered? Also does this signify a true corporate shift? Or is it a marketing ploy. The article seemed to be written like an IBM press release , not unbiased journalism.
We have digital cable in my area and with the exception of only supporting 300 or so channels, not the 900+ I get with my dish, I'm really pretty satisfied with it.
The picture quality is the same, interface has the same look and feel, and the service so far has been good. The one drawback is that even with cable ready televisions, you need the special converter to get the signal and you need one for each TV, cant use "Rabbits" or anything like that. But hey, it is the same as using the dish, and dollar for dollar it's almost 1/2 the cost!
E-Commerce zealots and e-commerce management has been preaching for years that there has never been a single conviction relating to credit cards being stolen while using the web. Splitting hairs, they may still be technically correct, but no good technical theif would try to intecept them off the wire anyway, it's so much easier to go to the source.
Got to admit though, I still feel better using cards over the net (on trusted sites) than I do giving my MC or VISA to some pimple faced kid when we go out to eat.
I know the banks do investigate fraud. This happens to be my field, I run the fraud dept for a large finacial institution. My point was that they wil not call on "mass" fraud, such as someone stealing numbers or having systems cracked. The bad PR is just too much. They eat bad debt all the time, this is much better than losing the "trust" of their customer. The "solid as a rock" and ethical persona that a bank has is the most valuable asset the company has. If they get hit with anything relating to "poor practice", cracking, misappropriation, ethics etc. it can be catestrophic for the company.
Look a the troubles Providian has had over the last year. They didn't lose anyones money, but they had a wide scope ethics problem and the stocks down by 70% in '99. It's hurt the whole financial sector.
The banks wil tag your file and if you catch the fraud on your card they will gratefully remove the charge. If you miss it and don't call your bank, your out of luck.There is really no incentive for the bank to call you and say "We've had a massive case of fraud. That $2200 charge on your account will be removed. We thank you for your business and want to assure you that crackers steal from banks all the time, this is normal, please don't worry, your money is safe with us!".
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This will no doubt create great word of mouth in the UK. I'm a little surprised they didn't do it here in the states first.
I beleive your right. I slowed down and re-watched several openings on tape and although not real legible on a 5th gen tape, it did change.
Visual J++ (an abombination of a name in and of itself) Hee Hee
This could be interesting ground for the networks. They actually used "Luma" sampling a couple of years ago and got in trouble. I believe it was Dianne Sawyer, Supposedly at the white house or the capital building.
Once the virtual images are superimposed over the actual live picture, whether of a football game or in a news story, the virtual images appear to viewers at home to be as real as anything at the scene. People who walk in front of landmarks replaced by virtual billboards appear to television viewers to have walked in front of the electronic billboard, making it appear completely real.
Just like the above, she wasn't really there, she was standing in front of a blue screen in a studio in New York. The networks put a spin on the practice and called it " Look Live", It got some attention for a couple of weeks. In one camp they had the ethical journalists stating that it was not right and on the other they had the execs saying that it added flavor the news.
This is not too much different. Placing any kind of "Look Live" or "Look Anything" behind a live news broadcast is misleading. As far as placing the first down marker etc. on sporting or entertainment programming would more than likely be ok.
The question now boils down to is the news entertainment? Was the show produced that night a "News" broadcast in the first place or was it an entertainment program? Or are they the same. I thought the show was just that, a show. Just like Dick Clark and all the others. I didn't expect to see real content unless something bad happened and it turned into a news event.
The didn't cover it up completely, however it is obvious that the intent was there. CBS said it wasn't intentional. BS!
I don't know if I'm more pissed with the "honesty" issues or with the fact that this is a very dirty industry to begin with, and this was even out of bounds by the poor standards the networks have.
I wish to view DVDs on Linux, and that any Linux implementation would be illegal, that I can no longer in good conscience view DVDs on any Operating System running on my computer-it is, after all, the same computer which could view them illegally in one OS, so how could viewing the same DVD in the other OS be possibly legal?
Broken down into simple easy to u-n-d-e-r-s-t-a-n-d statements, maybe these muckety mucks will finally get how absurd their whole argument is.
"Here's a reason to fear AOL's control. AOL blocked delivery for the last edition of the AOL Watch newsletter. Did the newsletter's 25,000 AOL subscribers trigger an overzealous spam filter? Or was it that this edition was the first to remind users of the phone number for discontinuing service. (AOL had kicked the ACLU off the service after six years, and there was discussion about cancelling accounts en masse...) Either way, remember: Whoever controls the wires can control the content."
That is a very powerful paragraph. Although quite slanted it does clearly point out that AOL is clearly the powerhouse. This much "Control" over anything, (Except maybe nukes) is very bad.
Lot of it. MCI's Metro, BAN's service in NY state, Frontier in the Northeast, Qwest in the US west 14 states, Cavalier and GTE in the south.
The LD stand is that even though in spirit the little bell bast*rds have "on paper" opened up the market to local, there is still a lot of stonewalling.
Things like a local customer wanting to change and the BOCs "accidentally" mis routing the order etc. In most cases it takes over 3 mos to get a number switched, even if the local number portability is there.
In our company HR knows nothing of certification, much less technology and they are not in the decicion making tree. However, to open doors, having a list of acronyms for certifications and associations really does have some impact.
None the less. . . This is very funny!
Southpark I think
Once the virtual images are superimposed over the actual live picture, whether of a football game or in a news story, the virtual images appear to viewers at home to be as real as anything at the scene. People who walk in front of landmarks replaced by virtual billboards appear to television viewers to have walked in front of the electronic billboard, making it appear completely real.
Just like the above, she wasn't really there, she was standing in front of a blue screen in a studio in New York. The networks put a spin on the practice and called it " Look Live", It got some attention for a couple of weeks. In one camp they had the ethical journalists stating that it was not right and on the other they had the execs saying that it added flavor the news.
This is not too much different. Placing any kind of "Look Live" or "Look Anything" behind a live news broadcast is misleading. As far as placing the first down marker etc. on sporting or entertainment programming would more than likely be ok.
But is the news entertainment??
Hope their wrong this time.
Not like HDTV at all, think of it as just a greatly defined scan rate.
Looks like one of the disclamers at those rides at Disneyland.
I'd betcha it also has a disclamer that says Don't use if you are pregnant
Although this is chump change for ol' Bill, I agree that it has set a precident for MS and I'm sure there will be many more behind this one.
Giga Vice President Rob Enderle said in late September that Dell had made mistakes on orders, missed delivery dates, failed to fulfill terms of agreements and showed "arrogant disregard" for some newer customers. "
The story from Nov. is here, and some Zdnet follow-up here.
With their support being so poor across the board, I don't know if I would purchase again from them. Good for Linux exposure, but I don't think it will be all that good for Dell.
Palmisano said IBM's growing embrace of "open systems"--software whose features are designed by a growing body of independent programmers--is part of a multi-year undertaking to make IBM computers more adaptable to the changing industry.
This would be great if it ever really pans out. Which "Systems" are they really targeting? I would like to see support for the Thinkpad series. I've used the Thinkpad as my primary laptop for years and have been very happy with it. (once I learned how to manipulate all the IRQ's and drivers).
If they are serious I wonder which systems will be the first true "Linux Ready" hardware solutions to be delivered? Also does this signify a true corporate shift? Or is it a marketing ploy. The article seemed to be written like an IBM press release , not unbiased journalism.
Thats the coolest thing I've ever seen, heh heh
The picture quality is the same, interface has the same look and feel, and the service so far has been good. The one drawback is that even with cable ready televisions, you need the special converter to get the signal and you need one for each TV, cant use "Rabbits" or anything like that. But hey, it is the same as using the dish, and dollar for dollar it's almost 1/2 the cost!
Got to admit though, I still feel better using cards over the net (on trusted sites) than I do giving my MC or VISA to some pimple faced kid when we go out to eat.
Look a the troubles Providian has had over the last year. They didn't lose anyones money, but they had a wide scope ethics problem and the stocks down by 70% in '99. It's hurt the whole financial sector.
The banks wil tag your file and if you catch the fraud on your card they will gratefully remove the charge. If you miss it and don't call your bank, your out of luck.There is really no incentive for the bank to call you and say "We've had a massive case of fraud. That $2200 charge on your account will be removed. We thank you for your business and want to assure you that crackers steal from banks all the time, this is normal, please don't worry, your money is safe with us!".
Not really good pr, is it??