I just mention this because I saw it on their site today... But Busted Tees pays you $4 to refer someone if they end up buying a shirt. Don't know how they do it (cookies?), but that's what they do.
Also, if you search for "Mortgage" on Google and click on the ads, someone paid $18 for you to do that. I'm sure other searches for high margin products (anything asbestos lawsuit related, maybe) is also high in price.
Next time you feel like spending money, click on 5 of those ads. $90 down the drain!
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I was going to mention that. My local mall has an EB and an "EBX". There are also four Gamestops within 15 minutes going in [i]one direction[/i]. I find it interesting that seem to be able to survive in out of the way shopping centers.
I have one less than 3 minutes away. Always convenient if I am bored and have $$ lying around.
Cheap optical drives will stop working after a while. I've gone through three drives on my PC, all of which have stopped working in the past 5 years. As much as I hate Sony, they seem to make pretty good portable products. My Discman still works perfectly, and my Walkman stayed alive for over ten years. The separate DVD player is a Panasonic, and is holding up OK except for one error it had when it just died in the middle of Fight Club.
Just repeating what I'm sure others have said, but if Google is going to give away $100MM to causes they like as opposed to paying $100MM in taxes, then we're not really worse off. The problem begins when we have companies that don't pay $100MM in taxes and then... Give it to the execs.
Unfortunately, while Google's scenario is the prefered one*, we still need to avoid the alternate exec-paying scenario. Hence, the government serves as an unwanted, but necessary conduit by which to distribute this money.
* In the State of Delaware, your yearly tax return has an option for you to directly contribute to causes you may want (preserving wildlife, breast cancer education, veterans) from your refund. Sort of a neat idea -- I wonder what % of people take advantage of it.
I had an absolutely awfultime with GoDaddy last time I tried to get anything done. Still, I remain with them, because I have taken steps to prevent what happened last time from happening again.
That, or some people are very much out of touch. For example, have you seen the Pontiac TV ad which, for most of the ad, is just a screen from what looks to be the Geiss Winamp plugin? I mean, it's probably meant to look hip but it made me think of 1998, the last time anyone thought those were cool.
Good points. To me, the Lethal Weapon series was one that improved with each episode (mind you, I was seeing these before I was in my teens). With the exception of the fourth installment.
I have to admit I have a soft spot for Bad Boys 2 only because it's one of those movies you've seen a bunch of times, and you had a good time while doing it, so you attribute some magical qualities to it. The first is better, the second is just... more. It's one of those movies you can pop in and enjoy. Unlike, say, The Seventh Seal, where you need to be in super-serious scholar-mode otherwise you'll fall asleep. That both of these inhabit the same medium is astonishing.
As far as Michael Bay is concerned, if you see stuff like Battleship Potemkin you see some of the same cinema tricks being applied (close-ups, tension created by a child in peril*). Human reactions are still the same, years later.
The difference between Eisenstein and Bay is that Eisenstein did it as art, crafted within it a serious discourse of socio-political events, and did it eighty years ago.
* A "child in peril" being, I think, later
literally trademarked by John Woo, along with slow-mo of flying doves.
You can still block automatic updates. I was blocking mine for ever because I didn't want to have the "latest and greatest" fix as usually they broke something else.
For users of windows who have automatic updates, they will HAVE to get XP SP2. OR, they can turn off automatic updates.
As far as XP SP2 not being on a lot of business machines, the whole hey-some-applications-won't-work thing turns people, I don't know, sort of off, wouldn't you say? I know I didn't deploy it at one office for months in fear it wouldn't work with some highly specialized/critical software.
Is any of this surprising? No. I don't know why it's been spun as "shocking" at most media outlets.
I agree with you -- for the most part. I think Bad Boys 2 is an excellent movie considering it is a dumb buddy cop film. My friend calls movies like BB2 "Actionation" in that there's so much action you almost have to repeat the name of it.
Robert Rodriguez does not make flawless movies. I loved i>El Mariachi and Desperado but Once Upon a Time in Mexico was just really silly and boring, despite all the action.
I do not agree with you on the H1/Ferrari car chase in The Rock. Look at the chase again now, half of the intensity is created by literally tilting the camera / perspective left and right. It's just psychological tricks. I would go for the car chase in Bad Boys 2 (which is excellent), but also the ones in Bullit and Bourne Identity. I hear French Connection has good chases too, but I have never seen the movie.
This is not something you should be doing, especially if it is for more than just your site. I would recommend speaking with a procurement firm* which may help you in analyzing the costs you have. The number of variables going into this is going to be so large that you probably may know a couple (or a dozen) but miss out on a lot more.
The easy answer: do {leasing, buy your own} if you can afford it, as it reduces a lot of headaches as long as your {service provider, in house staff} is dependable.
* Such as ICG Commerce. Disclaimer: A friend works for them.
Using 1990 Census data I've put together a quick report showing the monthly cost for wifi in over 350 metropolitan/population centers in the U.S. Note that I am assuming the $37,500/sqmi cost is constant and these figures rely on census data from fifteen years ago. Also, note the cost is per person, not per household.
According to the estimates and data above, Jersey City residents could have wifi for $0.26 a month. Over 60 cities can do it for less than $5 per month, including Philadelphia, which is aiming to convert part of the city into a wifi zone.
The following towns/areas can all do it for under $10m as a startup cost and for less than $10/m per resident. Note they are mostly concentrated in New England.
Jersey City, NJ PMSA
New Britain, CT PMSA
Bridgeport-Milford, CT PMSA
Stamford, CT PMSA
Trenton, NJ PMSA
Norwalk, CT PMSA
Brockton, MA PMSA
Lowell, MA-NH PMSA
Salem-Gloucester, MA PMSA
Bristol, CT PMSA
Fall River, MA-RI PMSA
Waterbury, CT MSA
New Bedford, MA MSA
Manchester, NH MSA
Wilmington, NC MSA
Fitchburg-Leominster, MA MSA
Middletown, CT PMSA
Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA
Pittsfield, MA MSA
I really hope this takes off. It's a great idea, and another way to boost local economies.
Sorry if this "report" is a bit limited, I just used data available while I had some free time. Don't base your business model on this. Or, if you do, and it's succesful, I want a cut.
To me, it DOES mean they are worried. Not long after Firefox 1.0 the js popups started appearing. Had they not been so concerned, we still to this day wouldn't require popups.
It helps that Firefox, or sites where Firefox use is prevalent, tends to skew younger, a demographic web advertisers seek out.
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I just mention this because I saw it on their site today... But Busted Tees pays you $4 to refer someone if they end up buying a shirt. Don't know how they do it (cookies?), but that's what they do.
Also, if you search for "Mortgage" on Google and click on the ads, someone paid $18 for you to do that. I'm sure other searches for high margin products (anything asbestos lawsuit related, maybe) is also high in price.
Next time you feel like spending money, click on 5 of those ads. $90 down the drain!
I was going to mention that. My local mall has an EB and an "EBX". There are also four Gamestops within 15 minutes going in [i]one direction[/i]. I find it interesting that seem to be able to survive in out of the way shopping centers.
I have one less than 3 minutes away. Always convenient if I am bored and have $$ lying around.
Yes, but the thing is... Jason is already IN SPACE. So they will be doomed. Doomed!!!
Symantec has invented a new definition of FUD.
F*cked Up Data.
It's "web desgin" according to the portfolio page.
Cheap optical drives will stop working after a while. I've gone through three drives on my PC, all of which have stopped working in the past 5 years. As much as I hate Sony, they seem to make pretty good portable products. My Discman still works perfectly, and my Walkman stayed alive for over ten years. The separate DVD player is a Panasonic, and is holding up OK except for one error it had when it just died in the middle of Fight Club.
This isn't a surprise. Reznor recorded [i]The Downward Spiral[/i] on a dozen or more Macs. They've been his "home studio" for well over a decade.
Just repeating what I'm sure others have said, but if Google is going to give away $100MM to causes they like as opposed to paying $100MM in taxes, then we're not really worse off. The problem begins when we have companies that don't pay $100MM in taxes and then... Give it to the execs.
Unfortunately, while Google's scenario is the prefered one*, we still need to avoid the alternate exec-paying scenario. Hence, the government serves as an unwanted, but necessary conduit by which to distribute this money.
* In the State of Delaware, your yearly tax return has an option for you to directly contribute to causes you may want (preserving wildlife, breast cancer education, veterans) from your refund. Sort of a neat idea -- I wonder what % of people take advantage of it.
And all this time we thought it was the greenhouse effect melting the ice caps...
*ducks*
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I had an absolutely awfultime with GoDaddy last time I tried to get anything done. Still, I remain with them, because I have taken steps to prevent what happened last time from happening again.
Two strikes and they are out.
I'm not even using any of these. My best estimate is that installing these things will now let you "hear about cool offers" when you visit webpages.
It's 1999 all over again.
So he stole from the government too, eh?
Everything old is new again.
That, or some people are very much out of touch. For example, have you seen the Pontiac TV ad which, for most of the ad, is just a screen from what looks to be the Geiss Winamp plugin? I mean, it's probably meant to look hip but it made me think of 1998, the last time anyone thought those were cool.
Caltech's motto is "We Haven't Been Beaten By Mexican Immigrants... Yet!"
Yes, one is currently for sale. Auction ends on 4/13 I believe.
Also, sprinkle salt on the record. It will keep the "Reverb Vampires" away.
It can even interact with the pusher robot. My understanding is that the robot is already in space, protecting some terrible secret.
I have to admit I have a soft spot for Bad Boys 2 only because it's one of those movies you've seen a bunch of times, and you had a good time while doing it, so you attribute some magical qualities to it. The first is better, the second is just... more. It's one of those movies you can pop in and enjoy. Unlike, say, The Seventh Seal, where you need to be in super-serious scholar-mode otherwise you'll fall asleep. That both of these inhabit the same medium is astonishing.
As far as Michael Bay is concerned, if you see stuff like Battleship Potemkin you see some of the same cinema tricks being applied (close-ups, tension created by a child in peril*). Human reactions are still the same, years later.
The difference between Eisenstein and Bay is that Eisenstein did it as art, crafted within it a serious discourse of socio-political events, and did it eighty years ago.
You can still block automatic updates. I was blocking mine for ever because I didn't want to have the "latest and greatest" fix as usually they broke something else.
For users of windows who have automatic updates, they will HAVE to get XP SP2. OR, they can turn off automatic updates.
As far as XP SP2 not being on a lot of business machines, the whole hey-some-applications-won't-work thing turns people, I don't know, sort of off, wouldn't you say? I know I didn't deploy it at one office for months in fear it wouldn't work with some highly specialized/critical software.
Is any of this surprising? No. I don't know why it's been spun as "shocking" at most media outlets.
I agree with you -- for the most part. I think Bad Boys 2 is an excellent movie considering it is a dumb buddy cop film. My friend calls movies like BB2 "Actionation" in that there's so much action you almost have to repeat the name of it.
Robert Rodriguez does not make flawless movies. I loved i>El Mariachi and Desperado but Once Upon a Time in Mexico was just really silly and boring, despite all the action.
I do not agree with you on the H1/Ferrari car chase in The Rock. Look at the chase again now, half of the intensity is created by literally tilting the camera / perspective left and right. It's just psychological tricks. I would go for the car chase in Bad Boys 2 (which is excellent), but also the ones in Bullit and Bourne Identity. I hear French Connection has good chases too, but I have never seen the movie.
This is not something you should be doing, especially if it is for more than just your site. I would recommend speaking with a procurement firm* which may help you in analyzing the costs you have. The number of variables going into this is going to be so large that you probably may know a couple (or a dozen) but miss out on a lot more.
The easy answer: do {leasing, buy your own} if you can afford it, as it reduces a lot of headaches as long as your {service provider, in house staff} is dependable.
* Such as ICG Commerce. Disclaimer: A friend works for them.
According to the estimates and data above, Jersey City residents could have wifi for $0.26 a month. Over 60 cities can do it for less than $5 per month, including Philadelphia, which is aiming to convert part of the city into a wifi zone.
The following towns/areas can all do it for under $10m as a startup cost and for less than $10/m per resident. Note they are mostly concentrated in New England.
I really hope this takes off. It's a great idea, and another way to boost local economies.
Sorry if this "report" is a bit limited, I just used data available while I had some free time. Don't base your business model on this. Or, if you do, and it's succesful, I want a cut.
These puns are revolting.
To me, it DOES mean they are worried. Not long after Firefox 1.0 the js popups started appearing. Had they not been so concerned, we still to this day wouldn't require popups.
It helps that Firefox, or sites where Firefox use is prevalent, tends to skew younger, a demographic web advertisers seek out.