Interesting that they would begin releasing these while Linux is the only OS to support it...Now I'm not up to speed (pun not intended) on USB drivers, but would this have to come with a driver CD for Windows, or will Microsoft be releasing an update in the near future?
Someone paying for advertising is likely looking to sell support. If I was selling support, it would be for one distro only. Novell, RedHat and Canonical seem to think the same way about it.
That's the other point I had in my head, but I neglected to make it clear in my post. It's not this guy's job to advertise for a specific distro. It's the distro's job to advertise for itself. By all means, Canonical, take this commercial and modify it into an Ubuntu-only ad. But that wasn't the point of the ad in the first place - it was an ad for the Linux platform, not a specific version of it. It's like saying "Buy a car" instead of "Buy a 2010 Challenger."
Not really. If you say "Here, use Ubuntu" all sorts of people will flock to it, it won't be exactly what they expected, and many will leave disappointed. If you say 'Linux', they jump on Google, search for 'Linux' and find out that there are hundreds of distros, find the one that works for them, and are happy.
(assuming a perfect world; many would probably stop at the 'hundreds of distros' part or just grab Ubuntu anyway. This way at least tries to encourage them to do some research on their own first.)
Pretty much the only thing Linux needs now* is a good marketing campaign. Not only do we have an ad, but its forkable? That kinda blows my mind!
*Yeah, I know there are other things it needs. But they are stuck in a chicken-and-egg battle until Linux gets a higher market share anyway, so we'll just ignore them for now.
I'm no expert, but I would assume they would usually be the ones sound-proofing/improving the acoustics of the interior, dampening engine noises, etc. In this case, though, they want the car to make more noise, not less.
If the fuel costs $10/barrel to make, we can probably expect the price we pay for it to be about...$7.50/gallon?
(Up here in Canada, at least, the price of gas goes up whenever the price of oil goes down.)
I'd just add an RFID-blocking cage to my car interior (think tin foil). They could probably still trace me if they really wanted too, but it would stop the reporting to the roadside stations.
What exactly makes this different from any of the other hundreds of sites with the same popup? Is it just because this is a large, well-known website like the New York Times?
Javascript causes a new interface to act up, be unreliable and unpredictable on all browsers across all platforms? Now where have I heard that before? ;)
I know anecdotes != proof, but I think this is worth mentioning anyway.
I consciously ignore almost all health-related things I hear on the news, having lost faith in their accuracy a long time ago. (Drug commercials, diet-of-the-week, etc. are getting old.) I haven't been to the doctor in years. Now, there could be a million things wrong with me, but I feel great. And I'm pretty sure that until I am told what's wrong with me, I'll continue to feel great.
What's my point here? I reckon that the pharmaceutical industry has long ceased to do the average person any good*. If you pay attention, you realise how pathetic many of the drugs they push are (for example, one of the side effects of depression meds is thoughts of suicide. What?). I'd rather take my chances with God than with half of the drugs I see advertised - AFAIK God hasn't been known to cause nausea, heart attack, or death as a side effect. The point being, 'laughter is the best medicine' seems to be holding true, at least in my case.
* I realise that some medicines do work, and have saved lives. But the industry has extended far beyond that in search of profit. What business do they have advertising prescription drugs in the first place? It should be up to the doctor to decide what to give, not the patient.
Facial recognition algorithm is enhanced a tad (framework is in place, remember) - finds a suspect in a police investigation. Suddenly the screen is filled with big black letters: GIVE YOURSELF UP. Police are also dispatched to the location.
I don't want computers analyzing my face without my consent. I'm even less happy with the idea of a computer trying to make guesses about what's going on in my mind - its just like Clippy, only with annoying jingles and flashy graphics.
That's assuming we completely decimate the rock. If it's so big that we only break it open, the weather report could be cloudy with a chance of car-sized rocks.
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Interesting that they would begin releasing these while Linux is the only OS to support it...Now I'm not up to speed (pun not intended) on USB drivers, but would this have to come with a driver CD for Windows, or will Microsoft be releasing an update in the near future?
Is that why Vista is the 'most secure version of Windows ever'? The slower it runs, the slower it can get pwned?
Ballmer must be about ready to throw the *desk* this time. Google is taking the initiative to 'fix' their competing product. The plot thickens!
Someone paying for advertising is likely looking to sell support. If I was selling support, it would be for one distro only. Novell, RedHat and Canonical seem to think the same way about it.
That's the other point I had in my head, but I neglected to make it clear in my post. It's not this guy's job to advertise for a specific distro. It's the distro's job to advertise for itself. By all means, Canonical, take this commercial and modify it into an Ubuntu-only ad. But that wasn't the point of the ad in the first place - it was an ad for the Linux platform, not a specific version of it. It's like saying "Buy a car" instead of "Buy a 2010 Challenger."
I think Dell has you covered. Pity they aren't doing any advertising for it.
Not really. If you say "Here, use Ubuntu" all sorts of people will flock to it, it won't be exactly what they expected, and many will leave disappointed. If you say 'Linux', they jump on Google, search for 'Linux' and find out that there are hundreds of distros, find the one that works for them, and are happy.
(assuming a perfect world; many would probably stop at the 'hundreds of distros' part or just grab Ubuntu anyway. This way at least tries to encourage them to do some research on their own first.)
Pretty much the only thing Linux needs now* is a good marketing campaign. Not only do we have an ad, but its forkable? That kinda blows my mind!
*Yeah, I know there are other things it needs. But they are stuck in a chicken-and-egg battle until Linux gets a higher market share anyway, so we'll just ignore them for now.
I'm no expert, but I would assume they would usually be the ones sound-proofing/improving the acoustics of the interior, dampening engine noises, etc. In this case, though, they want the car to make more noise, not less.
Not really, it would be both running and not running at any given point in time, until you look at it...that can't be good for the calculations.
In case of fire, break glass.
In case of fanboys, cover butt and run.
Some would say that with Microsoft EULA's, you pretty much rent it anyway...Some would say that.
If the fuel costs $10/barrel to make, we can probably expect the price we pay for it to be about...$7.50/gallon?
(Up here in Canada, at least, the price of gas goes up whenever the price of oil goes down.)
I'd just add an RFID-blocking cage to my car interior (think tin foil). They could probably still trace me if they really wanted too, but it would stop the reporting to the roadside stations.
What exactly makes this different from any of the other hundreds of sites with the same popup? Is it just because this is a large, well-known website like the New York Times?
Javascript causes a new interface to act up, be unreliable and unpredictable on all browsers across all platforms? Now where have I heard that before?
;)
Awkward...
A very long stick with a rubber thing on the end may come in handy. Either that or buy a dart gun and just shoot at it.
I know anecdotes != proof, but I think this is worth mentioning anyway.
I consciously ignore almost all health-related things I hear on the news, having lost faith in their accuracy a long time ago. (Drug commercials, diet-of-the-week, etc. are getting old.) I haven't been to the doctor in years. Now, there could be a million things wrong with me, but I feel great. And I'm pretty sure that until I am told what's wrong with me, I'll continue to feel great.
What's my point here? I reckon that the pharmaceutical industry has long ceased to do the average person any good*. If you pay attention, you realise how pathetic many of the drugs they push are (for example, one of the side effects of depression meds is thoughts of suicide. What?). I'd rather take my chances with God than with half of the drugs I see advertised - AFAIK God hasn't been known to cause nausea, heart attack, or death as a side effect. The point being, 'laughter is the best medicine' seems to be holding true, at least in my case.
* I realise that some medicines do work, and have saved lives. But the industry has extended far beyond that in search of profit. What business do they have advertising prescription drugs in the first place? It should be up to the doctor to decide what to give, not the patient.
Facial recognition algorithm is enhanced a tad (framework is in place, remember) - finds a suspect in a police investigation. Suddenly the screen is filled with big black letters: GIVE YOURSELF UP. Police are also dispatched to the location.
I don't want computers analyzing my face without my consent. I'm even less happy with the idea of a computer trying to make guesses about what's going on in my mind - its just like Clippy, only with annoying jingles and flashy graphics.
"If they facts don't fit the theory, change the facts."
~Albert Einstein
Then there's something about the dwarves digging too greedily and too deep...
Kill. It. With. Fire.
This is way better than having to hold your iPhone in front of you all the time...
That's assuming we completely decimate the rock. If it's so big that we only break it open, the weather report could be cloudy with a chance of car-sized rocks.
Except for, you know, the fallout from the blast.