I have a feeling that Hallmark Greeting Cards, Inc. will be scooping this technology up to create cheaper and better-sounding greeting cards. What they have currently probably would sound pathetic compared to what these Korean-made speakers can put out, even though it's not amazing for the audiophiles among us.
Yahoo offers scores of free services that are of the highest quality out there right now. If they would only start charging small fees for these various "gifts" that they donate to the millions of registered users, I doubt they would ever have to worry about beating the "[Wall] Street's" estimates ever again.
And that's the truth.
How was *my* post redundant? It was #7 under this storyline, and the #14 post was nothing more than an expansion of what I said above.
Get your facts straight. Or else ask Slashdot to help you with them if you can't manage that yourself;-D
That's just a scripting problem with your browser. If you're on the *nix side, this isn't surprising considering each browser has its own best use, but no single browser dominates (i.e. Opera - speed; Konqueror - nice UI; Netscape 4.X - secure; stable enough for online purchasing; Netscape 6.X - pretty, skinable).
Not to sound mean, but I know what you're implying, and you're wrong. I hate Microsoft as much as the next guy, but you can't possibly think that they're going to absolutely prevent mp3s from being played on their soon-to-be flagship product, Windows XP. That article linked to from Slashdot the other day said nothing about disabling mp3s as a file format; it merely stated that Microsoft planned to limit the quality attainable when ripping into mp3 format using *Windows Media Player*.
Sure, there won't be any more games released after another year or so, but what you're not understanding is that if the system is really fun to use now, it doesn't matter what happens in the future -- it will *always* be just as much fun. Many have claimed that they've been playing certain titles for over a year without ever getting bored.
The whole gist behind video games is the fun factor (tm), which is very high (just read the reviews and comments everywhere) for the Dreamcast. Sure, there's a fight for domination in the next generation of gaming consoles, but let's not be so hasty that we all forget about what's out there *now* and give up the chance for entertainment *now* just to *speculate* about the future (aka vaporware).
Y100 is Philadelphia's most popular station for modern rock. They routinely persuade the biggest names in music to come to Y100-sponsored concert events in the area. That being said, their audio feed is still working. So, I'm wondering just what kinds of stations this ruling is affecting.
In the truth table for fun and entertainment, where the inputs are the various existing video game consoles as well as future ones, the X Box remains a don't care for me as long as Sega's Dreamcast keeps releasing games. With Dreamcast titles being sold for $10 and $20 *retail*, and the rave reviews for the large majority of these games, it doesn't matter when the X Box comes out; I'll still have my DC!
Dude, ISS isn't made by Microsoft, but it *is* proprietary.
They should release it under the GPL or BSD license so that we can all *easily* make upgrades to it. I mean, c'mon, this ain't rocket science.;-D
First off, Yahoo has been selling adult merchandise for over two years (or so they claim). Also, Yahoo doesn't have a squadron of reporters that get their news for them; they simply pay someone else to publish articles mostly written by the Associated Press.
So, based on my first point, this news isn't as incredible as you're making it out to be. Therefore, your attempt at humor is quite insufficient and should not have attention drawn to it through the use of moderation.
If all the Slashdot maintainers and users would contribute to the project, I'm sure it'd be worthwile.
Stop flapping your gums and do something for a change.
That is all.
MSNBC has been doing this for a few months now. If you go to their site and click on any of the categories, you're often given a large (300x400, perhaps) graphic featuring some company's latest product, a new web site, or just another general advertisement. Therefore, interuption-based advertising on the Web isn't quite as new as many people think it might be.
Here's an example of what I saw after clicking on "Technology" in the left-hand link menu.
Doesn't this machine seem a bit too small, even for a handheld? I don't care how many thousands of colors it can show, if the screen's 41mm x 61mm, does it really matter that much?
This is not a flame.
This is not a troll, but it seems as though the one part in this article where she lists some things she'd like to see in "Linux", she's writing some pro-Mandrake advertisement.
Mandrake has "a sickeningly easy graphical installation." Mandrake has "big buttons that say 'Server', 'Workstation', or 'Developer'" and then 'POOF', Mandrake 7.2 with Linux kernel 2.2.17 is installed.
I agree with the folks above; this women is just posting an old email she sent to some anti-Linux guy back in the early 90s.
Wake up and smell 'drake! (or, hell, any other MODERN distro)
Profit is possible, but I guess (quite similar to the O'Reilly story from earlier today) that a company (Yahoo, in this case) can only add so many more features, employees, etc. until their costs greatly outweigh the maximum amount of funds they can realistically receive from showing banner ads. The clickthrough rate on ads has, I'm sure, been determined by now, and companies who wish to have their ads shown know exactly how many times they'll actually be clicked, that is, exactly how many times their message (about a new product, website, or the like) will be heard. Yahoo *should* be making money, but because they care too much about giving users an excellent Web experience, their outrageous spending to give the people everything they want (for free, mind you) is bitting them in the butt. It's ashame that such a great portal and innovating website can't get the message across to users that they do need a little monetary support every once in awhile.
Why imagine if that isn't the case? The fact of the matter remains that O'Reilly is dumping something very related to their main business; this something isn't pizza, my friend, it's software.
or does this not make any sense?
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe I just read that a sector that generates profit within a business is about to be issued a "halt".
You missed my point, I believe. If people can't use their cellphones, there won't be any accidents -- therefore, the need to call for help won't exist, either.;-D
I'm not sure about the majority of the Slashdot crowd, but I need more than my own two hands to count the number of times an annoying cellphone user has interrupted or disturbed others. For example, this technology could be well-used in such areas as concert halls, classrooms (yes, kids *do* bring cellphones to class), and maybe even certain stretches of dangerous highways in order to prevent accidents caused by drivers yapping on their phones too much to pay attention to the road.
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I have a feeling that Hallmark Greeting Cards, Inc. will be scooping this technology up to create cheaper and better-sounding greeting cards. What they have currently probably would sound pathetic compared to what these Korean-made speakers can put out, even though it's not amazing for the audiophiles among us.
Yahoo offers scores of free services that are of the highest quality out there right now. If they would only start charging small fees for these various "gifts" that they donate to the millions of registered users, I doubt they would ever have to worry about beating the "[Wall] Street's" estimates ever again. And that's the truth.
You *are* right. Sorry, but my threshhold for comment viewing wasn't set low enough to read that first post. Thanks, Gay Motherfucker. (heh)
How was *my* post redundant? It was #7 under this storyline, and the #14 post was nothing more than an expansion of what I said above. Get your facts straight. Or else ask Slashdot to help you with them if you can't manage that yourself ;-D
That's just a scripting problem with your browser. If you're on the *nix side, this isn't surprising considering each browser has its own best use, but no single browser dominates (i.e. Opera - speed; Konqueror - nice UI; Netscape 4.X - secure; stable enough for online purchasing; Netscape 6.X - pretty, skinable).
Not to sound mean, but I know what you're implying, and you're wrong. I hate Microsoft as much as the next guy, but you can't possibly think that they're going to absolutely prevent mp3s from being played on their soon-to-be flagship product, Windows XP. That article linked to from Slashdot the other day said nothing about disabling mp3s as a file format; it merely stated that Microsoft planned to limit the quality attainable when ripping into mp3 format using *Windows Media Player*.
Sure, there won't be any more games released after another year or so, but what you're not understanding is that if the system is really fun to use now, it doesn't matter what happens in the future -- it will *always* be just as much fun. Many have claimed that they've been playing certain titles for over a year without ever getting bored. The whole gist behind video games is the fun factor (tm), which is very high (just read the reviews and comments everywhere) for the Dreamcast. Sure, there's a fight for domination in the next generation of gaming consoles, but let's not be so hasty that we all forget about what's out there *now* and give up the chance for entertainment *now* just to *speculate* about the future (aka vaporware).
Y100 is Philadelphia's most popular station for modern rock. They routinely persuade the biggest names in music to come to Y100-sponsored concert events in the area. That being said, their audio feed is still working. So, I'm wondering just what kinds of stations this ruling is affecting.
In the truth table for fun and entertainment, where the inputs are the various existing video game consoles as well as future ones, the X Box remains a don't care for me as long as Sega's Dreamcast keeps releasing games. With Dreamcast titles being sold for $10 and $20 *retail*, and the rave reviews for the large majority of these games, it doesn't matter when the X Box comes out; I'll still have my DC!
Dude, ISS isn't made by Microsoft, but it *is* proprietary. They should release it under the GPL or BSD license so that we can all *easily* make upgrades to it. I mean, c'mon, this ain't rocket science. ;-D
First off, Yahoo has been selling adult merchandise for over two years (or so they claim). Also, Yahoo doesn't have a squadron of reporters that get their news for them; they simply pay someone else to publish articles mostly written by the Associated Press.
So, based on my first point, this news isn't as incredible as you're making it out to be. Therefore, your attempt at humor is quite insufficient and should not have attention drawn to it through the use of moderation.
If all the Slashdot maintainers and users would contribute to the project, I'm sure it'd be worthwile. Stop flapping your gums and do something for a change. That is all.
MSNBC has been doing this for a few months now. If you go to their site and click on any of the categories, you're often given a large (300x400, perhaps) graphic featuring some company's latest product, a new web site, or just another general advertisement. Therefore, interuption-based advertising on the Web isn't quite as new as many people think it might be. Here's an example of what I saw after clicking on "Technology" in the left-hand link menu.
And, here, all along, I had thought that a good business was one that actually *made* money. Heh. Silly me.
Doesn't this machine seem a bit too small, even for a handheld? I don't care how many thousands of colors it can show, if the screen's 41mm x 61mm, does it really matter that much? This is not a flame.
This is not a troll, but it seems as though the one part in this article where she lists some things she'd like to see in "Linux", she's writing some pro-Mandrake advertisement.
Mandrake has "a sickeningly easy graphical installation."
Mandrake has "big buttons that say 'Server', 'Workstation', or 'Developer'" and then 'POOF', Mandrake 7.2 with Linux kernel 2.2.17 is installed.
I agree with the folks above; this women is just posting an old email she sent to some anti-Linux guy back in the early 90s.
Wake up and smell 'drake! (or, hell, any other MODERN distro)
Profit is possible, but I guess (quite similar to the O'Reilly story from earlier today) that a company (Yahoo, in this case) can only add so many more features, employees, etc. until their costs greatly outweigh the maximum amount of funds they can realistically receive from showing banner ads. The clickthrough rate on ads has, I'm sure, been determined by now, and companies who wish to have their ads shown know exactly how many times they'll actually be clicked, that is, exactly how many times their message (about a new product, website, or the like) will be heard. Yahoo *should* be making money, but because they care too much about giving users an excellent Web experience, their outrageous spending to give the people everything they want (for free, mind you) is bitting them in the butt. It's ashame that such a great portal and innovating website can't get the message across to users that they do need a little monetary support every once in awhile.
Why imagine if that isn't the case? The fact of the matter remains that O'Reilly is dumping something very related to their main business; this something isn't pizza, my friend, it's software.
or does this not make any sense? Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe I just read that a sector that generates profit within a business is about to be issued a "halt".
I think C|Net's looking for a few bucks to be dropped into their virtual tip jar (ala Amazon). ;-D
No "head" is "bad head".
You missed my point, I believe. If people can't use their cellphones, there won't be any accidents -- therefore, the need to call for help won't exist, either. ;-D
I'm not sure about the majority of the Slashdot crowd, but I need more than my own two hands to count the number of times an annoying cellphone user has interrupted or disturbed others. For example, this technology could be well-used in such areas as concert halls, classrooms (yes, kids *do* bring cellphones to class), and maybe even certain stretches of dangerous highways in order to prevent accidents caused by drivers yapping on their phones too much to pay attention to the road.
Who should be pink-slipped? ( ) CmdrTaco ( ) Hemos ( ) Timothy ( ) CowboyNeal
Somebody forgot to close their italic tag ;-D