Well, if you ever create a website company that is financially dependent on advertising, you'll understand. I'd never block legitimate ads to a website I use as I know that site wouldn't be able to exist if the ads didn't bring in revenue.
I'd only agree with you when it comes to harmful/obtrusive ads, like those that flash, popup, make noises, store cookies without permission, or falsely mislead the audience . . .
ps - no I'm not trolling, I'm trying to defend the use of ads on a website!
HR should be told to not use Google for a background check. Too many false positives.
A search on my name reveals: -book writers -not so great software by my name -badly designed webpages with my name on it -several facebook accounts with embarrassing pics that aren't mine -an Enron exec that got arrested -linkedin account that isn't mine
Many of these can easily be confused with me, but aren't me. Poetry major turned HR lady wouldn't be able to tell . . .
"a shock absorber that harnesses energy from small bumps in the road" It doesn't create energy, it only recovers a certain percentage that would have been lost otherwise.
As such, it'll only be practical on rough terrain, poor quality roads, or when you intentionally drive over potholes . . .
Yea, I find a lot of Thais would rather pretend politics didn't even exist here . . . but the extremists have definitely created some polarization . . . as for political change, I could use a bit less corporate protectionism and bit more Visa time between runs =P
I'm not involved with the programming/OS/IT community here, although they contacted me to join them. I tend to the robotics community here.
My site is the same as my username, http://www.societyofrobots.com/ Probably not interesting for you unless you like programming/controlling embedded hardware =P
> Personal interest -- where did you learn Thai? How long have you lived there? Are you in IT?
Taught it to myself over 4+ years, lived here no more than 4-5 months, and I'm an engineer that runs a fairly popular website (which is why I visit/.). I'm guessing by your better translation you must be Thai? =P
If every politician and businessmen here sent a message to rally people for their cause, we'd end up with dozens of spam messages per day. Actually, I get ~2 spam messages/day from businesses in Thailand already (I live here).
This is abuse of communication, not privacy.
Oh and it was from 'yourPM', no spaces. I got it on my cell, here is the translation:
"I am your new prime minister. I ask that everyone join hands for Thailand / if you are interested in talking with me please send me a postcard to your main postoffice at #9191 (3 baht)"
My thai friends thought the SMS was a prank . . . The majority population feels he became PM through very immoral means, so I can see this SMS message making a lot of people not happy over here . . .
I wonder what will happen if they factor in costs . . . or short term vs long term needs . . .
And the equation of what is 'better' is entirely dependent on the weights in the equation - meaning its only opinions and assumptions.
This is exactly what I do too, and it works great. If the client is too much effort for me to deal with, I can pull out after a milestone is completed.
Also, don't forget to include the time you spend on the phone with your client as part of the hours you'll charge him - otherwise the client will milk it as free consulting.
My business does engineering work (circuit boards, mechanical design, embedded programming) instead of web design, but the rules to dealing with clients are the same. The only difference is to also charge for expensive materials up front, too.
I avoid signing contracts as they only benefit the person who made up the contract, and require expensive lawyers if problems come up. I only sign NDA's.
The researchers claim that these real-life terminators 'can be designed without an instinct for self-preservation and, as a result, no tendency to lash out in fear.
So does that mean they will not avoid RPG's, bullets, and driving off of rooftops? A robot that doesn't care about being destroyed will be easily destroyed.
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Oh yea definitely. Ad revenue is definitely not enough to keep a website afloat (was it ever?).
But I consider it a good supplementary and have since added on more profitable products to my site.
But that would still hurt the website owners in both lost customers and lost revenue.
Well, if you ever create a website company that is financially dependent on advertising, you'll understand. I'd never block legitimate ads to a website I use as I know that site wouldn't be able to exist if the ads didn't bring in revenue.
I'd only agree with you when it comes to harmful/obtrusive ads, like those that flash, popup, make noises, store cookies without permission, or falsely mislead the audience . . .
ps - no I'm not trolling, I'm trying to defend the use of ads on a website!
The internet isn't free. You agree to use it at the cost of viewing ads. No ads, and the internet won't exist.
What, you thought internet companies ask their employees to work for free?! ;)
I only see this making profit for Google and hurting the web developers who legally pay for advertising.
Perhaps it undermines Google's info collection scheme, but it also undermines the right of an advertiser.
HR should be told to not use Google for a background check. Too many false positives.
A search on my name reveals:
-book writers
-not so great software by my name
-badly designed webpages with my name on it
-several facebook accounts with embarrassing pics that aren't mine
-an Enron exec that got arrested
-linkedin account that isn't mine
Many of these can easily be confused with me, but aren't me. Poetry major turned HR lady wouldn't be able to tell . . .
So if I make a patent of a device that detects incoming sniper bullets, wouldn't IBMs patent be useless without buying mine?
"a shock absorber that harnesses energy from small bumps in the road"
It doesn't create energy, it only recovers a certain percentage that would have been lost otherwise.
As such, it'll only be practical on rough terrain, poor quality roads, or when you intentionally drive over potholes . . .
Yea, I find a lot of Thais would rather pretend politics didn't even exist here . . . but the extremists have definitely created some polarization . . . as for political change, I could use a bit less corporate protectionism and bit more Visa time between runs =P
I'm not involved with the programming/OS/IT community here, although they contacted me to join them. I tend to the robotics community here.
My site is the same as my username, http://www.societyofrobots.com/
Probably not interesting for you unless you like programming/controlling embedded hardware =P
Don't you have more important things to do like an airport to 'legally' shut down and Newin to bribe with ministerial posts? ;)
Whatever the PAD says, true or not, the reality is that the current gov't lost every election but they are the ones in power.
Here is the actual text so someone else can do a better translation job . . . make sure your encoding is set to Thai!
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I like your translation better . . .
> Personal interest -- where did you learn Thai? How long have you lived there? Are you in IT?
Taught it to myself over 4+ years, lived here no more than 4-5 months, and I'm an engineer that runs a fairly popular website (which is why I visit /.). I'm guessing by your better translation you must be Thai? =P
If every politician and businessmen here sent a message to rally people for their cause, we'd end up with dozens of spam messages per day. Actually, I get ~2 spam messages/day from businesses in Thailand already (I live here).
This is abuse of communication, not privacy.
Oh and it was from 'yourPM', no spaces. I got it on my cell, here is the translation:
"I am your new prime minister. I ask that everyone join hands for Thailand / if you are interested in talking with me please send me a postcard to your main postoffice at #9191 (3 baht)"
My thai friends thought the SMS was a prank . . . The majority population feels he became PM through very immoral means, so I can see this SMS message making a lot of people not happy over here . . .
So . . . then the rain falls and causes massive flooding . . . And what about the CO2 created when pumping the water onto land?
I wonder what will happen if they factor in costs . . . or short term vs long term needs . . . And the equation of what is 'better' is entirely dependent on the weights in the equation - meaning its only opinions and assumptions.
Tons of articles already published: http://blogs.spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/2008/08/12/robot_builder_profile_aiko.html http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/aiko-worlds-first-sexually-harassed-disabled-fembot/ And if you want to talk with the builder, here you go: http://www.societyofrobots.com/robotforum/index.php?topic=1335.0
This is exactly what I do too, and it works great. If the client is too much effort for me to deal with, I can pull out after a milestone is completed. Also, don't forget to include the time you spend on the phone with your client as part of the hours you'll charge him - otherwise the client will milk it as free consulting. My business does engineering work (circuit boards, mechanical design, embedded programming) instead of web design, but the rules to dealing with clients are the same. The only difference is to also charge for expensive materials up front, too. I avoid signing contracts as they only benefit the person who made up the contract, and require expensive lawyers if problems come up. I only sign NDA's.
The researchers claim that these real-life terminators 'can be designed without an instinct for self-preservation and, as a result, no tendency to lash out in fear.
So does that mean they will not avoid RPG's, bullets, and driving off of rooftops? A robot that doesn't care about being destroyed will be easily destroyed.