It doesn't say they don't shower or wash their underarms. It just says they don't wear deodorant. Does that mean deodorant does something to the smell even after you've washed under your arms? Still, I know where you're coming from here. One day without deodorant is not a pleasant thing with myself either.
Do people really go through the mall counterclockwise? I'm thinking about myself and I go clockwise. Damn, that means I'll never be in fashion, because I'll get to the crap when everyone is at the good stuff!
Apple Stores make their computers look like their in a museum. I think that's an interesting idea. No other store I know does it this way.
I don't know how well Eclipse Workstation Lights mimick sunlight, but they're great on the eyes.
As far as designing a room, I always liked neat computer rooms. I like having a shelf with software boxes, all the peripherals neatly aligned, and a clean desk. It's weird. The rest of my rooms look like hell, but not my computer room.
The thing with traffic violations, you know the car is in your physical location/jurisdiction. Let's say the spam is coming across from overseas. How do we fine these people? That's the problem with online business management. There are no physical boundaries, making the laws that applay confusing. I'm at a loss for what to do for international spam, but for spam within the United States, I say do it like shipping companies. Apply the law of the recipient. You want to send to California? You have to meet California standards.
What if it wasn't the record industries you were stealing from, but rather the artists themselves? It's true that the artists don't get much off the sales of the CDs, but what's stopping a music artist from going directly to Apple and saying, "Apple, we want you to be our only pimp. Whore our music out all over the place." Could his be an alternative to signing under a record label?
Good point. what if you wanted the last track of a CD with a "hidden" track. It could be 30 minutes of silence before the song starts. Is that 99 cents as well?
This is actually a whole separate market. It is not meant to compete with the existing CD market. It is like the option of buying computer parts to build a computer, versus purchasing a whole pre-built system. This program looks like it's targeting those individuals that would never buy the full album anyway. The economics behind it is that P2P doesn't cost the record industry any money because the majority of people downloading were never going to buy the CDs anyway, one of the reasons being they might only like a few tracks off one CD. Now individuals can purchase songs they want without worrying about songs they do not want to buy.
I agree that they might not have the selection you would want, but based on what you are saying, you were never going to buy the CD either way, right? The economic theory that supports P2P sharing is that the majority of people participating in it would not be buying the CDs anyway, so no money is lost. I do, however, believe there are quite a few people out there that are not buying CDs because they only like a handful of songs on a CD. This new program creates a whole new market, tapping into both those that already do buy CDs and those that do not. It's like selling computer upgrades and not just whole computers.
That's true. I think a lot of people are downloading for free, because they have the excuse that there isn't a way to get just the songs they want on a CD. Now that there is an option to get CDs for $15, but with 15 songs you DO want on it. It's time to see who is making excuses for their piracy and who really just doesn't like the system.
A new name is fine, but could they get the name of the application to match what appears in menu bar when you open the application? Navigator? Chimera?
I have the bottom of the line G4 PowerBook (400Mhz), and while I do notice a speed increase, it doesn't seem substantial. Chimera is much snappier on initial launching of the application, initial loading of pages, and even loading of cached pages. Do individuals with faster machines, and perhaps dual processor towers, notice a greater speed increase than I do?
Since when does any government have the right to place taxes on unrefined, natural resources like the sun? Pretty soon, they'll be trying to charge for the spinning of a pinwheel or the clanging of wind chimes in a front lawn. If an individual were to sell unused power to other people, I could see how a tax might be warranted.
It's not always the bacteria that does it, right? When you eat chips that contain Olestra, that gives you the runs as well. If you really flood your system with fluids, you soften the stool as well. IF you eat food containing lots of fats, it happens as well. This poses a problem of explaining causality to a normal person.
I see a bunch of people thinking, "Hey, diarrhea is a good thing!" Then people will start trying to cause themselves diarrhea any way they can, which is not a good thing. It's the cause of the largest loss of water in humans. I see people screwing their bodies up so they can be "healthy."
Can you provide evidence of opt-in really? Some company maybe have purchased a list, but where does that list come from originally? It goes beyond just who is sending the e-mail, right?
Who gets to ensure that mail headers are not forged and that mail is unsolicited/solicited? First, e-mail has no phsyical boundaries so should it be by local governments? There have been times when I signed up for something I forgot about, and I received e-mail many months later, thinking it was spam. If the users can't tell what is unsolicited or not, how will we know what is solicited mail?
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Yes, but cash is something muc more tangible. You can count it as it leaves your hands, whereas with cards, it's one lump sum. Sometimes people don't even check the total on a bill when using a credit card. I know I've been guilty of this. I didn't check a receipt and I was charged twice for the same item. It's a case of what sociologists call mindlessness vs mindfulness. We are much more mindful when when we deal with cash as opposed to cards and credit.
Have any of you gone shopping for things when you have no paper money on you? It's so much easier to write a check, swipe a credit card, even a debit card. If paper money is eliminated, sure it's less to deal with, but I think people will start spending their cash and draining their savings. Just look at credit cards. Before credit cards, credit problems didn't exist. You could only spend the money you actually had. Now, if they eliminate paper money in exchange for cards storing credits, people will just draing their cards so fast without thinking. They'll put more on them, then drain them again. It's great for the economy, but do you think we're really ready for this kind of responsibility? The amount of credit card debt says no.
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I agree. I attended UCLA, and I would often receive e-mail from spammers with all UCLA domain address and all in alphabetical order.
I can imagine these things coming with web cams and getting popups:
"You seem to be constipated. Would you like to subscribe to a medical newsletter about constipation?"
"You are running low on toilet paper. Please click here to purchase more toilet paper."
That's what the CD-ROM drive is there for though. It even slides back out of the way when you don't need it.
It doesn't say they don't shower or wash their underarms. It just says they don't wear deodorant. Does that mean deodorant does something to the smell even after you've washed under your arms? Still, I know where you're coming from here. One day without deodorant is not a pleasant thing with myself either.
Do people really go through the mall counterclockwise? I'm thinking about myself and I go clockwise. Damn, that means I'll never be in fashion, because I'll get to the crap when everyone is at the good stuff!
Apple Stores make their computers look like their in a museum. I think that's an interesting idea. No other store I know does it this way.
I don't know how well Eclipse Workstation Lights mimick sunlight, but they're great on the eyes.
As far as designing a room, I always liked neat computer rooms. I like having a shelf with software boxes, all the peripherals neatly aligned, and a clean desk. It's weird. The rest of my rooms look like hell, but not my computer room.
The thing with traffic violations, you know the car is in your physical location/jurisdiction. Let's say the spam is coming across from overseas. How do we fine these people? That's the problem with online business management. There are no physical boundaries, making the laws that applay confusing. I'm at a loss for what to do for international spam, but for spam within the United States, I say do it like shipping companies. Apply the law of the recipient. You want to send to California? You have to meet California standards.
What if it wasn't the record industries you were stealing from, but rather the artists themselves? It's true that the artists don't get much off the sales of the CDs, but what's stopping a music artist from going directly to Apple and saying, "Apple, we want you to be our only pimp. Whore our music out all over the place." Could his be an alternative to signing under a record label?
Good point. what if you wanted the last track of a CD with a "hidden" track. It could be 30 minutes of silence before the song starts. Is that 99 cents as well?
This is actually a whole separate market. It is not meant to compete with the existing CD market. It is like the option of buying computer parts to build a computer, versus purchasing a whole pre-built system. This program looks like it's targeting those individuals that would never buy the full album anyway. The economics behind it is that P2P doesn't cost the record industry any money because the majority of people downloading were never going to buy the CDs anyway, one of the reasons being they might only like a few tracks off one CD. Now individuals can purchase songs they want without worrying about songs they do not want to buy.
I agree that they might not have the selection you would want, but based on what you are saying, you were never going to buy the CD either way, right? The economic theory that supports P2P sharing is that the majority of people participating in it would not be buying the CDs anyway, so no money is lost. I do, however, believe there are quite a few people out there that are not buying CDs because they only like a handful of songs on a CD. This new program creates a whole new market, tapping into both those that already do buy CDs and those that do not. It's like selling computer upgrades and not just whole computers.
That's true. I think a lot of people are downloading for free, because they have the excuse that there isn't a way to get just the songs they want on a CD. Now that there is an option to get CDs for $15, but with 15 songs you DO want on it. It's time to see who is making excuses for their piracy and who really just doesn't like the system.
A new name is fine, but could they get the name of the application to match what appears in menu bar when you open the application? Navigator? Chimera?
I have the bottom of the line G4 PowerBook (400Mhz), and while I do notice a speed increase, it doesn't seem substantial. Chimera is much snappier on initial launching of the application, initial loading of pages, and even loading of cached pages. Do individuals with faster machines, and perhaps dual processor towers, notice a greater speed increase than I do?
Since when does any government have the right to place taxes on unrefined, natural resources like the sun? Pretty soon, they'll be trying to charge for the spinning of a pinwheel or the clanging of wind chimes in a front lawn. If an individual were to sell unused power to other people, I could see how a tax might be warranted.
"It's time to think outside the box!"
Who the hell created this box anyway, and how do I know when I'm outside of it?
It's not always the bacteria that does it, right? When you eat chips that contain Olestra, that gives you the runs as well. If you really flood your system with fluids, you soften the stool as well. IF you eat food containing lots of fats, it happens as well. This poses a problem of explaining causality to a normal person.
I see a bunch of people thinking, "Hey, diarrhea is a good thing!" Then people will start trying to cause themselves diarrhea any way they can, which is not a good thing. It's the cause of the largest loss of water in humans. I see people screwing their bodies up so they can be "healthy."
If you're a doctor, how do you prescribe cancer prevention? "I recommend brocolli and diahrrea."
This is exactly why we shouldn't be cloning things like mammoths! Jurassic Park 4! Oops, we cloned it again!
Can you provide evidence of opt-in really? Some company maybe have purchased a list, but where does that list come from originally? It goes beyond just who is sending the e-mail, right?
Who gets to ensure that mail headers are not forged and that mail is unsolicited/solicited? First, e-mail has no phsyical boundaries so should it be by local governments? There have been times when I signed up for something I forgot about, and I received e-mail many months later, thinking it was spam. If the users can't tell what is unsolicited or not, how will we know what is solicited mail?
Yes, but cash is something muc more tangible. You can count it as it leaves your hands, whereas with cards, it's one lump sum. Sometimes people don't even check the total on a bill when using a credit card. I know I've been guilty of this. I didn't check a receipt and I was charged twice for the same item. It's a case of what sociologists call mindlessness vs mindfulness. We are much more mindful when when we deal with cash as opposed to cards and credit.
ooops! Here you go: http://tipatat.com/artworks/eclipse.jpg
Is anyone else reminded of this?
Have any of you gone shopping for things when you have no paper money on you? It's so much easier to write a check, swipe a credit card, even a debit card. If paper money is eliminated, sure it's less to deal with, but I think people will start spending their cash and draining their savings. Just look at credit cards. Before credit cards, credit problems didn't exist. You could only spend the money you actually had. Now, if they eliminate paper money in exchange for cards storing credits, people will just draing their cards so fast without thinking. They'll put more on them, then drain them again. It's great for the economy, but do you think we're really ready for this kind of responsibility? The amount of credit card debt says no.