So ask yourself this question, is the data Google is getting from their ad inserts more valuable to you than the time it takes to avoid them or not? If the answer is yes then you avoid it. If your browsing habits are less valuable to you then your time then you don't avoid it. It really is that simple.
I am a college student, I don't have a lot of time or money, so I will use Google products for free and let them use my browsing habits. If I want to do something I don't want people to know about I will take an extra effort to avoid it. If I were a CEO of a company or doing something else important my data would certainly be more valuable than the value of a free service, so I would set myself up something more secure. It all depends on where your values lie, do you want to spend your privacy, money, or time. In the past your only options were to spend time or money, google gives you the option to let them use your data instead. I believe that's a great option to have, but not a necessity.
There was a world before the internet, and there will still be a world without the internet. If you don't want people to know about you then don't use the internet. Visiting a website will always reveal data about you to the owner of the website at the very least, so there is no point in trying to avoid it. If your paranoia is more of a concern to you than convenience then you can stay off the internet, but since you read slashdot that is probably not an option for you, so you will continue to use the internet.
Life is about exchanges. At your job you exchange your time for money, so you can then spend the money on things that other people put their time into. Life is simple in that aspect. You need to weigh the cost of doing something versus the cost of not doing something. Whichever is more appealing to you is what you will end up doing. End of story.
Then don't partake of the free products google offers.
There are alternatives that cost money which have increased privacy.
Google offers products which you pay for with your data, instead of your money. If you are not comfortable with that exchange then you do not have to take part in it.
I am the only non native English speaker that finds this date completely ambiguous ? Is it 2009-12-11 00:00 or 2009-12-12 00:00 ?
Well, shit dude. I don't know how it could get much clearer than that. Start by finding the one which contains the date listed, 2009-12-11.....
I'll skip the obviously weird mm/dd/yyyy pattern, and just ask who in his right mind thought that having 12pm precede 1pm, 2pm etc... would make sense ?
Agree with the retardedness there. The am/pm notation should probably go. 0-23 hour clock is much clearer and less ambiguous. For an extended period of time I set all of my clocks to 24-hour mode instead of the default 12-hour mode so it has become second nature for me to convert between the two. The sooner we make that switch the better.
You can argue that LCDs will be more functional than e-ink displays, but there is no way that you can argue that there will be no niche that a no-power static display could fill better than an LCD.
If I want a quick video on something, I go to YouTube.
The fact that you have the technical ability to find a video on youtube means you are not his target audience. The people he is targeting couldn't open www.google.com without written step by step instructions.
Actually, yes I do, and physics was one of my favourite subjects. Your niece isn't the best example. When she's older she'll be able to counter-balance and use the friction between her shoes and the floor to offset the "recoil" from throwing something heavy, like the rest of us do.
Just to be nitpicky, when I go bowling generally it's friction that is pushing me back away from the lane after I throw the ball. When I throw the ball I am already moving forward with a certain momentum, and when I throw the ball forward it takes a larger share of the initial momentum than I do. I usually don't completely stop without stopping myself.
Although it's very possible that's not proper form.
Just hold control with the desktop selected and scroll the mouse wheel up.. voila! Changable icon sizes (in Vista and 7)
I found that doesn't work in Outlook 2003. Imagine that - MS Outlook for frack's sake!!
So there is a feature in windows Vista and Windows 7 That doesn't work with Outlook 2003. Have you tried Outlook 2007, which was released along with Windows Vista and 7?
Guys, this is out of hand. How am I supposed to correct grammar if I don't know weather the mistakes are made sarcastically or are just honest mistakes?
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So ask yourself this question, is the data Google is getting from their ad inserts more valuable to you than the time it takes to avoid them or not? If the answer is yes then you avoid it. If your browsing habits are less valuable to you then your time then you don't avoid it. It really is that simple.
I am a college student, I don't have a lot of time or money, so I will use Google products for free and let them use my browsing habits. If I want to do something I don't want people to know about I will take an extra effort to avoid it. If I were a CEO of a company or doing something else important my data would certainly be more valuable than the value of a free service, so I would set myself up something more secure. It all depends on where your values lie, do you want to spend your privacy, money, or time. In the past your only options were to spend time or money, google gives you the option to let them use your data instead. I believe that's a great option to have, but not a necessity.
There was a world before the internet, and there will still be a world without the internet. If you don't want people to know about you then don't use the internet. Visiting a website will always reveal data about you to the owner of the website at the very least, so there is no point in trying to avoid it. If your paranoia is more of a concern to you than convenience then you can stay off the internet, but since you read slashdot that is probably not an option for you, so you will continue to use the internet.
Life is about exchanges. At your job you exchange your time for money, so you can then spend the money on things that other people put their time into. Life is simple in that aspect. You need to weigh the cost of doing something versus the cost of not doing something. Whichever is more appealing to you is what you will end up doing. End of story.
Then don't partake of the free products google offers.
There are alternatives that cost money which have increased privacy.
Google offers products which you pay for with your data, instead of your money. If you are not comfortable with that exchange then you do not have to take part in it.
> December 11th, midnight PST
I am the only non native English speaker that finds this date completely ambiguous ? Is it 2009-12-11 00:00 or 2009-12-12 00:00 ?
Well, shit dude. I don't know how it could get much clearer than that. Start by finding the one which contains the date listed, 2009-12-11.....
I'll skip the obviously weird mm/dd/yyyy pattern, and just ask who in his right mind thought that having 12pm precede 1pm, 2pm etc... would make sense ?
Agree with the retardedness there. The am/pm notation should probably go. 0-23 hour clock is much clearer and less ambiguous. For an extended period of time I set all of my clocks to 24-hour mode instead of the default 12-hour mode so it has become second nature for me to convert between the two. The sooner we make that switch the better.
Gold Nuggets are valuable, but no one would want a gold pancake.
Well, funny/insightful doesn't really mean anything itself, but the limit of moderation as rating approaches funny/insightful = Troll.
Oh, and also, the librarian at my university always got mad when I took notes in the margins of her books.
What? No way!
not requiring any power to sustain a static image
Bistable LCDs will exceed it in ever aspect
You can argue that LCDs will be more functional than e-ink displays, but there is no way that you can argue that there will be no niche that a no-power static display could fill better than an LCD.
I have mod points, but I'm posting instead of modding. You can't ask to be modded.
I don't know, I've never seen one.
community college i presume?
6. Post condescending comments on a forum that no one will read.
If I want a quick video on something, I go to YouTube.
The fact that you have the technical ability to find a video on youtube means you are not his target audience. The people he is targeting couldn't open www.google.com without written step by step instructions.
Actually, yes I do, and physics was one of my favourite subjects. Your niece isn't the best example. When she's older she'll be able to counter-balance and use the friction between her shoes and the floor to offset the "recoil" from throwing something heavy, like the rest of us do.
Just to be nitpicky, when I go bowling generally it's friction that is pushing me back away from the lane after I throw the ball. When I throw the ball I am already moving forward with a certain momentum, and when I throw the ball forward it takes a larger share of the initial momentum than I do. I usually don't completely stop without stopping myself.
Although it's very possible that's not proper form.
There is no option in the moderation drop down to describe how your post makes me feel.
This proton cannon has no power. You must construct a pylon near it.
Stop the presses! If you earn gamerscore on a potentially compromised system it doesn't count.
Well sure you can pay tens of thousands of dollars for a neural implant, but I'd go for the free ad supported one.
Don't underestimate the perversion of our gender.
besides, everyone knows the proper response to lasers is to use shields.
Just hold control with the desktop selected and scroll the mouse wheel up.. voila! Changable icon sizes (in Vista and 7)
I found that doesn't work in Outlook 2003. Imagine that - MS Outlook for frack's sake!!
So there is a feature in windows Vista and Windows 7 That doesn't work with Outlook 2003. Have you tried Outlook 2007, which was released along with Windows Vista and 7?
Whoa hey man, keep your voice down.
Guys, this is out of hand. How am I supposed to correct grammar if I don't know weather the mistakes are made sarcastically or are just honest mistakes?
Your joking right?
What gives you that idea?
If getting to Mars is a serious scientific venture and not a cock swinging contest, why not work with them as well?
Indeed.