Ethics aside, because nobody in an emergency room wouldn't want a cure. We as a species IMO should be focusing 75% of our resources on biology for curing diseases and life extension, There is lots of space in this universe & our limiting factor right now is age / death
There is just something amazing about holding a physical book compared to a ebook reader. I think it has to do with there being so much information today, that having a limited amount is actually satisfying.
"increasinglu".... i hope you guys/gals get this buyout figured out. You really have something here & I hope it doesn't get lost in translation to a new company.
Take a look at the attack code people. It's very clear this is a state sponsored attack using baidu, they are targeting VPN software hosted on Github that's used to bypass firewall restrictions in China.
It's not like baidu would randomly install attack code against github for "no reason". Additionally, it's been 125 hours now & they still haven't taken it down.
It's simple, the oil will be shipped by train as it is now. Which obviously emits way more greenhouse gasses then a pipeline. Rich people aren't gonna "stop" trying to make money of energy because of no pipeline lol.
Get over it,
Genetic engineering of humans is the future for our species. People "Dying" is something that will be looked back on like we do the middle ages.
We will evolve, we will survive and we will spread out into the galaxy. DNA engineering is the future.
Here's the truth, if you pay them XYk-XYZk (They NDA you) per year you get added to their "safe" list no matter what. Google, Facebook & pretty much every semi-legit ad network does. They brag about it & it's expensive.
It's not about the ad's being "safe" it's about how much you pay them. They have TONS of shady networks that pay the fee because it's ROI effective to do it.
It's a genius business model with almost no costs at all.
Adblock in my experience is roughly 10-15% of all internet traffic. This is based on real stats, impressions go up this much when you get around it.
Conversely for advertisers, the traffic generally is almost worthless & generates very little revenue at all. But the Ad network's don't care because the majority of Ad networks operate on a CPM basis. It's dirty.
Reed & Netflix is FOS when it comes to Net Neutrality, when you truly don't believe in something, you don't compromise your values for cash like they did with Comcast.
How can we have a world free from NN, when one of the worlds biggest websites by bandwidth usage, pay's off an ISP for "premium" access to their network.
How about you practice what you preach Netflix, instead of whining when the cost is to much for your shareholders to bear. Pussy's.
Imagine you had to pay every time you wanted to watch a YouTube video? Like when you goto a movie, or order cable TV, I'll gladly wait 10sec & click skip, vs shelling out money every time.
People seem to forget, the internet RUNS on advertising money. It's what pay's the "real" bills for servers, staff & redbull's.
IMO, if ads stopped across all internet sites, or the online advertising industry completely collapsed. The internet as we know it, would be gone.
Microsoft is saying the US has no jurisdiction over "Microsoft Ireland" not "Microsoft US" & technically they are right. It's a completely separate business entity.
You see, to avoid paying high taxes in the US. Microsoft like Apple, Google etc... create parent companies in foreign countries. To which they pay huge sums of revenue in licensing fees to lower or sometimes completely avoid paying any tax in the US. Ireland specifically up until recently was THE cornerstone for this tax scheme. It's also legal in the US btw.
Microsoft doesn't want to open itself up to tax obligations in the future by allow these types of requests.
Watch the documentary "We're Not Broke" on Netflix, about $2.4 trillion in corporate tax avoidance since 2000-2013. They explain this legal scam & Ireland is front and center in implementing it. Taxes are the reason they are fighting this.
This is what I would buy,
1) I need to tell at a glance time without hitting any buttons. Eg, a watch....
2) It would need it to be curved to fit the dimensions of my wirst
3) It should decide if I should buy or sell a stock.
That is all.
Why not just put the worlds plastic in a volcano. BAM just solved the worlds plastic problem.
We could pitch other stuff as-well in volcanoes like cars, electronics & other stuff I'm sure. I don't think anyone will complain about a polluted volcano.
I asked everyone in the office about this & they agree with me. I'm right.
If your company actually has a large amount of web traffic. Or a large backend software system that holds business critical information. The to the cloud chant!, is really stupid.
Its almost never cheaper in my experience to move into the "cloud". Sure, hosting your static files & images on a CDN (Eg cloud) service that makes sense.
Just buy a managed servers from a good hosting company, they will do all the "work" just like in the cloud & you will reduce you bill easily 50% then using cloud services.
'I don't want to hear that tired "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"... "Upgrade to a newer version of Windows, or switch to another modern operating system, such as OS X or Linux."
You are obviously very out of touch with the WHO & WHY of why people continue to use XP.
1) Not everyone can AFFORD to update their computer, buy a new computer or buy a new copy of windows. Let alone get a Mac...
2) Most of the world is not tech savvy. The idea that you would get them to install Linux is really not practical. People are creatures of habit & that will never change. Look at how many people freaked out when W8 removed the start button.
3) A large % of users are in 2nd & 3rd world countries. The fact they even HAVE a computer & electricity to power it is a BIG deal. You're being very dismissive of how the majority of the world lives. You should travel more.
XP is like an old car... sure it eats 5x the amount of gas, but it gets you from point a to b.
I remember Kevin Rose justifying changing the design for Digg.com on his "Random" TV show / video blog before they went live... "We don't want Digg to be like Slashdot who never changes". Shortly after the changes Digg traffic tanked from Alexa 150 to 1000+. They lost millions upon millions of dollars.
My point is this, the design doesn't make the site the content does (eg Craigslist).
Instead of spending another 6+ months on this new site, how about you spend the time to actually find and create compelling stories that people want to read instead?
You're content really is bad & you know you've been skating by for far to long. Really, the only saving grace of the entire site is the comment section (you know your community...)
You know, spend time on the news site that reports on & investigates on.... news.
I think your prob right about it physically being better for people long term walking around vs standing. But I did this job for 3 months as a temp about 10 years ago for an auto parts store.
For me, It's wasn't the walking, it was lifting things on high shelves at weird angles that hurt the most. You're usually on a stair cart as-well to get the things at the high shelves. So you're going up and down these stairs with heavy things and I saw a lot of people get hurt.
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Ethics aside, because nobody in an emergency room wouldn't want a cure. We as a species IMO should be focusing 75% of our resources on biology for curing diseases and life extension, There is lots of space in this universe & our limiting factor right now is age / death
There is just something amazing about holding a physical book compared to a ebook reader. I think it has to do with there being so much information today, that having a limited amount is actually satisfying.
I'd rather have ads then paywalls. Youtube is now trying it with the "red" program & if that's the case say good bye to a free internet.
Hi hope Google charges everyone $1 for a search instead for being free. Then people with money will own all the worlds information. Genius
"increasinglu".... i hope you guys/gals get this buyout figured out. You really have something here & I hope it doesn't get lost in translation to a new company.
" in a Google+ post."
Wow, just when you think the world isn't bad enough. The unemployed are now forced to use Google+ to post messages to the world.
Take a look at the attack code people. It's very clear this is a state sponsored attack using baidu, they are targeting VPN software hosted on Github that's used to bypass firewall restrictions in China.
It's not like baidu would randomly install attack code against github for "no reason". Additionally, it's been 125 hours now & they still haven't taken it down.
It's simple, the oil will be shipped by train as it is now. Which obviously emits way more greenhouse gasses then a pipeline. Rich people aren't gonna "stop" trying to make money of energy because of no pipeline lol.
Get over it, Genetic engineering of humans is the future for our species. People "Dying" is something that will be looked back on like we do the middle ages.
We will evolve, we will survive and we will spread out into the galaxy. DNA engineering is the future.
Here's the truth, if you pay them XYk-XYZk (They NDA you) per year you get added to their "safe" list no matter what. Google, Facebook & pretty much every semi-legit ad network does. They brag about it & it's expensive.
It's not about the ad's being "safe" it's about how much you pay them. They have TONS of shady networks that pay the fee because it's ROI effective to do it.
It's a genius business model with almost no costs at all.
Adblock in my experience is roughly 10-15% of all internet traffic. This is based on real stats, impressions go up this much when you get around it.
Conversely for advertisers, the traffic generally is almost worthless & generates very little revenue at all. But the Ad network's don't care because the majority of Ad networks operate on a CPM basis. It's dirty.
If you write good code, gender, race or background doesn't really matter. It's the great equalizer.
Guys are the butt of "jokes" everyday to in the office place. It's not something directed only at women lol.
Reed & Netflix is FOS when it comes to Net Neutrality, when you truly don't believe in something, you don't compromise your values for cash like they did with Comcast.
http://online.wsj.com/news/art...
How can we have a world free from NN, when one of the worlds biggest websites by bandwidth usage, pay's off an ISP for "premium" access to their network.
How about you practice what you preach Netflix, instead of whining when the cost is to much for your shareholders to bear. Pussy's.
Try & apply for a job at, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, etc with a 2 year degree. Good luck.
Imagine you had to pay every time you wanted to watch a YouTube video? Like when you goto a movie, or order cable TV, I'll gladly wait 10sec & click skip, vs shelling out money every time.
People seem to forget, the internet RUNS on advertising money. It's what pay's the "real" bills for servers, staff & redbull's.
IMO, if ads stopped across all internet sites, or the online advertising industry completely collapsed. The internet as we know it, would be gone.
Microsoft is saying the US has no jurisdiction over "Microsoft Ireland" not "Microsoft US" & technically they are right. It's a completely separate business entity.
You see, to avoid paying high taxes in the US. Microsoft like Apple, Google etc... create parent companies in foreign countries. To which they pay huge sums of revenue in licensing fees to lower or sometimes completely avoid paying any tax in the US. Ireland specifically up until recently was THE cornerstone for this tax scheme. It's also legal in the US btw.
Microsoft doesn't want to open itself up to tax obligations in the future by allow these types of requests.
Watch the documentary "We're Not Broke" on Netflix, about $2.4 trillion in corporate tax avoidance since 2000-2013. They explain this legal scam & Ireland is front and center in implementing it. Taxes are the reason they are fighting this.
I thought about this for myself only,
This is what I would buy,
1) I need to tell at a glance time without hitting any buttons. Eg, a watch....
2) It would need it to be curved to fit the dimensions of my wirst
3) It should decide if I should buy or sell a stock.
That is all.
Why not just put the worlds plastic in a volcano. BAM just solved the worlds plastic problem.
We could pitch other stuff as-well in volcanoes like cars, electronics & other stuff I'm sure. I don't think anyone will complain about a polluted volcano.
I asked everyone in the office about this & they agree with me. I'm right.
If your company actually has a large amount of web traffic. Or a large backend software system that holds business critical information. The to the cloud chant!, is really stupid.
Its almost never cheaper in my experience to move into the "cloud". Sure, hosting your static files & images on a CDN (Eg cloud) service that makes sense.
Just buy a managed servers from a good hosting company, they will do all the "work" just like in the cloud & you will reduce you bill easily 50% then using cloud services.
Don't look for differences between co-workers. Look for shared interests between you.
I think you'll find, alot of 20-30yr olds wish they had the stability you have with your family.
'I don't want to hear that tired "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" ... "Upgrade to a newer version of Windows, or switch to another modern operating system, such as OS X or Linux."
You are obviously very out of touch with the WHO & WHY of why people continue to use XP.
1) Not everyone can AFFORD to update their computer, buy a new computer or buy a new copy of windows. Let alone get a Mac...
2) Most of the world is not tech savvy. The idea that you would get them to install Linux is really not practical. People are creatures of habit & that will never change. Look at how many people freaked out when W8 removed the start button.
3) A large % of users are in 2nd & 3rd world countries. The fact they even HAVE a computer & electricity to power it is a BIG deal. You're being very dismissive of how the majority of the world lives. You should travel more.
XP is like an old car... sure it eats 5x the amount of gas, but it gets you from point a to b.
I remember Kevin Rose justifying changing the design for Digg.com on his "Random" TV show / video blog before they went live... "We don't want Digg to be like Slashdot who never changes". Shortly after the changes Digg traffic tanked from Alexa 150 to 1000+. They lost millions upon millions of dollars.
My point is this, the design doesn't make the site the content does (eg Craigslist).
Instead of spending another 6+ months on this new site, how about you spend the time to actually find and create compelling stories that people want to read instead?
You're content really is bad & you know you've been skating by for far to long. Really, the only saving grace of the entire site is the comment section (you know your community...)
You know, spend time on the news site that reports on & investigates on.... news.
I think your prob right about it physically being better for people long term walking around vs standing. But I did this job for 3 months as a temp about 10 years ago for an auto parts store.
For me, It's wasn't the walking, it was lifting things on high shelves at weird angles that hurt the most. You're usually on a stair cart as-well to get the things at the high shelves. So you're going up and down these stairs with heavy things and I saw a lot of people get hurt.
Anyways I get what'cha mean you're prob right.
sorry slashdot added the reply to wrong post :) Had a guy trolling me, my appologies.
hahaha, like i really care what you think. How about you live your life & I'll live mine. Mmmm-kay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr6Rco5A9SM
This is where everyone wins with technology. Companies get an increase in volume & works are walking less so it's easier on them.