The best submission will be awarded $25,000* plus a $25,000 contract to develop the idea into a market-ready application. Runner(s) up will be offered $10,000* for their ideas, which could be developed by Campbell in the future.
*Paid by Campbell for ownership of ideas, concepts, code and intellectual property. All winners must sign all documentation required by Campbell.
I wonder what else is contained within "all documentation" that they might require.
Arguably started by the contraceptive pill, invented in Mexico.
* most worldwide cultural trends in style
Not from what I have seen throughout my life. A lot may have started in America in more recent times but that has not always been the case.
* international outsourcing
I can't find anything to suggest that this was started in America. I wouldn't be surprised if some form of outsourcing was occuring throughout the world since the earliest civilisations.
* international democracy dispersion
I think you'll find that democracy was first started (and dispersed) by the Greeks.
* guilt politics * white guilt
Well done America. Not sure I'd be proud of those. America's record over racism is not good even in recent times, and you want praise because you now feel guilty about it?
* the technology revolution
All of it? That's too broad a statement to claim ownership.
If I had to narrow it down to one country, I would be more inclined to believe it was started by the Japanese.
* pretty much everything successful you use on a daily basis
Computer: Invented in England. Car: Invented by a Frenchman. Road: Invented by the Romans? Tar surfacing was invented in Babylon, and then "re-invented" (as Tarmacadam) by a Scotsman. Phone: Invented by a Scotsman.
As America, in its current state, has only been around for just over 200 years. Most of the things I use on a daily basis (Furniture, money, clothes, etc.) were first used/invented before America even existed.
"I refuse to prove that I exist," says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing." "But," says Man, "the Babel fish is a dead giveaway isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves that You exist, and so therefore, by Your own arguments, You don't. Q.E.D." "Oh dear," says God, "I hadn't thought of that," and promptly vanishes in a puff of logic.
So, for every time a telemarketer calls, we are "allowed" to call back once. Publishing this phone number just allows us to extract this punishment.
Following your "logic", if telemarketers make 30 million calls a day (to individual people), they should expect to receive 30 million return calls. I think that should be sufficient to overwhelm their phonelines:-)
Have a look at Domain Dynamics for a voice based system. Maybe something like a card reader or a keypad plus a microphone at each door networked to a central database. Doesn't take much computing power and is pretty accurate compared to iris, fingerprint, etc.
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> Why give a dollar to some artist or open source > programmer when you can give it to a > starving/homeless person instead?
Because unless someone gives that dollar to the artist/programmer then the artist/programmer becomes one of the starving/homeless people you are suggesting we give to instead.
If the cost per track dropped to $0.50 I think it would be a viable proposition. Personally I would rather pay $0.50 directly because 1. the artist is paid for their work and can produce more work 2. I would not be stuffing the pockets of the RIAA 3. the track I download would not be incomplete/misnamed etc. 4. I would feel better buying instead of stealing/pirated (call it what you like)
For the spammer to be able to reply to the confirmation request they must have used a legitimate return address otherwise they would never receive it. If they use a legitimate return address then they can be tracked (and sued if you live somewhere that has anti-spam laws).
The vast majority of the spam I receive has junk return addresses because the spammers do not want to be identified. Most seem to need you to visit a web site (usually hosted in Asia/Pacific).
First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the Communists and I did not speak out because I was not a Communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me.
Hmmm, not quite...I have a friend who picks 1,2,3,4,5 & 6 every week because if it does come up then he would (so he thinks) be the only one to have that combination and therefore wouldn't have to share the jackpot with anyone.
Could this be the beginning of the end (of domination) for microsoft? First Peru, then the UK looking at OS solutions, now Venezuala (Did I see something somewhere about an American state going the same way?). The largest avalanches start with but one snowflake...
These could be examples for others to look to when deciding policy. The more that say no to Microsoft, the more likely that others will also say no.
The only worry I have is what the response from Microsoft will be...how much money will they throw at Venezuala to persuade them to change their minds?
Maybe it will force advertisers to use less instrusive adverts (e.g. text only ala google+kuro5hin), although I agree that a lot of free sites might disappear along the way. The more garish (sp?) and instrusive the adverts are then the more annoyed vistors will get...leading to them looking for a way to avoid them. I'm already in that category and currently use of proxomitron + edexter/hosts file. I don't object to adverts per se but dislike having to hunt through a page for the article I'm looking for. </rant>
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It's not "might be", it's in the brief:
The best submission will be awarded $25,000* plus a
$25,000 contract to develop the idea into a market-ready
application. Runner(s) up will be offered $10,000* for their
ideas, which could be developed by Campbell in the future.
*Paid by Campbell for ownership of ideas, concepts, code and intellectual property. All winners must sign all documentation required by Campbell.
I wonder what else is contained within "all documentation" that they might require.
* the sexual revolution
Arguably started by the contraceptive pill, invented in Mexico.
* most worldwide cultural trends in style
Not from what I have seen throughout my life. A lot may have started in America in more recent times but that has not always been the case.
* international outsourcing
I can't find anything to suggest that this was started in America. I wouldn't be surprised if some form of outsourcing was occuring throughout the world since the earliest civilisations.
* international democracy dispersion
I think you'll find that democracy was first started (and dispersed) by the Greeks.
* guilt politics
* white guilt
Well done America. Not sure I'd be proud of those. America's record over racism is not good even in recent times, and you want praise because you now feel guilty about it?
* the technology revolution
All of it? That's too broad a statement to claim ownership.
If I had to narrow it down to one country, I would be more inclined to believe it was started by the Japanese.
* pretty much everything successful you use on a daily basis
Computer: Invented in England.
Car: Invented by a Frenchman.
Road: Invented by the Romans? Tar surfacing was invented in Babylon, and then "re-invented" (as Tarmacadam) by a Scotsman.
Phone: Invented by a Scotsman.
As America, in its current state, has only been around for just over 200 years. Most of the things I use on a daily basis (Furniture, money, clothes, etc.) were first used/invented before America even existed.
It's not an Apple product.
I don't think she'll be selling many books through amazon. The reviews don't look good...
:-)
The Cult of Perfection: Making Peace with Your Inner Overachiever
Been There, Done That, Kept the Jewelry: Find True Love--Turn Your Tarnished Dating Past into a Brilliant Romantic Future
The Fixer-upper Man: Turn Mr. Maybe into Mr. Right in 5 Easy Steps
There's probably scope for a few more
That all depends on whether you live in the "Land of the Free" or not.
"I refuse to prove that I exist," says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing."
"But," says Man, "the Babel fish is a dead giveaway isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves that You exist, and so therefore, by Your own arguments, You don't. Q.E.D."
"Oh dear," says God, "I hadn't thought of that," and promptly vanishes in a puff of logic.
- Douglas Adams
Download it from here if you want to avoid their EULAs
especially if you're kissing your grandmother...
Brought peace?
UK based but with members from various parts of the world...Pistonheads
So, for every time a telemarketer calls, we are "allowed" to call back once. Publishing this phone number just allows us to extract this punishment.
:-)
Following your "logic", if telemarketers make 30 million calls a day (to individual people), they should expect to receive 30 million return calls. I think that should be sufficient to overwhelm their phonelines
Have you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior?
I thought the bible said "an eye for an eye"?
Have a look at Domain Dynamics for a voice based system. Maybe something like a card reader or a keypad plus a microphone at each door networked to a central database.
Doesn't take much computing power and is pretty accurate compared to iris, fingerprint, etc.
The best response I got after complaining about a spammer (from rcn.net):
:)
The account is now free to extrapolate on the finer points of my
wastebasket. It was cancelled as of 4/21/00. Have a nice day
Cheers,
Torquemada
If only all complaints received this kind of attention.
m$0wnzj00muHaHa
> Why give a dollar to some artist or open source
> programmer when you can give it to a
> starving/homeless person instead?
Because unless someone gives that dollar to the artist/programmer then the artist/programmer becomes one of the starving/homeless people you are suggesting we give to instead.
If the cost per track dropped to $0.50 I think it would be a viable proposition. Personally I would rather pay $0.50 directly because
1. the artist is paid for their work and can produce more work
2. I would not be stuffing the pockets of the RIAA
3. the track I download would not be incomplete/misnamed etc.
4. I would feel better buying instead of stealing/pirated (call it what you like)
I have :-(
But only due to my own stupidity...a misconfigured lilo.conf (didn't tell it what to boot from, doh!)
Other than that, I agree, no kernel panics in 6 years.
For the spammer to be able to reply to the confirmation request they must have used a legitimate return address otherwise they would never receive it. If they use a legitimate return address then they can be tracked (and sued if you live somewhere that has anti-spam laws).
The vast majority of the spam I receive has junk return addresses because the spammers do not want to be identified. Most seem to need you to visit a web site (usually hosted in Asia/Pacific).
First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists and I did not speak out because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me.
- Pastor Martin Niemöller
Hmmm, not quite...I have a friend who picks 1,2,3,4,5 & 6 every week because if it does come up then he would (so he thinks) be the only one to have that combination and therefore wouldn't have to share the jackpot with anyone.
Could this be the beginning of the end (of domination) for microsoft? First Peru, then the UK looking at OS solutions, now Venezuala (Did I see something somewhere about an American state going the same way?). The largest avalanches start with but one snowflake...
These could be examples for others to look to when deciding policy. The more that say no to Microsoft, the more likely that others will also say no.
The only worry I have is what the response from Microsoft will be...how much money will they throw at Venezuala to persuade them to change their minds?
In terms of car acceleration... 0 - 60 mph in 0.25 sec
One way to not appear in their databases...
# hosts
0.0.0.0 doubleclick.com
0.0.0.0 doubleclick.net
etc., etc. for any adservers that you don't like the look of.
Have a look
Maybe it will force advertisers to use less instrusive adverts (e.g. text only ala google+kuro5hin), although I agree that a lot of free sites might disappear along the way.
The more garish (sp?) and instrusive the adverts are then the more annoyed vistors will get...leading to them looking for a way to avoid them.
I'm already in that category and currently use of proxomitron + edexter/hosts file. I don't object to adverts per se but dislike having to hunt through a page for the article I'm looking for.
</rant>