Or maybe this is the effect of the rise of the "MTV-Geek"? Maybe it's the lack of product placement opportunities that turns away alternative marketing revenue streams?
With my and what I know as many of my friends' affinity for not only watching but also buying sci-fi merchandise, I have found the steady decline rather surprising. Is there nobody that wants our money?
It also seems that Sci-Fi that does get made has progressively been getting more "mainstream". With that it seems that any and all shows I like are getting watered down with soap style love-tangle sub-plots etc...Should I just be grateful that there is no SciFi "reality" show yet?
Sometimes but not usually it's the retailer who initiates the stalking.
If you look closely, you'll find most big online advertising companies are using a few, but very similar principles. Google, Yahoo: it's how they make money, however usually through a daughter company to hide the link. It's the traditional approach to targeted advertising.
What happens is that an ad which is delivered to your computer at a product or search page will have a javascript or an image embedded of 0x0 pixels by the ad server. They call these beacon pixels and they allow ads from the ad server to track you for a certain interest (i.e. beacon). Other times the retailer will embed beacon pixels on their product pages directly, but that is not a requirement.
It becomes evil when sites like Facebook get involved, here the idea is they can read your beacons and spread them to your friends on the basis that they might want to buy the product they saw you buy. Not to mention the opportunity to enrich the beacons with target demographics like sex, age, location, etc...
This type of advertising is done on the principle that people who buy something will often buy similar things, accessories, or at the least that their friends will.
It is of course very backwards but just like spam, those few people who actually buy after being prompted with these ads make it all worth while. (And that doesn't mean click on the link but buy something from that site/brand within a few days or weeks.)
Fortunately, AdBlock and similar options do a very good job of blocking that content. Unfortunately some ad revenue based companies have become smart enough to break their usability if the code sent by the ad tracking is missing. So sometimes you will need a "GreaseMonkey" to get around that but it can be done.
In my experience: Even a college degree is no assurance someone is capable of doing a certain job. I've seen MSc. CS graduates who barely knew how to write a piece of code to give me the average of two numbers. Or how to translate some of what they learned into practicality. I've also seen graduates who were able to perform some mind bending feats.
The catch is: I've found there are at least an equal amount of CS pro's out there without degrees who can do either as well as the person with the degree. Also in my experience: the best people keep learning new tech/languages all the time and their accomplishments speak for themselves.
Make sure your resume paints a compelling picture so you get a foot in the door and then show people how good you are. If the company is going to be a good place to work they've probably learned to source and interview properly. Make your accomplishments speak for you.
- Google isn't charging for access. - Universities do charge for access (or membership). - Why wouldn't libraries find their own copies of orphaned books and include them in their catalog?
What is really in danger here is the university library business model: charge a premium for things that should be open to the public.
Far too many establishments seek to control access to information / and thus knowledge. I for one hope Google scans as many books/papers as possible. At least we'd be able to find them.
There are channels and processes for dealing with security issues. Official channels and processes. Failure to use these show the clear lack of professionalism on the security workers' behalf. I would never ever work with these people or anyone who associates themselves with these practices or endorses them (including the company that may employ them). I simply wouldn't ever trust them to be either professional, knowledgeable or to actually work for me.
And I do control a rather large security related budget at a fortune 100 company. They will never get a slice of my security budget...
I seriously think that radio in it's traditional sense is already dead, it just hasn't stopped moving yet. Podcasts have replaced it for me, I even get my old favorite radio shows as podcasts now (from the same makers no less).
Lots of people don't have access to podcasts yet but it won't be long until they are easier and more accessible then radio.
These guys obviously never heard of the greatest common good principle in economics. It's the point where profits are maxed out. It's also the point where you are cheap enough to make everybody afford the product and when production costs are at it's lowest. (ok, over simplified)
If I were a music business shareholder I'd be seriously concerned, about this fundamental lack of understanding of economic priciple!
Why doesn't anyone point out here that any program on a computer essentially comes down to manipulating numbers, a.k.a. math?
You do not patent mathematical proofs no matter how complex which are in essence the same as computer programs. (I.e. they represent the mathematical means to perform said action.) So why do people have the idea software can be patented when ultimately software is just a wrapper for math?
Like math, software evolves based on prior experience and builds on previous "proof" or "algorithms". This implies that almost any software idea someone has, someone else will think of also.
Anyway, I'm European this concerns me and I think software is more like "math" then it is like "discovering the wheel". I don't want software patents anymore then I want patents on math.
It's because of gnu make, it isn't very good at building in parrallel.
If you enable unsermake then the kde stuff runs much faster. On my system it knocks the compile time down to 1/3rd of the original time. (disabling ccache for fairness).
What if they realized a special case in the saturated electrodes so they start acting like a matrix of molecular (nano-sized) nuclear fuel cells? Being so small the nano-sized nuclear reaction would most likely be not to violent to contain on a tabletop. See, we can all speculate over this, it's easy this is slashdot. Plus doesn't this sound a whole lot a miniaturized pebble bed reactor?
Actually I wouldn't be all that surprised if nano-technology leads to desktop reactors amongst other things, eventually.
Sun Freeware has nothing to do with Sun, it's done by volunteers exactly because Sun couldn't be bothered with freeware.
Instead of trying to beat more money out of the client who just gets the same thing, maybe they could do something smart like sell decent services which would be a whole new revenue stream for them.
Sun IMHO is very shortsighted, however they have a lot of cash and so they are quite in the position to come out of this, however it's going to get a lot worse first. (As long as they keep ignoring their established clients and heritage they will continue to decline.)
The point is this is the same as extending copyright to the notebook. Absolute nonsense, if they would just say that certain content (like creative works or oher IP) is protected if it qualifies regardless of the media that caries it, that would make a lot more sense.
I am not even a paralegal so don't take my advice for it but. I would settle after such threats to me, just to show my good will of co-operation with the law. And then go to file a lawsuit of my own for this purpose. I can use then as an example how they bullied people into settling under the organized crime laws. The way I see it any settlement would only add value to my case.
After all that is all there is to it: a small group of people is racketeering money out of small bands and innocent citizens for the benefit of a few rich people. The occasional artist knows that the money won't be made from albums because the RIAA takes all that money (to cover huge distribution costs, yeah right), most bands get to do shows to make money.
I think this sort of counter action is very appropriate in light of the, sue then settle for much less tactics the RIAA is using.
Well I got news for you: most of you also said Einstein was full of it and then said the same of Heisenberg. Just look under your fingers to see the proof these guys' theories at work. All this kind of people are saying is that _themselves_ are incapable of understanding the conceptual change, and that by consequence nobody else will either. This is a lot like saying you don't understand Pythagoras' theorem and then going on to say it's crap. I have to say how much I really admire those people *not*!!
As someone who owns and has read that book, I say it was definitly worth the money even if it was just a collection of other people's work. The point is ANKOS complete and insightfull. It actually says something specific, which is more then we can say about plenty of books hailed by the noobs. I think the man deserves some compensation for the work put forth even if it was only collecting and copywriting he saved me from a long journey to learn from his insights.
The money is to be made from being a physiscian and applying CS to medicine. That's where the gaps are and thats where an additional CS degree would be best spent IMHO. Think: MRI, Neuro scanners, DNA sequencers, drug synthesis, patient management,...
What open source means in this case is that the public and maybe even more importantly the politicians can assure themselves the voting software doesn't favor one candidate over the others. It doesn't mean there is no mistakes it means anyone can go point them out.
Your honor, I would like to claim damages from Sony for taking away my parenthood and teaching my kids to kill. I was too busy watching TV to teach my kids any values so I would also like to sue Fox.
The fact the judge can presume guilt without a trial (he did extend the term so he must presume guilt), well that would be my only comment against the legal system in this case. But it does go perfectly with the RIA directly sending people into the courts without police work or having done their own. I wonder what comes next...
If it turns out you do like your job. And you agree these laws are in the spirit of the original intent. Then why do you suppose the law is called "copyright" law and not "copyprohibition" law?
One wonders how this kind of law gets justified... there is countless research that proves that the violence police applies in it's daily routine is directly proportional to the amount of times they get shot at. For more then once I've almost been tempted to defend myself when a law-enforcement officer 'attacked' me for no good reason other then having long hair.
In the Uk they've understood this, bobbies have nightsticks and they never get shot, plus people co-operate with a polite officer much more easily then with one who forces them in a defensive posture.
Violence only leads to more violence, bigger violence leads to even more bigger violence.
Instead of banning a videogame lets ban the guns, for all those who are confused about the difference between real life and fiction. If there are no guns people can't accidentally kill their 6 year old neighbour.
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Or maybe this is the effect of the rise of the "MTV-Geek"? Maybe it's the lack of product placement opportunities that turns away alternative marketing revenue streams?
With my and what I know as many of my friends' affinity for not only watching but also buying sci-fi merchandise, I have found the steady decline rather surprising. Is there nobody that wants our money?
It also seems that Sci-Fi that does get made has progressively been getting more "mainstream". With that it seems that any and all shows I like are getting watered down with soap style love-tangle sub-plots etc...Should I just be grateful that there is no SciFi "reality" show yet?
Sometimes but not usually it's the retailer who initiates the stalking.
If you look closely, you'll find most big online advertising companies are using a few, but very similar principles. Google, Yahoo: it's how they make money, however usually through a daughter company to hide the link. It's the traditional approach to targeted advertising.
What happens is that an ad which is delivered to your computer at a product or search page will have a javascript or an image embedded of 0x0 pixels by the ad server. They call these beacon pixels and they allow ads from the ad server to track you for a certain interest (i.e. beacon). Other times the retailer will embed beacon pixels on their product pages directly, but that is not a requirement.
It becomes evil when sites like Facebook get involved, here the idea is they can read your beacons and spread them to your friends on the basis that they might want to buy the product they saw you buy. Not to mention the opportunity to enrich the beacons with target demographics like sex, age, location, etc...
This type of advertising is done on the principle that people who buy something will often buy similar things, accessories, or at the least that their friends will.
It is of course very backwards but just like spam, those few people who actually buy after being prompted with these ads make it all worth while. (And that doesn't mean click on the link but buy something from that site/brand within a few days or weeks.)
Fortunately, AdBlock and similar options do a very good job of blocking that content. Unfortunately some ad revenue based companies have become smart enough to break their usability if the code sent by the ad tracking is missing. So sometimes you will need a "GreaseMonkey" to get around that but it can be done.
In my experience: Even a college degree is no assurance someone is capable of doing a certain job. I've seen MSc. CS graduates who barely knew how to write a piece of code to give me the average of two numbers. Or how to translate some of what they learned into practicality. I've also seen graduates who were able to perform some mind bending feats.
The catch is: I've found there are at least an equal amount of CS pro's out there without degrees who can do either as well as the person with the degree. Also in my experience: the best people keep learning new tech/languages all the time and their accomplishments speak for themselves.
Make sure your resume paints a compelling picture so you get a foot in the door and then show people how good you are. If the company is going to be a good place to work they've probably learned to source and interview properly. Make your accomplishments speak for you.
What a load of FUD!
- Google isn't charging for access.
- Universities do charge for access (or membership).
- Why wouldn't libraries find their own copies of orphaned books and include them in their catalog?
What is really in danger here is the university library business model: charge a premium for things that should be open to the public.
Far too many establishments seek to control access to information / and thus knowledge. I for one hope Google scans as many books/papers as possible. At least we'd be able to find them.
There are channels and processes for dealing with security issues. Official channels and processes. Failure to use these show the clear lack of professionalism on the security workers' behalf. I would never ever work with these people or anyone who associates themselves with these practices or endorses them (including the company that may employ them). I simply wouldn't ever trust them to be either professional, knowledgeable or to actually work for me.
And I do control a rather large security related budget at a fortune 100 company. They will never get a slice of my security budget...
http://osx.hyperjeff.net/Apps/apps?f=groupware
I seriously think that radio in it's traditional sense is already dead, it just hasn't stopped moving yet. Podcasts have replaced it for me, I even get my old favorite radio shows as podcasts now (from the same makers no less).
Lots of people don't have access to podcasts yet but it won't be long until they are easier and more accessible then radio.
These guys obviously never heard of the greatest common good principle in economics. It's the point where profits are maxed out. It's also the point where you are cheap enough to make everybody afford the product and when production costs are at it's lowest. (ok, over simplified)
If I were a music business shareholder I'd be seriously concerned, about this fundamental lack of understanding of economic priciple!
Why doesn't anyone point out here that any program on a computer essentially comes down to manipulating numbers, a.k.a. math?
You do not patent mathematical proofs no matter how complex which are in essence the same as computer programs. (I.e. they represent the mathematical means to perform said action.) So why do people have the idea software can be patented when ultimately software is just a wrapper for math?
Like math, software evolves based on prior experience and builds on previous "proof" or "algorithms". This implies that almost any software idea someone has, someone else will think of also.
Anyway, I'm European this concerns me and I think software is more like "math" then it is like "discovering the wheel". I don't want software patents anymore then I want patents on math.
Thank you very much!
It's because of gnu make, it isn't very good at building in parrallel.
If you enable unsermake then the kde stuff runs much faster. On my system it knocks the compile time down to 1/3rd of the original time. (disabling ccache for fairness).
What if they realized a special case in the saturated electrodes so they start acting like a matrix of molecular (nano-sized) nuclear fuel cells? Being so small the nano-sized nuclear reaction would most likely be not to violent to contain on a tabletop. See, we can all speculate over this, it's easy this is slashdot. Plus doesn't this sound a whole lot a miniaturized pebble bed reactor?
Actually I wouldn't be all that surprised if nano-technology leads to desktop reactors amongst other things, eventually.
Sun Freeware has nothing to do with Sun, it's done by volunteers exactly because Sun couldn't be bothered with freeware.
Instead of trying to beat more money out of the client who just gets the same thing, maybe they could do something smart like sell decent services which would be a whole new revenue stream for them.
Sun IMHO is very shortsighted, however they have a lot of cash and so they are quite in the position to come out of this, however it's going to get a lot worse first. (As long as they keep ignoring their established clients and heritage they will continue to decline.)
The point is this is the same as extending copyright to the notebook. Absolute nonsense, if they would just say that certain content (like creative works or oher IP) is protected if it qualifies regardless of the media that caries it, that would make a lot more sense.
A database is a tool like pen and paper.
I am not even a paralegal so don't take my advice for it but. I would settle after such threats to me, just to show my good will of co-operation with the law. And then go to file a lawsuit of my own for this purpose. I can use then as an example how they bullied people into settling under the organized crime laws. The way I see it any settlement would only add value to my case.
After all that is all there is to it: a small group of people is racketeering money out of small bands and innocent citizens for the benefit of a few rich people. The occasional artist knows that the money won't be made from albums because the RIAA takes all that money (to cover huge distribution costs, yeah right), most bands get to do shows to make money.
I think this sort of counter action is very appropriate in light of the, sue then settle for much less tactics the RIAA is using.
Well I got news for you: most of you also said Einstein was full of it and then said the same of Heisenberg. Just look under your fingers to see the proof these guys' theories at work. All this kind of people are saying is that _themselves_ are incapable of understanding the conceptual change, and that by consequence nobody else will either. This is a lot like saying you don't understand Pythagoras' theorem and then going on to say it's crap. I have to say how much I really admire those people *not*!!
As someone who owns and has read that book, I say it was definitly worth the money even if it was just a collection of other people's work. The point is ANKOS complete and insightfull. It actually says something specific, which is more then we can say about plenty of books hailed by the noobs. I think the man deserves some compensation for the work put forth even if it was only collecting and copywriting he saved me from a long journey to learn from his insights.
The money is to be made from being a physiscian and applying CS to medicine. That's where the gaps are and thats where an additional CS degree would be best spent IMHO. Think: MRI, Neuro scanners, DNA sequencers, drug synthesis, patient management, ...
somebody mod this fellow up to insightfull please!
"This infers that open source == no mistakes."
That is an entirely false deduction.
What open source means in this case is that the public and maybe even more importantly the politicians can assure themselves the voting software doesn't favor one candidate over the others. It doesn't mean there is no mistakes it means anyone can go point them out.
Your honor, I would like to claim damages from Sony for taking away my parenthood and teaching my kids to kill. I was too busy watching TV to teach my kids any values so I would also like to sue Fox.
The fact the judge can presume guilt without a trial (he did extend the term so he must presume guilt), well that would be my only comment against the legal system in this case. But it does go perfectly with the RIA directly sending people into the courts without police work or having done their own. I wonder what comes next...
If it turns out you do like your job. And you agree these laws are in the spirit of the original intent. Then why do you suppose the law is called "copyright" law and not "copyprohibition" law?
What I would like to see in laptop: heat radiated from the panel top and not the base.
'nuf said.
One wonders how this kind of law gets justified... there is countless research that proves that the violence police applies in it's daily routine is directly proportional to the amount of times they get shot at. For more then once I've almost been tempted to defend myself when a law-enforcement officer 'attacked' me for no good reason other then having long hair.
In the Uk they've understood this, bobbies have nightsticks and they never get shot, plus people co-operate with a polite officer much more easily then with one who forces them in a defensive posture.
Violence only leads to more violence, bigger violence leads to even more bigger violence.
Instead of banning a videogame lets ban the guns, for all those who are confused about the difference between real life and fiction. If there are no guns people can't accidentally kill their 6 year old neighbour.
Who can code against it? What will that cost, what about free players for payed content?