Magazine of the future are probably going to look like the web pages of today: filled with animated ads. And we won't be able to install an ad blocker.
IMHO animated ads are stupid, annoying, and do not work. But we still have them.
Though TFA tries to ring alarm bells over police cracking down on innocent activities, it also mentions that the guy initially lied to the police about his actions, leading the police down a time-consuming garden path.
So although the guys "hacking" was fairly innocent, his response to the police was not. Perhaps he should be convicted of public mischief instead.
This "first to file" thing worries me. How is an invention defined? Say I come up with an idea that I think to perfectlu obvious. Since it is obvious, I won't bother patenting it. Then can some slimy corporation file a patent for my obvious idea, leaving me up the creek?
You are probably right. I looked at the required courses on the website, and there is a *little* bit of programming. Probably more so graduates can recognize a program when they see one.
"Prior to being crowned Miss Universe 2005, Natalie was a motivational speaker, model and a fundraiser. She recently received a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology Management and Marketing from Ryerson University..."
Your analogy doesn't work. What Telus is doing is like a book store owner selling you a book, and then refusing to give it to you because they don't like it.
I think Telus is clearly in the wrong here. If they think the site is that bad, they should get a take-down order from the courts. Then I would have no problem with them blocking the site, and perhaps forcing the hosting ISP to take down the site.
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You are wrong. It was the Internet that made Ellen a fad. I'm not an American and I don't even own a TV, yet I saw her everywhere on the web. In fact, I've never seen her off the web.
Netscape just wanted to show off how they can produce patches faster than Microsoft and Firefox.
The promo goes like this: "Miscrosoft leaves holes unpatches for weeks, maybe months. Firefox sometimes takes a few days. But *we* can produce a patch in less than 24 hours! Na na!"
No they wouldn't. Just because a PC can do all these things doesn't mean people want the PC to do all these things.
Yes, I have a PC. And yes it can play music, make phone calls, send faxes, and take pictures. That doesn't stop me from owning a stereo, a phone, a fax machine, and a camera, each which do a better job of the task it was designed to do.
Why do companies keep bringing out these all singing and dancing products that do everything under the sun? I don't think people want one gadget that does everything. They'd rather have multiple gadgets, each that does its job superbly.
That is what the iPod is. Not a phone, or a PDA, but a gadget that is a superb platform for listening to music.
When you think about it, how many things do you own that do more than a couple of jobs? My oven cooks, my fridges cools, my washing machine does laundry, and my clock radio tells time and receives radio signals. Would you want a machine that combines all these into one package. It can be (and I think has been) done, but would you *want* it?
I'll go with the "forever" option, or at least a long long time. Yes, older technologies can be migrated to newer technologies, but that is irrelevent. There is no way today we can make the decision about what will be of interest 1000 years from now. The only way to get the data of today to 1000 years from now is for the storage medium to last 1000 years.
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Magazine of the future are probably going to look like the web pages of today: filled with animated ads. And we won't be able to install an ad blocker.
IMHO animated ads are stupid, annoying, and do not work. But we still have them.
A lot of ads I can ignore. But animated ads that distract from the content of the page, I block as soon as I see them.
Though TFA tries to ring alarm bells over police cracking down on innocent activities, it also mentions that the guy initially lied to the police about his actions, leading the police down a time-consuming garden path.
So although the guys "hacking" was fairly innocent, his response to the police was not. Perhaps he should be convicted of public mischief instead.
Is there a CMS or web design software site out there that actually passes the W3C test with no errors?
This "first to file" thing worries me. How is an invention defined? Say I come up with an idea that I think to perfectlu obvious. Since it is obvious, I won't bother patenting it. Then can some slimy corporation file a patent for my obvious idea, leaving me up the creek?
Not that there was much doubt as to this happening, but this issue has officially devolved into a "did not, did too, he said, she said" issue.
All the users of Mambo can really do now is sit back and see which group delivers a better product.
I always thought this Australian winery was a more natural fit for Linux.
You are probably right. I looked at the required courses on the website, and there is a *little* bit of programming. Probably more so graduates can recognize a program when they see one.
Here's a new model who can program:
"Prior to being crowned Miss Universe 2005, Natalie was a motivational speaker, model and a fundraiser. She recently received a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology Management and Marketing from Ryerson University..."
At $599 for a two-seat license, it's cheaper than Linux!
No, just sustainable hockey and curling leagues.
Your analogy doesn't work. What Telus is doing is like a book store owner selling you a book, and then refusing to give it to you because they don't like it.
I think Telus is clearly in the wrong here. If they think the site is that bad, they should get a take-down order from the courts. Then I would have no problem with them blocking the site, and perhaps forcing the hosting ISP to take down the site.
You are wrong. It was the Internet that made Ellen a fad. I'm not an American and I don't even own a TV, yet I saw her everywhere on the web. In fact, I've never seen her off the web.
Here you go
The Prolexic Zombie Report
And there's proof. Slashdot has a direct and immediate effect on the google.com site!
And there's proof. Slashdot has a direct and immediate effect on the google.com site!
That's no heat sink, it's a space station!
Netscape just wanted to show off how they can produce patches faster than Microsoft and Firefox.
The promo goes like this: "Miscrosoft leaves holes unpatches for weeks, maybe months. Firefox sometimes takes a few days. But *we* can produce a patch in less than 24 hours! Na na!"
They could call it Lindows.
No they wouldn't. Just because a PC can do all these things doesn't mean people want the PC to do all these things.
Yes, I have a PC. And yes it can play music, make phone calls, send faxes, and take pictures. That doesn't stop me from owning a stereo, a phone, a fax machine, and a camera, each which do a better job of the task it was designed to do.
Why do companies keep bringing out these all singing and dancing products that do everything under the sun? I don't think people want one gadget that does everything. They'd rather have multiple gadgets, each that does its job superbly.
That is what the iPod is. Not a phone, or a PDA, but a gadget that is a superb platform for listening to music.
When you think about it, how many things do you own that do more than a couple of jobs? My oven cooks, my fridges cools, my washing machine does laundry, and my clock radio tells time and receives radio signals. Would you want a machine that combines all these into one package. It can be (and I think has been) done, but would you *want* it?
I was thinking of Macrophobia myself.
Without this technology, Han will *have* to shoot first!
Sounds vaguely like the MSN Search spoof at mymsnsearch.com, but with better cloaking technology.
An example
I'll go with the "forever" option, or at least a long long time. Yes, older technologies can be migrated to newer technologies, but that is irrelevent. There is no way today we can make the decision about what will be of interest 1000 years from now. The only way to get the data of today to 1000 years from now is for the storage medium to last 1000 years.