I guess we shouldn't be too hard on this guy. If he hadn't "invented" spam, lots of others would have. It was inevitable. We have to resign ourselves to the fact that it's just part of life on the net. I don't think any amount of legislation or technology will ever totally eradicate spam, it's here to stay. .
the article is horribly formatted, I HATE IT when you have to maximize your browser window and STILL have to scroll right to read the text. HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE.
Huh? and how about touch tyypists? I have 8 fingers hovering over the keys and my thumb on the spacebar, hot the hell is it going to detect wich of my fingers and thumbs is pressing on the table? How will it detect when my thumb is hitting the spacebar, when the thumb goes under the other fingers (yes I know it's not proper touch typing, but it's my own style of speed typing).
Hmm, I wonder what the Isaac Asimov would think of these. Of course, at the moment they're just expensive toys but it's a step in the right direction towards his ideas of house robots.
We're not even close to anything like a positronic brain or a self-learning self-aware android as featured in "The bicentenial man". I have no idea how complex the software is in this thing, whether it uses neural net technology or whatever but to me, it seems an exciting development on the road to Asimov's vision, even it it's just a teeny step.
I'm on contract to a large insurance co in the uk, and a few weeks ago had to sign an internet usage agreement.
We're allowed to send 3 personal emails a week and receive 3 (all without attachments) we can surf the web for personal use for a max of 1 hour a day during breaks and cannot use chat rooms and webmail. We cannot do any ecommerce. Failing to adhere is a serious disciplinery action and permie staff and contractors can be dismissed.
That's the "official" policy but in practice, people seem to be disregarding it so far.
I can understand that companies want to protect their systems and to not lose productivity by people emailing and surfing when they should really be working. Internet access at work is a privilege and not a right and it's abuse of this right that has led to this, as some see it, "draconian" policy.
And you don't need money, just the very small deposit to stand for election, which you get back if you get voted in.
I suspect also that with the voting apathy in the UK, you don't even need to be nice. As the other poster said, you just stand in a safe seat and you'll get elected anyway. No blackmail, no money:)
Here in the UK, ANYONE can become a politician overnight. They just have to be popular enough to get elected. We have ex-actresses, newsreaders and company directors as politicians. It requires no formal training.
Surely you have to admit that this particular marketing ploy is in very bad taste.
Your link between marketing and terrorists is strange. Do you uses an ad-blocker? yes? Do you have a ad-blocking subscription to/. ? yes? What about clicking on every banner ad you see?If not, you're not supporting marketing and by your argument, you support Bin Laden...
That's exactly what my wife said, she doesn't want an Acclaim game in the house. Dunno if we would have bought any anyway but we certainly won't buy anything now, not even it's the greatest game ever made.
This is truly one of the most offensive ideas I have ever had the misfortune to read.
Windas users can get a mouse odometer that measures how far your mouse has travelled in whatever units you chose, as well as measuring things like how far your mose has climed various famous tall landmarks. Fun for a while.
What I can see of the website, it looks dreadful, but that could be because of the gazillion mySQL errors he's got plastered all over the page. Very unprofessional looking. Looks like his config can't handle more than a few database connections.
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I guess we shouldn't be too hard on this guy. If he hadn't "invented" spam, lots of others would have. It was inevitable. We have to resign ourselves to the fact that it's just part of life on the net. I don't think any amount of legislation or technology will ever totally eradicate spam, it's here to stay.
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The same article states that inland temps are dropping. I personally think this is just natural geological processes.
If "linux for the masses" is to take off and become a reality, an awful lot of people will look for wma support on their linux browsers.
don't be so serious dude, laugh a little.
Anyone else worried about having a laser beam blasted at their retina?
"Hey Mike, let's go hack Fred's laser while he's out at lunch, we'll crank up the laser's output power..." teeheeheeee what a wheeze.
We're not even close to anything like a positronic brain or a self-learning self-aware android as featured in "The bicentenial man". I have no idea how complex the software is in this thing, whether it uses neural net technology or whatever but to me, it seems an exciting development on the road to Asimov's vision, even it it's just a teeny step.
"UK scientists say the Larsen B shelf on the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula has fragmented into small icebergs."
Oh but they will, and they are. My company is.
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We're allowed to send 3 personal emails a week and receive 3 (all without attachments) we can surf the web for personal use for a max of 1 hour a day during breaks and cannot use chat rooms and webmail. We cannot do any ecommerce. Failing to adhere is a serious disciplinery action and permie staff and contractors can be dismissed.
That's the "official" policy but in practice, people seem to be disregarding it so far.
I can understand that companies want to protect their systems and to not lose productivity by people emailing and surfing when they should really be working. Internet access at work is a privilege and not a right and it's abuse of this right that has led to this, as some see it, "draconian" policy.
There's a big difference.
The UK cremation society has stats which indicate that it is more popular, 70% but it's been that way for the last 10 years.
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Rats! You guessed my password!
I suspect also that with the voting apathy in the UK, you don't even need to be nice. As the other poster said, you just stand in a safe seat and you'll get elected anyway. No blackmail, no money :)
And for those who have an afterlife belief which is very many, the subject certainly will care.
I just cannot comprehend why ANYONE would want to defile their loved ones graves with sick advertising.
I am British and I have been to many funerals in my life (a quick guess is 20 or so) and only one of those was a cremation.
Dunno where you got your facts from but it's not the case in my experience.
Here in the UK, ANYONE can become a politician overnight. They just have to be popular enough to get elected. We have ex-actresses, newsreaders and company directors as politicians. It requires no formal training.
Surely you have to admit that this particular marketing ploy is in very bad taste.
Your link between marketing and terrorists is strange. Do you uses an ad-blocker? yes? Do you have a ad-blocking subscription to /. ? yes? What about clicking on every banner ad you see?If not, you're not supporting marketing and by your argument, you support Bin Laden...
This is truly one of the most offensive ideas I have ever had the misfortune to read.
A LOT of people click the links.
Granted they may not have the attention span to read all the words though :) but they would have probably read abouut the game scenario.
Ummm the same way they did before they had clocks - OBSERVATION.
As others have pointed out, they've also just launched a beta news summary service.
Surely solar noon = 12:00 midday so why do you need a second clock? You can get you position fix at midday.
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Anyone get a mirror ?