Ya know, there's an idea for Slashdot to make some money: sell topic icons to advertisers! Google could pay a few grand for a Google topic (which would feature every press release from Google, as well).
ook at sports, for instance, with ads all over the various stadiums, and even with soccer which goes commercial-free and has an ad of the sponsor under the clock
Also, expect to see things like the First Down Line for football games to be ads. CBS has already started doing this for some college games. However, the NFL broadcast contract prohibits "sponsorship of in-game items", which is why you don't hear, "this replay brought to you by Miller Lite. Tastes great. Less filling."
I don't know if anybody's seen BMW Films, but that's the sort of interesting thing that I think we're heading for. Basically, BMW hired a bunch of film directors (John Frankenheimer, John Woo, Tony Scott, Guy Ritchie, etc.) and had them creat short films featuring BMW vehicles in prominent roles. They're actual shorts, with discernible plots, and no superimpositions of the specs of the cars or announcer voiceovers. They've had some success getting various cable and satellite channels (DirecTV even had a special channel that just looped them continuously) to show what amounts to a series of 10-minute ads for BMW.
In a related vein, DaimlerChrysler is shopping a series of films which were entered into a competition. Apparently, they had a contest where owners of Chryslers could send in homemade films featuring their cars for a prize. Some of the entries were good enough, in DC's estimation, to warrant packaging them into a series.
It's sort of back to the future on this. Back in the days of radio, the various network orchestras were sponsored and had naming rights ("The CBS Ivory Soap Orchestra"). After the 30-second ad became prevalent (thanks to videotape), the idea grew that advertisers shouldn't integrate themselves into the show.
Now, with channel surfing and TiVos, advertisers and programming execs are going back to the idea of integrated advertising; CBS' The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn often has genuine sponsors ("And now, Craig explains human sexuality to the birds and the bees, brought to you by RadioShack"). Fox has been a trailblazer in this department: the season premier of 24 was commercial free thanks to Ford's sponsorship, a fact which Fox made known throughout the promos for the show (which ran during NFL games and the World Series). Fox Sports Net's The Best Damn Sports Show Period has elevated product placement to an art form: the set features a bar with spigots for Labatt Blue, Dos Equis, and Rolling Rock, and will soon be getting a deck sponsored by Home Depot with a grill.
To be honest, I don't have a problem with this, especially if it ends up bringing fewer commercial breaks.
Long distance providers (AT&T, WorldCom, Sprint) are very much affected by these proposals as well, as they may be effectively cut off from offering the more lucrative local phone service as CLECs. This may be what gets what we want.
Bush's campaign strategists have essentially come to the conclusion that a few swing states, such as Pennsylvania will be what decides the 2004 election (this is why Bush regularly pays PA a visit). If AT&T, WorldCom, and Sprint all announce that, in the view of the proposals from Bush appointees on the FCC, they can no longer offer long distance service in Pennsylvania and actually pull out of Pennsylvania, Bush is effectively destroyed there (blaming him for doubling the cost of phone service will cost a shitload of votes). The mere threat of a pullout should be sufficient to have Dubya torpedo the FCC plans.
If I want performance, just give me a recent vintage Northstar-powered Cadillac STS, with maybe a new blower and exhaust. Sub-6 second 0-60, 12-second quarter mile. Oh yeah, and fucking luxurious as hell inside: truly great Bose stereo, heated leather seats, and just total elegance.
Apocalyptica is truly awesome. I'm waiting for the new album to come out, or for them to do a US tour. I discovered them back when all they had was the Metallica covers album.
As another poster has mentioned, etree has very little to do with the actual exchange of the recordings. The Furthur network, otoh, is a P2P network that only traffics in live recordings of bands that allow taping.
Perhaps the most surprising band that allows/encourages audience taping and trading of such tapes is Metallica, perhaps most famous in these parts for their stance on Napster.
I'll second the call for DirecTV. Especially if you're a sports fan, DirecTV is a godsend. I get the NFL Sunday Ticket package (every NFL game on Sunday afternoons), ESPN Full Court (all sorts of college basketball games), and the Sports Pack (which includes Fox Sports World... so I get all the international soccer and rugby action I could want). Oh yeah, and even with all those packages, I only pay about $70/month, which is what a lot of people pay for digital cable.
That's not just a chip, it's more like a processor card. Chip, external cache, system interface, etc. Not only that, it's a processor card that not many mac owners buy. That's why it's so pricey.
So what? That doesn't change the fact that a part (ie not a standalone system) of a Mac is at least as expensive as a pretty damn fast PC.
With your first statement, you demonstrate that you know nothing about this matter. I won't even bother reading the rest of your post after that bit of idiocy.
There is a substantial difference between American and British libel laws. If you are a public figure (and most big corps would be considered such under the law), under American law, and you sue for libel or slander, you must demonstrate that:
the statements in question are untrue
the publisher or speaker acted with malice
there was damage arising from those statements
OTOH, the British laws require that the publisher or speaker demonstrate that they are not damaging or untrue. In essence British libel law considers the accused guilty until proven innocent.
I hereby officially serve notice that I intend to file an application to patent the technology behind taking a shit. Everyone out there needs to pay up or just explode
I patent the alternative method of letting the shit well up and go out one's mouth.
Is AOL keeping all the money and doing nothing for it's users? Or is it going to do something to redistribute it's winnings, like refunds or discounts on on-line fees for a few months?
How many subscribers does AOL have? 15-20 million, IIRC. So every AOL user gets a savings of 40 cents on their bill next month. Whoop de fucking do!
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Michael Powell is Colin Powell's son.
Ya know, there's an idea for Slashdot to make some money: sell topic icons to advertisers! Google could pay a few grand for a Google topic (which would feature every press release from Google, as well).
Also, expect to see things like the First Down Line for football games to be ads. CBS has already started doing this for some college games. However, the NFL broadcast contract prohibits "sponsorship of in-game items", which is why you don't hear, "this replay brought to you by Miller Lite. Tastes great. Less filling."
I don't know if anybody's seen BMW Films, but that's the sort of interesting thing that I think we're heading for. Basically, BMW hired a bunch of film directors (John Frankenheimer, John Woo, Tony Scott, Guy Ritchie, etc.) and had them creat short films featuring BMW vehicles in prominent roles. They're actual shorts, with discernible plots, and no superimpositions of the specs of the cars or announcer voiceovers. They've had some success getting various cable and satellite channels (DirecTV even had a special channel that just looped them continuously) to show what amounts to a series of 10-minute ads for BMW.
In a related vein, DaimlerChrysler is shopping a series of films which were entered into a competition. Apparently, they had a contest where owners of Chryslers could send in homemade films featuring their cars for a prize. Some of the entries were good enough, in DC's estimation, to warrant packaging them into a series.
It's sort of back to the future on this. Back in the days of radio, the various network orchestras were sponsored and had naming rights ("The CBS Ivory Soap Orchestra"). After the 30-second ad became prevalent (thanks to videotape), the idea grew that advertisers shouldn't integrate themselves into the show.
Now, with channel surfing and TiVos, advertisers and programming execs are going back to the idea of integrated advertising; CBS' The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn often has genuine sponsors ("And now, Craig explains human sexuality to the birds and the bees, brought to you by RadioShack"). Fox has been a trailblazer in this department: the season premier of 24 was commercial free thanks to Ford's sponsorship, a fact which Fox made known throughout the promos for the show (which ran during NFL games and the World Series). Fox Sports Net's The Best Damn Sports Show Period has elevated product placement to an art form: the set features a bar with spigots for Labatt Blue, Dos Equis, and Rolling Rock, and will soon be getting a deck sponsored by Home Depot with a grill.
To be honest, I don't have a problem with this, especially if it ends up bringing fewer commercial breaks.
Long distance providers (AT&T, WorldCom, Sprint) are very much affected by these proposals as well, as they may be effectively cut off from offering the more lucrative local phone service as CLECs. This may be what gets what we want.
Bush's campaign strategists have essentially come to the conclusion that a few swing states, such as Pennsylvania will be what decides the 2004 election (this is why Bush regularly pays PA a visit). If AT&T, WorldCom, and Sprint all announce that, in the view of the proposals from Bush appointees on the FCC, they can no longer offer long distance service in Pennsylvania and actually pull out of Pennsylvania, Bush is effectively destroyed there (blaming him for doubling the cost of phone service will cost a shitload of votes). The mere threat of a pullout should be sufficient to have Dubya torpedo the FCC plans.
If I want performance, just give me a recent vintage Northstar-powered Cadillac STS, with maybe a new blower and exhaust. Sub-6 second 0-60, 12-second quarter mile. Oh yeah, and fucking luxurious as hell inside: truly great Bose stereo, heated leather seats, and just total elegance.
Apocalyptica is truly awesome. I'm waiting for the new album to come out, or for them to do a US tour. I discovered them back when all they had was the Metallica covers album.
Journalists don't need to spell... that's what they have editors for.
A Pentium 60 would be even warmer...
As another poster has mentioned, etree has very little to do with the actual exchange of the recordings. The Furthur network, otoh, is a P2P network that only traffics in live recordings of bands that allow taping.
Perhaps the most surprising band that allows/encourages audience taping and trading of such tapes is Metallica, perhaps most famous in these parts for their stance on Napster.
I'll second the call for DirecTV. Especially if you're a sports fan, DirecTV is a godsend. I get the NFL Sunday Ticket package (every NFL game on Sunday afternoons), ESPN Full Court (all sorts of college basketball games), and the Sports Pack (which includes Fox Sports World... so I get all the international soccer and rugby action I could want). Oh yeah, and even with all those packages, I only pay about $70/month, which is what a lot of people pay for digital cable.
For the amount of money it takes to make your own Mac, Megan had better come over to my house and, ah, assist with the construction.
So what? That doesn't change the fact that a part (ie not a standalone system) of a Mac is at least as expensive as a pretty damn fast PC.
With your first statement, you demonstrate that you know nothing about this matter. I won't even bother reading the rest of your post after that bit of idiocy.
There is a substantial difference between American and British libel laws. If you are a public figure (and most big corps would be considered such under the law), under American law, and you sue for libel or slander, you must demonstrate that:
OTOH, the British laws require that the publisher or speaker demonstrate that they are not damaging or untrue. In essence British libel law considers the accused guilty until proven innocent.
Question regarding your .sig: do you mind if Jews or Muslims or atheists are your friends?
That's the point. It's a page designed to crash IE.
If your browser crashes thanks to that page, your browser is retarded.
...taking down the site.
The /. effect will melt the servers down anyway...
I've been told by the Opera Linux team that Opera 7 for Linux is what they're working on and will share the Windows version's engine.
Opera for linux supports middle clicking.
Cage match between ekrout and tps12! See Slashdot's two premier Philadelphia-area trolls in this one-time only clash at the CoreStates Center!
I patent the alternative method of letting the shit well up and go out one's mouth.
That would truly be excellent, especially when postage is taken into account.
I'd have my check mailed to a PO Box in Peru...
Not quite, you dolt... the actual number of posts, counting al the sections (apache, apple, ask, books, bsd, etc.) is much closer to 30 to 40.
How many subscribers does AOL have? 15-20 million, IIRC. So every AOL user gets a savings of 40 cents on their bill next month. Whoop de fucking do!