This is exacerbated by the fact that, as we all know, comic book stores are populated solely by eight year olds who are really only interested in the adventures of Richie Rich, and might have their fragile minds corrupted by the mere presence of such materials.
So does this mean when these 8-year-olds walk into a convenience store that sells Club, Hustler and Playboy the convenience store is guilty of peddling obscenity, too? Or how about Borders, Barnes & Noble or Little Professor Bookstores?
Dayton can also lay claim to inventing the space suit and the cash register, too.
And if I remember correctly, Dayton has more patent holders per capita than any other city in the country. Not bad for a town that's nearly forgotten within its own state.
I wasn't commenting on the amount of data I download per day. I brought up the possibility the ISP is going to ban the use of VPNs, which is something that would affect me if Earthlink did the same thing.
"the stuff you browse on the web isn't exactly completely free of charge. there're bandwidth costs to be paid, servers to be bought and maintained, and some of the information you read doesn't just appear there; someone had to do research and type it out."
If a company is so concerned about the cost of running a Web site, then maybe they shouldn't put free content on their Web site. If they want to make money, then charge for subscriptions. That's how many Web sites make their money (p0rn, anyone?)
Blocking pop-up ads is like recording a TV show but pausing during the commercials. The ads are there, but I choose not to see (record) them. The broadcaster is doing its job by airing the ad, and the advertiser is getting the message out to the TV viewers.
But how can my not viewing the ad be considered theft? I think a team of trained monkeys on typewriters -- err, I mean lawyers -- will certainly try to find out.
From what I've heard, Quark XPress won't be available for OS X until the end of first quarter 2003. My source is a programmer who builds XTensions for Quark XPress.
I remember watching the Daily Show several months ago, and they did a segment on how the U.K. recognized Jedi as a religion. It was listed on a census card with about 100 other faiths. Of course, the Daily Show made fun of the Force, which is to be expected.
I don't think you can blame the media for this. If a scientist says he has evidence an asteroid could destroy the Earth in 17 years, the media should be interested in running the story. Hell, this thing *could* destroy our rock if it did hit, so that does make it a compelling new story.
If I were to blame anyone for this, I would blame the scientists or at least their media relations people. If the scientists knew a week's more analysis would determine for sure whether or not the asteroid would hit us, doesn't it make more sense to wait that week and make the announcement then?
If Doomsday is 17 years away, waiting another week to tell everyone isn't going to hurt.
If the Government of Peru invests heavily in a Linux or *BSD infrastructure, it will still have to hire a whole gambit of IT workers to support its environment. If the 15k job figure is correct then it will be 15k IT professionals with a background in Open Source systems and software.... which is a big reason why Microsoft is opposed to the Peruvian bill.
I'm going to the store so I can buy a nice pad of paper and a few pens. Why? Because writing letters might be the only way to communicate with others (aside from face-to-face) without having to endure marketing.
About 90 percent of the phone calls I receive at my home are telemarketers, so I rarely answer the phone any more.
Want to communicate via e-mail? Sure, I'll get back to you as soon as I delete these 300 spams.
Even my cell phone is getting hit by marketing. It *really* sucks I have to use my air time to retrieve voice mails from my provider for the sole reason to tell me about great new rates on expanded voice mail services.
Would be to include nail/toenail clippers. I never gave it a thought until a week or so after I had been to college.
Of course, there were about 20,000 students who forgot the same damn thing, so all the local stores were sold out. Let me tell you... chicks do NOT like long nails on men.
Please notice I specifically said the map, and not the inside of the magazine. I have been aware the magazine contains ads and has been for several years. But this is a first for the back of the map.
is it possible for there to be any kind of media without advertising?
I received my latest National Geographic magazine yesterday, and immediately went for the map included with that issue. It's a beautiful map of Mt. Everest and the various expeditions that have ascended that peak.
I flipped it over and saw a bloody ad for Ford taking up the entire poster. Instead of providing additional information about humanity's accomplishments in relation to the mountain, we get to hear about Ford's support of mountain climbing. I'm less than pleased with this.
Advertising is becoming so pervasive you can't do anything without seeing an ad. Watching a movie? Look for the product placement. Driving a car? Look for the billboards to roll by every quarter mile. I can't answer my phone any more because literally 90 percent of calls to my home are telemarketers.
When will it stop? When will we (consumers) be able to find something to do without being bombarded with advertising?
Because iPhoto and iMovie are just applications that come with the machine. You can remove them without worrying how they affect the OS. Just because it's preinstalled software does not mean it's needed.
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So does this mean when these 8-year-olds walk into a convenience store that sells Club, Hustler and Playboy the convenience store is guilty of peddling obscenity, too? Or how about Borders, Barnes & Noble or Little Professor Bookstores?
Dayton can also lay claim to inventing the space suit and the cash register, too.
And if I remember correctly, Dayton has more patent holders per capita than any other city in the country. Not bad for a town that's nearly forgotten within its own state.
It's not like Adobe hadn't hinted at that. How long did it take them to get a decent OS X version of their software out?
A lot faster than getting an OS X version of Quark XPress.
I wasn't commenting on the amount of data I download per day. I brought up the possibility the ISP is going to ban the use of VPNs, which is something that would affect me if Earthlink did the same thing.
IMO, this is a blow for the British telecommuters out there. All I know is if Earthlink had the same policy I wouldn't be able to work.
I thought technology was supposed to make our lives easier?
"the stuff you browse on the web isn't exactly completely free of charge. there're bandwidth costs to be paid, servers to be bought and maintained, and some of the information you read doesn't just appear there; someone had to do research and type it out."
If a company is so concerned about the cost of running a Web site, then maybe they shouldn't put free content on their Web site. If they want to make money, then charge for subscriptions. That's how many Web sites make their money (p0rn, anyone?)
Blocking pop-up ads is like recording a TV show but pausing during the commercials. The ads are there, but I choose not to see (record) them. The broadcaster is doing its job by airing the ad, and the advertiser is getting the message out to the TV viewers.
But how can my not viewing the ad be considered theft? I think a team of trained monkeys on typewriters -- err, I mean lawyers -- will certainly try to find out.
From what I've heard, Quark XPress won't be available for OS X until the end of first quarter 2003. My source is a programmer who builds XTensions for Quark XPress.
I remember watching the Daily Show several months ago, and they did a segment on how the U.K. recognized Jedi as a religion. It was listed on a census card with about 100 other faiths. Of course, the Daily Show made fun of the Force, which is to be expected.
I don't think you can blame the media for this. If a scientist says he has evidence an asteroid could destroy the Earth in 17 years, the media should be interested in running the story. Hell, this thing *could* destroy our rock if it did hit, so that does make it a compelling new story.
If I were to blame anyone for this, I would blame the scientists or at least their media relations people. If the scientists knew a week's more analysis would determine for sure whether or not the asteroid would hit us, doesn't it make more sense to wait that week and make the announcement then?
If Doomsday is 17 years away, waiting another week to tell everyone isn't going to hurt.
If the Government of Peru invests heavily in a Linux or *BSD infrastructure, it will still have to hire a whole gambit of IT workers to support its environment. If the 15k job figure is correct then it will be 15k IT professionals with a background in Open Source systems and software. ... which is a big reason why Microsoft is opposed to the Peruvian bill.
I'm going to the store so I can buy a nice pad of paper and a few pens. Why? Because writing letters might be the only way to communicate with others (aside from face-to-face) without having to endure marketing.
About 90 percent of the phone calls I receive at my home are telemarketers, so I rarely answer the phone any more.
Want to communicate via e-mail? Sure, I'll get back to you as soon as I delete these 300 spams.
Even my cell phone is getting hit by marketing. It *really* sucks I have to use my air time to retrieve voice mails from my provider for the sole reason to tell me about great new rates on expanded voice mail services.
If anyone needs me I'll be ignoring my phone.
Spammers are the only reason the death penalty has a place in our judicial system.
Would be to include nail/toenail clippers. I never gave it a thought until a week or so after I had been to college.
... chicks do NOT like long nails on men.
Of course, there were about 20,000 students who forgot the same damn thing, so all the local stores were sold out. Let me tell you
Please notice I specifically said the map, and not the inside of the magazine. I have been aware the magazine contains ads and has been for several years. But this is a first for the back of the map.
is it possible for there to be any kind of media without advertising?
I received my latest National Geographic magazine yesterday, and immediately went for the map included with that issue. It's a beautiful map of Mt. Everest and the various expeditions that have ascended that peak.
I flipped it over and saw a bloody ad for Ford taking up the entire poster. Instead of providing additional information about humanity's accomplishments in relation to the mountain, we get to hear about Ford's support of mountain climbing. I'm less than pleased with this.
Advertising is becoming so pervasive you can't do anything without seeing an ad. Watching a movie? Look for the product placement. Driving a car? Look for the billboards to roll by every quarter mile. I can't answer my phone any more because literally 90 percent of calls to my home are telemarketers.
When will it stop? When will we (consumers) be able to find something to do without being bombarded with advertising?
Too bad the joke is truly illogical since penguins don't live in Alaska.
Sorry, but I just had to point that out to everyone.
Because iPhoto and iMovie are just applications that come with the machine. You can remove them without worrying how they affect the OS. Just because it's preinstalled software does not mean it's needed.
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