And yes, I realize there are many people who are attracted to these things because they're suddenly "cool", but many stayed away from them in the past because of the stigma that was attached to them. That stigma is fast disappearing.
Well, maybe it's just about the adoption of a new industry. 20 years ago, the video game, as well as the computer industry were at their infancy. Now that technology has progressed to the point where it's interesting and entertaining to adopt the new tech for non-tech people, it's becoming more mainstream and accepted. The fact that you were excited about a technology before everyone else grabbed onto it makes you a geek.
Hiring a professional comedian for the office, except don't tell anyone he's a professional comedian. Just make him pretend to be working behind the computer, but his real job is cracking jokes all day and boosting morale.
It doesn't need to predict success a 100% of the time. All it needs to do is predict it a majority of the time for the studios to keep making a shit-ton of money.
It's actually pretty common for no name actors and actresses to try and get jobs on reality tv shows. Sure, it's often a career killer, but those guys would do anything to get seen. I don't think that's the punchline of the show.
Young people are jerks. It's not up to the owner of a convenience store to teach kids manners and how to behave. If he didn't have this mosquito thing, he would have just walked out there every few minutes and yelled at the kids, and they'd just get the reinforcement they're looking for by annoying the actual customers.
So, blame the parents for raising kids with no manners.
now they're not even offering CD Quality music with their new release?
There's nothing anywhere that says that the music industry is required to sell you music in the most lossless format they could get it. Before CDs, they came on tapes which sounded like crap. Most people want their music in a format that offers a reasonable balance between sound quality and convenience.
All a mega-corp need do is find a small, arms-length firm to launder the stolen code. Let that small firm actually steal it and then hand it on a silver platter to the mega-corp...
It's all about the contract. I'm fairly sure that First 4 Internet had a clause in their contract that says that they're responsible for copyright and trademark violations in their code. I had similar clauses in my contracts and I don't have nearly the responsibility F4I had when they were commissioned to make the software. A small firm who is hired by a mega-corporation to launder code knows exactly what they're getting into when they do something like that, so if they want to bankrupt themselves, then more power to them.
The only way we'd know if the Internet became sentient is if it stepped up and said 'hi.'
And even then we'd probably close the pop-up cause we thought it was trying to sell us something... and if it learned anything from the internet, it probably would be.
Why can't Spam be useful? I didn't like that AOL added the 2 bots to my buddy list, they could have just sent me a message to make me aware that the new bots existed... but I tried playing around with them, and I really like the added functionality. It saves me a few minutes having to go to moviefone.com or search through the yellow pages which I do a lot of, so I'm happy that AOL decided to add the bots to their network.
In this case, I think the unsolicited message worked out, but if AOL decides to start sending me random messages a few times a day to tell me what I should buy, then that will pass the intrusive point and I won't use AIM anymore.
Name one Nintendo launch title in the last 15 years that hasn't been derivative of a franchise. Take your time.
Pikmin.
And as a side note, while most Nintendo games are derivative of a franchise, that doesn't mean that the games themselves are devoid of originality, as something like Kirby's Canvas Curse for the DS shows that Nintendo is always trying to find new innovative ways of playing.
Does this really change anything? Kansas, as far as I know, isn't putting a state-wide firewall to prevent kids from going on the internet and finding out about evolution and about how much of a laughing stock teaching ID is in their schools. I doubt there will be many if any kids who are going to be going to out of state schools from Kansas without the knowledge that evolution is more valid than ID among the rest of the world. The smart kids will go off on their own and do their own research, while the super-religious fundamentalists who support this decision will keep believing that evolution is a myth and God created the world in 6 days a couple thousand years ago, and they'll keep reaffirming to their children that that is the truth.
Yeah, I think Halo sucks, but the reason it's so huge is that it brought multi-player FPS to the masses. Before Halo, multi-player FPS was delegated to computer nerds with fast internet connections - the PC never had as big a following as a gaming device as standard consoles have had, and Halo was a first experience for many people.
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I'm pretty sure this is one of the signs of the apocalypse
Yep... Jesus got it right. The geek shall inherit the earth. Now where are the cheese makers?
And yes, I realize there are many people who are attracted to these things because they're suddenly "cool", but many stayed away from them in the past because of the stigma that was attached to them. That stigma is fast disappearing.
Well, maybe it's just about the adoption of a new industry. 20 years ago, the video game, as well as the computer industry were at their infancy. Now that technology has progressed to the point where it's interesting and entertaining to adopt the new tech for non-tech people, it's becoming more mainstream and accepted. The fact that you were excited about a technology before everyone else grabbed onto it makes you a geek.
No fair! You've changed the outcome by measuring it!
NSA Guy 1: Hey! Look at me! I'm installing cookies on your computer to track you! Over here! Check it out!
*NSA Guy 2 sneaks off and wiretaps you
Hiring a professional comedian for the office, except don't tell anyone he's a professional comedian. Just make him pretend to be working behind the computer, but his real job is cracking jokes all day and boosting morale.
I think the "real world" eventually warps itself around their vision.
How is incorporating graphic ads "evil?"
It doesn't need to predict success a 100% of the time. All it needs to do is predict it a majority of the time for the studios to keep making a shit-ton of money.
Ceci n'est pas une pipe
It's actually pretty common for no name actors and actresses to try and get jobs on reality tv shows. Sure, it's often a career killer, but those guys would do anything to get seen. I don't think that's the punchline of the show.
I've been waiting for the Yahoo! Calendar widget ever since Yahoo! bought Konfabulator, but it's still not released. What gives?
I don't know what you're talking about. I scrolled through the clips a load of times and didn't get one ad - just the rss feeds I subsribed to.
What country? The story takes place in Wales.
Young people are jerks. It's not up to the owner of a convenience store to teach kids manners and how to behave. If he didn't have this mosquito thing, he would have just walked out there every few minutes and yelled at the kids, and they'd just get the reinforcement they're looking for by annoying the actual customers.
So, blame the parents for raising kids with no manners.
I find your ideas interesting, and I'd like to subscribe to your newsletter.
I'm giving up on free will.
now they're not even offering CD Quality music with their new release?
There's nothing anywhere that says that the music industry is required to sell you music in the most lossless format they could get it. Before CDs, they came on tapes which sounded like crap. Most people want their music in a format that offers a reasonable balance between sound quality and convenience.
it's not "Save Pedro," it's "Vote for Pedro" or my favorite "Pedro Lack Political Experience"
All a mega-corp need do is find a small, arms-length firm to launder the stolen code. Let that small firm actually steal it and then hand it on a silver platter to the mega-corp...
It's all about the contract. I'm fairly sure that First 4 Internet had a clause in their contract that says that they're responsible for copyright and trademark violations in their code. I had similar clauses in my contracts and I don't have nearly the responsibility F4I had when they were commissioned to make the software. A small firm who is hired by a mega-corporation to launder code knows exactly what they're getting into when they do something like that, so if they want to bankrupt themselves, then more power to them.
The only way we'd know if the Internet became sentient is if it stepped up and said 'hi.'
And even then we'd probably close the pop-up cause we thought it was trying to sell us something... and if it learned anything from the internet, it probably would be.
Why can't Spam be useful? I didn't like that AOL added the 2 bots to my buddy list, they could have just sent me a message to make me aware that the new bots existed... but I tried playing around with them, and I really like the added functionality. It saves me a few minutes having to go to moviefone.com or search through the yellow pages which I do a lot of, so I'm happy that AOL decided to add the bots to their network.
In this case, I think the unsolicited message worked out, but if AOL decides to start sending me random messages a few times a day to tell me what I should buy, then that will pass the intrusive point and I won't use AIM anymore.
My mistake. I didnt realize that we were only talking about launch titles, even though I quoted it. Sorry.
Name one Nintendo launch title in the last 15 years that hasn't been derivative of a franchise. Take your time.
Pikmin.
And as a side note, while most Nintendo games are derivative of a franchise, that doesn't mean that the games themselves are devoid of originality, as something like Kirby's Canvas Curse for the DS shows that Nintendo is always trying to find new innovative ways of playing.
Does this really change anything? Kansas, as far as I know, isn't putting a state-wide firewall to prevent kids from going on the internet and finding out about evolution and about how much of a laughing stock teaching ID is in their schools. I doubt there will be many if any kids who are going to be going to out of state schools from Kansas without the knowledge that evolution is more valid than ID among the rest of the world. The smart kids will go off on their own and do their own research, while the super-religious fundamentalists who support this decision will keep believing that evolution is a myth and God created the world in 6 days a couple thousand years ago, and they'll keep reaffirming to their children that that is the truth.
Yeah, I think Halo sucks, but the reason it's so huge is that it brought multi-player FPS to the masses. Before Halo, multi-player FPS was delegated to computer nerds with fast internet connections - the PC never had as big a following as a gaming device as standard consoles have had, and Halo was a first experience for many people.
But in any case, Halo sucks.