The fact that anyone watches a game drag on for four hours or longer is amazing. The NFL should be looking into this as one more way to get this out there if it actually is drawing more people, which I highly doubt. My guess is that people watching on Youtube either enjoy watching it on their computer, or they don't have any other way of viewing it due to their location on the planet.
I don't buy the excuse that people aren't showing up or watching, due to protests at the very beginning of the game anyhow. If people cared about football, they watch it. What happened was the minute the ritual was broken of going to games and watching them, there was never any real interest in going back.
I'm referring to the article, and opining on Net Neutrality; the people that deliver and pass on content vs. creating it.
On another note, I think its very dangerous when we as a society, vote with our feelings when it comes to the media (web). It is a super slipper slope when we self censor based on a twitter handle. People urging each other not to do that is the only way I can see it happening.
I don't have an answer to the advertising question, but let me know if you figure it out and I'll help you monetize it.
I've meet a whole lot of folks around the world that don't have an extra $10 a month, that aren't starving. They love movies, but wouldn't watch them if they weren't delivered on a DVD to the neighborhood TV set for free.
When private companies own and operate the internet, it seems like a very slippery slope to curbing free speech. Who is to say that Google or the like, won't be told by the shareholders to not host content because it offends their advertisers.
This seems like a very real consequence of allowing private companies to be gate keepers of the information on the internet, who can choose what content to offer without impunity.
-- "Bad boys, bad boys, what you going to do? What you going to do when they come for you?" -- Inner Circle
The numbers are ridiculous. If people didn't watch it because they had no money, or would have never spent the money to watch something in the first place, they can't be counted as lost revenue.
My guess is that it would actually increase viewership and people who paid to watch, from people that saw something they never would have seen, telling others to check it out.
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Its a bird, it's a plane.
You were on to something talking about undercutting the work-force. When you devolved into saying this was a political game run which one side runs, you went off the rails.
-- "A day without sunshine is like, you know, night" -Steve Martin
I think this is used all of the time. I don't find it to be an accurate test. Most jobs are plug and play and under one subject. I don't need to know if Johnny or Sally can push through subject matter they find boring, because if I keep giving it to them, they'll probably go find a job that is more interesting to them. I just need to know they can RTFM when it pertains to why I hired them.
-- "Indecision may or may not be my problem" - Jimmy Buffet
Degrees are being used as a (really lazy) litmus test. If the costs weren't as simple as "It took me 6 weeks to hire people when I opened the job up to everyone vs. 3 without," then there would be a variable that could be weighted differently. It would be great to see people incorporate "for the good of society" into their thoughts, but right now, the bottom thought, even if it doesn't need to be, is "Is it cheaper for me."
I've heard a whole slew of reasons why people can't and won't try to play nice with others. Here are just a couple. - "If I had to get a degree, they should have to." - I talked to them about college and we both agreed on how we felt about the greeks and our 3rd period teacher. - They must not be able to hack it
It is ironic that the same people that make sure they hire a "diverse" group, will look at you and say with a straight face, that they are diverse because each person on their team has different color skin.
-- "I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it with my own two eyes"
People live in mobile home parks for a multitude of reasons, but are there primarily because it is affordable. It is the cheapest form of being able to buy something that isn't directly attached to their neighbors. I'm not sure anyone would argue that they aren't built from the best materials.
Moving into a mobile home may not be the best situation for your area or life, but for many people who move into them, they make a whole lot of sense. I've seen people use them as vacation homes, second homes, the only home they can afford.
There is a relatively high barrier to owning property in an urban area. These are usually the only options to a large segment of the population. Where else can you purchase a place to live for less than 10k and actually live in it? We legislate our way right out of having housing that folks with hardly anything can afford. Its a pretty steep slope into homelessness at the bottom of the curve.
Of course democratic tipped media will talk about how democrats should win the next election. One learns from past mistakes. What would you expect them to talk about?
There is plenty of time for our government to talk and handle large and small issues alike. They don't run on a 24/7 media schedule to keep folks entertained, in fact its fairly boring to the average citizen -- else CSPAN would be a thing.
And who is going to tell them this? Their fathers?
If you grow up in a war-zone, these things become normal. Don't fool yourself. Us humans are easily habitualized. If you see murder every day, you think its normal, and you wonder how to protect yourself and kill right.
Many times, it is as simple as telling people not to shoot each other. The kids don't know any better when their friends are all doing it. They need that 3rd party to tell them. It seems simple, and it is, but somehow society overlooks it, worst of all, with frustration.
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The fact that anyone watches a game drag on for four hours or longer is amazing. The NFL should be looking into this as one more way to get this out there if it actually is drawing more people, which I highly doubt. My guess is that people watching on Youtube either enjoy watching it on their computer, or they don't have any other way of viewing it due to their location on the planet.
I don't buy the excuse that people aren't showing up or watching, due to protests at the very beginning of the game anyhow. If people cared about football, they watch it. What happened was the minute the ritual was broken of going to games and watching them, there was never any real interest in going back.
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Sometimes, that's life.
We spy on you because of them.
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If it were easy, it wouldn't be called life.
The spy agencies were created, because we as a group needed a way to get information from other groups for our common causes.
Subpoena's are supposed to cover this gap whereas you can subpoena a private company, get private data and turn them into your spies for a minute.
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"Throw all of the tea over" - Samual Adams
I'm referring to the article, and opining on Net Neutrality; the people that deliver and pass on content vs. creating it.
On another note, I think its very dangerous when we as a society, vote with our feelings when it comes to the media (web). It is a super slipper slope when we self censor based on a twitter handle. People urging each other not to do that is the only way I can see it happening.
I don't have an answer to the advertising question, but let me know if you figure it out and I'll help you monetize it.
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Take two of these and call me in the morning.
Mandate is an official order to do something. Definition of Mandate
In this case, that means companies are forced to not discriminate.
Back to my original point. Without Net Neutrality, it is a slippery slope into censorship.
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"What's Papa gonna sell our steers for?" - Arliss Coates
You speak directly to my point. The gatekeepers will choose content. With net neutrality they aren't allowed to discriminate per government mandate.
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"Bad boys, bad boys, what you going to do? What you going to do when they come for you?" -- Inner Circle
I've meet a whole lot of folks around the world that don't have an extra $10 a month, that aren't starving. They love movies, but wouldn't watch them if they weren't delivered on a DVD to the neighborhood TV set for free.
--
It's a bird, It's a plane!
When you have a never ending stream of new toys, the game is, "What's new."
When you have a couple of toys, the game is "Let's play with this and try not to break it."
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Transformers, more than meets the eyes"
When private companies own and operate the internet, it seems like a very slippery slope to curbing free speech. Who is to say that Google or the like, won't be told by the shareholders to not host content because it offends their advertisers.
This seems like a very real consequence of allowing private companies to be gate keepers of the information on the internet, who can choose what content to offer without impunity.
--
"Bad boys, bad boys, what you going to do? What you going to do when they come for you?" -- Inner Circle
As much as I can't stand the content, the content should be there so that people can see for themselves how bad it is.
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It's a bird, it's a plane!
The numbers are ridiculous. If people didn't watch it because they had no money, or would have never spent the money to watch something in the first place, they can't be counted as lost revenue. My guess is that it would actually increase viewership and people who paid to watch, from people that saw something they never would have seen, telling others to check it out. -- Its a bird, it's a plane.
Scientists discover people open their mouths when yawning, sometimes leading to breathing.
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And a star was born.
This is the crossroads between advertising and reality. They'll sell it as real, and if you complain, they'll tell you it was just a gag.
Someone noted that in Japan, they wouldn't stand for this. If it holds that corporations are people, this should be the same in the U.S.
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It's a bird, it's a plane, its superman!
You were on to something talking about undercutting the work-force. When you devolved into saying this was a political game run which one side runs, you went off the rails.
--
"A day without sunshine is like, you know, night" -Steve Martin
I think this is used all of the time. I don't find it to be an accurate test. Most jobs are plug and play and under one subject. I don't need to know if Johnny or Sally can push through subject matter they find boring, because if I keep giving it to them, they'll probably go find a job that is more interesting to them. I just need to know they can RTFM when it pertains to why I hired them.
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"Indecision may or may not be my problem" - Jimmy Buffet
How to break the loop is a good question.
Degrees are being used as a (really lazy) litmus test. If the costs weren't as simple as "It took me 6 weeks to hire people when I opened the job up to everyone vs. 3 without," then there would be a variable that could be weighted differently. It would be great to see people incorporate "for the good of society" into their thoughts, but right now, the bottom thought, even if it doesn't need to be, is "Is it cheaper for me."
I've heard a whole slew of reasons why people can't and won't try to play nice with others. Here are just a couple.
- "If I had to get a degree, they should have to."
- I talked to them about college and we both agreed on how we felt about the greeks and our 3rd period teacher.
- They must not be able to hack it
It is ironic that the same people that make sure they hire a "diverse" group, will look at you and say with a straight face, that they are diverse because each person on their team has different color skin.
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"I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it with my own two eyes"
You're right. Its a predatory place, at the bottom of the economic web.
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"I like coffee and I like tea" - John Popper
I wouldn't know who this was if her music hadn't been shared outside of the ToS.
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Who are you? - The Who
People live in mobile home parks for a multitude of reasons, but are there primarily because it is affordable. It is the cheapest form of being able to buy something that isn't directly attached to their neighbors. I'm not sure anyone would argue that they aren't built from the best materials.
Moving into a mobile home may not be the best situation for your area or life, but for many people who move into them, they make a whole lot of sense. I've seen people use them as vacation homes, second homes, the only home they can afford.
There is a relatively high barrier to owning property in an urban area. These are usually the only options to a large segment of the population. Where else can you purchase a place to live for less than 10k and actually live in it? We legislate our way right out of having housing that folks with hardly anything can afford. Its a pretty steep slope into homelessness at the bottom of the curve.
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If you build it, they will come"
Bait taken. Never said that outside of the context of the cities you referred to. I've already answered your questions. Happy Thanksgiving.
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"Ribbit" - Unknown frog
Are you serious about this strawman or are you just trolling me?
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"Ribbit" - Unknown frog
Of course democratic tipped media will talk about how democrats should win the next election. One learns from past mistakes. What would you expect them to talk about?
There is plenty of time for our government to talk and handle large and small issues alike. They don't run on a 24/7 media schedule to keep folks entertained, in fact its fairly boring to the average citizen -- else CSPAN would be a thing.
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"...look over there!" - B. Simpson
And who is going to tell them this? Their fathers?
If you grow up in a war-zone, these things become normal. Don't fool yourself. Us humans are easily habitualized. If you see murder every day, you think its normal, and you wonder how to protect yourself and kill right.
--
"Ribbit" - Unknown frog
Many times, it is as simple as telling people not to shoot each other. The kids don't know any better when their friends are all doing it. They need that 3rd party to tell them. It seems simple, and it is, but somehow society overlooks it, worst of all, with frustration.
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"Ribbit" - Unknown frog