no $hit, they have the worst search engine and organization I've seen. I heard somewhere that they constantly rearrange stuff so that search engine spiders think it's new and index it higher. That goes hand in hand with my real world experience. Quick, someone go find the IIS download! See ya in 30 minutes... --
or even better, the RIAA should realize that people want MP3s, and put up material on the artist's homepage. Then there's not much reason to support the pirate sites with traffic and they would have a captive audience of devoted fans. But, hey, why think rationally when you have billions of dollars and can change the law whenever you need to.
However, as you keep recording more data pages slightly away from previous pages, the holograms will begin to appear dimmer and fogged up because their patterns must share the material's finite dynamic range and the data page is physically etched into the crystal. Eventually you will run out of space to store because the crystal has depleted all of its physical storage capacity, sort of like write once, read many media such as CD-R.
This is how they get so much data, you can shift the angle ever so slightly and have a new canvas. Mix this with a billion nano-bots with flashlights and miniature crystal-zamboni's and you've got some serious disk space. --
The article just covers some of the more interesting developements as we move to a distributed media environment.
Media Enforcer, written by a white-wearing blackhat it would seem, is a tool for tracking the popularity of media files. Actually fingering individuals is silly, IMHO, but tracking mass usage is a very useful tool in attracting advertisers with real income models.
The bandwidth shaping tools will most likely become a bit more commonplace. You don't want the kids dl'ing mp3s to interfere with your streamed-on-demand newscasts now do you? Kids comps get 128k, dad gets 2mbs. That's seems like normal evolution of bandwidth to me.
I really didn't see any need of fear-mongering from this article. That'll come when TW implements a hardware solution in all their routers to give the highest priority to AOL packets. --
You shouldn't have to pay for the service, as well as see for the ads.
This is why they will settle. I'll bet fully 30% of AOL's users don't understnad this concept. AOL/TW probably wouldn't like the press they'd get either. Of course, since they can basically control the press, mabye they will. My guess is that a settlement would be the cheapest way to go.
I'm just happy that now more ISPs, users, and websites will understand that pop-ups are evil, disgusting, and no one wants 'em. --
"Although this meeting is not a public hearing, the Commission has set aside one hour so that members of the public can address the Advisory Committee. A sign up sheet will be available at 9:30 a.m. at the meeting location. Due to time constraints, only ten persons will be able to present their comments for five minutes each."
If ten folks show up at 7 with 5 minutes speeches prepared, at the very least the public will have spoken. In unison, perhaps. Heck, it could probably be done with the same speech, to make a point.
(which is why I'm abusing my karma as the other response insinuated) --
I have a theory on the correct clock speed to recommend to friends and family when they inevitably ask me what they should buy.
It goes like this. Take the fastest speed you've seen, divide by two, and get plenty of RAM.
This allows for both their interest and investment in technology (if the fastest speed they have seen to date is 600mhz, they don't need to spend $1,000 on a box of metal.). The RAM should be plentiful, depending on the day. NIC for sure. The peripheral should be based on need...and that's about it.
But I think the point needs to be made. Those that use Amazon and AOL are indeed utilizing BeeTwoCeeEee-commerce (sounds like a chess move), they were the first to do the obvious correctly. Of course it's obvious now because they did it.
However. This is Internet time. I can do B2CE-commerce, as a concept, in about 20 minutes (or 1 "business day", to be honest, I did this very thing last Friday, sold about 450 $15 t-shirts in an afternoon. Anybody listen to WHTZ in New York?). I remember a quote from someplace, I think it was Clancy, actually, "The genius of one generation is the commonplace of the next." That makes about 18 months by my clock, err, overclock.
The "morons" comment was about the people who use AOL or Amazon and think they are the end all be all of the Internet. In such a competitive environment it is important to support a diverse number of companies ("diverse number" look! new jargon..maybe...). They'll probably get bought later on, but competition is more important and more efficient for everyone.
Please excuse the long post, I had a busy week at work,;) --
Amazon's and AOL's of the world that have taken it to an entirely different level. Greed is a powerful motivator...
Woohoo, one-click patents and pop-up windows!!! Yippee!!
AOL sucks and Amazon is still losing money, but they are pretty greedy. The problem comes when that greed gets mixed with power. Greed has no bounds, you can always want more.
This is an interesting thread, finally some of you snakes have slithered out, j/k. I was actually talking with my family the other day about going to law school specifically for IP. Any suggestions?
And I do think that geeks might join lawyers, and doctors as one of the "smart asshole" professions, if we haven't already. --
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hmmm, if that was your impression, I can see why it was marked down. Ah well, guess I'll just keep the obscure jokes in my head.....
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to where they originally posted this.
Ahh, well, it's worth seeing twice, since I have more time since I don't have to implement it, woohoo!
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no $hit, they have the worst search engine and organization I've seen. I heard somewhere that they constantly rearrange stuff so that search engine spiders think it's new and index it higher. That goes hand in hand with my real world experience. Quick, someone go find the IIS download! See ya in 30 minutes...
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or even better, the RIAA should realize that people want MP3s, and put up material on the artist's homepage. Then there's not much reason to support the pirate sites with traffic and they would have a captive audience of devoted fans. But, hey, why think rationally when you have billions of dollars and can change the law whenever you need to.
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I ask only because I'm willing to look like a nitpicking, heartless jerk in order to satisfy my curiosity.
Happy?
:-)
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..I prefer my penguin baked rather than deep fried in oil. Whatever, as long as some Africans get food.
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The, um, backup crystal is almost full...
inspired by this paragraph.
However, as you keep recording more data pages slightly away from previous pages, the holograms will begin to appear dimmer and fogged up because their patterns must share the material's finite dynamic range and the data page is physically etched into the crystal. Eventually you will run out of space to store because the crystal has depleted all of its physical storage capacity, sort of like write once, read many media such as CD-R.
This is how they get so much data, you can shift the angle ever so slightly and have a new canvas. Mix this with a billion nano-bots with flashlights and miniature crystal-zamboni's and you've got some serious disk space.
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..as the write up made it sound.
The article just covers some of the more interesting developements as we move to a distributed media environment.
Media Enforcer, written by a white-wearing blackhat it would seem, is a tool for tracking the popularity of media files. Actually fingering individuals is silly, IMHO, but tracking mass usage is a very useful tool in attracting advertisers with real income models.
The bandwidth shaping tools will most likely become a bit more commonplace. You don't want the kids dl'ing mp3s to interfere with your streamed-on-demand newscasts now do you? Kids comps get 128k, dad gets 2mbs. That's seems like normal evolution of bandwidth to me.
I really didn't see any need of fear-mongering from this article. That'll come when TW implements a hardware solution in all their routers to give the highest priority to AOL packets.
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You shouldn't have to pay for the service, as well as see for the ads.
This is why they will settle. I'll bet fully 30% of AOL's users don't understnad this concept. AOL/TW probably wouldn't like the press they'd get either. Of course, since they can basically control the press, mabye they will. My guess is that a settlement would be the cheapest way to go.
I'm just happy that now more ISPs, users, and websites will understand that pop-ups are evil, disgusting, and no one wants 'em.
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I can stop spamming.....
.sig for another MP3 article. It's kind of old, but finally is on-topic.
Check my
Have a fun day!!!
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well....
"Although this meeting is not a public hearing, the Commission has set aside one hour so that members of the public can address the Advisory Committee. A sign up sheet will be available at 9:30 a.m. at the meeting location. Due to time constraints, only ten persons will be able to present their comments for five minutes each."
If ten folks show up at 7 with 5 minutes speeches prepared, at the very least the public will have spoken. In unison, perhaps. Heck, it could probably be done with the same speech, to make a point.
(which is why I'm abusing my karma as the other response insinuated)
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Anybody want to drive to Virginia and show 'em Santa Clause?
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har-de-har-har.
Is there a way we can moderate headlines?
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What's a kernel? Is he the captain? Dungeon Master, wait!!
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Keep all your dinosaurs in gated communities. This allows them to extinct themselves faster.
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I have a theory on the correct clock speed to recommend to friends and family when they inevitably ask me what they should buy.
It goes like this. Take the fastest speed you've seen, divide by two, and get plenty of RAM.
This allows for both their interest and investment in technology (if the fastest speed they have seen to date is 600mhz, they don't need to spend $1,000 on a box of metal.). The RAM should be plentiful, depending on the day. NIC for sure. The peripheral should be based on need...and that's about it.
OS....do what you can, recommend Be if it works.
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it's what we've come to. Support your local t-shirt manufacturer. You can wear a suit over it if you want to. I won't tell.
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true, true.
;)
But I think the point needs to be made. Those that use Amazon and AOL are indeed utilizing BeeTwoCeeEee-commerce (sounds like a chess move), they were the first to do the obvious correctly. Of course it's obvious now because they did it.
However. This is Internet time. I can do B2CE-commerce, as a concept, in about 20 minutes (or 1 "business day", to be honest, I did this very thing last Friday, sold about 450 $15 t-shirts in an afternoon. Anybody listen to WHTZ in New York?). I remember a quote from someplace, I think it was Clancy, actually, "The genius of one generation is the commonplace of the next." That makes about 18 months by my clock, err, overclock.
The "morons" comment was about the people who use AOL or Amazon and think they are the end all be all of the Internet. In such a competitive environment it is important to support a diverse number of companies ("diverse number" look! new jargon..maybe...). They'll probably get bought later on, but competition is more important and more efficient for everyone.
Please excuse the long post, I had a busy week at work,
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Wah nods back to DA. Thanks man, got it. No turkey, you like chicks. Me too.
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Can someone help me out here? When did the marketdroids move in?
they have been a huge influence on the development of the B2C e-commerce industry.
Unless you're looking for VC money, how about something simple like..."they figured out how to sell stuff to morons, using a computer."
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No, no, no. LSD is for enlightenment. XTC/E is not to be used with a CVS, although it can be used with a LSD, IIRC, YMMV.
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Amazon's and AOL's of the world that have taken it to an entirely different level. Greed is a powerful motivator...
Woohoo, one-click patents and pop-up windows!!! Yippee!!
AOL sucks and Amazon is still losing money, but they are pretty greedy. The problem comes when that greed gets mixed with power. Greed has no bounds, you can always want more.
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it's life size.
(with a nod to Steven Wright)
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It's the new TLD for cyberscifi and classical music.
Coolasmovie.matrix , Wagner.matrix
And they thought jello could start fires....
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great post, thanks.
Here's some good reading (if you missed it)
This is an interesting thread, finally some of you snakes have slithered out, j/k. I was actually talking with my family the other day about going to law school specifically for IP. Any suggestions?
And I do think that geeks might join lawyers, and doctors as one of the "smart asshole" professions, if we haven't already.
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