From the most recent issue of Newsweek: from '93-'03 there was a "58%increase in titles published" From '92-'02 there was a "12% decrease in fiction readers" So that giant Barnes and Noble exists because there are more books bieng printed each year than ever before. Unfortunately, fewer people are reading them.
How'd you conclude that? More books published + Fewer fiction readers implies MORE NON-FICTION, not fewer readers.
DesScorp writes "The National Endowment for the Arts has released a study that shows a decline in the reading of fiction, poetry, and short stories.
A decline in the reading of fiction and poetry does NOT necessarily mean that fewer books are being read. Perhaps there has been a corresponding upsurge in non-fiction reading? In fact, this is likely -- look at best seller trends over the last decades, and the interest in books such as "Chicken soup for the...", "Stupid White Men", and "The Akins Plan". Somebody is buying and reading them.
Many companies are moving jobs overseas. IMO, it's a big problem. What should we do about it, especially for technical people? Stop demeaning and insulting foreigners, and accept the fact that they deserve to have jobs as much as you do?
As well, who is going to avoid watching a movie just because they know a scar switches sides in one scene? Probably no one, so if it isn't going to affect ticket sales, why bother changing it?
To save the make-up artist's career. Would YOU hire someone for your movie who couldn't keep their left and right straight between takes?
But what good does this do then? There's no mention of any background checks to issue the card. How does "I am the person whose name is on the card I am carrying" do anything for security? All that would do is confirm someone's name. If the document submitted to get the card itself is faked, there is no security.
ID checks can only provide security IF the correlate with some external database -- that flags known offenders. The identity of those providing biometrics acn be compared against that database more accuractly that other forms of IDs, since the biometrics can be faked. That's the way to get people who traveling under false names, or are other than they are claiming to be.
This system, as you describe it, is juat a "password". But knowing the password (have the biometrics that match those stored on your card) dosen't mean we are any more secure letting you on the plane. What if you committed a crime the week after your card was issued -- that info won't be stored on your card! The centralized database IS necessary.
There frequent flyers carried their biometric identifiers (fingerprint & iris) with them between airports on a smart card Actually, we carried our biometric identifiers on our FINGERS and our EYES. That's the whole point, you see?
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"If you bring that to us, we will arrest you, and since the amounts are so high you'll be charged with intent to distribute and probably serve a decade in jail."
Amount -- a measure of quantity. Intent -- a measure of one's determination for action.
Maybe they'll start fixing some of the hideous bugs that have been around for versions and versions.
For instance, there's the dreaded "jumping cursor" bug. Sporadically from time to time, when you are typing an URL in the address bar, the cursor jumps on you to the beginning ofthe line and ends up leaving you with a broken URL, forcing you to type the damn thing over again.
E.g., if you are typing "slashdot.org", and the cursor jumps, you end up with something such as "t.orgslashdo".
Have only seen this in IE, so it's not a standard behavior of the input box control.
It's like that whole Al Gore invented the internet versus helped create the internet thing. He said the latter, but the former, which is only subtly different, sounds much worse
Actually, he claimed that he "took the initiative in creating the Internet" (ref) which is a LOT closer to the former. "Taking the initiative" is a fundamental, creative role in producing something. "Assisting in" or "funding" is something completely different. If that's what he had meant, that's what he would have said.
Nautilus will ignore your file type settings almost entirely, except to refuse to open a file when it disagreees with you on the type of a particular file. There's no way to tell it "screw you, I'm right and you're wrong, so stop bugging me and let me open the file with a double click"
That's EXACTLY the behavior I hate most about the MacOS. I shouldn't need a hex editor (i.e. ResEdit) to go and and tell a file what application it is for. If I tell my application to open a file, I want it to try, and only fail if the file is in a format it can't handle -- not just beacuse some flag got messed up in downloading.
I might do a lot of good work around the office, but if I'm also sneaking money from the cash registers, I'm still going to get fired.
The FCC has adequately demonstrated that they AREN'T able to carry out their other business independently of their moral crusade. That moral crusade IS censorship, something the government should NOT be doing. Since the FCC can't stop this practice, the FCC NEEDS to be disbanded. Then a new agency can be created to take its place, with a more appropriate charter.
You do not have absolute authority over them. And so you must compromise.
But there IS no authority in the non-censorship case. It's opening the freedom for people to watch or not watch whatever they want. Whereas for the censorship case, the rights of all people is being limited, whether they want those limits or not.
The LOWEST common denomiter of legal restriction is the free-er, better one.
It is not the provence of the government to censor the airwaves. It is not appropriate that only the rich and priviledged who are able to afford cable or satellite television should be able to view uncensored conent. Books for purchase and books and public libraries are equally free from government censorship; the same case should apply to visual and audible media.
Those who can't afford premium media still should have the right to view artistic content as the director/producer intends, free from Mr. Clinton's or Mr. Powell's prudish bastardry.
I suppose the block put on Microsoft purchasing Quicken has been working... One popular little $20 program, yet it is bringing down the entire company.
The majority of their target audience don't stay in and watch tv on friday nights.
But then again, most of the audience who can afford to go out (at leat) once a week probably own VCRs. So still, time and date of the week doesn't especially matter. What matters is the quality of the show. If the show is really worth watching to you, you'll spend the effort to make sure to watch or tape it. If the show sucks, you won't.
As far as this show is concerned, most people find the opening theme song crappy enough to change the channel or mute the darn thing. That's audience attrition. Those who record the show, and can fast forward through the sap, are probably more likely to end up watching the show.
why does cellphone technology suck so bad in the US
They use a different phone standard than Japan, so the same phones aren't directly importable. That adds additional development time and cost before the same phones can be avilable stateside.
Blame Clinton-style trade protectionism and industry over-regulation.
Puhleaze, real people... to whom we are supposed to relate do not talk like a textwriter trying to emulate the way people who are like 20 years younger are talking
That's true. They don't. So puhleaze stop doing it yourself.
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From the most recent issue of Newsweek: from '93-'03 there was a "58%increase in titles published" From '92-'02 there was a "12% decrease in fiction readers" So that giant Barnes and Noble exists because there are more books bieng printed each year than ever before. Unfortunately, fewer people are reading them.
How'd you conclude that? More books published + Fewer fiction readers implies MORE NON-FICTION, not fewer readers.
A scheme for the resale of "used" e-books. Unlike Kerry, that would get my vote.
Anyone want to take a stab at explaining to me why Oddpost is so amazing?
Because this Slashdot story is actually an advertisement in disguise. Shhhh!
I've always wondered why iPod doesn't come with bluetooth? I don't see a reason.
cost? they're fairly expensive to begin with, before you start adding alternate interfaces...
Americans Read Fewer Books ...
DesScorp writes "The National Endowment for the Arts has released a study that shows a decline in the reading of fiction, poetry, and short stories.
A decline in the reading of fiction and poetry does NOT necessarily mean that fewer books are being read. Perhaps there has been a corresponding upsurge in non-fiction reading? In fact, this is likely -- look at best seller trends over the last decades, and the interest in books such as "Chicken soup for the...", "Stupid White Men", and "The Akins Plan". Somebody is buying and reading them.
Many companies are moving jobs overseas. IMO, it's a big problem. What should we do about it, especially for technical people?
Stop demeaning and insulting foreigners, and accept the fact that they deserve to have jobs as much as you do?
As well, who is going to avoid watching a movie just because they know a scar switches sides in one scene? Probably no one, so if it isn't going to affect ticket sales, why bother changing it?
To save the make-up artist's career. Would YOU hire someone for your movie who couldn't keep their left and right straight between takes?
But what good does this do then? There's no mention of any background checks to issue the card. How does "I am the person whose name is on the card I am carrying" do anything for security? All that would do is confirm someone's name. If the document submitted to get the card itself is faked, there is no security.
ID checks can only provide security IF the correlate with some external database -- that flags known offenders. The identity of those providing biometrics acn be compared against that database more accuractly that other forms of IDs, since the biometrics can be faked. That's the way to get people who traveling under false names, or are other than they are claiming to be.
This system, as you describe it, is juat a "password". But knowing the password (have the biometrics that match those stored on your card) dosen't mean we are any more secure letting you on the plane. What if you committed a crime the week after your card was issued -- that info won't be stored on your card! The centralized database IS necessary.
There frequent flyers carried their biometric identifiers (fingerprint & iris) with them between airports on a smart card
Actually, we carried our biometric identifiers on our FINGERS and our EYES. That's the whole point, you see?
"If you bring that to us, we will arrest you, and since the amounts are so high you'll be charged with intent to distribute and probably serve a decade in jail."
Amount -- a measure of quantity.
Intent -- a measure of one's determination for action.
There's no direct connection between the two.
Maybe they'll start fixing some of the hideous bugs that have been around for versions and versions.
For instance, there's the dreaded "jumping cursor" bug. Sporadically from time to time, when you are typing an URL in the address bar, the cursor jumps on you to the beginning ofthe line and ends up leaving you with a broken URL, forcing you to type the damn thing over again.
E.g., if you are typing "slashdot.org", and the cursor jumps, you end up with something such as "t.orgslashdo".
Have only seen this in IE, so it's not a standard behavior of the input box control.
If the music is crap, but the critic likes it, the critic is crap.
Later, rinse, repeat.
It's like that whole Al Gore invented the internet versus helped create the internet thing. He said the latter, but the former, which is only subtly different, sounds much worse
Actually, he claimed that he "took the initiative in creating the Internet" (ref) which is a LOT closer to the former. "Taking the initiative" is a fundamental, creative role in producing something. "Assisting in" or "funding" is something completely different. If that's what he had meant, that's what he would have said.
from the story posting:
"G-nome has finished his amazing Orac case mod, which looks absolutely stunning."
from the linked web site:
by G-gnome on 9th June 2004
that's G-gnome, not G-nome. Note the extra "G".
Proofreading, anyone?
Nautilus will ignore your file type settings almost entirely, except to refuse to open a file when it disagreees with you on the type of a particular file. There's no way to tell it "screw you, I'm right and you're wrong, so stop bugging me and let me open the file with a double click"
That's EXACTLY the behavior I hate most about the MacOS. I shouldn't need a hex editor (i.e. ResEdit) to go and and tell a file what application it is for. If I tell my application to open a file, I want it to try, and only fail if the file is in a format it can't handle -- not just beacuse some flag got messed up in downloading.
So what?
I might do a lot of good work around the office, but if I'm also sneaking money from the cash registers, I'm still going to get fired.
The FCC has adequately demonstrated that they AREN'T able to carry out their other business independently of their moral crusade. That moral crusade IS censorship, something the government should NOT be doing. Since the FCC can't stop this practice, the FCC NEEDS to be disbanded. Then a new agency can be created to take its place, with a more appropriate charter.
Moron.
You do not have absolute authority over them. And so you must compromise.
But there IS no authority in the non-censorship case. It's opening the freedom for people to watch or not watch whatever they want. Whereas for the censorship case, the rights of all people is being limited, whether they want those limits or not.
The LOWEST common denomiter of legal restriction is the free-er, better one.
Gosh, if supporting free speech makes one a moron, I'm proud to be one.
Fuckhead.
This was insightful?
Yes, the FCC _should_ be abolished.
It is not the provence of the government to censor the airwaves. It is not appropriate that only the rich and priviledged who are able to afford cable or satellite television should be able to view uncensored conent. Books for purchase and books and public libraries are equally free from government censorship; the same case should apply to visual and audible media.
Those who can't afford premium media still should have the right to view artistic content as the director/producer intends, free from Mr. Clinton's or Mr. Powell's prudish bastardry.
I suppose the block put on Microsoft purchasing Quicken has been working... One popular little $20 program, yet it is bringing down the entire company.
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The majority of their target audience don't stay in and watch tv on friday nights.
But then again, most of the audience who can afford to go out (at leat) once a week probably own VCRs. So still, time and date of the week doesn't especially matter. What matters is the quality of the show. If the show is really worth watching to you, you'll spend the effort to make sure to watch or tape it. If the show sucks, you won't.
As far as this show is concerned, most people find the opening theme song crappy enough to change the channel or mute the darn thing. That's audience attrition. Those who record the show, and can fast forward through the sap, are probably more likely to end up watching the show.
"It actually fills a vacuum in the market," of an X86-based handheld, he said.
Some vacuum. Perhaps just a lack of demand?
why does cellphone technology suck so bad in the US
They use a different phone standard than Japan, so the same phones aren't directly importable. That adds additional development time and cost before the same phones can be avilable stateside.
Blame Clinton-style trade protectionism and industry over-regulation.
Puhleaze, real people ... to whom we are supposed to relate do not talk like a textwriter trying to emulate the way people who are like 20 years younger are talking
That's true. They don't. So puhleaze stop doing it yourself.