Actually you are wrong... credit card companies are scared of gambling transactions for several reasons.
A) They are more likely to be fraudulent B) Gambling addicts are more likely to max out and then declare bankrupcy C) They are being pressured from various sources to stop these transactions
The proof is there. Several huge companies such as MBNA outrightly do not work on gambling sites. Others treat gambling credits as cash advances. Even paypal, which has little to worry about chargebacks etc. because they guaruntee funds through a bank account and extensive identification has banned gambling transactions.
Teaching is a grueling but rewarding profession. I think overall teachers aren't paid enough, and if they were paid more the quality of teachers would go up. In some Canadian provinces (like Manitoba) teachers now need five full years of university (a 3 year B.A. or a B.S., plus a 2 year B.Ed. before being licensed). Yet after that a teacher gets paid approx 40k (Cdn) for the first year, which maxes out at around 67k (Cdn) after nine years. Frankly, I don't think that is enough for what the best teachers do, although it is plenty for those who do the minimum required. I also think tenure is a bit of a problem in some cases... it is too hard to fire a teacher in some cases when it is desirable.
I have tried many different types of handhelds, and have found that pocket pc is best for me. I use my pocket pc as an mp3 player, to keep my schedule going as well as for some occasional gaming during a commute. I also have a full size keyboard plug-in that I can use for unexpected times when I need to type and do not have a laptop with me.
I have found that the Dell Axim Pocket PC with CompleteCare warrenty is the best way to go. The warranty covers accidents such as drops and spills and I have received a refurbished unit four times in the past three years, (they overnight it) with very little downtime. My latest model has lasted me 8 months now and I am waiting for a new high end model from Dell to purchase later this year.
Except they are not saying 'equal' they are saying 'better'. It is possible to be better than nothing, in fact if there is something with a particular trait, the default is that it is better than nothing.
I completely agree. Imagine the stress of changing and the downtime (something always goes wrong). My campus switched from Microsoft Windows/Office to Linux/OpenOffice in one faculty and the computers were down for over a week. After the change a massive education process had to be started. While everything is working now.. the transition was not easy and people are still having to adjust.
There is a difference between Darwin and Social Darwinism. The latter is the theory that was initially brought over to the US and quickly became more popular than Darwin's own theory. Social Darwinism can be applied to a lot of different things (in a perfectly valid way) but is not equal to what Darwin believed.
Actually Walmart Canada has a policy that states if an item scans higher than it is advertised as, they will give you the item free up to $15.00 (so $25.00 item scanned to high would become $10.00).
Futureshop in Canada has the same policy and they also have a price matching policy that states they will give you 10% of the difference at a futher discount. I was able to get $27 taken off a $85 product by using a combination of both policies (plus 2% back on my visa). Unfortunately for me, I decided to return the item later so I never really got a deal out of it.
Why use best buy? I set up a corporation with some friends (cost us about $1,150 Cdn in total and we use it to order products directly from suppliers. Best Buy has insane markups, and it is so much easier to order a product from Synnex or Ingrammicro. We have earned back our money countless times... (Just remember that you are required to pay the PST if you purchase an item to use instead of resell). As an added bonus, we make a few bucks reselling items to other people. As long as you meet the minimum requirements for having a business, you can order directly from distributors and can avoid the retailers who jack up prices like there is no tomorrow.
Microsoft did this with Windows XP beta to see what beta testers were "leaking" the information. Somebody figured it out though and testers were in an uproar shortly thereafter. Frankly, if you buy (or rent) electronic hardware from a store, the serial number is recorded on the receipt to avoid a switcheroo... this is simply an extension of that in my opinion. Not a good thing for people who misuse their licenses... but nothing major for people who follow the rules.
It's a joke to advertise this as something "useful". If it was being advertised to help raise money for whatever, maybe I would buy into it... but frankly this is a joke. Unless it is a way to get around the adwords terms of service (you can't even imply that people should click to raise money for you) but still, it is quite a far shot to market this as being 'useful'.
I laughed at Windows ME during beta, it was the most bloated and crappy piece of junk ever... but did that stop Microsoft from selling OEM copies to manufacturers and even retail upgrades through advertising? Nope... Windows ME sold 250,000 RETAIL copies in the first four days and OEM copies were bundled with computers from most manufacturers for a long time.
While I hope that starter edition will fail like nothing has failed before, frankly I think MS will be able to brainwash the masses once again.
I don't have a "real" tv. Most "tv" I watch is streaming video over the internet (subscription content ie: abcnews.com) and I have a tv tuner card hooked up to my computer. If I need a big screen for any reason, I turn on my Dell 4100MP projector and away I go.
Frankly, I don't have time to watch real tv... I much prefer recording content and watching either while I am working/studying or while doing something else that does not require full concentration. Watching TV just by itself bores me to tears.
I don't know about Israel but I was watching the opening coverage (in Canada) and while our commentators were worried about a "cool" US reception, the said that there was more applause than most other teams were getting for the US team. I don't remember them commenting anything about Israel but for Iran there was almost a deafening silence. (Iraq on the other hand received a nice ovation).
I feel sorry for TIVO because while MS is busy drawing up plans on how to capture the international market, TIVO has hardly begun to expand much outside of the United States.
It is hard for me to decide on whether to be for or against this.
I think I would totally agree that the Government should have advertisements to raise revenue IF AND ONLY IF there is a "non-advertisement" text only version for website that is available on a splash page, before any advertisements are viewed.
If you look at other government events, they often will partner with other commercial entities, heck even government literature is often sponsored by third parties who are partners. What is the logic behind making websites sponsor/partner free if we accept government sponsorship in other areas?
Frankly, if we have a choice not to view the advertisments (through a text only version for example) then I think I support advertisments.
dude, you do realize that Google DOES have sponsored advertisements right? Sure they are not very invasive, but who says the government website's ads will necessarily be invasive? I don't get the logic...
This is an insanely well crafted marketing stretegy. It is low cost because websites like this one distribute hype about the game for free, two or three writers/planners can easily keep this going, and the costs of running the website(s) are nil compared to other advertising/promotion costs to the publisher.
Perhaps the best part about this type of marketing is that fans feel respected because it is fans who will get into this type of marketing the most. It gives them something to do while awaiting the product and they are no longer just an after-thought in a promotion scheme where publishers try to get new customers on board rather than giving the people who are already hooked some attention (ie: a screenshot or two a week). Hopefully this marketing style will keep spreading, it certainly is interesting.
Advertisers have a choice, 1) per click 2) per impression 3) per lead, sale, action.
-Per lead is often prefered by advertisers because it guaruntees they will only pay out when there is a lead, sale and action. (And if the lead contains information that is fake like 123 fake street, they don't have to pay for it. In this model, websites become sales people on commission. -Per impression is often preferred by website owners because they know generally how many hits they can get and they won't have to sell or sign up people before they make money. This model is much like putting an advertisements into a magazine and paying for how many copies there are. -Per click is kind of a compromise. Advertisers don't pay if there is no interest, and Websites do not actually have to sell anything to get paid. As long as the CTR (click through ratio) is fairly high, and advertisers are making money, everyone is happy.
If cheap labour is clicking on ads, then it is ads on third party websites where the website owners are getting a nice cut per click (up to $1.50+ a click in some cases).
A make it a point myself to click on advertisements now and then on websites that I like (like slashdot). I see it as my way of "paying back". Am I more likely to buy something that I click on? Not more likely than I am to buy something where I see a tv advertisement.
I think I can smell a new DRM version from Real coming out. The last time people started ripping "protected" content (the cnn footage is supposed to be subscription only) Real started suing and came out with new software. With Microsoft's Digital Rights Management quickly becoming popular amongst content publishers, I have a feeling Real corporate will want some heads to roll if this gets out of control.
I do it mainly to see what websites are spamming me. For example, when I subscribe to the NYTimes, I would subscribe using nytimes071704@mydomain.com and could then see what advertising and spam comes from that signup. (If I get tired of mails to an address, I will make a rule so that all mail to that address goes straight to my trash).
My domains are not popular so I rarely get spam to emails that I never signed up anything for. Occasionally I will get an email to webmaster@mydomain or info@mydomain, but nothing more than a dozen a week. I say use it until you get too much spam, and then you can drop it while activating the emails that you still want to keep.
Slashdot Mirror
Big Deal, I have figured out how to use Google to eliminate my need to excrete bodily solids or fluids.
Actually you are wrong... credit card companies are scared of gambling transactions for several reasons.
A) They are more likely to be fraudulent
B) Gambling addicts are more likely to max out and then declare bankrupcy
C) They are being pressured from various sources to stop these transactions
The proof is there. Several huge companies such as MBNA outrightly do not work on gambling sites. Others treat gambling credits as cash advances. Even paypal, which has little to worry about chargebacks etc. because they guaruntee funds through a bank account and extensive identification has banned gambling transactions.
Teaching is a grueling but rewarding profession. I think overall teachers aren't paid enough, and if they were paid more the quality of teachers would go up. In some Canadian provinces (like Manitoba) teachers now need five full years of university (a 3 year B.A. or a B.S., plus a 2 year B.Ed. before being licensed). Yet after that a teacher gets paid approx 40k (Cdn) for the first year, which maxes out at around 67k (Cdn) after nine years. Frankly, I don't think that is enough for what the best teachers do, although it is plenty for those who do the minimum required. I also think tenure is a bit of a problem in some cases... it is too hard to fire a teacher in some cases when it is desirable.
I have tried many different types of handhelds, and have found that pocket pc is best for me. I use my pocket pc as an mp3 player, to keep my schedule going as well as for some occasional gaming during a commute. I also have a full size keyboard plug-in that I can use for unexpected times when I need to type and do not have a laptop with me.
I have found that the Dell Axim Pocket PC with CompleteCare warrenty is the best way to go. The warranty covers accidents such as drops and spills and I have received a refurbished unit four times in the past three years, (they overnight it) with very little downtime. My latest model has lasted me 8 months now and I am waiting for a new high end model from Dell to purchase later this year.
hehe I was just bugging you! :P
Except they are not saying 'equal' they are saying 'better'. It is possible to be better than nothing, in fact if there is something with a particular trait, the default is that it is better than nothing.
I completely agree. Imagine the stress of changing and the downtime (something always goes wrong). My campus switched from Microsoft Windows/Office to Linux/OpenOffice in one faculty and the computers were down for over a week. After the change a massive education process had to be started. While everything is working now.. the transition was not easy and people are still having to adjust.
There is a difference between Darwin and Social Darwinism. The latter is the theory that was initially brought over to the US and quickly became more popular than Darwin's own theory. Social Darwinism can be applied to a lot of different things (in a perfectly valid way) but is not equal to what Darwin believed.
Actually Walmart Canada has a policy that states if an item scans higher than it is advertised as, they will give you the item free up to $15.00 (so $25.00 item scanned to high would become $10.00).
Futureshop in Canada has the same policy and they also have a price matching policy that states they will give you 10% of the difference at a futher discount. I was able to get $27 taken off a $85 product by using a combination of both policies (plus 2% back on my visa). Unfortunately for me, I decided to return the item later so I never really got a deal out of it.
Why use best buy? I set up a corporation with some friends (cost us about $1,150 Cdn in total and we use it to order products directly from suppliers. Best Buy has insane markups, and it is so much easier to order a product from Synnex or Ingrammicro. We have earned back our money countless times... (Just remember that you are required to pay the PST if you purchase an item to use instead of resell). As an added bonus, we make a few bucks reselling items to other people. As long as you meet the minimum requirements for having a business, you can order directly from distributors and can avoid the retailers who jack up prices like there is no tomorrow.
quote: "If Microsoft did this"
(they already have... Windows XP beta builds).
Microsoft did this with Windows XP beta to see what beta testers were "leaking" the information. Somebody figured it out though and testers were in an uproar shortly thereafter. Frankly, if you buy (or rent) electronic hardware from a store, the serial number is recorded on the receipt to avoid a switcheroo... this is simply an extension of that in my opinion. Not a good thing for people who misuse their licenses... but nothing major for people who follow the rules.
It's a joke to advertise this as something "useful". If it was being advertised to help raise money for whatever, maybe I would buy into it... but frankly this is a joke. Unless it is a way to get around the adwords terms of service (you can't even imply that people should click to raise money for you) but still, it is quite a far shot to market this as being 'useful'.
I laughed at Windows ME during beta, it was the most bloated and crappy piece of junk ever... but did that stop Microsoft from selling OEM copies to manufacturers and even retail upgrades through advertising? Nope... Windows ME sold 250,000 RETAIL copies in the first four days and OEM copies were bundled with computers from most manufacturers for a long time.
While I hope that starter edition will fail like nothing has failed before, frankly I think MS will be able to brainwash the masses once again.
I don't have a "real" tv. Most "tv" I watch is streaming video over the internet (subscription content ie: abcnews.com) and I have a tv tuner card hooked up to my computer. If I need a big screen for any reason, I turn on my Dell 4100MP projector and away I go.
Frankly, I don't have time to watch real tv... I much prefer recording content and watching either while I am working/studying or while doing something else that does not require full concentration. Watching TV just by itself bores me to tears.
I don't know about Israel but I was watching the opening coverage (in Canada) and while our commentators were worried about a "cool" US reception, the said that there was more applause than most other teams were getting for the US team. I don't remember them commenting anything about Israel but for Iran there was almost a deafening silence. (Iraq on the other hand received a nice ovation).
I feel sorry for TIVO because while MS is busy drawing up plans on how to capture the international market, TIVO has hardly begun to expand much outside of the United States.
It is hard for me to decide on whether to be for or against this.
I think I would totally agree that the Government should have advertisements to raise revenue IF AND ONLY IF there is a "non-advertisement" text only version for website that is available on a splash page, before any advertisements are viewed.
If you look at other government events, they often will partner with other commercial entities, heck even government literature is often sponsored by third parties who are partners. What is the logic behind making websites sponsor/partner free if we accept government sponsorship in other areas?
Frankly, if we have a choice not to view the advertisments (through a text only version for example) then I think I support advertisments.
dude, you do realize that Google DOES have sponsored advertisements right? Sure they are not very invasive, but who says the government website's ads will necessarily be invasive? I don't get the logic...
Oh gosh, if only I *could* tell you. Maybe in a few years I will...
This is an insanely well crafted marketing stretegy. It is low cost because websites like this one distribute hype about the game for free, two or three writers/planners can easily keep this going, and the costs of running the website(s) are nil compared to other advertising/promotion costs to the publisher.
Perhaps the best part about this type of marketing is that fans feel respected because it is fans who will get into this type of marketing the most. It gives them something to do while awaiting the product and they are no longer just an after-thought in a promotion scheme where publishers try to get new customers on board rather than giving the people who are already hooked some attention (ie: a screenshot or two a week). Hopefully this marketing style will keep spreading, it certainly is interesting.
Advertisers have a choice, 1) per click 2) per impression 3) per lead, sale, action.
-Per lead is often prefered by advertisers because it guaruntees they will only pay out when there is a lead, sale and action. (And if the lead contains information that is fake like 123 fake street, they don't have to pay for it. In this model, websites become sales people on commission.
-Per impression is often preferred by website owners because they know generally how many hits they can get and they won't have to sell or sign up people before they make money. This model is much like putting an advertisements into a magazine and paying for how many copies there are.
-Per click is kind of a compromise. Advertisers don't pay if there is no interest, and Websites do not actually have to sell anything to get paid. As long as the CTR (click through ratio) is fairly high, and advertisers are making money, everyone is happy.
If cheap labour is clicking on ads, then it is ads on third party websites where the website owners are getting a nice cut per click (up to $1.50+ a click in some cases).
A make it a point myself to click on advertisements now and then on websites that I like (like slashdot). I see it as my way of "paying back". Am I more likely to buy something that I click on? Not more likely than I am to buy something where I see a tv advertisement.
I think I can smell a new DRM version from Real coming out. The last time people started ripping "protected" content (the cnn footage is supposed to be subscription only) Real started suing and came out with new software. With Microsoft's Digital Rights Management quickly becoming popular amongst content publishers, I have a feeling Real corporate will want some heads to roll if this gets out of control.
I do it mainly to see what websites are spamming me. For example, when I subscribe to the NYTimes, I would subscribe using nytimes071704@mydomain.com and could then see what advertising and spam comes from that signup. (If I get tired of mails to an address, I will make a rule so that all mail to that address goes straight to my trash).
My domains are not popular so I rarely get spam to emails that I never signed up anything for. Occasionally I will get an email to webmaster@mydomain or info@mydomain, but nothing more than a dozen a week. I say use it until you get too much spam, and then you can drop it while activating the emails that you still want to keep.