Yep, they sure do. They have access to information before it goes public, and while they can't talk about it, they sure can do something about it. If you're wondering what that information is, just take a look at CNNfn.com to get an idea...
On another front though, it does sound like he was pushed. If he "stepped down", that first step is a doozy. Hope he had a golden parachute.
On yet another front - CTO's, CFO's, CEO's, CIO's and all the rest of the acronymati leave all the time.
Why should we care?
( Acronymati - You heard it here first.. watch for it on your buzzword bingo cards soon!)
Main Entry: acronymati
Pronunciation: a-kr&-'ni-mä-tE
Function: noun plural
Etymology: First coined by ldopa1 on http://www.slashdot.org. An amalgamation of the two words "Acronym" and "Illuminati".
Date: 2001
1 capitalized : any of various groups claiming special professional enlightenment
2 : persons who are or who claim to be unusually promoted
3 : persons who are bolstered in their employment by complex employment agreements guaranteeing an obscene payscale
When I'm toting my laptop, I need to carry a mouse and a power cord, among other things. I need my notebooks, pens, CD's, etc... If I carry this thing, not only will it not fit in my laptop backpack which I'll STILL have to carry, but now I've also lost one of my two carry-ons allowed on the plane. If I stuff my current Dell (or iBook) into my backpack, I've got everything I need plus room to spare, and I can also carry on a toiletries bag in case I get stranded.
Also keep in mind that by talking about it, you're admitting that the advertising works! Whoever it was who said "my mindspace is not for sale" is wrong. It's free - your participation in this conversation gives the lie to your words.
That said, there are some points to consider:
1) If we don't let them advertise, the websites will become pay, or worse, disappear.
2)If you're really adamant about the ads going away don't click on them!
3) Honestly, is it that big a deal? Frankly, how hard is it to click once? You're doing it all day! The only ones that really annoy me are the ones that take the "spam the respawn room" strategy.
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Yep, they sure do. They have access to information before it goes public, and while they can't talk about it, they sure can do something about it. If you're wondering what that information is, just take a look at CNNfn.com to get an idea...
On another front though, it does sound like he was pushed. If he "stepped down", that first step is a doozy. Hope he had a golden parachute.
On yet another front - CTO's, CFO's, CEO's, CIO's and all the rest of the acronymati leave all the time.
( Acronymati - You heard it here first.. watch for it on your buzzword bingo cards soon!)
Main Entry: acronymati
Pronunciation: a-kr&-'ni-mä-tE
Function: noun plural
Etymology: First coined by ldopa1 on http://www.slashdot.org. An amalgamation of the two words "Acronym" and "Illuminati".
Date: 2001
1 capitalized : any of various groups claiming special professional enlightenment
2 : persons who are or who claim to be unusually promoted
3 : persons who are bolstered in their employment by complex employment agreements guaranteeing an obscene payscale
I use the BOFH method of backing up data. I dump to /dev/null... it is so much FASTER that way...
When I'm toting my laptop, I need to carry a mouse and a power cord, among other things. I need my notebooks, pens, CD's, etc... If I carry this thing, not only will it not fit in my laptop backpack which I'll STILL have to carry, but now I've also lost one of my two carry-ons allowed on the plane. If I stuff my current Dell (or iBook) into my backpack, I've got everything I need plus room to spare, and I can also carry on a toiletries bag in case I get stranded.
If you want tough, go and buy a Miltope TSC-750 or any one of the rugged laptops from Niche. Besides, according to this article in MacWorld, the iBook is pretty tough as it is.
"Come to think of it, there already are a million monkeys at a million typewriters, and Usenet is NOTHING like Shakespeare." - Blair Houghton
People like the feel of turning a page
There is currently no display technology that matches the ease of reading paper
There is currently no "search" technology that matches flipping through a book for the passage you're looking for
You can't get a copy of David Gerrold's "A Matter for Men" in eBook format (or any other good classic sci-fi novel, grok that?)
They cost $300 bucks (I can get 300 books from Half Price books for that much money, and sell them back for about $80)
Also keep in mind that by talking about it, you're admitting that the advertising works! Whoever it was who said "my mindspace is not for sale" is wrong. It's free - your participation in this conversation gives the lie to your words.
That said, there are some points to consider:
1) If we don't let them advertise, the websites will become pay, or worse, disappear.
2)If you're really adamant about the ads going away don't click on them!
3) Honestly, is it that big a deal? Frankly, how hard is it to click once? You're doing it all day! The only ones that really annoy me are the ones that take the "spam the respawn room" strategy.