I'm referring specifically to video podcasts that I can download for free through iTunes, Miro, etc. First of all, most of the videos are in plain, standard MP4/H.264 that I can stream to my Xbox 360 or Apple TV...that means I can fast-forward if I choose. Second, a lot of the ads are voiced by the hosts of the shows I watch (Diggnation, Web Drifter, just about anything from Revision3), so they feel a little more personal.
Overall, the ads are for something you might actually be interested in since a lot of the shows are very tightly focused. The fact that the hosts voice the ads helps you draw the connection that these ads are paying for the shows.
That said, I would never touch any of the flash-based web videos offered by ABC, NBC, etc. Too "corporate" and impersonal. If I can't stream it to my TV, it does not get watched.
Yes, several times when they offered exactly what I was looking for at exactly the right time. I clicked on a Google text ad this morning looking for custom rubber stamps. The fact that the merchant uses Google's checkout system, designated by the Google Checkout icon...*another ad*....sealed the deal for me.
"We need people in war because it helps keep us out of it - well that's the theory anyway (read: Iraq)."
That sounds like a really twisted version of doublespeak. I would argue that we need more robots in war to keep *us* out of it. War is not a game, it is not fair and is not to be taken lightly. What's that old saying...
"The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his."
Psst...it's all the offshoots (I'm looking at you, Baptists) that are causing problems. The Catholic church is rather keen on astronomy an evolution nowadays. Not so much on the gays and condoms, but it's a start.
My GF doesn't get jealous of the Weighted Companion Cube wallpaper on my desktop. In fact, I think it reassures her that I'll always be faithful to her.
Didn't the British decide to conduct traffic on the left side of the road simply to spite French culture, which used the right-hand side? Granted, that's why American currency is called the "dollar" (derivative of the German "tollar" or something) instead of the "pound," in spite of you guys from our revolution.
In the proper historical context, it made sense to have your moving traffic on the right-hand side of the road. Since most people wore their swords on the right, that would prevent people and horses from accidentally getting cut.
D-Link makes them for about that price (about $200). From everything I've read, Apple TV or Xbox 360 still wins in terms of a quality experience. I stream stuff from my PC (Vista running TVersity) to my Xbox 360, while my GF uses iTunes on her PC and Apple TV. A refurb Apple TV is $250, a new one $300 and an Xbox 360 can be had for $279...and also plays regular DVDs.
I think coax on your hypothetical box would be a waste of resources. Anyone with the wherewithal to use such a device probably hasn't used a coax connection in a couple decades:-)
The police ask for your name and address when you call about an emergency, even when you're not home. Like the GP said, you can just hang up a pay phone and leave. But try being uncooperative when they can later on subpoena the cell phone records to get your info.
I was driving home and saw someone lying on the side of a busy road, so I called the police. Since I was calling from my cell phone, I had enough common sense to give them my information. Nothing ever happened of it...but imagine if that (presumably drunk) person turned out to be dead; you bet your bippy I'd get a visit.
"...as your old cells die and new ones are created from virtual matter."
That wouldn't necessarily work, as it's the holodeck projector that controls the molecular composition of the food (albeit simulated), not your digestive system. The most that would happen is that you'd crap out a force field, which would be interesting in and of itself.
Going the other way you suggest, from hologram to organic, actually sounds feasible.
"Ideally, the law should be easily understood; written in the vernacular. We shouldn't need lawyers to translate it for us."
Any law written in the vernacular would be very prone to abuse because it is much more ambiguous than legalspeak. Legal language follows a strict logical structure that should not leave any room for judgment when used properly. "Defined terms" are a good thing. Unfortunately, it gets abused because laypeople generally aren't exposed to legal language. That's why you can have evil bits of legislation sneaked into otherwise harmless laws.
The only computer part from 1987 that I know would work in a modern computer is the power cord, since the connector to the power supply is still the same.
Whenever I talk about AVG, I make sure to mention that they only charge for commercial licenses and that while I use the free version at home, I've paid for a commercial license for work. That might make it sound more reassuring to some people.
I was willing to pay $5.00 for the album, but in the end, I just left their web site and didn't download the album. The fact that I had to register (i.e, create a username) was simply annoying. I don't mind entering my CC info and address for a one-time payment, but that is all I'm willing to do to pay for the album. Past the purchase, I don't want to have any connection to the site. Even a Paypal option would have been nice.
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I'm referring specifically to video podcasts that I can download for free through iTunes, Miro, etc. First of all, most of the videos are in plain, standard MP4/H.264 that I can stream to my Xbox 360 or Apple TV...that means I can fast-forward if I choose. Second, a lot of the ads are voiced by the hosts of the shows I watch (Diggnation, Web Drifter, just about anything from Revision3), so they feel a little more personal.
Overall, the ads are for something you might actually be interested in since a lot of the shows are very tightly focused. The fact that the hosts voice the ads helps you draw the connection that these ads are paying for the shows.
That said, I would never touch any of the flash-based web videos offered by ABC, NBC, etc. Too "corporate" and impersonal. If I can't stream it to my TV, it does not get watched.
Yes, several times when they offered exactly what I was looking for at exactly the right time. I clicked on a Google text ad this morning looking for custom rubber stamps. The fact that the merchant uses Google's checkout system, designated by the Google Checkout icon...*another ad*....sealed the deal for me.
"We need people in war because it helps keep us out of it - well that's the theory anyway (read: Iraq)."
That sounds like a really twisted version of doublespeak. I would argue that we need more robots in war to keep *us* out of it. War is not a game, it is not fair and is not to be taken lightly. What's that old saying...
"The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his."
This.
And pretty much anyone that uses the label "Christian" nowadays would have had him locked up in Guantanamo Bay.
I like to think of him as Lincoln and JFK rolled up into one!
Psst...it's all the offshoots (I'm looking at you, Baptists) that are causing problems. The Catholic church is rather keen on astronomy an evolution nowadays. Not so much on the gays and condoms, but it's a start.
I just want to say that I'd kill everyone in this thread to give you a mod point :-)
My GF doesn't get jealous of the Weighted Companion Cube wallpaper on my desktop. In fact, I think it reassures her that I'll always be faithful to her.
Didn't the British decide to conduct traffic on the left side of the road simply to spite French culture, which used the right-hand side? Granted, that's why American currency is called the "dollar" (derivative of the German "tollar" or something) instead of the "pound," in spite of you guys from our revolution.
In the proper historical context, it made sense to have your moving traffic on the right-hand side of the road. Since most people wore their swords on the right, that would prevent people and horses from accidentally getting cut.
Jughandles are great; they give you some of the benefits of roundabouts when a roundabout isn't feasible in an area.
Voting restrictions only exist to punish your political enemies and to help keep your party in power.
D-Link makes them for about that price (about $200). From everything I've read, Apple TV or Xbox 360 still wins in terms of a quality experience. I stream stuff from my PC (Vista running TVersity) to my Xbox 360, while my GF uses iTunes on her PC and Apple TV. A refurb Apple TV is $250, a new one $300 and an Xbox 360 can be had for $279...and also plays regular DVDs.
:-)
I think coax on your hypothetical box would be a waste of resources. Anyone with the wherewithal to use such a device probably hasn't used a coax connection in a couple decades
No, they will be used for meat; that's all they will be good for in such a situation.
The police ask for your name and address when you call about an emergency, even when you're not home. Like the GP said, you can just hang up a pay phone and leave. But try being uncooperative when they can later on subpoena the cell phone records to get your info.
I was driving home and saw someone lying on the side of a busy road, so I called the police. Since I was calling from my cell phone, I had enough common sense to give them my information. Nothing ever happened of it...but imagine if that (presumably drunk) person turned out to be dead; you bet your bippy I'd get a visit.
"...as your old cells die and new ones are created from virtual matter."
That wouldn't necessarily work, as it's the holodeck projector that controls the molecular composition of the food (albeit simulated), not your digestive system. The most that would happen is that you'd crap out a force field, which would be interesting in and of itself.
Going the other way you suggest, from hologram to organic, actually sounds feasible.
Those are the sites' biggest customers. They'd go out of business without that demographic.
"Ideally, the law should be easily understood; written in the vernacular. We shouldn't need lawyers to translate it for us."
Any law written in the vernacular would be very prone to abuse because it is much more ambiguous than legalspeak. Legal language follows a strict logical structure that should not leave any room for judgment when used properly. "Defined terms" are a good thing. Unfortunately, it gets abused because laypeople generally aren't exposed to legal language. That's why you can have evil bits of legislation sneaked into otherwise harmless laws.
Realistically, it should be North Jersey, where all the oil refineries and chemical waste reside.
The only computer part from 1987 that I know would work in a modern computer is the power cord, since the connector to the power supply is still the same.
Wow, I think I'm going to stop going on the internet now.
You mean he doesn't want it?
I think they would be more interested in personal assets that could be liquidated for damages, not the servers.
Whenever I talk about AVG, I make sure to mention that they only charge for commercial licenses and that while I use the free version at home, I've paid for a commercial license for work. That might make it sound more reassuring to some people.
I was willing to pay $5.00 for the album, but in the end, I just left their web site and didn't download the album. The fact that I had to register (i.e, create a username) was simply annoying. I don't mind entering my CC info and address for a one-time payment, but that is all I'm willing to do to pay for the album. Past the purchase, I don't want to have any connection to the site. Even a Paypal option would have been nice.
The sound you just heard was Walt Mossberg giving Ben Worthen a right bitch-slapping.