It's funny to see Microsoft use these same tactics over and over again. No matter who the competitor, they leverage their control of the OS to attack their competition.
Does anyone disagree that this patent is an expression of Microsoft applying this formula to supplant Google's dominance in advertising? I'm a little dubious as to its potential threat to Google, but time will tell.
This stinks like the preparations for advertising-supported Microsoft products.
Hah, who sees an amazing technology like this and immediately begins thinking about its potential use for advertising? To me, its use in advertising seems like the only downside to this technology..
"Guys!! I just heard that they came up with a way to project images directly in to your brain! Awesome, think of the *commercials*!! "
I'd actually began to mention BBSs and then erased it, because I figured if I start down that road, people are going to say, "Actually, it started with people copying each others punch cards."
My apologies. I shouldn't call it idiocy. It's just clearly a toy language, and shouldn't be judged by the standards of real, modern programming languages.
It must really bother you to see it do so well, huh?
When he left MST3K he filmed a pilot for HBO, a sketch comedy show called 'The TV Wheel'. My buddy and I were big enough fans that we went to the filming of the pilot, after being tipped off from Usenet that you could get free tickets. The show was never picked up.
Wikipedia lists some other projects of his post-mst3k..
Are there any players that will let you sync the audio to the video and let it work for fastfoward and pausing? That's the only problem I can see with it, be a real pain in the ass if you had to just let the damn thing run, no pausing. If I'm in an audience of a size greater than one, there will be pauses, rewinds, etc. The do try and make it easier to sync mid-movie by occasionally having a robot-voiced character read a line that should be synchronized with a line in the movie. This way, you *can* still start in the middle of a movie, but it is a PITA.
Well, how does it hurt it? I mean, its the release of a new software license.. it's unusual that there are any festivities at all. Do you really think they have much hopes for major press coverage?
I'm glad that some people didn't feel the need to clear their schedule because a new phone is being released. I'm glad I don't spend much time surfing the internet on the weekends; I'll remain unexposed to the epicenter of the hype.
In light of the number of MythTV users, and the resourcefulness of the community, I don't think anyone is going to let a little AJAX get in the way of a scraper. Someone only has to do it once..
My parents have had U-verse for about a month now. My impressions of the service match yours very closely.
The internet service is good, 6 megabit down and 1 megabit up.
The standard tuner box they provide is passable, if a little slow/unresponse (hey, it runs winCE, what do you expect;).
Compression artifacts in HD are very evident. As you mentioned, I would also not recommend this service for someone wanting very high quality HD. It still looks better than a standard definition broadcast, but the artifacts really bug me.
The on demand service is rather sparse, hopefully their catalog of available material will improve.]
All in all, I'd get it if they offered it where I live, if for the internet connection alone.
Hey, in my opinion, the difference between "cure" and "undesirable change" or "brainwashing" is purely subjective. If someone comes up and tells you autism has ruined their life, who are you to say that it hasn't? It's all a word game.
It needs to be a flash animation with 3d rendered anime dragons and magic small furry creatures, superimposed over videos of skateboarders bashing their nuts on rails.
The sad thing is it would probably improve security..
Also, I'd say that since guerrilla marketing by definition is outside of the normal channels for marketing, Cartoon Network should not be surprised when the book of law is tossed at them.
I'll be curious to see; what book? Littering? What criminal offenses did the Cartoon Network actually commit? All the authorities are talking big but I suspect the reason we haven't heard any charges are because they are scratching their head trying to figure out how to get Cartoon Network to foot the bill.
It sounds to me like Cartoon Network's marketing idea wasn't so bad, but their placement of the devices was insanely bad. Bundles of unexplainable electronics on bridges, subway stations.. they might as well have left them on an airport concourse or the white house lawn.
When I was in Atlanta in November, somewhere vaguely near the Turner building on I85 was a giant billboard of an illuminated mooninite outline just like on these devices. Spiffy.
I'm hoping people learned their lesson and will shift to more standards compliance and alternative implementations, but somehow I don't think so. In fact, the Korean Government will demand MS "fix" "their" problem, as obviously it is MS's fault for breaking "the Internet". This is a small point compared to the real point you were making, but couldn't someone claim that they have every right to pressure MS to fix ActiveX in this case? All they did was adopt a technology that MS pushed on everyone. Granted, it didn't take hold very well for most of MS's market, but you can't blame them for being a bit angry at being left out in the cold.
Interesting stuff about the strong encryption export policy, thanks.
The main thing that sets the flash player apart from those other audio-producing applications you listed is that the flash player uses OSS. I'd assume you have software audio mixing, and my guess is that flash player doesn't know how to "play nice" with the software mixing solution you use, be it arts, alsa's dmix plugin (which new version of alsa enable by default for some cards), or esd.
Not that I'm a fan of Adobe's flash player. I still open a 32 bit browser whenever I absolutely need flash, and use a 64 bit browser the rest of the time. One of the main reasons I'm still using my old SoundBlaster Live! is because it has hardware mixing, and gets around problems like what it sounds you are experiencing.
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Who said anything about NTSC?
The CRT I'm using now is running at 2048x1536.. 1080p? It's running in a little window!:)
Personally, I find that one thing that makes Microsoft look bad is the fact that the sorts of questions *can only* be answered by the legal department. Why shouldn't marketing be able to answer some basic questions about licensing and IP issues?
If every aspect of Microsoft's stance on IP issues can only be learned by a team of lawyers, then they can hardly be said to be "open" in their policies.
Obviously I am not saying that the marketing guy is responsible for answering every possible question that was thrown at him, but I do think that the sheer number and nature of the questions he could not answer paints a picture of a company who continues to be evasive and devious with its IP strategy.
Yes, but its Corporate America's duty to protect us from ourselves!! The iPod should be singled out exactly because the fact that it's popular! Think of the children! If one person's hearing is damaged, the terrorists win. I hope congress spends a quarter of their next term trying to get a grips on this RAVENOUS PLAGUE on our population.
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Who said he was quoting anyone?
It's funny to see Microsoft use these same tactics over and over again. No matter who the competitor, they leverage their control of the OS to attack their competition.
Does anyone disagree that this patent is an expression of Microsoft applying this formula to supplant Google's dominance in advertising? I'm a little dubious as to its potential threat to Google, but time will tell.
This stinks like the preparations for advertising-supported Microsoft products.
Hah, who sees an amazing technology like this and immediately begins thinking about its potential use for advertising? To me, its use in advertising seems like the only downside to this technology..
"Guys!! I just heard that they came up with a way to project images directly in to your brain! Awesome, think of the *commercials*!! "
The original internet scene?
I'd actually began to mention BBSs and then erased it, because I figured if I start down that road, people are going to say, "Actually, it started with people copying each others punch cards."
Hotline the origin of media piracy? The original internet scene was founded on IRC, FTP and USENET.
Hotline was for point and clickers.
It must really bother you to see it do so well, huh?
Hahaha, that's the kind of power we have!
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When he left MST3K he filmed a pilot for HBO, a sketch comedy show called 'The TV Wheel'. My buddy and I were big enough fans that we went to the filming of the pilot, after being tipped off from Usenet that you could get free tickets. The show was never picked up.
Wikipedia lists some other projects of his post-mst3k..Well, how does it hurt it? I mean, its the release of a new software license.. it's unusual that there are any festivities at all. Do you really think they have much hopes for major press coverage?
I'm glad that some people didn't feel the need to clear their schedule because a new phone is being released. I'm glad I don't spend much time surfing the internet on the weekends; I'll remain unexposed to the epicenter of the hype.
Don't use Zap2It, or know what it is? Well, sounds like you really have nothing to add to this conversation then.
Oh, but we're all glad to hear the details of your DVR setup, thanks for that.
In light of the number of MythTV users, and the resourcefulness of the community, I don't think anyone is going to let a little AJAX get in the way of a scraper. Someone only has to do it once..
The answer is some people don't like running Windows. You didn't know that?
My parents have had U-verse for about a month now. My impressions of the service match yours very closely.
;).
The internet service is good, 6 megabit down and 1 megabit up.
The standard tuner box they provide is passable, if a little slow/unresponse (hey, it runs winCE, what do you expect
Compression artifacts in HD are very evident. As you mentioned, I would also not recommend this service for someone wanting very high quality HD. It still looks better than a standard definition broadcast, but the artifacts really bug me.
The on demand service is rather sparse, hopefully their catalog of available material will improve.]
All in all, I'd get it if they offered it where I live, if for the internet connection alone.
That's funny, mine just produces a couple latitude/longitude pairs :)
Hey, in my opinion, the difference between "cure" and "undesirable change" or "brainwashing" is purely subjective. If someone comes up and tells you autism has ruined their life, who are you to say that it hasn't? It's all a word game.
It needs to be a flash animation with 3d rendered anime dragons and magic small furry creatures, superimposed over videos of skateboarders bashing their nuts on rails.
The sad thing is it would probably improve security..
I'll be curious to see; what book? Littering? What criminal offenses did the Cartoon Network actually commit? All the authorities are talking big but I suspect the reason we haven't heard any charges are because they are scratching their head trying to figure out how to get Cartoon Network to foot the bill.
It sounds to me like Cartoon Network's marketing idea wasn't so bad, but their placement of the devices was insanely bad. Bundles of unexplainable electronics on bridges, subway stations.. they might as well have left them on an airport concourse or the white house lawn.
When I was in Atlanta in November, somewhere vaguely near the Turner building on I85 was a giant billboard of an illuminated mooninite outline just like on these devices. Spiffy.
Interesting stuff about the strong encryption export policy, thanks.
Not that I'm a fan of Adobe's flash player. I still open a 32 bit browser whenever I absolutely need flash, and use a 64 bit browser the rest of the time. One of the main reasons I'm still using my old SoundBlaster Live! is because it has hardware mixing, and gets around problems like what it sounds you are experiencing.
Who said anything about NTSC? The CRT I'm using now is running at 2048x1536.. 1080p? It's running in a little window! :)
If every aspect of Microsoft's stance on IP issues can only be learned by a team of lawyers, then they can hardly be said to be "open" in their policies.
Obviously I am not saying that the marketing guy is responsible for answering every possible question that was thrown at him, but I do think that the sheer number and nature of the questions he could not answer paints a picture of a company who continues to be evasive and devious with its IP strategy.
How did the parent engage in these mindless justifications of theft? He simply knocked the Boy Scouts.
Yeah, how dare that guy say he likes funny TV shows and exploring other cultures. What a racist, you give it to him, man.
Yes, but its Corporate America's duty to protect us from ourselves!! The iPod should be singled out exactly because the fact that it's popular! Think of the children! If one person's hearing is damaged, the terrorists win. I hope congress spends a quarter of their next term trying to get a grips on this RAVENOUS PLAGUE on our population.
If I put up a file with a filename claiming the file is a free-to-distribute work, when in fact it is licensed commercially, can the person be sued?