churning through 20 terabytes worth of information every second would require extraterrestrial technology
Mental note to self: must get more hampsters...
Then the energy to push the glider through water is twice as high as it would be in air.
Ever try to measure deep ocean temps from 30,000 feet? Kinda tough.
The savings is in not having to send a submarine down (and they can't go nearly as deep) to say nothing of having our people in harms way.
Same thing applies as with the airborne drones...completely expendable with much lessened risk to our troops.
hmm. if US Airspace is the problem, one could conceivably try to launch from international Waters into international space. Technically rather difficult I would imagine, but it would bypass US law.;)
True, but first you'd have to build it...I doubt very much that Uncle Sam would take kindly to your building an ICBM on his soil without his permission.
So now you have to build it somewhere without such rules or rulers who care much about it.
When it all shakes out, commercialization of space is actually going to be promoted far more quickly and efficiently by the Russians than NASA. (and yes passengers will die in the process, but then look at early aviation)
Which seems to me, to be more than a little ironic...
It's kinda like offering "Shindler's List" without commercials a couple of years ago.
Actually Schindler's List did have commercials...one specifically. The show was sponsored by Ford.
The one commercial was simply the Blue Oval on a back background for the 3-6 intermission in the middle. No sound, just an understated presence.
Classy, tasteful, and extremely appropriate. I couldn't tell you for certain who advertised in various things, but I will always remember that Ford sponsored the showing of Schindler's List.
The basic point I never seem to see mentioned is that SPAM does work.
How you ask? Quite simple, it's not supposed to make money for the people actually sending the email. It's supposed to make money for the people selling the mass email lists/services.
It's the same as the California Gold Rush days; the vast majority of people who made money were the ones selling shovels, not using them.
If people are willing to have crappy, off-the-air (even digital) copies, with no bonus footage that comes with DVD's, then that says something about the price of DVD's, doesn't it?
It also says something about the 'quality' of the bonus footage. I haven't seen much of that i would classify as simply HAVE to have.
So that's one people might make do with off-air digital copies...
That said, I personally will, IF I like a movie or CD, buy it because I want an 'official' copy, regardless of whether I've d/l it previously. Which is most of our basic points...the trading of music will do MORE to increase sales rather than hurt it. Mr. Valenti will never get this through his head unfortunately:-(
We all pay for TV...we 'just do it' when we by Nike, and any other advertisers product.
That's how the system works and since I really don't imagine a world where we can avoid advertising altogether it will survive.
The current model of TV might not...if the Megaliths change their business model as everyone is suggesting, lots of other things will change too; including broadcast TV.
The windows chase won't last very long. If they 'break' the API's they break them for previous versions of windows-oops.
I don't know about you but Win98/ME and NT/2000 are where my upgrade path stops, XP will never reside on something I use.
Office 97 still does 99% of what I need to do as it does for the vast majority of people.
So if Lindows can run those apps, then I think the majority of people will be happy. And that is called market share.
I'll go you one case where it worked. To this day, I will remember one specific branding example.
Schindler's List aired in entirety on a particular network here in the US. It had no advertising, no commercials, & no logos. Only a 5(?) minute intermission with the sponsor's logo just silently on the screen.
That Sponsor? Ford. The blue oval just sitting there at a time they told you it was ok to go and take care of 'business'. I was very impressed with the presentation. Simply, classy, subdued; and it will be something I always remember.
Will I buy a Ford because of it? doubtful, but thankfully advertisers don't know that; ooops.
My point? it's not the logo that's the problem, it's the rudeness of it's presentation (used car salesmen anyone?)
My counter point? I have no idea what network aired it. So I've just simultaneously proven and disproven my theory;-)
But having the logo on DURING the show would have been unthinkable, no?
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which in this case means feeding and clothing the artists
:-D
feeding Anna Nicole Smith = bad
naked Britney Spears = good
conclusion:
Artists need neither food nor clothing!
>> where the public wants to draw the line between liberty and safety
>Just dont ask me after a traumatizing event. I might say some things I regret down the road.
agreed, but the breath of fresh air I'm seeing is that the NSA is actually 'asking' where to draw the line.
Gallagher could reduce both an apple and a donut to a point...with just one swing!
churning through 20 terabytes worth of information every second would require extraterrestrial technology Mental note to self: must get more hampsters...
Then the energy to push the glider through water is twice as high as it would be in air. Ever try to measure deep ocean temps from 30,000 feet? Kinda tough.
The savings is in not having to send a submarine down (and they can't go nearly as deep) to say nothing of having our people in harms way.
Same thing applies as with the airborne drones...completely expendable with much lessened risk to our troops.
hmm. if US Airspace is the problem, one could conceivably try to launch from international Waters into international space. Technically rather difficult I would imagine, but it would bypass US law. ;)
True, but first you'd have to build it...I doubt very much that Uncle Sam would take kindly to your building an ICBM on his soil without his permission.
So now you have to build it somewhere without such rules or rulers who care much about it.
When it all shakes out, commercialization of space is actually going to be
promoted far more quickly and efficiently by the Russians than NASA. (and yes passengers will die in the process, but then look at early aviation)
Which seems to me, to be more than a little ironic...
Web Application Stress Tool (freebie from M$)
Still in it's original shrink rap...since they obviously haven't used it!
Mod me mod me down, it's friday and the coke is gone....and so am I...
Up in the air. May. Key words and phrases that denote that no final decision to "screw" users of '97 have been made.
Since its a 'bug', by default they're already screwed. The decision to patch this will 'unscrew' users if it's made.
But until such time, they're are indeed screwed.
SecurityFocus/BugTraq article about the bug says that its as simple as getting someone to modify and return a document to you.
It's kinda like offering "Shindler's List" without commercials a couple of years ago.
Actually Schindler's List did have commercials...one specifically. The show was sponsored by Ford.
The one commercial was simply the Blue Oval on a back background for the 3-6 intermission in the middle. No sound, just an understated presence.
Classy, tasteful, and extremely appropriate. I couldn't tell you for certain who advertised in various things, but I will always remember that Ford sponsored the showing of Schindler's List.
The basic point I never seem to see mentioned is that SPAM does work.
How you ask? Quite simple, it's not supposed to make money for the people actually sending the email. It's supposed to make money for the people selling the mass email lists/services.
It's the same as the California Gold Rush days; the vast majority of people who made money were the ones selling shovels, not using them.
If people are willing to have crappy, off-the-air (even digital) copies, with no bonus footage that comes with DVD's, then that says something about the price of DVD's, doesn't it?
:-(
It also says something about the 'quality' of the bonus footage. I haven't seen much of that i would classify as simply HAVE to have.
So that's one people might make do with off-air digital copies...
That said, I personally will, IF I like a movie or CD, buy it because I want an 'official' copy, regardless of whether I've d/l it previously. Which is most of our basic points...the trading of music will do MORE to increase sales rather than hurt it. Mr. Valenti will never get this through his head unfortunately
It is now ;-)
"He's representing his district"
Well at least the well funded residents of it.
I'll go out on a limb and say he's not doing this for the
good of the average person in his district.
from the Salon article:
;-)
"All it takes is an intern in a room."
Isn't that how a President was brought down?
Here's a link to a Washington Post link ($$$ since it's a couple years old). Scroll down a bit to get to the article/link.
But the DC area was considering this along sections of the Capital Beltway back in '99.
Go to the Senate Judiciary and submit a comment about breaking the copy protection on the Celion Dion CD with a marker.
That way even Congress will be in violation of the DMCA!
Right on target...with one exception:
We all pay for TV...we 'just do it' when we by Nike, and any other advertisers product.
That's how the system works and since I really don't imagine a world where we can avoid advertising altogether it will survive.
The current model of TV might not...if the Megaliths change their business model as everyone is suggesting, lots of other things will change too; including broadcast TV.
You just have to 1/x whatever security rating they give you ;-)
If anything cries out for this, a national ID system is it.
I'd even sucumb to PassPort ifandONLYif M$ is required to divulge EVERY last detail about it.
If they want to 'develop' it for normal contracting fees, fine. but once it's done, it is property of US Gov't and NOT Bill's.
If he wants publicity...
call it Windix
and hope to get sued by Satan, I mean Redmond suits.
Instant publicity.
The windows chase won't last very long. If they 'break' the API's they break them for previous versions of windows-oops. I don't know about you but Win98/ME and NT/2000 are where my upgrade path stops, XP will never reside on something I use. Office 97 still does 99% of what I need to do as it does for the vast majority of people. So if Lindows can run those apps, then I think the majority of people will be happy. And that is called market share.
I'll go you one case where it worked. To this day, I will remember one specific branding example.
;-)
Schindler's List aired in entirety on a particular network here in the US. It had no advertising, no commercials, & no logos. Only a 5(?) minute intermission with the sponsor's logo just silently on the screen.
That Sponsor? Ford. The blue oval just sitting there at a time they told you it was ok to go and take care of 'business'. I was very impressed with the presentation. Simply, classy, subdued; and it will be something I always remember.
Will I buy a Ford because of it? doubtful, but thankfully advertisers don't know that; ooops.
My point? it's not the logo that's the problem, it's the rudeness of it's presentation (used car salesmen anyone?)
My counter point? I have no idea what network aired it. So I've just simultaneously proven and disproven my theory
But having the logo on DURING the show would have been unthinkable, no?