Marketroids say 'user experience' as code for
'we don't know how they made themselves seem better, so we're just going to throw lots of pretty colors on it, call it the '2004' version, and tell people it's better every 10 seconds until they believe it'.
One would hope that this approach, instead of
actual technical superiority, didn't work, but... well... look at Microsoft now...
Total Commander, formerly Windows Commander,
is the first program I install on any windows
machine. File manager, archive manager, FTP
client, network client, command lines built in,
and more and more, all in a very cofigurable, plugin ready dual-pane interface.
It's shareware. I bought personal license #41662.:)
You should go see Dreamcatcher to see Dreamcatcher - it's worth it. If you're smart, you'll probably enjoy it. If you're not so smart, you likely won't get how cool it is.
I DID go see Dreamcatcher to see Dreamcatcher. And it wasn't too bad at all, even though the changes they made to make it fit into a movie somewhat diluted the premise of the book. But heck, isn't that always the case? I did still enjoy it.
The matrix short tacked on to the front annoyed me, as I've never liked the Matrix, no matter what the animation quality is.
But, seeing as how lots of other people disagree with me, go for it. Just remember to stay for Dreamcatcher when what you came to see is over.:)
I think TiVo should build an IR sensor into the front of the unit like the ones in auto-flush urinals. When youre playing back a recorded episode it could sense when you leave the room for a beer and automatically edit out the commericals...
And to pause the main program when you get
up to use the auto-flush urinal because of
too many beers...
However, I think the recall has something to do with recognising an ad that youve seen previously, and the FFW glimpse prods your memory back to that ad - hence achieving brand recognition, which is the overall goal.
That's a good point, branding is alot more
difficult starting out, but for brands that
are already established, it's great 'news'.
Seriously, this doesn't seem to surprising to me.
Just getting the image of your brand into
someone's head is very important. How often
can you tell what an advertisment is for,
even with, say, the audio muted? Quite often
for me.
I'll make the obligatory reference to blip-verts now, since we're talking about ads and speed. =)
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A pessimist is rarely disappointed. We'll have
to see, but I think the slide has begun. Perhaps
it won't come to the breaking point within our
lifetimes, but we'll have to see.
And isn't it illegal to use S.S. numbers as a form of ID in the states?
A common misconception. Federal agencies are
now somewhat restricted in how they use it
(5 U.S.C. Sec. 552A) and some states have laws about it in certain circumstances, but one the whole there's nothing illegal about it.
With that in mind, both Mastercard and Visa are going to do everything in their power to make sure there are no fraudulent charges made. At this point, I doubt if there'll be any fraudulent charges made. It would have been more likely that a ton of charges would have been made immediately after the numbers were stolen.
Oh, yes. It doesn't look good for them, and it
looks REALLY bad for the issuing banks, if nothing is done about it. But I still think that
at least some people are going to be filing
disputes on bad charges because of this.
Once again I'll get modded flamebait for this,
I'm sure, but will SOMEONE explain to me how
such a thing is supposed to work? What is
resisting the downward force of the elevator climbing
the cable? What is bearing the load against the earth's gravity? Items in orbit are not nailed to the sky, after all, they're just falling around the earth in just the right way.
stuff like the end of the movie `AI', or `Solaris', or even the manga `ghost in the shell' does not relate well.
And yet even those came out of the mind of a
contemporary human being. I firmly believe that the real future will have a shape not even yet imagined. (I also have the nagging suspcion that the changes may take longer than a human lifespan and thus I won't get to see them come to fruition, which is sad to me, but such is the doom of mortality...)
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One would hope that this approach, instead of actual technical superiority, didn't work, but... well... look at Microsoft now...
I don't know, but whatever it is, I want some! It must be a REALLY good trip.
I'll let my sig say all I want to say about this:
It's shareware. I bought personal license #41662. :)
I DID go see Dreamcatcher to see Dreamcatcher. And it wasn't too bad at all, even though the changes they made to make it fit into a movie somewhat diluted the premise of the book. But heck, isn't that always the case? I did still enjoy it.
The matrix short tacked on to the front annoyed me, as I've never liked the Matrix, no matter what the animation quality is.
But, seeing as how lots of other people disagree with me, go for it. Just remember to stay for Dreamcatcher when what you came to see is over. :)
Oh, yeah, I do agree that to some extent marketing is an emperor wearing his nice new suit of clothes...
And to pause the main program when you get up to use the auto-flush urinal because of too many beers...
That's a good point, branding is alot more difficult starting out, but for brands that are already established, it's great 'news'.
Seriously, this doesn't seem to surprising to me. Just getting the image of your brand into someone's head is very important. How often can you tell what an advertisment is for, even with, say, the audio muted? Quite often for me.
I'll make the obligatory reference to blip-verts now, since we're talking about ads and speed. =)
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A pessimist is rarely disappointed. We'll have to see, but I think the slide has begun. Perhaps it won't come to the breaking point within our lifetimes, but we'll have to see.
And obfuscating it doesn't make it work.
A post is not "50%" funny or "10%" off-topic.
Nor is Karma "Positive" or "Excellent".
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A common misconception. Federal agencies are now somewhat restricted in how they use it (5 U.S.C. Sec. 552A) and some states have laws about it in certain circumstances, but one the whole there's nothing illegal about it.
Some Googling:
http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/privacy/ssn/ssn.faq.html# IsItIllegalToAsk
p loyalert0205.asp
http://www.lawcommerce.com/newsletters/art_OHS_em
http://www.usdoj.gov/foia/privstat.htm
I'm sure intrepid Googlers out there could find more.
I would think 50 running virtual copies of NT server on one machine would result in... uhm... let's call it 'poor performance'.
I thought they kept the inside at somewhat less than 1 atmosphere?
Oh, yes. It doesn't look good for them, and it looks REALLY bad for the issuing banks, if nothing is done about it. But I still think that at least some people are going to be filing disputes on bad charges because of this.
You mean 'none of them seem to have been used fradulently YET'
Can I have a copy?
Once again I'll get modded flamebait for this, I'm sure, but will SOMEONE explain to me how such a thing is supposed to work? What is resisting the downward force of the elevator climbing the cable? What is bearing the load against the earth's gravity? Items in orbit are not nailed to the sky, after all, they're just falling around the earth in just the right way.
And yet even those came out of the mind of a contemporary human being. I firmly believe that the real future will have a shape not even yet imagined. (I also have the nagging suspcion that the changes may take longer than a human lifespan and thus I won't get to see them come to fruition, which is sad to me, but such is the doom of mortality...)
Finally, a signature making a reference I get!
Damn, that's a good point...