The articles about this technology say over and over that it's a read-only medium. What's that going to do for your digital camera? Or a PDA? I hope you don't want to actually take any pictures.
There are plenty of small, flash standards that work fine, such as SD, Memory Stick, and CF.
We made a movie. It was fiction. In fact, the NYC you see isn't really NYC at all. It's a fictional NYC that looks just like the real one... except some items were left out. We call that artistic license. You see, we're trying to setup a parallel univerise, or another place where things *could* happen in the way we who the audience.
And in that fictional, parallel univerise, there happens not to be that Samsung ad. That's all.
Interesting article. Note that this applies to an injunction, not a decision. The appellate court vacated (removed) the injunction and remanded to (put the case back in) the lower court. They appellate court did not say what Gentile did was okay. They just said that the injunction shouldn't have been issued.
The case can go forward there. It's likely that they'll lose, because of the findings the appellate court, but that's neither here nor there.
If it was a "documentary" they still don't have a leg to stand on.
Spider-Man isn't a documentary? What have I done with my life? All these years wasted following the chronicles of a fictional character, ohhhhh, the humanity!!!
Hey, it's not your opinion that counts. It's the mod's.
Re:Odd, I've seen this before someplace.
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And the resoution is oh-so-good. In some cases, for those $4000 ones, it's as high as 480 lines of horzontial! Wow. My CGA IBM XT had the same. And the TV never has reception problems either.
As proposed, the submarine would constitute the single largest private undersea vehicle ever built, and arguably, the most significant personal transportation device of the 20th century.
I think you'll find a lot of people willing to argue that. Personally, I think, oh, the aircraft was kinda good.
I've seen a lot of people talking about riots/protests. Seems to me that this would help control a riot, but do nothing to stop a protest. I mean, if you're rioting and wrecking crap, then this will stop you. You can't move any more.
If you're protesting, what's not being able to move going to do? You'll still be there to yell "Hell no we won't go." And if this gel were on you, you couldn't go, even if you wanted to!
Yes, you have the right to protest (in the US) and all that. But, many protests of late are actually riots in disguise (especially those WTO "protests").
Let's say you have a good product and you want to get it endorsed. Bring it to a business guy, and he'll say: "This box is uncrackable. It's totally secure and cannot be comprimised."
Bring the same thing to a well-respected engineer and he might say: "It's darn, near impossible to crack. Hey, nothing is impossible, and there's always a risk, but this product is as good as it gets."
Too bad only the first endorsement would ever help sell the product.
Bad Astronomy: The Moon appears larger on the horizon than overhead because you are comparing it to foreground objects.
I'm with you, man. It does appear larger, exacly becuase we are comparing it to objects we normally don't juxtapose with the moon.
How is this different than the Yellow Pages?
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The Yellow Pages have been doing this for years. You pay them money, you get an ad. You pay them more money, you get a bigger ad. You pay them lots of money, you get your own laminated insert with a tab sticking out the side of the book. (Go check; I bet you'll find an ad for a personal injury lawyer.)
No one complains about this practice. There's no doubt that the more you pay, the more prominently you're displayed. How is this different than a search site? In fact, the YP is even worse than the search sites. If you don't pay at all, you're given a crap listing in the White Pages. You don't even turn up in a search by category.
I guess you could argue that a search site is supposed to return the most relivant sites first. Or, at least, people might think that. But, one could argue that a search should return the sites that most useful or at least somewhat useful.
Or, you could look at it this way: without ad revenue, there would be no search site at all, and that would be worse, right?
Can undergrads really participate in this? I mean, sure there are a few with some skills. But the vast majority have trouble understanding basic OO concepts. Even fewer (as in none) would understand how to use cvs, or debug, or whatever.
In my experience (as a college grad and TA) is that you don't really become a Software Engineer until you spend a year or two in the Software Industry.
Why go the complicated route of adding gps and transmitters to every car? The tech is cool, but you better trust your governement not to watch exactly where you go. That's a step I'm not willing to do in the US.
Gas taxes are much more reasonable. They're easy to collect and regulate. They're also an established and trusted way to do it, so there's no need to setup another tax collecition agency. As a side-effect, they reward people for having more engergy efficient vehicles.
I see this as an application of the KISS principle. Do the bare minimum to get it done.
I bet there is a 2x - 10x difference between the click through on the first ad, versus the second. People will always start at the top. If it satisifes their needs, they'll stop looking.
If it doesn't, only then will they check the n + 1 ad(s). Becuase of this, the first ad will probably stay #1 for a long, long time, even if it does suck.
Call this the MTV Total Request Live phenomenon. On that show, they had to retire certain videos. Why? Once something became popular, it quickly went to the top ten. Then, it stuck there, becuase it was played over and over gaining populatiry. People then voted for it over and over, becuase it was the only thing they saw.
Yeah, and it's wrong. The story has more recent info. From your link:
You can't be locked out.
Ads go up instantly.
Your clickthrough rate and CPC together determine where your ads are shown, so better ads rise to the top. That means no one can lock you out of the top position.
But, according to the article, you can pay to get better placement. The dude with more cash will get better placement. Or, at least, that's how I read it.
You're in a great place because you can choose which language to use. Most aren't that lucky. Instead of choosing a language based on a list of random features, start thinking through the problem and think of language features that would make solving the problem easier. The language you choose will be a natural selection.
Making a list of neat features won't do you any good. It's this approach to problem that causes bloatware. If a product is guaranteed to solve all your problems, you can be assured, it will solve none. It's all marketing!
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The articles about this technology say over and over that it's a read-only medium. What's that going to do for your digital camera? Or a PDA? I hope you don't want to actually take any pictures.
There are plenty of small, flash standards that work fine, such as SD, Memory Stick, and CF.
And in that fictional, parallel univerise, there happens not to be that Samsung ad. That's all.
Defendant rests.
The case can go forward there. It's likely that they'll lose, because of the findings the appellate court, but that's neither here nor there.
Hey, it's not your opinion that counts. It's the mod's.
And the resoution is oh-so-good. In some cases, for those $4000 ones, it's as high as 480 lines of horzontial! Wow. My CGA IBM XT had the same. And the TV never has reception problems either.
If you're protesting, what's not being able to move going to do? You'll still be there to yell "Hell no we won't go." And if this gel were on you, you couldn't go, even if you wanted to!
Yes, you have the right to protest (in the US) and all that. But, many protests of late are actually riots in disguise (especially those WTO "protests").
Let's say you have a good product and you want to get it endorsed. Bring it to a business guy, and he'll say: "This box is uncrackable. It's totally secure and cannot be comprimised."
Bring the same thing to a well-respected engineer and he might say: "It's darn, near impossible to crack. Hey, nothing is impossible, and there's always a risk, but this product is as good as it gets."
Too bad only the first endorsement would ever help sell the product.
I'm with you, man. It does appear larger, exacly becuase we are comparing it to objects we normally don't juxtapose with the moon.
No one complains about this practice. There's no doubt that the more you pay, the more prominently you're displayed. How is this different than a search site? In fact, the YP is even worse than the search sites. If you don't pay at all, you're given a crap listing in the White Pages. You don't even turn up in a search by category.
I guess you could argue that a search site is supposed to return the most relivant sites first. Or, at least, people might think that. But, one could argue that a search should return the sites that most useful or at least somewhat useful.
Or, you could look at it this way: without ad revenue, there would be no search site at all, and that would be worse, right?
In my experience (as a college grad and TA) is that you don't really become a Software Engineer until you spend a year or two in the Software Industry.
Gas taxes are much more reasonable. They're easy to collect and regulate. They're also an established and trusted way to do it, so there's no need to setup another tax collecition agency. As a side-effect, they reward people for having more engergy efficient vehicles.
I see this as an application of the KISS principle. Do the bare minimum to get it done.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/02/21/ missing.reporter/index.html
Am I the only person that thinks things like this make cool posters? Any idea if you can buy one? Where?
If it doesn't, only then will they check the n + 1 ad(s). Becuase of this, the first ad will probably stay #1 for a long, long time, even if it does suck.
Call this the MTV Total Request Live phenomenon. On that show, they had to retire certain videos. Why? Once something became popular, it quickly went to the top ten. Then, it stuck there, becuase it was played over and over gaining populatiry. People then voted for it over and over, becuase it was the only thing they saw.
Making a list of neat features won't do you any good. It's this approach to problem that causes bloatware. If a product is guaranteed to solve all your problems, you can be assured, it will solve none. It's all marketing!
Maybe this falls under Stuff that Matters, as opposed to News for Nerds.
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Fuck those spammers!
This whole opt-out deal sounds totally reasonable and something the people really want. Nice going Vermont!