Well, the problem with citizen journalism is that unless you've got enough eyes peering onto your site to somehow support some sort of revenue stream, you're going to be spending half your day at work, the other half doing reporting and you're going to be pretty burnt out from all of it.
This is the advantage of professional journalists, they get to eat because of their work.
On the other hand, a citizen journalist is going to be less careful about sources and fact checking. The citizen journalist is going to blog their suspicions and air unfounded allegations. A low signal-to-noise compared to a legit newpaper, but a lot of tip of the iceberg stuff which might appear earlier.
Remember that the two-newpaper town is only the news paradigm we can remember. Until about the time Hearst figured out how to make money out of buying up papers, there were hundreds of small run papers, many full of partisan vitriol. It was the internet without a net.
I tried to look up the mechanism of how microwave data is interpreted to give salinity levels, but all I could find in a quick hunt was some IEEE papers which were over my head. Anyone here care to give a summary of the method?
The article below has more technical details than the submitted link:
(Off topic true story: A friend was once head of his college IEEE chapter. A freshman from another country who was just joining brought him a check to cover the membership made out to "I. Tripoli".)
So your customers think salespeople are there only to sell them things they may not need, and your sales people live and die by commission?
Surely there's your problem.
If you're paying for sales, surely whoever makes the sale should make the money. And if you're paying people to sell, who then cannot sell because they have no neutrality, why not rethink your compensation structure?
Making salespeople live by commissions is an outdated business model. It makes savvy customers react just the way described. Is this guy looking out for my interests or his bank account?
You don't want your company lumped in with car salesmen in customer's heads.
Look, kid, you just got the kind of publicity money can hardly buy. Get on the phone to ICM, get an agent, and pitch a reality show to TLC pronto. You will be able to pay off the college tuition and buy a house for your mom.
You are going to be famous/notorious anyway. Might as well make a buck from it.
Can you prove he approved it? His signature was supposed to be proof he did, but since a machine signed it for him we can't be sure he really did approve.
If the President lived in a palace like the Japanese Emperor of old, and no common man was allowed to see or hear him, then maybe. Our presidents tend to be on camera and microphone most of the day, so we know their intent. His approval of the bill is on the record, and that is really what the signature represents.
Back in the day, there was a gizmo in Kansas City Railroad Station that transmitted position from a pen to a remote pen via telephone. One could exchange signatures and short notes.
Of course fax has been around for a long time.
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Read My Sig.
The first patent on a fax machine was issued in 1843.
but philanthropy and plutocratic excess are, equally, signals of money that isn't being invested in R&D or being left in customers' hands with lower prices...
Although I have no particular fondness for Bill Gates, it's fair to say that his money is his own, and he is entitled to do whatever he pleases with it. Neither the corporation he founded, nor its shareholders have any claim on it, and he is under no obligation to ask for your opinion on the matter.
Let us use this logic in a historical context:
"Although I have no particular fondness for Blackbeard, it's fair to say that his money is his own, and he is entitled to do whatever he pleases with it."
Seriously. The old Diebold ATM at my little local bank plays a short mechanical tune with a trill at the end when dispensing cash. What is this? No one has ever been able to answer this question.
Tho I wish the article went into more detail about the issue also how to tell the difference between a movie being shown in 2D with a 3D lens and a just naturally dark source.
"They’re not doing that, and there’s an easy way to tell. If you’re in a theater playing a digital print (the marquee at the ticket booth should have a “D’’ next to the film’s name), look back at the projection booth. If you see two beams of light, one stacked on top of the other, that’s a Sony with the 3-D lens still in place. If there’s a single beam, it’s either a Sony with the 3-D lens removed or a different brand of digital projector, such as Christie or Barco."
I love how slashdot runs these "oh no! evil censorship" stories as if people around the world have the same values or customs as it relates to free speech or censorship.
The fact is that our Western norms doesn't make it the right one and people in more conservative or traditional countries in the world have a right to decide for themselves what is appropriate or not. Who knows if the Turkish demonstrators represent the majority or whether its just a small section of the population?
The fact is this should be none of the readers concern here. Leave these internal domestic matters to the Turks or whoever else.
Bull crap.
The freedom we enjoy in the US means nothing in the end if we ignore oppression elsewhere.
I'm tired of religious despots. I'm fed up with tribes who circumcise infant girls. I'm real fucking annoyed with honor killings. I have come to the conclusion that there are some traditions and cultures that need to die out sooner rather than later, and I'm willing to apply the necessary explosives to make it happen.
I don't care about bad taste jokes, being a South Park fan, but get your facts straight if you're going to make a joke. Plural Marriage has been banned in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1890 and those choosing to ignore this ban (very rare) are subject to excommunication.
Slashdot Mirror
Just drop vanity sizing.
They just need versions instead.
Hello, I'm looking for a new dress. I wear a size zero...
point ten.
Well, the problem with citizen journalism is that unless you've got enough eyes peering onto your site to somehow support some sort of revenue stream, you're going to be spending half your day at work, the other half doing reporting and you're going to be pretty burnt out from all of it.
This is the advantage of professional journalists, they get to eat because of their work.
On the other hand, a citizen journalist is going to be less careful about sources and fact checking. The citizen journalist is going to blog their suspicions and air unfounded allegations. A low signal-to-noise compared to a legit newpaper, but a lot of tip of the iceberg stuff which might appear earlier.
Remember that the two-newpaper town is only the news paradigm we can remember. Until about the time Hearst figured out how to make money out of buying up papers, there were hundreds of small run papers, many full of partisan vitriol. It was the internet without a net.
I tried to look up the mechanism of how microwave data is interpreted to give salinity levels, but all I could find in a quick hunt was some IEEE papers which were over my head. Anyone here care to give a summary of the method?
The article below has more technical details than the submitted link:
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d354/
(Off topic true story: A friend was once head of his college IEEE chapter. A freshman from another country who was just joining brought him a check to cover the membership made out to "I. Tripoli".)
The Higgs, the Theory of Everything, the End Times - all on hold again, apparently:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/19550880/GUT-The-Grand-Unified-Theory-A-oneact-play-with-seven-blackouts
1. steal idea
2. hack up code
3. lawyer up
4. profit!
our work is done
So your customers think salespeople are there only to sell them things they may not need, and your sales people live and die by commission?
Surely there's your problem.
If you're paying for sales, surely whoever makes the sale should make the money. And if you're paying people to sell, who then cannot sell because they have no neutrality, why not rethink your compensation structure?
Making salespeople live by commissions is an outdated business model. It makes savvy customers react just the way described. Is this guy looking out for my interests or his bank account?
You don't want your company lumped in with car salesmen in customer's heads.
What it comes down to is that the govt sees that pvt schools are doing a better job than the govt schools.
Instead of making the govt schools better, make the pvt schools share the load.
Spend 35 grand per pupil in the "govt" schools and they will magically get better.
Look, kid, you just got the kind of publicity money can hardly buy. Get on the phone to ICM, get an agent, and pitch a reality show to TLC pronto. You will be able to pay off the college tuition and buy a house for your mom.
You are going to be famous/notorious anyway. Might as well make a buck from it.
May? May? I may be the Queen of England if the same evidentiary standards are applied.
In fact, Palestinians are semits. You guy need to read some history first, and then comment.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=whoosh
Can you prove he approved it? His signature was supposed to be proof he did, but since a machine signed it for him we can't be sure he really did approve.
If the President lived in a palace like the Japanese Emperor of old, and no common man was allowed to see or hear him, then maybe. Our presidents tend to be on camera and microphone most of the day, so we know their intent. His approval of the bill is on the record, and that is really what the signature represents.
Back in the day, there was a gizmo in Kansas City Railroad Station that transmitted position from a pen to a remote pen via telephone. One could exchange signatures and short notes.
Of course fax has been around for a long time.
--
Read My Sig.
The first patent on a fax machine was issued in 1843.
innovation? Rofl, the only thing innovative at Apple are the prices, and the stupidity of the people who buy their products.
Looks like somebody chose not to buy AAPL at $7 a share.
but philanthropy and plutocratic excess are, equally, signals of money that isn't being invested in R&D or being left in customers' hands with lower prices...
Although I have no particular fondness for Bill Gates, it's fair to say that his money is his own, and he is entitled to do whatever he pleases with it. Neither the corporation he founded, nor its shareholders have any claim on it, and he is under no obligation to ask for your opinion on the matter.
Let us use this logic in a historical context:
"Although I have no particular fondness for Blackbeard, it's fair to say that his money is his own, and he is entitled to do whatever he pleases with it."
Seriously. The old Diebold ATM at my little local bank plays a short mechanical tune with a trill at the end when dispensing cash. What is this? No one has ever been able to answer this question.
The fact they have never had a fatal crash (the only such major airline) is reason I would rather NOT fly with anyone else.
I always go Greyhound. They've never lost a plane.
Tho I wish the article went into more detail about the issue also how to tell the difference between a movie being shown in 2D with a 3D lens and a just naturally dark source.
"They’re not doing that, and there’s an easy way to tell. If you’re in a theater playing a digital print (the marquee at the ticket booth should have a “D’’ next to the film’s name), look back at the projection booth.
If you see two beams of light, one stacked on top of the other, that’s a Sony with the 3-D lens still in place. If there’s a single beam, it’s either a Sony with the 3-D lens removed or a different brand of digital projector, such as Christie or Barco."
Waiting in the wings is Facebook, which has been valued in the private market for as much as $50 billion, on negligible revenue
Gee, where have I heard that one before? I forget. Nevermind. BUY BUY BUY!!!
ClaudeVMS is correct. Hoover was a crackerjack engineer, but those skills apparently availed him not.
I love how slashdot runs these "oh no! evil censorship" stories as if people around the world have the same values or customs as it relates to free speech or censorship.
The fact is that our Western norms doesn't make it the right one and people in more conservative or traditional countries in the world have a right to decide for themselves what is appropriate or not. Who knows if the Turkish demonstrators represent the majority or whether its just a small section of the population?
The fact is this should be none of the readers concern here. Leave these internal domestic matters to the Turks or whoever else.
Bull crap.
The freedom we enjoy in the US means nothing in the end if we ignore oppression elsewhere.
I'm tired of religious despots. I'm fed up with tribes who circumcise infant girls. I'm real fucking annoyed with honor killings. I have come to the conclusion that there are some traditions and cultures that need to die out sooner rather than later, and I'm willing to apply the necessary explosives to make it happen.
The blocking of TPB... is exactly what will happen with net neutrality.
War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.
Profit!
I think it was entirely reasonable to doubt his citizen ship,
For certain values of 'reasonable'.
I don't care about bad taste jokes, being a South Park fan, but get your facts straight if you're going to make a joke. Plural Marriage has been banned in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1890 and those choosing to ignore this ban (very rare) are subject to excommunication.
wink wink nudge nudge
Apologies for this expression I just Googled it and regret my wording.
Just meant to imply it would be a massive orgy of corporate interests and expensive litigation.
Dude, I just GIS'd 'massive orgy' to clarify your implication in the argument above. It was no improvement over 'creampie'.
I look forward to your 'Rusty Venture' metaphor.
well.
if ANYONE who uses a pseudo-name online has a disagreement with anyone who has a pseudo-name online, then anonymous are fighting.
stop calling any specific group anonymous. everyone is anonymous and anonymous is everyone.
Perhaps they should change their name to Spartacus?