What I hate, is when google returns a result, then you click on it and it is just a teaser to some subscription information. Or a book that someone is selling. I am looking for real information, not a paid adverisement. Speaking of which...
The article linked to in the story was exactly that!
"Want to read the whole article? You have two options: Subscribe now, or watch a brief ad and get a free day pass. If you're already a subscriber log in here."
Was that mustard purchased at Sam's club?
I shop at Target. They are owned by that outfit in Minnesota. That place where they have that really big mall.
If they weren't willing to bend the rules for you, you must have sucked.
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You know, RFID tags are a lot like cookies. When they were designed, the intent was to help a web site maintain state. A security mechanism was built in to prevent a web site from getting someone else cookie. Courtesy of doubleclick.net and others, now they are used to track marketing and web site visits and clearly violate my privacy.
Yet, I cannot browse the web without them because of how sites are designed to use them. This means that I have to periodically clean out cookies that are unwanted and violate my privacy.
It seems that RFID tags are going to be the real world equivalent.
Esquire generally just means "Gentleman." That is, I am a gentleman. Versus being a crass slob or something. Attorneys use it because they have such a bad reputation in this world, adding Esq to their name tries to cover that up.
Just like when a news channel says "Fair & Balanced." you know that they are trying to cover something up.
I boought an HDTV monitor to watch progressive scan widescreen DVDs on my HDTV surround sound system.
That alone is worth the $ I paid for the system.
Some day if I can get a HD signal from broadcasters or a sattelite that will be icing on the cake.
But for now its movies.
That doesn't stop Greenpeace. I gave them a few dollars once and they called me on a regular basis to get more, even though I asked them to stop calling me.
They will never see another penny from me ever again. Along with Amnesty International, Humane Society, NPR, etc. Once you give them money they think it's a license to harass you.
A lot of those Police and Fires groups are fraudulent. Forget it. I give through the United Way so I know the groups are worthy of my money.
Thats why I bought a domain. My email address is permanent regardless of my provider. Changing emails is a real pain. ISPs rely on that - so they give great introductory offers, but raise the rates once they have you sucked in.
With my own domain, I can changes ISPs painlessly.
And this would cause people to WANT to visit their overpriced pay per use pool?
I haven't bought a CD in many years. I also do not participate in P2P piracy. I find plenty of good FREE quality tunes in legitimate distribution channels. MP3.com, et al. provide me with enough legit free material. I no longer desire to spend $18.00 for a CD of bland uninteresting music the RIAA is spewing.
Apple has sworn to democratize the tools of music and movie making like they once did desktop publishing. The intended audience isn't just privileged members of a movie making or music recording cartel. The intended audience is anybody who wants to make a movie or record a song. That's why they just released a $299 trimmed down version of Final Cut Pro called Final Cut Express. Now even a wedding videographer can use a less expensive version of the program that was used to edit "When Dinosaurs Roamed America".
Apple was late on this one. The Amiga/Video toaster democratized video production long before Apple had anything capable.
1. DVDs are not available in HDTV yet. You have to settle for Widescreen anamorphic. That being said, there's never a nore beautiful picture than the one from my Progressive Scan DVD player.
2. If nature calls, you can press the pause button and not have to miss anything.
3. If someone mumbles a line and you didn't catch it, my remote has a back up 6 seconds button. I don't miss any dialogue.
4. The deleted scenes included on the DVD often tell a part of the story that you couldn't get from just watching the movie.
5. You can eat whatever you want, Popcorn, Pizza, Baked Alaska during the movie without having to wait in line or pay movie theater prices.
6. For me it is a 45 minute drive to the nearest theater. A nothing special theatre (No special sound system or stadium searing.) that charges $8.00 to see a movie.
7. I live in a small town and within walking distance from my house is a rental place that provides plenty of widescreen DVDs. Its not a chain and the owner is a videophile and likes to stock a wide selection of movies, and special editions. He also gets hard to find and indpendant movies on request.
8. I control the temperature and lighting to what I want. Ambient noise in nonexistant.
9. You do miss the audience reactions, (A room full of theatergoers laughing and gasping, etc.) But you also miss the bratty kids that can't stay still and run up and down the aisle.
10. You have to wait a couple of months until the movie is out of the theatre before you can view it.
Disclaimers: Your mileage may vary. Theater can be spelled more than one way, so I took liberties.
Remember when Snowboarding was new? Ski resorts all over the place were baning snowboards on their slopes. Now there is only one ski place in the east that bans snowboarding. Some backward little hill in Vermont.
All of the claims that "Snowboarding is dangerous to skiers." and "Snowboarders push all the snow off the mountain" proved to be without merit.
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And this is different from Baltimore at any other time?
Double negatives are poor programming practice.
There was an article in Omni magazine many years ago that was very similar.
What I hate, is when google returns a result, then you click on it and it is just a teaser to some subscription information. Or a book that someone is selling. I am looking for real information, not a paid adverisement. Speaking of which...
The article linked to in the story was exactly that!
"Want to read the whole article? You have two options: Subscribe now, or watch a brief ad and get a free day pass. If you're already a subscriber log in here."
Was that mustard purchased at Sam's club? I shop at Target. They are owned by that outfit in Minnesota. That place where they have that really big mall.
Why is the water so brown?
If they weren't willing to bend the rules for you, you must have sucked.
You know, RFID tags are a lot like cookies. When they were designed, the intent was to help a web site maintain state. A security mechanism was built in to prevent a web site from getting someone else cookie. Courtesy of doubleclick.net and others, now they are used to track marketing and web site visits and clearly violate my privacy. Yet, I cannot browse the web without them because of how sites are designed to use them. This means that I have to periodically clean out cookies that are unwanted and violate my privacy. It seems that RFID tags are going to be the real world equivalent.
Esquire generally just means "Gentleman." That is, I am a gentleman. Versus being a crass slob or something. Attorneys use it because they have such a bad reputation in this world, adding Esq to their name tries to cover that up. Just like when a news channel says "Fair & Balanced." you know that they are trying to cover something up.
Hardly a month goes by when I don't pull out my Flowbeee and give myself a trim.
Just implant it into your skull.
I bet you'll find the word "Pot" to be popular in both administrations.
As a chicken in every... vs I didn't inhale.
I boought an HDTV monitor to watch progressive scan widescreen DVDs on my HDTV surround sound system.
That alone is worth the $ I paid for the system.
Some day if I can get a HD signal from broadcasters or a sattelite that will be icing on the cake. But for now its movies.
That doesn't stop Greenpeace. I gave them a few dollars once and they called me on a regular basis to get more, even though I asked them to stop calling me.
They will never see another penny from me ever again. Along with Amnesty International, Humane Society, NPR, etc. Once you give them money they think it's a license to harass you.
A lot of those Police and Fires groups are fraudulent. Forget it. I give through the United Way so I know the groups are worthy of my money.
Is that real irony? or the Alanis Morisette kind?
I get all confused about that now.
Thats why I bought a domain. My email address is permanent regardless of my provider. Changing emails is a real pain. ISPs rely on that - so they give great introductory offers, but raise the rates once they have you sucked in. With my own domain, I can changes ISPs painlessly.
They expect me to register on their website to see their F*cking commercial?!!?
What a bunch of morons.
Dude. Seriously. What an interesting job. I wonder what type of Resume they are looking for for that position.
Yep.
Hell has frozen over, the Bucs are in the super bowl.
And this would cause people to WANT to visit their overpriced pay per use pool? I haven't bought a CD in many years. I also do not participate in P2P piracy. I find plenty of good FREE quality tunes in legitimate distribution channels. MP3.com, et al. provide me with enough legit free material. I no longer desire to spend $18.00 for a CD of bland uninteresting music the RIAA is spewing.
Apple has sworn to democratize the tools of music and movie making like they once did desktop publishing. The intended audience isn't just privileged members of a movie making or music recording cartel. The intended audience is anybody who wants to make a movie or record a song. That's why they just released a $299 trimmed down version of Final Cut Pro called Final Cut Express. Now even a wedding videographer can use a less expensive version of the program that was used to edit "When Dinosaurs Roamed America". Apple was late on this one. The Amiga/Video toaster democratized video production long before Apple had anything capable.
When it comes to legislation - free speech equals innovation.
You cannot legislate morality - it encumbers free speech.
You cannot legislate technology - it encumbers innovation.
Don't even try.
I do have a wide screen HDTV and THX Surround.
Here are my observations...
1. DVDs are not available in HDTV yet. You have to settle for Widescreen anamorphic. That being said, there's never a nore beautiful picture than the one from my Progressive Scan DVD player.
2. If nature calls, you can press the pause button and not have to miss anything.
3. If someone mumbles a line and you didn't catch it, my remote has a back up 6 seconds button. I don't miss any dialogue.
4. The deleted scenes included on the DVD often tell a part of the story that you couldn't get from just watching the movie.
5. You can eat whatever you want, Popcorn, Pizza, Baked Alaska during the movie without having to wait in line or pay movie theater prices.
6. For me it is a 45 minute drive to the nearest theater. A nothing special theatre (No special sound system or stadium searing.) that charges $8.00 to see a movie.
7. I live in a small town and within walking distance from my house is a rental place that provides plenty of widescreen DVDs. Its not a chain and the owner is a videophile and likes to stock a wide selection of movies, and special editions. He also gets hard to find and indpendant movies on request.
8. I control the temperature and lighting to what I want. Ambient noise in nonexistant.
9. You do miss the audience reactions, (A room full of theatergoers laughing and gasping, etc.) But you also miss the bratty kids that can't stay still and run up and down the aisle.
10. You have to wait a couple of months until the movie is out of the theatre before you can view it.
Disclaimers: Your mileage may vary. Theater can be spelled more than one way, so I took liberties.
Remember when Snowboarding was new? Ski resorts all over the place were baning snowboards on their slopes. Now there is only one ski place in the east that bans snowboarding. Some backward little hill in Vermont. All of the claims that "Snowboarding is dangerous to skiers." and "Snowboarders push all the snow off the mountain" proved to be without merit.
So what are you suggesting we wipe our asses with?