...in the late 1980's, Nielsen first began to switch to a new electronic meter, the People Meter, which automatically notes what channel a television set is tuned to and can also register who watches, as long as each viewer presses a log-in button.
Am I incorrect in saying that digital television service providers can log all this stuff without any type of voluntarily-installed meter?
Two 30" monitors are a pain, one tends to center their attention on one monitor and place things that are always open on the other.
The constant head turning and sometimes scooting your chair over to use the other monitor is just plain wasteful.
I use two 19" CRTs at home and at work and while it's nice to have the extra screen area, it gets hard on the neck after a while. Using two 30" monitors must be very difficult unless the resolution is scaled down so you can sit far enough away (which kind of defeats the purpose, no?). I'll bet it looks really cool and impresses people, though.
And it probably is, actually. IT is so important to most companies these days that there are relatively large budgets dedicated to it even though IT is not the core of their business.
At least with Windows they know what to expect and they have something they paid for that they can blame (rightly or wrongly) for fuckups. Plus, Windows is getting better and better and the average user is getting to be more knowledgeable.
I too am paid to know things and to think. When the network/computer/software goes down I can haul out a pencil and a sketchpad to do my job. And that alternative works surprisingly well.
On the other hand, you'd have to do some fabled mafia-type convincing to take my dual processor AMD machine away from me.
Yeah, you're right, the font size increase doesn't affect the other tabs in Firefox. It must have at one time since I distinctly remember being annoyed at that. I learned something today.
For nifty and useful DHTML (check out his slideshow script), see twinhelix.com. Angus is in New Zealand and I don't use his stuff at my own sites, but I will when it comes time for a redesign and for future clients.
Does Val need a Canadian sugar daddy? Hubba-hubba!
Please check the font size at your site, it's way too small at 1280x1024 and I hate doing the Ctrl+ thing as it seems to affect other open tabs as well. Many template-type content management systems sacrifice readability for greater control over presentation. Just a thought.
Adding breasts to *anything* makes things more interesting. How come I can't buy a boob mouse with the squishy parts as left/right, up/down navigation and the nipple as a click button? That would be a great complement to my joystick.
That reminds me: if I pureed a bunch of PETA people and served them up in a PITA, would I be a PITA or just in jail?
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This is a test, only a test.
Say something! Explain yourself! Your tongue's
flappin' but no noise is coming outta your big mouth!
If you grew up with Foghorn, you're probably laughing now and searching the net for the sound files of his classics. Someone, somewhere must have done a sociological study on this character. He's brilliant!
Very well stated. Also to be considered is the mentality of these white collar criminals, which tend to poison and corrupt (subtly or not) an honest work environment for people just trying to do their jobs.
Software and computers are getting to be "good enough" for the majority of tasks for the majority of people. Microsoft knows this.
In the CAD world, users seem to be getting pissed-off at forced upgrades for very little return (remember, people that build bridges and refineries have little patience for superficialities). We routinely save AutoCAD files as to be compatible with a previous version since we know that not everyone upgrades to the latest/greatest.
Not to be a spell nazi or anything, but you might want to check the following spelling/usage: "signitures", "ther", "there", "weather", "constituants" and "rideings". Maybe I missed a few.
At the time of the War of 1812, there were two territories with the name "Canada" in them -- Upper Canada, and Lower Canada. People who lived in those territories were known as "Canadians" (or, in the case of Lower Canada, "les Canadiens").
This is obviously Orwellian newspeak bullshit, as the "Lower Canadians" were living further north.
Or maybe the up/down appellation was class-related.
Would I risk something like this for for more money than I could otherwise reasonably expect to earn in my lifetime? Maybe. Imagine yourself in a situation where a few minutes effort would net you $10 million of someone else's money. Can you be sure that you wouldn't consider that at all tempting?
That reminded me of a Twilight Zone(?) episode where the following dialog takes place (stolen from a website):
"...a dark stranger brings a box to a man's door, promising wealth if he only presses a button on the top.
As he is about to do just that, the dark stranger says, "if you press the button, someone you don't know will die."
The man debates it for a while, and then presses the dark stranger's button. The dark stranger hands the man his reward, and turns to leave, box in hand. As he leaves the man asks, "Where is the box headed now?"
The dark stranger replies, "Oh, I'm just taking it to someone you don't know."
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Am I incorrect in saying that digital television service providers can log all this stuff without any type of voluntarily-installed meter?
Two 30" monitors are a pain, one tends to center their attention on one monitor and place things that are always open on the other.
The constant head turning and sometimes scooting your chair over to use the other monitor is just plain wasteful.
I use two 19" CRTs at home and at work and while it's nice to have the extra screen area, it gets hard on the neck after a while. Using two 30" monitors must be very difficult unless the resolution is scaled down so you can sit far enough away (which kind of defeats the purpose, no?). I'll bet it looks really cool and impresses people, though.
But you just *know* that Major Phukup will assigned to GPF's line of command and get blamed.
Cheaper to stick with Windows for the sheeple.
And it probably is, actually. IT is so important to most companies these days that there are relatively large budgets dedicated to it even though IT is not the core of their business.
At least with Windows they know what to expect and they have something they paid for that they can blame (rightly or wrongly) for fuckups. Plus, Windows is getting better and better and the average user is getting to be more knowledgeable.
-- The second mouse gets the cheese.
Who moved my cheese?!
I too am paid to know things and to think. When the network/computer/software goes down I can haul out a pencil and a sketchpad to do my job. And that alternative works surprisingly well.
On the other hand, you'd have to do some fabled mafia-type convincing to take my dual processor AMD machine away from me.
Even with Firefox's LinkPreview you can't tell that whitehouse.org is not what you might think it should be.
Easy blacklisting, for school and library filters. Also, for scrupulous porn sites, it's good marketing.
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For the seedy sites that try to fool you into visiting them, or that pretend to be one thing when they're really another, this doesn't do much.
Exactly.
Montreal's transit system is www.stm.info. It's very useful and informative.
The English writing at the above link (which is a history of the Metro system - i.e., subway) is excellent.
Yeah, you're right, the font size increase doesn't affect the other tabs in Firefox. It must have at one time since I distinctly remember being annoyed at that. I learned something today.
For nifty and useful DHTML (check out his slideshow script), see twinhelix.com. Angus is in New Zealand and I don't use his stuff at my own sites, but I will when it comes time for a redesign and for future clients.
Does Val need a Canadian sugar daddy? Hubba-hubba!
Please check the font size at your site, it's way too small at 1280x1024 and I hate doing the Ctrl+ thing as it seems to affect other open tabs as well. Many template-type content management systems sacrifice readability for greater control over presentation. Just a thought.
I was going to mention this also but I ran out of contextual English Nazi points for the week.
Hopefully, non-native speakers of the language are learning something - the natives sure don't seem to be.
(and now I see that your post has been modded down since I started typing this reply)
"we work because we are fierce of our product"
That's a new way of using English, lol.
Yeah, that was an odd word combination. I've always thought of Google as a cute fuzzy 600 pound bunny.
Maybe you're thinking of, uh, how do I pronounce this...tern table.
Adding breasts to *anything* makes things more interesting. How come I can't buy a boob mouse with the squishy parts as left/right, up/down navigation and the nipple as a click button? That would be a great complement to my joystick.
That reminds me: if I pureed a bunch of PETA people and served them up in a PITA, would I be a PITA or just in jail?
This is a test, only a test.
Say something! Explain yourself! Your tongue's flappin' but no noise is coming outta your big mouth!
If you grew up with Foghorn, you're probably laughing now and searching the net for the sound files of his classics. Someone, somewhere must have done a sociological study on this character. He's brilliant!
Very well stated. Also to be considered is the mentality of these white collar criminals, which tend to poison and corrupt (subtly or not) an honest work environment for people just trying to do their jobs.
Software and computers are getting to be "good enough" for the majority of tasks for the majority of people. Microsoft knows this.
In the CAD world, users seem to be getting pissed-off at forced upgrades for very little return (remember, people that build bridges and refineries have little patience for superficialities). We routinely save AutoCAD files as to be compatible with a previous version since we know that not everyone upgrades to the latest/greatest.
Do I need a Passport account first? When Hotmail went to that (I had a Hotmail account before MS bought it) I just said fuck you.
I was about to say, "come and see it for yourself", but it appears you're already here.
Not to be a spell nazi or anything, but you might want to check the following spelling/usage: "signitures", "ther", "there", "weather", "constituants" and "rideings". Maybe I missed a few.
Good luck!
At the time of the War of 1812, there were two territories with the name "Canada" in them -- Upper Canada, and Lower Canada. People who lived in those territories were known as "Canadians" (or, in the case of Lower Canada, "les Canadiens").
This is obviously Orwellian newspeak bullshit, as the "Lower Canadians" were living further north.
Or maybe the up/down appellation was class-related.
Hint: this is a joke.
Would I risk something like this for for more money than I could otherwise reasonably expect to earn in my lifetime? Maybe. Imagine yourself in a situation where a few minutes effort would net you $10 million of someone else's money. Can you be sure that you wouldn't consider that at all tempting?
That reminded me of a Twilight Zone(?) episode where the following dialog takes place (stolen from a website):
"...a dark stranger brings a box to a man's door, promising wealth if he only presses a button on the top. As he is about to do just that, the dark stranger says, "if you press the button, someone you don't know will die."
The man debates it for a while, and then presses the dark stranger's button. The dark stranger hands the man his reward, and turns to leave, box in hand. As he leaves the man asks, "Where is the box headed now?"
The dark stranger replies, "Oh, I'm just taking it to someone you don't know."
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