You've unknowingly hit on a very fascinating sub-world of advertising, the "target demographic." If you want to know who the networks think are watching, then pay attention to the commercials.
That doesn't explain why so many feminine hygiene product commercials are shown during Cartoon Network's Adult Swim segment.
We can get news and weather in an instant with my Internet connection.
What really gets me are those pompous local news broadcasts that tell you what they're going to tell you after the break. Recently they made some statement like "Who won the presidential primaries today? We'll tell you after the break!" I reached over to my PC, clicked on Firefox, and typed "cnn <control-enter>" to see "Kerry wins" in nice large type.
Yeah, thanks so much, TV, you're an excellent source of news.
Try myway.com. It's basically a Yahoo clone, only it doesn't have any banners or popups, and you barely need to put in any information when you sign up -- not even a separate email address.
Myway is also great as a portal or homepage, it's much more customizeable than any other site I've seen, and again, no banners or popups.
You can also read all AP and Reuters stories with no registration, and there's partner links to NY Times and other reg-req'd sites (great for submitting articles to Slashdot).
If you have not clicked on a slashdot link and got an unexpected goatse link then maybe you have not slashdotted much.
First, by default Slashdot mentions the link target's server right after the link in brackets. Second, I when I hover over the link, the URL is displayed at the bottom of the browser (and yes I do look at this before clicking). Third, try quoting sometime, it's very useful, but oh, wait, you can't use HTML, never mind. Fourth, you've got legs, why bother with a car or bike? Just walk everywhere.
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Wow, any credibility you had left was lost with those two lame, overused typos.
What's wrong with Slashdot-allowed HTML? Links, paragraphs, bold/italic, lists, etc. all add a lot to the presentation and legibility but little to bandwidth. I didn't ask to have it in a large, yellow, cursive blinking font, just a clickable link. 'Cause you know, that's the whole point of the web (hence "hypertext").
All AP and Reuters articles are carried at myway.com with no banners, popups, or registration. Just link to the story there next time to save everyone the hassle.
I don't think most people are ready to give up their own cultural permanently. I like to explore new things, I like to travel to other countries, but only for a couple weeks at a time. Yeah, I'm sure the food is great, but pretty soon I'll be craving hamburgers. Not everyone is open to such drastic change, and it's not really fair that those who aren't are left behind with little job opportunity.
That's exactly what the Indians do when they come here.
No, it is not the same thing. The Indians can move here for a better life and better pay; when Americans move to India, they take a pay cut and move to an overcrowded nation with far less to offer for much crappier pay, all just to keep from being homeless.
It doesn't have to be a surprise to be big news. Pixar is a highly successful company, whose films are enjoyed by many Slashdot readers, so a major change in their hardware is relevant news to Slashdot. When a president is predicted to win by a landslide, it's still news to announce his victory.
MyWay.com carries all AP and Reuters articles with no banners, popups, or any kind of registration. Just a couple inobtrusive Google-provided text ads at the bottom. They also have reg-free referal links to NY Times, USA Today, CBS, FOX, and MSNBC stories.
This sounds like what AMD did with its single (XP) and SMP (MP) Athlon processors. For a long while the XP and MP chips were the same except MPs were tested for SMP performance. A certain bridge on the surface of the board was cut to make a processor into an XP (though some weren't), so connecting this bridge turned your XP into an MP chip, which was a lot more expensive. The process was simple, and you could end up with a $121 MP2000 (according to pricewatch.com) for the price of a $48 XP2000.
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This sounds like what AMD did with its single (XP) and SMP (MP) Athlon processors. For a long while the XP and MP chips were the same except MPs were tested for SMP performance. A certain bridge on the surface of the board was cut to make a processor into an XP (though some weren't), so connecting this bridge turned your XP into an MP chip, which was a lot more expensive. The process was simple, and you could end up with a $121 MP2000 (according to pricewatch.com) for the price of a $48 XP2000.
Yep, I've got a hardware firewall as well. I let all outbound connections through (except for a couple specific ports that get reported when exploits come about) but all incoming are closed (except when the PC establishes the connection, of course).
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Yeah, thanks so much, TV, you're an excellent source of news.
Or add "ads.osdn.com" to your HOSTS file and never even load 99% of the ads.
You get a 6MB box. "Maximum email size (message plus attachment) is 3MB. Maximum number of attachments per email is 10." (from the site)
You don't get adware from using MyWay's news or email services, but from downloading an IE toolbar. How many people on Slashdot are going to do that?
Myway is also great as a portal or homepage, it's much more customizeable than any other site I've seen, and again, no banners or popups.
You can also read all AP and Reuters stories with no registration, and there's partner links to NY Times and other reg-req'd sites (great for submitting articles to Slashdot).
Who keeps the money from the fine?
What's wrong with Slashdot-allowed HTML? Links, paragraphs, bold/italic, lists, etc. all add a lot to the presentation and legibility but little to bandwidth. I didn't ask to have it in a large, yellow, cursive blinking font, just a clickable link. 'Cause you know, that's the whole point of the web (hence "hypertext").
To make a link, type: <a href="http://www.com/">click here</a>
Always use myway.com for AP and Reuters articles, they don't have any banners, popups, or registration.
...make me think "Maximus Dorkus", which makes me think of Pilate's fwiends' names in "Life of Brian".
Hey, I have a shower too, you insensitive clod!
btw, here's the link to this story's article.
Doesn't MS cut their deal with PC manufacturers (i.e., Dell) when they sell Windows-less machines?
For HR.163, go here and type hr 163 into the "Bill Number" field.
I don't think most people are ready to give up their own cultural permanently. I like to explore new things, I like to travel to other countries, but only for a couple weeks at a time. Yeah, I'm sure the food is great, but pretty soon I'll be craving hamburgers. Not everyone is open to such drastic change, and it's not really fair that those who aren't are left behind with little job opportunity.
No, it is not the same thing. The Indians can move here for a better life and better pay; when Americans move to India, they take a pay cut and move to an overcrowded nation with far less to offer for much crappier pay, all just to keep from being homeless.
It was relevant to both threads where I posted it. Why rewrite it if it's the same info?
It doesn't have to be a surprise to be big news. Pixar is a highly successful company, whose films are enjoyed by many Slashdot readers, so a major change in their hardware is relevant news to Slashdot. When a president is predicted to win by a landslide, it's still news to announce his victory.
MyWay.com carries all AP and Reuters articles with no banners, popups, or any kind of registration. Just a couple inobtrusive Google-provided text ads at the bottom. They also have reg-free referal links to NY Times, USA Today, CBS, FOX, and MSNBC stories.
Yep, I've got a hardware firewall as well. I let all outbound connections through (except for a couple specific ports that get reported when exploits come about) but all incoming are closed (except when the PC establishes the connection, of course).