I believe that before long, the TV ad model will shift radically (for that medium anyway). Just as ads are "integrated" into newspaper and magazine content (sharing the page), web content and even the landscape, ads on TV will soon appear along with the content.
The reason this shared model works in those other mediums is simple: people will not volunteer to read ads in any meaningful way. Ads in a "volunteer" model are only viewed by people already interested in or involved with the subject. Ads currently also serve the far broader and more valuable (to advertisers anyway) function of exposing poeple to "new" things. in life, as in target marketing, the things we covet the most are often the most elusive. A lot of the people who will want to see an ad for some boring car are probably people who already bought one and are reveling in post-purchase reinforcement behavior. The guy who likes his current boring car breezes past the ad.
Soon, when you are watching that Seinfeld re-run on your wide screen HiDef TV, you'll see that the content is really the same size and there's an advertising sidebar touting Craftsman (TM) Tools or Noxema or whatever.
Currently, it appears that the loose boundry is at network self-promos ("watch such and such on Friday" stuff in the lower third), but some day soon, we'll see a little animated Lexus cruise across the bottom of the screen during "The Apprentice." Look at the Discovery Channel now--they're champing at the bit for this.
His key point is that, if CR was good enough, we'd all be carrying pocket scanners and libraries would really be going online.
There are bigger "killer apps" for foolproof CR than spam-mailing. And I say fool-proof because to defeat this, its gotta be good.
I chuckled about that overrated post above where the guy essentially said "I'm too busy with mid-terms to write an app to accurately read the original "challenge" example. Dude, if you can do that, to hell with midterms--do it.
If "I was the company," and cattbutt, my highly-paid Director of Product Management & Marketing, walked into my office and suggested adding a feature that emulated and called attention to the frustrating sound of our product failing to work, I'd get all Donald Trump on him (i.e., "you're fired").
Sure it'd be a "feature" to the guy using it, but he'd be bad-mouthing your product to back up his lies! As for the call recipients, they'd also think you suck. Never gonna happen. Pack your desk cattbutt.
Stick to computers sir and leave the marketing to evil, manipulative fucks (like me).
Hehhehehe. I have never seen the device in question and was merely making the (somewhat obvious) metaphorical connection to Television's being a "reflection" of the society. I'm not sure what that other poster meant with the "metaphor" definition link, but if the discussion is about literal reflections and I'm talking about figurative reflections, that's a metaphor.
My later comment about annoying refections was my (probably weak) effort to continue the joke by saying that when we see our society reflected back at us via TV, it is not always pretty or complimentary. Note that I had posted that before the confusion arose.
In fact, it is amusing to note that I had posted my clarification only one minute before the guy above decided I was a shallow nitwit, so while he may have misjudged my meaning, he hadn't ignored my post.
Well, as any slashdotter can well attest, Linux is certainly evangelized as a people's OS even if many of the hard-cores and developers themselves profess complete disdain or nonchalance toward the poor noobs.
The *X "community" (heh) has a practical aspect and a social aspect. The snobbery is a manifestation of the social. It signifies pride of membership in what some percieve as an intellectual elite.
As for the practical aspect, isn't having your OS (the most) widely used just plain convenient and efficient?
Who cares if lowly Joe Sixpack benefits without being smart enough to deserve it? He wouldn't even know what we're talking about here, but he'd angrily sense that we were dissing him somehow and isn't that the sweetest revenge anyway?
This post (and its parent), albeit humorous enough, go straight to the underlying problem with Linux at present: a wilfull disdain for the non-savvy user. "Joe Sixpack" should be embraced rather than disdained (figuratively, of course).
This is the underlying problem with the interface issue discussed in this thread and it is why M$ continues to prevail in spite of a generally inferior core product.
When *X finally evolves from an exclusive clique into a user-focused OS for the people (not merely the nerds) it will truly prevail. Currently, IMO, its the percieved pricing ("free" as in beer) and general non-Microsoftness of Linux that drives it at all. The user experience and level of effort required to achieve proficiency is generally thought to be a big negative at ground level.
Perfect response. Give the Product Manager a raise.
This is a situation where a company's extremely quick action--which is probably going to reach virtually everyone who even knows about the problem (the parent is still "above the fold" here on/.)--may actually have the effect of increasing brand loyalty.
Hell, I don't buy the stuff, but if I did, I'd switch to theirs on the basis of this response alone.
1. Sell bogus silver paste 2. Get exposed on Overclockers 3. Masterfully respond to problem 4. Profit!
I guess he just doesn't want us crashing the party.
If you go to the main Tom's Hardware site (first link in blurb above) and scroll down to the announcement of the new networking site, you'll see that the link works fine from there.
Have to agree about the ending(s). I too attended a preview last week (with digital projection, I am pleased to say) and there were so many false fnales, that I heard a few people actually chuckling. It was pretty cheesy in a way, but after all, we've been through a lot with this whole damned LOTR saga and I guess I can forgive a bit of overindulgence at the end.
On the whole, I'd have to say that ROTK was a strong finish for the series. I loved #1, got a bit bored with #2, but was truly riveted by #3. We all expect the FX bar to be raised with each new mega-budget blockbuster and this was certainly no exception, but for me, the triumph of this film was the nearly seamless integration of the effects. The extensive digital offline work really paid off (with the exception of a few wonky bits of compositing were Hobbits met reality) and the color work was spectacular.
Individual geeks may take issue with this or that infidelity or liberty taken, but in general, the triumph of the LOTR digital post-production pipeline is the stuff that will keep many of the geeks here in the chips for years to come.
While the tired old ad is indeed redundant, the signal-checking procedure it portrays is certainly not. Note also that they are careful to have him say "good" after each query--otherwise his repetition and movment would indicate that the Sprint connection truly sucks.
While the tired old ad is indeed redundant, the signal-checking procedure it portrays is certainly not. Note also that they are careful to have him say "good" after each query--otherwise his repetition and movment would indicate that the Sprint connection truly sucks.
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I believe that before long, the TV ad model will shift radically (for that medium anyway). Just as ads are "integrated" into newspaper and magazine content (sharing the page), web content and even the landscape, ads on TV will soon appear along with the content.
The reason this shared model works in those other mediums is simple: people will not volunteer to read ads in any meaningful way. Ads in a "volunteer" model are only viewed by people already interested in or involved with the subject. Ads currently also serve the far broader and more valuable (to advertisers anyway) function of exposing poeple to "new" things. in life, as in target marketing, the things we covet the most are often the most elusive. A lot of the people who will want to see an ad for some boring car are probably people who already bought one and are reveling in post-purchase reinforcement behavior. The guy who likes his current boring car breezes past the ad.
Soon, when you are watching that Seinfeld re-run on your wide screen HiDef TV, you'll see that the content is really the same size and there's an advertising sidebar touting Craftsman (TM) Tools or Noxema or whatever.
Currently, it appears that the loose boundry is at network self-promos ("watch such and such on Friday" stuff in the lower third), but some day soon, we'll see a little animated Lexus cruise across the bottom of the screen during "The Apprentice." Look at the Discovery Channel now--they're champing at the bit for this.
Mod parent up.
His key point is that, if CR was good enough, we'd all be carrying pocket scanners and libraries would really be going online.
There are bigger "killer apps" for foolproof CR than spam-mailing. And I say fool-proof because to defeat this, its gotta be good.
I chuckled about that overrated post above where the guy essentially said "I'm too busy with mid-terms to write an app to accurately read the original "challenge" example. Dude, if you can do that, to hell with midterms--do it.
And the one above should be moderated "naive."
If "I was the company," and cattbutt, my highly-paid Director of Product Management & Marketing, walked into my office and suggested adding a feature that emulated and called attention to the frustrating sound of our product failing to work, I'd get all Donald Trump on him (i.e., "you're fired").
Sure it'd be a "feature" to the guy using it, but he'd be bad-mouthing your product to back up his lies! As for the call recipients, they'd also think you suck. Never gonna happen. Pack your desk cattbutt.
Stick to computers sir and leave the marketing to evil, manipulative fucks (like me).
Did I switch to VoIP so I can pay $15/month for my phone bill, but will have to pay $80/month for FTTH or some other form of broadband?"
Yes.
If anyone thinks for a minute that the telco behemoth will lie down and let the "free" internet eat its lunch, you are mistaken.
Hehhehehe. I have never seen the device in question and was merely making the (somewhat obvious) metaphorical connection to Television's being a "reflection" of the society. I'm not sure what that other poster meant with the "metaphor" definition link, but if the discussion is about literal reflections and I'm talking about figurative reflections, that's a metaphor.
My later comment about annoying refections was my (probably weak) effort to continue the joke by saying that when we see our society reflected back at us via TV, it is not always pretty or complimentary. Note that I had posted that before the confusion arose.
In fact, it is amusing to note that I had posted my clarification only one minute before the guy above decided I was a shallow nitwit, so while he may have misjudged my meaning, he hadn't ignored my post.
I meant it in the metaphorical sense.
I agree with you though that the reflections can indeed be annoying.
It's a mirror even when its on.
Well, as any slashdotter can well attest, Linux is certainly evangelized as a people's OS even if many of the hard-cores and developers themselves profess complete disdain or nonchalance toward the poor noobs.
The *X "community" (heh) has a practical aspect and a social aspect. The snobbery is a manifestation of the social. It signifies pride of membership in what some percieve as an intellectual elite.
As for the practical aspect, isn't having your OS (the most) widely used just plain convenient and efficient?
Who cares if lowly Joe Sixpack benefits without being smart enough to deserve it? He wouldn't even know what we're talking about here, but he'd angrily sense that we were dissing him somehow and isn't that the sweetest revenge anyway?
This post (and its parent), albeit humorous enough, go straight to the underlying problem with Linux at present: a wilfull disdain for the non-savvy user. "Joe Sixpack" should be embraced rather than disdained (figuratively, of course).
This is the underlying problem with the interface issue discussed in this thread and it is why M$ continues to prevail in spite of a generally inferior core product.
When *X finally evolves from an exclusive clique into a user-focused OS for the people (not merely the nerds) it will truly prevail. Currently, IMO, its the percieved pricing ("free" as in beer) and general non-Microsoftness of Linux that drives it at all. The user experience and level of effort required to achieve proficiency is generally thought to be a big negative at ground level.
Prepare to hurl then. You are apparently mistaking this consumer model for the real deal which costs the military many "illions" indeed.
In fact, one might argue that the low price tag on this DIY baby really should make you a bit queasy.
Scientists now believe that advanced colonies of Sea Monkeys once inhabited Mars.
Ich bin ein geek.
Perfect response. Give the Product Manager a raise.
/.)--may actually have the effect of increasing brand loyalty.
This is a situation where a company's extremely quick action--which is probably going to reach virtually everyone who even knows about the problem (the parent is still "above the fold" here on
Hell, I don't buy the stuff, but if I did, I'd switch to theirs on the basis of this response alone.
1. Sell bogus silver paste
2. Get exposed on Overclockers
3. Masterfully respond to problem
4. Profit!
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I guess he just doesn't want us crashing the party.
If you go to the main Tom's Hardware site (first link in blurb above) and scroll down to the announcement of the new networking site, you'll see that the link works fine from there.
When/if you get back inside, you may may want to zap the PRAM.
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So when does LordK3nn3th of Slashdote bestow the H.A.I.P.s this year? Is there a cash stipend?
Well then, you're obviously not an Afghan guerrilla.
You took the words right out of my mouth!
Have to agree about the ending(s). I too attended a preview last week (with digital projection, I am pleased to say) and there were so many false fnales, that I heard a few people actually chuckling. It was pretty cheesy in a way, but after all, we've been through a lot with this whole damned LOTR saga and I guess I can forgive a bit of overindulgence at the end.
On the whole, I'd have to say that ROTK was a strong finish for the series. I loved #1, got a bit bored with #2, but was truly riveted by #3. We all expect the FX bar to be raised with each new mega-budget blockbuster and this was certainly no exception, but for me, the triumph of this film was the nearly seamless integration of the effects. The extensive digital offline work really paid off (with the exception of a few wonky bits of compositing were Hobbits met reality) and the color work was spectacular.
Individual geeks may take issue with this or that infidelity or liberty taken, but in general, the triumph of the LOTR digital post-production pipeline is the stuff that will keep many of the geeks here in the chips for years to come.
While the tired old ad is indeed redundant, the signal-checking procedure it portrays is certainly not. Note also that they are careful to have him say "good" after each query--otherwise his repetition and movment would indicate that the Sprint connection truly sucks.
While the tired old ad is indeed redundant, the signal-checking procedure it portrays is certainly not. Note also that they are careful to have him say "good" after each query--otherwise his repetition and movment would indicate that the Sprint connection truly sucks.
He seems to have made a complete dog nappy of himself. Perhaps now he'll lop himself chunky through a waste disposal. Heh.
Mad dogs and Englishmen and all that.
...and it only took 6 minutes to /. their server.
Or perhaps there are some scandals in your family that are better left unresolved.