It wouldn't be mine, but it wouldn't be yours either. Why? I have the camera and the packaging that it came in, and in order to get the rebate, you would need:
1. The UPC code (clipped off the box)
2. The serial number of the camera
3. A copy of the receipt
4. Super secret hidden rebate code printed somewhere inside the box
And about 100 other things before you could even think about sending in the rebate. Even then you're most likely not going to get a check from the rebate company.
Agreed, 100%.
I have a cheap Apex DVD player ($80) hooked up to a 53" widescreen with an s-video cable. Even at that size, I don't notice any artifacts 99.9% of the time. The ones that are apparent are usually in the darker areas of the picture. However, if you pay attention to the movie instead of focusing on the defects, you'll never notice them.
Senior citizens still commute...don't you ever see them driving 45 MPH in the fast lane with their left blinker on for miles at a time?
Maybe we should give them the stickers for free just to get them out of our way.
I had the same thing pop up for me. I thought the article said that they had to replace any "OK" buttons in the image with buttons that say "More Info"...apparently they haven't done so yet.
The real problem is that sentences for violent offenders--such as the ones you speak of--should be much more strict. In my opinion, five years served for rape or murder is nothing more than a slap on the wrist.
If I were to have my way, "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" would be the method for issuing punishments to criminals. Shoot someone with a 12 gauge? Hold still while the victim (or the next of kin if the victim didn't survive) shoots you back. Mow someone down while you were driving around drunk? Lie down in the street and prepare to be run over. That should deter most criminals from commiting the crimes in the first place.
On another note...I think you need to find some new people to hang out with. Those guys you were talking about sound pretty scary.
...my birthday is September 11th. I don't want to hear about how your birthday sucks because it coincides with a "geek protest"...some of us are much worse off when it comes to crappy birthdays.
The problem is, they're not telling you that you have an IP address, they're telling you that you are "broadcasting" your IP address to everyone and their mother. Basically, they're preying on stupid people's fears that the internet is a very scary place and everyone is out to get them. What's worse is the fact that they're "disguising" the ad as something else--a Windows error message in this case.
Television, newspapers and magazines and such--or "content delivery methods", if you will--clearly distinguish ads from content. If it's not obvious that an ad is really and ad (as in, it looks like content), it will be marked at the top with "special advertising section" or "paid advertisement". Bonzi's ads are attempting to appear as content without any indication that they are an ad.
Yes, most of us smart folks know the difference between a pop-up ad and an error dialog, but there are a lot of those out there who don't. I'm all for the idea that people should know how to use a tool before they start futzing around with it (i.e., know how to use that drill before you start drilling holes in stuff you shouldn't be drilling, like your finger). However, now that most everyone has a computer, you really can't expect that out of people anymore. It'd be nice, but that's not the way the world works. I think that advertisers should follow the TV/newspaper/magazine route and make it blatently obvious that they are displaying an advertisement. If no one clicks on your ad, tough shit...maybe that's due to the fact that you're selling a crappy product.
And as far as that sidewalk thing goes, just don't shovel it. You can't get in trouble for doing a bad shoveling job if you don't do it in the first place.
A person that I know of has a tracking device in a vehicle that she purchased for her boyfriend (his credit sucked, so the loan is in her name). She installed the tracking device to make sure he wasn't doing anything stupid with the car. They end up breaking up and he keeps the car, but he's still making payments to her since the loan is in her name.
She comes to find out that said boyfriend had been cheating on her with someone she knows. Said boyfriend knows nothing about the tracking device (it's tucked away in the dashboard, so you wouldn't find it unless you tore everything apart).
Now the fun part...she keeps tabs on said boyfriend and waits for him to visit said woman. If she's feeling particulary mean that day, she disables the car's ignition while he's in the house. I can only imagine how pissed off this guy must be...how do you explain that to a mechanic?
Boyfriend: "Well, every time I make a booty call, my car doesn't start."
Mechanic: "Does it happen any other time?"
Boyfriend: "Nope, only when I go to her house."
Mechanic: *gives boyfriend the "you must be retarded" look*
Sounds kind of like what my company is doing (and has been doing for the past two years).
The units we use rely on GPRS to send data back to our server and to receive commands from us (setup commands, location requests, etc). We get a report every minute while your vehicle is moving...we know when it is turned on or off...we know when it stops or starts moving...it's a very thorough system. If you're out of GPRS coverage, the unit will queue up its reports and send them once it reconnects to the server. If a customer buys a higher level unit with telematics, we can lock or unlock your doors, shut off your fuel pump, sound your horn...if it can be toggled, we can wire it up to toggle it remotely. Another feature is a serial port on the unit that can be used as a PPP link for internet access (employees can access web-based applications to fill out job tickets, etc).
All of this may sound very big-brotherish, but that's what some people are looking for. Parents tracking their kids, employers tracking employees in company cars, rental companies tracking their vehicles, trucking companies, and others...all of these people need to keep an eye on their assets to make sure they're not being misued. This takes care of all of that for them.
Big brother stuff aside...having one of these units allows you to do some pretty cool stuff with your car. Example: you're not thinking and you lock your keys in your car while you're at the grocery store. Instead of calling the cops or a locksmith to open it for you, all you have to do is whip out your web-enabled cell phone, log into your vehicle control page, and you can unlock your doors that way (assuming you have power locks). These units have a lot of potential, most of which I haven't even touched on (or thought up) yet. It should only get cooler in the future.
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...does it has a scenario where you must protect your smokin' hot daughter from random traveling salesmen whose cars had broken down near your farm?
That's called a "neutral drop".
Kiss your transmission goodbye...it won't last much longer after doing that a few times.
TCP should do the trick.
It wouldn't be mine, but it wouldn't be yours either. Why? I have the camera and the packaging that it came in, and in order to get the rebate, you would need:
1. The UPC code (clipped off the box)
2. The serial number of the camera
3. A copy of the receipt
4. Super secret hidden rebate code printed somewhere inside the box
And about 100 other things before you could even think about sending in the rebate. Even then you're most likely not going to get a check from the rebate company.
Port 135.
Crap...didn't mean to post that anonymously.
Agreed, 100%. I have a cheap Apex DVD player ($80) hooked up to a 53" widescreen with an s-video cable. Even at that size, I don't notice any artifacts 99.9% of the time. The ones that are apparent are usually in the darker areas of the picture. However, if you pay attention to the movie instead of focusing on the defects, you'll never notice them.
Senior citizens still commute...don't you ever see them driving 45 MPH in the fast lane with their left blinker on for miles at a time? Maybe we should give them the stickers for free just to get them out of our way.
...an astronaut from the space station will be dispatched to the satellite to beat the antenna with a wrench until it starts working again.
Somewhere in France... "God dammit, where the hell is the 'hold on to my rifle instead of dropping it' key?"
No, the lawsuit is "ludicrous". It is *not* a no-talent fuckwad rapper.
Square *meter*, speedy. You drive through.
I had the same thing pop up for me. I thought the article said that they had to replace any "OK" buttons in the image with buttons that say "More Info"...apparently they haven't done so yet.
I don't remember that being in Total Recall, but I do remember seeing it in The Running Man.
The real problem is that sentences for violent offenders--such as the ones you speak of--should be much more strict. In my opinion, five years served for rape or murder is nothing more than a slap on the wrist. If I were to have my way, "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" would be the method for issuing punishments to criminals. Shoot someone with a 12 gauge? Hold still while the victim (or the next of kin if the victim didn't survive) shoots you back. Mow someone down while you were driving around drunk? Lie down in the street and prepare to be run over. That should deter most criminals from commiting the crimes in the first place. On another note...I think you need to find some new people to hang out with. Those guys you were talking about sound pretty scary.
...my birthday is September 11th. I don't want to hear about how your birthday sucks because it coincides with a "geek protest"...some of us are much worse off when it comes to crappy birthdays.
The problem is, they're not telling you that you have an IP address, they're telling you that you are "broadcasting" your IP address to everyone and their mother. Basically, they're preying on stupid people's fears that the internet is a very scary place and everyone is out to get them. What's worse is the fact that they're "disguising" the ad as something else--a Windows error message in this case.
Television, newspapers and magazines and such--or "content delivery methods", if you will--clearly distinguish ads from content. If it's not obvious that an ad is really and ad (as in, it looks like content), it will be marked at the top with "special advertising section" or "paid advertisement". Bonzi's ads are attempting to appear as content without any indication that they are an ad.
Yes, most of us smart folks know the difference between a pop-up ad and an error dialog, but there are a lot of those out there who don't. I'm all for the idea that people should know how to use a tool before they start futzing around with it (i.e., know how to use that drill before you start drilling holes in stuff you shouldn't be drilling, like your finger). However, now that most everyone has a computer, you really can't expect that out of people anymore. It'd be nice, but that's not the way the world works. I think that advertisers should follow the TV/newspaper/magazine route and make it blatently obvious that they are displaying an advertisement. If no one clicks on your ad, tough shit...maybe that's due to the fact that you're selling a crappy product.
And as far as that sidewalk thing goes, just don't shovel it. You can't get in trouble for doing a bad shoveling job if you don't do it in the first place.
Funny story...
:)
A person that I know of has a tracking device in a vehicle that she purchased for her boyfriend (his credit sucked, so the loan is in her name). She installed the tracking device to make sure he wasn't doing anything stupid with the car. They end up breaking up and he keeps the car, but he's still making payments to her since the loan is in her name.
She comes to find out that said boyfriend had been cheating on her with someone she knows. Said boyfriend knows nothing about the tracking device (it's tucked away in the dashboard, so you wouldn't find it unless you tore everything apart).
Now the fun part...she keeps tabs on said boyfriend and waits for him to visit said woman. If she's feeling particulary mean that day, she disables the car's ignition while he's in the house. I can only imagine how pissed off this guy must be...how do you explain that to a mechanic?
Boyfriend: "Well, every time I make a booty call, my car doesn't start."
Mechanic: "Does it happen any other time?"
Boyfriend: "Nope, only when I go to her house."
Mechanic: *gives boyfriend the "you must be retarded" look*
Who said playing Big Brother isn't fun?
Sounds kind of like what my company is doing (and has been doing for the past two years).
The units we use rely on GPRS to send data back to our server and to receive commands from us (setup commands, location requests, etc). We get a report every minute while your vehicle is moving...we know when it is turned on or off...we know when it stops or starts moving...it's a very thorough system. If you're out of GPRS coverage, the unit will queue up its reports and send them once it reconnects to the server. If a customer buys a higher level unit with telematics, we can lock or unlock your doors, shut off your fuel pump, sound your horn...if it can be toggled, we can wire it up to toggle it remotely. Another feature is a serial port on the unit that can be used as a PPP link for internet access (employees can access web-based applications to fill out job tickets, etc).
All of this may sound very big-brotherish, but that's what some people are looking for. Parents tracking their kids, employers tracking employees in company cars, rental companies tracking their vehicles, trucking companies, and others...all of these people need to keep an eye on their assets to make sure they're not being misued. This takes care of all of that for them.
Big brother stuff aside...having one of these units allows you to do some pretty cool stuff with your car. Example: you're not thinking and you lock your keys in your car while you're at the grocery store. Instead of calling the cops or a locksmith to open it for you, all you have to do is whip out your web-enabled cell phone, log into your vehicle control page, and you can unlock your doors that way (assuming you have power locks). These units have a lot of potential, most of which I haven't even touched on (or thought up) yet. It should only get cooler in the future.