Though this idea strikes me as fleeting, it brings up the good ancient question of paying for the web.
So far, the web has been treated as commercial space by PR depts; somewhere between TV and print media. Sort of a place to hold eyeballs while advertisments get sprayed onto them. To me, it seems to be failing. For some reason, we can't seem to match worth with dollar value. Yet webtech (servers, hosting, design) still generate a significant cost.
I think that once we figure out how to pay for cyberspace other than as a hobby expense, the business model will have profound implications on web ads, filesharing, and IP.
When they're done with Olga.net, they can get a jump on all those people who hum the songs from memory!
I've noticed that the artists get unfairly represented when crazy, loud people sing along to the Dixie Chicks on their way back from work. We must put a stop to memory, it is a tool of terrorists against the Artists.
I'd say that a company being focused intently on its competitors is a staple of business, isn't it? That having been said- I would imagine that a company who is so famous for their ~vision~ would need more than anything that the public accept their products as original and innovative.
[quote]Users who get the box open in under 30 minutes should receive an engineering certificate for their efforts; I have never before seen a consumer product this difficult to remove from its packaging.[/quote]
This is so they don't break out and hijack the trucks.
I'm not sure that I'd welcome our bowling robot overlords. First, they replace all the factories with robots, now they're after Fred Flinstone, too?
This has gone far enough. Decent, hardworking people in this country should be available to bowl honestly for a decent level of sub-par respect. These robots will be the first ones against the wall when te revolution comes.
On another note- I've been meaning to begin work on a small robot to tinker with. Does anybody know any good websites on robot building?
For those wondering who Ed Markey is- he is a Representative (D- 7th district,MASS) who was going to run for Kerry's seat in the Senate until Kerry lost. He is the ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
..and hencefore where fit it be mentioned 'incurr legal penalty' shall whence be replaced with 'Kick thy ass upon flaming Octagon or Duodecagon of fury of [the party's] choosing; to be lit in feces of bovine, pork, or cat; and to be summarily broadcast worldwide on PayPalView'...
If this gets voted in their favor, wouldn't they then be liable for damages incurred from their disruptive technology? Let's say that a new The Cure CD brings down a machine at a telco and then someone wasn't able to call 911. We have already seen that, if you 'Crunch Box' a whole area code, then you are responsible for losses incurred on account of the downed lines.
Wouldn't this open the makers up for litigation given that this was the intended use of their product?
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Though this idea strikes me as fleeting, it brings up the good ancient question of paying for the web.
So far, the web has been treated as commercial space by PR depts; somewhere between TV and print media. Sort of a place to hold eyeballs while advertisments get sprayed onto them. To me, it seems to be failing. For some reason, we can't seem to match worth with dollar value. Yet webtech (servers, hosting, design) still generate a significant cost.
I think that once we figure out how to pay for cyberspace other than as a hobby expense, the business model will have profound implications on web ads, filesharing, and IP.
But they had been warned! Apparently- the Rhythm *is* out to get you...
When they're done with Olga.net, they can get a jump on all those people who hum the songs from memory!
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I've noticed that the artists get unfairly represented when crazy, loud people sing along to the Dixie Chicks on their way back from work. We must put a stop to memory, it is a tool of terrorists against the Artists.
On the other hand, any evil people who wish to attack Freedom- can find Olga.net on the WayBack Machine (circa 13AUG02) - http://web.archive.org/web/20020802061040/www.olg
I agree implicitly.. They should do something big with it- like name a cartoon dog after it or something.
I'd say that a company being focused intently on its competitors is a staple of business, isn't it? That having been said- I would imagine that a company who is so famous for their ~vision~ would need more than anything that the public accept their products as original and innovative.
A "Commonsense Reasoning Engine"(tm)? These would be really useful in actual people.
[quote]The attack relies on a keylogger being installed on the victim's machine.[/quote]
Isn't this a vulnerability in *any* user/pass interface on any computer in the world?
[quote]Users who get the box open in under 30 minutes should receive an engineering certificate for their efforts; I have never before seen a consumer product this difficult to remove from its packaging.[/quote]
This is so they don't break out and hijack the trucks.
I'm not sure that I'd welcome our bowling robot overlords. First, they replace all the factories with robots, now they're after Fred Flinstone, too?
This has gone far enough. Decent, hardworking people in this country should be available to bowl honestly for a decent level of sub-par respect. These robots will be the first ones against the wall when te revolution comes.
On another note- I've been meaning to begin work on a small robot to tinker with. Does anybody know any good websites on robot building?
For those wondering who Ed Markey is- he is a Representative (D- 7th district,MASS) who was going to run for Kerry's seat in the Senate until Kerry lost. He is the ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_J._Markey
http://markey.house.gov/
http://www.issues2000.org/MA/Ed_Markey.htm
You mean the 700 Club and Pat Robertson aren't funded by the RNC, or does that work the other way around?
..and hencefore where fit it be mentioned 'incurr legal penalty' shall whence be replaced with 'Kick thy ass upon flaming Octagon or Duodecagon of fury of [the party's] choosing; to be lit in feces of bovine, pork, or cat; and to be summarily broadcast worldwide on PayPalView'...
If this gets voted in their favor, wouldn't they then be liable for damages incurred from their disruptive technology? Let's say that a new The Cure CD brings down a machine at a telco and then someone wasn't able to call 911. We have already seen that, if you 'Crunch Box' a whole area code, then you are responsible for losses incurred on account of the downed lines.
Wouldn't this open the makers up for litigation given that this was the intended use of their product?
That's not protecting customers! The only thing people really gain by downloading genuine MS software is the opportunity to call MS tech support.
Doesn't that make this a cruel reprisal?
This is gonna get easier from now on!