I was just wondering what the most effective way to combat this would be...
For the *.cm stuff, I figured it would be easy enough to either change it automatically (or if it's an actal registered Cameroon domain) simply prompt the user to decide whether they wanted.com or.cm.
The other "typo" addresses seem a little trickier. At first I thought of including a dictionary of sorts but with sites like flickr and digg, it may not be very effective. Then I thought that a list of the top 1,000 sites could be kept (updated periodically) and used as a whitelist of sorts. If it doesn't match one of those then ask the user if they really wanted to go there (including some fuzzy logic closest matches) but if some of the most popular sites included these link farms, the list would have to be hand-picked anyway. Besides it might get annoying for the user to have to confirm their browsing choices every time they want to visit a new domain.
Does anyone else have any ideas for developing an effective way to avoid showing up at these link farms?
According to Section 750.540 of the Michigan Penal Code, the penalty for "...unauthorized use of any electronic medium of communication..." (although still a felony) is only 2 years in jail and/or a $1,000 fine (4 years and/or $5,000 if it results in a death). Where did the inflated stats come from?
Admittedly, I don't know much about the process of DVD subtitling, but I was under the impression that these were files distributed separately from the DVD rip. If that's all the site was supplying, isn't this akin to allowing the distribution of emulators but not the beloved ROM images associated with them?
If your typical CS tournament has six players each forking over $3.60 to play with top three receiving a tiered payout, we'll assume first place gets $9.00, second place gets $5.40, and third place gets their money back at $3.60. Assuming the cheat allows you to win every game that's $9.00 a whack. If each tournament lasts an average of 20 minutes, that's $27.00 per hour. If you play for eight hours a day, five days a week, we now have a worthless no-good cheater making $1,080 a week playing video games.
Now, how much would you pay for software that can make you $1,080 a week? $199? $99? Well, how about I sell it to you for the low, low price of only $29.99. Among the 130,000 current Counter-Strike players out there [game-monitor.com] 30% of them are suspected of cheating. That should translate into approximately $1.1 million worth of software sales for my cheat.
Due to my extraordinarily scientific study, I have come to the conclusion that I am in the wrong business.
As an avid hip-hop fan this kind of comment always bugs me the most. As with any genre of music, if you want to get at the good stuff you just gotta dig deeper. None of the commercial rap is really any good and unfortunately that's the only rap most people are exposed to. There is a flourishing underground scene that includes some very talented MCs who have more interesting things to say than how many guns they've got.
Saying Nelly and Bow Wow accurately represent hip-hop is like saying Moby and The Prodigy accurately represent techno.
Sure, the Ipod is easy to use, but it is also boring. It's a white box, how innovative is that? And they act like they have made fire.Since when has fire been any more exciting? For starters, it's an incredibly dated technology. It doesn't do anything for me that I can't accomplish with a flashlight or space heater. I mean, sure, it's hot and red (red hot even?) but how innovative is that? And my cavemen neighbors act like they have made sliced bread.
The marketing power of a major record label is almost unparalleled. Kids don't necessarlily start bands simply to enjoy themselves...they want to be rock stars!
At least for me personally, I'm more worried about other people posting pictures of me then my actually doing it myself. The "un-tagging" feature is nice and all, but I'm still uncomfortable knowing if someone looked hard enough they could find less-than-flattering pictures of me.
The Telegraph is a local paper with a distribution radius of about 10-15 miles. Unless you count Slashdot as national coverage this isn't really that widespread.
Reading the comments here, I have come to the conclusion that not all Micro Centers are created equally. I've been attending the one in Cambridge, MA regularly for the past six years (my father works there) and have seen a disturbing decline in the "intelligence" of the sales personnel. Not to mention their Mac department has gone from half the store to a small cubby-hole behind the printer accessories.
The thing with mobile technology is that (thoeretically) you can make a phone call from anywhere at any time which just isn't possible from a land line. It may not justify your estimated $670 per year jump in price but you do have to expect it to be more expensive. With added convenience comes added cost.
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I was just wondering what the most effective way to combat this would be...
For the *.cm stuff, I figured it would be easy enough to either change it automatically (or if it's an actal registered Cameroon domain) simply prompt the user to decide whether they wanted .com or .cm.
The other "typo" addresses seem a little trickier. At first I thought of including a dictionary of sorts but with sites like flickr and digg, it may not be very effective. Then I thought that a list of the top 1,000 sites could be kept (updated periodically) and used as a whitelist of sorts. If it doesn't match one of those then ask the user if they really wanted to go there (including some fuzzy logic closest matches) but if some of the most popular sites included these link farms, the list would have to be hand-picked anyway. Besides it might get annoying for the user to have to confirm their browsing choices every time they want to visit a new domain.
Does anyone else have any ideas for developing an effective way to avoid showing up at these link farms?
Has anyone else tried this and not found a goddamn thing? After reading the summary I thought I was never going to have to work again!
According to Section 750.540 of the Michigan Penal Code, the penalty for "...unauthorized use of any electronic medium of communication..." (although still a felony) is only 2 years in jail and/or a $1,000 fine (4 years and/or $5,000 if it results in a death). Where did the inflated stats come from?
It seems a lot of people are prone to typos not caught by a spell-checker.
Admittedly, I don't know much about the process of DVD subtitling, but I was under the impression that these were files distributed separately from the DVD rip. If that's all the site was supplying, isn't this akin to allowing the distribution of emulators but not the beloved ROM images associated with them?
Well, let's see:
If your typical CS tournament has six players each forking over $3.60 to play with top three receiving a tiered payout, we'll assume first place gets $9.00, second place gets $5.40, and third place gets their money back at $3.60. Assuming the cheat allows you to win every game that's $9.00 a whack. If each tournament lasts an average of 20 minutes, that's $27.00 per hour. If you play for eight hours a day, five days a week, we now have a worthless no-good cheater making $1,080 a week playing video games.
Now, how much would you pay for software that can make you $1,080 a week? $199? $99? Well, how about I sell it to you for the low, low price of only $29.99. Among the 130,000 current Counter-Strike players out there [game-monitor.com] 30% of them are suspected of cheating. That should translate into approximately $1.1 million worth of software sales for my cheat.
Due to my extraordinarily scientific study, I have come to the conclusion that I am in the wrong business.
Maybe not, but I'd sure as hell sell one.
Did any else play the other games by Harmonix (FreQuency or Amplitude)? As much as I love Guitar Hero, I still play these two religiously.
Wait a second...
So are you telling me there are no tentacles, no schoolgirls, and no bulging muscles?
And why do I want to watch this again?
So now you're throwing coins at them? I don't think lack of class is the problem here.
Maybe this is just some level of meta-humor that went over my head, but isn't this joke incredibly dated (i.e. not funny)?
As an avid hip-hop fan this kind of comment always bugs me the most. As with any genre of music, if you want to get at the good stuff you just gotta dig deeper. None of the commercial rap is really any good and unfortunately that's the only rap most people are exposed to. There is a flourishing underground scene that includes some very talented MCs who have more interesting things to say than how many guns they've got.
Saying Nelly and Bow Wow accurately represent hip-hop is like saying Moby and The Prodigy accurately represent techno.
It's a sham! There is no Nobel Prize for mathematics. I'd be wary if I were you.
Sure, the Ipod is easy to use, but it is also boring. It's a white box, how innovative is that? And they act like they have made fire.Since when has fire been any more exciting? For starters, it's an incredibly dated technology. It doesn't do anything for me that I can't accomplish with a flashlight or space heater. I mean, sure, it's hot and red (red hot even?) but how innovative is that? And my cavemen neighbors act like they have made sliced bread.
This project's a dupe! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_Golden_Record
The marketing power of a major record label is almost unparalleled. Kids don't necessarlily start bands simply to enjoy themselves...they want to be rock stars!
At least for me personally, I'm more worried about other people posting pictures of me then my actually doing it myself. The "un-tagging" feature is nice and all, but I'm still uncomfortable knowing if someone looked hard enough they could find less-than-flattering pictures of me.
The Telegraph is a local paper with a distribution radius of about 10-15 miles. Unless you count Slashdot as national coverage this isn't really that widespread.
Am I the only one who looks forward to the trailers?
Reading the comments here, I have come to the conclusion that not all Micro Centers are created equally. I've been attending the one in Cambridge, MA regularly for the past six years (my father works there) and have seen a disturbing decline in the "intelligence" of the sales personnel. Not to mention their Mac department has gone from half the store to a small cubby-hole behind the printer accessories.
If you want to join a real man's social club, I suggest joining the Masons.
Was anyone else at least slightly disappointed that the actual building in the Antarctic looked nothing like the numerous models?
Actually, I believe in some states you can be involuntarily committed for attempting suicide (ex. Florida).
The thing with mobile technology is that (thoeretically) you can make a phone call from anywhere at any time which just isn't possible from a land line. It may not justify your estimated $670 per year jump in price but you do have to expect it to be more expensive. With added convenience comes added cost.