While the NYT may fare dismally in search rankings, I suspect their online influence is still strong. Many of the top hits on a given subject may not link to nyt.com but i'll wager that a number of them are blogs that reference Times material.
Just a thought.
While I'm with you on the basic idea, i can't help but comment. This is a stupid idea. First of all, displaying a screenshot is not a DMCA violation--what are you circumventing? Second, and more importantly, there are more cunning ways of defeating the DMCA than succumbing to it. Challenge the act all you want. But using it to prove an ill-begotten point is short-sighted indeed.
I feel like this is an appropriate place to post this idea. For quite some time, I have pondered the possibility of a keylight system powered by the human body. It works like this: when it's dark out and you're fumbling for the keyhole, could your body power a small LED (or other light source) around the key hole so you can clearly see. Your electricity would pass through the key and touch a contact on the door handle which would cause a faint glow. Has something like this been done? Is it possible?
I don't have the money for a patent search so I'm just throwing it out there. If someone invents it and makes a killing, help a poor student out with a lil' somthin'.
Which makes me wonder, is there an "open patent society" of some sort that can shepard ideas like this for the public domain. I seem to recall coming across a forum for inventions like this but I can't find it in my bookmarks. Much thanks!
Remember that Edison ran a laboratory with many scientists who all contributed work towards his patents. If you think about it, Edison was a precursor to modern technology corporations. That is he provided labs for brilliant people to work and in return, he maintained ownership of all the patents. Edison had incredible ingenuity, but he was also quite capable of taking others' ideas and making them his own.
A cool thing about an phone system like this is you could protect your phone with passwords. Whitelist your friends and give a code if they call from an unusual location. The address you cited was a little cryptic but I'm sure this is feasible.
If something SHOULD be a Right, but its not in the Constitution, its not a Right. Petition, get sponsors, submit an Amendment, get it ratified by 2/3rds of the states, and its a Right.
Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
It might even help people find prior art for some of the goofey patents we get these days.
Hmmm . . . insigthful? I somehow doubt one-click checkout was an issue then. And even the patents for cold remedies have long since passed. This is just stupid.
I have to agree with you on this subject: batteries are particularly loathesome for link farms. I helped my frind find a battery for an Akai minidisc recorder. It was the most troublesome search I've come across. However, you may just want to buy a universal charger. The first link returns this. If the electric ratings match you'll be fine. Only 43 US dollars. Or get an extra battery for 23 more. Hope this helps.
This isn't a proper analogy. Stealing the source to the game is more like stealing the master tapes for a music track. A closer comparison for downloading an mp3 (a finished product) would be downloading the game (a finished product.) The fact that the source code included copy protection measures only compounds the problem.
When I do search in the first category, especially for things such as wallpaper, or simpsons audio clips, the sites that usually turn up are the least coherent ones with dozens of ads . . . Don't get me wrong, I like Google. It's an invaluable tool when I'm doing research.
Is that what they call research these days? ; )
In all seriousness, it seems your examples are bunk . For example the first page for simpsons audio clips is a page with dozens of clips. As for wallpaper, well, be more specific. Do you want space wallpaper, cartoons, underwater, nature? If you're looking for something particular (whether its a favorite simpsons quote or a wallpaper of the sydney harbour) use the keywords, in quotes if necessary to target what you need. Just don't complain its Google's fault when your search terms suck to begin with.
I call bullshit. Searches for ipod, tivo, ethernet dvd player, canon cameras and many others bring immediate results. Obscure pieces can be a little troublesome but then again that doesn't fit the description "popular consumer product." Do you have an example ??? . . .
I tried to go online to find a charger for the battery that goes with a Canon ES900 8mm camcorder (because I bought the battery and realized I have no way to charge it).
Either you don't know how to search or you didn't look very hard. I found this page in less than five minutes. I just did a search for canon es900 "battery charger" and the third link offered a clear hit. The first link offered a purchase for a universal battery charger as one of the accessories. I'm curious, how did you search for this and get lost?
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An easy keyboard shortcut to poweroff is cmd-option-ctrl-eject(F12) sounds complicated but I powerdown macs in a lab all the time with this "four-finger" salute.
saving your music as in a lossless format uses approx. 5x as much space as a 256kb MP3.
You should be able to do better than that. A cd is 1411(?) kbps. Apple Lossless comes in at about half that so really we're talking 3x as much space max.
Teach her HTML, CSS, and javascript. Useful and rather simple. It also provides a launching pad into the not-to-difficult php, or, if she's a savant --perl. Javascript is a nice intro to basic programming concepts (functions, statements, operatos and logic)
Why limiti self-help support to only 10 years?? Seriously, this type of info could remain online for ever with a negligible impact to microsoft's servers. For that matter, all companies should leave documentation online for as long as possible.
I suppose what's holding things up is the power issue. Unless a convenient, effective solution for wireless power is developed the point is moot. The wifi transmitter will gobble power. The drive itself needs power. You'd get minutes of use out of such a device. Definitely a cool idea but until then carrying a wire seems ok.
Amen! Audiogalaxy totally ruled. I discovered artists like Fila Brazilia and many more. I've gone on to buy numerous albums and, more importantly hooked many friends on my music tastes. Adding a "rating" feature, like the grandparent suggested, would be a tremendous feature. Difficult to implement properly, sure, but a feature that could make your site boom (check out Netflix for a really nice implementation). Also, distribute full length streams. Magnatune already does this. Don't be left behind by being more restrictive.
Another thought: I always thought it would be cool to have some sort of referal program for a site like this. For instance, if someone bought a song from one of my links, give me a credit. It shouldn't be money--no point. Instead, if I refer say, 10 sales, give me a credit for a song or something.
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While the NYT may fare dismally in search rankings, I suspect their online influence is still strong. Many of the top hits on a given subject may not link to nyt.com but i'll wager that a number of them are blogs that reference Times material. Just a thought.
Are you talking about MS Windows?
While I'm with you on the basic idea, i can't help but comment. This is a stupid idea. First of all, displaying a screenshot is not a DMCA violation--what are you circumventing? Second, and more importantly, there are more cunning ways of defeating the DMCA than succumbing to it. Challenge the act all you want. But using it to prove an ill-begotten point is short-sighted indeed.
I don't have the money for a patent search so I'm just throwing it out there. If someone invents it and makes a killing, help a poor student out with a lil' somthin'.
Which makes me wonder, is there an "open patent society" of some sort that can shepard ideas like this for the public domain. I seem to recall coming across a forum for inventions like this but I can't find it in my bookmarks. Much thanks!
Remember that Edison ran a laboratory with many scientists who all contributed work towards his patents. If you think about it, Edison was a precursor to modern technology corporations. That is he provided labs for brilliant people to work and in return, he maintained ownership of all the patents. Edison had incredible ingenuity, but he was also quite capable of taking others' ideas and making them his own.
A cool thing about an phone system like this is you could protect your phone with passwords. Whitelist your friends and give a code if they call from an unusual location. The address you cited was a little cryptic but I'm sure this is feasible.
Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
there's a new mexico ???? /simpsons
Or, just hold down the shift key . . .
Hmmm . . . insigthful? I somehow doubt one-click checkout was an issue then. And even the patents for cold remedies have long since passed. This is just stupid.
I have to agree with you on this subject: batteries are particularly loathesome for link farms. I helped my frind find a battery for an Akai minidisc recorder. It was the most troublesome search I've come across. However, you may just want to buy a universal charger. The first link returns this. If the electric ratings match you'll be fine. Only 43 US dollars. Or get an extra battery for 23 more. Hope this helps.
This isn't a proper analogy. Stealing the source to the game is more like stealing the master tapes for a music track. A closer comparison for downloading an mp3 (a finished product) would be downloading the game (a finished product.) The fact that the source code included copy protection measures only compounds the problem.
I find it interesting that cingular, at&t, and sprint are on both lists. Says a lot, doesn't it?
Of course! You may be thinking of notebooks, which most certainly cannot function in someone's lap ; )
Is that what they call research these days? ; )
In all seriousness, it seems your examples are bunk . For example the first page for simpsons audio clips is a page with dozens of clips. As for wallpaper, well, be more specific. Do you want space wallpaper, cartoons, underwater, nature? If you're looking for something particular (whether its a favorite simpsons quote or a wallpaper of the sydney harbour) use the keywords, in quotes if necessary to target what you need. Just don't complain its Google's fault when your search terms suck to begin with.
I call bullshit. Searches for ipod, tivo, ethernet dvd player, canon cameras and many others bring immediate results. Obscure pieces can be a little troublesome but then again that doesn't fit the description "popular consumer product." Do you have an example ??? . . .
Either you don't know how to search or you didn't look very hard. I found this page in less than five minutes. I just did a search for canon es900 "battery charger" and the third link offered a clear hit. The first link offered a purchase for a universal battery charger as one of the accessories. I'm curious, how did you search for this and get lost?
An easy keyboard shortcut to poweroff is cmd-option-ctrl-eject(F12) sounds complicated but I powerdown macs in a lab all the time with this "four-finger" salute.
Or you could, you know . . . step outside ; )
You should be able to do better than that. A cd is 1411(?) kbps. Apple Lossless comes in at about half that so really we're talking 3x as much space max.
Teach her HTML, CSS, and javascript. Useful and rather simple. It also provides a launching pad into the not-to-difficult php, or, if she's a savant --perl. Javascript is a nice intro to basic programming concepts (functions, statements, operatos and logic)
Why limiti self-help support to only 10 years?? Seriously, this type of info could remain online for ever with a negligible impact to microsoft's servers. For that matter, all companies should leave documentation online for as long as possible.
I suppose what's holding things up is the power issue. Unless a convenient, effective solution for wireless power is developed the point is moot. The wifi transmitter will gobble power. The drive itself needs power. You'd get minutes of use out of such a device. Definitely a cool idea but until then carrying a wire seems ok.
WAKE UP!!!!!
Another thought: I always thought it would be cool to have some sort of referal program for a site like this. For instance, if someone bought a song from one of my links, give me a credit. It shouldn't be money--no point. Instead, if I refer say, 10 sales, give me a credit for a song or something.
Cheers