Adblock cannot block ads displayed on google.com. They are not images, not iframes, not scripts--they are embedded directly on the page, server-side.
More likely, you just don't notice the ads, since they're so non-intrusive:P But they're there. Go ahead, try this search, see if your adblock is any use. It's the same with Gmail. (Well, Gmail uses a mess of iframes and scripts for everything, but you still can't block only the ads.)
Okay, sure, fine. But if they don't want to be associated with Kazaa, maybe they shouldn't go around saying 'OH BY THE WAY WE'RE THE GUYS WHO BROUGHT YOU KAZAA' all the time, without further explanation.
I have an (SMS-enabled) Virgin Mobile phone and it doesn't work with GoogleSMS. If you look closely, Google does in fact support all of the 'major' carriers (they list the ones they do), but those of us with more obscure carriers are left out. I'm not complaining, that's what I get for not having a major carrier... just thought I'd point it out.
Biggest news on PS2-scene.org in a bad way. The homebrew-only modchips were almost universally deplored from the moment of their announcement; though, granted, that may be partway due to the scummy tactics employed by the manufacturer (which I won't elaborate on here because it's not relevant).
As for your shop, well... all I can say is, if you think those 'modchips for backups' are really being used for backups, well, you're living in a fantasy land. You may not be selling pirated game discs, but to say you've never made a dollar off of piracy is splitting hairs. (Though, with that exchange rate... kidding, kidding.)
I won't deny that there are people who use modchips only for homebrew and the thrill of hacking, and never for warez. But they're a minority.
First of all, I never concluded that it was illegal. Way to actually read my post. All I said was that it was off-putting.
Allofmp3 obviously hopes to attract customers from English-speaking countries, since they go to the trouble to translate their entire site into English, so they could go all the way. But they don't. (Claiming you can't get an expert in US law anywhere in Russia is ridiculous.)
Industry standard, right. Which is why iTunes and the MSN Music Store don't hire lawyers to make damn well sure what they're doing is on the up-and-up. It's a cost of doing business in this day and age, if you expect customers other than unscrupulous AC's.
allofmp3's own website won't even confirm that buying from them (in the US) is legal. Regardless of whether it actually is or not, that's somewhat off-putting.
By the by, interesting use of 'zealot', but unfortunately it doesn't mean 'anyone who disagrees with you'.
It's hard to find, but click specs under 'node' on the config page:
DVD Player/CD Burner Drive 1.5GHz Intel Pentium M Processor High Performance Video [...] 512MB SDRAM Memory (expandable to 2GB) 120GB Hard Drive 6 USB ports (3 in node; 3 in nodeboard) Firewire ports Broadband-ready with Built-In Ethernet and 802.11 Wireless Integrated Microphone...along with some other stuff my eyes kinda glazed over. The processor seems a bit... lacking. Guess it's not really aimed toward the tech-oriented audience.
Virgin always tries to act saucy like that, and they've been doing it for a while. They think it makes them hip or something I guess. I have a phone with Virgin Mobile and it drives me nuts every time I go to their website.
Maybe that's because he bought that post from website.
I was joking just there, but that actually gives me a great business idea... 'Our posts are +5 Insightful/Informative/Interesting guaranteed! Does wonders for your karma, so you can get back to trolling!'
Has anyone figured out how to run this on Windows? I've tried launching it with java.exe, javaw.exe, javaws.exe... none of them will launch it (some sort of exception, 'main class not found', and 'unable to launch' respectively). I have the latest JRE. For some reason WinRAR is my default opener for.jar's, so simply double-clicking it is no use.
You can sync it to an iPod, you know.. the iPod software (at least the later version that has the built-in calendar) uses the.ics format. (Kind of obvious, but oh well.)
In fact, I'm surprised Slashdot hasn't made a separate story out of this fact yet ^_~
Premise 1: Mac and Linux users are more likely to have broadband connections than Windows users. (I'm not saying that it's true, but for the sake of argument, we will assume it is.)
Premise 2: Users with broadband have IP addresses that rarely change; users with dialup have IP addresses that change frequently.
Premise 3: Google counted OS usage by the number of IP addresses that used them.
Step 1: Premise 1 + 2 implies that Mac and Linux users are more likely than Windows users to have IP addresses that rarely change.
Step 2: Step 1 + Premise 3 implies that any given Mac or Linux user is likely to be counted by Google's statistics fewer times than any given Windows user.
Now you see how the results would be skewed in favour of Windows, given the three premises (the first of which supplied by the grandparent). I think I did this right... feel free to correct me if I have erred.
Ooh, the bold emphasis game! That's fun. Now my turn!
The controversy. The versions of Lucas' beloved films that are on these new DVDs are not the original theatrical releases but the special editions that played in theaters in 1997. Rumor have circulated about additional changes, but Ward would not deny or confirm them. "We want to encourage our fans to check them out themselves."
So did you see the special edition in 1997? And do you remember who shoots first? There's your answer.
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Adblock cannot block ads displayed on google.com. They are not images, not iframes, not scripts--they are embedded directly on the page, server-side.
:P But they're there. Go ahead, try this search, see if your adblock is any use. It's the same with Gmail. (Well, Gmail uses a mess of iframes and scripts for everything, but you still can't block only the ads.)
More likely, you just don't notice the ads, since they're so non-intrusive
Okay, sure, fine. But if they don't want to be associated with Kazaa, maybe they shouldn't go around saying 'OH BY THE WAY WE'RE THE GUYS WHO BROUGHT YOU KAZAA' all the time, without further explanation.
Well geez... I'm with Kerry; forget Poland!
No, it was only good the first nine billion, nine hundred ninety-nine million, nine hundred ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred ninety-nine times.
Move on, indeed.
I know, their latest commercials are the worst.
Customer: 'Ahem, I have an idea to make THE INTERNET better.'
AOL Person: *surprised look* 'Okay, we'll do it!'
Makes me want to break something.
I have an (SMS-enabled) Virgin Mobile phone and it doesn't work with GoogleSMS. If you look closely, Google does in fact support all of the 'major' carriers (they list the ones they do), but those of us with more obscure carriers are left out. I'm not complaining, that's what I get for not having a major carrier... just thought I'd point it out.
Biggest news on PS2-scene.org in a bad way. The homebrew-only modchips were almost universally deplored from the moment of their announcement; though, granted, that may be partway due to the scummy tactics employed by the manufacturer (which I won't elaborate on here because it's not relevant).
As for your shop, well... all I can say is, if you think those 'modchips for backups' are really being used for backups, well, you're living in a fantasy land. You may not be selling pirated game discs, but to say you've never made a dollar off of piracy is splitting hairs. (Though, with that exchange rate... kidding, kidding.)
I won't deny that there are people who use modchips only for homebrew and the thrill of hacking, and never for warez. But they're a minority.
This is the first I've seen it and it's already annoying. Please never do that again.
IIRC, they advertised Red Bull in the Wipeout games (set in the future)... before it was even for sale (in the US, anyway).
First of all, I never concluded that it was illegal. Way to actually read my post. All I said was that it was off-putting.
Allofmp3 obviously hopes to attract customers from English-speaking countries, since they go to the trouble to translate their entire site into English, so they could go all the way. But they don't. (Claiming you can't get an expert in US law anywhere in Russia is ridiculous.)
Industry standard, right. Which is why iTunes and the MSN Music Store don't hire lawyers to make damn well sure what they're doing is on the up-and-up. It's a cost of doing business in this day and age, if you expect customers other than unscrupulous AC's.
allofmp3's own website won't even confirm that buying from them (in the US) is legal. Regardless of whether it actually is or not, that's somewhat off-putting.
By the by, interesting use of 'zealot', but unfortunately it doesn't mean 'anyone who disagrees with you'.
Did you not see 'AOL.com' in the URL? They will handle your pitiful 'Slashdot effect'.
Oh, I'm afraid the web site will be quite operational, young Skywalker... heh heh he--oh, er, wrong movie.
Oh joy, I lose.
It's hard to find, but click specs under 'node' on the config page:
...along with some other stuff my eyes kinda glazed over. The processor seems a bit... lacking. Guess it's not really aimed toward the tech-oriented audience.
DVD Player/CD Burner Drive
1.5GHz Intel Pentium M Processor
High Performance Video [...]
512MB SDRAM Memory (expandable to 2GB)
120GB Hard Drive
6 USB ports (3 in node; 3 in nodeboard)
Firewire ports
Broadband-ready with Built-In Ethernet and 802.11 Wireless
Integrated Microphone
Virgin always tries to act saucy like that, and they've been doing it for a while. They think it makes them hip or something I guess. I have a phone with Virgin Mobile and it drives me nuts every time I go to their website.
No, you're wrong. Many updates on Windows Update do not require a reboot to take effect. Some do; many do not.
Yes... I believe that's what he means. Why?
Nobody made you visit my website. And sorry if you didn't get what I was saying, but I don't think it's that hard to understand.
Downloading is uploading.
Freedom is slavery.
Etc...
A Spanish-language version of Windows XP, destined for Latin American markets,...
You fail.
Maybe that's because he bought that post from website.
I was joking just there, but that actually gives me a great business idea... 'Our posts are +5 Insightful/Informative/Interesting guaranteed! Does wonders for your karma, so you can get back to trolling!'
Has anyone figured out how to run this on Windows? I've tried launching it with java.exe, javaw.exe, javaws.exe... none of them will launch it (some sort of exception, 'main class not found', and 'unable to launch' respectively). I have the latest JRE. For some reason WinRAR is my default opener for .jar's, so simply double-clicking it is no use.
You can sync it to an iPod, you know.. the iPod software (at least the later version that has the built-in calendar) uses the .ics format. (Kind of obvious, but oh well.)
In fact, I'm surprised Slashdot hasn't made a separate story out of this fact yet ^_~
Here, I'll take you through this logically.
Premise 1: Mac and Linux users are more likely to have broadband connections than Windows users. (I'm not saying that it's true, but for the sake of argument, we will assume it is.)
Premise 2: Users with broadband have IP addresses that rarely change; users with dialup have IP addresses that change frequently.
Premise 3: Google counted OS usage by the number of IP addresses that used them.
Step 1: Premise 1 + 2 implies that Mac and Linux users are more likely than Windows users to have IP addresses that rarely change.
Step 2: Step 1 + Premise 3 implies that any given Mac or Linux user is likely to be counted by Google's statistics fewer times than any given Windows user.
Now you see how the results would be skewed in favour of Windows, given the three premises (the first of which supplied by the grandparent). I think I did this right... feel free to correct me if I have erred.
Ooh, the bold emphasis game! That's fun. Now my turn!
The controversy. The versions of Lucas' beloved films that are on these new DVDs are not the original theatrical releases but the special editions that played in theaters in 1997. Rumor have circulated about additional changes, but Ward would not deny or confirm them. "We want to encourage our fans to check them out themselves."
So did you see the special edition in 1997? And do you remember who shoots first? There's your answer.