Don't forget relevancy of results, it was that (along with reason #1) that initially made Google king. It's hard to remember back to B.G. (before Google), but I, for one, have vague memories of not only having to wait several minutes to even get results, but also having to often scroll through page after page to find what I was looking for. The whole PageRank system really took things to a new level with its ability to get the most relevant results listed first (before the whole Googlebombing technique came along, at least). It was really that, along with the speed and clarity of results, that made "Googling" part of the English language.
MP3 != WMA. These are both very specific things. Had they just said "songs", or "music" it would not be an issue. They chose to say MP3 and I fail to see how thats not an outright lie.
Um, did you WTFC (watch the f*ing commercial)?
They clearly do say you can download "songs" (not mp3's) to your "compatible mp3 player" (that last part's a little misleading, sure, but certainly not an outright lie, since by the using the term "compatible mp3 player" they obviously mean "an mp3 player that can also play wma format.")
I'm not a fan of the Napster service, but I do think they make a good point. If we're talking about the realm of legal music downloading, a monthly rental service clearly does start to make more sense as you download more songs. Sure, w/ ITunes you get to own the songs, but if one was to theoretically pay the $10K to fill an IPod, that same amount would pay for the Napster service for over 55 years. Still, there are definitely a number of disadvantages to using a subscription service long-term - they can raise their prices any time, there's no guarantee that the company will stay in business for as long as you want to listen to your music, etc, which is why I'll stay away from them for the forseeable future.
Actually, I think looking at this site only supports Firefox's image as a secure browser: it currently only lists 4 of Firefox's reported vulnerabilities as unpatched (and two of those are partially patched), while IE 6 has a whopping 19(!), some of which have Securia's highest severity rating (Firefox's worst unpatched hole only scores a 2 on their 5-point scale, 5 being the worst).
RegisterFly.com has a pretty good service for this (for only a buck extra per year when you register with/transfer to them), and their terms appear to be a lot saner than GoDaddy's.
Some folks have already tried to outdo gmail/spymac et.al. on the 'bigger is better' kick. Aventuremail recently offered 2GB accounts for free (and still appear to if you go to their site), but they apparently bit off more than they could chew and are no longer accepting new registrations (though they will certainly let you try, for marketing purposes - if you try to sign up for one now, they'll take you through the whole process, then tell you you're more than welcome to a 3GB account for $22USD/year).
In bright, pulsating light, the loud scream of a heavy metal guitar solo electrifies your lazy nerves. Your back is pounded with electric shocks, zapping muscles atrophied from the long lazy slumber, as an IV of raw Mountain Dew syrup is injected straight into your veins. Before you know it, you're at work, and actually on time for once...
That won't do the trick; I do tech support at a company where the vast majority of users aren't granted admin rights on their NT/2k pc's by default, but I still have to scrape crap like Gator out of machines there all the time. I can't say I have a deep enough knowledge of the NT security model to know how this is possible, but obviously a lot of these programs don't need an admin logged in to install themselves.
Whaddaya mean "it's not the playground?" Are we not geeks, those who get paid (or at least pretend to get paid) to play with high-tech toys for a living? The whole world is our playground, friend, and I, for one, intend to live in it as such until I reach 114 years old at least!
No, no, this time it's another Microsoft "innovation," check it out (from the article):
Instead of including paid listings within search results, which critics say results in misleading search results, MSN said it will display paid listings separately at the top and to the right of search results generated by its search engine.
Amazing, if only Google had thought of this fir... umm... wait...;)
Doesn't Sean Connery pretty much have his own accent, independent of any country?
Example phrase: "Well, isn't that interesting?"
English (cockney): "Wew, in't da' intrestin', luv?"
Scottish: "Wael, ehsn't dat interestin', ya bloody bastard?"
Sean Connery: "Wahl, izhn't thaht intereshting, Alexsh? I believe I had sexsh with your mother lahsht night..."
Of course, IANADC* so I admit the above may be a bit crude in translation, but I think it makes my point (all apologies to the English, Scottish, and Alex Trebek's mother).
A lot of people don't realize that this actually is half-serious... the foundation originally offered about $4000 to anyone who could successfully port Mozilla to the Amiga, and the sum has steadily grown since.
You get something cool-sounding/looking with a slightly creative twist to it, next thing you know everything and its mother are copying the formula to cash in on the success. In fact, future naming trends may very well look to pop culture for inspiration. (For real, dogg, this new iPizzle's off the hizzle f'shizzle!)
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Don't forget relevancy of results, it was that (along with reason #1) that initially made Google king. It's hard to remember back to B.G. (before Google), but I, for one, have vague memories of not only having to wait several minutes to even get results, but also having to often scroll through page after page to find what I was looking for. The whole PageRank system really took things to a new level with its ability to get the most relevant results listed first (before the whole Googlebombing technique came along, at least). It was really that, along with the speed and clarity of results, that made "Googling" part of the English language.
...new vulnerabilities were also discovered in Internet Explorer 5.5, Netscape 3, Mosaic 1.0... (er, wait a sec...)
MP3 != WMA. These are both very specific things. Had they just said "songs", or "music" it would not be an issue. They chose to say MP3 and I fail to see how thats not an outright lie.
Um, did you WTFC (watch the f*ing commercial)? They clearly do say you can download "songs" (not mp3's) to your "compatible mp3 player" (that last part's a little misleading, sure, but certainly not an outright lie, since by the using the term "compatible mp3 player" they obviously mean "an mp3 player that can also play wma format.")
I'm not a fan of the Napster service, but I do think they make a good point. If we're talking about the realm of legal music downloading, a monthly rental service clearly does start to make more sense as you download more songs. Sure, w/ ITunes you get to own the songs, but if one was to theoretically pay the $10K to fill an IPod, that same amount would pay for the Napster service for over 55 years. Still, there are definitely a number of disadvantages to using a subscription service long-term - they can raise their prices any time, there's no guarantee that the company will stay in business for as long as you want to listen to your music, etc, which is why I'll stay away from them for the forseeable future.
...to bring down a site before the first comment is even posted, apparently... *sigh*
They told me they only hire the top 0.000000000000000001% of all programmers...
Funny, being Google and all I would've expected them to only hire (1E-98)% of all programmers...
Actually, I think looking at this site only supports Firefox's image as a secure browser: it currently only lists 4 of Firefox's reported vulnerabilities as unpatched (and two of those are partially patched), while IE 6 has a whopping 19(!), some of which have Securia's highest severity rating (Firefox's worst unpatched hole only scores a 2 on their 5-point scale, 5 being the worst).
/me starts porting BitTorrent to Nintendo DS...
RegisterFly.com has a pretty good service for this (for only a buck extra per year when you register with/transfer to them), and their terms appear to be a lot saner than GoDaddy's.
There was a recent Slashdot post discussing a PC World report that IE's market share has decreased 1% in the past month.
The obligatory Simpsons reference/joke made in the the actual story, before the first comment is even posted? Thought I'd never see the day... ;)
Some folks have already tried to outdo gmail/spymac et.al. on the 'bigger is better' kick. Aventuremail recently offered 2GB accounts for free (and still appear to if you go to their site), but they apparently bit off more than they could chew and are no longer accepting new registrations (though they will certainly let you try, for marketing purposes - if you try to sign up for one now, they'll take you through the whole process, then tell you you're more than welcome to a 3GB account for $22USD/year).
... what I really need is a 'wake up' room:
In bright, pulsating light, the loud scream of a heavy metal guitar solo electrifies your lazy nerves. Your back is pounded with electric shocks, zapping muscles atrophied from the long lazy slumber, as an IV of raw Mountain Dew syrup is injected straight into your veins. Before you know it, you're at work, and actually on time for once...
That won't do the trick; I do tech support at a company where the vast majority of users aren't granted admin rights on their NT/2k pc's by default, but I still have to scrape crap like Gator out of machines there all the time. I can't say I have a deep enough knowledge of the NT security model to know how this is possible, but obviously a lot of these programs don't need an admin logged in to install themselves.
How is this a troll? Some people need to learn how to mod...
Whaddaya mean "it's not the playground?" Are we not geeks, those who get paid (or at least pretend to get paid) to play with high-tech toys for a living? The whole world is our playground, friend, and I, for one, intend to live in it as such until I reach 114 years old at least!
P.S. *thpppppft!*
Add the following line to the HOSTS file on the windows PC your favorite linux geek is forced to use at work:
;)
slashdot.org 207.46.245.222
(nslookup the IP to get the joke...)
Assuming previous reports are true, it's unlikely...
No, no, this time it's another Microsoft "innovation," check it out (from the article):
;)
Instead of including paid listings within search results, which critics say results in misleading search results, MSN said it will display paid listings separately at the top and to the right of search results generated by its search engine.
Amazing, if only Google had thought of this fir... umm... wait...
I imagine his ISP's going to want to have a few words with him about bandwidth usage...
...of making an os based 100% on one language, why not be super hard-core and make it assembly?
Considering how often/easily I lose pens...
Doesn't Sean Connery pretty much have his own accent, independent of any country?
Example phrase: "Well, isn't that interesting?"
English (cockney): "Wew, in't da' intrestin', luv?"
Scottish: "Wael, ehsn't dat interestin', ya bloody bastard?"
Sean Connery: "Wahl, izhn't thaht intereshting, Alexsh? I believe I had sexsh with your mother lahsht night..."
Of course, IANADC* so I admit the above may be a bit crude in translation, but I think it makes my point (all apologies to the English, Scottish, and Alex Trebek's mother).
*DC = "Dialect Coach"
The ultimate gaming machine: Yoshi's Boxx - which includes, all in one box:
# Atari 2600
# Nintendo Entertainment System (8-bit)
# Microsoft Xbox
# Nintendo GameCube
# Sony PlayStation 2
# A custom PC
A lot of people don't realize that this actually is half-serious... the foundation originally offered about $4000 to anyone who could successfully port Mozilla to the Amiga, and the sum has steadily grown since.
You get something cool-sounding/looking with a slightly creative twist to it, next thing you know everything and its mother are copying the formula to cash in on the success. In fact, future naming trends may very well look to pop culture for inspiration. (For real, dogg, this new iPizzle's off the hizzle f'shizzle!)