I have to wonder who thought sending Youtube a take-down notice over this video would be a good idea. There are only a few things that almost all online viewers can find amusing or endearing, and one of them is babies doing cute things. The whole idea behind this is so ludicrous that you almost have to think someone sent it to expose the idiocy behind the methods used by the music labels...The only way this could have been a more boneheaded move from a PR standpoint would to have been asking someone to remove a video of a baby playing with a puppy and kitten while creating lolcat pictures while listening to music in the background.
Now, if someone wants to sue the mother for letting her young child dance to Prince, then I am all for that:)
I would like to chime in here as well in agreement with the parent poster. I have had Vista installed on my 18 month old Asus laptop, and I have not had any problems other than some difficulty with the Asus OSD controls. To be sure, the odd program I used in XP might crash, but not only has that been rare, but it never brings down the OS or anything like that.
As for the system resource problem, I can't speak too much to that except to say that it runs fine for me with my 1gb of ram and 1.8ghz centrino (not core duo or anything fancy). Sure, I am not playing games/etc, but it definitely does not feel slow enough to warrant some of the complaining I have been seeing.
Or people might like the thought of flying with companies that have strict rules regarding safety, etc, espcially when you are rocketing into outer space.
Well, I am not going to try and defend the companies who work in China, but I know people make the following argument (I heard this a lot whil I was over in France, for example, and I am sure people use it all the time in the US):
Basically, it states that by actually doing business with China, countries can apply subtle, yet critical, pressure on the government to open up over time. They claim that by allowing China to take advantage of the free market, it has moved them away from a strict communist regime and this has had a corresponding effect (albeit to a smaller scale) on their political/human rights/etc front.
While I think some people just use this as an excuse, I do think there is some merit to this argument. Then again, I am sure the Chinese political dissedents would vehemently disagree.
Yes, the "Western" media does get many issues wrong, so I am in no way defending their every aspect...but come on. I mean, if two Chinese-based blogs are "shut down," what does one usually think? I doubt you can just call Bejing and get a straight answer from the govt. people, so it does not seem wholly irresponsible in my view to assume that the govt. did in fact shut them down.
Also, maybe I am an idiot, but I would rather have a (relatively) free press who get things wrong from time to time to a govt. which muzzles just about everything. Call me crazy I suppose. I wouldn't be surprised if the Chinese govt. backed this project in the first place.
I could easily see where this could backfire. Sure, Xbox might have weak launch titles, but while Sony is preparing their launch, the Xbox will have had time to not only build upon their library as well as possibly lower their price.
I am more inclined to think that any delay would be more indicative of a difficulty in churning out the required hardware rather than some willingness to delay the launch.
"Touch-sensitive technology under Mighty Mouse's seamless top shell detect where you're clicking, transforming your sleek, one-button mouse into a two-button wonder. But the innovation doesn't end there. Apple engineers added force-sensing buttons on either side of Mighty Mouse that let you squeeze the mouse between your thumb and finger, activating Mac OS X Tiger Dashboard, Exposé or a whole host of other, customizable features -- instantly."
I must say, I am way more impressed by this than pretty much any other case mod I can think of....it is both cool looking and functional....and I think even non-geeks would find it nifty.
I mean, SomethingAwful charges to post last time I checked, and with ad rates not as high as they once were, it should not be too shocking that a forum would need some sort of payment.
Now, $20 for that particular forum seems a bit steep, but I suppose if you really like it, it is less than $2 a month, hardly a major outrage imo.
To me, this is hardly what my Grandparents need. What happens if the company goes under? Stuck with a useless pc? For roughly the same price, I would much rather them get a mac mini...would mean a whole lot less "Why can't I do this...?" type phone calls headed in my direction.
I really think apple has hit a home run with the ipod shuffle...all my friends that have iPods almost all use shuffle, and they are already drooling over this.
Heck, at this price point, even stingy me is hovering over the "buy now" button.
Maybe it is just me, but for home users, is a tool like this really necessary?
If you do not put things in directories, and are really disorganized, I suppose it would be, but I suspect that most people are at least somewhat organized when it comes to computer files...
Then again, my perception may be skewed, since most people I come in contact with who use computers a lot are my college friends, and they are all pretty computer literate.
I was a little apprehensive as to how the ad would turn out, but I think the result is not only an eye-catcher, but very classy.
Kudos to the Mozilla team!
I mean, if they have sold 2 licenses at $700 a license, but upping it to say, oh, $1400 (nice ring to it:)) a license, they can *double* their revenue with no higher operating costs!!
At least that is how SCO probably is seeing it through the haze of their pipe dream.
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I have to wonder who thought sending Youtube a take-down notice over this video would be a good idea. There are only a few things that almost all online viewers can find amusing or endearing, and one of them is babies doing cute things. The whole idea behind this is so ludicrous that you almost have to think someone sent it to expose the idiocy behind the methods used by the music labels...The only way this could have been a more boneheaded move from a PR standpoint would to have been asking someone to remove a video of a baby playing with a puppy and kitten while creating lolcat pictures while listening to music in the background.
:)
Now, if someone wants to sue the mother for letting her young child dance to Prince, then I am all for that
I would like to chime in here as well in agreement with the parent poster. I have had Vista installed on my 18 month old Asus laptop, and I have not had any problems other than some difficulty with the Asus OSD controls. To be sure, the odd program I used in XP might crash, but not only has that been rare, but it never brings down the OS or anything like that.
As for the system resource problem, I can't speak too much to that except to say that it runs fine for me with my 1gb of ram and 1.8ghz centrino (not core duo or anything fancy). Sure, I am not playing games/etc, but it definitely does not feel slow enough to warrant some of the complaining I have been seeing.
Or people might like the thought of flying with companies that have strict rules regarding safety, etc, espcially when you are rocketing into outer space.
I would hate to be the guy that has to look like The Thing after this passes.
phew, I feel safer knowing that Michael Bay's movies are the blueprint for saving the world. At least I can rest easy tonight.
Well, I am not going to try and defend the companies who work in China, but I know people make the following argument (I heard this a lot whil I was over in France, for example, and I am sure people use it all the time in the US):
Basically, it states that by actually doing business with China, countries can apply subtle, yet critical, pressure on the government to open up over time. They claim that by allowing China to take advantage of the free market, it has moved them away from a strict communist regime and this has had a corresponding effect (albeit to a smaller scale) on their political/human rights/etc front.
While I think some people just use this as an excuse, I do think there is some merit to this argument. Then again, I am sure the Chinese political dissedents would vehemently disagree.
It would be cool if Apple/Nike would team up and offer something like 1 free song for every 4 miles ran, etc.
Might get people to start exercising. *Note* I am saying this as an American...and yes, we do have a major obesity problem.
Yes, the "Western" media does get many issues wrong, so I am in no way defending their every aspect...but come on. I mean, if two Chinese-based blogs are "shut down," what does one usually think? I doubt you can just call Bejing and get a straight answer from the govt. people, so it does not seem wholly irresponsible in my view to assume that the govt. did in fact shut them down.
Also, maybe I am an idiot, but I would rather have a (relatively) free press who get things wrong from time to time to a govt. which muzzles just about everything. Call me crazy I suppose. I wouldn't be surprised if the Chinese govt. backed this project in the first place.
Am I missing something obvious, or is "Christmas 2006" actually later than "Second half 2006."
At the very least they seem to be too close together to say it is shipping "much" earlier.
"Better check your passports first though, as those outside the US, EU and Canada (or in Québec) are ineligible to enter."
On second thought, if that is necessary for you to remember where you live, then maybe you shouldn't be entering the contest.
But does it run Google Office?
:)
I think most people recognized the blogging craze as just that: a fad that will ebb along with every other fad...
Sure, there are those blogs that will always have readers, posters, etc...but (hopefully) the days of "OMG...I HAVE A BLOG!!! READ IT!!" are over.
I could easily see where this could backfire. Sure, Xbox might have weak launch titles, but while Sony is preparing their launch, the Xbox will have had time to not only build upon their library as well as possibly lower their price.
I am more inclined to think that any delay would be more indicative of a difficulty in churning out the required hardware rather than some willingness to delay the launch.
According to Apple:
"Touch-sensitive technology under Mighty Mouse's seamless top shell detect where you're clicking, transforming your sleek, one-button mouse into a two-button wonder. But the innovation doesn't end there. Apple engineers added force-sensing buttons on either side of Mighty Mouse that let you squeeze the mouse between your thumb and finger, activating Mac OS X Tiger Dashboard, Exposé or a whole host of other, customizable features -- instantly."
I must say, I am way more impressed by this than pretty much any other case mod I can think of....it is both cool looking and functional....and I think even non-geeks would find it nifty.
I mean, SomethingAwful charges to post last time I checked, and with ad rates not as high as they once were, it should not be too shocking that a forum would need some sort of payment.
Now, $20 for that particular forum seems a bit steep, but I suppose if you really like it, it is less than $2 a month, hardly a major outrage imo.
Can you imagine having the job of clicking on your companies' ads all day?
"Yes, I am up to 100 clicks a minute, time for a bonus!"
Come on, fake stories every two minutes? Isn't that a bit overkill?
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5:44, etc, etc...with 5 of the 7 by taco...can you say dead horse?
To me, this is hardly what my Grandparents need. What happens if the company goes under? Stuck with a useless pc? For roughly the same price, I would much rather them get a mac mini...would mean a whole lot less "Why can't I do this...?" type phone calls headed in my direction.
I really think apple has hit a home run with the ipod shuffle...all my friends that have iPods almost all use shuffle, and they are already drooling over this.
Heck, at this price point, even stingy me is hovering over the "buy now" button.
Maybe it is just me, but for home users, is a tool like this really necessary?
If you do not put things in directories, and are really disorganized, I suppose it would be, but I suspect that most people are at least somewhat organized when it comes to computer files...
Then again, my perception may be skewed, since most people I come in contact with who use computers a lot are my college friends, and they are all pretty computer literate.
wow
I was a little apprehensive as to how the ad would turn out, but I think the result is not only an eye-catcher, but very classy.
Kudos to the Mozilla team!
Now all you have to do to be a hacker is to wear one of these and stand behind people who are using a computer.
Imagine the fun in a library or computer lab...mauahaha!
While I never really liked the look of previous iMacs, I must give Apple kudos on this one.
It looks *extremely* slick, and I these would look so much better as the terminals in librarys and what have you, although probably way overkill.
And the one cord in the back is a far cry from my desk, lol.
I mean, if they have sold 2 licenses at $700 a license, but upping it to say, oh, $1400 (nice ring to it :)) a license, they can *double* their revenue with no higher operating costs!!
At least that is how SCO probably is seeing it through the haze of their pipe dream.