Also, this just means that advertisers will be aware that not all of the clicks serve the purpose for which they initially thought. In other words, the price per click will come down based upon what is assumed to be 'fraudulent clicks'
I say so what. As an example $1 per click (assuming every click is 'real'). 1000 clicks = $1000. $0.50 per click (assuming 50% of clicks are real). 2000 clicks = $1000. You still pay the same amount for the number of "real" clicks.
I think Google may be doing this as a negotiating point, so that advertisers won't try and get lower rates.
If you want to start weaning ppl off IE, its better to attack with a good migration plan.
All I did was install Firefox on every computer in my office, set it as the default browser, and removed the IE icon from anywhere possible.
Finally, I renamed the little foxy world thingy to 'Internet Explorer' and voila - everyone migrated. Guess how many people noticed?
Any incompatibilities come with very few sites that IMO most people don't use anyway. The people, that would understand what was wrong would know how to launch IE as a backup.
over the years I always see two basic arguments in relation to societal ills and their causes. In the context of video games, these arguments break down into society influences the games OR games influence society. Of course there are variations on the two themes, but IMO these are the basics.
However, I have NOT seen many instances where one side will say 'Hey maybe it's my fault!' This, however, is not an attempt to blame one side of the other. I think that we, as a society, need to realize that cause/effect do not always matter very much. What we need to realize is that, again using violence/video games as an example, these things most likely have an effect on EACH OTHER.
No matter the initial cause, I think that these influences end up bolstering each other, i.e. games get more of a certain nature, society gets more of a certain nature. AGAIN, this doesn't say which one starts it. Who cares. What we need to start realizing is that there are many variables, each of which should take a look in the mirror and say 'what can I do to make the world better', and NOT say 'It's not my fault, it's the other guys fault and I'm just following suit'
Hope this wasn't too incoherent, I had a long night and a long day.
The following text file was liberated from the president of the university. It's his welcome speech.
welcome.speech.txt
Greetings. The Master Control Program has chosen you to serve your alma mater on the Game Grid. Those of you who continue to profess a belief in the Users will receive the standard substandard training, which will result in your eventual elimination. Those of you who renounce this superstitious and hysterical belief will be eligible to join the coder elite of the Guild. You will each receive an identity disk. Everything you do or learn will be imprinted on this disk. If you lose your disk or fail to obey commands, you will be subject to immediate de-resolution. That will be all.
Oh well Im the type of nerd who will never settle down
Where pretty (anime) girls are well, you know that Im around
I spy on em and I loveem cause to me theyre all the same
I want to hug em and squeeze em they dont even know my name
They call me the wanderer yeah the wanderer
I roam around around around...
Oh well theres Synthia on my left and theres Acktavia on my right
And Serena is the girl with that Ill be with tonight
And when she asks me which one I love the best
I tear open my shirt I got TUX on my chest
Cause Im the wanderer yeah the wanderer
I roam around around around...
at first I was gonna start with the age old Shark-laser thing, but think about it Dolphins with prosthetic lasers! They are more intelligent than sharks, and could be trained to fire lasers on cue!
seriously, I'm not as anti-patent as most of the slashdot crowd, and I've only given the article a once-over, but come on people. Patenting an is not is sort of like patenting != isn't it, sad sad sad.
Consists of making a right turn, left turn, right turn, left, left, left, park.
after doing this for three days in a row.
Clippy: It seems you have navigated to the same point 3 times in a row, would you like to enable the Chauffeur Wizard?
Me: Sure why not?
during install
Clippy: Windows ME (Mobile Edition), offers several new features that make your driving experience more enjoyable. Your car now starts faster than ever, is more stable than ever, and you can even shut down your air conditioning and other processes without restarting your car.
First day: works fine
12th day:
So far so good, but I decide to put a New MP3 CD in the DEck.
Clippy: Windows ME is unable to play the desired file, would you like to download the proper codec?
Me: sure
Clippy: Windows ME has detected that you do not have the proper DRM licenese to play the requested file.
Me: @#%!#@%!#%, then don't play it then
Clippy: Windows ME can make a suggestion for a better route to your office, would you liek to enable the route wizard?
Me: No
Clippy: Windows ME has detected that you do not have the proper DRM licenese to play the requested file.
Me WTF?
Car....immediately heads for the open draw bridge.
I don't know this as a fact, but Bill Gates would probably have a set up like I do for my dad. Some basic opt-in spam filter (I use the one on earthlink), and an actually person which checks them (me). Although in Gates' case, probably opt in + MANY MANY people to check the mail.
this way, I can make sure nothing important is blocked (as some execs still don't understand how to request to be added to the contact list - a one click process). I've recieved Faxes requesting addition to the list.
In addition, most times, if it is really important. The individual will call to confirm, etc. And I'm sure Mr. Gates knows who to accept calls from.
He would owe me (one fish)*(1+i)^n, where i is the interest rate and n is the number of compounding periods. Hopefully the man is incorporated in a state where the usury laws are pretty lenient, and i can be something like 2% compunded weekly.
A while back someone on slashdot pointed out to me that Colonel O'neal (sp?) was MacGuyver. I can no longer watch SG-1 with a straight face. I'm always waiting for him to create an event horizon or temporary wormhole out of a bubblegum wrapper or something.
Security might be a negative as far as usability is concerned initially. However, that must be weighed against downtime as a result of s security breach. Once this is taken into account, we may have a better overall picture of true usability.
Typing beside you, here in the dark
Feeling your mouse click with mine
Softly you IM, you're so sincere
How could our love be so blind
We sailed on together
We drifted apart
And here you are on my screen.
So now I come to you, with open ports
Nothing to hide, believe what I say
So here I am with open ports
Hoping you'll see what your share means to me
Open ports
Business Method Patents have historically been frowned upon. Patents 'traditionally' revolved around a single theory - that they were meant to protect actual devices or physical tech.
One could also argue that there is no need for this type of patent, there have always been innovative accounting methods, financial instruments or services, even without the protection a patent affords. However, teh counter agruments were that due to rising costs, it becomes increasingly harder to create this innovative ideas and processes.
Further, one could say that those that create these processes work just as hard as those who create physical technology. Why discriminate solely on the basis of subject matter.
Again, another counter argument can be made. When determining 'the cost' to business, what does cost actually mean. Is it more costly to a single business, when there idea is not patentable? Is it more costly to business as a whole, where they are excluded from using a patented method?
Really, IMHO, there are no definite answers. But I just wanted to inject some of the thoughts which go into this type of patent.
For more info, see: Patent Law and Policy: Cases & Materials, Second Edition by Robert Patrick Merges
Slashdot Mirror
I say so what. As an example $1 per click (assuming every click is 'real'). 1000 clicks = $1000. $0.50 per click (assuming 50% of clicks are real). 2000 clicks = $1000. You still pay the same amount for the number of "real" clicks.
I think Google may be doing this as a negotiating point, so that advertisers won't try and get lower rates.
What am I babbling about, you ask?
Low and behold, it is REAL
the affects of these anamolous waves, it also protects you from other nasty waves as well HERE
All I did was install Firefox on every computer in my office, set it as the default browser, and removed the IE icon from anywhere possible.
Finally, I renamed the little foxy world thingy to 'Internet Explorer' and voila - everyone migrated. Guess how many people noticed?
Any incompatibilities come with very few sites that IMO most people don't use anyway. The people, that would understand what was wrong would know how to launch IE as a backup.
In Ireland: Frolick in the Heather
In Australia: Get in the Bush
In the Galapagos: Play 'Hide the dragon'
In Brazil: Spank a spider monkey
In Canada: Pet a beaver
then it would only be the 166.66666666666666666666 club. Doesn't sound as cool.
are you not?
When you snatch the CO2 from the air, then it will be time for you to leave.
confucious
However, I have NOT seen many instances where one side will say 'Hey maybe it's my fault!' This, however, is not an attempt to blame one side of the other. I think that we, as a society, need to realize that cause/effect do not always matter very much. What we need to realize is that, again using violence/video games as an example, these things most likely have an effect on EACH OTHER.
No matter the initial cause, I think that these influences end up bolstering each other, i.e. games get more of a certain nature, society gets more of a certain nature. AGAIN, this doesn't say which one starts it. Who cares. What we need to start realizing is that there are many variables, each of which should take a look in the mirror and say 'what can I do to make the world better', and NOT say 'It's not my fault, it's the other guys fault and I'm just following suit'
Hope this wasn't too incoherent, I had a long night and a long day.
This is just another system of control
The following text file was liberated from the president of the university. It's his welcome speech.
welcome.speech.txt
Greetings. The Master Control Program has chosen you to serve your alma mater on the Game Grid. Those of you who continue to profess a belief in the Users will receive the standard substandard training, which will result in your eventual elimination. Those of you who renounce this superstitious and hysterical belief will be eligible to join the coder elite of the Guild. You will each receive an identity disk. Everything you do or learn will be imprinted on this disk. If you lose your disk or fail to obey commands, you will be subject to immediate de-resolution. That will be all.
end of line
Where pretty (anime) girls are well, you know that Im around
I spy on em and I loveem cause to me theyre all the same
I want to hug em and squeeze em they dont even know my name
They call me the wanderer yeah the wanderer
I roam around around around...
Oh well theres Syn thia on my left and theres Ack tavia on my right And Serena is the girl with that Ill be with tonight
And when she asks me which one I love the best I tear open my shirt I got TUX on my chest Cause Im the wanderer yeah the wanderer I roam around around around...
at first I was gonna start with the age old Shark-laser thing, but think about it Dolphins with prosthetic lasers! They are more intelligent than sharks, and could be trained to fire lasers on cue!
seriously, I'm not as anti-patent as most of the slashdot crowd, and I've only given the article a once-over, but come on people. Patenting an is not is sort of like patenting != isn't it, sad sad sad.
Finally, a tinfoil hat to cover an entire city, maybe we can finally start freeing our selves from these cumbersome cloaking devices.
after doing this for three days in a row.
Clippy: It seems you have navigated to the same point 3 times in a row, would you like to enable the Chauffeur Wizard?
Me: Sure why not?
during install
Clippy: Windows ME (Mobile Edition), offers several new features that make your driving experience more enjoyable. Your car now starts faster than ever, is more stable than ever, and you can even shut down your air conditioning and other processes without restarting your car.
First day: works fine
12th day:
So far so good, but I decide to put a New MP3 CD in the DEck.
Clippy: Windows ME is unable to play the desired file, would you like to download the proper codec?
Me: sure
Clippy: Windows ME has detected that you do not have the proper DRM licenese to play the requested file.
Me: @#%!#@%!#%, then don't play it then
Clippy: Windows ME can make a suggestion for a better route to your office, would you liek to enable the route wizard?
Me: No
Clippy: Windows ME has detected that you do not have the proper DRM licenese to play the requested file.
Me WTF?
Car....immediately heads for the open draw bridge.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh.....splash
this way, I can make sure nothing important is blocked (as some execs still don't understand how to request to be added to the contact list - a one click process). I've recieved Faxes requesting addition to the list.
In addition, most times, if it is really important. The individual will call to confirm, etc. And I'm sure Mr. Gates knows who to accept calls from.
Give a man a fish, he owes you one fish.
He would owe me (one fish)*(1+i)^n, where i is the interest rate and n is the number of compounding periods. Hopefully the man is incorporated in a state where the usury laws are pretty lenient, and i can be something like 2% compunded weekly.
A while back someone on slashdot pointed out to me that Colonel O'neal (sp?) was MacGuyver. I can no longer watch SG-1 with a straight face. I'm always waiting for him to create an event horizon or temporary wormhole out of a bubblegum wrapper or something.
or do java apps take up a huge amount of system resources? Everytime I launch one, my system crawls.
Slashdot!
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Security might be a negative as far as usability is concerned initially. However, that must be weighed against downtime as a result of s security breach. Once this is taken into account, we may have a better overall picture of true usability.
And - I even got modded Offtopic (while responding to a parent that was talking about the group)- LOL
Typing beside you, here in the dark Feeling your mouse click with mine Softly you IM, you're so sincere How could our love be so blind We sailed on together We drifted apart And here you are on my screen.
So now I come to you, with open ports Nothing to hide, believe what I say So here I am with open ports Hoping you'll see what your share means to me Open ports
One could also argue that there is no need for this type of patent, there have always been innovative accounting methods, financial instruments or services, even without the protection a patent affords. However, teh counter agruments were that due to rising costs, it becomes increasingly harder to create this innovative ideas and processes. Further, one could say that those that create these processes work just as hard as those who create physical technology. Why discriminate solely on the basis of subject matter.
Again, another counter argument can be made. When determining 'the cost' to business, what does cost actually mean. Is it more costly to a single business, when there idea is not patentable? Is it more costly to business as a whole, where they are excluded from using a patented method?
Really, IMHO, there are no definite answers. But I just wanted to inject some of the thoughts which go into this type of patent.
For more info, see: Patent Law and Policy: Cases & Materials, Second Edition by Robert Patrick Merges