The iPod can also be used as a storage device. It mounts as a regular external hard drive.
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That's a pretty cynical way of putting it. One could also say that the magazines are a way of people who want their content to be read (advertisers) working with people who want to sell their desirable content (writers, editors) for a beneficial outcome for people who want to read the desirable content (readers).
To echo comments in the previous article, asking Apple to share iPod profit is like an electric company asking Maytag to share their profits from selling washing machines. (Or like oil companies asking automobile manufacturers to share their profits.) And so on...
Actually, they saved the merchants' ass. The credit card companies aren't liable either. It all ends up coming out of the merchants' pockets through chargebacks.
1. It is pretty suspicious to collect money "for the Red Cross" into your own PayPal account. Yes, I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt -- but PayPal isn't -- and I'm glad!
2. He claims to be doing this so that he can ship prizes out of his own pocket, yet doesn't show PayPal any evidence of this happening.
Not only is this an Internet business, but it also takes place in the "Internet Age". This type of scheme would be discovered and exposed within hours.
"Hey, man, check out this song being only 50 cents on iTunes!"
"What? It's $1.50 for me!"
Followed by a weblog post 5 minutes later. Followed by media attention and horrible PR.
I agree with everything in your post, except this:
And the privacy concerns? So they keep a record of searches. I don't care. They do so many that it's impossible for anyone to come up with useful data from google. All you'll be able to tell is that lots of people search for porn.
While Google does perform lot of searches (understatement of the year?) they are also very good at sorting and categorizing information. And with the use of cookies and accounts, all your searches and visited pages can be tied together into one neat bundle of private information.
Given access to even a month-long window of that date, anyone with half-decent detective skills could probably figure out (or at least make an educated guess about) your home address, workplace, health conditions, etc. I know it it could be done for me. And figuring out who you are is only as hard as looking up your IP address in a database/log your ISP owns.
So far, Google has not shown any will to taint their good name by abusing this data. So far, (I am not aware of) the U.S. government is not actively tracking down and executing dissidents through this technology. But it's possible, it's happened in the past, and it is definitely something that we should be aware of and be thinking about. A lot.
If he was no longer employed with you, why did he know your CEO's e-mail password? This breaks down into two parts: Why did he know the password in the first place, and why wasn't it changed when he left?
You mentioned that you "instead just changed all your passwords". Is this not standard procedure after a security breach at your company? Would you have omitted changing everyone's password if you chose to go after this individual and have him put in jail?
Could you please let us know what company you work for so that we know to never trust them with any important data?
Since when is nuclear energy clean? Accidents aside, nuclear powerplants produce radioactive waste, which is anything but clean. And in fact, there is no way to dispose of it at this time.
2. digital clock on laptops. I'd love to have an external LCD display showing the time, even when the machine's not on. hell, that'd even be useful on a desktop machine.
One thing that will make any OS easier to use for a geek is an alternate file manager.
I can tolerate Windows, but I wouldn't wish Windows Explorer on my worst enemy. Instead, I use Total Commander. It acts exactly the way I ask it to and lets me do everything with the keyboard.
One of the pictures shows them driving across an intersection with the traffic light for the perpendicular street changing from red to green. Amazon ran a red light!
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If you are remembering white (instead of gray) pages, you're obviously new to the WWW. ;-)
I read that address as "awreckedford.com".
Some people hate the color blue.
You must be new here...
Isn't it policy to keep religion out of state schools? ;-)
The iPod can also be used as a storage device. It mounts as a regular external hard drive.
That's a pretty cynical way of putting it. One could also say that the magazines are a way of people who want their content to be read (advertisers) working with people who want to sell their desirable content (writers, editors) for a beneficial outcome for people who want to read the desirable content (readers).
Don't forget about Sexy Losers (DNSFW) and Perry Bible Fellowship (PNSFW). (I am not affiliated with either.)
To echo comments in the previous article, asking Apple to share iPod profit is like an electric company asking Maytag to share their profits from selling washing machines. (Or like oil companies asking automobile manufacturers to share their profits.) And so on...
Actually, they saved the merchants' ass. The credit card companies aren't liable either. It all ends up coming out of the merchants' pockets through chargebacks.
Where is your shop, and can I come work for you?
1. It is pretty suspicious to collect money "for the Red Cross" into your own PayPal account. Yes, I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt -- but PayPal isn't -- and I'm glad!
2. He claims to be doing this so that he can ship prizes out of his own pocket, yet doesn't show PayPal any evidence of this happening.
Parent may be rude, but it's Insightful, not Offtopic.
"Hey, man, check out this song being only 50 cents on iTunes!"
"What? It's $1.50 for me!"
Followed by a weblog post 5 minutes later. Followed by media attention and horrible PR.
Given access to even a month-long window of that date, anyone with half-decent detective skills could probably figure out (or at least make an educated guess about) your home address, workplace, health conditions, etc. I know it it could be done for me. And figuring out who you are is only as hard as looking up your IP address in a database/log your ISP owns.
So far, Google has not shown any will to taint their good name by abusing this data. So far, (I am not aware of) the U.S. government is not actively tracking down and executing dissidents through this technology. But it's possible, it's happened in the past, and it is definitely something that we should be aware of and be thinking about. A lot.
USE N4SA TE.CH!NOL.0GY T0 YOUR ADV@NTAGE! GROW YOUR MAN^MEAT N0W!!!!
Since when is nuclear energy clean? Accidents aside, nuclear powerplants produce radioactive waste, which is anything but clean. And in fact, there is no way to dispose of it at this time.
- I used a throw-away e-mail account.
- I signed up for AOL for Broadband.
- I put links on my personal web site.
- I cancelled AOL for Broadband after 3 months.
- I waited about 8 months.
- They sent me an iPod; no t-shirt.
My friend did the same thing. Signed up for an offer. Got the referrals -- more than me, actually. Her account was put on hold "indefinitely".One thing that will make any OS easier to use for a geek is an alternate file manager.
I can tolerate Windows, but I wouldn't wish Windows Explorer on my worst enemy. Instead, I use Total Commander. It acts exactly the way I ask it to and lets me do everything with the keyboard.
Just tested... all four torrents work.
Again, torrent mirrors
One of the pictures shows them driving across an intersection with the traffic light for the perpendicular street changing from red to green. Amazon ran a red light!