Beat me to the Trillian punch by a refresh. Trillian is great -- the free version is nice, the pro version is worth the money (IMO). Pro is the only way you can using GoogleTalk with Trillian (ala the Jabber plugin), but look beyond that to the fact that Trillian was written by two guys. Two random guys who sat down and created one of the best darn chat clients available. That deserves a $25 high-five.:)
4. More revenue through targeted marketing: The holy grail of marketing is to target an audience with the sort of ads that most appeal to them. Sending a bunch of male programmers advertisements for breast enlargement isn't terribly useful.
But sending a bunch of male programmers advertisements about women who have had breast enlargement is very useful.
Owning a 2004 Prius, I come damn near the estimates. Do I always hit them? No. But that is because you can't get 30+ MPG when you start moving from a dead stop in traffic.
Moving from traffic light to traffic light is no good for gas millage in any car. Even for a pure electric you "fuel" economy is going to go way down. It is when you get moving that the economy comes in.
I consistantly get 400+ miles out of my Prius. If I go out on country roads (or take the highway at the speed limit, maybe even a tick under) I can get a heck of a lot more.
Ya, it doesn't get exactly the quoted 55mpg average... but it is still a damned cool car that I wouldn't trade for anything (except maybe a 2005 model).:P
Unnamed Male 1: Trouble on the P2P networks!
Unnamed Female 1: Oh no! What kind of trouble!?
Unnamed Male 1: I don't know. Mr. Wetworth told me to come and say there is trouble at the mill; that's all. I didn't expect some kind of RIAA!
*woosh*
RIAA Leader:
Nobody expects the RIAA!
Our weapon is surprise; surprise and fear.
Fear and surprise are two weapons.
Fear and surprise and a ruthless efficiency, are three weapons!
Fear and surprise and a ruthless efficiency and an almost fanatical devotion to the green back!
etc... etc... etc...
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Beat me to the Trillian punch by a refresh. Trillian is great -- the free version is nice, the pro version is worth the money (IMO). Pro is the only way you can using GoogleTalk with Trillian (ala the Jabber plugin), but look beyond that to the fact that Trillian was written by two guys. Two random guys who sat down and created one of the best darn chat clients available. That deserves a $25 high-five. :)
4. More revenue through targeted marketing: The holy grail of marketing is to target an audience with the sort of ads that most appeal to them. Sending a bunch of male programmers advertisements for breast enlargement isn't terribly useful.
But sending a bunch of male programmers advertisements about women who have had breast enlargement is very useful.
Moving from traffic light to traffic light is no good for gas millage in any car. Even for a pure electric you "fuel" economy is going to go way down. It is when you get moving that the economy comes in.
I consistantly get 400+ miles out of my Prius. If I go out on country roads (or take the highway at the speed limit, maybe even a tick under) I can get a heck of a lot more.
Ya, it doesn't get exactly the quoted 55mpg average... but it is still a damned cool car that I wouldn't trade for anything (except maybe a 2005 model). :P
Unnamed Male 1: Trouble on the P2P networks! Unnamed Female 1: Oh no! What kind of trouble!? Unnamed Male 1: I don't know. Mr. Wetworth told me to come and say there is trouble at the mill; that's all. I didn't expect some kind of RIAA! *woosh* RIAA Leader: Nobody expects the RIAA! Our weapon is surprise; surprise and fear. Fear and surprise are two weapons. Fear and surprise and a ruthless efficiency, are three weapons! Fear and surprise and a ruthless efficiency and an almost fanatical devotion to the green back! etc... etc... etc...