The Original
"Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime"--Author unknown
The Improvements
"Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you will not have to listen to his incessant whining about how hungry he is."--Author unknown
"Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you can sell him fishing equipment."--Author unknown
"Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to use the Net and he won't bother you for weeks."--Author unknown
"Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Unless he doesn't like sushi--then you also have to teach him to cook."--Auren Hoffman, Herald Philosopher
"Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish, and he will sit in the boat and drink beer all day."--OldFox
"Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to sell fish and he eats steak."--Author unknown
Taken from http://www.amatecon.com/fish.html
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...so far and I've not seen any sign of hacking...
The video is so poor, the first time you watch it you stare at a blinking light to the centre right of the screen thinking it's the moon (blinking as an artifact of the timelapse).
I found out that it's quite "common practice". Also, the 50 users are paid to "discuss" and "promote" the product. I don't believe there's ever any mention of astroturfing but it's heavily implied in the way bonuses are made and also from the supervisors who look after each team.
It's not right.
A product should be bought based on it's merits but how will you ever find out if it's worthy of your Dollars/Euros/Yuan/Dinars?
The worst aspect of this sort of marketing is that the very action of combating this is the very action that makes it so successful - vote with your wallet and buy the product that you hear is the best for the job...
I've often turned to Wikipedia when I'm looking something up. It's indepth, it's interesting and it's checked by hundreds of people BUT at the back of my mind I always wonder if someone's deliberately tried to influence the information I'm looking up.
I'm friends with someone in marketing for a _large_ multi-national organisation and I know for a fact that they use upwards of 50 people in their marketing campaigns to visit websites to post innacurate information. "Buy product X. It's better than product Y. I've used it and it's true!"
Now translate that to Wikipedia and select something that you want to influence. "Windows LongDredgeUphillWarrior 2043 is the best due to it's powerful features - etc". How much would it cost you to hire 10 people to 'maintain' this information for a year?
The more popularity WikiP is the more likely this sort of disinformation will become.
Just my paranoia probably but the possibility for it is there. I realise other information sources are suceptible to this form of manipulation too but it's worth bearing it in mind when you're researching with WikiP as I know many assume the information is valid because it's checked by 'many eyeballs'!
A business has to pay for it's banking services.
Most businesses' bank accounts are denominated in a single currency. Changing currencies costs extra and small amounts could considerably eat into any profits.
If someone is willing to pay the surcharge, I'd be happy to accept anymone that I can verify is real AND if I know what the exchange rate is.
Do you know what the current exchange rate of CND to HKD? Yes you could look it up right now on the Internet but could a gas station? Does the employee know the bank charge for this exchange and will the exchange rate be the same tomorrow or the day the owner, decides to have it exchanged?
I'll happily accept your currency. Just make sure you mitigate all my risks, after all, you need services from me, I don't need to take extra risks for your benefit/lack of organisation and if you decide to argue that it's might be due to circumstances out of your control, you could say that about a lot of homeless people too. Surely you won't ask me to put them up for a week or two as well?
We live in times when the world's most powerful nation is obsessed with the potential threat of an IUD.
They can't even accept the existence of birth control. The IUD and other "dire threats" like it have become a political tool used to manipulate the masses.
I'm not using an IUD. I never intend to, and I'm not going to live in fear of the consequences of IUD's. I for one refuse to live in fear of amenorrhea, irregular bleeding, cramping, partially expelled strings, and other side effects that can occur with progestin-releasing IUDs, which can be considered a frightening biological weapon.
Dude, are you thinking IED (Improvised Explosive Device) or are you thinking IUD (Intra Uterine Device)?
One kills you and the other prevents pregnancy...
But on a more serious note, the scares aren't necessarily caused by the population. It's known that fear increases consumption, except in this case where Coke sales might be falling!
Slashdot Mirror
Oh the irony stings!
The Original
"Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime"--Author unknown
The Improvements
"Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you will not have to listen to his incessant whining about how hungry he is."--Author unknown
"Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you can sell him fishing equipment."--Author unknown
"Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to use the Net and he won't bother you for weeks."--Author unknown
"Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Unless he doesn't like sushi--then you also have to teach him to cook."--Auren Hoffman, Herald Philosopher
"Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish, and he will sit in the boat and drink beer all day."--OldFox
"Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to sell fish and he eats steak."--Author unknown
Taken from http://www.amatecon.com/fish.html
...so far and I've not seen any sign of hacking...
Evidently delusions are are a symptom too.
Have you tried some of the more expensive, and dare I say it, better, off-site backup services?
The video is so poor, the first time you watch it you stare at a blinking light to the centre right of the screen thinking it's the moon (blinking as an artifact of the timelapse).
Check out the pic someone posted above. It's far more interesting. Link from poster above for convenience: http://www.digitalastro.net/20041027_Lunar_Eclipse _time-lapse.jpg
Otherwise, enjoy -- it's a blast.
So you're the father, huh?
...
"What's this 9000 metre length of cable with 20 repeaters on it for?"
"Dude, that's my mouse cable..."
I did a bit more asking around...
I found out that it's quite "common practice". Also, the 50 users are paid to "discuss" and "promote" the product. I don't believe there's ever any mention of astroturfing but it's heavily implied in the way bonuses are made and also from the supervisors who look after each team.
It's not right.
A product should be bought based on it's merits but how will you ever find out if it's worthy of your Dollars/Euros/Yuan/Dinars?
The worst aspect of this sort of marketing is that the very action of combating this is the very action that makes it so successful - vote with your wallet and buy the product that you hear is the best for the job...
...they should make that $100,000...?
"Connection to server en.wikipedia.org failed (The server is not responding.)"
I've often turned to Wikipedia when I'm looking something up. It's indepth, it's interesting and it's checked by hundreds of people BUT at the back of my mind I always wonder if someone's deliberately tried to influence the information I'm looking up.
I'm friends with someone in marketing for a _large_ multi-national organisation and I know for a fact that they use upwards of 50 people in their marketing campaigns to visit websites to post innacurate information. "Buy product X. It's better than product Y. I've used it and it's true!"
Now translate that to Wikipedia and select something that you want to influence. "Windows LongDredgeUphillWarrior 2043 is the best due to it's powerful features - etc". How much would it cost you to hire 10 people to 'maintain' this information for a year?
The more popularity WikiP is the more likely this sort of disinformation will become.
Just my paranoia probably but the possibility for it is there. I realise other information sources are suceptible to this form of manipulation too but it's worth bearing it in mind when you're researching with WikiP as I know many assume the information is valid because it's checked by 'many eyeballs'!
RUN! RUN! For the love of GOD! It's the COOKIE MONSTER!
Christ, ASA! Are you on commission or something?
;o)
A business has to pay for it's banking services. Most businesses' bank accounts are denominated in a single currency. Changing currencies costs extra and small amounts could considerably eat into any profits. If someone is willing to pay the surcharge, I'd be happy to accept anymone that I can verify is real AND if I know what the exchange rate is. Do you know what the current exchange rate of CND to HKD? Yes you could look it up right now on the Internet but could a gas station? Does the employee know the bank charge for this exchange and will the exchange rate be the same tomorrow or the day the owner, decides to have it exchanged? I'll happily accept your currency. Just make sure you mitigate all my risks, after all, you need services from me, I don't need to take extra risks for your benefit/lack of organisation and if you decide to argue that it's might be due to circumstances out of your control, you could say that about a lot of homeless people too. Surely you won't ask me to put them up for a week or two as well?
http://progressivetrail.org/articles/040810Solnit. shtmlSource Document
Err... there's a guy called Harry Fuecks in the story and the best you could do was... PHP kicks ASP.? ;o)
Ahhh...
...a fresh system in only 3.8 hours!
Hehe! I agree with the slipstreaming approach mentioned slightly higher up (in a far less sarcastic post) ;o)
We live in times when the world's most powerful nation is obsessed with the potential threat of an IUD.
They can't even accept the existence of birth control. The IUD and other "dire threats" like it have become a political tool used to manipulate the masses.
I'm not using an IUD. I never intend to, and I'm not going to live in fear of the consequences of IUD's. I for one refuse to live in fear of amenorrhea, irregular bleeding, cramping, partially expelled strings, and other side effects that can occur with progestin-releasing IUDs, which can be considered a frightening biological weapon.
Dude, are you thinking IED (Improvised Explosive Device) or are you thinking IUD (Intra Uterine Device)?
One kills you and the other prevents pregnancy...
But on a more serious note, the scares aren't necessarily caused by the population. It's known that fear increases consumption, except in this case where Coke sales might be falling!