In reading everything, there are lot of issues. (mostly people arguing mechanics)
Just out of curiosity, how often or how fast have those who are making commentary actually done so [legally], aside from practicing in parking lots?
There are a lot (echo) lot, lot, lot of issues in achieving & maintaining any degree of speed with any desired degree of safety, even when you know of or control many circumstances. It was bad enough spending many hours killing (pun intended) idle time in high school and college as an EMT and only worrying about yourself (as opposed to remaining within a worthwhile distance from targeted prey). Some of this can be reduced on the ambulance side if you look at the issues of knowledge of the situation, both getting to the victim as well as transporting them to the necessary location. Is there a need for running signs & siren when someone has reported a broken ankle? And is it then necessary to run lights & siren (and likely, speed) when you're pretty certain your patient is going to survive the trip without driving more than the speed limits? I know some were|are taught, "once you've got your patient stablized, the need for lights+siren+speed is an indicator of your ability to control the situation? as in "I'm in over my head -- not a personal failing -- and need to get the patient to a location capable of handling them in the fastest means possible". aside: You'd be surprised the effect the siren can have upon some patients - some adults hear it and think, "I'm going to die" and you can watch their vital signs diminish as a result of that fear. ("Don't be bothered by this - we're going to turn on the siren to reduce someone jumping out in front of us") For kids, it's "Hey! Want to hear the siren?"
Don't get caught on top of an ambulance during a parade. That's when they speed up so you can't jump off, close the windows, lock the doors, then comes the siren. The bystanders love it. It's not fun.
I DO NOT envy this aspect of the worklife of law enforcement on this issue[1]. I know they become accustomed to it to a certain degree and have considerably training (I knew the driver on my team was going to miss that car by six inches, but the other driver and those of us on board, didn't), but I can only imagine the complexity of vehicle pursuit to be exponentially beyond that of the things I experienced. There are obviously situations where they do get in over their heads without realizing attention to it - hopefully, those are still the exception. With all of the factors involved, I'm glad there's an "auditor" to make the decision for all-out pursuit, but how that position makes the singular decision without {nearly} complete knowledge of everything there goes right over my head. Of course, we probably don't ever hear about the times chases are halted because of a change of circumtances. I think most people presume the chases are like First Blood (now known as Rambo I). "See the criminal...pursue the criminal."
I suppose the police could depend upon the tv helicopters covering the chase, permitting them to ease back?
[1] Gunfire is included on the "Not wanted" list for Christmas. At the sound of gunfire, this chicken went into hiding. I'd only come out once I knew things were under control. I've always been a good shot but do not wish to become involved in being on the other end. I had a partner walk into a house for a severe domestic dispute call and didn't remember the cops hadn't arrived first...one, two, maybe three, steps into the door, turn to look at the wrong end of a gun barrel. I'm not certain which bodily orifice began an outflow first (on my part).
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Gallagher brought this up years ago as a way to save money with the cops. They'd only have to watch traffic driving around and if someone had|has enough of a quota of "a%%holle" markers, pull them over & write a ticket under the premise "if they're driving [1] that many people mad, there's something wrong with them.
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When I started working for a computer book publisher as a twist to introduce the influence of a developer to raise them to a higher level (i.e. a title of "Developer's Guide" but sixty or seventy pages into the book the topic (and description of) variables. Although there were a few things which required immediate intervention, there were others I sat back and waited for my goal: "If you didn't work here, would you buy this book with your own money?" (I couldn't tell them everything
Back to the story. I introduced the Wolfenstein 3D virus. all editors had doors & windows. If you knocked on someone's door, you'd have some quick fingerwork, as no one had figured how how to make a Boss Key (Boss as in Wolf-3D, not DOS-3D. All work in that workplace effectively shut down for a week until everyone completed the came. This includes all of those who would have otherwise consider be considered a passificist.
But you are right. Because Linux isn't a $$$, all someone would have to do is show the step-by-step to go from Windows to Linux along with a "Oh, while you're running Linux, this game isn't the only thing in Linux. Try this: _Chapter x_, try this _x++, we're walking, walking...oh, and it's all free! While we're here, anyone tired of Patch Tuesday? If a bug happens to be found, it's fixed in hours or days, not weeks or moths.
I would see China and other countries to be similar to temperature and heat, just like many areas of space: there's lots of temperature, but it's spread out so far it seems miniscule. A needle, however, is very hot and the the thermal energy is concentrated in a smaller location.
There are lots of needles throughout the world: US, Canada, UK, Germany; but there are also a lot of "cold" locations because of the dispersed energy: China, many areas of Africa, etc.
A lot of the FCC's authority changed over the years as well.
When Reagan deregulated the FCC, it meant the broadcasting industry could change a lot of things; think about the restriction on minutes of commercials for every clock hours. The biggest result? Infomercials. Instead of channels showing nothing (which seemed pretty slack, but the norm, parents everywhere were given something to watch whilst they were trying to get their babies to sleep.
We have a local pair of DJs known as Bob & Tom. When a guy decided to run for office (before his declaration), he tried to get them off the air. An easy way to get time in front of the camera, then his political intentions were stated. That's when B&T decided to invoke Godwin's Law and take their show to his office's parking lot. One of the things he cited was the fact they were being broadcast on the school buses. Did anyone point out to him they should just make the drivers quit playing it on the buses? Of course not. That reduces camera time.
He finally gave up when B&T syndicated and he realized he had a losing position.
Actually, this could have some bearings upon something else: the SBIR/STTR programs put together by the National Science Foundation. IIRC, when granted, you own the rights to the technology whilst dealing with the gov't and keep the product when you're finished [as does the gov't]. The gov't creates a wish list of products, you follow the guidelines you've submitted, and wait to find out if you have won the grant [or not].
Grants, trademarks, etc. belong to the company performing the work but the gov't is granted permanent, free use.
Also, as a startup, you'd have your first product ready for market when you complete phase III. Some of the descriptions (although a bit lacking) attempt to state a civilian purpose for the product to encourage interest in the program. The SBIR is business-oriented and STTR is generally university|scholarly. There are enough states which do not do well in the SBIR that will go apesh%t to help you write your grant proposals to bring the money into that region.
There are also companies which will write your proposal and take a cut if|when you acquire the grant.
If they (victims) were granted pennies on the dollar for what spammers have made by utilizing Korean open relays, there'd be a lot of rich people floating about. If the Koreans (of any institution) were charged an open relay fee, they might be a bit more motivated to fix the problem. In fact, the Koreans might think twice before leaving all of those relays ready to be raped.
It is the size of a ream of paper - think 11"x14" paper, then the height.
For the youngsters in the group, would anyone care to explain what happened when Compaq tried to do this (hint the first time they went belly-up?) Granted, those things were (35?) lbs, but the concept is the same.
Can you imagine trying to get that thing through TSA?
"Sir, what is this?" "A laptop." "I've seen laptops. I know what laptops look like. What the #$*#$# is this thing?"
Go grab an inverter from ThinkGeek and plug it (the inverter) into your car. I think the car would start crying if it saw what you were going to connect to it. And you're supposed to be able to run refrigerators on those things.
Prospective musicians who need something to do because no one left a section of the newspaper behind to read. And when they're done, it serves a second purpose.
Seriously, though.
I've mentioned the individual song sales before. The long-term economics of low-cost singles are not in the best interest of RIAA et alia. Prices will continue to rise and people will return to bootlegging ripped material.
If a CD has thirteen tracks and sells for $13us, each track is being sold for $1us. Unless you're a diehard fan, if you could limit the songs you purchase to those you have heard & like (usually "singles", because that's what everyone hears on the radio), you're going pay less than the $13us. In the case of iTunes, is how it works. You like four tunes, you buy them at $0.99us and paid $3.96us. The same production work|cost has been invested but the CD sales aren't what they were expected, although the singles may be selling well; again, iTunes.
To use the logic of Microsoft (or any software company, but particularly them, as they make the loudest noice), RIAA, or MPAA, those are "[guaranteed] lost sales". Were it not for the ability to purchase iTunes for $0.99us, people would have to buy those CDs. These singles are stealingtheir profitability.
I agree it's just a matter of time before RIAA takes a dirt bath. Some artists have already seen the writing on the wall and are being smart. Others (when their contracts end), are going to find out they don't need: RIAA or someone like Sony BMG to hose up PCs - we now have two software issues on their discs - how many more are there? And they can work with a production company and push their songs online. Faithful fans will reward them.
RIAA sucks and they know it. They're trying to flex their muscles so everyone they represent will think they're big & strong and necessary.
Face it RIAA: people are starting to realize you don't wear clothes.
...(as much as I hate my support calls routing to "Cathy" in India.)
The next time you hear that, ask her for her last name.
Everyone's been trained on first names, but if you try that one, it's frequently enough to fluster them before they say, "I can't give you that information."
...it won't improve their software quality. And, they'll have to rewrite each new version because the first one (codewise) will be like a frog in a blender. All of the pieces are there, but if you hope to improve it (for animals, let's think of gene splicing), you're either going to have to carefully put the pieces back together (by someone who isn't thirsty enough to drink a frogtini in the process) who can tell which piece goes where, or get another frog.
Remember: you can get it fast, right, or cheap. Pick Two.
It would appear the Microsoft Doctrine thinks they can achieve all three.
"Success is a lousy teacher. It makes smart people think they can't lose."
William Henry Gates, 3rd
You might as well have both TLDs and make it known "East is East & West is West".
Turn.kids into a walled garden: *.kids can point to and only to *.kids.
As far as.xxx goes, start peeling the spammers off of everyone's windshields. Instead of waiting for 50'000'000 pieces of evidence, cut them off at the knees a bit earlier. Why with.xxx? redirection. If you filter your email, it doesn't appear to come from someone you know, and it's got.xxx within the content, reroute it to the porcelain euphemism (just remember to flush twice & hard -- it's a long way to the kitchen).
Look back at the TechEd demos for Win95 when they said, "No more DOS!", "true multitasking" (rubberband demo), ad nauseum. The crowd would scream and any 'softie on the stage (and on the other sideo of a camera likely broadcasting back in Mecca^w Redmond would likely pee a few drops in their pants.
Then came Windows XP and WHG III sat down at a keyboard and symbolically gave a permanent "goodbye" to DOS by typing "EXIT". (despite the fact Win95, Win98, SE, and ME didn't have DOS).
And products may not require rebooting after changes because the "Restart Manager" says so, but the Restart Manager will likely require rebooting so it is current with the data applied to the registry from the new program.
As far as a twenty-year IE bug, there are going to be bugs of one type in IE or any related software until Microsoft learns how to write code which deals with buffer overruns.
I won't scale Mount Soapbox again, so see previous notes about them adding an appropriate question in the infamous "Microsoft Interviews" fishing for source examples dealing with buffer overruns because they don't know how to do it.
Marketing people and ad agencies have navel lint for brains. Don't they understand why people tune in to or record the Super Bowl? It's not for the pregame, the half-time, or any of the pagentry. Note to marketing people and ad agencies on/. : it's the ads, stupid. That's what people talk about the next day. Most of my friends don't say squat about the game, no matter how diehard they are about being a football fan. There's nothing which says you have to be creative one night a year. There's a local car dealer who has the dumbest ads and even turns his outtakes into ads. I don't know that I'm going to buy a car from him, but if I hear his ads come on and I'm in the kitchen for the station break, I head back in case I'm missing a new ad. The guy knows he looks silly and doesn't mind. It works.
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There's a new station here in Indy which is playing older songs (not "golden oldies" and not the "Classic Rock" played on the station which Bob & Tom are from (for those of you who hear them in syndication). They post the station owner's cell phone number on the air and he asks for feedback. One commercial break an hour. Their ratings are climbing faster than Spiderman with a bad case of the runs and the bathroom is on the roof.
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Six every day, thank-you. No subscriptions. If somethings missing (e.g. usually the NYTimes, which rides a bus from Chicago, or the Chicago Tribune, which comes East from Central Illinois), I don't want them to extend my subscription one day. I want that issue and know how where every paperbox which might have either is located within the entire city. If I know it hasn't been delivered due to weather, I have friends who can get the correct edition (remember, these are published around the clock) and send them to me. Paying the cover price is worth the peace of mind to keep my compulsion happy. Magazines? Whichever I get first. Scientific American subscriptions arrive two weeks before the issues hit the stands, so a subscription it shall be. If something arrives after the newsstand, then I'll pay full price to get it first. Timing is everything. If you aren't a compulsive, voracious reader, you won't and can't understand.
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The movie industry has pushed brooms up their collective posterior so far they've scrambled their brains. They make a *lot* of money from concessions. (just like bars and restaurants make money from alcohol). If it's a good movie, people aren't going to leave their seats to buy more to eat or drink. They need to look back at what used to happen: intermissions. Take a five or ten minute break, drain the bladders, buy more to eat & drink, then resume the movie. During that time, they can play the local ads they play before the movie. I don't mind trailers before the movie, but the ads for real estate agents need to be punched up a bit. There's no creativity there.
A successful business says one thing about the demographic of the manufacturer: their ability to address the target demographic of their clientele.
(or they're a monopoly)
And there are businesses which aid newspapers function in the online world. One extremely successful example is 1Up!, which is located (of all places) here (Kokomo, Indiana). Two fairly youngish guys who had a lot of newspaper experience joined and made it happen. They are all over the map now, focusing on small & medium newspapers.
OTOH, you might have this, which sits in the middle of the orthopaedic capital of the world (Biomet, Zimmer, Depuy, Othy, et al) If you think this web site sucks, you should see the newspaper. And it's the best[1] one in the county. Friends & relatives in that area read absolutely nothing about those businesses and their successes because they aren't published. They certainly don't appear on that web site. I help out friends & relatives by sending e-newsletter stories from two daily e-zine sources here in Indianapolis. I've pondered setting up a wiki-paper site and opening things up for the residents to do their own thing and sink the site & paper like a three-inch putt.
They'd probably give me a key to the city.
Now, if you want sad in the newspaper world (at the employee level), I was at a party when I got out of college a little over twenty years ago and met someone working for The Indianapolis Star (the largest newspaper in the state) (aside: fortunately, I'm able to get The Grey Lady (NYTimes), Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, Investor's Business Daily, and USA Today on a daily basis), it was still owned by relatives of the Quayle family at the time; yes, that Quayle family). Something came up about a story she covered in Versailles, which is pronounced Ver-sales in Indiana[2] and Kentucky. I pronounced it Ver-sigh, having taken a lot of European history. I received a blank look and said, "Versailles. The Hall of Mirrors. France." "There's a Ver-sales in France?" "Excuse me, I have to get another beer."
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"The lesser of two evils is still evil." -Winston Churchill
("The better of two sh%tty things is still sh%t?")
[2] Hoosier: A Kentuckian returning home from vacation in Michigan and their car breaks down, so they stay here. (I have free license to make such statements. I've never lived more than seventy-five miles from where I was born.) n.b. Huntington, NE of Wabash on that map is Mr. Potatoe [sic] Head's stomping grounds. I think he's got a museum reflecting his political career located there.
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Maybe now, the North Koreans will have a byte [sic] to eat.
How much less support will you get if we hit AddAll or BookPool [1] and get the book+shipping for the price of Amazon?
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[1] Although it's out of stock at BookPool.
Here's something covering the opening of the new Purdue nanotech center...perhaps relevant for someone who can use the after-knowledge...
In reading everything, there are lot of issues. (mostly people arguing mechanics)
Just out of curiosity, how often or how fast have those who are making commentary actually done so [legally], aside from practicing in parking lots?
There are a lot (echo) lot, lot, lot of issues in achieving & maintaining any degree of speed with any desired degree of safety, even when you know of or control many circumstances. It was bad enough spending many hours killing (pun intended) idle time in high school and college as an EMT and only worrying about yourself (as opposed to remaining within a worthwhile distance from targeted prey). Some of this can be reduced on the ambulance side if you look at the issues of knowledge of the situation, both getting to the victim as well as transporting them to the necessary location. Is there a need for running signs & siren when someone has reported a broken ankle? And is it then necessary to run lights & siren (and likely, speed) when you're pretty certain your patient is going to survive the trip without driving more than the speed limits? I know some were|are taught, "once you've got your patient stablized, the need for lights+siren+speed is an indicator of your ability to control the situation? as in "I'm in over my head -- not a personal failing -- and need to get the patient to a location capable of handling them in the fastest means possible". aside: You'd be surprised the effect the siren can have upon some patients - some adults hear it and think, "I'm going to die" and you can watch their vital signs diminish as a result of that fear. ("Don't be bothered by this - we're going to turn on the siren to reduce someone jumping out in front of us") For kids, it's "Hey! Want to hear the siren?"
Don't get caught on top of an ambulance during a parade. That's when they speed up so you can't jump off, close the windows, lock the doors, then comes the siren. The bystanders love it. It's not fun.
I DO NOT envy this aspect of the worklife of law enforcement on this issue[1]. I know they become accustomed to it to a certain degree and have considerably training (I knew the driver on my team was going to miss that car by six inches, but the other driver and those of us on board, didn't), but I can only imagine the complexity of vehicle pursuit to be exponentially beyond that of the things I experienced. There are obviously situations where they do get in over their heads without realizing attention to it - hopefully, those are still the exception. With all of the factors involved, I'm glad there's an "auditor" to make the decision for all-out pursuit, but how that position makes the singular decision without {nearly} complete knowledge of everything there goes right over my head. Of course, we probably don't ever hear about the times chases are halted because of a change of circumtances. I think most people presume the chases are like First Blood (now known as Rambo I). "See the criminal...pursue the criminal."
I suppose the police could depend upon the tv helicopters covering the chase, permitting them to ease back?
[1] Gunfire is included on the "Not wanted" list for Christmas. At the sound of gunfire, this chicken went into hiding. I'd only come out once I knew things were under control. I've always been a good shot but do not wish to become involved in being on the other end. I had a partner walk into a house for a severe domestic dispute call and didn't remember the cops hadn't arrived first...one, two, maybe three, steps into the door, turn to look at the wrong end of a gun barrel. I'm not certain which bodily orifice began an outflow first (on my part).
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Gallagher brought this up years ago as a way to save money with the cops. They'd only have to watch traffic driving around and if someone had|has enough of a quota of "a%%holle" markers, pull them over & write a ticket under the premise "if they're driving [1] that many people mad, there's something wrong with them.
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[1] paronomasia intended.
When I started working for a computer book publisher as a twist to introduce the influence of a developer to raise them to a higher level (i.e. a title of "Developer's Guide" but sixty or seventy pages into the book the topic (and description of) variables. Although there were a few things which required immediate intervention, there were others I sat back and waited for my goal: "If you didn't work here, would you buy this book with your own money?" (I couldn't tell them everything
Back to the story. I introduced the Wolfenstein 3D virus. all editors had doors & windows. If you knocked on someone's door, you'd have some quick fingerwork, as no one had figured how how to make a Boss Key (Boss as in Wolf-3D, not DOS-3D. All work in that workplace effectively shut down for a week until everyone completed the came. This includes all of those who would have otherwise consider be considered a passificist.
But you are right. Because Linux isn't a $$$, all someone would have to do is show the step-by-step to go from Windows to Linux along with a "Oh, while you're running Linux, this game isn't the only thing in Linux. Try this: _Chapter x_, try this _x++, we're walking, walking...oh, and it's all free! While we're here, anyone tired of Patch Tuesday? If a bug happens to be found, it's fixed in hours or days, not weeks or moths.
I would see China and other countries to be similar to temperature and heat, just like many areas of space: there's lots of temperature, but it's spread out so far it seems miniscule. A needle, however, is very hot and the the thermal energy is concentrated in a smaller location.
There are lots of needles throughout the world: US, Canada, UK, Germany; but there are also a lot of "cold" locations because of the dispersed energy: China, many areas of Africa, etc.
A lot of the FCC's authority changed over the years as well.
When Reagan deregulated the FCC, it meant the broadcasting industry could change a lot of things; think about the restriction on minutes of commercials for every clock hours. The biggest result? Infomercials. Instead of channels showing nothing (which seemed pretty slack, but the norm, parents everywhere were given something to watch whilst they were trying to get their babies to sleep.
We have a local pair of DJs known as Bob & Tom. When a guy decided to run for office (before his declaration), he tried to get them off the air. An easy way to get time in front of the camera, then his political intentions were stated. That's when B&T decided to invoke Godwin's Law and take their show to his office's parking lot. One of the things he cited was the fact they were being broadcast on the school buses. Did anyone point out to him they should just make the drivers quit playing it on the buses? Of course not. That reduces camera time.
He finally gave up when B&T syndicated and he realized he had a losing position.
Actually, this could have some bearings upon something else: the SBIR/STTR programs put together by the National Science Foundation. IIRC, when granted, you own the rights to the technology whilst dealing with the gov't and keep the product when you're finished [as does the gov't]. The gov't creates a wish list of products, you follow the guidelines you've submitted, and wait to find out if you have won the grant [or not].
Grants, trademarks, etc. belong to the company performing the work but the gov't is granted permanent, free use.
Also, as a startup, you'd have your first product ready for market when you complete phase III. Some of the descriptions (although a bit lacking) attempt to state a civilian purpose for the product to encourage interest in the program. The SBIR is business-oriented and STTR is generally university|scholarly. There are enough states which do not do well in the SBIR that will go apesh%t to help you write your grant proposals to bring the money into that region.
There are also companies which will write your proposal and take a cut if|when you acquire the grant.
If they (victims) were granted pennies on the dollar for what spammers have made by utilizing Korean open relays, there'd be a lot of rich people floating about. If the Koreans (of any institution) were charged an open relay fee, they might be a bit more motivated to fix the problem. In fact, the Koreans might think twice before leaving all of those relays ready to be raped.
It is the size of a ream of paper - think 11"x14" paper, then the height.
For the youngsters in the group, would anyone care to explain what happened when Compaq tried to do this (hint the first time they went belly-up?) Granted, those things were (35?) lbs, but the concept is the same.
Can you imagine trying to get that thing through TSA?
"Sir, what is this?" "A laptop." "I've seen laptops. I know what laptops look like. What the #$*#$# is this thing?"
Go grab an inverter from ThinkGeek and plug it (the inverter) into your car. I think the car would start crying if it saw what you were going to connect to it. And you're supposed to be able to run refrigerators on those things.
as "is comprised" in the English language.
e.g.
A banana is composed of pieces.
The pieces comprise the banana.
Although there seems to be an exception for every rule in English, this is one rule with no exceptions.
And to everyone else, don't invoke Godwin's Law on your first reply, okay?
Who in the HELL ever buys sheet music for lyrics?
Prospective musicians who need something to do because no one left a section of the newspaper behind to read. And when they're done, it serves a second purpose.
Seriously, though.
I've mentioned the individual song sales before. The long-term economics of low-cost singles are not in the best interest of RIAA et alia. Prices will continue to rise and people will return to bootlegging ripped material.
If a CD has thirteen tracks and sells for $13us, each track is being sold for $1us. Unless you're a diehard fan, if you could limit the songs you purchase to those you have heard & like (usually "singles", because that's what everyone hears on the radio), you're going pay less than the $13us. In the case of iTunes, is how it works. You like four tunes, you buy them at $0.99us and paid $3.96us. The same production work|cost has been invested but the CD sales aren't what they were expected, although the singles may be selling well; again, iTunes.
To use the logic of Microsoft (or any software company, but particularly them, as they make the loudest noice), RIAA, or MPAA, those are "[guaranteed] lost sales". Were it not for the ability to purchase iTunes for $0.99us, people would have to buy those CDs. These singles are stealing their profitability.
I agree it's just a matter of time before RIAA takes a dirt bath. Some artists have already seen the writing on the wall and are being smart. Others (when their contracts end), are going to find out they don't need: RIAA or someone like Sony BMG to hose up PCs - we now have two software issues on their discs - how many more are there? And they can work with a production company and push their songs online. Faithful fans will reward them.
RIAA sucks and they know it. They're trying to flex their muscles so everyone they represent will think they're big & strong and necessary.
Face it RIAA: people are starting to realize you don't wear clothes.
Besides, Woz already developed something similar to this and it was published in Wired (hardcopy) several months ago.
The next time you hear that, ask her for her last name.
Everyone's been trained on first names, but if you try that one, it's frequently enough to fluster them before they say, "I can't give you that information."
Remember: you can get it fast, right, or cheap. Pick Two.
It would appear the Microsoft Doctrine thinks they can achieve all three.
"Success is a lousy teacher. It makes smart people think they can't lose."
William Henry Gates, 3rd
Add this one to your Golden Rule:
"Life is like a sh%t sandwich: the more bread you have, the less sh%t you have to eat."
If you can dodge a chair, you can dodge a wrench.
If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.
(sorry, I couldn't help it)
Microsoft and NBC have both stated several times in the last few years they wish they hadn't done it.
You might as well have both TLDs and make it known "East is East & West is West".
Turn
As far as
Look back at the TechEd demos for Win95 when they said, "No more DOS!", "true multitasking" (rubberband demo), ad nauseum. The crowd would scream and any 'softie on the stage (and on the other sideo of a camera likely broadcasting back in Mecca^w Redmond would likely pee a few drops in their pants.
Then came Windows XP and WHG III sat down at a keyboard and symbolically gave a permanent "goodbye" to DOS by typing "EXIT". (despite the fact Win95, Win98, SE, and ME didn't have DOS).
And products may not require rebooting after changes because the "Restart Manager" says so, but the Restart Manager will likely require rebooting so it is current with the data applied to the registry from the new program.
As far as a twenty-year IE bug, there are going to be bugs of one type in IE or any related software until Microsoft learns how to write code which deals with buffer overruns.
I won't scale Mount Soapbox again, so see previous notes about them adding an appropriate question in the infamous "Microsoft Interviews" fishing for source examples dealing with buffer overruns because they don't know how to do it.
Happy POETS Day!
TV ADS: PVR skip.
Marketing people and ad agencies have navel lint for brains. Don't they understand why people tune in to or record the Super Bowl? It's not for the pregame, the half-time, or any of the pagentry. Note to marketing people and ad agencies on
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RADIO ADS: Change station.
There's a new station here in Indy which is playing older songs (not "golden oldies" and not the "Classic Rock" played on the station which Bob & Tom are from (for those of you who hear them in syndication). They post the station owner's cell phone number on the air and he asks for feedback. One commercial break an hour. Their ratings are climbing faster than Spiderman with a bad case of the runs and the bathroom is on the roof.
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NEWSPAPER: Never buy.
Six every day, thank-you. No subscriptions. If somethings missing (e.g. usually the NYTimes, which rides a bus from Chicago, or the Chicago Tribune, which comes East from Central Illinois), I don't want them to extend my subscription one day. I want that issue and know how where every paperbox which might have either is located within the entire city. If I know it hasn't been delivered due to weather, I have friends who can get the correct edition (remember, these are published around the clock) and send them to me. Paying the cover price is worth the peace of mind to keep my compulsion happy. Magazines? Whichever I get first. Scientific American subscriptions arrive two weeks before the issues hit the stands, so a subscription it shall be. If something arrives after the newsstand, then I'll pay full price to get it first. Timing is everything. If you aren't a compulsive, voracious reader, you won't and can't understand.
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MOVIE THEATER ADS: Show up 10 minutes after start.
The movie industry has pushed brooms up their collective posterior so far they've scrambled their brains. They make a *lot* of money from concessions. (just like bars and restaurants make money from alcohol). If it's a good movie, people aren't going to leave their seats to buy more to eat or drink. They need to look back at what used to happen: intermissions. Take a five or ten minute break, drain the bladders, buy more to eat & drink, then resume the movie. During that time, they can play the local ads they play before the movie. I don't mind trailers before the movie, but the ads for real estate agents need to be punched up a bit. There's no creativity there.
Dan Rather wasn't fired.
They finally granted his wish to take a sabbatical and find Kenneth to get the frequency.
author! author!
A successful business says one thing about the demographic of the manufacturer: their ability to address the target demographic of their clientele.
(or they're a monopoly)
And there are businesses which aid newspapers function in the online world. One extremely successful example is 1Up!, which is located (of all places) here (Kokomo, Indiana). Two fairly youngish guys who had a lot of newspaper experience joined and made it happen. They are all over the map now, focusing on small & medium newspapers.
OTOH, you might have this, which sits in the middle of the orthopaedic capital of the world (Biomet, Zimmer, Depuy, Othy, et al) If you think this web site sucks, you should see the newspaper. And it's the best[1] one in the county. Friends & relatives in that area read absolutely nothing about those businesses and their successes because they aren't published. They certainly don't appear on that web site. I help out friends & relatives by sending e-newsletter stories from two daily e-zine sources here in Indianapolis. I've pondered setting up a wiki-paper site and opening things up for the residents to do their own thing and sink the site & paper like a three-inch putt.
They'd probably give me a key to the city.
Now, if you want sad in the newspaper world (at the employee level), I was at a party when I got out of college a little over twenty years ago and met someone working for The Indianapolis Star (the largest newspaper in the state) (aside: fortunately, I'm able to get The Grey Lady (NYTimes), Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, Investor's Business Daily, and USA Today on a daily basis), it was still owned by relatives of the Quayle family at the time; yes, that Quayle family). Something came up about a story she covered in Versailles, which is pronounced Ver-sales in Indiana[2] and Kentucky. I pronounced it Ver-sigh, having taken a lot of European history. I received a blank look and said, "Versailles. The Hall of Mirrors. France." "There's a Ver-sales in France?" "Excuse me, I have to get another beer."
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[1] "The lesser of two evils is still evil." -Winston Churchill
("The better of two sh%tty things is still sh%t?")
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Hoosier: A Kentuckian returning home from vacation in Michigan and their car breaks down, so they stay here. (I have free license to make such statements. I've never lived more than seventy-five miles from where I was born.) n.b. Huntington, NE of Wabash on that map is Mr. Potatoe [sic] Head's stomping grounds. I think he's got a museum reflecting his political career located there.