If I remember correctly, it's the graphical ads they're planning to incorporate into ad-words (purely voluntary). Not the search engine: the stuff they sell to everyone else.
The benefits are remarkable for everyone - Google taps into the massive impressions market without having to master the wheel, while AOL gets into Google's wonderful network.
You know, if they want to put together this kind of an award, whatever. But it really irks my taters when they proceed to mess up the nominee list. I mean, did they even play Burnout 3!? That soundtrack rocked!
I have to agree with your stats, at work we've had to re-work a lot of our scripts to accommodate the ever-growing number of our clients using Firefox. Annoying, but a small price to pay for not getting the "help-the-internet-is-broken" phone calls.
Anecdotal evidence, yes, but as telling as anything else.
Please, for the love of the cause, quit asking people to use a form to send their Congressperson spam. They don't read it and it sends a poor message about the kinds of people who care about the issue.
Instead, type out a personal letter, put it in the envelope, stamp it, and send it. The time investment is considerably larger and I can assure you that it doesn't go unnoticed.
I've had the opprotunity to work in the offices of several legislators, and phone calls (those were with a state legislator) & e-mails were replied to in bulk with generic standard responses, such as the "We are considering measure _____, and appreciate your input" that you may have recieved if you sent in an e-mail. Letters, on the other hand, get read. Especially if they're well written.
So take the time to clearly articulate your reasoning and use the good old-fashioned snail mail. You'll get a lot more done.
Our prisons aren't there to reform, they're there to deterr. Revenge is just a bonus. We made a choice that we'd rather try to prevent crime before it happens than stop repeat offenders, and the system shows that.
That's not true! They do not support dictatorship, their goal is to stop the US meddling in their affairs. The US supports dictatorships such as in Saudi or Saddam (until the Kuwaiti PR campaign that is), and that is the chief reason they hate you. Nothing to do with freedom and/or democracy.
Christ, don't get me started on Saudi Arabia. That's a clusterfuck of epic proportions. But when the US's "meddling," which I suppose it is, invlolves giving citizens the right to vote and freedom from a sadistic dictator, I find it hard to side with terrorists attempting to preserve the status quo. And really, isn't that what they're doing? They're fighting America because the changes in Iraq are spreading throughout the middle east. As much as I dislike saying it, Bush was right. The only hope for these so-called insurgents is to strike enough fear into the civilian population of Iraq and her neighboring countries to stop any sort of political change. It's low, it's dirty, and it's completely undeserving of foreign support. Support the rights of the Iraqi citizens, and cry foul if the US strips them of all rights. But don't support those who are using violence and intimidation to halt all progress.
As far as the courts go, well...the Supreme Court has made unpopular decisions before. I can only trust that they won't be scared to do so again. The judiciary is still strong, just look at what happened to Tom Delay when he criticized judges after the Terry Schaivo incident.
Now, while the grandparent (or is it parent? whoever is above the post I'm replying to) certainly isn't that insightful, neither are you, good sir (or madam).
A quick word on Iraq: while I certainly don't approve of the horrendous civilian and military casualties in Iraq, it's important to take note of who's doing the killing. A year ago, there were Iraqi patriots assisting the Al-Quaeda led insurgency. No arguments there. They, however, stopped once elections took place. The result? The violence has not stopped! But why? Because the people attacking American soldiers in Iraq are more interesting in preserving their status-quo Theocracies/Dictatorships than in the liberty of the Iraqi people. I don't doubt that life probably sucks in Iraq, but it's hard to take the side of brutal killers who have no qualms about publicly excecuting those who only wish to seve their countrymen. Always remember who is fighting us in Iraq; foriegn terrorists, not Iraqi patriots.
I know it's hard to believe as it's contary to your flag-alleging educational upbringing, but most of the world do not live in America. I wouldn't want to live in the US, nice place to visit and all, but you guys are quite freedom-hating to be honest.
I do have to take a touch of offense at this first bit. I can understand if you don't feel the tug of patriotism quite like I do, but don't denegrate my education at the same time. I'm proud to be an American (flaws and all), but that comes from a deeply held respect for those who came before me, not our education system. I also don't say the pledge of Allegiance, except for when in the sentate hall, and I won't until they take "Under God" out of it. As an American, I feel strongly in change for the better, and I hope to see this change in my lifetime.
Most of Europe doesn't have equivalent legistaltion to the liberty bashing stuff you guys seem to be passing these days.
Please be sure to watch for the actions of the Supreme court in coming years, as that is where most of this legislation will see it's doom (or heavy modification). There are three major stages in a piece of legislation's adoption: passage by the Legislative Branch, signing by the President, and review in the Courts. The vast majority of this "freedom hating legislation" hasn't had it's day in court yet, and I can assure you, when the time comes, the American people will see to it. Furthermore, when the American public does accept a piece of limiting legislation, it's not because we dislike freedom. It's because we can balance the conflicting need for security. While I may despise the library record provisions of the USA Patriot Act, I appreciate the fact that other parts of the bill make it incredibly easy for the FBI to exonorate me of all suspicion. Additionally, remember that the courts have the power to review the excecution of the legislation,. So if the FBI steps too far, they can easily be caught.
With that said, I have to agree with you as far as forcing people to go. Banishment is not what I call an American solution. I have to admit though, that sometimes I wish certain individuals would stop singing the praises of Canada and just move there. But that's a personal problem between me and them:)
Gotta agreee with you here, I never saw the lockdown coming. Unfortunately, if they ever had a person read my "I didn't do nothin" mail, they didn't respond. I checked what had changed just before I started getting locked out, and the answer startled me. Greasemonkey. I installed the script to add a "mark as read" button, and shortly thereafter (about a day), I got my first lockdown. I uninstalled the script on my machines and *presto* no more lockdown. My guess is that it's some shoddy code pinging the server to much, but I didn't look it over too closely.
Anything similar?
Note: This is not to say I don't enjoy the general attitude Google took towards the lockdown. I.E. The "Lockdown in Sector 7" page title brought a smile to my face. Until I realized I needed to use my mail. Oh well!
Well...read the site. They're asking kids to express hwo they would feel if someone literally took their ideas and plagarized them. Simple, to the point, I think we can all accept that as a bad thing. I'd honestly like to see somebody defend an author that blatantly plagarizes someone else's work.
Now keep in mind that OSS is in no way plagarism. If you edit something, you still credit the original authors. Microsoft might be looking to take a jab at Free Software as a whole, but their language very clearly doesn't. The OSS community should actually be in agreement on this issue. Uncredited use of someone else's work is bad.
Of course, that doesn't mean it isn't ironic as all hell. Chuckles are in great evidence over here.
I agree. Perhaps my favorite part of Civ games, and especially Civ III in this regard is imagine the glorious worlds that the generator creates. I'm not simply expanding my territory, I'm colonizing a valley. I'm not irrigating a desert, I'm developing an oasis. The gorgeous graphics give what would otherwise be a rote exercise in mathematics a level of immersion that's truly enjoyable.
Just thought I'd chip in. After having way to many problems getting the XBox to read Fable, and wanting it to work perfectly for Halo 2, I got on the phone with tech support. They gave me various instructions...blah blah blah...Yes I already did that...blah blah blah...No that didn't work - Ok, we'll fix it. Just like that. They processed the repair, gave me an adress and a refernce number. Didn't cost me a dime past shipping it to someplace in Kentucky.
As a side note, I've had my Box for about two and a half years. I've never done a thing to mod/hack it(that's what my computer is for, no?). Recently it's had trouble playing my older discs, and within the last couple of months, it's stopped liking new discs as well.
Maybe everyone should stop yelling about the warranty length and just call the people - they are paid to fix problems. Most of the time.
I heard an interesting story on NPR the other day in regards to the current battle in Najaf. The correspondent had interviewed civilians in the city about what they thought about what was going on. While it was generally unanimous that the US should stay off holy ground, many were upset at the militants, believing that the violence would only lead to the Shiite majority losing the possible edge they could have in elections.
Iraq in particular already has a very secular viewpoint that was cultivated by Saddam. It has already set the stage for the coalition to see to in that democracy succeeds and fanatacism doesn't.
It seems that the minds of the masses are already enlightened enough to reject radical Islam, we just need to see to it that they stay that way.
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If I remember correctly, it's the graphical ads they're planning to incorporate into ad-words (purely voluntary). Not the search engine: the stuff they sell to everyone else.
The benefits are remarkable for everyone - Google taps into the massive impressions market without having to master the wheel, while AOL gets into Google's wonderful network.
You know, if they want to put together this kind of an award, whatever. But it really irks my taters when they proceed to mess up the nominee list. I mean, did they even play Burnout 3!? That soundtrack rocked!
Step one: Collect underpants!
Step two:
Step Three: Profit!
I have to agree with your stats, at work we've had to re-work a lot of our scripts to accommodate the ever-growing number of our clients using Firefox. Annoying, but a small price to pay for not getting the "help-the-internet-is-broken" phone calls.
Anecdotal evidence, yes, but as telling as anything else.
Please, for the love of the cause, quit asking people to use a form to send their Congressperson spam. They don't read it and it sends a poor message about the kinds of people who care about the issue.
Instead, type out a personal letter, put it in the envelope, stamp it, and send it. The time investment is considerably larger and I can assure you that it doesn't go unnoticed.
I've had the opprotunity to work in the offices of several legislators, and phone calls (those were with a state legislator) & e-mails were replied to in bulk with generic standard responses, such as the "We are considering measure _____, and appreciate your input" that you may have recieved if you sent in an e-mail. Letters, on the other hand, get read. Especially if they're well written.
So take the time to clearly articulate your reasoning and use the good old-fashioned snail mail. You'll get a lot more done.
Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm not proud of it. Let's just be honest about the system's goals.
Of course, I have a feeling that with a bit of change to our drug laws, we'd look a lot better statistically.
Our prisons aren't there to reform, they're there to deterr. Revenge is just a bonus. We made a choice that we'd rather try to prevent crime before it happens than stop repeat offenders, and the system shows that.
That's not true! They do not support dictatorship, their goal is to stop the US meddling in their affairs. The US supports dictatorships such as in Saudi or Saddam (until the Kuwaiti PR campaign that is), and that is the chief reason they hate you. Nothing to do with freedom and/or democracy.
Christ, don't get me started on Saudi Arabia. That's a clusterfuck of epic proportions. But when the US's "meddling," which I suppose it is, invlolves giving citizens the right to vote and freedom from a sadistic dictator, I find it hard to side with terrorists attempting to preserve the status quo. And really, isn't that what they're doing? They're fighting America because the changes in Iraq are spreading throughout the middle east. As much as I dislike saying it, Bush was right. The only hope for these so-called insurgents is to strike enough fear into the civilian population of Iraq and her neighboring countries to stop any sort of political change. It's low, it's dirty, and it's completely undeserving of foreign support. Support the rights of the Iraqi citizens, and cry foul if the US strips them of all rights. But don't support those who are using violence and intimidation to halt all progress.
As far as the courts go, well...the Supreme Court has made unpopular decisions before. I can only trust that they won't be scared to do so again. The judiciary is still strong, just look at what happened to Tom Delay when he criticized judges after the Terry Schaivo incident.
Now, while the grandparent (or is it parent? whoever is above the post I'm replying to) certainly isn't that insightful, neither are you, good sir (or madam).
:)
A quick word on Iraq: while I certainly don't approve of the horrendous civilian and military casualties in Iraq, it's important to take note of who's doing the killing. A year ago, there were Iraqi patriots assisting the Al-Quaeda led insurgency. No arguments there. They, however, stopped once elections took place. The result? The violence has not stopped! But why? Because the people attacking American soldiers in Iraq are more interesting in preserving their status-quo Theocracies/Dictatorships than in the liberty of the Iraqi people. I don't doubt that life probably sucks in Iraq, but it's hard to take the side of brutal killers who have no qualms about publicly excecuting those who only wish to seve their countrymen. Always remember who is fighting us in Iraq; foriegn terrorists, not Iraqi patriots.
I know it's hard to believe as it's contary to your flag-alleging educational upbringing, but most of the world do not live in America. I wouldn't want to live in the US, nice place to visit and all, but you guys are quite freedom-hating to be honest.
I do have to take a touch of offense at this first bit. I can understand if you don't feel the tug of patriotism quite like I do, but don't denegrate my education at the same time. I'm proud to be an American (flaws and all), but that comes from a deeply held respect for those who came before me, not our education system. I also don't say the pledge of Allegiance, except for when in the sentate hall, and I won't until they take "Under God" out of it. As an American, I feel strongly in change for the better, and I hope to see this change in my lifetime.
Most of Europe doesn't have equivalent legistaltion to the liberty bashing stuff you guys seem to be passing these days.
Please be sure to watch for the actions of the Supreme court in coming years, as that is where most of this legislation will see it's doom (or heavy modification). There are three major stages in a piece of legislation's adoption: passage by the Legislative Branch, signing by the President, and review in the Courts. The vast majority of this "freedom hating legislation" hasn't had it's day in court yet, and I can assure you, when the time comes, the American people will see to it. Furthermore, when the American public does accept a piece of limiting legislation, it's not because we dislike freedom. It's because we can balance the conflicting need for security. While I may despise the library record provisions of the USA Patriot Act, I appreciate the fact that other parts of the bill make it incredibly easy for the FBI to exonorate me of all suspicion. Additionally, remember that the courts have the power to review the excecution of the legislation,. So if the FBI steps too far, they can easily be caught.
With that said, I have to agree with you as far as forcing people to go. Banishment is not what I call an American solution. I have to admit though, that sometimes I wish certain individuals would stop singing the praises of Canada and just move there. But that's a personal problem between me and them
Gotta agreee with you here, I never saw the lockdown coming. Unfortunately, if they ever had a person read my "I didn't do nothin" mail, they didn't respond. I checked what had changed just before I started getting locked out, and the answer startled me. Greasemonkey. I installed the script to add a "mark as read" button, and shortly thereafter (about a day), I got my first lockdown. I uninstalled the script on my machines and *presto* no more lockdown. My guess is that it's some shoddy code pinging the server to much, but I didn't look it over too closely.
Anything similar?
Note: This is not to say I don't enjoy the general attitude Google took towards the lockdown. I.E. The "Lockdown in Sector 7" page title brought a smile to my face. Until I realized I needed to use my mail. Oh well!
Thank God somebody mentioned this. I was gonna have to bloody myself with a keyboard.
For those of us poor and uninformed monkeys who have never heard of elitetorrents, can someone please shed some light on how good the database was?
I know that nobody around here would ever download anything, but maybe somebody just took a quick "peek" or two. Or two hundred.
Well...read the site. They're asking kids to express hwo they would feel if someone literally took their ideas and plagarized them. Simple, to the point, I think we can all accept that as a bad thing. I'd honestly like to see somebody defend an author that blatantly plagarizes someone else's work.
Now keep in mind that OSS is in no way plagarism. If you edit something, you still credit the original authors. Microsoft might be looking to take a jab at Free Software as a whole, but their language very clearly doesn't. The OSS community should actually be in agreement on this issue. Uncredited use of someone else's work is bad.
Of course, that doesn't mean it isn't ironic as all hell. Chuckles are in great evidence over here.
Now you're cooking with gravy!
I agree. Perhaps my favorite part of Civ games, and especially Civ III in this regard is imagine the glorious worlds that the generator creates. I'm not simply expanding my territory, I'm colonizing a valley. I'm not irrigating a desert, I'm developing an oasis. The gorgeous graphics give what would otherwise be a rote exercise in mathematics a level of immersion that's truly enjoyable.
Six years from now? With logic like that the expansion pack for the original Baldur's Gate should be coming out about now. That's just silly.
I think it's more of a joke about the six years it took to get to Half Life 2. See, it's funny. (wink wink, nudge nudge)
Just thought I'd chip in. After having way to many problems getting the XBox to read Fable, and wanting it to work perfectly for Halo 2, I got on the phone with tech support. They gave me various instructions...blah blah blah...Yes I already did that...blah blah blah...No that didn't work - Ok, we'll fix it. Just like that. They processed the repair, gave me an adress and a refernce number. Didn't cost me a dime past shipping it to someplace in Kentucky.
As a side note, I've had my Box for about two and a half years. I've never done a thing to mod/hack it(that's what my computer is for, no?). Recently it's had trouble playing my older discs, and within the last couple of months, it's stopped liking new discs as well.
Maybe everyone should stop yelling about the warranty length and just call the people - they are paid to fix problems. Most of the time.
I heard an interesting story on NPR the other day in regards to the current battle in Najaf. The correspondent had interviewed civilians in the city about what they thought about what was going on. While it was generally unanimous that the US should stay off holy ground, many were upset at the militants, believing that the violence would only lead to the Shiite majority losing the possible edge they could have in elections.
Iraq in particular already has a very secular viewpoint that was cultivated by Saddam. It has already set the stage for the coalition to see to in that democracy succeeds and fanatacism doesn't.
It seems that the minds of the masses are already enlightened enough to reject radical Islam, we just need to see to it that they stay that way.