Looks like someone is misusing their moderation powers. I don't know why someone would moderate me down for thanking someone for helping me with something.
Geeks around the nation will revolt if this happens. It's not a good idea. Also consider that America isn't the whole world. They can't regulate the whole Internet now, can they?
I wonder how difficult it would be to figure out a way to take the keyboard I use right now, pop off the keys, put them in the DVORAK position, and just change the programming so it works that way.
The below piece of the article is so correct. Anyone here receive junk mail which actually cites that it is can spam compliant, despite the fact they illegally obtained your e-mail address to spam in you in the first place? I don't trust opting out of something I never signed up for in the first place.
Some critics of Can-Spam, which requires an opt-out approach rather than a stricter "opt in" standard, have even suggested that the law may have increased the amount of junk e-mail. That's because Congress intentionally killed tougher state laws, such as one in California that had required recipients to opt into commercial mailing lists.
There are ideas that could be done. They should keep the same interface right now, text advertisements. Graphics will be problematic. Graphic advertisements can be blocked by firewalls. I think one idea would be to do commercials like slashdot does for their day pass, but anyone opting to do so and answer a small survey will receive completely ad-free Googling (when logged in) for 24 hours.
I think when I first considered Antony-Kyre as a screenname, I Googled it. I believe no results came up. I guess I wrongfully assumed no one else would even be using this name. Sorry. No, Antony-Kyre, hyphen or no hypen, isn't my real name.
I believe it costs about $50 USD per month for basic cable here in America. If what you're saying is true, that's 28.2779 pounds it would cost you for basic cable in the U.K.
In terms of minimum wage, it would take around 9-10 hours at minimum wage in America for basic cable and around 6 hours at minimum wage in the U.K.
Ahhhh, the joy of the five minute commercial break. Who do they think they are kidding? Does anyone bother to sit around watching it for five straight minutes? It's the perfect time to relieve one's bladder, eat some food, etc.
I wouldn't mind if they cut down t.v. shows to 25 minutes with commercials. Yeah, it might be a bit weird having stuff start at odd times, but 2.5-3 minutes of commercials per 22.5 minute episodes would be just perfect. The closest thing that comes close to this is what Cartoon Network does with Adult Swim.
Like I said in my other posts elsewhere, I wouldn't mind popup advertisements if it meant cutting commercials, provided the popup advertisement is no more than like 1/25th or 1/36th of the screen with optional scrolling text.
Combine regular cable television with on demand viewing though. Hypothetically, and I don't know if this figures come even close to being workable, would you pay 99 cents to see a 30 minute to 2 hour program you love for up to 24 hours on your cable box? That's commercial free I'm speaking.
If we cut out all the advertising and just had people pay straight up for their entertainment? Isn't that how movies shown in theatres and movies direct to DVD work?
Instead of commercials, perhaps we could just have popups during the program itself. Sure, it might get annoying. It needs to be respectful in size though, nothing like what FX (I think) does.
With on demand viewing from certain cable providers, maybe they should start offering 24 hour viewing to certain t.v. episodes sans popups for like 99 cents.
Maybe it's time for television to evolve into something else. How much cheaper is our current cable television due to advertisements? How much would it cost if we stripped the ads out of the shows and just paid more for cable access?
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My guess it's boredom. Some talented people do stupid stuff because they have nothing better to do.
That is a great idea. Have registrars require the correct information for the account with the registrar, but don't list it in the whois information. However, I do wonder how much it would cost the registars to do something like that themselves.
That is a great idea. Have registrars require the correct information for the account with the registrar, but don't list it in the whois information. However, I do wonder how much it would cost the registars to do something like that themselves.
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Are you sure that bill is a good idea? I haven't read all 50 pages though.
Looks like someone is misusing their moderation powers. I don't know why someone would moderate me down for thanking someone for helping me with something.
Geeks around the nation will revolt if this happens. It's not a good idea. Also consider that America isn't the whole world. They can't regulate the whole Internet now, can they?
Thank you. I may consider making the change in the future. I think I probably type fast enough already though.
That doesn't help. It leads nowhere when I try doing the Windows XP settings. I can't find that part.
I wonder how difficult it would be to figure out a way to take the keyboard I use right now, pop off the keys, put them in the DVORAK position, and just change the programming so it works that way.
The below piece of the article is so correct. Anyone here receive junk mail which actually cites that it is can spam compliant, despite the fact they illegally obtained your e-mail address to spam in you in the first place? I don't trust opting out of something I never signed up for in the first place.
Some critics of Can-Spam, which requires an opt-out approach rather than a stricter "opt in" standard, have even suggested that the law may have increased the amount of junk e-mail. That's because Congress intentionally killed tougher state laws, such as one in California that had required recipients to opt into commercial mailing lists.
There are ideas that could be done. They should keep the same interface right now, text advertisements. Graphics will be problematic. Graphic advertisements can be blocked by firewalls. I think one idea would be to do commercials like slashdot does for their day pass, but anyone opting to do so and answer a small survey will receive completely ad-free Googling (when logged in) for 24 hours.
I think when I first considered Antony-Kyre as a screenname, I Googled it. I believe no results came up. I guess I wrongfully assumed no one else would even be using this name. Sorry. No, Antony-Kyre, hyphen or no hypen, isn't my real name.
huh?
The intent of my post wasn't to get modded up to insightful. It was an attempt at humour.
Here in Washington state, it's still perfectly legal to have sex with horses, but draw Bush's head on a pike, and the secret service will show up.
I agree. I not only agree with your post, but I agree with your signature. I miss the old slashdot.
I disagree. That's the point of either fastforwarding through it or just coming at the start time.
I believe it costs about $50 USD per month for basic cable here in America. If what you're saying is true, that's 28.2779 pounds it would cost you for basic cable in the U.K.
In terms of minimum wage, it would take around 9-10 hours at minimum wage in America for basic cable and around 6 hours at minimum wage in the U.K.
Ahhhh, the joy of the five minute commercial break. Who do they think they are kidding? Does anyone bother to sit around watching it for five straight minutes? It's the perfect time to relieve one's bladder, eat some food, etc.
I wouldn't mind if they cut down t.v. shows to 25 minutes with commercials. Yeah, it might be a bit weird having stuff start at odd times, but 2.5-3 minutes of commercials per 22.5 minute episodes would be just perfect. The closest thing that comes close to this is what Cartoon Network does with Adult Swim.
Like I said in my other posts elsewhere, I wouldn't mind popup advertisements if it meant cutting commercials, provided the popup advertisement is no more than like 1/25th or 1/36th of the screen with optional scrolling text.
Combine regular cable television with on demand viewing though. Hypothetically, and I don't know if this figures come even close to being workable, would you pay 99 cents to see a 30 minute to 2 hour program you love for up to 24 hours on your cable box? That's commercial free I'm speaking.
If we cut out all the advertising and just had people pay straight up for their entertainment? Isn't that how movies shown in theatres and movies direct to DVD work?
I hear Comcast has Disney, a premium channel that is nearly commercial free, free for those purchasing basic cable.
I say nearly commercial free because they do slip in some non-Disney related advertisements. By commercial, I mean product advertisements.
Instead of commercials, perhaps we could just have popups during the program itself. Sure, it might get annoying. It needs to be respectful in size though, nothing like what FX (I think) does.
With on demand viewing from certain cable providers, maybe they should start offering 24 hour viewing to certain t.v. episodes sans popups for like 99 cents.
Maybe it's time for television to evolve into something else. How much cheaper is our current cable television due to advertisements? How much would it cost if we stripped the ads out of the shows and just paid more for cable access?
My guess it's boredom. Some talented people do stupid stuff because they have nothing better to do.
That is a great idea. Have registrars require the correct information for the account with the registrar, but don't list it in the whois information. However, I do wonder how much it would cost the registars to do something like that themselves.
I can't believe I did that again. Replied to the wrong post. Sorry.
That is a great idea. Have registrars require the correct information for the account with the registrar, but don't list it in the whois information. However, I do wonder how much it would cost the registars to do something like that themselves.