Since you can apparently see Genesis I when it does a fly by, is it really to crazy to think that there could be a giant glowing sign attached to these modules? http://www.bigelowaerospace.com/fly_stuff/corporat e.php is already looking at some marketing angles (but on a much smaller scale...$300 for logo in space/on their site).
While I think it could be cool to be able to send contained personal stuff into space, I'm not so wild about the "big sign" possibility. Maybe I should be more worried about the ISS, since it is closer and if we are unlucky, only the Russian program will have a way to get there. The Russian program is already making a buck off space (they fly the tourists!).
Funny enough, A List Apart is put together (or at least spearheaded) by the Web Design on a Shoestring author's husband, Jeffery Zeldman.
Maybe the book could have just been a link to that site...
I had my eyes done in Canada when I was living in Seattle a few years ago and I seem to remember that part of the reason it was less expensive was that there was a different royalty scheme for Canada vs the US. Every time the machine was used, the machine company got a cut (no pun intened). In Canada, the royalty charge was less so the savings were passed on.
I would suggest that in the long run, XM would make more money by forcing those who want to listen to their XM on their computer to pay an additional monthly subscription fee rather than the one-time cost of the XMPRC (I think it was like $50). I don't think the resource cost of each additional Internet user for XM is anywhere near $3.99. Yes, there is an initial gamble for XM but...
Recently, after the death of the XMPCR, XM announced that they will broadcast the signal to your computer for an extra $3.99 ($7.99 if you don't already have a player) a month. Sounds like they killed XMPCR to make more money...
http://www.xmradio.com/xstream/XM info
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Since you can apparently see Genesis I when it does a fly by, is it really to crazy to think that there could be a giant glowing sign attached to these modules? http://www.bigelowaerospace.com/fly_stuff/corporat e.php is already looking at some marketing angles (but on a much smaller scale...$300 for logo in space/on their site).
While I think it could be cool to be able to send contained personal stuff into space, I'm not so wild about the "big sign" possibility. Maybe I should be more worried about the ISS, since it is closer and if we are unlucky, only the Russian program will have a way to get there. The Russian program is already making a buck off space (they fly the tourists!).
It is more than time for an open source Flash player...
Anyone know of any?
http://www.diaperdevil.com/
Funny enough, A List Apart is put together (or at least spearheaded) by the Web Design on a Shoestring author's husband, Jeffery Zeldman. Maybe the book could have just been a link to that site...
From the release: ...programming that covers every aspect of the video game culture - games, gear, gadgets and girls
A little sexist, I think.
Sexist Baby Clothes: http://www.diaperdevil.com/
I had my eyes done in Canada when I was living in Seattle a few years ago and I seem to remember that part of the reason it was less expensive was that there was a different royalty scheme for Canada vs the US. Every time the machine was used, the machine company got a cut (no pun intened). In Canada, the royalty charge was less so the savings were passed on.
http://www.diaperdevil.com/
I would suggest that in the long run, XM would make more money by forcing those who want to listen to their XM on their computer to pay an additional monthly subscription fee rather than the one-time cost of the XMPRC (I think it was like $50). I don't think the resource cost of each additional Internet user for XM is anywhere near $3.99. Yes, there is an initial gamble for XM but...
Recently, after the death of the XMPCR, XM announced that they will broadcast the signal to your computer for an extra $3.99 ($7.99 if you don't already have a player) a month. Sounds like they killed XMPCR to make more money... http://www.xmradio.com/xstream/XM info