Apparently they can inject ads without you using their browser. There are other ISPs in Ottawa btw, some just resell Bell's DSL though...which is now being throttled.
The ISP's surely have lobbyists...perhaps it's time website owners band together and hire their own lobbyists. I own a medium sized site, I'd get on board assuming we could all agree on things.
Maybe you're skipping these ads, but I'm pretty sure someone's watching and clicking them. The people who run this stuff test the hell out of them. If something doesn't work they try something different.
How about 1m wide windmills on everyone's roof? It can't look any worse than expressvu dishes. Sure, it won't provide all the power we need...but it'd sure help reduce what each consumer buys from the hydro co. Are those illegal too?
As far as I know, Storm's wireless service is a line of sight service....meaning you have to have a receiver/transmitter on your roof or somewhere that can see their tower.
Why would you need mac support for a tivo? The thing plugs into your TV...does your TV care if it supports Windows, Mac, Linux, or any other operating system? If you're talking about plugging you PC into a Tivo, I doubt they care to support such things...how many of their users need such a feature?
In Ontario it's an automatic court date if you're doing 50 Km/hr over the limit. Unlike some states I've been in, the police are much more laid back in regards to speeding. Depending on the officer's attitude they usually give you a bit of a break and lower the speed on the ticket by a few Km/hr. You can easily drive 90mph in Ontario as it's only 145 Km/hr and just a fine (assuming driving conditions are not bad and the cop's not an asshole).
How about this scenario. A single IP address hammers the same Google Ad for tens of thousands of clicks, non stop for hours. It should at least raise a flag or two. If they're doing something about click fraud, as they claim to be doing...then that scenario should not exist. Unfortunately it does.
I'm glad to see they mentioned click fraud. However Google seems to claim they're doing something about it. Personaly I think they have a policy of turning a blind eye to click fraud. I know of someone who was charged $100,000 for false google-ad clicks. They noticed a huge surge of clicks but no new business. After asking Google about click fraud they were informed that they'd have to prove it and submit the proof to Google in order to get a refund. So, they had to hire a 3rd party to monitor the clicks and send in reports. I'm sure Google has the ability to notice click fraud...especially when it's just one IP address clicking thousands of times, but I guess they like the revenue it generates when nobody complains. What kind of company puts the onus on their customers to make sure the transaction they're facilitating runs properly? Seems like a law suit waiting to happen.
Haven't you heard, they've renamed it Gatineau. Hull is too english for those seperatist fucks in Quebec City. Oh how I miss Hull and their old 3 AM last call.
Sure, Hollywood wants a new standard to ensure it has DRM. But most of the public doesn't care much for HD-DVD's along with the cost of purchasing a new player. Hollywood will continue to sell regular DVD's untill there's a market for HD-DVD's...which doesn't appear to be happening anytime soon.
Meanwhile the movie studios will continue to put out non-HD DVD's that can be cracked, ripped, and posted online. 95% of the world won't care if the movie is HD or not, they're happy with the current DVD quality. Most HDTV owners don't even make use of HDTV signals anyways, does anyone think they care about buying HD DVD's?
Let me get this straight, some guy posted a list of bluetooth devices that work on linux. Basically he stated that device X works on linux, which is just a fact. How is he breaking any laws?
There are different ways to do things...couldn't someone just come up with another method of pausing? I mean...there are plenty of inventions that do the same thing that another invention do, just in a different way.
It's just a way to carry the bible with you wherever you go in a physically smaller format. Stick it on your key chain and you can have it wherever you go. Who wouldn't want to carry a bible everywhere?
Are there now good linux drivers for 802.11g wireless network cards? Last month I was unable to find any. The only options I could find was NdisWrapper and some third party pay driver.
I should have been a little more clear.....in Canada people don't have both types of tanks....both are available and we have either an electric or a gas version.
In Canada we have BOTH gas and electric water heaters with reservoirs or tanks. They look pretty much the same, a large tank ith either an electric or gas heater to keep the water hot.
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Apparently they can inject ads without you using their browser. There are other ISPs in Ottawa btw, some just resell Bell's DSL though...which is now being throttled.
The ISP's surely have lobbyists...perhaps it's time website owners band together and hire their own lobbyists. I own a medium sized site, I'd get on board assuming we could all agree on things.
High Def with Joost? uhh...apparently it's 320MB/hr...not quite high def.
Is this bandwidth available for all bits, or just your employers bits?
Maybe you're skipping these ads, but I'm pretty sure someone's watching and clicking them. The people who run this stuff test the hell out of them. If something doesn't work they try something different.
How about 1m wide windmills on everyone's roof? It can't look any worse than expressvu dishes. Sure, it won't provide all the power we need...but it'd sure help reduce what each consumer buys from the hydro co. Are those illegal too?
As far as I know, Storm's wireless service is a line of sight service....meaning you have to have a receiver/transmitter on your roof or somewhere that can see their tower.
You've got to be kidding me? They repeat the same stuff over and over again and Brian Williams is a joke.
Why would you need mac support for a tivo? The thing plugs into your TV...does your TV care if it supports Windows, Mac, Linux, or any other operating system? If you're talking about plugging you PC into a Tivo, I doubt they care to support such things...how many of their users need such a feature?
It's not illegal everywhere.
In Ontario it's an automatic court date if you're doing 50 Km/hr over the limit. Unlike some states I've been in, the police are much more laid back in regards to speeding. Depending on the officer's attitude they usually give you a bit of a break and lower the speed on the ticket by a few Km/hr. You can easily drive 90mph in Ontario as it's only 145 Km/hr and just a fine (assuming driving conditions are not bad and the cop's not an asshole).
How about this scenario. A single IP address hammers the same Google Ad for tens of thousands of clicks, non stop for hours. It should at least raise a flag or two. If they're doing something about click fraud, as they claim to be doing...then that scenario should not exist. Unfortunately it does.
I'm glad to see they mentioned click fraud. However Google seems to claim they're doing something about it. Personaly I think they have a policy of turning a blind eye to click fraud. I know of someone who was charged $100,000 for false google-ad clicks. They noticed a huge surge of clicks but no new business. After asking Google about click fraud they were informed that they'd have to prove it and submit the proof to Google in order to get a refund. So, they had to hire a 3rd party to monitor the clicks and send in reports. I'm sure Google has the ability to notice click fraud...especially when it's just one IP address clicking thousands of times, but I guess they like the revenue it generates when nobody complains. What kind of company puts the onus on their customers to make sure the transaction they're facilitating runs properly? Seems like a law suit waiting to happen.
A video of the game and a written account of what happened during the game are NOT one and the same.
Haven't you heard, they've renamed it Gatineau. Hull is too english for those seperatist fucks in Quebec City. Oh how I miss Hull and their old 3 AM last call.
"and there are no regulations about how many paper dollars you can stuff into your mattress"
However the authorities tend to view people with too many paper dollars in their possession as criminals.
Sure, Hollywood wants a new standard to ensure it has DRM. But most of the public doesn't care much for HD-DVD's along with the cost of purchasing a new player. Hollywood will continue to sell regular DVD's untill there's a market for HD-DVD's...which doesn't appear to be happening anytime soon.
Meanwhile the movie studios will continue to put out non-HD DVD's that can be cracked, ripped, and posted online. 95% of the world won't care if the movie is HD or not, they're happy with the current DVD quality. Most HDTV owners don't even make use of HDTV signals anyways, does anyone think they care about buying HD DVD's?
Let me get this straight, some guy posted a list of bluetooth devices that work on linux. Basically he stated that device X works on linux, which is just a fact. How is he breaking any laws?
There are different ways to do things...couldn't someone just come up with another method of pausing? I mean...there are plenty of inventions that do the same thing that another invention do, just in a different way.
It's just a way to carry the bible with you wherever you go in a physically smaller format. Stick it on your key chain and you can have it wherever you go. Who wouldn't want to carry a bible everywhere?
Now if they'd just make a regular PCI version I'd be set.
Are there now good linux drivers for 802.11g wireless network cards? Last month I was unable to find any. The only options I could find was NdisWrapper and some third party pay driver.
I should have been a little more clear .....in Canada people don't have both types of tanks....both are available and we have either an electric or a gas version.
In Canada we have BOTH gas and electric water heaters with reservoirs or tanks. They look pretty much the same, a large tank ith either an electric or gas heater to keep the water hot.