That's true, but it's really not a reflection on newspapers, but really a reflection on the fact that search is not -- in any way -- good enough. In fact, if anything search is getting worse. There's Google and some also-rans. SEO-spamming Google is what everyone needs to do on the web. That just should not be. It wasn't even that bad before Google, newspapers didn't used to do that. Everyone HAS TO now.
Google needs competition, for the good of us all, including themselves.
People have been doing this since the beginning of photography. In fact people have probably been doing it since the beginning of the concept of the recorded image. I wouldn't be surprised if Uncle Ugg was edited out of cave paintings.
The technology is different sure, but Photoshop has had the ability to do this for years.
THIS IS NOT, IN ANY WAY, NEWS.
Slashdot gets more and more like Digg every day. Please, please stop this trend.
If they got it, no one else could use this worthless buzzword. Now everyone has a chance to launch cloud computing on the web 2.0 while hyping it in the blogosphere.
Quite correct. Though they could consider trying "cloudware." It has all the buzziness of "cloud computing" and all the value of "vapourware." It could be one of the most apt buzzwords ever.
I thought it was because nobody actually cares enough to watch.
That's exactly what I thought too. I know no-one who is excited about the Olympics. I've never known anyone who is interested in the Olympics.
But why are there so many viral marketing Olympics stories on Slashdot? News for nerds? Only if stretching a point is an Olympic sport. If I wanted to visit Digg I'd go to Digg. I DO NOT. That's why I come to Slashdot -- so why does Digg come and visit me here?
I was just about to post the same thing on seeing that in the article. This isn't suggested at all -- not any more than a child playing with dolls proves spirituality. A desire to nurture or sentimentality does NOT in any way prove spirituality.
Archaeologists always seem to be inferring spirituality on ancients. However, humans today are mostly not that spiritual -- they are a pretty selfish, material greedy bunch, and I don't really believe that humans have got worse (or much better admittedly, though we have renamed slavery "outsourcing").
Actually, no. Or at least not yet... The skills etc involved in making the image manips look good are still far more expensive than the skills of porn performers. (well, most anyway)
It's a shame you had to go too far in your post, because amongst the flamebait you do have a valid point.
Tibet was not by any stretch of the imagination a free, fair nor democratic society before the Chinese invaded. Many of Tibet's citizens are indeed wealthier, freer and healthier as a result of the invasion.
The Dalai Lamas have suppressed many things over the centuries and have protected their dictatorship bloodily. It's all about money and power. Even now, the current Dalai Lama preaches "simplicity," and the opportunity to buy his latest overpriced book on "simplicity."
A Free Tibet will be a great thing. But neither the Chinese nor the (self-appointed) Tibetan Government in Exile are in anyway truly interested in that.
Is this just a vain viral attempt to drum up interest in the World's singularly most overrated sporting event?
Or simply yet another attempt to discredit the Chinese to distract US and UK readers from caring about the human rights and privacy abuses committed their own countries. Just remember, anything bad that happens in China in 2008 is going to be blown out of the water by the the London Olympics -- it'll make the 1936 Olympics look like Woodstock.
No, sorry as someone who has also (reluctantly) flown RyanAir many times I'd say that the OP is not only NOT crap but is, in fact, understated. There is considerable truth in what he writes -- more truth is ever written about RyanAir than by RyanAir.
It's the Walmart of the Sky. Fat, dumb, uncaring, selfish, hungover, violent staff and customers. And many of their airports are at least 50km away from where they are claimed to be: e.g. Frankfurt Hahn, Glasgow Prestwick, etc, etc, etc.
Would many people pay to watch the Olympics? I don't know anyone who cares about watching them. In fact, I can't think I've ever come across anyone who is excited by the prospect of the Olympics. I'm sure some are -- relatives of athletes etc.
Despite all the hype, the protests, the scandals etc etc, it's not exactly a TV spectacular in most Western countries.
I really can't understand that piracy is any real issue at all.
Slashdot Mirror
So of course there's life on it -- WHALES!
That's true, but it's really not a reflection on newspapers, but really a reflection on the fact that search is not -- in any way -- good enough. In fact, if anything search is getting worse. There's Google and some also-rans. SEO-spamming Google is what everyone needs to do on the web. That just should not be. It wasn't even that bad before Google, newspapers didn't used to do that. Everyone HAS TO now.
Google needs competition, for the good of us all, including themselves.
as though we really need yet another reason to use flashblock...
This one small piece of technology has made browsing the web bearable again. I can't ever thank its developers enough.
Please...
Please...
No more clutching-at-straws-to-be-news-stories to promote Olympics related advertising.
No more Olympics, please. It's NOT news for nerds. It's news for jocks.
People have been doing this since the beginning of photography. In fact people have probably been doing it since the beginning of the concept of the recorded image. I wouldn't be surprised if Uncle Ugg was edited out of cave paintings.
The technology is different sure, but Photoshop has had the ability to do this for years.
THIS IS NOT, IN ANY WAY, NEWS.
Slashdot gets more and more like Digg every day. Please, please stop this trend.
Quite correct. Though they could consider trying "cloudware." It has all the buzziness of "cloud computing" and all the value of "vapourware." It could be one of the most apt buzzwords ever.
That's exactly what I thought too. I know no-one who is excited about the Olympics. I've never known anyone who is interested in the Olympics.
But why are there so many viral marketing Olympics stories on Slashdot? News for nerds? Only if stretching a point is an Olympic sport. If I wanted to visit Digg I'd go to Digg. I DO NOT. That's why I come to Slashdot -- so why does Digg come and visit me here?
I was just about to post the same thing on seeing that in the article. This isn't suggested at all -- not any more than a child playing with dolls proves spirituality. A desire to nurture or sentimentality does NOT in any way prove spirituality.
Archaeologists always seem to be inferring spirituality on ancients. However, humans today are mostly not that spiritual -- they are a pretty selfish, material greedy bunch, and I don't really believe that humans have got worse (or much better admittedly, though we have renamed slavery "outsourcing").
Actually, no. Or at least not yet... The skills etc involved in making the image manips look good are still far more expensive than the skills of porn performers. (well, most anyway)
You trust it now? Are you new here?
Almost... there are some Germans too.
No! It's spouts! Thar she blows!
Seems Earth's moon is not the only moon in our system with whales.
It's really easy. We just use the "Just Say No" War-on-Drugs Model.
Oh, wait...
It does have something to do with biology...
WON'T ANYONE THINK OF THE WHALES?
Stop the bombing! Save the moon whales!
forty-two.
All your base are belong to them.
I've always wondered why the initial "c" was silent.
or... since he was describing weird music, I suspect he may mean György Ligeti's Requiem.
Strauss isn't that weird, though it was his piece used at the monolith moment in the movie.
the irony is that now cooking is actually making us dumber again -- well fast food, high fructose corn syrup, and brewing specifically.
No. Sorry. I do NOT believe a word of this wildly-speculative pseudoscience. How can it be that people get grants for this kind of research?
As an anti-goatse device. Finally, zee goggles, zey will do something!
It's a shame you had to go too far in your post, because amongst the flamebait you do have a valid point.
Tibet was not by any stretch of the imagination a free, fair nor democratic society before the Chinese invaded. Many of Tibet's citizens are indeed wealthier, freer and healthier as a result of the invasion.
The Dalai Lamas have suppressed many things over the centuries and have protected their dictatorship bloodily. It's all about money and power. Even now, the current Dalai Lama preaches "simplicity," and the opportunity to buy his latest overpriced book on "simplicity."
A Free Tibet will be a great thing. But neither the Chinese nor the (self-appointed) Tibetan Government in Exile are in anyway truly interested in that.
how, exactly... is this news for nerds?
Is this just a vain viral attempt to drum up interest in the World's singularly most overrated sporting event?
Or simply yet another attempt to discredit the Chinese to distract US and UK readers from caring about the human rights and privacy abuses committed their own countries. Just remember, anything bad that happens in China in 2008 is going to be blown out of the water by the the London Olympics -- it'll make the 1936 Olympics look like Woodstock.
...is what happens when you elect a media owner as your country's president.
Ciao free speech!
No, sorry as someone who has also (reluctantly) flown RyanAir many times I'd say that the OP is not only NOT crap but is, in fact, understated. There is considerable truth in what he writes -- more truth is ever written about RyanAir than by RyanAir.
It's the Walmart of the Sky. Fat, dumb, uncaring, selfish, hungover, violent staff and customers. And many of their airports are at least 50km away from where they are claimed to be: e.g. Frankfurt Hahn, Glasgow Prestwick, etc, etc, etc.
Would many people pay to watch the Olympics? I don't know anyone who cares about watching them. In fact, I can't think I've ever come across anyone who is excited by the prospect of the Olympics. I'm sure some are -- relatives of athletes etc.
Despite all the hype, the protests, the scandals etc etc, it's not exactly a TV spectacular in most Western countries.
I really can't understand that piracy is any real issue at all.