People in the UK exchange their fat for goods and services based on how much they weigh? Weird.
That's nothing, in the States they can even make money and star in their own television shows!
Re:kinda crap but makes sense in the UK
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UK consumers will get the "pay 4.99 and have free calls" because at the moment they pay BT a standing line charge and then pay for each call (time based charging) on top....
This is exactly the kind of thing that makes people angry, move to other continents and start a Revolution against the reigning Empire.
Ahh those marketing geniuses!
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The BT service offers free calls to UK landlines at evenings and weekends, at a cost of £4.99 a month
This is totally kick-ass! Where else can you pay £4.99 to make free calls?
NOWHERE! That's where!
What exactly is this value that you speak of?
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If you are going to write an article about the value of something, please define EXACTLY what value is.
This article gives no specific examples of what you would receive in exchange for these companies spying on you. All they use are buzzwords like 'something of value' or 'a lower rate or a special deal' which could mean something as lame as 10% off your next purchase.
This fact alone makes me think that it is probably not worth it.
The planned anti-DRM changes to the GPL are significant because the entertainment industry regularly uses Linux-powered computers in the production process, notably for special effects and animation. In general, movie studios support DRM technology.
It is a bit ironic that the same companies that don't want you to see their movies for free will use software that can be obtained for free to make their movies.
I guess the entertainment industry motto is: "Why pay for it if you don't have to?"
"Citing one example 'NBC's "The Office" delivered a 5.1-its highest ratings ever-last Thursday among adults 18 to 49, a bump the network credits in large part to the show's popularity as an iPod download."
I would also like to give credit to Steve Carrell's wife for making this iTunes download so popular.
One solution is to stop using copper for pennies, this would save tons of copper for other uses.
"The largest known Copper ore deposits in the world are in Chuquicamata in the Chilean Andes, and the largest deposit of native copper is in Michigan's Upper Peninsula." This is an interesting article about Copper. Apparently Copper is also released as pollution during the mining and refining process, possibly more could be saved if there were more
efficient ways of extracting and refining the metal.
One other solution is to go wireless.
As an aside, for awhile we actually had an editor reading Slashdot articles and correcting grammatical mistakes.
Turns out it doesn't really matter much. People found other things to complain about.
It's almost as if some percentage of the population wants to complain.
And they will find something to complain about no matter what.
Perhaps by leaving a few typos on the site, I am making their day a little easier!
Leave them some low hanging fruit I guess.
I have a complaint, why is it that we are always fed the low hanging fruit?
Is the high-hanging fruit reserved only for those who can reach it?
If your search bid stays the same, your ad will sink off the page as more and more competing sites improve their design enough to afford higher bids.
Our site therefore has no choice but to increase its own bid to $7.99 per click if it wants to stay in business.
I agree to some extent that the search rankings are somewhat unfair, but a good website will probably have the power of word-of-mouth advertising.
If the site is indeed very useful and well-liked, it should have no problem sticking around.
I guess the real problem for websites is getting noticed in the first place, and keeping that core audience in the long run.
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People in the UK exchange their fat for goods and services based on how much they weigh? Weird.
That's nothing, in the States they can even make money and star in their own television shows!
UK consumers will get the "pay 4.99 and have free calls" because at the moment they pay BT a standing line charge and then pay for each call (time based charging) on top....
This is exactly the kind of thing that makes people angry, move to other continents and start a Revolution against the reigning Empire.
The BT service offers free calls to UK landlines at evenings and weekends, at a cost of £4.99 a month
This is totally kick-ass! Where else can you pay £4.99 to make free calls?
NOWHERE! That's where!
If you are going to write an article about the value of something, please define EXACTLY what value is.
This article gives no specific examples of what you would receive in exchange for these companies spying on you. All they use are buzzwords like 'something of value' or 'a lower rate or a special deal' which could mean something as lame as 10% off your next purchase.
This fact alone makes me think that it is probably not worth it.
"IBM's chips are power-hungry and generate a lot of heat..."
In a related news item, IBM chips are now running for elected office worldwide.
"The new slogan is supposed to signify Intel's shift away from focusing "inside" and starting to look at platforms and solutions for the end users."
(From an earlier discussion and article.)
Now I am beginning to understand why Intel has made the decision to start focusing elsewhere.
The planned anti-DRM changes to the GPL are significant because the entertainment industry regularly uses Linux-powered computers in the production process, notably for special effects and animation. In general, movie studios support DRM technology.
It is a bit ironic that the same companies that don't want you to see their movies for free will use software that can be obtained for free to make their movies.
I guess the entertainment industry motto is: "Why pay for it if you don't have to?"
"Japanese photographic equipment maker Konica Minolta has announced plans to withdraw from the camera business."
Was this a well-thought out resolution? Or just a snap decision?
and they make the rounds.
How is this possible with the pages all stuck together?
to track how often pornography is returned in results.
Isn't this an invasion of privacy?
What ever happened to parents and not the government being responsible for their kids?
Sex.com has officially been sold to Boston-based Escom LLC for a reported $14 million.
Anagram 'Escom' and you get 'Comes' - now we know why they wanted it so bad.
Site temporarily down - too many people looking! Sorry... I'll sort it out soon. Mike
Is there anyway to disassemble a scanner to create a fast server?
"Citing one example 'NBC's "The Office" delivered a 5.1-its highest ratings ever-last Thursday among adults 18 to 49, a bump the network credits in large part to the show's popularity as an iPod download."
I would also like to give credit to Steve Carrell's wife for making this iTunes download so popular.
"As we continue to peel back the onion, every time we turn a corner we find something else that doesn't look right," Ferguson said.
And I remember when covertly distilling Moonshine was a problem!
Don't eat the brown NiCd.
The one advantage to a paper ticket is that you don't have to buy anything extra and you can save the stub for your collection.
The appendices are quite good. I'd almost recommend reading the book backwards.
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Pennies are 97.5% Zinc and 2.5% Copper.
Thanks for the advice, I will be sure keep it in mind :)
One solution is to stop using copper for pennies, this would save tons of copper for other uses.
"The largest known Copper ore deposits in the world are in Chuquicamata in the Chilean Andes, and the largest deposit of native copper is in Michigan's Upper Peninsula."
This is an interesting article about Copper. Apparently Copper is also released as pollution during the mining and refining process, possibly more could be saved if there were more efficient ways of extracting and refining the metal.
One other solution is to go wireless.
Drink lots of beer and then pee in the snow.
What do you feel is currently the biggest security threat to the Windows Operating System and what are you all doing about it?
Well, if it means anything, I don't think you suck. Keep up the good work.
As an aside, for awhile we actually had an editor reading Slashdot articles and correcting grammatical mistakes. Turns out it doesn't really matter much. People found other things to complain about. It's almost as if some percentage of the population wants to complain. And they will find something to complain about no matter what. Perhaps by leaving a few typos on the site, I am making their day a little easier! Leave them some low hanging fruit I guess.
I have a complaint, why is it that we are always fed the low hanging fruit? Is the high-hanging fruit reserved only for those who can reach it?
If your search bid stays the same, your ad will sink off the page as more and more competing sites improve their design enough to afford higher bids. Our site therefore has no choice but to increase its own bid to $7.99 per click if it wants to stay in business.
I agree to some extent that the search rankings are somewhat unfair, but a good website will probably have the power of word-of-mouth advertising.
If the site is indeed very useful and well-liked, it should have no problem sticking around.
I guess the real problem for websites is getting noticed in the first place, and keeping that core audience in the long run.