Adbusters is certainly a brand, and they SELL stuff. Mostly they're a bunch of self-satisfied, self-indulgent, marxist/green graphic designers selling dorm-room revolution against The Man. Unoriginal politics, but hip design.
Pass the organic fair-trade soy latte...
Vote fraud is the Democratic strategy which caused the death of E.A. Poe (Oh, and the election of JFK). The Dems dragged Poe around drunk to vote early and often. BHO's "ground machine" will do no less.
I doubt you've ever seen anyone--let alone "too many idiots--shoot their toes off. Please. Also, guns in the U.S. require no registration, except in certain locales. And lastly, very few "illegal guns" exist. Only regular old guns which are sold or used illegally.
And frankly, what you think is acceptable is of no importance. The constitution is the supreme law of the land, and the supreme court is the highest court.
What's needed is enforcement of the laws we have now, like say... those prohibiting murder, assault, and robbery.
Points well taken, and I have high hopes for Android, but you seem to underestimate the marketing and developer-relations savvy of Steve and Apple, Inc.
I own an iPod touch (don't need a new phone) and find its interface and current apps groundbreaking and fun. I often play with it while my laptop idles next to me. User experience is what makes products move off the shelves. This is why iPod/iTunes is such a huge business despite its bottom-line features being equal (or in some cases inferior) to other players and services.
As a pilot, I'll agree that any moron can fly a plane, but it takes a good deal of practice and skill to land one. Much respect to submariners, though.
Oh, cut the bleeding heart crap will ya? We've got our switches, lights, and knobs to deal with, Striker. I mean, down here there are literally hundreds and thousands of blinking, beeping, and flashing lights, blinking, beeping and flashing - they're flashing and they're beeping. I can't stand it anymore! They're blinking and beeping and flashing! Why doesn't somebody pull the plug!
Folks like you are what scares me. Comparing the relatively free and democratic USA to the nightmarish kleptocracy/dictatorship Russia has become is hopelessly naive. If you prefer the Russian model, vote for Hillary: she's openly advocated "taking" the profits of the US energy industry for her purposes, just like our pals Vlad Putin and Hugo Chavez. Yep-- denounce individualism, nationalize industries, confiscate wealth -- vote Democrat!
Point well taken. Some site may eclipse YouTube down the road, as Google has Yahoo. But just watch any late-night TV show these days. "Already on YouTube," or "The Biggest thing on YouTube" flows from the hosts' mouths effortlessly. It leaps to mind because, as in politics, name recognition is everything. My mom recently asked me how to "log on to YouTube" after her girlfriend wanted to show her a video of her cat chasing a string or something. The Mom Test almost never fails me when it comes to cultural phenomena.
The video sharing game is won. YouTube has already achieved the name recognition and momentum to relegate all others to also-rans. The same reasoning explains why Yahoo still exists as a viable company despite Google providing superior technology and services. Yes, iFilm and other are still pretty good, but YouTube is enshrined. Sorry, Sony.
Alexa is not malware unless you consider IE malware (which you might well.) Both the Alexa toolbar and IE/Windows are installed by the user voluntarily after they agree to the license. Same old, same old. Why do you think MS and Amazon have armies of lawyers? If you use Windows and IE, and can't keep track of what you're running, you get what you deserve. If you like the related-links feature (the same tech as in Amazon's "people who bought this..."), then use it and accept sending your clickstream data. Or don't. Most end-users will never know or care.
With all due respect, their business is not evil. They're creating value for their customers by providing pretty straightforward market data. This helps businesses like yours find potential customers. If you're really that worried about Big Brother, cancel all your subscriptions and go live in a cave.
It is WITH user consent via the 99.9%-unread EULA. Compete could license data from say, NetZero, also funded by Charles River. Or maybe from Alexa toolbar-collected data, since the Alexa Research team all went to Compete around the year 2000. Read the EULA.
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Joshua, what are you doing?
Adbusters is certainly a brand, and they SELL stuff. Mostly they're a bunch of self-satisfied, self-indulgent, marxist/green graphic designers selling dorm-room revolution against The Man. Unoriginal politics, but hip design. Pass the organic fair-trade soy latte...
Vote fraud is the Democratic strategy which caused the death of E.A. Poe (Oh, and the election of JFK). The Dems dragged Poe around drunk to vote early and often. BHO's "ground machine" will do no less.
The Russians are too busy with Georgian cyberwar.
1. create any dumb app 2. sell for highest price 3. used robbed credit cards 4. buy some of your apps
iMoneyLaundry that is
You forgot:
5. Profit!
I doubt you've ever seen anyone--let alone "too many idiots--shoot their toes off. Please. Also, guns in the U.S. require no registration, except in certain locales. And lastly, very few "illegal guns" exist. Only regular old guns which are sold or used illegally.
And frankly, what you think is acceptable is of no importance. The constitution is the supreme law of the land, and the supreme court is the highest court.
What's needed is enforcement of the laws we have now, like say... those prohibiting murder, assault, and robbery.
Yes, well...I'm convinced, Mr. Manson. That does it then...
NSA is located in Maryland. I love those brown exit signs for Ft. Meade.
Points well taken, and I have high hopes for Android, but you seem to underestimate the marketing and developer-relations savvy of Steve and Apple, Inc. I own an iPod touch (don't need a new phone) and find its interface and current apps groundbreaking and fun. I often play with it while my laptop idles next to me. User experience is what makes products move off the shelves. This is why iPod/iTunes is such a huge business despite its bottom-line features being equal (or in some cases inferior) to other players and services.
As a pilot, I'll agree that any moron can fly a plane, but it takes a good deal of practice and skill to land one. Much respect to submariners, though.
Offended Yank: "The French would all be talking on Nazi or Soviet bricks if it weren't for the USA!"
And Survivorman's fishing-float (bobber) is in trouble, too. What's next? Non-stick duct tape? Rubber bands that don't stretch?
I trust that US and French intelligence services will bury this quickly. Lives are at stake.
Read Turing, newbie.
Oh, cut the bleeding heart crap will ya? We've got our switches, lights, and knobs to deal with, Striker. I mean, down here there are literally hundreds and thousands of blinking, beeping, and flashing lights, blinking, beeping and flashing - they're flashing and they're beeping. I can't stand it anymore! They're blinking and beeping and flashing! Why doesn't somebody pull the plug!
Folks like you are what scares me. Comparing the relatively free and democratic USA to the nightmarish kleptocracy/dictatorship Russia has become is hopelessly naive. If you prefer the Russian model, vote for Hillary: she's openly advocated "taking" the profits of the US energy industry for her purposes, just like our pals Vlad Putin and Hugo Chavez. Yep-- denounce individualism, nationalize industries, confiscate wealth -- vote Democrat!
I'm going to write that down on a Kleenex, Xerox it, and post it on my Frigidaire!
Point well taken. Some site may eclipse YouTube down the road, as Google has Yahoo. But just watch any late-night TV show these days. "Already on YouTube," or "The Biggest thing on YouTube" flows from the hosts' mouths effortlessly. It leaps to mind because, as in politics, name recognition is everything. My mom recently asked me how to "log on to YouTube" after her girlfriend wanted to show her a video of her cat chasing a string or something. The Mom Test almost never fails me when it comes to cultural phenomena.
The video sharing game is won. YouTube has already achieved the name recognition and momentum to relegate all others to also-rans. The same reasoning explains why Yahoo still exists as a viable company despite Google providing superior technology and services. Yes, iFilm and other are still pretty good, but YouTube is enshrined. Sorry, Sony.
Alexa is not malware unless you consider IE malware (which you might well.) Both the Alexa toolbar and IE/Windows are installed by the user voluntarily after they agree to the license. Same old, same old. Why do you think MS and Amazon have armies of lawyers? If you use Windows and IE, and can't keep track of what you're running, you get what you deserve. If you like the related-links feature (the same tech as in Amazon's "people who bought this..."), then use it and accept sending your clickstream data. Or don't. Most end-users will never know or care.
Use OS X or Linux and Firefox. (ducks)
Tell it to the judge ;^)
With all due respect, their business is not evil. They're creating value for their customers by providing pretty straightforward market data. This helps businesses like yours find potential customers. If you're really that worried about Big Brother, cancel all your subscriptions and go live in a cave.
It is WITH user consent via the 99.9%-unread EULA. Compete could license data from say, NetZero, also funded by Charles River. Or maybe from Alexa toolbar-collected data, since the Alexa Research team all went to Compete around the year 2000. Read the EULA.
Yes, though I'd be happier if I was joyously partaking of a hot-dog bun.