I fully agree with you about using RSS for articles. It seems I can find things I'm interested in faster by hitting 2 or 3 of my regular news aggregator sites and opening tabs. As for podcasts, I was in a similar boat to you. I tend to listen to NPR or music while at work. However, I subscribed to about 10 podcast feeds in iTunes a month or two ago (newsweek on air, world news tonite, quirks and quarks, science friday, kojo nnamdi's tech tuesday, ricky gervais, etc). If they're covering something I'm not interested in on the radio, I'll see what's come up on the podcasts. I don't listen to all of them, but it's definitely an easy way to find moderately interesting stuff to listen to. I tend to view it as the audio counterpart to TiVo suggestions.
Except this is all happening on human time scales, not geologic ones. Unless the capacity of the underlying magma chamber or conduit was misestimated (most likely), we would be feeling the quakes and detecting the gases that the article mentions.
You've just described the basic research/applied research rift. Basic research revolves around acquiring knowledge for knowledge's sake. The results may or may not find a use in the near future. Companies are somewhat wary of funding this because the ROI is unknown. The other side of this is applied research, which utilizes the fruits of basic research to solve problems and improve lives. The ROI here is much greater, since ultimately a solution to a given problem is likely to be found. Applied research relies on basic research, but the converse is not necessarily true. This is a major problem since many companies and governments are cutting funding for basic research.
Hexus probably bought x number of slashvertisements for the year. Now that it's the final day, Steve is reminding the "editors" that he's still owed y ads.
Exactly. As far as I could tell, the staff lawyer's jobs consisted of taking boilerplate band contracts and changing the band names and a few dollar amounts.
I used to work for one of the major record labels. The lawyers that were on staff were the kinds of people that partied way too hard and barely graduated from law school. If any of them were presenting the case, this wouldn't surprise me in the least. However, I would figure that the RIAA would have competent lawyers working for them. I guess maybe they don't.
If something as basic as this 'puzzles' you, then you need to gain a better understanding of time scales, distance, and human history [and prehistory, if you're up for it].
True. However, the other non-IE browsers at least ask you want you want to do with the.wmf file on the page. If you click the 'open' button, then, well, you get what you deserve...
Nevermind that the old "classic" Mac OS used to be able to do this, too. I was using features like this in the System 7.5 or System 8 days. It probably goes back to System 7 or System 6.
From what I read about this earlier (sorry, don't have the link), this exploit was already in the wild and was being used before any of the security companies learned of it. So no, the AV companies did not "let this one loose".
I've found that setting up the User Agent Switcher extension with a Googlebot profile will let you into many news sites with no problems. For the ones where it doesn't work, bugmenot usually does the trick.
No, seriously - what the heck is 'Live' supposed to mean? Any ideas?
I think they're trying to use it as a synonym for things that are both 'current' and 'interactive' (yeah, I realize that doesn't help too much). It seems that everything that they are branding as 'live' is dynamic content that can change frequently, such as stock quotes, weather, news, email, instant messenging. Essentially, it boils down to anything that can be put on the internet, which again doesn't help clarify the situation. You asked for ideas, and from what I've seen, that's as close as I can get.
Slashdot Mirror
Although I like to keep up with what's happening, having the same story duplicated over every news paper you're subscribing too is boring and tedious.
Ahhh, so that's why you prefer slashdot, huh? ; )
I fully agree with you about using RSS for articles. It seems I can find things I'm interested in faster by hitting 2 or 3 of my regular news aggregator sites and opening tabs. As for podcasts, I was in a similar boat to you. I tend to listen to NPR or music while at work. However, I subscribed to about 10 podcast feeds in iTunes a month or two ago (newsweek on air, world news tonite, quirks and quarks, science friday, kojo nnamdi's tech tuesday, ricky gervais, etc). If they're covering something I'm not interested in on the radio, I'll see what's come up on the podcasts. I don't listen to all of them, but it's definitely an easy way to find moderately interesting stuff to listen to. I tend to view it as the audio counterpart to TiVo suggestions.
Good question. Apparently I exist in many more places than I was aware of.
Except this is all happening on human time scales, not geologic ones. Unless the capacity of the underlying magma chamber or conduit was misestimated (most likely), we would be feeling the quakes and detecting the gases that the article mentions.
You've just described the basic research/applied research rift. Basic research revolves around acquiring knowledge for knowledge's sake. The results may or may not find a use in the near future. Companies are somewhat wary of funding this because the ROI is unknown. The other side of this is applied research, which utilizes the fruits of basic research to solve problems and improve lives. The ROI here is much greater, since ultimately a solution to a given problem is likely to be found. Applied research relies on basic research, but the converse is not necessarily true. This is a major problem since many companies and governments are cutting funding for basic research.
I'm guessing that what they're selling is in fact a water-cooled power brick. Which includes a big honking fan.
Hexus probably bought x number of slashvertisements for the year. Now that it's the final day, Steve is reminding the "editors" that he's still owed y ads.
Exactly. As far as I could tell, the staff lawyer's jobs consisted of taking boilerplate band contracts and changing the band names and a few dollar amounts.
I used to work for one of the major record labels. The lawyers that were on staff were the kinds of people that partied way too hard and barely graduated from law school. If any of them were presenting the case, this wouldn't surprise me in the least. However, I would figure that the RIAA would have competent lawyers working for them. I guess maybe they don't.
If something as basic as this 'puzzles' you, then you need to gain a better understanding of time scales, distance, and human history [and prehistory, if you're up for it].
...celebrates the basic human desire to create, to nail together two things that have never been nailed together before...
That's what I tried telling the twins, but would they listen?
True. However, the other non-IE browsers at least ask you want you want to do with the .wmf file on the page. If you click the 'open' button, then, well, you get what you deserve...
you do the same thing except without the /u part. [no argument registers it, /u unregisters it]
* Also availiable in "Redmond Cherry"(tm) flavor.
Dude, that cherry was popped a loooooong time ago. And it's been used repeatedly since then...
How dare you even think of comparing the Inquirer to the Onion. The Onion is funny.
Well, considering that when you posted the comment, none of the comments had been modded up at all, I'd say it's just you.
Nevermind that the old "classic" Mac OS used to be able to do this, too. I was using features like this in the System 7.5 or System 8 days. It probably goes back to System 7 or System 6.
Does it have any sort of force feedback? Fullseat rumble would be pretty cool.
From what I read about this earlier (sorry, don't have the link), this exploit was already in the wild and was being used before any of the security companies learned of it. So no, the AV companies did not "let this one loose".
I have no idea where you're getting this 'book' thing from. I see no mention of it anywhere in the blurb.
I've found that setting up the User Agent Switcher extension with a Googlebot profile will let you into many news sites with no problems. For the ones where it doesn't work, bugmenot usually does the trick.
No, seriously - what the heck is 'Live' supposed to mean? Any ideas?
I think they're trying to use it as a synonym for things that are both 'current' and 'interactive' (yeah, I realize that doesn't help too much). It seems that everything that they are branding as 'live' is dynamic content that can change frequently, such as stock quotes, weather, news, email, instant messenging. Essentially, it boils down to anything that can be put on the internet, which again doesn't help clarify the situation. You asked for ideas, and from what I've seen, that's as close as I can get.
Hu? IE was never dead, maybe development of IE but certainly not its userbase.
You're absolutely right. Technically, zombies are considered undead.
5. Microsoft refuses to take the EC seriously
7. Redmond still can't find a way to shake its shoddy security image
I'm not really sure why these two are considered surprises. These seem more like expectations than anything.
I've worked at offices like that, but she was a flirty, hot 19 -year old instead of a box with a Frankenstein face.
I think most of us have worked at places with both types of girls working the reception desk. : p