Since it's going to be open source I can't see how they couldn't... But it seems to me that ad-blocking would be in Google's interest.
I don't use FF + adblock, but in Opera I only block the obtrusive image ads, I don't know if you're able to block text ads using adblock.
If the majority of people blocking ads only block image and flash based ads, that simply improves Google's market share of the amount of ads that actually get seen, since theirs are unobtrusive text links.
So why don't you just move it to the bottom? I'm guessing you're using Firefox, isn't it customizable like that? I just moved my address bar to the bottom in 30 seconds in Opera.
Sorry about replying to myself, poor form I know, but this ladies and gentlemen is what the preview button is for: checking that you closed your tags properly. "System" was all that should have been italicised.
Am I the only one who read the title and pictured futuristic solar powered electric bicycles with web browsers attached? I think it's more the bike system that's using Web, RFID and solar...
I have quite a few, there's comics, blogs and news. Google for the links if you want them, I had them in but it was poor readability. They'd all be the top hit anyway.
Comics: Ctrl Alt Del Dilbert Dinosaur Comics Cyanide and Happiness Penny Arcade Questionable Content Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal Simulated Comic Product The Perry Bible Fellowship XKCD
Blogs: GaijinSmash.net The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs
News: Slashdot Sydney Morning Herald - World News The Australian - Business The Australian - The Nation Whirlpool.net.au (Australian ISP news and discussion forum)
I don't know about the font size part, but it wasn't a law. The ACCC (government competition body) sued Telstra for using the term 'unlimited' as it was misleading. It was a breach of the Trade Practices Act. As far as I'm aware, ISPs aren't allowed to call their plans unlimited at all, unless they actually are.
The summary struck me as odd, in claiming that the Unix group are suing for a number of complaints including the patents. Judicial review in the common law jurisdictions is generally limited to review for legality (ignoring proportionality and human rights for the moment), as opposed to review on the merits, and the patents complaint would be merits based. The claim is actually on the basis that the BSI didn't follow the processes they were required to follow, the patents issue is something the Unix group is upset about but not a ground for judicial review. I just thought I'd point this out, not that it really matters or that anybody cares.
Exactly, RSS! I think it's a great update, there never used to be RSS; at least not that I could ever find a link to. Now I don't have to keep a tab open for it to remind me to reload it every day.
Do we really need an article on the Slashdot front page every time they release a new Firefox build?? It's not even a new release, it's just a beta build! Surely Mozilla has their own blog with RSS, so people that need to find out about every build can read it, but is it really newsworthy? I'm sure I'm going to get modded as a troll or flamebait here but it's worth saying.
That reminds me of an alt text from xkcd:
Fun game: try to post a YouTube comment so stupid that people realize you must be joking. (Hint: this is impossible)
I don't pay for them either. The University's library has subscribtions for students to LexisNexis and Westlaw and the other databases like them. I would've thought this would be standard at any major institution. I think I'd be pretty pissed if I had to pay for a subscribtion on top of my mounting university fees.
From an article in The Australian (a national paper): "Attorney-General Robert McClelland has publicly rebuked Australian Federal Police commissioner Mick Keelty over his call for a press blackout on terror laws."
"The Government has no plans to introduce a media blackout on the reporting of terrorism cases,'' Mr McClelland said.
If people are creating link farms for this search term then they're not getting their "hot searches" from Google itself, they too must have read it on a blog or xkcd. Google trends doesn't show any information on the search because there's not enough search volume. I tried because I thought the giant spike in searches would be interesting to look at.
And then more dollars leads to inflation, meaning you need to pay Egypt more dollars, meaning you have to print more, leading to hyperinflation... ad infinium...
That's an interesting point that you make. I just happen to have mod points and have just modded a previously unmodded post Overrated. I think it was a special situation, where the post contained a link to the spammer's website. The post wasn't offtopic, flamebait, a troll, or redundant but I think it wasn't a very sensible post, and I didn't think the spammer deserved the extra ad revenue the post would have generated.
I think overrated was simply the most suitable way to mod down the post, plus I don't think they affect karma, do they? I look at it as being "the post doesn't deserve a 1 so it's overrated".
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He's right, it even has sound that starts automatically, it's evil. Don't do it!
Since it's going to be open source I can't see how they couldn't... But it seems to me that ad-blocking would be in Google's interest. I don't use FF + adblock, but in Opera I only block the obtrusive image ads, I don't know if you're able to block text ads using adblock. If the majority of people blocking ads only block image and flash based ads, that simply improves Google's market share of the amount of ads that actually get seen, since theirs are unobtrusive text links.
So why don't you just move it to the bottom? I'm guessing you're using Firefox, isn't it customizable like that? I just moved my address bar to the bottom in 30 seconds in Opera.
I only have 5 at the moment so it can't be standard. I've never had 15 before. Perhaps it's karma related?
Sorry about replying to myself, poor form I know, but this ladies and gentlemen is what the preview button is for: checking that you closed your tags properly. "System" was all that should have been italicised.
Am I the only one who read the title and pictured futuristic solar powered electric bicycles with web browsers attached? I think it's more the bike system that's using Web, RFID and solar...
I have quite a few, there's comics, blogs and news. Google for the links if you want them, I had them in but it was poor readability. They'd all be the top hit anyway.
Comics:
Ctrl Alt Del
Dilbert
Dinosaur Comics
Cyanide and Happiness
Penny Arcade
Questionable Content
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Simulated Comic Product
The Perry Bible Fellowship
XKCD
Blogs:
GaijinSmash.net
The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs
News:
Slashdot
Sydney Morning Herald - World News
The Australian - Business
The Australian - The Nation
Whirlpool.net.au (Australian ISP news and discussion forum)
My guess would be 'nd' as I don't think Elvis was the research-paper-publishing type.
Also the SheWee.
I don't know about the font size part, but it wasn't a law. The ACCC (government competition body) sued Telstra for using the term 'unlimited' as it was misleading. It was a breach of the Trade Practices Act. As far as I'm aware, ISPs aren't allowed to call their plans unlimited at all, unless they actually are.
The summary struck me as odd, in claiming that the Unix group are suing for a number of complaints including the patents. Judicial review in the common law jurisdictions is generally limited to review for legality (ignoring proportionality and human rights for the moment), as opposed to review on the merits, and the patents complaint would be merits based. The claim is actually on the basis that the BSI didn't follow the processes they were required to follow, the patents issue is something the Unix group is upset about but not a ground for judicial review. I just thought I'd point this out, not that it really matters or that anybody cares.
Exactly, RSS! I think it's a great update, there never used to be RSS; at least not that I could ever find a link to. Now I don't have to keep a tab open for it to remind me to reload it every day.
Who said I wasn't in Australia? There are some Australians with a proper grasp of the English language, you know.
First of all, bull.
Secondly, the noun is 'Aborigine'. 'Aboriginal' is an adjective.
Do we really need an article on the Slashdot front page every time they release a new Firefox build?? It's not even a new release, it's just a beta build! Surely Mozilla has their own blog with RSS, so people that need to find out about every build can read it, but is it really newsworthy? I'm sure I'm going to get modded as a troll or flamebait here but it's worth saying.
Fun game: try to post a YouTube comment so stupid that people realize you must be joking. (Hint: this is impossible)
I don't pay for them either. The University's library has subscribtions for students to LexisNexis and Westlaw and the other databases like them. I would've thought this would be standard at any major institution. I think I'd be pretty pissed if I had to pay for a subscribtion on top of my mounting university fees.
From an article in The Australian (a national paper): "Attorney-General Robert McClelland has publicly rebuked Australian Federal Police commissioner Mick Keelty over his call for a press blackout on terror laws."
"The Government has no plans to introduce a media blackout on the reporting of terrorism cases,'' Mr McClelland said.
So basically it's just the AFP chief's fantasy.
http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,23138259-2702,00.html
'web blog' is redundant, at least in part, since it's a portmanteau of 'web log'. On an unrelated note, 'blag' is also an alternative.
If people are creating link farms for this search term then they're not getting their "hot searches" from Google itself, they too must have read it on a blog or xkcd. Google trends doesn't show any information on the search because there's not enough search volume. I tried because I thought the giant spike in searches would be interesting to look at.
And then more dollars leads to inflation, meaning you need to pay Egypt more dollars, meaning you have to print more, leading to hyperinflation... ad infinium...
Somehow I knew what your link was to even before I hovered over it.
Perhaps there should be a corollary to Godwin's Law regarding Jack Thompson?
That's an interesting point that you make. I just happen to have mod points and have just modded a previously unmodded post Overrated. I think it was a special situation, where the post contained a link to the spammer's website. The post wasn't offtopic, flamebait, a troll, or redundant but I think it wasn't a very sensible post, and I didn't think the spammer deserved the extra ad revenue the post would have generated. I think overrated was simply the most suitable way to mod down the post, plus I don't think they affect karma, do they? I look at it as being "the post doesn't deserve a 1 so it's overrated".
Chances are you'd only recognise it as a spoiler if you've played past that bit already... that is until you pointed it out.
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