The first problem with this that comes to mind is that there are a lot of piracy websites that have images unappropriate for kids.
Yes, yes, I know that any kid can go online and find whatever they want to look at. I'm getting at that maybe this isn't a task for children (in the government-run sense).
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Tell that to the children.
You know, the children who constantly play their gameboy wherever they go and possibly have lost the ability to enjoy the simplicity of non-technology based entertainment.
You beat me to it. I was going to try something like:
Inspirational Phrases Based on Einstein's Weaknesses:
- Even Einstein had trouble with math.
- Einstein was one of the best minds of the 20th century, but couldn't figure out a way to quit smoking.
Well, ofcourse we will rush right out. Even if several people are saying "Wii" or "360" because of the price, there are still millions saying "PS3! PS3!"
And of the argument of "it costs $600 and only plays games": How many people spend $1,500 or more on a gaming rig? Sure, it does other things than just games. But if a person spends $600 on a PS3, they have have $900 to buy a computer to do those "other things".
Doesn't this mean that your drive fails when it runs out of lube (and therefore you have to replace the drive)?
I mean, I don't know how many people are going to want to take their hard drives in for the equivalent of an oil change or a fill-up every few months or once a year. We've had cars for 100 years and some car owners still don't understand you have to change the oil every some-odd number of miles. On the other hand, we've had computers for 20 years and some people still think that the computer has a cup holder. (See yesterday's tech support stories discussion).
The latter is a distinct possibility (although I'm still leaning towards natual causes).
But look at it this way: you have millions of dollars available to you and you are facing what is effectively a life sentence. You're out on bond, so you could run (but there's no way you could just run). So why not grease some fingers, fake your death (heart attack is possibly the most reliable if you've set it up right), and run away to some place out of the way. Maybe even include some plastic surgery.
It's possible, although I'm leaning against this being true.
Working at a language lab makes for some weird stories. It was a lab full of macs (I'm a PC person).
One day, this professor who's always around is showing me her fancy, thin, mac notebook. She's pointing to one of the plugs on the back and is saying it's a USB port. I look at it and say "That's not a USB port." She insists it is. I tell her "I don't know what it is, but it's not a USB port." She tells me she's the technology chair for her department. I tell her I'm a Computer Science major.
Just then my boss comes up and looks at it and says "That's a monitor port." Apparently, because the notebook was so thin (or Apple being different), there was this USB-sized plug for an external monitor.
I worked there for my entire undergrad career. I've got plenty more where this came from.
I had the same concern. The purpose of this program seems to be to encourage copywrite owners to put their works online and be able to make money off of it.
Maybe we'll find the networks posting their tv shows on there. I mean, make money from ads by showing commercials or with google's ads...
I recently travelled to Hawaii on vacation (from San Diego). Flying domestically out of Maui's airport, my ID was checked:
- curb-side when to-be-checked baggage is scanned for agricultural goods
- during check-in
- when lining up for the security check (plus ticket)
- when reaching the metal detector (plus ticket)
- when reaching a second security check (agricultural goods, plus ticket)
- when boarding the plane (ofcourse, plus ticket)
When I asked the woman at the metal detector why were there so many checks, she said they all check for different things. I was confused as to what else they'd be looking at other than "does the name look the same as on the ticket, and does the person look the same as in the photo."
Maybe one looks for "Saddam Hussein" and one looks for "Osama Bin Laden."
either sue whoever tries to implement the idea (not knowing about the patent) or charge extortionate royalties
This makes me wonder... did someone by any chance patent the idea of having an online news website for geeks where people can comment on news articles and scores can be given to the comments?
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The first problem with this that comes to mind is that there are a lot of piracy websites that have images unappropriate for kids.
Yes, yes, I know that any kid can go online and find whatever they want to look at. I'm getting at that maybe this isn't a task for children (in the government-run sense).
Tell that to the children.
You know, the children who constantly play their gameboy wherever they go and possibly have lost the ability to enjoy the simplicity of non-technology based entertainment.
What happens if I drop my hard drive (or there is a leak)?
I go on vacation and come back to find the cat is dead and all of my neighbors are sick....?
Wait...
He's an unemployed game designer complaining about turnover in the game industry!?
You beat me to it. I was going to try something like:
Inspirational Phrases Based on Einstein's Weaknesses:
- Even Einstein had trouble with math.
- Einstein was one of the best minds of the 20th century, but couldn't figure out a way to quit smoking.
In the same way that you buy the slightly older (cheaper) parts for the $500-$600 machine, you can wait for the PS3 to cost $300.
It'll be around for 5 years, and it's not going to make even most of it's sales at $600 each.
Well, ofcourse we will rush right out. Even if several people are saying "Wii" or "360" because of the price, there are still millions saying "PS3! PS3!"
And of the argument of "it costs $600 and only plays games": How many people spend $1,500 or more on a gaming rig? Sure, it does other things than just games. But if a person spends $600 on a PS3, they have have $900 to buy a computer to do those "other things".
In other news, Electric Sheep Company writes in to slashdot to tell everyone about themselves.
... and announced that their robots do infact dream of electric sheep.
Doesn't this mean that your drive fails when it runs out of lube (and therefore you have to replace the drive)?
I mean, I don't know how many people are going to want to take their hard drives in for the equivalent of an oil change or a fill-up every few months or once a year. We've had cars for 100 years and some car owners still don't understand you have to change the oil every some-odd number of miles. On the other hand, we've had computers for 20 years and some people still think that the computer has a cup holder. (See yesterday's tech support stories discussion).
The latter is a distinct possibility (although I'm still leaning towards natual causes).
But look at it this way: you have millions of dollars available to you and you are facing what is effectively a life sentence. You're out on bond, so you could run (but there's no way you could just run). So why not grease some fingers, fake your death (heart attack is possibly the most reliable if you've set it up right), and run away to some place out of the way. Maybe even include some plastic surgery.
It's possible, although I'm leaning against this being true.
Working at a language lab makes for some weird stories. It was a lab full of macs (I'm a PC person).
One day, this professor who's always around is showing me her fancy, thin, mac notebook. She's pointing to one of the plugs on the back and is saying it's a USB port. I look at it and say "That's not a USB port." She insists it is. I tell her "I don't know what it is, but it's not a USB port." She tells me she's the technology chair for her department. I tell her I'm a Computer Science major.
Just then my boss comes up and looks at it and says "That's a monitor port." Apparently, because the notebook was so thin (or Apple being different), there was this USB-sized plug for an external monitor.
I worked there for my entire undergrad career. I've got plenty more where this came from.
Expired insurance? Hell, there are some driving with expired licenses because they failed their driver's exam.
But... they can't handle more than one mouse button!
You know... chips are supposed to be yellow, regardless of whether they are of the corn or potato variety.
You've got this confused. AMD is the one trying to be as big as Intel.
Now don't get me wrong, I like AMD and use it in my gaming machine. But you got your facts mixed up. It's wintel, not winamd.
We know who's bed BusinessWeek sleeps in...
They thought it was going to be the Final one back when they almost went out of business.
Turned out people loved it, and it became not so final.
I had the same concern. The purpose of this program seems to be to encourage copywrite owners to put their works online and be able to make money off of it.
Maybe we'll find the networks posting their tv shows on there. I mean, make money from ads by showing commercials or with google's ads...
This time we won't have to wait to burn copies of copywritten material. Those years before CD burners and decent DVD burners were just torture.
Now, both are doing a "Cost Per Action" pricing scheme.
I recently travelled to Hawaii on vacation (from San Diego). Flying domestically out of Maui's airport, my ID was checked:
- curb-side when to-be-checked baggage is scanned for agricultural goods
- during check-in
- when lining up for the security check (plus ticket)
- when reaching the metal detector (plus ticket)
- when reaching a second security check (agricultural goods, plus ticket)
- when boarding the plane (ofcourse, plus ticket)
When I asked the woman at the metal detector why were there so many checks, she said they all check for different things. I was confused as to what else they'd be looking at other than "does the name look the same as on the ticket, and does the person look the same as in the photo."
Maybe one looks for "Saddam Hussein" and one looks for "Osama Bin Laden."
That's a lot of numbers in that address. Maybe it's just me, but that "address" looks more like a phone number.
Could this become part of a Geico commercial?
I had the same thought on the GBA-SP. I got mine in black, which is a fine color. Then they released one with an NES controller theme. Curse them!
Unfortunately, I feel like I have to write it off as a gimmic.
either sue whoever tries to implement the idea (not knowing about the patent) or charge extortionate royalties
This makes me wonder... did someone by any chance patent the idea of having an online news website for geeks where people can comment on news articles and scores can be given to the comments?