Not to mention the uncharacteristically calm and decently-written paragraph in the Dec 26 2:19pm message that looks like it was written by somebody else:
To all our pre-order customers looking for information on the status of their orders after a busy couple of months The PS3 Avengers are on their way from our Manufacturing plant overseas. We are aware that everyone is anticipating having their Avengers under their Christmas Tree and were doing our best to get these orders shipped out as fast as possible. We appreciate you as loyal customers and for supporting our company. Customers will start receiving their products this week before Christmas and After Christmas and into the New Year. As a token of our appreciation we are offering all our pre-order customers and new customers 10$ off your next order with us just enter Avenger1001 at Checkout. Thank you and Happy Holidays!
Was he promising any particular ship date? Or does the eBay ad suggest (or not deny) it would ship after January 9?
I'm surprised I haven't seen any mention of the NY Times feature on "Bad publicity is a good thing" "marketing" technique from November 2010. Essentially, through negative association, get your link to the top of the Google results of people searching for something, and let the stupid/ignorant customers continue to buy from you, ignoring the many red flags.
I suspect that another contributing factor is the Long Tail. That is, as Wikipedia expands, the newest articles are of topics that are of interest to fewer people. Being seen less, they are less likely to be corrected.
The work that charities do is all the hard, unglamorous work that needs to get done that isn't being done by anyone else. It is inherently inefficient. This is not even counting the "administrative overhead" worries that people like to complain about.
You want to avoid administration? Give to something local, run by volunteers, that isn't a registered charity and therefore doesn't need to hire a bookkeeper, accountant, and auditor just to manage their books. Don't bother with whether something is "efficient" or not, look at what they do and see if that's something you think needs to get done.
Donating money to a local food bank, for example, is a lot more efficient than giving canned foods purchased at market rates. (and many of those are charitable)
And if you really want to contribute something effective, donate your time and skills. That's far more valuable than a couple hundred dollars once a year, and is often left out of calculations of charities' "efficiency".
People's diaries and letters are published all the time, especially after they're dead and no longer have a say in the matter. And those are things that aren't initially published in a public medium.
Twitter says they're going to delete it after thirty days.
No they don't.
Why can't I see all my Tweets? My Tweet count is _,___. Are they lost?
The good news is they're not lost or gone! We have all your Tweets. The bad news is that we currently only allow you to see the 3200 most recent Tweets (this could also be construed as good news, as that number could be lower than 3200). We do not currently plan to change this limit, but we welcome your feedback - just send a mention to @feedback.
Also, it's only Microsoft that will stop supporting it. I still get support (insofar as it's possible) through the warranty/service plan I got from my hardware vendor.
The government intentionally posts low speed limits so everyone is guilty.
Actually, it's the other way around. They build streets with a "design speed" 20 km/h (or whatever the equivalent is in miles) higher than the intended speed limit, ostensibly as a safety measure. This means wider lanes, shallower curves, more level roads, etc.
The end result is that people go a lot faster because they feel safer.
Unfortunately, in North America it's almost like they have to do this because the idiots on this continent don't realize that you *have* to go the speed limit (or faster) *all the time*. If there is poor visibility, or the roads are wet or icy, you should slow down.
BTW, the kids in that video could have insulated themselves from the angry drivers with a second row of cars behind the first one.
The government intentionally posts low speed limits so everyone is guilty.
Actually, it's the other way around. They build streets with a "design speed" 20 km/h (or whatever the equivalent is in miles) higher than the intended speed limit, ostensibly as a safety measure. This means wider lanes, shallower curves, more level roads, etc.
The end result is that people go a lot faster because they feel safer.
Unfortunately, in North America it's almost like they have to do this because the idiots on this continent don't realize that you *have* to go the speed limit (or faster) *all the time*. If there is poor visibility, or the roads are wet or icy, you should slow down.
Actually, Cartoon Wars would be a more germane example.
(I'm no longer watching South Park because the Comedy Network apparently lost its licensing rights to have the current and back episodes online in Canada, so I no longer have a legal way of watching them--and more importantly, linking to them. If I ever feel like watching South Park again, I'll have to find some illegal way to access them)
Shortly after the news of the Rustock botnet takedown broke, Adam Wosotowsky, principal engineer at McAfee Labs told SecurityWeek: âoeWe have seen a decrease in Rustock levels, however it by no means has disappeared. This could be due to the botnet still running on old commands, or that lawsuits against botnet owners and associated hosting are proving successful. We are also expect the reseeding of botnets, such as McColo, as botnet operators rebuild their networks."
How do successful lawsuits against the botnet owners prevent the spam from disappearing?
It never goes to the intended need anyways. If it is not lining someone's pocket it gets slapped with administrative costs, etc.
Yes, heaven forbid there might be administrative overhead to coordinating with foreign governments to send volunteers with supplies to disaster areas.
And you're right, it never goes to the intended need. Ever. All those rescuers, firefighters, people distributing goods to and providing temporary shelters in disaster-stricken areas, they're all sent by profit-hungry corporations.
The people you see on the news giving out aid or searching for survivors are all just paid actors to make you want to give them money.
(You'd better hope you're never in a situation where you need support from charities to recover from a natural/manmade/accidental/political/medical disaster.)
The Italian for "where" is "dove" (which is pronounced a little like "duvet"). Where's the dove? Under the duvet. I can't forget it or get it confused with when, why, how or who.
I did a similar thing for American Sign Language. "Please" and "Sorry" are both signed by holding/rubbing your hand against your chest, one in a fist and one flat.
To keep from mixing them up, I think "Sorry for punching you in the chest" which reminds me that "sorry" = fist and by elimination, "please" = palm.
This is simple. Since this lawsuit is so bizarrely obnoxious, tell the judge that the claim must be based in a false reality where such silly lawsuits are possible, and countersue the plaintiffs for using your name in a work of fiction.
Mind you, I'd probably just say I don't have a facebook account, anyway, as I've forgotten the passwords and throwaway email addresses that were used to create those accounts.
Probably the best solution. I applied for a summer job with the local police department once, and they required me to list ALL previous employers.
I was disqualified because they couldn't verify a reference from a paper route I had done ages previously as a kid. Apparently the 'supervisor' (whom I had only ever met once, for about 20 minutes) didn't remember me. YA THINK?
That was my lesson that it's sometimes best to just lie to the police.
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Not to mention the uncharacteristically calm and decently-written paragraph in the Dec 26 2:19pm message that looks like it was written by somebody else:
- RG>
Was he promising any particular ship date? Or does the eBay ad suggest (or not deny) it would ship after January 9?
I'm surprised I haven't seen any mention of the NY Times feature on "Bad publicity is a good thing" "marketing" technique from November 2010. Essentially, through negative association, get your link to the top of the Google results of people searching for something, and let the stupid/ignorant customers continue to buy from you, ignoring the many red flags.
- RG>
That one's also solved. From TFA:
The full quote, not included in TFA is "One time throughout the world, one date throughout the world, one birthday throughout the world."
- RG>
I suspect that another contributing factor is the Long Tail. That is, as Wikipedia expands, the newest articles are of topics that are of interest to fewer people. Being seen less, they are less likely to be corrected.
- RG>
The work that charities do is all the hard, unglamorous work that needs to get done that isn't being done by anyone else. It is inherently inefficient. This is not even counting the "administrative overhead" worries that people like to complain about.
You want to avoid administration? Give to something local, run by volunteers, that isn't a registered charity and therefore doesn't need to hire a bookkeeper, accountant, and auditor just to manage their books. Don't bother with whether something is "efficient" or not, look at what they do and see if that's something you think needs to get done.
Donating money to a local food bank, for example, is a lot more efficient than giving canned foods purchased at market rates. (and many of those are charitable)
And if you really want to contribute something effective, donate your time and skills. That's far more valuable than a couple hundred dollars once a year, and is often left out of calculations of charities' "efficiency".
- RG>
People's diaries and letters are published all the time, especially after they're dead and no longer have a say in the matter. And those are things that aren't initially published in a public medium.
- RG>
Twitter says they're going to delete it after thirty days.
No they don't.
From the Twitter FAQs.
- RG>
Why not put wires on the key board (perhaps even a USB connection), and the battery is not even needed. Wow.
Yeah, and then if you put batteries at the end of the cable, you wouldn't even have to plug it in to the computer!
- RG>
Also, it's only Microsoft that will stop supporting it. I still get support (insofar as it's possible) through the warranty/service plan I got from my hardware vendor.
- RG>
This is NOTHING but revenue generation.
Did it stop you from speeding?
- RG>
The government intentionally posts low speed limits so everyone is guilty.
Actually, it's the other way around. They build streets with a "design speed" 20 km/h (or whatever the equivalent is in miles) higher than the intended speed limit, ostensibly as a safety measure. This means wider lanes, shallower curves, more level roads, etc.
The end result is that people go a lot faster because they feel safer.
Unfortunately, in North America it's almost like they have to do this because the idiots on this continent don't realize that you *have* to go the speed limit (or faster) *all the time*. If there is poor visibility, or the roads are wet or icy, you should slow down.
BTW, the kids in that video could have insulated themselves from the angry drivers with a second row of cars behind the first one.
- RG>
The government intentionally posts low speed limits so everyone is guilty.
Actually, it's the other way around. They build streets with a "design speed" 20 km/h (or whatever the equivalent is in miles) higher than the intended speed limit, ostensibly as a safety measure. This means wider lanes, shallower curves, more level roads, etc.
The end result is that people go a lot faster because they feel safer.
Unfortunately, in North America it's almost like they have to do this because the idiots on this continent don't realize that you *have* to go the speed limit (or faster) *all the time*. If there is poor visibility, or the roads are wet or icy, you should slow down.
- RG>
It had Kirk, Spock, and McCoy. Remove any of those characters and you don't have a show anymore.
And Welshie! He was my favourite!
- RG>
Yes, but the quote cites recent prosecutions as a reason why the botnets have not reduced output entirely.
- RG>
Actually, Cartoon Wars would be a more germane example.
(I'm no longer watching South Park because the Comedy Network apparently lost its licensing rights to have the current and back episodes online in Canada, so I no longer have a legal way of watching them--and more importantly, linking to them. If I ever feel like watching South Park again, I'll have to find some illegal way to access them)
- RG>
Joke's on them; all the petrol in 2050 will be used by flying cars. I bet they forgot to ban those!
- RG>
FTA (emphasis added):
How do successful lawsuits against the botnet owners prevent the spam from disappearing?
- RG>
It never goes to the intended need anyways. If it is not lining someone's pocket it gets slapped with administrative costs, etc.
Yes, heaven forbid there might be administrative overhead to coordinating with foreign governments to send volunteers with supplies to disaster areas.
And you're right, it never goes to the intended need. Ever. All those rescuers, firefighters, people distributing goods to and providing temporary shelters in disaster-stricken areas, they're all sent by profit-hungry corporations.
The people you see on the news giving out aid or searching for survivors are all just paid actors to make you want to give them money.
(You'd better hope you're never in a situation where you need support from charities to recover from a natural/manmade/accidental/political/medical disaster.)
- RG>
The Ars article suggests that the domain would be restricted to adult websites. (How they can enforce this once it's been registered, I don't know)
- RG>
They already reported the earthquake; for it to still be at the top would require it to be posted multiple times.
Maybe the Japanese /. editors have developed successful anti-duping technology.
- RG>
I bet the folks who hastily switched to nuclear-powered cars after the BP spill are kicking themselves now.
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I think they're saying that Microsoft bought zombocom.
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The Italian for "where" is "dove" (which is pronounced a little like "duvet"). Where's the dove? Under the duvet. I can't forget it or get it confused with when, why, how or who.
I did a similar thing for American Sign Language. "Please" and "Sorry" are both signed by holding/rubbing your hand against your chest, one in a fist and one flat.
To keep from mixing them up, I think "Sorry for punching you in the chest" which reminds me that "sorry" = fist and by elimination, "please" = palm.
- RG>
This is simple. Since this lawsuit is so bizarrely obnoxious, tell the judge that the claim must be based in a false reality where such silly lawsuits are possible, and countersue the plaintiffs for using your name in a work of fiction.
- RG>
Mind you, I'd probably just say I don't have a facebook account, anyway, as I've forgotten the passwords and throwaway email addresses that were used to create those accounts.
Probably the best solution. I applied for a summer job with the local police department once, and they required me to list ALL previous employers.
I was disqualified because they couldn't verify a reference from a paper route I had done ages previously as a kid. Apparently the 'supervisor' (whom I had only ever met once, for about 20 minutes) didn't remember me. YA THINK?
That was my lesson that it's sometimes best to just lie to the police.
- RG>