Chrome just overtook IE in marketshare and Google uses Chrome to track user's browsing habits for the purpose of targeted advertising. Making the Do-Not-Track policy the default for web browsers would hurt Google a lot more than it would hurt Microsoft, not to mention drastically reduce Google's incentive to continue pumping money into Chrome's development. While I like the idea of not being tracked by default, I hope it doesn't cost me future development of my favorite browser.
When I first saw this headline, I was enraged at the fact that something like the natural progression of targeted advertising could be covered by a patent. Then I thought about it for a second and realized that the inability of companies other than Microsoft to perform this kind of targeted advertising may actually be a good thing for me. Since I don't use many Microsoft services, I won't have to worry about being assaulted with this kind of advertising from the services I do use.
On a somewhat related note, perhaps companies should be more concerned with overloading their viewers with their ads. After a couple of days of browsing YouTube and seeing a 30-second spot for SK Energy or Vitamin Water every 10 minutes, I can guarantee that I will never buy any of their products. If I was a dick, I would file a patent for offering advertising services that guarantee that the ad would only be displayed to a user once every few hours to ensure that I don't overload them with my ads and push them away from my product.
Does this mean that if I want to dual boot my machine with Windows and another OS, I need re-enable Secure Boot in the UEFI options every time I boot into Windows and disable Secure Boot every time I boot into the other OS? What a pain in the ass that would be if that's the case.
Until those battery lives are measured in days and not hours, there's still a lot of work to be done.
1 Motorola Droid Razr Maxx 0.82 days
2 Apple iPhone 4 (with 3G off) 0.61 days
3 Apple iPhone 3GS (with 3G off) 0.56 days
4 HTC Legend 0.53 days
5 RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360 0.5 days
Ego-centrism causing depression?! Are you serious? When I think of all of the people that appear to be immune to depression, the only thing they have in common is extremely inflated egos. In fact, ego-centrism appears to be the closest thing to a known cure for depression.
When I was a teenager, I knew that I wanted to be a software developer. I thought one of the coolest jobs would be to work at Adobe. How amazing would it be to add improvements to software used by famous graphic artists and video studios all over the world?
Now, I'm glad that I never even attempted to work there. They've become known for security holes all over the place in Flash and Acrobat, glacial pace of development, one poor design decision after the other, and no shortage of performance issues. It really is a shame how much they've stagnated, and in some cases regressed.
Microsoft Exec 1: Our fiscal year is ending on June 30 and our revenue is barely larger than it was last year! What can we do to get more money?
Microsoft Exec 2: We could raise the price of our most successful product!
Microsoft Exec 1: I don't know - then we risk people switching over to Macs or Linux.
Microsoft Exec 3: What if we raise the price of Windows in just a single country?!
Microsoft Exec 1: I love it! The only question is which country should we raise the price? Which country has been the biggest thorn in our side and at the same time has the capital to afford a higher price?
Microsoft Exec 2: Well, it has to be somewhere in Europe. The EU has been more stringent about our aggressive business tactics than any other organization.
Microsoft Exec 3: And England is one of the more financially sound countries in the EU!
Microsoft Exec 1: Gentlemen, we've found our mark! Prepare your finest strippers and coke!
As the article mentions, Gema is fully aware that it is almost impossible for Google to implement a filtering system that prevents videos with Gema content from being uploaded. They are using this court decision to force Google to renew a license with them that expired in 2009 and changes the terms of that license so that Google would have to pay Gema every time a video with Gema content is viewed rather than their previous agreement of paying a single up-front licensing fee.
I think Google's best option is to comply as much as possible with the court ruling. Their German distribution system should immediately disable audio for all of their videos and provide a link describing their fear of being fined for any videos that are currently available that contain Gema content. They can explain that audio on all videos will remain disabled until they come up with a proper system for removing all currently available videos with Gema audio and preventing any future videos from being uploaded with Gema content. They should also explain that this will probably take months, maybe years, to complete such a filtering system. This way, Gema's extortion plan backfires (instead of getting more money in licensing fees, they get nothing) and the ire of YouTube users is directed at the German government and Gema (where it belongs).
So does this mean that Lateralus by Tool is not covered by copyright because the cadence of the vocals and the time signature are based on the Fibonacci sequence?
Have you tried to view HD video with that card in Linux? I bought a similar ATI card to support their policy of providing documentation of the hardware specs to the open source community. Their web site claimed that the card was supported under Linux but after installing the Catalyst drivers, I still couldn't get more than a couple of frames per second while playing 720p videos. Apparently "supported" meant that it barely worked, was buggy as hell (especially with dual-head support) and assumes that you don't ever watch video. It's now years later and I am still unable to view HD video with either the Catalyst driver or the open source drivers. I'm certainly no fanboy for nVidia, but at least their hardware is capable of basic features like video playback even if I have to use a binary driver.
It's about time someone created a car with plenty of room to get in and out. Now I don't need to have my mom help me tuck in my fat rolls just to fit through the tiny doors of our Hummer.
I know this is just speculation, but I couldn't think of a better way for Microsoft to help Sony regain some marketshare. As for me, I love my XBox 360 and I own about 15 games - more than half of them purchased new, but if Microsoft did this with its next-gen console, I would certainly steer clear of it. And I couldn't see myself ever giving money to Sony again, so that means I would either keep playing my old games and try to max out my achievements, or relegate my game playing to my phone.
Typical use of doublespeak. The first version of the proposed legislation was so abominable that the Business Software Alliance couldn't even get behind it, so now they're re-introducing the law with a name that will be harder for people to oppose. If this version doesn't go through, expect another version of the same legislation under the guise of going after kiddie porn. You politicians are so damn predictable.
Musicians usually don't make much, if any, money at all on merchandise. The merch contracts are usually set up by the labels and make sure that everyone gets their cut off the top, leaving the artists with the scraps. If you haven't read Steve Albini's "The Problem With Music", he explains how merch works (as well as a ton of other ways the labels screw their artists).
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Chrome just overtook IE in marketshare and Google uses Chrome to track user's browsing habits for the purpose of targeted advertising. Making the Do-Not-Track policy the default for web browsers would hurt Google a lot more than it would hurt Microsoft, not to mention drastically reduce Google's incentive to continue pumping money into Chrome's development. While I like the idea of not being tracked by default, I hope it doesn't cost me future development of my favorite browser.
When I first saw this headline, I was enraged at the fact that something like the natural progression of targeted advertising could be covered by a patent. Then I thought about it for a second and realized that the inability of companies other than Microsoft to perform this kind of targeted advertising may actually be a good thing for me. Since I don't use many Microsoft services, I won't have to worry about being assaulted with this kind of advertising from the services I do use.
On a somewhat related note, perhaps companies should be more concerned with overloading their viewers with their ads. After a couple of days of browsing YouTube and seeing a 30-second spot for SK Energy or Vitamin Water every 10 minutes, I can guarantee that I will never buy any of their products. If I was a dick, I would file a patent for offering advertising services that guarantee that the ad would only be displayed to a user once every few hours to ensure that I don't overload them with my ads and push them away from my product.
These Chinese scientists should start inventing their own technology rather than ripping off Mother Nature's intellectual property.
Thanks! That one-word answer completely clarifies the situation I proposed.
Does this mean that if I want to dual boot my machine with Windows and another OS, I need re-enable Secure Boot in the UEFI options every time I boot into Windows and disable Secure Boot every time I boot into the other OS? What a pain in the ass that would be if that's the case.
1 Motorola Droid Razr Maxx 0.82 days
2 Apple iPhone 4 (with 3G off) 0.61 days
3 Apple iPhone 3GS (with 3G off) 0.56 days
4 HTC Legend 0.53 days
5 RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360 0.5 days
Better?
On the plus side, at this rate it won't be long before RIM has no operating cost and is left with pure profit!
I'm going to remember that name this November so that I make sure not to press any boxes next to it.
Ego-centrism causing depression?! Are you serious? When I think of all of the people that appear to be immune to depression, the only thing they have in common is extremely inflated egos. In fact, ego-centrism appears to be the closest thing to a known cure for depression.
Great job, AnonNyre! For your next target, I recommend taking down Excite search engine and Geocities!
Sounds like you can't provide any actual evidence and proceed to denigrate Google based on spurious and maybe even intentional misinformation.
When I was a teenager, I knew that I wanted to be a software developer. I thought one of the coolest jobs would be to work at Adobe. How amazing would it be to add improvements to software used by famous graphic artists and video studios all over the world?
Now, I'm glad that I never even attempted to work there. They've become known for security holes all over the place in Flash and Acrobat, glacial pace of development, one poor design decision after the other, and no shortage of performance issues. It really is a shame how much they've stagnated, and in some cases regressed.
Microsoft Exec 1: Our fiscal year is ending on June 30 and our revenue is barely larger than it was last year! What can we do to get more money?
Microsoft Exec 2: We could raise the price of our most successful product!
Microsoft Exec 1: I don't know - then we risk people switching over to Macs or Linux.
Microsoft Exec 3: What if we raise the price of Windows in just a single country?!
Microsoft Exec 1: I love it! The only question is which country should we raise the price? Which country has been the biggest thorn in our side and at the same time has the capital to afford a higher price?
Microsoft Exec 2: Well, it has to be somewhere in Europe. The EU has been more stringent about our aggressive business tactics than any other organization.
Microsoft Exec 3: And England is one of the more financially sound countries in the EU!
Microsoft Exec 1: Gentlemen, we've found our mark! Prepare your finest strippers and coke!
You're absolutely right. Who could get behind a company that sells devices without obscenely high markups on their prices?
Please, by all means, make subjective statements without any attempt to support them with actual facts or data.
As the article mentions, Gema is fully aware that it is almost impossible for Google to implement a filtering system that prevents videos with Gema content from being uploaded. They are using this court decision to force Google to renew a license with them that expired in 2009 and changes the terms of that license so that Google would have to pay Gema every time a video with Gema content is viewed rather than their previous agreement of paying a single up-front licensing fee.
I think Google's best option is to comply as much as possible with the court ruling. Their German distribution system should immediately disable audio for all of their videos and provide a link describing their fear of being fined for any videos that are currently available that contain Gema content. They can explain that audio on all videos will remain disabled until they come up with a proper system for removing all currently available videos with Gema audio and preventing any future videos from being uploaded with Gema content. They should also explain that this will probably take months, maybe years, to complete such a filtering system. This way, Gema's extortion plan backfires (instead of getting more money in licensing fees, they get nothing) and the ire of YouTube users is directed at the German government and Gema (where it belongs).
I don't intend to support the GP's ignorant comment, but knowledge and intellect are two COMPLETELY different things.
4) Make the patch available only on a newer model of your phone
5) Prophet!
So does this mean that Lateralus by Tool is not covered by copyright because the cadence of the vocals and the time signature are based on the Fibonacci sequence?
Instead of "Traspeed", may I suggest "Heisencation"?
Have you tried to view HD video with that card in Linux? I bought a similar ATI card to support their policy of providing documentation of the hardware specs to the open source community. Their web site claimed that the card was supported under Linux but after installing the Catalyst drivers, I still couldn't get more than a couple of frames per second while playing 720p videos. Apparently "supported" meant that it barely worked, was buggy as hell (especially with dual-head support) and assumes that you don't ever watch video. It's now years later and I am still unable to view HD video with either the Catalyst driver or the open source drivers. I'm certainly no fanboy for nVidia, but at least their hardware is capable of basic features like video playback even if I have to use a binary driver.
It's about time someone created a car with plenty of room to get in and out. Now I don't need to have my mom help me tuck in my fat rolls just to fit through the tiny doors of our Hummer.
I know this is just speculation, but I couldn't think of a better way for Microsoft to help Sony regain some marketshare. As for me, I love my XBox 360 and I own about 15 games - more than half of them purchased new, but if Microsoft did this with its next-gen console, I would certainly steer clear of it. And I couldn't see myself ever giving money to Sony again, so that means I would either keep playing my old games and try to max out my achievements, or relegate my game playing to my phone.
Typical use of doublespeak. The first version of the proposed legislation was so abominable that the Business Software Alliance couldn't even get behind it, so now they're re-introducing the law with a name that will be harder for people to oppose. If this version doesn't go through, expect another version of the same legislation under the guise of going after kiddie porn. You politicians are so damn predictable.
Musicians usually don't make much, if any, money at all on merchandise. The merch contracts are usually set up by the labels and make sure that everyone gets their cut off the top, leaving the artists with the scraps. If you haven't read Steve Albini's "The Problem With Music", he explains how merch works (as well as a ton of other ways the labels screw their artists).