Wikipedia is trying to be the Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. A universal repository of human knowledge about everything written by everyone. It is in no way universal truth. It is not reporting or covering a story.
When did entertainment become a part of commercials in the first place, a commercial is supposed to inform you of a product's existence, and what it does. I think Taco Bell sold more stuffed chihuahuas than they sold stuffed burritos during that 'yo quiero taco bell' campaign.
I am not saying that it is ineffective advertising, the advertisers do what they can to keep you glued to the TV. Sadly, they do such a good job that the commercials can be more entertaining than the show they interrupt. Either way, it has a feeling of being shoved in your face - an interruption in your thought process, "What's going to happen next to my favorite character? Will he save the patient? Oh, is it the butler? What? Oh, hahaha a funny talking animated character wants me to buy something. What was I doing? Oh yeah, I'll order a pizza."
No wonder American kids have no attention span. They were raised with interruptions, their cartoons and shows with talking animals are constantly interrupted with more cartoons and talking animals.
Commercials are necessary, they inform people of what is on the market. They get the word out about your cause. There should be a separate channel for them. Or we should be able to choose the ones we want to watch from those we don't, for instance feminine hygiene products, or 15% in 15 minutes, or $19.99 wonder thingy. If cable companies had intelligent people working there, they would embrace DVR and offer commercial categories. Like a phone book, pay to be placed - can't gaurantee they'll call or even look at your commercial. But the choice would be there for us, instead of force fed and interrupting.
Damn right, I trade computer parts and services for things. It works for groceries and cigarettes and haircuts and stuff, but not car insurance or electric bills.
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Re: Re: Where the money comes from
Yeah, I think I am a commie also.
Capitalism is retarded, but it works because most Americans are retarded.
Damn that new-fangled internet.
"Should businesses be liable for the grafitti on their walls? No it's the one who put it there who should be in trouble."
Exactly. That's all that needed to be said.
Re: Linux has it's downsides too
I've YET to find a linux distro that installs as quickly and easily as winblows.
WHAT?
Try looking around, Windows has a terrible installation process. I use only Linux now, I won't go back.
Please, try something like Ubuntu where you can install from a live cd and then tell me that line of BS.
Wikipedia = HHGTTG
Wikipedia is trying to be the Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. A universal repository of human knowledge about everything written by everyone. It is in no way universal truth. It is not reporting or covering a story.
Commercials
When did entertainment become a part of commercials in the first place, a commercial is supposed to inform you of a product's existence, and what it does. I think Taco Bell sold more stuffed chihuahuas than they sold stuffed burritos during that 'yo quiero taco bell' campaign.
I am not saying that it is ineffective advertising, the advertisers do what they can to keep you glued to the TV. Sadly, they do such a good job that the commercials can be more entertaining than the show they interrupt. Either way, it has a feeling of being shoved in your face - an interruption in your thought process, "What's going to happen next to my favorite character? Will he save the patient? Oh, is it the butler? What? Oh, hahaha a funny talking animated character wants me to buy something. What was I doing? Oh yeah, I'll order a pizza."
No wonder American kids have no attention span. They were raised with interruptions, their cartoons and shows with talking animals are constantly interrupted with more cartoons and talking animals.
Commercials are necessary, they inform people of what is on the market. They get the word out about your cause. There should be a separate channel for them. Or we should be able to choose the ones we want to watch from those we don't, for instance feminine hygiene products, or 15% in 15 minutes, or $19.99 wonder thingy. If cable companies had intelligent people working there, they would embrace DVR and offer commercial categories. Like a phone book, pay to be placed - can't gaurantee they'll call or even look at your commercial. But the choice would be there for us, instead of force fed and interrupting.
Re: Wrench
Damn right, I trade computer parts and services for things. It works for groceries and cigarettes and haircuts and stuff, but not car insurance or electric bills.