You know, i just found out that Man-O-War is a type of jellyfish yesterday.
It was a very profounding find for me and brought tears to my eyes. I didn't really look it up either, was helping a family member with her project on jellyfishes.Hidden content (Click to reveal)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Man_o'_War
Another dick in the anus that is corporate greed. I say GOOD GOING, gizmodo, even if they did intend it as a prank and not an artistic/political statement.
Fuck the government
fuck to corporations
I agree with this eco-terrorist-like action, everyday millions upon millions of megawatts are wasted with energy wasting arrangements of TVs like those. If anyone should be sued it's people who keep a lot of TVs turned on at the same time.
Yeah, I have to agree a lot of energy is being used, however it is not wasted. It is used to advertise, which is a great strategy. Also they pay for the bill, not anyone else so I really have a hard time hating them for it.not wasted?
Another dick in the anus that is corporate greed. I say GOOD GOING, gizmodo, even if they did intend it as a prank and not an artistic/political statement.
Fuck the government
fuck to corporations
not wasted?what? when did I say that? your using a very stupid debating tactic in which you choose what words you want to acknowledge in a statement by another party to come to a very inaccurate conclusion.
and you think paying the bill has any impact on whether or not it's a waste of energy?
what? when did I say that?
Yeah' date=' I have to agree a lot of energy is being used, however it is not wasted. It is used to advertise, which is a great strategy. Also they pay for the bill, not anyone else so I really have a hard time hating them for it.[/quote']
1. the energy is being wasted since most of these TVs are effectively useless even if its for advertisement. you dont need that many tvs.
2. what does them paying the bill have to do with anything? why wouldn't you hate someone wasting energy just because they're paying the bill?
You know, i just found out that Man-O-War is a type of jellyfish yesterday.
It was a very profounding find for me and brought tears to my eyes. I didn't really look it up either, was helping a family member with her project on jellyfishes.Hidden content (Click to reveal)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Man_o'_War
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Why are you so offended Niitaka? It almosts sound like you took this personally.
1. the energy is being wasted since most of these TVs are effectively useless even if its for advertisement. you dint need that many TVs.
2. what does them paying the bill have to do with anything? why wouldn't you hate someone wasting energy just because they're paying the bill?
Yes Xenosoft I totally agree with you, we should try as best as we can to make advertisement as costly and wasteful as possible.I'm pretty sure I didn't say that =3
I'm pretty sure I didn't say that =3
But that's what that "advertisement" is. They're burning trillions of tons of coal every second to keep that "advertisement" running but so what? They're paying the bill.no you said They try their best to make as costly as possible, when they do the exact opposite of that...not only that but you implied that I said that...and you said "we"
1. I see you know a lot about advertisement right? Even I, who is trying to get into the advertisement business can't tell you the effectiveness of this method of advertisement, and you can? I can't say something is useless unless I know about it And I can't say what people want or need. They chose to have 12 TVs as their display because that's how it was setup for there purpose. It is not waste as long has it has a reason.in the Grand Scheme of Things, advertisement is not worth the energy waste. if you are only weighting the benefits of the company, then yes, advertisement rules. but weighing the effects on the planet's resources, it suddenly becomes a lot less wonderful.
however I can tell you that, a STORE selling TVs that has a display at its windows showcasing 12 TVs on and running will draw a whole lot more attention than a store that has one TV at the store window.
What is a WATS is going out to dinner and leaving the T.V. in your room on, where it has no purpose.
2. Look at the person I quoted' date=' he implies a strong dislike for people who waste energy, I simply stated I personally can't really hate someone who buys something and uses it as he sees fit (even if he is wasting it.) and Why the hell would I HATE someone for "wasting" energy? [b']I could understand if Energy was some RARE resource[/b] and he bought all of it and is just wasting, but no one is doing that.energy IS a rare resource. i don't know if you realised, but the majority of energy comes from non-renewable resources such as coal. and we are RAPIDLY running out of them! energy doesn't magically appear, you know. that's why it doesn't matter if they paid for it. it's a wasteful use of a limited resource.
in the Grand Scheme of Things, advertisement is not worth the energy waste. if you are only weighting the benefits of the company, then yes, advertisement rules. but weighing the effects on the planet's resources, it suddenly becomes a lot less wonderful.
energy IS a rare resource. i don't know if you realised, but the majority of energy comes from non-renewable resources such as coal. and we are RAPIDLY running out of them! energy doesn't magically appear, you know. that's why it doesn't matter if they paid for it. it's a wasteful use of a limited resource.
edit: i don't usually make a fuss about things like this because i don't care that much, but to have such an ignorant attitude about energy is just infuriating. i don't care, but at least i know.
Yes it was a rather childish action but this doesn't mean they don't deserve a medal for what they did
Xenosoft do you think it's OK to pollute the air by burning coal just for advertisement? And advertisement that didn't work because seeing a bunch of TVs turned on doesn't make me want to buy TVs
your funny, so it went from wasting energy to Polluting?
whatever....You think its ok to pollute just to play some video games? You think its okay to pollute just to play a football game at night time rather than playing during the day? You think its okay to pollute just so you don't have to wash your clothes by hand anymore? ...Ithe list can go forever.
What the fuck does this have to do with environmental issues? The convention center probably doesn't sap much more power than your average corporate building or small industrial facility, and it contributes to the economy by spurring international growth in the tech industry.
way to extrapolate COMPLETELY UNRELATED ISSUES from this newspost guys (next thing you'll be posting HEH..MOTHER EARTH CRIES when someone posts something about the world's tallest building or some shit)
"is commonly thought of as a jellyfish but is actually a siphonophore—a colony of specialized polyps and medusoids."
l2r
Also yeah, I'm torn between "DIE CORPORATE SCUM" and the feeling that it was kind of immature and unfunny.
Those are names of stages jellyfishes go through before turning into a jellyfish (I.E: larva, etc).
Btw, I would actually liked to have seen this so I could laugh at the pathetic "new" technology that can not self sustain itself without electricity (I'm sure they weren't prepared for this enough to bring batteries or something).
The Portuguese Man O' War is often confused with a jellyfish, which is incorrect and may lead to improper treatment of stings, as the venom is different. A second sting may lead to an allergic reaction.
"Siphonophora is an order of the Hydrozoa, a class of marine invertebrates belonging to the phylum Cnidaria. They are colonial, the colonies can superficially resemble jellyfish and they may be Earth's most abundant predators. The best known species is the Portuguese Man o' War. Each Man o' War is a colony."
Btw, I would actually liked to have seen this so I could laugh at the pathetic "new" technology that can not self sustain itself without electricity (I'm sure they weren't prepared for this enough to bring batteries or something).
1.lol, in the Grand Scheme of Things, nothing we do matters because we will All die. (I luv that logic)you giant idiot
Coal is one of the earths most abundant resources' date=' what are you talking about? Just because we can't reuse doesn't make it rare.[/quote']QuoteAt the end of 2006 the recoverable coal reserves amounted around one exagram (1 × 1015 kg or 998 billion tons), approximately half of it being hard coal. The energy value of all the world's recoverable coal is 27 zettajoules, which is expected to last 164 years.[31]this is a problemQuote from: 'Xeno|SoftNot only that' date=' we are in the transition era, where are power sources are being forced to switch.[/quote']
why the fuck do you think power sources are being forced to switch? because everyone is wasting energy, because we're relying on fossil fuels, because of the effects on the environment.Quote from: 'Xeno|Soft2. I know a lot' date=' is it more than you? I dont know, because I don't know you. I'm glad you can call me ignorant without even knowing me though. I haven't said anything ignorant, however I could call you ignorant for talking about advertisement without understanding it, but I wont.[/quote']
oh but you have, dude. you've said many ignorant things. you call me ignorant about advertisement and assume i don't know anything about it - i do. i just don't think advertisement is that fucking great that we need to waste energy on it.
here is another instance where you were really ignorant:
"Yeah, I have to agree a lot of energy is being used, however it is not wasted. It is used to advertise, which is a great strategy. Also they pay for the bill, not anyone else so I really have a hard time hating them for it."
it's just mindboggling that you could have this thought path.
BY THE WAY ON TOPIC:
if you get angry at gizmodo being dicks you have no sense of humour. who the fuck cares, its funny.
you giant idiot
this is a problem
why the fuck do you think power sources are being forced to switch? because everyone is wasting energy, because we're relying on fossil fuels, because of the effects on the environment.
oh but you have, dude. you've said many ignorant things. you call me ignorant about advertisement and assume i don't know anything about it - i do. i just don't think advertisement is that fucking great that we need to waste energy on it.
here is another instance where you were really ignorant:
"Yeah, I have to agree a lot of energy is being used, however it is not wasted. It is used to advertise, which is a great strategy. Also they pay for the bill, not anyone else so I really have a hard time hating them for it."
it's just mindboggling that you could have this thought path.
BY THE WAY ON TOPIC:
if you get angry at gizmodo being dicks you have no sense of humour. who the fuck cares, its funny.
Ohhhh, I'm sorry please enlighten me as to why advertisement exist in the form it does today(since you now claim to know about it), it is a very simple reason that doesn't even get into the complexity the human mind. If you knew anything about advertisement you would know it is KEY to allowing business to survive, especially in this day and age.
The people who truly deface our neighborhoods are the companies that scrawl their giant slogans across buildings and buses trying to make us feel inadequate unless we buy their stuff. They expect to be able to shout their message in your face from every available surface but you're never allowed to answer back. Well, they started this fight, and thewalltv remote is the weapon of choice to hit them back.
I AM THE ADVERTISISNG MASTER WATCH OUT BEFORE I ADVERTISE ON YOUR KATANAS AND ANIMES
While much of the internet may be up in arms over Richard Blakeley's recent IR-induced video stunt, a 14-year-old boy from Poland allegedly took an IR hack to more tragic proportions this week, and has been accused of hacking a standard TV remote to override track switching at rail junctions in the city of Lodz. Four trams were derailed and (luckily) only 12 people were injured with none killed. The youth in question was described by teachers as an "electronics buff and exemplary student," according to The Register.
The lesson? From here on out, Blakeley takes a cab. And he stays the fuck away from our train set.
Yeah, fuck authority!
*burns a police station and rocks out*
Gizmodo was the one that seemed to think that story was funny, not me.
I like when people say DOWN WITH BUSINESS but they don't really realize what life would be like for them if no business existed
ie: third world countrys but even worse
and that is not an ignorant statement, do you even know what ignorant means? Your logic makes no sense. You seem to be taking this out of context ...to some global world threat level, which Advertisement doesn't even put a dent in(pollution).im pretty sure if you added up the effect of the whole worlds advertisement campaigns it would make a pretty big dent
Advertisement is not a waste if it brings in customers who bring you attention' date=' who bring you money. That is its goal...it would only be a waste of those ads failed to do their job.[/quote']
stuff about consumerist society goes hereQuote from: Xeno|SoftAlso, please refrain from making things personal like calling me names...what are you? 12? If you want to flame go find another 12 year old.jesus christ all i did was call you a giant idiot grow some thicker skin. what are you? 12?Quote from: SeawedAlso, the joke would be funny...in primary school. This is just immature and any responsible adult wouldn't go around doing this at a huge presentation like CES. There's a difference between doing this there and a TV store.oh i'm sorry next time i'll defer to you whenever i need to know if something is funny or not
Trust me, I have a good sense of humour and this isn't funny.
get off your high horse you prude
NOT A FAKEPOST:
i hate ads and advertising and big business for reasons i might add to this post if i feel like it in two minutes, but i am also aware that this is a smaller, simple trade show. therefore, these organizations were probably groups of independent software developers trying to sell their product to distributors or other developers. because of this, it was lame of gizmo's to do as a prank, but it's not that difficult to TURN TVS BACK ON, so whatever.
that having been said, i feel like i need to respond to whatever individual (i don't remember which one of you cunt-babies it was) said something along the lines of "imagine the world without businesses blah blah blah third world etc.. etc..." actually fuck it, i'll find a quote:
yeah, this. this is a steaming pile of stupid, and i had to read it a couple times to make sure that whoever the fuck HANDSOME LAMB is really just did not comprehend what is going on in the world. the anti business attitude stems from the fact that, since before the turn of the 20th century, business has been at the root of class inequality and poverty in america.
because america supposedly does not meddle in the fiscal affairs of its citizens, the distribution of wealth is handled almost exclusively by private sector organizations (i.e. - BIG BUSINESS) it began much earlier, but the whole system of really caught its stride in the late 1880s with the robber barons etc... who, if they had their way, (and they did until the labor movement) would have imposed 14 hour days, no unions etc.
FURTHERMORE (and this is the biggest reason to hate american business) our government is in the shitty state it's in now precisely because of business influence. these organizations have the money to influence legislation and policy in their favor, and so they take advantage of that opportunity. american business is the reason hurricane katrina victims have had their homes forclosed, american business is the reason we have such a horrible illegal immigration issue (because of NAFTA, not simply because they hire illegals) american business is the reason we're at war in the middle east, and american business is the reason that the low income housing on my block was razed last thursday to make room for condominiums.
finally, i just want to add that advertising is horrible, because it's just another method businesses use to trick people into helping them make money, instead of realizing that they are being controlled by the mass media machine.
*puts on tinfoil hat*
heh heh heh now they cant read my brainwaves
NOT A FAKEPOST:Just dropped by to tell you that I love you~
i hate ads and advertising and big business for reasons i might add to this post if i feel like it in two minutes, but i am also aware that this is a smaller, simple trade show. therefore, these organizations were probably groups of independent software developers trying to sell their product to distributors or other developers. because of this, it was lame of gizmodo to do as a prank, but it's not that difficult to TURN TVS BACK ON, so whatever.
that having been said, i feel like i need to respond to whatever individual (i don't remember which one of you cunt-babies it was) said something along the lines of "imagine the world without businesses blah blah blah third world etc.. etc..." actually fuck it, i'll find a quote:
yeah, this. this is a steaming pile of stupid, and i had to read it a couple times to make sure that whoever the fuck HANDSOME LAMB is really just did not comprehend what is going on in the world. the anti business attitude stems from the fact that, since before the turn of the 20th century, business has been at the root of class inequality and poverty in america.
because america supposedly does not meddle in the fiscal affairs of its citizens, the distribution of wealth is handled almost exclusively by private sector organizations (i.e. - BIG BUSINESS) it began much earlier, but the whole system of really caught its stride in the late 1880s with the robber barons etc... who, if they had their way, (and they did until the labor movement) would have imposed 14 hour days, no unions etc.
FURTHERMORE (and this is the biggest reason to hate american business) our government is in the shitty state it's in now precisely because of business influence. these organizations have the money to influence legislation and policy in their favor, and so they take advantage of that opportunity. american business is the reason hurricane katrina victims have had their homes forclosed, american business is the reason we have such a horrible illegal immigration issue (because of NAFTA, not simply because they hire illegals) american business is the reason we're at war in the middle east, and american business is the reason that the low income housing on my block was razed last thursday to make room for condominiums.
finally, i just want to add that advertising is horrible, because it's just another method businesses use to trick people into helping them make money, instead of realizing that they are being controlled by the mass media machine.
*puts on tinfoil hat*
heh heh heh now they cant read my brainwaves