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David O'Neil wrote: Take the Smithsonian[^], for instance. Nothing on that page indicates you have the right to use the photos on their site in commercial works. It even strongly implies the opposite. So I say even if it is a publicity stunt, a huge thanks is in order for being the first to break the mold. Ah c'mon!
Is that all you need to do to get a load of kudos?
OK, I hereby announce that people are allowed to cross the road when the little green man light goes on!
There you go! That's another legal thing, and I have just declared that you're allowed to do it! Where are my kudosses?!? I want them!
Next up, I think I'll design the rounded corner, and maybe come up with the idea of having two cameras on a mobile phone!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Trolling now, wasn't before, but it is true: Yes, that was worthy of a kudos. It makes them feel a little better for their action, and sets the bar higher for those who follow. If you want to live in a world where good change is never publicly appreciated, it will be a little smaller world without me, because I don't relish such a dry, unappreciative reality.
Best wishes,
David
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That looks more like honest opinion than trolling; don't expect me to see it as a problem if you honestly disagree with me.
I never appreciate deceitful behaviour, though -- but that's what marketing's all about, ain't it? Even for museums, who should know better.
If anything, it saddens me when people fall for it.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Stepped away, but finally can answer a bit.
Your "Aw, c'mon" sounded trolly to me, which is the reason I started my reply that way. But it appears to be a misunderstanding, based upon your response. (I'm glad to see you took mine for what it was, rather than what I labeled it as for defensive, close-down quick purposes if it really was trolly).
I don't believe I have 'fallen for the marketing', and I suspect you think my Kudos were given because I did fall for their technique. And the following may reinforce your belief, but I'll say it anyway.
I am also (extremely) tired of marketing gimmicks. The fact is they have existed in one form or another for an extremely long time - probably back to the dawn of mercantiling. Even though the museum may use their new approach as a gimmick, I see a different aspect that brings me hope things are changing.
They are the first ones I've seen to look away from the "Me-first" approach and towards an "Us-All' approach. Even though they may have done this because of the case you got me to look up, which I wasn't aware of, they are still the first. And that shift from a "Me-first" to an "Us-All" approach is a fundamental paradigm shift which I believe will help radically improve our world in the coming centuries. For that, Kudos to them, and I sincerely hope it works. I will take any improvement I can find, even if it will take centuries, and I may be labeled 'naive.' I also hope other museums do the same thing, and it works for them as well.
(As an aside, I will be much more likely to visit museums with interesting stuff in them, once I have money for that pursuit, if I somehow found out about their cool stuff more easily on banners and such, and it was attributed (which would result from an 'Us-first' approach by the artist as well), so even if it is a gimmick the way you believe it is, it is still a sound approach.)
If you want me to say why I think that mindset will make a difference, I will. But this is long enough, and hopefully you can feel what I am getting at without such an explanation.
Best wishes,
David
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I'm not so sure it's like that.
Most of the time I find it's this: Bug Hunting[^]
But for QA posters, it's generally this: Bug Hunting[^]
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I did say 'often', not 'always.' I've faced a couple bugs that took more than a day to solve, and were so esoteric that that expression best described my state of frustration!
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Movie Quote Of The Day
Don't go. Please. I want a baby
Which movie?
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One night in Paris.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Any organization is like a tree full of monkeys. The monkeys on top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. The monkeys on the bottom look up and see nothing but assholes.
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Impo(r)tent Man 2
if(this.signature != "")
{
MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
}
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For a Few Dollars Babies More
Your time will come, if you let it be right.
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Please don't eat the babies[^]
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant Anonymous ----- The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine Winston Churchill, 1944 ----- I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy. Me, all the time
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Grave Robbers?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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The Hills Have Eyes?
How do you know so much about swallows? Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know.
modified 31-Aug-21 21:01pm.
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The Justin Beiber horror show
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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Baby's day out
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"Species" i guess.
Edit: I am sure it is species. The pool scene perhaps.
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Yet "another"(if you know what i mean) gain from watching that pool scene repeatedly in my teen years. Perhaps few other ones with similar genre will also pay off soon.
P.S. shhhh don't let my wife know.
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XKCD[^]
I'm guessing it is linked to this[^]
Do your best Bob.
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