What will our world be like next week?

Stev0 · 10-29-2007, 12:19 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hobbit @ Oct 28 2007, 11:09 PM) [snapback]531808[/snapback]</div>

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[after a little thrashing around...] how about simply posting a
pointer to the original material??
http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/200...-you-know.html
http://www.lps.k12.co.us/schools/arapahoe/.../didyouknow.ppt
http://www.lps.k12.co.us/schools/arapahoe/.../didyouknow.mp3
.
sheesh
.
_H*
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and for those of us who don't mess with Powerpoint for any number of
reasons, Powerpoint links are even more useless. If you had a direct
link to a standard format video file, like a generic mpeg, that
would be different. If people finally wised up next week and
.PPT and other half-ass invented-in-a-vacuum formats were not worth
supporting anymore, what would our world be like? More productive
at the workplace, I bet..

daniel · 10-29-2007, 01:21 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Stev0 @ Oct 28 2007, 09:19 PM) [snapback]531815[/snapback]</div>

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and for those of us who don't mess with Powerpoint ...
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FWIW, OpenOffice and NeoOffice, both free and open-source under the GNU license, will play powerpoint files. OpenOffice is available for Windows and Linux. NeoOffice is available for the Mac.

Banjoman · 10-29-2007, 01:36 AM

So far in this thread Marshall McLuhan could take pride as his 1960's phrase "the medium is the message" has certainly been validated here. Sorry my one-click-to-watch link format didn't agree with so many.

Next time I'm interested in opinions on content rather than its media, I'll do some polling on acceptable formats and post a disclaimer so no one will have to discover they don't agree with it after investing a few moments to discover what it is.

Have a nice night.

TJandGENESIS · 10-29-2007, 04:38 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(pogo @ Oct 28 2007, 10:16 PM) [snapback]531752[/snapback]</div>

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What do I think? It would have been nice if you had summarized the thing instead of posting a link to an idiotic youtube slideshow. Would have been nicer still to know what the source of the "information" is.
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Yeah, well one thinks that by now, one would know that a You Tube video link can be long, and one does not have to click on it, if one does not want to.

That is what I think.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(F8L @ Oct 28 2007, 11:08 PM) [snapback]531776[/snapback]</div>

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Aren't we being a little harsh here?
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Agreed.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(banjoman @ Oct 29 2007, 01:36 AM) [snapback]531846[/snapback]</div>

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So far in this thread Marshall McLuhan could take pride as his 1960's phrase "the medium is the message" has certainly been validated here. Sorry my one-click-to-watch link format didn't agree with so many.

Next time I'm interested in opinions on content rather than its media, I'll do some polling on acceptable formats and post a disclaimer so no one will have to discover they don't agree with it after investing a few moments to discover what it is.

Have a nice night.
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I thought it was fine. Thanks for your post.

**efusco** · 10-29-2007, 08:59 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(banjoman @ Oct 29 2007, 12:36 AM) [snapback]531846[/snapback]</div>

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So far in this thread Marshall McLuhan could take pride as his 1960's phrase "the medium is the message" has certainly been validated here. Sorry my one-click-to-watch link format didn't agree with so many.

Next time I'm interested in opinions on content rather than its media, I'll do some polling on acceptable formats and post a disclaimer so no one will have to discover they don't agree with it after investing a few moments to discover what it is.

Have a nice night. [/b]

Just to be clear....we (the mods) have no objection to posting a youtube link as long as there's some text to let people know what the link points to and maybe a few comments about the subject from you. If you truely want to show your love for your fellow man some sort of transcript is really nice too, but I fully realize this isn't always possible.
FWIW I do appreciate Hobbit's link which did point to the Word and PDF version which took me about 30 seconds to read.

patsparks · 10-29-2007, 10:02 AM

I just had to check, we are in FHOP aren't we?
I liked the youtube thing but hey, what would I know, I'm an Aussie.

F8L · 10-29-2007, 10:21 AM

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I just had to check, we are in FHOP aren't we?
I liked the youtube thing but hey, what would I know, I'm an Aussie.
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We already knew that. This video explains it all.

End of Ze World. NWS!!!

**efusco** · 10-29-2007, 10:23 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(patsparks @ Oct 29 2007, 09:02 AM) [snapback]531925[/snapback]</div>

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I just had to check, we are in FHOP aren't we?
I liked the youtube thing but hey, what would I know, I'm an Aussie. [/b]

Yes it's Fred's. And it's not a "rule", but it's kinda common courtesy.

Banjoman · 10-29-2007, 12:25 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco @ Oct 29 2007, 05:59 AM) [snapback]531906[/snapback]</div>

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I do appreciate Hobbit's link which did point to the Word and PDF version which took me about 30 seconds to read.
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And this made you think. . .?

**efusco** · 10-29-2007, 12:34 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(banjoman @ Oct 29 2007, 11:25 AM) [snapback]531978[/snapback]</div>

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And this made you think. . .? [/b]

Frankly I'm relatively unmoved by it. I think I'd seen this before several months ago and thought it was interesting to see the hard numbers put to it, but it's not something I didn't already appreciate in a more broad manner.

Yea the world is moving fast, that's what we do...what's next? I'm just enjoying the "ride".

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10-29-2007, 01:36 AM	#13
Banjoman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 124 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	So far in this thread Marshall McLuhan could take pride as his 1960's phrase "the medium is the message" has certainly been validated here. Sorry my one-click-to-watch link format didn't agree with so many. Next time I'm interested in opinions on content rather than its media, I'll do some polling on acceptable formats and post a disclaimer so no one will have to discover they don't agree with it after investing a few moments to discover what it is. Have a nice night.

10-29-2007, 10:02 AM	#16
patsparks An Aussie perspective Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Adelaide South Australia Posts: 9,973 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: N/A Package: Base Thanks: 206 Thanked 273 Times in 212 Posts Friends: 36	I just had to check, we are in FHOP aren't we? I liked the youtube thing but hey, what would I know, I'm an Aussie.