Comments for Vector http://www.loaf.org.uk/blog A quantity with direction and magnitude. To guide directly to a desired point. A transmission agent for memes or pathogens Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:03:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on Kindle Pricing by Shak http://www.loaf.org.uk/blog/2011/06/03/kindle-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-355 Shak Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:03:30 +0000 http://www.loaf.org.uk/blog/2011/06/03/kindle-pricing/#comment-355 Why should the pricing reflect costs more than perceived value? Amazon is quite good at dynamically pricing its goods, so if anything you should be blaming the market for paying these prices rather than the publishers for setting them. If for each of the people complaining about Kindle prices there are ten paying them... the publishers would be pretty mad to change anything. Clearly the value is in the convenience rather than the material costs. As for comparative pricing... would you be happier if they left the ebook prices alone and instead charged more for paper books? Why should the pricing reflect costs more than perceived value? Amazon is quite good at dynamically pricing its goods, so if anything you should be blaming the market for paying these prices rather than the publishers for setting them.

If for each of the people complaining about Kindle prices there are ten paying them… the publishers would be pretty mad to change anything. Clearly the value is in the convenience rather than the material costs.

As for comparative pricing… would you be happier if they left the ebook prices alone and instead charged more for paper books?

]]> Comment on Tourists where and when they shouldn’t be by The anti-smug backlash – Vector http://www.loaf.org.uk/blog/2007/09/05/tourists-where-and-when-they-shouldnt-be/comment-page-1/#comment-330 The anti-smug backlash – Vector Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:40:55 +0000 http://www.loaf.org.uk/blog/2007/09/05/tourists-where-and-when-they-shouldnt-be/#comment-330 [...] there and that there were many who really didn’t understand how it worked. As I suggested in a post 3 years ago (almost to the day) Your normal tube journey has tourists getting in the way and making you [...] [...] there and that there were many who really didn’t understand how it worked. As I suggested in a post 3 years ago (almost to the day) Your normal tube journey has tourists getting in the way and making you [...]

]]> Comment on The iPhone worries me by sandrar http://www.loaf.org.uk/blog/2007/01/12/why-i-wont-buy-the-iphone-as-advertised/comment-page-1/#comment-300 sandrar Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:29:25 +0000 http://www.loaf.org.uk/blog/2007/01/11/why-i-wont-buy-the-iphone-as-advertised/#comment-300 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> Comment on Red lights distract by chris http://www.loaf.org.uk/blog/2009/04/22/red-lights-distract/comment-page-1/#comment-295 chris Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:41:44 +0000 http://www.loaf.org.uk/blog/?p=120#comment-295 I assume puffins are more expensive than pelicans, hence their relatively scarcity? There are a handful of toucans in the area, but generally they're only found on shared-use facilities which tend to be dangerous for both pedestrians and cyclists. Some crossing need controls, but how many accidents occur on/near zebras? I think I need to try to find out ... I assume puffins are more expensive than pelicans, hence their relatively scarcity? There are a handful of toucans in the area, but generally they’re only found on shared-use facilities which tend to be dangerous for both pedestrians and cyclists.

Some crossing need controls, but how many accidents occur on/near zebras? I think I need to try to find out …

]]> Comment on Red lights distract by Shak http://www.loaf.org.uk/blog/2009/04/22/red-lights-distract/comment-page-1/#comment-294 Shak Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:24:57 +0000 http://www.loaf.org.uk/blog/?p=120#comment-294 I guess Pelican crossings are safer than Zebras from the pedestrian's perspective - I know which I'd prefer. Puffins should have solved some of the problems you mention, so perhaps more of those (which actually work as they should) is a better solution to getting rid of traffic lights at crossings altogether. >After all, I’m convinced more car drivers would run reds if they could - but they’re constrained by the guy in front. I think it's more to do with a) being caught and punished, and b)the implications if they misjudge the jump (I'm guessing cyclists would kill less). Either way in my experience cyclists jump lights irrespective of whether they are at junctions or crossings. Have any cyclists ever been done for running a red light? If so, what's the penalty? I guess Pelican crossings are safer than Zebras from the pedestrian’s perspective – I know which I’d prefer. Puffins should have solved some of the problems you mention, so perhaps more of those (which actually work as they should) is a better solution to getting rid of traffic lights at crossings altogether.

>After all, I’m convinced more car drivers would run reds if they could – but they’re constrained by the guy in front.

I think it’s more to do with a) being caught and punished, and b)the implications if they misjudge the jump (I’m guessing cyclists would kill less).

Either way in my experience cyclists jump lights irrespective of whether they are at junctions or crossings. Have any cyclists ever been done for running a red light? If so, what’s the penalty?

]]> Comment on DNS? No, Google (or Yahoo, or Ask) … by Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Website Hacked - The Firefly Forest http://www.loaf.org.uk/blog/2007/11/20/dns-no-google-or-yahoo-or-ask/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Website Hacked - The Firefly Forest Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:31:05 +0000 http://www.loaf.org.uk/blog/2007/11/20/dns-no-google-or-yahoo-or-ask/#comment-284 [...] only search engine traffic to the hacked pages. Read about another similarly victimized website here and here. Category: [...] [...] only search engine traffic to the hacked pages. Read about another similarly victimized website here and here. Category: [...]

]]> Comment on Apache Criminals by Romano http://www.loaf.org.uk/blog/2007/11/21/apache-criminals/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Romano Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:07:34 +0000 http://www.loaf.org.uk/blog/2007/11/21/apache-criminals/#comment-281 These f%^&cks have returned now a few days in a row, messing up other stuff each time. Don't forget to check for new folders, hacked css/javascript files. Meanwhile we're working on it. These f%^&cks have returned now a few days in a row, messing up other stuff each time. Don’t forget to check for new folders, hacked css/javascript files.

Meanwhile we’re working on it.

]]> Comment on Apache Criminals by ecbb http://www.loaf.org.uk/blog/2007/11/21/apache-criminals/comment-page-1/#comment-280 ecbb Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:45:22 +0000 http://www.loaf.org.uk/blog/2007/11/21/apache-criminals/#comment-280 Hey there guys. Same problem on my site. Found it in the htaccess file. Left with question: how did this happen? what was compromised? Ever figure it out? Hey there guys. Same problem on my site. Found it in the htaccess file. Left with question: how did this happen? what was compromised?

Ever figure it out?

]]> Comment on Apache Criminals by Romano http://www.loaf.org.uk/blog/2007/11/21/apache-criminals/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Romano Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:24:15 +0000 http://www.loaf.org.uk/blog/2007/11/21/apache-criminals/#comment-279 Hi Chris, On our site we encountered the same problem. I found your blog by googling on the ip address you mention in the problem statement. Took us a few days to figure out what happened. And as you say, we'd very much like to know how in the h^&%ll they changed our htaccess file?!?! Besides that they also changed a number of javascript files where they also included a redirect to this spam site of theirs. Did you ever find out how these hackers entered your site? Also noticed that when the spam site loaded it showed in the status bas a reference to peakclick.com, apparently an organization offering affiliate earnings. I called them in vienna, the girl on the phone said someone would call me back, but alas, no answer yet... Very anxious to learn more on how to close the door on these folks for good. Best regards, Romano Hi Chris,
On our site we encountered the same problem. I found your blog by googling on the ip address you mention in the problem statement. Took us a few days to figure out what happened. And as you say, we’d very much like to know how in the h^&%ll they changed our htaccess file?!?! Besides that they also changed a number of javascript files where they also included a redirect to this spam site of theirs. Did you ever find out how these hackers entered your site?

Also noticed that when the spam site loaded it showed in the status bas a reference to peakclick.com, apparently an organization offering affiliate earnings. I called them in vienna, the girl on the phone said someone would call me back, but alas, no answer yet…

Very anxious to learn more on how to close the door on these folks for good.

Best regards,
Romano

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